riddles

1.  What is in the middle of Paris?
2.  Comes once in a year but twice in a week.
3.  What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
4.  Where does Thursday come before Wednesday?
5.  I have a head and a tail but no body.
6.  You can make it but cannot see it.
7.  I can run but cannot walk.
8.  What can't be used unless broken?
9.  What has four wheels and flies ?
10.What two words have thousands of letters?
11.How many letters are in the Alphabets?
12.Which building has maximum number of stories?
13.I have hands and a face ,no legs but I can run.
14.Which bank has no money.
15.What can you catch but cannot throw?
















Answer
1.  the letter 'r'
2.  the letter 'e'
3.  postal stamp
4.  in a dictionary
5.  a coin
6.  noise
7.  river 
8.  eggs
9.  a garbage truck
10.post office
11.nine
12.library
13.clock
14.a river bank
15.a cold

Rebus Puzzles

 Rebus puzzle is a kind of pictorial puzzle .They contain simple English letters of the alphabet in different sizes ,colours and other manipulations that often represent popular sayings and phrases.


For example

The answer to this puzzle would be-

A FRIEND IN NEED

I introduced Rebus puzzles to my last year class ,soon the kids were asking for more.

  These puzzles never fail to bring a smile on the children's face when the answer is revealed.

All the puzzles I used in my class I found here.