An Unpopular Invention
My invention is not very popular with people who visit the doctor. It is pointy and sometimes makes people cry. Who am I and what did I invent?
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Keeping You Cool
My name is Frederick McKinley Jones, and I invented the machine that keeps you nice and cool on hot summer days. What did I invent?
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The Mechanically Inclined Inventor
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Going To High Places
My invention makes it easier for people to get to high places without climbing stairs. What did I invent?
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African American Poet Riddle
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Fighting For Black Americans Riddle
I was born on May 19,1925.
I fought for black Americans.
I was a leader of the nation of Islam.
Who am I?
I fought for black Americans.
I was a leader of the nation of Islam.
Who am I?
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Missionary Among Slaves
I lived from 1797 to 1883.
I was a missionary among slaves in New York.
I used my talent of speaker for the slavery movement.
My name was changed by a Quaker family to Van Wagener.
I was a missionary among slaves in New York.
I used my talent of speaker for the slavery movement.
My name was changed by a Quaker family to Van Wagener.
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Fought For Education Riddle
I saw education as the key to improving the lives of African-Americans in the 1900s, and fought to educate my people. Who am I?
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Father Of The Peanut
Some call me the father of the peanut, for I discovered 300 useful things made of the peanut. Who am I?
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Touch Tone Pioneer
This African American pioneer fostered the invention of touch tone phones and the portable fax. Who is it?
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America's First Clock Riddle
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Railroad To Freedom
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A Hot Date
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Pick any date in August. They don't get much hotter than that. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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1 Year Of Chickens
There are five hen and rooster pairs. Each pair has one baby every month.
How many chickens will there be in one year?
How many chickens will there be in one year?
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It is impossible to know because the chicken's babies could also have babies during this time.
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Twins Riddle
Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
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