The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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Riddles
Landon wrote: "Riddle one: I think I've heard this one before...Oh well, can't remember. I guess someone else can do it. As for the other two...Riddle two: The survivors were not in the plane, they were at the ..."
You got the egg one right :) not the other one! (they wouldnt be called survivors if they'd just been hanging around now would they :))
Mallory wrote: " . You will give me $1. (Sorry, I'm American and can't make a pound sign on my computer. Just pretend that's one pound)I think the other two have already been answered here, so I'll avoid repeating them.
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Riddle #2 hasn't been solved yet. But you got one right!
Let me clarify, They were not just sitting around at the place where the plane crashed, the place where they were (Building, park, stadium whatever) was hit by the plane but they survived the crash.
Here is an old classic: "What has no begining, no end and nothing in the middle?" The answer is not "Nothing"
Landon wrote: "Here is an old classic: "What has no begining, no end and nothing in the middle?" The answer is not "Nothing""
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Yup. Here are some sea riddles. "Although Barbra was not a large woman people were always surpirsed by what she wheighed." Why?
Although it is very light nobody onboard the ship could hold it for more than one minute. What is it?
I occur every morning, and break every single day. I never have more than one crack in me and have always had one crack in me. And yet I am so consistant that you can set your watch by me.What am I?
What am I?am I?
Erin {Dance To Your Own Music} wrote: "Their breath."Correct.
Cally wrote: "The riddle scene in the film was done really well. Gollum is a fantastic character, and Andy Serkis portrays him so well (I do know he is mostly animated, but his voice and his movements). It was a..."Yes! I found it so funny! Especially whenever gollum was talking to himself...
"Shut up!"
"I didn't say anything."
"I wasn't talking to you!"
*Tavo* *Star Reader* wrote: "#5 I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?"The letter E
*Tavo* *Star Reader* wrote: "#6 what always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?"The river
Landon wrote: "I occur every morning, and break every single day. I never have more than one crack in me and have always had one crack in me. And yet I am so consistant that you can set your watch by me.What am I?"
Dawn.
Landon wrote: "Yup. Here are some sea riddles. "Although Barbra was not a large woman people were always surpirsed by what she wheighed." Why?"
She was weighing the anchor?
She was weighing the anchor?
Sami wrote: ":D Correct on all three counts!
Going back to puzzle 2, is it to do with the "every single person died", but maybe the "married ones" didn't?
Going back to puzzle 2, is it to do with the "every single person died", but maybe the "married ones" didn't?
Landon wrote: "Let me clarify, They were not just sitting around at the place where the plane crashed, the place where they were (Building, park, stadium whatever) was hit by the plane but they survived the crash."Sorry, no! That's reaching a little bit. The answer is stupid, but simple.
Andy wrote: "Sami wrote: ":D Correct on all three counts!Going back to puzzle 2, is it to do with the "every single person died", but maybe the "married ones" didn't?"
Yes :D. Stupid, like I said.
Mallory wrote: "Landon wrote: "Dawn"Gah! I wanted to say it :D Yes I think it's dawn too
Andy wrote: "Landon wrote: "Yup. Here are some sea riddles. "Although Barbra was not a large woman people were always surpirsed by what she wheighed." Why?"She was weighing the anchor?"
Wow! You're good! Most people can't answer that one to save their lives.
And, yes the answer is dawn. Any answers to any of my other ones?
Landon wrote: "Any answers to any of my other ones?"I wish! I really want to know the answer to your riddle about the sisters
Sami wrote: "Landon wrote: "Any answers to any of my other ones?"
The sisters is a tricky one - the only thing I though of so far was two drops of water combining to make one. Or the confluence of two rivers?
I'll try to think some riddles up - I think that you two are good, as it is a sight harder inventing riddles than solving them!
The sisters is a tricky one - the only thing I though of so far was two drops of water combining to make one. Or the confluence of two rivers?
I'll try to think some riddles up - I think that you two are good, as it is a sight harder inventing riddles than solving them!
