I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
a candle
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What month of the year has 28 days?
all of them
15
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.
15
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
15
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
the man was bald
15
What can you keep after giving to someone?
your word
15
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
a barber
15
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.
15
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
the match
15
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
your breath
15
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
second place
15
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
a map
15
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can't be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
the letter R
15
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
heroine
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What English word has three consecutive double letters?
bookkeeper
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A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Next, she hangs him. Right after, they enjoy a lovely dinner. Explain.
She took a picture of him and developed it in her dark room