Puzzle tests online. Not every adult can do these children's puzzles

There is a rich house and a poor one. They are burning. Which house will the police extinguish?

Police don't put out fires, firefighters put out fires

How can a person not sleep for 8 days?

Sleep at night

You enter a dark kitchen. It contains a candle, a kerosene lamp and a gas stove. What will you light first?

A girl is sitting, and you cannot sit in her place, even if she gets up and leaves. Where is she sitting?

She sits on your lap

You are standing in front of three switches. Behind an opaque wall are three light bulbs that are turned off. You need to manipulate the switches, go into the room and determine which light bulb each switch belongs to.

First you need to turn on two switches. After some time, turn off one of them. Enter the room. One light bulb will be hot from the switch on, the second will be warm from the switch off, the third will be cold from the untouched switch.

It is known that among the nine coins there is one counterfeit one, which weighs less than the rest of the coins. How can you identify a counterfeit coin in two weighings using a cup scale?

1st weighing: 3 and 3 coins. The counterfeit coin is in the pile that weighs less. If they are equal, then the fake is in the third pile. 2nd weighing: Any 2 coins from the pile with the lowest weight are compared. If they are equal, then the remaining coin is fake

Two people approach the river. There is a boat at the shore that can only support one. Both people crossed to the opposite bank. How?

They were on different banks

Two fathers, two sons found three oranges and divided them. Everyone got a whole orange. How can this be?

The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked 300 meters. How did she do it?

The rope was not tied to anything

How can a thrown egg fly three meters without breaking?

You need to throw the egg four meters, then it will fly the first three meters intact

The man was driving a large truck. The lights on the car were not turned on. There was no moon either. The woman began to cross the road in front of the car. How did the driver manage to see her?

It was a bright sunny day

If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take one cat to catch one mouse?

Five minutes

Is it possible to light a match underwater?

It is possible if you pour water into some container, for example, into a glass, and hold the match below the glass

The boat rocks on the water. A ladder was thrown from it along the side. Before high tide, the water covered only the bottom step. How long will it take for the water to cover the 3rd step from the bottom if during high tide the water rises at 20 cm per hour and the distance between the steps is 30 cm?

Never, because the boat rises with the water

How to divide five apples between five girls so that each gets an apple and at the same time one of the apples remains in the basket?

Give one girl an apple along with a basket

One and a half pike perch costs one and a half rubles. How much do 13 pike perch cost?

Traders and potters. In one city all the people were traders or potters. Merchants always told lies, but potters always told the truth. When all the people gathered in the square, each of those gathered said to the others: “You are all traders!” How many potters were there in this city?

The potter was alone because:

If there were no potters, then the traders would have to tell the truth that all the other traders are traders, and this contradicts the conditions of the problem.
If there were more than one potter, then each potter would have to lie that the rest were traders.

There are two coins on the table; they add up to 3 rubles. One of them is not 1 ruble. What coins are these?

1 and 2 rubles

The satellite makes one revolution around the Earth in 1 hour 40 minutes, and the other in 100 minutes. How can it be?

100 minutes is 1 hour 40 minutes

As you know, all Russian female names end with either the letter “a” or the letter “ya”: Anna, Maria, Irina, Natalya, Olga, etc. However, there is only one female name that ends with a different letter. Name it.

What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured?

Time, temperature

If it rains at 12 o'clock at night, can we expect sunny weather 72 hours later?

No, because in 72 hours it will be night

Seven brothers have one sister. How many sisters are there in total?

One yacht goes from Nice to Sanremo, the other from Sanremo to Nice. They left the harbors at the same time. For the first hour, the yachts moved at the same speed (60 km/h), but then the first yacht increased its speed to 80 km/h. Which yacht will be closer to Nice when they meet?

At the moment of their meeting they will be at the same distance from Nice

A woman was walking towards Moscow, and three men met her. Everyone has a bag, in each bag there is a cat. How many creatures were heading to Moscow?

Only the woman went to Moscow, the rest went in the other direction

There were 10 birds sitting on a tree. A hunter came and shot one bird. How many birds are left on the tree?

