Brain Teaser Trivia Questions — page 2
156 trivia questions with answers, all ages. Multiple-choice trivia with answers, sorted by topic and level. Reveal the answers below, pick one at random, or present them full-screen.
- 51.
The train leaves in 2 minutes and the distance to the train station is 2 miles. If you drive the first mile at 30 miles/h, at what speed should you drive the second mile?
- A90 miles/h
- B60 miles/h
- CIt does not matter.
- D120 miles/h
Answer: It does not matter. - 52.
What letter should be added the group of letters P, N, N, E, S, O, R, H, E, T, and I to form a twelve-letter word that is related to blood?
- AP
- BY
- CA
- DS
Answer: Y - 53.
Were X-rays at one time proposed to be called Röntgen rays?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: Yes - 54.
Two men were playing for title of championship of the world for the checkers tournament. They each played five games and they each won three. There were no ties, is this possible?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: Yes - 55.
In a basket there are three sorts of apples. How many apples do you have to take from the basket to make sure you have at least 2 apples of the same sort?
- A2
- B4
- C5
- D3
Answer: 4 - 56.
Anna's brother took his AVUNCULAR duties very seriously. He taught her children how to read, write and speak German. What does avuncular mean?
- AQualities of a Germanic monk
- BAdjective of a mentor
- CAdjective of a father
- DAdjective of an uncle
Answer: Adjective of an uncle - 57.
The siblings were complete opposites. Tom was pedantic and read all the time and Lucy was LUDIC. She was always getting mud on her clothes. What is the meaning of ludic?
- Aplayful
- Billiterate
- Cclumsy
- Doutdoor-loving
Answer: playful - 58.
On the on-ramp to the freeway, I was behind an auto with the following plate: 4IS. What is the likely profession of the driver of this car?
- AZoologist
- BBiologist
- CGeologist
- DOptometrist
Answer: Optometrist - 59.
This is the smartest letter.
- AA
- BW
- CY
- DC
Answer: Y - 60.
Which term refers to a king or prince in India?
- Araja
- Bharaj
- Cnamaste
- Dmajah
Answer: raja - 61.
What is heavier a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?
- AThe feathers
- BThere is no way to tell
- CThe bricks
- DTheir weight is equal
Answer: Their weight is equal - 62.
Each morning I appear To lie at your feet, All day I follow you No matter how fast you run, Yet I nearly die In the midday sun. What am I?
- AAn apparition
- BA doppelganger
- CYour shadow
- DSomeone Elses shadow
Answer: Your shadow - 63.
A lion can eat a sheep in 2 hours, a wolf - in 3 hours, and a dog - in 6 hours. How long will it take the three animals to eat a sheep if they eat together?
- A2 hours
- B8 hours
- C1/2 hour
- D1 hour
Answer: 1 hour - 64.
A man walked by an old fisherman and asked him how many fish he had caught. The fisherman replied: The half of the eight, the nine without its tail, and the six without its head. How many fish did the fisherman caught?
- A19
- B9
- C0
- D6
Answer: 0 - 65.
12 candles were alight. The wind blew out 5 of them. How many candles were left?
- A5
- B12
- C7
- D0
Answer: 12 - 66.
What is the name of the characters that have appeared in Brian Herberts Legends of Dune universe, Disneys Aladdin and the video game System Shock 2?
- AXebec
- BXeric
- CXhosa
- DXerxes
Answer: Xerxes - 67.
A horse is tied to a five meter rope in front of an old saloon. Six meters directly behind the horse is a bale of hay. Without breaking his rope, the horse is able to eat the hay whenever he chooses. Assuming the horse is perfectly normal, is this possible?
- ANo
- BYes
Answer: Yes - 68.
Which letter behaves as a selfish friend?
- AD
- BA
- CP
- DS
Answer: P - 69.
Two dice are randomly thrown. What is the possibility that the number, formed by the two digits that come form the dice, is a prime?
- A35:36
- B19:36
- C5:12
- D5:18
Answer: 5:12 - 70.
The name of what is coded in the following: 86,smopuim?
- Ait does not mean anything
- Ba NASA aircraft
- Cthe name of a software product
- Da secret CIA project
Answer: the name of a software product - 71.
A woman once said about a man, I am not his wife but this mans mother is the mother-in-law of my mother. What were the man and the woman?
- AA daughter and a grandfather
- BA mother and a son
- CA daughter and a father
- DA brother and a sister
Answer: A daughter and a father - 72.
Somewhere, there is a very interesting village. And what's so interesting about it? Well, in this village there is a barber, a very special barber. He cuts the hair of everybody in the village that doesn't cut his own hair. Who then cuts the barber's hair?
- AHimself
- BNo one
- CSuch village cannot exist, it is a paradox
- DThe barber of another village
Answer: Such village cannot exist, it is a paradox - 73.
A magician had a water glass filled to the top. Holding the glass above his head he let it drop to the floor without spilling a single drop of water. Is this possible?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: Yes - 74.
What is the largest county in the US?
- ASan Bernadino, CA
- BDade, FL
- CMaricopa, AZ
- DBernalillo, NM
Answer: San Bernadino, CA - 75.
