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The Curious History of the Riddle

Author : Marcel Danesi Ph.D.
Publisher : Wellfleet Press
ISBN 13 : 1577151984
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book The Curious History of the Riddle written by Marcel Danesi Ph.D. and published by Wellfleet Press. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Curious History of the Riddle investigates the fascinating origin and history of the riddle, from the very first riddle (the Riddle of the Sphinx) to the twenty-first century, with riddles found in pop culture, including movies (Us), television shows (Game of Thrones) video games, and escape rooms. Riddles are ageless, timeless, and so common that we hardly ever reflect upon what they are and how they originated. Most importantly, their invention helped in the development of lateral thinking, the form of thinking that is the foundation of all kinds of discoveries, from mathematics to science and beyond. In The Curious History of the Riddle, puzzle expert Marcel Danesi delves deep into the riddle's origin and history and covers these fascinating topics: 1. The Riddle of the Sphinx: Origins, Legends, Patterns What creature walks on all fours at dawn, two at midday, and three at twilight? (answer: man) 2. The Greek Anthology and the Exeter Book: Medieval Views and Uses of Riddles This chapter looks at the spread of the riddle in recreational and educational contexts. 3. The Merry Book of Riddles: Riddles in the Renaissance By the late Renaissance, riddles were being tailored more and more to produce humorous or whimsical effects. 4. Enigmas, Charades, and Conundrums: Riddles from the 1600s to the Twentieth Century After the Renaissance, riddles had become virtually every literate European person’s favorite form of recreation, and were included as regular features of many newspapers and periodicals 5. The Twentieth Century: Riddles as Children’s Literature In the twentieth century, riddles became specialized for children, spreading throughout children’s literature and educational manuals. 6. The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: Riddles Go to the Movies and Online In this chapter, the focus is on riddles in various entertainment media, from best-selling novels such as Harry Potter, to movies, such as the Batman series. 7. Connections: Riddles and Rebuses This chapter explores the structure of rebuses as visual riddles, connecting them historically. Part history book, part puzzle book, The Curious History of the Riddle is fully illustrated with over 200 riddles interspersed throughout the text for solving.

Book of Riddles

Author : Fabrice Mazza
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 0785834559
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Book of Riddles written by Fabrice Mazza and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book of Riddles is loaded with new and classic mind bending logical conundrums, number puzzles, visual tricks, and more fun for the whole family.

Spot the Plot

Author : J. Patrick Lewis
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 0811846687
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Spot the Plot written by J. Patrick Lewis and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2009-08-12 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen poems pose riddles that challenge readers to "Name That Book." With a glass slipper here and a spiderweb there, Lynn Munsinger's illustrations lead young readers to the solutions.

Riddles

Author : Tony Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781761032196
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Riddles written by Tony Davis and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to be tested by some of the most fun riddles around?This book contains hundreds of the best, most challenging, funny, interesting, and enjoyable riddles known to man!Inside this book, you'll have fun trying to solve riddles on a range of topics, from Christmas riddles to number riddles.These riddles are sure to test even the cleverest kids, so if you think you're up for the challenge, then good luck!Here Is What You'll Find Inside...Animal & Vegetable RiddlesNumber RiddlesStory RiddlesRiddles For The Whole FamilyShort But Not So Simple RiddlesMuch, Much More!

The Exeter Book Riddles

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Exeter Book Riddles written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ninety-six Anglo-Saxon riddles in the eleventh-century Exeter Book are poems of great charm, zest, and subtlety. Ranging from natural phenomena (such as icebergs and storms at sea) to animal and bird life, from the Christian concept of the creation to prosaic domestic objects (such as a rake and a pair of bellows), and from weaponry to the peaceful pursuits of music and writing, they are full of sharp observation, earthly humour and, above all, a sense of wonder. The main text of this volume contains Kevin Crossley-Holland's newly-revised translations of seventy-five fascinating and discursive riddles - all those not very badly damaged or impenetrably obscure - while a further sixteen are translated in the notes. These translations are very widely anthologised in Britain and the USA. Sir Arthur Bliss and William Mathias set some of them to music, Ralph Steadman has illustrated them and Michael Fairfax has incorporated them in his Riddle Sculpture."--BOOK JACKET.

