In the previous edition of this column, I shared with you a number of pirate riddles and jokes, such as “Where does a pirate ...

Riddles are an ancient and universal form, but few people seem to have enjoyed them more than English Benedictine monks. The Exeter Book, a tenth century monastic collection of Old English verse, ...

MINSK, 12 June (BelTA) – The Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) will host a presentation of the book of riddles Ran a Fox to a Forest Close ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Old English riddles are generally valued for their triviality—for their humour and their connection to ordinary life. In this article, ...

In one of the opening scenes for The Lord of the Rings, we see Bilbo disappear in a spectacular trick after the speech he gives for his 111th birthday. All of the guests gasp in shock and awe, and ...

HOW can it be the Super Eights when teams play only six games? It's a puzzle as big as why our fattest king was called Henry VIII when he only had six wives. Ireland are 1-2 not to win a single match ...

Each night, the moon glistens in the night sky, replete with all sorts of meanings depending on the person viewing it. Poets ...

HOW can it be the Super Eights when teams play only six games? It's a puzzle as big as why our fattest king was called Henry VIII when he only had six wives. Ireland are 1-2 not to win a single match ...