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-鸡兔同笼应用题100道
趣味英语
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1. What kind of table has no legs?
2. Which is the longest word in English?
3. What is the smallest bridge in the world?
4. What tables can be seen in the fields.
5. What has a neck but no throat?
6. What has an eye but cannot see?
7. What has a hand but can
’
t scratch itself?
8. What has two legs but can
’
t walk?
9. What are the most difficult ships to conquer?
10. What ship has two mates but no captain?
11. What is the most difficult key to turn?
12. What is the best and cheapest light?
13. What room can no one enter?
14. What is the most disagreeable month for soldiers?
15. What star is not seen in the sky?
16. You can press your attire, when I contact a wire. What am I?
17. What nation is a fanciful nation?
18. What nation is dreaded by schoolboys?
19. What nation is one that travelers often want?
20. What animal is on every legal document?
21. What two animals go with you everywhere?
22. What tree does every one carry in his hand?
23. What is it that gives light to the world although it is black?
24. What is it that, when once lost, you can never find again?
25. What is it that you can
’
t see, but is always before you?
26. What is it that doesn
’
t ask questions but must be answered?
27. What is it that is not burnt in the fire, and can
’
t drown in water?
28. What question can never be answered by
“
Yes
”
?
29. What two vegetables begin and end with the same two letters in the same order?
30. What word is usually pronounced wrong, even by the best of scholars?
31. What match can
’
t be put in a matchbox?
32. What part of a watch is always old?
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33. What is history
’
s favorite fruit?
34. What is always filled when it is used and empty when at rest?
35. What is there in your house that ought to be looked into?
36. What becomes higher when the head is off?
37. Two brothers look into the water but can
’
t meet each other?
38. How do we know that a dentist is unhappy in his work?
39. Why is it useless to send a telegram to Washington today?
40. Why is an empty purse always the same?
41. Why does the conductor cut a hole in you railroad ticket?
42. What relation is that child to its father who is not its father
’
s own son?
43. Who may marry many a wife and still be single?
44. What did the pig say when the farmer took hold of his tail?
45. What is that which you break by ever naming it?
46. What is that which the more you take from the larger it grows?
47. Take off my skin, I won
’
t cry, but you will, what am I?
48. It
’
s coming. It
’
s always coming. But it never arrives. What is it?
49. Use me well and
I’
m everybody. Scratch my back and
I’
m nobody. What am I .
50. What belongs only to you, and yet others use it more often than by yourself?
51. What is the
“
bed
”
in which you don
’
t sleep?
52. I have hands and a face. But I can
’
t touch or smile. What am I?
53. We can
’
t see it, but we can feel it. It can
’
t be eaten but badly needed. We can
’
t live without it.
Who is it?
54. What am I if
“I”
drop into water?
55. Thirty-two white horses on a red hill, now they go and now they stand still.
56. It shoots you when you are looking.
It shoots you when you are not.
This candid instrument, indeed,
Can put you on the spot.
57. It
’
s so weak that a little wind can move it. It
’
s so strong that you can cut it with a knife and
leave no trace. What is it?
58. What is that which is seen twice every day and four times every week, yet only once in a year?
59. Thousands in one big family are busy every day, making sweets for others and giving them
away. What are they?
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60.
What
is
the
question
that
has
millions
of
correct
answers?
That
is
to
say,
everyone
gives
a
different answer, but everyone is correct.
61. There were 12 boys. And on a table was a basket with 12 apples. Each boy took one apple and
there still remained one apple in the basket. How was that?
62. You can
’
t catch his body. You can
’
t see his shadow. When strong, he shakes the house. When
weak, the window. What is it?
63.
I’
m red and hairy.
I’
m round and sweet. I have a large stone in my middle.
I’
m not a woman.
I’
m not a man. What am I?
64. It takes off a piece of its clothing each day, at the end of the year, it has nothing left to wear.
What is it?
65. Neither plane nor bird am I, though you will see me in the sky, full of water, yet not the sea or
a river. What can I be?
66.
I’
m gray and brown. I live up in a tree. My ears are short. My tail is long and curls up over my
back. I like nuts to eat. Who am I?
67. It has a mouth, but never speaks. It has a bed, but never sleeps in it. What is it?
68. You see him under the sun, and under the moon and lights. He follows you wherever you go,
but never says a word. Who is he?
69. What is that which every person has seen, but will never see again?
70. It lives in a high building. It goes all day long. But never enters any room, only carries people
and goods up and down. What it it?
71. He can
’
t be seen in summer. He can
’
t live in a warm house. But children like him very much.
They often play with him happily in winter. What is he?
72. As you know, we see things with our eyes open. Can you tell me in what condition we can see
things with our eyes shut?
73.
Without
a
sound,
I
speak.
I’
m
small,
light
and
fast.
I
express
other
s’
thoughts
and
travel
without feet. Who am I?
74. I have six legs. I have two wings. I was once a caterpillar.
I’
m not a bird, but I can fly. What
am I?
75. Ten plus ten equals ten, take ten from ten you have twenty. When the weather is cold, there are
ten. When it is warm, there are twenty. What is it?
