A detective finds a middle-aged man dead on the floor with a gun in his hand and a tape recorder by his side. The recorder plays a message from the man saying he has decided to kill himself, followed by a gunshot. However, the detective determines it is actually a murder because the man could not have rewound the tape to play the message if he had killed himself.

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
CLUE
A smart detective and his team
comes upon a middle-aged man
lying on the floor. Blood is oozing
out of his head. The victim is
holding a gun in his hand and a
tape recorder is lying by his side.
The detective plays the recorder
and these words come out: “I am
tired of living and so I have
decided to kill myself.” A gunshot
follows the message.
The detective and his team knows
that it’s not a suicide case but a
murder. How do you explain this?
See Next Slide for
a Clue

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER
See Next Slide
for the Answer
CLUE
A smart detective and his team
comes upon a middle-aged man
lying on the floor. Blood is oozing
out of his head. The victim is
holding a gun in his hand and a
tape recorder is lying by his side.
The detective plays the recorder
and these words come out: “I am
tired of living and so I have
decided to kill myself.” A gunshot
follows the message.
The detective and his team knows
that it’s not a suicide case but a
murder. How do you explain this?

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Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1
ANSWER
If the man had killed himself,
he would not have been able
to rewind the cassette. Hence
it is obvious somebody else
shot him.
CLUE
A smart detective and his team
comes upon a middle-aged man
lying on the floor. Blood is oozing
out of his head. The victim is
holding a gun in his hand and a
tape recorder is lying by his side.
The detective plays the recorder
and these words come out: “I am
tired of living and so I have
decided to kill myself.” A gunshot
follows the message.
The detective and his team knows
that it’s not a suicide case but a
murder. How do you explain this?

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CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
Mimi bought a piggy savings box
when she was 10 years old. She put
$250 into the box every time her
birthday came. Her younger brother
Jojo took out $50 out of her piggy
box on each of his birthdays.
Mimi died when she was 50 years
old. When the piggy box was
opened, it had just $500.
Apart from Jojo no one had taken
any money out of the box. How
could you explain this?
See Next Slide for
a Clue

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ANSWER
CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
Mimi bought a piggy savings box
when she was 10 years old. She put
$250 into the box every time her
birthday came. Her younger brother
Jojo took out $50 out of her piggy
box on each of his birthdays.
Mimi died when she was 50 years
old. When the piggy box was
opened, it had just $500.
Apart from Jojo no one had taken
any money out of the box. How
could you explain this?
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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ANSWER
CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
Mimi bought a piggy savings box
when she was 10 years old. She put
$250 into the box every time her
birthday came. Her younger brother
Jojo took out $50 out of her piggy
box on each of his birthdays.
Mimi died when she was 50 years
old. When the piggy box was
opened, it had just $500.
Apart from Jojo no one had taken
any money out of the box. How
could you explain this?
Mimi was born on 29 February. Hence
her birthday came only once in 4 years
and she only put the money only 10
times until she died. She deposited a
total of $2500.
Jojo celebrated his birthday every
year and took out of the box $50 every
year for 40 years making the total
amount $2000. Thus when the piggy
box was opened, it had just $500.

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CLUE
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3
A man was at the parlor of his
home. His house was locked and
no one could get inside without
the man opening the door.
Outside there was a mischievous
little boy.
Not long later, the man was found
dead in the parlor. He was not
killed by any burglar because no
burglar could get in. He did not
die of any natural disease like
heart attacks.
How did the man die?
See Next Slide for
a Clue

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CLUE
ANSWER
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3
A man was at the parlor of his
home. His house was locked and
no one could get inside without
the man opening the door.
Outside there was a mischievous
little boy.
Not long later, the man was found
dead in the parlor. He was not
killed by any burglar because no
burglar could get in. He did not
die of any natural disease like
heart attacks.
How did the man die? See Next Slide
for the Answer

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CLUE
ANSWER
Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3
A man was at the parlor of his
home. His house was locked and
no one could get inside without
the man opening the door.
Outside there was a mischievous
little boy.
Not long later, the man was found
dead in the parlor. He was not
killed by any burglar because no
burglar could get in. He did not
die of any natural disease like
heart attacks.
How did the man die?
The man was sleeping by the
fireplace in the parlor. The naughty
boy outside climbed up into
chimney. He put a piece of plank
across the opening of the
chimney. Lots of smoke and fumes
were produced. The man died of
suffocation in his parlor.

