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Medium Riddles With Hints and Answers

These medium riddles mix observation, vocabulary and wordplay for kids, families, classrooms and adults ready to stretch their thinking.

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I speak without a mouth and answer without ears. I have no body, but repeat what you say. What am I?

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An echo

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I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?

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A map

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What travels around the world while staying in one corner?

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A stamp

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What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?

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A river

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What begins with E, ends with E, and contains one letter?

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An envelope

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What has many ears but cannot hear?

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A field of corn

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I have many eyes but cannot see. I grow underground. What am I?

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A potato

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My rings tell my age, but I never wear jewelry. What am I?

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A tree

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I seem to change shape through the month, but I stay round. What am I?

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The moon

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I have a head and a foot but no body. I am made of rock. What am I?

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A mountain

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How many months have 28 days?

Type:Math
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All 12 months

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There are three apples. You take away two. How many apples do you have?

Type:Math
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Two apples

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I am an odd number. Remove one letter and I become even. What number am I?

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Seven

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I can be a solid, liquid or gas, but I am always the same thing. What am I?

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Water

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I travel faster than anything else and help your eyes see. What am I?

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Light

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I look like a horn overflowing with fruit and vegetables. What am I?

Type:What Am I?FoodSeasonal
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A cornucopia

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What is taken before you get it?

Type:Joke
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Your picture

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What belongs to you but is used more by other people?

Type:Joke
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Your name

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The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

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Footsteps

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What kind of door opens only when it gets smaller?

Type:Joke
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A gap.

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What box gets lighter as you use what is inside it?

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A matchbox after you strike the matches.

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I make sense when I am whole, but I become noise when you split me too much. What am I?

Type:JokeSchoolLanguage
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A sentence.

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What river can run through a city without getting wet?

Type:Joke
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A road named River Street.

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What bridge can carry a friendship but not a footstep?

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Trust.

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What library gets bigger every time you forget to write something down?

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Your memory.

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What word gets heavier when you add four letters to its front?

Type:JokeSchoolLanguage
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Weight becomes overweight.

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What ladder helps you rise but has no rungs?

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A plan.

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In what race does the last person win by staying behind?

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A queue.

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What room gets smaller every time more people enter it?

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Personal space.

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What book writes about you without holding a pen?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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A diary app or activity log.

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What puzzle has no pieces until someone explains the problem?

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A mystery.

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What map changes every day even when it stays on the same wall?

Type:What Am I?SchoolTime
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A calendar.

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What button starts an argument without being pressed?

Type:JokeLanguage
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A hot-button topic.

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What kind of star is awarded when people judge something?

Type:What Am I?Technology
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A review rating.

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What paper can cut through silence without making a sound?

Type:What Am I?School
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A note.

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What fish lives in a browser and catches your attention?

Type:WordplayScienceTechnology
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Clickbait.

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What window can show yesterday but never lets in air?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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A photo gallery window on a screen.

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What fire can cool tempers instead of heating them?

Type:What Am I?School
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A fire drill.

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What picture gets louder the more people look at it?

Type:JokeScienceTechnology
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A meme.

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What bird can sit on your screen all day and never fly away?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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A cursor shaped like a bird.

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What road starts in your mouth and can lead to an argument?

Type:JokeLanguage
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A sentence.

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What snake is made of letters and can still be hard to follow?

Type:JokeSchoolLanguage
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A long sentence.

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What home can fit on a key but has no rooms?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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The word Home on a keyboard key.

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What forest has no trees but can still be full of branches?

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A family tree.

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What sound can you see but not hear?

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A sound wave on a screen.

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What flag never flies but can still warn you?

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A red flag in a message or situation.

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What train can be lost without leaving a station?

Type:JokeLanguage
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A train of thought.

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What rope can hold a story together without tying a knot?

Type:JokeSchoolLanguage
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A plot line.

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What plate never eats but can still be full?

Type:Joke
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A number plate.

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What blanket can cover a whole town but weighs almost nothing?

