I climb higher when hot,
Mercury. It rises when encased in a thermometer when it’s hot and mercury poisoning results from inhaling mercury.
Mercury. It rises when encased in a thermometer when it’s hot and mercury poisoning results from inhaling mercury.
An eye in a blue face
A daisy in the grass. The big eye is the sun.
This is from J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
A daisy in the grass. The big eye is the sun.
This is from J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
As I went over London Bridge
A bottle of gin.
What runs around the yard without moving?
A fence.
What are these three related items? When I am placed somewhere I will never stand up. Whatever you give me I will eat. When I go I never return.
A stove, fire, smoke.
Essentially a duplicate of A Group of Three but I’m keeping it here to avoid broken links.
A stove, fire, smoke.
Essentially a duplicate of A Group of Three but I’m keeping it here to avoid broken links.
Noreen doesn’t have a driver’s license and goes the wrong way on a one-way street, then turns left at a corner with a “No left turns” sign. A policeman sees her but does nothing. Why?
She was walking.
What is half of 8?
Hint: It’s not 4
3 (if you slice vertically) or 0 (if you slice horizontally)
3 (if you slice vertically) or 0 (if you slice horizontally)
What is the next number in this series?
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ___
To get the next number, multiply the previous number in the series by itself plus one:
n × (n + 1).
For example, to get 6, multiply 2 × (2 + 1)
Thus, 1806 × 1807 = 3263442
To get the next number, multiply the previous number in the series by itself plus one:
n × (n + 1).
For example, to get 6, multiply 2 × (2 + 1)
Thus, 1806 × 1807 = 3263442
I prevent escape or intrusion,
Thieves use me to get money,
I’m the practice of a sport, but not on the lawn,
What am I?
Fence. Fences keep ne’er-do-wells out and protect people inside. A fence is a person who buys stolen goods to later resell them for a profit. Those who fence practice the sport of fencing. En garde! And people don’t like it when you sit on the fence in a heated debate. (Believe me, I speak from experience)
Fence. Fences keep ne’er-do-wells out and protect people inside. A fence is a person who buys stolen goods to later resell them for a profit. Those who fence practice the sport of fencing. En garde! And people don’t like it when you sit on the fence in a heated debate. (Believe me, I speak from experience)
If you can hard boil a Kiwi bird egg in 20 minutes, how long would it take to hard boil four Kiwi bird eggs?
20 minutes. You can boil them all at once in a large pot.
20 minutes. You can boil them all at once in a large pot.