FOUR OLD RIDDLES

1)
What's in the church,
But not the steeple?
The parson has it,
But not the people.

2)
Twenty-six children, including me,
Tell me the name of my family.

3)
What has twelve faces that never wear makeup,
And forty-two eyes that cannot see?

4)
What can be found in a shell, but not in the sea?
What is as yellow as the sun and as white as snow?

Answers:

1. The letter R 
2. The alphabet 
3. A pair of dice
4. An egg