Brain Teasers/ General 1
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What is the biggest animal in the world?
The blue whale
Which bird is a universal symbol of peace?
A dove
Which word is incorrect: first, second, third, forth, fifth or sixth?
Forth - it should be fourth
What is David Schwimmer's character in Friends called?
Ross Geller
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile river
Which singer was known amongst other things as 'The King of Pop'?
Michael Jackson
What is the capital city of Spain?
Madrid
In Harry Potter, what animal represents Hufflepuff house?
A badger
Botany is the study of what?
Plants
How many teeth does an adult human have?
Peter’s mother had four children.The first child was May. The second child was named June and the third one was called July. What is the name of the fourth child?
Peter
What is Japanese sake made from?
Rice
If you took 3 chocolates from the box of your friend and you know that the box contains 20 chocolates, how many chocolates would you have?
3 (the box is not yours :))
Your parents have six sons including you and each son has one sister. How many people are in the family?
Nine—two parents, six sons, and one daughter
A man was walking in the rain. He was in the middle of nowhere. He had nothing and nowhere to hide. He came home all wet, but not a single hair on his head was wet. Why is that?
He was bald
A man and his son were in the car accident. The man died but the boy was lucky to survive. He was taken to hospital to have an operation. The surgeon saw him and said „I can’t operate. That’s my son!” How is it possible?
The surgeon was his mother
How many animals did Moses take onto his ark?
Moses didn't take animals onto ark, Noah did.
One can hear my sound, feel me where I move, but you will never see me. Who am I?
Wind
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
The river was frozen
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
A map
What is something that we always have with us, but always leave behind?
Fingerprints
Rowan is a butcher. He is 6 feet tall. What does he weigh?
Meat
What is the tallest building in the world and in which city is it located?
Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (828 m)