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.

Distribute 3 Apples

How can you distribute 3 apples to two mothers and their two daughters giving a whole apple to each?

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12 Matchsticks

A fire officer has 12 matchsticks lying in front of her. She removes just one of them. She now sees 9 in front of her. How is this possible?

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Table Without Legs

What kind of table has no legs?

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Sound the Same

Take away my first letter, and I still sound the same. Take away my last letter, I still sound the same. Even take away my letter in the middle, I will still sound the same. I am a five letter word. What am I?

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Occur Twice in Eternity

I occur twice in eternity, and I’m always within sight. What am I?

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