Description : Ray Whitcombe is found dead in his office at his desk. The police have narrowed the suspects down to three people: Mrs. Barbara Whitcombe, Ray's wife; Mr. Jason McCubbins, Ray's business partner; ... written on it. After examining this evidence, the police knew their suspect. Who was it? -Riddles
Last Answer : Jason McCubbins, Ray's business partner. The calendar is the clue to solving this murder. The police realized that since Mr. Whitcombe was wearing his watch on his right arm, he must be left handed. But ... September, October, November. Use the first letter of each month and it spells J-A-S-O-N.
Description : Mr. Steve lives in a mansion. He is very rich. He's so rich that he has a maid, a cook, a butler, and a lifeguard. Yesterday, Mr. Steve was found dead. The chief detective was ... one chance because if you choose incorrectly, you accuse the wrong person and the true killer gets away. -Riddles
Last Answer : The postman was lying. If the chief detective was coming from church, then you know that the post office doesn't deliver mail on Sunday.
Description : There were four friends. Joff, Sarah, Edward, and Peter. One day, Peter was found dead in the living room. Before dying, he wrote 11022 with blood. Edward called the police. The suspects were Sarah: I was ... : I went to grab a snack, when I can back Peter was already dead. Who the killer? -Riddles
Last Answer : It was Joff. 1:January 10:October 2: February 2:February Take the first letters and you get Joff
Description : A very famous chemist was found murdered in his kitchen today. The police have narrowed it down to six suspects. They know it was a two man job. Their names: Felice, Maxwell, Archibald, Nicolas, Jordan, and Xavier ... was also found with the body: '26-3-58/28-27-57-16'. Who are the killers? -Riddles
Last Answer : Felice and Nicholas are the murderers. The numbers correspond to atomic numbers on the periodic table of elements: 'Fe-Li-Ce/Ni-Co-La-S'.
Description : The police are called to a round house where a man is found dead with a knife wound to the chest. The police investigate and narrow down the suspects to three people: The maid, the wife, and the ... , dusting the corners.' The maid was then arrested. How did the police know it was her? -Riddles
Last Answer : It was a round house, so there were no corners to dust.
Description : Every month someone dies, there are five suspects. The suspects are, Jason, Lily, Nathan, Elizabeth, and Erin, and the months of the murders are, July, August, September, October, and November. Who's the murderer? -Riddles
Last Answer : Jason. J, July. A, August. S, September. O, October. N, November.
Description : A detective who was mere days away from cracking an international oil smuggling ring has suddenly gone missing. While inspecting his last-known location, officers find a note: 710 57735 34 5508 51 7718. ... , and Todd. Can you break the detective's code and find the criminal's name? -Riddles
Last Answer : Bill is the suspect if you read upside down the numbers it says: 'Bill is boss. He sells oil.
Description : There was a Japanese ship sailing towards the north. The captain was heading to his quarters to take a nap but, before he slep he placed his priced gold chain in the tale. When he woke up the ... that the captain immediately knew who was the thief. So the question is who is the thief? -Riddles
Last Answer : The sailing master it stated that they were sailing in a Japanese ship meaning the flag would look the same even if it was upside down.
Description : A wealthy man lives alone in a small cottage. Being partially handicapped, he had everything delivered to his cottage. The mailman was delivering a letter one Thursday when he noticed that the front door ... mail. The police officer suspects it was foul play. Who does he suspect and why? -Riddles
Last Answer : The police officer suspects the newspaper delivery person. The absence of Tuesday's and Wednesday's newspaper indicates that the delivery person knew there was no one there to read it.
Description : Old Mr. Tilly was found dead in his study by Mr. Foster. Mr. Foster recounted his dismal discovery to the police. 'I was walking by Mr. Tilly`s house when I thought I would just pop in for a ... arrested Mr. Foster for the murder of Mr. Tilly. How did he know Mr. Foster was lying? -Riddles
Last Answer : Frost forms on the inside of the window, not the outside. So Mr. Foster could not have wiped it off to discover Mr. Tilly`s body.
