Glossary: Crime
Glossary: Crime ALIAS
Extra: Mystery riddles
Can you solve these mystery riddles?
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms: the first full of raging fires;
the second, assassins with loaded guns; and the third, lions that haven't eaten in years. Which room is the
safest?
2. A detective was just days away from cracking an international oil smuggling ring but has now gone
missing. In his last-known location, officers find a note: 710 57735 34 5508 51 7718. There are three
suspects: Bill, John, and Todd. Can you break the detective’s code and find out the criminal's name?
3. Two girls are having dinner together. They both order iced tea. One girl drinks them very fast and has
finished five in the time it takes the other to drink just one. The girl who drank one dies while the other
survives. All of the drinks were poisoned. Why did the girl who drank the most survive?
4. Ganpat is found dead in his office at his desk. Sherlock Holmes is working on this case and has narrowed
the suspects down to three people:
Sherlock Holmes finds a paper ripped from a calendar. It had "7B91011" handwritten on it. Sherlock Holmes
now knows who the murderer is. Who?
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms: the first full of raging fires;
the second, assassins with loaded guns; and the third, lions that haven't eaten in years. Which room is the
safest?
2. A detective was just days away from cracking an international oil smuggling ring but has now gone
missing. In his last-known location, officers find a note: 710 57735 34 5508 51 7718. There are three
suspects: Bill, John, and Todd. Can you break the detective’s code and find out the criminal's name?
3. Two girls are having dinner together. They both order iced tea. One girl drinks them very fast and has
finished five in the time it takes the other to drink just one. The girl who drank one dies while the other
survives. All of the drinks were poisoned. Why did the girl who drank the most survive?
4. Ganpat is found dead in his office at his desk. Sherlock Holmes is working on this case and has narrowed
the suspects down to three people:
- Ganpat's friend Mr Rakesh Gupta
- Ganpat's wife Bhawna
- His secretary Jason Kumar
Sherlock Holmes finds a paper ripped from a calendar. It had "7B91011" handwritten on it. Sherlock Holmes
now knows who the murderer is. Who?
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