Brainteasers10 randomly selected Brainteasers questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 30th March 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | On each row place a letter that can be substituted for the fourth letter of the words either side, to give another word in each case. When completed, a word will be read downwards. What is it? LIVID _ CLUBS SPECK _ BREED BRICK _ CHEAT MUSHY _ DARES ALLOY _ PINTS THESE _ SCOPE |
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EASTER | |
| 2. | Find three words hidden in the coded message below: kind itch oven when keep emma even bean quad tofu icon jazz |
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Khon Kaen Quiz (alternate between taking the first an last letter of each word) | |
| 3. | If John gives Allan 600 baht they will both have the same amount of money. If Allan gives John 600 baht, John will have five times as much as Allan. Who has what? |
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Allan has 1200 baht and John has 2400 baht | |
| 4. | Solve this puzzle to reveal the two missing numbers. |
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25 20 | |
| 5. | Chang was introduced at a special offer price. 20 bottles were sold at 44 baht each, and after the special offer finished, a further 52 were sold at the regular price. The average amount paid for Chang was 70 baht. What was the regular price of Chang? |
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80 baht ((52+20)×70=5040, 20×44=880, (5040-880)=4160, 4160÷52=80) | |
| 6. | What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years? |
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The letter 'M' | |
| 7. | A group of friends were deciding how to spend their evening. Three times as many wanted to go to the quiz as wanted to watch TV. Three more chose to go for a meal than chose to watch TV and there was one less person wanting to play pool than wanting to go for a meal. Four people wanted to play pool. How many people wanted to go to the quiz? |
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6 (Watch TV = 2, go for a meal = 5) | |
| 8. | Paul is the youngest of a group of seven people. Brian is older than James and Stuart but younger than John. James is older than Andy but younger than Stuart. Michael is older than Brian but younger than John. Put the seven in order of age, oldest first. |
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John, Michael, Brian, Stuart, James, Andy, and Paul | |
| 9. | Insert the missing vowels and spaces in the following to reveal a well-known proverb: PPRNCSCNBDCPTV |
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Appearances can be deceptive | |
| 10. | Three volumes of Lord of the Rings sit in order on a shelf. Each is 30 mm thick, with 26 mm of pages and 2 mm for each cover. A bookworm munches from page 1 of the first volume through to the last page of the third volume. How far does it travel? |
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34 mm | |
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