Dixie Riddle Cups Seek Kids’ Offerings
Q. When is a riddle more than a riddle?
A. When it is a winner in the 1997 Dixie Riddle Cup Contest.
Parents who came of age in the ‘70s remember the colorful paper cups decorated with familiar, easy-to-read riddles.
The nostalgic Dixie Riddle Cups have returned to store shelves and the Dixie company is asking ‘90s kids to cover these cups with fresh, new riddles.
Kids, 12 and under, make ready your best riddles!
Contest winners will make Riddle Cup history since this marks the first time the company will print new cup riddles since their debut more than two decades ago.
Here are a few creative conundrums to get you started:
What kind of dog has no tail? A hot dog.
What do you call a monkey that eats potato chips? A chip monk.
Where do cows go on Saturday nights? To the moooo-vies.
If your riddle is selected, it will be printed on the Dixie cup along with your name and hometown. Additionally, one grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 savings bond, and 15 runners-up will receive $100 savings bonds.
To judge the winning riddles, Dixie has picked America’s favorite “Riddler,” actor Frank Gorshin. Gorshin played the Riddler in the original TV series, “Batman.”
To enter the contest, type or neatly print your riddle on a piece of paper. They must be 25 words or less and must be original to the entrant. Riddles will be judged for creativity, originality and humor.
Send the riddle, along with your name, birth date, telephone number and mailing address to: Dixie Riddle Cup Contest For Kids, 625 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60611. Contest deadline is April 5.
Contestants must be 12 or younger on May 5, 1997. Multiple entries are acceptable. Winners will be notified by May 5. For a complete listing of contest rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the address above.
Essay winners
Winners have been selected in the annual Building Memories contest, sponsored by Grandparents Journal, a Spokane-based publication.
Contestants were asked to share how they are creating memories for their grandchildren.
Congratulations to essay winners Robert Moreau and Carolyn Costigon of Spokane; Lynn and Linda Hunt of Chattaroy; Linda Jones of Chewelah; Marion Lillie of Coeur d’Alene; and Louise Wiley of Wilmington, Del., whose grandchildren live in Spokane.
The 1997 Building Memories contest is under way. To enter, contestants should describe, in 350 words or less, how grandparents have created memories for their grandchildren.
The winning essays will receive gift subscriptions to Grandparents Journal and/or children’s books.
Send your entry, along with your name, address and phone number, to: Elinor Nuxoll, Grandparents Journal, 1419 E. Marietta, Spokane, WA 99207.
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