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.

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?

Riddle Answer

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?

Riddle Answer

Twice as Old

When my father was 31, I was 8. Now he is twice as old as I am. How old am I?

Riddle Answer

A Thousand Wheels

I have a thousand wheels, but move I do not. Call me what I am, call me a lot. What am I?

Answer

A parking lot or garage.