Brain Teasers
Before & After
Spelling
Odd One Out
Idioms & Expressions
100
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
100
A celestial body of intense gravity scores an ace in golf.
A black hole-in-one
100
This word refers to a repeated pattern of sound or movement.
R-H-Y-T-H-M
100
Beethoven, Mozart, Picasso, Bach
Picasso (Artist)
100
Refers to something extremely easy to do.
"Piece of cake"
200
Forrest left home running. He ran for a while and turned left, ran the same distance and turned left again, and then ran the same distance and turned left again. When he got home, there were two masked men. Who were they?
The catcher and the umpire
200
A standard piece of lumber twice as wide as it is thick and a slang term for a time meaningful to cannabis users.
Two by Four Twenty
200
This word means “to make someone feel awkward or ashamed.”
E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S-S
200
Mercury, Iron, Sodium, Helium
Helium (Gas)
200
You say this when someone has to accept a difficult situation.
“Bite the bullet”
300
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
All the people were married
300
Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film about cloned dinosaurs and the second-most expensive property on a standard Monopoly board
Jurassic Park Place
300
This word names a bright pink-purple color and a flowering plant
F-U-C-H-S-I-A
300
Mississippi, Everest, Amazon, Nile
Everest (Mountain)
300
Means “to be extremely angry.”
"Seeing red"
400
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
Four sisters and three brothers
400
A sugary treat sold as "candy floss" in the UK and a board game for kids with a "Peppermint Stick Forest."
Cotton Candy Land
400
This term describes words whose sounds match what they represent, like sizzle or pop.
O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-A
400
9, 16, 25, 30, 36
30 (Not a perfect square)
400
Means “to be very nervous or anxious about something upcoming.”
"On pins and needles"
500
- Maths calculations will give the weight of the horse as 17 kg. Therefore the weight of the sheep and frog are 10 kg, so the answer is 27 kg.
500
Dickens character who asks for more gruel & sings "Shake It Up Baby
Oliver Twist and Shout
500
This sauce, named after a county in England, is commonly used to add a savory flavor to food.
W-O-R-C-E-S-T-E-R-S-H-I-R-E
500
Literature, Medicine, Mathematics, Chemistry
Mathematics (not something you can win a Nobel Prize for)
500
This phrase means to act in a secretive, cautious way, often to avoid trouble or notice.
"Fly under the radar"