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* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'':
** There are multiple subspecies of sphynx, of which the gynosphinx is the most like the Greek one. One supplement lists potential riddles for her to use. One riddle, which she uses when she's too hungry to play fair, has the answer "Kill me."
** Module I3 ''Pharaoh''. Inside the tomb of Amun-re the [[PC
* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' card [http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Ordeal_of_a_Traveler Ordeal of a Traveler] forces your opponent's monsters to win a guessing game if they want to attack you; the art depicts a traveler being questioned by a sphinx.
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* In an episode of ''[[Superfriends]]'', the sphinx asked Batman and Robin, "What builds up castles and tears down mountains, makes some men blind and helps others to see?" The answer was "sand". The sphinx was a [[Sore Loser]] and attacked them anyway, but they quickly defeated it.
* In ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'', a sphinx asks Sabrina the [[Riddle of the Sphinx]]. Sabrina answers "Man." Unfortunately, as it turns out, there's a magical nine-legged creature that fits the riddle a bit more literally.
* In an episode of Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'', the Sphinx is a quizmaster, voiced by game show host Wink Martindale. His riddle was "What does a man do standing up, a woman sitting down, and a dog on three legs?" The answer is {{spoiler|shake hands}}.
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