Riddle: What happens once in soccer, twice in football, but never happens in baseball?
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The letter ‘O’.
Sport riddles
What has 18 legs and catches flies?
Riddle: What has 18 legs and catches flies?
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A baseball team.
I’m thrown and hit, then caught or missed, with bases run and gloves in fist. What am I?
Riddle: I’m thrown and hit, then caught or missed, with bases run and gloves in fist. What am I?
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Baseball.
What word can go before brake, golf and jockey?
Riddle: What word can go before brake, golf and jockey?
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Disc.
A man leaves home, makes three left turns and returns home to two masked men. Who are these masked men?
Riddle: A man leaves home, makes three left turns and returns home to two masked men. Who are these masked men?
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Catcher and umpire at baseball.
What’s an insect’s favourite sport?
Riddle: What’s an insect’s favourite sport?
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Cricket.
What can be driven but has no wheels, and can also be sliced but remain whole?
Riddle: What can be driven but has no wheels, and can also be sliced but remain whole?
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A golf ball.
What sport makes the most noise?
Riddle: What sport makes the most noise?
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Tennis – you can’t play it without raising a racket.
We’re 5 little items of an everyday sort, you’ll find us all in a tennis court. What are we?
Riddle: We’re 5 little items of an everyday sort, you’ll find us all in a tennis court. What are we?
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The vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in alphabetical order.
When is a birthday cake like a golf ball?
Riddle: When is a birthday cake like a golf ball?
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When it has been sliced.
What do you serve that you can’t eat?
Riddle: What do you serve that you can’t eat?
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A tennis ball.
When is a baby like a basketball player?
Riddle: When is a baby like a basketball player?
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When it’s dribbling.
Why don’t mermaids play tennis?
Riddle: Why don’t mermaids play tennis?
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They might get caught in the net.
How did the hobbit ruin the boxing match?
Riddle: How did the hobbit ruin the boxing match?
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He tried to destroy the ring!
When is a football player like a judge?
Riddle: When is a football player like a judge?
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When he sits on the bench.
A baseball bat and a ball cost $1.10 together and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
Riddle: A baseball bat and a ball cost $1.10 together and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
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The ball costs 5c. One dollar more than 5c is $1.05. The sum of $1.05 and 5c is $1.10.
A person shot an eagle. A cop watched but did nothing. Why?
Riddle: A person shot an eagle. A cop watched but did nothing. Why?
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The person was playing golf.
What’s a golfer’s favorite type of music?
Riddle: What’s a golfer’s favorite type of music?
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Swing.
What ring at the gym is actually a square?
Riddle: What ring at the gym is actually a square?
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A boxing ring.
If there’s no break during me then I’m sure to end with a different type of break. What am I?
Riddle: If there’s no break during me then I’m sure to end with a different type of break. What am I?
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A set in tennis.
Play me with a ball and bat or hear me chirp in a top hat. What am I?
Riddle: Play me with a ball and bat or hear me chirp in a top hat. What am I?
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Cricket.
What position do ghosts play in soccer?
Riddle: What position do ghosts play in soccer?
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Ghoulie.
Why don’t pirates like to play golf?
Riddle: Why don’t pirates like to play golf?
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They keep hooking the ball.
Why is Cinderella so bad at soccer?
Riddle: Why is Cinderella so bad at soccer?
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Because she is always running away from the ball.
If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
Riddle: If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
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You would be in 2nd place.