riddles
riddle英语游戏猜谜语
Analysis of answer to item ridges
Character rides are based on the unique features or personalities of characters in stories, movies, or TV shows These rides require familiarity with the characters in question to solve
Analysis of answers to animal ridges
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Item rides are based on the unique features or uses of objects These rides require more specific knowledge to solve, as they are not as invasive as animal rides
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Observing details
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Logical reasoning is an important means of solving puzzles.
Detailed description
Players need to use logical reasoning skills to analyze the relationships between various elements based on the clues in the question, in order to infer the correct answer.
For instance, a typical item ride middle ask: "I am round and red, and you can eat me. What am I?" The answer is "A tomato," which requires knowledge about the appearance and edibility of the object in question
Riddles英语谜语大全
Riddles英语谜语大全(I)1.What is smaller than an insect’s mouth?2.What season is the most dangerous one?3.What’s too much for me，just right for two，but nothing at? all for three?4.On what day of a year do soldiers start wars in history?5.How many feet are in a yard?6.What person tries to make others smile most of the time?7.From what number can one take half and leave nothing?8.What has hands but no feet，a face but no eyes，tells but does not talk?9.How many months have 28 days?10.Which horses have six legs?Keys(I)1.Anything it eats.2.Autumn. Because it is also FALL.3.A secret.4.March fourth. When a war breaks out，they’ll have to march forth.5.It depends on how many people are standing in it.6.A photographer.7.The number 8.8.Take away the upper half and 0 is left.8.A clock.9.All of them. Each month has its 28th day.10.All horses have forelegs(four legs) in front and two in back，so they all have six legsRiddles (II)11.Why don’t babies need glasses?12.What do you drop when you need it an d? take? back? when? you don’t?13.What’s the difference between a monkey and a flea(跳蚤)?14.What is black when it is clean and white when it is dirty?15.What 5-letter word has six left when you take 2 letters away?16.What is the center of gravity?17.What never asks questions but always gets answers?18.When Columbus discovered America，where did he stand?19.What is "four feet on four feet waiting for four feet?20.When the boy fell into the water，what’s the first? thing? he did?Keys (II)11.Because they like bottles better.12.An anchor.(锚)13.A monkey can have fleas，but a flea can’t have monkeys.14.A blackboard.15.Sixty.16.The letter V.17.A doorbell.18.On his feet.19.A cat on a chair waiting for a mouse.20.He got wet first.Riddles (III)21.Who isn’t your sister and isn’t your brother，but is still? a child of your mother and father?22.What has teeth but can’t eat?23.What kind of man can raise things without lifting them?24.Which candle burns longer: a black one or a white one?25.Why does a cook wear a high，white hat?26.Can you name five days of the? week? without? saying: Monday，Tuesday，Wednesday，Thursday，Friday?27.What kind of dog never can bite and bark?28.What has a soft bed but never sleeps，a big mouth? but? never speaks?29.Four girls have a basket with four apples in it. How can? you divide the apples so that each girl gets a whole apple and one still remains in the basket?30.Which eight-letter word has one letter in it?Keys (III)21.You yourself are.22.A comb.23.A farmer. He can? raise? pigs，chickens? and? so? on? without lifting them.24.Neither.Because all candles burn shorter.25.To cover his head.26.The day before yesterday，yesterday，today，tomorrow，and? the day after tomorrow.27.A hot dog.28.A river.29.Give three girls an apple each，and give the fourth girl? her apple in the basket.30.Envelope.Riddles (IV)31.Three men were under one umbrella，but none of them? got? wet.How do they do it?32.Where does afternoon always come before morning?33.How much earth can you take from a hole 2 feet long，2? feet wide and 2 feet deep?34.What rises in the morning and waves all day?35.What is pronounced like one letter，written with three letters，and belongs to all animals?36.Why can you tell clocks are shy?37.What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?38.What cannot be seen but only heard，and will not speak unless spoken to?39.What word can you make shorter by adding two letters to it?40.What part of a clock is always old?Keys (IV)31.It was not raining.32.In a dictionary.33.None.Because it has been taken out already.34.A flag.35.Eye.36.Because they always have their hands in front of their faces.37.T rouble.38.An echo.(回声)39.Short.40.The second hand.Riddles (V)41.What person does every man take his hat off to?42.What can you swallow than can also swallow you?43.Which three letters can frighten a thief away?44.What appears once in every minute，twice in every? moment，but not once in thousand years?45.What would you say if you saw a ghost(鬼)?46.Which is the left side of a cake?47.A police saw a truck driver going the wrong down a one - way street，but paid no attention to him. Why ?48.Where should the milk be best stored ?49.What is the hardest thing about learning to ride a bicycle?50.What always has one eye open but can’t see?Keys (V)41.A barber.42.Water.43.I C U44.The letter M.45.I would say nothing and run as fast as possible.46.The side that isn’t eaten.47.The truck driver was walking there.48.In a cow.49.The ground. 50.A needle.Riddles ( VI )51.What goes all over the house，but touches nothing?52.What belongs only to you and yet is used more by others than by yourself?53.Which letter of the alphabet separates Europe from Africa?54.Why is a river rich?55.I have cities but no houses，forests but no trees; rivers but without water; what am I?56.A man jumped from a plane，but there was nothing? wrong? with him. Do you know why?57.In a train，a woman saw other peoples’faces were dirty. What would she do，do you know?58.Why did John say he didn’t know where the sun was?59.Where does a person stay for the longest time in his life?60.Why does Tom’s mother go to work by plane every day?Keys ( VI )51.A sound or voice.52.My name.53.The letter "C".54.Because it has two banks.55.A map.56.Because the plane is on the ground.57.She would close her eyes，of course.58.Because it was at night.59.In bed.60.Because she works in a plane.Riddles ( VII )61.What man can not live inside a house?62.What match can’t be put in a match box?63.What is it，which will tomorrow and was be yesterday?64.What has many teeth but never uses them for eating?65.The more you take away，the bigger I become. What am I?66.What is that which has no leg but a body and a long neck?67.What part of London is in Brazil?68.What is that you ought to keep after you give it to somebody else?69.When is it correct to say "I is"?70.What is that which has a mouth，but never speaks，and? a? bed，but never sleeps in it?Keys ( VII )61.A snowman.62.Football match，basketball match，and so on.63.Today.64.A comb.65.A hole.66.A bottle.67.The letter "L".68.A promise.69.When we say "I is a prone."70.A