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.

His Mother Is the Only Daughter of My Mother

Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?

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A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E?

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If you had five mangoes and two bananas in one hand and two mangoes and four bananas in the other hand, what would you have?

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Emma is Willy’s niece, but she’s not Ginny’s niece, even though Ginny is Willy’s sister and Willy isn’t married. How is Emma related to Ginny?

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In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be?

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