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SherlockinYou

Thereissomethingaboutmysteriesandriddlesthatattractthebrightestminds.Sherlock,withhis
intelligence,couldhavebecomeanybodybuthechoosestobeadetective.
Thereisadetectiveineachoneofus.Allofuslovethethrillandexcitementofsolvingacomplicated
mystery.
Herearesomeinterestingriddlesthatwouldgiveyourbrainsomeseriousexercise.

1.TheBuildingmystery
Adeadbodyisfoundatthebottomofamultistorybuilding.Itlooksquiteclearthatthepersonhas
committedsuicidebyjumpingofffromoneofthefloors.
Adetectivecomes,goestothefirstfloorandwalksintheroomfacingthedirectioninwhichthebodywas
found.Heopenstheclosedwindowofthatroomandflipsacointowardsthefloor.
Hegoestothesecondflooranddoestheexactsamethingtillthelastfloor.Then,whenheclimbsdown,he
tellstheteamthatitisamurder,notsuicide.
Howdoesheknowthat?
Answer
Ifitwasasuicideandshehadjumpedoutofthewindowthenhowcomeallthewindowswereclosed.

2.TheFuneralmystery
Agirl,atthefuneralofhermother,metaguywhomshedidnotknow.Thegirlfellfortheguyandwantedto
contacthim.Shelooksforhimbutcouldntfindhim.Afewdayslatershekillshersister.Whatdidshedo
that?
Afewdayslatershekillshersister.Whatdidshedothat?

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Answer
Shewashopingthathewouldcomeagaintoafuneral.

3.TheCottagemystery
Anoldmanlivedaloneinasmallcottage.OnecertainThursdaymorning,whilethemailmanwasdelivering
aletterhefoundoutthattheoldmanismurdered.Heimmediatelycallsthecops.
Whenthecopsarriveatthescene.Theyfindtwobottlesofmilk,Mondaysnewspaper,acatalog,flyers,and
unopenedmail.Thepolicefindthesuspect.Whoisthesuspectandwhy?
Answer
Theysuspectthenewspaperboy,asTuesdaysandWednesdaysnewspapers,weremissing.

4.TheRecordermystery
Amanwasfounddeadwithacassetterecorderinonehandandagunintheother.Whenthepolicecame
in,theyimmediatelypressedtheplaybuttononthecassette.HesaidIhavenothingelsetolivefor.Icant
goon,thenthesoundofagunshot.Afterlisteningtothecassettetape,thepoliceknewthatitwasnota
suicide.Howdidtheyknow?
Answer
Ifthepersondiedthenwhopressedthereversebutton.

5.TheCourtmystery
Amanisincourtforkillinghiswife.Intheclosingstatements,themanslawyersurpriseseveryonewhenhe
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announcesHiswifewasjustmissing.Everyonelookatthosedoors.Hiswifeisgoingtowalkinthosedoors
inabout30seconds.
Theentirecourtissilentandthejurystaresatthedoorasthelawyerandthedefendantstaresatthejury
Afteracoupleofminutes,thelawyersaysSee!Ifyouweresosurehekilledhiswife,youwouldntbe
watchingthatdoor!
Thejuryimmediatelygaveaguiltyverdict.Whydidthejuryconvicthim?
Answer
Themanwasguiltybecausehewaswatchingthejuryandnotthedoorasheknewshewontcome.

6.TheCarmystery
Amanwasshottodeathwhileinhiscar.Therewerenopowdermarksonhisclothing,whichindicatedthat
thegunmanwasoutsidethecar.However,allthewindowswereupandthedoorslocked.Afteraclose
inspectionwasmade,theonlybulletholesdiscoveredwereonthemansbody.Howwashemurdered?
Answer
Itwasaconvertiblecar.

7.TheHoneymoonmystery
Acouplewentonfortheirhoneymoontrip.Butonlythehusbandreturnedfromthevacationandsaidthat
hiswifemetanunfortunateaccidentanddied.Thepolicearrestedhimsaying,Yourtravelagentcalled.You
murderedyourwife.
Howdidtheagentknowthatitwasamurder?
Answer
Themanhadbookedonlyonewayticketsforhiswife.

8.TheBurglarymystery
Acouplereportedarobbery.Thehusbandtoldthepoliceman,thathethinksthattheburglarpresumably
enteredthehousebybreakingthroughthewindow,pointingtothebrokenwindowglassesontheoutsideof
thehouse.
Thepolicemannoticedthattheinsideofthehouseonlyafewtinypiecesofwindowglassparticlesscattered
aroundnearthebrokenwindowareaandtoldhimthatitwasnotaburglaryandnooutsiderhasenteredhis
housethroughthatwindow.Whatmadethepolicemansosure?
Answer
Whenawindowisbrokenfromtheoutsidebyathief,mostoftheglasswillbefoundontheinsideofthe
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house,notontheoutsideofthehouse.

