School: Ballylongford (B.) (roll number 11018)

Location:
Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Mac Cárthaigh
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  1. What did Adam first plant in the garden of Eden?
    His foot
    What bird sits at every table?
    The swallow
    What is better then presence of mind in a railway accident?
    Absence of body
    What is that which every living man has seen but will never see again?
    Yesterday
    What lock is it that no burgler can pick?
    A lock from a bald head
    Why is the Queen said to be a very poor person?
    Because she has but one crown and cannot change it
    What is it which occurs twice in every moment, once in a minute and never in a thousand years?
    The letter M.
    Why is a man's memory like a cat?
    Because it is one of the things the goverment have not yet taxed
    What is that which belongs to yourself but is used often by other people?
    Your name
    What is the hardest money to get rid of?
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