If you threw a white stone into the Red Sea, what would it become?
Wet
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."
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat. Why?
All the people were married.
They come out at night without being called, and they are lost in the day without being stolen. What are they?
Stars
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper.
You draw a line. Without touching it, how do you make the line longer?
You draw a shorter line next to it, and it becomes the longer line.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo
How can you throw a ball as hard as you can only to have it come back to you, even if it doesn’t bounce off anything?
Throw the ball straight up in the air.
What goes around and around the wood but never goes into the wood?
The bark of a tree.
What gets wet while drying?
A towel.
Three men were in a boat. It capsized, but only two of the men got their hair wet. Why?
One was bald!
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.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
There are 18: 3 in the, 7 in English, and 8 in alphabet.
A house has four walls. All of the walls are facing south, and a bear is circling the house. What color is the bear?
The house is on the North Pole, so the bear is white.
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
There are 18: 3 in the, 7 in English, and 8 in alphabet.
A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
A is D's aunt.
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Pencil lead
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence
What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?
A human being, who crawls on four legs as an infant, walks on two legs as an adult, and walks with a cane as an elderly citizen.
What is being spoken of in the following verse?
Thirty white horses on a red hill,
First they champ,
Then they stamp,
Then they stand still.
Teeth
I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can't go outside. What am I?
A keyboard
How can the number four be half of five?
IV, the Roman numeral for four, which is "half" (two letters) of the word five.
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Pencil lead
What are the next three letters in this combination? O T T F F S S
E N T (Each letter represents the first letter in the written numbers: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, etc.).
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
Four sisters and three brothers.
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
A mountain
What starts with a p, ends with an e, and has thousands of letters?
The post office
A cloud is my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth is my final resting place, and I am the torment of humankind. What am I?
Rain
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
Your name.
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I'm quick when I'm thin and slow when I'm fat. The wind is my enemy.
A candle.
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