Wallace died a wealthy, if somewhat odd, man without any living relatives. He left his money in four different cities for the first four people who could find it. The only clue he left was this poem:
Do not go solo, Pairs up with a friend, Though I hasten to add, I’ll avenge my end.
What are the four cities?
Anagrams of four cities can be found in the poem.
Oslo (solo) Paris (pairs) Athens (hasten) Geneva (avenge)
Anagrams of four cities can be found in the poem.
Oslo (solo) Paris (pairs) Athens (hasten) Geneva (avenge)
I am and yet cannot, I’m an idea, yet can rot, I’m two but none, On land but on sea.
What am I?
A paradox / pair of docks.
A paradox / pair of docks.
What does this represent?
D
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D I R T Y
T
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Dirty double crosser. (Thanks to Ian for the answer)
Dirty double crosser. (Thanks to Ian for the answer)
I flex my jaws when you use me, My only purpose is to damage, Yet I’m used by small children.
What am I?
Scissors.
An iron horse with a flaxen tail. The faster the horse runs, The shorter his tail becomes.
What is it?
A needle and thread.
Find the color in each of these sentences.
1. Temper or anger are signs of weakness. 2. The money is for Edward. 3. You’ll find I got it elsewhere. 4. One dancer, I see, is out of step. 5. “I’m a gent and a lady’s man,” he said.
1. orange 2. red 3. indigo 4. cerise (This was a tough one) 5. magenta
1. orange 2. red 3. indigo 4. cerise (This was a tough one) 5. magenta
If every letter of the alphabet is worth its numerical value (A=1, B=2, C=3), what’s a common 11-letter word whose letter values total only 52?
Abracadabra
The largest crowd at the flea market came looking for bargains. I took off the peel and ate the banana. He has no judgement, no sense altogether.
Find the three mammals in these statements.
1. Camel (CAME Looking) 2. Eland (peEL AND) 3. Seal (senSE ALtogether)
1. Camel (CAME Looking) 2. Eland (peEL AND) 3. Seal (senSE ALtogether)
Whoever makes it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. Whoever knows it, wants it not
Counterfeit money or poison.
Counterfeit money or poison.
Solve this math problem in your head. Divide 30 by a half, then add 10.
70. It’s not 25 because dividing by a half is the same as multiplying by 2.
70. It’s not 25 because dividing by a half is the same as multiplying by 2.