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TUTORIAL

How do you answer a riddle?

That depends on the nature of the riddle.

·        Some riddles require you to be aware of the physical aspect of the language used in the riddle, for example, the sentence, the words, the alphabet or even the pronunciation. See whether you can answer the riddle below.

Why is nine afraid of seven?

Any clue? Because seven eight (ate) nine.

The word ‘eight’ has the same pronunciation
    as ‘ate’.

·        Some riddles require creative and critical thinking to be solved. These riddles usually have logical answers and need a long time to be figured. Check out this riddle.

I am really light. Most of me is hidden than seen.
   What am I?

Can you figure the answer? If you are picturing an iceberg now, then you are one the right path.

·        Some riddles have illogical answers and require common sense and some humor to be solved. For instance,

Why did the boy eat his homework?

Yes! That is right! You are on your way to become a riddle master. The answer is because his teacher said that it is a piece of cake.

‘A piece of cake’ is a phrase to indicate the simplicity or the easiness of a task. Literally, a piece of cake is a type of sweet dessert. So, in this case, the silly boy has mistaken his homework to food. It may not be logical but has some sense in it, isn’t it?     

Now that you have acquired some tips on answering riddles, let’s start playing.