Fulfilling Her Stipulation
In "All's Well that Ends Well", Helena gets Bertram to acknowledge her as his wife, after much travail. How did she fulfill his stipulation?:
"When from my finger you can get this ring and are by me with child", when he will not sleep with her?
"When from my finger you can get this ring and are by me with child", when he will not sleep with her?
Hint:
The Bloody Child Riddle
The second apparition in "Macbeth", the bloody child, recommends 'be bloody, bold and resolute, laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth'. How was the Thane of Fife able to kill Macbeth in the light of this prophecy?
Hint:
His mother had a Caesarean.
A bit of a quibble really but those apparitions did not play fair; Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped. Presumably this was an early Caesarean. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A bit of a quibble really but those apparitions did not play fair; Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped. Presumably this was an early Caesarean. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
The Sun Bakery
Hint:
I Always Taste Great
Hint: Some like me raw, while others prefer cooked. I mix great with many things, find me in every cookbook.
The Dinner Party Riddle
You and your wife organize a dinner party. You invite four other husband-wife couples. You and your wife don't necessarily know everyone you invited. Once everyone is at the party, the people who don't know each other yet shake hands with each other. You can assume that everyone knows their own wife/husband, and that no one shakes their own hand.
After this happens, you ask each person, except for yourself, how many people they shook hands with. Everybody tells you a different number.
How many people did your wife shake hands with?
After this happens, you ask each person, except for yourself, how many people they shook hands with. Everybody tells you a different number.
How many people did your wife shake hands with?
Hint:
Your wife shook hands with 4 people
If everybody shook hands with a different number of people, then the most any person shook hands with was 8 people, and in fact, a single person must have shaken hands with exactly 8 people. Figure out exactly who this person did - and didn't - shake hands with. Then go from there. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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If everybody shook hands with a different number of people, then the most any person shook hands with was 8 people, and in fact, a single person must have shaken hands with exactly 8 people. Figure out exactly who this person did - and didn't - shake hands with. Then go from there. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
The Dinner Guests
Our dinner guests howl that we're evil
When they notice their place in the meal.
But it's no big deal why;
We're just one happy tribe,
And we get really fed up with people!
Who, or what, are we?
When they notice their place in the meal.
But it's no big deal why;
We're just one happy tribe,
And we get really fed up with people!
Who, or what, are we?
Hint: Anyone for dinner? Anyone!
Cannibals
The opening lines refer to a guest's role in dinner - as the main course!
"Tribe" and the pun, "fed up", are the main clues. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The opening lines refer to a guest's role in dinner - as the main course!
"Tribe" and the pun, "fed up", are the main clues. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
Cranberry Sauce And Pumpkin Pie
Thirty days of autumn bliss
I hold the holiday you won't want to miss
The home of cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie
Which month of the year am I?
I hold the holiday you won't want to miss
The home of cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie
Which month of the year am I?
Hint:
Thirty Days Riddle
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Which Did They See Riddle
There were 2 children, the son and the daughter. The daughter was born on January 20th and the son was born on March 12th. Both of them were born in the morning. Which one did their parents see first?
Hint:
Riding To Seattle Riddle
You rode on January 1st 1996 to Seattle where you rode back on January 1st 1996 but while there stayed for 2 days how is that possible?
Hint:
Birthday Traditions Riddle
On Mark's 21st birthday he rented a boat and rowed out into the middle of a lake. It had been a tradition that when his dad, grandfather, and great grandfather turned 21, they would walk across the lake to a cabin. But when Mark got out of the boat, he almost drowned. When Mark asked his mom why this had happened, what did she say?
Hint:
Mark's mom said, "Your father, grandfather, and great grandfather were all born in January. You were born in July." Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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YES NO
Logs Aflame Riddle
This can be found working inside some homes during the winter months
But can you work out its name?
Surrounded by a mantelpiece
It has logs that are aflame
But can you work out its name?
Surrounded by a mantelpiece
It has logs that are aflame
Hint:
Seven Years Bad Luck
Theres two of these on the sides of cars
And two on the side of a truck
If you accidentally break one
Youll have seven years bad luck
And two on the side of a truck
If you accidentally break one
Youll have seven years bad luck
Hint:
Scratching Claws
Be careful with this type of pet
As some may scratch you with their claws
Some of them always stay inside
While some like to roam outdoors
As some may scratch you with their claws
Some of them always stay inside
While some like to roam outdoors
Hint:
Quarreling Turkey Riddle
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