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.

Mother Cat’s Name

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

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What is the mother cat’s name.

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

What word has 5 letters but is pronounced like only one letter?

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What two words, when combined, hold the most letters?

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We have a brick of regular size. It weighs 4kg. How much do you think a similar brick, four times smaller, but made of the same material weigh?

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Make the 10 coin pyramid on the left look like the inverted pyramid on the right by moving only 3 coins.

10 coin pyramid

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