Riddles 49 Posted on July 5, 2007July 5, 2007 by admin Makeovers What has endless makeovers, Doesn’t know it has a different look, And it can brighten up any dull room? A wall. Penguin’s Egg Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin’s egg. Why not? Penguins only live in Antartica. After Tomorrow If the day before yesterday is the 23rd, then what is the day after tomorrow. The 27th. Nations A harvest sown and reaped on the same day In an unplowed field, Which increases without growing, Remains whole though it is eaten Within and without, Is useless and yet The staple of nations. War. Soaked! David was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn’t wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen? David is BALD. Born in Fear I am born in fear, raised in truth, and I come to my own in deed. When comes a time that I’m called forth, I come to serve the cause of need. What am I? Courage. Wrong What word is always pronounced wrong? Wrong! Boring! Why is eating at a restaurant on the moon boring? Because there is no atmosphere. Lucky Clover Why should you never iron a 4-leaf clover? You don’t want to press your luck! Middle of Paris What is in the middle of Paris? The letter ‘R!’ Never Touchs A Twig What is it that goes through the wood and never touches a twig? Sound. Fill A Barn What is it that 20 will fill a pitcher, but one will fill a barn? Candles. Empty What is it that is full all-day and empty at night? Shoes. As Long As It Eats What lives as long as it eats but dies when it drinks? Fire. Tons of T’ I begin with T, end with T, and have T in myself. What am I? I am a teapot!! Tom’s Mom Tom’s mom had four kids: Nickel, Dime, Quarter, and? Tom! Subtract One A word I know, six letters it contains. Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains. What is the word? Dozens! Next Letter What is the next letter? W, I, T, N, ..? L! Double Letters! What English word starting with a “B”, has three consecutive double letters? Bookkeeper. ( and bookkeeping ) -Eny What is the only common four-letter English word that ends in the suffix -eny? Deny.
