The worlds first riddle!

<leans forward to get a good look at the relaxing bear> Is that bear at the beach or in his yard, I mean in the woods..near the pond?

The bear is just chillin

Whim, I am on my way home, still struggling with your riddle.

If you like what you see, you can be sure it is not mine.



Four guys, James, Kay, Leonard and Manny, who are all in the music business in four very different groups.

Kay plays percussion. James does pop music. Leonard's group's chart hit is "Raindrops on the billboards". Manny's album is called "The sun in my eyes". The "Oak Tree" group does rock. James is a singer, while Manny plays the banjo.

The techno group is named "File Not Found". Sodapops released an album named "Mr. Niceguy". The hit "Hyperlife from the state of Orx" is from the "Voyage in time"-album. The "Oak Tree" group just released their new album, "Life in the 21st century". "Happy, happy doo-dah" is clearly pop, while "Why did ya leave me?" is country music. Leonard plays guitar.

The banjo player is an important part of "The Old Folks", while the guitar is important on the "Life in the 21st century". "File Not Found" really made a hit with "Hyperlife from the state of Orx". Manny really enjoyed participating on the recording of "Why did ya leave me?". Being purely instrumental, there's no singer in the techno group.

What is the name of the Pop group

A little pool with two layers of wall around it.
One white and soft and the other dark and hard,
amidst a light brown grassy lawn with an outline of a green grass.

I am

coconut, perhaps

btw, i'm irked with the proposed solution to the conundrum of the princess & the evil statistician. evidently, he chooses the jar without touching it or looking into it, because otherwise, he could easily determine which jar had only 1 bead, and pick the other, but that's a highly contrived scenario.

FOUR GUYS
Sodapops

I'm also stumped by Whim's latest puzzles.

Turtlette, "Light with colour markings," A white board?

That is one of lamas riddles. However, I do suspect you are correct.

"Whim is a brainiac"

What comes on the questionmark and why?

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That my dear, has still to be confirmed


Mark:

X, Y, 100
33

PENCIL
29

BOX
38 (I get 37. However, due to my poor success rate …)



FOUR GUYS
Sodapops



Yitwail:

A little pool with two layers of wall around it.
One white and soft and the other dark and hard,
amidst a light brown grassy lawn with an outline of a green grass.

I am ?

coconut


He then goes on to say, "btw, i'm irked"

Oh, no! Why is that?

"the proposed solution to the conundrum* of the princess & the evil statistician"

*A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma:

Hey dude, I said he was ?'evil' not smart.

So you can see from Mark's answer, he was able to read between the lines that:
The guy had no arms, and was blind. You just gotta think ?'outside the box'
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Now post a challenge of your own.



Mark leaves his house for work at exactly 8:00 A.M. every morning. When
he averages 40 miles per hour, he arrives at his workplace 3 minutes late. When he averages 60 miles per hour, he arrives three minutes early. At what average speed, in miles per hour, should Mark drive to arrive at his workplace precisely on time



To celebrate pi day, Yitwail baked a pie. He gave one-fourth of it to his cousin. Then he gave two-thirds of what was left to his uncle. He then gave three-fourths of the amount that was left to his aunt.

What fraction of the pie remained for Yitwail to eat


Whim received $1,000 from his grandpa upon his high school graduation at age 18. He invested the money in an account at 9% interest compounded annually and let it stay there until his retirement at age 68.

What was the balance in the account upon Whim's retirement


First you see me in the grass
Dressed in yellow gay.
Then I dress all in white,
Then I fly away.

What am I



The more there is the less you see.

What am I

at last, questions even a box occupant can answer.

First you see me in the grass
Dressed in yellow gay.
Then I dress all in white,
Then I fly away.

What am I

dandelion

The more there is the less you see.

What am I

fog, haze, even myopia

Now post a challenge of your own.

well then, a little problem that should scarcely trouble the great minds of a2k:

What letter is next in the sequence A E G G L P (and why)

MARK
48 mph

YITWAIL
1/16

WHIM
$74,357.52

BOX (revisited)
2002 = 2 * 7 * 11 * 13
minimum dimensions = 14 + 11 + 13 = 38

What letter is next in the sequence A E G G L P (and why)

S

Anger, Envy, Greed, Gluttony, Lust, Pride, and Sloth the Seven Sins

This is rather fluke I admit. because I just completed a riddle level regarding this. It is damn good riddle

http://zeroexist.info/game/index.htm

Have fun, I am on level 12 atm

Yitwail:
"What letter is next in the sequence A E G G L P (and why)"


lama got in quick with, "Anger, Envy, Greed, Gluttony, Lust, Pride, and Sloth the Seven Sins"





Snappy answer I would say; except for the fact that:


SIMPLE = T /(logical) FILE IS BASIC FORMAT BITPIX = 16 /(integer ...
ÿ÷ j ¿ Ñ Ô Ú à â å æ è ï õ õ ø û ý ? ! & $ * / 0 4 ;

A E G G L P (therefore the next in the series is;) R Z X Y b a c f i m t v w z } ‚ … :wink:



Mark:
BOX (revisited)
2002 = 2 * 7 * 11 * 13
minimum dimensions = 14 + 11 + 13 = 38

Scheesh, like go easy with the ?'box' references because, Yitwail, "at last, questions even a box occupant can answer."

