No. 141Ages 5 to 7
Who has more legs: one cat or two chickens?
they have the same, four each
A cat has 4 legs, and two chickens have 2 legs each.
Logic riddles and brain teasers
Think-it-through riddles, from gentle to properly tricky.
Ages 5 to 7Kindergarten to 2nd grade
No. 142Ages 5 to 7
Ben is taller than Ana. Ana is taller than Leo. Who is the shortest?
Leo
No. 143Ages 5 to 7
Which one does not belong: apple, banana, carrot, grape?
carrot
A carrot is a vegetable, and the others are fruits.
No. 144Ages 5 to 7
Red, blue, red, blue, red... What color comes next?
blue
No. 145Ages 5 to 7
You have 10 fingers. You put on your two mittens. How many fingers can you see now?
none
Mittens cover all your fingers, thumbs too.
No. 146Ages 5 to 7
Five birds sit on a fence. Two fly away, then one comes back. How many birds are on the fence now?
four
5 take away 2 is 3, and 1 more makes 4.
No. 147Ages 5 to 7
Two bikes and one tricycle are parked in the yard. How many wheels are there in all?
seven
Each bike has 2 wheels and a tricycle has 3, so 2 + 2 + 3 = 7.
No. 148Ages 5 to 7
Which is bigger: a big ant or a small elephant?
a small elephant
Even a small elephant is much bigger than the biggest ant.
Ages 8 to 103rd to 5th grade
No. 149Ages 8 to 10
Every time you take one of us, you leave one behind. Walk across wet sand and you will see us. What are we?
footsteps
No. 150Ages 8 to 10
Kim's mom has three children. The first is called April and the second is called May. What is the third child's name?
Kim
The riddle starts by telling you Kim is one of mom's children.
No. 151Ages 8 to 10
Some months have 30 days and some have 31. How many months have 28 days?
all twelve
Every month has at least 28 days.
No. 152Ages 8 to 10
Lily plants 5 trees in a straight row, 10 feet apart. How far is it from the first tree to the last tree?
40 feet
There are only 4 gaps between 5 trees, and 4 x 10 = 40.
No. 153Ages 8 to 10
2, 4, 8, 16... What number comes next?
32
Each number is double the one before it.
No. 154Ages 8 to 10
Ava, Ben and Cole each have one pet: a cat, a dog or a fish. Ben's pet barks. Ava's pet does not live in water. Which pet is Cole's?
the fish
Ben has the dog, so Ava must have the cat, which leaves the fish for Cole.
No. 155Ages 8 to 10
Mia is 4 years old, and her brother is twice her age. How old will her brother be when Mia is 10?
14
Her brother is 8 now, so he is always 4 years older than Mia.
Ages 11 to 126th grade and middle school
No. 156Ages 11 to 12
A dark drawer holds 10 red socks and 10 blue socks. Without looking, how many socks must you pull out to be sure you have a matching pair?
3
The first two socks could be different colors, but the third one must match one of them.
No. 157Ages 11 to 12
Today is Wednesday. What day of the week will it be 100 days from now?
Friday
100 days is 14 full weeks plus 2 days, and 2 days after Wednesday is Friday.
No. 158Ages 11 to 12
What letter comes next: M, T, W, T, F, S, ...?
S
They are the first letters of the days of the week, Monday to Saturday, so Sunday comes next.
No. 159Ages 11 to 12
Three boxes are labeled Apples, Oranges and Mixed, but every label is wrong. You may take out one fruit from one box without looking inside. Which box should you pick from to fix all three labels?
the box labeled Mixed
It can't really be mixed, so the fruit you pull out tells you what it holds, and the other two labels then have only one way to go.
No. 160Ages 11 to 12
I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is 5 more than my ones digit, and my hundreds digit is 8 less than my tens digit. What number am I?
194
The tens digit must be 9 so the hundreds digit can be 1, and then the ones digit is 4.
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