Riddle No 23: to capture the moon and the sun

Inspired by an old Indian riddle:

I can halt the moon and the sun and can even capture giant animals, but even a small child can hold me.

Riddle No 22: free rose

A free man in a rose field.

The answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Franklin comes from "frankeleyn", A free man in Middle English. Roosevelt means a rose field in Germen.

Riddle No 21

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41. It can be easily broken, but Its reaction to blows is to whistle. The answer: a flute.

42. My family name resembles a high preying site. During my political career I was a liberal and a conservative. I was held responsible to one of my country's greatest military defeats and to one of its greatest victories. I was a minister during tow wars. In both occasions I left my office during the war. At the first time I served several months as an officer after retirement, before rejoining cabinet. At the second time I remained in cabinet the whole war. Who am I?

The answer: Winston Churchill. During his political career he was a member in the conservative party and the liberal party. In the first world, war Churchill was blamed for the disastrous Gallipoli landings. In the second world war, he was the prime minister who led his country to victory. In both wars he was a minister. In the first world, a short time after Gallipoli he was demoted and left cabint, served several months in the western front and then became a minister once again. At the beginning of the second world war, he was a minister, but right afer the resignation of Chamberlain, Churchill became prime minister.

Riddle No 20:

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39. If you take the beginning of a play, it will not stand. The answer: lay (=play - p)

40. Inspired by an old Anglo-Saxon riddle -

He never fights though he is in many battles. He almost never strikes, but is often bitten.

The answer: a shield

Riddle No 19:

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37. A famous sports car that is named after a pig. What am I?

The answer: a Porsche. The Porsche is named after its designer - Ferdinand Porsche. The name "Porsche" is a variant of the name "Portia" which comes from the Latin name "Porcius" - "a"pig".

38. A capable container. The answer: a can.