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.

100 Students

100 students entered college. 55 of them chose music. 44 of them chose sports. 20 of them chose both. How many of them chose neither music nor sports?

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When Things Go Wrong

When things go wrong, what can you always count on?

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Jar Half Full of Bacteria

The number of bacteria in a large sealed jar doubles every minute. The bacteria will take an hour to fill the jar. When will the jar be half full?

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You Buy It to Eat, but You Don’t Eat It

You buy it to eat, but you don’t eat it. What is it?

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Bicycle Race

In a bicycle race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth. How many contestants were there?

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