What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not alive?
a glove
What has a neck but no head?
a bottle
What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
a teapot
I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
pencil lead (graphite)
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
a stamp
What building has the most stories?
the library
What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
short
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
silence
What is full of holes but still holds water?
a sponge
What kind of coat is best put on wet?
a coat of paint
What has many teeth but can't bite?
a comb
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four signify a great man, while the entire word signifies a great woman?
heroine
What belongs to you, but everyone uses it more than you do?
your name
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
seven
I follow you around all day long, but when the sun goes down, I'm gone. What am I?
your shadow
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can't be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
the letter R
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
darkness
What gets wetter the more it dries?
a towel
What can you catch but not throw?
a cold
What is actually at the end of every rainbow?
the letter W
Which month has 28 days?
all of them
What has keys but can't open locks?
a piano
Which word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
incorrectly
I have keys, but no locks. I have space, but no room. You can enter, but never leave. What am I?
a keyboard
I occur once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years. What am I?
the letter M
What has cities, but no houses; mountains, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
a map
If an electric train is traveling south, which way is the smoke blowing?
There's no smoke; it's electric
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
the word "ton"
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
a promise
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