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The Dog Ate My Homework!
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
Jack went to school one day with an excuse and no homework. When he got to class, he went up to his teacher. "Buddy, my dog, ate my homework," he told her.
"OK, now I know you're lying," she said.
"How?" he asked. "You know I have a dog named Buddy."
What did the teacher respond?
"OK, now I know you're lying," she said.
"How?" he asked. "You know I have a dog named Buddy."
What did the teacher respond?
Hint
Some things are implied, not said.Answer
"Jack, you weren't given any homework!" exclaimed the teacher.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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