riddles5

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?

>>>   Mount Everest   <<<

Before the days of motor cars, a man rode into town on his horse. He arrived on Friday, spent three days in town and left on Friday. How is that possible?

>>>   The horse's name is Friday.   <<<

Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?

>>>   She lives in the Southern Hemisphere where the seasons are reversed.   <<<

Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg. Why not?

>>>   The natives are penguins.   <<<

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?

>>>   A priest.   <<<

How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of brick?

>>>   Only the last one.   <<<

If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?

>>>   None. Roosters don't lay eggs.   <<<

If you were in a dark room with a candle, a woodstove, a match and a gas lamp which do you light first?

>>>   The match.   <<<

On a nude beach, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?

>>>   You can't take a picture with a wooden leg. You need a camera.   <<<

The capital of Turkey is a long word. Can you spell it?

>>>   it   <<<



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