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.

In and Around the House

What goes around and in the house, but never touches the house?

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No Man Want

What does no man want, yet no man wants to lose?

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Flies Around All Day

What flies around all day but never goes anywhere?

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I Am Always There, Some Distance Away

I am always there, some distance away, somewhere between land or sea and sky I lay, you may move toward me, yet distant I’ll stay. What am I?

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Iron Horse with a Flaxen Tail

An iron horse with a flaxen tail. The longer the horse runs, the shorter his tail becomes. What is it?

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