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[softtail]

Someone asked this question at a quiz and I was wondering if anyone new the name of this sort of puzzle and where to obtain more like it. The question was: You ar locked in a room there are no doors no windows, a wooden bed with a matress and a calender on the wall. Get a drink Get something to eat and get out. Answers: Drink water from the springs in the bed Eat the Dates on the Calender then rub your arm on the bed till it is saw saw the bed in half two halves make a whole, escaope through the whole.

[ulysses100]

lateral thinking

[Quizmonkey]

Well, lateral thinking with a very large helping of wordplay!

[ulysses100]

.... as originated by Edward De Bono

[softtail]

thank you all very much

[dyson]

Hi,There is a board game with lateral thinking questions called "mindtrap" we have just used the box of questions to entertain visitors without playing the game.. The question box is same size as trivial pursuit ,so you get loads of them...