The riddle itself is pretty basic. A person is a piece of wood when he's a ruler.
7 seconds sound clip from Batman (1966) - A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away (S1E11) TV Series.
You can hear this line at 00:05:46 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Batman, I'm having trouble... With a riddle.
- We'll be right over. To the Batpoles.
- It's The Riddler. His modus operandi alright.
- I agree. Nobody else would use such a spectacular and bizarre method to flaunt a puzzle.
- What the devil is the culprit trying to tell us?
- The riddle itself is pretty basic. A person is a piece of wood when he's a ruler.
- You figure it has something to do with King Boris?
- Maybe.
- But no attempt was made to abduct or to harm him.
- Wood, ruler, king. Tsk. A chess king. The International Chess Tournament tonight!
- Twenty five thousand dollars in prize money.
[...]
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Actors: Adam West (Batman), Burt Ward (Robin), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Alan Napier (Alfred the butler), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gordon), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Julie Newmar (Catwoman), George Sanders (Mr. Freeze)
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