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 was ajar. Through the opening, he could see the man's body lying in a pool of dried blood. When a police officer arrived he surveyed the scene. On the porch were two bottles of warm milk, Monday's newspaper, a catalog, flyers, and unopened mail. The police officer suspects it was foul play. Who does he suspect and why?
Hint: Pay close attention to the deliveries and the day of the week...
The police officer suspects the newspaper delivery person. The absence of Tuesday's and Wednesday's newspapers indicates that the delivery person knew there was no one there to read it.
Right before a restaurant was about to open, someone stole all of the money from the cashier's desk. The chef said that he was working hard and didn't have time to walk or look around, so he didn't see anything. The security guard said that he was in the bathroom and didn't notice anything suspicious. The waiter said that he remembered seeing one visitor looking suspicious to him; somehow, he ignored the visitor and didn't stop him. The waiter got arrested for stealing the money. Why?
The hint is: Pay attention to the waiter's statement, specifically the phrase "somehow, he ignored the visitor..."
The phrase, "Right before a restaurant was about to open…" means that the restaurant was still closed. There couldn't have been any visitors inside. Therefore, the waiter is lying.
When Eric and his friends returned to school after the summer break, they each told each other how their summers went. Eric boasted about the months he spent in Chile and how hot it had been. Eric's friends called him a liar. Why?
Think about the timing of Eric's summer break and the location he claimed to have visited...
Assuming that these friends live in the United States, if it's summer in the U.S (which is in North America), it's winter in Chile because Chile is in South America. It can't possibly be hot during the winter. Therefore, Eric lied about being in Chile.
Sheila baked a batch of delicious peanut butter cookies for dessert later in the day. She couldn't eat them while near her husband, though; he was severely allergic to all types of nuts. Plus, the couple's three kids–David, Amanda, and Frank–were all grounded and not allowed to eat sweets for a week. When Sheila went to get the cookies later in the day, she noticed that all of them were gone. She knew it must have been one of her kids who ate the cookies, so she interrogated them. David said that he was helping Dad to bake an apple pie in the kitchen. Amanda said that earlier in the day, she and Dad were eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch. She didn't have time for cookies. Frank said that he was doing his homework upstairs. Sheila instantly knew who was lying, and grounded that child for another week. Who was the cookie thief?
Pay close attention to Amanda's alibi...
Amanda stole the cookies. She couldn't be eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with Dad earlier in the day; after all, Sheila's husband is severely allergic to all types of nuts.
Hidden in the poem below, a female's name you'll seek; just read and listen to the rhyme, but please, don't take a week! MYSTERY POEM: A camel is accustomed to dry and arid places; but since it has no social skills, it spits in people's faces! What is the female name you hear?
Pay close attention to the words that rhyme in the poem, especially the last words of each sentence.
Dynamite is a tool that can be used to cut down trees. Cutting a tree 18 inches in diameter requires five sticks of dynamite: one on the north, south, east and west sides of the tree, and the fifth stick on the side to which the tree should fall. During the construction of a dam, a tree 18 inches in diameter was completely covered by water. Since the treetop was fouling the boat's propellers, it had to be cut down. A diver went down and put a stick of dynamite on the four sides of the tree. Since the current is flowing south at 2 knots per hour, on which side of the tree would you instruct the diver to put the fifth stick of dynamite if you wanted the tree to fall north?
Think about the current's direction and how it will affect the tree's fall...
It doesn't matter where the fifth stick is placed, since the tree won't fall in any direction. Being wood, it will float and rise to the surface.
I Make Reading A Challenge, And That Can Cause Some Damage. I Am Difficult To Manage, But When That Happens, The Passage Is Much Less Savage. I Make Many People Frown, But The Answer Is Just To Slow Down. I Know This Is Not What You Had Planned, I Just Hope You Will Understand. What Am I?
Think about something that can make reading more difficult, but when controlled, makes the text more pleasant to read. It's often associated with a pace or speed...
A horse travels a certain distance each day. Strangely enough, two of its legs travel 30 miles each day and the other two legs travel nearly 31 miles. It would seem that two of the horse's legs must be one mile ahead of the other two legs, but of course, this can't be true, since the horse is normal. How is this possible?
Think about the direction the horse is traveling...
The horse operates a mill and travels in a circular clockwise direction. The two outside legs will travel a greater distance than the two inside legs.
Think about a type of accommodation that is often associated with vacations, and how the name of that place might sound similar to a characteristic of wolves...
While mixing sand, gravel, and cement for the foundation of a house, a worker noticed a small bird hopping along the top of the foundation wall. The bird misjudged a hop and fell down one of the holes between the blocks. The bird was down too far for anyone to reach it and the hole was too small for it to fly out of. Someone suggested using two sticks to reach down into the hole and pull the bird out, but this idea was rejected for fear it would injure the fragile bird. What would be the easiest way to get the bird out of the hole without injuring it?
Think about the materials available at a construction site...
Since they had plenty of sand available, they could pour a little at a time into the hole. The bird would constantly keep shifting its position so that it stood on the rising sand.
A hiker comes to a fork in the road and doesn't know which way to go to reach his destination. There are two men at the fork, one of whom always tells the truth while the other always lies. The hiker doesn't know which is which, though. He may ask one of the men only one question to find his way. Which man does he ask, and what is the question?
Think about asking a question that will give you a reliable answer regardless of whether you're talking to the truth-teller or the liar...
Either man should be asked the following question: "If I were to ask you if this is the way I should go, would you say yes?" While asking the question, the hiker should be pointing at either of the directions going from the fork.
I am a three-digit number. All of my digits are prime. One of the numbers is even. Each of my numbers are used only once. The total of my first and last digits equals 10. The total of my first two digits equals 5.
Think about the properties of prime numbers... Which prime number is even?
This one is fairly easy if you use elimination if you follow all the first 5 steps you get three options: 525, 327, and 723 but if you followed the last step you would reach your answer. The answer was 327.
A husband was called by the police telling him that his wife was killed and that he should get to the crime scene as soon as possible. Shocked, the husband dropped the phone and drove to the crime scene in 20 minutes, where he was arrested and charged for murder. How did the police know it was him?
The police told him to get to the crime scene, but they didn't specify where. The husband couldn't have known where the crime scene was unless he'd been there when the wife was dead or dying.
A horse was tied to a rope 5 meters long and the horse's food was 15 meters away from the horse. How did the horse reach the food?
The key to this riddle is to think outside the box (or in this case, the rope). The answer doesn't involve the horse moving the rope or breaking free from it. Instead, consider the orientation of the rope and the horse's food...
The rope wasn't tied to anything so he could reach the food.
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?
Think about the name "Batman" and how it might be related to the man's profession or characteristics, rather than his knowledge of or affinity for bats.
I am served at a table, In gatherings of two or four; Served small, white and round. You'll love some, And that's part of the fun. What am I?
Think about a common food item that's often served in pairs or sets of four at a table, and its small, white, and round shape is a key part of its appeal...
You can have me almost every night, sometimes I could be bad sometimes I can be nice or good, whether you were a child or an adult I'll be there. What am I?
I am invisible, yet everywhere. Yet I am everywhere, I am not active in some places. Sometimes, you can feel me. I can be so strong, I can push you, and even destroy villages and towns. Yet I come unnoticed, you can make me. What am I?
"Think about something that is present all around us, but its effects can vary greatly depending on the location and circumstances. It's something that can be both gentle and powerful, and it's closely related to the natural world."
I am a four-digit number and when converted to a Roman numeral I become a common 3 letter word meaning "Blend." What number am I?
Think about a common 3-letter word that means "Blend" and how its Roman numeral equivalent could be a 4-digit number... Pay attention to the first letter of that word!
Looking for something? Open me. I'm sure that something inside of me lies. Of course, you can always find hope in me (Though despair must come first; and later, surprise), What's sought, though, depends on the seeker - One looks for bobbin; another, for beaker; Others, for nature; still others, for nurture - The quarry will vary from searcher to searcher. And yet (I suspect this will strike you as strange), My contents are set and will not ever change. If you cannot still guess what I mean, here's a clue: The answer - what I mean - lies inside of me, too. What am I?
Think about a common object that people often open to find different things, and its contents are fixed, yet what's sought can vary greatly from person to person...
I am not visible, tangible, or corrupt. I am genuine, given, and real. It takes three of these to figure out what is left. What am I?
Think about something that is abstract, yet essential in a specific context, and is often represented by a trio of entities that, when combined, reveal what's missing...
I feel your every thought. I feel your every move. I'm with you from birth and I'll see you rot. What am I?
You're looking for something that's always with you, from the moment you're born, and will stay with you until the end. Think about something that's closely tied to your existence, something that's always "feeling" your emotions and movements...
Face with a tree, skin like the sea. A great beast I am, yet vermin frightens me.
What am I?
Think about an animal that has a "face" or a distinctive feature resembling a tree, and its skin is reminiscent of the sea. Also, consider what kind of "vermin" might scare a large and powerful creature...
You longed for me when I was away, and you were terrified when I came. I free you from boredom and make your blood flow, but also expose your life to the drawbridge. You will have a racing heartbeat, a short breath because of my arrival, and you will feel tired because of my departure. What am I?
Think about something that people often look forward to, but can also be intimidating or overwhelming when it arrives. It's something that can bring excitement and energy, but also exhaustion.
Sometimes I am loud and viewed with distaste. Poke out my eye, then I'm on the front of your face. What am I?
Think about something that can be annoying or unpleasant when it's loud, but becomes a common and familiar sight when a certain part of it is "poked out"...
A noise, remove the "eye" aka "i" and you get a nose.
Ripped from my mother's womb, Beaten and burned, I become a blood-thirsty slayer. What am I?
Think about a common, everyday object that undergoes a transformative process, involving heat and force, to become something capable of "harming" or "cutting" others.
I walked through a field of wheat,
I picked up something good to eat,
It was white and had no bone,
In twenty-one days it walked alone.
What did I pick up?
Think about something that grows in a field of wheat, is white, and has no bone... and can surprisingly move on its own after a certain period of time!
What lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward?
Think about something that is typically associated with cold weather, but disappears when the temperature rises. It's not a living thing, but it can be found in nature...
A mile from end to end, Yet as close to you as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and on the living. Found on the rich, poor, short, and tall, But shared among children most of all. What is it?
Think about something that is universally shared among people, regardless of their background or status, and is often associated with innocence and purity.
What common English word will describe a person or thing as not being found in any place and yet with no changes other than a space between syllables, will correctly describe that person or thing as being actually present at this very moment?
The word is "NOWHERE". When a space is placed between the 'w' and 'h', you get the words "NOW HERE".
Our dinner guests cry that we are evil, when they notice their place in the meal. But its no big deal why; we are just one big happy tribe! And we get reall fed up with people!
Who, What or Are we?
Think about a type of creature that is often associated with food, and whose name is also a wordplay on a phrase that means "to be annoyed or disgusted"...