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"Dead" Riddles - Next 10 of 105.
Riddle:
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 button on the tape recorder they heard: "I can't go on. I have nothing to live for." Then there was the sound of a gunshot. How did the detective immediately know that the man had been murdered and it wasn't a suicide?
Answer: The cassette had started at the beginning of the man's utterance. Someone else had to be there to rewind the tape.
Riddle:
The police are called to a roundhouse 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 butcher. When questioned for alibis, the wife said, "I was out buying a dress with my friends, and I found my husband dead upon my return." The butcher said, "I was searching the cupboards for some vegetables to serve for lunch." The maid said, "I was in the other room, dusting the corners." The maid was then arrested. How did the police know it was her?
Answer: It was a round house, so there were no corners to dust.
Riddle:
A guy and his wife went to the store and left their three children at home. When they returned, all of his children were 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?
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.
Riddle:
I am a food that explodes. But long before I explode, I am already dead. I can be small, I can be big, and I can be fragrant. My name is literal. What am I?
Answer: Popcorn!
Riddle:
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?
Answer: Water.
Riddle:
There is a frog, dead in the middle of an island. If he swims north, the distance to the mainland is 2 meters. If he swims south, the distance to the mainland is 3 meters. If he swims east or west, the distance is 4 meters. Which way does he swim?
Answer: He doesn't swim at all, he is dead.
Riddle:
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?
Answer: A man in a wheelchair.
Riddle:
If you're tired and cold, I'll cover you gently, but it won't be warm, it will be deadly. What am I?
Answer: Snow.
Riddle:
I am dead but alive, I eat but am never satisfied, I consume knowledge but gain none. What am I?
Answer: A Zombie.
Riddle:
You and a your friend are trapped in a room. There are two exists (a+b). a) One exist leads to a roaring Inferno with a thin bridge crossing to the other side, but there is a risk that it will fall. b) The other lead to lions which have been satrved for 2 months, so they will eat you and your friend on the spot. Which exist is the safest for you and your friend?
Answer: B is the safest. Taking exist A might gurantee your saftey but not your friend as it will probaby fall under your weight. On the other hand the lion have been starved for two months which probably means they are dead.
