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.

When Things Go Wrong

When things go wrong, what can you always count on?

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You Buy It to Eat, but You Don’t Eat It

You buy it to eat, but you don’t eat it. What is it?

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Jar Half Full of Bacteria

The number of bacteria in a large sealed jar doubles every minute. The bacteria will take an hour to fill the jar. When will the jar be half full?

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3 Men

There were 3 men. One was deaf, the second was unable to use his voice, and the third was blind.

The blind man’s wife was kidnapped by the deaf man. How will the second man reveal this to the blind man?

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Bicycle Race

In a bicycle race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth. How many contestants were there?

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