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A President's Favorite Riddle

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A President's Favorite Riddle
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A favorite by Teddy Roosevelt: "I talk, but I do not speak my mind I hear words, but I do not listen to thoughts When I wake, all see me When I sleep, all hear me Many heads are on my shoulders Many hands are at my feet The strongest steel cannot break my visage But the softest whisper can destroy me The quietest whimper can be heard."
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I Change Colors
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I produce moisture and oxygen into the air. When it gets cold, I change colors. When it freezes, I fall down, even if it’s not slippery. What am I?
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I Make Ash...
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I make ash, but I’m not a bonfire. I can expel rocks, but I’m not a slingshot. I can be a mountain, but I’m not in the Himalayas. I have a crater, but I’m not the Moon. I erupt, but I don't have a bad temper. What am I?
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A Fruit Tree
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If fruit comes from a fruit tree, where does chicken come from?
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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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Two Little Golden Horns...
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Two little golden horns sitting on a cloud, They float slowly in the sky, And look very proud. What is it?
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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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Open a Door
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What has no hands, no feet, no head, and no body, but can open any door?
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Does Rain Ever Get Up?
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When rain falls, does it ever get up again?
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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 Natural Phenomenon Am I?
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I gently patter on the roof at night. I mutter quietly and lull you to sleep, asking, “All sleeping? All right!” What am I?
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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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What Force of Nature Am I?
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The shape of my form will waver and bend By the things I’m destroying and those I will rend. My color changes from bright red to blue, The power I’m using will dictate my hue. What am I?
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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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What Is It?
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What is it that anyone can divide, but no one can see where it is divided?
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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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Camping Time
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If you like being in nature and want to camp overnight, you can sleep in one of these. What is it?
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Which Common Plant Is It?
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There is a common plant That's like something in the sky. It is bright yellow, And grows to be 10 feet high. What is it?
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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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All Bark and No Bite
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I have lots of bark but no bite. What am I?
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