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.

I Never Was, Am Always to Be

I never was, am always to be. No one ever saw me, nor ever will. And yet I am the confidence of all, to live and breathe on this terrestrial ball. What am I?

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Asks but Never Answers

What asks but never answers?

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All Chickens Are Liars

If a chicken says, “All chickens are liars”, is the chicken telling the truth?

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Up and down at the Same Time

I go up and down at the same time. Up towards to sky and down towards the ground. What am I?

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Middle of March and April

What can be seen in the middle of March and April that cannot be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

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