A Presentation of a selection of Puzzles, Brain Teasers and Thinking Problems to exercise both the mind and the Right and Left Brain. To help keep the mind and brain fit and healthy. Good for both the young and old alike. Answers are given for all the puzzles and problems.

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What are Rebus Puzzles?
They are essentially little pictures, often made with
letters and words, which cryptically represent a word,
phrase, or saying. Below are two examples:
The Answer is
‘FAT CHANCE’
( ‘Fat letters’ ! )
The Answer is
‘SIDE SHOW’
( The word ‘SHOW’ is at the side! )
Go to Next Slide to start solving Rebus Puzzles

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Rebus Puzzles Set A
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answers

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Rebus Puzzles Set A
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
Answers
Rising Temperature Just Right Right Under the Nose

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Rebus Puzzles Set B
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answers

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Rebus Puzzles Set B
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
Answers
Looking out for
Number One All In All Cry all the way to
the Bank

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Deductivethinking puzzle 1
See Next Slide for the
Answer
THINK

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Deductivethinking puzzle 1
Answer
THINK

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Deductivethinking puzzle 2
See Next Slide for the
Answer
THINK

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Deductivethinking puzzle 2
Answer
THINK

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Deductivethinking puzzle 3
See Next Slide for the
Answer
THINK

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Deductivethinking puzzle 3
Answer
THINK

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ 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

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ 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 Castle # 2 Farmer # 3 Energy

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ 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

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ 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
Uniform
Vehicle
Command
Adapter

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ 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

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ 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
Backpack
Gradient
Accounts
Property
Answers

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Lateral Thinking Q 1
See Next Slide for the Answer
Clue
Tom was on a vacation abroad.
One day he fell off a boat into
deep water. He could not swim
and he had nothing that could
help him keep afloat. After
about one hour, Tom was
rescued. Suggest why Tom did
not drown.

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Lateral Thinking Q 1
Answer
Clue
Tom was on a vacation abroad. One day he
fell off a boat into deep water. He could not
swim and he had nothing that could help
him keep afloat. After about one hour, Tom
was rescued. Suggest why Tom did not
drown.
Tom went to Israel for a vacation. He fell into
the Dead Sea. The water is the dead sea has a
very high salt content; it is so dense that a
person would float on it easily.

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See Next Slide for the Answer
Lateral Thinking Q 2
Clue
Ah Beng was driving alone in his car.
He was speeding and he lost control
of the car. The car went down into a
steep ravine and plunged into a fast
flowing river. Ah Beng’s arm was
broken and he could not release his
seat belt in order to get out of the car.
The car sank to the bottom of the
river trapping Ah Beng in the car.
Rescuers arrived two hours later
and they found Ah Beng still alive in
the river. How do you explain this?

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Answer
Lateral Thinking Q 2
Clue
Ah Beng was driving alone in his car.
He was speeding and he lost control
of the car. The car went down into a
steep ravine and plunged into a fast
flowing river. Ah Beng’s arm was
broken and he could not release his
seat belt in order to get out of the car.
The car sank to the bottom of the
river trapping Ah Beng in the car.
Rescuers arrived two hours later
and they found Ah Beng still alive in
the river. How do you explain this?
It was a shallow river. The water
in the river reached up only to
Ah Beng’s lower neck

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Lateral Thinking Q 3
Clue
See Next Slide
for the Answer
A middle-aged man was once found lying dead in a
large room. There was a large pile of gold and jewels on
the floor. A chandelier was attached to the ceiling. The
man had not died of any medical ailment; neither was
he killed by any person. Suggest a possible explanation
as to how the man died.

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Lateral Thinking Q 3
Clue Answer
A middle-aged man was once found lying dead in a
large room. There was a large pile of gold and jewels on
the floor. A chandelier was attached to the ceiling. The
man had not died of any medical ailment; neither was
he killed by any person. Suggest a possible explanation
as to how the man died.
The man was a diver trying to salvage
valuables from a ship wreck. The ship
had sunk in the ocean some time ago.
Unfortunately, the diver ran out of air in
his oxygen tank and he was trapped in
the ballroom of the ocean liner.

