1.) In each sentence, an animal is concealed. Can you find the others?
Horace tries in school to be a very good boy.
What shall I do, Gertrude?
Asking nutty questions can be most annoying.
Did I ever tell you, Bill, I once found a dollar?
A gold key is not a common key.
John came late to his arithmetic class.
I enjoy listening to music at night.
People who drive too fast are likely to be arrested.
2.) 1-2-3-4-5-6
I am a 6 letter word.
Letters 6-5-2 spell out a drink.
Letters 4-5-2-3 spell out a fruit.
Letters 1-2-6 spell out a pet.
Letters 3-2-6 spell out a pest, which often gets eaten by 1-2-6.
What am I?
3.) The first is needed to make quotes you see,
And it often sticks up when it's time for noon tea.
The second's biggest distinction is found
Bearing the symbol of love that is bound.
The third should be biggest but that can depend,
Never standing alone or it may offend.
The fourth is oft used when making a selection
Or if you should need a gun for protection.
The fifth is the fattest and oddest by far,
And can sometimes be found in a wrestling war.
What are they?
4:) I can be quick and then I'm deadly,
I am a rock, shell and bone medley.
If I was made into a man, I'd make people dream,
I gather in my millions by ocean, sea and stream
5.)
If you like pretty gems that sparkle and shine,
I invite you to dig in my virtual mine.
My first is purple, fit for a king,
My second is green where Dorothy did her thing.
My third is red, July's birthstone as well,
My fourth is seen in strings and is found inside a shell.
My fifth is hard, pure Carbon and expensive to buy,
My sixth is Crocidolite, striped like the big cat's eye.
Seventh is two words, a man-made fake of April's stone,
Eighth is very dark and found at Lightning Ridge alone.
Now take from each gem, one letter in its turn,
And you will find the stuff for which even the gods yearn.
6.) What costs nothing
but is worth everything,
weighs nothing, but can last a lifetime,
that one person can't own,
but two or more can share?
7.) In your future and in your past
I come and go so senseless and fast
My purpose is unknown to all
Remembrance seems to drift then fall
I travel by night and fade by day
Because that is my common way
8.) My first is in FIRE but not in GRATE
My second is in EARLY but not in LATE
My third is in MUSIC and also in TUNE
My fourth is in DISTINCT but not in SOON
My last is in FROST and also in SLEET
When ripe, I am juicy and sweet.
What am I?
9.) My first is in LAMP but not in LIGHT
My second is in MAY but not in MIGHT
My third is in DART and also in BOARD
My fourth is in STRING but not in CORD
My last is in SEE but not in GLANCE
I am a city renowned for romance.
Where am I?
10.) My first is in ACT but not in PLAY
My second is in APRIL but not in MAY
My third is in NOBLE and also in LORD
My fourth is in CARD but not in BOARD
My last is in STACK but not in HAY
You look at me every single day.
What am I?
11.) I can be long. I can be short. I can be grown. I can be cut. I can be bought. I can be painted. I can be bare. I can be round. I can be square. What am I?
12.) I can come with you anywhere,
or stay at home.
I alert people with their choice of noises.
I can be long or short.
I can be opened or not.
What am I?