Author: Darwin Alexander HindmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
A large collection of jokes and riddles on every subject. Includes nonsense riddles, puns, and classic riddles.
1800 Riddles, Enigmas and Conundrums
Author: Darwin Alexander HindmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
A large collection of jokes and riddles on every subject. Includes nonsense riddles, puns, and classic riddles.
1800 Riddles and Conundrums-CC
Author: Riddles, Riddles, Riddles
Author: Darwin A. HindmanPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486296548
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What animal doesn't play fair? The Cheetah. What's worse than finding a worm in an apple? Finding half a worm. Hundreds of zany rib-ticklers to challenge puzzler lovers of all ages, with subjects ranging from animals, plants and fruits, to people, love and courtship, and eating and drinking. Hours of entertainment!
Conundrums, Riddles and Puzzles
Author: Dean RiversThe Big Book of Riddles, Conundrums and Enigmas
Author: Fabrice MazzaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781847321183
Category : Riddles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With illuminated lettering, old-style fonts, paper and language, this book looks like an ancient tome that has been sitting on a castle shelf for centuries. It includes more than 200 puzzles set in days of old.
Standard Book of Riddles, Conundrums, Etc
Author: SullivanThe World's Best Conundrums and Riddles of All Ages
Author: James Gilchrist LawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Riddles
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The Curious History of the Riddle
Author: Marcel Danesi Ph.D.Publisher: Wellfleet Press
ISBN: 1577151984
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
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.
Riddles & Conundrums
Author: Riddles
Author: James NeilPublisher:
ISBN: 9781874616009
Category : Riddles
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description