Brain Teaser # 2 (Lateral Thinking)

1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus

-An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
-An old friend who once saved your life.
-The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose?

2. Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a carpenter, a lorry driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man?

3. A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, however, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way - unless it's raining. What is the explanation for this?

4. How could a baby fall out of a twenty-story building onto the ground and live?

5. A little girl was warned by her guardian never to open the cellar door or she would see things that she was not meant to see. One day while her guardian was out she did open the cellar door. What did she see?

6. A man and his son are in a car crash. The father is killed and the child is taken to hospital gravely injured. When he gets there, the surgeon says, 'I can't operate on this boy - for he is my son!!!' How can this possibly be?

7. There are six eggs in the basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?

1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus

-An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
-An old friend who once saved your life.
-The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose?

Answer - I would choose the old lady... then let my friend drive her to the hospital while I stay with my perfect partner!

2. Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a carpenter, a lorry driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man?

Answer - maybe he's the only guy in the room, the rest could be women. OR, he's the only one with a name tag on.

3. A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, however, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way - unless it's raining. What is the explanation for this?

I've heard variations of this one before.

Answer - The man is a little person, he can only reach halfway up the number panel, but if it's raining, he has an umbrella, and can press the button with that.

4. How could a baby fall out of a twenty-story building onto the ground and live?

Answer - it fell out of the ground floor.

5. A little girl was warned by her guardian never to open the cellar door or she would see things that she was not meant to see. One day while her guardian was out she did open the cellar door. What did she see?

Answer - Hmmmm, I'm guessing that maybe the little girl was KEPT in the cellar and not allowed to see the rest of the house, in which case, she'd see whichever room is right out side the cellar door.

6. A man and his son are in a car crash. The father is killed and the child is taken to hospital gravely injured. When he gets there, the surgeon says, 'I can't operate on this boy - for he is my son!!!' How can this possibly be?

Answer - the surgeon is the boy's mother

7. There are six eggs in the basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?

Answer - one person has the basket with the last egg in it.

OK Smarty Pants. You win this round - No one else need answer. My game was ruined by Mrs Einstein.

Ann Marie - I will catch you out ... If its the last thing i do!

Muahahha <<{Evil Laugh btw}

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Lol, sorry... from now on, I'll say I know and send you a pm or something :)

Wow i love the answers their so lateral LOL

Hehe love to see that brain teaser and Ann you did a great job :)