1. THE MAN IN THE ELEVATOR
A man lives on the tenth floor of a building.
Every day, he takes the elevator to the first floor to go to work or to go shopping.
When he returns, he always takes the elevator to the seventh floor and then walks the remaining flights of stairs to his apartment on the tenth floor.
Why does he do this?
2. BOMBS AWAY!
One night during the Second World War, an Allied bomber was on a mission over Germany.
The plane was in perfect condition and everything on it worked properly. When it had reached its target, the pilot ordered the bomb doors opened.
They opened.
He then ordered the bombs released.
They were released.
But the bombs did not fall from the plane. Why should this be so?
3. THE COAL, CARROT, & SCARF
Five pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf are lying on the lawn.
Nobody put them on the lawn, but there is a perfectly logical reason for their being there.
What is it?
4. DEATH IN THE PHONE BOOTH
A man is lying dead in a telephone booth.
The telephone handset is swinging.
Two of the windows are broken.
He was not murdered.
How did he die?
5. THE SILENT CABBIE
A London cab driver picked up a lady who was a notorious chatterbox.
He did not want to engage in conversation so he pretended to be deaf and dumb.
He pointed to his mouth and ears to indicate that he could neither speak nor hear.
After she alighted, he pointed to the meter so that she could see how much she owed.
She paid him and then walked off. Then she realized that he could not have been a deaf mute.
How did she know?