76. The first two letters of me stand for a man, the first three for a woman, the first four for a brave
man, and the whole for a brave woman. What am I?
77. We are very large though we seem small. We float on high and never fall. We shine like jewels
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in the night, but in the day we hide from the sight. What are we?
78. Your summer guest is here again. He brings the wind but not the rain. He flaps his wings but
makes no flight, and never eats a single bite. Who is he?
79. Two little brothers live near each other. One lives on one side, the other on the other side. They
hear what you say but they
don’t
see each other. What are they?
80. You have two little windows, which
you open in
the morning, but
you
close them at
night.
When a man looks into them, he can see his own face. What are they?
81.
I’
m
not
an
artist
with
pencil
and
pen.
But
I
make
portraits
of
women
and
men.
Of
all
the
people I ever see, come and tell me truly what can I be.
82. I have a piece for your ear and a piece for your mouth. You sometimes hear me ringing. You
can speak to your friend although you are alone. What am I?
83. It doesn
’
t seem to be there when you look at it. But you do feel it when you touch it. Its gloss
is like ice, but it
doesn’t
melt. It
’
s clear like water, but it
doesn’t
flow. What is it?
84.
I’
m long and thin and made of steel. It cuts the mutton, beef and veal. When not in use, I lie
and wait beside the honest round white plate. What am I?
85. The teacher writers on me with chalk. My face is black.
I can
’
t talk. Unlike the boys whose
voice is hum, I do my work remaining dumb. What am I?
86. Two little boats without any sails, with ten passengers on board. They
don’
t go on the river or
sea and travel on dry land. In the day, the boats pass to and fro. But at night they are both empty.
What are they?
87. It stays in the sky all the time. But only half of the earth shares it at the same time. It
’
s so far
away from us. But everything on earth depends on it in one way or another. Do you know what is
it?
88. What is the difference between the barber and a woman with a lot of children?
89. What is the difference between an organist and a cold in the head?
90. What is the difference between a man going to the second floor and a man looking upstairs?
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91. What row of numbers comes next?
This is a tough one!
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
92. What state is surrounded by the most water?
93.
He
starts
and
ends
2
common
English
words.
One
is
painful
in
love,
and
one
is
painful
in
everyday matter. Do you know what 2 words I must be?
94. I cannot be felt, seen of touched,
Yet I can be found in everybody.
My existence is always in debate,
Yet I have my own style of music.
What Am I?
95. What kind of cheese is made backwards?
96. There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from
it, it still remains an English word-from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original
word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?
97. The word CANDY can be spelled using just 2 letters. Can you figure out how?
98. A man was born in 1955. He
’
s alive and well today at age 33. How is this possible?
99. What is the next 3 letters in this riddle? o t t f f s s…
100. FOUR is HALF of FIVE. Is this statement True of False?
101. How can you make the following equation true by drawing only one straight line: 5+5+5=550
Can you figure it out?
102. I soar without wings
I see without eyes.
I’
ve traveled the universe to and fro.
I’
ve conquered the world,
Yet
I’
ve never been anywhere but home.
Who am I?
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103. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday?
104. What force and strength
cannot
get through,
I with a gentle touch can do. And many in the
street would stand, Were I not a friend at hand. What am I?
105. 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?
106. What has no content yet you are still able to see it?
107. On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was
no storm and nothing wrong with the ship
yet it sank
right in front of the spectators
’
eyes. What
caused the ship to sink?
108. While walking down the street I met a man. He tipped his hat and drew his cane and in this
riddle I told his name. What is the man
’
s name?
109. If you cross out all unnecessary letters in the following string of letters, a logical sentence will
remain. Can you see it?
AALLLOUGNINCEACELSSSEANRYTELNETCTEERS
110. How many sides does a circle have?
111. You can find me in darkness but never in light. I am present in daytime but absent at night. In
the deepest of shadows, I hide in plain sight. What am I?
112. Forward and forward I go, never looking back. My limit no one knows, more of me do they
lack. Like a river I do flow, and an eagle I fly. Now can you guess, what am I?
113. When I am filled I can point the way. When I am empty, nothing moves me. I have two skins
—
one without and one within. What am I?
114. Rearrange the following letters to make just one word. USTOODWERNJ
115. My life can be measured in hours. I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick; Fat, I am slow;
Wind is my foe. What am I?
116. Fill in the blanks using the same three letters at the end as at the beginning in the same order to
find a place where water flows free…ERGRO…
.
117. Why do scuba divers fall backwards out of a boat?
118. Fire is often maintained above me, and if you remove my first letter, you will find the home
shared by everyone you have ever known. What am I?
119. My first half is a container, and I am language understood by few, if any. What am I?
120. I am a path situated between high natural masses. Remove my first letter and you have a path
situated between man-made masses. What am I?
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121. Read my riddle, I pray. What God never sees, what the king seldom sees, and what we see very
day. What is it?
122. You hear me calling to you, beckoning with my shrill voice. My keys will carry you the place
of your choice. What am I?
123. The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?
124. When I point up it
’
s bright. but when I point down it
’
s dark. What am I?
