This weeks quiz has 5 lateral thinking puzzles from a book by Paul Sloane and Des MacHale.

1. Why did a coward deliberately expose himself to considerable danger?
2. A well-designed and structurally sound building built by the government suddenly collapsed. How did this happen?
3. There is one kind of cicada (cricket) which has a 17year life-cycle. It lives dormant underground for 16 yrs. as a grub and emerges for one year as an active insect. What survival advantages can such 17 year-old lifestyles possibly have?
4. Because he had sweets in his pocket a man invented something which is now very common in most modern kitchens. What is it?
5. A man carefully glued several tiny pieces of glass to a length of string. At first he was pleased with the results but later he regretted doing so. Why?

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