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.

Never Ahead

Never ahead, ever behind, yet flying swiftly past; for a child, I last forever; for an adult, I’m gone too fast. What am I?

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Hundred Arms, Thousand Fingers

A hundred arms, a thousand fingers, but it has no eyes to see where it lingers. What is it?

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Used to Bat With

I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit. I am near a ball, yet I am never thrown. What am I?

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Between Heaven and Earth

Scientists are trying to figure out what is between Heaven and Earth. What is it?

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Thousands of Ears

What has thousands of ears but can’t hear anything?

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