Sam, Alex, Charlie, and Jordan are related. One of them is the opposite gender from the other three. Here are some facts:
Who is the opposite gender from the other three?
Riddle AnswerThe king is very angry at his two best mathematicians, so he decrees the following punishment:
The mathematicians will be imprisoned in towers at opposite ends of the kingdom. Each morning, a guard at each tower will flip a coin and show the result to his prisoner. Each prisoner must then guess the result of the coin flip at the other tower. If at least one of the two guesses is correct, they will live another day. But as soon as both guesses are incorrect, they will be executed.
The two mathematicians, as they were being ushered out the door of the castle, came up with a clever plan so that they will always be able to make at least one correct guess. What was their plan?
Riddle AnswerA doctor gives you 5 pills and instructs you to take each at intervals of half an hour. How long will the pills last?
Riddle AnswerJohnny is taller than Kitty and Carol. Kitty is taller than Sam. Kitty and Sam are taller than Nancy. Sam is shorter than Carol. Who is the shortest?
Riddle AnswerA woman named Cathy goes to the police claiming that someone broke into her house and stole her diamond bracelet while she was at work.
The policemen investigate the crime scene and notice that the bedroom window is broken. There are muddy footprints all across the bedroom floor. However, the room is otherwise neat and organized.
The following day, Cathy is arrested for fraud. Can you figure out why?
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