Lateral Thinking Riddles

Lateral thinking puzzles involve solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious, thinking out of the box and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.

100 Foot Ladder

A boy fell off a 100 foot ladder. But he did not get hurt. Why not?

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Distribute 3 Apples

How can you distribute 3 apples to two mothers and their two daughters giving a whole apple to each?

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12 Matchsticks

A fire officer has 12 matchsticks lying in front of her. She removes just one of them. She now sees 9 in front of her. How is this possible?

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Pencil on the Floor

How can you place a pencil on the floor so that no one can jump over it?

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Identical Twins

Suppose there are twin brothers, one which always tells the truth and one which always lies. (So in this case they both know what is true and false, or as you put it, both are accurate in their knowledge.) What one yes-no question could you ask to either one of the brothers to figure out which one he is?

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Lateral Thinking Riddles

100 Foot Ladder

Distribute 3 Apples

12 Matchsticks

Pencil on the Floor

Identical Twins

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