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.

Pronounced Right or Wrong

What word when pronounced wrong is right but when pronounced right is wrong?

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Poison Power

I am a poison strong enough to kill the sturdiest of men but I have the power to make even the vilest of dishes irresistible. What am I?

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Under Pressure

Under pressure is the only way I work, and by myself is the only way I am hurt. What am I?

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Go up and down Without Moving

What can go up and come down without moving?

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Once in a Hundred Years

Occurring once in a hundred years and one in thousands. But never in a day or a year or a century. What am I?

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