Not a single one - the rest of the birds flew away

The train runs from east to west, and the wind blows from north to south. In which direction does the smoke fly from the chimney?

You are running a marathon and have passed the runner who was running second. What position do you take now?

Second. If you answered that you are now first, then this is incorrect: you overtook the second runner and took his place, so you are now in second position

You are running a marathon and have passed the last runner. What position do you take now?

If you answered that it was the penultimate one, you were wrong again :). Think about how you can overtake the last runner? If you are running after him, then he is not the last. The correct answer is - it is impossible, you cannot overtake the last runner

There were three cucumbers and four apples on the table. The child took one apple from the table. How much fruit is left on the table?

3 fruits, and cucumbers are vegetables

The product first rose in price by 10%, and then fell in price by 10%. What is its value now relative to its original value?

99%: after the price increase, 10% was added to 100% - it turned out to be 110%; 10% of 110% = 11%; then subtract 11% from 110% and get 99%

How many times does the number 4 appear in the integers from 1 to 50?

15 times: 4, 14, 24, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 - twice, 45, 46. 47, 48, 49

You have driven your car two-thirds of the way. At the beginning of the journey, the car's gas tank was full, but now it is one quarter full. Will there be enough gasoline until the end of the trip (at the same consumption)?

No, because 1/4< 1/3

Mary's father has 5 daughters: Chacha, Cheche, Chichi, Chocho. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

A deaf and mute man went into a stationery store to buy a pencil sharpener. He stuck his finger into his left ear and made a spinning motion with the fist of his other hand near his right ear. The seller immediately understood what was being asked of him. Then a blind man entered the same store. How did he explain to the salesman that he wanted to buy scissors?

I just said, he's blind, but not dumb

A rooster has flown to the border between Russia and China. I sat down exactly on the border, absolutely in the middle. Layed an egg. It fell exactly across: the border divides it in the middle. Which country does the egg belong to?

Roosters don't lay eggs!

One morning, a soldier who had previously been on night guard approached the centurion and said that that night he had seen in a dream how the barbarians would attack the fortress from the north that evening. The centurion did not really believe in this dream, but still took measures. That same evening, the barbarians actually attacked the fortress, but thanks to the measures taken, their attack was repulsed. After the battle, the centurion thanked the soldier for the warning and then ordered him to be taken into custody. Why?

Because he slept on duty

There are ten fingers on the hands. How many fingers are there on ten hands?

A plane with English tourists was flying from Holland to Spain. He crashed in France. Where should the surviving (wounded) tourists be buried?

The survivors do not need to be buried! :)

You were driving a bus with 42 passengers from Boston to Washington. At each of the six stops, 3 people got out of it, and at every second - four. What was the driver's name when the driver arrived in Washington 10 hours later?

How about you, because in the beginning it was said that You drove the bus

What can you find in minutes, seconds and days, but not in years, decades and centuries?

How many times can you subtract 3 from 25?

Once, because after the first subtraction the number "25" will change to "22"

Mrs. Taylor's entire bungalow is decorated in pink, with pink light fixtures, pink walls, pink carpets, and a pink ceiling. What color are the stairs in this bungalow?

There are no stairs in the bungalow

In the ancient castle where the prison was located, there were 4 round towers in which prisoners were imprisoned. One of the prisoners decided to escape. And then one fine day he hid in a corner, and when a guard came in, he stunned him with a blow to the head, and he ran away, changing into different clothes. Could this happen?

No, since the towers were round and there were no corners

The 12-story building has an elevator. Only 2 people live on the ground floor; from floor to floor the number of residents doubles. Which button in the elevator of this building is pressed most often?

Regardless of the distribution of residents by floor - button “1”

A pair of horses ran 20 kilometers. Question: How many kilometers did each horse run individually?

20 kilometers

What can stand and walk, hang and stand, walk and lie at the same time?

Is it possible to predict the score of a football match before it starts, and if so, how?

The score of any match before it starts is always 0:0

What can a person increase in diameter by 7 times in a few seconds?

