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.

Deep Roots

What has roots that nobody sees, is taller than trees, up, up it goes, yet it never grows?

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If you took 5 chocolates from a box which contained 21 chocolates, how many chocolates would you have?

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A boy fell off a 30 meter ladder but did not get hurt. Why not?

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If a doctor gives you three pills, telling you to take one every half hour, how many minutes will pass from taking the first pill to the last pill?

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I am the beginning of earth and the end of time. What am I?

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