Brain Teasers

Front

There are 5 apples and you take 3. How many apples do you have?

Back

3

Front

What is heavier 100kg of gold or 100 kg of feathers?

Back

they are both the same

Front

There are 10 lit candles on a cake, you blow out 3. How many candles are on the cake?

Back

10

Front

How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?

Back

0 ft³

Front

Using only addition, how do you add eight 8's and get the number 1000?

Back

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8

Front

A farmer has 17 sheep and all but nine die. How many are left?

Back

9

Front

In a year, there are 12 months. Seven months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?

Back

12

Front

Jimmy’s mother had four children. She named the first Monday. She named the second Tuesday, and she named the third Wednesday. What is the name of the fourth child?

Back

Jimmy

Front

Why does the son take the elevator to the fifth floor and then use the stairs for the remaining five floors?

Back

Because he could only reach 5

Front

When I was 6 years old, my sister was half my age. Now I am 50 years old. How old is my sister now?

Back

47