Brain Teasers
The more you have of it, the less you see
darkness
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
What can’t talk on its own but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
ancient, primitive, from the beginning;
archeo
When I take five and add six, I get eleven, but when I take six and add seven, I get one. What am I?
a CLOCK
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
If you have me you want to share me, if you share me you won't have me. What am I?
SECRET
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window
a flesh-eating animal
carnivore
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
I am made of metal surrounded by wood. Everyone uses me, what am I?
a PENCIL
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
What kind of a room doesn't have any walls or doors?
A mushroom
If a wheel has 64 spokes, how many spaces are there between the spokes?
64. The space that comes after the 64th spoke, would be just before the first spoke.
A word I know, six letters it contains. Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains.
dozens
What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?
a snowflake
I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
a CANDLE
What do the numbers 11, 88, and 96 all have in common?
They are all read the same upside down
If you were to put a coin into an empty bottle and then insert a cork into the neck, how could you remove the coin without taking out the cork or breaking the bottle?
Push the cork into the bottle and shake the coin out!
What has many keys but cannot open any doors?
A piano
Those who have it least don't know that they have it. Those who have it most wish they had less of it, but not too little or none at all. What is it?
AGE
I start with M, end with X, and I have any number of letters in me. What am I?
a MAILBOX
What gives you ability to walk through walls?
DOORS
What animal has no wings, but yet will fly?
A caterpillar has no wings, but will fly when it matures and becomes a butterfly.