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Developing a Fit Brain and a Sharp Mind
This document contains a series of puzzles and brainteasers, including: - Visual puzzles asking the reader to identify hidden objects or words in images. - Logic puzzles involving lateral thinking to solve mysteries with unusual or unexpected explanations. - Math puzzles replacing variables with animals or objects to solve equations. - Matchstick puzzles involving moving or adding matchsticks to make equations or designs valid. - A picture puzzle asking the reader to find 7 hidden words in an image of a swimming pool. After each puzzle, the next slide provides the answer or solution. Throughout, life lessons are given related to the puzzles, though scrambled until unscrambled on subsequent slides. The document aims to
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- 2. 2 BrainTeaser 1 Can You FindWhich Butterfly Will Reach the Flower First? See Next Slide for The Answer
- 3. 3 BrainTeaser 1 Can You FindWhich Butterfly Will Reach the Flower First? Answer B
- 4. 4 BrainTeaser 2 2 Which ThreeLetters of The Alphabet are the most scary? See Next Slide for the Answer
- 5. 5 BrainTeaser 2 2 Which ThreeLetters of The Alphabet are the most scary? Answer I C U
- 6. 6 BrainTeaser 3 Which ofthe Glasses # 1 - # 7 will fill up first? See Next Slide for the Answer
- 7. 7 BrainTeaser 3 Which ofthe Glasses # 1 - # 7 will fill up first? Answer Glass # 5 If you thought it is 6, it’s wrong. Look at the pipes connected to beakers. The lower pipe connected with the first beaker is closed — the water won’t go through it. So now eliminating options with closed pipes, it’s the beaker number 5 that’ll fill up first.
- 8. 8 Mystery object puzzle1 SeeNext Slide for the Answers Identify the Mystery Objects # 1 - #3. 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 answers at the slide that follows. # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 1 # 2 # 3
- 9. 9 Mystery object puzzle1- Answers # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 1 # 2 # 3 # 1 Strawberry # 2 Butterfly # 3 Common Shrew
- 10. 10 Mystery object puzzle2 SeeNext Slide for the Answers Identify the Mystery Objects # 4 - #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 answers at the slide that follows. # 4 # 5 # 6
- 11. 11 Mystery object puzzle2- answers # 4 # 5 # 6 # 4 Pheasant # 5 Head of Caterpillar # 6 Toadstool
- 12. 12 William was the leastintelligent and laziest boy in a class of 30 students who took an examination. Yet when the results were announced, William’s name was at the top of the list. How come? Clue Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1 See Next Slide for the Answer
- 13. 13 William was theleast intelligent and laziest boy in a class of 30 students who took an examination. Yet when the results were announced, William’s name was at the top of the list. How come? Clue Answer: William’s name was William Abbot and the results were given in alphabetical order. Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1 Answer
- 14. 14 A man hadhis throat attacked by a woman with an electric shaving razor, yet he suffered no serious injurious. How come? Clue Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2 See Next Slide for the Answer
- 15. 15 A man hadhis throat attacked by a woman with an electric shaving razor, yet he suffered no serious injurious. How come? Clue The woman forgot to plug in the electric shaver. Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2 Answer
- 16. 16 A high-speed police carchases a much slower vehicle in which criminals are escaping. But the police fail to catch them. Why? Clue Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3 See Next Slide for the Answer
- 17. 17 A high-speed policecar chases a much slower vehicle in which criminals are escaping. But the police fail to catch them. Why? The getaway vehicle was a double-decker bus that went under a low bridge. The top deck of the bus was cut off and fell onto the pursuing police car. Clue Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3 Answer
- 18. 18 Observation power See Next Slide for the Answer Canyou find the Hidden Face of the Giant within a Minute?
