Brain Teasers: How Many Of These 25 Mind-boggling Trick Questions Can You Answer Correctly?

Howard Hackle

It's easy to get stumped when it comes to trick questions and riddles. That's because tough questions measure your capacity to think critically and fast, not just your knowledge. They demand you to make educated guesses, be inventive, and use your knowledge in novel ways. In other words, they put your mental abilities to the test.

The trick questions I have collected below will put your mind and intelligence to the test. Some are simple, while others are complex, but they are all enjoyable. You might be wiser than Albert Einstein if you can answer all of these! These perplexing questions and riddles will blow your mind, or you can send them to your friends' group chat to see who's the actual smartass among you!

These trick questions and riddles are the best exercises to train your brain. 

#1. Question: If seven adults can eat seven cupcakes in seven minutes, how long would it take 30 adults to eat 30 cupcakes?

If seven adults can eat seven cupcakes in seven minutes, how long would it take 30 adults to eat 30 cupcakes? Source: the Internet

Answer: Seven minutes; one adult takes seven minutes to eat a cupcake.

#2. Question: What runs, but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?

Question: What runs, but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?Source: the Internet

Answer: A river.

#3. Question: How do you make the number one disappear?

Question: How do you make the number one disappear?Source: the Internet

Answer: Add a ‘G’ and it’s gone!

#4, Question: What’s something that belongs to you, but others seem to use it more than you?

What’s something that belongs to you, but others seem to use it more than you?Source: the Internet

Answer: Your name.

#5. Question: What gets sharper the more you use it?

What gets sharper the more you use it?Source: the Internet

Answer: Your brain.

#6, Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?

Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?Source: the Internet

No, but since he is dead it would be hard to do so.

#7. Question: What’s something that has a lot of problems not many people are eager to solve?

What’s something that has a lot of problems not many people are eager to solve?Source: the Internet

Answer: A math book.

#8. Question: I’m so fragile that if you say my name, you’ll break me. What am I?

I’m so fragile that if you say my name, you’ll break me. What am I?Source: the Internet

Answer: Silence.

#9. Question: Thanks to me, you can see straight through the wall. What am I? 

Thanks to me, you can see straight through the wall. What am I? Source: the Internet

Answer: A window.

#10. Question: What goes up and down, but always remains in the same place?

What goes up and down, but always remains in the same place?Source: the Internet

Answer: Stairs.

#11. Question: What has a head, a tail, but does not have a body?

What has a head, a tail, but does not have a body? Source: the Internet

Answer: A coin.

#12. Question: I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?Source: the Internet

Answer: Seven.

#13. Question: A girl fell off a 50-foot ladder but didn’t get hurt. How come?

A girl fell off a 50-foot ladder but didn’t get hurt. How come?Source: the Internet

Answer: She fell off the bottom step.

#14, Question: Which room has no walls?

Which room has no walls?Source: the Internet

Answer: A mushroom.

#16. Question: What has a spine but no bones? 

 What has a spine but no bones? Source: the Internet

Answer: A book.

#17. Question: What are two things you can never eat for breakfast?

What are two things you can never eat for breakfast?Source: the Internet

Answer: Lunch and Dinner.

#18. Question: Al fell from a 30-foot ladder but didn’t get hurt. How is that possible?

Al fell from a 30-foot ladder but didn’t get hurt. How is that possible? Source: the Internet

Answer: He fell from the bottom rung.

#19. Question: What’s something that gets warmer the more it cools?

What’s something that gets warmer the more it cools?Source: the Internet

Answer: An air conditioner

#20. Question: Every single person at a restaurant got sick, except for two people who were completely fine. How is that possible?

Every single person at a restaurant got sick, except for two people who were completely fine. How is that possible? Source: the Internet

Answer: The two people were a couple and, therefore, not single.

#21. What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?

What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?Source: the Internet

Answer: A stamp

#22. If you were running a race and passed the person in second place, what place would you be in now?

If you were running a race and passed the person in second place, what place would you be in now?

Answer: Second place

#23. She has married many men but has never been married. Who is she?

She has married many men but has never been married. Who is she?Source: the Internet

Answer: The minister

#24. What happened when the wheel was invented?

What happened when the wheel was invented?

Answer: A revolution

#25. Who is bigger: Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger, or their baby?

Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger, or their baby?Source: the Internet

Answer: The baby, because he’s a little Bigger.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You've braved the labyrinth of tricky questions and mind-bending riddles, putting your critical thinking skills to the ultimate test. Whether you cracked the code or found yourself scratching your head, you've embarked on a journey that challenges the boundaries of your intellect. Now armed with a fresh set of mind-sharpening tools, you're ready to take on the next mental challenge that comes your way. If you are hungry for other mind-bending posts from Howard Hackle, go to our page AUBTU.BIZ to explore.