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March Riddles By Zidane

By Anonymous
Answers for January:

1. A catcher and an umpire

2. The letter E

3. A seat belt

4. A desk


This month's riddles:

1. A rich man was found murdered on a Sunday morning. There were four suspects, each of them claiming to do something when the murder happened:
The gardener claimed to be picking vegetables.
The cook claimed to be making breakfast.
The maid claimed to be picking up the post.
The butler claimed to be dusting the shelves.
Who murdered the rich man?

2. A woman killed her husband, leaving NO TRACES OR EVIDENCE that she did the crime. Then, she dumped her husband onto the ground and drove home. Later that night, she got a call from the police saying that her husband was murdered. She drove straight to where she murdered her husband and was arrested on the spot. How did the police know she was the murderer?

3. Two women were having lunch together. They each ordered the same drink: Iced tea with extra ice. One of them drank five iced teas extremely fast, and the other drank all of one in the time the other finished five. The woman who drank one died. Why did the other woman live?

4. All around the room with his maid he dances, but always works and romances.


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