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Hello ^___^ I got these riddle things from a book and they come with clues, but considering the entire passage is made up of clues, I took them out. xD
Have fun!
Okay, I'll add a hint for each one to make it easier. xD
1. A young boy arrives by train to his new school. The school is the best of its kind, but it doesn't appear on any map, nor is it acknowlegded in any way for its . The school is British, but is not actually in Britain. The school's fame has to to the U.S through a series of literary efforts that describe the activities of the school's unique curriculum and student body.
What is the name of the school and who is its most famous student?
-hint- Magic.
Hogwarts and Harry Potter.

That was just a warm up...okay they don't get omgosh-my-brain-hurts hard, but yeah. That's really easy. >_<

2. A famous man has plotted the deaths of well over a hundred people, many of whom were royalty. Some survived, however many did not. The man is famous all over the world for what he has done - yet he's never been tried by a court of law.
Who are the man's two most famous victims and what is the man's name?
William Shakespeare, and obviously, Romeo and Juliet.
-hint- To be or not to be?
3. A person has the same job for years. The person enjoys his work, but spends most days staring at the ceiling. Despite his behaviour, his work turns out to be among the most important ever done in his field.
Who is this person and what did the person do?
-hint- Paint xD
Michelangelo and he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
4. Two men dressed in dark clothing enter a wealthy neighborhood in the early morning. They move quickly from house to house, taking everything they can. A policemen observes the pair, but does nothing to stop them.
Who are they men and what do they take?
-hint- They don't actually go inside.
They are garbage men, and they take garbage!
5. A man with a desk job habitually responds to emergencies. He provides his own uniform and performs these acts entirely on a voluntary basis.
What is this man�s name and alias, and what is on the front of his uniform?
Clark Kent aka Superman, and there is an �S� on the front. xD He also wears his underwear on the outside of his pants.
-hint-It's a plane! It's a bird!
6. A bald man opens his eyes and finds himself naked in a room full of people he can�t recognize. A female grabs him and starts to hit him before he can say anything. He is shocked and bursts into tears.
Who is the male and who is the female?
The man is a newborn baby and the female is a doctor or a midwife.
-hint- The bald man is very young.
7. A steady stream of people enter Bob�s place of business and remove its treasured belongings. The people do not pay for what they take. Butch allows them to take as many things as they want, as long as they keep it quiet.
What type of business is Butch working for, and what are the people taking?
He�s working for a library, and the people are taking books.
-hint- Shelves.
8. A young girl is runs away from her family. She becomes friends with a group of social outcasts and lives with them for a while. After learning of the girl�s whereabouts, her stepmother comes and poisons her. The girl goes into a coma, but does not die.
Who is this girl and how did she get out of the coma?
Snow White, and Prince Charming saved her. xD
-hint- Doc.
9. A man travels all over the world without ever paying for the ticket, or his lodging expenses. He works in every country he visits, but only gets paid in one.
What is this man�s occupation?
A pilot!
-hint- Planes.
10. A massive rodent lives for more than 60 years. His appearance, voice and name changes over time, but he never gets older. He doesn�t use plastic surgery, but a group of experts work on keeping him young forever.
Who are these experts and what is the rodents name?
Animators, Mickey Mouse
-hint- Minnie, Goofy, Donald.
11. A pane of glass separates a man and a famous woman. The man stares at her for over three hours, but rather than get annoyed, she just smiles back calmly. The woman doesn�t have eyebrows.
Who is this woman, and who is responsible for making her famous?
Mona Lisa, and Leonardo Da Vinci painted her.
-hint- Hmm. The woman was in the Da Vinci Code, but she is already 'dead'.
12. A man starts to build a structure to keep his neighbors out, but dies before it can be completed. When the structure finally was built, it was so big it could be seen from outer space.
What is the structure called and where is it?
This is the Great Wall of China, and it found in China!
-hint- Paper, Compass, Gunpowder, and Printing.
13. Poppy and Lulu are making a fortune in real estate. Even though Poppy never breaks the law, she gets sent to jail. Lulu has been doing everything that Poppy has been doing, but she never gets sent to jail.
Why did Poppy go to jail and what is the longest time she can stay there?
The girls are playing Monopoly, and if Poppy doesn�t get doubles, she will have to stay there for three rolls.
-hint- After a certain point, the girls will get $200/$2000 for their efforts.
14. Barbie and Ken are having a serious conversation, while Ken is trying to drive carefully through some windy mountains. Suddenly, a truck swerves and hits their car head on. The car is trashed, and Bob suffers some serious injuries, although it was Barbie who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time and yet did not get a scratch on her body. She calls the police and ambulance right away, but can�t tell them where the accident happened.
Why isn�t Barbie injured and why doesn�t she know where the accident happened?
Barbie wasn�t in the car, she was talking on the mobile with Ken when it happened.
-hint- They weren't talking face to face.
15. An old woman goes for a walk, while two young men are running behind her. No matter how fast they run, the men cannot catch up to the old woman.
Why can�t the men catch up, and where are they?
They are on treadmills at a gym.
-hint- The old woman never gets anywhere either.

How many did you get? xD
Some of them make you have to look at things with a different perspective.
I hope that the hints make it easier. ^___^

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