About the drops of water...the first isn't born from the second, nor the second from the first. Along with some other issues.
God created it, and man makes it.Softer than a feather and harder than diamonds.
Warmer than water left in the sun and colder than ice in the arctic.
Stolen often, given often, broken often and never mended
What is it? (there might be some technical issues with this one...)
ok cheesy but is it 'love'? and the sisters one 'night and day'? They're guesses, I doubt they're right. Andy, so far all my riddles have been quotes. Although I did used to make them up before, when I'd run out and people still wanted some.
Here's another very common one
what occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter m right? "Love" is not the answer, when is love broken? On the bright side, the sisters are night and day. Good job!
Only two of mine that haven't been solved! :)
Since I got one wrong, I guess that Gollum has eaten me so I probably shouldn't guess any more! Landon's last two are tricky. The "God created it" I can't find anything that fits (it is funny how you "know" inside when an answer is right). The only things I can come up with, which don't really work, are "fundamental things" like "life" or "existence" or "matter". The other one "to solve me is to gain me", I don't have a good answer either.....knowledge is the only guess I could make, but no confidence in it.
Ok, I have a few riddles:1. I am like an eagle strutting in a line, my beak before, my eyes behind. What am I?
2. One night, a king and a queen got into a boat. The next morning, three people came out. How is this possible? (Hint: She's NOT pregnant)
3. Inside a castle is a room. Inside the room is a table. On the table are three cups, two of which are full. What is the name of the king?
4. They call me a man, but I'll never have a wife. They gave me a body, but I'll never have a life. They gave me a mouth, but I'll never take a breath. The water brings me life; the sun brings me death. What am I?
Landon wrote: "The letter m right? "Love" is not the answer, when is love broken? On the bright side, the sisters are night and day. Good job!"Hmm you're right, love can't be broken but hearts can. Yay for getting one right :)
Oh wow Mallory they are really intersting! I have no clue, except for in riddle 2, was there someone already on the boat before the king and queen got in?
No, nobody was on the boat before. This one is a lot better spoken, I think.
Mallory wrote: "Ok, I have a few riddles:
1. I am like an eagle strutting in a line, my beak before, my eyes behind. What am I?
2. One night, a king and a queen got into a boat. The next morning, three people ca..."
Fourth one is perhaps a snowman, Mallory?
1. I am like an eagle strutting in a line, my beak before, my eyes behind. What am I?
2. One night, a king and a queen got into a boat. The next morning, three people ca..."
Fourth one is perhaps a snowman, Mallory?
These last 4 are hard - I have a question about the second one. Did the boat go anywhere during the night?
The fourth one is a snowman. Good job, Andy.And no, the boat didn't go anywhere, and nobody else went on the boat during the night.
Answers to my last two riddles: To solve me is to gain me,
To forget me is to lose me
And to use me you must answer this riddle
ANSWER: The riddle itself.
Sami suggested the answer for the other one. A Heart!
Mallory wrote: "Ok, I have a few riddles:
1. I am like an eagle strutting in a line, my beak before, my eyes behind. What am I?
2. One night, a king and a queen got into a boat. The next morning, three people ca..."
Would the answer to #2 be that the knight, the king and the queen got off the boat?
1. I am like an eagle strutting in a line, my beak before, my eyes behind. What am I?
2. One night, a king and a queen got into a boat. The next morning, three people ca..."
Would the answer to #2 be that the knight, the king and the queen got off the boat?
:D Yay for that - I was going to suggest 'a heart' but I didn't understand how 'man makes it'.Ok I have one... it starts with E, ends with E but only contains one letter (it's NOT the letter E :)) - solved by Mallory
Verity wrote: "Is the answer epistle?"Nope it is not :) but according to google dictionary that's really a good guess, just not the answer I was told!
