A Presentation of a selection of Puzzles, Teasers and Problems to exercise the left and right brain. Answers are given to all the puzzles and problems.

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
CLUE
Mrs. Wilson, a lady in her fifties
went to the beach with the
intention of swimming. There was
hardly a soul on the beach.
After about 30 minutes, a loud bell
rang from a high tower. Mrs.
Wilson, died just a few minutes
after the bell had rung. She did
not suffer from any health problem
and had learnt swimming since
she was a teenager.
Can you give a logical explanation
to the happening.
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for a Clue

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER
CLUE
Mrs. Wilson, a lady in her fifties
went to the beach with the
intention of swimming. There was
hardly a soul on the beach.
After about 30 minutes, a loud bell
rang from a high tower. Mrs.
Wilson, died just a few minutes
after the bell had rung. She did
not suffer from any health problem
and had learnt swimming since
she was a teenager.
Can you give a logical explanation
to the happening.
Sound Waves
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the Answer

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER
The loud ringing of the bell was to
signal when the waters got
too deep to swim.
Mrs. Wilson was a deaf person;
despite the warning she went out to
swim because she could not
hear the warning bell.
CLUE
Mrs. Wilson, a lady in her fifties
went to the beach with the
intention of swimming. There was
hardly a soul on the beach.
After about 30 minutes, a loud bell
rang from a high tower. Mrs.
Wilson, died just a few minutes
after the bell had rung. She did
not suffer from any health problem
and had learnt swimming since
she was a teenager.
Can you give a logical explanation
to the happening.
Sound Waves

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CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
A belly dancer made an
appointment to see a man in a
private session in a room. In the
room, she was asked to undress
which she did so. The man
approached her with special
lighting and his eyes scrutinized all
the parts of the dancer’s body.
After about 10 minutes, the dancer
got dressed and then paid the
man. Why?
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for a Clue

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ANSWER
CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
A belly dancer made an
appointment to see a man in a
private session in a room. In the
room, she was asked to undress
which she did so. The man
approached her with special
lighting and his eyes scrutinized all
the parts of the dancer’s body.
After about 10 minutes, the dancer
got dressed and then paid the
man. Why?
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the Answer

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ANSWER
CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
A belly dancer made an
appointment to see a man in a
private session in a room. In the
room, she was asked to undress
which she did so. The man
approached her with special
lighting and his eyes scrutinized all
the parts of the dancer’s body.
After about 10 minutes, the dancer
got dressed and then paid the
man. Why?
The dancer had gone to
her dermatologist for a
review of her diagnosed
skin cancer which had
been treated by the
dermatologist. At the end
of the examination, the
dancer paid the doctor.

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CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3
A man and a woman were standing
facing each other. The man hugged
the woman very passionately. He
said to her, “I feel very happy and
romantic.”
The woman replied, “I feel like
throwing up.” She had felt fine
before the man approached her.
Why was the man not offended by
the woman’s reply?
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for a Clue

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CLUE
ANSWER
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3
A man and a woman were standing
facing each other. The man hugged
the woman very passionately. He
said to her, “I feel very happy and
romantic.”
The woman replied, “I feel like
throwing up.” She had felt fine
before the man approached her.
Why was the man not offended by
the woman’s reply?
See Next Slide for
the Answer

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CLUE
ANSWER
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3
A man and a woman were standing
facing each other. The man hugged
the woman very passionately. He
said to her, “I feel very happy and
romantic.”
The woman replied, “I feel like
throwing up.” She had felt fine
before the man approached her.
Why was the man not offended by
the woman’s reply? The man and the woman were
aboard a boat. When the man
hugged the woman, the boat
started to sway strongly and
the woman became seasick.

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CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 4
Ah Gau was driving a car along
a road. He suddenly swerved
and deliberately crashed into a
stationary parked car. Although
Ah Gau had no car accident
insurance,
he managed to get money to
compensate for the damaged
car Ah Gau crashed into. Why?
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for a Clue

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ANSWER
CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 4
Ah Gau was driving a car along
a road. He suddenly swerved
and deliberately crashed into a
stationary parked car. Although
Ah Gau had no car accident
insurance,
he managed to get money to
compensate for the damaged
car Ah Gau crashed into. Why?
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the Answer

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ANSWER
CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 4
Ah Gau was driving a car along
a road. He suddenly swerved
and deliberately crashed into a
stationary parked car. Although
Ah Gau had no car accident
insurance,
he managed to get money to
compensate for the damaged
car Ah Gau crashed into. Why?
A car driven by a reckless driver
had swerved into Ah Gau’s path.
They were about to collide
head-on. Ah Gau wisely decided
to hit the parked car rather than
crash head-in into the
approaching car. The reckless
driver of the oncoming car was
held responsible for the
accident.

