Seeing In The Dark Riddle
I get shorter the more Im used but Im not a pencil
Im made of wax but Im not a crayon
I can help you see in the dark but Im not a flashlight
Im often found on a birthday cake but Im not icing
What am I?
Im made of wax but Im not a crayon
I can help you see in the dark but Im not a flashlight
Im often found on a birthday cake but Im not icing
What am I?
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Not Something You Bite Riddle
But its not something you bite
When ones in a small metal cup
It is known as a tealight
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Giving Light Riddle
This is something that gives light
But it is not a sun ray
It is what you will blow out
On a cake on your birthday Body parts remaining: 6
But it is not a sun ray
It is what you will blow out
On a cake on your birthday Body parts remaining: 6
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The Thane Of Fife Riddle
Macbeth is given three pieces of oracular information by the apparitions. The first apparition, an armed head, states 'beware _____, beware the Thane of Fife'. Who was the Thane of Fife? (He had a wife).
Hint:
The answer is Macduff. Only the first apparition answers straightforwardly. Macbeth should have taken notice of such specific information. The other two apparitions present riddles, where the answer is not what it seems. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Actions Of Pericles
Pericles must answer Antiochus' riddle to win the hand of his daughter. If he fails he will face death. The riddle is:
"I am no viper, yet I feed
On mother's flesh which did me breed.
I sought a husband, in which labour
I found that kindness in a father:
He's father, son, and husband mild;
I mother, wife, and yet his child.
How they may be, and yet in two,
As you will live, resolve it you."
What does Pericles do?
"I am no viper, yet I feed
On mother's flesh which did me breed.
I sought a husband, in which labour
I found that kindness in a father:
He's father, son, and husband mild;
I mother, wife, and yet his child.
How they may be, and yet in two,
As you will live, resolve it you."
What does Pericles do?
Hint:
Understands the riddle to mean incest and hints to Antiochus his understanding.
Antiochus realises from Pericles' hints that Pericles has understood the riddle and determines to have him killed. I am not aware of any other reference to incest in Shakespeare. Incest seems to retain its rightful shock value much more in Shakespeare and the classics. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Antiochus realises from Pericles' hints that Pericles has understood the riddle and determines to have him killed. I am not aware of any other reference to incest in Shakespeare. Incest seems to retain its rightful shock value much more in Shakespeare and the classics. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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24 Heads Riddle
There are people on a plane. The plane crashes and everyone is killed. When the emergency services arrive they find 24 heads. Why?
Hint:
There are 24 coins on the plane. (Get it heads or tails) Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Moving Quarters Riddle
Hint:
Hold down one of the quarters very firmly. Take another coin and hit it against the quarter you are holding down. Tap hard enough to move the quarter next to it aside. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A Fire Breathing Dragon Riddle
Side, one room has a fire breathing dragon that will burn anything that enters his room. The other door has magnifying glasses in every point of direction, and the sunlight will burn you through the magnifying glasses. How do you get out?
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When The Casket Shuts
I have no mind or a soul.
I've been eternally attached since man's dawn.
My kind disappear on and off,
to everyone I accompany them to their death,
and buried with them, then I hide away when the casket shuts.
What am I?
I've been eternally attached since man's dawn.
My kind disappear on and off,
to everyone I accompany them to their death,
and buried with them, then I hide away when the casket shuts.
What am I?
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Weightless On A Scale
Im measured on a special type of scale but I dont weigh anything
I cant be seen but Im not the Invisible Man
I can whistle but I have no mouth
I can knock down trees but Im not a lumberjack
I help you fly a kite but Im not a piece of string
I blow but Im not someone playing the trumpet.
What am I?
I cant be seen but Im not the Invisible Man
I can whistle but I have no mouth
I can knock down trees but Im not a lumberjack
I help you fly a kite but Im not a piece of string
I blow but Im not someone playing the trumpet.
What am I?
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A Show Of Light
I welcome the day with a show of light, I stealthily came here in the night. I bathe the earthy stuff at dawn, But by the noon, alas! I'm gone.
What am I?
What am I?
Hint:
Crawling On Earth
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Used And Thrown Away Riddle
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The Broken Player Riddle
Hint:
The famous football player accidentally knocked over his plate while playing football at the picnic. He was eating ribs, pig lips, pig ears, and chicken thighs. After knocking his plate over, he busted his pig lips, busted his pig ears, broke his chicken thighs, and broke his ribs. He was still able to play because these injuries were not body injuries. They was just food on a plate that was knocked over. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Power Outage Riddle
Julie is going on an extended trip for three weeks. She lives in a remote area where there are frequent electrical power outages which can last up to three or four days. Julie has quite a bit of food in her freezer which would go bad if it thawed and then re-froze. She does have digital clock and a VCR which would flash 12:00 if the power went out. Unfortunately the clock and VCR flash even if the power only goes out for a few seconds. What can Julie do so that when she returns home she will be able to determine whether the power was out long enough to thaw her food? Asking a neighbor whether the power was out, isn't a reliable option because the nearest house is half a mile away, and one house may have power, while another house may have no power. She won't be able to have a neighbor check on her house every day, and has no one to house sit.
Hint:
One thing Julie could do is freeze a tray of ice-cubes, and turn the tray of ice upside down in her freezer. When she comes home, she should check the tray. If the ice cubes are still in the tray, the food is safe to eat. If the trays are empty, it's time to clean out the freezer. She will have to make a judgment call if the ice-cubes are only slightly thawed. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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