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Formed Long Ago
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Formed long ago, yet made today, Employed while others sleep. What none would freely give away. Nor any wish to keep. What is it?
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Four Letters Form
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Four letters form me quite complete, As all who breathe do show; Reversed, you'll find I am the seat Of infamy and woe. Transposed, you'll see I'm base and mean, Again of Jewish race; Transposed once more, I oft am seen To hide a lovely face. What are the five words?
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I Can Flutter
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I can flutter and take your breath away. I can take a beating, but do not bruise. If I stopped you would be sure to lose. Everyday I am with you. What am I?
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Man Walks Over
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Man walks over, man walks under, in times of war he burns asunder. What is it?
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I am a Word
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I am a word of five letters. Take away my first and I am the name of what adorns the estate of many of the nobility of England. Take away my first and second, and I am the name of a place where all the world was once congregated. Take away my last, and I am the name of a beautiful mineral. Take away my two last, and I am the name of a fashionable place of resort. I am small in stature but capable of doing a great deal of mischief, as I once did in London in the year 1666. What word am I?
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Tunnel of Darkness
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In a tunnel of darkness lies a beast of iron. It can only attack when pulled back. What is it?
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How High
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How high would you have to count before you would use the letter A in the English language spelling of a whole number?
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A Group of Privates
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A group of privates were standing in the blistering sun facing due west. Their sergeant shouted at them: Right turn! About turn! Left turn! In which direction are they now facing?
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Big as a Biscuit
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Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, even a river can't fill it up. What is it?
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A Dozen Royals
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A dozen Royals gathered round, Entertained by two who clowned. Each King there had servants ten, Though none of them were also men. The lowest servant sometimes might, Defeat the King in a fair fight. A weapon stout, a priceless jewel, The beat of life, a farmer's tool. What is it?
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The Pope has it
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The Pope has it but he does not use it. Your father has it but your mother uses it. Nuns do not need it. Your lady friend's husband has it and she uses it. What is it?
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Which Word is the Odd
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Which word is the odd one out: First Second Third Forth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth?
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Nothing on the Outside
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Nothing on the outside Nothing on the inside Light as a feather Yet ten men cannot lift it. What is it?
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I'm as Plain to See
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I'm as plain to see as black & white. I prefer to roam about at night. Just don't attack or startle me. Or odiferous emissions may result you see. I'm an omnivore yes it's true. But what's my name tell me do?
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While Walking Down
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While walking down the street I met a man. He tipped his hat and drew his cane and in this riddle I told his name. What is the man's name?
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All Colors of the Rainbow
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I can be all colors of the rainbow, Or have no color at all. Sometimes I'm empty, Sometimes I'm full. What am I?
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Has Eyes but Can't See
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What has eyes but can't see, a tongue but can't talk, and a soul but can never find love?
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Dark with White
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Dark with white markings, And smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I help convey thought. What am I?
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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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