at is the worst kind of fare for a man to live on?
Warfare.

What vice is it that the greatest criminals shun?
Ad-vice.

What is that which is often found where it is not?
Fault.

What is that which we often catch hold of, and yet never see?
A passing remark.

What is that which is often brought to the table, often cut, but
never eaten?
A pack of cards.

What is that which is full of holes and yet holds water?
A sponge.

What window in your house is like the sun?
The skylight.

What word is it of five letters, of which two being removed one only
one will remain?
St-one.

What is that from which if the whole be taken some will remain?
The word "wholesome".

What word contains all the vowels in their proper order?
Facetious.

How would you express in one word having met a doctor of medicine?
Metaphysician.

Why is a nobleman like a book?
Because he has a title.

Why is the alphabet like the mail?
Because it consists of letters.

Why is a book like a tree?
Because it has many leaves.

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Riddles And Catches

If a man has twenty sick (six) sheep and one of them dies, how many
will remain?
Nineteen.

Can a leopard change his spots?
Yes: when he is tired of one spot he can go to another.

Why does a piebald pony never pay a toll?
Because his master pays it for him.

Where are you sure to find pity in the worst of misfortunes?
In the dictionary.

Where did the witch of Endor live?
At Endor.

What is most like a cat's tail?
A kitten's tail.

What is that which no other animal but a cat possesses?
Kittens.

What is the colour of a green-plot covered with snow?
Green.

When is a man not a man?
When he is a muff.

If a stone were thrown at you and fell int