Alone I’m Unknown
Alone I’m unknown,
With my twin I’m twenty,
And triplets make me a warning.
What am I?
The letter ‘X’. A single x is often used in math as an unknown, along with Mr. X. Two together (XX) make the Roman numeral 20, and three signifies a warning for adult only content, or a warning to other programmers of a problem in source code.
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.
Leaves That Don’t Fall
I have wood but no bark,
And leaves that don’t fall,
I am made up of branches,
and come in sizes of all.
I am completely devoured many times,
over and over by a worm of a kind.
If you want to know the answer of mine,
look for the secret that I’ve stored inside.
What am I?
A library or bookstore.
Walk On the Living
Walk on the living, they don’t even mumble,
Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble.
What are they?
Leaves. They’re soft and silent when they’re alive but crunchy when dead.
I Cannot Speak
I cannot speak but I have great knowledge,
I’m not a tree but I have leaves.
I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window.
What am I?
A book.
Soft and Transparent
I am soft and transparent.
I am so small that I can sit on your finger.
I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world.
What am I?
A contact lens.
I Can Sound a Gong
I’m in bowling and baseball,
For better or for worse,
On a match (but not the sporting kind),
I can sound a gong,
And I’m gone.
What am I?
Strike.
A strike in bowling is good. In baseball it’s good for the pitcher but not for the batter. You can strike a match to light it. When the clock strikes one a gong sounds and when you strike a paragraph, it’s gone.
I Have Wings But Cannot Fly
I have wings but cannot fly.
I can do the twist but can’t move around.
People enjoy relaxing in my company.
What am I?
A ceiling fan.
A Tasty Fruit
I am a tasty fruit that provides you with healthy nutrients. I can also be found on a calendar. What am I?
A date.
The Tortoise, Onion and Tomato
What is three-eighths tortoise, two-fifths onion and two-sixths tomato?
Toronto
3/8 tortoise = TOR (the first three letters)
2/5 onion = ON (the first two letters)
2/6 tomato = TO (the first two letters)