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I Begin With 68...
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Puzzle ID: #35858
Submitted By: sftball_rocks13 Corrected By: dawnrising
Submitted By: sftball_rocks13 Corrected By: dawnrising
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
I begin with 68,
But finish with just one.
While some may find me boring,
Many find me fun.
Lists look much like trees
With six levels in all.
People will play in pools,
While others play with a ball.
But finish with just one.
While some may find me boring,
Many find me fun.
Lists look much like trees
With six levels in all.
People will play in pools,
While others play with a ball.
Answer
The NCAA basketball tournamentBegin with 68, finish with one:
the tournament begins with 68 teams but finishes with one champion.
Some may find me boring, many find me fun: people who don't enjoy basketball find the games boring, while many find it fun to watch basketball.
Lists look much like trees, with six levels in all: the brackets you fill out look the trees, and there are six rounds before a champion is determined.
People will play in pools: online, you can buy into a group of people who fill out brackets. The group you join is often called a "pool".
While others play with a ball: the people who play in the tournament use a basketball.
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This is my first riddle
Sorry for the people in like England who don't have this tournament
Hope you liked it
Sorry for the people in like England who don't have this tournament
Hope you liked it
I REALLY like the way this one was written! (Even if I don't care about the NCAA...)
Great teaser, fun!
Great teaser, fun!
Good work and very well written you certainly got me fooled!!great teaser!
"sorry for ppl in england who dont have NCAA" that should be put on a jokes website lol
I zonked out at first, but then it came to me
i got it right away - i like the tournament. it now starts with 65 including the playoff game though.
good riddle.
good riddle.
I don't care for basketball, so the riddle was partly about me
Mar 31, 2007
cool but doesnt the tournament start with 65?
Heh. I don't care for professional sports (playing them is great, but I don't really like to watch them) so yeah, I had no idea what it was. But the rhyming was good, and the clues were also great.
That was a pretty random teaser if you ask me, though I enjoyed it, it was pretty well thought out. i probably never would've gotten it, but i love basketball 2 so great job!
great teaser, even if i didn't get the right answer (i'm from england) i thought the answer may be a family tree up util the last couple of lines. oh well
cool teaser... it was easy for somebody who loves NCAA tournement
I had no idea what the answer is... not that much of a basketball person... but it was fun...
The number of starting teams is going to keep increasing, so this one is too time-sensitive. Also, I would say there are 8 levels, not 6.
The group of 68,
The group of 64,
The group of 32,
The Sweet 16,
The Elite 8,
The Final 4,
The pair of finalists,
The champion.
You might say that the champion itself does not consist of any games, but I say that a "level' should not have to consist of games. The one champion team is on a "level" at the top.
The group of 68,
The group of 64,
The group of 32,
The Sweet 16,
The Elite 8,
The Final 4,
The pair of finalists,
The champion.
You might say that the champion itself does not consist of any games, but I say that a "level' should not have to consist of games. The one champion team is on a "level" at the top.
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