School: Cavan (1)
- Location:
- Cavan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ní Chiaráin
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- My face is white, my hands are black, i'm always going day and night, I am quite plain as you may see yet everyone looks up at me
Answer= The Clock.
What goes up a spoutain and can't get either up or down it?
Answer= An Umbrella.
What has two eyes and can't see?
Answer= A pair of scissors.
What has feet and only one head?
Answer= A bed.
What has a comb and no hair?
Answer= A Rooster.
What goes round the house and round the house and sleeps in a corner at night?
Answer= A Brush.
What is full of holes and can hold water?
Answer= A Sponge.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Muriel Moorhead
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- College Street, Co. Cavan