[removed] Find out which element was clicked without attaching any eventlistener to it?

Answer 1

Yes, you can check the event's target property which will indicate the element that was clicked. You can read more about event properties here.

Answer 2

$("#parent").click(function(e){
   console.log(e.target);
});

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/4bC6K/

Answer 3

Yes, use target:

function(e){
    // e.target is the clicked div
}

Example: http://jsfiddle.net/Paulpro/AfA4t/