灯谜是元宵灯节派生出来的一种文字游戏，也叫灯虎。将谜面贴在花灯上供人猜射，谜底多着眼于文字意义，并有谜格24种，常用的有卷帘、秋千、求凤等格，已形成了一种独特的民俗文化。中国最大的一次灯谜盛会是1979年在南京举行的“九城市灯谜会猜”，设有灯谜上万条，3天里参加的人次达两万多人。那么下面的这些英文灯谜你可会猜？
　　1、What month do soldiers hate?
　　--March (三月，行军)
　　2、How many feet are there in a yard?
　　--It depends on how many people stand in the yard. (码，院子)
　　3、Why is an empty purse always the same?
　　--There is no change in it. (零钱，变化)
　　4、What book has the most stirring chapters?
　　--A cook book. (动人的，搅拌的)
　　5、What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?
　　--Hot dog. (热狗)
　　6、What is the smallest room in the world?
　　--Mushroom. (蘑菇)
　　7、What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?
　　--Drink well water. (井水，健康的)
　　8、How do we know the ocean is friendly?
　　--It waves. (起波浪，招手致意)
　　9、Which can move faster, heat or cold?
　　--Heat, because you can catch cold. (追上冷，患感冒)
　　10、What man cannot live in a house?
　　什么人不能住在房子里?
　　--snowman（雪人）
　　11、What never asks questions but gets a lot of answers?
　　--dictionary （字典）
　　12、What question can you never answer "Yes" to?
　　--Are you dead? （你死了吗?）
　　13、You have it．You read it．There're some pictures in it?
　　--book（书）
　　14、A mouse has a large pocket．What is it?
　　--a kangaroo（袋鼠）
　　15、It has a head ，but no neck．It has a body，but no warmth．No feet，but can travel?
　　--a car（汽车）