Riddle Contest — July 20 – July 26

July 20, 2013 | Christine | Comments (32)

Hey everyone! Posted below are the 5 riddles for this week. Read through
them and try to guess what they are. Whoever makes the closest guess
for all 5 riddles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next
Friday.

1. In the middle of the jungle, someone stands with an umbrella.

2. What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?

3. Two horses, white and black, chase each other forever in vain.

4. What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?

5. When is a door not a door?

I hope you have fun with these ones. Good luck!

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32 thoughts on “Riddle Contest — July 20 – July 26

  1. 1. A camera crew under an umbrella filming a documentary
    2. Your name
    3. Two horses on a merry-go-round
    4. A deal
    5. When it’s a jar.

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  2. 1. Tree
    2. Your name
    3. A horse running after its shadow.
    4. Deck of cards. Or a piece of paper. Or wood. An old-timey film being edited. Statistics on a table chart. A pie chart. Really, it can be SO many things.
    5. When it’s ajar.

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  3. Congratulations to this week’s winner and thanks to everyone who participated. 🙂
    The answers I was looking for are the following:
    1. A mushroom
    2. Your name
    3. Night and day
    4. A pack of cards
    5. When it’s a jar [ajar]

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  4. Hi Jane,
    Congratulations! You’re this week’s Riddle Contest winner. Please let me know what branch of the Toronto Public Library is located nearest to you, and I’ll send a book prize there for you to pick up sometime soon.
    Thanks again for your participation. 🙂
    Christine

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