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Why does your throat hurt if you get your feet wet?

Let’s first see how true this is. Once, scientists set up such an experiment. They asked half of 180 volunteers to hold their bare feet in a basin of cold (about 10 degrees) water for 20 minutes. The other half kept their shod feet in empty basins for the same amount of time (these participants must have felt pretty stupid). After these manipulations, the researchers found out who developed cold symptoms within 4-5 days. In the first group of such people there were 13 out of 90, in the second – only 5 out of 90. That is, on average, the chance of getting sick increases, but not much.

In fact, there is no such strict relationship between wet feet and a sore throat, which is indicated in the wording of the question: if you get your feet wet, it will not always cause a sore throat or other cold symptoms. And it’s not about getting wet at all – otherwise, after any swim, we would have been lying around with a cold, and the idea of ​​spending a vacation at sea would be akin to some kind of extreme adventure. The point here is that wet feet can get cold. Therefore, we will try to figure out if there is a connection between hypothermia of the legs (or another part of the body) and an increased risk of catching a cold.

In general, there are quite a lot of such “folk signs” regarding the causes of a cold. Someone must have been told in childhood that he would catch a cold if he went outside without a hat or with a freshly washed wet head. Someone – that you should not eat ice cream on the street. Grigory Oster in the book “Petka the microbe” even had such a character – Anginka, who lived in every third glass of ice cream: “If you eat one – nothing, the second – still nothing, but if you eat the third – Anginka lives there” .

Why a cold is usually associated with cold feet or head, and not with other organs, is not very clear. Some scientists believe that people think that these parts of the body are the most vulnerable in the street, because they freeze most often. And earlier it was easy to imagine that the disease “penetrates” the body along with the cold, especially in the “pre-Pasteur” era, when it was not known what exactly causes the symptoms of a cold (Louis Pasteur, who can be considered the founder of microbiology, let me remind you, lived in the XIX century).

But now we know that the throat never hurts on its own. Pain is usually a sure sign of inflammation: pain neurons respond to cell death in its focus. And inflammation is an attack of the immune cells of our body on the enemy. The enemies of disease are usually viruses or bacteria.

There are practically no places on our body where some bacteria or viruses would not live (and we are full of them inside), but this does not mean that we are constantly sick: most of them are absolutely harmless (and some are even useful) . Harmful microbes can also be present, but they are usually so few that we don’t notice them. Inflammation (which we think of as a disease) starts if these potentially dangerous bacteria or viruses get a chance to multiply and take advantage of this chance before the immune system can cope with them.

Another way to get sick is to pick up some microbe from the external environment that the immune system has not encountered before and therefore does not know how to fight it (the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused the current coronavirus pandemic is a great example of this new dangerous pathogen). In principle, a bacterium or virus can enter the body through any hole in the body, but the respiratory tract is the most convenient for many of them: air constantly circulates through them and there are many mucous membranes through which it is easy to get into the blood.

So, the throat is vulnerable primarily because inhaled viruses and bacteria enter directly into it. But what about cold feet? And do they even have a connection with the common cold?

The cold itself, of course, does not inhabit our respiratory tract with either bacteria or viruses. It can only increase their chances of getting there – this is exactly what happens in winter, when people, trying to keep warm, accumulate in the premises. Cold can help pathogens “jump” between people faster: when we heat a room, excess water from surfaces evaporates and flies away, and air humidity drops. At the same time, on the one hand, viruses begin to be better transmitted through the air, because they do not stick to water drops, and on the other hand, the mucous membranes of our mouths and noses dry out and crack, making it easier for pathogens to enter the body. It turns out that it is not cold as such and not wet feet that are the culprits of a cold, but warm rooms, in which everyone strives to warm up.

In addition, cold can give germs another chance to colonize the human throat, because some viruses reproduce better in the cold than in the heat. But this also works only if the pathogen has already entered the respiratory tract of a person who then went outside (the inhaled cold air cools the tissues with which it contacts).

Finally, the cold can make it difficult for our immune system to fight off unwanted colonizers. When we get cold, our blood vessels constrict – this is necessary so that less blood flows to the surface of the body and it does not lose excess heat. Immune cells travel through the body along with the blood, so in a frozen person, fewer “fighters” get into the respiratory tract and they may not be able to cope with the enemy that has appeared.

And some immune cells simply work worse in the cold – for example, they secrete less antiviral substances. If, after not too long and strong freezing, it turns out to warm up sharply, and in such a way that blood flow is restored throughout the body (for example, you can take a hot shower), then this will slightly reduce the chances of getting sick, because immune cells will begin to circulate more actively throughout the body and therefore more likely to be able to overcome the onset of a cold.

Thus, cold and wet feet do not in themselves cause disease. But they increase your chance of catching a cold if carriers of dangerous germs are walking around, or if a failed pathogen already lives inside you, which under normal conditions cannot multiply and cause real illness.

Answered Polina Loseva . Illustration by Ekaterina Volovich .

What will an ant do if it is far from the anthill?

What will an ant do if it is far from the anthill (out of reach)? For example, if he got into a boat and ended up on the other side. Or left in a car for a hundred kilometers from the “home”. Will he search for his anthill for the rest of his life?

Since childhood, I remember well the cartoon “Ant’s Journey”, the main character of which, blown away by the wind far from his anthill, gets home on caterpillars, spiders and grasshoppers, as if on a ride. In reality, ants have to rely only on their own navigation mechanisms to find their way to their native nest, which can vary significantly between species (and there are about 15,000 of them). But in any case, the range of these mechanisms is usually limited to tens or hundreds of meters: once outside this distance, the ant will be completely disoriented, like a small child lost in an unfamiliar city.

For example, many ants move along scent trails marked with trace pheromones, special substances that they secrete from various glands on their abdomen. The more ants run along a particular route, the more pheromone they leave there. It is enough for an ant to stumble upon one of these paths, and then, as if on rails, he will be able to come along it to the house. For the first time, the existence of this navigation mechanism was guessed by the Swiss naturalist Charles Bonnet, who lived in the 18th century. He ran his finger across the ant trail and then watched as the ants crowded on either side of this invisible line, not daring to cross it. But even if such a slight break in the pheromone trail throws the ants into confusion, then what can we say about our ant, carried away many kilometers from the nearest scent trail…

Trace pheromones are especially important for ants with poor eyesight or who are completely blind, like the South American Eciton army ants ( Eciton ). Huge columns of these ants, consisting of hundreds of thousands of individuals, move through the rainforest in search of prey, destroying everything in their path. They have no permanent nest, only temporary bivouacs. Imagine that Batu’s horde, invading Russia, would consist entirely of blind men – in the same way, Ecitons make their raids, relying solely on touch and pheromone communication in order to keep up with each other. The Ecitons seem to refute by their example the well-known saying that if the blind lead the blind, then both will fall into the pit.

In contrast, other ants rely on sight in addition to pheromones to navigate their terrain. They can find their way home by memorizing the shape of nearby trees. At the same time, it is the general outlines that are important for ants, and not specific details like individual branches or colors. In one of the experiments, scientists made a special arena for the Australian desert ants Melophorus bagoti with a black plastic border, the contours of which resembled the bushes and trees they knew. An ant, caught near the nest and placed in such an arena, began to move in the direction indicated by the outline of the side, regardless of how the arena was turned relative to the cardinal points.

But if the ant is outside the familiar visual landscape, then it will most likely not be able to find its way home. This was shown by an experiment conducted with ants Myrmecia pyriformis , which also live in Australia. During it, scientists cut down three trees not far from the path along which these ants run from the nest to hunt. The general outlines of the crowns have changed, but not that much. However, immediately after the felling, the ants began to dodge and linger a lot more, instead of going directly to their hunting grounds (they always hunt the same tree). It took three days for the ants to get used to the changed landscape – and now imagine that one of them would suddenly be thrown into a neighboring grove. I doubt very much that he would have been able to go back in a completely unfamiliar environment.

To choose the right direction, some ants are guided not only by their immediate surroundings, but also by the sky. This was first shown in 1911 by the Swiss entomologist Felix Santschi, who experimented with ants in North Africa. When the ants returned to the nest, Sanchi blocked the Sun for them, at the same time showing its reflection in the mirror. This simple trick was enough to knock the ants off their path and send them in the opposite direction.

However, the mirror experiment does not work with all species: some ants are not so easy to confuse because they take into account not only the position of the Sun, but also polarized sunlight. Its partial polarization occurs when passing through the atmosphere, which transmits light waves whose vibrations lie in the same plane. Thanks to polarized light, the ant can determine where the Sun is, even if it is hidden behind the clouds (well, or was blocked by the experimenter).

The sun and polarized light play a special role in the life of desert ants, because they live in the middle of a flat and variable landscape, where there are practically no major land landmarks. But even for them, the sky alone is not enough: ants always need some additional information to determine the location of the nest. In this sense, desert ants-runners ( Cataglyphis ), real aces of navigation, which have been studied by more than the first generation of scientists, are indicative. These ants rush along the hot sand at an incredible speed (up to 1 meter per second), looking for insects that have died from the heat. They always hunt alone and do not leave pheromones. However, the running ant, which can move more than 150 meters from the nest in search of prey (for humans, this is equivalent to a distance of about 40 km), returns in a straight trajectory. The ant builds its return route taking into account the trajectory of the path traveled (this navigation method is called coordinate reckoning). Consequently, even this experienced “tramp” will not be able to find his way from the place where he did not come with his own feet.

So, alas, the fate of a lost ant that flew away from the anthill on a leaf, swam away on a boat or left in a car, will be rather sad. Even if he focuses on the sky, he will never return to his native nest. There is one consolation: such an ant will not suffer for a long time. As anyone who, like me as a child, tried to keep ants alone in jars knows, social insects do not tolerate separation from the collective very well, and even with the right food, they die in a matter of days.

As experiments show, being alone, the ant simply does not know what to do with himself – he is in constant anxiety and constantly moves back and forth, which leads to large expenditures of energy. In addition, a lone ant begins to have problems with digestion: food accumulates in its stomach, but does not pass further through the intestines. Ants regurgitate the contents of their stomach to each other in the course of trophallaxis, and, apparently, without this social interaction, the settings of their digestive system fail.

Interestingly, if an ant was cut off from the nest along with several of its fellows, then it will feel much better than being completely alone. For example, a lone carpenter ant will live only six days, and in a group of ten individuals, its life expectancy will be 66 days, that is, 10 times longer.

Answered by: Alexander Khramov

Top 10 children’s questions that puzzle parents (and how to answer them)

All children, starting from the age of 2-3 years, become zealous “pochemuchki”. This is an indicator of the normal development of the child as a person, every day he learns the world and no longer just accepts it as it is, but is interested in every little thing and wants to know more about everything.

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Parents, of course, should encourage the child’s curiosity, not dismiss or ignore questions. And their crumbs set an unmeasured amount. From the simplest “where did the ice come from”, “what does the crocodile eat”, funny “why don’t the kolobok’s eyes get dirty, since it rolls on the ground”, “mom, who was at home with me while you were little”, to such, on which it is difficult to answer immediately “why the sky is blue”, “what is higher than the clouds”, “why the water does not burn”.

You will find answers to the most difficult questions on the net, rephrase, but how to deal with those “inconvenient” ones to which you know the answers, but this knowledge is either not for the child yet, or you are afraid to influence the baby badly with your own answer.

Consider the most popular “uncomfortable” questions and figure out how to answer them crumbs.

1. Where do babies come from?

Perhaps the most difficult question for parents. Usually, moms and dads hang out, giggle, make excuses, say that it’s too early for a baby to think about such questions. If you even for a second made it clear to the child that you hesitated, what good, shy, believe me, this topic will not let him go for a long time. And it’s better for him to know your version than for older children to tell him the answer to a burning question.

Saying babies are born in cabbages or feathered storks throw them up is a bit old. You don’t need to fool around. The truth can be easily explained: “Dad put a small grain in my mother’s stomach. Then the seed met the egg. Starting from this egg, a small creature began to develop. And after 9 months, a baby came out of the stomach.

Another option – you can say: “In order for children to appear, a man and a woman must fall in love and get married, then a tiny baby appears in the mother’s stomach, just like a worm, it grows, like you do now, and then, when it is no longer enough space, he is born. Usually, this answer is enough for the crumbs, and if he is not interested in the details, then you do not go into them either. An older child may be interested in how the child got into the mother’s stomach at all, then you can say that “mom and dad have special cells, when they meet, then a tiny baby turns out of them”, when asked how they meet, you can offer a kiss and hug version.

Usually schoolchildren already know everything themselves, television, the Internet, communication bear fruit, but if an already conscious child turned to you for explanations, you will have to tell everything in essence. You are uncomfortable and ashamed, buy a good book, appropriate for the age, where everything is correctly described.

We also read: How to explain to a child where children come from

2. Why do you say that I am beautiful, but my classmates do not think so? Why can’t I like it?

A child living in a family filled with love and tenderness, encountering hostile children in a kindergarten or school, may wonder why he is considered ugly or stupid. This question is especially asked by children aged 11-13, in adolescence, when they begin to be very critical of themselves and their appearance, it is at this age that intolerance towards others is generated to a greater extent, aggression appears among children.

You can’t say that a child simply does not pay attention to such children, first you need to talk about the subjectivity of people’s perception, then show your attitude, compare with yourself and your own problems at that age.

For example: “Everyone has different ideas about beauty and abilities, some people like thin ones, others are full. It’s like movies or books, some people like adventures, others like comedies, this does not mean that comedies are better, or vice versa, everyone just has different sympathies. I really like you, what big blue eyes you have and a charming smile. If I were a girl your age, I would really like you. There are sure to be those who think you are very cute and smart. They used to tease me too long, but that’s okay, my dad fell in love with me, and I have many friends. If all people liked the same thing in appearance, then we would have become absolutely identical long ago or died out.

If a teenager really has problems with appearance, do not limit yourself to one conversation, help him correct the situation. For example, sign up for a gym together or pick up new stylish clothes, change glasses for lenses, in general, eliminate the reason why your child cannot join the society of peers.

At the same time, remember that teenagers can be aggressive not only to those who look “wrong”, but also to too beautiful, smart, sociable or withdrawn, that is, absolutely to any people. Sometimes the problem can be solved only by changing the environment of the child.

