When does the fast train catch the slow one?
Train A leaves at 15:00, going 240 km/h. Train B leaves at 16:00, going 360 km/h. Both travel the same track. What time does B meet A?
Hint: Find how far ahead the first train is.
✨ 18:00
L2 · math
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When I am young I am tall
When I am young I am tall. When I am old I am short. What can I be?
✨ Fire A Candle
L1 · what am i
When I point up it's bright, but when I point down it's dark
When I point up it’s bright, but when I point down it’s dark. What am I?
✨ A Light Switch
L2 · what am i
When they are caught, they are thrown away
When they are caught, they are thrown away. When they escape, you itch all day. What are they?
Hint: When they are caught…
✨ Fleas
L1 · what am i
When will Uncle be four times as old as cousin?
Uncle is 42, cousin is 6. Someday Uncle’s age will be exactly four times cousin’s. How many years must pass?
Hint: Make an algebra sentence.
✨ 6
L2 · math
Where can you draw a two-sided shape?
Most polygons have many sides. But imagine a shape with only two straight lines. It’s impossible on flat paper, yet exists on a curved surface.
Hint: Think round, like a ball.
✨ on a sphere
L3 · brain teaser
Where will you find roads without cars, forests without trees and cities without houses?
Where will you find roads without cars, forests without trees and cities without houses?
Hint: Where will you find roads without cars…
✨ On a Map
L2 · what am i
Which berry sounds like it's feeling down?
- I’m small and round, a berry blue,
- My name might mean I’m sad, it’s true.
- In muffins and pancakes, I’m a star,
- Pick me in summer from ajar.
Hint: If you’re sad, you might be feeling this color.
✨ a blueberry
L3 · joke
Which berry wears its seeds on its skin?
- I’m a red heart shape with tiny green cap,
- My seeds are outside, that’s a curious snap.
- I’m the first fruit to ripen in spring,
- Dipped in chocolate, I’m fit for a king.
Hint: I’m not a true berry, but I’m often called one.
✨ a strawberry
L1 · what am i
Which bird does not belong in this group?
Which bird does not belong in this group? Finch, gull, eagle, ostrich, or sparrow?
Hint: Which bird does not belong in this group…
✨ The Ostrich. It's the only bird that doesn't fly
L1 · logic
Which cheese is created by reversing a word?
- I’m a cheese from Holland, round and red,
- Read my name backwards to see how I’m bred.
- Not cheddar or brie, I’m neat and small,
- Solve the puzzle and you’ll have a ball.
Hint: Try spelling ‘made’ backwards.
✨ Edam
L3 · brain teaser
Which fruit goes bananas?
Yellow and curved, in a bunch they hang, Monkeys love them with a peel-off bang. They’re a bit nutty, a bit funny too, What fruit acts silly for you?
Hint: monkey’s favorite
✨ bananas
L3 · joke
Which fruit is always hanging out in pairs?
- I’m a juicy fruit, shape of a bell,
- My name sounds like two, can you tell?
- I’m great in a tart or eaten fresh,
- With a green or yellow mesh.
Hint: Think of a duo, not just one.
✨ a pear
L3 · joke
Which fruit represents both temptation and innovation?
- In Eden’s tale, I caused a fall,
- But Isaac Newton used me to explain gravity’s call.
- Red or green, I keep the doctor away,
- I’m a tech logo too, used every day.
Hint: Think of the forbidden fruit and a famous tech company.
✨ an apple
L2 · brain teaser
Which fruit's name tells you it's lengthy?
- I’m a small round fruit from the East,
- My name might make you think of a beast,
- But it just means I’m long, you see,
- Peel my brown shell to taste me.
Hint: My name sounds like a great length.
✨ longan
L3 · brain teaser
Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg are white,”or “The yolk of the egg is white?
Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg are white,”or “The yolk of the egg is white?“
Hint: Which is correct to say…
✨ Neither, because egg yolks are yellow
L2 · joke
Which letter appears twice in the morning, twice at evening, but only once at night?
It peeks out twice when the sun rises. At sunset, it appears again. But when it’s fully dark, you see it only once.
Hint: Look at the words: morning, evening, night.
✨ N
L3 · brain teaser
Which letter shows up once in summer, twice in autumn, and not at all in winter?
I’m a vowel. Look at the seasons’ spellings. Count how many times I appear. I’m not A, E, I, or O.
Hint: The other vowels are missing.
✨ U
L3 · brain teaser
Which letter sounds like a huge body of water?
I’m the third letter. Say me out loud: I’m the ocean. I’m shaped like a crescent. I’m not a vowel.
Hint: If you say me, you might want to sail.
✨ C
L3 · brain teaser
Which number completes this upside-down parking lot sequence?
- A parking lot has numbered spots in a strange order.
- The numbers read: 16, 06, 68, 88, __, 98.
- Turn your head or the page around.
- Suddenly everything makes sense.
- What is the missing number?
Hint: Look at it from a different angle.
✨ 87
L3 · brain teaser