求一个英语谜语,考智力的那种,附带上答案!

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求一个英语谜语,考智力的那种,附带上答案和解释!谢谢!

Question 1: A "Wise King" devised a contest to see who would receive the
  Princess hand in marriage.
  The Princess was put in a 50x50 foot carpeted room. Each of her four
  suitors was put in one corner of the room with a small box to stand on.
  The first one to touch the Princess hand would be the winner and become
  the new King.
  The rules of the test were that the contestants could not walk over the
  carpet, cross the plane of the carpet, or hang from anything; nor could
  they use anything but their body and wits (i.e. no magic or telepathy, nor
  any items such as ladders, block and tackles, etc.).
  One suitor figured out a way and married the Princess and became the new
  King.
  How did he figure it out?

  Answer:The successful suitor simply asked the Princess to walk over to
  where he stood, and to touch his hand!

  Question 2: A 6-foot tall Magician had a water glass and