Are you up for some fun, mind-boggling and really good short riddles and answers? Get the gears in that brain turning, that head scratching and the mind all warmed up. Our short one liner riddles are perfect for when you need a clever and quick riddle. In this collection of short and sweet riddles you will find 3 sections of : 1) general short riddles with answers, 2) short hard riddles and 3) short funny riddles. So rev up your mental engine and see how many you can get right and challenge your friends, family and co-workers to help ease the tension and stress in life with these little riddles with answers.
Short Riddles With Answers
What has four legs and a body but cannot walk?
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A table
How can you make six into an odd number?
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Remove the letter S and you have IX which is 9 in roman numerals
What water can you eat and chew?
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Watermelon
I can be liquid or solid, sometimes I bubble and you can find me in every home. What am I?
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Soap
Why didn’t Adam and Eve have a date?
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They preferred to eat apples, not dates
I have many branches yet I have no leaves, no trunk and no fruit. What am I?
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A bank
Booming and zapping is what I can do, make sure to take cover so I won’t get you. What am I?
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Thunderstorm
I have many faces, expressions and emotions and am only one tap away. What am I?
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Emojis
I have branches yet I have no leaves, no trunk and no fruit. What am I?
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A bank
What pad gets dirty and gross whenever it gets a visitor?
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A feminine pad
What bee can you pass around that doesn’t sting?
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Fris-bee
I go up and I go down, sometimes I am curvy and sometimes I am straight. What am I?
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Stairs
Major or minor I can be, when you touch me make sure you that you’re on the right key.
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Piano keys
What does Warren Buffet love and look forward to the most about Christmas?
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The stock-ings
I can cycle many hours but I don’t get tired even at the end of the day. What am I?
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A clock
Why don’t famous actors and actresses sweat?
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Because they have so many fans
You. are. awesome! Now twist your mind even further and check out our short tricky riddles. Or, wanna do a 180? Head on over to our long riddles.
Short Hard Riddles
Looking for more of a challenge? Then these short hard riddles should do the trick. We have collected some of the best brain-twisting, mind-challenging and downright difficult short riddles that will drive anyone crazy with fun. Look and sound smart to the people around you and drive them up the wall with some clever short riddles that’ll have them scratching their heads.
What kind of table does not have legs?
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Periodic tables and multiplication tables
What do you purposefully put lots of in and on your body, but run away from when you encounter it outside?
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Rain
What is red, bloody and smells like an orange?
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A blood orange
What do you get if you add 2 blackberries and 5 apples?
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A house full of gadgets
How do you make an egg roll?
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Buy an egg roll wrapper, stuff it with fillings and roll it down the hill.
How can you fit 4 apples inside a box that measures 7x4x2 inches?
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Put 4 Apple iPhones in the box
I go to and from India and Burma, Alaska and Nebraska and travel all over the world but I always stay in the corner. What am I?
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A stamp
How do you drop an egg and never break it?
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Hard boil it and drop it on a soft bed
A Chinese, Indian and a Swiss were going to a party. Who is most likely to bring a plus one?
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The Swiss because of their flag, which has a plus on it
What is green, red and yellow at the same time?
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A bowl of green, red and yellow apples
Short Funny Riddles
Short, funny, clever, hilarious, good, silly…and did I mention funny? Here we have crafted for you some of our best one line riddles with answers that will surely help you stand out and be the smart and to-the-point comedian. Laughing is so good for the the body and the mind, so bust out some funny short riddles and make someone smile.
Why was the monkey happy after having 2 banana peels in his hands?
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Because now he has slippers
What’s fluffy, cute, huggable and goes up and down?
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A shih-tzu in an elevator
What do Delhi, Mexico, Guinea, Castle, Jersey and Foundland have in common?
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They all have a new version
What letters of the alphabet run around and have a tight schedule?
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The letters B&C because they are BC (busy)
How many seconds are there in January?
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Just one: January 2nd
What do you call a French person who has golden yellow skin?
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French Fried
Kids, elders and a monster love me, I’m mostly round and brown if you ask me. What am I?
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A cookie
What is the smartest letter of the alphabet?
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The letter A because it is the highest grade
What can you find here, there and everywhere?
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The word here
Hip hip hurray! You’ve made it to the bottom of the page! You are such a smarty pants. You must be hungry from all that intense thinking. Maybe our food riddles will help.
→We hope you got some great mental exercise and will agree that these are some of the best short riddles around! Please share with those who appreciate a good riddle.
