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.

Tall When Young Short When Old

I am tall when I am young and I am short when I am old. What am I?

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I Can Open What You Can’t

No matter how hard you try, I can open what you can’t. If it wasn’t for me, on your front porch you would stand. What am I?

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Wind Blows South Then North

There’s a place in the world where the wind blows south then suddenly north. Where is it?

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Same Time Forward and Backward

What time is spelled the same forwards and backwards?

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One Word to Separate Them

It takes one word to separate them; otherwise they are inseparable. What are they?

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