Q. What is the greatest wonder in the map of Europe. ¶ A. That Hungary did not eat Turkey.

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(Q What is the greatest wonder in the map of Europe
A. That Hungary did not eat Turkey
(Q Up the chimney down and down the chimney up
A An umbrella
(Q I have a little man below in the field when I pull his leg his nose will bleed
A A pump
(Q What ties two people together yet only touches one
A A wedding ring
(Q When is a girl like a news paper
A The she is in print
(Q What goes up when the rain comes down
A AN umbrella
(Q Little Miss Hanan with her red nose the anger she lives he shorter she grows
A AN candle
(Q Black and white and red all over
A A news paper
(Q What do you do when you find anything you are looking for
A Give up looking for it

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Q What is it I have you have not and you use it more often than I do
A My name
Q What is the difference between a school master and an engine driver
A One trains the mind and the other minds the engine
Q What is not of the house or not in the house yet the house cannot do without it
A A window
Q What side of the mug is the handle on
A the outside of the mug
Q What is the longest night in the year
A A fortnight
Q What never asks a question but require many answers
A A door bell
Q What word of five letters if you take away two and there is only one left
A The word stone
Q What boot do you put on last
A The one that is left on the ground

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Q Long legs short thighs little head and no eyes
A A tongs
Q What would make the biggest bulk for a ton
A Well blown balloons
Q What part of a cow goes out in the gap first
A Her breath
Q Why does a hen pick a pot
A Because she cannot lick it
Q Why does a hen cross a road
A Because she cannot cross under it