Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Facts About Classmates/ Stories
Presentation in Review
Am I thinking Critically
Yes or No Questions
For the Win
100
Five pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn, but there is a perfectly logical reason for them being there. What is it?
What is a snowman
100
Sound the alarm! You don't wanna play dodge ball with this massive adolescent. You may just get a dodge ball to the face!
Who is Dean Laberta
100
In the beginning of this Power Point, there were five different ways of thinking. other than critical thinking, what is one of them?
What is implementation thinking, conceptual thinking, innovative thinking, intuitive thinking
100
I'm jogging down the neighborhood leisurely.
What is no
100
Give me an example of critical thinking in daily life?
Answer may vary
200
A man rode into town on Friday. He stayed for three nights and then left on Friday. How come?
What is the horse named Friday
200
Some say psycho, some say blondie. Some call her Chelsea, but she is also known under this popular girl's name.
Who is Jessica
200
Academic Critical thinking is a branch of critical thinking, or if you're psycho, you can remember both by thinking of this food.
What is an olive
200
Comparing two cars I want to buy
What is yes
200
Give me an example of academic critical thinking
Answer may vary
300
How could a baby fall out of a twenty-story building onto the ground and live?
He fell out of the first-story window
300
His family owns a restaurant. What's it called?
What is Perrotti's Pizza?
300
There are six steps to thinking, what are the names to at least three?
What is unreflective, challenged, beginning, practicing, advanced or master thinking
300
DAILY DOUBLE: You are examining charts in your psychology class. BONUS: What type of thinking is this? (Be Specific)
What is yes What is Academic Critical Thinking
300
Give me an example of a beginning thinker
The alcoholic example. Answers may vary
400
A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, however, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way - unless it's raining. What is the explanation for this?
What is a dwarf
400
Russian for "butterfly"
What is a babochka
400
Critical thinking is done by who?
What is me/you/individual
400
Who was in the picture on the Power Point (He was saying "What the hell"
Who is David Tennant
400
Name the six stages of thinking in order
What is unreflective, challenged, beginning, practicing, advanced or master thinking
500
There are six eggs in the basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?
Someone took the basket with the egg
500
How much is a small?
What is a little more than nothing
500
How old is too old to become a master thinker?
What is never
500
What have you been doing throughout this entire presentation
What is thinking critically
500
What group of people tend to suffer most from unreflective thinking?
What is everyone (trick question)
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