125. What is red and blue, and purple and green? No one can reach it, not even the queen?
126. I can be cracked. I can be made. I can be told. I can be played. What am I?
127. I have neck, but no head. I have two arms, but no hands. What am I?
128. How do you make
“
one
”
disappear?
129.
Granny
looked
up
from
her
rocking
chair
and
said,
“
As
far
as
I
can
tell,
there
is
only
one
anagram of the word TRINKET
”
. What is it?
130. I am the only thing that always tells the truth. I show off everything that I see. I come in all
shapes and sizes. So tell me what I must be!
131. Name an eight-letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end.
132. I always point in the right direction. My instructions are written in black and white in black
and white. Disobey me and pay the consequences. I will never say more than two words at a time.
What am I?
133.
I am black of eye and bright of hair.
I fast in to the ground and follow my lord as he races
around the world. What am I?
134. I am on three legs when I rest and one when I work. What am I?
135. What didn
’
t Adam and Eve have that everyone else has?
136. When you stop and look,
you can always see me.
If
you try to touch
you cannot
feel me.
I
cannot move, but as you near me, I will move away from you. What am I?
137. What word can be written forward, backward of upside down, and can still be read from left to
right?
138. I can slash but I have no knife, I can dash but I have no legs, I can pound but I have no hammer,
I can star but I have no stage. What am I?
139. What Christmas message is written here?
A B C D E F G H I J K M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
140. Add a few words to this equation to make it true:1+1+1=1
141. I am at the beginning of all things.
I am at the end of eternity.
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There is but one path from my beginning to me end.
My whole embodies indifference.
What am I?
142.
What
can
be
seen,
but
cannot
be
touched,
and
when
put
in
a
barrel,
will
make
the
barrel
lighter?
143. A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah.
The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah
seven apples. Why?
144. This garble makes sense if you can decode it: YYUR-YYUB-ICURYY4ME
145. My thunder comes before my lightning.
My lightning comes before my rain. My rain dries up all the land it touches.
What am I?
146. I an as cold as death, but ever breathing.
Never thirsty, but ever drinking.
Covered in mail, but never clinking.
What am I?
147. I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit.
I am near a ball, yet it is never thrown.
What am I?
148. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter
“
A
”
?
149. I can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, I rarely impress. What am I?
150. An iron horse with a flaxen tail.
The faster the horse runs.
The shorter his tail becomes.
What is it?
151. What is the easiest way to throw a ball, and have it stop, and completely reverse dirction after
traveling a short distance?
152.
Dark
with
white
markings,
and
smooth
like
a
rock.
Where
learning
occurs,
I
help
convey
thought. What am I?
153. What has six faces, but does not wear makeup. It also has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see?
154. We capture light, and yet we don
’
t. We reflect rays of sun, and yet we don
’
t.
Without us the world is gray and dull for everyone.
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What are we?
155. One of us falls, and never breaks.
One of us breaks, but never falls.
What are we?
156. I can travel from there to here by disappearing, and here to there by reappearing. What am I?
157. I usually wear a yellow coat.
I usually have a dark head.
I make marks wherever I go.
What am I?
158. I say everything I hear to others around.
I’
m not an animal, nor part of the human race.
I will, immediately, repeat after you
But only if my tail is in place.
What am I ?
159. Solders line up spaced with pride,
Two long rows lined side by side.
One sole unit can decide.
If the rows will unite or divide
Tell me, tell me, and scream it out
What
’
s the thing I talk about?
160. What English word has three consecutive double letters?
161. I know a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What is it?
162. I start with the letter e,
I end with the letter e. I contain only letter.
Yet I am not the letter e!
What am I?
163. What has a head, a tail; is brown, and has no legs?
164. What animal can you spell using the letters: W-E-A-L-U?
165. Buckets, Barrels, Baskets, Cans.
What must you fill with empty hands?
166. Forward
I’
m heavy, Backward
I’
m not. What am I?
167. Light as a feather, nothing in it?
A strong man can
’
t hold it more than a minute. What is it?
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168. I am sometimes strong an sometimes weak.
But I am nobody
’
s fool.
For there is o language that I ca
n’
t speak,
Though I never went to school.
What am I?
169. With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force its doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.
What am I?
170. What 7
–
letter word becomes longer when the third letter is removed?
171. Thousands lay up gold within this house, but no man made it. Spears past counting guard this
house, but no man wards it.
172. Here is a well
–
known proverb with the consonants removed.
What is the proverb?
173. You do not want to have it,
But when you do have it,
You do not want to lose it.
What is it?
174. Look at me.
I can bring a smile to your face.
A tear to your eye,
Or even a thought to your mind.
But, I
can’
t be seen.
What am I?
175. An archeologist finds a coin dated 48 B.C. How did he know it was a fake?
176. The following sentence is
false. The preceding sentence is
true. Are these sentences true of
false?
177. Which word in the English Language becomes shorter when it is lengthened?
178. Jason was really excited when he saw his name on his friend
’
s calendar. Can you figure out
where he saw it?
179. Which clock works best, the one that loses a minute a day, or the one that doesn
’
t work at all?
180. Why can
’
t Kevin Larches, who is now living in Canada, be buried in the USA?
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