- 19. 19 Can you find theHidden Face of the Giant within a Minute? Observation power Answer Tilt the Picture anticlockwise by 90 Degrees
- 20. 20 ‘4 Pics 1Word’ Puzzles For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a connection or bearing with all the pics. An Example ( A 6-Letter Word) POWDER Now try the following : ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles # 1 - # 3 ( Make 3 guesses for each before looking at the answers.) ( 6-Letter Words ) See Next Slide for the Answers after writing down all your 9 guesses # 1 # 2 # 3
- 21. 21 ‘4 Pics 1Word’ Puzzles For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a connection or bearing with all the pics. An Example ( A 6-Letter Word) POWDER Now try the following : ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles # 1 - # 3 ( Make 3 guesses for each before looking at the answers.) ( 6-Letter Words ) Answers # 1 Office # 2 Breeze # 3 Cooler
- 22. 22 ‘4 Pics 1Word’ Puzzles 7-Letter Words For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a connection or bearing with all the pics. (3 Guesses for each pic before next Slide.) See Next Slide for the Answers after writing down all your 12 guesses # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4
- 23. 23 ‘4 Pics 1Word’ Puzzles 7-Letter Words For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a connection or bearing with all the pics. (3 Guesses for each pic before next Slide.) Answers # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 Feather Glacier Disease Extinct
- 24. 24 ‘4 Pics 1Word’ Puzzles 8-Letter Words For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a connection or bearing with all the pics. (3 Guesses for each pic before next Slide.) # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 See Next Slide for the Answers after writing down all your 12 guesses
- 25. 25 ‘4 Pics 1Word’ Puzzles 8-Letter Words For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a connection or bearing with all the pics. (3 Guesses for each pic before next Slide.) # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 Answers Backpack Seashore Sculptor Surprise
- 26. 26 Observe and Think Clue Deductive Thinking1 See Next Slide for the Answer
- 27. 27 Observe and Think Clue Answer Slylockknows that only female mosquitoes suck blood. Mike Mosquito looks scary but, being a male, he only sucks nectar from flowers or juices from ripe fruit. Deductive Thinking 1
- 28. 28 Observe and Think Clue Deductive Thinking2 See Next Slide for the Answer
- 29. 29 Observe and Think Clue Answer No. Slylockis making the suspects laugh so he can see into their mouths . Whoever ate the pie would probably have blue stains on their teeth and tongue. Deductive Thinking 2
- 30. 30 Observe and Think Clue Deductive Thinking3 See Next Slide for the Answer
- 31. 31 Observe and Think Clue Answer Thethief left a glass of ice water on the table . Slylock observed that the ice had not yet melted. Deductive Thinking 3
- 32. 32 Math Puzzle 1 SeeNext Slide for the Answer Can you find the value of the missing number?
- 33. 33 Math Puzzle 1 Answer Canyou find the value of the missing number? The Answer is 42. Horizontal rows are in Arithmetic Progression.
- 34. 34 Math Puzzle 2 SeeNext Slide for the Answer In this Math Puzzle, equation variables are replaced with animals. Can you find the value of each animal and then solve the last equation?
- 35. 35 Math Puzzle 2 Answer Inthis Math Puzzle, equation variables are replaced with animals. Can you find the value of each animal and then solve the last equation? Dog = 17kg Cat = 7kg Rabbit = 3Kg Last equation sum is 27kg
- 36. 36 Math Puzzle 3 SeeNext Slide for the Answer How many triangles are there in the picture shown?
- 37. 37 Math Puzzle 3 Answer27 How many triangles are there in the picture shown?