Pupil. When transitioning from bright light to darkness, the diameter can change from 1.1 to 8 mm; everything else either hardly increases or increases in diameter by no more than 2-3 times

A seller at the market sells a hat that costs 10 rubles. A buyer comes up and wants to buy it, but he only has 25 rubles. The seller sends the boy away with these 25 rubles. change it to a neighbor. The boy comes running and gives 10 + 10 +5 rubles. The seller gives the hat and change 15 rubles, and 10 rubles. keeps it for himself. After some time, a neighbor comes and says that 25 rubles. fake, demands to give her money. The seller returns her money. How much money was the seller defrauded of?

The seller was deceived for a counterfeit 25 rubles.

How many animals did Moses take on his ark?

It was not Moses who took the animals into the ark, but Noah.

2 people entered the entrance at the same time. One has an apartment on the 3rd floor, the other on the 9th. How many times will the first person get there faster than the second? Note: They simultaneously pressed buttons on 2 elevators moving at the same speed.

The usual answer is 3 times. Correct answer: 4 times. Elevators usually go from the 1st floor. The first one will travel 3-1=2 floors, and the second 9-1=8 floors, i.e. 4 times more

This riddle is often offered to children. But sometimes adults can rack their brains for a long time to figure out how to solve such a problem, so you can organize a competition: invite everyone to try to solve the problem. Whoever guesses it, regardless of age, deserves a prize. Here's the task:

6589 = 4; 5893 = 3; 1236 = 1; 1234 = 0; 0000 = 4; 5794 = 1; 1111 = 0; 4444 = 0; 7268 = 3; 1679 = 2; 3697 = 2

2793 = 1; 4895 = 3

The main thing is to look at the problem like a child, then you will understand that the answer is 3 (three circles in the writing of numbers)

Two horsemen competed to see whose horse would reach the finish line last. However, things did not go well, both stood still. Then they turned to the sage for advice, and after that they both rode at full speed.

The sage advised the horsemen to exchange horses

One student tells another: “Yesterday our college basketball team won the basketball game with a score of 76:40. At the same time, not a single basketball player scored a single goal in this match.”

Women's teams played

A man walks into a store, buys sausage and asks to cut it, not across, but lengthwise. The saleswoman asks: “Are you a fireman?” - "Yes". How did she guess?

The man was in uniform

The lady did not have a driver's license with her. She did not stop at the railroad crossing, although the barrier was down, then, not paying attention to the “brick,” she moved along a one-way street against the traffic and stopped only after passing three blocks. All this happened in front of a traffic police officer, who for some reason did not consider it necessary to intervene.

The lady was walking

On one Odessa street there were three tailoring workshops. The first tailor advertised himself as follows: “The best workshop in Odessa!” The second is “The best workshop in the world!” The third “outdid” them both.

“The best workshop on this street!”

Two brothers were drinking at a bar. Suddenly, one of them began to argue with the bartender, and then pulled out a knife and, not paying attention to his brother’s attempts to stop him, hit the bartender. At his trial he was found guilty of murder. At the end of the trial, the judge said: “You have been found guilty of murder, but I have no choice but to let you go.” Why did the judge have to do this?

The culprit was one of the conjoined twins. The judge could not send a guilty person to prison without putting an innocent person there as well.

We were traveling in the same compartment: Baba Yaga, Zmey Gorynych, a stupid ensign and a smart ensign. There was a bottle of beer on the table. The train entered the tunnel and it became dark. When the train came out of the tunnel, the bottle was empty. Who drank the beer?

The stupid ensign drank the beer, since the other creatures are unreal and do not occur in life!)

The dates are in the range from 14 to 19. The numbers 18 and 19 appear once. If the birthday is on these dates, then Bernard would immediately say the month.

If Cheryl told Alfred she was born in May or June, then the birthday could be May 19th or June 18th. Since Alfred knows for sure that Bernard does not know the answer, it means that we are not talking about May or June. That leaves July or August.

In July and August there are still dates in the range from 15 to 17, and 14 occurs twice. If the birthday were on the 14th, then Bernard, after Alfred’s remark, would still not be able to give an exact answer. So, we are not talking about the 14th. The remaining dates are July 16, August 15 and August 17.

