Riddle: I come out of the earth, I am sold in the market. He who buys me cuts my tail, takes off my suit of silk, and weeps beside me when I am dead.
What am I?
Answer: I am an Onion.
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Riddle: I make hair stand on end, whisper between radio stations, and yet I refuse to change. What am I?
Answer: Static.
Static electricity makes hair stand on end. “Whisper between radio stations” points to the hissing noise called radio static. “Refuse to change” uses the other meaning of static: something fixed or unchanging. The riddle hinges on the word “static” having both electrical and descriptive senses.
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Riddle: Joe bets Tony $100 that he can predict the score of the football game before it starts. Tony agrees, but loses the bet.
Why did Tony lose the bet?
Answer: Joe said the score would be 0-0 and he was right. "Before" any football game starts, the score is always 0-0.
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Riddle: My first is in wield, sever bones and marrow. My second is in blade, forged in cold steel. My third is in arbalest, and also in arrows. My fourth is in power, plunged through a shield. My fifth is in honour, and also in vows My last will put an end to it all.
What am I?
Answer: A weapon!
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