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What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Your name
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A Towel
What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?
A coat of paint
It starts out tall, but the longer it stands, the shorter it grows. What is it?
A candle
What goes up and never comes down?
Your age
Railroad crossing, watch out of cars. Can you spell that without any “r’s”?
T-H-A-T
A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode out on Friday. How was that possible?
Friday was the name of his horse
What has a face and two hands, but no arms or legs?
A clock
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
Lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward. What is it?
An icicle
Which is heavier, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?
The same – a pound is a pound!
I’m full of keys but I can’t open any door. What am I?
A piano
How can a man go 8 days without sleep?
He only sleeps at night
What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
A glove
What has three feet but cannot walk?
A Yardstick
What runs, but never walks, often murmurs – never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
A river
One night, a king and a queen went into a castle. There was nobody in the castle, and no one came out of the castle. In the morning, three people came out of the castle. Who were they?
The knight (night), the king, and the queen!
If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second Place
What word contains 26 letters, but only three syllables?
Alphabet
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in one thousand years?
The letter M
If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What is it?
A secret
Timmy’s mother had three children. The first was named April, the next was named May. What was the name of the third child?
Timmy
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?
Breath
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday?
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
What gets sharper the more you use it?
Your brain