Tricky, Tricky
Can you figure out the number I am thinking of? Some cryptic clues: Call it sin, and mess it up (9) Between θ and κ (4) Engage emotionally (5) Half a byte (6) Mottle (5) Never mix meds & gin…
Unique Number of Letters
Out of all whole numbers between one and five thousand, there is only one number that has a unique number of letters when you spell it out. What number is it? Include spaces and dashes. For example, “twenty-four” and “two…
How Many Daughters
A mother randomly selected two of her children to pick up a package from the post office. There was a 50% chance both children were daughters. How many daughters does this mother most likely have?
Rebus Puzzle 16
What common word or phrase is this rebus referring to?
Battery Test Puzzle
You have four good/new batteries and four bad/used batteries but don’t know which are which. You have a flashlight that uses two batteries, which will only work if both batteries are good – if it doesn’t work, you won’t know…
Measuring Sticks Puzzle
What is the length of the longest stick?
Hidden Word
What hidden word can be found among these pairs of words? Staple, paste Phasor, sharp Uneven, venue Secret, crest Litter, title
Ultimate Guide to Brain Teaser Interview Questions
1. Why Brain Teasers To understand how to tackle brain teasers at an interview, first understand what brain teasers are and why they are used. What Are Brain Teasers Brain teasers can be thought of broadly as types of puzzles…
Chess Tactic Puzzle
Black is down significant material, but has a strong series of moves to turn things around. Can you find it?
Food with 5 Letters
I am a food with 5 letters. Take away my first letter, and I become a form of energy. Take away my first two letters, and I become something you need to live. Rearrange my last three letters, and I…
Eight Eights
Can you arrange eight eights so that the numbers add up to 1000?
Make Five into Four
Move exactly 3 matches to make these five squares into four squares of equal size, without any matches left over.
Fake Coins Proof
You are a rare coins expert and have determined there are 7 fake coins out of 14 gold coins. Now you need to prove to the judge which ones are fake. It is known that that real coins all weigh…
First to 100
You and a friend play “first to 100”, a game in which you start with 0, and you each take turns adding an integer between 1 and 10 to the sum. Whoever makes the sum reach 100 is the winner.…
Rebus Puzzle 15
What common word or phrase is this rebus referring to?
Pulley Puzzle
In the pulley puzzle diagram below, there is a pulley attached to a scale. One side of the pulley is attached to a weight and the other side is attached to the ground. If the scale reads 100g, does the…
Escape the Maze
In this maze of 8×8 rooms, each room has an arrow that points up, down, left, or right – and it will only let you move to the adjacent room in the direction of the arrow. After you leave a…
Blue and Red Maze
In this maze, you must alternate going through blue and red doors – in other words, you cannot go through two blue doors in a row or two red doors in a row. Entering through the blue door in the…
Rebus Puzzle 14
What common word or phrase is this rebus referring to?
Four-Card Problem
You see four cards with A, D, 3, and 6 face-up. You know that each card has a letter on one side and a number on the other side. You are told that cards with a vowel on one side…
3 Digit Code
You have six guesses to figure out a 3 digit code. After each guess, you will be told exactly how many digits are correct but in the wrong place and how many digits are correct and in the right place.…
Tennis in 2 or 3 sets
In a best of 3 tennis match, the player that first wins 2 sets wins the match. For a 3-set tennis match, would you bet on it finishing in 2 or 3 sets? This question was asked in an actual…
Guess the Number
Jake has a 4-digit number in mind and asks Raj to guess the number. Raj can have 7 guesses, and Jake will give him some hints after 6 guesses. Raj makes these 6 guesses: 6 3 5 8 9 3…
How to Solve Rebus Puzzles
Rebus Puzzles A rebus is a visual word puzzle that uses the positioning of words, letters, and/or symbols to represent a common phrase, sometimes in an indirect or tricky manner. They are sometimes referred to as “hidden meaning” puzzles. Here…
Got Hero Hero Puzzle
What common word or phrase is this rebus referring to?