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By: Jude Durnford

Riddles!

If there are 12 apples and you take away 2, how many apples do you have? 

ANS: 2 apples, because you took 2 away

Using addition, you must add eight 8’s to get to the number 1000? 

ANS: 888+88+8+8+8=1000

What month of the year has 28 days? 

ANS: all of them

What goes up but never comes down? 

ANS: your age

 I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I? 

ANS: a bank

Where does today come before yesterday? 

ANS: the dictionary

What has lots of eyes, but can’t see? 

ANS: A potato

 What has one eye, but can’t see? 

ANS: A needle

What has many needles, but doesn’t sew? 

ANS: A Christmas tree

What building has the most stories? 

ANS: the library

What tastes better than it smells? 

ANS: your tongue

Trivia!

Who wrote the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”? 

(Answer: Harper Lee)

What is the smallest planet in our solar system? 

(Answer: Mercury)

What is the capital city of Spain? 

(Answer: Madrid)

Who painted the famous picture “The Starry Night”? 

(Answer: Vincent van Gogh)

What is the currency used in Japan? 

(Answer: Japanese yen)

What is the world’s largest desert by area? 

(Answer: The Antarctic Polar Desert)

Which hit Broadway show features the songs “My Shot” and “The Schuyler Sisters”? 

(Answer: Hamilton)

What is the most-consumed manufactured drink in the world? 

(Answer: Tea)

What ingredient makes hot sauce spicy? 

(Answer: Capsaicin)

What fruit is known as “the king of fruits” in Southeast Asia? 

(Answer: Durian)