School: Oldtown (roll number 7470)
- Location:
- Oldtown, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: M. Ní Ruanaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 4
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- (continued from previous page)Q. What is it the older it gets the smaller it grows
A. A candle.
Q. What has a trunk and no ribs .
A. A tree.
Q. What is it that turns without moving.
A. Milk, it turns sour.
Q. Why is a plum-cake like the ocean.
A. Because it contains many currants.
Q. Why are teeth like verbs.
A. Because they are regular, irregular, and defective.
Q. When is a soldier like a baby.
A. When he is in arms.
Q. Two lovely maidens dressed in white took the fever and died last night.
A. Two candles burned out.
Q. What vegetable should a ship not carry.
A. A leek.
Q. What fish pleases a wife best.
A. A herring.
Q. What tree is near the sea.
A. The beech.
Q. What part of a motor-car is like a .
A. The clutch.
Q. On whichside is of a jug is the handle on.
Q. What has an eye and can't see.
A. A needle.