The Husband's Message & the Accompanying Riddles of the Exeter Book

Author : Francis Adelbert Blackburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Husband's Message & the Accompanying Riddles of the Exeter Book written by Francis Adelbert Blackburn and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Einstein's Riddle

Author : Jeremy Stangroom
Publisher : Bloomsbury USA
ISBN 13 : 9781596916654
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Einstein's Riddle written by Jeremy Stangroom and published by Bloomsbury USA. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique compilation of logical teasers and lateral-thinking problems designed to stretch your brainpower and strengthen your mind. Riddles, paradoxes, and conundrums have been confusing and confounding people since at least the time of the Ancient Greeks. The eponymous riddle, according to legend, was devised by Albert Einstein as a child. He claimed that only about 2% of the population would be able to work out the correct answer. There are no tricks and there is only one answer. It requires the cool application of logic to solve. And a lot of patience. Einstein's Riddle features fifty of the toughest logic problems, lateral thinking puzzles, and tests of mental agility. By turns entertaining and infuriating, the puzzles challenge our preconceptions, tell us about how we reason, and provide a rigorous intellectual workout.

My Riddle Book

Author : O D Moses
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book My Riddle Book written by O D Moses and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains several riddles that will surely enhance the brain functionality.As we all know the brain is a very important and key part of the body, it needs regular exercise as well, and one of the main way to work out the brain is to give it something to think about, this keeps the brain fit and enables it to function well.This book is full of brain teasers and riddles to get the job done for you....Enhance your thinking! Enhance your brain!!.If you found this book interesting, please do well and leave a honest review on your favourite store.Thank you...

The Riddle Book

Author : Roy McKie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780394837796
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (377 download)

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Download or read book The Riddle Book written by Roy McKie and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of more than thirty animal riddles and knock knock jokes.

The Riddle in the Tale

Author : Taffy Thomas MBE
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750986379
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Riddle in the Tale written by Taffy Thomas MBE and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have been fascinated by riddles for as long as we have had language – think of the legend of the sphinx in Greek mythology. This wonderful book includes both magical riddle tales and simple challenges, with clues and answers hidden in intricate illustrations. Discover how the farmer saved his daughter by solving the fairies' riddles or how the old hen-wife helped the two brothers solve the mystery of their father's will. Have a read – you'll be hooked.

The Riddles of The Hobbit

Author : Adam Roberts
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781137373632
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book The Riddles of The Hobbit written by Adam Roberts and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riddles are threaded through The Hobbit , and are key to Tolkien's creative imagination. The Riddles of The Hobbit situates this novel and the rest of Tolkien's writing in the context of Old English riddling culture, and more modern day examples; it sets out to solve the many riddles of the novel in original and often surprising ways.

Riddles of the Sphinx

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : MAA Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Riddles of the Sphinx written by Martin Gardner and published by MAA Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Solving these riddles is not simply a matter of logic and calculation, though these play a role. Luck and inspiration are factors as well, so beginners and experts alike may profitably exercise their wits on Gardner's problems, whose subjects range from geometry to word play to questions relating to physics and geology. We guarantee that you will solve some of these riddles, be stumped by others, and be amused by almost all of the stories and settings that Gardner has devised to raise these questions." --Back cover.

Of Course!