river.Riddles ( VIII )71.What two things can’t you have for breakfast?72.What do most gardeners not like to grow?73.If a band plays in a thunderstorm，who is most likely to? get hit by lightening?74.If you were to throw a white stone into? the? Red? Sea，what would it become?75.How many sweets can you put into an empty bag?76.How can you leave the room with two legs and return with six legs?77.How could you fall off a twenty-foot ladder and not get hurt?78.I unwrapped a lump of sugar and put? it? in? my? coffee. The sugar didn’t get wet. Why ?79.If it takes three and a half minutes to? boil? one? egg，how long does it take to boil four eggs?80.If three birds are sitting on a fence and you shoot and kill one of them，how many will be left?Keys ( VIII )71.Lunch and supper.72.They don’t like to grow their age.73.Conductors are.74.It remains a white stone.75.One sweet. Because a second sweet can’t be put? into? an? empty pocket.76.Fetch a chair somewhere ，and you’ll understand it.77.The ladder might be lying on the ground instead of against a wall.78.You have not had water yet.79.Three and a half minutes.80.One - the dead one.Riddles ( IX )81.When is your unc le’s sister not your aunt?82.Mrs.Smith has nine children，half of them are girls. How? can this be true?83.Where? can you never tell the truth?84.What goes over the fields all day，and sits in? the? cupboard all night?85.What walks around all day and lies under the? bed? at? night with its tongue hanging out?86.How many cheese sandwiches can you eat on an empty stomach?87.When will a net hold water?88.Why is a room full of married couples empty?89.What table has no leg?90.What tables grow in the fields?Keys ( IX )81.When she is my mother.82.The others are also girls.83.When you are lying anywhere.84.Our clothes.85.Our shoes.86.Only one.87.When the water is frozen.88.Because there is not a single man in the room.89. A timetable or vegetable.90.Vegetables.Riddles ( X )91.Which American man has had the largest family?92.A hungry donkey was tied to a rope? eight? feet? long. About thirty feet away there was? a? basket? of? fresh? carrots. The donkey wanted to eat those carrots. How did he reach them?93.What can you hold in your left hand，but not? in? your? right hand?94.I have seven letters.The first two stand for a boy.The first three stand for? a girl.The first four stand for a brave boy.95.Why does a man’s hair become grey before his moustaches?96.Why are people close? to? their? mothers? instead? of? their fathers?97.Where can you easily put your right hand，but can? never? put your left hand?98.What question can never get answer "YES."?99.What is the beginning of everything，also the end of life?100.Mary had a big dog，and I had a smaller one. One day，the? two dogs raced to see which ran faster. The dogs were soon tired out. Finally，my dog won the 10-mile race. Now? which? dog? had? more sweat on its body?Keys ( X )91.George Washington. He was Father of America.92.The donkey can eat those carrots easily. Because? the? other end of the rope was not tied to anything.93.You can hold your right hand in your left hand，but you? can not hold your right hand in your right hand.94.HEROINE.95.Becau se a man’s moustaches come up after his hair.96.Because their father is always farther(father).97.You can easily put your right hand on your? left? elbow，but you never put your left hand there.98.Are you asleep?99.The letter "E".100.Neither dog had sweat on its body. Dogs never sweat.选择填空类：7. What number should replace(代替)the question mark?AVIATOR=6FIXTURE=9WIZARD=1DIVERSE=?( ) 8. What’s the Chinese for “six of one and half a dozen of the other?”A. 六分之一B. 人云亦云C.半斤八两D.见一面分一半( ) 9. What three letters turn a girl into a woman?A.SUNB. DABC. EYED.AGE( ) 10. We don’t want it. It’s “a white elephant.” What is it?A. 一件无用而累的东西B.一头白象C. 白给的东西D. 白色陷阱( ) 11.What’s too much for two and just right for one?A. TimeB. A secretC. friendD. A room( ) 12. What’s the Chinese for “talk big”?A. 吹牛B. 说谎话C.骂人D.很大( ) 13. I know that from A to Z.A.从A到IB.从头到尾C.字母表D.距离很远( ) 14. You can’t do it. You can sue to Ann for help.A. askB. thinkC. findD. give( ) 15.What’s that? That’s a lily I like it very much.A. girl’s nameB. flowerC. pictureD. cup1. What letter is a body of water?2. What is it that found in the every center of America and Australia?3. Why is a river rich?4. Which letter is very useful to a deaf woman?5. Which runs faster, heat or cold? Why?6.下面是一道经典的英语填空题，注意，所有空格均为同一个单词：____ is greater than God.____ is more evil than the Devil.The poor need ____.The rich have ____.If you eat ____, you will die.KEY:1. C(sea)2. R is in the center of America and Australia3. Cause it has a lot of banks4. I(eye)5. because we can “catch cold”,so the answer is heat6. Gold(money)7. 1 8. C9. D10. A11. B12. A13. B14. A15. B。
介绍猜灯谜作文
介绍猜灯谜作文Riddles are a popular form of entertainment that has been enjoyed by people of all ages for centuries. 猜灯谜是一种流行的娱乐形式，几个世纪来一直受到各个年龄段人们的喜爱。
They are traditionally associated with Chinese New Year celebrations, where families gather to solve riddles placed on lanterns or written on red paper. 它们传统上与中国新年庆祝活动联系在一起，家庭聚在一起解答放在灯笼上或写在红纸上的谜语。
The art of guessing riddles requires intelligence, creativity, and a good sense of humor. 猜灯谜的艺术需要智慧、创造力和良好的幽默感。
It is not only a fun pastime, but also a way to exercise the mind and bond with others. 这不仅是一种有趣的消遣，还是锻炼头脑和与他人建立联系的方式。
Riddles come in various forms, such as word riddles, logic puzzles, and visual riddles. 谜语有各种形式，如文字谜语、逻辑谜题和视觉谜语。
Word riddles involve playing with language and require the solver to think creatively to find the answer. 文字谜语涉及对语言的玩耍，需要解谜者发挥创造力找到答案。
riddles
I myself.
Why is a river very rich?
Because it has two banks. (堤岸 银行 堤岸;银行 堤岸 银行)
What room has no walls, no doors, no windows, and no floors? A mushroom
What letter makes a road broad?
The letter B
What changes a pear into a pearl? The letter “L”
What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?
A hot-dog.
Who isn't your sister and isn't your brother, but is still a child of your mother and father?
Heat,ch a cold.
I begin with T and end with T, and I am full of T. What am I?
A teapot.
What is the only thing you can break when you say its name?
Silence
How do we know the ocean is friendly?
Because it waves. (起波浪，招手致意 起波浪， 起波浪 招手致意)
What are the strongest days of the week?
Saturday and Sunday --- all the other days are weak (week) days.
高中英语_Unit3《Computers》热身及阅读
What can we do by using computers? I can use a computer to ……..
search for information
see movies
listen to music
read books and magazines
send E-mails
P1 L8 As the years have ________, gone by I have been made smaller and smaller.
随着岁月的流逝， 我被做得越来越小了.
times when my size was P2 L1 There were ______ totally ________changed.
有段时期我的体积完全变了
standing P2 L3 But I was always so lonely _______ there by myself, until in the early 1960s,they gave me a family connected ________ by a network.
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
1. Who is the speaker in this story?
A computer. 2. What’s the main idea of this passage? A. The development of computers. B. The development and use of computers. C. A machine which is simple-minded. D. Computers may replace human beings.
