Logic puzzles
What number comes next? 1, 2, 3, 4, ___?
5
If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how many cats are needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
5 cats
What is the next number: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ___?
13 — Fibonacci sequence)
What word is made by putting “snow” in front of “man”?
snowman
What color do you get when you mix red and yellow?
orange
If all dogs are animals, and all animals breathe, do all dogs breathe?
yes
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
an echo
Which letter replaces the question mark? J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O, N, ?
D- The months of the year
What do you call a word that’s the same forward and backward, like “mom”?
a palindrome
Which planet is known for having the most moons in the solar system?
Saturn
A farmer has 10 apples and gives away 7. How many apples does he have left?
3
What 8-letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word, until only one letter remains?
Starting — staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I)
What comes next in this pattern? 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ___?
42 — pattern of n(n+1))
What 3-letter word can come before “light,” “house,” and “man”?
Fire — firelight, firehouse, fireman
How many legs does a spider have?
8
There are 3 birds on a fence. You shoot one. How many birds are left?
0 because the rest of them flew away
A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and the minute hands?
7.5 degrees
Identify the odd one out: 3, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17
8- It's not a prime number
What do the words “toe,” “pot,” and “top” all have in common?
They can be rearranged to form each other — anagrams
What’s the only continent that is also a country?
Austrailia
Which is heavier: 1 kilogram of cotton or 1 kilogram of steel?
they weigh the same
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What is the number?
Identify the odd one out: 3, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17
2120 — B=2, A=1, T=20, same pattern)
What common English word has three consecutive double letters?
bookkeeper
What is the largest animal in the world?
A Blue Whale