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I am in Michigan and Massachusetts

In Oregon and Texas,

I am an Island,
a ship and an Indie rockband

But mostly I am John Wayne’s
first name.

What am I?

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One day Shrek went off to save princess Fiona from an enchanted castle. Along the way he was captured by an evil king and sentenced to death. To rub it in the evil king decided to let Shrek pick his own way of dying. What would be a good choice? (more…)

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This Language Riddle is very old, it’s from the Exeter Book, a collection of Old English poetry. Copied c. 975, the manuscript was given to Exeter Cathedral by Bishop Leofric (died 1072).    

I am the lone wood in the warp of battle,
 
Wounded by iron, broken by blade, 
Weary of war. Often I see 
Battle-rush, rage, fierce fight flaring– 
I hold no hope for help to come 
Before I fall finally with warriors 
Or feel the flame. The hard hammer-leavings 
Strike me; the bright-edged, battle-sharp 
Handiwork of smiths bites in battle. 
Always I must await the harder encounter 
For I could never find in the world any 
Of the race of healers who heal hard wounds 
With roots and herbs. So I suffer 
Sword-slash and death-wound day and night.

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For all of you who thought the previous Oranges Riddle was WAAAAAAAY too easy, here’s something to get your teeth into:

You still have the same 120 oranges, and those three orange bins. But now each bin can hold 60 oranges. You must put all of the oranges in the bins. Once this is done, you will write the number of oranges in each bin on its lid.

You can choose to leave one of the bins empty.

Now how many different arrangements of numbers on the lids are possible? (might wanna get out a calculator , I sure needed one! ) (more…)