10 tricky riddles for the young
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A Power Point Presentation for children, students and the young to stimulate their logical, creative and divergent thinking...to think out of the box. Please download for some animated images.TRANSCRIPT
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Riddle 1
A time when they’re green, a time when they’re brown,
But both of these times, cause me to frown.
But just in between, for a very short while,
They’re perfect and yellow, and cause me to smile!
What am I talking about here?
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Answer to Riddle 1
Bananas
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Riddle 2
I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball
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Answer to Riddle 2
Tomorrow
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Riddle 3
Only one color, but not one size,
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies.
Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no
pain. What is it?
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Answer to Riddle 3
Shadow
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Riddle 4
I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good
feeling. Once I shine in splendor,
But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for".
What am I?
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Answer to Riddle 4
Cigarette
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Riddle 5
If you have me, you want to If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you share me. If you share me, you
haven't got me. What am I?haven't got me. What am I?
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Answer to Riddle 5
Secret
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Riddle 6
I can sizzle like bacon; I am made with an egg;
I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg.
I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole.
I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole.
What am I?
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Answer to Riddle 6
A Snake
Riddle 7There was a green
house. Inside the green
house there was a white house
Inside the white house there was a
red house. Inside the red house
there were lots of babies.
What am I?
Answer to Riddle 7
A Watermelon
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Riddle 8
You are walking through a field, and you find something to eat. It doesn't have bones, and
it doesn't have meat. You pick it up and put it into your pocket. You take it home and put it on
a shelf, but 3 days later it walks away. What is it?
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Answer to Riddle 8
An Egg
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Riddle 9
This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He
has no lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call.
What is it?
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Answer to Riddle 9
A Waterfall
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Riddle 10
Mountains will crumble and
temples will fall, and no man can
survive its endless call. What is it?
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Answer to Riddle 10
Time
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The End
May our mind grow in creativity
and maturity.With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin