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.

Ex-Spouse’s Relation

What do you call your ex-spouse’s former daughter-in-law’s first husband’s daughter?

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Your Father’s Only Sister’s Sister-in-law

What relation would your father’s only sister’s sister-in-law be to you?

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Electric Train Traveling South

If an electric train is traveling south, which way is the smoke going?

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Go Around in Circles

I go around in circles, but always straight ahead. Never complain, no matter where I am led. What am I?

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Man Driving a Black Truck

A man was driving a black truck. His lights were off. The moon was not out. Up ahead, a woman was crossing the street. How did he see her?

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