In each of the sentences below, the name of an animal is concealed. The first sentence is marked so that you can see how the word “dog” is hidden. See if you can find the animal hidden in each of the other sentences! What shall I do, Gertrude? Asking nutty questions...
We love helping people think critically and solve problems—skills that are key to test success and beyond! This month’s brain teaser is a classic. Enjoy! If a car drives the 60 miles from San Jose to San Francisco at an average speed of 30mph, at what average speed...
We recently highlighted the legendary Martin Gardner, a well-known author of riddles and puzzles. Below we share two of his brain teasers. Below, we’re excited to share two of his classic brain teasers. Dive in and enjoy the fun! THE MISPELLED WORD Somewhere on this...
Ben has 30 pencils in a box. Each of the pencils is one of 5 different colors, and there are 6 pencils of each color. If Ben selects pencils one at a time from the box without being able to see the pencils, what is the minimum number of pencils that he must select in...
When an old tree was felled, a very thin ring was detected among the oldest rings in the stump. When the width of rings, each corresponding to one year`s growth, was correlated with local rainfall records, it was found, as expected, that thicker rings had occurred in...
