Almost! The actual answer was "a secret".IceMaiden wrote: I'm going to guess a mystery but I doubt it's right
Riddles and Puzzles
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Courtenay
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Anita Bensoussane
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Re: Riddles and Puzzles
I was thinking "a mystery" too!
I did work that one out though - and my daughter has just worked it out too.IceMaiden wrote:Using just one line, how can you change l0 l0 l0 into nine fifty?
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- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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At first I thought it was 'the time' because once we know the time its actually moved on.
Then I thought it might be 'the future' because once we know the future its actually not the future.
Then this morning I wondered if it was 'a secret'. So I got there in the end!
Then I thought it might be 'the future' because once we know the future its actually not the future.
Then this morning I wondered if it was 'a secret'. So I got there in the end!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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The Bus Driver's eyes are hazel.
That one is a lot easier when you can read it, as opposed to having it said to you.
That one is a lot easier when you can read it, as opposed to having it said to you.
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No they're not, they're blue.KEVP wrote:The Bus Driver's eyes are hazel.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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That's good thinking Rob, all three of those could easily fit. I have to admit, after 'a mystery', I did wonder if 'Father Christmas' was the answerRob Houghton wrote:At first I thought it was 'the time' because once we know the time its actually moved on.
Then I thought it might be 'the future' because once we know the future its actually not the future.
Then this morning I wondered if it was 'a secret'. So I got there in the end!
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I'm just an old fashioned girl with an old fashioned mind
Not sophisticated, I'm the sweet and simple kind
I want an old fashioned house, with an old fashioned fence
And A̶n̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶f̶a̶s̶h̶i̶o̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶m̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶a̶i̶r̶e̶
I'm just an old fashioned girl with an old fashioned mind
Not sophisticated, I'm the sweet and simple kind
I want an old fashioned house, with an old fashioned fence
And A̶n̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶f̶a̶s̶h̶i̶o̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶m̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶a̶i̶r̶e̶
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Reminds me of a birthday card I saw some years ago. On the front it had "Now that you're 16 [or whatever the age was], we figure you're old enough to know the truth. There is NO SANTA CLAUS."IceMaiden wrote:I have to admit, after 'a mystery', I did wonder if 'Father Christmas' was the answer
On the inside: "The tooth fairy shot him. Be brave! Happy Birthday."
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Jack400
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How on earth do you work the answer out? Other than the fact that a driver must be able to see I can't even be sure that he/ she had eyesCourtenay wrote:No they're not, they're blue.KEVP wrote:The Bus Driver's eyes are hazel.
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Rob Houghton
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The driver actually has grey/green eyes.
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Anita Bensoussane
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No - the driver's eyes are plain green!
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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The driver's eyes are blue.
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10 10 10 puzzle is the easiest puzzle!
It took me almost 10 minutes to solve the bus driver puzzle. At first, I had focused on the numbers of people. Then it dawned on me that the biggest clue was at the very....
It took me almost 10 minutes to solve the bus driver puzzle. At first, I had focused on the numbers of people. Then it dawned on me that the biggest clue was at the very....
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sixret
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The puzzle posted by Sunskriti was the most difficult one. I gave up.
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The driver's eyes are brown!
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Is Jack400 really having trouble figuring out the bus driver puzzle? It's always hard to tell over the internet.
Usually, when I have heard that puzzle, the final question is "What is the Bus Driver's name?" Which is normally just as easy/hard as determining the color of the bus driver's eyes.
Usually, when I have heard that puzzle, the final question is "What is the Bus Driver's name?" Which is normally just as easy/hard as determining the color of the bus driver's eyes.