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Brain Teasers

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rooster laid an egg on the top of a roof. Which way did it roll?

a)

north

b)

down

c)

when do roosters lay eggs?

d)

it didn't roll, it stayed on top

2.

How much dirt is there in a hole 3 feet deep, 6 feet long and 4 feet wide?

a)

one grain of dirt

b)

5kg

c)

roughly 10 kg

d)

none. How is there dirt in a hole?

3.
Johnny's mother had three children. The first was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?
a)
June
b)
July
c)
March
d)
None of these
4.
Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
a)
K2
b)
Mt. Everest
c)
Popocatepetl
d)
The Rocky Mountains
5.
A clerk at a butcher shop stands 1.75 meters tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weight?
a)
70 kg
b)
75 kg
c)
80 kg
d)
None of these
6.
What is strong enough to smash ships but still fears the sun?
a)
A polar bear
b)
The Titanic
c)
Global Warming
d)
An icerberg
7.
Which is correct to say: "the yolk of the egg is white" or "the yolk of the egg are white"?
a)
The yolk of the egg is white
b)
The yolk of the egg are white
c)
Both are correct
d)
None is correct
8.

What is at the end of a rainbow ?

a)

The letter W

b)

a pot of gold

c)

leprechaun

9.

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

a)

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8

b)

88 + 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+

c)

88 + 888 + 88

10.

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)

a)

Match

b)

Newspaper

c)

Lamp

d)

Candle

e)

Fire

11.

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

a)

J, A, M

b)

N, O, D

c)

S, O, N

d)

O, N, D

12.

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)

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Jimmy

d)

Jim

e)

Bob

13.

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)

a)

Blond

b)

Brown

c)

Black

d)

Green

14.

When you have me, you immediately feel like sharing me. But, if you do share me, you do not have me. (20 seconds)

a)

Candy

b)

Secret

c)

Food

d)

Money

15.

When I was 6 years old, my sister was half my age. Now I am 50 years old.

How old is my sister now?

a)

25

b)

3

c)

47

16.

Let’s guess how many blocks in this tower?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

17.

Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?

a)

I

b)

B

c)

C

18.

Three people live in these three flats.

Flat 53 has a yellow door.

Ali lives at Flat 51.

Ali lives next door to Hassan.

Omar lives next door to the flat with the green door.

The doctor lives at the flat with blue door.

The student lives next door to the flat with the yellow door.


Who is the teacher?

a)

Ali

b)

Hassan

c)

Omar

d)

teacher

19.

Five men were eating apples.

A finished before B, but behind C.

D finished before E, but behind B.


What was the finishing order ?

a)

C A D B E

b)

A B C D E

c)

E D C B A

d)

A B D C E

20.

I borrowed ................. money from my sister.

a)

many

b)

some

c)

little

d)

few

21.

I could not buy anything ............ I lost my purse

a)

or

b)

so

c)

and

d)

because

22.

The firemen searched for people in ................. house but did not find anyone.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

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