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Half a Hole
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If it takes 3 people to dig 1 hole how many people does it takes for 1/2 an hole?
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Climb Mountains
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What can climb mountains, cross streams, handle hundreds of feet each day, yet never moves? What is it?
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My Name is...
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My name is two letters. You call many people by this name, but yet their first name is not this. What is it?
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White Bird
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White bird, featherless, flyin' out o' paradise, flyin' over sea and land, dyin' in my hand. What is it?
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A Simple Peasant
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A simple peasant bought a number of camels and is taking them to his farm. As he rides contentedly along he counts them - he counts 29. He was sure he had bought 30 camel, so in alarm he jumps off his camel and counts the camels again. To his delight there are 30. Half an hour later, he counts his camels and once more there are just 29. Confused, he climbs off his camel and counts again. Once more there are 30. Can you explain?
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There is a Frog
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There is a frog, dead in the middle of an island. If he swims north, the distance to the mainland is 2 meters. If he swims south, the distance to the mainland is 3 meters. If he swims east or west, the distance is 4 meters. Which way does he swim?
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Teeth are Sharp
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My teeth are sharp, my back is straight, to cut things up it is my fate. What am I?
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Where in the World?
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Where is the AD before BC, tomorrow before yesterday, and the eight is first?
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Tongue is Long
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My tongue is long, my breath is strong, And yet I breed no strife; My voice you hear both far and near, And yet I have no life. What am I?
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Bridle, Saddle, Straddle
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Without a bridle, or a saddle, across a thing I ride a-straddle. And those I ride, by help of me, though almost blind, are made to see. What am I?
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Good and Evil
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Duels of good and evil, A fighter of good am I, Revealed beside watched words, King of the black night sky. What am I?
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Which English Word
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Which word in the English language becomes shorter when it is lengthened?
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Rock and Roll
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Rock and roll, rock and roll. What rocks but does not roll?
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Poke your Fingers
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Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, my greedy lust devours them all. What am I?
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Mary's Father
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Mary's father has five children. They are Nana, Nene, Nini, and Nono. What is the fifth childs name?
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Often Returned
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What is often returned but never borrowed?
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Used to Threaten
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Used to threaten, used to defeat. Sometimes it grows, sometimes it shrinks. Used to conquer, used to protect. It marks your downfall, it marks your success. The true god of war, the creator of mess. What is it?
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Throw Me Away
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You throw me away, I find my way back; Traditionally I'm wooden, With an arch in my back. What am I?
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Next Number
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What is the next number in the sequence? 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _
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Often Held
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Often held but never touched, always wet but never rusts, often bites but seldom bit, to use me well you must have wit. What am I?
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The Law of Gravity
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Why can't you trust the law of gravity?
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I am the Only Thing
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I am the only thing that always tells the truth. I show off everything that I see. I come in all shapes and sizes. So tell me what I must be! What am I?
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When I am Filled
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When I am filled I can point the way, When I am empty nothing moves me, I have two skins, one without and one within. What am I?
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What Has no Hands
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What has no hands but might knock on your door, and if it does you better open up?
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Brushing, Flushing, Rushing
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You go in me for brushing, For flushing, For rushing; But please go in me one at a time, Or someone might be blushing. What am I?
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Two Sentries
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Two sentries were on duty outside a barracks. One faced up the road to watch for anyone approaching from the North. The other looked down the road to see if anyone approached from the South. Suddenly one of them said to the other, "Why are you smiling?" How did he know that his companion was smiling?
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Never Gets Any Wetter
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What never gets any wetter, no matter how much it rains?
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One Word
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One word in this sentence is misspelled. What word is it?
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Late Afternoons
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Late afternoons I often bathe. I'll soak in water piping hot. My essence goes through my see through clothes. Used up am I; I've gone to pot. What am I?
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I Can Slash
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I can slash but I have no knife, I can dash but I have no legs, I can pound but I have no hammer, I can star but I have no stage. What am I?
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