关于谜语的英语作文
关于谜语的英语作文Riddles have existed throughout history, across various cultures and languages, as a form of intellectual entertainment that challenges the mind and stirs curiosity. These concise puzzles often disguise a hidden meaning or solution within a phrase or question, requiring thelistener to decipher the underlying truth. The art of riddles is not just about finding the answer; it's about the journey of discovery, the mental gymnastics required to bridge the gap between the literal meaning and the intended solution.In English, riddles range from the simple and whimsical to the complex and profound. One popular English riddle asks, "What has a head, tail, four legs, and can't walk?" The answer, of course, is a "table." This riddle is both humorous and instructive, teaching us that objects can have attributes we associate with living beings, challenging our perception of what constitutes life.In Chinese culture, riddles are known as "mi yu," and they are deeply ingrained in the history and traditions of the country. These riddles often involve wordplay and puns,taking advantage of the unique sounds and meanings of Chinese characters. For instance, a Chinese riddle asks, "What has a face and two hands, but cannot laugh or clap?" The answer is a "clock," which in Chinese sounds similar to the word for "face" and "hands."The similarity between English and Chinese riddles lies in their use of language to create a puzzle that tests the listener's wit and knowledge. Both types of riddles require a certain level of linguistic proficiency and an ability to think outside the box. However, the differences between them reflect the unique cultural and linguistic characteristics of each language.English riddles often rely on common objects and experiences, while Chinese riddles often draw fromhistorical events, literary references, and traditional customs. This difference is reflected in the language used in the riddles themselves. English riddles tend to be more straightforward and literal, while Chinese riddles often employ metaphors, similes, and allusions to create a more abstract and poetic puzzle.Despite their differences, riddles in both English and Chinese serve a similar purpose: to stimulate the mind, foster creativity, and promote cultural understanding. By solving riddles, we not only exercise our cognitive abilities but also gain a deeper understanding of the languages and cultures that produced them.In conclusion, the enigma of riddles is not just about finding the answer; it's about the journey of discovery. Riddles in English and Chinese, while distinct in their execution and style, share a common goal: to challenge our minds and broaden our horizons. By delving into the world of riddles, we embark on a cross-cultural adventure that enriches our understanding of language, culture, and the human mind.**谜语的魅力：跨文化探索**谜语，这种历史悠久、跨越不同文化和语言的智力娱乐形式，一直以其独特的魅力激发着人们的好奇心。
灯谜lantern riddle
灯谜(lantern riddles)是指写在彩灯上面的谜语。
灯谜是中华民族一门传统的综合性艺术，是我国劳动人民智慧的结晶。
猜灯谜是元宵节的一项娱乐活动。
灯笼的主人把谜面写在纸条上，然后把纸条贴在灯笼上。
如果有人猜到了谜底，就可以将纸条取下来，到灯笼主人那里去对谜底，如果猜对了谜底，就可以得到小礼物。
设置灯谜和猜谜底可以遵循许多不同的方法。
猜灯谜出现于宋朝(the Song Dynasty)，到了明清时代(the Ming and Qing Dynasties)，该活动在民间变得非常流行。
Lantern riddles refer to riddles which write on the colorful laterns. It is one of the chinese compositively traditional arts which was created by all o the chinese wisdom. Solving riddles on the lantern has become the amusement of Lantern Festival. The owner of the lantern writes riddle on the note, then, stick the note on his lantern. If there is someone who could solve the riddle, he could pick up the note and tell the owner his answer. If he is right, he would get the owner's little gift. Setting riddles and guessing them can obey many different methods. Guessing lantern riddles appears in the Song Dynasty, when it come to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the activity was becoming very popular in folk.。
英语谜语-Riddles
Why is six afraid of seven? -----------------------Because seven eight nine. What do you call your father-in-law's only child's mother-in-law? -----------------------Mom. Why do lions eat raw meat? -----------------------Because they never learn to cook. Why did the chicken cross the road? -----------------------To get to the other side. Why did the fox cross the road? -----------------------To get the chicken. Why did the gum cross the road? -----------------------It was on the chicken’s foot. Why did the turkey cross the road twice? -----------------------To prove it was not a chicken. Why did the weasel cross the road twice? -----------------------He was a double crosser. Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? -----------------------It didn’t have the guts. What goes up a chimney down, but won't go down a chimney up? -----------------------Ann umbrella. What's black and white and red all over? -----------------------A zebra that doesn’t know how to put lipstick on. What is the largest ant in the world? -----------------------An elephant. How much is a skunk worth? -----------------------One scent. What kind of monkey can fly? -----------------------A hot air baboon. Why did the cake like to play baseball? -----------------------Because it was a good batter. What goes hahaha, plop? -----------------------Someone laughing their head off. Why didn't the lady run away from the attacking lion? -----------------------They told her it was a maneating lion. Why has no one ever spotted a leopard in Africa? -----------------------Because leopards are already born with spots. What did the banana do when it heard the ice scream? -----------------------It split. Swings by his thigh a thing most magical! Below the belt, beneath the folds of his clothes it hangs, a hole in its front end, stiff-set and stout, but swivels about. Levelling the head of this hanging instrument, its wielder hoists his hem above the knee: it is his will to fill a well-known hole that it fits fully when at full length. He has often filled it before. Now he fills it again. ----------------------- a keyI'm the world's wonder, for I make women happy --a boon to the neighborhood, a bane to no one, though I may perhaps prick the one who picks me. I am set well up, stand in a bed, have a roughish root. Rarely (though it happens) a churl's daughter more daring than the rest --and lovelier! --lays hold of me, and lays me in larder. She learns soon enough, the curly-haired creature who clamps me so, of my meeting with her: moist is her eye! -----------------------an onion A young man made for the corner where he knew she was standing; this strapping youth had come some way--with his own hands he whipped up her dress, and under her girdle (as she stood there) thrust something stiff, worked his will; they both shook. This fellow quickened: one moment he was forceful, a first rate servant, so strenuous that the next he was knocked up, quite blown by his exertion. Beneath the girdle a thing began to grow that upstanding men often think of, tenderly, and acquire. -----------------------dough I'm told a certain something grows in its pouch, swells and stands up, lifts its covering. A proud bride grasped that boneless wonder, the daughter of a king covered that swollen thing with clothing. -----------------------a churn A lovely woman, a lady, often locked me in a chest; at times she took me out with her fingers, and gave me to her lord and loyal master, just as he asked. Then he poked his head inside me, pushed it up until it fitted tightly. I, adorned, was bound to be filled with something rough if the loyal lord could keep it up. Guess what I mean. ----------------------- helmet Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. ---------------------coffin Tell me what a dozen rubber trees with thirty boughs on each