Riddle 1: Mysterious man in the yard Riddle 5: Telling time
One winter morning, Mr Wilson found a man A detective told his wife he’d be home at 8:30
standing in the middle of the front yard. The and came home at 8:30. Then why was the
man stayed in the yard for several weeks, but detective’s wife angry with him?
Mr Wilson didn’t mind. Eventually, the man
disappeared. Who was he? Answer:
Answer:
Riddle 6: The border crosser
Riddle 2: Suicide or murder? A man crossed the border every day on a
motorbike with two bags of sand. The police
A woman was found dead at the bottom of a 5- suspected that he was smuggling illegal goods
story building. There is a suicide note which says into the country. However, the detective
she committed suicide by jumping from a window couldn’t find anything when he checked the bags.
on one of the floors of the building. When the Yet, the man was arrested. Why?
detective arrived, he went to the first floor,
opened the window and tossed a coin towards Answer:
the floor. He repeats this on all the floors of
the building.
He comes down and tells the police that the Riddle 7: Not my cup of tea
woman was murdered. How does the detective
know? John went to a cafe and asked for a cup of tea.
He was served the tea but sent it back because
Answer: there was a fly in the cup. He was served a new
cup of tea, but he realized it was the same cup
of tea and not a fresh one. He got angry and
shouted at the waiter. How did John realize that
Riddle 3: The one place you can’t see the it wasn’t a fresh cup of tea?
Eiffel Tower
A famous killer told the police that he plans to
Answer:
kill someone in the one place you can’t see the
Eiffel Tower from in Paris. How did the police
Riddle 8: Jammed into a corner
catch the killer?
Jane’s family lived in a large circular mansion.
Answer:
One morning, Jane found jam stains on the
carpet in the living room. She called her
employees and questioned them.
Riddle 4: The stolen ring
1. The gardener said he was out watering the
plants.
Bianca called the police to report that her
2. The maid said she was dusting in the corner.
vintage ring was stolen. When the police reached
the crime scene, they found that the window was
3. The cook said she was busy getting lunch
broken. It was a total mess inside the house and
ready.
there were dirty footprints on the carpet. But
there were no other signs of a break-in. The Which one of them is lying?
police arrested Bianca for fraud, why?
Answer:
Answer:
Riddle 9: Find Melanie’s killers
Melanie lived with her siblings in a small town.
One afternoon, Melanie was found dead in the
living room. When the police questioned her
siblings, they both were in the pool from the
morning and hadn’t killed her. But the police
arrested Melanie’s siblings for her murder.
Why?
Answer:
Riddle 10: Murder on Orient Street
A woman was murdered on Orient Street. It was
said that the woman was walking on the pathway
when she was suddenly shot in the face. A man
named Dean Miller claimed to have witnessed the
murder. According to the police, the killer had
black hair, brown eyes and wore a baggy suit.
The detective asked Dean to tell him what he
saw on that day.
Dean said, “ I was walking in the park when the
killer suddenly appeared behind the woman and
shot her.” The detective then asked Dean to
describe the killer. Dean said, “He had blonde
hair, blue eyes and wore a baggy suit.” The
detective knew Dean was lying. How?
Answer:
Riddle 11: Desert mystery
A policeman found a dead man in the desert. He
could only trace the tracks on the sand. Whom
should the police look for?
Answer:
Riddle 12: Swimming Mystery
There were three men swimming in the ocean.
When an ocean guard called them to stay away
from water due to high tides. He noticed that
only two men’s hair was wet. What about the
third man?
Answer:
