Tag Riddles and Lateral Thinking

Puzzles, brain teasers, and riddles involving creative, out-of-the-box, or lateral thinking

Mystery Killer Riddle

A detective is called upon to solve the riddle of the mystery killer in a high-profile murder.

There are only three suspects:

  • Aaron, the best friend
  • Patty, the gardener
  • Jason, the neighbor

The victim was holding a calendar, and it seems he marked several of dates before he passed away: the second of January, the sixth of February, the third of April, the fourth of October, and the first of November.

With this information, the detective identified the culprit. Who was it?

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Password to Exclusive Club

A man wants to enter an exclusive club, but doesn’t know the password. He observes a few other patrons:

  • First patron walks up and the doorman just says “12”. The patron replies “6” and is let in.
  • Second patron walks up and the doorman says “6”. The patron replies “3” and is let in.

Thinking he has figured it out, the man walks up and the doorman says “10”. The man replies “5” but it’s incorrect and he is turned away.

What should the man have said instead?

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Pill Portioning Puzzle

A blind man has to take exactly one green pill and one blue pill each day – no more and no less. However one day he accidentally takes out two pills from the green bottle and two pills from the blue bottle, and gets them all mixed up.

Is there any way the blind man can figure out how to take one green pill and one blue pill with what he has, or does he just have to throw away these pills and get new ones?

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