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CLUE
Creative Riddle 1
Sometimes you may not
see us but we are there.
At times, our sister
gives you a nice stare.
What are we?
See Next Slide for
a Clue

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ANSWER
CLUE
Creative Riddle 1
Sometimes you may not
see us but we are there.
At times, our sister
gives you a nice stare.
What are we?
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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ANSWER
CLUE
Creative Riddle 1
Sometimes you may not
see us but we are there.
At times, our sister
gives you a nice stare.
What are we?
We are stars and
our sister is the
moon.

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CLUE
A country certainly
has me.
I do reveal things
truthfully.
Think and
study me carefully.
What am I?
Creative Riddle 2
See Next Slide for
a Clue

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CLUE
ANSWER
A country certainly
has me.
I do reveal things
truthfully.
Think and
study me carefully.
What am I?
Creative Riddle 2
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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CLUE
ANSWER
A country certainly
has me.
I do reveal things
truthfully.
Think and
study me carefully.
What am I?
Creative Riddle 2
History

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Creative Riddle 3
I can be bigger than
almost anything.
However of me
you cannot feel a
thing.
I take my super
flight when day is
killed by night.
What am I?
Clue
See Next Slide for
a Clue

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Creative Riddle 3
I can be bigger than
almost anything.
However of me
you cannot feel a
thing.
I take my super
flight when day is
killed by night.
What am I?
Answer
Clue
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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Creative Riddle 3
I can be bigger than
almost anything.
However of me
you cannot feel a
thing.
I take my super
flight when day is
killed by night.
What am I?
Answer
Clue
A Shadow

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Creative Riddle 4
Two similar holes
and a small
mountain –
Without me
you cannot live for
certain.
There is much
about me for you to
learn.
Clue
See Next Slide for
a Clue

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Creative Riddle 4
Two similar holes
and a small
mountain –
Without me
you cannot live for
certain.
There is much
about me for you to
learn.
Clue
Answer
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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Creative Riddle 4
Two similar holes
and a small
mountain –
Without me
you cannot live for
certain.
There is much
about me for you to
learn.
Clue
Answer
The Nose

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Creative Riddle 5
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!
Clue
See Next Slide for
a Clue

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Creative Riddle 5
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!
Clue
Answer
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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Creative Riddle 5
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!
Clue
Answer
A Fish

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Matchstick Puzzle 1
Can you add 3 matchsticks
to the shape on the right to
divide it
into 2 equal parts?
Answer
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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Matchstick Puzzle 1
Can you add 3 matchsticks
to the shape on the right to
divide it
into 2 equal parts?
Answer

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Matchstick Puzzle 2
Of the 5 layouts below, which is the odd one out?
Explain our answer.
Answer
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for the Answer

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Matchstick Puzzle 2
Of the 5 layouts below, which is the odd one out?
Explain our answer.
Answer
C is the odd one out. Adding 1 matchstick to any
other layout forms a capital letter.

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Matchstick Puzzle 3
The above layout shows a distance of 100 meters. Move 2
matchsticks to convert it to the smallest possible distance.
Answer
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for the Answer

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Matchstick Puzzle 3
The above layout shows a distance of 100 meters. Move 2
matchsticks to convert it to the smallest possible distance.
Answer
10 millimeters. There are 1000
millimeters in 1 meter.

