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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 27 2009, 09:15 PM Post #1 |
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We do one of these with my students each time we see them as practice with divergent thinking and questioning. They're loads of fun, and some of the answers are hilarious. I'm especially fond of the one we're using for this session (and it's one of the easier ones we've used in a while). The deal is that you read the situation, and you can ask yes or no questions to try to figure out the answer. Play with me! Though he was quite a talented scientist, he became famous for his ability to make new friends. |
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"Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson My Flickr Photostream | |
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| Mikhailoh | Feb 28 2009, 05:08 AM Post #2 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Was he American? We used to play this game in the car as kids. Dad called it Animal, Mineral and Vegetable. 'I am thinking of something and it is (one of those three) ' and we'd do yes or no questions until we guessed. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Luke's Dad | Feb 28 2009, 05:10 AM Post #3 |
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Was he alive during the 20th century? |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 05:38 AM Post #4 |
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No, he was not American. No, he was not alive during the 20th century. |
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| Mikhailoh | Feb 28 2009, 05:39 AM Post #5 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Did an apple fall on his head, at least by popular anecdote? |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| jon-nyc | Feb 28 2009, 05:40 AM Post #6 |
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Cheers
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Was he British? Was he alive in the 19th century? |
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| George K | Feb 28 2009, 05:50 AM Post #7 |
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Brief aside: Newton was an a-hole, from what I hear.... |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 05:50 AM Post #8 |
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Did an apple fall on his head? No. Was he British? No. Was he alive in the 19th century? No....ish. |
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| George K | Feb 28 2009, 05:52 AM Post #9 |
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Was he a kite-flyer? |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 05:54 AM Post #10 |
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Was he a kite-flyer? No. |
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| jon-nyc | Feb 28 2009, 05:55 AM Post #11 |
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Cheers
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Was he a real person? |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 05:56 AM Post #12 |
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Was he a real person? No. |
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| jon-nyc | Feb 28 2009, 05:57 AM Post #13 |
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Cheers
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Was he originally a character in a novel? |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 05:58 AM Post #14 |
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Was he a character in a novel? Yes. |
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| jon-nyc | Feb 28 2009, 06:02 AM Post #15 |
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I know who it is! Dr. Frankenstein. |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 06:04 AM Post #16 |
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Well done, jon! One of my teams this week immediately asked, "Did the scientist make clones?" and then, "Did he make robots?", then "Have we likely heard his name before?" and then got it. The other team took about 30 questions. |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 06:06 AM Post #17 |
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Here's one that is a lot more bizarre. It has a much longer answer. One of my teams actually figured it out - the other 4 teams needed many hints. They were not related, but their friends were struck by the likeness between them. |
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| George K | Feb 28 2009, 06:14 AM Post #18 |
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"Make new Friends" |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 06:17 AM Post #19 |
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I thought it was hilarious, George! Only a couple of the kids agreed. |
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| George K | Feb 28 2009, 06:19 AM Post #20 |
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Were they real people? |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 06:26 AM Post #21 |
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Real people? Yes. |
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| Optimistic | Feb 28 2009, 06:32 AM Post #22 |
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Were they both male? |
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PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 06:35 AM Post #23 |
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Were they both male? Hmm... Sure. (Irrelevant) |
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| Luke's Dad | Feb 28 2009, 06:42 AM Post #24 |
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The Stooges? |
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| dolmansaxlil | Feb 28 2009, 06:43 AM Post #25 |
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No. |
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