3. Who do you love more, sister/brother or me?

When to expect such a question? – up to 7 years, most often soon after the appearance of the youngest child in the family. Such a question arises in the eternal rivalry of sisters and brothers, which arises on the basis of jealousy towards parents. It is important for you to let your child know that your love for them is boundless, and despite the fact that they are so different, you love them equally. Do you love your mom and dad the same? This is how we love our children. Say that your love is enough for everyone, both for them and for other relatives.

Never manipulate a child by trying to get something out of him in exchange for words of love. The phrase “I love your sister more because she is an excellent student” will not cause a desire to study, but only jealousy and quarrels.

4. Why am I me?

Asking why he was born exactly like this, with such appearance, such abilities, the child begins to realize himself as a person, different from others, and shows individuality. Usually this issue begins to concern the child from about 4 years old, but there are exceptions.

You can explain the situation like this: “Any person combines what he was born with, what he learned, what he became. From birth, we get the appearance inherited from our parents, gender, health, and then habits, taste, skills, likes and dislikes gradually appear, all that you can do. All of this is what makes up a person. We are all born each in our family, in a certain city, country, we are influenced by people and events, that’s why we become what we are. There are no identical people, there are similar, but not the same.

5. Why did you give birth to me?

Usually a child asks such a question from the age of 3 to 5, and then at a transitional age, when he lacks your attention, care and approval or tries to soften the punishment. Another baby can manipulate you in this way, from the category “why did you give birth to me if you can’t take me to the sea”.

Your move: “We love each other very much, so we started a family, there are always children in a complete family, they are like the fruit of love and tenderness of parents. We really wanted to have our continuation, a smart, beautiful child, and therefore we gave birth to just such, you. Let your child understand how special he is, how you wanted him and waited.

Since this question almost always comes up when the child wants an extra portion of attention and care, it is worth telling him as much as possible about how much you love him, listing his positive qualities and praising him. If the child is simply manipulating you and he needs some kind of material “confirmation” of your words, then you don’t need to scatter on conversations, explain your decision about the controversial moment and don’t go on about the crumbs.

Read also: Little manipulators: how to respond to the child’s tricks? 10 most successful children’s phrases

6. Will I die?

Babies can ask this question as early as 3-4 years old, of course, they still do not fully understand the meaning of the finiteness of everything that exists, children learn this much later, at this stage they are interested in why someone or something ceases to exist, to be beside. A similar question may arise when a baby suddenly faces the death of a loved one, or their own pet.

When answering such a sensitive question, one should not go into explanations of the inevitable death of all living beings, describe how they die, what they feel, etc. Speak more streamlined: “All animals, people, even plants, have their own lifespan. And you have your time too. But first you will live a very long happy life, go to kindergarten, go to school, go to college, you will also once have your own family, you will give birth to children, you will have a good job, you will travel a lot and discover new things. In order to live your life well and for a long time, you need to take care of yourself and your health, remember about safety, strive for the best and remember about safety.

Try to be as exhaustive as possible so that the child doesn’t get stuck on the topic. If you belong to any religion, adopt its tenets. If you are an atheist, do not rush to “please” the three-year-old with the physiological details of death, get by with general phrases. If the child is still very young, then come up with some things that explain where dead people and animals disappear to. Do not be afraid to say that the grandmother is now looking at us from the sky, and the dead cat just ran away to the groom cat.

If the child is older than 6, pay attention to the fact that the afterlife does not exist, at least in the form that modern horror films about vampires, zombies and ghosts like to show.

7. Why don’t I have as many toys as my friend?

Did this happen to your child, he came from a friend and said, Sasha has so many toys, but I don’t have such a fifth car as his.

This is actually a very good topic for discussion. After all, these are the basics of financial literacy and the proper distribution of funds. In this case, you need to explain to the child how money is distributed in the family and how much is allocated for toys and entertainment.

Explaining the basics of first financial literacy is very important. The child should be told how money is made, that for this mom and dad go to work and perform many tasks there.

Explain that everything that appears in your house – food, clothes, and toys, including electricity, gas, water – cost money, so you can’t spend it thoughtlessly. “You already have so many cars, will you be happier if there are more of them, maybe it’s better to spend money on going to the circus? If we spend all the money on toys, what will our whole family live on then.

Offer your child an alternative, if you want to buy something, earn money. Give him some housework and “pay” the agreed amount for it. Let the child try to save up a certain amount, and then he will no longer want to spend this money on a 5 car, because he got it with difficulty.

We also read: 12 rules for issuing pocket money to children (personal experience). Plus video consultations of specialists

8. How are boys different from girls?

This question most often implies that the baby has already seen the differences in the male and female genital organs. For example, in kindergarten, where the toilet is often shared. Therefore, external signs of the type, skirts and trousers, caps and bows are indispensable.

For a small child, it is enough to say that it is so conceived by nature, this is how boys differ from girls, because if their genitals were the same, how could they be distinguished apart from clothes. For an older baby, it can be clarified that such a structure is necessary so that later, when the boys and girls grow up, they can become mom and dad.

9. Why do you fight with dad, you don’t love each other?

Quarrels in front of a child are, of course, unnecessary, but if this happens, do everything so that the baby does not doubt the strength of your union.

Say: “Every person has their own opinion, but you, too, are sometimes capricious and make demands. So it is with us, sometimes we disagree and argue, and then we come to a common conclusion, and again everything becomes good. Of course, we love each other, we are a family. ”

We also read: Parental quarrels and scandals in the family: the impact on the child

10. Does Santa Claus really exist?

Think before you honestly answer the question of the crumbs, do you want to deprive the kid of a fairy tale. If a child saw how on the eve of the holiday you yourself hide gifts, but do not want to kill faith in Santa Claus, say that he was in a hurry, so he gave you a gift and asked to put it under the tree. If the child is already older and has begun to guess everything himself, you can tell that a good wizard lives in our hearts, that people specially dress up in him so that the holiday is truly fabulous.

Tips for Parents: How to Answer Tough Questions

Although the questions may vary, there are a few general rules that will help you to keep calm when your child asks difficult questions:

• Do not dismiss your child and do not send him to other relatives, even if you don’t like the question or it seems frivolous, you are the main source of knowledge, let him deal with you in sensitive matters better than think up God knows what, or hear unrealistic versions from peers;
• Do not call questions indecent, incorrect, this will only warm up the child’s interest;
• Do not be lazy to choose words that are understandable to the child;
• Specify why he is interested in this or that topic, how he learned about it;
• Don’t give more details than the baby needs at the moment;
• Do not show your embarrassment and awkwardness at the question;
• Explain as much as possible until the baby is satisfied with the answer. Do not stop talking until the child understands everything;
• Do not deceive and do not think, if you can safely do without it. Children feel this very well and next time they will go to someone else for answers;
• Talk while being on the same level. To do this, put the child on your lap, or sit on the floor next to him;
• Talk in a calm environment, preferably in private.

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50 funny questions you can ask your child many questions. Sometimes they are repeated, and we answer them again and again. And sometimes – let’s be honest – we simply ignore the endless hows and whys. By the way, the researchers calculated that young children ask more than 300 questions daily. Is it possible to answer everything, right?

The trick is that children’s curiosity should be encouraged, and it turns out that there is a good reason for this: when you answer a child’s questions, you help develop his intelligence.

Parenting expert Michele Borba adds that you should set the example for a well-formulated question.

Children need to develop their imagination, and wanting to know more is great. Let’s also show curiosity and support the conversation with counter questions.

What to talk about with a child? Catch 50 cool themes!

1. What are you dreaming about?
2. What makes you happy?
3. What are your friends’ hobbies?
4. What would you like to do right now?
5. What do you think about when you wake up?
6. Have you ever wanted to change the colors of ordinary things?
7. Which character makes you laugh the most?
8. If you were to open a store, what would you sell there?
9. What is your Superhero’s name and what powers does he have?
10. Imagine that you are on the beach now. What will you do first?
11. If you could grow something in your garden, what would it be?
12. When do you feel brave?
13. What fills your heart with tenderness?
14. How do you show you care?
15. How do you feel when I hug you?
16. If animals could talk, what do you think they would talk about?
17. If you had $100 for charity, what would you do?
18. What would your tree house look like?
19. What do you like to do for other people?
20. Did anything make you laugh or make you laugh today?
21. If you were to write a book, what would it be about?
22. If you could draw everything that comes to mind, what would it be?
23. If you were a fashion designer, what would it look like?
24. Do you like to give gifts and give something to other people? Why?
25. Imagine yourself as a chef and tell me about your restaurant. What food would be on his menu?
26. What will you think about before going to bed today?
27. When do you feel grateful?
28. What sounds do you like?
29. Where would you like to travel? And how will you get there?
30. If you could build yourself a house or a cave in the forest, what would it look like?
31. If you could ask any question to a wild animal, what would you ask it?
32. Imagine that you can spend the whole day outdoors: what would you do?
33. What makes you stronger?
34. What invigorates you?
35. If you were the hero of a computer game, who would it be?
36. How do animals communicate with each other, in your opinion?
37. What do you like most about wildlife?
38. Suppose you have to take pictures all day. What or who will you be filming?
39. What memory makes you happy?
40. What annoys you?
41. Describe your best day. Why is he the way he is and what are you doing?
42. What animal would make an excellent driver?
43. What makes your friends so amazing?
44. What makes you so amazing?
45. Do you come up with any inventions?
46. Do you think learning a foreign language is fun?
47. What three things would you like to do this summer/autumn/winter/spring?
48. If you had to come up with a new holiday, what would it be?
49. What makes a person smart?
50. If you had friends all over the world, how would you communicate with them?

Don’t worry if your child is reluctant to answer questions at first, and don’t rush them to the next question too quickly. Such a playful, but confidential conversation will demonstrate to your child that you are sincerely interested in him, and not mechanically asking. By the way, this is also a great exercise for creative thinking for adults.

Questions for children and teenagers about life, parents, school, friends

How to spend fun and educational time with children? How to find out what children think about, understand their goals, experiences, dreams and desires? With a game of questions and answers. In this article, we have collected questions for children that parents have come up with in order to better understand children’s thoughts and dreams.

They took into account the interests of young children, adolescents and young people. For convenience, these questions have been divided into sections, for example, interesting, comic, funny or smart. These questions can also be used for children’s quizzes or while playing while traveling on vacation.

The purpose of the question and answer game is to learn to communicate openly with children on various topics. Therefore, having received the child’s answer, try to understand what is behind his answer, additionally asking the question “why”?

Questions for children: easy, philosophical

1. Which of your friends do teachers like the most?
2. Teacher, what subject do you dislike the most?
3. Are you afraid of flying?
4. What is your favorite childhood toy?
5. Of your photographs, which do you like the most?
6. Do you want to have an unusual pet or not? Why?
7. Why do you love your grandmother? (We advise you to read beautiful quotes about grandmother and grandchildren).
8. Did you imitate anything from what you saw in the movies? What exactly and why?
9. What is the most pleasant thing you have done with your parents lately?
10. What two things would you like to do with your parents this coming weekend?
11. What was the most pleasant, good thing your friend did to you?
12. Really afraid of something?
13. Can you describe the most beautiful place you have ever visited? What attracted you so much?
14. Tell us about your favorite films. Why did you like them so much?
15. How do you like to relax most of all: play computer games or play with friends in the yard?
16. What would you like to spend the accumulated money on?
17. What do you like to watch on YouTube?
18. Do you love your grandparents, relatives? How often would you like to meet with them, on what occasions?
19. Do you consider housemates good people or not?
20. When do you like or don’t like to communicate with your parents?

Fun questions for kids

These questions are good for kids ages 5-10.

1. Should parents hug and kiss their little children? Do you like it?
2. What rules would you make for adults or parents?
3. Do you want your parents to come home from work earlier for your sake? What would you like to do with them?
4. Is it good or bad if parents pay money for helping children around the house? Is it right or wrong to pay money to children? How much do you think this assistance should cost?
5. What qualities should a true friend have? What qualities do you like the most?
6. What do you like best: 1) having dinner with the whole family and watching TV? 2). Dinner with many dishes, desserts? 3). Simple food without watching TV, but with funny jokes, interesting stories?
7. What do you think is in space beyond the stars?
8. If you were asked to take many different photographs, what would you photograph?
9. Which of your parents’ friends do you consider the most cheerful, reliable, good friend?
10. If animals could talk, what would you ask them? What wild animal would you like to talk to?
11. Which children in your class are considered the most popular and authoritative? What makes them so popular?
12. If you could design clothes, what would they be?
13. What holiday would you like to invent?
14. What would you like to do if you became a teacher now?
15. What animal would you like to ride?

Joking, funny questions for children

1. What two vegetables would you be sorry to give to other children?
2. What will you keep for yourself (one thing is a must): a long nose, big ears, hair in the ears, obesity, crooked legs?
3. Suppose you were allowed to be the fun designer of your parent’s house or apartment, what would it look like?
4. Who would you like to be like: a clown, a showman, a humorist, a comedian?
5. How much money could you spend per week buying and eating carrots, beets and other vegetables?
6. What movie scenes can make you laugh?
7. Is it normal if a boy cries while watching a comedy and laughs at a tragedy? What is your attitude towards such a boy?
8. What do you choose for yourself: wings, paws or tail?
9. Did you smear someone with toothpaste in a dream? Who would you like to smear?
10. Imagine that you met a lion in the forest, how would you run away from him?
11. What kind of animal would you agree to become for one day: a hare, a hippo, a mole or a skunk?
12. What would you like to be: ice cream or cake?
13. Which vegetable would you interview?
14. How many spaceships passed by your school today?
15. Do you pick your nose and wipe your finger on the wall when no one is looking?

We advise you to find out what questions children want to ask their parents and adults?

Adult and smart questions for children

1. Should you tell your parents that you are sad or scared? Do you think parents can help?
2. What would you tell, for example, at school about your parents? What do you like most about them and what don’t you like?
3. Do your friends cheat on their parents? When and why do they do it?
4. What fun things could we do together?
5. Do you want to be alone? How often, what time of day, why?
6. What do you like to eat when you are sad? What dish can lift your spirits?
7. Can you name your top 5 qualities?
8. If you find out that your friend has stolen something, what will you do? Will you tell your parents about this?
9. How to behave at a party? (Read the rules of guest etiquette for children).
10. Is it necessary to be always honest today? Do you want to always be treated fairly? What should parents do to ensure that their children are always honest with them?
11. Are you proud of your friends and why?
12. When you are afraid, what do you do, how do you calm yourself?
13. What holidays do you really like and why?
14. Do you consider yourself smarter than your friends? Would you like to always be better than them?
15. Are you jealous of those who are better or superior to you in some way?
16. Do you believe in God?
17. What is your earliest childhood memory?
18. Should children know and follow the rules of telephone etiquette?
19. Do you like your voice?
20. Why do you want to become an adult faster?

