Brain Teasers

There are three houses. One is red, one is blue, and one is white. If the red house is to the left of the house in the middle, and the blue house is to the right to the house in the middle, where is the white house? (2 minutes)

• In the middle

• On the left

• On the right

• Other

You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first, the newspaper, the lamp, the candle, or the fire? (1 minute)

• Match

• Newspaper

• Lamp

• Candle

• Fire

Who is bigger: Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger, or their baby? (30 seconds)

• Little Bigger (Baby)

• Mr.Bigger

• Mrs.Bigger

A farmer has 17 sheep and all but nine die. How many are left? (10 seconds)

• 8

• 7

• 9

• 17

How far can a rabbit run into the woods? (30 seconds)

• Half Way

• All the Way

• A quarter of the way

• None

What are the next three letters in the following sequence?J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __, __, __ (2 minutes) Clue, Months

• J, A, M

• N, O, D

• S, O, N

• O, N, D

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?

(10 seconds)

• Thursday

• Friday

• Jimmy

• Jim

• Bob

A family lives in a large tower apartment building, 10 floors high. Every day their son takes the elevator from the family’s apartment on the 10th floor to the ground floor and goes to school. When he returns in the afternoon, he uses the elevator to get to the fifth floor, and then uses the stairs for the remaining five floors. Why? (1 minute)

• Because it broke

• Because it is his favorite number

• Because he wanted a workout

• Because he could only reach 5

A plane crashes on the border of the U.S. and Canada. Where do they bury the survivors? (10 seconds)

• Yes

• No

You are driving a bus. At the first stop, two women get on. The second stop, three men get on and one woman gets off. At the third stop, three kids and their mom get on, and a man gets off. The bus is grey, and it is raining outside. What color is the bus driver’s hair? (20 seconds)

• Blond

• Brown

• Black

• Green