- 38. 38 LIFE Lessons fromSMS Humor Each of the SMS Jokes is followed by a LIFE Lesson at the end. The LIFE Lesson has been scrambled in both letters and words. Your task is to unscramble the letters and then the words to reveal the LIFE Lesson. An Example is given below. LIFE Lesson | dlfnmiu | adn | asoaoiscnet | ndki | eb | Unscrambling the words: mindful and compassionate kind be Rearranging the words, get the LIFE Lesson: be mindful, kind and compassionate SMS JOKE 1 Teacher : What do u wish to do in the future? Ahmad : I want to be a pilot. Ismail : I want to be a lawyer. Anita : I want to be a mother. Ah Heng : I want to help Anita in her wish. LIFE Lesson dan | ruyo | caiotn | uoelsmweohn | peeshc | htsohtgu | eciadrtea See Next Slide for the Answer and SMS JOKE 2
- 39. 39 LIFE Lessons fromSMS Humor SMS JOKE 2 eradicate your unwholesome thoughts, speech and action Answer One day a man found a lamp in a cave. He rubbed it vigorously and a genie shot out. “I’ll grant u your most desired wish,” the genie said. The man thought for a moment and then said, “I want a special job that no man has ever succeeded at or attempted to do,” “Poof!” the genie exclaimed, and the man found himself turned into a housewife. LIFE Lesson etxecp | ouy | pnepha | ni | aym | htwa | or | hswi | ifle | fro | ton See Next Slide for the Answer and SMS JOKE 3 SMS JOKE 1 Teacher : What do u wish to do in the future? Ahmad : I want to be a pilot. Ismail : I want to be a lawyer. Anita : I want to be a mother. Ah Heng : I want to help Anita in her wish. LIFE Lesson dan | ruyo | caiotn | uoelsmweohn | peeshc | htsohtgu | eciadrtea
- 40. 40 LIFE Lessons fromSMS Humor SMS JOKE 2 See Next Slide for the Answer and SMS JOKE 4 Answer what you expect or wish for in life may not happen SMS JOKE 3 Ganesh : Can people predict the future with cards? Ah Soon : My mother can. Ganesh : Really? Ah Soon : Yes, she only has to take a look at my report card and she can predict what will happen when my father gets home. LIFE Lesson ufuert | eno | ni | ircdpet | eht | htwi | etnrytcai | anc | tlyraie | on | One day a man found a lamp in a cave. He rubbed it vigorously and a genie shot out. “I’ll grant u your most desired wish,” the genie said. The man thought for a moment and then said, “I want a special job that no man has ever succeeded at or attempted to do,” “Poof!” the genie exclaimed, and the man found himself turned into a housewife. LIFE Lesson etxecp | ouy | pnepha | ni | aym | htwa | or | hswi | ifle | fro | ton
- 41. 41 SMS JOKE 4 SMSJOKE 3 Answer in reality no one can predict the future with certainty Maureen had trouble with the thought of turning 40. She was over sensitive to any signs of advancing age. One day she found a prominent strand of gray hair near her forehead, She pointed to her forehead and asked her husband, “Have u seen this?” “What is it?” the husband asked. “The wrinkles?” LIFE Lesson eagngi | rea | ssseickn | tehda | dna | thrib | fro | ataunrl | eessporsc | lla See Next Slide for the Answer Ganesh : Can people predict the future with cards? Ah Soon : My mother can. Ganesh : Really? Ah Soon : Yes, she only has to take a look at my report card and she can predict what will happen when my father gets home. LIFE Lesson ufuert | eno | ni | ircdpet | eht | htwi | etnrytcai | anc | tlyraie | on |
- 42. 42 LIFE Lessons fromSMS Humor SMS JOKE 4 Answer birth ageing sickness and death are natural processes for all I hope the 4 Humor Pieces and Unscrambling tasks have 1 brought you some cheer and benefit. 2 given you a mental workout! 3 imparted some LIFE Lessons. Maureen had trouble with the thought of turning 40. She was over sensitive to any signs of advancing age. One day she found a prominent strand of gray hair near her forehead. She pointed to her forehead and asked her husband, “Have u seen this?” “What is it?” the husband asked. “The wrinkles?” LIFE Lesson eagngi | rea | ssseickn | tehda | dna | thrib | fro | ataunrl | eessporsc | lla
- 43. 43 Matchstick Puzzle 1 SeeNext Slide for the Answer ADD 3 matchsticks to make the equation true. The following rules apply: - No number is greater than 9 - Negative numbers are not allowed - You may not change the equal (=) sign
- 44. 44 Matchstick Puzzle 1 Answer ADD3 matchsticks to make the equation true. The following rules apply: - No number is greater than 9 - Negative numbers are not allowed - You may not change the equal (=) sign
- 45. 45 Matchstick Puzzle 2 SeeNext Slide for the Answer There are 5 squares in the layout shown, 4 small and 1 big. Move 2 matchsticks to create 3 squares of 3 different sizes.
