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The Canceled Train
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
100 people were waiting for a train in a train station.
When the announcer said the train got canceled everybody left except for four people. Even though those people did not have any medical problems, were able to move, and heard the announcer talk, they did not leave.
Why did they not leave the station?
When the announcer said the train got canceled everybody left except for four people. Even though those people did not have any medical problems, were able to move, and heard the announcer talk, they did not leave.
Why did they not leave the station?
Hint
The four people only knew English.Answer
The train station is in China. The announcer said the train was canceled in Chinese so everyone left except the four people who only knew English and did not know Chinese.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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