Category: riddles

A math teaser

March 28, 2020 • 1:00 pm

Matthew sent me this tweet, which has people’s knickers in a twist. It looks easy, right? Three equations, three unknowns, and you don’t even have to combine them. But if you look at the thread after the tweet, the answers are all over the map.

Actually. there are two correct answers, depending on where you put the parentheses in the last equation. But I advise you to look carefully, and then answer below.

Answer to the riddle!

April 18, 2017 • 12:00 pm

To reprise, this morning’s riddle was this:

Why is Camelot like this bear costume?

 

And the answer can be found at 1 minutes and 50 seconds after the beginning of this Richard Burton rendition of the title song from the wonderful musical “Camelot.”

The riddle came to me while I was watching the new movie “Jackie,” starring Natalie Portman. The “Camelot” song, featured at the end of the film, was much beloved by JFK and of course was compared to White House during his Presidency. I thought the movie was okay but not a masterpiece, though Portman did a creditable job as Jackie.

Again, go to 1:50 for the answer:

Riddle of the day

April 18, 2017 • 8:00 am

Here’s a tough riddle I thought up, which is mine. Put your answers below, though I’m not sure if anybody will get this, but if anyone gives me the answer I’m looking for, they’ll get a copy of Faith vs. Fact, signed and with a cat drawn in it.

Here it is (it’s mine). . .

It’s just coming:

Why is Camelot like this bear costume?

That’s my riddle, which is mine. Answer will be posted about noon.