The king dies and two men, the true heir and an impostor, both claim to be his long-lost son. Both fit the description of the rightful heir: about the right age, height, coloring and general appearance. Finally, one of the elders proposes a test to identify the true heir. One man agrees to the test [...]

Part carbon, part water, I am poison to the fishes.
Many have falsely claimed my name, for I am the pause that refreshes.
What am I?

A butcher has a 36 inch waist around, and he’s 5 feet tall. What does he weigh?

My first is in wield, sever bones and marrow.
My second is in blade, forged in cold steel.
My third is in arbalest, and also in arrows.
My fourth is in power, plunged through a shield.
My fifth is in honour, and also in vows
My last will put an end to it all.
What am I?

I was born in the 18th century, yet still live on today. Appearing on TV when I have something to say. Called everything from “honest” to a dirty rotten “crook”, I used to wear a wig, but have had several looks. I’ve always had a party, but never disturb the neighbors. I’ve been shot at [...]

You give someone a dollar. You are this person’s brother, but the person is not your brother. How can that be?

What kind of can never needs a can-opener?

Tom’s mom had four kids: Nickel, Dime, Quarter, and?

Stronger than any beast,
Rougher than any sea.
Steadier than a favorable wind,
and of me none shall be free.
What am I?

What weighs more? A pound of feathers or a pound of stones?

Some will use me, while others will not, some have remembered, while others have forgot. For profit or gain, I’m used expertly, I can’t be picked off the ground or tossed into the sea. Only gained from patience and time, can you unravel my rhyme?

I have legs but walk not
A strong back but work not
Two good arms but reach not
A seat but sit and tarry not
What am I?

A red cap on my head,
A stone in my throat,
Ff you tell me the answer,
I’ll give you a Groat.
What am I?

When liquid splashes me, none seeps through. When I am moved alot, liquid I spew. When I am hit, color I change. And color, I come in quite a range. What I cover is very complex, and I am very easy to flex. What am I?

Which does not belong in this group:
Apple, Grape, Banana, Cherry, Pear

How do you make “one” disappear?

Grandma has an old-fashioned refrigerator with a very small freezer compartment which can hold up to seven ice cube trays stacked, but there are no shelves to separate the trays. You have fifteen trays, each of which can make a dozen cubes, but if you stand one tray on top of another before it’s frozen, [...]

I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I’m not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I’m never thrown. What am I?

There once was an evil wizard. He took 3 woman from their homes and turned them into rose bushes that looked exactly alike. He put them in his garden.
One of the woman had a husband and children and begged the wizard to let her see them.
He agreed. At night, he brought the woman to her [...]

Dark with white markings,
And smooth like a rock.
Where learning occurs,
I help convey thought.
What am I?

What animal has no wings, but yet will fly?

I fly in the air,
But I am not always there.
I cannot be touched,
But I can be felt or held.
Think very hard,
But if you live near the equator,
You may have a tough time seeing me.
What am I?

You can see nothing else
When you look in my face,
I will look you in the eye
And I will never lie.

I give you a group of three.
One is sitting down, and will never get up.
The second eats as much as is given to him, yet is always hungry.
The third goes away and never returns.

What can go up and come down without moving?