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What has roots that nobody sees, is taller than trees, up, up it goes, and yet never grows? | A mountain | f37f2b110e22016b58a4d154d9d90f74 |
What’s black and white and read all over? | A newspaper | f3fa8f43978f6eb2fb3dbb74e283dc6c |
What goes up and down but doesn’t move? | A staircase | f4e39c621bdd89ad192efb27ea1cf12d |
What has many needles, but doesn't sew? | A pine tree | f5705eed928ba6f8531c908ee6a2a0b7 |
What has a face and hands but no arms or legs? | A clock | f65a66e11bdbd3883bb7f0da7f444faa |
What is always in front of you but can't be seen? | The future | f68f6797fdf5e83f6eb42e3ca1a1bcae |
What word is always spelled wrong in the dictionary? | Wrong | f7071b97ee973a803376915593a8bccb |
What has four eyes but can't see? | Mississippi | f70a3983b198f99bc439db4870c42d56 |
What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive? | A glove | f8208e0ae29ec2326f77375a35760de9 |
What gets wetter the more it dries? | A towel | f8fb3e8b0cc6415048965b2977c0bef8 |
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years? | The letter M | fa32423521e6a53373c26fcd4f621795 |
What has one eye but can’t see? | A needle | fbe24219628299eea1e8027ddcbf2191 |
What has 13 hearts but no other organs? | A deck of cards | fc88a8dab9f09e29816e638226e420a1 |
What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to? | An echo | fd6f9902ef0bdb7dfdb84c8cff63748c |
What can be long or short, but is never wrong? | An opinion | fd990ef1a78d50fcc5a83ef5f21133c8 |
What begins with an E and only contains one letter? | An envelope | ffd46376e49b47b858d76165465311c8 |
Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have? | None. He has three sisters. | 0799d86fb0a1bc8d27cfa29253fca8a8 |
I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I'm the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I? | Also the letter “e” | 13814e472d015288568adc5791014ac1 |
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible? | He was born on February 29. | 14b13cf89882d1f8294c1d9a3cbedb02 |
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I? | A mirror | 158201497e8ecfd63889ace63098792a |
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first? | The match | 1e2e6ce5ea75dc432a4e517e5a38cdab |
What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not a hand? | A glove | 1ec06612d5a1f55dcb8cf4aad90a6c25 |
I am a word of letters three; add two and fewer there will be. What word am I? | Few | 2a70e0a97e5f93a2d7576cd9612f374f |
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible? | All the people on the boat are married. | 2b9822c24757281f9bc14aa45be78a40 |
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it? | The letter “r” | 2b9bc6d1c265d5c6ce23afac2781f4de |
What has one eye, but can’t see? | A needle | 327bfc0bcfaba9c47235af8c9a6d2b88 |
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. who am I? | You are a barber | 38291e2bc35a817f8faf53cef499145f |
What is cut on a table, but is never eaten? | A deck of cards | 3979e1585fbc36f327e6231fd4006976 |
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I? | A map | 4110d9b8ddd76c672f7eb6dd8256559d |
Speaking of rivers, a man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How? | The river was frozen. | 41d180e66f036d1bf4d4f9eebcb05699 |
What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter? | An envelope | 4d11caa96db278395dd80a0eec9eb9b1 |
What word in the English language does the following | Heroine | 5005406ac81efa08e59e3fc38c03c528 |
I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I? | Fire | 53c6895d4be32e72a7104667c57747e6 |
If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I? | A secret | 5a5c48071c89d995de0fda271302965d |
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why? | He was bald. | 5ae87bdb30dd2f34a2e13bb6653efed0 |
You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I? | The letter “e” | 61f4d3d681a12e14caf6ba63cab6cf3d |
If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have? | You have two apples. | 64219372e1e61df8f1991776b8d2b4c6 |
A man describes his daughters, saying, “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two.” How many daughters does he have? | Three | 64c9447e6402e2ee16457372a9d66dbe |
What month of the year has 28 days? | All of them | 66129d485db2ac37e429b03cb2a10cb1 |
What would you find in the middle of Toronto? | The letter “o” | 67c9968616f51bc3dcd19b9c45078a8f |
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How? | They are a grandfather, father and son. | 691069e7ea0d355bf59269d232fa0116 |
The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it? | A coffin | 6bfd9e23ca4bd84a68b229ee3d798570 |
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I? | Seven | 6ed3e88ce848ec315866f1dde11c719f |
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I? | Your shadow | 70418a8ccabc5fa1763f09a3e7761960 |
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they? | Footsteps | 72f215f2c3869516777209f2d6c4b989 |
The poor have it, the rich require; and all men carry to their graves? | Nothing | 77c319ad5889fee1c54a9ed1d93870c7 |
What has words, but never speaks? | A book | 79c27b131975f7e7640fdd16dd051ee4 |
A little girl goes to the store and buys one dozen eggs. As she is going home, all but three break. How many eggs are left unbroken? | Three | 79dff8f6f1ccf1a480c48437fdb3ed31 |
What word of five letters has one left when two are removed? | Stone | 80cf7d683d466fc1f82f24fbb04cc099 |
What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves? | A fence | 821eba9723cfcca2e416281a53631b59 |
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it? | Your name | 840b716ad281d2f7d15dbb50523c5e87 |
What has one head, one foot and four legs? | A bed | 852228dc4e9c3312fe9c945122f2cd4e |
David’s parents have three sons | David | 8a864c2423c328e96bfc6a2f3354eacd |
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? | The word 'ton' | 8e69316940991bb989fa9f53b8356508 |
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in? | Second place | 8e87342d2c07bf51e6aa1af0e25b2851 |
What question can you never answer yes to? | Are you asleep yet? | 91688ddc72eca0032672f6e83095de84 |
What can’t be put in a saucepan? | It’s lid | 939d4c78f49b0047695d5304ff2b2dbb |
I turn once, what is out will not get in. I turn again, what is in will not get out. What am I? | A key | 960e1c12064dc6016ddbede63dda8939 |
Where does today come before yesterday? | In an English dictionary | 9942fd808c8a494c38c908fa55e32199 |
What kind of band never plays music? | A rubber band | 9c046c354b604f5904f64b0e669f4f52 |
What is the end of everything? | The letter “g” | a54633f6ca929df6133bf58d9230898f |
What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied? | 1, 2 and 3 | a7891b61a9c768f0d4825034ba1f8485 |
What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty? | A blackboard | a96e6fa6f80f165d36f7099fd2a8669a |
What has legs, but doesn’t walk? | A table | b229aedd74c39320f310b184ed00c11b |
What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks? | Day, and night | b39978425028b3169a76151e25c29d33 |
What has hands, but can’t clap? | A clock | b6e6703c1794505459c78df3f0fe8ce5 |
People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I? | Money | b9f214244e480b2b6f4d5ed424bee83b |
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? | Short | bae80efcfdb255a2a02c67bcaece65a4 |
What has many needles, but doesn’t sew? | A Christmas tree | c2af171d56c8294c3606ef27fe4752e6 |
What has many teeth, but can’t bite? | A comb | c43a3de274080284ffc0db240519ce5d |
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have? | Five. Each daughter has the same brother. | cd7b5d38051cddf6b87c7b3347a181cf |
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I? | It's breath | d1ccee35a0853839ab266ee234b36647 |
Where does one wall meet the other wall? | On the corner | db8361c2ef2b0c34044ca812a987e3f9 |
What does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife? | Nothing | e74eaa7a03d7166dc01d720e7ebc549d |
What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters? | Queue, it is pronounced same without the letters 'ueue' | f201d6fded50044e509cb314c98eaa0b |
Which is heavier | Neither—they both weigh a ton. | f49acf84b37b3a7a6f2c94efe9e98c09 |
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs? | There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house. | f51c0d1072021a2ac146dcd1fe16216f |
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I? | The letter “R.” | 08c2bc0baacde1307ac6aa70bb2fd03b |
What is harder to catch the faster you run? | Your breath. | 0a594c38a8af109c96fa65f090bba14e |
Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I? | A match. | 0f51f73e3d9bd5097f5a4b080b0688fe |
What belongs to you, but everyone else uses it? | Your name. | 1a806fc2e0b4907ddaca45bc1dfe7001 |
Jared’s father has three sons: Snap, Crackle and…? | Jared. | 2c83dd62bc69978bf728af67dcc5cf2e |
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter? | An envelope. | 2db9585c0fe23a738df5b08e815c19d3 |
When is a door no longer a door? | When it’s ajar. | 308ec7dd0a60fe67c19a608e39b1c4d2 |
What part of the chicken has the most feathers? | The outside. | 31334fbd7b6a9a45512ee3ee4c343a83 |
Spelled forward, I’m what you do every day; spelled backward, I’m something you hate. What am I? | Live. | 35c419f4b1e2c3d8814358d545b7f29a |
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in 1,000 years? | The letter “M.” | 3710a7568262b923cebe207dc1fd5561 |
A bus driver goes the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes police officers, but they don’t stop him. Why? | He’s walking. | 3b0b563dfdf644b49277861bf8c851c4 |
How many bananas can you eat if your stomach is empty? | Just one. After that, your stomach’s not empty anymore. | 3b682cac4a089982e457ac6edaf88773 |
What do you lose the moment you share it? | A secret. | 4806aa8515c0063f158dad38b8e8e99c |
What word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly? | Incorrectly. | 4f2ede76290e50631e0da0361e11c044 |
Forward, I am heavy; backward, I am not. What am I? | Ton. | 4fae6fe50d5b09a1838ae37abbbe6729 |
What has many keys but can’t open any locks? | A piano. | 546fe3c27496a0434442f4320be0040c |
Which month has 28 days? | All of them. | 59e436f1e79cedb8db136f1159f35d57 |
I am weightless, but put me in a bucket, and I will make it lighter. What am I? | A hole. | 63f21a0ff329e75fe26ebe2c9137e367 |
What gets smaller every time it takes a bath? | A bar of soap. | 6fd821d4b578bbc2bf44864679d07aca |
What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common? | Their middle names 'the'. | 7098a04a0aa23e91460a38c5e3fdf225 |
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it? | Nothing. | 7182e7c82d3acac2656f79050e396d39 |
What’s at the end of the rainbow? | The letter “W.” | 71f7d5c0f8b7b3fd4ececfa3a5e85f61 |
Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss me when I have flown. What am I? | Time. | 85df463a596d0b8178010616e85c93fe |