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Riddles and trick questions can be fun — or they can be the bane of your existence. Still, they’re a good workout for your brain. And some people like to bust out brain teasers at parties, taking a ginormous amount of pride in their ability to outsmart others. It’s impossible to assume that you’reShow More
Riddles and trick questions can be fun — or they can be the bane of your existence. Still, they’re a good workout for your brain. And some people like to bust out brain teasers at parties, taking a ginormous amount of pride in their ability to outsmart others. It’s impossible to assume that you’re going to nail every logic-based question and even more impossible to have heard literally all of the riddles there are. So, if you claim to fame is being a know-it-all who can walk the walk and talk the talk, we certainly have the quiz for you.
These riddles are almost guaranteed to stump even the most creative thinkers and logic-minded individuals. We’re saying almost because we don’t know you personally and you could actually be the world’s smartest person. Who knows? In the meantime, why don’t you run the marathon that is this trick-question quiz. Let’s go!
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You're running in a race. You're almost at the finish line when you pass the competitor in second place! What place are you now in?
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First
Second
Third
Fourth
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Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain on Earth?
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K2
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Kanchenjunga
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Lhotse
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Everest
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There are 12 apples in a barrel. If you take away 5, how many do you have?
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5
12
7
17
3
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How well do you know the U.S. presidential line of succession? If the vice president were to die, who is supposed to be president?
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Speaker of the House
Attorney General
Secretary of State
President
The Vice President
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On a farm, there are 30 cows in a field, and 20 ate chickens. How many didn't?
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10
20
28
This depends on what “didn’t” means.
This is impossible to solve.
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What is the next word that follows in this pattern: fun, shoe, spree, sore, drive, tricks, heaven...
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avocado
train
cheese
line
pigpen
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Imagine you're in a pitch-black room with no electricity and you only have one match. In front of you is a candle, a gas lamp, and a fireplace. What do you light first?
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Candle
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Gas lamp
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Fireplace
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Match
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A rooster lays an egg on the roof of the hen house. The roof has a 45-degree slant. In what direction does the egg roll?
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North
South
Down
Up
It doesn’t roll…
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You leave home and make one right turn, then three left turns, and then return home. Waiting for you, there are two people in masks. Who are they?
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Trick-or-treaters
Burglars
An umpire and catcher
Your roommates
Your parents
Lawn decorations
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It is high noon in the desert and there are two camels sitting still: one is facing east and the other is facing west. How do the camels see each other with no reflective surfaces and without turning their heads or bodies around?
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The camels are walking in a circle.
They see each other’s shadows.
They are facing each other.
The camels will never see each other.
There are no camels.
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A family of women are buying movie tickets. There are 4 mothers, 2 grandmothers, and 4 daughters. What is the minimum amount of tickets they can possibly buy?
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4
6
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2
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A guilty prisoner who is sentenced to the death penalty is told that they have one last chance to say something to get out of jail. If they say something true, they'll be shot and if they say something false, they'll be hanged. What do they say?
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I’m guilty.
I’m innocent.
You’re going to shoot me.
You’re going to hang me.
I want to die.
They don’t say anything.
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The saying goes "30 days have September, April, June, and November..." you know the rest. Or do you? How many months have 28 days?
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One
Three
Four
Eight
Nine
Twelve
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Look at that fluffy owl on that brick wall! Speaking of, what weights more: a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?
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Bricks are heavier.
Feathers are heavier.
They weigh the same.
It would depend on the materials.
There are no bricks or feathers.
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A man wants to marry his widow's sister. Is that legal?
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No, that would be considered incest, which is illegal.
I mean it’s a jerk move, but not technically illegal…
This is impossible.
They’re already married!
Null and void, you’re talking about the same woman.
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How many times can you fold a sheet of newspaper in half?
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Once
Twice
Four times
Depends on the thickness of the paper.
Depends on how much newspaper there is.
However many times the person folding it wants to fold it!
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This one's a grammar question. First, think about how to pluralize penguins. Next, pick the correct phrasing.
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A penguin flies
A penguin fly
Penguins flies
Penguins fly
Penguin’s fly
None of these are correct.
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Who doesn't love a birthday? How many birthdays does one person typically get?
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One
Depends on how long they live.
Depends if they celebrate their birthdays.
Depends if they have children or not.
Nineteen
Zero
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A baseball player throws the ball 50 feet, but it comes back to him. How is that possible?
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He threw it against a wall.
He threw it into the seats.
He threw it into the air…gravity, anyone?
The catcher threw it back.
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If there is a private party at a public library, are the guests allowed to talk inside?
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