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Riddle - Question
If you had oly one match, and enered a room in which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil heater, and a wood burning stove, which would you light first?
Answer: The match
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Keyword(s): GAME ; RIDDLE ; Trick Question
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A farmer had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many were left?
Answer: Nine.
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Some months have thirty days some have thirty one. HOw many months have twenty eight?
Answer: all of them.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): CALENDAR ; Dates ; Month ; PUZZLE ; RIDDLE ; Trick Question
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How many animals of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
Answer: Moses didn't build the ark, Noah did.
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Keyword(s): ANIMALS ; Ark ; Moses ; Noah ; QUESTION ; RELIGION ; RIDDLE ; Trick Question
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |