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At the Volleyball Match
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
From where she was sitting at the game, the score was 71 for the blue team and 42 for the red team.
Suddenly, the red team scored a point and won the game.
Why? And where was she sitting?
Suddenly, the red team scored a point and won the game.
Why? And where was she sitting?
Hint
She wasn't a spectator. And what sport was she watching?Answer
She was the scorekeeper.From where she was sitting at the scorekeeper's table, the numbers on the flip-board used for score-keeping were reversed to her. The score was Blue-17, Red-24. Volleyball games go to 25 points. So, when Red scored an additional point, they won the game.
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