Bird Flying Over the Ocean
When a bird flies over the ocean a part of the body touches the water but doesn’t get wet. What part is it?
The shadow
Odd Start, Even Finish
What three letter English word has an odd start, an even finish and an infinitely long middle?
The word vex. “v” is Roman numeral 5, which is odd. “x” is Roman numeral 10, which is even. “e” is the base of the natural logarithm and is irrational (e = 2.718281828…). Its mantissa (the part to the right of the decimal point) is infinitely long.
A House With No Doors
I am in a house with no doors. There are people inside but give no reply. Who am I?
A fish. A fish bowl or aquarium is the fish’s house and the people inside are the decorative divers that offer no reply (one might ask how the fish knows, given that they aren’t a talkative bunch themselves).
The Worse It Is, The Better It Becomes
Three little letters
A paradox to some.
The worse that it is
The better it becomes.
A pun.
Mountain at Night, Morning a Meadow
In the night a mountain in the morning a meadow. What am I?
A bed.
Asks No Questions
What asks no questions but receives lots of answers?
A phone or doorbell.
One Am I, Among Six Others
One am I, among six others:
Largest, smallest,
Cold, dark
and two brothers.
Who am I
Europe. Europe is the one among six other continents.
2. North America
3. South America
4. Asia
5. Australia
6. Africa
7. Antarctica
Asia is the largest, Australia is the smallest. Antarctica is cold, Africa is dark-skinned and the Americas are brothers.
This was is said to be written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known for writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Two In A Whole And Four In A Pair
Two in a whole and four in a pair
And six in a trio you see
And eight’s a quartet but what you must get
Is the name that fits just one of me?
A half.