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School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)

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Monknewtown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    [Europe]
    29. What is the biggest hey in the world? [A donkey]
    30. Once there was a ship and it was full of people and there was not a single person in it? [They were all married]
    31. Why are tall people the laziest? [Because they are longest in bed]
    32. Black and white and read all over? [A newspaper]
    33. What is half of the moon like? [The other half]
    34. What ship do we all try to avoid? [Hardship]
    35. What part of a shoe is used to trim a dress? [The lace]
    36. If a man got sixpence for walking a mile what would he get for walking a hundred miles? [Sore feet]
    37. If a horse's head points to the east where does his tail point? [Down]
    38. What is the difference between one yard and two yards? [A fence]
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monknewtown, Co. Meath