Brain Teasers by Difficulty Level
What has a heart that doesn't beat?
A deck of cards.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps.
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
A map.
I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but can't go outside. What am I?
A keyboard.
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.
What has hands, but can't clap?
A clock.
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A penny.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter 'M'.
What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short (short + er = shorter).
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn't get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light.
If you've got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven't kept me. What am I?
A secret.
What gets wet while drying?
A towel.
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can't touch or catch me. What am I?
Your shadow.
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
A deck of cards.
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
I have a face and two hands but no arms or legs. What am I?
A clock.
What has one eye but can't see?
A needle.
What can you break without touching it?
A promise.
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
What building has the most stories?
A library.
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window.
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
What has words but never speaks?
A book.
I have four kings but no kingdom, suits but no clothes, and a joker who never laughs. What am I?
A deck of playing cards.
You can hold me, fold me, or raise me, but I'm not a flag. What am I?
A poker hand.
I spin and spin but never get dizzy. Numbers are my game. What am I?
A roulette wheel.
I have three 7s but I'm not a math problem. People cheer when they see me. What am I?
A jackpot on a slot machine.