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

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Brain Teaser 1

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Answer Jyoti
Brain Teaser 1

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2
Your parents have six sons including you and each
son has one sister.
How many people are in the family?
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2
Your parents have six sons including you and each
son has one sister.
How many people are in the family?
Answer Nine—two parents, six sons, and one daughter.

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Brain Teaser 3
What Can You Catch but Not Throw?
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Brain Teaser 3
What Can You Catch but Not Throw?
Answer A Cold!

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What’s The Punch Line?
The punch line of a joke is the part, or line at the end that makes the
joke funny enough to bring a smile or laughter.
In the following Creative Exercise # 1- # 3, you have to
suggest a creative punch line for each of the humorous
pieces. A suggested punch line is given.
Of course there are so many possibilities.
Think creatively.
See Next Slide for an Example.

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When one’s mindfulness
is so really lacking,
careless mistakes
abound and there’s
suffering.
My Reflection
…………………………….
Suggest a Punch Line.
Suggested Punch Line

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My Reflection
Unwholesome speech,
action and mind
will lead to spiritual
decline.
Punch Line # 1
The old man then continued, “ ………”
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.

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My Reflection
Unwholesome speech,
action and mind
will lead to spiritual
decline.
Punch Line
# 1
Suggested
Answer
But today …aah…
I can’t…too many
CCTV Cameras
around!
………………………..

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When one grows to be
so materialistic,
before long, the mind
will be mentally sick.
My Reflection
Punch Line # 2
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
……………..
……………..

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When one grows to be
so materialistic,
before long, the mind
will be mentally sick.
My Reflection
Punch Line # 2
Suggested
Punch Line
Then they
say they need
not wait so
long
……………..
……………..

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My Reflection
Wrong speech can
cause lots of anger
or sadness.
Reacting to others’
words kills
peacefulness.
Punch Line # 3
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
“……………………..”

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My Reflection
Wrong speech can
cause lots of anger
or sadness.
Reacting to others’
words kills
peacefulness.
Punch Line # 3
“……………………..”
Suggested
Punch Line
Before marriage,
my wife used to
catch me in her
arms. Now I catch
her in my pockets.

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Math Puzzle 1
What is the
Missing
Number ( ? )
in the Picture?
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Slide for
the
Answer

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Math Puzzle 1
Answer
The Answer is
11
The number in
the smaller
Circle is the
sum of the
numbers in the
opposite
segments in
the big circle.

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Math Puzzle 2
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Math Puzzle 2
Answer
The Answer is
12
If A+B=C is the
given number
equation then
the logical
reasoning
hidden in this
brain teaser is
as below
C = A^2 + B

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Picture Puzzle 1
How Many Faces Do You See in This Picture?
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for Answer

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Picture Puzzle 1
Answer 7 faces
How Many Faces Do You
See in This Picture?

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Picture Puzzle 2
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know what the 6 Words are

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Picture Puzzle 2
The 6
Hidden
Words are:
1. Clouds
2. Ice
3. Stone
4. Man
5. Water
6. Grass
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Picture Puzzle 2 Answers
Can you find 6 Hidden
Words in the Picture in less
than 2 minutes?

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Deductive Thinking 1
Observe and
Deduce
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Deductive Thinking 1
Observe and
Deduce
Answer

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Observe and
Deduce
Deductive Thinking 2
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Observe and
Deduce
Deductive Thinking 2
Answer

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Matchstick Puzzle 1
Move 3 matchsticks to get 4 equal triangles.
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Matchstick Puzzle 1
Move 3 matchsticks to get 4 equal triangles.
Answer 1
Explanation.
At every step number of joints
goes down by 1.
i.e
8 have 6 joints
9 have 5 joints
5 have 4 joints
3 have 3 joints
7 have 2 joints
1 has 1 joint

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Matchstick Puzzle 2
Answer
As shown in the image above, a
group of fishes are swimming
from left to right. By moving just
three matchsticks, can you
make fishes swim
from right to left?

