Basic
Mixed
BRAIN TEASERS
FUNNY MATH
LOGICAL MATHEMATICS
100
There are 9 children in a class and each knows a different piece of a short story. They are allowed to exchange what they know via email.
What is the minimum number of emails requjired to enable each child to know the whole story?
a) 20
b) 16
c) 22
d) 18
b) 16
100
What time is 4321 seconds before midnight?
a) 10:49:59
b) 10:48:59
c) 10:48:01
d) 10:47:59
d) 10:47:59
100
If I remove one I get one more. What do I have at the beginning?
a) Eight
b) Three
c) Seven
d) Four
d) Four
100
Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing. What am I?
The number 8
100
Which 3 numbers have the same answer whether they’re added or multiplied together?
1, 2 and 3
200
In 2009, what became the first Morse code character to be added since WWII?
The "@" symbol
200
You might feel THIS way if...
Someone gives you the best gift EVER.
Excited
200
A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
200
How can 8 + 8 = 4?
When you think in terms of time. 8 AM + 8 hours= 4 o’clock.
200
The number of hours left today is half of the number of hours already passed.
What time is it?
a) 8:00 a.m
b) 12:00
c) 14:00
d) 4:00 p.m
d) 4:00 pm
300
Using words to describe your thoughts and feelings to someone you trust.
Talking it out
300
What does HACKER stand for?
H- Helpful
A-Accurate
C- Convincing
K- Kind
E- Enhancing of my Physical, Emotional and Spiritual well-being:
R- Realistic
300
Gerry places 78 cherries in a line.
First day he eats every seventh cherry in the line.
Next day he eats every sixth cherry in the line.
Next day he eats every fifth cherry in the line.
Next day he eats every fourth cherry in the line.
Next day he eats every third cherry in the line.
Next day he eats every second cherry in the line.
Next day he eats all the cherries that are left.
On which day does Gerry eat more cherries?
a) the second day
b) the last day
c) the first day
d) the day before the last day
b) the last day
300
Weighing a hyperactive boy was a big family problem.
His father held the boy and stood on the scales while mother read off 88 kg.
Then mother held the boy while father read off 66 kg.
Then father held beloved mother while the boy read off 144 kg.
What was the combined weight of the family?
a) 148 kg
b) 145 kg
c) 149 kg
d) 144 kg
c) 149 kg
300
Using only an addition, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1000?
888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000
400
Put a coin into an empty bottle and insert a cork into the neck. How can you remove the coin without removing the cork or breaking the bottle?
Push the cork down into the bottle. Then shake the coin out.
400
True or False: Is it not okay to feel some emotions like anger or jealousy?
False- Our feelings are valid, it's all about how we cope with them
400
What is special about these words: job, polish, herb?
They are pronounced differently when the first letter is capitalized.
400
Bob shaves himself 3 minutes every day including the weekends.
If he starts shaving at the age of 20 and lives 70 years, what is the total amount of time spent shaving?
a) 38 days
b) 48 days
c) 28 days
d) 18 days
a) 38 days
400
Sixty-five students want to share 15 melons.
They decide that four boys will share a melon, and five girls will share a melon.
How many girls are there?
a) 30 girls
b) 20 girls
c) 25 girls
d) 33 girls
c) 25 girls
500
In through your nose and out through your mouth
Breathing
500
Who's someone in your life you can talk to when you're upset?
a friend, a teacher, a parent, a co-worker
500
I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?
Pencil lead
500
In my hand I have two coins that are newly minted. Together, they total 30 cents. One isn’t a nickel. What are the coins?
A quarter and a nickel
500
Replace the question mark in the above problem with the appropriate number.
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