Archive for the 'Riddle' Category

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

I’m a toothpaste container with small screw-off cap;
I’m a TV; or video website with app;
The whole Internet, as per that Ted Stevens chap;
And I’m underground London, so please mind the gap!

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

I’m the hoped-for result of a medical test;
The south pole of a magnet (that’s moving northwest);
To be counterproductive or likewise distressed;
Or the standard reply to deny a request.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

I’m a straight-flying blackbird, like ravens or daws;
What you eat when you’re forced to confess to your flaws;
I’m a thin metal bar good for prying with claws;
I’m to gloat from your throat; and I’m Jim’s racist laws.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Diana Sinche. See comments for answer.

Your Move: Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

The Shakespeare Teacher is out. It’s your move.

Today’s challenge is the Thursday Morning Riddle. The answer is:

RING

RING is correct. Way to go, Bill!

Now, you write the riddle.

Entries should follow the same format as earlier riddles: four lines of anapestic tetrameter with rhyme scheme AAAA (all four lines rhyme). Riddles are written in the first person (i.e., from the point of view of “Ring”). Semicolons are used to mark a change in word meaning. The word “Ring” should not be in the riddle, in any form.

Entries are due by June 1, and a winner will be chosen after that time.

UPDATE: Contest won by Anonymous. See comments for the riddle.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

I’m a Star Wars ground vehicle moving on feet;
A pedestrian strolling or crossing the street;
I’m Chuck Norris on TV, policing a beat;
And I’m George Bush’s name with initial complete.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Bronx Richie. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

I’m to wait on each word; to place laundry to dry;
I’m to put up a picture; to loiter nearby;
How a judge passes sentence for convicts to die;
When a surfer’s on edge; or a skater’s up high.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by DeLisa. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

I’m the place where a trailer connects to your car;
Ask for rides with your thumb if you’re not going far;
I’m to pull up your pants; a great plan, I can mar;
And I’m slang to get married, if that’s where you are.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Elizabeth. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

I’m to capture a checker that hoped to survive;
Reach a hasty conclusion; to leap or to dive;
I’m to cable two cars so that one will revive;
To attack in a group; or a USB drive.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

I’m held early on Sunday, or Saturday late;
A quick way of referring to Boston’s home state;
The destruction some weapons are known to create;
And the measure of matter, established by weight.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

Thursday Morning Riddle

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Both of law and of thumb, I am often applied;
I’m de facto control; or to truly preside;
A direction for games; for a judge to decide;
And I measure a distance – or more with a slide!

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Elizabeth. See comments for answer.