Brain Teasers 1
Give me food, and I will live. Give me water, and I will die. What am I?
Fire
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
Why are ghosts bad at lying?
Because you can see right through them.
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
Rearrange the letters in the words new door to make one word.
One Word
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
If the red house is on the right side and if the blue house is on the left side where’s the white house?
In Washington D.C.
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald
Do you know the name of the invention that lets you look instantly right through any wall you want?
A window
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Your shadow
If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?
What the exact middle of America?
The letter "r"
What has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock
What can you catch, but not throw?
Where does one wall meet the other wall?
On the corner
What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards
Jeff’s dad has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and ___?
Jeff
If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
You have two apples
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?
Chicago
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
Twelve pears hanging high, twelve men passing by, each took a pear. How many are left?
11 - Each was the name of the person who took one pear (12-1=11)
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?
A map
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps