Nursery rhyme in the form of a puzzle, to which the correct answer is open to debate.
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
English nursery rhyme the earliest known version of which appears in 1784, perhaps referring to a tax on wool introduced in 1275.
Hey Diddle Diddle
Best-known nonsense verse in the English language, which gave rise to the phrase “over the moon”.
Hickory Dickory Dock
English nursery rhyme the earliest known version of which appears in 1784, probably a counting rhyme.
Humpty Dumpty
One of the best-known English nursery rhymes, about an egg, and almost certainly intended as a riddle.
Hush-a-bye Baby
Perhaps the best-known English lullaby, the earliest known version of which was published in about 1765.
Jack and Jill
English nursery rhyme, the earliest known version of which was published in about 1765.
Jack Sprat
English nursery rhyme first recorded in the form we know it today in 1670.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
English nursery rhyme that may be about Queen Mary I.
Monday’s Child
Nursery rhyme supposed to foretell a child’s character or future from their day of birth.