Brain Games: Sharpen Your Mind With These Quiz Questions
When it comes to your brain, use it or lose it.
It's very important to keep your mind sharp as you age—and why not make it fun, too? "The aging process looks different for different people. But generally, you can think of your brain like a house. If you take care of it, you can maintain a house for decades," Vonetta Dotson, associate professor of psychology and gerontology, tells Georgia State University. "But if you neglect it, you're more likely to have problems over time." Here are 18 quiz questions to give your brain a little workout.
Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?
Johnny!
Source: Forbes.
A taxi driver is going down a one-way street the wrong way, and passes at least 10 cops. Why is she not caught?
She was walking.
Source: Today.
In British Columbia you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
You can't take a picture with a wooden leg. You need a camera (or iPad or cell phone) to take a picture. (rimshot)
Source: Forbes.
What goes up and never comes down?
Your age.
Source: Today.
"A farmer has 17 sheep and all but nine die. How many are left?"
Nine.
Source: Icebreaker Ideas.
A farmer has five haystacks in one field and four haystacks in another. How many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in one field?
One. If he combines all his haystacks, they all become one big stack.
Source: Forbes.
"There's a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?"
There aren't any stairs. It's a one-story house.
Source: Today.
I do not have any special powers, but I can predict the score of any football game before it begins. How can I do this?"
The score before any football game is always zero to zero!"
Source: Icebreaker Ideas.
Billie was born on December 28th, yet her birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible?
Billie lives in the southern hemisphere.
Source: Forbes.
You are a cyclist in a cross-country race. Just before the crossing finish line, you overtake the person in second place. In what place did you finish?
Second Place. If you pass the person in second, you take second place, and they become third.
Source: Icebreaker Ideas.
