Team 1
Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What is it?
shadow!
It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard, and can't be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, Ends life, and kills laughter. What is it?
The Dark
What is it that given one, you'll have either two or none?
Choice
Three playing cards in a row. Can you name them with these clues? There is a two to the right of a king. A diamond will be found to the left of a spade. An ace is to the left of a heart. A heart is to the left of a spade. Now, identify all three cards.
Ace of Diamonds, King of Hearts, Two of Spades.
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
Elizabeth is drinking coffee. The letter E appears twice in her name, as it does in the names of the others that are drinking coffee.
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?
The nail would be at the same height since trees grow at their tops.
I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years time I shall be twice as old as her. How old are we now?
I am 40 and my daughter is 10.
Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS
Courts. All of the others are anagrams of each other.
What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
Queue.
What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?
Eat and Ate
Which word is the odd one out: Seventy, Brawl, Clover, Proper, Carrot, Swing, Change, Travel, Sacred, Stone?
Carrot. When the first and last letters are removed from the other words, they still spell another word.
What two whole, positive numbers that have a one-digit answer when multiplied and a two-digit answer when added?
1 and 9.
It is a 5 letter word if you take away first letter it is something you get from sun, if you remove second letter you will get something to eat, if you remove third letter you get a word you use in pointing at and if you remove the fourth letter you get something to drink. What is it?
Wheat.
How much will a 38° angle measure when looked at under a microscope that magnifies ten times?
It will still be 38°.
When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, "In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is she?
She's 12!