The answer to last week's question is. Q: A lady comes home from shopping. She sees hers husband who had committed suicide in the corner of the room. However she ignores him and eats some Ice-cream why?
A: He died a ... Read More
11
Jan2019
The answer to last week's question is. Q: What word starts with an E and ends with an E and only contains one letter?
A: Envelope.
This week's lateral thinking challenge is.
Q: A lady comes home from shopping. She sees ... Read More
January 11, 2019Frank Connolly
04
Jan2019
The answer to last week's question is. Q: Farmer Smith has 3 pink pigs, 4 brown pigs and 1 black pig. How many of the pigs can say that it is the same colour as another pig on Smith’s farm?... Read More
January 4, 2019Frank Connolly
28
Dec2018
The answer to last week's question is. There is a barrel with no lid and some beer in it. "This barrel is more than half full," said Chuck. "No it's not," say Phil. "It's less than half full." Without any measuring implements ... Read More
December 28, 2018Frank Connolly
21
Dec2018
The answer to last week's question is. Q: You are in the centre of an island that is a kilometre long and half a kilometre wide. The vegetation is very dry from a long drought. Suddenly it catches fire at one ... Read More
December 21, 2018Frank Connolly
14
Dec2018
The answer to last week's question is. Q: Manhole covers for sewer drains are typically circular in shape (the ones that are removable anyway). This shape has an important advantage over a square or rectangular shape. What is it?
A: There is no ... Read More
December 14, 2018Frank Connolly
07
Dec2018
The answer to last week's lateral thinking challenge is. Q: A man lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. In the evening, he gets into the ... Read More
December 7, 2018Frank Connolly
30
Nov2018
The answer to last week's question is. Q: A man drives down the highway at 90 kms per hour. Yet he still manages to pass three cars going 95 kms per hour, how does he manage this?
A: He was ... Read More
November 30, 2018Frank Connolly
23
Nov2018
The answer to last week's lateral thinking challenge is. Q: A woman has incontrovertible proof in court that her husband was murdered by her sister. The judge declares, "This is the strangest case I've ever seen. Though it's a cut-and-dried case, this ... Read More
November 23, 2018Frank Connolly
16
Nov2018
The answer to last week's question is. Q: Which country does not belong in this group - Nigeria, Angola, Italy, Ireland & Germany?
A: Ireland to be sure, it's the only country not in the same time-zone as the others.
This week's ... Read More
November 16, 2018Frank Connolly
09
Nov2018
The answer to last week's challenge is. Q: If a red house is made of red bricks, and a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a green house made of?
A: Glass or some other transparent substance.
This week's ... Read More
November 9, 2018Frank Connolly
08
Nov2018
The number of our interventions, projects and programmes that go pear-shaped in one way or another is substantial. Rarely if ever, do we see projects come in on time, on budget or achieve everything promised. This is rarely acknowledged ... Read More
November 8, 2018Frank Connolly
02
Nov2018
The answer to last week's question is. Q: Which animal does not belong in this group – Bull, Fish, Lion, Giraffe & Crab?
A: The Giraffe, the others are all signs of the zodiac.
This week's lateral thinking challenge is.
Q: ... Read More
November 2, 2018Frank Connolly
26
Oct2018
Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats® Training Day in the Melbourne CBD on Friday December 14 .
How much would it be worth to your organisation if you could run meetings and communication 30% faster than you do now ?
If ... Read More
October 26, 2018Frank Connolly
26
Oct2018
The answer to last week's question is. Q: One of the world's capital cities spends far less (both in total and as a proportion of its budget) than other capital cities on a service which is usually considered absolutely essential. What city ... Read More
October 26, 2018Frank Connolly
19
Oct2018
The answer to last week's question is. Q: Why did a famous statesman and world leader stand up in front of a large crowd and say, very seriously “I am a jam doughnut”?
A: Pres J.F.Kennedy said this whilst trying express ... Read More
October 19, 2018Frank Connolly
12
Oct2018
The answer to last week's challenge is. Q: During a medical examination, Jerry’s blood pressure was found to be 3 x that of a normal healthy person. Yet, Jerry’s Doctor was not too concerned. Why not? He should be taking Kratom, Kratomystic, ... Read More
October 12, 2018Frank Connolly
05
Oct2018
The answer to last week's challenge is. Q: Why would an organisation spend tens of millions of dollars to find something that costs only a few thousand dollars?
A: The sought after object would be the Black Box Flight Recorder in ... Read More
October 5, 2018Frank Connolly
28
Sep2018
The answer to last week's challenge is. Q: In a famous tourist destination the local authorities have made the price of electricity higher in order to increase tourism. Why?
A: Niagara Falls, where the water could be diverted for hydro ... Read More
September 28, 2018Frank Connolly
21
Sep2018
The answer to last week's challenge is. Q: If you do it once one day it’s OK, but if you do it twice it’s a serious offence! What is it?
A: Vote in an election.
This week's lateral thinking challenge is.... Read More
September 21, 2018Frank Connolly