Silliness Quiz - Page 756

Fbone · 03-21-2013, 06:04 PM

Another simple non-math non-history non-spelling riddle:

Some form a parliament,
Others a company, congregation or convocation,
The mob can see a murder, or clamor and wake,
A bouquet is presented when flushed.

What are we?

Bilbo1967 · 03-21-2013, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

Another simple non-math non-history non-spelling riddle:

Some form a parliament,
Others a company, congregation or convocation,
The mob can see a murder, or clamor and wake,
A bouquet is presented when flushed.

What are we?

Birds?

Fbone · 03-22-2013, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Birds?

Correct. These are collective nouns for groups of birds.

Fbone · 03-24-2013, 04:47 PM

A quick restart:

Twenty one points divide and dance,
Twirling and leaping about,
Ladies, Romans and knights of France,
Craving a victor's rout,
Wrought of wood, ivory or bone,
An exciting yet vicious pursuit,
Ancient, forbidden and crooked,
All in search of the loot.

What am I?

Bilbo1967 · 03-25-2013, 10:45 AM

Some kind of game I would guess. Not chess? Or dominos? Mah Jong?

orlok · 03-25-2013, 11:13 AM

Table tennis?

Fbone · 03-25-2013, 02:10 PM

Close but not quite. It is a type of game.

21 is a big clue.

orlok · 03-25-2013, 02:18 PM

The card game Pontoon (also known as "21"

)?

Hamlet53 · 03-25-2013, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

The card game Pontoon (also known as "21"

)?

Or more commonly, at least in the US, as Blackjack?

Fbone · 03-25-2013, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

Or more commonly, at least in the US, as Blackjack?

Ah, but we also have "wood, ivory or bone."

I don't believe Blackjack was played by the ancient Romans either.

Bilbo1967 · 03-25-2013, 04:52 PM

Cribbage?

Fbone · 03-26-2013, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Cribbage?

Afraid not.

Iznogood · 03-26-2013, 01:54 AM

A dice? It has 21 eyes (6+5+4+3+2+1) leaping about in a merry dance, can be made out of bone or of wood or of ivory, used by both ladies and soldiers and young and old from the times of antiquity and to our own days.

Fbone · 03-26-2013, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iznogood

A dice? It has 21 eyes (6+5+4+3+2+1) leaping about in a merry dance, can be made out of bone or of wood or of ivory, used by both ladies and soldiers and young and old from the times of antiquity and to our own days.

A die is correct. Next one is yours.

Bilbo1967 · 03-27-2013, 08:54 AM

I hope iznogood doesn't mind if I post a quickie.

After a visit to the British Museum, I thought I'd ask a few questions about some of the exhibits there;

1. What three languages are represented on the Rosetta Stone
2. The 12th Century Lewis Chessmen are mostly made of what specific substance?
3. Josiah Wedgewood made several copies of the Portland Vase in the late 18th Century. Who, reputedly, donated a copy to the Victoria and Albert Museum?

Good luck!

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03-21-2013, 06:04 PM	#11326
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Another simple non-math non-history non-spelling riddle: Some form a parliament, Others a company, congregation or convocation, The mob can see a murder, or clamor and wake, A bouquet is presented when flushed. What are we?

03-24-2013, 04:47 PM	#11329
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	A quick restart: Twenty one points divide and dance, Twirling and leaping about, Ladies, Romans and knights of France, Craving a victor's rout, Wrought of wood, ivory or bone, An exciting yet vicious pursuit, Ancient, forbidden and crooked, All in search of the loot. What am I?

03-25-2013, 10:45 AM	#11330
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Some kind of game I would guess. Not chess? Or dominos? Mah Jong?

03-25-2013, 11:13 AM	#11331
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Table tennis?

03-25-2013, 02:10 PM	#11332
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Close but not quite. It is a type of game. 21 is a big clue.

03-25-2013, 02:18 PM	#11333
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	The card game Pontoon (also known as "21" )?

03-25-2013, 04:52 PM	#11336
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Cribbage?

03-26-2013, 01:54 AM	#11338
Iznogood Guru Posts: 932 Karma: 15752887 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Norway Device: Ipad, kindle paperwhite	A dice? It has 21 eyes (6+5+4+3+2+1) leaping about in a merry dance, can be made out of bone or of wood or of ivory, used by both ladies and soldiers and young and old from the times of antiquity and to our own days.

03-27-2013, 08:54 AM	#11340
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	I hope iznogood doesn't mind if I post a quickie. After a visit to the British Museum, I thought I'd ask a few questions about some of the exhibits there; 1. What three languages are represented on the Rosetta Stone 2. The 12th Century Lewis Chessmen are mostly made of what specific substance? 3. Josiah Wedgewood made several copies of the Portland Vase in the late 18th Century. Who, reputedly, donated a copy to the Victoria and Albert Museum? Good luck!