A One Letter Change
At my start I last a mere eleven days,
But change one letter and I’m over 31 years.
What am I?
One million seconds (about 11 1/2 days).
Change the “m” to a “b” to get one billion seconds (about 31.7 years).
It’s rather surprising that a million seconds and a billion seconds differ by such a large duration.
A Monstrosity
I stand tall and am made of steel,
With baguettes and garlic at my heel.
The hunchback’s house could see my head,
I’m more well known than a certain bread.
I love the colors red, white and blue,
But maybe not as much as you.
I’m a marvel for all to see,
Though to some I am a monstrosity.
What am I?
The Eiffel Tower
I Can Ruin a Lucky Run
I can ruin a lucky run,
Or create an item of wealth,
But for man, woman or child,
I’ll always steal your health.
What am I?
Die. The roll of a die can ruin a game of chance. A die (i.e. mold) is used to create new coins and so far at least, we all die.
Important Rebus
What does this represent?
IMPORTANT = IMPORTANT
Equally important.
An Ancient Invention
What ancient invention allows people to see through walls?
A window.
Its Own Past Tense
What common verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?
Eat (ate).
None There’ll Be
There is a word of letters three,
Add one letter to it and none there’ll be.
What is the word?
One. Add an ‘n’ to get none.
Alone I’m Unknown
Alone I’m unknown,
With my twin I’m twenty,
And triplets make me a warning.
What am I?
The letter ‘X’. A single x is often used in math as an unknown, along with Mr. X. Two together (XX) make the Roman numeral 20, and three signifies a warning for adult only content, or a warning to other programmers of a problem in source code.
I Sleep By Day
I sleep by day, I fly by night. I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?
A bat.