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A Dog Across the River
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A man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?
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The Cat That Crossed a River
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A boy stood on one side of a river, and his cat was on the other side. When the boy called his cat, it crosses the river right away. Moreover, the cat's fur remained completely dry, and it didn't use a boat, bridge, or any other manmade vessel or structure to cross the bridge. How did the cat do it?
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How Many Animals Are Going to the River?
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1 duck saw 4 elephants as it was going toward the river. Every elephant noticed 2 monkeys going to the river. Every monkey was carrying 1 dove in its paws. How many animals are going to the river?
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Rocks in the Mississippi River
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What kind of rocks are on the bottom of the Mississippi River?
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What has rivers but no water?
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I have rivers, but no water. I never move, but I'm always in the way. What am I?
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Flowery Words I Speak
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With potent, flowery words speak I, Of something common, vulgar, dry; I weave webs of pedantic prose, In effort to befuddle those, Who think I while time away, In lofty things, above all-day The common kind that lingers where Monadic beings live and fare; Practical I may not be, But life, it seems, is full of me! What am I?
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I Speak Sign Language
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My arms are longer than my legs, and I can be taught sign language to communicate with humans. What am I?
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The Chicken, Fox, and Corn Riddle
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You've got a sack of corn, a chicken, and a fox. You have to cross a river, but you can only carry them one at a time. If you leave the chicken with the sack of corn, the chicken will eat the corn. If you leave the fox alone with the chicken, the fox will eat the bird. How can you get all three things across the river safely?
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I Can Run But Never Walk...
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I can run but never walk, Have a mouth but never talk, Have a head but never weep, Have a bed but never sleep. What am I?
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Big as a Biscuit
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Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, even a river can't fill it up. What is it?
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A Natural Bridge
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There's a bridge in a hollow And a hundred cross it No mason, no blacksmith, nor carpenter built it. What is it?
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The Word Master
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I do not speak, but there is no word I cannot make. What am I?
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Many Have Heard It, But Nobody Has Ever Seen It
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Many have heard it, but nobody has ever seen it. It will not speak back unless spoken to. What is it?
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Without a Body or Mouth...
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It lives without a body, hears without ears, speaks without a mouth, to which the air alone gives birth. What is it?
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It Is Energy and Motion...
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It is energy and motion, it can fly across the ocean. It can listen and even speak, it can see and even seek. It eats neither fruit nor gruel, it eats energy and fuel. Better say: It doesn't eat; It is transformed into heat. What is it?
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Run Through Hills
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I run through hills; I veer around mountains. I leap over rivers and crawl through the forests. Step out your door to find me. What am I?
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An Invisible Voice
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You will find me in the mountains, and you'll find me in a creek. I have no mouth, but I speak every tongue. I have no ears, yet I answer every cry, and I always have the final word. What am I?
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At the Pet Store
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A young man entered a pet shop in search of a talking parrot. On one of the cages, he saw a sign saying, "This parrot repeats everything it hears." The man bought the parrot and tried to teach it to speak. Yet, he was unsuccessful. The bird didn't say one word in over 2 weeks. So the man decided to return the parrot and accused the shopkeeper of lying. However, the shopkeeper insisted that he was saying the truth... How is this possible?
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A President's Favorite Riddle
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A favorite by Teddy Roosevelt: "I talk, but I do not speak my mind I hear words, but I do not listen to thoughts When I wake, all see me When I sleep, all hear me Many heads are on my shoulders Many hands are at my feet The strongest steel cannot break my visage But the softest whisper can destroy me The quietest whimper can be heard."
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I Have no Voice
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I have no voice and yet I speak to you, I tell of all things in the world that people do. I have leaves, but I am not a tree, I have pages, but I am not a bride or royalty. I have a spine and hinges, but I am not a man or a door, I have told you all, I cannot tell you more. What am I?
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