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.

Look Right Through a Wall

What invention lets you look right through a wall?

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Favorite States

What are the science teacher’s favorite states?

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What We Caught, We Threw Away

Two fishermen posed a riddle to the Greek poet Homer: What we caught, we threw away; what we didn’t catch, we kept. What did we keep? Homer could not solve the riddle. Can you solve it?

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Poke Your Fingers in My Eyes

Poke your fingers in my eyes and my jaws will open wide. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, my greedy lust devours them all. What am I?

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Load of Wood

As I went across the bridge, I met a man with a load of wood which was neither straight nor crooked. How is this possible?

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