Jackdaws Love My Big Sphinx Of Quartz.
Time Duration: 30 minutes (five minutes for each word) is allocated.
Aim
To introduce a fun element in to a workshop
The Tools Needed
Flip chart and stand and marker pens
Pen/Pencil and paper for each participant
Instructions
Here are 6 word to help re focus individuals during a workshop.
PUZZLE 1
Write the following sentence on the flip chart:
'Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.'
QUESTION
What is so unusual about the sentence on the flip-chart? (Aside from the fact that it doesn't make a lot of sense.)
ANSWER
It is the shortest sentence in the English language that includes every letter of the alphabet.
PUZZLE 2
Write the following words on the flip-chart:
BOUGH
COUGH
DOUGH
ROUGH
THROUGH
QUESTION
What is unusual …show more content…
After several days of climbing they finally reached the pinnacle, and to their dismay, found a cabin and three frozen bodies. Since Shadow and his friends were the first men to ever climb the summit, how could this be possible?
ANSWER
The cabin that Shadow and his friends found was an aeroplane cabin. The three bodies froze after the crash.
QUESTION 5
Suppose you have a bottle of wine which has its cork secured in the usual way. Without having a corkscrew available to open the bottle, how would you be able to drink the wine?
ANSWER
By pushing the cork right into the bottle.
QUESTION 6
This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing is wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why? Study it, think about it, and you may find out. Try to do it without coaching. If you work at it for a bit it will dawn on you. So jump to it and try your skill at figuring it out. Good luck - don't blow your cool!
You may want to display this paragraph on the flip chart.
ANSWER
The letter e (the most common letter in our language), does not appear in the
Aim
To introduce a fun element in to a workshop
The Tools Needed
Flip chart and stand and marker pens
Pen/Pencil and paper for each participant
Instructions
Here are 6 word to help re focus individuals during a workshop.
PUZZLE 1
Write the following sentence on the flip chart:
'Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.'
QUESTION
What is so unusual about the sentence on the flip-chart? (Aside from the fact that it doesn't make a lot of sense.)
ANSWER
It is the shortest sentence in the English language that includes every letter of the alphabet.
PUZZLE 2
Write the following words on the flip-chart:
BOUGH
COUGH
DOUGH
ROUGH
THROUGH
QUESTION
What is unusual …show more content…
After several days of climbing they finally reached the pinnacle, and to their dismay, found a cabin and three frozen bodies. Since Shadow and his friends were the first men to ever climb the summit, how could this be possible?
ANSWER
The cabin that Shadow and his friends found was an aeroplane cabin. The three bodies froze after the crash.
QUESTION 5
Suppose you have a bottle of wine which has its cork secured in the usual way. Without having a corkscrew available to open the bottle, how would you be able to drink the wine?
ANSWER
By pushing the cork right into the bottle.
QUESTION 6
This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing is wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why? Study it, think about it, and you may find out. Try to do it without coaching. If you work at it for a bit it will dawn on you. So jump to it and try your skill at figuring it out. Good luck - don't blow your cool!
You may want to display this paragraph on the flip chart.
ANSWER
The letter e (the most common letter in our language), does not appear in the