Questions for teenagers

1. Would your parents like you to be a politician, famous sportsman, movie star, missionary or famous scientist?
2. Do you know what sexting is? How do you deal with this?
3. What is your view on gay relationships? What will you do if one of your friends or acquaintances turns out to be such a person?
4. What does the word “success” mean to you and what is the best way to motivate a teenager to study?
5. Is it right or wrong for children to receive sex education from a young age? At what age and why?
6. Should children be taught about sex by the school or is it the responsibility of the parents?
7. Would you be able to talk openly about sex education and sex with your parents? Yes/no/why?
8. Do children need to play sports? From what age?
9. Did I ever tell you about how I met your (mother, father)? Do you want to know how we met and started dating?
10. What do you understand by the word “dating, dating”? Perhaps dating without intimacy? Why not rush into it?
11. Let’s suppose you were promised to fulfill one wish, which you choose: 1) to be the most beautiful and attractive; 2) become a genius; 3) become a volunteer to help people of different countries in disaster relief for free?
12. What are your goals after graduation? What graduation wishes would you like to hear from friends and relatives?
13. What punishments from parents do you consider really unfair or undeserved?
14. Do you believe in God? Should parents devote time to the religious education of their children?
15. What do you like most about your appearance and what annoys you the most?

Interesting questions for teenagers

1. At what age is it allowed for children to watch any films or programs: 16 years old – early; 16 years old – late; Is 16 years old okay? And how long can you watch?
2. Do you consider your area where you live dangerous or safe? Why is it dangerous or safe?
3. What is the best way to overcome your laziness to study?
4. Do you like piercings?
5. What type of girls/guys do you like best and why?
6. What is your attitude towards music, rap songs, heavy rock, metal: are they good or bad?
7. What mobile application would you suggest parents install on their phones? Why?
8. How would you like to decorate or arrange your room if you are allowed to fulfill any fantasy?
9. On a five-point scale, tell me, how do your parents perform their duties towards you? How much would they bet?
10. What would you like to do if you could become invisible for one day?
11. Were you offered to try cigarettes, drugs, smoking mixtures? What will you do if you are offered, should you refuse? (Recommended to read the article about teen drug addiction and the causes of drug addiction. )
12. Does a girl need to wear makeup or not, what kind of girls do you like?
13. What kind of sport would be good for you? Do you want to be an athlete?
14. Do you like the way your parents dress? Not embarrassed by their appearance if friends see you and your parents on the street?
15. Is it possible for children from the age of twelve to fall in love or date a boy/girl? What is the best age for this?

Psychological questions for teenagers

1. When you are not in the mood, can you offend others because of it? Has this happened to you before? What feelings did you experience after that?
2. Can you apologize if you are wrong? Can you forgive others?
3. Let’s take historical figures: who do you want to be equal to, to be like and why?
4. Can you remember and tell the three most pleasant memories of kindergarten, elementary school?
5. When do you think is the best time for a girl or boy to get married?
6. Can a guy with a girl he likes just be friends?
7. With such a variety of professions, what do you want to become and what to achieve in life? How often do you think about choosing a profession?
8. At what age should a child be jailed for a crime?
9. Why do some people like animals more than children?
10. Your opinion: are men and women equally smart? Who is more intelligent?
11. Do you like watching violent films: action, horror? Are they worth watching?
12. Who do you think are the three greatest musicians in the world?
13. What, in your opinion, should be the ideal teacher?
14. Did you have the same dream several times? Could you explain this phenomenon?
15. What are your personal achievements in studies or sports that you are proud of?
16. Imagine being able to change three things about your appearance or character, which would you choose?
17. In your opinion, what makes a person truly beautiful: qualities, appearance or money?
18. What is your opinion: how do your parents drive? What mark would you give to each of them separately for compliance with the rules of the road?
19. What family rules and traditions do you dislike and irritate most of all, or vice versa, do you like them?
20. Are your parents losing control of themselves? How often? Do they show irascibility, aggression? What do you feel at such moments?

Tips for parents

• Ask additional leading questions to the main question.
• Avoid questions that embarrass the child or teen, such as about something personal.
• Ask no more than 2-5 questions per evening. It’s better than bored with a flood of questions.
• Try not to criticize the child for his or her opinion. Criticism stifles the conversation. Everyone has the right to their opinion, their choice. You need to learn to respect this right.
• Teen does not want to answer a question? Then don’t pressure him. Just say: “Okay, I understand, this is an uncomfortable question for you. When you want, then you can tell, and I promise that I will try to understand you.
• Children don’t like interrogation-like questions. Such questions are not safe territory for them. They don’t know where they will lead them.

Parents need to remember that children evade answers because:

1. They are afraid of trouble;
2. They are not interested in questions;
3. They don’t see their parents’ genuine interest because of standard questions;
4. Questions too complex for their perception to give a sincere answer.

What will be the result then? Monosyllabic answers, short conversation and poor communication. Unfortunately, this is the standard set of many families.

Conclusion

One of the best ways to understand your children is to ask questions. But, of course, questions for children should be correct, intriguing questions that they will want to answer.

As a hint, we have compiled this list of questions for children and things that may be of interest to a teenager. Thanks to these questions, you can not only improve relationships with children, but also help you learn more about their views and experiences?

Believe me, you may be surprised by what you find out!

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We recommend watching a video where Urgant successfully uses questions in communicating with children.

An unusual variant is a quiz in the style of “Guess the melody”. Here you have to work hard and create a collection of hits. Record excerpts of songs one by one and invite guests to guess the melody. Give a point for each correct answer.

The one with the most points is the winner. Give this music lover a CD with good music.

In order to get fun entertainment, use a variety of music: rap, songs by Iosif Kobzon, Lev Leshchenko, Timati, children’s motives, Russian anthem, dance of little ducklings, songs from famous movies.

Proverbs and sayings

Everyone knows folk proverbs and sayings. We hear them from childhood and use them constantly in our speech. If you are tired of the usual birthday quizzes or you have already done them, try inviting guests to guess the turnaround proverbs.

Under the hanging cobblestone waterfall.
Water does not flow under a lying stone.

Fun for kids

These were not birthday quizzes for kids. Babies also need to be taken care of. You can choose questions for the smallest, for this it is better to use characters from your favorite fairy tales and cartoons. Small gifts for the little ones need to be purchased in advance. Suitable stationery, lollipops, small toys, jump ropes, hoops.

Plunge into the world of good fairy tales:

An inhabitant of the moon who found friends in Russia. (Luntik)

A fat, kind boy, a donkey friend and Piglet. (Winnie the Pooh)

This is a great birthday quiz for younger kids. Kids will be happy to guess their favorite characters. For the older category, you need to prepare more complex questions.

It will be more interesting for children, they will want to show their ingenuity and ingenuity. You can ask them simple mathematical examples and problems. In addition to simple questions, you can arrange fun team games.

After all, children do not like to sit still, turn on cheerful music for them and hold sports relay races. You can arrange a dance competition.

The first year of life

The birth of a child is happiness and joy for the whole family. I want to celebrate the first birthday of the baby in such a way that it will be remembered for a lifetime. Parents prepare the most beautiful outfit for the birthday man, lay a rich table and invite all close people.

Birthday quizzes should be done with adults.

Let them strain their memory and remember how mommy’s pregnancy went, how many kilograms she gained in 9 months, what weight the baby had at birth, who came up with the baby’s name, how many teeth the baby has in her mouth, what is her favorite toy and song.

Close relatives and friends will certainly cope with such simple questions. And in gratitude for their attentiveness and observation, you can take out a birthday cake and pour hot, fragrant tea. The holiday will end very positively, because the first year of a baby’s life for parents is a very important and touching period.

Party program

Birthday quizzes are a must. Table talk and eating goodies quickly get bored. Therefore, many holidays are not without conflict situations. And if you come up with funny questions, prepare prizes – the celebration will be fun and unusual.

If the company is cheerful, you can come up with several costume scenes as a gift for the birthday boy. Guests are always happy to agree to participate in such undertakings. A couple of moving contests won’t hurt. Experiment, try something new, and your friends will appreciate the effort.

Merry holidays to you!

Birthday quizzes for children aged 8-12 (with answers). Funny and funny

It usually takes a lot of time for teachers and parents to organize even the most insignificant children’s events. At the same time, there are rarely problems with the selection of mobile contests. More often the question arises: how to persuade the children to sit quietly for a while and how to hold a quiz.

When preparing questions for a quiz, there are several important points to consider:

• Age of children. At school age, every year matters. What is interesting to seven-year-olds may already seem boring to eight-year-olds.
• Interests. Favorite games, movies, books. This is one of the most important factors in choosing questions.
• Venue.
• The theme of the holiday, if any. For example, it could be a birthday in the style of pirates, paw patrol or fairy tales. Then most of the questions should correspond to the given topic.

Rules of organization

In addition to preparation, the organization of the quiz itself also plays an important role. Active children are sometimes not so easy to get interested in an intellectual game. There are a few tips that will help the organizers to cope with this task:

It is necessary to create a buzz around the quiz even before it starts. You can invite the guys to split into teams. Let them think of a name, a motto, choose a captain. Teams can take turns answering questions, and for each correct answer they will receive a token. Whoever scores the most will win.

If there are not many children at the party, then each child can play for himself. You can conduct a quiz right at the table.

Next, let’s look at various birthday quizzes for children aged 8-12.

Funny quizzes

Children take part in funny quizzes with special pleasure. These questions with answers are more suitable for children 8-9 years old.

QuestionAnswer

What is the first letter in our country and fourth in America?
Letter R.

Which hand is easier to stir sugar in a mug?
In which they hold a spoon.

How to transfer water in a sieve?
Freeze

When is it easier for a cat to come home?
When the door is open.

Which wheel does not spin when driving?
Spare.

What to do when you see a little green man?
Cross the road.

Which month has 28 days?
In all.

What happens to the blue stone if it falls into the sea?
Get wet, drown.

Three cats catch three mice in three minutes. How long does it take for one cat to catch one mouse?
In three minutes.

Which bird does not lay eggs?
Rooster.

Such questions can quickly cheer up both the guests and the birthday boy.

A little younger children who are in first grade or just getting ready to go to school (7-8 years old) will enjoy a cool quiz with the following tasks:
Greedy beef.

In which game can you just stand and do nothing?
The sea is worried . ..

Which subject knows who is prettier?
Mirror.

Who studies for A’s?
Excellent student.

What animal swallowed the sun in the fairy tale?
Crocodile.

When can a person be at home without a head?
When looking out the window.

What game is played with plus and zero?
Tic-tac-toe.

When a dog is bought, what is it like?
Wet.

Can a penguin call himself a bird?
He can’t speak.

Delicious questions

It happens that the guests are very active throughout the holiday. In this case, questions at the table about food will be an excellent solution. Most likely, they will wake up the appetite in children. Such entertainment is usually enjoyed by both adults and children.

You will need to prepare a variety of foods and arrange them on plates. It should be a mixture of sweet, spicy, salty, sour. The participant will need to guess which product he was given to try (eyes must be blindfolded). Or all actions can be replaced by questions:

QuestionAnswer

Which product, according to Carloson, will make everyone happy?
Pies.

Warm, soft and shiny, with such a crispy crust.
Bread.

It is made of milk, but its sides are hard.
Cheese.

Clear and meaty.
Jellied.

Pour into a frying pan, then bend it four times.
Damn.

Sitting on a spoon with legs dangling.
Noodles.

Questions about the birthday boy

On a birthday, the host of the holiday deserves special attention. Therefore, you can arrange a quiz with questions about the birthday man. Let the guests show how well they know him. This game will appeal to older children (11-12 years old). Tasks can be both serious and fun. Here are sample quiz questions:

Any child will love this kind of attention. And at the end of the game, it will already be possible to take out a cake with candles and make a wish.

Quiz for all

If the company is of different ages. For example, if there are children of 10 and 13 years old at the festival, then you can pick up games that will be of interest to absolutely everyone. And adults can also participate. Such entertainment should be offered in the middle of the event.

Guess the melody

The game is suitable for a company that has already met, warmed up and has fun. This quiz will require a presenter, a computer or music center and a selection of music. Songs are better to choose different genres. Let it be children’s songs from cartoons, and soundtracks from films, and popular melodies. The facilitator turns on excerpts of songs, and the players must guess the name.

Another version of the quiz is possible. All guests are divided into two or three teams (depending on their number). One word and a limited time are given. Each team must come up with as many songs as possible with a given word.

Fanty

A well-known and beloved game for all ages. And the birthday boy can be in the center of attention. The rules are as follows:

Tasks can be:

Tasks largely depend on the imagination of the host of the holiday. For each task completed, players can be given small prizes.

What? Where? When?

This will be an exciting intellectual quiz. Difficult questions, depending on the age of the guests, it is better to prepare in advance. The rules are as follows:

Whichever team ends up with the most points wins. You can increase the number of points for especially difficult questions or for quickly writing the correct answer. The number of rounds may not be limited. And the winners must receive prizes.

When preparing a quiz for a birthday, you can consult with the child, listen to his wishes. He can tell exactly what will be of interest to him and his guests, what games they like to play and what questions they would be most interested in.

Quiz videos:

Watch these videos for more options for the kids quiz.

Fun quiz for children 10-12 years old: Questions with answers

When arranging a holiday for their child, many parents think about what can be organized so that it is both fun and educational. The answer is very simple – fun children’s quizzes.

Fun quiz for kids. Rules for compiling

A quiz involves answers to questions on a specific topic. You can conduct a quiz with one child or with several children. Of course, the more participants, the more fun and exciting the quiz will be.

The quiz can be held between teams, and there can be competitions where every man is for himself. All you need to conduct a quiz is to prepare the categories of questions, the questions themselves and the prizes.

Quiz topics can be from any field, but, of course, it is important to understand that each age has its own topic.

A fun quiz for 10-12 year olds will be very different from a quiz for toddlers. Topics for a children’s quiz should not be too serious.

Here it is important not to forget that a children’s quiz should mean fun, otherwise, the holiday will turn into another boring school day.

