Brain Teasers 1-10


1. Grandmother's House We Go

A boy leaves his house one summer day, and began to run through the woods to his grandmother's house which is on the other side of the woods. It should also be known that the boy reached his grandmother's house. How far did the boy run into to woods?

2. What's my name?

Remove my first two letters & replace them with an 'o,' & then read me backward, you have a type of car. I performed experiments that involved sounding a bell. Who am I?

3. What Is It?

You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

4. Lilly O' Lilly

A lily pad doubles in size every day. If on the 60th day the pond
is filled with the lily pad, on what day is the pond only half covered?

5. Thomas The Tank Engine

An electric train is traveling southwest at 95 miles per hour, and the wind is blowing north east at 95 miles per hour. In which direction does the smoke blow?

6. Liar Liar

A traveller comes to a fork in the road and does not know how to get to his destination. 2 men are at the fork in the road. 1 of them always tells the truth, and the other one always lies. He may ask the men on question to find his way. What question does the man ask these men?

7. Equal Rights

If TEN = 20 - 5 - 14;
and MEN = 13 - 5 - 14;
what do WOMEN equal by the same logic?

8. Grand Central Station

1 train leaves from NYC heading towrards LA at 100 mph.
three hours later, a train leaves from LA heading towrds NYC at 200 MPH. Assume there's exactly 2000 miles between LA and NYC. When they meet, which train is closer to NYC?

9. Appointment in Las Vegas

Jay Leno had a gig in Las Vegas at two o'clock in the afternoon. If he left hoome and traveled at 15 miles per hour, he would arrive at one o'clock; if he traveled at 10 miles per hour he would not arrive until three o'clock. What was the distance from his home to Vegas?

10. Win, Place or Show

Three colts were running in a race. Their names were Tally-ho, Sonny Boy, and Regent. Their owners were Mr. Lewis, Mr. Bailey, and Mr. Smith, although not necessarily respectively. Tally-ho unfortunately broke his ankle at the start of the race. Mr. Smith owned a brown and white three year old. Sonny Boy had previous winnings of $35,000. Mr. Bailey lost heavily, although his horse almost won. The horse that won was black. This race was the first race run by Mr. Lewis's horse. What was the name of the horse that won, and who was the owner?

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