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Mathematics Grade 10 Puzzles And Teasers

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
a)
K2
b)
Mt. Everest
c)
Popocatepetl
d)
The Rocky Mountains
4.
What is so fragile that even saying its name can break it?
a)
A vase
b)
A crying baby
c)
A glass
d)
None of these
5.
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
6.
If you give me water, I'll die, but if you give me wood, I'll live
a)
A plant
b)
An animal
c)
A wood fire
d)
A human
7.

(z+1/z)*(Z+1/z)

a)

2z

b)

Z*z

c)

Z*Z+(1/z)*1/z+2

d)

Z*Z+(1/z)*1/z-2

8.

P(AUB)=? Where A and B are mutually exclusive events then

a)

P(A)+P(B)

b)

P(A)-P(B)+P(A)*P(B)

c)

P(A)-P(B)-P(A)*P(B)

d)

P(A)-P(B)

9.

January = 1017

February = 628

March = 1335

April = 145

May = 1353

June = 1064

July = 1074

August = 186

September = ????

a)

1789

b)

1998

c)

1889

d)

1999

10.

What is the MINIMUM number of cuts required to cut a round cake into 8 equal parts?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

7

d)

2

11.

Mr. Smith has 4 daughters. Each of his daughters have a brother. How many children does Mr. Smith have?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

9

d)

5

12.

What are the next letters in the following sequence: J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, ____, ____, ____

a)

S,O,N

b)

K,J,M

c)

P,S,N

d)

D,S,R

13.

Find the correct answer

a)

18

b)

12

c)

3

d)

6

14.

Five cats drink 5 liters of milk in 5 minutes. 10 cats will drink 10 liters of milk in ___________ minutes

a)

10

b)

7.5

c)

5

d)

2.5

15.

What is the symbol for mean?

a)

x\overline{x}

b)

y\overline{y}

c)

xy\overline{xy}

d)

xy\overrightarrow{xy}

16.

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

8

d)

5

17.

Recently I attended a small get together. Due to COVID-19 pandemic there is a restriction of number of persons for get together. I counted the number of handshakes that were exchanged. There were 36 altogether.

Can you tell me how many guests were present?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

18.

Guess how many squares are there in this figure.

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

11

19.

What will be the height of a pole made up of all the 1millimetre cubes in one cubic metre, if placed one on top of another?

a)

1000 km

b)

100 km

c)

10000 km

d)

10 km

20.

Naval collected 8 spiders and beetles into a little box. When he counted the legs he found that there were altogether 54.

How many beetles and how many spiders did he collect?

a)

4 beetles and 4 spiders

b)

3 beetles and 5 spiders

c)

5 beetles and 3 spiders

d)

6 beetles and 2 spiders

21.

S434S0 What number must be substituted with 'S' to make it divisible by 36?

a)

9

b)

6

c)

4

d)

8

22.

A London monument is marked as follows:

MDCLXVI

What year does it represent?

a)

1666

b)

1566

c)

1656

d)

1556

23.

If 6 men can pack 6 packets of candy in 6 minutes how many men are required to pack 60 packets in 60 minutes?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

6

d)

8

24.

A frog starts climbing a 30 feet wall. Each hour he climbs 3 feet and slips back 2 feet. How many days does it take him to reach the top and get out?

a)

28 hours

b)

27 hours

c)

30 hours

d)

29 hours

25.

In the given figure, 10% are students and parents, another 10% are students, teacher and parents, 15% are teachers and parents. 35% are sudents and teacher. How many percentage are only teachers, parents and students?

a)

40, 65,45

b)

65, 40, 45

c)

45, 40, 65

d)

40, 45, 65

26.

If the word 'TABLECLOTH' is coded as 'XEMRANRIXT' , then how can 'HOTEL' be coded?

a)

RIXAT

b)

TIXAR

c)

TAXIR

d)

RAXIT

27.

A school announced the opening of the posts for six teachers in the local newspaper. 12 persons applied for the job. Can you tell in how many different ways this selection can be made?

a)

924

b)

665280

c)

1848

d)

332640

28.

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)

a)

In the middle

b)

On the left

c)

On the right

d)

Other

29.

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

30.

Mike is a butcher. He is 5’10” tall. What does he weigh? (30 seconds)

a)

180

b)

200

c)

Meat

d)

150

31.

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

a)

8

b)

7

c)

9

d)

17

32.

In a year, there are 12 months. Seven months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days? (20 seconds)

a)

1

b)

8

c)

12

d)

6

33.

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

34.

Which is heavier? A pound of feathers or a pound of rocks? (10 seconds)

a)

Feathers

b)

Rocks

c)

None Of The Above

35.

What is full of holes but can still hold water? (10 seconds)

a)

Bowl

b)

A sponge

36.

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)

a)

Because it broke

b)

Because it is his favorite number

c)

Because he wanted a workout

d)

Because he could only reach 5

37.

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

38.

Imagine that you are in a boat, in the middle of the sea. Suddenly, you are surrounded by hungry sharks, just waiting to feed on you. How can you put an end to this? (30 seconds)

a)

Do Nothing

b)

Float Away

c)

Kick Them

d)

None of the above

39.

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

40.

What goes up but never comes down?

a)

age

b)

clouds

c)

basketball

d)

Christmas tree

41.

How many months have 28 days?

a)

all of them

b)

1

c)

February

d)

What about leap years?

42.

What is the answer?

a)

65

b)

55

c)

35

d)

45

43.

I travel around the world, but only stay in one corner

a)

a pilot

b)

an airplane

c)

a stamp

44.

What can you catch but not throw

a)

a cold

b)

a baseball when your not good

c)

anything

d)

nothing

45.

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

46.

What is at the end of a rainbow ?

a)

The letter W

b)

a pot of gold

c)

leprechaun

47.

What gets sharper the more you use it?

a)

your brain

b)

knife

c)

pepper

48.

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

49.
How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?
a)
24 ft3
b)
20 ft3
c)
0 ft3
d)
12 ft3
50.

How many blocks?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

19

51.

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

52.

What is always coming but never comes?

a)

the past

b)

the future

c)

traffic

d)

tomorrow

53.

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

a)

gold

b)

feathers

c)

they are both the same

d)

What if the scale is incorrect?

54.

There are 14 fish and 8 drown, how many fish are there?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

14

d)

none, since the rest swam away

55.

What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

a)

towel

b)

water

c)

sea

d)

wind

56.

Imagine you are locked in a dark room with no windows. How do you escape?

a)

call for help

b)

search for a hidden message

c)

do a barrel roll

d)

stop imagining

57.

If you take off my skin I won't cry, but you will. What am I?

a)

a bandaid

b)

an animal

c)

a human

d)

an onion

58.

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

a)

10

b)

3

c)

7

d)

13

59.

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

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0

60.
a)

32

b)

38

c)

40

d)

50