If Cheryl had told Alfred that she was born in August, then after Bernard’s answer, Alfred could not have known the exact date of birth - after all, 2 whole dates fall in August.
So Cheryl was born on July 16th.

This problem was shown to Kong by a friend's niece. She played a prank on the TV presenter, saying that the puzzle was intended for 10-year-old schoolchildren.

The debate about how to solve a “simple” problem became serious. After 2 days, when most of the participants gave up, it turned out that the task was an Olympiad task for 14-year-old schoolchildren.

Psychologists advise training not only the body, but also the brain. Then mental activity will remain “in good shape.” But how to do that? Psychologists reveal all the secrets.

Logic games, puzzles

Most logic puzzles are similar to crossword puzzles. They do not require a specific education or level of thinking. Available to everyone, you just need to “turn on your brain.” Why are they considered useful? Such pastime greatly trains your ingenuity, allowing you to feel like a real Sherlock Holmes, whose investigation actually consisted of answers to small, interconnected puzzles. At the same time, serve as an excellent example for children. Some logic games can be solved together with your family. Why not? Everyone benefits from developing out-of-the-box thinking and broadening their horizons. At the same time, you will improve your intelligence, which will then be reflected in your ordinary, everyday life. You will pore over everyday problems less and get out of different situations faster.

Riddles for adults, with answers

Such tasks allow you to immediately check the answer. What are the benefits of short and quick riddles? You can collect a dozen riddles, write out the answers separately and entertain your guests by giving them “intellectual food” for thought. You can create a mix with riddles, trick questions, funny riddles, or math problems. It depends on what interests the guests.

With a catch

What is shared only once? (Secret)

Who is capable of speaking any existing language? (Echo)

He constantly hangs on the wall and falls at the same time. Name it? (Barometer)

Has six legs, only two heads, one tail. What is this? (Rider)

The hare is running. How far into the forest can he run? (until the middle, then he will look for a way to get out of the thicket)

What can stand and walk at the same time, or simply hang and stand, walk and lie down at the same time? (Watch)

The most reliable and proven part of a domestic car? (Imported radio)

If you cut off one corner of a regular square table, how many corners will remain? (five)

What used to be “tomorrow”, and then will become “yesterday”? (Today)

There were four identical birch trees. Each had four large, long branches. On each of these branches there were still growing four separate small branches, each of which had four apples. In the end, how many apples? (Not a single one. After all, there are no apples on birch trees)

In tasks that have a hidden catch, sometimes the question itself is illogical. Here: “Which language can you speak silently?” When the presenter announces the answer, those present often argue and deny it. After all, such a question and the answer have a double, complex connection. Like a box with a hidden second bottom. However, upon reflection, people agree that the answer is bold and certainly correct (answer: gestures).

funny

A simple word of just three letters that scares every man? (More)

What does 90-60-90 reflect? (normal driving, with a traffic cop in the way)

Small, and yellowish at that, for some reason he is poking around in the ground (Vietnamese, busy looking for a mine)

A hundred clothes, but they all have no fasteners. (bum)

Small, wrinkled, can be found on any woman. (highlight)

Two nails suddenly fell into the water. What will be the surname of a Georgian friend? (rusted)

What is it: hangs on the wall by itself, but does not smell? (The clock where the cuckoo died)

What is this: it flies and glitters at the same time? (Mosquito with a golden tooth)

It is all covered with greenery, completely, absolutely all. (new Russian)

Small, yellow himself, he flies into the sky and somersaults. (Vietnamese finally found a mine)

What is this: the kindest and friendliest ghost in the world, and with a motor? (Zaporozhets)

How many peas can fit into a glass? (Not at all, because peas don’t move on their own)

In the sky she is alone, in the earth she is not at all. The woman has two of them. (Letter B)

Why did Lenin once walk around in boots, and Stalin in boots? (On the ground)

Solving funny, tricky riddles is a pleasure, and a shared one, because all the guests will think about the answer. Then, when the presenter begins to announce the answers, the participants can only laugh. Such riddles themselves do not require any philosophical sophistication or long thought. They rather reflect the thinking of people, their everyday, familiar life. Therefore, to solve the mystery, it is better to arm yourself with spontaneity, humor and intelligence!