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See Next Slide for the Answers
Brain teasers
1
How many things can you find that begin with the Letter S?
The time is up after 2 minutes

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Answer - There are 8 Things
Skeleton; Sausage; Shell; Stem; Smile; Snout;
Stars; Sky
Brain teasers
1
How many things can you find that begin with the Letter S?
The time is up after 2 minutes

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Brain teasers
See Next Slide for the Answer
2

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Brain teasers
Answer
2
Number 2
( The Tail Stripe)

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Brain Teaser 3
Brain teasers
See Next Slide for the Answer
Can you solve the puzzle in less than 2 minutes?

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Brain Teaser 3
Brain teasers
Answers
Can you solve the puzzle in less than 2 minutes?
1 Parrot 2 Leaf 3 Camera 4 Monkey 5 Banana 6 Branch

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Brain teasers Brain Teaser 4
How many Hidden Pandas can you spot in 2 minutes?
See
the
Next
Slide
for
the
Answers

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Brain teasers Brain Teaser 4
How many Hidden Pandas can you spot in 2 minutes?
Answer
12
Pandas

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Brain teasers Brain Teaser 5
See
the
Next
Slide
for
the
Answer
Can you find the Hidden Pencil in less than 1 minute?

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Brain teasers Brain Teaser 5
Answer
Can you find the Hidden Pencil in less than 1 minute?

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Math Puzzle 1
See Next Slide for the Answer
Which number should replace the question mark?

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Math Puzzle 1
Answer 5
Which number should replace the question mark?

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Math Puzzle 2
What number
should be
written in the
space marked
??
See Next Slide for the Answer

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Math Puzzle 2
What number
should be
written in the
space marked
??
Answer
Answer: 645
1111 = 5
=> (1 + 1 + 1 + 1) + (1 x 1 x 1 x 1) =
5
2222 = 24
=> (2 + 2 + 2 + 2) + (2 x 2 x 2 x 2) =
24
3333 = 93
=> (3 + 3 + 3 + 3) + (3 x 3 x 3 x 3) =
93
4444 = 272
=> (4 + 4 + 4 + 4) + (4 x 4 x 4 x 4) =
272
Similarly,
5555 = ?
=> (5 + 5 + 5 + 5) + (5 x 5 x 5 x 5) =
645

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See Next Slide for the Answer
Math Puzzle 3

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Answer
Math Puzzle 3

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What’s The Punch Line?
The punch line of a joke is the part, or line at the end that makes the
joke funny enough to bring a smile or laughter.
In the following Creative Exercise # 1- # 3, you have to
suggest a creative punch line for each of the humorous
pieces. A suggested punch line is given.
Of course there are so many possibilities.
Think creatively.
See Next Slide for an Example.

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My Reflection
When non-beneficial social media
things ‘overload’ the mind,
there will come a time you will
suffer states of the depressive
kind.
I click ‘Like’. You know I can convey this
message effectively - No One likes it!
Suggested Punch Line
Suggest a
Punch Line
What’s
The
Punch
Line?
An
Example

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My Reflection
When Reality does not match
with one’s expectations,
disappointments and other
mental sufferings arise.
Punch Line # 1
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
Some people really have great
expectations which cannot be met.
When my friend Joe told me that he
wants a girl who is good, clever and
beautiful, I told him,
“Joe hey,
you don’t want one, you want three!”

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My Reflection
When Reality does not match
with one’s expectations,
disappointments and other
mental sufferings arise.
Punch Line # 1
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
Some people really have great
expectations which cannot be met.
When my friend Joe told me that he
wants a girl who is good, clever and
beautiful, I told him,
“Joe hey,
you don’t want one, you want three!”
Suggested Punchline

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My Reflection
When one reacts negatively to
another person’s words or actions,
one will regret and suffer.
Wise ones do not let other people’s
words rattle their mental peace.
Punch Line # 2
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
Yesterday Helen slapped
the guide in the Art
Gallery. When she asked
the guide, “How much is
that horrible-looking
picture?” The guide
replied,
“It isn’t a picture. It’s a
mirror!”

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My Reflection
When one reacts negatively to
another person’s words or actions,
one will regret and suffer.
Wise ones do not let other people’s
words rattle their mental peace.
Punch Line # 2
Suggest a
Punch Line.
Yesterday Helen slapped
the guide in the Art
Gallery. When she asked
the guide, “How much is
that horrible-looking
picture?” The guide
replied,
“It isn’t a picture. It’s a
mirror!”
A suggested Punch Line

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My Reflection
A happy and successful
marriage is built on the rock
of love, patience,
understanding and tolerance
between the spouses.
Punch Line # 3
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
When a husband cannot tolerate
his wife, the marriage is heading
for the rocks.
When Choo told his buddy Khor
that his (Choo’s) wife is an angel,
Khor lamented,
“You are lucky!
Mine is still alive!”

