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I have hands but I cannot clap. What am I?

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A clock

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What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?

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A piano

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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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What gets wetter the more it dries?

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A towel

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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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I tell stories but never speak. I have a spine but no bones. What am I?

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A book

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I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?

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A candle

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What has one eye but cannot see?

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A needle

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What has lots of teeth but cannot bite?

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A comb

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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 has a neck but no head?

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A bottle

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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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I follow you in daylight but disappear in the dark. What am I?

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Your shadow

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What goes up but never comes down?

Type:Joke
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Your age

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What must be broken before you can use it?

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An egg

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What is full of holes but still holds water?

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A sponge

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What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?

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A glove

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What has a tongue but cannot talk?

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A shoe

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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 kind of room has no doors or windows?

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A mushroom

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I have whiskers, soft paws and a purr. What am I?

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A cat

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I look like a horse wearing black-and-white pajamas. What am I?

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A zebra

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I move slowly and carry my house on my back. What am I?

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A snail

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I hop on two strong legs and carry my baby in a pocket. What am I?

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A kangaroo

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I sleep by day, hunt at night and say, “Who?” What am I?

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An owl

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I am a bird dressed like I am going to a fancy party, but I cannot fly. What am I?

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A penguin

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I have eight arms but never wear sleeves. What am I?

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An octopus

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I buzz from flower to flower and make something sweet. What am I?

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A bee

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I begin life in water, then grow legs and croak. What am I?

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A frog

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I have a hard home, a slow walk and no front door. What am I?

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A turtle

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I wear a yellow jacket that you peel before eating. What am I?

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A banana

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What has many ears but cannot hear?

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A field of corn

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I am a fruit and a color, and my name is the same for both. What am I?

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An orange

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I start small and quiet, then burst into a fluffy snack. What am I?

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Popcorn

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I am a round treat with a piece missing from my middle. What am I?

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A doughnut

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I am cold, sweet and disappear if you leave me in the sun. What am I?

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Ice cream

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I am orange with green hair, and rabbits think I am delicious. What am I?

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A carrot

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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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I am green outside, red inside and full of black seeds. What am I?

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A watermelon

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I have chips, but I am not a computer. What am I?

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A chocolate chip cookie

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I float in the sky and sometimes cry, but I have no eyes. What am I?

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A cloud

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I paint the sky with many colors but never use a brush. What am I?

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A rainbow

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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 am a tiny winter star that melts in your hand. What am I?

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A snowflake

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I look like a mountain, but sometimes I roar and spill glowing rock. What am I?

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A volcano

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I rise every morning but never climb a ladder. What am I?

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The sun

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You cannot see me, but you can feel me push your kite. What am I?

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The wind

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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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We appear when the sun goes away, but we are not light switches. What are we?

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Stars

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How many months have 28 days?

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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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Which number becomes bigger when you turn it upside down?

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Six

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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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Two fathers and two sons share three cookies so everyone gets one. How is that possible?

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They are a grandfather, a father and a son

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How can you add five to nine and get two?

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On a clock: 9 o’clock plus 5 hours is 2 o’clock

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I am known as the Red Planet. What am I?

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Mars

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I can pull metal toward me, but I have no hands. What am I?

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A magnet

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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 am in the air, invisible, and your body needs me every moment. What am I?

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Oxygen

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I am green in winter, covered in lights and gifts gather below me. What am I?

Type:What Am I?Seasonal
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A Christmas tree

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I hang by the fireplace and wait to be filled. What am I?

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A Christmas stocking

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I have a carrot nose, coal buttons and no legs. What am I?

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A snowman

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I have an orange face, a glowing smile and no teeth. What am I?

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A jack-o’-lantern

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I float through stories, wear white and make people say “Boo!” What am I?

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A ghost

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I fly at night and sometimes sleep upside down. What am I?

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A bat

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I gobble, have feathers and often appear at a November feast. What am I?

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A turkey

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I am round, sliced and filled with a favorite orange fall flavor. What am I?

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Pumpkin pie

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

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A cornucopia

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I wear a colorful shell and hide in the grass for children to find. What am I?

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An Easter egg

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I have long ears and deliver springtime baskets. What am I?

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The Easter Bunny

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