Small riddles. Sneaky answers.
Ten familiar objects hiding behind less-than-helpful descriptions.
Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.
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What gets wetter while it dries you?
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A towel
The towel dries your skin by soaking up water. It gets wetter as you get drier.
QUESTION 2 / 10
I have keys and a space bar, but I cannot unlock a door or serve a drink. What am I?
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A keyboard
The keys and space bar belong to a keyboard. No locksmith or bartender required.
QUESTION 3 / 10
What has a head and a tail, but no body?
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A coin
Heads and tails are the two sides of a coin.
QUESTION 4 / 10
What has hands that move, but cannot clap?
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A clock
An analog clock or watch has hands, but no palms to clap.
QUESTION 5 / 10
What has a neck and an opening, but no head?
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A bottle
A bottle has a narrow neck and an opening, but no head.
QUESTION 6 / 10
What has teeth, can tidy your hair, and never bites?
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A comb
The teeth are the evenly spaced parts of a comb.
QUESTION 7 / 10
What has one eye, carries thread, and cannot see?
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A needle
The eye of a sewing needle is the hole for the thread.
QUESTION 8 / 10
What travels around the world while staying in the corner of an envelope?
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A stamp
A postage stamp stays on the envelope while the envelope travels.
QUESTION 9 / 10
What has branches but, as an organization, no leaves or fruit?
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A bank
A bank can operate branches. They are offices, not parts of a tree.
QUESTION 10 / 10
What has many pages and a spine, but no skeleton?
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A book
A book has a spine where its pages are bound together.