Riddles and your feedback

[Ckyzxr]

**See Post #4, I've updated the riddles and added a bounty. Thank you.**

I've thunk up a few (semi)challenging riddles for a game thing and would like some feedback on them. I figured this would be a good place since this is supposed to be the fun-gamey forum. Try to figure them out (I want to see how hard they are) and let me know what you think about them. I'm thinking a few are pretty tough.

1. Caesarean's 1/6 section

2. Sandman's evil messenger of royalty

3. Be_house Death

4. Carbon-enhanced medicine herb

5. Hell smell rodent

All the answers are pretty common items/terms/persons.
Hint #1: #3 led to #2's present condition.
Hint #2: Don't necessarily read them as phrases, focus on the words.

Thanks for your braintime.

[jimkopelli]

Are the answers words or phrases?

[Ckyzxr]

Let me give some examples:

left breath
a: airport

Western African sapien bore
a: mandrill

20k people inked out, just add water
a: Bhopal disaster

fast lumber photon
a: dashboard light

complete carlo
a: the full monty

The goal is make them interesting and challenging without effecting a groan when the answer is found. Finding the line between clever and lame is appearing difficult. Feel free to be brutally honest.

Thanks again

[Ckyzxr]

Alrighty...

After some external feedback, it appears I need to loosen them up a bit and add some incentive. I will change out a couple of them with better riddles (#4 & #5) and add a small hint. I am also willing to put up a Bounty of $5 US for each correct answer, receivable through Paypal.

1. Caesarean's 1/6 section
hint: ______ and ______

2. Sandman's evil winged messenger of royalty
hint: famous person (pseudonym)

3. Beehous Death
hint: cause of death for #2

4. Before Ciccone
(no hint for this one yet)

5. Arthur's anti-subway shirt
hint: lunch

Any feedback on riddles, hints, and/or incentives much appreciated.
(Hopefully this doesn't break any forum TOS.)

[Sackanaka]

I am also willing to put up a Bounty of $5 US for each correct answer, receivable through Paypal.

And for those w/o Paypal... it will still be a great incentive to ruin other's chances at winning 5+ bucks :devil:

[deviousingly]

Well #4 is Pre Madonna.....or primadonna....ha. clever.

[Ckyzxr]

Excellent deviousingly. :)

[indie]

The only think I can think of for #2 is Kurt Cobain . . . for the "Enter Sandman" song by Nirvana??

[Ckyzxr]

Close, same industry. :)

I think the song you're thinking of is by Metallica.

[mgb]

Is #1 Italy? I have no clue, I suck at these.

#2 could be ziggy stardust (I can't remember how I got there, but I did)

#3 would be stung maybe, or pricked by a needle, as in drugs as in overdose.

#5 could be chain mail, like armour. If Arthur is a knight of the round table.

[Ckyzxr]

Good guesses, some are quite close!

More hints and changes:

#1 hint: of time

#2 hint: same industry as Kurt Cobain

#5 change to: beta anti-subway shirt
#5 hint: alphabetical

[deviousingly]

Freddie Mercury (although I can't really figure out the evil part.) Was Sandman a clarifyer so you pick Mercury instead of Hermes?


HIV.

I like these.

[Ckyzxr]

Right on deviousingly!

Freddie Kreuger was an evil 80's movie character that originally only appeared in dreams.

You're right in that Hermes would have probably made the riddle a little better. Do you think "Kreuger Hermes" would been a better riddle? I am trying to avoid straightforward synonym type answers, I'm hoping that some thought is needed to solve these.

Thanks again. :)

[ohnoaninfp]

The only think I can think of for #2 is Kurt Cobain . . . for the "Enter Sandman" song by Nirvana??

EnterSandman is by Metallica. Sorry I just couldn't help myself.

[indie]

Close, same industry. :)

I think the song you're thinking of is by Metallica.

Knew that ! *Groans* Your riddles must have scrambled essential circuitry in my brain.

[deviousingly]

Ooooooh! I get it now! "Sandman evil" = Freddie Kruger.
I may have connected that if it was stated "Evil Sandman".
I think the "winged messenger" part is better than "hermes".