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School: Fairfield (roll number 15900)

Location:
Aughrim, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Aodh Mac an Mhaoir
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    Q. What has only one foot?
    A. A stocking
    Q. What has three feet?
    A yard
    Q. What shoe is the Irish accent?
    A. Brogue
    Q. When is a cake frozen?
    A. When it is frosted
    Q.Who is the oldest woman in the world?
    A. Ann Tiquity (Antiquity)
    Q. What word can be made out of 101, 5, 1, 50?
    A. C.I.V.I.L (Civil)
    Q. What animals brought the most and the least luggage into the ark?
    A. The elephant brought his trunk but the fox and cock brought only a brush and comb between them.
    Q. What time is it when a man's trousers have twenty patches on them?
    Time to get a new pair.
    Q. What is the most fragile man?
    A. Chinaman
    Q. What are the two hottest letters in the alphabet?
    A. K.N (Cayenne)
    Q. What orders do most people receive with pleasure?
    A. Postal Orders
    Q. Why does a hen cross a road?
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Castles
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlegar West, Co. Galway