15 Detective Riddles to Outsmart Everyone Around You

Mr. Perry was at a company meeting when suddenly all the lights went off due to a blackout. When they came back on, Mr.

Perry's valuable pen was missing. He asked his colleagues what they were doing in the dark. John said he was replying to his emails. Tom claimed he was looking for a flashlight in his bag.

Lisa said she was just sitting still waiting for the lights. Mr. Perry quickly figured out who the liar was.

Can you It was John. His claim of replying to emails on his laptop doesn't make sense because the power outage would have affected the Wi-Fi. Somebody had been ruining the famous paintings at the city museum.

Detective Harris received a tip that the vandal known for wearing disguises would strike again tonight. At the museum, he spotted three individuals acting oddly.

Can you help him identify the person damaging the artworks? The first person might be holding a paintbrush, but its bristles are clean. The second person has paint on her shoes, but it's just a designer pattern. The third person, however, has fresh paint on their gloves. That's the vandal. Mrs. Parker lost her precious necklace at the community fair. She remembers three women bumping into her around the time it disappeared. Can you figure out who took it?

The first woman has a small envelope style clutch bag. It looks too thin to hold anything bulky like a necklace. The second woman has a full shopping bag, but it's transparent and there's no necklace inside. The third woman has a scarf tied loosely around her neck, but there's something shiny beneath it.

That's where the necklace must be. At the town bake sale, a delicious chocolate cake decorated with cherries disappeared. When the guards checked the security footage, they spotted three bakers who were near the cake last. Take a look at them all. Can you tell who swiped the cake? Baker one has frosting on their apron, but it's vanilla, so it can't be him. Baker 2's apron has cherry color smudges on it. But look at his display.

He's selling cherry cupcakes. So those smudges must be the result of that.

Baker 3 has a large empty cake carrier hidden under his cake display and chocolate fingerprints on the corner of the glass. That's the cake thief. The International Detective Agency was searching for Annabelle Lee, a robber who stole $100 million from a bank. One of the detectives got an anonymous call that she was going to be at the airport. So, he rushed there and spotted three suspiciousl looking ladies. Can you help him catch the real Annabelle Lee? Check out the wanted poster of Annabelle Lee here on the alerts board.

She has a beauty mark on her left cheek, but the first lady's beauty mark is on her right cheek, so she can't be her.

And even though the second lady has the same hair color, she has no beauty mark.

So the real Annabelle Lee is the third lady. The beauty mark is on the correct cheek. She just dyed her hair. It was Lily's first day of internship, and she was going to work at the lab of a famous scientist. During an experiment, she accidentally pressed a wrong button, which suddenly opened a vortex that transported her to a mystical maze. There were three paths she could take to escape. The first path was covered in flames. The second path had a deep unending pit, and the third path was a narrow corridor with swinging axes. Which one should she choose? Lily should choose the third path with the swinging axes. Do you see the small hidden button on the wall at the entrance of the corridor? It says stop axes on it. By pressing the button, she can deactivate the swinging axes long enough to make her way through the corridor without harm.

Mr. Barnabas was the CEO of a big company. One day, his employees came to his office to ask for sick leave. Eliza said she was having stomach issues. And Richard said his broken arm was giving him a hard time when using his computer.

Mr. Barnabas immediately realized that one of them was lying. Can you [Music] It's Richard. His cell phone is in his right pocket. He would have to use his broken arm to put it in there. Mrs. Penny's prized roses in her garden were mysteriously pruned overnight. She suspected one of her neighbors. Take a look at them all. Can you help Miss Penny find out who did it?

The first neighbor might be wearing his gardening gloves, but they're spotless, so he must have just put them on. The second neighbor is holding a pair of shears, but they look so rusty that she couldn't have used them to cut all those roses. The third neighbor, however, has freshly cut rose stems in their compost bin. That's our rose pruner.

Jason was working on his laptop at the college library. He went out to get some snacks, but when he came back, his laptop was gone. There were three different students with him in the library. Can you help Jason figure out who took his laptop? Student two here is wearing a big bulky jacket even though he's indoors. And the weather outside looks warm and sunny from the window. That's suspicious. So, he must be hiding the laptop in there. Three campers were sitting around the campfire enjoying their s'mores.

However, when they realized that there's only one s'more left, they started arguing. Camp counselor Mr. Harris decided to put an end to their argument by saying, "Whoever can answer my riddle correctly will get this last s'more. The more of this there is, the less you see.

What is it? The correct answer is darkness. Mr. Nelson was the owner of a pet supply store. One day, one of the luxury gourmet dog treats he was selling in his store got stolen. The police officer visited the houses of his last three customers. Maria, Edward, and Arthur, can you help the officer figure out who's the treat thief? Take a look at this pet portrait Maria has on the wall. She has a cat, so there's no reason she would steal dog treats. And look at the dog food package Arthur has next to the door. On the package, it says strict diet food for allergic dogs. That can only mean his dog couldn't eat the gourmet treats anyway. Then it must be Edward who stole [Music] them. Every day, Mrs. Johnson visited the park to feed the birds. One day, she spotted a young mother and her sweet baby playing. She couldn't help but wonder who the father of the baby was, but she didn't want to ask the mother about it since she thought it would be rude. She noticed three men who were all at the park at the same time. Can you help her figure out who Elisa's husband is? Take a look at the second guy. His eyes are green just like the baby, so he must be the father. Blair, Chuck, and Serena were all flying to their holiday destination on a private jet. However, during their plane ride, one of the engines failed and all the passengers had to evacuate.

Who is least likely to land safely?

Both Blair and Chuck have parachutes in their backpacks. See the pins here? But look at Serena's bag. It doesn't have a parachute pin. Barney was scuba diving with his friend Amy. When they finally reached the coral reefs, Barney noticed that this was actually a dream. Can you spot the three oddities which made him think so?

Firstly, take a look at Amy's scuba tank. It's not a tank. It's a big plastic bottle. She can't be diving with that. Secondly, do you see the SOS writing on the sand? It's not possible to write anything underwater. And lastly, check out this cute dolphin. It doesn't have any fins.

After unraveling these fifteen detective riddles, do you think sharp intuition or logical reasoning plays a bigger role in solving mysteries? How would you refine your own approach to outsmarting those around you? Thanks for reading.