If you don’t have time to choose topics and compose questions, you can find many options for ready-made quizzes for children of different ages on the Internet or in special books.

Of course, the quiz does not have to be entertaining, and the quiz can also become a real competition for scholars, but if we are talking about organizing a children’s holiday, the quiz must have a funny comic character.

For example, a fun quiz for children with answers to tricky questions, where only ingenuity and resourcefulness will help you find the right answer, will be a great option.

This quiz perfectly develops logical thinking and the ability to think outside the box, erudition will not help here at all.

Such a quiz is perfect for children of almost any age, even adults will be interested in playing it, because the questions are so tricky that they can confuse many adults.

Fun quiz questions with answers

What kind of questions could these be? Here are some examples of fun quiz questions:

• In which case would a person be in a room without a head? (leaning out the window)
• How does day and night end? (soft sign)
• What needs to be done to keep three people in one boot? (just take off everyone’s boots)
• A crow flies by, and a dog sits on its tail. Is it possible? (of course, crows can fly, and a dog can sit on its tail)
• The month when talkative Tanya talks the least. (February, because it is the shortest)
• What is a horse like when it is bought? (wet)
• A bear has none, a crow has two, and a man has one, what is it? (letter O in the word)
• What belongs to one person, but others use it much more often? (name)
• A year in which everyone eats more than usual. (leap year)
• Can an ostrich say that it is a bird? (ostriches can’t speak, so no)
• Which hand is best for stirring tea? (it is most convenient to stir tea with a spoon)

The list of such tricky funny questions for a quiz can be almost endless, even adults find it interesting and funny to answer such questions, let alone children. Such a quiz will be a real gift for children and will provide everyone with a great mood.

Quizzes for children with answers

ages 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 and over

Quiz is a kind of intellectual game for the manifestation of cognitive activity in all areas of knowledge. How are quizzes different from each other?

The meaning of the entertaining quiz is that the child must choose the correct answer to an oral question from several options offered by adults. These intellectual games differ from each other:

• rules of conduct; • the complexity of the questions asked; • the procedure for determining the winners; • type of remuneration of participants.

Quizzes allow children to develop the ability to work in a team, compete according to certain rules and show their knowledge.

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Cue Questions for Kids

We’ve put together 151 different trick questions for kids to think about. To help kids reconnect with their power of focus and unlock the richness of creativity more deeply, just ask one of these challenging questions and give them time to think.

Don’t worry about answering questions incorrectly. It was a lot of fun to hear the wrong answers to some questions. Often trick questions are formulated in such a way as to get the wrong answers. Make sure you create a safe and fun place to make mistakes.

Try these little mind tricks when you get the chance with the kids in your life, but don’t be surprised if you find yourself scratching your head a bit with some of the riddles, puzzles, and trick questions we’ve highlighted below, either!

tricky questions with answers

1. Mr. Jones noticed that his trouser pockets were completely empty, but there was still something in them. What was it?
Answer

Hole.

2. What letters are easy to find on each day of the week?
Answer

Y – A – Z

3. Which jungle animal is hiding “inside” these letters – L P H N?
Answer

Elephant.

4. What will be left if you take the ant out of the plantain?
Reply

Something simple.

5. The mouse wants to get better. She’s going to start by climbing the stairs. Starting from the fourth floor, it goes up five floors, down seven, six floors, three floors, and again several floors. What floor is she on?

Answer

Ninth floor.

6. Can you add one mathematical symbol from 55555 to make 500?
Answer

555-55 = 500

7. Adam turned left, right, turned 360°, stood on his head, and then walked back before photographing the sunset. In what direction was he pointing?
Answer

West.

8. The Jones family went south for their summer vacation, passing five different states along the way. The Bradfords are traveling in the opposite direction and have only gone through three states. In which direction are they going?
Answer

North

9. Peter the Polar Bear had a birthday party, each guest brought five fish. The ugly little penguin stole two fish, but there are only 198 left. How many people came to the party?
Answer

40.

10. Ricky the Rabbit eats 1 carrot on Sunday, 2 carrots on Monday, 4 carrots on Tuesday, and so on. How many carrots does he eat each week?
Answer

127 carrots.

11. If five alligators can eat five fish in three minutes, how long will it take 18 alligators to eat 18 fish?
Reply

Three minutes.

12. If tomorrow I said “the day before yesterday was Saturday”, what day is it today?
Reply

Sunday.

13. Freddy the Frog had an accident and broke his leg. He went to the hospital on Monday 1 November and left on 30 November. What day of the week is it?
Reply

Tuesday.

14. Mr. and Mrs. Banjo are eating ice cream. Mrs. Banjo says that if her husband gives her one scoop of his ice cream, she will have twice as many scoops as he does. Mr. Banjo says that if she gives him one of the scoops she has, it will be the same. How many spoons does each of them have?
Reply

Miss Banjo has seven scoops and Mr Banjo has five.

15. Rosie orders six bowls of ice cream with three scoops each. Tony wants as many spoons as she does, but only in two dishes. How many spoons are in each of his dishes?
Answer

Nine scoops each.

16. Laura says that she can throw the ball so that it flies away from her, suddenly changes direction, and then returns to her by itself. Is it even possible?
Answer

Yes, provided she throws the ball straight into the air.

17. There are three red, three green, three yellow and three white gummy bears in a bag. How many gummy bears must be taken out of the bag to get three of the same color?
Answer

Nine.

18. A cookie jar contains 10 chocolate chip cookies and 10 M cookies; M. How many cookies do you need to take out to get two of each kind?
Reply

12 cookies.

19. Lisa is William’s niece, but she is not Emily’s niece, although Emily is William’s sister and William is not married. How is that possible?
Reply

Lisa is Emily’s daughter.

20. Can you name three things that are only sold in pairs?
Answer

Gloves, shoes, socks.

21. Three clocks have different times. One is a little faster, one is a little slower, and one just) one clock shows 10:05, another 9:56 and another 10:11. What is right?
Answer

10:05 am

22. Was the smallest amount of coins you could use to get exactly $0.65
Answer

Two quarters, ten cents and a nickel.

23. Maggie lives on a street with 10 houses. The houses are numbered from 1 to 10. If Maggie adds up all the house numbers that are smaller than hers, the total will be three times her actual house number. What is Maggie’s house number?
Answer

House number seven.

24. A new film is released, in which the first people appear an hour before the start of the show. The audience doubles every 10 minutes, and after 60 minutes the theater fills up. When was the theater half full?
Reply

10 minutes before the movie starts.

25. What multiples of four are between 10 and 19?
Answer

12 and 16

26. What are the odd numbers between 10 and 16?
Answer

11, 13 and 15

27. What is the largest number that can be made from the numbers three, five and seven?
Answer

753

28. Every year on Mars is twice as much as on Earth. How old would you be if you lived on Mars?
Answer

Double your age.

29. Seven brothers were born two years apart. The younger brother is seven years old. How old is the older brother?
Answer

19.

30. Mr. Adams is exactly 5 times older than his dog Spike. In five years, Mr. Adams will be only three times Spike’s age. How old will he be in five years?
Answer

30.

31. If each month had exactly 30 days instead of 29 days, some 30 and 31, would each year be longer or shorter?
Answer

In short (360 days)

32. What two numbers will be the same when multiplying or adding them?
Answer

2 × 2 = 4 and 2 + 2 = 4.

33. Ricky and Billy find a salad with 20 individual leaves. Since Ricky found the lettuce first, he gets one more leaf than his friend. How many leaves does Ricky have?
Answer

10 ½ sheets.

34. If you counted all the ears in the country and then divided this number by two, what would you know for sure?
Answer

How many living beings were there in that country.

35. The teacher says that there are less than 30 students in the class, but more than 20. Children can be divided into groups of two, three, four, six and eight without a trace. How many students are there?
Answer

24 students.

36. Carla leaves New York at eight in the morning, moving at a speed of 35 miles per hour. Harriet is driving to New York at 50 miles per hour. When they meet, which one will be the farthest from New York?
Reply

When they meet, they will be the same distance from New York.

37. If days on Mars are two weeks on Earth, how long is an hour?
Reply

14 earth hours.

38. Amy is 14 and her mother is 38. How many years ago was her mother exactly 3 times Amy’s age?
Reply

Two years ago.

39. A baker carries a bag of flour weighing 15 pounds. He takes out half the flour, but finds that the bag weighs 9 pounds. How heavy is the empty bag?
Answer

3 pounds.

40. What does this secret message say? Tha twasn treall ys oh ardaf terall
Reply

It wasn’t that hard after all.

41. Mrs. Adams tells a neighbor that her son is 16 today and will be 20 next birthday. How can this be?
Answer

Born on February 29 of a leap year.

42. Which object is not included in this list – trumpet, flute, violin, harmonica, tuba?
Reply

Violin.

43. If you roll one die only once, are you less likely to roll an odd number, a number greater than three, or a number less than three?
The answer is

The number is less than three.

44. There are 16 players in a basketball tournament. How many games must be played before a winner is announced?
Answer

15.

45. The farmer keeps both geese and goats. He counted the legs of all his animals and found that there were exactly 36 of them. How many geese and how many goats does he have?
Answer

Geese to goats – 2/8, 4/7, 6/6, 8/5, 10/4, 12/3, 14/2

46. If only these letters were written – J FM AM J JAS OND – what would they mean?
Reply

First letter of every month of the year.

47. Four friends are racing. Lisa finishes four hours ahead of Tony and Pete eight hours ahead of Max. Max needed six hours more than Lisa. In what order do they cross the finish line?
Reply

Pete, Lisa, Tony, Max.

48. Mother’s Day is always the second Sunday in May. When could that be the earliest day?
Reply

May 8th.

49. If you were born in an odd year, would you celebrate your 50th birthday in an odd or even year?
Answer

Odd year.

50. Billy tells his sister Sarah that he is now twice her age and twice as smart as her. Sarah says that in five years she should be twice as old as she is now, and that Billy will be gone. How old will they be in five years?
Answer

Billy will be 15 and Sarah will be 10.

51. Together, Tom and his father lost 280 pounds. Tom’s dad weighs three times as much as he does. How much does Tom weigh?
Answer

70 lbs.

52. What two numbers form a one-digit number when you multiply them and a two-digit number when you add them together?
Answer

One and nine.

53. The city bus leaves in the morning without passengers. Two people get on the first stop, five more on the next. One by one, seven people come out and three people come out. At the next stop, five people get off and six people get off. At the last stop, three people get in and one person gets off. How many stops were made?
Reply

Five stops.

54. How many two-digit numbers are there?
Answer

92.

55. How far can a deer run into the forest?
Reply

Halfway!

56. I am an odd number, but if one letter is removed, I become even. Can you guess my number?
Answer

Seven.

57. What has hands but does not point, wave, and never clap?
Reply

Clock.

58. If you have a red house made of red bricks and a yellow house made of yellow bricks, what should the greenhouse be made of?
Answer

Glass!

59. What can’t you use until you break it?
Answer

Eggs.

60. What is that which rises and rises, but never, never falls?
Reply

Your age.

61. Can you guess the five-letter word that gets shorter when you add two letters to it?
Answer

Short. (Short plus ER equals shorter)

62. Can you think of a word that starts with a T, ends with a T, and contains a T?
Answer

Kettle.

63. I’m tallest when new, but much, much shorter when worn. What am I?
Answer

Candle.

64. Did you know that one word is misspelled in every dictionary ever compiled?
Answer

The word “wrong”.

65. Draw a line on a piece of paper. How can you make it longer without touching this line?
Answer

Draw a short line next to it.

66. Can you think of anything so delicate that just saying the name will break it?
Answer

“Silence”.

67. Which word starts with E but only has one letter?
Reply

Envelope.

68. Can you think of anything that is really easy to get into but really hard to get out of?
Answer

Trouble!

69. The whole Brown family wouldn’t stand under an umbrella, but it still wouldn’t get wet. How is this possible?
Reply

It didn’t rain at first.

70. Mom and dad David had three sons. Their names were Snap, Crackle and… what?
Answer

David.

71. A woman named Margaret has four different daughters, and each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Margaret have in total?
Answer

Five. Every daughter has the same brother.

72. There was a terrible plane crash and all the people died. Who survived?
Reply

Everyone who has been married.

73. Can you think of anything with four eyes but completely blind?
Answer

The word “Mississippi”.

74. Can you think of something that travels all over the planet but always stays in the same place?
Answer

Postage stamp.

75. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
Answer

15 — There are seven words in the English language, but eight in the alphabet.

76. There is a six-letter word that leaves 12 after you remove one of them. What’s this word?
Reply

Tens.

77. Can you think of something that is completely full of holes but still holds a lot of water?
Answer

Sponge.

78. There is a question that you can never answer in the affirmative. Do you know what it is?
Reply

Are you still sleeping?

79. If everything goes wrong, completely sideways, what can you always count on?
Reply

Fingers and toes!

80. Can you imagine something that is always right in front of you but can never be seen or held?
Answer

Future.

81. Do you know where you can find cities and countries, towns and shops, roads and lakes, but absolutely no people?
Answer

On the map.

82. Do you know why ghosts and spirits make such terrible liars?
Answer

Because they are easy to see through!

83. Imagine this for a second. You are in a room and the walls are closing in, the floor is opening up under you, and water is pouring from the ceiling. There are no windows or doors to escape. How will you choose?
Answer

Stop imagining.

84. Can you name two things you should NEVER eat for breakfast?
Answer

Lunch or dinner.

85. If you pass through a blue or green stone into the Red Sea, what will they become?
Reply

Getting wet.

86. What do people bite to eat but never eat?
Answer

Silver and plates.

87. Can you think of something that can be served but not eaten?
Answer

Volleyball.

88. Can you think of something that you can always catch but never throw?
Answer

Influenza.

89. Do you know what goes up and down every minute of every day but never really moves?
Answer

Temperature.

90. Can you think of something that starts with a P and ends with an E but contains thousands of letters?
Answer

Post office.

91. If Mr. Orange lives in the blue house, Mr. Yellow lives in the green house, and Mr. Red lives in the purple house who lives in the White House?
Reply

President.

92. A pink man, a green dog, a yellow fish, a purple computer, a silver chair, a golden table and an invisible telephone lived in a one-story blue house. What color was the staircase?
Answer

No.

93. Can you think of anything that gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
Answer

Towel.

94. Can you think of something that goes all over the forest but never actually goes into the forest?
Answer

Tree bark.

