A Presentation of a selection of of different types of puzzles and problems to exercise the brain and mind. Answers are provided for all the puzzles and problems.

1. 1
Minding
Mindfully
My
Monkey
mind
May
It grow
To be
A Precious
MINE

2. 2
RIDDLE 1
I have a head and a tail.
Hands and legs
I have none.
Feel me, I am hard.
What am I?
Answer
See Next
Slide for
the
Answer

3. 3
RIDDLE 1
I have a head and a tail.
Hands and legs
I have none.
Feel me, I am hard.
What am I?
Answer
A Coin

4. 4
RIDDLE 2
I have many keys.
You will find me heavy
to carry.
The young and the old
have used me.
Despite many keys,
I have not opened a
single door.
What am I?
Answer
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Slide for
the
Answer

5. 5
RIDDLE 2
I have many keys.
You will find me heavy
to carry.
The young and the old
have used me.
Despite many keys,
I have not opened a
single door.
What am I?
Answer
A
Piano

6. 6
RIDDLE 3
I have six faces but I do not wear
any make-up.
My expressions are always the same ,
like it or not.
I have 21 eyes but believe it or not,
I cannot see.
What am I?
Answer
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Slide for
the
Answer

7. 7
RIDDLE 3
I have six faces but I do not wear any make-up.
My expressions are always the same ,
like it or not.
I have 21 eyes but believe it or not, I cannot see.
What am I?
Answer
A Die

8. 8
RIDDLE 4
I am not alive but I can grow.
I don’t have a nose or lungs but I need air.
I don’t have a mouth but I feed on certain things.
What am I?
Answer
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Slide for
the
Answer

9. 9
RIDDLE 4
I am not alive but I can grow.
I don’t have a nose or lungs but I need air.
I don’t have a mouth but I feed on certain things.
What am I?
Answer
Fire

10. 10
RIDDLE 5
Many, young or old really like me.
I can be found in the town or the
country.
Handle me with care, I am fragile.
I am more useful when broken.
What am I?
Answer
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Slide for
the
Answer

11. 11
RIDDLE 5
Many, young or old really like me.
I can be found in the town or the
country.
Handle me with care, I am fragile.
I am more useful when broken.
What am I?
Answer
An Egg

12. 12
Brain Puzzle 1
See ANSWER
at the Next
Slide.
What is the
total
number of
squares in
the picture
on the left?

13. 13
Brain Puzzle 1
There are 17 squares in
total.
This includes 6 small
squares (1x1 unit
squares), 6 medium
squares (2x2 unit
squares), 3 large squares
(3x3 unit squares), and 2
very large squares (4x4
unit squares).
What is the total number of squares
in the picture above?
Answer

14. 14
Brain Puzzle 2
Remove 8 matches to form 2 squares.
See Next Slide for the Answer

15. 15
Brain Puzzle 2
Remove 8 matches to
form 2 squares.
Easy peasy! Just remove the 8
intermediate matches. That’s all
you need to solve this puzzle!

16. 16
Deductive Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER
See Next Slide
for the ANSWER.
???

17. 17
Deductive Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER
???
Solution - There is snow on the ground,
yet there are no footprints belonging to
Reeky Rat leading to or returning from
Rachel Rabbit’s house.

18. 18
Deductive Thinking Puzzle 2
ANSWER
See Next Slide
for the ANSWER.
? ? ? ?

19. 19
Deductive Thinking Puzzle 2
ANSWER
? ? ? ?

20. 20
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
CLUE
A man gets onto an elevator.
When the elevator stops, he
knows his wife is dead. The
man is not one with psychic
powers and he is not
informed by any
communication device like a
smart phone.
Can you give a logical
explanation?
See Next
Slide for a
Clue

21. 21
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER
A man gets onto an elevator.
When the elevator stops, he
knows his wife is dead. The
man is not one with psychic
powers and he is not
informed by any
communication device like a
smart phone.
Can you give a logical
explanation?
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answer

