A Presentation of a selection of different types of puzzles, brain teasers, lateral thinking etc to train the mind in thinking creatively and divergently. Answers are given for all the puzzles and problems.

1. 1
Do Heed This Advice from the Wise.

2. 2
Bagaimana boleh
kamu makan
sebiji telur rebus
jika kamu dilarang
memecahkan
cengkeringnya?
PUZZLE 1
See Next Slide
for the Answer

3. 3
Bagaimana boleh
kamu makan
sebiji telur rebus
jika kamu dilarang
memecahkan
cengkeringnya?
Suruh orang lain pecah.
PUZZLE 1
JAWAPAN

4. 4
Pic
Puzzle
1
How many hidden children
can you find in the picture?
ANSWER
See Next Slide for
the Answer

5. 5
Pic
Puzzle
1
How many hidden children
can you find in the picture? 5
ANSWER

6. 6
An Innocent Question
Mokhtar, a naïve primary school pupil asked his
father, “Father, where did I come from?”
His father knew this question would be coming
someday and he was prepared. He gave Mokhtar
all the facts about fathers and mothers making
babies. He told it very carefully and honestly so
that his son would understand. However Mokhtar
just frowned
in puzzlement.
Finally, his father asked Mokhtar,”
“What are you puzzled about?
Don’t you understand?”
Mokhtar remarked, ………………………..
………………………………………………..
Suggest a LIFE Lesson we can
learn from the Humor Piece.
Suggest a Punchline
to fill the Blank.
A Punchline is the final
phrase or sentence of a
joke or story that
delivers the laugh or
humor.
Training in ‘Humor & Wit’.
See Next Slide for
Suggested Answers

7. 7
An Innocent Question
Mokhtar, a naïve primary school pupil asked
his father, “Father, where did I come from?”
His father knew this question would be
coming someday and he was prepared. He
gave Mokhtar all the facts about fathers and
mothers making babies. He told it very
carefully and honestly so that his son would
understand. However Mokhtar just frowned
in puzzlement.
Finally, his father asked Mokhtar,”
“What are you puzzled about?
Don’t you understand?”
Mokhtar remarked, “That’s really strange …
my friend Rudy said he came from
Surabaya, Indonesia.”
How often have we given poor,
irrelevant or stupid answers
because we presume things and
jump to conclusions?
A Suggested
Punchline
“That’s really strange
… my friend Rudy said
he came from
Surabaya, Indonesia.”
A
LIFE
Lesson

8. 8
Deductive Thinking 1
CLUE SEE Next
Slide for a
Clue

9. 9
Deductive Thinking 1
CLUE ANSWER SEE Next
Slide for the
Answer

10. 10
Deductive Thinking 1
CLUE ANSWER

11. 11
WITTY TEASER
1
They call him
Photographer.
When he’s with a
girl, he puts out the
light to see what
_________.
CLUE
Fiil in the Blank with a Word that
shows WIT.
SEE Next Slide for A Clue.

12. 12
WITTY TEASER
1
They call him
Photographer.
When he’s with a
girl, he puts out the
light to see what
_________.
Unscramble P O E E V S L D
SEE Next Slide
for the Answer.
CLUE

13. 13
WITTY TEASER
1
They call him
Photographer.
When he’s with a
girl, he puts out the
light to see what
_________.
Unscramble
P O E E V S L D
ANSWER
DEVELOPS.
CLUE
DEVELOPS

14. 14
“I’d do Anything …”
A sexy young lady undergraduate
entered a young professor’s office.
She closed the door
and knelt down pleadingly.
“I would do anything to pass
this exam,” she pleaded. She
then leant closer to him, flipped
back her hair, gazed sexily into
his eyes. “I mean …” she whispered, “
…I would do … anything.”
“Anything?” the professor returned
her gaze.
“Yes, absolutely anything,” she said
sexily.
The professor whispered to her,
“…………………..”
Reflection
Training in ‘Humor & Wit’.
Suggest a Punchline by filling
in the Blank.
See Next Slide for
Suggested Answers
Suggest a LIFE Lesson we can
learn from the Humor Piece.

15. 15
“I’d do Anything …”
A sexy young lady undergraduate entered a
young professor’s office. She closed
the door and knelt down pleadingly.
“I would do anything to pass
this exam,” she pleaded. She
then leant closer to him, flipped
back her hair, gazed sexily into
his eyes. “I mean …” she whispered, “ …I
would do … anything.”
“Anything?” the professor returned her
gaze.
“Yes, absolutely anything,” she said
sexily.
The professor whispered to her,
………………………………..
Never resort to immoral
behavior to try to achieve
your goal.
Honest hard work
is the only way.
Can we have peace of mind if
we achieve anything in
dishonest ways?
Suggested LIFE Lesson
Suggested Punchline
Go back and study your
Lecture notes

16. 16
Deductive Thinking 2
CLUE See Next Slide
for a Clue

17. 17
Deductive Thinking 2
CLUE
See Next
Slide for the
Answer

18. 18
Deductive Thinking 2
CLUE
ANSWER

19. 19
Creative Riddle 1
My name is short but I do live very long.
You sing out my name
in a nursery song.
I’m still around
when generations have gone.
Answer
See Next
Slide for the
Answer

20. 20
Creative Riddle 1
My name is short but I do live very long.
You sing out my name
in a nursery song.
I’m still around
when generations have gone.
Answer
STAR

21. 21
WITTY Teaser 2
They call him
MATHEMATICIAN.
He likes to work
with females’
____________.
CLUE SEE Next Slide for A Clue.
Fiil in the Blank with a Word that
shows WIT.

