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.

Poison Power

I am a poison strong enough to kill the sturdiest of men but I have the power to make even the vilest of dishes irresistible. What am I?

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Once in a Hundred Years

Occurring once in a hundred years and one in thousands. But never in a day or a year or a century. What am I?

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Go up and down Without Moving

What can go up and come down without moving?

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Under Pressure

Under pressure is the only way I work, and by myself is the only way I am hurt. What am I?

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Twice as Old

When my father was 31, I was 8. Now he is twice as old as I am. How old am I?

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