95. If you see an electric train going east at 70 miles per hour, but the wind is blowing from the west at 80 miles per hour, which way will the smoke from the train blow?
Answer

Electric trains do not smoke.

96. I have a lot of keys, but no locks. I have space but no extra rooms. Of course you can enter, but there is no exit. What am I?
Answer

Keyboard.

97. Can you imagine something as light as a feather, but even the strongest person in the world could not hold it for more than a minute?
Reply

Your breath.

98. Can you think of something that runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never cries, has a bed but never sleeps?
Answer

River.

99. Do you know the name of the invention that allows you to instantly look through any wall?
Reply

Window.

100. Megan’s mother has five different daughters. One is named Peggy, one is named Donna, one is named Betty, the other is named Joan. What is the name of the fifth daughter?
Reply

Megan.

101. If a plane crashes on the border of England and Scotland, where are the survivors buried?
Reply

Do not bury survivors.

102. Twelve pears hung high, twelve people passed by, each took a pear and left eleven hanging there. How can this be? How to stay eleven pears?
Answer

“Everyone” is a male name!

103. If there is a frog dead in the center of the water lilies, right in the middle of the pond, which side will it jump to?
Answer

Neither, the frog is dead!

104. You are a bus driver. 4 people get on the first stop. At the second stop 8 people get on, at the third stop 2 people get off, at the fourth stop everyone gets off. The question is, what color are the bus driver’s eyes?
Answer

Just like you, you are a bus driver.

105. What never gets wetter no matter how much it rains?
Answer

Sea

106. A man went out in the pouring rain without protection, but not a single hair on his head got wet … how is it?
Answer

He was bald.

107. Father David has three sons: Snap, Crackle and _____?
Answer

David

108. What has a mouth but doesn’t eat? Bank without money? Bed, but not sleeping – waving, but no hands?
Answer

River

109. The cowboy arrived at the hotel on Friday. He stayed two nights and left on Friday. How could this be?
Answer

His horse’s name was Friday

110. If the red house is on the right side and the blue one is on the left side, where is the white house?
Reply

Washington DC

111. Which two words combined contain the most letters?
Answer

Post Office

112. Which capitalized word is the same backwards, backwards, and upside down?
Answer

NOON

113. What is the exact middle of America?
Answer

The letter “p”

114. What gets wetter and wetter as it dries?
Answer

Towel

115. How far can a dog run into the forest?
Reply

Halfway – when he gets to the place, he is already on his way “out”.

116. What are the outs in an inning in baseball?
Answer

Six in each team of three

117. There were ten imitators in the boat. One jumped out. How much is left?
Reply

None – they were “copycats” so everyone jumped out!

118. What is the longest word in English?
Answer

SMILE – Because it’s a mile from start to finish

119. If there are three apples and you took two, how many do you have?
Answer

Two – because YOU took two.

120. There was a red bungalow. Everything about it was red—walls, carpets, furniture. What color were the stairs?
Answer

There were no stairs. It was a bungalow!

121. What is Rupert Bear’s middle name?
Answer

The!

122. What has a head and a tail but no body?
Answer

Coin!

123. If the red house is on the right side and the blue house is on the left side, where is the white house?
Answer

In Washington

124. How to make letters in NEW DOOR, make one word?
Answer

ONE WORD!

125. What happened in 1961 and will not happen again until 6009?

126. What was the highest mountain in the world before the discovery of Everest?
Answer

Mt. Everest was still the highest mountain – even BEFORE it was discovered

127. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Answer

Dinosaurs laid eggs long before chickens!

128. How could the 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States have the same parents, but they were not brothers?
Reply

Grover Seveland was elected twice to the 22nd and 24th presidency.

129. What was the last year when the New Year came before Christmas?
Reply

This year New Year always comes before Christmas of the same year.

130. If you had only one match and you walked into a dark room with an oil lamp, newspaper and wood, what would you light first?
Answer

Match

131. If Mr. Smith’s peacock lays an egg in Mr. Jones’ yard, who owns the egg?
Answer

Nobody. Peacocks do not lay eggs; pavi do.

132. Why are 1968 pennies worth more than 1967 pennies?

133. Start with three coins: a penny, a nickel and a quarter. Say, “Tommy’s mother has three children. The first child is named Penny. (Having said this, raise the penny.) “The second child’s name is Nick.” (Raise the nickel.) What is the name of the third child? (Raise quarter.)
Answer

Tommy

134. How long did the Hundred Years War last?
Answer

116 years old

135. Panama hats are produced in which country?
Answer

Ecuador

136. What animal do we get catgut from?
Answer

Sheep and horses

137. What color is the black box on a commercial aircraft?
Answer

Orange of course

138. In what month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
Answer

November

139. What is the camel hair comb made of?
Answer

Squirrel fur

140. What animal are the Canary Islands in the Pacific Ocean named after?
Answer

Dogs

141. What was the name of King George VI?
Answer

Albert

142. What color is purple finch?
Answer

Raspberry

143. Where does the Chinese gooseberry come from?
Answer

New Zealand

144. I have a lot of keys, but I can’t open any of the doors. What am I?
Answer

Piano

145. I have holes but still can hold a lot of water. What am I?
Answer

Sponge

146. The more you take from me, the more I become. What am I?
Answer

A hole

147. I have hands, but I can’t clap. What am I?
Answer

Clock

148. You can catch me, but you can’t throw me. What am I?
Answer

Cold

149. I go down, but I never go up. What am I?
Answer

Rain

150. I am a ball that can be rolled but not thrown or thrown. What am I?
Answer

Eye

151. Fill me with hot or cold. Put something in me and I’ll keep you. What am I?
Answer

Cup

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50 challenging riddles and puzzles for kids with answers

Last updated by January 3, 2020

One One of the best ways to stimulate young minds is to engage them in brainstorming, and solving riddles is the best way to improve the thinking skills of young children. Children not only get a lot of fun from solving riddles, but also learn various new skills. Here are some interesting and creative riddles or puzzles for kids that will improve their cognitive development.

How do riddles help children?

Even something as simple as a riddle can do wonders for children in many ways. Here are some of the benefits of riddles for kids.

1. Riddles bridge the gap between parents and children and strengthen bonds. It also helps children overcome social challenges as they interact with others and pass on riddles.

2. They encourage problem solving and critical thinking at a young age, which are vital skills. This makes them think creatively and use their brains.

3. Riddles are useful for improving children’s vocabulary when they are thrown words they don’t understand and try to figure out what they mean.

4. Understanding is an important part of learning in school. Children can understand words or phrases from context and identify details that would otherwise be ignored.

5. Laughter and humor are vital, and riddles often add mental humor. They relax children’s minds by teaching them in ways that interest them.

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50 Easy Brain Riddles with Answers for Kids

From easy riddles for kids to challenging riddles, we will be discussing different types of riddles to help sharpen their thinking skills. We will also be discussing “Who am I?” riddles for kids to have more fun with family and friends. In addition to the riddles, you can also try other fun and educational activities and games. Below are some crazy, funny and smart English riddles for kids that will make learning more fun:

1. Riddle: What starts with a t, is filled with a t, and ends with a t?

Answer: Kettle with tea.

2. Riddle: What is the largest English alphabet that contains the most water?

Answer: The letter “C”.

3. Riddle: Can you guess what is at the end of the rainbow?

Answer: The letter “W”.

4. Riddle: Which weighs more, a pound of cotton or a pound of iron?

Answer: None of them weigh more or less, because they weigh one pound the same.

5. Riddle: In a one-story house, there is a red armchair, a red bed, a red computer, red flowers, a red table, a red carpet – everything around is red. What color is the staircase?

Answer: The house is one-story, so there are no stairs.

6. Riddle: I have a face and two arms, but no arms or legs. What am I?

Answer: Clock.

7. Riddle: What starts and ends with the letter “E” but has only one letter?

Answer: Envelope.

8. Riddle: Why can’t a person living in New York be buried in Chicago?

Answer: Because he is alive.

9. Riddle: What needs to be broken before use?

Answer: Egg.

10. Riddle: Which month of the year has 28 days?

Answer: All months have 28 days.

11. Riddle : Where can you find Friday through Thursday?

Answer: In the dictionary.

12. Riddle: Tommy throws the ball with all his might and it comes back to him but no one touches him. How?

Answer: Throw the ball up.

13. Riddle: What has a neck but no head?

Answer: Bottle.

14. Riddle: What did one ocean say to another ocean?

Answer: Didn’t say anything. He just waved.

15. Riddle: What’s with holes everywhere but still holding back?

Answer: Sponge.

16. Riddle: A girl fell down a 40-foot ladder but was still unharmed. Why?

Answer: She fell down the bottom step.

17. Riddle: What is often used by others but belongs to you?

Answer: Your name.

18. Riddle: What goes up but never goes down?

Answer: Age.

19. Riddle: What is always answered without asking questions?

Answer: Doorbell.

20. Riddle: Imagine that you are in the middle of the sea. There is a hole in your boat and you are surrounded by sharks. What are you going to do?

Answer: Stop imagining.

21. Riddle: Which two keys cannot open any doors?

Answer: Donkey and monkey.

22. Riddle: Can you guess the easiest way to double your money?

Answer: Place it in front of a mirror.

23. Riddle: Every person has a riddle, and no one can lose it. Can you guess what it is?

Answer: Shadow.

24. Riddle: Which word is misspelled in each dictionary?

Answer: The word “Wrong”.

25. Riddle: Which tree can be carried in the hand?

Answer: Palm

26. Riddle: Can a person not sleep for ten days?

Answer: Perhaps because we all sleep through the night and not during the day.

27. Riddle: It’s full of keys, but it can’t open any door. What’s this?

Answer: Piano.

28. Riddle: What is a horn but does not make noise?

Answer: Rhino.

29. Riddle: What is the size of an elephant but weighs nothing?

Answer: The shadow of an elephant.

30. Riddle: What are shoes worn even when sleeping?

Answer: Horse.

31. Riddle: If you throw a white stone into the Red Sea, what will happen to it?

Answer: Wet.

32. Riddle: Can you guess what gets wetter and wetter as it dries?

Answer: Towel.

33. Riddle: Who is four-legged but cannot walk?

Answer: Table.

34. Riddle: A bird, a monkey, a cat and a squirrel climbed a coconut tree. Who will eat the mango first?

Answer: No, because they are not on the coconut tree and mango.

35. Riddle: My pockets are empty, but there is still something in them. What’s this?

Answer: They have holes.

36. Riddle: I fly all day, but I don’t go anywhere. What am I?

Answer: I am the flag.

37. Riddle: Can be served but not eaten?

Answer: Tennis ball.

38. Riddle: They beat him and beat him, but he never cries. What’s this?

Answer: Egg.

39. Riddle: He has four eyes but still can’t see anything. What’s this?

Answer: Mississippi.

40. Riddle: I was bought for food, but people don’t eat me. Why?

Answer: Because I am a plate.

41. Riddle: I am an English word. If you pronounce me correctly, you are wrong, and if you pronounce me wrong, then you are right. What word am I?

Answer: The word “Wrong”.

42. Riddle: My teddy bear is never hungry. Can you guess why?

Answer: Because it’s full.

43. Riddle: What would you call a person who does not have all the fingers in one hand?

Answer: A normal man, because you have fingers on both hands.

44. Riddle: Why did the little girl bury her torch?

Answer: Because his batteries are dead.

45. Riddle: It starts with a P, ends with an E, and is made up of thousands of letters. What’s this?

Answer: Post office.

46. Riddle: Three men jump into the water, but only two come out with wet hair. Why?

Answer: The third man was bald.

47. Riddle: Sherry’s father has five daughters – Sasa, Sese, Sisi, Soso. Guess the name of the fifth daughter.

Answer: If you think it is Susu, you are wrong. This is Sherry.

48. Riddle: What happens once a minute, twice in an instant, but never in a thousand years?

Answer: This is the letter “M”.

49. Riddle: If you are traveling south on a train, where does the smoke from the train go?

Answer: Nowhere. The electric train does not smoke.

50. Riddle: They come at night without being called and disappear during the day without being stolen. Can you guess what it is?

Replies: stars.

Riddles and puzzles not only instill intellectual humor in children, but also stimulate brain development. Riddles and puzzles can also expand their vocabulary and make learning fun for them, as children are more interested in game-based learning. Get a monthly activity box for your child to promote brain health.

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Laughter is the best medicine, and research shows that laughter is the best form of therapy. So let’s not waste any time and get into these fun questions that will make your lips twitch and giggle. Do you know why Alabama is the smartest state in the US? Don’t know the answer? How about answering this question, what goes on and on and has an “i” in the center? Read and find out the fun answers to these questions and let the happy wrinkles work!

40 tricky questions and funny answers

1. Do you know where tadpoles change?
   ANSWER: In a croak!
2. Alabama is the smartest state in the US, guess why.
   ANSWER: Because he has 4 fives and one four!
3. Which hand is best for writing?
   ANSWER: None – it is better to write with a pen or pencil!
4. Can you tell what kind of animal a slug is?
   ANSWER: A slug is a snail with a housing problem!
5. Who was the first to invent underground tunnels?
   ANSWER: Moles!
6. What followed the dinosaurs?
   ANSWER: Their tails!
7. Which Elizabethan sailor could stop cars on his way?
   ANSWER: Sir Francis Break!
8. Name the most slippery country in the world.
   ANSWER: Greece!
9. What can you find in souvenir shops on the streets of Paris?
   ANSWER: Little things!
10. Name a fish kid that cannot swim.
    ANSWER: All dead!
11. Can you name the strongest bird?
    ANSWER: Crane!
12. Eleven birds were sitting and signing on a branch of a huge tree. The hunter fired first in a row. How many birds are left on the branch?
    ANSWER: No! After one bird was shot, everyone flew away!
13. A monkey, a cat and a small bird rush to the top of a coconut tree. Who do you think will get the banana first: a monkey, a cat or a bird?
    ANSWER: None! Because you can’t get bananas from a coconut tree!
14. When do you change to red and stop when you see green?
    ANSWER: When you eat watermelon!
15. What’s happening and going on and there’s an “i” in the middle?
    ANSWER: Bulb!
16. What do you give a hot dog?
    ANSWER: Mustard and some ketchup if you like, they are the best for a hot dog!
17. Where do bulls get their notifications and messages?
    ANSWER: On the board of bulls!

