Riddle Me This...

[Vanman]

This game is all about riddles. one person posts a riddle and others try to solve it, who ever gets it right posts a riddle and tries to stump the rest of us. I'll start


Professor Quantum was giving a lecture on 'The Life of the Aristocracy in the 19th Century' "It was during a large festive gathering of nobility," began Quantum, "when a fairly common occurrence took place. The Queen suddenly attacked and killed the King. The crowd watched the entire scene and the casually continued their party." In what situation in the 19th century would a crowd be so casual about the Queen killing the King?

[maiwolf]

CHESS! <3 I love Chess

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Anna Gram swerved as she skidded over the broken glass, blowing two of her tires. She stopped the car and suddenly her door was yanked open and a masked man demanded her cash. After taking her money he ran off into the woods. Seeing a gas station in the distance, Anna began to walk. She arrived to find Clyde fast asleep in his chair. She woke him and said; "Excuse me mister, but I've just been robbed and I have a couple of flat tires. Can you help me?" Clyde yawned and replied; "Lady, I just sell gas but my brother Jepp owns a service station just up the way." He got up and shuffled to the phone returning moments later to say Jepp was on his way with the new tire. They arrived at her car just as Jepp was installing the new tire Clyde had requested. Anna paid Jepp with her credit card and drove to the police station to have someone arrested for robbery. Who?

[Vanman]

Anna. her money was stolen and she went to the gas station, there she robbed Clyde hence why she could pay with a credit card.
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What runs fore to aft on one side of a ship, and aft to fore on the other side? (besides a drunken sailor)

[maiwolf]

The answer to mine was actually Clyde because Anna didn't tell Clyde her tire size~

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~the name of the ship~

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What are the next 3 letters in this riddle?
o t t f f s s _ _ _

[Fox]

e n t! One, two, three, four, so on. The last are Eight, Nine, Ten.

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Four jolly men sat down to play,
And played all night till break of day,
They played for cash and not for fun,
With a separate score for everyone
And when it came time to square accounts
THey all had made quote fair amounts,
Yet none had lost and all had gained,
Tell me, this, can you explain?

[Vanman]

they were a part of a musical quartet
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Shadow received a tip that the 'Holy Land' charter was about to be hijacked by one of the passengers on board. Shadow instructed airline security to delay the flight while e conducted his investigation. Since the passengers had already boarded, the airline decided to feed them lunch. Shadow read the passenger list and began his interviews. Among those questioned were two farmers from Ireland, a nun from New York, a minister from Canada, a Hindu priest, two artists from Japan, and a Swedish businessman. After several minutes of interviewing, Shadow approached the stewardess and inquired about the lunch they were serving. "We're serving roast beef sandwiches, and its a good thing we did," she added. "every passenger not only finished his lunch, but all asked for seconds." After questioning the pilots, Shadow announced his suspect. Who was it?

[Kat]

Well, since cows are sacred in the Hindu religion, and people who practice Hinduism do not eat beef, I would suspect the "Hindu" priest myself.

I almost got super pretentious here, and posted a poem, but I restrained myself. I found an actual riddle, instead. So:

What is so delicate that when you say its name it is broken?

[maiwolf]

Silence! (whoops, I broke it!)

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I envelope you in darkness but you see many things. I can be resisted but a lack of me leaves rings. What am I?

[Vanman]

sleep because it leaves bags under your eyes.

Sam got out of jail and pushed his car to the St. James Place Hotel. Upon arriving he realized he was broke. What caused this financial catastrophe?

[sakurayasha]

he did not pass go and so did not collect $200.

It occurs once in every minute
Twice in every moment
And yet never in one hundred thousand years.

[`a r r o w«]

The letter M

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There are 3 switches downstairs, each corresponding to one of the light bulbs upstairs. How can you figure out which light switch goes to which light bulb by only making 1 trip upstairs?

[maiwolf]

You turn on one light bulb. Leave it on for a while. Then, turn that one off and turn another one on. Go upstairs. One light bulb will be cold, one will be warm, and one will be on.

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What can be seen in the middle of the months April and March that cannot be seen in the beginning or end of either month?

[Kilnarak]

The letter 'r'.

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No man has seen it, but all men know it. Lighter than air, sharper than any sword. Comes from nothing, but will fell the strongest armies. What is it?

[Fox]

Hunger.

We are five little things all of a sort, you can find us all on a tennis court. What are we?

[maiwolf]

vowels~ a, e, i, o, u~ (but, sadly, not y)

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Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is.