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.

26 Letter and ET

There are 26 letters in the alphabet. If ET left, how many letters are left?

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A Hundred Legs

I have a hundred legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but no head. I cannot see, and I’m neat and tidy, as can be. What am I?

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Same Year If Upside down

When was the latest year that is the same upside down?

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Bad Situation

If you tell the truth, I’ll strangle you. If you lie, I’ll chop your head off. How do you get out the situation?

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Ten Horses in Nine Stables

There are ten horses, but only nine stables.

• You can’t put 2 horses in the same stable.
• You can’t make another stable.
• You can’t split a stable in half.

How do you fit all the horses inside?

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