Answers lateral thinking puzzles
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:38 pm1. Family Puzzles.
1.1. A man and his son are driving to watch the football. They have a car accident. The father is killed instantly. His son survives but is in critical condition. He is rushed to the hospital and prepped for surgery. The surgeon enters the operating room, looks at the boy and says, “I can’t operate on this boy. He’s my son.”
Clue: Nothing supernatural happens and he does not have a second family.
Answer: The surgeon is his mother
1.2 A man & his family lay out blankets & lie down, watching the sky for hours, even though explosions can be heard nearby. Why?
Hint: The date is important.
Answer: They are enjoying the fireworks on the Fourth of July.
1.1. A man and his son are driving to watch the football. They have a car accident. The father is killed instantly. His son survives but is in critical condition. He is rushed to the hospital and prepped for surgery. The surgeon enters the operating room, looks at the boy and says, “I can’t operate on this boy. He’s my son.”
Clue: Nothing supernatural happens and he does not have a second family.
Answer: The surgeon is his mother
1.2 A man & his family lay out blankets & lie down, watching the sky for hours, even though explosions can be heard nearby. Why?
Hint: The date is important.
Answer: They are enjoying the fireworks on the Fourth of July.