Riddles of a seed

Riddles of a seed

what goes up and down but does not move

Answer

stairs

I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than 5 minutes.
What am I?

Answer

Breath.

What can point in every direction but does not reach its destination

Answer

Your finger.

I'm not a book, but I contain knowledge vast. In the pursuit of learning, I am the beacon.
What am I?

Answer

Education.

What is seen in the middle of March and April that can´t be seent at the beginning or the end of either month?

Answer

Letter R.

What is a Mummy's favorite type of music?

Answer

Wrap.

You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match.
Which should you light first?

Answer

The match.

What’s full of holes but still holds water?

Answer

A sponge.

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, on a pear-tree, grow pears (quite logical). But after a stronger wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?

Answer

There is an easy equation which can help:
1 brick = 1 kg + 1/2 brick
And so 1 brick is 2 kg heavy.

I met an old man on London bridge,
As the sun set on the ridge,
He tipped his hat and drew his name,
And cheated at the guessing game.
What was the man’s name?

Answer

Andrew. In the third line, “and drew his name”. It works better when you say it since the spelling is a bit off when written.

I am sometimes long, sometimes short, sometimes hard, sometimes soft, and not only that, people love me, and if you squeeze me just right, then I’ll ooze out a little bit. What am I?

Answer

A banana.

What eight letter word contains only one letter?

Answer

An envelope.