18. Why did Tweety go to the doctor?
    ANSWER: To get a tweet [appeal]!
19. What did the stamp write on the envelope when they met on their first date?
    ANSWER: Stay with me and I’ll take your places!
20. Do you know why the anecdote about the lump of butter was kept secret?
    ANSWER: Because if you talked about it, it would spread!
21. Why is it difficult for a leopard to play hide and seek?
    ANSWER: Because a leopard is always seen!
22. What’s wrong with a wooden car with wooden wheels and a wooden engine?
    ANSWER: It’s just a wooden passage [will not]!
23. What is the best name for a bunch of kittens?
    ANSWER: You can call it meow-n-tai [mountain]!!
24. What is green and sings with all his heart?
    ANSWER: Elvis Petrushka!
25. What kind of nails do carpenters dislike to hit with a hammer?
    ANSWER: Who wouldn’t know, Nails!
26. When do potatoes from all over the world change nationality?
    ANSWER: When they turn into french fries!
27. How would you describe hail?
    ANSWER: Hail is a steep rain!
28. What language is spoken in Cuba?
    ANSWER: Cube!
29. What is a “myth”?
    ANSWER: Myth is a butterfly!
30. Describe the career of an archaeologist.
    ANSWER: The career of an archaeologist is always in ruins!
31. What is the noisiest game in the world?
    ANSWER: Squash – because you can’t play squash without raising your racket!
32. Why do birds fly south when winter comes?
    ANSWER: Because it’s too far to walk!
33. Have you ever wondered what keeps the sun in the sky?
    ANSWER: That’s what the sun’s rays are for!
34. What country is the hamster from?
    ANSWER: They come from Hamsterdam!
35. Which is heavier, full moon or crescent?
    ANSWER: The crescent is heavier because the full moon has more “light”!
36. Which city in England has the worst sandwiches?
    ANSWER: Oldham!
37. Why are goldfish orange-red?
    ANSWER: Their water rusts!
38. For whom success preceded work?
    ANSWER: To the dictionary!
39. Why did cavemen paint pictures of hippos and rhinos on their walls?
    ANSWER: Because their names were not easy to write!
40. Which animals are listed on each legal document?
    ANSWER: Seals!

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114 Trick Questions with Answers [Funny Trick Questions]

You can trust that you are smart enough not to be deceived. However, trick questions can confuse anyone. Common sense and experience will not help you answer these tricky questions. Even though some of the answers are logical or based on common sense, your first thought is quite often wrong. Some trick questions look funny, some are puns, and some require a different way of looking at things. Try your hand at answering all of our tricky questions and share them with your friends.

Hard questions

The following list of smart and hard questions will make you and your friends scratch their heads and wonder how smart you are. They are a pleasure to use at a party, with colleagues at work or in the classroom. Teachers, counselors and artists will love our list of tricky questions.

1. Q: What always comes but never comes?

   Tomorrow

2. Question: What can be broken but not held?

   Promise

3. Question: What lives if you feed it and dies if you give it water?

   Fire

4. Question: What word would you use to describe a person who does not have all the fingers on one hand?

   Normal, because people usually hold half of their fingers on one hand.

5. Question: What can be caught that is not thrown?

   Cold

6. Question: What if you have, you want to share with me, and if you share, you don’t?

   Secret

7. Question: If a plane crashes on the US-Canada border, where are the survivors buried?

   Survivors are not buried.

8. Question: If eight men build a wall in ten hours, how long will it take four men?

   There is no time because the wall has already been built.

9. Question: If you have a bowl of six apples and you take four, how many do you have?

   4 that you took away

10. Question: If you had only one match and you walked into a dark room with an oil lamp, firewood and a newspaper, what would you light first?

    Match

11. Question: If you write “sitting in the bath” s-o-a-k and you write “funny story” j-o-k-e, how do you write “egg white”?

    a-l-b-u-m-e-n or e-g-g w-h-i-t-e

12. Question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?

    No, but since he is dead, it will be difficult to do so.

13. Question: If Mrs John’s bungalow is all pink and the walls, carpet and furniture are all shades of pink, what color would the stairs be?

    There are no stairs because the bungalow does not have a second floor.

14. Question: How did a boy hit his soccer ball ten feet and then come back to it on its own?

    He picked it up.

15. Question: How could a man go outside in the pouring rain without protection and not get his hair wet?

    He was bald.

16. Question: If the train is moving north at 100 miles per hour and the wind is blowing west at 10 miles per hour, which way is the smoke blowing?

    There is no smoke in the train.

17. Question: How could it happen that every person in the plane crash died, but two people survived?

    The two survivors are married.

18. Question: What breaks and never falls, and what falls and never breaks?

    Day break and nightfall

19. Question: Some months have 31 days, others 30 days, but how many months have 28 days?

    All months have 28 days.

20. Question: “The lawyer is my brother,” the accountant testified. But the lawyer testified that he had no brother. Who is lying?

    Neither, because his sister was the accountant.

21. Question: There was a terrible storm on Uncle Bill’s farm and all but seven of the sheep were killed. How many sheep are still alive?

    Seven

22. Question: What do you call a woman who always knows where her husband is?

    Widow

23. Question: Where do you sit, sleep and brush your teeth?

    Chair, bed and toothbrush

24. Q: What goes up and down but always stays in the same place?

    Staircase

25. Question: What goes up but never comes down?

    Age

26. Q: What happened when the wheel was invented?

    A revolution has taken place.

27. Question: What has a head and tail, but no body?

    Coin

28. Question: Who is bigger, Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger or their child?

    Baby, because he is a little Bigger.

29. Question: If you are sitting with a cup on a table facing south and you are on the north side of the table, on which side is the handle of the cup?

    No matter which way the cup is turned, the handle is always on the outside.

Mind Trick Questions

Difficult questions to answer that challenge even the smartest person. You must take your time, read the questions carefully, and think before you try to answer. Be careful, because your first guess may not be correct when answering these mind trick questions.

1. Question: A man lives on 100 floor of an apartment building. On rainy days, he takes the elevator. However, on sunny days, he walks half the way, and climbs the rest of the way up the stairs. Why?

   The man is short and can reach the button for the 50th floor of the elevator. On rainy days, he uses the handle of an umbrella.

2. Question: A man and his son were in a car accident. The man died on the way to the hospital, but the boy was rushed to surgery. The emergency room surgeon said, “I can’t operate because that’s my son!” How was it possible?

   The emergency room surgeon was his mother.

3. Question: A man dressed all in black is walking along a country road. Suddenly, a large black car with no lights comes around the corner and screeches to a halt. How did the driver of the car know he was there?

   It was daytime.

4. Question: Robert, my neighbor, a forty-five-year-old blacksmith, seven feet tall, eats all day. What does he weigh?

   Iron

5. Question: Complete this series of numbers: 9 = 4, 21 = 9, 22=9, 24=10, 8=5, 7=5, 99=10, 100=7, 16=?, 17 =

   16=7 and 17=9 [(each number is equal to the number of letters in their spelling , i.e. 16 (sixteen) equals 7, and 17 (seventeen) equals 9.]

6. Question: There are three important rooms in the house. The first one is filled with money.

   None, because policemen don’t put out fires, firemen do.0003

7. Question: Why are 1968 pennies worth more than 1967 pennies?

   Because the 1968 penny has one more penny than the 1967 penny.

8. Question: A man has a fox, a chicken and a sack of grain. He must cross the river, but he cannot carry them all at once. If he leaves the fox with the chicken, the fox will eat the chicken. However, if he leaves the chicken with the grain, the chicken will eat the grain. How can he safely get over all three?

   He can grab the chicken first. He can then return and fetch the grain and then carry the chicken on this journey. He leaves the chicken and makes the fox wait with the grain. He then returns to the other side and takes the chicken.

9. Questions: Eight men are sitting on a couch. Three legs break, six men leave. How many legs are left?

   Five; the legs of the two remaining men (4) and the remaining leg of the couch.

10. Question: You are driving a bus. When you start your route, an elderly woman named Mrs. Smith and a boy named Raymond are on the bus. At the first stop, the old woman leaves and a salesman named Ed enters. At the next stop, Jack and his sister Jill get on, along with three women with shopping bags. The bus rides for fifteen minutes, then stops, Raymond gets off, and a man and his wife get on. Next, a woman with a bird in a cage gets on the bus. What is the name of the bus driver?

    Well, remember that you are the bus driver!

11. Question: What is the maximum number of times one page of a newspaper can be folded in half by hand?

    Only once, because after that you will fold it into quarters, eighths, etc.

12. Question: A fishing boat with a ladder in it leans against a wall in the harbor. The trawler has 5 oars and 2 fishing nets. The distance between two successive stairs is 1 meter. If the waves hitting the wall rise half a meter every half hour, how long does it take for the 6 steps of the ladder to be under the waves?

    As the fishing boat climbs the waves, not a single step will go under the water.

13. Q: You ask a salesperson at a hardware store, “How much would one cost?” “Twenty cents,” she replies. “And how much will twelve cost me?” you ask. “Forty cents,” she replies. “Okay, I’ll take one hundred and twelve.” How much did you pay?

    Answer: Sixty cents because you needed three numbers for your house number – 112.

14. Question: The oldest girl in the family was killed on Sunday morning. Her father read the newspaper, her mother cooked breakfast in the kitchen, and the girl’s brother played video games. Uncle George was visiting and collecting mail. Who killed the girl?

    Uncle George because it was Sunday and the mail is not delivered on Sunday.

15. Q: If you divide 30 in half and add ten, what do you get?

    70. Half 0.5. If you divide 30 by 0.5, you get 60. Add ten and you get 70.

Funny trick questions

Some trick questions are funny because they are so stupid. Children will especially enjoy our fun trick questions. We’ve included a few old favorites to make kids feel smart. Ask these fun questions to your friends or try to answer them yourself. Do not look for answers until you have given the most accurate answer to each question.

1. Question: What did one fire say to another?

   Shall we go tonight?

2. Question: Why can’t a woman living in Europe be buried in Canada?

   A living woman cannot be buried anywhere.

3. Q: Why are movie stars considered cool?

   Because they have so many fans.

4. Question: What is white and black besides red all over?

   The newspaper is “read” everywhere.

5. Question: What is the biggest problem with winter boots?

   Snow boots are melting

6. Question: Why do fluorescent lamps hum?

   Because they can’t remember the words.

7. Q: The more it dries out, the wetter it gets?

   Towel

8. Question: What did the ocean say to the beach?

   Nothing; he waved.

9. Question: Where is the ocean without water?

   On the map

10. Question: What type of hair does the ocean have?

    Wavy

11. Question: Why did the clown go to the doctor?

    Because he felt a little funny.

12. Question: What is sticky and brown?

    Stick

13. Question: What happens if you throw a white hat into the Black Sea?

    The hat gets wet.

14. Question: What gives strength and power to pass through walls?

    Door

15. Q: Why did Superman cross the road?

    He wanted to go to the supermarket.

16. Question: Which nail is the carpenter trying to skip?

    His nail

17. Q: What do you always see at the start of a parade?

    Letter p

18. Question: What do snowmen eat for breakfast?

    Frosted Flakes

19. Q: What happened to the human cannonball?

    He was fired.

20. Question: Which room has no walls?

    Mushroom

21. Question: How can a woman not sleep for eight days?

    She sleeps at night.

22. Question: How can you drop a raw egg on a concrete floor without cracking it?

    No problem, because concrete floors are very hard to crack.

23. Question: How to lift an elephant with one hand?

    You can’t because you’ll never find an elephant with one arm.

24. Question: If two waves race, who will win?

    They are “attached” (tide).

25. Q: Why did the cowboy ride the mule into town?

    Because his mule was too heavy to carry.

26. Question: What moves up and down but does not move?

    Staircase

27. Question: What happened to the lion when he ate the clown?

    He felt funny.

28. Question: If a rooster lays an egg on the roof of a barn, in which direction does it roll?

    Doesn’t roll because roosters don’t lay eggs.

29. Question: How many animals did Moses take into the ark?

    No, because Noah built and loaded the ark.

30. Question: How many legs does an elephant have, counting its trunk as a leg?

    Four, because calling an elephant’s trunk a foot does not mean yet.

31. Question: How much dirt is in a pit that is 3 feet deep, 6 feet long, and 4 feet wide?

    No, because there is no dirt inside the hole.

32. Question: What did the quilt say to the bed?

    I covered you.

33. Question: Why did the woman run around her bed at night?

    To catch up

34. Question: What can not be eaten for breakfast?

    Lunch or dinner

35. Question: What has 4 wheels and flies?

    Garbage truck

36. Question: How many sides does a circle have?

    Two because it has an inside and an outside.

37. Q: If you imagine being in a sinking boat surrounded by sharks, how would you survive?

    Stop imagining.

38. Question: If ten birds are sitting on a tree and a hunter shoots at one, how many birds will be left on the tree?

    No, because after shooting one bird, the rest flew away.

39. Question: If a monkey, a squirrel and a bird race to the top of a coconut tree, who will get the banana first?

    No, because you can’t get a banana from a coconut tree.

40. Question: Which two words combined contain the most letters?

    Post Office

Trick questions with answers

Trick questions entertain and inform. Use our selection for parties, game nights – any time you get together with friends or colleagues. Some of the smartest ploy questions involve puns, and we’ve included quite a few on this list. You will find 30 questions followed by a list of answers. How many can you answer correctly?

Questions:

1. How can a door not be a door?
2. Which word starts with IS , ends with AND and has LA in the middle?
3. Why is it always possible to find a mushroom at a party?
4. Would you like to hear a joke about potassium?
5. Do you know any good jokes about sodium?
6. What to do with a dead chemist?
7. What is the right name for a lawyer?
8. What do you call the man in the pit?
9. What is the fastest country in the world?
10. What do you get if you throw a million books into the ocean?
11. What is the coldest country in the world?
12. Why did you go home to see a doctor?
13. Which roads do ghosts linger on?
14. What do you call a woman standing on a tennis court?
15. What is round and extremely cruel?
16. What happened to the tiny fortune-teller who escaped from prison?
17. What is green and sings?
18. What happened when the magician got angry?
19. What is a common eleven-letter word that is always misspelled?
20. What did the inventor of the knocker win?
21. What happened to the woman who fell into the upholstery machine?
22. Did you hear what happened to the origami shop?
23. Why did the banker quit his job?
24. What can you find in the wilderness?
25. Why is everyone so tired on the first of April?
26. What did one chest of drawers say to another chest of drawers?
27. Neutron enters a cafe, orders breakfast and asks the waiter: “How much will it be?”
28. What rises but grows down?
29. Photon checks in at the hotel. What does she say when asked if she needs help with her luggage?
30. If Father George has four children – Ini, Mini and Miney, what is the name of his fourth child?

