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1. What kind of words are the following: Level, civic, madam and eye.
Ans. They are palindromes - they read the same forward and backwards.
2. What can go up a chimney down but not down a chimney up?
Ans. An umbrella!
3. What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?
Ans. "I am."
4. I arrive once in every second, once in every minute and once in every year. What am I?
Ans. The letter "e" (sEcond, minutE, yEar).
5. What always ends everything?
Ans. The letter "g".
6. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?
Ans. A secret.
7. How could a cowboy ride into town on Friday, stay two days, and ride out on Friday?
Ans. His horse is named Friday!
8. The man who makes it does not need it. The man who buys its does not use it. The man who uses it doesn't know he is. What is it?
Ans. A Coffin.
9. It regulates our daily movements, but it feels no interest in our lives. It directs us when to come and go, but does not care if we pay attention. What is it?
Ans. A clock.

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1. A Hoard Of Rings
A hoard of rings am I,
but no fit gift for a bride;
I await a sword's kiss.
Ans: A suit of chain-mail
2. Measured In Hours
My life can be measured in hours,
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick
Fat, I am slow
Wind is my foe.
What am I?
Ans:A candle.
3. Flowers Of Fire
Screaming, soaring / seeking sky
Flowers of fire / flying high
Eastern art / from ancient time
Name me now / and solve this rhyme
Ans:Fireworks.
4. Cannot Be Seen
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.
Ans:D: Darkness.
5. A Harvest
A harvest sown and reaped on the same day
in an unplowed field,
which increases without growing,
remains whole though it is eaten within and without,
is useless yet the staple of nations.
Ans:War.

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