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.
A Four Word Admonition
What four word admonition makes the happy person sad and the sad person happy?
The phrase, “This too shall pass.” According to Wikipedia, the well-known phrase is often attached to a fable of a great king who is humbled by these words, and to someone who is experiencing something wonderful, it can be saddening. But to one who is in the pits of despair, it is a phrase that brings relief and hope.
In other words, if a happy person is told, “This too shall pass” it will make them sad. But to a person on hard times, hearing, “This too shall pass” will cheer them up.
What Boys Use, Girls Like and Parents Hate
Boys use it, girls like it, parents hate it. What is this 5-letter word?
The phone.
What Can You Catch But Not Throw?
What can you catch but not throw?
Your breath or an illness (a cold, virus, the flu etc).
Cannot Be Seen, Captured or Held
All about, but cannot be seen,
Can be captured, cannot be held,
No throat, but can be heard.
The wind.
Sometimes I Get Stronger From The Sun
I can help you have some fun,
Sometimes I get stronger from the sun,
If you never give me a break,
You will find I never wake,
I am optimistic on one side,
I can be short, fat, tall or wide,
Rectangle and cylinder are two of my shapes,
And I can even help you make video tapes,
Sometimes you must wait for me to get ready,
Just hold on for a few hours and be steady,
I can help you get around the mall,
Or help you make a telephone call.
What am I?
A battery. Games and other entertainment devices run on batteries. Batteries can be charged using solar power, which is from the sun. If you use a battery-powered device long enough, the battery will die. Batteries have a plus side and can be all shapes and sizes. They can power scooters and Segways commonly used in malls and your cell phone requires a battery to function.
Quick Mental Math
Solve this math problem in your head. Divide 30 by a half, then add 10.
70. It’s not 25 because dividing by a half is the same as multiplying by 2.