Brain Teasers . . .

Watch for more Brain Teasers to come . . .  (This is just the beginning)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlAqP4ij3lZIlo4yQE4NLGuMWbRmdmNJ6tNcHMVTw8E/edit



(Click on Brain Puzzle picture for answer page)


1.)     What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?


2.)    A farmer is trying to cross a river with a bag of corn, a hen, and a fox. The farmer's boat is only big enough to take himself and one other item per trip. The hen cannot be left alone with the corn or she will eat it. Likewise the fox cannot be left with the hen, or the hen will be eaten. How does the farmer get all three items across the river?


3.)    Johnny's Mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name?

4.)    I come in different shapes and sizes. Parts of me are curved, other parts are straight. You can put me anywhere you like, but there is only one right place for me. What am I?

5.)    If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now? 

6.)    What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 

7.)    What belongs to you but is used more by others?

8.)    Why is 2+2=5 like your left foot?

9. )    How does a tree get on the computer?  

10.)   If you toss a coin ten times and it lands heads up every time, what are the chances it will land heads up if you toss it again? 

11.)   A bag holds 50 coins that add up to $1.00. How many coins of each denomination (value) are in the bag?  




No comments:

Post a Comment