Brain Teasers
I go up and down but never move. What am I?
Stairs
The nickname of Texas.
The Lone Star State
The name of Nemo's father in Finding Nemo.
Marlin
This city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Athens
What starts with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot
This treaty officially ended the Texas Revolution.
Treaty of Velasco
This 2009 sci-fi film directed by James Cameron is set on the planet Pandora.
Avatar
The 2026 Winter Olympics are taking place here.
(+100 Bonus if you can name the cities)
Italy
Cities: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?
Short
Texas seceded from the Union in this year.
1861
These six superheroes formed the original Avengers.
Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye
This new sport made its debut in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Ski Mountaineering (Skimo)
If 7 adults eat 7 cupcakes in 7 minutes, 30 adults will eat 30 cupcakes in ______ minutes.
7 minutes
This oil field, discovered in 1901, sparked the Texas oil bloom.
Spindletop
This actor voiced the fast-talking dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan.
Eddie Murphy
This city was awarded the 1940 Summer Olympics, but the Games were ultimately canceled due to World War II.
Tokyo
A vault starts with one coin. The number of coins doubles daily. The vault becomes completely full on day 30. On what day was the vault half full?
Day 29
The "Six Flags over Texas" represents these six nations that ruled Texas.
Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States of America, United States of America
This is the score Elle Woods got on her LSAT in Legally Blonde.
179
The first female Olympian to win a gold medal participated in this sport.
Sailing