Brain Teasers
What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many are left?
9
What is the next number in the pattern:
5, 10, 20, 40, ___
80
What does the prefix un- usually mean?
How many continents are there?
7
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
If you pass the person in second place in a race, what place are you in?
Second place
What is the next number in the sequence:
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ___
21
What is a word that means the opposite of another word?
Antonym
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
If a $40 jacket is discounted by 25%, what is the new price?
$30
Add a prefix to the word possible to make a word that means not possible
Impossible
What gas do humans breathe in that plants produce?
Oxygen
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
Footsteps
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person. Why?
Everyone is married.
Square root of 225
15
What word means a comparison using “like” or “as”?
Simile
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
What has a head, a tail, and no body?
A coin
Two fathers and two sons go fishing and catch three fish. Each person gets one fish. How is this possible?
They are a grandfather, father, and son
A train travels 60 miles per hour. How far does it go in 2.5 hours?
150 miles
What figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
What is the only continent located in all four hemispheres?
Africa