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Dead on the Field
Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white,
felled by three eyes, black as night.
What's going on here?
felled by three eyes, black as night.
What's going on here?
Answer
A strike was thrown in 10 pin bowling.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Ooohhhh, nice one! I get it now....
Good one!
Awesome! Got it immediately - very clever!
Good one, haven't bowled in over 35 years so it didn't come to me right away.
took me a few seconds, but the 'ten white' bit finally gave me the answer. good riddle!
Bowing balls can be any color, not just black. Having said that, I admit I wasn't even close in solving this one. Nice teaser. Thanks for posting.
Great Teaser!
I was at a bowling banquet this week, so the answer came before I finished reading the whole riddle. Easy, but cute.
I thought of a different but workable answer: Someone was playing "black" in the board game, Othello. A single black disk was placed to line up with two others (three total "eyes") to flip over a total of ten white disks ("soldiers"). What do you think?
I didn't figure it out, but it is a very good teaser!
I agree with GebbieRose.
Awesome
I didn't have any idea, when I
saw the answer I said "Allright
Good One"!
Thank You ....I Liked It. Rose
Have a Good Weekend All
Awesome
I didn't have any idea, when I
saw the answer I said "Allright
Good One"!
Thank You ....I Liked It. Rose
Have a Good Weekend All
Too hard, but I loved it anyway!
tha twas awesome teaser
i really enjoyed it
i really enjoyed it
Interesting teaser...and I like Valec4's answer! Othello is lots of fun...
oops, sorry...*Valic4...
Thanx very much Madelu! Guess I'm more of an Othello guy than a bowler
Somber, but fun.... really enjoyed it.
Rated it tops for fun.
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Rated it tops for fun.
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Just took a few minutes to figure it out, but I had it in no time. Good teaser.
simple, yet fun
Though I got it, I agree that bowling balls do not have to be black and that could be a bit misleading.
I liked the idea of Othello as an answer too!
I liked the idea of Othello as an answer too!
I don't think the poem is implying that the ball is black, because it says there are THREE eyes. The "eyes" must be the holes of the ball, which due to shadows within, will usually appear black. However, I don't see how the holes of a bowling ball play a part in knocking down the pins.
The "three eyes" (the finger holes) are instrumental in getting the bowling ball down the lane, since the bowler uses them to deliver the ball. Of course, the holes can't be given all the credit for the strike, but I guess that's poetic license to describe it this way.
Very cool riddle! The ten soldiers in white definitely conjured up bowling pins so it was really the giveaway. Then again, it also made me think of teeth... As for the black as night three eyes, that's not stating the bowling ball must be black, but instead that the holes are black. Because they're holes. Get it?
Elegant in its simplicity. Concise. A true riddle. Very nicely done.
Fun and entertaining teaser. I cannot believe I could not get this one - I used to bowl when I was young. Oh well - I enjoyed it anyways.
Not a fan of this one. I don't really feel like the pins are knocked down by the eyes of the bowling ball, so it's misleading. Felled by a "creature with three eyes, black as night" would have been much better, in my opinion.
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