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.

10 Coin Pyramid

Make the 10 coin pyramid on the left look like the inverted pyramid on the right by moving only 3 coins.

10 coin pyramid

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A 4-wheel drive car has travelled 10,000 miles using 5 tyres. All tyres have travelled the same distance. How many miles each tyre has run?

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There was a small get-together. There were a total of 28 handshakes exchanged between the guests. How many guests were present?

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If it were two hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if it were an hour later. What time is it now?

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Can you name the largest number that can be written with four 1’s?

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