School: St. Cronan's, Bray
- Location:
- Bray, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Patrick Mac Donnell
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: St. Cronan's, Bray
- XML Page 020
- 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
- Q. What is it?
Eight arms but no hands.
A Wooden leg but cannot stand
Is often wet but cannot feel;
Has no boots but is shod with steel.
A dress of silk with a belt around the middle.
And can you guess this silly riddle?
Answer. An umbrella.
Q. What is the most dangerous time of the year?
A. Spring - Because the cowslip's about; The bullrush is out,
And all the buds are shooting.
Q. When is a building like a bird?
A. When it has wings on it.
Q What is taken from you before you get it?
A. Your photo.
Q What is the first thing you do when you fall into the sea?
A. Get wet.(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Behan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- O'Byrne Road, Co. Wicklow