2010年11月18日「モバイル英語学習」第64号(なぞなぞ): 英語のなぞなぞ!

今日は,英語のなぞなぞを送ります。答えを聞くと「なーんだ」ということになるかもしれませんが,ちょっと頭をひねって考えてみてください。
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1. Where in the world does afternoon come before morning?
2. When you take your clothes off, it gets dressed; when you put your clothes on, it is undressed. What is it?
3. What animal wears big black glasses?
4. What has eyes but cannot see?
5. What kind of dog doesn’t bark (犬、キツネなどがほえる) or bite(かむ)?
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Answer:
1. a dictionary
2. a cloth rack
3. a panda
4. a potato
5. a hotdog

2010年1月9日「モバイル英語学習」第15号(なぞなぞ):Have You Ever Thought about These Interesting Questions?

今日は「標準」答えがないクイズを送ります!
Notes: abbreviated 省略された;
terminal 形容詞としては「終わりの,死に至る」の意;
rush 突進,猛進;
mouse-flavored ねずみの香り[味]がする。
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1. Why is “abbreviated” such a long word?
2. Why is it that to stop Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 you have to click on “Start”?
3. If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
4. Why is it called “rush hour” when that is the time of day when traffic is at its slowest?
5. Why isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food?
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