- Question: What has a bed but never sleeps?
- Answer: A riverbed.
- Question: What can fill a room but takes up no space?
- Answer: Darkness.
- What has a face and two hands but never smiles? (A clock – it’s time to say goodnight)
- What gets longer when pulled, fits snugly between your fingers, and is the last thing you see before bed? (A blanket)
- What is always in bed but never sleeps? (A pillow)
- What runs but never walks, murmurs but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps? (A river)
- What is it that you can keep after giving it to someone else? (Your word – give your word to say goodnight)
- What is it that you can see but cannot touch, that follows you wherever you go? (Your shadow – it’s time for your shadow to say goodnight)
- What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano – time to play a goodnight melody)
- What belongs to you but others use it more than you do? (Your name – time for your name to say goodnight)
- What has a head and a tail but no body? (A coin – time to flip for a goodnight wish)
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? (The letter ‘m’ – time for the ‘m’ to say goodnight)
- What can fill a room but takes up no space? (Light – time for the light to say goodnight)
- What has a neck but no head? (A bottle – time to cap off the day and say goodnight)
- What has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and allows you to enter but not go in? (A keyboard – time for the keyboard to type out a goodnight message)
- What gets wetter as it dries? (A towel – time to dry off and say goodnight)
- What travels around the world while staying in a corner? (A stamp – time for the stamp to mark the end of the day with a goodnight)
- What has hands but cannot clap? (A clock – time for the clock to chime out a goodnight)
- What is full of holes but still holds water? (A sponge – time for the sponge to soak up a goodnight)
- What comes down but never goes up? (Rain – time for the rain to fall softly and say goodnight)
- What can you catch but not throw? (A cold – time to catch some Z’s and say goodnight)
- What is always hungry, eats and eats but is never full? (A fire – time for the fire to consume the day and say goodnight)
- Q: What always comes to an end before the stars come out?
A: The day, saying goodnight. - Q: What whispers to the moon before the world goes to sleep?
A: The breeze, bidding goodnight. - Q: What do tired eyes say to the pillow at the end of the day?
A: Let’s rest, goodnight. - Q: What does the blanket say to the sleeper?
A: I’ll keep you warm, goodnight. - Q: What does the bedside lamp ask before going off?
A: Shall I dim, goodnight? - Q: What do the curtains say before closing for the night?
A: Time to shut out the world, goodnight. - Q: What does the clock say when it’s time for bed?
A: Tick-tock, sleep tight, goodnight. - Q: What does the owl hoot when darkness falls?
A: Time for dreams, goodnight. - Q: What does the book say to the reader before the final page?
A: Close me gently, goodnight. - Q: What does the cat purr when it’s time to sleep?
A: Curl up beside me, goodnight. - Q: What does the pen say before being set aside?
A: Until tomorrow, goodnight. - Q: What does the fire whisper as it dies down?
A: Time to rest, goodnight. - Q: What does the river murmur as it flows at night?
A: Sleep peacefully, goodnight. - Q: What does the flower say as it closes its petals?
A: Rest well, goodnight. - Q: What does the cricket chirp in the quiet of the evening?
A: Time for slumber, goodnight. - Q: What does the old tree sigh as it settles for the night?
A: Sweet dreams, goodnight. - Q: What does the star twinkle before the world falls asleep?
A: Guiding your dreams, goodnight. - Q: What does the cloud say before drifting away?
A: Time to float into dreams, goodnight. - Q: What does the moonbeam whisper as it touches the earth?
A: Illuminate your dreams, goodnight. - Q: What does the nightingale sing as it bids farewell to the day?
A: Sleep well, goodnight. - Q: What softly closes as the moon rises high?
A: Eyelids, bidding goodnight. - Q: What gently fades as the stars begin to shine?
A: Daylight, saying goodnight. - Q: What whispers as the crickets start their song?
A: Evening breeze, saying goodnight. - Q: What eases away as dreams start to take flight?
A: Worries, bidding goodnight. - Q: What drifts off as the world turns in?
A: Mind, bidding goodnight. - Q: What settles in as the world grows still?
A: Calmness, saying goodnight. - Q: What closes softly as the night unfurls?
A: Curtains, saying goodnight. - Q: What turns quiet as the city lights dim?
A: Bustle, saying goodnight. - Q: What whispers low as the clock strikes late?
A: Nighttime, saying goodnight. - Q: What murmurs as the world takes its rest?
A: Nightfall, bidding goodnight. - Q: What softens as the evening grows deep?
A: Voices, bidding goodnight. - Q: What fades away as the night sky blooms?
A: Daytime, saying goodnight. - Q: What slips away as the moon beams bright?
A: Drowsiness, bidding goodnight. - Q: What quiets down as the stars twinkle above?
A: Mind chatter, saying goodnight. - Q: What drifts off as the night embraces all?
A: Consciousness, bidding goodnight. - Q: What settles gently as the world goes to sleep?
A: Peacefulness, saying goodnight. - Q: What fades softly as the night takes hold?
A: Day’s worries, bidding goodnight. - Q: What calms down as the night takes its toll?
A: Restlessness, saying goodnight. - Q: What mellows out as the evening draws near?
A: Activity, bidding goodnight. - Q: What hushes as the night whispers its tale?
A: Busy thoughts, saying goodnight.
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