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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
Eight children spent a fun-filled 2 hours on a winter's day running back and forth between two houses, throwing rocks at the houses. Their parents watched them without trying to stop them at all, even though there was ice where they were running. In fact, the parents cheered the good throws. Why?
Answer
The children were curling.The game of curling is a lot of fun, and is played by people of all ages.
In curling, 2 four-player teams "throw" curling stones ("rocks") at targets called "houses" at either end of an ice sheet. Players run alongside the rocks, sweeping the ice surface to make the rocks go straighter and faster.
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Good play on words! ~
curling is a sport?
Hello all! I used the term "game" to describe curling, because there are people that don't think it should be called a sport, even though it is now played at the Olympics. I am a curler, and I would say that it is a sport involving skill and strategy. It can be played recreationally, at all ages, and might be better called a "pasttime", but it can be played competitively, at which level it is a "sport".
I thought it had to do with some kind of family fued.Good teaser.
I love curling. I am from Canada and i curl a lot. I got that one. Very good
Apr 07, 2003
Very clever. You made me smile!
good one, i considered that they might be Eskimos.
i always wondered what curling was - now i know!
Good one.
that was nice
i liked it
i liked it
I figured it was some kind of sport, but considering that I've lived in Texas my whole life, I've never heard of curling.
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