Mathematical

It's time to remember the problems from your favorite mathematics!

Diggers.

Here are 5 diggers, usually in 5 hours, and together they dig a 5 m, deep ditch. How many diggers do you need to gather to dig a large, 100 m ditch? The time given is 100 hours.

In reality, those experienced 5 diggers are needed. After all, on average they dig a regular 5m ditch in 5 hours. It turns out that their schedule is 1 hour per 1 m of ditch. If they increase the time from 5 hours to 100, then a 100-meter ditch will come out.

Village fool

People visiting one village were amazed at the local fool. Here he is offered a choice: a new, shiny 50-cent coin or a crumpled 5 dollar foreign bill. The fool liked the coin, although its denomination was lower. Why didn't the guy take the bill?

The “fool” actually thought well: he understood that the wrong choice continued to attract people and new people offered him money. If he takes 5 dollars once, then the offers will instantly stop.

TO ring encircling the Earth

Imagine that the Earth is Saturn, only instead of a dozen rings, it has one and it fits tightly, pulling the planet along its equator. When the ring increases its own circumference by 10 m, a small gap will form between it and the earth's surface. Do you think a person is capable of walking or squeezing through such a gap? It is known that the earth's equator is approximately 40,075 km.

Ordinary geometry will help solve the problem. Initially, it seems that increasing the ring that tightens the equator by 10 m is not enough, because the length will be 40,075,000 m. However, here it is worth applying the formula to determine the radius of the circle. This will help you see how much the radius (i.e. the size of the gap) will actually increase if the circumference (i.e. the ring) increases by those 10 m.

So: ∆R = (L+10 m)/(2π) – L/ (2π) = (40075000 m+10 m) / (2x3.14) – 40075000 m/(2x3.14) = 1.592 m

As you can see, the gap is large enough for a person to pass through. He just needs to duck down.

Yes, such tasks will require ingenuity, knowledge of formulas (sometimes) and a calculator, although it is better to do the calculations in your head. Sometimes riddles require you to guess the desired number or calculate a specific result. The answer, although it looks simple and quite obvious, is often incorrect, which only provokes fans of mathematics.

Logic games that train thinking

The logic problems presented to an adult audience are complex, multi-step combinations that require consistency. To solve this, you need to be like a chess player and think through your actions in advance. Such tasks are complex, often presented in the form of original pictures, where you need to rearrange, remove or complete elements. Such training is excellent training for the brain, because a person learns to untie complex combinations. This will then help him in his work or everyday life. Flexible, innovative thinking helps to quickly and better assess any unforeseen situation, find more solution options, and at the same time calculate the possible benefits.

Logic problems with answers

6 glasses. There are 6 identical glasses on the table. As you can see, 3 are empty, the remaining 3 are filled with water. Change the glasses so that empty ones alternate with full ones. But you are allowed to take only one glass.

Here are the glasses, let's go!

Constant training for speed and efficiency of thinking is useful. A variety of logic riddles with correct answers are best suited. Engage in self-development when you have time and have the opportunity to sit comfortably so that the environment does not interfere with your thinking. Sometimes logical problems “ask” to use simple, available materials: fill glasses following a picture, take matches, fold paper or make pencils. It's more clear this way. Remember, the tasks are multi-step, and you need to become a real strategist, think about how to put matches correctly or rearrange glasses so that the result then coincides with the answer provided.

Challenging riddles for masters

Sometimes it happens that one task can either lead to a real dead end or be solved instantly. Why? When a person regularly trains his thinking, it gradually restructures and then subconsciously helps him solve various everyday problems faster. Train your intelligence by solving the tasks described in the video.

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Different types of puzzles for adults will help you develop your memory and intelligence - logic problems, complex, funny or tricky questions, and a variety of intellectual mathematical games.

Logic games and puzzles for adults

Solving various logic puzzles does not require a high level of education, starting to solve them is a useful activity for absolutely everyone.Various trick riddles for adults train non-standard thinking, which will help in everyday life to quickly find rational solutions in difficult everyday situations.