Author : Zack Guido
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692268520
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (685 download)

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Download or read book Of Course! written by Zack Guido and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you like riddles? Do you like brain teasers? Do you like puzzles? Are you a problem solver? Are you creative? Do you think outside the box? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, this book may be perfect for you. Introducing a collection of the best riddles, puzzles, and brain teasers that has been years in the making. These will challenge the way you think, introduce you to new ways to look at problems, and expand your mind. People who love riddles, puzzles, and brain teasers are familiar with the rush of the "aha!" moment, the "that's it!" moment, that "of course!" moment, the moment of clarity that you get when the lightbulb goes off and you've figured it all out. Those moments are great exercise for your mind and brain and will help to keep you mentally sharp. Even if you are new to riddles, puzzles, and brain teasers this book will be a fun and exciting read; it will help you become a better problem solver and become more comfortable with thinking outside the box. The puzzles in this book range in difficulty from light & easy to hard to very hard and will provide a challenge for even the sharpest mind. There are discrete reasoning riddles, mathematical reasoning riddles, practical reasoning riddles, and some classical logic riddles as well, along with the old school problem-solving puzzles that you might have come across in school. There is no word play, the puzzles have definite and satisfying answers, and some of them will blow your mind. In this book you will be figuring out how to cross bridges, how to escape from prison cells, how to steal rope, how to shoot cyborgs, how to transport bananas through the desert, how to figure out the color of a hat you have on, how to turn on lightbulbs, and how to save a ton of prisoners from being executed! Enjoy it! ...and remember, once you peek at the solution you will never be able to unsee it!

The Riddle of the Sphinx

Author : Tim Dedopulos
Publisher : Carlton Books
ISBN 13 : 9781780978741
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (787 download)

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Download or read book The Riddle of the Sphinx written by Tim Dedopulos and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 60 riddles and conundrums inspired by the spirit of Ancient Egypt, illustrated beautifully with hieroglyphics and iconic images dating back to 3150 BC. Puzzles include 'The Labyrinth', 'The Temple of Anubis' and 'The Priest's Estate'. Each conundrum is full of secret treasures and traps for the unwary.

Bennett Cerf's Book of Riddles

Author : Bennett Cerf
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Bennett Cerf's Book of Riddles written by Bennett Cerf and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great Book of Riddles

Author : Rob Morris
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book The Great Book of Riddles written by Rob Morris and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is specially written to enhance the thinking ability of kids and teenagers as well as creating strong mutual bond between parents and children.The riddles and brain teasers in this book are well selected to be good enough for smart kids and teens.The book comprises of several riddles and brain teasers and answers to the riddles and brain teasers could be found at the extreme pages of the book.This great book will surely enhance your child academic performances and increase them in knowledge as we all know KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

The King Of Riddles

Author : Karen J Bun
Publisher : Han Global Trading Pte Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781702915847
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book The King Of Riddles written by Karen J Bun and published by Han Global Trading Pte Limited. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you solve this? Every day after working on the 11th floor all day, a man takes the elevator to the first floor. However, on the way to work each morning, he takes the elevator up to the 8th floor and then uses the stairs to arrive at the 11th floor, no matter what, unless his colleagues are on the elevator with him or it's raining outside. Explain why he does this. "This is the ULTIMATE riddle book that Karen has ever written!" - Joe J. Michelle Fischer - "My children and I spend one hour cracking each riddle daily. We absolutely it!" "Definitely the king of riddles." - Steve MA Ben L. "I thought I knew the answers, but I was wrong!" Packed full of over 350 different quality from easy to very trick riddles, this book gives you the chance to exercise your brainpower to think out of the box and to seek to solve problems by unorthodox or apparently illogical methods. This book is ideal for both adults and children, and can be used in schools, on training courses, as an after-dinner game and as a great way to entertain any small group that likes a mental challenge. To test your wits and free up your imagination, get this book now! Learn to open your mind and think outside the box with these mind-blowing riddles crafted to enhance your lateral thinking. The book is filled with "What Am I?" riddles, lateral thinking word riddles and enigmas. Challenge Yourself With These Riddles By Clicking the "Buy Now" Button at the Top of the Page.