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.

Once in Summer Twice in Autumn

I appear once in summer and twice in autumn, but never in winter. What am I?

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Name the most recent year in which New Year’s Day preceded Christmas.

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What animal keeps the best time?

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How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?

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An old fashioned bike wheel has 21 spokes. How many spaces are between the spokes – 20, 21, or 22?

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