“What has 12 faces and 42 eyes?”/“A pair of dice.”

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Entry from May 08, 2021

“What has 12 faces and 42 eyes?”/“A pair of dice.”

A dice riddle is:

Q: What has 12 faces and 42 eyes?
A: A pair of dice.

The riddle was posted on Twitter by Newcastle Advertiser on September 6, 2018.

Twitter
Newcastle Advertiser
@nnadv
Riddle of the day: What has 12 faces and 42 eyes?
Answer
A pair of dice.
Good morning Newcastle, here is the weather report for today!
12:00 AM · Sep 6, 2018·TweetDeck

Twitter
Exxxly
@exxxly
What has 12 faces and 42 eyes?
A pair of dice.
#ABSCBNBallFanFave Darren Espanto
12:58 PM · Sep 27, 2018·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
MAX 102.3 FM
@Max1023FM
What has 42 eyes and 12 faces?????!!!Face screaming in fear
A pair of DICE!!!
#MaxBreakfast @DebsExtra @MarkOtabor / Whatsapp: 0809-666-1023
2:52 AM · Oct 12, 2018 from Nigeria·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
GNolan
@GNolan01
What has 12 faces & 42 eyes? A pair of dice.
2:20 PM · May 8, 2021·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Jimmy RevJim Olsen
@mybuddyjimmy
What has 12 faces & 42 eyes? A pair of dice. #RiddleoftheDay
7:56 PM · May 8, 2021 from Des Moines, IA·Twitter for iPhone

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