LOGIC & TRICK QUESTIONS 1
What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left hand?
Your left hand.
Explanation: You can’t physically hold your left hand with your left hand.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
Explanation: It dries other things while getting wet itself.
If an electric train is moving north at 100 km/h and the wind is blowing east at 10 km/h, which way does the smoke blow?
There’s no smoke — it’s an electric train.
Explanation: Trick question — electric trains don’t produce smoke.
Which month has 28 days?
All of them.
Explanation: Every month has at least 28 days.
If five cats can catch five mice in five minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch one mouse?
Five minutes.
Explanation: Each cat catches one mouse in five minutes.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps.
Explanation: Every step you take leaves a footprint behind.
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
Explanation: Age only increases over time.
What runs all around a backyard but never moves?
A fence.
Explanation: It “runs” around the yard figuratively.
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 die. How many are left?
9.
Explanation: “All but 9” means 9 remain alive.
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
A postage stamp.
Explanation: It stays on the corner of an envelope.
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano.
Explanation: The word “keys” refers to piano keys, not door keys.
You see a boat filled with people. It hasn’t sunk, but when you look again, you don’t see a single person on board. Why?
Everyone was married.
Explanation: The riddle plays on the word “single”.
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest.
Explanation: It was still the highest, just not discovered yet.
What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle.
Explanation: The “eye” is the hole for the thread.
What’s always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future.
Explanation: It’s ahead of you conceptually.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter “M”.
Explanation: It’s a play on the spelling of the words.
What has a head, a tail, but no body?
A coin.
Explanation: Coins have a “head” and a “tail” side.
How can a man go eight days without sleep?
He sleeps at night.
Explanation: The question never said he couldn’t sleep at night.
If you drop a red stone into the blue sea, what will it become?
Wet.
Explanation: Its colour doesn’t change — it just gets wet.
What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do?
Your name.
Explanation: Others say your name more often than you do.
If there are six apples and you take away four, how many do you have?
Four.
Explanation: You took four apples — they are yours now.
What gets broken without being held?
A promise.
Explanation: You can “break” a promise metaphorically.
What word is spelt incorrectly in every dictionary?
“Incorrectly.”
Explanation: The literal word “incorrectly” is spelt that way.
What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock.
Explanation: It has “hands” that tell time, not real ones.
Imagine you are in a sinking boat surrounded by sharks. How do you survive?
Stop imagining.
Explanation: The key word is “imagine” — it’s all in your head.