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Logic Puzzle/Brain Teasers

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You're in a race you pass the person in 2nd place what place are you now in?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

2.

If I only like sandwiches with egg AND bacon. Do I like bacon sandwiches?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

it depends

3.

I will go to the party if Billy or Bob are there - will I go if only Billy is there?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

it depends

4.

What does ambiguity mean?

a)

not being clear

b)

being clear

c)

using 2 hands

5.
a)

Crossroads

b)

Two roads

c)

Two white roads

d)

Roads & roads

6.
a)

Double aged

b)

Black age

c)

Old

d)

Middle Aged

7.

What is always coming, but never arrives?

a)

tomorrow

b)

yesterday

c)

afternoon

d)

all of the above

8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

a)

Little Bigger (Baby)

b)

Mr.Bigger

c)

Mrs.Bigger

11.

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

a)

180

b)

200

c)

Meat

d)

150

12.

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

a)

8

b)

7

c)

9

d)

17

13.

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

a)

Half Way

b)

All the Way

c)

A quarter of the way

d)

None

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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

17.

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? (10 seconds)

a)

Baby Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mr. Everest

d)

Mrs. Everest

18.

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

a)

Feathers

b)

Rocks

c)

None Of The Above

19.

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

a)

Bowl

b)

A sponge

20.

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

21.

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

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

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

23.

Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I? (20 seconds)

a)

Sponge

b)

Fire

c)

You

d)

Someone who is allergic to water

24.

Which travels faster? Hot or Cold? (10 seconds)

a)

Hot

b)

Cold

25.

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

26.

What can you hold without ever touching or using your hands? (10 seconds)

a)

A secret

b)

Your Breath

27.

Logic Puzzles: What has keys but can't open locks?

a)

laptop

b)

apple

c)

calculator

d)

piano

28.

Word Teasers: What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

a)

short

b)

extended

c)

long

d)

length

29.

Visual Brain Teasers: Which shape is missing in the pattern?

a)

Heart

b)

Flower

c)

Smiley Face

d)

Circle

30.

Pattern Recognition: What comes next in the sequence? 1, 4, 9, 16, ___

a)

36

b)

18

c)

20

d)

25

31.

Logic Puzzles: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

a)

whistle

b)

cloud

c)

shadow

d)

echo

32.

Word Teasers: What has a heart that doesn't beat?

a)

Watermelon

b)

Pineapple

c)

Artichoke

d)

Banana

33.

Word Teasers: What has a face and two hands?

a)

clock

b)

ice cream

c)

piano

d)

keyboard

34.

Logic Puzzles: What has a heart that doesn't beat?

a)

A rock

b)

A book

c)

A deck of cards

d)

A computer

35.

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

a)

Desert

b)

Map

c)

Planet

d)

Book

36.

Word Teasers: What word is always spelled incorrectly?

a)

Incorrectly

b)

Wrong

c)

Mistake

d)

Error

37.

Pattern Recognition: What comes next in the sequence? 2, 4, 8, 16, ___

a)

18

b)

32

c)

24

d)

30

38.

Word Teasers: I am light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I?

a)

Breath

b)

Bubble

c)

Feather

d)

Thought

39.

Word Teasers: What has a neck but no head?

a)

Bottle

b)

Shirt

c)

Tree

d)

Car

40.

Pattern Recognition: What comes next in the sequence? 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ___

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

10

41.

Logic Puzzles: I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

a)

Coal

b)

Diamond

c)

Gold

d)

Pencil lead