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.

King at Measuring Stuff

I am a king who’s good at measuring stuff. What am I?

I don’t have eyes, ears, nose or a tongue, but I can see, smell, hear and taste everything. What am I?

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

You can easily touch me, but not see me. You can throw me out, but not away. What am I?

A taxi driver is going the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes four police officers, yet none of them stop him. Why?