School: Cnoc an Doire (B.) (roll number 2418)
- Location:
- Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Seaghdha
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7. What goes up when the rain comes down?
Ans. An Umbrella.8. Which is the easier to spell goose or geese?
Ans. Geese because you can spell it at your eese.9. Seven tea (seventy) cups up on a wall, one fell down, how many were left?
Ans. Six.10. When are three kings like three miles.
Ans. When they form a league.11. What is the difference between an aeroplane and a tree?
Ans. A tree sheds its leaves and an aeroplane leaves its shed.12. Head like a thimble, tail like a rat.
Ans. A pipe.13. What sleeps with its head turned down?
Ans. The nail of a shoe.14. What are the sleepiest things in the world?
Ans. Railway sleepers(continues on next page)
