Little Riddle
2021年10月4日｜Lesson
こんにちは。
2学期になりましたが、
充実した学校生活を送っていますか。
いよいよ秋ですね。
「読書の秋」、「スポーツの秋」、「芸術の秋」、
「食欲の秋」を楽しみましょう。
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今月は英語のなぞなぞクイズを出します。
なぞなぞを解くことで、ひらめき力、想像力がパワーアップしますよ。
例題を一緒に解いてみましょう。
Example：Q：Where does Friday come before Thursday?
例 木曜日の前に金曜日が来るのはどこでしょう？
Example：A：In a dictionary. （It’s an alphabetical order.）
例 辞書の中。（アルファベットの順番ではFはTの前に来ます。）
わかりましたか。
さあ、楽しみながらチャレンジしてみましょう。いくつ解けるでしょうか。
下線部にアルファベットの文字を１つずつ入れてみましょう。
Hello, everyone.
Second semester has started, are you spending a fulfilling school life?
Autumn is approaching.
Let’s enjoy reading, playing sports, art, and eating.
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This month, let’s try solving some riddles.
By solving riddles, you can be inspired and your imagination will flare.
Let’s try a sample question.
Example：Q：Where does Friday come before Thursday?
A：In a dictionary. （It’s an alphabetical order.）
Did you get it?
Now, try some on your own. How many can you get?
Each line stands for a letter of the alphabet.
Part 1:
(1) What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has a T in it?
A: It’s a T __ __ __ __ t.
(2) If he sits down, he is tall; if he stands up, he is short.
A: A D __ __.
(3) Which is faster, heat or cold?
A: __ __ __ __.
(4) Claps and claps, but neighbors do not hear.
A: E __ __ __.
(5) I saw two boats, but only one person was on board.
A: S __ __ __ __.
(6) The letter C becomes O, and O becomes C.
A: M __ __ __.
(7) My uncle has a sister, but she is not my aunt. Who is she?
A: My m __ __ __ __ __.
(8) What animal carries his house wherever he goes?
A: A t __ __ __ __ __.
(9) What kind of pet makes music?
A: __ __ __ __ pet.
(10) What is the center of Australia?
A: The letter __.
Answers to Part 1:
(1) It’s a TeapoT. (There is tea in the pot.)
(2) A Dog.
(3) Heat. (You can catch a cold.)
(4) Eyes.
(5) Shoes. (You can wear only one pair of shoes.)
(6) Moon. (It’s the shape of the moon.)
(7) My mother.
(8) A Turtle.
(9) Trumpet.
(10) R. (The center letter of AUSTRAILIA.)
Part 2:
(11) Which American president wore the largest hat?
A: The one with the biggest __ __ __ __.
(12) What goes up, but never comes down?
A: A __ __.
(13) What do you add to oil to make it boil?
A: The letter __.
(14) Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?
A: Mt. __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
(15) When is the best time to have lunch?
A: After __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
(16) What is the longest word in the English language?
A: S __ __ __ __ __.
(17) What makes a road broad?
A: The letter __.
(18) Why is a river rich?
A: Because it always has two __ __ __ __ __.
(19) What is the tallest building in the world?
A: The __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
(20) Why is 6 afraid of 7?
A: Because 7 __ __ __ 9.
Answers to Part 2:
(11) The one with the biggest head.
(The man with the biggest head must wear the biggest hat. Right?)
(12) Age. (When you grow up, your age goes up, doesn’t it?
(13) The letter B. (b+oil=boil)
(14) Mt. Everest. (It just hadn’t been discovered yet.)
(15) After breakfast.
(16) Smiles. (Because a mile is between the 1st and last letters.)
*1 mile = 1.6 kilometers. That’s why it’s the longest word.
(17) The letter B. (b+road=broad)
(18) 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) 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 author.)
(20) Because 7 ate 9 (7, 8, 9).