Answers:

1. When is the bank. (ajar = “open”)
2. Island
3. Because he is a mushroom (“fun guy”).
4. K! ( K is the symbol for potassium.)
5. Na! ( Na is the symbol for sodium.)
6. Barium (“Bury him”)
7. Sue
8. Doug (“dug up”)
9. Russia (“rush-ya”)
10. Title wave
11. Chile
12. Because he had window glass (“pain” ).
13. Dead ends
14. Annette (“network”)
15. Vicious circle
16. He was small and medium in general.
17. Elvis Petrushka
18. He pulled out his hare (“hair”).
19. Wrong
20. Nobel Prize
21. She made a full recovery.
22. Folded.
23. He lost interest.
24. Letter H
25. Because they just completed a 31 day march.
26. You look flushed.
27. The waiter answers: “You? Is free!”
28. Candle
29. No thanks, I travel light.
30. George

Trick questions stimulate the brain and give pleasure. They help fill time and relax. Plus, they train your brain! They are loved by all ages. Use tricky questions and puzzles to bring co-workers together in the office, avoid boredom and challenge your friends. Good luck asking our tricky questions!

Susan studied English with a double second major in Liberal Arts and Business at Arizona State University and received her Master of Educational Administration from Liberty University. She has taught grades four through twelfth in both public and private schools. Subjects included English, US and World History and Geography, Mathematics, Earth Science and Physics, the Bible, Information Technology, and Creative Writing.

Susan has been a freelance writer for over ten years, during which time she has written and edited books, newspaper articles, biographies, book reviews, guides, realtor area descriptions, Power Point presentations, summaries and many other projects.

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her husband’s death in a car accident. Everyone in town, even her best friend Andy, thinks grief is keeping her locked up, and Evvie doesn’t correct them. Meanwhile in New York, Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher and Andy’s childhood best friend, is struggling with what unfortunate athletes living in their worst nightmares call “hooray”: he can no longer throw straight, and worse he can’t figure out why.

RIDDLES FOR CHILDREN WITH ANSWERS

We should encourage the mind to keep working for as long as possible because of its proven long-term benefits.

Puzzle games are educational resources that have been passed from mouth to mouth since time immemorial. Their goal is to guess the searched word by means of a description to a greater or lesser extent. Being a sought-after resource for leisure, we have collected here in this section the best collection of riddles for younger students. You will find clues and correct solutions to kids puzzles so you can check if you hit the nail on the head with your answers.

There are a lot of riddles with answers with different extensions. Short puzzles and long puzzles of your choice, depending on the time you have. We’ve also compiled puzzles by difficulty level so you can decide which ones to solve first. By theme, you will find, among many other categories, animal puzzles for kids, vegetable and fruit puzzles, natural elements or characters so that you can enjoy them to the fullest.

We recommend that you start with practical application of simple riddles for children and those with the topics you control the most, and then continue with difficult riddles with answers and those dealing with topics with which you are less familiar. way, your brain will learn gradually.

Once you have solved the game, you can memorize the riddles for kids and play with friends or family at meetings or at any time. That way you will challenge them too, and it will be much more fun. If you play the game within the community, it’s much better because you can compete with more people. Do you think they will be able to find the answer before you? It will be interesting to know. Come on, train first and then challenge any number of friends.

Solve the list of riddles and you will get many benefits; it will allow you to expand your vocabulary, develop cognitive abilities, encourage imagination, facilitate closer association of ideas, and much more that you will discover as these unique puns grow as the pleasure grows.

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Baffle and confuse the best minds (answers too)

We’ve put together the 101 best trick questions to get you going. Remember that what makes them more difficult is that the obvious answer is usually wrong. There is a hidden level of difficulty. You are forced to think beyond your first decision.

However, the good news is that once you solve a few of these mysteries, you begin to understand them. Scroll through this list and you’ll probably be ready for just about any challenge.

If you’re looking for at least a couple of good puzzles, our panel of experts* has identified ten of the best ones just below. But more serious players will want to work their way down this entire page. Good luck – you’ll definitely need it!

best tricky questions with answers

1. ) 12 blackbirds sat on the branches of a tree. The man fired his gun at one blackbird. How much is left on the tree?
No. The rest flew away.

2.) What was the name of the president at 1992?
Same as today.

3.) John’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the name of the third child?
John

4.) What was the highest mountain in the world before the discovery of Everest?
Everest

5.) Imagine that you are falling into a deep hole full of poisonous spiders and snakes. How would you survive?
Stop imagining.

Questions for cunning the mind

6.) If you were in a race and overtook a second-place finisher, where would you be now?
Second place. (If you pass the person first, you will be first.)

7.) The boy is kicking a soccer ball. He walks 10 feet and returns to him. How is this possible?
He exploded in the air right above him. Gravity!

8.) A truck driver is not driving on a one-way street and passes at least five police officers. Why wasn’t he caught?
He walks on the sidewalk, not driving.

9.) How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
Don’t worry about it, you won’t find it.

10.) If you had only one match and you walked into a dark room with an oil lamp, newspaper and firewood, what would you light first?
Match.

Riddles with answers

11.) What do you call a woman who always knows where her husband is?
Widow.

12.) The rancher had 500 cows and fired one shot and they all died. How did he do it?
Panoramic photo.

13.) If you throw a red stone into the green sea, how will it return?
Wet. (Don’t dwell on it.)

14. ) How can I make number one disappear?
Add a “G” to the front and it’s gone.

15.) How many sides does a circle have?
Two. Inside and outside.

16.) What gets bigger and bigger the more you take away from it?
Hole

17.) Why is it against the law for a person living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina?
You can’t bury a living person.

Tricky questions

18.) Which two words in combination contain the most letters?
Post and office.

19.) In Nova Scotia, you can’t take a picture of a person with a wooden leg. Why not?
You will need a camera of some kind.

20.) You have two coins that add up to 30 cents, and one of them is not a quarter. What are these two coins?
A quarter and a nickel – one is not a quarter, but the other.

21.) There was a terrible plane crash, everyone on board died, but two people survived. How is this possible?
The surviving couple were married.

22.) How many 6″ x 6″ books can you fit in a container (2 x 2 feet) so that it is no longer empty?
One, after that it is no longer empty.

23.) What letter of the English alphabet flies, sings and bites?
“B”

24.) John fell down a 20 foot ladder. However, he wasn’t hurt at all. Why?
He was on the bar close to the ground.

Difficult questions to answer

25.) What breaks without holding?
Promise.

26.) What tree can be carried in the hand?
Palm.

27.) Some months have 31 days and others 30 days. How many have 28 days?
All 12 can do it.

28.) Which word is almost always misspelled in the dictionary?
Wrong.

29.) What do the island and the letter “t” have in common?
They are both in the middle of the water.

30.) She married many men, but she never married. Who is she?
Minister.

31.) What is at the end of the rainbow?
Letter “w”.

32.) What is the best way to drop an egg on a concrete floor without cracking it?
Just drop it. The egg will most likely crack, but the floor will not.

33.) A woman in all black walks down the city street. Suddenly, a big black car without any lights appears around the corner and comes to an abrupt halt with a squeal. How did the car know the woman was there?
It was light.

34.) Can you write the enemy in three letters?
FOE.

35.) I am an insect, and the first part of my name is the name of another insect. What am I?
Bee.

36.) What needs to be answered but never asked?
Doorbell.

Logic questions

37.) Is the capital of Kentucky pronounced Louisville or Luville?
Neither one nor the other. The capital is Frankfurt.

38.) The Creator does not want this; the buyer does not use it, and the user does not see it. What’s this?
Coffin.

39.) What has 4 fingers and a thumb, but is not alive?
Glove.

40.) Which side of the chicken has more feathers?
Outside.

41.) How does everything always end?
The letter “g”.

42.) How can a man who shaves several times a day still have a long beard?
He is a hairdresser.

43.) What is the best coat for wet riding?
Coat of paint.

44.) How many letters are there in the alphabet?
The “alphabet” has 11 letters.

Riddle questions

45.) How do you not sleep for 20 days?
Sleep at night.

46.) If Brenna had 4 piles of sand and Sarah had 5 piles of sand and they put them all together, how many piles would there be?
One big pile!

47. ) The teacher asked two girls who looked exactly like the following questions: a.) Are you from the same family? b.) Do you have the same parents? c) Were you born on the same day? They answered truthfully “yes” to these questions, but were telling the truth when they pointed out that they were not twins. How can it be?
They were triplets.

48.) How long does it take to answer this question?
How long.

Unclear questions

49.) Father John had three sons: Nutcracker, Crack and…. who?
John.

50.) What are the next three letters in this sequence: OTTFFSS?
ENT. One, two, three… This is the first letter of each number, counting from one.

51.) John is a butcher. He is 5’10” tall and wears size 11 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat.

52.) What is leaky but still holds liquid?
Sponge.

53.) The man claimed to have special powers, saying that he could predict the score of any baseball game before it started. And he was right. How did he do it?
Score 0 – 0 before the start of the game.

54.) The woman pushes her car towards the hotel and then proceeds to tell the owner that she is bankrupt. Why?
She plays Monopoly.

Prompt questions for children

55.) What is the next number in the sequence: 8 5 4 91 7 6 10 3 _?
Two. The numbers are in alphabetical order.

56.) Brothers Ben and Bob went to play checkers in the park. Each played 5 games. Ben told his mother that he won 4 games. Bob told his mother that he won 3 games. Both spoke the truth. How it was?
They didn’t play against each other.

57.) There is a patch of water lilies in the lake. Every day the patch doubles in size. If it takes 50 days for a patch to cover the entire lake, how long does it take for the patch to cover half of the lake?
49 days Because when it doubles that day, it will cover the entire lake.

Merry

58.) Why were the six afraid of the seven?
Because seven, eight [ate], nine.

59.) What is round and extremely cruel?
Vicious circle.

60.) How do you know when the clock is hungry?
Goes back four seconds.

61.) What is the longest word in English?
Smiling because it’s a mile from start to finish. Find an easier answer to the longest word.

62.) How to catch a unique animal?
Unique up on ‘em.

63.) How to catch a tame animal?
Tamed way.

64.) Why do hippos wear red sneakers?
Hide in the cherry trees.
Have you ever seen a hippo on a cherry tree?
See how well this works?

65.) What did the inventor of the knocker win?
Prize without bell.

66.) Which one is correct? “Penguins Fly” or “Penguins Fly”?
Neither, the penguin does not fly.

67.) Who is bigger, Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger or their child?
Their baby is a little bigger.

Find out more Fun riddles.

Funny puzzles

68.) How to put an elephant in the refrigerator?
Open the door, place the elephant and close the door.

69.) How to put a giraffe in the refrigerator?
Open the door, take out the elephant, bring in the giraffe and close the door.

70.) The Lion King is throwing a party and inviting all the animals. All animals are present except for one. Which one of?
Giraffe. It’s still in the fridge.

71.) You receive an invitation to the Lion King’s party. Five miles from the Lion’s house, one must cross a river famous for its crocodiles. How do you transition?
Swim across. Remember that all animals are present at the party, except for the giraffe.

72.) The rope tied around the bull’s neck is 10 feet long, and his feeder is 15 feet away. How did the bull eat successfully without breaking the rope and cutting it?
Passed. The rope was tied to nothing but the bull’s neck.

73.) Four players stood under one umbrella and did not get wet. How could this be?
It didn’t rain.

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Barriers

74.) How could Tom go outside in the pouring rain without a hat or any protection and not get his hair wet?
Show answer: Tom was bald.

75.) A cowboy was riding a mule into town. Why?
He couldn’t carry it.

76.) If an electric train is moving north at 100 miles per hour and the wind is blowing west at 10 miles per hour, which way is the smoke blowing?
There is no smoke in the train.

77.) The rooster laid an egg on the roof of the barn. In which direction did he roll?
Didn’t roll, roosters don’t lay eggs. Chickens do.

78.) What goes up and down but stays in the same place?
Ladder.

79.) How many times can 10 be subtracted from 100?
One day. Next time you subtract 10 from 90.

80.) The plane crashes on the US-Canada border. Where are the survivors buried?
Survivors are not buried… only the dead.

81.) Which president is depicted on the 100 dollar bill?
None. Benjamin Franklin has never been president.

82.) How far can one walk into the forest?
Halfway. After that, you exit the forest.

83.) If there is, I won’t share it. If I share it, I won’t have it. What’s this?
Secret.

84.) Father Tom has five sons named: Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Forty and… guess what the fifth one would be called?
Tom will be the fifth son.

85.) Two mothers and two daughters went out to eat, they all ate a slice of pizza, but they only ate three slices. How is this possible?
The eating group included a grandmother, her daughter, and her daughter’s daughter.

Word puzzles

86.) How do you interpret this: “Ban ana”?
Banana Split.

87.) How about this:

OdOoOmO

Domino.

88.) Try this: “the earth of time”
The earth before time.

89.) And this one:

sandwich
sandwich

Tuna sandwiches.

90.) Difficult… what does that mean?

R.P.I.

Serious error. (Should read “RIP”)

91.) More simply:

age of beauty

Age before beauty.

92.) Love this one:

gender mother ice

Mother-in-law.

93.) And one more:

HoRobod

Robin Hood.

94.) Harder than you think…

Me
–
8

I’m overrated.

95.) Can you name a word that is pronounced differently if the first letter is capitalized?

Herbal or Polish.

96.) What is the answer here?

good afternoon

Good afternoon.

97.) How about this?

| g | d | a | g |

Read between the lines.

98.) And this?

Picture in Clay

In brine.

99.) Try this:

0
Ph.D.
BA.
MBA

Three degrees below zero.

Heavy Duty

100.) If you have three, you have three. If you have two, you have two. But if you have it, you don’t have it. What is it?
Variants

The most famous trick question

101.) The Greeks believed that the Egyptian Sphinx would devour all travelers who failed to correctly answer the riddle he posed: “What is this creature that walks on four legs in the morning , at noon for two, and in the evening for three? ? » This is a great example of What Am I Riddles

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The Greek hero Oedipus came up with a victorious answer: “Man.” This led to the death of the Sphinx.