Description : You have 5 kids and you have to get them all into a car. Tommy and Timmy are twins but they fight so they can't sit together. Sarah and Sally fight too, so they can't sit together. Max fights with ... and you have to put them in order. How would you seat the kids, so that everyone is happy? -Riddles
Last Answer : Sarah, Tommy, Max, Timmy, and then Sally.
Description : A little girl named Sasha was left home alone with her butler, chef, and gardener. Sasha's parents went out on a date night and came home and found their daughter stabbed to death. The police ... of killed her'. Automatically the cops knew who it was and arrested them. Who and How? -Riddles
Last Answer : The butler because the cops never mentioned that she was stabbed with a knife.
Description : Jason is lying dead. He has an iron bar across his back and some food lying in front of him. How did Jason meet his sorry end? -Riddles
Last Answer : He is a mouse caught in a mousetrap.
Description : One day, the police found a man dead inside a hut. In his left hand, he's holding a gun. In his right hand, he has a recording. When the recording is played, the police hear the man talking ... police are about to call it a suicide until you point out a very important clue. What is it? -Riddles
Last Answer : The recording played a gunshot inside it. If the man committed suicide, he wouldn't have been able to stop the recording after he pulled the trigger.
Description : An employee of a store went up to his manager and said, 'can I go to Paris for a week'? 'Yes,' said the manager 'but remember to show me a picture of you at Paris' 'yes sir,' said the employee. ... clock a big tv and him on the couch. Right away he knew that he had lied. How did he know? -Riddles
Last Answer : The clock was showing the same time as the clock that was sitting on the manager's wall.
Description : A man was found dead out in a field of snow. The only tracks that were left was a set of footprints between two parallel lines. Who should the police be looking for? -Riddles
Last Answer : A man in a wheelchair.
Description : In the United Kingdom, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act gives UK police the powers to force suspects to _____that protect encryption keys: a) Hand over passwords b) Decrypt Files c) Both of Above d) None of These
Last Answer : c) Both of Above
Description : A man was found dead next to a 13 story building. The police say it was a suicide, but you say it was a homicide (someone killed him). To prove this, you go to each floor on the building, open ... 13th floor, open the window, and toss a penny out. How does this prove it wasn't a suicide? -Riddles
Last Answer : If the man committed suicide, he would've left the window open and you wouldn't have had to open it.
Description : A man was found dead in his study. He was slumped over his desk and a gun was in his hand. There was a cassette recorder on his desk. When the police entered the room and pressed the play ... . How did the detective immediately know that the man had been murdered and it wasn't a suicide? -Riddles
Last Answer : The cassette had started at the beginning of the man's utterance. Someone else had to be there to rewind the tape.
Description : There is a dead man in the middle of a field, nothing is around him and there are no footprints of any sort. There is an unopened package next to him. How did he die? HINT: As he approached the field he knew he was going to die. -Riddles
Last Answer : Failed Parachute
Description : There is a dead man in the center of a field. He carried with him an unopened package. As he neared the center of the field, he knew he was going to die. How did he know he was going to die? -Riddles
Last Answer : The man's parachute did not open.
Description : A famous chemist was murdered in his own lab. There was no evidence except for a piece of paper with the names of chemical substances on it. On the day he was murdered, the chemist had only ... his friend Johnathan. The police arrested the murderer right away. How did they know who it was? -Riddles
Last Answer : The piece of paper had a clue on it. If you combine the short names of the chemical substances on the paper, you’ll get a name: Ni-C-O-La-S.
Description : A man walked into a room, and there were three doors. The first door had a sign which read 'Lion's Den.' The second door had a sign which read 'Mountain Top.' The third door had no sign, yet the man knew exactly where it went. How is that possible? -Riddles
Last Answer : The third door is the door that the man entered through.
