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School: Abbey (B.), Celbridge (roll number 5350)

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Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
P. J. McManus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0773, Page 400

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    What room can you not go into.
    Ans. A mushroom
    If it took a person ten minutes to wash himself what would it take to dry him.
    Ans. A towel.
    What is the strongest thing in the world.
    Ans. A snail because it carries its house on its back.
    Why does a hen pick a pot.
    Ans. Because she cant lick it.
    What is always behind time.
    Ans. The back of a clock.
    What part of a cow goes out through a gap first.
    Ans. Its breath.
    What is the deepest thing in the world.
    Ans. A tailor's thimble.
    When is a rock not a rock.
    Ans. When its a shamrock.
    What is the noisiest thing in the world.
    Ans. A candle because it wakes the dead.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Mac Áirt
    Gender
    Male