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.

No Body and a Nose

What do you call someone with no body and a nose?

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If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related to A?

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I climb higher as I get hotter. I can never escape from my crystal cage. What am I?

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Below is a little math equation, made of matchsticks, that does not add up. Can you move just one match stick and fix the equation?

matchsticks 6 + 4 = 4

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A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys. How is this possible?

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