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Cardinal Crows
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Puzzle ID: #28166
Submitted By: Unstumpable Corrected By: dolphingurl12
Submitted By: Unstumpable Corrected By: dolphingurl12
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Why is there such a big crowd when this Cardinal crows?
Hint
It's a religious metaphor.Answer
It is a Cardinal from the Roman Catholic church, when he comes out and declares the new Pope. Crows is a synonym for announces.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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I knew that!! Nice job!
Haha I knew it was religious as soon as I read the title O_o Nice one, though.
Guessed that was what it was, although 'crowing' is usually bragging, not announcing - at least it is in these parts.
this seems like a question for a religious buff... or any whos read Dan Brown
that was the first one i got right!!!! nice job
I HATE RELIGION IN TEASERS!
I would have known the answer before I read Dan Brown from watching Three Musketeers movies where the Cardinal is evil...
Nice teaser, even if it was easy.
Nice teaser, even if it was easy.
Oh God!!!
it wouldn't be a metaphor, but a synonym wouldn't it?
Isn't there a baseball team called the Cardinals?
this is really late, but i just read that...
Yeah, the Cardinals, but then it would be "when these Cardinals crow"
Yeah, the Cardinals, but then it would be "when these Cardinals crow"
Haha! Living in Missouri, the St. Louis Cardinals were the first thing I thought of! But then I read the hint and got the right answer! Great teaser!
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