22. 22
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER
A man gets onto an elevator.
When the elevator stops, he
knows his wife is dead. The
man is not one with psychic
powers and he is not
informed by any
communication device like a
smart phone.
Can you give a logical
explanation?
He's leaving a hospital after visiting his wife, who's on a
life support system. The power goes out, stopping the
elevator and, he guesses, the life support system, too.
(He assumes if the emergency backup generator were
working, the elevator wouldn't lose power either.)
Clue

23. 23
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
A married couple goes to a
movie. During the movie the
husband strangles the wife. He
is able to get her body home
without attracting attention.
The married couple are not the
only ones watching the movie.
There are other people
watching also and it is not
completely dark.
Give a logical explanation how
the man can succeed to get the
dead body of the wife back
home from the movie theatre.
See Next
Slide for a
Clue
Clue

24. 24
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
A married couple goes to a
movie. During the movie the
husband strangles the wife. He
is able to get her body home
without attracting attention.
The married couple are not the
only ones watching the movie.
There are other people
watching also and it is not
completely dark.
Give a logical explanation how
the man can succeed to get the
dead body of the wife back
home from the movie theatre.
Clue
See Next Slide for
the Answer
ANSWER

25. 25
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
A married couple goes to a
movie. During the movie the
husband strangles the wife. He
is able to get her body home
without attracting attention.
The married couple are not the
only ones watching the movie.
There are other people
watching also and it is not
completely dark.
Give a logical explanation how
the man can succeed to get the
dead body of the wife back
home from the movie theatre.
Clue
ANSWER
The movie is at a drive-in theater.
The man strangles his wife in the
car. He then drives home. Nobody
sees all this.

26. 26
The 6
Hidden
Words
are
If you
need to
know
what the
6 words
are,
See Next
Slide
FIND 6 HIDDEN WORDS IN THE PICTURE

27. 27
The 6
Hidden
Words
are
1 Score
2 Basket
3 Dunk
4 Net
5 Chops
6 Court
FIND 6 HIDDEN WORDS IN THE PICTURE
See Next Slide for the Answers

28. 28
The 6
Hidden
Words
are
1 Score
2 Basket
3 Dunk
4 Net
5 Chops
6 Court
FIND 6 HIDDEN WORDS IN THE PICTURE
Answers

29. 29
Math Puzzle 1
Can you
count the
number of
circles that
contain a
black dot?
See Next Slide for the Answer

30. 30
Math Puzzle 1
Can you
count the
number of
circles that
contain a
black dot?
It wasn't hard to find the answer to this math puzzle. If
you look carefully at the image, you’ll see that the dots
are placed in intersection of many circles.
So, The correct answer is 12.
Answer

31. 31
Math Puzzle 2
What is the Number
that is represented by
?
Only 2 per cent of
people are able to solve
this math riddle. Can
you be one of them? 🙄
See Next Slide for the Answer

32. 32
Math Puzzle 2
What is the Number
that is represented by
?
Only 2 per cent of
people are able to solve
this math riddle. Can
you be one of them? 🙄
The answer is 454585.
The calculation is like this:
9 5 5 =?
9×5 = 45 (first and second)
9×5 = 45 (first and third)
Sum of 45+45 = 90 and from
this deduct center no i.e. 5 = 85
Answer

33. 33
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.

34. 34
Answer to Mystery Object 1
Answer
A Button

35. 35
Mystery Object 2
Answer
See the Next
Slide
for the Answer

36. 36
Mystery Object 2
Answer
Glasses or
Spectacles

37. 37
Mystery Object 3
Answer
See the Next
Slide
for the Answer

38. 38
Mystery Object 3
Answer Piano

39. 39
Mystery Object 4
Answer
See the Next
Slide
for the Answer

40. 40
Mystery Object 4
Answer
keyboard

41. 41
Mystery Object 5
Answer
See the Next
Slide
for the Answer

42. 42
Mystery Object 5
Answer
Dragon Fly

43. 43
Picture Puzzle
Can you find
a Lollipop
among the
ice creams
within 1
minute?
Time
yourself.
Be Honest!
See the
Next Slide
for the
Answer

44. 44
Answer to Hidden Lollipop

45. 45
The End
“May your mind grow and grow
so very steadily.
May you be able to think
clearly and wisely.
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin