This week's quiz contains lateral thinking puzzles from a book by Paul Sloane & Dan MacHale.

1. A woman heard a tune which she recognized. She took a gun and shot a stranger. Why?

2. A man and his wife were in their car. The man saw a sign. Without either of them saying a word, he drew the gun and shot his wife dead. Why?

3. A woman bought a new pair of shoes and then went to work. She died. Why?

4. When Archduke Ferdinand was shot, in 1914, his attendants could not undo his coat to stem his bleeding wound. Why not?

5. She died because she packed too quickly. How did she die?

6. A man sneaked into a morgue one night and cut the little finger off a corpse. Why?

7. During WWII, why did German soldiers have to shoot the dogs they had carefully trained?

8. A man dies of thirst in his own home. How come?

9. A man is driving his car. He turns on the radio and hears music. He stops and shoots himself. Why?

10. A man is given a bottle of after-shave for his birthday. He puts some on later that day, he dies. How?

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