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Flat As A Leaf Round As A Ring
ROD: 07-20-2026
Riddle: Flat as a leaf, round as a ring; Has two eyes, can't see a thing.
What is it?
Answer: A button.
While On My Way To St. Ives, I Saw A Man With 7 Wives Riddle
ROD: 07-19-2026
Riddle: While on my way to St. Ives, I saw a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks, and wives. How many were going to St. Ives?
Answer: Just one, me.
I'm Found In Socks Scarves And Mittens I'm Found In The Paws Of Playful Kittens - Answer Clue "Y"
ROD: 07-18-2026
Riddle: I'm found in socks, scarves, and mittens. I'm found in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
Answer: Yarn.
A Father's Child, A Mother's Child, Yet No One's Son
ROD: 07-17-2026
What Can Run But Never Walk Has A Mouth But Never Talks
ROD: 07-16-2026
Riddle: What can run, but never walks; has a mouth, but never talks; has a head, but never weeps; has a bed, but never sleeps?
Answer: A river.
Riddle: I am the ruler of shovels, I have a double. I am as thin as a knife, I have a wife. What am I?
Answer: The King of Spades (from a deck of cards).
You Can See Nothing Else When You Look In My Face
ROD: 07-14-2026
Riddle: You can see nothing else When you look in my face, I will look you in the eye and I will never lie. What am I?
Answer: I am your reflection.
Always Overlooked
ROD: 07-13-2026
Riddle: No matter how smart you are, there is one thing you will always overlook. What is it?
Answer: Your own nose.
Baby Astronaut
ROD: 07-12-2026
Riddle: How do you get a baby astronaut to sleep?
Answer: You rock-it!
Which One Does Not Belong?
ROD: 07-11-2026
Riddle: One of the four words does not belong with the other three. Which word does not belong? What is it that the others have in common?
1. Green, yellow, red, blue. 2. April, December, November, June. 3. Cirrus, calculus, cumulus, stratus. 4. Carrots, radishes, potatoes, cabbages. 5. Fork, comb, rake, shovel.
Answer: 1. Green. Yellow, red and blue are primary colors, green is not.
2. December. The other months have only 30 days.
3. Calculus. The others are cloud types.
4. Cabbage. The others are vegetables that grow underground.
5. Shovel. The others have prongs.
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