A ?'touché subject as the French may say.

"even myopia"

(mi-OH-pee-uh), nearsightedness. Focusing defect in which the eye is overpowered. Light rays coming from a distant object are brought to focus before reaching the retina. Requires a minus lens correction to "weaken" the eye optically and permit clear distance vision.


Whim, are you sure there is a clear logic to your riddles?

A little clue would be well received

I 3 V 4 X 3 L 5 C 7 D 11 M ?

What comes on the question mark and why


Yes! I have it, I think, well it could be, if it is it is, it is thanks to Adrian

M=11

Whim, if, and it is a BIG if, it is correct, I will not spoil it by saying how at this time.

On the other hand if it is wrong, I'm gonna send the boys around to say hello. :wink:

Snappy answer I would say; Laughing except for the fact that:


SIMPLE = T /(logical) FILE IS BASIC FORMAT BITPIX = 16 /(integer ...
ÿ÷ j ¿ ?' ?" Ú à â å æ è ï õ õ ø û ý ? ! & $ * / 0 4 ;

A E G G L P (therefore the next in the series is;) R Z X Y b a c f i m t v w z } ‚



are you sure you are on the right planet?

That's correct. How about the second one?

Clear? Well I think it is.
For the second series, clue would be 'counting in a circle'. But watch out for the trap.

lama, "I am on level 12 atm"

Now, that's what I call clever.

When I visited I picked up two ?'spy ware' things.

"are you sure you are on the right planet?

My shrink warned me that comments like that could tip me over the edge. Do you want that on your conscious?

Our old pal Yitwail is a computer Guru, so I found a geeky type answer that he could appreciate.


Mark:
MARK (So good they named him twice)
48 mph

YITWAIL
1/16

WHIM
$74,357.52

BOX (revisited)
2002 = 2 * 7 * 11 * 13
minimum dimensions = 14 + 11 + 13 = 38 (Fairy nuff)


Whim, who sets the hardest riddles on the planet:
I 3 V 4 X 3 L 5 C 7 D 11 M ?

What comes on the question mark and why?

Try: M=11

That's correct.

Mark, do you hear that? Whim said it was correct. Read it and weep.

I will be signing autographs in A2K plaza later. :wink:

"How about the second one?"
"For the second series, clue would be 'counting in a circle'. But watch out for the trap."

The above answer was for the second one. I did not count in a circle. The first one is proving very difficult, but I will keep at it, but don't expect an answer anytime soon.

Whims riddle:
I 13 V 3 X 16 L 20 C 5 D 14 M ?

What comes on the question mark and why?

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I 3 V 4 X 3 L 5 C 7 D 11 M ?

What comes on the question mark and why?



Three angles of a pentagon have measures of 88 degrees, 124 degrees, and 92 degrees. If the measures of the remaining two angles are equal, what is the measure, in degrees, of one of the remaining angles


A painted 2 x 2 x 2 cube is cut into 8 unit cubes. What fraction of the total surface area of the 8 small cubes is painted


On a twenty-question test, each correct answer is worth 5 points, each unanswered question is worth 1 point, and each incorrect answer is worth 0 points. Which of the following scores is not possible

A) 90 B) 91 C) 92 D) 95 E) 97



It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter

I am


What has six faces
But cannot smile,
Twenty-one eyes,
But cannot see.

I am


A place where yesterday always follows tomorrow.

I am

What has six faces
But cannot smile,
Twenty-one eyes,
But cannot see.

I am

a die


A place where yesterday always follows tomorrow.

I am

a dictionary

A painted 2 x 2 x 2 cube is cut into 8 unit cubes. What fraction of the total surface area of the 8 small cubes is painted

24/48 = 1/2


On a twenty-question test, each correct answer is worth 5 points, each unanswered question is worth 1 point, and each incorrect answer is worth 0 points. Which of the following scores is not possible

E) 97

90 = 18 correct + 2 incorrect
91 = 18 correct + 1 unanswered + 1 incorrect
92 = 18 correct + 2 unanswered
95 = 19 correct + 1 incorrect

Try: "Mark, do you hear that? Whim said it was correct. Read it and weep."

I'm weeping. Even after seeing the answer, I don't get it.

PENTAGON
118

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter


Space?


btw moved on to level 19 slumped

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter

I am

silence