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1. In some cultures, riddles are more than child’s play.
2. In fact, they represent an art form.
3. In Greek Mythology, a monster known as the Sphinx destroys passers- by who fail to answer his riddle.
4. Her riddle is: “What in the morning goes on four feet, at noon on two, and in the evening on three?”
5. The Greek hero Oedipus was able to give the right answer “Man, who in childhood creeps, in the manhood walks upright, and an old age uses a cane”
6. In addition, the Anglo- Saxons were fond of riddles as a pastime.
7. A collection of poems written down around A.D 975 the Exeter Book, contains a set of ninety- five riddles.
8. Unfortunately, the book offers no solutions to its readers for the riddles.
9. However, clever readers have already guessed most of the answers.
10. The riddles describe items such as a sword, a shield, a swan, the moon, and ice.

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2. are
3. are
4. gets
5. were
6. is
7. comes
8. has
9. was
10. was

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6. Less well-known places, along with these famous cities, have been the birthplaces of other English words. Correct

7. For example, a cheese with great popularity in many countries is cheddar, which was named after the English village where it was first made.

8. In addition, specialized vocabulary for a wide variety of actions is also taken from place names.

9. The verb canter, which also means "gallop gently," is short for Canterbury, a city in England. correct

10. This word, associated with horses, describes the pace of medieval pilgrims riding to Canterbury.