Questions tagged [literature]
A puzzle that is primarily built around a well-known book, novel, drama, poem, or author.
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Three linked oppograms
Inspired by this puzzle where an oppogram was defined as an anagram of opposites
For example:
$\color{blue}{ratify }\space\color{red}{smart}\space\color{green}{peace}\rightarrow\color{blue}{deny}\...
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Four Directions #6 - Where and what am I?
Inspired by metazen's riddles, I have decided to create my own
To my west are a bunch of crooks
To my north is a special fruit
To my east is somewhere everyone wants to be
To my ...
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Emojiture Challenge
This is the first question for the new Fortnightly Topic Challenge #5: Literature. My inspiration source was a TV show.
I wanted to read some books during holidays, so a friend sent me a list of some ...
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11 Harry Potter rebus puzzles which together spell a word
11 Harry Potter rebus puzzles. When you have solved them all, there is a word they are hiding.
Hint:
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Cryptic Rebuses Hit the Books
In order to learn more about Emily Dickinson and T. S. Eliot, who made cameos here and here, cryptic rebuses are going to the library.
If you're unsure how cryptic rebuses work, you may want to check ...
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Shakespeare. William Shakespeare
Can you determine these popular quotes as retold by Shakespeare? Before anyone points out, yes I'm aware that Bill used predominantly iambic pentameter, but I've never been a huge fan of that, so I'm ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #04 (Art and Literature 1/4): Threesome
This is part 4 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
QUE
STI
ONS
SEC@ND
L@TR
V@LUME
B@ANWELL’S
AUTHO@
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A Trivial Pursuit #16 (Art and Literature 3/4): X
This is part 16 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
The final answer is a thematic 8-letter word.
Text ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #10 (Art and Literature 2/4): Bookshelf
This is part 10 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
Colourblind-friendly version available here.
The ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #02 (Entertainment 1/4): Wrong Superhero
This is part 2 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
Minecraft character who receives enhanced abilities ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #22 (Art and Literature 4/4): Bookstore
This is part 22 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
Yesterday, I was asked to create some window displays ...
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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. — Jane Austen
Each answer is the title of a famous novel. A few of the titles are split into two clues - you should find those clearly marked.
Across
3 Think of the Phoenician, a possible drench, bleached ...
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Immovable object
I have a long history from east to west,
to some I'm the worst and others the best.
With a core made of resin I dance and I flutter,
no one judges me when I speak with a stutter.
I may be an object ...
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I will be uttering this with a moan
What line is hidden behind the stars?
I will be uttering this with a moan
someplace aeons and aeons therefore:
$*****$ $*****$ $*****$ $*****$
and I picked up the one with inferior migration,
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Harry Potter Rebus Puzzles #2
Here are 4 more Harry Potter word rebuses for you to solve!
(11 more Harry Potter rebuses are posted here.)
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