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Mind-Bending Maths Riddles


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1.

If two's a company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?

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2.

What weighs more: a kilo of feathers or a kilo of copper?

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3.

Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each catches one fish. How come they arrive home with 3 fish?

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4.

Mr. Bates has two children. If the older child is a boy what are the odds that the other child is also a boy?

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5.

Which month has 28 days?

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6.

Can you guess the four days of the week starting with the letter 'T'?

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7.

How many '9's are between 1 and 100?

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8.

A rooster laid 15 eggs and the farmer took How many eggs were left?

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9.

How can you make seven even?

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10.

A 40-meter road has a tree every 10 meters on both sides. How many trees are there?

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11.

How is the moon like a US dollar?

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12.

When do giraffes have 8 feet?

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13.

If you take 3 apples from 5 apples, how many do you have?

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14.

How d you write 240 in Roman Numerals?

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15.

hat do you call an angle that is adorable?

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16.

How many times can you subtract 5 from 20?

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17.

How many zeroes are in one billion?

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18.

What is the highest number in a standard Bingo game?

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19.

How many squares are on a chessboard?

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20.

Which bird does not fit in this group? Finch, Gull, Eagle, Ostrich, Sparrow?

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Benita 6th Feb 2022 Engagement Lead
The residents loved this quiz thanks for sharing
Talita 14th Feb 2022
That's so good to hear. Thanks for your feedback Benita!
Nasrin 13th Dec 2020 Lifestyle
This is fun as our residents love this .
Thanks for sharing.. please give us more and more so we can utilize
Talita 14th Dec 2020
Thanks so much for your feedback Nasrin!
Lisa 27th Apr 2019 Activities for Seniors
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!

PLEASE SEND ANOTHER IF YOU HAVE TIME



THANK YOU!!!!!
Talita 29th Apr 2019
Thank so much for your feedback Lisa.
Kimberley 10th Jul 2017 Program Coordinator
Tried this with my AD/D memory care community and it was a bit too abstract for some of them. I will choose more carefully the higher functioning for the next time I try it. Thanks for the idea though.
Talita 17th Jul 2017
Thanks for your feedback Kimberley. Hopefully you found some more suitable activities for your memory care residents on the website. There's a large variety to choose from - the reminiscing quizzes and activities work well.
Merilyn 13th Apr 2017 Options Respite Coordinator
What does this mean?

1 1 was a race horse
2 2 was 1 2
1 1 1 1 race
and 2 2 1 1 2

Answer:

One One was a race horse
Two two was one two
One one won one race
And two two won one two
Amanda 12th Apr 2017 Diversional Therapist
I used these riddles last week and I think Trivia may be the second cousin now as the clients loved these thinking questions.
chant 11th Apr 2017
This is awesome, Thanks!
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