Fun Brain Teasers for Kids and Adults Alike!
The clever wordplay known as “tonchi,” familiar from the anime Ikkyu-san.
Ikkyu solves problems that look like riddles one after another with quick wit, doesn’t he?
Originally, “tonchi” refers to the ability to use your smarts on the spot to suit the situation.
We’re going to present tonchi quizzes that you solve using that same kind of wit, just like Ikkyu!
The answers are all ones that will make you say, “I see!” without thinking.
They’re easy to enjoy like riddles, so please have fun with them together—from kids to adults!
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Fun Brain Teasers (21–30) for Kids and Adults Alike!
There are 5 candies. If you lick one, how many are there?
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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!
A quiz that trips up 99% of people
Quizzes that 99% of people get tripped up by are designed to test your thinking skills and concentration.
Try solving the carefully crafted questions by thinking them through.
You won’t get them just by looking—read carefully, think, and be careful not to fall for the traps.
It’s also a good idea to set a time limit when the questions are presented, or discuss them in a group to come up with answers.
Sometimes the obvious answer turns out to be a trick, so approach them carefully.
Fun Brain Teasers (31–40) That Kids and Adults Can Enjoy!
If you didn’t get caught, you’re a genius.
Let me introduce a “Gotcha-Free Genius Quiz” that also serves as brain training for kids.
The questions are simple, but the answers are a bit twisty.
Try to think about what kind of quiz it is while you work out the answers.
You might find that answering by intuition helps you come up with the answers more quickly.
The more you try not to get tripped up, the more you might fall for the traps, right? Stay relaxed and answer with your intuition.
Make it a fun quiz game that trains your brain!
Will 80% of people be fooled!? Trick quiz
Will 80% of people be fooled!? Trick quizzes are brain-teasing, fun puzzles that make everyone blurt out “Aha!” or “I got tricked!” without thinking.
The fun ramps up as you come up with more difficult questions.
When you have people answer, limit their thinking time and encourage them to respond as quickly as possible.
Also, when the questions or answers are simple, overthinking can actually cause people to fall for the trick.
Come up with a variety of questions to keep the excitement going.
What is something you use but cannot own?
Scissors, pencils, erasers, rulers… most tools you’re familiar with are basically things you hold in your hand to use, right? So let’s try a riddle: “What can be used but cannot be held?” You might think of various tools, but you won’t easily get the right answer if you only think in terms of “objects.” First, try considering things you can use that aren’t objects.
By the way, the answer is “your name.” You use it when introducing yourself or when you want friends to know about you, but you certainly can’t “hold” it.
What can go anywhere but doesn’t move?
Do many kids love traveling? Just going somewhere different from usual makes you feel excited, doesn’t it? So let’s try this riddle: “What can go anywhere but doesn’t move?” When you think of going anywhere, vehicles like cars, bicycles, and trains come to mind, but they all move, right? So those aren’t the answer.
If you think about something that makes you feel like you’ve gone somewhere without actually going, you might reach the answer.
The correct answer is “a map.” On a map, you can go to various countries, but the map itself doesn’t move.
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!