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.

100 Foot Ladder

A boy fell off a 100 foot ladder. But he did not get hurt. Why not?

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Does Not Go nor Return

What is it that does not go when others go nor return when others do?

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Distribute 3 Apples

How can you distribute 3 apples to two mothers and their two daughters giving a whole apple to each?

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12 Matchsticks

A fire officer has 12 matchsticks lying in front of her. She removes just one of them. She now sees 9 in front of her. How is this possible?

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Sound the Same

Take away my first letter, and I still sound the same. Take away my last letter, I still sound the same. Even take away my letter in the middle, I will still sound the same. I am a five letter word. What am I?

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