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Fun Quiz Collection Guaranteed to Stump and Delight Elementary School Kids

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

Elementary school children are full of curiosity, and their ability to understand humor grows day by day.

As they enjoy communicating with friends, they also increasingly think about things from their own unique perspectives.

Here, we introduce some “gotcha quizzes” that elementary schoolers at this stage will enjoy.

Even questions that seem simple can have unexpected answers—that’s the fun of trick questions.

Thinking from different angles also helps develop their reasoning skills.

There are plenty of quizzes that adults can enjoy too, so by all means, have kids and adults take on the challenge together!

Fun for Elementary School Kids! A Collection of Trick Questions That Will Definitely Catch You (11–20)

Riddle Trick Quiz

Trick Riddles, Gotcha Questions, and Mean Quizzes

Riddle Trick Quiz

Trick questions are hard to solve precisely because you can’t answer them with just knowledge or common sense.

But that’s what makes them a fun brain workout and great for getting everyone excited! So this time, we’re introducing some “trick riddle quizzes.” Some of these are a bit mean-spirited, with answers that make you go, “Wait, that counts?” so be careful.

Even if you’re sure you’ve found the right answer, try looking at it from another angle.

The answer you’re certain can’t be right might actually be the correct one.

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Only 3% of adults get it right! A 4th grade elementary school math problem

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A fourth-grade math problem with a 3% correct answer rate among adults
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When you’re suddenly given just this information—“A pencil and a notebook together cost 100 yen, and the pencil is 40 yen cheaper than the notebook”—it’s not uncommon to panic and answer that the pencil costs 60 yen.

But that’s incorrect.

Saying “40 yen cheaper” doesn’t mean the notebook costs 40 yen.

You need to find prices where the difference between the pencil and the notebook is 40 yen.

With problems that have a bit of a trick like this, it’s important not to blurt out an answer right away, but to pause for a moment.

Try shifting your way of thinking, and you’ll start to see the numbers differently.

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A problem that seems simple but is difficult

A problem that looks easy but is actually hard!? #Shosts #addition #multiplication #arithmetic #trickquestion #elementaryschool #Kocchan

A problem that seems simple but is difficult

This calculation of 30,000 × 80,000 looks very simple at first glance, but it’s easy to fall into a trap and end up with the wrong answer.

To avoid being tricked, you need to pay attention.

First, start with a slightly easier calculation: 30,000 + 80,000.

After that, present the calculation of 30,000 × 80,000.

If you get tripped up, you might answer “240,000,” but unlike addition, this isn’t a problem you can solve by simply multiplying the numbers as they look.

If you take your time and think about how many zeros are in “man” (ten-thousand), you’ll arrive at the correct answer! Try changing the numbers or the place values and give it a go.

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There are 5 candies. If you lick one, how many are there?

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Translation Trick quiz Igossou
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It seems like a question that would trip up adults more than children.

When you read the problem statement, you instinctively want to treat it like an arithmetic problem and think, “5 – 1 = 4, so the answer is 4!” But remember, it’s a trick question.

The hint to solving it is that the candy wasn’t given to someone else, nor did it disappear.

If you think about how many candies you have after you lick one, you should arrive at the correct answer.

An elementary school student with a flexible mind might solve it right away!

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What is something that doesn’t decrease no matter what you eat?

What is something that doesn’t get smaller no matter what you eat? Right now, all sorts of foods are probably popping into your mind: rice balls, sandwiches, apples, tangerines, sweets… There are so many edible things, but once you eat them, they’re gone, right? In other words, if you focus on the food when thinking about this question, you won’t get the right answer.

It’s a trick question, so you need to look at it from a slightly different angle.

The correct answer is “your mouth.” It certainly eats anything, but it’s the food that diminishes—the mouth doesn’t get smaller!

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What gets hotter as it gets colder?

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You're a genius if you get it!Translation Trick quiz Igossou
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This puzzle is tricky because there are many possible answers.

Things that get hotter as it gets colder… You might be thinking of hand warmers or clothing, but the correct answer is something else.

First, try picturing a winter scene.

List a few things you associate with it, and think about “getting hot” as the keyword.

Also pay close attention to the fact that it’s written in hiragana! The answer is something everyone knows, and you’re likely to see it at least once in summer.

Here’s a hint: it’s something that melts in heat.

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Fun for Elementary School Kids! A Super Catchy Quiz Collection (21–30)

What part of speech is “strawberry”?

If you’re asked what language “strawberry” is, you’d naturally say English.

But this is a trick question! The answer isn’t English.

So what is it? To solve it, you need to realize it’s a trick and notice that the “go” in “nani go” (“what language”) is written in hiragana, not the kanji for “language.” And what does “strawberry” actually refer to in the first place? Once you see that, you’ll reach the answer! It’s a question that tends to be swayed by your knowledge, but a child might answer it in an instant.

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