SIX RIDDLES

1)

Born in Europe,

Died in Asia,

Buried in Africa.

What King Gordius
So tediously tied,
He simply severed.

2. It's as cute as a bunny, but it's not a bunny. It has two eyes, and sometimes more, but it can't see a thing.

3. What do these four clues represent?

LSN

GRG

CLRD

CLFRN

4. What is going on in the following conversation?

Daffodil: "I'll meet you at the restaurant at 7:30."

Tulip: That will be fine. See you there."

5)

What can be saved but not spent,

Lost but not found?

6)

Often derided as ugly and dumb,

Yet on one day each year

The people cheer my arrival,

Welcoming me with songs of praise,

Spreading palms before my feet.

HINT #3:

(Hint 1) The four clues are made up entirely of consonants.

(Hint 2) It has to do with geography.

Answers:

1. Alexander the Great (Born in Macedonia, Died in Babylon, Buried in Alexandria - He cut the Gordian Knot with his sword.)

2. A button

3. They are the names of four states with their vowels removed:

Louisiana

Georgia

Colorado

California

4. A flower arrangement

5. Face

6. A donkey on Palm Sunday