Short Riddles

Short riddles with answers are most often just one or two sentences long. But don’t be fooled, these short riddles could be very tricky as well.

Head, Tail, Brown and No Legs

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

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How many books can you put into an empty backpack?

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Never ahead, ever behind, yet flying swiftly past; for a child, I last forever; for an adult, I’m gone too fast. What am I?

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What goes up and down the stairs without moving?

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What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven?

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