Riddle Me This
This mythological creature posed a riddle to travelers outside Thebes, asking what walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening.
What is the Sphinx?
In the classic version of this game, the phrase “You sank my…” is often followed by disappointment and plastic pegs.
What is Battleship?
This play by Tom Stoppard, set in a French retirement home, features three World War I veterans grappling with pigeons, explosions — and their own pasts.
What is Heroes?
This 1966 Beach Boys album, influenced by Phil Spector and LSD, redefined studio experimentation with tracks like “God Only Knows” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.”
What is Pet Sounds?
Known for its speed, simplicity, and red “on” button logo, this VPN service is based in the British Virgin Islands and often advertised as “the VPN that just works.”
What is ExpressVPN?
This clever hobbit bested Gollum in a battle of riddles beneath the Misty Mountains, ultimately winning with a sneaky question: “What have I got in my pocket?”
Who is Bilbo Baggins?
In this negotiation-heavy war game first published in 1959, alliances are everything — and betrayal is inevitable.
What is Diplomacy?
In this riff on Chekhov by Durang, aging siblings in Pennsylvania cope with regret, existential dread, and the arrival of a shirtless actor boyfriend.
What is Vania and Sonya and Masha and Spike?
Often hailed as the birth of art rock, this 1967 debut featured a Warhol-designed banana on the cover and tracks like “Heroin” and “Sunday Morning."
What is The Velvet Underground & Nico?
With a name that evokes a cold climate and security, this Panama-based VPN is one of the most popular globally, offering features like Meshnet and Threat Protection.
What is NordVPN?
[DOUBLE JEOPARDY] This icy Chinese princess from Puccini’s opera offers three riddles to her suitors—fail, and they die. Win, and she marries you.
Who is Turandot?
This word game invented in 1938 by Alfred Butts didn’t take off until it was sold to Macy’s in the 1950s — now it’s a tile-based household name.
What is Scrabble?
In this A. R. Gurney play, a man’s midlife crisis becomes both hilarious and touching when he confesses his love — to a talking dog.
What is Sylvia?
This band’s 1969 debut, In the Court of the Crimson King, helped birth progressive rock with its blend of jazz, classical, and pure sonic chaos.
Who are King Crimson?
This ocean-themed VPN brand offers unlimited simultaneous connections and a CleanWeb feature to block ads and malware.
What is Surfshark?
A famous riddle common in many Eurasian countries first attested in the Vedas goes thus: With twelve spokes, for it does not become old / The wheel of the truthful order turns on and on around the sky / Sons, in pairs, o Agni / Seven hundred and twenty, are standing.
What is a year?
Originally intended to teach moral lessons, this game sees players climb to virtue or slide into vice — and has gone by the name Chutes in some regions.
What is Snakes and Ladders?
Written by Adam Rapp, this raw, surreal drama centers on a man and woman in a decaying hotel room, surrounded by memory, grief, and ghostly overgrowth.
What is Animals and Plants?
This eccentric duo of brothers Ron and Russell Mael created operatic glam-pop oddities like “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us,” and were championed by everyone from Queen to Franz Ferdinand.
Who are the Sparks?
Known for its free tier and tongue-in-cheek marketing, this Canadian VPN service offers “R.O.B.E.R.T.” — an optional tool for blocking ads, trackers, and malware.
What is Windscribe?
A famous German riddle, translated across many European countries, goes thus in English: White bird featherless / Flew from Paradise, / Perched upon the castle wall; / Up came Lord John landless, / Took it up handless, / And rode away horseless to the King's white hall.
What is a snowflake?
In this strategy game of deception and deduction, players command armies with ranked pieces like Marshals and Spies — but only one has the flag.
What is Stratego?
In Christopher Durang’s absurdist comedy, a woman suspects her new boyfriend might be a terrorist, but her parents are far more terrifying — and hilariously oblivious.
What is Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them?
Recorded with Brian Eno and influenced by German experimentalism, David Bowie’s so-called “Berlin Trilogy” includes Low, Heroes, and this third and final installment.
What is Lodger?
This Swedish-based VPN is beloved for its no-nonsense approach to privacy — it doesn’t require an email to sign up and accepts payment in cash and cryptocurrency.
What is Mullvad?