Mind Gym

Make thinking laterally
come naturally

Ice Creams

Welcome to Mind Gym - a regular page of puzzles to help your mind stay as healthy as your body. Let’s kick off with this little lateral thinking puzzle.

No Complaints

Two women and two doctors walk into an ice cream parlour. They each order an ice cream cone. When their ice creams come, there is only one strawberry, one chocolate and one vanilla. How come they didn't complain?

And just for a bit of extra cerebral stimulation, here’s a numbers game for you to play with.

Think of a number

Think of a number

What number should replace the question mark?

To see the answers, click here.

Answer A
One of the women was a doctor!

Answer B
3 - every small square of four numbers totals 20