brain Teasers and Lateral Thinking Puzzles

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brain Teasers and Lateral Thinking Puzzles
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What starts with an E and ends with an E but
usually only contains one letter?
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Which word if pronounced right, is wrong, and if
pronounced wrong is right?
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What belongs to you but other people use it more
than you?
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What happens in the middle of month, in all of
the seasons except summer and happens only in the
night, never in the day?
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This is an unusual paragraph. I am curious how
quickly you will find out what is so unusual
about it? It looks so plain you would think
nothing was wrong with it! It is unusual though.
Study it and think about it, but you still may
not find anything odd. If you work at it a bit,
you might find out!
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In which sport do winners move backwards and
losers move forwards?
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Can you name three consecutive days without using
the words, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday?
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Why are 2013 pound coins worth more than 2012
pound coins?
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What can go up a chimney down but not cant go
down a chimney up?
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What has roads but no cars, rivers but no water,
hills but no trees?
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How far can a horse run into a forest?
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A murderer is condemned to death. He has to
choose between three rooms. The first is full of
raging fires, the second is full of assassins
with loaded guns and the third is full of lions
that havent eaten in three years. Which room is
safest for him?
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You are running a race. You overtake the second
person, what position are you in?
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Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000.
Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add
another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?
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What are the next three letters in this riddle?
O T T F F S S _ _ _
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What do you put in a toaster?
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Questions Answers
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What starts with an E and ends with an E but
usually only contains one letter? An Envelope
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Which word if pronounced right, is wrong, and if
pronounced wrong is right? Wrong
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What belongs to you but other people use it more
than you? Your name
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What happens in the middle of month, in all of
the seasons except summer and happens only in the
night, never in the day? The letter n
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This is an unusual paragraph. I am curious how
quickly you will find out what is so unusual
about it? It looks so plain you would think
nothing was wrong with it! It is unusual though.
Study it and think about it, but you still may
not find anything odd. If you work at it a bit,
you might find out! Contains no letter E
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In which sport do winners move backwards and
losers move forwards? Tug of war
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Can you name three consecutive days without using
the words, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday? Yesterday, today,
tomorrow
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Why are 2013 pound coins worth more than 2012
pound coins? Because there are more of them
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What can go up a chimney down but not cant go
down a chimney up? An umbrella
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What has roads but no cars, rivers but no water,
hills but no trees? A map
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How far can a horse run into a forest? Half
way, after which it would be running out
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A murderer is condemned to death. He has to
choose between three rooms. The first is full of
raging fires, the second is full of assassins
with loaded guns and the third is full of lions
that havent eaten in three years. Which room is
safest for him? The third. Lions that havent
eaten in three years are dead.
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You are running a race. You overtake the second
person, what position are you in? Second
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Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000.
Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add
another 1000. Now add 10. What is the
total? 4100
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What are the next three letters in this riddle?
O T T F F S S _ _ _ E, N, T (Eight, Nine,
Ten)
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What do you put in a toaster? Bread, not toast!