I’m feeling kind of old-school today. Before we had bar trivia, before quiz shows made it into primetime, we had riddles. The riddle game is almost as old as man; examples can be found going back thousands of years in every culture. The game could be a simple way to pass the time, or a contest where the penalty for losing was death. We will be going with the “pass the time” version. Good luck and enjoy!
1. What kind of room has no windows and no doors?
2. What has four fingers and a thumb, but no hand?
3. What is full of holes, but holds water?
4. What gets wetter the more it dries?
5. Can you have an even prime number?
6. It’s been around for a million years, but it’s no more than a month old. What is it?
7. What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?
8. What is it you will break even as you name it?
9. What gets larger the more you take away?
10. What have I got in my pocket?
*Bonus – This is a riddle from one of my favorite books of all time, “One for the Morning Glory.”
Long after beginning,
Long before time,
Between eternity and perpetuity,
Bracketed by love and magic,
Trapped between lucid and ludicrous
You are summoned to our aid.
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10 replies on “Trivia Tuesday: Riddle Me This”
1. What kind of room has no windows and no doors?
Mushroom!
2. What has four fingers and a thumb, but no hand?
A glove
3. What is full of holes, but holds water?
A sponge?
4. What gets wetter the more it dries?
Towel
5. Can you have an even prime number?
2 is a prime number.
6. It’s been around for a million years, but it’s no more than a month old. What is it?
The moon?
7. What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?
Name
8. What is it you will break even as you name it?
Silence
9. What gets larger the more you take away?
A hole
10. What have I got in my pocket?
Lint
1. What kind of room has no windows and no doors?
Room to breathe?
2. What has four fingers and a thumb, but no hand?
A glove.
3. What is full of holes, but holds water?
A sponge.
4. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
5. Can you have an even prime number?
Yes. 2.
6. It’s been around for a million years, but it’s no more than a month old. What is it?
The moon.
7. What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?
Your name.
8. What is it you will break even as you name it?
Silence.
9. What gets larger the more you take away?
Debt?
10. What have I got in my pocket?
One hand, and the other is smoking a cigarette.
2. A glove.
4. A towel.
5. Yes, the number 2.
6. The moon.
7. Your name.
8. Silence.
9. A hole.
10. Air.
Bonus: Is it luck?
I was hesitating between luck and Lucifer, but the latter didn’t seem to go with the whole “love” part. Both between lucid and ludicrous, though!
I would not like to go up against you in a riddle challenge. I’m pretty sure you would kick my ass.
2. A Glove
3. A Sponge
4. A Towel/Dishcloth
5. 2
7. Your Name
8. Silence
9. A Hole
10. GOLLUM’S PRECIOUSSSSS
Yay! I’m so glad someone got #10
2.) a glove
3.)a story
4.)a towel
5.) the number 2
6.) the moon
7.) your name
8.) silence
9.) a hole (That one was on an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark)
8. Silence?
2. a glove
4. a towel!
5. yes, two (the number two, not two even prime numbers)
7. your name
9. nothing?
10. I don’t know, lint?