The Family Murder Riddle
One evening there was a murder in the home of married couple, their son and daughter. One of these four people murdered one of the others. One of the members of the family witnessed the crime.
The other one helped the murderer.
These are the things we know for sure:
1. The witness and the one who helped the murderer were not of the same sex.
2. The oldest person and the witness were not of the same sex.
3. The youngest person and the victim were not of the same sex.
4. The one who helped the murderer was older than the victim.
5. The father was the oldest member of the family.
6. The murderer was not the youngest member of the family.
Who was the murderer?
The other one helped the murderer.
These are the things we know for sure:
1. The witness and the one who helped the murderer were not of the same sex.
2. The oldest person and the witness were not of the same sex.
3. The youngest person and the victim were not of the same sex.
4. The one who helped the murderer was older than the victim.
5. The father was the oldest member of the family.
6. The murderer was not the youngest member of the family.
Who was the murderer?
Hint:
We know from (3) that the youngest person was not the victim, from (4) that the youngest person was not the helper and from (6) that the youngest person was not the killer. The youngest person can only have been the witness therefore. If we make up a chart there are now three possible combinations:
Oldest person (father) H H M
Next to oldest (mother) V M H
Next to youngest (son) M V V
Youngest (daughter) W W W
(H = Helper ; V = Victim ; M = Murderer ; W = Witness)
We can work out from (5) that the father was the oldest, from (2) that the youngest person must have been the daughter. Therefore the next to the youngest must have been the son and the next to the oldest, the mother.
Of three possibilities: the first is impossible (from (3) the youngest person and the victim were of different sexes); the third is also impossible (from (1) the witness and the helper were of different sexes). Therefore only the second possibility holds and the mother was the murderess Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Oldest person (father) H H M
Next to oldest (mother) V M H
Next to youngest (son) M V V
Youngest (daughter) W W W
(H = Helper ; V = Victim ; M = Murderer ; W = Witness)
We can work out from (5) that the father was the oldest, from (2) that the youngest person must have been the daughter. Therefore the next to the youngest must have been the son and the next to the oldest, the mother.
Of three possibilities: the first is impossible (from (3) the youngest person and the victim were of different sexes); the third is also impossible (from (1) the witness and the helper were of different sexes). Therefore only the second possibility holds and the mother was the murderess Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Working On Give And Take
My work is based on give and take,
I can make a difference by a hand shake,
The older I get the smaller I grow,
And my best friend is my worst foe.
What am I?
I can make a difference by a hand shake,
The older I get the smaller I grow,
And my best friend is my worst foe.
What am I?
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I Smash Others Riddle
I tell you when to start,
Or remind if you forget.
I smash others to break them apart,
But Im pushed by another of me.
What am I?
Or remind if you forget.
I smash others to break them apart,
But Im pushed by another of me.
What am I?
Hint:
Cue. A cue tells you when to start, or if you forget your lines in a play. A cue ball is used to break at the beginning of a game of pool and the cue stick is used to push the cue ball on the break. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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I Am Filled Up Riddle
I am filled up, however never go down. Spend a day with me and you won't frown. Sometimes I'm cold, other times I am not so bad. When you jump out of me, you won't be glad! what am I?
Hint:
Bobby's World
Hint:
Everything that is in Bobbys world has to have a double letter in it for example
1. Theres GRASS but no dirt
2. Theres CATTLE but no cows Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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1. Theres GRASS but no dirt
2. Theres CATTLE but no cows Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Clean Up Here Riddle
This is an area in the house
That has a mirror on the wall
It is where you get cleaned up so you
Can be the fairest of them all
What is it?
That has a mirror on the wall
It is where you get cleaned up so you
Can be the fairest of them all
What is it?
Hint:
Wash Here Daily
This is an area in the house
With a toilet and sometimes a bidet
There is a tub and / or a shower
Where you hopefully wash every day
With a toilet and sometimes a bidet
There is a tub and / or a shower
Where you hopefully wash every day
Hint:
Driving Ducks Riddle
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Conjoined Fruit Riddle
This fruit is made of two words conjoined
The first part of it is also a tree
The second part is a different fruit
And goes on a pizza from Hawaii
What is it?
The first part of it is also a tree
The second part is a different fruit
And goes on a pizza from Hawaii
What is it?
Hint:
See A Doctor Or A Nurse
And then you feel even worse
You might go to this building
To see a doctor or a nurse
Where is this building?
Hint:
The Emergency Room Riddle
If you get badly injured
Then to this place you will zoom
As they can give you treatment
In the emergency room
Where is this?
Then to this place you will zoom
As they can give you treatment
In the emergency room
Where is this?
Hint:
When Youre Feeling Sick
Im a type of building but Im not a shed
I have many rooms but Im not a house
I have several departments but Im not a grocery store
I have many beds but Im not a hotel
Im where you might go when youre feeling sick but Im not a drugstore
What am I?
I have many rooms but Im not a house
I have several departments but Im not a grocery store
I have many beds but Im not a hotel
Im where you might go when youre feeling sick but Im not a drugstore
What am I?
Hint:
Who Killed Them?
There was a very rich family, they lived in a big circular house. They had a maid, a butler, and a gardener. The parents were going to a party, so they tucked the younger kids into bed and kissed them goodnight and said goodbye and kissed the older kids goodnight. While the parents were gone the butler was feeding the older kids, the maid was dusting was dusting the corners, and the gardener was watering the plants. When the parents came home all of the kids were dead. Who killed the kids?
Hint:
The maid did because she said she was dusting the corners, but it's a circular house , so she had to be doing something else, which was killing the kids. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Most Stories
Hint:
Spiriting Faultless Pitch
Without a partner, I sit here mutely. My grace and beauty for you to reckon. Bright head above a regal neck, soft curves. And promise of my rich voice do beckon. Im inevitably hollow, the fretful type, but with practice, I could be your soul mate: If you hold me just right, I'll resonate your spiriting faultless pitch, your song to elevate. What could I be?
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