Successful interview
Interviewer at a reputed business school said to the student "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really...
Spartacus creative solution
Spartacus had been surrounded and locked by the Roman cohorts at the top of Mount Vesuvius. A huge army stood in front of him and a deep chasm...
Sarah Bernardth creative solution
The great French actress Sarah Bernhardt, at the height of her fame, found a rival in the person of one young actress, who was...
Mystery of Missing Petrol
During the petrol transporting from one plant to another, the fuel tanker ever wasted 10 litres of petrol.
The process of filling the tank at...
Brilliant Simplicity – Example of Creative Problem Solving
One Major Research Institute has been tasked to measure the temperature of weevil, a pest beetle.
Long-term investigations and the use of expensive equipment were...
Napoleon’s creative solution
In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte desired to take the title of Emperor in order to possess a great Western empire, just as his idol Charles...
The school inspection
A school teacher knew that the school superintendent would visit the next day. The superintendent would ask questions such as spelling or mental...
The Light Switches Riddle
There are three switches outside a closed room. There are three lamps inside the room. You can flip the switches as much as you...
The Relativity of Truth
“What is your age?” asked the judge. “Remember you’re under oath”
“I am twenty one years and some months” the woman answered.
Really she was an...
A cup of tea. Creative Puzzle
A man called to a waiter in a restaurant, "There's a fly in my tea!"
The waiter replied, "I will bring you a fresh cup."...
Round or square?
This is frequently asked interview puzzleWhy is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?Круглые крышки не могут проваливаться, в отличие от...
Measuring the Great Pyramid
While the famous Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus was in Egypt,
he was asked to find out the height of the Great Cheops pyramid.
How could...