A peasant buys a pregnant sheep, which gave birth to a lamb. At the age of 3, the lamb gives birth to another lamb. After that it starts bearing a lamb per year. How many sheep will the peasant have 9 years after the birth of the first lamb if all the lambs are female and none of them ever dies?
- A54
- B97
- C78
- D60
Answer: 60 - 76.
Take two apples from three apples and what do you have?
- Athree apples
- Bno apples
- Cone apple
- Dtwo apples
Answer: two apples - 77.
What on earth could dance, and live and die? Without legs, or lungs, or being alive?
- AWind
- BDarkness
- CWater
- DFire
Answer: Fire - 78.
I have eight to spare, in case I lose my one. I'm not a number. What am I?
- Aone
- Ba dog
- Cnine
- Da cat
Answer: a cat - 79.
A pole is 20 m high. An ant is climbing it as follows - every day she ascends 5 m and every night she descends 4 m. In how many days will the ant be on the top of the post?
- A16
- B15
- C20
- D19
Answer: 16 - 80.
There are three sorts of apples in a basket. How many apples have to be taken from the basket, without looking, to be sure that there are at least 2 apples of the same sort?
- A8
- B3
- C4
- D10
Answer: 4 - 81.
My first stop was the supermarket. When I had completed my shopping and was in the parking lot, I spied this snazzy auto with the following vanity plate: 10S42. What sport is the driver of this vehicle most likely a fan of?
- ATennis
- BBadminton
- CBowling
- DGolf
Answer: Tennis - 82.
You always wear these flowers.
- APoppies
- BDaises
- CRoses
- DTulips
Answer: Tulips - 83.
Charlie asked Margaret how old she was and she answered him: In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago. How old is she?
- A7
- B6
- C12
- D24
Answer: 12 - 84.
This majestic bird can be golden, bald and tawny. One of the species is a symbol of the United States of America.
- AEagle
- BCuckoo
- CVulture
- DOwl
Answer: Eagle - 85.
A contestant on a TV show had to answer 26 questions. For each correct answer he received 8 points, while a wrong answer penalized him 5 points. How many answers did the man answer correctly, bearing in mind that he eventually had 0 points?
- A8
- B10
- C16
- D12
Answer: 10 - 86.
Jerry was worried he would mumble and slur his words, so he had to go slowly and try to ENUNCIATE each word. Words might get lost if you don't enunciate. What does enunciate mean?
- APronounce articulately
- BMask drunkenness
- CShout and project
- DMime and gesticulate
Answer: Pronounce articulately - 87.
Its quarter past three. Of how many degrees is the angle formed by the hands of the clock at this moment?
- A15
- B7.5
- C0
- D180
Answer: 7.5 - 88.
10% of all the people living in a certain town in Georgia have unlisted phone numbers. If you selected 100 names at random from the towns phone book, on average, how many of these people would have unlisted phone numbers?
- A35%
- B15%
- C0%
- D10%
Answer: 0% - 89.
A mother has 6 daughters and each of them has a brother. How many children are there?
- A7
- B10
- C6
- D12
Answer: 7 - 90.
This food is one of the most versatile and convenient. You can boil it, fry it, poach it, scramble it, use it in baking. What is it?
- AWheat
- BSugar
- CEgg
- DFish
Answer: Egg - 91.
I am related to the water but I am not wet.
- Acreate an illusion but show what is real. What am I?
- Bshiny things
- Cgold
- Da bed
- Eam related to a shadow but I am multicolored.
- Fa mirror
Answer: a mirror - 92.
A butcher had to stick a total number of 50 sheep in a week. Every day he sticked an equal number of sheep and managed to fulfill the task. How many sheep did he kill per day?
- A10
- B8
- C4
- D7
Answer: 10 - 93.
In an office building, there are 350 windows and half as many doors. How many doors are there in 3 office buildings?
- A550
- B500
- C575
- D525
Answer: 525 - 94.
If I had $654,987, how much change is that?
- A66,345,200 cents
- B65,783,500 cents
- C65,498,700 cents
- D65,577,200 cents
Answer: 65,498,700 cents - 95.
What family of animals has species called Oryx, Duiker, Dik-dik and Impala?
- ALlamas
- BDeer
- CBuffalo
- DAntelope
Answer: Antelope - 96.
A tree is 20 meters tall. An ant is climbing it. Every day the ant climbs 5 meters, and each night it descends 4 meters. In how many days will the ant reach the top of the tree?
- A10
- B16
- C20
- D13
Answer: 16 - 97.
I always go up and down the stairs without moving.
- AA towel
- BA scarf
- CA curtain
- DA rug
Answer: A rug - 98.
What modern slang term once meant a carnival worker who performed disgusting tasks such as biting off the heads of live chickens?
- AGeek
- BNerd
- CDork
- DFreak
Answer: Geek - 99.
What plant tissue conducts water and mineral salts from its roots to other parts of the plant and also provides mechanical support?
- AXylose
- BXylem
- CXylene
- DXebec
Answer: Xylem - 100.
How many times does the digit 3 occur in the numbers from 1 to 50?
- A13
- B14
- C15
- D10
Answer: 15
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