So the moral of the story is that if you know the answers to difficult riddles, you have a lot of power. Now you want to go back and review the above answers again?

– Tim Moody and Mike O’Halloran

Our Expert Group: Tim, writer and toy inventor, and Mike, writer and editor of The Greeting Card Poet, have always loved good riddles, puzzles, and trick questions. However, even in compiling this collection, they have been stymied more than a few times.

4 types of children’s questions that always puzzle parents

At first we don’t know what to answer about Santa Claus, and then we hesitate when a child is interested in the mechanisms of genetic mutations or the behavior of policemen at rallies. But the answer “This is a dark matter and beyond the control of the mind” cannot be considered satisfactory in the 21st century. Inna Pribora tells how to respond to the most difficult children’s questions.

Children perceive information in an interesting way. For example, you said forty times that it was time to brush your teeth, but the child missed this fact. But the casually dropped phrase that your mother-in-law resembles Hitler in profile, the child somehow remembered and repeated three times at a family dinner.

Experts find it very useful to ask questions. This, it turns out, is not a way to bring grandma and knock dad off the pantalik, but a powerful mechanism for cognitive development. “Dad, how can I get bigger warts?” is a request for information, an effective tool to get information about the world, navigate it and solve your problems. “When is it time to brush your teeth?” – the child has not yet formed such a request, so your lecture passed him by.

However, we, adults, with this restless “cognitive mechanism” have a hard time: some of the information can traumatize the child, some he will not understand at all, and to be honest, we ourselves do not know the answer to some questions. So you have to grumble: “Hm … Yes … You are still small. Grow up and you’ll know.”

It would be good if instead of such unintelligible mumbling we could have rescue strategies prepared. For example, such.

1. Questions that you are not ready to answer the truth

• Mom, why am I going to die too? And my cat? And you?
• Does the tooth fairy really exist?
• Did dad really call the minister a bad word?

On the one hand, it’s great to support children’s illusions: let the child believe in miracles, eternal life, magic and good politicians. On the other hand, you are lying to a person who trusts you, disorienting him.
The only thing that can save here is to remember the child’s request. You need to understand: it’s not a fact that now the child is asking exactly what you thought about.

First of all, specify what worries him and why. Don’t be afraid, ask clarifying questions. In many cases, it turns out that Kolya did not want to part with his faith in the tooth fairy, he was just worried if she was aware that his tooth was loose and he needed a gift. It is important for children to receive confirmation of many obvious things: yes, there will be a gift, yes, dad knows how to control himself, yes, the world is safe and the comet will not crash into the Earth.

This is especially important when the question concerns something terrible: death, war, violence. The main thing here is not to devote an hour to describing the black pages of history, but to give the child confidence that he is protected and loved, and ahead is a long, long life.

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2. Questions you don’t know the answer to

• Why does the hammerhead shark have a head like a hammer?
• Why is Petya behaving like an idiot?
• Will Russia ever rise from its knees?

Some questions take us by surprise. Yes, of course, you have heard about quantum energy, but now you are not ready to explain the mechanism of action on your fingers. It may turn out that fingers will not help much here. But, thank God, now we have the Internet! Instead of pretending that we did not hear what the child said there, we need to joyfully exclaim: “How wonderful that you ask about this! Great question! Let’s find the answer together!” It’s never a shame. Today we can try to figure out complex scientific areas (not about Santa Claus), share our emotions or construct interesting theories together without prejudice to our authority.

First, we show how to find information. While the parent and child are rummaging through the smartphone together, you can discuss why dad trusts some sites and not others. Secondly, it’s even better if you don’t find the answer right off the bat. Writing letters to specialists, going to the library, rummaging through reference books is a good move that will show the child how to be persistent in getting an answer, and find that in the end everything is available, you just have to make an effort. Thirdly, it helps you get closer and proves that even an adult and serious person like you is interested in all sorts of strange things like the shape of the nose of a burrowing wide-toed docodont.

There are educators who insist that we shouldn’t answer children’s questions right off the bat. Like, if we immediately answer the main question of life, the Universe and everything else, we kind of make it clear that the best way to gain knowledge is to trust authority.

A smarter move is to start reasoning with the child, try to build a logical picture

Ask what they think about this, what, for example, Russia’s prospects are based on past experience. Then you can read special sources, but trying to think before getting an answer is good practice anyway.

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3. Questions that make you uncomfortable

• What does “We can’t afford to play golf” mean?
• How did it happen that my brother settled in your stomach? Can it be cancelled?
• Why does Aunt Lyuba have such a wrinkled face? (The question, of course, was asked in the presence of Aunt Lyuba.)

Here the parent will need remarkable self-control, it is important not to evade, otherwise the question will be repeated in different variations. Calmly and honestly talk about your values: golf is not among the life priorities of your family. Therefore, we decided to spend time and money on what is really important to us. We will not cancel the brother, and discussing people, especially in their presence, is very, very ugly.

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4. Questions that make you angry

• Why do I have to go to this stupid school?
• Why can’t you sleep at night, but I have to?
• Why are you in command?

Certain children’s questions give rise to a feeling of impotence. Maybe somewhere it’s not even a question, but a protest or a sign that something is going wrong. For example, a child does not like school, and this makes us feel so bad that we want to cover ourselves with a hat and never hear about it. We can explain for a long time what the meaning of educational institutions is, but the little person will still remain convinced that we did not help him.
If a childish question touches our nerves, we need to unearth the cause of the problem. In the case of a school, to figure out why it is bad there and how to fix it. If a person is preparing a midnight riot, sit down and confidentially find out what happened. It’s harder than stamping your foot and claiming you’re in charge here. But on the other hand, there is a chance that the conversation will turn to an easier question, for example, about gravity, someone’s wrinkled face, or extinct diplodocus…

Inconvenient children’s questions and answers to them. Tips for parents on how to answer tricky questions of children

Children’s questions can confuse even the most experienced parents. Children ask very simple questions, but in order to answer them, sometimes you need to find a lot of simple words instead of complex definitions. And adults often do not discuss some topics among themselves, what can we say about children!

How to respond appropriately to difficult questions? Should I send the child to “google” or answer as frankly as possible? How to choose words to convey your idea? Let’s think today and try to make the most understandable instructions for parents.

Contents:

• Why do children ask questions and at what age does it start?
  • Why so many “uncomfortable” questions?
  • How to answer “uncomfortable” questions?
  • What to do if you do not know what to answer the child?
• The most popular children’s questions and how to answer them

Why do children ask questions and at what age does it start?

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Having been born, the child tries to get to know the world as widely as possible. He, like a sponge, absorbs everything that happens around him – he studies his mother’s face, learns the boundaries of his body, then realizes that there are many objects and other people around. Gradually developing, he begins not only to accept the world as it is, but also asks the questions “Why?”, “What is this?”, “What for?” etc.

Peak curiosity is considered to be 4 years – according to statistics, at this age, children ask an average of 73 questions a day!

Why are they doing this? Not only out of curiosity, but also to attract attention to yourself, to involve parents in an exciting conversation. Receiving an answer to an important question for himself, the child also receives a sense of need and acceptance from his parents.

Do not ignore and dismiss your child – try to find simple and understandable words even to the most tricky questions. Of course, there is not always time and opportunity to answer right away – in this case, do not forget to return to the question a little later and discuss the new topic together.

Why so many “uncomfortable” questions?

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It’s good for a child to ask simple questions like “When is daddy coming home from work?” or “Why do I go to kindergarten?”. They have clear and specific answers: “Dad will return home at 6, and you go to kindergarten because your parents have to go to work and cannot play with you during the day.”

But more often, little tomboys want to know the answers to much more complex and difficult questions. Parents are faced with “uncomfortable” questions regularly, and some may even stand in a stupor in surprise. At this moment it is important to remember that the child does not have the task of somehow confusing or shaming you. He’s just curious and genuinely wants to know why day turns into night or where babies come from. It is we, adults, who make questions uncomfortable for ourselves, because some things are obvious to us, and some are taboo.

Do not panic or look for someone to blame, let alone shame the child. Try to answer as calmly as possible in a language the child understands. The calmer you are during the answer, the faster the child will switch to a more interesting activity.

If a child shocks you with his knowledge, ask where he got this word from or learned about some event. Perhaps he meant something completely different, and you were already scared. As in a joke about a grandmother and a grandson: “The grandmother returns her grandson to her parents and asks her to stop inspiring the child with religious thoughts. Parents in bewilderment ask what the child said. Grandmother replies: “He followed me all day and said: “Pray and repent!”. Parents laughed and said: “It was he who wanted to see the cartoon “Baby and Carlson”!”

How to answer “uncomfortable” questions?

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All children’s questions must be answered. But you should adhere to a number of simple and rather obvious rules, then it will be easier for you to communicate with a child of any age:

1. Do not ignore children’s questions, no matter how stupid or strange they may seem to you. It is important for a child to get an answer, and you are the main source of knowledge for him. Be attentive from an early age , and then in adolescence it will be easier for a child to turn to you for advice.
2. Do not say: “It is indecent (wrong) to ask such questions!” – this will only warm up the child’s interest in this topic, and he will find a more accommodating interlocutor who will tell everything and even more.
3. Use words and explanations appropriate for the child’s age. At three years, simple and short answers are enough; the older the child becomes, the more details and nuances he will want to know .
4. If the topic seemed too atypical to you, ask the child how he learned about it, but do not scold him for his interest.
5. Control yourself, be calm and confident in your answer. Children easily read parental embarrassment and awkwardness. This, in turn, also fuels interest.
6. Bring the conversation to the end until the child says that he understands everything.
7. Don’t be afraid to admit that you don’t know something. This can be a great opportunity to learn something new together and teach your child to search for information on their own.

What to do if you don’t know what to answer your child?

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It’s impossible to know everything in the world. The child, of course, wants to believe that the parents are omnipotent and omnipotent, but they learn very quickly that parents have their weaknesses, their shortcomings and, of course, that their knowledge is limited. Don’t be afraid to say you don’t know something. Offer to find information together.

Today there are many informative bright books about everything in the world, you can find information in them or open a search engine on the Internet. Ask the child to compose a question, help to make it as clear as possible so that the computer understands the request. Browse sites, find the best answer. Speak your steps when looking for information. After going through this path repeatedly, the child himself will be able to use the search engine and find everything he needs, filtering out unnecessary and false information. This will be useful to him throughout his life during his studies and work.

Do not forget to discuss new knowledge, share with the child what was amazing for you, ask what he learned. Perhaps you will delve into the topic even more and have a great time with your child!

The most popular children’s questions and how to answer them

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There are questions that most parents baffle, regardless of education, emotional intelligence or parenting experience. They require parents to concentrate and be confident in their own words. Let’s look at the most popular and tricky of them.

Where do babies come from? Where did I come from?

This question naturally arises in almost all children. And it seems that it is extremely difficult to answer it, avoiding the topic of sex and genitals. However, mystical storks with cabbage also do not add clarity to this issue. The best way to answer as simply as possible:

“When mom and dad love each other, a baby appears in mom’s tummy. Dad and I met, became friends and fell in love, and you settled in my stomach. At first you were very small and defenseless, so your mother was the safest place for you. Gradually you grew, developed, and when the time came, your mother gave birth to you – she pushed you out of the tummy with her muscles.

This information is more than enough for a three or four year old child. Most likely, the child will return to the issues of childbearing in full closer to adolescence. It is advisable to have a suitable picture book on the shelf at this point, where all the information has already been presented in a simple and understandable way.

Questions about death (Will I die? Will you die? What happens after death?)

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“One day each of us — people, animals, plants — will be gone, but this will not happen soon. What awaits us there, no one knows, but I want to believe that we will sit on a cloud and look down at our loved ones and relatives.

Surprisingly, toddlers love the concept of an island or cloud where their loved ones look after them.

Who do you love more, your brother/sister or me?

A trick question that leaves you in a stupor, because you really need to answer it very carefully. The equation offends children very much, so it is best to build the answer as follows:

“It is impossible to love everyone with the same love. Love is different. I love you and I love your brother too. This is a different love, but it is equally very strong.

It is easier to answer the question if you have children of different sexes: one can say that he is the most beloved son, and the other that she is the most beloved daughter.

But if the children begin to ask you such questions regularly, think about how you show your feelings for them. Perhaps they thus want to get attention and support from you, which they lack.

Why do you and your father (mother) fight?

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Children are very afraid of quarrels between people close to them. Often they begin to think that they are the result of disagreements between their parents. Of course it hurts them. Talk to your child about whether he always agrees with his friends? Does this mean he loves them less? So mom and dad fight because they disagree on some issues, but at the same time they continue to love each other.

Reassure the child, show him that you still love him, despite any parental disputes. But try to continue to solve your adult problems in the absence of children, or with the help of a constructive conversation. This will show them the correct behavior during the conflict.

Does Santa Claus exist? (God, Baba Yaga, etc.)

On the eve of the New Year, you can hear such a question from your child. And parents do not know what to do, because we teach children honesty, and we don’t want to lie, but the truth will destroy the fairy tale. Therefore, it is worth saying as honestly as possible:

“No one knows for sure whether Santa Claus exists or not: some people believe that he exists and brings gifts, others do not.”

Read more in our article “Mom, does Santa Claus exist?”: how to answer a child’s questions and is it worth telling the “truth”?

Why don’t I have such a car (dolls, etc.), but Vanya does?

Children often like what their peers have but don’t. Plus, socio-economic inequality in society also sooner or later becomes noticeable to a small observer. How to explain to the kid why he does not have what other guys have? Answer must be sincere:

“We are all different: Vasya has such a machine, and you have another one. You can ask him to switch or play together.”

What is the difference between boys and girls?

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These questions are usually asked by kindergarten kids who, while sitting on the potty, have discovered that girls and boys are different. This is fine. You should not emphasize that girls are “neat clean”, and “boys are hooligans and fighters”, firstly, because this is not necessarily the case, and secondly, because there is not much difference between a little boy and a little girl. Therefore, it is better to focus on what unites us:

“Yes, boys and girls have different organs, but girls and boys also feel pain and resentment, rejoice and laugh, love mom and dad.”

What is “sex” (or any other “non-childish” term)?

Before answering the question, ask where and under what circumstances your child heard this word. No need to scold or shame the child for curiosity. It is not necessary to say that this is a “bad word”.