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.

Runs Around a House

What runs around a house but doesn’t move?

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Person Who Makes Me Has No Need

The person who makes me has no need for me. The person who buys me doesn’t use me. The person who is using me doesn’t know it. What am I?

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Subtract 6 from 30

How many times can you subtract 6 from 30?

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Not Your Aunt

How could all of your cousins have an aunt who is not your aunt?

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First Thing You See

What is the first thing you see in an emergency but you only see it twice in a lifetime?

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