If you’re feeling like you need to give your brain a workout today, these 6 brain teasers are here to help!
We’re going to go through the riddles first and then give you the answers after that?
Sound good?
Let’s go!
6. The weirdly reversing ball.
Q: What is the easiest way to throw a ball, and have it stop, and completely reverse direction after traveling a short distance?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 24, 2009
5. The end of it all is all you need.
Q: What always ends everything?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 16, 2009
4. A black dog on a black road can’t be missed.
Q: A black dog is sleeping in the middle of a black road that has no streetlights and there is no moon….
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 17, 2009
….A car coming down the road with its lights off steers around the dog. How did the driver know the dog was there?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 17, 2009
3. Which is correct? Are or Is?
Q: Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white," or "The yolk of the egg is white?"
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 21, 2009
2. Born at the same time, but not twins. How so?
Q: A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. How could this be so?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 14, 2009
1. A poisoned drink, but a surprising survival?
Q: A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early…
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 14, 2009
Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Punch was untouched the whole time. Why did the man not die?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 14, 2009
Continue reading to check your answers!
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Really ready?
Really, really ready?
Okay, let’s go!
6. Give it a toss…
Q: What is the easiest way to throw a ball, and have it stop, and completely reverse direction after traveling a short distance?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 24, 2009
ANSWER:
A: Toss it in the air.
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 24, 2009
5. This one was staring you riGht in the face.
Q: What always ends everything?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 16, 2009
ANSWER:
A: The letter "g".
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 16, 2009
4. Oh… you thought this was hard? Hahaha… oh boy.
Q: A black dog is sleeping in the middle of a black road that has no streetlights and there is no moon….
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 17, 2009
….A car coming down the road with its lights off steers around the dog. How did the driver know the dog was there?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 17, 2009
ANSWER:
A: It was daytime.
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 17, 2009
3. If you didn’t get this one… that’s GOTTA hurt.
Q: Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white," or "The yolk of the egg is white?"
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 21, 2009
ANSWER:
A: Neither, because egg yolks are yellow.
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 21, 2009
2. Ack! You didn’t think about this one, did you?
Q: A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year. But they were not twins. How could this be so?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 14, 2009
ANSWER:
A:They were two of a set of triplets (or quadruplets etc.)
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 14, 2009
1. This one is a bit harder. I mean… that’s kind of tough.
Q: A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early…
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 14, 2009
Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Punch was untouched the whole time. Why did the man not die?
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 14, 2009
ANSWER:
A: The ice cubes were made of poison. After the man left, they melted resulting in the death of the remaining people at the party.
— Brain Twisters (@braintwisters) May 15, 2009
We hope your brain feels a little bit better after all that!