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Training in ‘Humor & Wit’ 1
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.
William, a teenage student, phoned
Arnold, his friend, a macho
bodybuilder.
“Arnold,” William began, “I need
your help urgently. Can you come
over to my place?”
“What’s the problem?” Arnold
asked.
William replied, “Two girls are
fighting over me?”
“So? Is that a problem?” Arnold
asked.
“Yes,” William said.
“ ……………………………………”
A Suggested
Answer
See Next Slide

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Training in ‘Humor & Wit’ 1
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.
William, a teenage student, phoned
Arnold, his friend, a macho
bodybuilder.
“Arnold,” William began, “I need
your help urgently. Can you come
over to my place?”
“What’s the problem?” Arnold
asked.
William replied, “Two girls are
fighting over me?”
“So? Is that a problem?” Arnold
asked.
“Yes,” William said.
“ ……………………………………”
A Suggested
Answer
The ugly girl
winning!

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Training in ‘Humor & Wit’ 2
Robert was watching a video in the
hall while his wife was in the kitchen.
Robert kept on shouting as he
watched the video, “Say No! Say No! I
swear you gonna regret it for the rest
of your life! You stupid fool! Don’t say
‘Yes’. Oh No! That dumb ass is
saying ‘Yes!’
The wife shouted from the kitchen,
“Big fool! What are you shouting at?
Why are you so mad? What Video are
you watching?”
Robert said, “………………………..”
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.
A Suggested
Answer
See Next Slide

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Training in ‘Humor & Wit’ 2
Robert was watching a video in the
hall while his wife was in the kitchen.
Robert kept on shouting as he
watched the video, “Say No! Say No! I
swear you gonna regret it for the rest
of your life! You stupid fool! Don’t say
‘Yes’. Oh No! That dumb ass is
saying ‘Yes!’
The wife shouted from the kitchen,
“Big fool! What are you shouting at?
Why are you so mad? What Video are
you watching?”
Robert said, “………………………..”
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.
A Suggested
Answer
The Video of our
Wedding Ceremony!

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Training in ‘Humor & Wit’ 3
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.
One day, the coach told the class
at the field, “Today we are going to
play a game. When I shout out
loud the name of a fruit, you run to
the right side of the field. And
when I call out the name of a color,
you run to the left side of the field.
Is that clear? Anybody doing it
wrong would be punished.” The
whole class shouted, “Easy Sir!”
Then the coach said,
“Ready, set,
…………………….”
A Suggested
Answer
See Next Slide

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Training in ‘Humor & Wit’ 3
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.
One day, the coach told the class
at the field, “Today we are going to
play a game. When I shout out
loud the name of a fruit, you run to
the right side of the field. And
when I call out the name of a color,
you run to the left side of the field.
Is that clear? Anybody doing it
wrong would be punished.” The
whole class shouted, “Easy Sir!”
Then the coach said,
“Ready, set,
…………………….”
A Suggested
Answer
The word is
ORANGE!

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Divergent Thinking Puzzles
the 3 drawings below are
Solve # 16 - # 33
For each drawing suggest 3
possible answers . Write down all
the answers for #16 - #33 before
checking the answers.
Answers
See Next Slide for the
Answers

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Divergent Thinking Puzzles
the 3 drawings below are
Solve # 16 - # 33
For each drawing suggest 3
possible answers . Write all the
answers for #16 - #33 before
checking the answers.
Answers
16 Tug 17 Pillow Case
18 Writer 19 Honest
20 Football Helmet 21 Give
22 Collar 23 Mother 24 Helpful
25 Cable Car 26 Quarrel 27 Straw
28 Miner 29 Lung 30 Sad
31 Dip 32 Diamond 33 Japan

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Rebus Puzzles
Rebus Puzzles. These are popular word picture puzzles with hidden
meanings to solve from the pictogram or saying. Below are two examples:
The Answer is ‘BREAKFAST
( ‘All the letters F, A, S, T are
broken!’ )
The Answer is ‘CROSSROADS’
( 2 ‘ROADS' )
Rebus Puzzle 1
Answer
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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Rebus Puzzles
Rebus Puzzles. These are popular word picture puzzles with hidden
meanings to solve from the pictogram or saying. Below are two examples:
The Answer is ‘BREAKFAST
( ‘All the letters F, A, S, T are
broken!’ )
The Answer is ‘CROSSROADS’
( 2 ‘ROADS' )
Rebus Puzzle 1
Answer
OverALL

