Riddles


Math and Physics

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It happens once in a minute, twice in a week, and once in a year. What is it? 
The letter "e"

What has 4 legs and only 1 foot?  A bed.

What goes up and down stairs without moving? Carpet
Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will die. Fire
I run, yet I have no legs. What am I? A nose
Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. A Match
What goes around the world and stays in a corner? A stamp
What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel
The more there is, the less you see. Darkness
They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen. Stars
What kind of room has no windows or doors? A mushroom
I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am I? a sponge
The more you take the more you leave behind. Footsteps
Light as a feather, there is nothing in it; the strongest man can't hold it for much more than a minute. Breath
As I walked along the path I saw something with four fingers and one thumb, but it was not flesh, fish, bone, or fowl. Glove
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? River
I went into the woods and got it, I sat down to seek it, I brought it home with me because I couldn't find it.Splinter
What can fill a room but takes up no space?Light
It is weightless, you can see it, and if you put it in a barrel it will make the barrel lighter?a Hole
No sooner spoken than broken. What is it? Silence
Only two backbones and thousands of ribs. Railroad
Why don't lobsters share? They're shellfish
You can't keep this until you have given it. apromise
What can go up and come down without moving? Temperature
What do you fill with empty hands? Gloves
What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don't want to use it? An anchor
What goes up and never comes down? Your age
What has a foot on each side and one in the middle? Ayardstick
What has to be broken before it can be used? Eggs
What kind of coat can be put on only when wet? Paint
What question can you never answer "yes" to? Are you asleep
What's the greatest worldwide use of cowhide? Hold cows together
Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white?" or "The yolk of the egg is white?" Neither yolks are yellow
You answer me, although I never ask you questions. What am I? Telephone


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