22. 22
WITTY Teaser 2
They call him
MATHEMATICIAN.
He likes to work
with females’
____________.
Unscramble
G I F S U R E
ANSWER
CLUE
SEE Next Slide
for the Answer.

23. 23
WITTY Teaser 2
They call him
MATHEMATICIAN.
He likes to work
with females’
____________.
Unscramble
G I F S U R E
ANSWER F I G U R E S
CLUE

24. 24
Pic Puzzle 2
Find the
Giant
SEE Next Slide
for the Answer.

25. 25
Pic Puzzle 2
Find the
Giant
ANSWER: Tilt the Picture!

26. 26
Creative Riddle 2
I’m alive but you don’t feel my breath.
Do feel me – I am as cold as death.
I’m never thirsty coz
I’m always drinking.
What am I – you must do some
serious thinking!
Answer
See Next Slide for
the Answer

27. 27
Creative Riddle 2
I’m alive but you don’t feel my breath.
Do feel me – I am as cold as death.
I’m never thirsty coz
I’m always drinking.
What am I – you must do some
serious thinking!
Answer
A FISH

28. 28
The Cheating Husband
A wife slapped her husband at
the face after discovering a piece
of paper with the name
‘Pattylou’ written on it.
“It was the name of a horse I
bet on yesterday,” the husband
protested vehemently.
The following day the wife
slapped the husband again.
“What was that for?” he asked.
“………………………………….,”
the wife replied.
Reflection
Training in ‘Humor & Wit’.
Suggest a Punchline by filling
in the Blank.
See Next Slide for
Suggested Answers
Suggest a LIFE Lesson we can
learn from the Humor Piece.

29. 29
The Cheating Husband
A wife slapped her husband at the
face after discovering a piece of
paper with the name
‘Pattylou’ written on it.
“It was the name of a horse I bet
on yesterday,” the husband
protested vehemently.
The following day the wife
slapped the husband again.
“What was that for?” he asked.
“Your horse called last
night,” the wife replied.
Dishonesty or lying is a break of a
moral precept. This can lead to
unpleasant consequences
and suffering.
Honesty and integrity are great
noble virtues to be practiced.
Suggested LIFE Lesson
Suggested
Punchline
“Your horse
called last
night,”

30. 30
Puzzle 2
A man died a nasty death
and another man many miles
away was at last happy even
though they had never met
and no grudges were borne.
Explain.
Clue
See Next
Slide for a
Clue

31. 31
Puzzle 2
A man died a nasty death
and another man many miles
away was at last happy even
though they had never met
and no grudges were borne.
Explain.
Clue
Answer See Next Slide for the Answer

32. 32
Puzzle 2
A man died a nasty death
and another man many miles
away was at last happy even
though they had never met
and no grudges were borne.
Explain.
Clue
Answer
A drug pusher was executed. Another man
could receive his kidneys in a transplant.

33. 33
Deductive Thinking 3
CLUE See Next Slide for a Clue

34. 34
Deductive Thinking 3
CLUE ANSWER See Next Slide
for the Answer

35. 35
Deductive Thinking 3
CLUE ANSWER

36. 36
Creative Riddle 3
You can hear me speak
for I have a hard tongue.
But I cannot breathe
for I don’t have a lung.
What am I?
Answer
See Next Slide for
the Answer

37. 37
Creative Riddle 3
You can hear me speak
for I have a hard tongue.
But I cannot breathe
for I don’t have a lung.
What am I?
Answer
A BELL

38. 38
A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop
sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he
went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the
road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?
Clue PUZZLE 3
See
Next
Slide
for a
Clue

39. 39
A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop
sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he
went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the
road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?
Clue
Answer
See Next
Slide for the
Answer
PUZZLE 3

40. 40
A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop
sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he
went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the
road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?
Clue
Answer
He was
walking !
PUZZLE 3

41. 41
What hidden animal
can you see?
See Next Slide
for the Answer
PIC
PUZZLE
3
ANSWER

42. 42
What hidden animal
can you see?
A
Fox
PIC
PUZZLE
3
ANSWER

43. 43
Unscramble and Learn
Your task is to unscramble each letter and words in the
quote or saying eventually to reveal the entire quote upon
which you can reflect to learn an important life lesson. An
example is given below:
ktirse | het | si | tho | iwhel | noir
English Proverb
When we think and scrutinize each word in the proverb, we
can unscramble as follows:
strike the is hot while iron
Unscrambling the whole sentence we get an English
proverb that carries a useful message:
Strike while the iron is hot
Try solving the 7 Problems on the
Right. Write down your answers.
See how many you can do. It’s a
good exercise for the brain!
See the
Next Slide
for the
Answers

44. 44
Unscramble and Learn
Answers
1 Mind is the forerunner of
all states.
2 Our greatest glory is not
in never falling but in rising every
time we fall.
3 You will never do
anything in this world without
courage.
4 The greatest power is
often simple patience.
5 A contented mind is the
greatest blessing a man can enjoy
in this world.
6 Patience is the
companion of wisdom.
7 The journey of a thousand
miles begins with one step.

45. 45
What six hidden animals
can you see in the picture?
See Next Slide for the Answer
PIC PUZZLE 4
Answer

46. 46
What six hidden animals
can you see in the picture?
A Horse, a Camel, an Elephant, a Giraffe,
a Kangaroo and a Monkey
PIC PUZZLE 4
Answer

47. 47
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
The End May your mind grow steadily
as you train it constantly.