Each of today’s five teasers sounds puzzling at first, yet the answer is simple once you spot what the question quietly left out. Read each one carefully, then take your best guess. There are hints if you want a nudge.
Type a short answer, a few words is plenty.
Two girls were born to the same mother on the same day in the same year, yet they are not twins. How is that possible?
A man who lives on the 20th floor rides the elevator to the ground floor every morning. Coming home, he rides to the 10th floor and walks up the other ten flights, except on rainy days, when he rides all the way up. Why?
If a plane crashes right on the border between the United States and Canada, in which country do you bury the survivors?
It is raining at midnight. Can we expect sunshine 72 hours from now?
A girl fell off a 50-foot ladder onto a hard sidewalk and was not hurt at all. How come?
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A Tip for Lateral Thinking
Lateral-thinking puzzles reward a second look at the exact words. Ask what the puzzle has not said, rather than only what it has. Many readers find it helps to read the teaser aloud once, slowly.