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I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo.
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.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
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.
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.
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper.
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 darkroom.
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Pencil lead.
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 disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence.
How can the number four be half of five?
IV, the Roman numeral for four, which is “half” (two letters) of the word five. f IV e
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.
What gets wet while drying?
A towel.
How many letters are in the alphabet?
There are 11 letters in the words “the 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 uncle.
What are the next three letters in this combination? OTTFFSS
E N T (Each letter represents the first letter in the written numbers: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, etc.).
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
Your name.
First, think of the color of the clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a bright full moon. Now answer quickly what do cows drink?
Water.
How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?
Seven has two syllables and the other numbers only have one syllable.
First you eat me, then you get eaten. What am I?
A fishhook.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter “M.”
Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?
“Incorrectly.”
What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?
Your left hand.
How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
You are standing back-to-back with your father.
Three different doctors said that Paul is their brother yet Paul claims he has no brothers. Who is lying?
No one is lying because the three doctors are Paul’s sisters.