might be? ---------------------Months of the yearAs I went over London Bridge I met my sister Jenny I broke her neck and drank her blood And left her standing empty. ---------------------GinIt is said among my people that some things are improved by death. Tell me, what stinks while living, but in death, smells good? ---------------------PigAll right. Riddle me this: what goes through the door without pinching itself? What sits on the stove without burning itself? What sits on the table and is not ashamed? ---------------------the SunWhat work is it that the faster you work, the longer it is before you're done, and the slower you work, the sooner you're finished? --------------------- roasting meat on a spitWhilst I was engaged in sitting I spied the dead carrying the living. --------------------- a shipI know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be. --------------------- 'few'I give you a group of three. One is sitting down, and will never get up. The second eats as much as is given to him, yet is always hungry. The third goes away and never returns. --------------------- stove, fire, and smokeWhoever makes it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. And whoever knows it wants it not. --------------------- counterfeit moneyTwo words, my answer is only two words. To keep me, you must give me. Solution your word Sir, I bear a rhyme excelling In mystic force and magic spelling Celestial sprites elucidate All my own striving can't relate --------------------- Pi (digits given by length of words)There is not wind enough to twirl That one red leaf, nearest of its clan, Which dances as often as dance it can. ---------------------the sun, Samuel Taylor ColeridgeHalf-way up the hill, I see thee at last Lying beneath me with thy sounds and sights -- A city in the twilight, dim and vast, With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. --------------------- the past, Longfellow I am, in truth, a yellow fork From tables inthe sky By inadvertent fingers dropped The awful cutlery. Of mansions never quite disclosed And never quite concealed The apparatus of the dark To ignorance revealed. --------------------- lightning, Emily Dickinson Many-maned scud-thumper, Maker of worn wood, Shrub-ruster, Sky-mocker, Rave! Portly pusher, Wind-slave. --------------------- John UpdikeMake me thy lyre, even as the forests are. What if my leaves fell like its own -- The tumult of thy mighty harmonies Will take from both a deep autumnal tone. --------------------- the west wind, Percy Bysshe ShelleyThis darksome burn, horseback brown, His rollock highroad roaring down, In coop and in comb the fleece of his foam Flutes and low to the body falls home. --------------------- river, Gerard Manley HopkinsI've measured it from side to side, 'Tis three feet long and two feet wide. It is of compass small, and bare To thirsty suns and parching air. --------------------- the grave of a child, WordsworthMy love, when I gaze on thy beautiful face, Careering along, yet always in place -- The thought has often come into my mind If I ever shall see thy glorious behind. --------------------- the moon, Sir Edmund GosseThen all thy feculent majesty recalls The nauseous mustiness of forsaken bowers, The leprous nudity of deserted halls -- The positive nastiness of sullied flowers. And I mark the colours, yellow and black, That fresco thy lithe, dictatorial thighs. --------------------- spider, Francis Saltus SaltusWhen young, I am sweet in the sun. When middle-aged, I make you gay. When old, I am valued more than ever. --------------------- wineI am always hungry, I must always be fed, The finger I lick Will soon turn red. --------------------- fireAll about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held, No throat, but can be heard. --------------------- WindI am only useful When I am full, Yet I am always Full of holes. --------------------- sieve (or sponge)If you break me I do not stop working, If you touch me I may be snared, If you lose me Nothing will matter. --------------------- HeartIf a man carried my burden He would break his back. I am not rich, But leave silver in my track. --------------------- SnailUntil I am measured I am not known, Yet how you miss me When I have flown. --------------------- TimeI drive men mad For love of me, Easily beaten, Never free. --------------------- GoldWhen set loose I fly away, Never so cursed As when I go astray. --------------------- A fartI go around in circles But always straight ahead, Never complain No matter where I am led. --------------------- Wagon wheel Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen. --------------------- icebergI turn around once, What is out will not get in. I turn around again, What is in will not get out. --------------------- stopcock Each morning I appear To lie at your feet, All day I will follow No matter how fast you run, Yet I nearly perish In the midday sun. --------------------- ShadowBright as diamonds, Loud as thunder, Never still, A thing of wonder. --------------------- waterfall? (fireworks?)My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick Fat, I am slow Wind is my foe. --------------------- candleTo unravel me You need a simple key, No key that was made By locksmith's hand, But a key that only I Will understand. --------------------- cipherI am seen in the water If seen in the sky, I am in the rainbow, A jay's feather, And lapis lazuli. --------------------- blue Glittering points That downward thrust, Sparkling spears That never rust. --------------------- icicleYou heard me before, Yet you hear me again, Then I die, 'Till you call me again. --------------------- echoThree lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks. --------------------- waterYou can see nothing else When you look in my face, I will look you in the eye And I will never lie. --------------------- your reflectionLovely and round, I shine with pale light, grown in the darkness, A lady's delight. --------------------- pearlAt the sound of me, men may dream Or stamp their feet At the sound of me, women may laugh Or sometimes weep --------------------- musicWhen I am filled I can point the way, When I am empty Nothing moves me, I have two skins One without and one within. --------------------- gloveMy tines be long, My tines be short My tines end ere My first report. 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150 English Riddles
英语谜语150则1.What has four legs but cannot walk,Two long arms but cannot carry,A good strong back but cannot bend?Everybody knows it,And it is everybody’s friend.What is it?( An armchair)2.It follows everybody from the beginning to the end,Dark and silent and loyal.Nobody can shake it offThough it’s invisible sometimes.What is it?(Your shadow)3.What has one eye and is made of steel? (A needle)4.What is always before you, yet you can’t see it? (Future)5.When first I appear, I seem mysterious. But when I am explained, I'm nothing serious.What am I? (Riddle)6.What goes up but never comes down? (Age)7.Which is the smallest room in the world? ( Mushroom)8.What has a lot of teeth but no mouth? (A comb)9.What kind of bath can you take without water? (A sunbathe)10.What can people make but can not see? ( Noises)11.What is taken before you get it? ( A picture)12.When do we fall without moving? (When we fall asleep)13.What kind of horse goes out at night? (Nightmare)14.What kind of dog would a person bite? (Hot dog)15.What mouse w on’t eat cheese? ( Computer mouse)16.What never gets heavy but is carried with you throughout your life? (Your name)17.What ring is always square? ( Boxing ring)18.What often whistles when it’s hot? ( Kettle)19.What room can’t you ever enter? ( Mushroom)20.What runs but never walks? (Water)21.What sort of jam can’t you eat? (Traffic jam)22.What starts out red and ends up black? (Santa Claus)23.What word is like a quarrel? (A crossword puzzle)24.What is always behind times?(the back of a clock or watch)25.A round black basket with silver candles in it,Empty in the daytime, full in the evening.What is it? (The sky with stars)26.What has a face but can’t eat? (clock or watch)27.I have six legs, I have two wings, I was once a caterpillar.I’m not a bird, but I can fly. Whatis it? (A butterfly)28.What is the smallest bridge in the world? ( the bridge of a nose)29.What kind of ball moves, but is never thrown or caught?(an eyeball)30 Ten plus ten equals ten, take ten from ten, you have twenty.When the weather’s cold there are ten;When it’s warm there are twenty.(the fingers of a pair of gloves and the fingers of the hand)31. Two little sisters,Live near each other,One lives on one side,The other on the other side,They hear what they say,But they don’t see each other. (ears)32.What is the thing that people are so eager to seizeBut throw off immediately they get it? (a basket ball)33.Sometimes it looks like a boat,And sometimes like a saucer,Please tell us, is it a boat or a saucer? (the moon)34.Your summer guest is here again;He brings the wind but not the rain,He flaps his wings but makes no flight,And never eats a single bites. (an electric fan)35.It is cold and white,It falls from the sky,The more you dry it in the sun,The wetter it becomes.What is it? (snow)What has an eye, but cannot see? (a needle)36.What star is not seen in the sky? (a film star)37.What is it that we never borrow but often return? ( thanks)38.What animal is your girlfriend? (deer)39.ow many apples can a man eat in an empty a stomach? (none)40.A driver had a brother who went out east,But the man who went out east had no brother.How can this be? (The driver was a female driver)41.I am something that one man can carry, but a hundred men can’t stand on end. What am I?( A rope)42.I am out and about all day and yet I always stay at home. ( a snail)43.What only flies when its wings are broken? (an army)44.What is it that nobody wants but nobody wants to lose? ( a lawsuit)45.Who can hold up automobiles with one hand? ( policeman)46.What goes through a door, but never goes in or comes out?( a keyhole)47.If two is company, and three is a crowd, and what are four and five?( nine)48.What becomes higher when the head is off? ( pillow)49.What is it that lives in winter, dies in spring, and grows with its roots upward? (an icicle)50.I am something that is filled every morning and empty every night except once a year whenI’m filled at night and emptied in the morning. What am I? (A stocking)51.Three men going to heaven; one goes halfway and turns back, one goes right up, and onedoesn’t go at all. ( fire: spark, smoke, ashes)52.I am something that has four legs and only one foot. ( a bed)53.There’s a word that’s composed of three letters alone, which reads backward and forwardthe same;It expresses the sentiments warm from the hearts, and to beauty lays principal claim. ( eye)54.I am something that always weighs the same whether I am larger or smaller. ( a hole)55.Two lovers barred from every joy and bliss,56.Who through the live-long night embracing lie;They guard the folk from all calamities,But with the rising sun apart they fly. ( leaves of a door)57.What kind of water is the most deceitful? ( tears)58.What is it that becomes too young the longer it exists?59.( a portrait of a person)60.Fatherless and motherless,Born without a skin,Spoke when it came into the world,And never spoke again. ( fart)61.To what man does everyone takes off his hat? ( the barber)62.Thirty-two white horses on a red hill,Now they go and now they stand still. ( teeth)63.I do not serve the wine to that sweet girl;Another ( no match for me) does that,while I serve fresh cold water to her parents.Still she often takes me to the well,And then support me groaning;While I kiss her neck with arms around her,And she sweetly moans. ( water jug)64.Alive without breath,As cold as death;Never thirty, ever drinking,All in mail never clinking. ( fish)65.What is it which flies high and flies low,Has no feet and yet wears shoes? ( dust)66.He who lacks it seeks it,He who has it mistreats it. ( health)67. My body is thin,And has no guts within,I have neither head, face, nor eyes;But a tail I have got,As long as –what not,And without any wings I can fly. ( kite)68. What is the marvel which has eight feet and four eyes,And carries its knees higher than its body. ( spider)Though I dance at a ball, I’m not hing at all. ( shadow)What is the only thing you can break when you say its name?( Silence )I am something that always increases the more when I share with others. What am I ?( happiness)Little Nanny Etlicote, in a white petticoat,Holding up a bright red rose;The longer she stands, the shorter she grows. ( a candle)Use me well, I’m everybody;Scratch my back, and I am nobody. ( a mirror)74. What is the highest pleasure you can think of? ( riding in an plane)75.What flies for fear of being killed? ( time )76.What man shaves twenty or more times a day? ( the barber)77. What can only be used after they have been broken? ( eggs )78. What runs about every corner of the room but with only one foot? ( broom )79. What will dance as soon as they die? ( falling leaves)80. What has no head, no leg and still goes from place to place? ( a ship)81. It takes off a piece of its clothing each day ,. At the end of the year, it has nothing to wear. Whatis it ? ( a calendar)82. What is the best thing to put into pies? (your teeth )83. Why is it important for a physician to keep his temper? (Because if he didn’t, he would lose hispatients, patience )84. Whose hands cannot hold anything in them? ( the hands of a clock or a watch )85. What man cannot live inside the house? (a snowman )86. What can you see with your eyes shut? (a dream )87. Why does a man often do something in an hurry, while a woman doesn’t? (Because time andtide wait for no man.)88.If your uncle’s sister is not your aunt, just what relation i s she to you? (your mother)89.What relation is that child to its father, who is not its father’s own son? (his daughter)90.What letter can fly? (b→bee)91.What letter can see? (i→eye)92.What letter has water? (c→sea)93.What letter can we drink? (t→tea)94.What lett er don’t you know? (x→未知数)95.What letter is nothing? (o→零)96.What letter is a question? (y→why)97.What letter is a part of the head? (i→eye)98.What letter is a vegetable? (p→pea)99.What is the end of everything? (g)100.It appears once in a “minute”. It appears twice in a “moment”. But it doesn’t appear in a “year”. What is it? (m)101.It’s seen twice in “every day”. It’s seen four times in “every week”. But it’s seen only once in “a year”. What is it? (e)102.Wha is it that we have in December but that we don’t have in any other month? (D)103.What stands in the middle of the world? (r)104.If you feed it, it will live. If you give it water, it will die. What is it? (fire)105.My shape is long. My colour is white. My friends are teachers. Do you know who I am?(chalk)106.What ques tion can never be answered by “Yes”? (Are you asleep?)107.I have a cap. I don’t wear it at work. I put it on when I have a rest. What am I? (A pen) 108.Father lost her. (fat)109.I’m not in the rain. (ran)110.There is not it this time. (me)111.She isn’t on the shore. (or)112.The ball of football was gone. (foot)113.My face is black. I can’t talk. The teacher writes on me with chalk. After school you go home. But I’m always in the classroom. What am I? (a blackboard)114.She has it. They have it. But you don’t have it. When I say hello to you, it comes again.What’s the word? (he)115.Can you put three “6” together to make seven? (6又6分之6)116.Your aunt has a brother. But he isn’t your uncle. Who is he ? (your father)117.Mr Smith has five sons. Each son has a sister. How many children does Mr Smith have?(six)118.What kind of table has no legs? (timetable)119.What is the best and cheapest light? (daylight)120.What man can’t live inside the house? (a snow-man)121.What belongs only to you and yet is used more by others than yourself? (your name) 122.Why is the letter B like fire? (Because it makes oil boil.)123.Why is the letter D like a bad boy? (Because it makes ma mad.)124.Why is the letter F like death? (Because it makes all fall.)125.Why is the letter O like a pain? (Because it makes man moan.)126.W hy is the letter T like an island? (Because it’s in the middle of water.)127.Who carries his house with him? (a snail)128.It was neither my sister, nor my brother. But it was still the child of my father and mother.Who was it? (myself)129.Your uncle’s sister isn’t your aunt. Who is she? (your mother)130.Why is a river rich? (Because it always has two banks.)131.What’s it that’s always coming but never arrives? (tomorrow)132.What’s it that’s always behind time? (the back of a watch)133.What’s it that has legs but can’t w alk? (a table or a chair)134.What’s it that everyone in the world is doing at the same time? (growing older)135.What’s it that has two heads, six feet, one tail and four ears? (a man on the horseback) 136.There is a word of five letters. If you take away two letters, only one remains. What’s the word? (stone→one)137.There is a word of five letters. If you take away two letters, but six remains. What’s the word? (sixth→six)138.What begins with T, ends with T and is full of T? (teapot)139.Which is the longest word in English? (smiles)140.What does FAMILY mean? (Father And Mother I Love You)141.Do you know what the word tger means? ( a tiger without eye,i )142.Why is a father with nine daughters richer than a millionaire? ( because he wants no more) 143.What special question must be always be answered by yes? ( How do you pronounce the word Y-E-S )144.What keys are too big to carry in your pocket? ( monkey, donkey, turkey)145.When can happiness always be found? (In the dictionary )146.What question can never be answered by yes? 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mathriddles题目
mathriddles题目数学谜题（Math Riddles）是一种数学思维训练的游戏形式。
数学谜题不仅考验我们的数学知识，也需要我们的独立思考和创造力。
今天，我们来看看一些有趣的math riddles题目及解答，亲自挑战一下！一、题目：两个人彼此传递若干个蛋糕，最后一个人获得25个蛋糕。
已知第一个人获得了40%的蛋糕，剩余的人依次获得原有数目的一半加1。
问最初有多少个蛋糕？解答：设最初有n个蛋糕，第一个人获得40%的蛋糕，则剩余的60%的蛋糕数量为0.6n。
第二个人获得剩余的一半加1，则他获得了0.2n-0.4个蛋糕，即0.6n/2+1=0.2n-0.4，解得n=137。
二、题目：一只西瓜重20kg，想要把它平分成4份，则需要几把刀？解答：只需要2把刀。
先把西瓜割成两半，再把两个一半的西瓜分别割成两份，最终得到四份重5kg的西瓜。
三、题目：一条河上有一座长为10米，高为8米的桥。
一只狗站在河的一侧离桥两米远，想要过到对面的岸上，但它不会游泳，也不能撑船。
它该怎么过河？解答：狗只需要顺着桥爬到另一侧就可以了。
四、题目：一个孩子有8个糖果，他想将这些糖果分成连续的三份，使得第一份的糖果数比第二份的少1，第二份比第三份的少2。
这样分出来的糖果数分别是多少？解答：根据题目要求设第一份有x个糖果，则第二份有x+1个糖果，第三份有x+3个糖果。
因为一共有8个糖果，所以可以列出方程x+x+1+x+3=8，解得x=2。
因此，第一份有2个糖果，第二份有3个糖果，第三份有4个糖果。
五、题目：三辆汽车以相同的速度在一条高速公路上行驶，当第一辆汽车走了72公里后，第二辆汽车才开始出发，当第二辆汽车走了72公里后，第三辆汽车才开始出发。
当第三辆汽车走了72公里后，三辆汽车恰好在一起，它们一共行驶了多少公里？解答：设这三辆汽车共行驶x公里，则第一个汽车行驶72公里需要的时间是x/72，第二个汽车行驶72公里需要的时间是(x-72)/72，第三个汽车行驶72公里需要的时间是(x-144)/72。
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Riddles (1)1. Q: What can pierce one's ears without a hole?A: Noise.pierce / / vt. 刺穿，刺破piercing / / a. 刺耳的2. Q: If you had 5 dollars and gave away one quarter, and another quarter,and then still another quarter, how much would you have left?A: '4.25.quarter / / n. 四分之一；二十五美分give away v. 送掉, 分发3. Q: What bird lifts heavy things?A: A crane.crane / / n. 鹤；起重机4. Q: What's the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole?A: The whole world.A world of difference 天壤之别5. Q: What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory?A: People make faces there.naughty / / adj. 顽皮的, 淘气的, 不听话的make faces 做鬼脸；做钟面6. Q: What can I do to avoid falling hair?A: Get out of the way where the hair's falling.avoid / / vt. 避免, 消除avoid falling hair有两种理解：防止头发脱落；避开（从上面）掉下来的头发get out of 避免, 使说出7. Q: What do girls find the easiest to part with?A: A comb.part with 放弃（尤指不自愿地）；用……分头路或发缝comb / / n. 梳子, 鸡冠, 蜂巢vi. 梳(发), 搜索8. Q: What kind of running means walking?A: Running out of gas.run out of v. 用完9. Q: What do elephants use to communicate with each other?A: Big words.communicate / / v. 沟通, 通信, 传达, 感染communicate with v. 通话big words真正的含义是：比较正式的大词10. Q: What makes fish the smartest animal in the world?A: No one can pull its leg.pull one's leg真正的含义是：使上当受骗11. Q: What makes the little strawberry worried?A: It's afraid to be in a jam.jam 果酱；塞车12. Q: Something went wrong with the second hand of my watch. Wherecan I have it replaced?A: In a second-hand store.second-hand 二手货的，旧的second hand 秒针13. Q: Why are writers like postmen?A: They are all men of letters.men of letters 文人letter字母,信函,学问14. Q: Why are chickens kept away from children?A: Chickens use fowl language.fowl / / n.家禽, 禽, 禽肉fowl language 音似foul language（脏话）foul / / adj. 肮脏的15. Q: Why do people go to bed?A: Because the bed won't come to us.16. Q: What's the best thing to take when you're run-down?A; The license number of the car that hit you.take 吃（药）；记下来be run-down 身体不适be run down 被撞到license / / n. 许可(证), 执照17. Q: What stays hot even if put in a refrigerator?A: Pepper.hot热的；辣的18. Q: What is the best year for a kangaroo?A: Leap year.leap / / v. n. 跳跃leap year闰年19. Q: What surprising things happen everywhere every day?A: Day breaks without falling; night falls without breaking.surprising / / adj.令人惊讶的fall 摔下来；降临break破碎daybreak破晓20. Q: What can't be used unless broken?A: Eggs.Riddles(2)1. Q: What roof never keeps out the wet?A: The roof of the mouth?roof 屋顶;上颚keep out v.使在外2. Q: Does any child like going to school?A: Every child likes going to school. Most of them just hate staying there before going home.3. Q: Why is a peacock the best story-teller?A: Because it always has a beautiful tale.peacock / / n.孔雀v.炫耀tale / / 故事, 音似tail / / (尾巴)4. Q: Why is a crazy person equal to two ordinary people?A: Because he is a man beside himself.beside oneself adv. 真正的意思是:发狂,忘形5. Q: What coat is always wet when it's put on?A: A coat of paint.coat衣服;涂层,一层(漆)6. Q: Why did the band have a smash hit in the performance?A: They had the audience glued to their seats.smash hit 很成功的新剧,电影等have someone glued to one's seat 真正的意思是:使某人喜欢得不忍离座,直到看完(表演)为止7. Q: Why is Sunday the strongest day in a week?A: The rest of the days are weak days.weak 音似week, weekdays指不包括星期日的那些天8. Q: Why are giraffes the cheapest to feed?A: They make a little food go a long way.因为它们脖子长，一点点食物都要走很长的路才能咽下去。
猜灯谜英语英文介绍
猜灯谜英语英文介绍Lantern riddles, also known as "riddles on lanterns," are a traditional Chinese game played during the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This festival is also known as the "Yuanxiao Festival" because it is customary to eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice balls) on this day.The game involves hanging lanterns with riddles written on them, and participants try to solve the riddles by guessing the answers. The riddles are usually written in couplets, with the first line serving as a hint and the second line containing the actual riddle. The solutions to the riddles are often words or phrases that are related to the theme of the lantern or the festival.Solving lantern riddles is not only a fun activity but also a way to test one's knowledge and wit. It is a popular tradition that has been enjoyed by people of all ages for centuries. The lanterns themselves are also beautiful works of art, often decorated with intricate designs and bright colors.In addition to being a fun game, lantern riddles also serve as a cultural expression of Chinese traditions and values. They are an important part of the Lantern Festival celebrations and are a great way to experience the uniqueness and charm of Chinese culture.。