9.AChemicalmystery
Afamouschemistwasfoundmurdered.Thepoliceknewthattwopeoplewereinvolvedinthemurder.They
foundanotethatwrittenbythechemistwhichread26358/28275716.
Afterreadingthenotethepoliceimmediatelycaughtthemurderers.How?
Answer
Thenumberscorrespondtoatomicnumbersontheperiodictableofelements:FeLiCe/NiCoLaS.
Therefore,thenameofthesuspectswasFeliceandNicolas.

10.TheShipmystery
AJapaneseshipwasenroutetotheopensea.Thecaptainwentforashowerremovinghisringand
keepingitonthetable.Whenhereturned,hefoundithadgonemissing.Thecaptainimmediatelycalledthe
threesuspectedcrewmembersandaskedeachonewheretheywereandwhatweretheydoinginthelast
15minutes.
Thecooksaid,Iwasinfridgeroomgettingmeatforcooking.
TheEngineer,Iwasworkingongeneratorengine.
Theseamansaid,Iwasonthemastcorrectingtheflagwhichwasupsidedownbymistake.
Theradioofficersaid,Iwasmessagingtoacompanyaboutthearrival
Thenavigationofficersaid,Iwassleepinginmycabin.
Thecaptainimmediatelycaughtthethief.How?
Answer
ItsJapaneseshipsoithasaJapeneseflagandJapaneseflagisthesameupsidedown.

11.Thewindowpanemystery
Aguywasfounddeadinhisstudybyhisfriend.Thevictimsfriendcalledthepolice.Hetoldthemthatwhen
hewaswalkingbythevictimsplace,hethoughtthathewouldpayhimavisit.Butassoonashewipedthe
frostonthewindowtopeepinside,hesawhisbodylyingonthefloorandthereforeimmediatelycalledthe
police.
Theofficerimmediatelyarrestedhimforthemurderofhisfriend.Howdidtheofficerknowthathewaslying?
Answer
Frostformsontheinsideofthewindow,nottheoutside.SoPetercouldnothavewipeditofftodiscover
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Bensbody.

12.TheHospitalmystery
Whoshother?criedamanasherushedintothehospitalwherehiswifewaskept.
Themanwasstoppedbythepolicewhoaskedhimwherehewaslastnighthetoldthemhewasspending
thenightatafriendsplace.
Hetoldthemthatwhenhecalledtocheckonhiswife,themaidansweredthecallandjusttoldhimthathis
wifehasbeentakentothehospital.AndassoonasheheardthishecamerunningtotheHospital.After
hearingthisthepoliceimmediatelyarrestedhim.Why?
Answer
As,soonasheenteredthehospital,shecriedwhoshother?.Howwouldheknowthatshewasshotwhen
nooneinformedhimso.

13.TheApplemystery
Aserialkillerinvitedaprospectivevictimtoherplace.Theyatetogetherandafterthemeal.Sheofferedher
anapple.Whensherefused,sheinsistedthattheysharetheapple.So,shetooktheappleandcutintotwo
halves.Bothofthemstartedeatingtheapple.Assoonasherguestatetheappleshedied.Ifbothofthem
hadthesameapple,howcomeonediedandonesurvived?
Answer
Sheusedaknifecoatedwithjustononeedgewithcyanide/poison.Whensheslicedtheappleintwo,only
thevictimshalfwaspoisoned.

14.TheTeamystery
Awomanwashorrifiedtofindaflyinhertea.Thewaitertookhercupandwentintothekitchenandreturned
withafreshcupoftea.
Sheshouted,Youbroughtmethesamecupoftea!Howdidsheknow?
Answer
Shehadalreadyaddedsugartohertea.

15.Themaninthesnowmystery
Amanwasfounddeadoutinafieldofsnow.Theonlytracksthatwereleftwasasetoffootprintsbetween
twoparallellines.Whoshouldthepolicebelookingfor?
Answer
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AmaninaWheelchair.

16.TheBordermystery
Everyday,amanusedtocrosstheborderonabicyclewithtwobagsofsand.Theborderofficersgotatip
thatheisasmuggler.Sothecustomsofficerscheckedhisandfoundtheyhadonlysand.Astheycouldnot
findanyevidence,theyallowedhimtocrosstheborder.So,whatwasthemansmuggling?
Answer
Hewassmugglingbicycles.
Well,ifyoucansolvethesemysteriesthenyoushouldstartthinkingaboutshiftingto221BBakerStreet.

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