Description : Someone stole $20 off your desk at school. You find 4 suspects: Gina, Kelly, Peter, and Liam. You ask them all about the money: Gina: Hey, I didn't take it! Kelly: I'm pretty sure Peter took ... Liam: Gina's telling the truth! One of these people is telling the truth. Who took your money? -Riddles
Last Answer : Gina took the money. She, Kelly, and Liam are lying while Peter is telling the truth. If any of the other people had taken it, then there would be only 1 liar and 3 people telling the truth.
Description : Lily's diamond had been stolen from her house. When detectives Ethan and Ethel arrive at the house, they squeezed through the corridor that could only fit one person at a time and asked Lily who did ... a proud motorbike collector who has over 50 motorbikes in his garage. Who is the thief? -Riddles
Last Answer : We know that the corridor leading into Lily's house can only fit one person at a time, so it cannot be Ben whose caravans obviously can't go into the house. We know that Lily heard ... who can both produce engine noises and get into that narrow corridor at the SAME time using his motorbike.
Description : Before he turned physics upside down, a young Albert Einstein supposedly showed off his genius by devising a complex riddle involving a stolen exotic fish and a long list of suspects. Can you resist ... written by one of the smartest people in history? Dan Van der Vieren shows how. -Riddles
Last Answer : The key is that the person at the back of the line who can see everyone else's hats can use the words 'black' or 'white' to communicate some coded information. So what meaning can be assigned ... . And every time this happens, the next person in line will switch the parity they expect to see.
Description : Romeo and Juliet are found dead on the floor in a bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on the floor. The only furniture in the room is a shelf ... away from everything except for the nearby railroad track. What caused the death of Romeo and Juliet? -Riddles
Last Answer : Romeo and Juliet are fish. The rumble of the train knocked the tank off the shelf, it broke and Romeo and Juliet did not survive.
Description : A fireman is running to get a net under a lady who looks like she might jump off the balcony of her 20 story apartment building. There is nothing below her except a 20 story fall. The fireman is still ... get there in time. The woman is not hurt more than a bruise. How is that possible? -Riddles
Last Answer : She fell back into her apartment, jumping from the balcony into the inside.
Description : Sal I run. What is the anagram word? -Riddles
Last Answer : Insular.
Description : In the grocery store, Sal met his only daughter's only husband's mother-in-law's only mother-in-law. Who was she? -Riddles
Last Answer : Sal's mother. (His son-in-law's mother-in-law was his wife; her mother-in-law was Sal's mother.)
Description : Two girls were walking in the forest. It started raining very hard, so they took shelter in a nearby hut. When it stopped raining, they went out to look for food. The first girl went straight, ... tree forever.' The second girl immediately knew which tree was her friend. How did she know? -Riddles
Last Answer : It had recently rained so her friend was the only tree that wasn’t wet.
Description : A beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in the marketplace. Opening it, he discovered that it contained 100 pieces of gold. Then he heard a merchant shout, 'A reward! A reward to the one ... of a leather bag lost and a leather bag found. He counted the coins; 100 gold coin -Riddles
Last Answer : The judge said 'Merchant, you said that the purse you lost contained 200 peices of gold. The purse this beggar found only contained 100 peices of gold. Therefore it cannot be the same purse'. With that the judge gave the purse to the beggar.
Description : I have three envelopes, into one of them I put a $20 note. I lay the envelopes out on a table in front of me and allow you to pick one envelope. You hold but do not open this envelope. I then ... it for the one on the table. Why? What would be the expected value to you of the exchange? -Riddles
Last Answer : The answer might seem a little counter intuitive at first but we'll see... The short answer is that it is in your advantage to exchange. But why? Well initially there was a 1/3 chance that you were holding ... /3 of $20 and afterwards you will have 2/3 of $20, ie the advantage to you is about $6.66
Description : While driving a rental car, you are directed to pull over at a routine sobriety check point. The police dog barks at the trunk of the car. When the trunk is opened, a kilo of cocaine is inside that you knew nothing about. How do you explain your way out of this?
