Green House And Lots of Babies

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?

A watermelon.

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I Wave But Never Say Goodbye

I wave my hands at you,
But I never say goodbye.

You’re always cool with me,
Even cooler when I’m high.

What am I?

An electric fan

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Counting Squares

How many squares of any size are in this grid?

4 x 4 grid

30.

There are:

16 1×1 squares
9 2×2 squares
4 3×3 squares
1 4×4 square (the whole shape)

Hence, 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30.

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A Home But No Family

I have an end but no beginning, a home but no family, a space without room. I never speak but there is no word I cannot make. What am I?

A keyboard.

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Cut But Never Eaten

What is put on a table and cut but never eaten?

A deck of cards.  You put the cards on the table to play, and you cut the cards to mix them up, but you don’t eat them. Flowers is another possible answer.

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A Special Group of Words

These words all fall into a special group. Your challenge is to nominate one of the words below and determine why it fits into the special group.

RING
TOPS
MANATEE
WINDLESS
EARTH
ANGER

Choose the word that also falls into the above group

a. MATTER
b. TUNES
c. OUGHT
d. HEARTH

c. OUGHT

Each of these words forms a different word when the last letter is moved to the front.

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NOAS Rebus

What does this represent?

  P
NOASE
  Y

Pay through the nose.

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Two Bodies Joined in One

Two bodies have I, though both joined in one,
The more I stand still the faster I run.

What am I?

An hourglass.

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Fill With Empty Hands

What do you fill with empty hands?

Gloves.

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Always Flying, Never Tired

Always flying,
never tired,
dreamed of, dreaded,
and admired.

Cloud.

By Sef Daystrom

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