Short Riddles With Answers
Short riddles are easy to remember and easy to share. Each one is only a line or two long, so you can try several in a minute.
Tip: Short riddles pack the whole clue into a few words. Think about every word.
458 riddles in this collection, page 4 of 12. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
A line goes: corn cob, turkey, corn cob, turkey, corn cob. What comes next?
A row goes: bird, bird, flower, bird, bird, flower, bird, bird. What comes next?
Eli has 5 apples and finds 8 more. How many apples does Eli have now?
Ben counts seeds in a pattern: 4, 8, 12, 16. How many seeds come next?
Noah puts 8 flowers in each of 6 boxes. How many flowers is that altogether?
Omar has 8 pies. Mia has twice as many. How many pies do they have together?
What word starts with S and ends with K and describes something scary?
Ben counts corn cobs in a pattern: 3, 7, 11, 15. How many corn cobs come next?
Santa has 8 reindeer, and then Rudolph joins. How many reindeer is that?
I am a house where nobody lives, yet people say ghosts stay in me. What am I?
Noah puts 3 pumpkins in each of 7 boxes. How many pumpkins is that altogether?
I fall from the trees in autumn and crunch under your feet. What am I?
I wear a red suit and a big white beard, and I come down the chimney. Who am I?
Sam has 14 snowballs and Zoe has 7. How many more snowballs does Sam have?
A line goes: clock, calendar, clock, calendar, clock. What comes next?
There are 17 icicles in a box and 4 are taken out. How many icicles are left?
Omar puts 6 swimmers in each of 3 boxes. How many swimmers is that altogether?
Noah has 11 boots. Omar has twice as many. How many boots do they have together?
Leo counts sleds in a pattern: 5, 7, 9, 11. How many sleds come next?
Ida puts 8 mittens in each of 3 boxes. How many mittens is that altogether?
Ana has 6 clocks. Max has twice as many. How many clocks do they have together?
Frequently asked questions
- Why are short riddles popular?
- They fit a message, a lunch box note or a car ride, and they are easy to pass on.