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The Rope Bridge Puzzle

Four people need to cross a rickety bridge at night. They have one flashlight and the bridge is too dangerous to cross without it. The bridge is only strong enough to support two people at a time. Not all people take the same time to cross the bridge. Times for each person: 1 min, 2 mins, 7 mins, and 10 mins. What is the shortest time needed for all four to cross the bridge?

17 minutes (1 & 2 cross, 1 returns, 7 & 10 cross, 2 returns, 1 & 2 cross)

The Deadly Riddle

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

Lunch and dinner

The Tall Boy

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Footsteps

The Weightless Mystery

What is always coming but never arrives?

Tomorrow

The Blind Men and Elephant

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter 'M'

The Breakfast Puzzle

What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water?

A map

The Stair Puzzle

If you have a bowl with six apples and you take away four, how many do you have?

Four (the ones you took away)

The Bookshelf Riddle

What invention lets you look right through a wall?

A window

The Speaking Puzzle

What can’t be used until it’s broken?

An egg

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