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RIDDLE
Q: WHAT NEVER ASKS QUESTIONS BUT DEMANDS MANY ANSWERS?
A: A DOORBELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER RELATED MATTER (Q) ; HARDWARE (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT HAS MANY ANSWERS BUT ASKS NO QUESTIONS.
A: A DOORBELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; HARDWARE (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CARPENTER'S RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS THE NAME OF A CARPENTER'S TOOL THAT CAN ALSO BE SPELLED
BACKWARDS?
A: LEVEL
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; HARDWARE (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS BLIND AND DUMB, HAS NO TONGUE,
BUT SPEAKS SEVERAL LANGUAGES?
A: A PEN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER. (Q) ; PART OF THE BODY (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT HAS FIVE LETTERS BUT WHEN YOU TAKE TWO AWAY HAS ONE?
A: THE WORD STONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
NON ORAL RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS THIS? .
A: A GHOST WITH A CINDER IN HIS EYE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; PERSONS (A) ; VISUAL
James Callow Keyword(s): VISUAL RIDDLE -- PERIOD OR DOT ON PAPER
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT BEGINS WITH A T, ENDS WITH A T, AND IS FULL OF T?
A: A TEAPOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; LITERAL ; UTENSILS (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FEED A CAT LEMON JUICE?
A: HE TURNS INTO A SOUR PUSS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): AN ACTION (A) ; ANIMAL - CAT (A) ; ANIMAL AND DRINK (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-20-1968
MIDDLE NAME RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS SMOKEY THE BEAR'S MIDDLE NAME?
A: THE.
Data entry tech comment: 2 MORE EXAMPLES ARE IN THE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL (Q) ; COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
TRUE RIDDLE
Q: THE BEGINNING OF ETERNITY,/ THE END OF TIME AND SPACE,/
THE BEGINNING OF EVERY END/ AND THE END OF EVERY PLACE.
A: THE LETTER E.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SAID THAT THIS WAS A POPULAR RIDDLE CIRCULATED IN HER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (A) ; STATE OF BEING (Q)
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-20-1971
RIDDLE
Q: WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF ETERNITY,
THE END OF TIME AND SPACE,
THE BEGINNING OF EVERY RACE,
AND AT THE END OF EVERY RACE?
A: THE LETTER E
Data entry tech comment: ANOTHER EXAMPLE IN THE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (A) ; STATE OF BEING (Q)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-08-1967
Q: RAILROAD CROSSING, LOOK OUT FOR CARS,
CAN YOU SPELL IT WITHOUT ANY R'S?
A: IT IS SPELLED I - T.
Submitter comment: A VERY TRADITIONAL CHILDHOOD RIDDLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; COMMUNICATIONS AND ; TRANSPORTATION (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
LAKE, STREET, HIGHWAY
Q: WHAT IS A LAKE WITHOUT WATER?/ WHAT IS A STREET WITHOUT HOUSES?/
WHAT IS A HIGHWAY WITHOUT CARS?
A: MAP
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER GRANDMOTHER IN GRAND RAPIDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BUILDING (Q) ; NATURAL PHENOMENA (Q) ; TRANSPORTATION (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH ; INITIAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle C890.400 RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
RIDDLE IN VERSE
Q: I AM BLACK AND WHITE/ AND I'M VERY AMUSING/ I'M VERY INSTRUCTIVE/
BUT NEVER CONFUSING.
A: NEWSPAPER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 18410 BIRCHCREST
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED ; STATE OF BEING (Q) COLOR
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH ; INITIAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
TRICKY TALK
Q: RAILROAD CROSSING, LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS.
CAN YOU SPELL THAT WITHOUT ANY R'S?
A: T-H-A-T.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; TRANSPORTATION (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH ; VERSE RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle C890.400 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
FLOUR OF ENGLAND - RIDDLE
Q: FLOUR OF ENGLAND, FRUIT OF SPAIN/ MET TOGETHER IN A SHOWER OF
RAIN;/ PUT IN A BAG AND TIED ROUND WITH A STRING;/ IF YOU'LL TELL
ME THIS RIDDLE, I'LL GIVE YOU A RING.
A: A PLUM PUDDING.
Submitter comment:
I FOUND THIS IN AN OLD MOTHER GOOSE COLORING BOOK WHICH WAS IN THE
ATTIC. THE COVER AND SOME PAGES WERE MISSING. IT IS AT LEAST TEN
YEARS OLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): NATURAL PHENOMENA (Q) ; NOTION ITEMS (Q) ; PARTICULAR AREA (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 08-00-1964
IN THE ALPHABET RIDDLE
Q: IN THE ALPHABET, AND FOR DRINKING,/ NOT IN DUMB BUT FIRST IN
THINKING.
A: TEA.
Submitter comment:
I FOUND THIS ACTIVITY BOOK IN THE ATTIC. FROM:
"LOTS OF THINGS TO DO"
(AKRON, OHIO, THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO., 1951)
THE PAGES ARE NOT NUMBERED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 08-00-1964
Q: A GOOSE BETWEEN TWO GEESE,/ AND A GOOSE AHEAD OF TWO GEESE,/
AND A GOOSE BEHIND TWO GEESE?/ HOW MANY GEESE WERE THERE?
A: THREE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMALS (Q) ; NUMBERS ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH ; INITIAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 03-13-1968
RIDDLE
Q: BROTHERS AND SISTERS / I HAVE NONE,/ BUT THAT MAN'S FATHER/ IS MY
FATHER'S SON.
A: ME.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER.
Data entry tech comment: 8 OTHER EXAMPLES IN THE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): LITERAL ; PERSONS (A) ; PERSONS (Q) ; PUZZLE QUESTION
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 00001967 FALL
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
Data entry tech comment: WHAT CAN I SAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; PERSONIFICATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN