What Is It?

This object has a shade,
That's useful as can be,
And although it has a switch
It is not a tree.
It has a bulb but never,
Never will you see it grow.
It brings light into your life.
What is it? Do you know?

What Am I?

Sometimes I have two eyes,
Sometimes I have four.
To hold clothes together
Is what I am for.

Rhyming Riddle

It's a cake, but it's not to eat
(In fact, it wouldn't be much of a treat).
It's not in a bakery, but next door
You'll find it in the grocery store.

Twelve inches make a - - - -.
That is always so.

Three feet make a - - - -.
That I also know.

Five thousand two hundred and eighty
Feet are in a - - - -.

In order to remember that,
I thought for quite a while.

Two cups make a - - - -.
(Be careful when you pour.)

Two pints make a - - - - -.
Neither less nor more.

Four quarts make a - - - - - -.
There's a measuring machine

That counts out every gallon
When we buy gasoline.

What's the Girl's Name?

Not a ball, nor a bat,
Not a dog, nor a cat.
The puzzle answer lies
Twice before your eyes.
To find it is your aim;
What is this girl's name?

Nonsense Name Jingle

Mandy, Mandy,
Ate molasses - - - - -.

Drake, Drake,
Asked for layer - - - -.

Hannah, Hannah,
Peeled a ripe - - - - - -.

Betty, Betty,
Likes - - - - - - - - -.

Jerry, Jerry,
Picked a bright red - - - - - -.

Fred, Fred,
Toasted raisin - - - - -.

Lola, Lola,
Drank a - - - -    - - - -.

Pam, Pam,
Spread her bread with - - -.

Nelly, Nelly,
Made some apple - - - - -.

Joan, Joan,
Bought an ice cream - - - -.

Baseball Puzzle

Baseball is "the American sport,"
And this is the time we hear,
On the radio, games that decide
Champions of the year.

The crowd collects. "But a program!"
"Buy a hot dog!" vendors start to scream.
All the players warm up now,
- - - - men on a team.

The pitcher winds up for the throw,
The fans all laugh and shout.
With care the batter swings because
Three strikes will put him - - -.

The pitcher looks things over.
"Come on!" the captain calls.
Sometimes they "walk" the batter,
With a base on - - - - -.

When a batter hits the ball
Over the fence - what fun!
He jobs around the bases
While we cheer for his home - - -.

Each team is up nine times, and then
It can be told who's winning
Unless there is a tie, which means
There'll be an extra - - - - - -.

Batter up! Of all the sports
That we could ever name,
Baseball, in America,
Is the favorite - - - -.

Dates

Can you supply each missing date,
For these days we celebrate?

Irishmen are happy and gay
On March - -, St. Patrick's Day.

April - is a day when folks
Fool each other with tricky jokes.

On July -, many speeches are made,
After a patriotic parade.

We will remember forever and aye
That October - - is Columbus Day.

A here's a tricky one, we believe:
December - -, Christmas Eve.

Indoor Fun in Winter

When the wind in winter roars,
I have lots of fun indoors.
Sometimes I watch my mother cook,
Or look at pictures in a - - - -.

Make toy apartments on the stair,
Or wash and comb my dolly's - - - -.
Draw with crayons, or try to sew,
Listen to the - - - - -.

Have a party with crackers and tea,
Or watch a "Western" on - -.
Make a tent with Mom's old sheet,
Or talk to my pet - - - - - - - -.

Play recordings and, in between,
Do puzzles in my - - - - - - - -.
Read a story to the end,
Use the phone to call a - - - - - -.

What Happens?

Bells ring,
Bees - - - - -.

Plants grow,
Oars - - -.

Pens write,
Teeth - - - -.

Cats creep,
Frogs - - - -.

Ropes tie,
Kites - - -.

Vines climb,
Poems - - - - -.

Who Is He?

His rosy cheeks are all aglow
With late December frost and snow.
Beneath a cap his kindly eyes
Are twinkling at each huge surprise.
He carries in the heavy pack
That's slung across his weary back.
Children shriek and dance about
Whenever he takes parcels out.
Daily he stops at each house twice
In spite of cold or rain or ice;
And Christmastime would never be
Much fun without him; who is he?
Think twice before you guess because
The answer isn't Santa Claus!

Animal Sayings

Here are some sayings
Heard now and then.
Someone is "angry
As a wet - - -."
"Busy as a - - - - - -";
Dumb as an ox";
As "cross as a - - - -";
Or "sly as a - - -."

If one is suspicious
He "smells a - - -,"
And if he can't see
He's "blind as a - - -."
This puzzle is an
Old proverb game.
Try to fill in
Each animal name.

Dairy Products

Out in the barn (you can watch him now),
The farmer is milking his Jersey cow.

Her glossy hide is as soft as silk,
And she gives the farmer her warm rich - - - -.

He fills the pail in a foaming stream,
And tomorrow his wife will skim the - - - - -.

On the quiet porch where the swallows flutter,
She will put her churn and make some - - - - - -;

Or, if it should her fancy please,
She makes the milk into yellow - - - - - -.