Hidden Colors: Creative problem solving with creative thinking techniques

One more solving executrices which can be answered by creative thinking techniques and creative approach. This game is designed to increase your flexibility and your ability to overcome the restrictions of habit. The name of what color is concealed in each sentence?

1. Newspaper editors decided to go on strike. (Red)

2. The cab lacked proper brakes to stop at the intersection. (Black)

Now try these:

1. A big, old, hungry dog appeared at our door every morning.

2. The cop persuaded him not to create a disturbance.

3. The Brazilian student Paulo lives around the corner from us.

4. You shouldn’t let an upstart like him bother you.

5. He let out a big yell, owing to the injuries he received when he fell.

6. La Jolla venders decided to cut their prices in half.

7. Long rayon fabrics were loaded on the truck.

8. The Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli lacked the requisite documents to enter the U.S.

9. You shouldn’t sell this fossil very cheaply because it is a rare specimen.

10. The new law hit everybody’s pocketbook pretty hard.

Answers: 1. Gold 2. Copper 3. Olive 4. Tan 5. Yellow 6. Lavender 7. Gray 8. Lilac 9. Silver 10. White

In order to identify the hidden colors, you have to disregard the signs that say “stop”—such as word spacings, periods, and commas. People who are habit-ridden will find this exercise very difficult.