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This weeks quiz contains 10 lateral thinking puzzles from a book by Paule Sloane & DesMachale.
A river boat in good condition is streaming down a calm river when it suddenly capsizes, drowning most of the passengers. What happened?
When they untied the ropes everyone knew he was dead. How?
An old man read a report in his morning newspaper about a wealthy woman who had died of old age. "She was murdered!" he gasped. Then carried on reading the rest of the newspaper. How did he know that it was murder and why did he do nothing about it?
One bright sunny morning a man left his home. After some time he decided to return home and came back straightaway. When he got home he died. If he had not gone home so quickly he would have lived. What happened?
A truck driver was driving along an empty highway when he sensed there was something wrong with his truck. He stopped and got out to look at it. He was then killed. How?
They died because the circle crossed the line. Explain.
A man is driving in a war zone when he is attacked by a sniper. His car skids and turns over. He manages to crawl out and get to his car but he is still under fire from the sniper. He has no gun. All he has is a bottle of water, a handkerchief, and a cigarette lighter. How does he escape?
Several truck drivers at a roadside cafe started to play poker. The pot was large and the game was serious. Suddenly one of the men accused the dealer of cheating. The dealer drew a knife and, in plain view of all the others, stabbed the man and killed him. The police were called and they interviewed everyone who had been present. But no man was arrested or charged with any offense. Why not?
A man waved a cloth and another man died. Why?
A man was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Both his parents were born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lived all his life in Boston but he was not a United States citizen. How come?
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