Brain Teasers
What has to be broken before you can use it?
What is an egg?
In basketball, how many points is a free throw worth?
What is 1 pt?
Which is larger: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This famous ocean liner was considered “unsinkable” before it hit an iceberg and sank on its first voyage in 1912.
What is the Titanic?
If someone says “spill the tea,” they aren't talking about a beverage. What do they want you to do?
What is share the gossip or inside information?
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many sheep are left?
What is 9?
In soccer, this player is the only one on the field who can legally use their hands during normal play.
What is the goalkeeper?
Which came first: the iPhone or YouTube?
What is YouTube?
This famous Egyptian ruler was only a teenager when he became pharaoh and is known today because his nearly intact tomb was discovered in 1922.
Who is King Tutankhamun? (King "Tut")
In the 1980s, calling someone “rad” was short for this word.
What is radical?
What gets wetter the more it dries?
What is a towel?
In baseball, how many strikes result in a strikeout?
What is 3?
Which has more bones: an adult human or a shark?
What is a shark?
This famous inventor reportedly tested hundreds of materials before finding a suitable filament for his practical incandescent light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
If someone says a person is “skibidi,” what does the slang generally mean?
What is a deliberately silly, absurd, or meme-like way of describing something?
You’re in a race and pass the person in second place. What place are you in?
What is second place?
In tennis, what word is used for a score of zero?
What is "love"?
Which is farther from Earth: the Moon or the Sun?
What is the Sun?
In 1809, this future U.S. president was born in a log cabin and later became famous for leading the country through the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In the 1960s and ’70s, someone who was described as “groovy” was considered this.
What is cool, fashionable, or enjoyable?
A man looks at a photo and says, “Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the photo?
What is his son?
This Olympic sport combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting.
What is the biathalon?
Which country is larger by land area: the United States or China?
What is the United States?
In 1986, a nuclear reactor explosion released radioactive material across parts of Europe. In what country did this disaster occur?
What is Ukraine?
This 1920s slang term described something as excellent, impressive, or “the best,” and you might still hear it today.
What is the "bee's knees"?