Smarties
Makes you think
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
Use your brain
Challenges
100

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 is bald

100

I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?

Your shadow. 
100

If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

second place.

100

It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?

your name.

100

 There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?

There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.

200

What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?

The Future

200

 What can you catch, but not throw?

a cold.


200

What has legs, but doesn’t walk?

a table.

200

What is full of holes but still holds water?

A Sponge. 

200

What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?

A promise.

300

What has a head and a tail but no body?

a coin

300

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

A candle

300

What month of the year has 28 days?

All of them


300

 I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?

a barber.

300

What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?

a deck of cards.

400

What kind of coat is best put on when its wet?

a coat of paint.


400

David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?

David

400

What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?

a piano.

400

What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?

an echo.

400

What question can you never answer yes to?

Are you Asleep yet?

500

What building has the most stories?

the library.

500

What has many teeth, but can’t bite?

a comb

500

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?

your breath

500

Where does today come before yesterday?

the dictionary

500

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

the match.