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.

Waterless Rivers

What has rivers but no water, cities but no buildings, forests but no trees, deserts but no sand, and mountains but no rocks?

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I drape the hills in white. I do not swallow, but I sure do bite. What am I?

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I am up when you are not. I am cold when you are hot. What am I?

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Who is it that rows quickly with four oars but never comes out from under his own roof?

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I am invisible, I cannot be seen, weigh nothing, and if you put me in a barrel, it will become lighter. What am I?

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