Answer
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| long | long answer | long pass |
| short | short answer | short pass |
| right | right answer | right pass |
| direct | direct answer | direct pass |
| Other adjectives: correct, single, simple, actual, real, quick, final, next, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Merlin argues with the Sphinx, eventually getting the concession that the Sphinx will let him pass if he can come up with a riddle the Sphinx can't answer.
Source: Only Smart People May Pass - The Bridgekeeper of the Bridge of Death will only allow those who answer "his questions three" to pass.
Source: Only the Worthy May Pass -
So Weird had a variation that substituted trivia questions for riddles and instead of answering correctly to pass, the characters had to answer correctly to survive.
Source: Riddle Me This
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