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Why do pencils have that little metal band holding the eraser?
It’s called a ferrule
What has hands but cannot clap?
Which prophet was swallowed by a great fish?
Yunus عليه السلام
What is the only planet in our Solar System that rotates on its side?
Uranus
What word sounds the same when you say it forward and backward?
Noon
What is the little plastic tip at the end of a shoelace called?
An aglet
A man is 25 years old, but he has celebrated only 6 birthdays. How?
He was born on February 29.
Which surah is named after a type of insect?
Surah An-Naml — the ant
Why does your breath become visible on a cold day?
Water vapor condenses into tiny droplets.
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
Why is the inside of a banana curved?
It grows upward toward the sunlight
A man looks at a photograph and says: “Brothers and sisters I have none, but this man's father is my father's son.” Who is in the photograph?
His son.
Which prophet is described in the Qur’an as being given wisdom while still a child?
Yahya عليه السلام
Why do we sometimes see the Moon during the daytime?
The Moon can be above the horizon while the Sun is still out.
What word becomes its opposite when you add the prefix “im-”?
Moral → immoral
What everyday object was originally created to help people remove wallpaper residue?
Bubble Wrap
A man was born in 2005 and died in 2005 at age 80. How?
2005 was his room number, not the year.
Which surah contains the verse known as Ayat an-Nur, “the Verse of Light”?
Surah An-Nur
Why can you sometimes see a rainbow even when the Sun is behind you?
Sunlight is reflected and refracted through raindrops in front of you.
What word has the same spelling but two completely different pronunciations and meanings: “bow” and “bow”?
Bow can mean to bend forward or a weapon.
Why do pencils have a tiny hole in the eraser?
So the rubber can compress instead of making the pencil’s casing crack.
A man has 2 sons born on the same day, same year, same parents—but they aren't twins. How?
They're two of a set of triplets
In the story of Musa and Khidr, what were the three things Khidr did that Musa questioned?
Damaged the boat, killed the boy, and repaired the wall
Why does boiling water sometimes freeze faster than cooler water?
The Mpemba effect.
What English word is pronounced the same as “eye,” but has four different meanings depending on how it’s spelled?
I, eye, aye, ai