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Riddle:
I'm almost always with you, sometimes I get bigger, sometimes I disappear. Children like to play with me, detectives use me with caution. What am I?
Answer: A shadow.
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I hold countless voices that never speak, countless journeys that never move, and ask for quiet to share them all. What am I?
Answer: Library.
"I hold countless voices that never speak": This refers to the vast number of books in a library. Each book contains the "voice" (ideas, stories, knowledge) of its author, but the physical book itself is silent.
"countless journeys that never move": Books describe "journeys" (adventures, travelogues, fictional quests), but the books remain stationary on the shelves. The reader takes the journey through their imagination.
"and ask for quiet to share them all": Libraries traditionally require a quiet atmosphere so that patrons can read, study, and focus on the material within the books without distraction.
Riddle:
Tommy tackled Tilly to take his tank and tickle her tummy. How many T's are in that sentence.
Answer: 3- I asked how many T's were in 'that sentence'.
Riddle:
A bottle costs a dollar more than a cork. Together they cost 110 cents. How much does the bottle cost and how much does the cork cost?
Answer: The right answer is that the bottle costs 105 cents, and the cork costs 5 cents.
Riddle:
Why is the best baker most in want of bread?
Answer: Because he kneads (needs) it most.
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My body has a dozen heads or more, My tails don't wag when you walk in the door. Count the ways you can hold me tight, Or use me for a special night! What Am I?
Answer: A piggy bank.
Riddle:
Two women have just lost ten pounds. One was delighted, while the other was dejected. Why?
Answer: The first woman was an American, and had lost ten pounds in WEIGHT. The second woman was an European, and had lost ten pounds in MONEY.
Riddle:
A man took the shell off of his champion racing snail to make it go faster. Did it work?
Answer: No. In fact, the snail became rather sluggish!
Riddle:
What do you call a fly without wings?
Answer: A walk. Another popular answer: A Zipper.
Riddle:
I cover what's real, hide what is true, but sometimes bring out the courage in you. What am I?
Answer: Makeup.
