Brain Teasers
A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any timepiece. Which has the most?
An hourglass--It has thousands of grains of sand.
I wanted a child more than anything, but when I was told that I would finally have one, I laughed.
Sarah
In a website browser address bar, what does "www" stand for?
World Wide Web
What is the state capital of New York?
Albany
What kind of nouns need to be capitalized?
Reflexive nouns, Proper nouns, Demonstrative nouns, Indefinite nouns
Proper nouns
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
The river was frozen
I knew my father loved me very much and I always obeyed him, so I was surprised that he would be willing to sacrifice me.
Isaac
What is the loudest animal on Earth?
Sperm Whale
Capable of producing sounds up to 233 decibles. Also it is the largest toothed whale on earth, and has a larger brain than any other animal.
After Alaska, which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
Florida
Florida has about 1,350 miles of coast.
Alaska has 6,640.
What has 18 legs and catches flies?
A baseball team
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a long one. Michael J. Fox has a short one. Madonna does not use hers. Bill Clinton always uses his. What is it?
Their surname.
Just in case my brother still harbored ill feelings towards me, I made sure to send lots of gifts ahead of me before I met him again after many years.
Jacob
Where were the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights stored during World War II?
Fort Knox
Name three of the five U.S. states that have a coastline on the gulf of Mexico?
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
Which pair of words are homophones?
Trash and garbage
Childhood and adulthood
Silent and listen
Blue and blew
Blew and blue
Forrest left home running. He ran a ways and then turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home, there were two masked men. Who were they?
The catcher and the umpire. It's a baseball game.
I bought a slave who turned out to be very responsible, but later on I had to get rid of him. Later he became known as the second in command of the whole country.
Potiphar
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
What is the name of the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
Angel Falls, Venezuela
It is 3,211 feet tall
What can semicolons be used to separate?
Two independent clauses
An independent clause and a subordinate clause
Two subordinate clause
None of the above
Two independent clauses
In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be?
The person was born in 2005 BC.
My assignment was very important. I had to look after my youngest brother who was in deep water.
Miriam
How many ribs in the human body?
24
What would you call someone from Sudan?
Sudanese
Which is NOT an abstract noun?
Love
Rainbow
Fear
Democracy
Rainbows can be seen, which make them concrete nouns