Statistics for Can You Solve Gullum's Riddles? (LOTR Fans)

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Riddle	Answer	% Correct
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down.	time	81%
What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up it goes, And yet never grows?	a mountain	78%
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.	the wind	77%
Thirty white horses on a red hill, First they champ, Then they stamp, Then they stand still.	teeth	73%
A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.	an egg	60%
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter.	the dark	55%
Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking.	a fish	38%