A detective in training is called to a room on his first day in, once there his instructor greets him and tells him he has a deck of fish cards. Alongside the instructor are two men who hold three cards from the same deck. He was given a paper reexplaining the prompt which had written on top: 'Each man will say what he has, yet one man is lying... This man is the murderer.' The first man began, he stated he held a shark, a shrimp, and a catfish. The second man stated he held two goldfish and a lion. Who is the murderer? -Riddles

A detective in training is called to a room on his first day in, once there his instructor greets him and tells him he has a deck of fish cards. Alongside the instructor are two men who hold three cards from the same deck. He was given a paper reexplaining the prompt which had written on top: 'Each man will say what he has, yet one man is lying... This man is the murderer.' The first man began, he stated he held a shark, a shrimp, and a catfish. The second man stated he held two goldfish and a lion. Who is the murderer? -Riddles
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A common first answer is the second man, whereas a shrimp is not considered a fish in this case either... You can look over this again if you'd like now. The  The instructor There was only one liar, meaning if the deck was really of fish as the instructor said, they would both be lying in contrary to the prompt. Meaning the only way the statement could be true is if the instructor was the murderer.
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Last Answer : The third room. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.

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Last Answer : The man is a florist delievering a bouquet of flowers for the consultant.

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Last Answer : When the King opened the window, a bee flew in and landed on the only real flower to gather pollen.

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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)

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Last Answer : It was the Maid. She said she was getting the mail. There is no mail on Sunday!

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Last Answer : The electric chair because your electricity is out.

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Last Answer : Breath.

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Last Answer : She askes the genie to grab a nearby stick and beat her half to death.

A man is discovered dead sitting at his desk, alone in the locked office. He did not commit suicide and there was no weapons in the room. The only clue is a sealed envelope on the desk in front of him.How did he die? -Riddles

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Last Answer : The envelope glue was poisoned and when the man licked the envelope to seal it, he died.

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Last Answer : The three men HAVE paid $27. But the bellboy's $2 are part of it. The hotel has $25 of the men's dollars. The bellboy has the other two. That's $27, and the three the men have make $30. The ... elsewhere on riddles.com, but the answer given was 'I don't know'! So I figured it out and posted it.

A highschool has a strange principal. on the first day of school he does something weird. There are 1000 lockers and 1000 students. He tells the first student to open every first locker. The second student to open every second locker, and if it is open, to close it. He tells the third student to open every third locker, and if it is open, to close it. He does this until all the students have done it. How many lockers are open at the end? -Riddles

Description : A highschool has a strange principal. on the first day of school he does something weird. There are 1000 lockers and 1000 students. He tells the first student to open every first locker. The second student ... this until all the students have done it. How many lockers are open at the end? -Riddles

Last Answer : 31 lockers.

There is a door, on the side of the door that you are on, there is a skeletal army ready to trample you underneath their feet, on the other side is a city with a wall that will keep you safe. You need to get in the door but there is some sort of code to get into safety; one man goes to the door, and the doorkeeper says 'eight' and the man says 'five' he lets him in. The second man goes up to the door and the doorkeeper says 'nine' and the second man says 'four', and he lets him in. Finally, it's your turn, you only get one chance to guess. The doorkeeper says 'twenty one'. What do you say to get to safety? -Riddles

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Last Answer : You would say 'nine' as, 21 is nine letters long. It's quite simple actually. Eight is five letters long hence 'five' and nine is four letters long hence the word 'four'.

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were going on a hike through the woods. After a long day of hiking, they stopped for the night. They ate a cold meal, pitched a tent, and went to sleep. Both of them woke up in the middle of the night. 'The stars are out tonight,' remarked Doctor Watson. 'What does this tell you?' Sherlock asked. 'Well,' he replied, 'By the positions of the stars, it's roughly midnight.' 'What else does this tell you?' Sherlock asked again. 'I don't know!' Doctor Watson retorted, annoyed. 'What does it tell you?' What did the detective notice? -Riddles

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Last Answer : Elementary, my dear Watson. Someone has stolen our tent.

There was a circular building with three floors. On the first floor lived elderly Mr. Davis and Mrs. Davis. On the second lived a newly-married couple, Sam and Jenny. On the third floor lived Katy, a college student. One day, Mrs. Davis was found dead in their apartment. Mr. Davis decided to question his roommates. Upon questioning , Sam said he was relaxing in a corner of the room while drinking his favorite coffee drink. Jenny said she was applying makeup and getting ready for her high-school reunion. Katy said she was studying for her upcoming exams on Face Time with her friend. Who murdered Mrs. Davis? -Riddles

Description : There was a circular building with three floors. On the first floor lived elderly Mr. Davis and Mrs. Davis. On the second lived a newly-married couple, Sam and Jenny. On the third floor lived ... was studying for her upcoming exams on Face Time with her friend. Who murdered Mrs. Davis? -Riddles

Last Answer : Sam was the murderer. He said he was drinking coffee in a corner of the room, but the building was a circular building.

On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators eyes. What caused the ship to sink? -Riddles

Description : On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators eyes. What caused the ship to sink? -Riddles

Last Answer : The 'Submarine' Captain ordered the crew to dive.

On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators eyes. What caused the ship to sink? -Riddles

Description : On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators eyes. What caused the ship to sink? -Riddles

Last Answer : It was a Submarine.

A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, 'that's nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment or air pockets!' The magician told the kid if he could do that, he'd give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money.Can you figure out how? -Riddles

Description : A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, 'that's nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no ... he'd give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money.Can you figure out how? -Riddles

Last Answer : The kid filled a glass of water and held it over his head for 10 minutes.