School: Knockaderry (C.) (roll number 2419)
- Location:
- Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Hanna Mannix
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Riddles
1. Mount Argus is the highest mountain in the World and before Mount Argos was discovered, which was discovered, which was the highest mountain?
Mount Argos itself, of course.
2. Tis black, tis white, tis read all over. "What's that? A newspaper.
3. What is the weight of the moon? One cwt. Because there are four qrs in a cwt. and there are four qrs in the moon.Riddles
What is the difference between a spendthrift and a pillow. One is hard up and the other is soft down.
Why is a drummer the fastest man in the world.
Because time beats all men and the drummer beats time.
A hard working father. A wee lazy mother. Twelve little children. All like one another.
Ans. The face of the clock.
Why did Adam bite the apple Eve gave him.
Because he had no knife.
Why is a sheet of stamps like remote
- What is the difference between a spendthrift and a pillow. One is hard up and the other is soft down.
Why is a drummer the fastest man in the world.
Because time beats all men and the drummer beats time.
A hard working father. A wee lazy mother. Twelve little children. All like one another.
Ans. The face of the clock.
Why did Adam bite the apple Eve gave him.
Because he had no knife.
Why is a sheet of stamps like remote(continues on next page)
