Brain Teasers #1
How far can a deer run into the woods?
Halfway. After that, he’s running out of the woods.
I am always in front of you, but you will never see me. What am I?
The future
What goes through a door but never goes in and never comes out?
Keyhole
You’re in a cabin and it’s pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first: the newspaper, the lamp, the candle, or the fire?
The match
What starts off temporary but ends permanently?
The letter 'T'
(T)emporary and Permanen(t)
What does this mean?
1 knows
Won by a nose
You are a cyclist in a cross-country race. Just before crossing the finish line, you overtake the person in second place. In what place did you finish?
Second Place. If you pass the person in second, you take second place, and they become third.
7.00 am. You are asleep and there is a sudden knock on the door. Behind the door are your parents, who came to have breakfast. In your fridge: bread, milk, juice, and a jar of jam. What will you open first?
Your eyes
I am a rare case where today comes before yesterday. What am I?
A dictionary
When someone else ate, you became full of me. What am I?
Jealousy
What has a mouth, but cannot eat. Moves, but has no legs. Has a bank, but no money?
A river
A man pushes his car and stops in front of a hotel and immediately goes bankrupt. What is he doing?
Playing Monopoly.
You walk into a room and see a bed. On the bed, there are two dogs, four cats, a giraffe, five cows, and a duck. There are also three chickens flying above the bed. How many legs are on the floor?
There are six legs on the floor. Four legs from the bed and your own two legs as you stand in the room.
All the animals are on the bed and not on the floor.
I run, it runs, I stop, it runs
What is it?
My watch
A train leaves from Halifax, Nova Scotia heading towards Vancouver, British Columbia at 120 km/h. Three hours later, a train leaves Vancouver heading towards Halifax at 180 km/h. Assume there are exactly 6000 kilometers between Vancouver and Halifax. When they meet, which train is closer to Halifax?
Both trains would be at the same spot when they meet therefore they are both equally close to Halifax.
When I am filled I can point the way. When I am empty, nothing moves me. I have two skins; One without and one within. What am I?
A glove
The number 8,549,176,320 is a unique number. What is so special about it?
It’s the only number including every digit arranged in alphabetical order.
4 girls are in a room: Aire is playing chess. Maria is watching television. Anna is asleep. What is the fourth girl doing?
Playing Chess with Aire, as Chess is a two-person game!
What is used for safety, but is not safe?
A safety pin
What walks when you tie it up but stops when you untie it?
Shoes
Frank was born in 1933 and died in 1946 at the age of 57. How can this be?
He was born in the hospital room in 1933 and died in room 1946.
A truck driver is going down a one-way street the wrong way, and passes at least ten cops. Why is she not caught?
She is walking along the pavement
I'm always wet but never dirty. I am a solid-liquid. What am I?
A Bubble.
I visit you every night even if you don't call me! I'm lost every day. What Am I?
Stars
Give me food, and I will live. Give me water, and I will die. What am I?
Fire