精编英语竞赛智力谜语题215+则
一、英语谜语精选100则Riddles (I)1.What is smaller than an insect's mouth?2.What season is the most dangerous one?3.What's too much for me,just right for two,but nothing at all for three?4.On what day of a year do soldiers start wars in history?5.How many feet are in a yard?6.What person tries to make others smile most of the time?7.From what number can one take half and leave nothing?8.What has hands but no feet, a face but no eyes,tells but does not talk?9.How many months have 28 days?10.Which horses have six legs?Keys (I)1.Anything it eats.2.Autumn. Because it is also FALL.3.A secret.4.March fourth.When a war breaks out,they'll have to march forth.5.It depends on how many people are standing in it.6.A photographer.7.The number 8.8.Take away the upper half and 0 is left.8.A clock.9.All of them.Each month has its 28th day.10.All horses have forelegs(four legs) in front and two in back, so they all have six legs Riddles (II)11.Why don't babies need glasses?12.What do you drop when you need it and take back when you don't?13.What's the difference between a monkey and a flea(跳蚤)?14.What is black when it is clean and white when it is dirty?15.What 5-letter word has six left when you take 2 letters away?16.What is the center of gravity?17.What never asks questions but always gets answers?18.When Columbus discovered America,where did he stand?19.What is "four feet on four feet waiting for four feet?20.When the boy fell into the water,what's the first thing he did?Keys (II)11.Because they like bottles better.12.An anchor.(锚)13.A monkey can have fleas,but a flea can't have monkeys.14.A blackboard.15.Sixty.16.The letter V.17.A doorbell.18.On his feet.19.A cat on a chair waiting for a mouse.20.He got wet first.21.Who isn't your sister and isn't your brother,but is still a child of your mother and father?22.What has teeth but can't eat?23.What kind of man can raise things without lifting them?24.Which candle burns longer:a black one or a white one?25.Why does a cook wear a high,white hat?26.Can you name five days of the week without saying: Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday?27.What kind of dog never can bite and bark?28.What has a soft bed but never sleeps,a big mouth but never speaks?29.Four girls have a basket with four apples in it.How can you divide the apples so that each girl gets a whole apple and one still remains in the basket?30.Which eight-letter word has one letter in it?Keys (III)来源:壹壹英语21.You yourself are.22.A comb.23.A farmer.He can raise pigs, chickens and so on without lifting them.24.Neither.Because all candles burn shorter.25.To cover his head.26.The day before yesterday,yesterday,today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow.27.A hot dog.28.A river.29.Give three girls an apple each,and give the fourth girl her apple in the basket.30.Envelope.Riddles (IV)31.Three men were under one umbrella,but none of them got wet.How do they do it?32.Where does afternoon always come before morning?33.How much earth can you take from a hole 2 feet long, 2 feet wide and 2 feet deep?34.What rises in the morning and waves all day?35.What is pronounced like one letter,written with three letters,and belongs to all animals?36.Why can you tell clocks are shy?37.What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?38.What cannot be seen but only heard,and will not speak unless spoken to?39.What word can you make shorter by adding two letters to it?40.What part of a clock is always old?Keys (IV)31.It was not raining.32.In a dictionary.33.None.Because it has been taken out already.34.A flag.35.Eye.36.Because they always have their hands in front of their faces.37.Trouble.38.An echo.(回声)39.Short.40.The second hand.41.What person does every man take his hat off to?42.What can you swallow than can also swallow you?43.Which three letters can frighten a thief away?44.What appears once in every minute,twice in every moment, but not once in thousand years?45.What would you say if you saw a ghost(鬼)?46.Which is the left side of a cake?47.A police saw a truck driver going the wrong down a one - way street,but paid no attention to him.Why?48.Where should the milk be best stored ?49.What is the hardest thing about learning to ride a bicycle?50.What always has one eye open but can't see?Keys (V)41.A barber.42.Water43.I C U44.The letter M.45.I would say nothing and run as fast as possible.46.The side that isn't eaten.47.The truck driver was walking there.48.In a cow.49.The ground.50.A needle.Riddles ( VI )51.What goes all over the house,but touches nothing?52.What belongs only to you and yet is used more by others than by yourself?53.Which letter of the alphabet separates Europe from Africa?54.Why is a river rich?55.I have cities but no houses,forests but no trees; rivers but without water;what am I?56.A man jumped from a plane,but there was nothing wrong with him.Do you know why?57.In a train,a woman saw other peoples' faces were dirty. What would she do,do you know?58.Why did John say he didn't know where the sun was?59.Where does a person stay for the longest time in his life?60.Why does Tom's mother go to work by plane every day?Keys ( VI )51.A sound or voice.52.My name.53.The letter "C".54.Because it has two banks.55.A map.56.Because the plane is on the ground.57.She would close her eyes,of course.58.Because it was at night.59.In bed.60.Because she works in a plane.Riddles ( VII )61.What man can not live inside a house?62.What match can't be put in a match box?63.What is it,which will tomorrow and was be yesterday?64.What has many teeth but never uses them for eating?65.The more you take away, the bigger I become. What am I?66.What is that which has no leg but a body and a long neck?67.What part of London is in Brazil?68.What is that you ought to keep after you give it to somebody else?69.When is it correct to say "I is"?70.What is that which has a mouth,but never speaks, and a bed, but never sleeps in it?Keys ( VII )61.A snowman.62.Football match,basketball match,and so on.63.Today.64.A comb.65.A hole.66.A bottle.67.The letter "L".68.A promise.69.When we say "I is a pron."70.A river.Riddles ( VIII )71.What two things can't you have for breakfast?72.What do most gardeners not like to grow?73.If a band plays in a thunderstorm,who is most likely to get hit by lightening?74.If you were to throw a white stone into the Red Sea, what would it become?75.How many sweets can you put into an empty bag?76.How can you leave the room with two legs and return with six legs?77.How could you fall off a twenty-foot ladder and not get hurt?78.I unwrapped a lump of sugar and put it in my coffee. The sugar didn't get wet.Why?79.If it takes three and a half minutes to boil one egg, how long does it take to boil four eggs?80.If three birds are sitting on a fence and you shoot and kill one of them,how many will be left?Keys ( VIII )71.Lunch and supper.72.They don't like to grow their age.73.Conductors are.74.It remains a white stone.75.One sweet.Because a second sweet can't be put into an empty pocket.76.Fetch a chair somewhere ,and you'll understand it.77.The ladder might be lying on the ground instead of against a wall.78.You have not had water yet.79.Three and a half minutes.80.One - the dead one.Riddles ( IX )81.When is your uncle's sister not your aunt?82.Mrs.Smith has nine children,half of them are girls. How can this be true?83.Where can you never tell the truth?84.What goes over the fields all day,and sits in the cupboard all night?85.What walks around all day and lies under the bed at night with its tongue hanging out?86.How many cheese sandwiches can you eat on an empty stomach?87.When will a net hold water?88.Why is a room full of married couples empty?89.What table has no leg?90.What tables grow in the fields?Keys ( IX )81.When she is my mother.82.The others are also girls.83.When you are lying anywhere.84.Our clothes.85.Our shoes.86.Only one.87.When the water is frozen.88.Because there is not a single man in the room.89. A timetable or vegetable.90.Vegetables.Riddles ( X )91.Which American man has had the largest family?92.A hungry donkey was tied to a rope eight feet long. About thirty feet away there was a basket of fresh carrots. The donkey wanted to eat those carrots.How did he reach them?93.What can you hold in your left hand,but not in your right hand?94.I have seven letters.The first two stand for a boy.The first three stand for a girl.The first four stand for a brave boy.95.Why does a man's hair become grey before his moustaches?96.Why are people close to their mothers instead of their fathers?97.Where can you easily put your right hand,but can never put your left hand?98.What question can never get answer "YES."