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Over Fifty In My Kingdom
There are over fifty members in my family;
Yet none quarrel. We all live merrily.
Four leaders have we, all with a bride;
Each has a son who has great pride.
We also have servants who make funny gestures;
But they are hardly used, as they often pester.
The peasants are at the bottom of the line;
Although they outnumber us, they haven't a right mind.
What are we?
Yet none quarrel. We all live merrily.
Four leaders have we, all with a bride;
Each has a son who has great pride.
We also have servants who make funny gestures;
But they are hardly used, as they often pester.
The peasants are at the bottom of the line;
Although they outnumber us, they haven't a right mind.
What are we?
Hint
Look in the third stanza for a homonym.Answer
A Deck of Standard Playing CardsFifty-four cards in a standard deck.
Four Kings, four Queens, and four Jacks.
The servants are the Jesters.
The peasants are the number cards.
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Great Job! I loved the riddle!
Brilliant!
Awesome!
Now, that was really creative. Enjoyed it.
Way two easy.
Your wrong actually in a game of war the cards do quarrel with each other.
Your wrong actually in a game of war the cards do quarrel with each other.
Mar 29, 2005
i dont get it!
ok own up who ate all the cookies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved it! Fun and hard. Very creative too. Everything that I think a good teaser is.
Very nice....i had it by the second stanza....but it was very poetic and enjoyable.
u SMART PEOPLE
that was hard
that was hard
I got it right but it was a very good teaser and I enjoyed it.
one of the few that i actually liked... good job!! i never thought of it that way before!
Nice. A lot of fun.
Nice job!
Nicely done, Spooky!
Cleverly done!
Great teaser! I enjoyed it. Thanks!
This place reads minds cause i thought i made that up whilst tellin mi cusin i guess great minds think alike lol rofl
I likesd this one, even though I got it right off (after the first two lines actually). Thanks for posting.
Nice one!
((Not another card riddle? Shihsh~~))
((Not another card riddle? Shihsh~~))
Got it at the title. Too many card-related daily teasers lately!
2 EZ
this was stupid.. why dont the numbers have a right mind? and what makes the jacks the children?
Where do you get 54 cards in a standard deck? Surely a standard deck is 4 suits (Hearts, Spades, Diamonds, Clubs) with Ace through to King in each suit (A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K) giving 13 cards in each suit.
4 x 13 is 52. What are the other 2 cards?
Good riddle though.
4 x 13 is 52. What are the other 2 cards?
Good riddle though.
really creative
That was pretty cool ! and yeaah i got a riddle.
rowly - The other 2 cards are the Jokers which are not often used
rowly - The other 2 cards are the Jokers which are not often used
I feel like I should respond here to rowly75:
"We also have servants who make funny gestures;
But they are hardly used, as they often pester."
It may be a regional thing, but the "Jesters" referred to in the explanation are known as Jokers to most Americans. 52 cards + 2 jokers = 54. Most people don't use Jokers, so they are "hardly used."
"We also have servants who make funny gestures;
But they are hardly used, as they often pester."
It may be a regional thing, but the "Jesters" referred to in the explanation are known as Jokers to most Americans. 52 cards + 2 jokers = 54. Most people don't use Jokers, so they are "hardly used."
Fifty-TWO cards in a standard deck.
If some companies make decks with two jokers, some with one, and some with none, the jokers can hardly be considered "standard" members of the deck...
If some companies make decks with two jokers, some with one, and some with none, the jokers can hardly be considered "standard" members of the deck...
One of the few teasers I actually got correct.
this was a poor teaser. the jacks are not the sons of the king and queen. jacks are actually the servants!!!
the jacks used to be called knaves (who are servants) but it was changed, due to confusion between the kings and knaves (K and Kn)
do the research!
the jacks used to be called knaves (who are servants) but it was changed, due to confusion between the kings and knaves (K and Kn)
do the research!
Took me a bit, but I got it.
I got it! I got it! Oh my gosh! I don't know how I guessed, but I did. Love all of them I can figure out. Great Quiz!
I got this one very easily. Well written - thanks! Have a great weekend, PA & CT
AROB HAGD GiMI & AS
First glance had me thinking the US with its 50 states + additional territories, but Senators, governors etc. didn't fit the clues. Got it on my second read through, though.
Fun & not-too-difficult. Thanks! Have great weekends all!
Fun & not-too-difficult. Thanks! Have great weekends all!
Got it as soon as I saw the fifty. Sorry, but there are just way too many riddles about a deck of cards.
Pretty easy, but fun. Every time I actually get one, I congratulate myself.
Still cute, but easy.
I agree, it was too easy.
I thought it was fun and got it right away. I think a lot of people are too picky on what should be a fun site.
Sorry I'm so dumb, but , Doehead--what does AROB mean? I see you use it quite a bit.
Sorry I'm so dumb, but , Doehead--what does AROB mean? I see you use it quite a bit.
Not another playing card riddle....
Easy peasy. Thanks for the teaser. Had fun.
very very good teaser.. love it!!
I did this one before in 2011. I guess I am getting used to these because this time I got it on the first line. EASY!
Thought it was easy 3 years ago and still think the same (at least my mind isn't slipping I guess).
Started to think deck of cards after the first stanza. The second sealed it.
Started to think deck of cards after the first stanza. The second sealed it.
Solved it after the third line, too easy.
Couldn't have been any easier.
2 EZ But fun
I solved this one quickly and I liked the way it was written. Thanks for posting. It doesn't bother me that it was used 3 yeas ago. Hopefully we have new players who will see this for the first time.
I'm just wondering why the number cards haven't a right mind. Good riddle, though a bit cliché.
@myself: Maybe because they have no person on the cards, hence no heads, hence no brains, hence no minds?
Got it. Interesting title.
I got this one right away. I enjoyed the riddle as I had not seen it before. It is one of those that some people get right away and others not so quickly. A nice balance.
Well written, but I didn't even have to think about the answer. Still cute!
Nice try, 2ez & Jacks are servants, not children?
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser; I got it very quickly.
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