Think Laterally!

Here are some of the lateral-thinking puzzles that I've come across over the years. A warning, though: a lot of lateral-thinking puzzles are typically "how did they die?" types of questions. I've tried to include a number of non-death-related questions as well. And I've tried to sort them roughly by difficulty.

Enjoy!

The Window
A woman throws something out a window and dies.

The Ticket
A man drives down the highway at 80km per hour. He passes three cars going 95km per hour, then gets pulled over by a police officer and is given a ticket.

The Room with the Jewels
A man is lying dead in a room. There is a large pile of gold and jewels on the floor, a chandelier attached to the ceiling, and a large open window.

The Young Woman
A young woman is whisked away to a far off land, where she kills the first person she meets. Then she teams up with three others to kill again.

The Pack
A man is found dead in the arctic with a pack on his back.

The Horse
A horse jumps over a tower and lands on a man, who disappears.

The Containers
A man is sitting suspended over two pressurized containers. Suddenly, he dies.

The Torn Suit
A man is doing his job when his suit tears. Ten seconds later, he's dead.

Fifty-Three Bicycles
A man lies dead in a room with fifty-three bicycles in front of him.

The Marrying Man
A man marries twenty women in his village but isn't charged with polygamy.

Stuck? Email me for a hint. Please include the title of the puzzle.

Need more puzzles? Try these links:

Eluzions - Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Paul Sloane's Lateral Thinking Puzzles - he's an author of a number of lateral-thinking puzzle books.

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Page created: April 10, 2004.
Last updated: May 5, 2004.