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.

Clock Hands Overlap

Can you determine how many times do the minute and hour hands of a clock overlap in a day?

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Twice as Long until Midnight

If it were three hours later than it is now, it would be twice as long until midnight as it would be if it were four hours later. What time is it now?

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Has Hands but Cannot Clap

What has hands but can not clap?

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13 Hearts

What has 13 hearts but no other organs?

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Embarrassed Chef

Why was the chef embarrassed?

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