{"id":351,"date":"2013-08-07T18:56:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T18:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/?p=351"},"modified":"2013-08-07T18:56:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T18:56:29","slug":"riddles-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"Riddles 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Questions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-104\" alt=\"Questions\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Questions-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Questions-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Questions-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Questions.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>1. What gets wetter the more it dries?<\/p>\n<p>2. What has a neck, but no head?<\/p>\n<p>3. What is black when it\u2019s clean and white when it\u2019s dirty?<\/p>\n<p>4. What has ears, but can\u2019t hear?<\/p>\n<p>5. What has teeth, but can\u2019t chew?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Answers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-156\" alt=\"Answers\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Answers-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nAnswers:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>1. A towel<\/p>\n<p>2. A bottle<\/p>\n<p>3. A blackboard<\/p>\n<p>4. Corn<\/p>\n<p>5. A comb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. What gets wetter the more it dries? 2. What has a neck, but no head? 3. What is black when it\u2019s clean and white when it\u2019s dirty? 4. 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