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.

When I Am Released to the Wind

When I am released to the wind, you look away and you pretend, but away your friends I will send. What am I?

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Small Room but No Life Lives Inside

I am a small room but no life lives inside, no matter what weather looms, very cold my residents reside. What am I?

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Probability Other Child Is a Boy

Mr. Smith has two children. If the older child is a boy, what is the probability that the other child is also a boy?

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Someone’s Mother Has 4 Sons

Someone’s mother has 4 sons: North, East, and West.

What is the name of the fourth son?

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The Larger It Becomes

The more you take away the larger it becomes. What is it?

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