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.

Mother’s Mother-in-law

A woman pointed at a picture of a man and said: “That man’s mother was my mother’s mother-in-law.”

What relationship is the woman to the man in the picture?

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In Through One Hole

You go in through one hole, you come out through three holes. Once you’re inside you’re ready to go outside, but once you’re outside you’re still inside. What is it?

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Only One Remains

What word has five letters but only one remains when two letters are removed?

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Teresa’s Daughter

If Teresa’s daughter is my daughter’s mother, who am I to Teresa?

(a) Grandmother
(b) Mother
(c) Daughter
(d) Granddaughter
(e) I am Teresa

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Behind Time

What is it that is always behind time?

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