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brain Teasers and Lateral Thinking Puzzles. What starts with an ‘E’ and ends with an ‘E’ but usually only contains one letter?. Which word if pronounced right, is wrong, and if pronounced wrong is right?. What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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What starts with an ‘E’ and ends with an ‘E’ but usually only contains one letter?

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Which word if pronounced right, is wrong, and if pronounced wrong is right?

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What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?

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What happens in the middle of month, in all of the seasons except summer and happens only in the night, never in the day?

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‘This is an unusual paragraph. I am curious how quickly you will find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. If you work at it a bit, you might find out!’

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In which sport do winners move backwards and losers move forwards?

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Can you name three consecutive days without using the words, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday?

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Why are 2013 pound coins worth more than 2012 pound coins?

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What can go up a chimney down but not can’t go down a chimney up?

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What has roads but no cars, rivers but no water, hills but no trees?

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How far can a horse run into a forest?

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A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns and the third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in three years. Which room is safest for him?

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You are running a race. You overtake the second person, what position are you in?

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Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?

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What are the next three letters in this riddle?

O T T F F S S _ _ _

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What do you put in a toaster?

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What starts with an ‘E’ and ends with an ‘E’ but usually only contains one letter?

*An Envelope*

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Which word if pronounced right, is wrong, and if pronounced wrong is right?

*Wrong*

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What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?

*Your name*

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What happens in the middle of month, in all of the seasons except summer and happens only in the night, never in the day?

*The letter ‘n’*

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‘This is an unusual paragraph. I am curious how quickly you will find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. If you work at it a bit, you might find out!’

*Contains no letter ‘E’*

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In which sport do winners move backwards and losers move forwards?

*Tug of war*

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Can you name three consecutive days without using the words, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday?

*Yesterday, today, tomorrow*

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Why are 2013 pound coins worth more than 2012 pound coins?

*Because there are more of them*

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What can go up a chimney down but not can’t go down a chimney up?

*An umbrella*

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What has roads but no cars, rivers but no water, hills but no trees?

*A map*

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How far can a horse run into a forest?

*Half way, after which it would be running out*

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A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns and the third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in three years. Which room is safest for him?

*The third. Lions that haven’t eaten in three years are dead.*

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You are running a race. You overtake the second person, what position are you in?

*Second*

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Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?

*4100*

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What are the next three letters in this riddle?

O T T F F S S _ _ _

*E, N, T (Eight, Nine, Ten)*

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What do you put in a toaster?

*Bread, not toast!*