THE CORE
(Chimera Oblique Riddle Exam)
By William F. Bultas
The CORE can be found here. You can print or otherwise use this page to assist you while taking the CORE.
1. Remove my last three letters & you have a group of ships. I am impermanent.
__________
2. I am a type of family member. Remove one of my letters & you have something
annoying. __________
3. Remove my first two letters & you have a subject taught in many schools. A metallic
character in a children's story both lacked & sought me. __________
4. I mean the opposite of 'good,' but if you change my first letter, you have a religious
leader. __________
5. My last half is a color, & my first half often contains fluid. __________
6. I am a crowning achievement for someone entering a position of high authority. My
last six letters mean the same as 'country.' __________
7. My last half means 'impolite,' & I mean to 'stick out.' ___________
8. I am the title of a movie. Remove my first two letters & you have the plural form of a
parasitic insect. __________
9. I am a wanton leader from long ago. Remove my first letter & read me backward &
you will find something that is mined. __________
10. My first half read backward means 'dull,' & I am a period of each day. __________
11. I am a student of a certain scientific discipline. My last four letters are a cloud of
water droplets. The four letters before that indicate something extremely small. __________
12. Remove my first two letters & you have the name of a certain body of water. I am a
mythical creature found in folklore. __________
13. My last three letters are a vehicle. Remove my first two letters & change my next to
last letter & you have a type of bird. __________
14. Remove my first three letters & read me backward & you have an animal. I am the
text of a musical composition. ___________
15. My last four letters denote a conservative. I am an 'established record.' __________
16. I was a famous poet. Remove one of my letters & you have something often held by
candlelight. __________
17. Remove my first three letters & you have a flower. I am an extremely unfortunate
occurrence. __________
18. Remove my first & last letter & you have a synonym for 'mouth.' Remove my second
letter & you have a type of mallet. __________
19. I am a musical instrument. Change my fourth letter, then read me backward, & you
have a member of a race of people. __________
20. I am a type of pipe. My last five letters, when made plural, have been used to punish.
__________
21. I am a musical instrument. I rhyme with a word meaning the same as 'shrivel.'
__________
22. I am a mythical character. Remove my first three letters, then read me backward, &
you have something that was discussed by a man whose name denotes a type of leader for
singers. __________
23. I am the immature form of certain creatures. Remove my middle letter & you have
something very hot. __________
24. My last four letters denote a crazy person. I can be used for decoration, or, in some
cases, transportation. __________
25. Some singers can be described by my last four letters. I am a piece of glass or
enamel. __________
26. Remove my first three letters & you have an island. My first half is a circular object.
__________
27. I am often found in salads. You can perform my last four letters from a certain type
of board. __________
28. My last half backward is sometimes found on floors. Change my fifth letter, then
remove my first letter, & you have an emotion. __________
29. My last half means 'deceased,' & I am an action that shows affection. __________
30. My last four letters backward denote something made of metal. I am a word related
to the wind. __________
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