A Presentation of a selection of puzzles and thinking problems to exercise the left and right brain. Answers are given for all the puzzles and problems.

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RIDDLE 1
1. My children are many.
Our hair is yellow.
Tomorrow, we will be
turned into daily
sustenance for a fellow.
Clue
See Next
Slide for
a clue

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RIDDLE 1
1. My children are many.
Our hair is yellow.
Tomorrow, we will be
turned into daily
sustenance for a fellow.
Clue
ANSWER: See Next Slide

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RIDDLE 1
1. My children are many.
Our hair is yellow.
Tomorrow, we will be
turned into daily
sustenance for a fellow.
Clue
ANSWER: WHEAT

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RIDDLE 2
Youcanfindmewherethe
daybreaks.
Nomatterwhereyouare,
I’mprettystraight.
CLUE
See Next
Slide for
A Clue

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RIDDLE 2
Youcanfindmewherethe
daybreaks.
Nomatterwhereyouare,
I’mprettystraight.
CLUE
ANSWER: See Next Slide

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RIDDLE 2
Youcanfindmewherethe
daybreaks.
Nomatterwhereyouare,
I’mprettystraight.
CLUE
ANSWER: The Horizon

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RIDDLE 3
In the heat, you see me wrong.
I bring you hope but am soon gone.
CLUE
See Next
Slide for
A Clue

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RIDDLE 3
In the heat, you see me wrong.
I bring you hope but am soon gone.
CLUE
ANSWER: See Next Slide

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RIDDLE 3
In the heat, you see me wrong.
I bring you hope but am soon gone.
CLUE
ANSWER: A Mirage

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RIDDLE 4
Ihaveatongue butcannottalk.
Iregularlygoforwalks.
Yet,despiteallthis,Ihavenolegs.
No,notevenapeg.
CLUE
See Next
Slide for a
Clue

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RIDDLE 4
Ihaveatongue butcannottalk.
Iregularlygoforwalks.
Yet,despiteallthis,Ihavenolegs.
No,notevenapeg.
CLUE
ANSWER: See Next Slide

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RIDDLE 4
Ihaveatongue butcannottalk.
Iregularlygoforwalks.
Yet,despiteallthis,Ihavenolegs.
No,notevenapeg.
CLUE
ANSWER: A Shoe

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RIDDLE 5
If you follow my lead,
I’ll deliver you safely home,
wherever that may be.
CLue
See Next
Slide for
a Clue

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RIDDLE 5
If you follow my lead,
I’ll deliver you safely home,
wherever that may be.
CLUE
ANSWER: See Next Slide

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RIDDLE 5
If you follow my lead,
I’ll deliver you safely home,
wherever that may be.
CLUE
ANSWER: A Path

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Brain Teaser 1
See ANSWER
at the Next
Slide.
How many blocks are
there in this Tower?

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Brain Teaser 1
ANSWER
How many blocks are
there in this Tower?
9 You need to count other blocks
too which cannot be seen in the image.

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See Next Slide for the Answer
Brain Teaser 2
How can the farmer bring the wolf, the goat
and the cabbage safely across the river?

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Answer
Brain Teaser 2
How can the farmer bring the
wolf, the goat and the
cabbage safely across the
river?
1 Take the goat.
2 Return to the shore.
3 Take the cabbage.
4 Return with the goat.
5 Take the wolf.
6 Return to the shore.
7 Take the goat.

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Logical Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER See Next Slide
for the ANSWER.
Shauna was killed one Sunday
morning. The police know who
they are going to arrest from
this bit of information:
April was getting the mail.
Alyssa was doing laundry.
Reggie was cooking.
Mark was planting in the
garden.
Who killed Shauna and how
did the police know who to
arrest?

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Logical Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER April killed Shauna because there is
no mail delivery on Sundays.
Shauna was killed one Sunday
morning. The police know who
they are going to arrest from
this bit of information:
April was getting the mail.
Alyssa was doing laundry.
Reggie was cooking.
Mark was planting in the
garden.
Who killed Shauna and how
did the police know who to
arrest?

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See Next Slide
for the ANSWER.
Logical Thinking Puzzle 2
One morning, little Mary got
trapped in a castle
in Costa Rica. There were
4 doors, but only one led
to freedom. The doors
opened up to the following:
Lava that would immediately
melt anyone
A killer clown that would beat
any person to death
A deadly frost that would
freeze her at once
Cops that would shoot any
man or woman
indiscriminately
Which door should she
choose? Give your
reason.

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ANSWER.
Logical Thinking Puzzle 2
One morning, little Mary got
trapped in a castle
in Costa Rica. There were
4 doors, but only one led
to freedom. The doors
opened up to the following:
Lava that would immediately
melt anyone
A killer clown that would beat
any person to death
A deadly frost that would
freeze her at once
Cops that would shoot any
man or woman
indiscriminately
Which door should she
choose? Give your
reason.
Door 4.
The cops would shoot any man or woman, but
Mary isn’t an adult. She’s a little child.

