The "Riddle Me This" Thread!

[ggbhtg]

You know the drill.
Post a riddle and have other users solve it! Pretty simple, right?

[Panikkay]

A man is dead. There are gold coins all over the floor, and the window is open, letting in rays. Why is he dead?

[grimfang999]

someone came in and shot him, then escaped through the window

It was probably the same person who killed that guy with the bikes

[Panikkay]

Nope.

On the topic of bikes, what kind of bikes were they?

[Fenrir502]

A man is dead. There are gold coins all over the floor, and the window is open, letting in rays. Why is he dead?

He was a tresure hunter. He is in a ship out at sea, but a porthole or something is busted and letting in water, causing him to drown. The coins are from a treasure chest, ad the rays are sting-rays or manta-rays or something.

[Panikkay]

Correct.
(Though with the version I was using, he was a scuba diver, found a sunk ship, went inside, and ran out of air.)

EDIT: Here's another:

Two children are born. They look the same, born in the same year and place, from the same mom and dad, but are not twins. How is this possible?

[grimfang999]

by twins do you mean identical or twins in general?

[Panikkay]

Twins in general.

[grimfang999]

then I would assume they would be by product of artificial insemination. Either that or we are talking about animals, which give birth to multiple kids at a time.

If i take the context of the question "born in the same year", I coudl say the first was born in January and the mother got pregent again straight away lol

[musigal]

Nope.

On the topic of bikes, what kind of bikes were they?

I never said they were bikes, I said they were bicycles. >.>

[Panikkay]

Are the bicycles the card brand?

Edit: They were born on the same day, they're human and it's not from artificial insemination.

[musigal]

mehbeh...

[Panikkay]

Here's my guess, then...

Two men were playing cards and the stakes were rather high, one man cheated, using an extra card, was caught, then killed?

[musigal]

yes! *gives cookie*
^ ^

[Panikkay]

YAY! x3

[grimfang999]

i dont get it :/

[Insane]

We're English, I'm under the impression it's an American brand.
I request that all further things be internationally recognisable.

[musigal]

there are 52 playing cards in a deck. Bicycle is a brand of playing cards. The green field is the card table (with the green felt top, like in a casino) since there were 53 bicycles (i.e. one too many cards) the person playing against the guy who had cheated with the extra card figured out that he had cheated and shot him.

edit @ insane: I'm pretty sure they sell them in England too.
uk website: http://www.bicycle-cards.co.uk/

[grimfang999]

...im going to go with insane with thi one

[Panikkay]

Do you want me to give you the answer?

[biggles1]

Correct.
(Though with the version I was using, he was a scuba diver, found a sunk ship, went inside, and ran out of air.)

EDIT: Here's another:

Two children are born. They look the same, born in the same year and place, from the same mom and dad, but are not twins. How is this possible?

the two children are part of a triplet, or quadruplet or similar.

[grimfang999]

I thought so, but when I was writing out what i thought it could be after the first one my memory broke. why does this happen? that when you have he right answer you are about to write it and then your mind blanks out :/

[biggles1]

because life hates you.

[biggles1]

here is one:

you have 8 books, how many ways can you arrange them left to right on a shelf?

[Panikkay]

Biggles1 got it right xD

@Grim - That happens to me often, too xD

[CELTIC]

here is one:

you have 8 books, how many ways can you arrange them left to right on a shelf?


40,320 (I cheated and used teh interweb)

Here's a fresh riddle:

Paul's height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

[grimfang999]

meat?

[biggles1]

40,320 (I cheated and used teh interweb)

Here's a fresh riddle:

Paul's height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

CHEATER!!! you must BURN at the stake! :rageface:

also, surely his weight depends on the gravity? I think you meant mass ;)
unless, that is the riddle answer?

[musigal]

burn at the steak? what a bad idea =P

[biggles1]

burn at the steak? what a bad idea =P

hey, new remakes of old classics!

[CELTIC]

meat?

That's correct.

You win a cookie

[biggles1]

That's correct.

You win a cookie

but who says the butchers assistant is ALLOWED to weigh meat? sorry but that answer is about 50% of the bullcrap as this maths paper I am doing :smiley5:

[grimfang999]

actually one percent, this paper is sheer bullcrap

in fact, whydont you put down the multidimensional paradox question?

[biggles1]

if I could I would :/ wait, lemme get back to you on that.

[biggles1]

here it is, 50 brownie points to whoever can solve it:

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk29/grimfang999/wtfmaths.jpg

In triangle ABC
AC= 8cm
CB= 15cm
angle ACB= 70 degrees

(a)- Calculate the area of triangle ACB, give your answer to 3 significant figures.

(b)- X is the point on AB such that angle CXB is a right angle
Calculate the length of CX, give answer to 3 signicant figures.

[xhitachiinfanx]

Could someone give me a Yugioh riddle? Where the answer is the Shadow Realm or World Domination? (I can't seem to make one up. and I need it for my fanfiction. It's a line Bakura will say.) But you can't mention it being the shadow realm and it has to be really hard. PLEASE.

Here's a riddle for you:

In the morning I'm all fours, in the afternoon I am on 2 legs and in the evening I'm on 3. What am I?

[biggles1]

Here's a riddle for you:

In the morning I'm all fours, in the afternoon I am on 2 legs and in the evening I'm on 3. What am I?

A human, it's the riddle of the sphinx.
Morning= birth, a child crawling (all fours)
Afternoon= Adulthood (walking on 2 legs)
Evening= Old age (2 legs + walking stick = 3!)

