> 1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose among three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded
> guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
>
> 2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him.But 5 minutes later they both go out together
> and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
>
> 3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
>
> 4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?
>
> 5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that
> you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is highly unusual though.Study it and think about it, but you still
> may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
>
>
>
>
>
> THE ANSWERS TO ALL FIVE OF THE RIDDLES ARE BELOW:
>
> 1. The third room. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead. That one was easy, right?
>
> 2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry (shot; held under water; and hung).
>
> 3. Charcoal, as it is used in barbecuing.
>
> 4. Sure you can name three consecutive days: yesterday, today, and tomorrow!
>
> 5. The letter "e", which is the most common letter used in the English language, does not appear even once in the paragraph.
> guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
>
> 2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him.But 5 minutes later they both go out together
> and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
>
> 3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
>
> 4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?
>
> 5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that
> you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is highly unusual though.Study it and think about it, but you still
> may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
>
>
>
>
>
> THE ANSWERS TO ALL FIVE OF THE RIDDLES ARE BELOW:
>
> 1. The third room. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead. That one was easy, right?
>
> 2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry (shot; held under water; and hung).
>
> 3. Charcoal, as it is used in barbecuing.
>
> 4. Sure you can name three consecutive days: yesterday, today, and tomorrow!
>
> 5. The letter "e", which is the most common letter used in the English language, does not appear even once in the paragraph.
