Отправлено: 03.06.14 08:03. Заголовок: Live English

For the past few weeks we have been discussing creativity in class.

What is creativity?

Are you a creative person?

Here are some questions to test your lateral thinking. Only creative people who think outside the box can answer these questions.

Good luck!!!!

Lateral Thinking

1. Where are all men equally attractive?
2. On which side of a cup is it best to have the handle?
3. How might someone be severely injured by being hit by some tomatoes?
4. Where do the biggest carrots grow?
5. What living thing has only one foot?
6. How many birthdays does a typical woman have?
7. A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He spent one night there and left on Friday. How do you explain this?
8. If you had only one match and entered a COLD and DARK room, where there was an oil heater, an oil lamp and a candle, which would you light first?
9. If a doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one pill every half hour, how long would it be before all the pills had been taken?
10. If you drove a bus with 43 people on board from Chicago and stopped at Pittsburgh to pick up 7 more people and drop off 5 passengers and at Cleveland to drop off 8 passengers and pick up 4 more and eventually arrive at Philadelphia 20 hours later. What’s the name of the driver?
11. A bat and ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
12. A man walks into a bar, and asks the bartender for a drink of water. The bartender pulls out a gun, points it at the man, and cocks it. The man says “Thank you” and leaves. What happened?

By the way, my students eventually answered them all...