Last Answer : Silence. Talking to the police isn't going to help one bit. Let the lawyer talk
Description : I am a being with many faces. My first is peaceful and calm, but can kill you. My second is strong enough to smash ships but still fears the sun. My third flies when it's born and runs when it's dead. My fourth goes away and never returns. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Water.
Description : A guy and his wife went to the store and left their three children at home. When they returned, all of his children where dead. The au pair said she was reading the newspaper. the maid said she was making the beds, and the butler said he was putting away the groceries. Who did it? -Riddles
Last Answer : The butler because the parents went to the store to get the groceries. Therefore, they were out of groceries and there was none to put away.
Description : Sal and teak are found in
Last Answer : Sal and teak are found in A. Tropical rain forest B. Tropical deciduous forest C. Temerature board leaf forest D. Temperature needle leaf forest
Description : Tropical moist deciduous vegetation la to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group? (a) Teak (b) Sal (c) Sandalwood (d) Deodar
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Near a castle without a moat, a well-known queen was captured and held hostage by a dark and powerful enemy force. Several of her loyal servants tried to break through enemy lines to free her ... this well-known queen and the lowly servant who performed the greatest sacrifice to save her? -Riddles
Last Answer : The queen was the white queen, and the servant who was sacrificed was a white pawn who had reached the back row of the black chess pieces—and was subsequently promoted/exchanged for the captured white queen.
Description : You and Hector are in the car. You are in the passenger seat while Hector is driving. Hector is very good at driving. He closes his eyes to scare you as he is driving.You look at him and see ... whole time. How is that possible that he knew something was in the way with his eyes closed? -Riddles
Last Answer : Since you are in the passenger seat, when you look at Hector all you see is the right side of his face, only his right eye. He had his right eye closed and his left eye opened. You just could't see it.
Description : There was a man who everybody called Batman he knew nothing about bats and thought they were gross. He still loved it when people called him Batman! How could this be? -Riddles
Last Answer : He was the star baseball player!
Description : A man was found murdered in his own house on a Sunday morning. His wife called the police. The police questioned the wife and got the following alibis: The wife said she was sleeping. The Cook ... the closet. The police instantly arrested the murderer. Who did it and how did they know? -Riddles
Last Answer : The maid. There is no post on Sunday.
Description : A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got these alibis: The Wife said she was sleeping. The Cook was cooking ... closet. The police instantly arrested the murderer. Who did it and how did they know? -Riddles
Last Answer : It was the Maid. She said she was getting the mail. There is no mail on Sunday! (next day air and email doesn't count)
Last Answer : It was the Maid. She said she was getting the mail. There is no mail on Sunday!
Description : A crime has been committed at Freemont Street. The main suspect is a man named Sean Baker. It was said that a man had been walking along the pathway when he was suddenly shot in the stomach. The suspect had ... 'I think this man is telling a lie,' said one of the policemen. How did he know? -Riddles
Last Answer : If the murder came from behind it wouldn't make sense that he shot him in the stomach
Description : Mike, Jack, and Jim were triplets. When they were ten a mysterious lady gave them each tickets and said they were time tickets good for a round trip to any time and place. Jim immediately used his ... time he goes back exactly 100 years back into the present. Who is the oldest sibling now? -Riddles
Last Answer : Mike, because he went 30 minutes from the past and let time catch up while the others traveled back to the present. Therefore he is older by 30 minutes.
Description : Have you ever thought you were right about something (or knew something) because you were taught that by somebody who SHOULD have known -- but later in life you found out the way you learned it was wrong?
Last Answer : Sure My grand-parents shook cartons of milk long after it was homogenized. So did my parents according to their parents’ influence. And I do even now. Even though I secretly know better.
Description : Is Lin-Manuel-Miranda ticklish?
Last Answer : Yes, his neck is really ticklish!
Description : What happens when Miranda and Ferdinand meet each other for the first time?
Last Answer : Need answer