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| Brain Teasers The following is used with permission from: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Ave. S., NY, NY 10016 from Lateral Logic Puzzles by Erwin Brecher, Copyright -1994 |
| 1. Last Letter A woman is seated and is writing. There is a thunderstorm outside and she dies as a consequence. How did she die? Question #1 Hint | Question #1 Answer |
| 2. The Stranger A married couple was speeding into town when their sedan ran out of gas. The man went for help after making sure his wife closed the windows and locked the doors of the car. Upon his return, he found his wife dead and a stranger in the car. The windows were still closed, the doors were still locked, and no damage was done to the car. How did the woman die, and what was the stranger doing? Question #2 Hint | Question #2 Answer |
| 3. What Are They? "How much will one cost?", asked the customer in a hardware store. "Twenty cents," replied the clerk. "And how much will twelve cost?" "Forty cents." "Okay. I'll take one hundred and twelve." "Fine. That will be sixty cents." What was the customer buying? Question #3 Hint | Question #3 Answer |
| 4. Day Out The social club in Draperville had saved for the whole year to finance an outing to the big fair in Cornice County, about half an hour away. On a bright Sunday morning they set out in high spirits, looking forward to an enjoyable day at the fair. Ten minutes later Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson, prominent members of the club, turned round and headed back towards Draperville. Yet twenty minutes later they, along with the other club members, arrived at their destination. They did not use any speedier transportation to catch up with their fellow members. How did they do it? Question #4 Hint | Question #4 Answer |
| In the Park It was a warm, sunny day and Jane decided to take three-year-old Sally to the park. When they arrived Jane spread a blanket on the ground and watched as Sally played in the grass nearby. Suddenly a large Rottweiler charged across the field straight towards Sally. Instead of panicking, Jane just watched, apparently unconcerned. Why? Question #5 Hint | Question #5 Answer |
| 6. The Punctures A train was leaving Paris for the Mediterranean coast at the same time as a Mercedes. The driver of the Mercedes was unaware that the car's two front tires had slow punctures, and by the time the car arrived in Marseilles those tires were already completely flat. Although the driver did not change or have the tires repaired, the Mercedes reached the Mediterranen at the same time as the train. Explain. Question #6 Hint | Question #6 Answer |
| 7. Eyewitness Claire Vermont, the wealthy widow of the late Raymond Vermont, former publisher of mystery novels, owned a beautiful estate in Westchester. Late one evening she looked through the bay windows of her living room and to her horror saw a man strangling a woman. Claire's first impulse was to open the door and attempt to stop the aggressor. However, she did not. She also did not immediately phone the police, although the telephone was in working order. She felt utterly helpless to intervene in spite of the fact that she was not physically constrained in any way. She did not even call out for assistance to the live-in butler, although he was in the house. Explain her strange behavior. Question #7 Hint | Question #7 Answer |
| 8. The Contract Stephen was about to leave the country but wanted to hand some important documents to his partner, Dave, personally on his way to the airport. When he phoned, Stephen got Dave’s answering machine, but knowing that Dave was in the habit of checking for messages at regular intervals he said, "Dave, this is important! I have the Duplex Corporation contract which must be exchanged this afternoon. Please meet me without fail in exactly forty minutes at the corner of 5th Avenue and 55th Street. I can only wait for five minutes, but it's all I need to hand you the papers and give you verbal instruction of a highly confidential nature. Thank you." At that moment the limousine arrived to take Stephen to JFK airport. The car arrived at the designated corner with three minutes to spare. Stephen had the car wait, confident that Dave would arrive at any moment. After ten minutes, when Dave did not turn up, Stephen was forced to continue to the airport even though an important deal was in jeopardy. Why did Dave, who had, incidentally, heard the message in good time and was not physically prevented, not meet his partner? Question #8 Hint | Question #8 Answer |
| 9. A Safe Place Leo Halpern leaves home. When he tries to return, a man wearing a mask blocks his path. What is Leo doing? What is the masked man's occupation? Where is Leo's "safe place"? Question #9 Hint | Question #9 Answer |