Tricky questions are a fun and stimulating way to test children's mental agility, promoting their reasoning abilities and creativity. Below, we present a selection of 35 leading questions for children, along with their answers, that can help you stimulate their logical thinking and develop their cognitive skills.
Tricky Questions for Kids
1. What has eyes and can't see?
A needle.
2. What is it that the bigger it is, the less it is seen?
The darkness.
3. If a plane crashes on the border between Mexico and the United States, where do you bury the survivors?
You don't need to bury the survivors.
4. What has teeth but can't bite?
A comb.
5. What is it about a heart that doesn't beat?
A melon.
6. If you are running in a race and you come to second place, where do you end up?
Second place. When you move to second place, you pass the runner who was in that position but you take his place, therefore, you are still in second place.
7. How many lives does a cat have?
A cat has only one life.
8. If there are 6 birds on an oak tree and you shoot 2, how many birds are left on the tree?
None, the other birds will fly away when they hear the shot.
9. What goes up and down but doesn't move?
The temperature.
10. What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano.
11. If an electric train is heading south, in which direction does the smoke go?
Electric trains do not produce smoke.
12. What has a collar but can't wear a tie?
A bottle.
13. What has eight legs and can catch a man?
A spider.
14. If you have three apples and you take two, how many apples do you have?
The two apples you have taken!
15. What number comes after two?
The number three.
16. If a doctor gives you three pills to take every half hour, how long will you be taking pills?
One hour. You will take the first pill and half an hour after the second, then the third half an hour after the second, thus completing one hour in total.
17. What can you hold without touching it?
A conversation.
18. If a plane crashes on the border between Canada and the United States, where do you bury the survivors?
Survivors are not buried.
19. What word is spelled incorrectly in each dictionary?
Incorrectly.
20. How many months of the year have 28 days?
All months have at least 28 days!
21. If you find yourself in a room with an oil lamp, a candle, and a wood stove, and you only have one match, what do you light first?
The match.
22. What is there at the beginning of everything, at the end of eternity, in the middle of happiness and in less than nothing?
The letter "a".
23. What has legs but can't walk?
A table.
24. If an electric train is heading east, where does the smoke go?
As we mentioned earlier, electric trains do not produce smoke.
25. What is the first thing you do when you wake up and the last thing when you go to sleep?
Breathe!
26. If a chimney with a flower pot and a can fall at the same time from a roof, which one reaches the ground first?
No chimney or flower pot falls from a roof at the same time.
27. Which weighs more: a kilo of feathers or a kilo of stones?
Both weigh the same, one kilo.
28. If you walk one meter south, what animal is on your right?
A bear! In a zoo, bears are usually on the right side of their space.
29. If you are in a room with three light bulbs, but you only have one switch and you can leave the room once the light bulbs are on, how do you know which switch turns on each light bulb?
Turn on a switch and leave it on for a few minutes. Turn it off and turn on another switch. Once inside the room, you will find a light bulb on, that corresponds to the first switch you turned on. The bulb that is off but hot corresponds to the second switch and, by elimination, the cold bulb will be the one that corresponds to the switch that you never turned on.
30. If a plane crashes on the border of France and Spain, where do you bury the survivors?
Let's remember that survivors are not buried, of course!
31. What has leaves but you can't write on it?
A tree.
32. What is it that everyone expects, but it is always late?
Tomorrow!
33. If there are 4 mirrors facing each other in a room, how do they look?
Infinite reflections are seen because each mirror reflects the others.
34. What gets hotter when you add water?
Cold water.
35. If you have 3 apples and you offer a friend half of an apple, how many apples do you have left?
Two apples! You offered only half an apple, not a whole one.
Tricky questions are a fun way to test children's cognitive skills, encouraging their critical and creative thinking. By stimulating their reasoning abilities, children can develop fundamental skills for their learning and personal growth. Dare to challenge the little ones with these questions and have fun watching them sharpen their wits to find the answers!