The Riddle Drawer
A 1901 book of parlor riddles and puzzles — some still land, some are gloriously baffling, a few stranger than either. The pick here, each linking to its page.
From Conundrums, Riddles and Puzzles, 1901
Special Features
The toys we couldn't resist building: oracles, daily readings, dinner wheels, telegrams and other machinery made from old books.
Stump Your Friends
Original riddles from the 1901 parlor — served one at a time, answers hidden until you give up.
From Conundrums, Riddles and Puzzles, 1901
Curious Facts About the Bible
Acrostics, oddities and stumpers from a Sunday-school America that read very closely indeed. The pick of them, each linking to its page.
From Curiosities of the Bible, 1880
The Scripture Stumper
One prize question a day from the 1879 book — the same for everyone, as in a proper Sunday-school contest — plus a challenge link to stump a friend.
From Curiosities of the Bible, 1880
Search the Curiosities
Dig through the 1880 collection of Bible acrostics, anagrams and curiosities.
From Curiosities of the Bible, 1880
The Question Book, by category
Killikelly's 1900 curiosities filed under History, Science, Words, War and more — browse the whole cabinet.
From Curious Questions, 1900
The Star Wall
All 241 studio portraits on one page — the silent screen's faces, three years before the talkies.
From Famous Film Folk, 1925