- 46. 46 Matchstick Puzzle 2 Answer Thereare 5 squares in the layout shown, 4 small and 1 big. Move 2 matchsticks to create 3 squares of 3 different sizes.
- 47. 47 Matchstick Puzzle 3 SeeNext Slide for the Answer A rugby player missed a kick to goal by kicking the ball to the right of the posts and also lower than the crossbar. MOVE only 2 matchsticks to make the ball go through the posts and over the crossbar. You may not move the ball. Ball
- 48. 48 Matchstick Puzzle 3 Answer Arugby player missed a kick to goal by kicking the ball to the right of the posts and also lower than the crossbar. MOVE only 2 matchsticks to make the ball go through the posts and over the crossbar. You may not move the ball. Ball Tilt your head to the right to see the solution.
- 49. 49 Picture Puzzle Can you find 7 Hidden Wordsin the Picture in less than 3 minutes? See Next Slide if you need to know what the 7 Hidden Words are
- 50. 50 Picture Puzzle The 7 Hidden Wordsin the Picture are Wet Swim Slide Float Water Pool Split See Next Slide for the Answers
- 51. 51 Picture Puzzle The 7 Hidden Wordsin the Picture are Wet Swim Slide Float Water Pool Split Answers
- 52. 52 I don't havelungs or a chest, but I need air; I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have a mouth. I'm allergic to water. What am I ? 6 Creative Riddle 1 See Next Slide for the Answer Clue
- 53. 53 I don't havelungs or a chest, but I need air; I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have a mouth. I'm allergic to water. What am I ? 6 Creative Riddle 1 Answer A Fire Clue
- 54. 54 What am I? Alivewithout breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail, never clinking. -J.R.R. Tolkien 4 Creative Riddle 2 See Next Slide for the Answer Clue
- 55. 55 What am I? Alivewithout breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail, never clinking. -J.R.R. Tolkien 4 Creative Riddle 2 Answer A Fish Clue
- 56. 56 2 At the backof every Igloo, And the middle of the Moon, Always running around in Loops you’ll find me, If you look inside the Room. What am I? Creative Riddle 3 See Next Slide for the Answer Clue
- 57. 57 2 At the backof every Igloo, And the middle of the Moon, Always running around in Loops you’ll find me, If you look inside the Room. What am I? Creative Riddle 3 Answer The letters ‘oo’ Clue
- 58. 58 One tooth tobite, he's the forests foe. One tooth to fight, as all Norse know. What am I? 12 Creative Riddle 4 See Next Slide for the Answer Clue
- 59. 59 One tooth tobite, he's the forests foe. One tooth to fight, as all Norse know. What am I? 12 Creative Riddle 4 Answer An Axe Clue
- 60. 60 All about, butcannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held No throat, but can be heard. What am I? 15 Creative Riddle 5 See Next Slide for the Answer Clue
- 61. 61 All about, butcannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held No throat, but can be heard. What am I? 15 Creative Riddle 5 Answer Wind Clue
- 62. 62 Mental and VisualSkills 1 See Next Slide for the Answers There are seven differences between these two pictures. Can you spot them within 2 minutes?
- 63. 63 Mental and VisualSkills 1 Answers There are seven differences between these two pictures. Can you spot them within 2 minutes?
- 64. 64 Mental and VisualSkills 2 See Next Slide for the Answers There are nine differences in these two sushi images. How many can you spot in a minute?
- 65. 65 Mental and VisualSkills 2 Answers There are nine differences in these two sushi images. How many can you spot in a minute?
- 66. 66 With Metta, Bro. OhTeik Bin The End