Riddles for adults

This type of task will allow you to immediately check the correctness of the solution you have found. What's good about these short riddles? Based on the answers, you can make a thematic selection for a specific holiday or feast to entertain guests. Depending on the lineup of guests, tricky riddles, tasks that will make your friends laugh, or math problems are good options.

With a catch

In tasks with a trick, the question itself often looks illogical at first glance, for example: what language is spoken silently? When the answer is announced, the person’s first reaction manifests itself as disagreement with it. At first glance, the question and the chosen answer are connected in an unusual way and with double implications. But after thinking a little, you can’t help but agree that such a daring decision is correct and very logical (answer: in sign language).

funny

It's a pleasure to play solving funny riddles. While your guests are expressing possible answers to tricky questions, the whole company is guaranteed to be shaken by bursts of laughter.

Mathematical

In such riddles, you need to guess a given number, or calculate the result, relying less on arithmetic than on intelligence. The answer that seems obvious and seems to lie on the surface is often incorrect.

Mind games

Logic problems for adults are multi-step combinations for training thinking. To solve them correctly, you need to think through your actions several steps ahead. Such tasks are relatively difficult; they often come in the form of original pictures, where you need to rearrange or complete some elements.

Logic puzzles for adults

In this article we will look at the most interesting puzzles intended for children, but not every adult can master them. They managed to stupefy more than one Internet user and gained enormous popularity on the Internet, as did comic tests with answers - but how quickly can you cope with them? The correct answers are waiting for you at the end of the article!

Where does the bus go?

If we talk about the most popular children's tasks on the Internet, this is one of them. Here is a picture of a bus. Which way is he heading?

How many points are there?

More attentiveness tasks for the most eagle-eyed users: how many black dots do you see at the intersections of lines?

Which circle is bigger?

Now let's solve interesting graphic puzzles. Can you answer which of the yellow circles shown in the picture is larger?

Moving the matches

The following children's puzzles are also often given to first-graders to solve: they require you to move matches in a certain way to get a given figure.

Find the panda!

The Internet was also blown up by the following graphic puzzles by artists who placed an image of a panda in complex pictures and invited other users to find it. They hid the panda among a crowd of Star Wars stormtroopers, a metalhead gathering, and even tried to hide it among a myriad of massage tables. Check your attentiveness!

Japanese IQ test

But what kind of IQ test did the Japanese come up with? On the shore there is a man with two sons, a mother with two daughters and a policeman with a criminal. In front of them is a raft on which they need to get to the other side. Try to think about how they can be transported there, taking into account such interesting conditions:

Only two people can fit on the raft at a time, and it cannot float without people at all.
Children can only travel on the raft with an adult. But sons cannot remain alone with the girls’ mother, and daughters cannot remain alone with the boys’ father.
And the criminal cannot be left alone with others without the supervision of a policeman.

Found the answer? If not, watch this interesting test in the video:

Right answers

There can be two correct answers to this puzzle. The first is that the bus goes to the left, since on the other side, invisible to the viewer, there are doors through which passengers get inside. This answer is valid for our roads with right-hand traffic. But for countries where traffic is on the left, the correct answer is to the right.

The picture shows parking spaces, and a car occupies one of them. If you turn the picture over, you will realize that you originally saw the numbers upside down. Therefore, the number under the car is 87. No matter how much you try to calculate some clever polynomial here, such interesting puzzles are not designed for algebraic logic, but rather for ingenuity.

Missing value = 2. To solve such children's puzzles, you need to put yourself in the shoes of the children. Do kids know how to solve complex equations and count arithmetic progressions? But they notice that the values in the columns depend on the number of circles in each set of numbers. Let's take, for example, the row 6855: in the number 6 there is one circle, and in the number 8 there are two, so the output is 1+2 =3, that is, 6855=3. And in row 2581 only the number 8 has two circles, so the solution is 2.

There are 12 points in total in the figure. But our brain is designed in such a way that it does not allow us to see them all at the same time, so at a time we can only notice three or four black dots.

The mugs are exactly the same! Such simple puzzles are built on visual illusion. The blue circles on the left side of the picture are large and some distance from the yellow one. The circles on the right side are small and stand close to the yellow circle, which is why it seems to us that it is larger than the first one.