This is another one from my childhood, which may or may not be from the hobbit
I went to the woods and got it
Then I sat down and looked for it
I got upset because I couldn't find it
Then I went home with it because I couldn't find it - still unsolved
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What will the next line be? solved by Andy
Mallory wrote: "Ok, I have a few riddles:1. I am like an eagle strutting in a line, my beak before, my eyes behind. What am I?
2. One night, a king and a queen got into a boat. The next morning, three people ca..."
1. A chicken maybe?...
2. Is "three people" one of the names? Or were they not the only ones to get in the boat?
3. King Louis the Eleventh?
4. solved.
@ Sami
Hospitals sometimes make mechanical hearts.
Sami wrote: ":D Yay for that - I was going to suggest 'a heart' but I didn't understand how 'man makes it'.Ok I have one... it starts with E, ends with E but only contains one letter (it's NOT the letter E :))"
Envelope.
As for my riddles:
Verity is correct about number 2. The three people are a night (knight) a king and a queen.
And sorry, Landon, none of your guesses were correct.
Sami wrote: " 1
11
21
1211
111221
What will the next line be?"
could it perhaps be 11221121 ?
Not sure I understand the algorithm
11
21
1211
111221
What will the next line be?"
could it perhaps be 11221121 ?
Not sure I understand the algorithm
Landon wrote: "Answers to my last two riddles:
To solve me is to gain me,
To forget me is to lose me
And to use me you must answer this riddle
ANSWER: The riddle itself.
Well done - very hard riddles!
Sami suggested the answer for the ot..."
To solve me is to gain me,
To forget me is to lose me
And to use me you must answer this riddle
ANSWER: The riddle itself.
Well done - very hard riddles!
Sami suggested the answer for the ot..."
Andy wrote: "Sami wrote: " 1
11
21
1211
111221
What will the next line be?"
could it perhaps be 11221121 ?
Not sure I understand the algorithm"
Sneaky - I think that I have understood now.
Is it 3 1 2 2 1 1
11
21
1211
111221
What will the next line be?"
could it perhaps be 11221121 ?
Not sure I understand the algorithm"
Sneaky - I think that I have understood now.
Is it 3 1 2 2 1 1
Sorry - didn't find out how to make the text in "bold type".
This is a very old and very easy logic problem (not a riddle), but a surprising number of people get it wrong. IN THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE POOL IS A WATER LILY. THE WATER LILY DOUBLES ITS AREA EVERY DAY, AND, AFTER 233 DAYS HAS FINALLY RUN OUT OF SPACE AND COVERED THE WHOLE POOL. AFTER HOW MANY DAYS DID IT COVER HALF THE POOL?
This is a very old and very easy logic problem (not a riddle), but a surprising number of people get it wrong. IN THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE POOL IS A WATER LILY. THE WATER LILY DOUBLES ITS AREA EVERY DAY, AND, AFTER 233 DAYS HAS FINALLY RUN OUT OF SPACE AND COVERED THE WHOLE POOL. AFTER HOW MANY DAYS DID IT COVER HALF THE POOL?
I have no idea "who the king is" in the third riddle. I am tempted to make a wild guess and say "Arthur', since he had a castle and was part of an eternal triangle with Lancelot and Guinevere. But I don't really believe that this is the solution - must be something simpler and cleverer, but I can't see it......
Landon wrote: "@ SamiHospitals sometimes make mechanical hearts."
*smacks face* OF COURSE :D silly me
Andy wrote: "Sneaky - I think that I have understood now.
Is it 3 1 2 2 1 1 "
Yes, yes it is!! :D You have to say what you see out loud.
ok here's another 'find the next in the sequence' one, which is very common and easy in my opinion
O T T F F S S E N... can you tell me the next three letters? solved by Andy
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I'll try some more
1. Jack shows Jill three boxes, saying, "In the first I have £1, in the second I have £10 and in the third I have £100. Tell me a statement, if ..."
1. You will give me $1. (Sorry, I'm American and can't make a pound sign on my computer. Just pretend that's one pound)
I think the other two have already been answered here, so I'll avoid repeating them.