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CLUE
A man was on the run from the
police. He was relaxing,
watching an opera show in a
crowded theatre. Suddenly the
man noticed that the police
were closing in on him
from all directions and they
were covering all the exits.
How did the man escape?
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 5
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for a Clue

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CLUE
ANSWER
A man was on the run from the
police. He was relaxing,
watching an opera show in a
crowded theatre. Suddenly the
man noticed that the police
were closing in on him
from all directions and they
were covering all the exits.
How did the man escape?
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 5
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the Answer

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CLUE
ANSWER
A man was on the run from the
police. He was relaxing,
watching an opera show in a
crowded theatre. Suddenly the
man noticed that the police
were closing in on him
from all directions and they
were covering all the exits.
How did the man escape?
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 5
The man jumped up and
shouted, “Fire, fire!”
Pandemonium broke out
and the audience all
rushed for the exits. The
man easily escaped in the
confusion.

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Brain Teaser 1
Can you count the number of tigers in this picture ?
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Next
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For
The
Answer

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Brain Teaser 1
Answer to Number of Tigers : 16

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Brain Teaser 2
ANSWER
What is the word or phrase in the
Picture Below?
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Brain Teaser 2
ANSWER
What is the word or phrase in the
Picture Below?
ROBin HOOD
ROB
in
HOOD

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Brain
Teaser 3
Find the Hidden
Rabbit in the Picture
Answer
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Next
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For
The
Answer

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Brain
Teaser 3
Find the Hidden
Rabbit in the Picture
Answer

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Brain
Teaser 4
Can you guess the name of
month from the picture
below? Explain.
Answer
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Next
Slide
For The
Answer

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Brain
Teaser 4
Can you guess the name of
month from the picture
below?
Answer
JULY
Cut the Image horizontal and
look into the bottom image

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Brain Teaser 5
Find six items that do not belong to this era?
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Answer to Brain Teaser 5
Six items that do not belong to this era:
1 Plane 2 Handphone 3 Earphones 4 Sunglasses
5 Table Lamp 6 Scooter

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Brain Teaser 6
ANSWER See Next Slide for the Answers

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Brain Teaser 6
ANSWER

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Brain Teaser 7
ANSWER
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Answer
What is this
thing?

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Brain Teaser 7
ANSWER
SURNAME

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Brain Teaser 8
What do these pictures have in common?
ANSWER
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Brain Teaser 8
What do these pictures have in common?
ANSWER
RED! All pictures contain a red
colour.

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Can you find 6 Hidden Words?
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Slide for
the 6
Hidden
Words

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Can you find 6 Hidden Words?
6 Hidden
Words
Camera
Action
Cut
Actor
Movie
Showing
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Slide for
the
Answers

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6 Hidden
Words
Camera
Action
Cut
Actor
Movie
Showing

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Mystery Object 1
Answer
HINT
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for a Hint
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 1
Answer
HINT
Answer
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for the Answer

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Mystery Object 1
Answer
HINT
Metal band that holds the
Eraser on your pencil
Answer

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Mystery Object 2
HINT
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for a Hint

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Mystery Object 2
Answer
HINT
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for the Answer

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Mystery Object 2
Answer
HINT
Zipper

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Mystery Object 3
HINT
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for a Hint

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Mystery Object 3
Answer
HINT
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for the Answer

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Mystery Object 3
Answer
Broccoli
HINT

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Mystery Object 4
HINT
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for a Hint

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Mystery Object 4
Answer
HINT
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for the Answer

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Mystery Object 4
Answer
Ramen
Noodles
HINT

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Mystery Object 5
HINT
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for a Hint

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Mystery Object 5
Answer
HINT
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for the Answer

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Mystery Object 5
Answer
Clothes
Pin
HINT

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Mystery Object 6
HINT
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for a Hint

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Mystery Object 6
Answer
HINT
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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Mystery Object 6
Answer
Fork on a
Blue
Plate
HINT

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May your mind be most creative, calm and clear.
May you face mental challenges without fear.
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
The End