Check proposed Solutions and Answers to the Set-1 of 10 lateral thinking puzzles:
Puzzle 1: The man is playing Monopoly, and he has landed on a property with a hotel that he cannot afford. So, he's declaring bankruptcy in the game.
Puzzle 2: The room with 53 bicycles is a playing card room, and the man was playing cards with a standard deck of 52 cards. He died of a heart attack while playing.
Puzzle 3: The man was actually in the wrong room, and the woman's room was indeed his room. He realized his mistake and left her room, taking the elevator to his own.
Puzzle 4: Survivors are not buried; only the dead are buried. Therefore, they don't bury the survivors.
Puzzle 5: The man jumped out of a plane with a parachute, but it didn't open, leading to his death in the desert.
Puzzle 6: The two men are not playing each other; they are playing against different opponents. So, each of them can win three games.
Puzzle 7: The man is playing Monopoly, and he has landed on a property with a level crossing. He can't afford it, so he decides to go back home.
Puzzle 8: The surgeon is the boy's mother.
Puzzle 9: The man is bald, so there were no hairs on his head to get wet.
Puzzle 10: The man had been stranded on a deserted island with another person. They were starving and decided to eat part of their companion. When he tried the albatross soup in the restaurant, it reminded him of that terrible experience, which led to his suicide.
