School: Boher (roll number 9409)
- Location:
- Bracknahevla, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Kavanagh
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Boher
- XML Page 061
- XML “Riddles”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- 1 A head like a thimble, a tail like a rat's. You may guess forever but you won't guess that? Ans: A pipe
2 What is full and holds more?
Ans A pot of potatoes when you pour in water.
3 What is always walking with his head down? Ans - A hob. A nail in boot.
4 All patches - no stitches - answer me that and I'll buy you a breeches.
Ans A head of cabbage.
5 A hard-working father, a lazy old mother and twelve children all the same colour?
Ans. The face of a clock
6 What is it we often return but never borrow?
Answer: Thanks(continues on next page)