Conundrum may refer to:
* A
riddle, whose answer is or involves a pun or unexpected twist, in particular
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Riddle joke, a riddle that constitutes a set-up to the humorous punch line of a joke
* A
logic
Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from premises ...
al postulation that evades resolution, an intricate and difficult problem
Literature
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''Conundrum'' (Lyons novel), a 1994 ''Doctor Who'' novel by Steve Lyons
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''Conundrum'' (Dragonlance novel), a 2001 Dragonlance fantasy novel by Jeff Crook
* ''Conundrum'', a memoir written by
Jan Morris
(Catharine) Jan MorrisJan Morris, Paul Clements, University of Wales Press, 2008, p. 7 (born James Humphry Morris; 2 October 192620 November 2020) was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the ''Pax Brita ...
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Conundrum Press (disambiguation) Conundrum Press is the name of two book publishing companies in North America:
* Conundrum Press (Canada)
*Conundrum Press (United States)
Conundrum Press is a book publishing company founded in 1998 in Crested Butte, Colorado by David J. Rothm ...
, two book publishing companies in North America
* ''Conundrum'', a supervillain who appeared in the ''Spider-Man'' comic books
Other fields
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"Conundrum" (song), an instrumental song by Jethro Tull on their album ''Bursting Out''
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"Conundrum" (''Dallas''), the two-hour series finale of primetime soap opera ''Dallas''
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"Conundrum" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation''), a 1992 fifth-season episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''
* The Conundrum, a mountain unicycle made by
Surly Bikes
Surly Bikes, or Surly, is a bicycle brand based in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, that was founded in 1998. It is a division of Quality Bicycle Products, a manufacturer and distributor of bicycles and bicycle parts. Despite sharing a simi ...
* Conundrum, an NSA code word for Chrononaut Frank B. Parker in the television series ''
Seven Days''
*
HMS Conundrum, the unofficial name of floating drums used to lay undersea oil pipelines between England and France during World War II
See also
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Hidden faces
People often see hidden faces in things. Depending on the circumstances, this is referred to as pareidolia, the perception or recognition of a specific pattern or form in something essentially different. It is thus also a kind of optical illusion ...
, the perception or recognition of faces in something essentially different
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Mechanical puzzle, a puzzle presented as a set of mechanically interlinked pieces
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Disentanglement puzzle
Disentanglement puzzles (also called entanglement puzzles, tanglement puzzles, tavern puzzles or topological puzzles) are a type or group of mechanical puzzle that involves disentangling one piece or set of pieces from another piece or set of piec ...
, a type of mechanical puzzle that involves disentangling one piece or set of pieces
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