Save Yourself

A prisoner is told: "If you tell a lie, we will hang you and if you tell the truth, we will shoot you." What did the prisoner say to save himself?




Similar Riddles

A bank customer had $100 in his account. He then made 6 withdrawals. He kept a record of these withdrawals, and the balance remaining in the account, as follows:

Withdrawals Balance left
$50 $50
$25 $25
$10 $15
$8 $7
$5 $2
$2 $0
----- -----
$100 $99

Why are the Totals not tallying?

Asked by Neha on 14 Dec 2023


Find the smallest sentence with all the English alphabet.

Asked by Neha on 21 Sep 2025

A man wants to cross the pit of fire which is 25 feet in length and he has 2 planks(fire resistant) 19 feet in length. How can he cross the pit of fire alive?

Asked by Neha on 02 Oct 2025


When 99 is considered higher than 100?

Asked by Neha on 26 Feb 2021

If an electric train is travelling south, then which way is the smoke going?

Asked by Neha on 27 Aug 2025

In a school, there are four subjects. Seventy percent of students study English, seventy five percent of students study Science, eighty five percent of students study Mathematics and eighty percent of students study Spanish.

Can you calculate the percentage of students that study all four subjects?

Asked by Neha on 16 Apr 2023


On the dull night when the blonde was dozing, she heard an odd clamour and she saw that there was a bizarre man with a gun simply outside her home. So she raced to the telephone to call the police, however, she can't dial 911. Why?

Asked by Neha on 09 Oct 2024

Who can jump higher than a Mountain?

Asked by Neha on 18 Oct 2023

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

Asked by Neha on 14 Aug 2025


Count the number of lines in the image below ?

Riddles From Picture

Asked by Neha on 03 Feb 2021

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Gambling

In Canada, a mathematical puzzle must be solved in order to win the lottery to classify it as a “game of skill” not gambling.