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Rebus Puzzle 2
Answer
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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Rebus Puzzle 2
Answer
Big Brother

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Rebus Puzzle 3
Answer
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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Rebus Puzzle 3
Answer
See Eye To Eye

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Rebus Puzzle 4
Answer
See Next slide
for the Answer

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Rebus Puzzle 4
Answer
Up To No Good

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Rebus Puzzle 5
Answer
See Next Slide for the Answer

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Rebus Puzzle 5
Answer
What Goes Up Must Come Down

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Deductive Thinking Puzzle1
A crazy scientist Dangie tells
everyone that he will use a super
hormone to turn his tiny
mosquito named Mike into a
giant blood-sucking monster
mosquito unless everyone gave
him a thousand dollars.
Smart Stevie assures everyone
they have nothing to worry
about because Dr. Dangie’s
mosquito Mike will not suck
their blood.
How can Smart Stevie be so
sure?
Answer
See Next Slide
for the Answer

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Deductive Thinking Puzzle1
A crazy scientist Dangie tells
everyone that he will use a super
hormone to turn his tiny
mosquito named Mike into a
giant blood-sucking monster
mosquito unless everyone gave
him a thousand dollars.
Smart Stevie assures everyone
they have nothing to worry
about because Dr. Dangie’s
mosquito Mike will not suck
their blood.
How can Smart Stevie be so
sure?
Answer
The mosquito Mike is a
male and he only sucks
nectar from flowers or
juice from fruits. Only
female mosquitoes
suck blood.

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Deductive Thinking Puzzle 2
When Smart Stevie and his assistant returned home
after a hot day of work outside, they found their
house had been broken into. The thief had stolen
some files.
Looking around smartly, Stevie could conclude that
the thief was at his home less than an hour ago. One
of the following observations helped Smart Stevie
make his deduction:
1 A broken lamp on the floor
2 Some scattered files on the floor
3 A clock on top of a cupboard
4 A glass tumbler of water with cubes of ice
5 A hung picture displaced to one side on the
wall
6 An open book on the desk with the message
: “I was here.”
How did one observation help Smart Stevie make his
deduction?
Answer
See Next slide
for the Answer

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Deductive Thinking Puzzle 2
When Smart Stevie and his assistant returned home
after a hot day of work outside, they found their
house had been broken into. The thief had stolen
some files.
Looking around smartly, Stevie could conclude that
the thief was at his home less than an hour ago. One
of the following observations helped Smart Stevie
make his deduction:
1 A broken lamp on the floor
2 Some scattered files on the floor
3 A clock on top of a cupboard
4 A glass tumbler of water with cubes of ice
5 A hung picture displaced to one side on the
wall
6 An open book on the desk with the message
: “I was here.”
How did one observation help Smart Stevie make his
deduction?
Answer
The thief had left a
tumbler of ice water
on the table. The ice
cubes had not yet
melted. So the thief
had just burglarized
Smart Stevie’s home.

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I Q TEST
For the 5 IQ Items write down your answers on a piece of
paper before checking the answers.
1
2
3
4
5
E
A
Answers
4
See Next Slide for the Answers

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I Q TEST
For the 5 IQ Items write down your answers on a piece of
paper before checking the answers.
1
2
3
4
5
E
A
Answers
Answers
1
2
3
4
5
4
(The other countries are in Asia)

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The End
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
May we train the brain
and mind most
diligently.
Solving Puzzles has
benefits undoubtedly.
Note:
The Puzzles in the Presentation are taken from
my book
“The Thing is to Think’.
For more info you can check out the Link:
https://www.scribd.com/document/500905347/The
-Thing-is-to-Think