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Bright Pearls
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Bright pearls were scattered on a black cloth. What are they?
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We’re Very Large...
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We’re very large though we seem small, We float on high and never fall, We shine like jewels in the night, But in the day concealed from sight. What are we?
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Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more...
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Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, On the kitchen floor; All the horses, all the men, Couldn’t drive Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, Off the kitchen floor.
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What Is It?
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What falls on the water but never gets wet?
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White Sheep...
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White sheep on a blue hill. When the winds stop, they stand still. They walk far away when the winds blow. What are they?
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What Kind of Man Am I?
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What man cannot live inside the house?
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What Mysterious Dust Is It?
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An old woman sweeps behind the house, but the dust turns up at your doorstep. What is it?
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Riddle Me This...
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Riddle me, riddle me, rin-е-go, mother gave me some seeds to sow. The seeds were black, the ground was white. If you riddle me that, you'll escape my bite. What are they?
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It Is Energy and Motion...
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It is energy and motion, it can fly across the ocean. It can listen and even speak, it can see and even seek. It eats neither fruit nor gruel, it eats energy and fuel. Better say: It doesn't eat; It is transformed into heat. What is it?
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A House Full...
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A house full, a hole full, but you can never gather a bowl full. What is it?
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I'm Both Weak and Strong
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I'm so weak that a little wind can move me. I'm so strong that when you cut me with a knife, it leaves no track. What is it?
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Going o’er London Bridge
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As I was going o’er London Bridge, I heard something crack. Not a man in all England can mend that! What is it?
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I Breathe Ice
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My step is slow, and I breathe snow. To the ground, I bring death. My marching brings an end to me, I'm slain by the sun or engulfed by the sea. What am I?
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What Natural Phenomenon Am I?
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I am all that you see, yet I’m nothing at all, and from you, I will flee. Formed of deception, I will twist your perception. Wherever I'm rising, I warp the horizon. What am I?
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Which Yellow Blood Is It?
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I bloom in yellow-golden, With fluffy little chicks. From the cold, I turn barren. What am I?
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Which Flower Am I?
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Colorful flowers Bloomed in the garden, Beautiful colors But autumn is coming. What flowers are they?
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A House With Two Residents
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A house with two residents - sometimes one, seldom three. Crack the walls, eat the dwellers, then throw it away. What is it?
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What Food Am I?
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I am a plant you use in food, and my name consists of 5 letters. Remove the first letter of my name, and you'll get a form of energy. Get rid of two, and you'll get something necessary for life. Scramble together the last 3 letters, and you can drink it. What am I?
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A Small Seed
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I am a small seed, and there are three letters in my name. Take away two letters, and I still sound the same. What am I?
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A Natural Bridge
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There's a bridge in a hollow And a hundred cross it No mason, no blacksmith, nor carpenter built it. What is it?
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An Invisible Voice
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You will find me in the mountains, and you'll find me in a creek. I have no mouth, but I speak every tongue. I have no ears, yet I answer every cry, and I always have the final word. What am I?
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The Pearls of Night
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We are the pearls of night stolen in the light of day. What are we?
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A Thousand Colored Folds...
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A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, 'Til killed by maiden's hand. Perhaps, as a token of love. Perhaps, to say goodbye. What is it?
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A Beautiful Face
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My love, when I gaze on thy beautiful face, Careering along, yet always in place - The thought has often come into my mind If I ever shall see thy glorious behind.
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I Walk in the Wind
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Walks in the wind but stands where there's moist, Counts time, stops clocks, Swallows kingdoms, gnaws rocks. What is it?
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What Has Roots That Nobody Sees...
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What has roots that nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
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I'm Gentle Enough...
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I'm gentle enough to soothe your skin, Light enough to fly through the sky, Strong enough to crack rocks. What am I?
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Darkness Follows Me
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I can fly but have no wings, I can cry but have no eyes, Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
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What Is It?
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What occurs once in a date, twice in Valentine’s Day, and three times in everlasting love?
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Valentine's Day For Singles
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If you greet a couple on Valentine's Day with “Happy Valentines Day,” how would you greet a single person on February 14?
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