In a 50 year old movie classic, two sisters are killed by the same person. One murder takes place at the movie's beginning and the other toward the end. Both killings involved some highly unusual murder weapons. The killer of the two sisters is not slapped with 20 to life in the local pen. Indeed, the killer is set free to make a trip back home, which is where the action starts. If you can remember the movie where all this occurs, you should have no trouble naming (1) the murderer, (2) the two victims, and (3) the murder weapons.
A young wife learns that her husband has been cheating on her. One night she waits until he is sleeping, takes a butcher knife from the kitchen to the bedroom, and kills him with it. When his body is discovered, he hasn't bled a drop. How did she do it?
A young woman is found brutally murdered in the middle of some shrubbery on the outskirts of Mayberry. Only two men in town are suspected, the husband and the lover. The sheriff arrests both men and holds them in jail for 24 hours. At the end of that time, he releases the lover, who is innocent, and charges the husband with murder. He didn't ask them any questions and didn't do any other investigative work. How did he know the husband was guilty?
A very wealthy man owns two apartments. One is in New York City, the other is in Rio. Each are identical in every respect. At his bachelor party in New York City, all his friends get him drunk until he passes out. They quickly fly him to Rio and put him to bed in his apartment. When he wakes up, all the blinds are drawn and he cannot see out the windows. He goes into the bathroom to wash his face. As soon as he does this, he knows he's in Rio. How?
A man who cannot swim is on an island two miles from shore. There are no boats in sight. It is night. He has no shoes or boots, and there is nothing on the island that will float. He makes a knot in two strings and manages to make it back to the mainland in an hour. How?
There are two mafia hit men who go into a bar and order two double bourbons on the rocks. One orders a second drink and lives, the other doesn't and dies. How was the hit man hit?
There was a man who pushed his car until he came to a hotel. The moment he stopped, he knew he was bankrupt. What drove him to insolvency?
He was running as fast as he could to a place he'd been to before. Suddenly, a masked man stepped in front of him. He turned around and ran five yards back and felt safe. What's happening?
A woman comes home with a bag of groceries, picks up the mail, and walks into the house. On the way to the kitchen, she goes through the living room and looks at her husband, who had blown his brains out. She then continues to the kitchen, puts away the groceries, and makes dinner. Why?
A man walks into a room, shoots 20 people, and walks out. His identity is widely known, but he is never arrested. How come?
A man dressed all in black, wearing a black mask, stands at a crossroads in a town painted totally black. All the streetlights are broken. A black painted car without headlights drives straight toward him, but turns in time and doesn't hit him. How did it see him in time?
A man is seated and writing a letter. There is a thunderstorm outside and he dies. How did he die?
A married couple was speeding into town when their sedan ran out of gas. The man went for help after making sure his wife closed the windows and locked the doors of the car. Upon his return, he found his wife dead and a stranger in the car. The windows were still closed, the doors were still locked, and no damage was done to the car. How did the woman die and who is the stranger?
The king dies and two men, the true heir and an imposter, both claim to be his long lost son. Both fit the description of the rightful heir: about the right size, height, coloring, and general appearance. Finally, one of the elders thought of a way to identify the true heir. He proposed a test. One man agreed to the test and the other flatly refused. The one who agreed was immediately sent on his way, and the one who refused was correctly identified as the rightful heir. What was the elder's test?
I'm driving down the highway at the legal 55 MPH limit. I'm sober; my license plates, license, and insurance are in order; and I'm wearing my seatbelt. I passed three cars without going over 55 MPH, but a state patrolman pulled me over and gave me a ticket. Why?