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Clean, but not water, White, but not snow, Sweet, but not ice-cream, What is it?

(Sugar)

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What is in the middle of Paris?

(The letter "R")

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I am purple, yellow, red, and green The King cannot reach me and neither can the Queen. I show my colours after the rain And only when the sun comes out again

(A rainbow)

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What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?

(The letter "M")

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What is found over your head but under your hat?

(Your Hair)

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What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?

(A river)

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There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?

(Watermelon.)

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What flares up quickly and does some good But a moment later, it’s just a small piece of wood?

(A match)

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The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?

(Darkness)

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I am round like an apple Flat as a chip I have eyes But I can’t see one bit

(A button)

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What English word has three consecutive double letters?

(Bookkeeper)

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Look at my face and you see somebody Look at my back and you see nobody.

(A mirror)

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What's black when you get it, red when you use it, and white when you're all through with it?

(Charcoal)

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We have legs but cannot walk.

(Tables and chairs)

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You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

(An ear of corn)

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I love your dog and ride on his back I travel for miles but don’t leave a track.

(A flea)

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I am always hungry, I must always be fed, The finger I touch, Will soon turn red

(Fire)

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All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held, No throat, but can be heard.

(Wind)

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Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen.

(Iceberg)

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My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick Fat, I am slow Wind is my foe.

(A candle)

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It cannot be seen, it weighs nothing, but when put into a barrel, it makes it lighter. What is it?

(A hole)

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Why is a wise man like a pin?

(He has a head and comes to a point)