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My Reflection
A happy and successful
marriage is built on the rock
of love, patience,
understanding and tolerance
between the spouses.
Punch Line # 3
A Suggested
Punch Line.
.
When a husband cannot tolerate
his wife, the marriage is heading
for the rocks.
When Choo told his buddy Khor
that his (Choo’s) wife is an angel,
Khor lamented,
“You are lucky!
Mine is still alive!”

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 1
See Next Slide for the Answer
Move two matchsticks to make
the mathematical equation correct.

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 1
Answer

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 2
See Next Slide for the Answer
Refer to the Diagram
on the left.
Move 4 matchsticks to
convert the cup and
saucer into 3
DIFFERENT in size
triangles.

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 2
Answer
Refer to the Diagram
on the left.
Move 4 matchsticks to
convert the cup and saucer
into 3 DIFFERENT in size
triangles.

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 3
See Next Slide for the Answer
In the figure shown
are 4 equal
triangles. Move 4
matchsticks to
create 2 equal
triangles.

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 3
Answer
In the figure shown are
4 equal triangles.
Move 4 matchsticks to
create 2 equal
triangles.

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Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power
Can you find 6 Hidden Words in the Picture in less than 2
minutes?
See Next Slide if you need to know what the 6 Hidden Words are

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Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power
Can you find 6 Hidden Words in the Picture in less than 2
minutes?
The 6 Hidden Words are : Run ; Climb; Jump; Leap; Park; Swing
See
next
Slide
for
the
Answers

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Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power
Can you find 6 Hidden Words in the Picture in less than 2 minutes?
The 6 Hidden Words are : Run ; Climb; Jump; Leap; Park; Swing
Answers
Answers

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# 1
Riddles for Creative Thinking
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answer
Halo of water,
tongue of wood
Skin of stone,
long Ive stood.
My fingers short
reach to the sky
Inside my heart
men live and
die.
What am I

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# 1
Riddles for Creative Thinking
Clue
Answer Castle
Halo of water,
tongue of wood
Skin of stone,
long Ive stood.
My fingers short
reach to the sky
Inside my heart
men live and
die.
What am I

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#
2
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answer
Riddles for Creative Thinking
What is
always
moving,
never tired,
and dread
not being
admired?

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#
2
Clue
Answer Mirror
Riddles for Creative Thinking
What is
always
moving,
never tired,
and dread
not being
admired?

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# 3
See Next Slide for the
Answer
Clue
Riddles for Creative Thinking

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# 3
Answer Sunshine
Clue
Riddles for Creative Thinking

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# 4 Clue
See Next Slide
for the Answer
See Next Slide for the Answer
Riddles for Creative Thinking

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# 4 Clue
See Next Slide
for the Answer
Answer A Prince
Riddles for Creative Thinking

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# 5
See Next Slide for the Answer
Clue
Riddles for Creative Thinking

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# 5
Answer Scarecrow
Clue
Riddles for Creative Thinking

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Mental and Visual Skills 1
How many Differences can you find between
the two pictures in 2 minutes?
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answers

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Mental and Visual Skills 1 Answers ( There are 7 Differences)
How many Differences can you find between
the two pictures in 2 minutes?

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Mental and Visual Skills 2
See Next Slide for the Answers
Can you spot the 6 Differences between the two
panels in less than two minutes?

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Mental and Visual Skills 2 Answers
Can you spot the 6 Differences between the two panels in less
than two minutes?
Answers
1 Bat 2 Magnifying Glass 3 Sneaker 4 Wax Drop
5 Puddle 6 Bone

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Vision Puzzle
How many Umbrellas can you find in less than 30 seconds?
See Next Slide for the Answer

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Vision Puzzle
How many
Umbrellas
can you
find in
less than
30
seconds?
Answer
12
Umbrellas

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EYE Power Test
Can you
find the
number 8
in less than
10
seconds?
See Next
Slide for
the answer

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EYE Power Test
Can you
find the
number 8
in less than
10
seconds?
Answer

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The End