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.

Girl’s Birthday

A girl was ten on her last birthday, and will be twelve on her next birthday. How is this possible?

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3 Kittens

I have a cat that has three kittens, Tip, Top, and Topsy. What is the mother’s name.

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Mangoes and Bananas

If you had five mangoes and two bananas in one hand and two mangoes and four bananas in the other hand, what would you have?

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His Mother Is the Only Daughter of My Mother

Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?

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Emma, Willy and Ginny

Emma is Willy’s niece, but she’s not Ginny’s niece, even though Ginny is Willy’s sister and Willy isn’t married. How is Emma related to Ginny?

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