The answer to last week's challenge is Q: A completely naked man robs a kiosk and then runs off into the crowd. The police are unable to find him and all of the witnesses have trouble describing him. Why?
A: The ... Read More
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Aug2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: One family wants to get through a tunnel at night. Dad can make it in 1 minute, mom in 2 minutes, son in 4 minutes and daughter in 5 minutes. Unfortunately, not more than ... Read More
August 9, 2019Frank Connolly
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Aug2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way. ... Read More
August 2, 2019Frank Connolly
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Jul2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys. How is this possible?
A: She has all boys so the other half are boys too.
This week's thinking challenge is ...... Read More
July 26, 2019Frank Connolly
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Jul2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: A man phoned his daughter to ask her to buy a few things he needed for a trip. He told her she would find enough dollar bills for the purchases in an envelope on ... Read More
July 19, 2019Frank Connolly
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Jul2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: A building is being prepared for opening. People are decorating the building with 12 flags. At first they arrange the flags 4 to a side, as shown, but then they see that the flags ... Read More
July 12, 2019Frank Connolly
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Jul2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: You are on an island in the middle of a lake. The lake is in a remote part of the country and there has never been a bridge connecting the island to the mainland. ... Read More
July 5, 2019Frank Connolly
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Jun2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X=10, IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher ... Read More
June 28, 2019Frank Connolly
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Jun2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: A rich old lady died and left all her money to her grandchildren and her children. At the end of the will she stated that she had one last thing to give away: her ... Read More
June 21, 2019Frank Connolly
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Jun2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: During a visit to a mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criteria is that defines if a patient should be admitted. “Well,” said the Director, “we fill up a bathtub. Then ... Read More
June 14, 2019Frank Connolly
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Jun2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: You’re riding a horse. To the right of you is a cliff and in front of you is an elephant moving at the same pace and you can’t overtake it. To the left of ... Read More
June 7, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: It is a well established fact that Chinese men eat more rice that Japanese men. Why is this?
A: Because there are so many more of them.
This week's challenge is ..
Q: ... Read More
May 31, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
For our Middle-Eastern colleagues we will be in the UAE in July and holding 3 day session in Creative Thinking & Complex Problem Solving.
This 3 day interactive course day will provide participants with tools and end-to-end processes incorporating a ... Read More
May 27, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: A blind beggar had a brother who died. What relation was the blind beggar to the brother who died? (“Brother” is not the answer.)
A: The beggar was the sister of the deceased ... Read More
May 24, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
The answer to last week's challenge is, Q: A man wishes to reach the island in the middle of an ornamental lake without getting wet. The island is 20 feet from each edge of the pond (see diagram) and he has two ... Read More
May 17, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
The answer to last week's challenge was, Q: 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?
A: Four ... Read More
May 10, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
According to the World Economic forum the 3 skills that will be in most demand in the workplace in 2020 will be A) Creative thinking, B) Critical thinking and C) the ability to address ... Read More
May 6, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
The answer to last week's challenge is Q: What word if pronounced right is wrong and if pronounced wrong is right?
A: The word "Wrong".
This week's challenge is a slightly different kind ...
Q: Take 1000 and add 40 to ... Read More
May 3, 2019Frank Connolly
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Apr2019
The answer to last week's mental floss challenge is. Q: It is said by some that some things are improved by death. Tell me, what stinks while living but in death smells good?
A: A Pig.
This week's lateral thinking challenge is ...... Read More
April 26, 2019Frank Connolly
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Apr2019
The answer to last week's challenge is. Q: I have holes top and bottom, inside and and out but I still hold water. What am I?
A: I am a sponge.
This week's lateral thinking challenge is ...
Q: It is ... Read More
April 19, 2019Frank Connolly