Short Riddles and Answers

Question: One day there was a running competition with 3 people. 2 were fast one was slow. The race started the 2 fast people were talking to each other because the slow one was behind, the referee said 'sandpit ahead jump over it'(basically long jump) the jump came they jumped and then...the slow one came first. How did the slow one come first?

Question: Two criminals, Rob and Stan, are thrown into jail. But they plan to escape. There is a open window twenty feet off the ground. They try and try but are never able to reach it. They decide to dig their way out instead. After months of digging, they come up with a much easier plan. The plan works and they escape.

What was the plan?

Question: There are two doors ten feet apart: One door leads to Heaven, and one door leads to Hell. In between both doors are two guards; one who always tells the truth, and another who always lies. Only these two guards know which door leads to Heaven, and which to Hell. What question can you ask both guards to find out which door leads to Heaven?

Question: A person has one lion, one lamb and a bundle of grass. He wants to cross a river but there is only one boat and it can't sustain the weight of more than two articles at time. Also, he has to make sure that the lion doesn't eat the lamb and the lamb doesn't eat the grass. How will he get to the other side of the river with all three intact?

Question: In the middle of winter, a woman is found dead in her bed, with multiple stab wounds in the stomach. Soaked into the sheets is a massive amount of blood, along with blood drops on the carpet. On the side table beside her bed, there is a glass full of water mixed with blood. What was the murder weapon, where is it now, and how was she killed?