School: Cavan (1)
- Location:
- Cavan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ní Chiaráin
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- (continued from previous page)What walks with its head down?
Answer= A nail in a man's boot.
Long legs, crooked thighs, wee head and no eyes?
Answer= The Tongs.
MIddy, noddy body, three feet and a wooden hat
Answer= A pot oven.
What county is spelt backwards and forwards the same?
Answer= Navan.
Who wears the biggest hay?
Answer= The man with the biggest head.
What goes upstairs white and comes down read?
Answer= The newspaper.
What is the smallest bridge in the world?
Answer= The bridge of your nose.
What is the smallest room in the world?
Answer= A mushroom.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Muriel Moorhead
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- College Street, Co. Cavan