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.

3 Steaks

It takes 10 minutes to fry one steak – 5 minutes from each side. Two steaks can fit on a pan. What is the shortest possible time to fry 3 steaks?

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One Head, One Foot and Four Legs

What has one head, one foot and four legs?

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Head, Tail, Brown and No Legs

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

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Empty Backpack

How many books can you put into an empty backpack?

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Never Ahead

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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