School: Tón Ruadh (roll number 12809)

Location:
Tonroe, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Giobaláin
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    7. What month does a woman talk least
    Ans. Febuary February.
    8. What coat has neither collar sleeves, buttons nor button holes.
    Ans = A coat of paint.
    9. Why is the letter U like the man outside a cinema.
    Ans = Because he's always in u - niform
    10. What tree does a smoked cigarette remind you of
    Ans The Ash
    11. What occurs once in every day, but not once in a century.
    Ans= The letter D.
    12. What is that, that occurs once in every minute,
    Twice in every moment but not once in a year.
    Ans. The letter M
    13. Why is 10, 000, 000 a wicked number.
    Ans - Because it is naughty.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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    English