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.

Peacock Egg

If Mr Smith’s peacock lays an egg in Mr Jones’ yard, who owns the egg?

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Jack is standing behind Jill but Jill is standing behind Jack. How is it possible?

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A prisoner is told, “If you tell a lie we will hang you; but if you tell the truth we will shoot you”. What can the prisoner say to save himself?

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Find an English word that uses all of the following letters: PNLLEEEESSSSS

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One is to three as three is to five and five is to four and four is the magic number.

What is the pattern?

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