Brain Teasers Category https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/category/brain-teasers/ Hopping Up Your Brain Thu, 28 Dec 2023 21:09:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Twenty from Three 3s https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/twenty-from-three-3s/ https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/twenty-from-three-3s/#comments Wed, 01 May 2024 11:00:12 +0000 https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/?p=3629 What's the simplest way to make 20 using only three 3s (no other digits) and a combination of mathematical operations using any of these symbols?

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]]> https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/twenty-from-three-3s/feed/ 1 Ted and The Vicious Dog https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/ted-and-the-vicious-dog/ https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/ted-and-the-vicious-dog/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:00:52 +0000 https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/?p=3573 Ted was lost while driving around the country and saw a house. He parked under a nearby tree and started toward the house. As soon as he got out of his car a huge dog lunged at him from the opposite side of the tree. Fortunately the dog was chained and Ted managed to stay out of reach. Finding no one home at the house, Ted returned to his car, but as he approached the dog lunged at him again. The chain was so long the snarling animal could reach both car doors. How did Ted escape the dog and get back into his car?

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A dreadful event (11 letters)
A robber who climbs walls (10 letters, 2 words)
A systematic list (7 letters)

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]]> https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/cat-related-phrases/feed/ 0 The Quirky Fruit Stand https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/the-quirky-fruit-stand/ https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/the-quirky-fruit-stand/#respond Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:00:16 +0000 https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/?p=3569 At a quirky fruit stand, an orange costs 18 cents, a pineapple costs 27 cents and a grape costs 15 cents. Using the same logic, how much does a mango cost?

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]]> https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/what-everleigh-likes/feed/ 0 Pitching On The Merry-Go-Round https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/pitching-on-the-merry-go-round/ https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/pitching-on-the-merry-go-round/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:00:39 +0000 https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/?p=3563 Everly and I were playing on the merry-go-round at the local park. It was very large and we stood on opposite sides. As we spun the merry-go-round counter-clockwise, I threw a ball to Everly. Did the ball go to Everly, to the right or left of them?

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