Brain Teasers for Adults – page 2
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I am something increasingly in demand, but cannot be bought, and my value is often realized only when I am gone. What am I?
“I am a limited resource that ticks on.”
Answer
Time
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What is it you can do every day, but never on purpose?
“Think about intention.”
Answer
To forget
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What is it you can only get if you lack it?
“Think about knowledge.”
Answer
An answer
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What do you lose the moment you realize you have it?
“It ceases to exist when it becomes known.”
Answer
A surprise.
Riddle Time
Is there any question you can honestly answer that you have *never* heard before?
“Consider the temporal aspect of hearing.”
Answer
No.
Riddle Time
A doctor gives you three pills and instructs you to take one every thirty minutes; how long will it take before you have taken them all?
“Focus on intervals, not quantity.”
Answer
One hour.
Riddle Time
Three doctors and a patient walk into a room. Yet, there are only three people in the room. How is this possible?
“One person can have two roles.”
Answer
One of the doctors is the patient.
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There is a line in front of you that you cannot jump over; how do you make it shorter without touching it?
“Think about perspective.”
Answer
Draw a longer one.
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A woman has a brother, but her brother has no brother; how can this be true?
“Consider gender.”
Answer
She is his sister.
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If ten apples are to be distributed among ten people, but there's still an apple left in the basket, how is that possible?
“Consider all the items involved.”
Answer
The last person received the apple still in the basket.
Riddle Time
What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left?
“It's a body part.”
Answer
Your left elbow