Riddles

[Seraph]

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I almost typed Diabetus killed him and insulin was in the case, but then I read the hint was thought, how does diabetic put you in the middle of the desert? then I figured it out

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"insulin" was probably within the first 10 guesses or so, and could totally be a correct answer. I think that is why the guy eventually gave the hints, because there are a few possible realistic answers.

Other answers I always loved include:
- water. No? Soda. No? Juice. No? ...
- bicycle
- signal flares
- snake antivenom
- a book
- weather balloon (which actually eventually led to the correct answer)
- matches
- sunblock
- a map
- clean clothes
- sunglasses
- tent
- weapons
- various types of riding animals and transportation (always somehow fitting in the package)

And my personal favorite:
- cowboy hat

[zoobernut]

A fold up compact Camel in a bag!

[Norellicus]

Take a standard 64 square chessboard, cut off two opposite corners. Can you cover the remaining 62 squares using 31 dominoes?

[Khamsin]

Take a standard 64 square chessboard, cut off two opposite corners. Can you cover the remaining 62 squares using 31 dominoes?

Yes.

[Norellicus]

Nope. Think about it again.

I realize it's not much of a riddle since it's just a Y/N answer, but if you think about how a chessboard is laid out you'll understand why it can't be done.

[Khamsin]

Nope. Think about it again.

I realize it's not much of a riddle since it's just a Y/N answer, but if you think about how a chessboard is laid out you'll understand why it can't be done.

I meant, no. The keys are like right next to each other.

[Norellicus]

Here's a more thoughtful one:

You walk into a collector's shop to find someone arguing vehemently with the owner about two coins he has brought in for appraisal. The coins are fairly simple, and look ancient enough; each has a bit of text around the edge, one saying "51 B.C." and the other "George I". The course of the conversation leads you to believe that the shop owner is accusing the man of offering him frauds, and the man feels he is being cheated so the shop gets an easy break on some rare finds.

Do you see why?

[Zalius]

nobody bc called it bc

[Khamsin]

nobody bc called it bc

Unless they had some prophet foretelling the coming of Christ! And of course George I would be the first, he was planning on naming his future son after himself!

[zoobernut]

Use spoiler tags if you are going to answer the riddles please!

[Reality]

The town where I live holds an annual treasure hunt right around Labor Day. This guy hides, what's referred to as the Pepsi Marigold Medallion, somewhere in town and releases one clue per day until it's found.

He's getting pretty specific in his clues (He generally wants it found before he gets to the 10 clue mark, he's on clue 8 now)

I wanted to post the last two clues because they're mainly general references, nothing specific to the town, but something that will guide you to where to look. I wanted to get a few opinions here on what some people think he's referring to

Clue 7:

Sugar-coated with a lot of trivia;
Am I leaving you stuck in the middle?
It reminds me of life on a river.
Duplicity helps when writing this riddle.

A musician who served his country;
A lucky guy who wrote lots of plays;
A main character in a movie;
Played by Oscar in the fourth of days.

Clue 8:

Four score and seven years ago,
Now that's a really long time!
Like that which was created so long ago;
Such as when Mercury was on a dime.

Now the lucky guy married a girl who was gorgeous;
In the movie they were seeking a yank.
Counting the days should have really been letters.
The actor's name easily rhymes with thanks.

Any ideas? Musician that served his country could mean Elvis, Lucky guy who wrote lots of plays.. I can't think of any popular playwright's except Shakespeare, but he mentions Life on a River, which makes me think of Mark Twain. Also, the last line in clue 8, possibly referring to Tom Hanks?

[Khamsin]

The town where I live holds an annual treasure hunt right around Labor Day. This guy hides, what's referred to as the Pepsi Marigold Medallion, somewhere in town and releases one clue per day until it's found.

He's getting pretty specific in his clues (He generally wants it found before he gets to the 10 clue mark, he's on clue 8 now)

I wanted to post the last two clues because they're mainly general references, nothing specific to the town, but something that will guide you to where to look. I wanted to get a few opinions here on what some people think he's referring to

Clue 7:



Clue 8:



Any ideas? Musician that served his country could mean Elvis, Lucky guy who wrote lots of plays.. I can't think of any popular playwright's except Shakespeare, but he mentions Life on a River, which makes me think of Mark Twain. Also, the last line in clue 8, possibly referring to Tom Hanks?

8 could be lots of things, if it's Tom Hanks. Saving Private Ryan (seeking a yank), You've Got Mail (letters?), or just about any movie as far as getting the girl.

[Daeman]

Musician that served his country could mean Elvis

It could be referring to Elvis, yes, but theres also been a fair amount of Jazz musicians (and surely many other types of musicians) that have served. Is the town where you live somehow tied to Elvis?

Edit: Both clues make references to movies/plays so maybe you should search your theaters?

[Reality]

As far as I know, we have nothing directly tied to Elvis here in town

Tom Hanks (Played by Oscar, probably means an Oscar winner) is almost undoubtedly who he's referring to there

He mentions in another clue about "An Old War Movie, feelin' kinda groovy". I kept thinking Forrest Gump, and now this clue starts pointing to Tom Hanks, hmm..

[Norellicus]

Just for the sake of digging from both sides, where do you live?

[Reality]

Just for the sake of digging from both sides, where do you live?

central IL

[Norellicus]

I was looking for a town name, not gonna stalk you or anything lol >_>

[Norellicus]

Tom Hanks never played a musician that was sent into military action.

"4 score and 7 years ago" is a line only used by Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address, as well, though I can't make any further detailed connections to that.

[Daeman]

Clue 8:
Four score and seven years ago,
Now that's a really long time!
Like that which was created so long ago;
Such as when Mercury was on a dime.

Now the lucky guy married a girl who was gorgeous;
In the movie they were seeking a yank.
Counting the days should have really been letters.
The actor's name easily rhymes with thanks.

The first paragraph seems to be trying to pinpoint a time. Four score and seven years ago could either have to do with something dealing with The Gettysburg address or the founding of the nation or just 1921, being 87 years ago.

"Such as when Mercury was on a dime" could be in reference to around 1916. According to
wikipedia, "In 1916, the head of a winged-capped Liberty was put on the dime and is commonly known by the misnomer of 'Mercury dime' "

So the 2nd paragraph could be about a movie made in 1910-1920 ish.

Of course, that kills the Tom Hanks theory.

[Khamsin]

The first paragraph seems to be trying to pinpoint a time. Four score and seven years ago could either have to do with something dealing with The Gettysburg address or the founding of the nation or just 1921, being 87 years ago.

"Such as when Mercury was on a dime" could be in reference to around 1916. According to
wikipedia, "In 1916, the head of a winged-capped Liberty was put on the dime and is commonly known by the misnomer of 'Mercury dime' "

So the 2nd paragraph could be about a movie made in 1910-1920 ish.

Of course, that kills the Tom Hanks theory.

Road to Perdition was a Tom Hanks movie set during the Great Depression, but that's about 10 years too late.