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I am tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
A candle.
What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin.
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
Footsteps.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M."
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
I have two coins that add up to 30¢. One of them is NOT a nickel. What two coins do I have?
A quarter and a nickel.
A plane is on its way from the US to Canada. It crashes exactly halfway on the border of the two countries. In which country do you bury the survivors?
You don't bury survivors.
A man rides into town on Friday. He stays for three days and leaves on Friday. How is this possible?
His horse's name is Friday.
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
What has cities but no houses, forests, trees, and rivers but no water?
A map.
What belongs to you, but others use it more than you?
Your name.
What has thirteen hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards.
When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 60. How old is his brother?
56.
It’s the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it?
The dictionary.
If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What is it?
A secret.
What can run but cannot walk?
Water.
Everyone has me but no one can lose me. What am I?
A shadow.
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How is that possible?
A grandfather, father, and son are in the car.
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner.
Someone makes it but has no need for it. Someone buys it but does not use it. Someone uses it but cannot see or feel it. What is it?
A coffin.
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
Nothing.
What is always in front of you, but can’t be seen?
The future.
I cannot talk, but I always reply when spoken to. What am I?
An echo.
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk. But when you look back, you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
All the people on board are married.