When I Point Up It’s Bright

When I point up, it’s bright.
When I point down, it’s dark.

What am I?

A light switch

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A Synonym of Drag

I’m a five letter word. Remove my last two letters and I’m a synonym of drag. My second and third letters form an exclamation and my first and second letters are a homophone with a number. What am I?

Towel. Tow is a synonym of drag, ow is an exclamation when you’re hurt (and far more appropriate in mixed company than the four-letter alternatives) and to is a homophone of two.

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Working With Something In Its Eye

What always works with something in its eye?

A needle. Thread goes in the eye of the needle when you sew. If you sew…

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Buried Alive and Dug Up Dead

You bury me when I’m alive, and dig me up when I’m dead. What am I?

A plant.

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What Can You Break But Not Touch?

What can you break but not touch?

A promise.

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A Neck and No Head

What has a neck and no head, two arms but no hands?

A shirt (or sweater, jacket, etc).

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Twice the Sum of Its Digits

What number is twice the sum of it’s digits?

18.

1 + 8 = 9
2 × 9 = 18

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A Mouth On My Head And Eat Everything

I have a mouth on my head and eat everything.

What am I?

A backpack.

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Hold In Your Left Hand

What can you hold in your left hand and not in your right?

Your right elbow. You can try it yourself if you’re not convinced, but unless you have a broken arm or an incredibly flexible ulna, you won’t reach it.

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Three Digits in a Row

On a regular 12-hour digital clock how many times would the same three digits in a row be displayed (e.g. 1:11, 11:12, 12:22) in one day?

34 times. These 17 instances will be visible twice in a 24 hour period.

1:11
2:22
3:33
4:44
5:55
10:00
11:10
11:11
11:12
11:13
11:14
11:15
11:16
11:17
11:18
11:19
12:22

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