wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Fun Riddles and Brain Teasers

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is heavier? A pound of feather or a pound of rocks?

a)

A pound of feather

b)

A pound of rocks

c)

Neither. Both weigh a pound!

2.

Something in your house you go in and out of

a)

window

b)

door

c)

basement

3.

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

a)

a pilot

b)

an airplane

c)

a stamp

4.

Which room has got no door?

a)

mushroom

b)

bathroom

c)

bedroom

5.

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

6.

What goes up but never comes down?

a)

age

b)

clouds

c)

basketball

d)

Christmas tree

7.

How many blocks?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

19

8.

a)

there are two the's in the sentence

b)

there is no mistake

9.

Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?

a)

food

b)

fire

c)

water

10.

What is at the end of a rainbow ?

a)

The letter W

b)

a pot of gold

c)

leprechaun

11.

How many months have 28 days ?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

1

12.

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

13.

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

14.

What has a face and two hands, but no arms or legs?

a)

A spider

b)

A clock

c)

A tree

d)

A bear

15.

I have cities , but no houses. I have mountains,but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I ?

a)

Window

b)

A country

c)

Chair

d)

Map

16.

What goes up but never comes down?

a)

Age

b)

Clouds

c)

Basketballs

d)

Christmas Tree

17.

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

a)

One grain of dirt

b)

6kg

c)

More than 10kg

d)

None. How is there dirt in a hole?...

18.

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

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0

19.

Which number should come next?


25,24,22,19,15, ____

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

20.

Which dice resumes the cube?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Find the word that associates with the following sets of words.


Glasses, screen, day,...

a)

Cheese

b)

Sun

c)

Ice

d)

Butter

22.

I had 6 eggs. Broke two, cooked two, ate two.

How many do I have left?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

23.

Rich People Need It,

Poor People Have It,

If You Don't Have It You Pass.

What Is It?

a)

Money

b)

Nothing

c)

House

d)

Food

24.

What Happens In A Minute,

That's In A Month,

But Never In A Year?

a)

Tomorrow

b)

The letter M

c)

Yesterday

d)

The Letter E

25.

Why do black holes emit no light?

a)

Dirt

b)

High Temperature

c)

Thick Crust

d)

High Gravity

26.

What is the hottest planet? (Do you know why?)

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

27.

What is it? The man who made it doesn't want it. The man who buys it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know he's using it.

a)

handcuff

b)

coffin

c)

crutches

d)

baton

28.

The Riddle Of The Sphinx : What Animal Walks On Four Feet When He's Young, On Two Feet When He's An Adult, And On Three Feet When He's Old?

a)

Tiger

b)

Human

c)

Chimpanzee

d)

Orangutan

e)

Monkey

29.

If You Have 10 Apples and I Take All But 3, How many Apples Are Left With You?

a)

10

b)

3

c)

7

d)

5

30.

Pick me up and scratch my head. I’ll turn red and then black. What am I?

a)

A matchstick

b)

Caterpillar

c)

Candle

d)

None of the above

31.

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

32.

If you want to across a river you have to go through this

a)

a bridge

b)

a boat

c)

a street

33.

Something you use for cutting when you eat or cook

a)

spoon

b)

scissors

c)

knife

34.

What questions can you never answer with a “Yes”?

a)

Are you sleeping?

b)

Are you crazy?

c)

Are you dead?

35.

Imagine you’re in a room that is filling with water. There are no windows or doors. How do you get out?

a)

stop imagine

b)

run out of the door

c)

climb over the window

36.

Let’s guess how many blocks in this tower?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

37.

If you throw a blue stone into the Red Sea, what will it become?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

wet

38.

Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?

a)

I

b)

B

c)

C

39.

What thing lets you look right through a wall?

a)

a magic binocular

b)

a window

c)

sun glasses

40.

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

a)

February

b)

One month

c)

All months

41.

What has four legs but can’t walk?

a)

a frog

b)

a dog

c)

a desk

42.

If there are three apples and you take away two, how many do you have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

43.

If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

a)

First place

b)

Second place

c)

Third place

44.

What is always coming but never comes?

a)

the past

b)

the future

c)

traffic

d)

tomorrow

45.

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?