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Fog.

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What ticket can take you nowhere but still let you escape?

Type:What Am I?Language
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A book ticket or library card.

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What key opens a song but not a door?

Type:What Am I?SchoolMusic
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A musical key.

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What circle starts a game but is not drawn with a pencil?

Type:What Am I?Sports
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A kickoff circle or centre circle.

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What tooth bites paper but never chews?

Type:What Am I?School
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A stapler tooth.

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What river flows from a pen but never reaches the sea?

Type:JokeLanguage
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A line of writing.

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What page turns itself without hands?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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A webpage that auto-refreshes.

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What chair can seat a whole meeting but is only one person?

Type:Joke
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The chair of a meeting.

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Which school subject is best at keeping secrets?

Type:JokeSchool
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History

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I arrive before the party guests and tell them where to go. What am I?

Type:What Am I?Parties
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The invitation

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I am made of gas, wrapped in liquid, and I pop when I get too bold. What am I?

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A bubble

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Why did the classroom clock win the race?

Type:JokeSchool
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It had a good second hand.

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I sing at night, jump in the grass, and rub my legs to make music. What am I?

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A cricket

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What gets bigger after dinner but smaller the next day?

Type:LogicFoodSeasonal
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The leftovers pile

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You have 6 blue socks and 6 red socks in a dark drawer. What is the fewest socks you must pull out to guarantee a matching pair?

Type:Math
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Three

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What wears a silver coat after the rain but owns no clothes?

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A leaf

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What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a day?

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The letter M

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I can pull some metals closer, but I never use my hands. What am I?

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A magnet

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What word starts with water but does not get wet?

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Watermelon

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What comes next: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?

Type:Math
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37

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What comes next: 1, 8, 27, 64, ?

Type:Math
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125

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What comes next: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ?

Type:Math
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63

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What comes next: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?

Type:Math
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21

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What comes next: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ?

Type:Math
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16

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What comes next: 4, 10, 18, 28, 40, ?

Type:Math
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54

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What comes next: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?

Type:Math
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13

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What comes next: 100, 91, 83, 76, 70, ?

Type:Math
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65

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What comes next: 12, 21, 13, 31, 14, ?

Type:Math
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41

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If A=1, B=2, C=3, what is BRAIN worth?

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44

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If A=1, B=2, C=3, what is RIDDLE worth?

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52

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If A=1, B=2, C=3, what is PLAY worth?

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54

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What comes next: A, D, G, J, ?

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M

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What comes next: Z, W, T, Q, ?

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N

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What comes next: AZ, BY, CX, DW, ?

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EV

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Two numbers add to 20. One number is 6 more than the other. What are the numbers?

Type:Math
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7 and 13

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I am a number. Double me and add 6 to get 30. What number am I?

Type:Math
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12

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Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each catches one fish, but only three fish are caught. How is that possible?

Type:Logic
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They are a grandfather, father, and son.

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A bag has red, blue, and green balls. How many must you take to guarantee two of the same colour?

Type:Logic
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4

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You face north. Turn right, turn around, then turn left. Which way are you facing?

Type:Logic
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South

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What is a cow's favourite music?

Type:Joke
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Moo-sic.

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Why did the ocean say hello?

Type:Joke
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Because it waved.

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Why did the tree use the computer?

Type:Joke
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To log in.

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Why did the lamp win an award?

Type:Joke
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Because it was bright.

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Why did the paper win the race?

Type:Joke
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Because it was on a roll.

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Why did the skeleton not play music?

Type:Joke
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Because it had no guts.

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Why did the apple stop running?

Type:Joke
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Because it lost its core-age.

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Why did the toothbrush feel important?

Type:Joke
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Because it had plaque to tackle.

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Why did the pencil go to the party?

Type:Joke
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Because it wanted to be sharp.

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Why did the puzzle smile?

Type:Joke
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Because everything finally fell into place.

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An echo

A map

A stamp

A river

An envelope

A field of corn

A potato

A tree

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