AMERICAN CIVIL WAR RIDDLE #1
Castles may rise and castles may fall
Soldiers will fight and stand tall
Lords of war are enjoying the kill
Not really caring about lives they spill
Winners take all, winners are brave
But in this war, they are buried in a grave
What is this war?
Chess game.
(Lords of war=the two players)
(..they are buried in a grave=placed in the chess box upon finishing the game)
I am the agreement that ended the French and Indian War and gave almost all of France's land in North America to England. What am I?
The Treaty of Paris
There were two Americans sitting in a British Pub. One of them was the father of the other one's son. How could this be so?
They were husband and wife.
What kind of tea did the American colonists thirst for?
Liberty!
In the winter when you're cold you come to be me to warm your toes. What am I?
A fireplace
A grandfather is telling his grandson war stories.
At the end of World War 1, I was awarded for my bravery after saving a group of my men, the grandfather says. You see, we were fighting in northern France and one of our enemies threw a grenade at us. I managed to pick it up and throw it away before it exploded. So right after the war ended, a General gave me a sword, engraved with the words Awarded for Bravery and Valor, A True Hero, World War 1.
The grandson thinks about the story for a minute and then says Grandpa, that story can't be true! How did the grandson know?
It was the only World War at that time and World War 2 had not started yet.
I am a group of ordinary citizens, called from our jobs to fight and defend our colonies even though I am unskilled with very little training. What wartime group am I?
A militia.
I can start a war or end one, I can give you the strength of heroes or leave you powerless, I might be snared with a glance, but no force can compel me to stay; What am I?
Love
What goes naked to keep you warm?
Sheep
Why don't Americans worry about Friday the 13th?
Who has more courage than a Maasai warrior?
Two Maasai warriors.
A man walks over, a man walks under. In times of war, he burns asunder.
Bridge
If you live in an igloo, what's the worst thing about global warming?
Hint: Igloos are made of ice.
No privacy
We are two of the most famous American Presidents.
Our names both have sixteen letters.
I was born in 1846, he was born in 1946.
I was elected in 1860, he was elected in 1960.
We both died on Friday by a gunshot to the head.
Who are we?
Lincoln and Kennedy.
What did Obi-Wan say to Anakin during the fancy banquet?
Use the forks.
Did they tell my precious children about the war we fought?
In the fray, King Red did say, I order the onslaught.
A final fight, of tempered might, to settle this old dispute,
Men cried for their holy king, who donned his armored suit.
Once he showed his deep red robe, he fought the enemy,
Nay other men, nor two nor three, could cause any entropy.
Did they tell my precious children about the King's disgrace?
Some King was he, who lost to thee, the victor without a face.
Who won the battle?
Ace of diamonds.
Who won the zombie war?
Nobody, it was a dead tie
A warrior amongst the flowers, he bears a thrusting sword. He uses it whenever he must to defend his golden hoard. What is he
A bee
I am a famous African American female poet and slave. Who Am I?
Phyllis Wheatley
Two companions Terry and Garry were talking about their families. Terry told some great stories about his courageous grandfather who fought for Britain in "World War I". Terry told that his grandfather is so brave that he was awarded a bravery honor medal with the words "For our Courageous Soldiers In World War I" embedded into it.
Garry Knows that his friend is lying? How?
"World War I" was named after after "World War II"
The Spanish Civil War, which happened in 1936, was fought between which country/nation?
It was fought against their own country since it was a Civil War.
How will a mathematician win a war easily?
By putting his enemy in close brackets.
How long did the Hundred Years War last?
116 years, from 1337 to 1453.
Why were the early American settlers like ants?
Because they lived in colonies.
I was born on May 19, 1925.
I fought for black Americans.
I was a leader of the nation of Islam.
Who am I?
Malcolm X