Brain Teasers
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
light
Which country is both in Europe and Asia?
turkey
What symbol raises a musical note by half step?
sharp#
If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
wet
What everyday object has a “neck” but no body?
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. Who am I?
barber
What is the smallest country in the world?
vatican city
Which instrument has 88 keys?
piano
man builds a house with all sides facing south. A bear walks by. What color is the bear?
white
What common item becomes lighter when you add more of it?
sponge
What has many teeth but cannot bite?
comb
Which desert is the largest in the world (not counting Antarctica)?
sahara
Which band has four members, but all of them are famously known by one collective name and are from Liverpool?
the beatles
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
silence
What gets sharper the more you use it?
brain
I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
fire
Which country has the most time zones?
france
Which file format is most commonly used for music on phones?
mp3
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
future
What has a bed but never sleeps?
river
The person who makes it doesn’t need it. The person who buys it doesn’t use it. The person who uses it doesn’t know it. What is it?
coffin
What is the only country whose flag is not rectangular?
nepal
What is the maximum number of sounds a human can normally hear?
About 20 Hz – 20,000 Hz
You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?
the letter"e"
What can you break without touching it?
promise