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.

Take Away the Whole and Have Some Left

What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over?

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Starts with Gas

What has ten letters and starts with gas?

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Send + More = Money

Each letter in the below equation stands for a different number, and each time the same letter appears, it is the same number. What is the only set of numbers that makes this equation correct?

SEND + MORE = MONEY

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Twins Birthday

Twins Adarsh and Anupam were born in May but their birthday is in June. How is this possible?

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Mother Cat’s Name

A cat had three kittens namely, January, March and May. What was the mother’s name.

Answer

What is the mother cat’s name.

Notice that the second sentence is a statement, not a question.