?99.What is the beginning of everything,also the end of life?100.Mary had a big dog,and I had a smaller one.One day,the two dogs raced to see which ran faster.The dogs were soon tired out. Finally,my dog won the 10-mile race. Now which dog had more sweat on its body?：Keys ( X )91.George Washington.He was Father of America.92.The donkey can eat those carrots easily. Because the other end of the rope was not tied to anything.93.You can hold your right hand in your left hand, but you can not hold your right hand in your right hand.94.HEROINE.95.Because a man's moustaches come up after his hair.96.Because their father is always farther(father).97.You can easily put your right hand on your left elbow, but you never put your left hand there.二、英语谜语小集10则1.Have you heard the saying: what goes up must come down? Well what goes up and never goes down?2.My thunder comes before my lightning. My lightning comes before my rain. My rain dries up all t he land it touches. What am I?3.You can see it, but you can't touch it. It may disappear, but has never really left you. It grows throughout the day. What is it?4.What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?5.I have holes on the top and bottom. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. I ha ve holes on my left and on my rig. What am I?6.A word I know, six letters it contains, Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains. What is the word?7.What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?8.What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in?9.Light as a feather, there is nothing in it; the strongest man can't hold it for much more than a minute?10.What two words have the most letters in it?keys1.your age2.I'm a Volcano.3.shadow4.Eat or Ate5.a sponge6.dozens7.a river8.a keyboard9.breath10.post office三、英语智力谜语[What do you call a girl who gambles？]提示：Betty（贝蒂）是英语中常见的人名。
引用谜语开头的作文格式
引用谜语开头的作文格式谜语的魅力。
英文回答：Riddles, those enigmatic and alluring puzzles, have captivated human minds for centuries. They are a testament to the power of language, logic, and creativity. A riddle can transport us to a realm of the unexpected, challenging our assumptions and inviting us to think beyond the ordinary.The essence of a riddle lies in its ability to conceal its meaning beneath a veil of metaphor or wordplay. It is a delicate dance between the riddle-poser and the solver, a game of wits that can ignite curiosity, frustration, or even laughter.Riddles can be found in every culture and language, showcasing the diversity of human experience. From theancient riddles of the Sphinx to the enigmatic puzzles of modern times, they continue to fascinate and intrigue.中文回答：谜语，这些令人费解而着迷的谜题，几个世纪以来一直吸引着人类的心灵。
它们证明了语言、逻辑和创造力的力量。
写猜字谜的英语作文开头和结尾
写猜字谜的英语作文开头和结尾Introduction to Riddles.The word "riddle" is derived from the Old English word "rædels," which means "to guess." Riddles have been around for centuries, and they can be found in all cultures around the world. They are a fun and challenging way to test your wits and your knowledge of language.There are many different types of riddles, but they all share some common features. First, riddles are typically short and concise. They are often just a few lines long. Second, riddles use figurative language, such as metaphors and similes, to create a puzzle that is both challenging and entertaining. Third, riddles often have a surprise ending. The answer to a riddle is often something that you would not expect.Riddles can be used for a variety of purposes. They can be used to entertain, to educate, and to test your problem-solving skills. Riddles can also be used to teach children about language and logic.How to Solve Riddles.There are no hard and fast rules for solving riddles, but there are some general tips that can help. First, try to identify the type of riddle you are dealing with. Is it a metaphor, a simile, or a pun? Once you know what type of riddle you are dealing with, you can start to look for clues.Second, pay attention to the language of the riddle. What words are used? What is the tone of the riddle? The language of the riddle can often give you clues to the answer.Third, don't be afraid to think outside the box. The answer to a riddle is often something that you would not expect. If you are stuck, try to come up with multiple possible answers and see which one fits best.Benefits of Solving Riddles.There are many benefits to solving riddles. Riddles can help you to:Improve your problem-solving skills.Expand your knowledge of language.Strengthen your critical thinking skills.Develop your creativity.Have fun!Riddles are a great way to challenge yourself and to learn new things. So next time you have a few minutes to spare, try solving a riddle. You might be surprised at how much fun you have!Conclusion.Riddles are a fun and challenging way to test your wits and your knowledge of language. They can be used to entertain, to educate, and to test your problem-solving skills. Riddles can also be used to teach children about language and logic.If you are looking for a fun and challenging way to spend your time, try solving a riddle. You might be surprised at how much fun you have!。
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9.What did the fish say when it hit the wall? Damn! 10.How can a woman ride into town on Friday, and two days later ride out of town also on Friday?
ALPHABET RIDDLES
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1.Round and red. Juicy and sour is my taste. I can be eaten raw or cooked. I’m a vegetable and fruit. What am I? 2.I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, rivers without water.What am I? 3.Why did the man throw butter out of the window? 4.Who is closer to you, your mom or dad? 5.What is heavier in day than at night?
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1.What letter is an insect? 2.What letter is a part of the head? 3.What letter is a drink? 4.What letter is a vegetable? 5.What letter is always trying to find reasons? 6.What letter has lots of water? 7.What letter is always waiting in order? 8.Why is the letter ‘A’ like ‘noon’? 9.Why is the letter ‘T’ like an ‘island’? 10.Why can the letter ‘A’ help a deaf girl? It can make her hear.
6.Why is number 6 afraid? Because seven eight (ate) nine. Six is the neighbor of seven and is afraid that seven will eat it too! 7.What starts with ‘e’, ends with ‘e’ and only has one letter? 8.What is the longest word in English?
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• Map • He wants to see a butterfly.
• hree hands and a face,but no arms and legs? 2.Why can’t a nose be twelve inches long? Because it would become a foot. 3.Why is it impossible to starve in the desert? Because of all the sand which is (sandwiches) there. 4.Which is faster, heat or cold? catch a cold 5.What are the two strongest days of the week? week(weak)days