Brainteaser 1

Brain Teaser 1
A 30 year old man married a 25 year old woman.

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She died at age 50 and her husband was so

devastated that he cried for years. Ten years after
he stopped crying, he died. If he had lived to be 80.
How many years was he a widower?
He was a widower for 25 years. !

Brain Teaser 2
If Susan is 10, Arabella is 20, and Jim

and Neal are both 5, but Richard is 10.
How much is Jennifer by the same system?
Jennifer is fifteen, in a system that awards

five for each syllable.
Brain Teaser 3
If 2 hours ago it was as long after

one o'clock in the afternoon as it was before
one o'clock in the morning.
What time would it be now?

Nine o'clock. Since there are 12 hours between
the 2 times and half of that time is six, then the
halfway mark would have to be 7 o'clock. If it were
7 o'clock, two hours ago, the time would now be
nine o'clock.
Brain Teaser 4
I am eight letters long - "12345678"

My 1234 is an atmospheric condition.
My 34567 supports a plant.

My 4567 is to appropriate.
My 45 is a friendly thank-you.
My 678 is a name.
Q: What word am I?
MISTAKEN
Brain Teaser 5
Two boxers are in a boxing match

(regular boxing, not kick boxing).
The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds

but ends after 6 rounds, after one boxer
knocks out the other boxer. Yet no man
throws a punch.
How is this possible?
They are female boxers.

Brain Teaser 6
Two mothers and two daughters were fishing.

They managed to catch one big fish,
one small fish and one fat fish. Since only

three fish were caught.
How is it possible that they each

took home a fish?
The fishing party consisted of three people.

A grandmother, a mother, and a daughter.
The mother is both a mother and a daughter.
Brain Teaser 7
If you were to put a coin into an empty

bottle and then insert a cork into the neck
How could you remove the coin without

taking out the cork or breaking the bottle?
Simply push the cork into the bottle

and shake the coin out.
Brain Teaser 8
What is at the beginning of eternity,

the end of time,

the beginning of every end
and the end of every place?
"e"
Brain Teaser 9
A snail is at the bottom of a well 30 feet

deep. It crawls up 3 feet each day, but at
night, it slips down 2 feet.
How long does it take for the snail

to crawl out the well?
28 days. Once it reaches the top,

it does not slip down 2 feet.
Brain Teaser 10
A boy leaves his house one summer day

and began to run into 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 the woods?

Halfway. Because once you reach the middle,
you are then running out of the woods.
Brain Teaser 11
You want to send a valuable object to a friend.

You have a box which is more than large enough
to contain the object. You have several locks with

keys. The box has a locking ring which is more than
large enough to have a lock attached. But your
friend does not have the key to any lock that you
have. Note that you cannot send a key in an
unlocked box, since it might be copied.
How is this done?
Attach a lock to the ring. Send it to her. She
attaches her own lock and sends it back. You remove
your lock and send it back to her. She removes her
lock.
Brain Teaser 12
You have two egg timers

a 4-minute egg timer
and a 7-minute egg timer.

You want to measure 9 minutes.
How do you do it?
Start both egg timers. When the 4-minute timer
runs out, turn it over (4 minutes elapsed). When
the 7-minute timer runs out, turn it over (7
minutes elapsed). When the 4-minute timer runs
out this time (8 minutes elapsed), the 7-minute
timer has been running for 1 minute. Turn it over
once again. When it stops, 9 minutes have
elapsed.
Brain Teaser 13
If there are fifteen crows on a fence

and the farmer shoots a
third of them.
How many are left?
None
they all flew away with noise of the gun.
Brain Teaser 14
The Lone Ranger rode into town on Friday.

He stayed 5 consecutive
days and left on Friday.
How could this be?
Friday was the name of his horse.

Brain Teaser 15
How much dirt is in a hole that is 3 ft deep

and 6 inches in diameter?
None. A hole only has air in it, no dirt.

Brain Teaser 16
How many times can you subtract

the number 5 from 25?
Once.
After the first calculation,
you will be subtracting 5 from 20,
then 5 from 15, and so on.
Brain Teaser 17
There is a man that lives on the top floor

of a very tall building. Everyday he gets
the elevator down to the ground floor to

leave the building to go to work. Upon
returning from work though, he can only
travel half way up in the lift and has to
walk the rest of the way, unless it's
raining! WHY?
The man was a dwarf and couldn't reach
top lift buttons except with an umbrella.
Brain Teaser 18
A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks,

trousers, jumper, gloves, and balaclava.
He is walking down a black street with all the

street lamps off. A black car is coming
toward him with its lights off too, but
somehow manages to stop in time. How
did the driver see the man?
It was day time.

Brain Teasers 19
Is half of two plus two

equal to two or three?
Three. It seems that it could almost be

either, but if you follow the mathematical
orders of operation, division is performed
before addition. So... half of two is one.
Then add two, and the answer is three.
Brain Teaser 20
How would you rearrange the letters

in the words “ new door” to make one
word?
There is only one correct answer.
One Word!

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Brain Teaser 1

A 30 year old man married a 25 year old woman.

She died at age 50 and her husband was so

How many years was he a widower?

He was a widower for 25 years. !

If Susan is 10, Arabella is 20, and Jim

and Neal are both 5, but Richard is 10.

How much is Jennifer by the same system?

Jennifer is fifteen, in a system that awards

If 2 hours ago it was as long after

one o'clock in the morning.

What time would it be now?

I am eight letters long - "12345678"

My 34567 supports a plant.

Two boxers are in a boxing match

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds

How is this possible?

They are female boxers.

Two mothers and two daughters were fishing.

one small fish and one fat fish. Since only

How is it possible that they each

The fishing party consisted of three people.

If you were to put a coin into an empty

How could you remove the coin without

Simply push the cork into the bottle

What is at the beginning of eternity,

the end of time,

A snail is at the bottom of a well 30 feet

night, it slips down 2 feet.

How long does it take for the snail

28 days. Once it reaches the top,

A boy leaves his house one summer day

grandmother's house which is on the other

How far did the boy run into the woods?

You want to send a valuable object to a friend.

to contain the object. You have several locks with

You have two egg timers

and a 7-minute egg timer.

If there are fifteen crows on a fence

How many are left?

The Lone Ranger rode into town on Friday.

days and left on Friday.

How could this be?

Friday was the name of his horse.

How much dirt is in a hole that is 3 ft deep

and 6 inches in diameter?

None. A hole only has air in it, no dirt.

How many times can you subtract

the number 5 from 25?

There is a man that lives on the top floor

the elevator down to the ground floor to

A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks,

He is walking down a black street with all the

It was day time.

Is half of two plus two

Three. It seems that it could almost be

How would you rearrange the letters

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