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Title: Riddles


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  • Riddles

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We like to guess what we dont know. It is human
nature to make a wild guess.
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We can get a lot of joy out of making or guessing
a riddle.
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  • An English riddle can not only add much fun
    to our life but also provide us with a new way
    to learning new words, by exercising our wits and
    satisfying our curiosity.

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But we may find it is not easy to come up with
the right answer to each riddle.
  • Before making a guess at riddles here, we
    should know the technique (??) of using a pun in
    a riddle.

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What is a pun?
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A pun is a humorous use of two different words
which sounds the same.
  • For example, in the following riddle, In
    which country are their people always shaking
    their heads?

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The answer is In Norway, because Norway
sounds No way.
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Moreover, a pun is also a humorous use of two
meanings of the same word.
  • For example, in the following riddle, Which
    one is the richest in the world?

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The answer is A river, because a river has 2
banks! And the word bank has two meanings.
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  • Follow the tips of a pun, and you can make a good
    guess!
  • The following are 20 riddles. Lets learn English
    by guessing these riddles. And we are looking
    forward to guessing the riddle of your own!

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Pun 1Why are Saturday and Sunday the strongest
days?
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A Because the others are weekdays.
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Pun2In which country are their people always
shaking their heads?
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A In Norway.
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Pun3What kind of key can't open locks but kicks?
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A A donkey.
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Pun4Whose house is always clean?
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A A witch's.
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Pun5In which country will you be frozen to death?
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A Chile.
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Pun6 What day do chickens hate most?
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A Friday.
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Pun7If you drop a white shirt into the Red Sea,
what does it become?
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A Wet.
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Pun8What animal takes part in baseball games?
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A A bat.
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Pun9 What kind of fish comes out at night?
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A A starfish.
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Pun10Q Why did Father throw the butter into the
sky?
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A Because he wanted to see the butterfly.
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Pun11Q What time is it when ten lions are
chasing one zebra?
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A Ten after one.
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Pun12Q What has a head and a tail?
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A A coin.
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Pun13Q Why are fish well-learned?
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A Because they swim in schools.
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Pun14Q What tree does everyone carry in his
hand?
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A The palm.
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Pun15Q What bird is found in your throat?
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A A swallow.
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Pun16Q How is your body like a church?
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A Because it also has organs inside.
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Pun17Q What has four wheels and flies?
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A It's a garbage truck.
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A man walks up to you and says - "everything I
say to you is a lie."Is he telling you the truth
or is he lying?
  • Riddle18

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A He's lying. Even though he's lying when he
says "everything" he says is a lie, some of the
things he says can be a lie, and this is one of
them.
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A woman has 7 children, half of them are
boys.How can this be possible?
  • Riddle19

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A ALL the children are boys, so 1/2 half are
boys and so is the other half.
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Riddle 20 A boy was at a carnival and went to a
booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write
your exact weight on this piece of paper then you
have to give me 50, but if I cannot, I will pay
you 50."
The boy looked around and saw no scale so he
agrees, thinking no matter what the man writes
he'll just say he weighs more or less.In the
end the boy ended up paying the man 50. How did
the man win the bet?
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A The man did exactly as he said he would and
wrote "your exact weight" on the paper.
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