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
CLUE
See Next
Slide for a
Clue
A man and his wife
raced through the
streets. They stopped
and the husband got
out of the car. When
he returned, his wife
was dead and there
was a stranger in the
car. What happened?

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
CLUE
A man and his wife
raced through the
streets. They stopped
and the husband got
out of the car. When
he returned, his wife
was dead and there
was a stranger in the
car. What happened?
See Next Slide for
the Answer

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
CLUE
A man and his wife raced
through the streets. They
stopped and the
husband got out of the
car. When he returned,
his wife was dead and
there was a stranger in
the car. What happened?
Answer
The wife was about to have a baby. The
husband and wife drove to the hospital. The
husband left to get a wheelchair but the baby
was born in the meantime. The wife did not
survive the birth.

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
See Next
Slide a Clue
Clue
A woman enters a big box
department store and fills
her shopping cart to the
top. She leaves the store
without paying yet no one
tries to stop her or call
the police. How did the
woman get away
with this?

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
Clue
A woman enters a big box
department store and fills
her shopping cart to the
top. She leaves the store
without paying yet no one
tries to stop her or call
the police. How did the
woman get away
with this?
See Next Slide for the Answer

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
Clue
A woman enters a big box
department store and fills
her shopping cart to the
top. She leaves the store
without paying yet no one
tries to stop her or call
the police. How did the
woman get away
with this?
Answer
The woman is an employee of the big-box
department store. She fills her shopping
cart with trash and leaves the store to take
it to the dumpster.

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3
Clue
See Next
Slide for a
Clue.
A man finds himself
commuting to work in his
car every day. Upon arrival
to work each morning, he
proceeds to drive his car
in a circle four times
before finally parking it
and entering his office
building. Why does the
man drive in circles every
day? He is not a crazy nut!

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3
Clue
A man finds himself
commuting to work in his
car every day. Upon arrival
to work each morning, he
proceeds to drive his car
in a circle four times
before finally parking it
and entering his office
building. Why does the
man drive in circles every
day? He is not a crazy nut!
See Next Slide for the
Answer

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3
Clue
A man finds himself
commuting to work in his
car every day. Upon arrival
to work each morning, he
proceeds to drive his car
in a circle four times
before finally parking it
and entering his office
building. Why does the
man drive in circles every
day? He is not a crazy nut!
Answer
This man is not a crazy
nutcase. Instead, he works
in a congested part of town
and is required to park on
the fifth floor of a nearby
parking structure every day.

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FIND 6 HIDDEN WORDS IN THE PICTURE
If you need to know what the 6 hidden words are, see next slide
OBSERVE!

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FIND 6 HIDDEN WORDS IN THE PICTURE
The
6
Hidden
Words
are:
Book
Novel
Read
Story
Page
Words
See Next Page for the Answers

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FIND 6 HIDDEN WORDS IN THE PICTURE -- ANSWERS
The
6
Hidden
Words
are:
Book
Novel
Read
Story
Page
Words

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Math Puzzle 1
See Next Slide for the Answer
Using the Numbers shown above and the Math Symbols + and =
create an Equation that is mathematically correct.
Only 2 out of 10 people can solve this
Math Puzzle

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Math Puzzle 1
Answer
Using the Numbers shown above and the Math Symbols + and =
create an Equation that is mathematically correct.
Only 2 out of 10 people can solve this
Math Puzzle
4 + 5 = 3²

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Math Puzzle 2
See Next Slide for the Answer
Connect all the 9 dots with no more than 4 straight
lines without lifting your hand from the paper. ✍

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Math Puzzle 2
Answer
Connect all the 9 dots
with no more than 4
straight lines without
lifting your hand from
the paper. ✍

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Mystery Object 1
Answer
See the Next
Slide
for the Answer
Identify the
Mystery Objects
# 1 - #5
Each is a close-up
shot of a part of
the object.
For each mystery
object, you can
make 3 intelligent
guesses before
checking the
answer at the slide
that follows.

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Mystery Object 1
Answer
Sport
shoe
Identify the
Mystery Objects
# 1 - #6
Each is a close-up
shot of a part of
the object.
For each mystery
object, you can
make 3 intelligent
guesses before
checking the
answer at the slide
that follows.

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Mystery Object 2
Answer
See the Next
Slide
for the Answer

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Mystery Object 2
Answer
Bicycle
Spoke

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Mystery Object 3
See the Next
Slide
for the Answer

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Mystery Object 3
Answer
Aspirin
Pills

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Mystery Object 4
Answer
See the Next
Slide
for the Answer

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Mystery Object 4
Answer
A Computer
Mouse

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Mystery Object 5
See the Next
Slide
for the Answer

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Mystery Object 5
Answer A
Lawnmower

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Picture Puzzle
Can you find
the hidden
heart among
the flowers
within 1
minute?
Time
yourself.
Be Honest!
See the
Next Slide
for the
Answer

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Picture Puzzle
Can you find the hidden heart
among the flowers within 1
minute?
Time yourself.
Be Honest!
Answer

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Think
Clearly.
Think
Wisely.
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
The End
May our Thinking Skills improve day by day.
May our minds stay calm and strong come what may.