Answers of riddles
2014年10月1日｜Lesson
Hi, everyone.
We hope you enjoyed the riddles last month.
How was it?
We will show the answers to them this month.
Let’s think about it together.
Step 1:
(1) What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
A: It’s a T eapoT There is tea in the pot.
(2) Where does Friday come before Thursday?
A: In a dictionary. (It’s in alphabetical order)
(3) If he sits down, he is high; if he stands up, he is low.
A: Dog.
(4) Claps and claps, but neighbors do not hear.
A: Eyes.
(5) I saw two boats, but one person was on board.
A: Shoes.
You can wear only one pair of shoes.
(6)The letter C becomes O, and O becomes C.
A: Moon. It’s the shape of the moon. 
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(7)My uncle has a sister, but she isn’t my aunt. Who is she?
A: My mother.
(8) What animal carries his house wherever he goes?
A: Turtle.
(9) What kind of pet makes music?
A: Trumpet.
(10) What is the center of Australia?
A: The letter r. A U S T R A L I A
A: The letter r. A U S T ↑
It’s the center of the letters.
Step 2:
(11) Which American president wore the largest hat?
A: The one with the biggest _head_.
The man with the biggest head must wear the biggest hat. Right?
(12) What goes up, but never comes down?
A: A ge. When you grow up, your age goes up, doesn’t it?
(13) What do you add to oil to make it boil?
A: The letter _b. oil + b = boil
(14) Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?
A: Mt. Everest, it just hadn’t been discovered yet.
That’s why it is Mt. Everest.
(15) When is the best time to have lunch?
A: After breakfast.
(16) What is the longest word in English language?
A: S miles. Because a mile is between the 1st and last letters. ⇒S mile S
1 mile = 1.6 kilometers. That’s why it is the longest word.
(17) What makes a road broad?
A: The letter B. road + b = broad
(18) Why is a river rich?
A: Because it always has two __banks_.
The word bank has two meanings; one is the side of river,
another is a place for keeping or lending money
(19) What is the tallest building in the world?
A: The library. Because it has the most stories.
The word story has two meanings; one is the number of levels of a building,
another is what is written by an authror
Step 3:
(20) Why is 6 afraid of 7?
A: Because 7 8 9. = 7 ate 9.
(21) I don’t like babysitters. Why?
A: Because they sit on babies.
(22) Why does Ms. Jones(who is a woman) shave many times a day?
A: Because she is a barber.
(23) Why does the statue of Liberty stand in New York Harbor?
A: Because there is __no_ chair.
(24) Why do birds fly south?
A: Because it’s too far to walk.
(25) Why are Saturday and Sunday the strongest days?
A: Because Monday through Friday are _weekdays_. = weak
( Week and weak have the same sound but different meanings.)