[grimfang999]

Could someone give me a Yugioh riddle? Where the answer is the Shadow Realm or World Domination? (I can't seem to make one up. and I need it for my fanfiction. It's a line Bakura will say.) But you can't mention it being the shadow realm and it has to be really hard. PLEASE.

Here's a riddle for you:

In the morning I'm all fours, in the afternoon I am on 2 legs and in the evening I'm on 3. What am I?

either what biggles said or a man who gets drunk of a daily basis

[biggles1]

here is one! for those who read this before, no spoilers!

''first think of the personwho lives in disguise,
who deals with secrets and tells naught but lies,
next, tell me what's always last to mend,
the middle of middle and end of end?
and finally give methe sound often heard
during the search for a hard-to-find word
now string then together, and tell me this,
which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?

[grimfang999]

your mum :V

[biggles1]

your mum :V

:objection:
you fail too much making these jokes.

[musigal]

here is one! for those who read this before, no spoilers!

''first think of the personwho lives in disguise,
who deals with secrets and tells naught but lies,
next, tell me what's always last to mend,
the middle of middle and end of end?
and finally give methe sound often heard
during the search for a hard-to-find word
now string then together, and tell me this,
which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?

harry potter riddle yay ^ ^
no spoilers from me, don't worry =)

[biggles1]

harry potter riddle yay ^ ^
no spoilers from me, don't worry =)

I remember trying to work it out myself before reading on :P

[Panikkay]

here is one! for those who read this before, no spoilers!

''first think of the personwho lives in disguise,
who deals with secrets and tells naught but lies,
next, tell me what's always last to mend,
the middle of middle and end of end?
and finally give methe sound often heard
during the search for a hard-to-find word
now string then together, and tell me this,
which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?

YAY, Harry Potter! x3

I would answer, but I know it just because I've read the Harry Potter books and not because I had the smarticles to figure it out myself...

[Clank4Prez]

here is one! for those who read this before, no spoilers!

''first think of the personwho lives in disguise,
who deals with secrets and tells naught but lies,
next, tell me what's always last to mend,
the middle of middle and end of end?
and finally give methe sound often heard
during the search for a hard-to-find word
now string then together, and tell me this,
which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?

Haven't seen this one before.

Hmm, these string all the parts together ones are easy. Let's see....

thief, spy
d
um, er

Spider?

[grimfang999]

the only Harry potter riddle i know is that one with those mermaid thingys, ive only read the series once and they are almost as overrated as twilight

almost

[wazza2k9]

one night (11:00pm) a man and his wife are sitting in their house. the man is watching the television, and the women is reading a book. all of a sudden, the was a power cut, and nothing electrical was working. so the women said, "i'm going to bed" so she went upstairs, got into bed, and thought to herself, "before i go to sleep, i'll read just one more page." (of that book she was reading.) how did she carry on reading?

[grimfang999]

she looked at the page and read the words :V

[wazza2k9]

[QUOTE=wazza2k9;1069211]one night (11:00pm) and all of a sudden, the was a power cut, and nothing electrical was working.[QUOTE]

too dark

[grimfang999]

I had to be litteral. Well, she would use a candle or torch

[wazza2k9]

oops, sorry. forgot to say without using any light substance

[grimfang999]

would this include the moon? or do you mean literally nothing that gives off light?

even though the moons light is actually reflected

[wazza2k9]

The moon isn't out, and nothing at all that gives light

[grimfang999]

shes blind, and uses brail?

[wazza2k9]

correct

A woman shoots her husband.
Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes.
Finally, she hangs him.
But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together.

How can this be?

[biggles1]

correct

A woman shoots her husband.
Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes.
Finally, she hangs him.
But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together.

How can this be?

he is a zombie/vampire/undead/unkillable being

[grimfang999]

i know this one but cant remember its entirety

[biggles1]

She took a picture of him (shoots a picture.) Then she held the picture/film under water to develop. Finally she hung the picture to dry.

[wazza2k9]

She took a picture of him (shoots a picture.) Then she held the picture/film under water to develop. Finally she hung the picture to dry.

correct.

[biggles1]

correct.

:thatface:

[wazza2k9]

What belongs to you, but is used more by others?

[musigal]

your name

[wazza2k9]

correct

[Panikkay]

Almost everyone needs some, asks for some, gives some, but almost nobody takes it. What is it?

[CosmicAce]

Advice?

[Panikkay]

Indeed.

[AllisonWalker]

What is is that you will break even when you name it?

[musigal]

the silence

[AllisonWalker]

correct!

[wazza2k9]

What asks no question but demands an answer?

[Panikkay]

A phone?

[wazza2k9]

correct

[musigal]

I'm in your head.
I'm on your tongue;
I'm on your lips.
Who knows how many others
pay me homage at this moment?
Wind is my substance,
but I bare the hearts of men
and change them

What am I?

[grimfang999]

the voices in my head tell me its words, i think it is. Either that or emotion, or just me being wrong :V

[musigal]

nope.

[ChaosVincent1]

sin

[biggles1]

Riddle me this:What is One, if Two is One?

[musigal]

sin

nope

[wazza2k9]

Riddle me this:What is One, if Two is One?

two?:bearface:

[biggles1]

two?:bearface:

one is one, of two

[gwtyler1985]

a number?

[ggbhtg]

Pointless BUMP! Because I have nothing to offer this game right now!

[musigal]

Spelled front to back, it's a person's name
Or a protective guard, for certain.
Spelled back to front, it's what you do
with a bow, blank page, or curtain.

[Mystical]

Imagination....?

[grimfang999]

draw
ward

[biggles1]

riddle me this, what do you get if Tommy Wiseau directs, writes, produces and stars in his own film?

[musigal]

draw
ward

yep =)

[jfrindler28]

a complete and utter failure.