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.

Apple 40 Banana 60 Grapefruit 80

An apple is 40 cents, a banana is 60 cents and a grapefruit is 80 cents. How much is a pear?

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25 Red Balls 47 Green Balls 3 Blue Balls

There are 25 red balls, 47 green balls and 3 blue balls in a basket. There is a blind man. What is the minimum number of balls that the blind man has to pick to make sure that there are at least 2 balls of different colors?

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Car Tyre

Which tyre doesn’t turn when a car turns right?

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Make One Disappear

How do you make the number one disappear by adding to it?

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Paid for Dinner

Wednesday, Tom and John went to a restaurant and ate dinner. When they were done they paid for the food and left. But Tom and John didn’t pay for the food. Who did?

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