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It's the Journey That Counts
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
My first two-thirds may be done at a ribfest
My second to fourth may be bent to hear best
My third to fifth may appear on a geometry test
My last two-thirds are "The Gateway to the West"
My first half is ocean, rich I can make the rest
What am I?
My second to fourth may be bent to hear best
My third to fifth may appear on a geometry test
My last two-thirds are "The Gateway to the West"
My first half is ocean, rich I can make the rest
What am I?
Hint
My whole may be described in a fancy way as a quest.Answer
the word "search"line 1: the word "sear" - "My first two-thirds" = letters 1-4 of "search". Ribs may get seared at a "ribfest", or rib cook-off.
line 2: the word "ear" - "My second to fourth" = letters 2-4 of "search". One may improve their ability to hear by bending their ear.
line 3: the word "arc" - "My third to fifth" = letters 3-5 of "search". An arc is a geometric term.
line 4: the word "arch" - "My last two-thirds" = letters 3-6 of "search". "The Gateway to the West" refers to the Gateway Arch monument in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
line 5: the word "sea" - "My first half" = letters 1-3 of "search". "Ocean" is a synonym of "sea". Adding the letter "I" to the second half of "search" (the remaining letters "rch" (letters 4-6)), can make it "rich".
For the hint, a "quest" is a type of search.
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