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The Music Stopped
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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
The music stopped. The woman died. How and why?
Hint
You would look up to her.Answer
The woman was a blindfolded tight rope walker in the circus. It was worked out with the circus band to keep playing until she reached the other side. One night, by accident, the band leader stopped prematurely. The woman thought she was at the other end and she stepped off of the rope.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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