St Michaels & All Angels

Riddles

1.A man lives on the 15th floor of a building and each morning takes the elevator down to the ground floor. Upon his return he takes the elevator only as far as the 10th floor and walks up the remaining 5 flights of stairs………….WHY?

Solution:.........he is little and can only reach the button to the tenth floor...........

2. THE PRISONER IN THE CELL WITH TWO DOORS….. A prisoner languishes in a cell with two doors. He knows that one door leads to freedom, the other to a terrible death. At each door stands a guard. The prisoner knows that one always tells the truth and the other always lies. Unfortunately, he doesn't know which is which. The prisoner may ask one guard, one question to identify the door to freedom. What is the question he must ask?

Solution:..........he must ask the question "which door would the other guard tell me to use and then go through the other one."