# Todays Quiz

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 11, 2001, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134 "2001-05-11T22:24:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![badsign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@badsign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badsign)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134/1 "2001-05-11T22:24:35Z")

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You are in a room with no windows, doors, ect. The only things in the room with you, are a table and a stand-up mirror. How do you get out?  
I have a ton more if someone gets this one.  
dont worry, i’ll let you know if you are correct.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134/2 "2001-05-11T22:34:36Z")

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I don’t know, **badsign** , you’ve stumped me. But I’ll bet the answer can be found in MPSIMS. 😉  
Welcome, by the way.  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134/3 "2001-05-11T22:45:21Z")

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Ugh! Look in the mirror, see what you saw, take the saw, cut the table in half, two halves make a “whole”. Climb out the “hole.”

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**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134/4 "2001-05-11T22:50:04Z")

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badsign

This has never worked for me because what I saw in the empty room was to dull to cut the table.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134/5 "2001-05-11T23:32:12Z")

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Why not just walk through the mirror like Alice?

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**Author:** ![gadgetgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@gadgetgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gadgetgirl)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134/6 "2001-05-12T00:00:44Z")

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how the hell do you get INTO a room with no doors/windows anyway?

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134/7 "2001-05-12T01:58:21Z")

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If **badsign** knows the answer to the question, why does (s)he need to ask us? 😕

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-quiz/65134/8 "2001-05-12T02:05:26Z")

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Geez, Arnold! Couldn’t you have moved this piece of tripe to MPSIMS as long as you were here? What’s the sense of having God-like power if you’re not willing to use it?