Tricky Brain Teasers for kids

A glass is filled to the brim with ice water. Another single drop, and it will overflow. Its contents breakdown is as follows: 8.9341 ounces of water and 4.4493 ounces of ice. If it is 84.5 degrees F and the ice is melting at a rate of 103.552 times faster than the rate of evaporation, […]

“Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!” Jodie exclaimed as she walked into Kaleigh’s house.“What’s wrong?” Kaleigh asked.“I got stung by a queen bee!” Jodie complained.“No you didn’t; you liar,” Kaleigh said in her most intellectual voice.Why does Kaleigh think that Jodie is lying? AnswerIt is very rare for queen bees to sting people, unless it’s a

There is a man in the forest and he has only one match (and the matchbox). He has with him an oil lamp (with oil in it), a gas lamp (with gas in it), and a fireplace full of kindling which is dry enough to burn. Night draws closer and he is afraid of the

In a crazy game show, contestants have to wade through a swimming pool full of acid to win points for their teams. Five of the contestants decide to go through this acid, and when they get to the other side of the pool, none of them are hurt. How is this possible? AnswerThe contestants were

A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough

A guy was born in the year 1940 and died in the year 2002, shortly after his 15th birthday. How is this possible?? AnswerHe was born on February 29th.

You have as much rope as you need. A poor man walks up to a big pit. He wants to get across to get the jewels. He can’t walk across the pit or the snakes will kill him. He can’t go around because the foxes will get him. How does he get across? AnswerFill the

What weighs more, a bag full of a pound of feathers, or brick weighing a pound? AnswerThe bag of feathers.The feathers weigh a pound, which is the same as the brick. However, the bag has weight too. It isn’t an extreme amount, but still enough for the total weight of the feathers to be greater

A girl has been assigned to window cleaning for the day. She has to clean three windows, all different sizes. However, the girl is very pale and burns easily, so she wants to decide which SPF factor to use. She begins cleaning at 12:00 in the morning and can clean 1 square metre in 1

A man’s car runs out of gas on the highway, and he walks to the nearest town. He goes to a gas station, and realizes he needs exactly 6 gallons of gas. Any less and he won’t make it to town, and he doesn’t have the money for any more. He has two unmarked bottles,

What’s the least number of chairs you would need around a table to sit four fathers, two grandfathers and four sons? AnswerFour. Two of the four fathers could be grandfathers and they are all definitely sons already.

If there are 2 houses and 2 gardens, and the man that lives in one of the houses has a peacock that lays an egg in the other man’s garden, whose egg is it? AnswerNeither, peacocks don’t lay eggs!Peacocks are males. A female is called a peahen and doesn’t have the bright colours.

A mute walks into a store and wants to buy a pencil sharpener. He tells the clerk by putting one finger in his left ear and cranking at his right ear. The clerk understands immediately. A blind man walks into the store. How does he tell the clerk that he wants a pencil sharpener? AnswerHe

Jack has invited all his drinking buddies to watch the game on his new state-of-the-art TV. Come half-time, he calls the local Pizza Parlour. The assistant tells him they have a special “Buy one, get one free” offer, so he asks for two of the largest pizzas they have. Given that one large pizza can

The farmer comes to a river and finds a boat that will only hold two passengers. For obvious reasons, he can’t leave the goose alone with the fox, or the goose with the grain. How does he get his cargo safely to the other side in one trip? AnswerThe goose swims and the fox and