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Matchstick Puzzle 2
Answer
As shown in the image
above, a group of fishes
are swimming from left to
right. By moving just three
matchsticks, can you
make fishes swim from
right to left?

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Mental and Visual
Skills 1
Can you spot
the 5
differences
between the
2 images /
pictures
within 2
minutes?
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Slide for the
Answer

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Mental and Visual
Skills 1
Answers
The 5
Differences

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Mental and Visual
Skills 2
Can you spot
the 5
differences
between the
2 images /
pictures
within 2
minutes?
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Slide for the
Answer

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Mental and Visual
Skills 2
Answers
The 5
Differences

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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.
Mystery Object 1
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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.
Mystery Object 1
Hint
It is usually round and white. See Next Slide for
the Answer.

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Mystery Object 1
Hint
It is usually round
and white.
Answer
Golf Ball

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Mystery Object 2
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.
See Next Slide for a Hint

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Mystery Object 2
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.
Hint : It is something you
can eat.
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the Answer.

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Mystery Object 2
Hint : It is something you
can eat.
Answer
Cheese

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Mystery Object 3
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.
See Next Slide for a Hint

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Mystery Object 3
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.
Hint: A light snack many
like to munch
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the Answer.

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Mystery Object 3
Hint: A light snack many
like to munch
Answer
Popcorn

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Mystery Object 4
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.
See Next Slide for a Hint

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Mystery Object 4
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.
Hint : Object Usually round
and hard
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the Answer.

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Mystery Object 4
Hint : Object Usually round
and hard
Answer
Button

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Mystery Object 5
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.
See Next Slide for a Hint

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Mystery Object 5
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.
Hint : It is part of a
Structure See Next Slide for
the Answer.

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Mystery Object 5
Hint : It is part of a
Structure
Answer
Windmill

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Jacob would not stop playing video games no matter
what his father said. Angry at Jacob's disobedience,
the father decided he could fix the problem
permanently with a hammer, some nails and a few
other items. To Jacob's dismay, he could no longer
play video games. However his father could play.
How did Jacob’s father solve the problem?
Lateral Thinking 1
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Jacob would not stop playing video
games no matter what his father said.
Angry at Jacob's disobedience, the father
decided he could fix the problem
permanently with a hammer, some nails
and a few other items. To Jacob's dismay,
he could no longer play video games.
However his father could play. How did
Jacob’s father solve the problem?
Lateral Thinking 1
Clue
See Next Slide for the
Answer

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Jacob would not stop playing video
games no matter what his father said.
Angry at Jacob's disobedience, the father
decided he could fix the problem
permanently with a hammer, some nails
and a few other items. To Jacob's dismay,
he could no longer play video games.
However his father could play. How did
Jacob’s father solve the problem?
Lateral Thinking 1
Clue
Answer
The father used the hammer
and some items to install a
shelf high up on the wall. He
then placed the video game
console and the controllers up
on the shelf out of Jacob's
reach.
Video
Game
Set
placed
on high
shelf
where
Jacob
could not
reach.

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Every four weeks a man sits down and
writes two words on 60 sheets paper. He is
not crazy or mad. Suggest a logical
explanation for his action
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Lateral Thinking 2

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Every four weeks a man sits down
and writes two words on 60 sheets
paper. He is not crazy or mad.
Suggest a logical explanation for
his action
Clue
Lateral Thinking 2
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Every four weeks a man sits down and writes
two words on 60 sheets paper. He is not crazy
or mad. Suggest a logical explanation
for his action
Clue
Lateral Thinking 2
Answer
The man owns a small business
with 60 employees. He is
signing his name on their
payroll checks.

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How Observant are You?
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How Observant are You?
Answer: There are 6 Animals

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With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
We all need to train the mind
to think clearly and wisely.
Then we’d be able to solve
Life’s problems more easily.