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.

10 Coin Pyramid

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

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Weight of Brick

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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28 Handshakes

There was a small get-together. There were a total of 28 handshakes exchanged between the guests. How many guests were present?

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Biggest Number with Four Ones

Can you name the largest number that can be written with four 1’s?

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Half as Long until Midnight

If it were two hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if it were an hour later. What time is it now?

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