Riddles, one at a time
Roman Subtraction
X
LIV = 54 and XLIV = 44. 54 − 44 = 10, which is X.
Nine Glass Lanterns
Which ONE tap lights all nine tiles?
Which tile's tap covers exactly the dark tiles?
D
Tapping D flips A, D, G and E: all nine shine.
Five Weekends
What day of the week is the 1st?
How many days must the month have for 3 days of the week to come 5 times?
Friday
31 days = 4 weeks + 3 days, and those 3 extra days start the month: Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Six different words use the same four letters. One marks a leopard's coat. One halts the traffic. One means 'chooses'. One means 'the highest points'. One is what soup is cooked in. Which one brings you letters?
Same Four Letters
Start with STOP.
POST
SPOT, STOP, OPTS, TOPS and POTS: the sixth is POST.


A Picture Saying
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
The word ONCE sits in a blue moon. The saying means very rarely.
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