Four Legs But No Tail
I have four legs but no tail. Usually I am heard only at night. What am I?
A frog. The frog is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning “tail-less”) and usually makes noises at night during its mating season.
What Holds Two People Together?
What holds two people together but touches only one?
A wedding ring.
Once a Minute, Twice in a Moment
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment but not once in a thousand years?
The letter “m”.
What Kind of Nut Has a Hole?
What kind of a nut has a hole?
A donut (or a nut as in a nut and bolt). Here’s a fun fact. Another riddle with donut as the answer is, “What has no beginning, end or middle?”
I Move Quickly
Physicists have built devices to make me move quickly. My last eight letters can be commonly found in newspapers, magazines, and journals.
What am I?
Particles. Physicists use particle accelerators and newspapers, magazines and journals have articles.
A Most Unusual Paragraph
This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you’d think nothing was wrong with it – and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why? Study it, think about it, and you may find out. Try to do it without coaching. If you work at it for a bit it will dawn on you. So jump to it and try your skill at figuring it out. Good luck! Don’t blow your cool!
The most common letter in the English language, the letter e, is not found in the entire paragraph.