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.

Silver Coin

An explorer found a silver coin marked 7 BC. He was told it was a forgery. Why?

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Terry and Alice

Terry is half as old as Alice was when Alice was five years older than Terry is now. How old is Terry now?

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All of My Flowers

All of my flowers except two are roses. All of my flowers except two are tulips. All of my flowers except two are daisies. How many flowers do I have?

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Alone on an Island

A man is alone on an island with no food and no water, yet he does not fear for his life. Why is it so?

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O R E N O D W

Make one word from all the following jumbled letters: o r e n o d w

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