Lateral Thinking Puzzles

45. Exclusive Club Password Puzzle

a man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. a club member knocked on the door and the doorman said "twelve". The member replied "six" and was let in. a second member came to the door and the doorman said "six". the member replied "three" and was let in. the man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door, the doorman said "ten" and the man replied "five" but he was not let in. what should have he said?

Submitted by tartle · Added 12 August 2009

Hint:

Consider what the responses might be based on rather than the numbers themselves.

Solution:

He should have said "three" because the answer corresponds to the number of letters in the word for the number the doorman said.


Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first!

Add a Comment or Suggest an Answer


Rate this puzzle

No votes yet — be the first! ❤️ 👍 🔧 👎 💀

Vote totals refresh periodically.



« Back to Lateral Thinking Puzzles


Puzzles

Site Map | Contact Us