1001 brain teasers that Harvard and Cambridge students are doing

Chapter 3

learn by analogy
00 brain teasers

Why are swimming competitions always better in winter than in summer?

Xiao Qin drove through the Pearl River Tunnel in Guangzhou yesterday. The south of the tunnel is Huangsha District, and the north is Fangcun District. Guess where he entered and exited from?
What is the worst thing for a stutterer to do?
Xiao Ming is mopping the floor, can you tell him what is the cleanest mopping method?
Who is the historical figure related to the allusion of "pointing at a deer as a horse"?

A Zhao Gao B Qin Yu C He Shen

It is so cold in winter that people want to get out of the water quickly.

tunnel mouth.

Call.

Hard.

A Zhao Gao.brain teaser

Clapping your hands means applauding, so do you know what kind of palms you can't clap?

Why do people often lift one foot when practicing Tai Chi?

An ordinary watch has just been dropped into the ocean, will it stop?
On a cold morning, a gentleman in a suit and leather shoes swam desperately in the river. Why?
Who is Aunt Cleaning?

What does "Nanshan" in the term "Shoubi Nanshan" refer to?

A Huangshan B Zhongnanshan C Xiangshan

cactus.

He couldn't stand with two feet up.

It won't stop, it will keep falling.

I accidentally dropped it.

woman.

B Zhongnanshan.brain teaser

A man picked up 800 yuan on the road, someone asked him: "Are you happy?" ?” This time he replied: “I am very happy!” What is going on?Of course, the money he picked up was real.

A perfect hydrogen balloon does not have anything attached to it, but it cannot go up. Why?
A paper boat is more expensive than an iron boat, why?
The Gelao people are a little-known ethnic group. Do you know when the Gelao people celebrate the Spring Festival on the third month of the lunar calendar every year?
A the first day of March B the third day of March C the fifth day of March

He lost 900 yuan.

Not inflated.

A paper boat made of money.

B the third day of March.brain teaser

What horse can't run?
Why are more and more people getting divorced?
Xiao Wang said that he can travel when the sun and the moon are together forever, do you think it is possible?
What should I do if I lose my ID card?
The famous painter whose alias is also called "a mountain donkey" is ()

A Wang Wei B Zhu Da

Trojan horse.

Because more and more people are getting married.

Go on a trip tomorrow.

pick it up.

B Bada Shanren Zhu Da.brain teaser

What mouse loves to be clean?

Why do people like to read comics?

What else can Chinese football players do with their feet besides playing football?
Where do mosquito bites not itch?
Where did Kong Ming die of illness during his last Northern Expedition?
A Wuzhangyuan B Chibi

EPA.

boring.

walk.

others.

A Wuzhangyuan.brain teaser

Apart from the admission ticket, what is the most important thing to take the entrance exam?
Both packets of noodles were stolen, what idiom does it mean?
Where did so many people on the street come from?
An order is written on the paper.However, those who understand this text must never read the order.So, what is written on the paper?

What cloth keeps cutting?
Cao Cao said, "The general, in a hurry, can build up a strong army, let slander and do hard work, and turn defeat into victory. Although he is a famous general in ancient times, why is he Gazi!" Who is the general?
A Guan Yu B Zhang Fei C Yu Jin

Remember to get up.

Comprehensive (pirate).

Home.

"Do not read this article" was written on the paper.

waterfall.

C is banned.brain teaser

How can I not drink water?

What rain is so strong that it can drown people to death?
The owner of a jewelry store hired a bodyguard to escort a box of jewelry, but was robbed halfway.Throughout the robbery process, the bodyguards kept guarding the jewels. Although the bodyguards did not steal or rob themselves, the owner of the jewelry store still lost the box of jewels. Why?
If you say it, it disappears, what is it?
What is gnashing its teeth?
Whose wife does Luoshen refer to in "Luoshen Fu"?
A Cao Zhi B Cao Pi C Cao Cao

Change the name of the water.

A hail of bullets.

Bodyguards were also robbed.

in silence.

zipper.

B Cao Pi.brain teaser

Xiao Shun spit in a public place. When the manager asked him to fine him [-] cents, he gave him a one-yuan ticket. The manager said he couldn’t find it. Guess what Xiao Shun did?

Why is the King of England a woman?
Please explain what it means to capture the thief first and capture the king first.

What is the thing that people most want to know, but can't know?
"A concubine who rides the world of mortals laughs, but no one knows that it is a lychee." What is the "concubine" in the poem?

A Xishi B Wang Zhaojun C Yang Yuhuan
Spit again.

Lady first.

To catch a thief, first arrest the Wang.

this matter.

C Yang Yuhuan.brain teaser

Wang Jun is an excellent soldier.One day, when he was on duty, he saw an enemy approaching him quietly. Why did he turn a blind eye?
Besides batteries, what electricity can come to your home without wires?

Two chess friends played a total of 9 games in one day, and they both won the same number of times without a tie. How is this going on?

Dad bought a new pen, but it can't be used to write. Why?
Who said "I am good at cultivating my awe-inspiring spirit"?
A Confucius B Laozi C Zhuangzi D Mencius

Ready to shoot.

lightning.

It's not just the two of them.

electric pen.

D Mencius.brain teaser

When do people always care about the past?
Why does the sun get up earlier than people every day?
What glass can't hold water, but many people want it?

Today, Sanmao, who sells newspapers, sold 100 newspapers priced at 5 cents, but only earned a few cents. Why?
Who is "Langli Baitiao" in "Water Margin"?
A Zhang Shun B Wu Song C Song Jiang

climb the ladder.

The sun goes to bed earlier than people.

Trophy.

They sell scrap newspapers.

A Zhang Shun.brain teaser

Australia is the largest island in the world today, but what island was the largest before Australia was discovered?
There is one thing that you can only hold with your left hand but not with your right. What is it?
Xiaoqing's father never cooks, but he is very good at frying something. What is it?

Do you know what kind of mountains and seas can move?
What was Lu Xun's first novel published in "New Youth" under the pseudonym "Lu Xun"?
A"The True Story of Ah Q"B"Picked Up in the Morning"C"Diary of a Madman"

Australia.

your right hand.

Fried squid.

Crowds of people.

C "Diary of a Madman".brain teaser

Xiao Kai bought something for 200 yuan and it was torn apart by a stranger, but he was not angry at all. Why?
Xiaoshui is skinny and suffers from stomach problems, but he goes to the eye hospital twice a week.Is that why?
Xinxin threw the egg vigorously, but why did the egg not break when thrown more than 2 meters away?
Xiao Guo can't swim, why dare to go into deep water?

Who was the number one military general who once fought with brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?

A Lu Bu B Dong Zhuo

The 200 yuan train ticket was torn up during the ticket check.

He is an ophthalmologist.

The eggs are still flying in the air.

He can dive.

A Lu Bu.brain teaser

What kind of flower blooms all year round?
Among the 12 months of a year, some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days, how many months have 28 days?
Which Jeep tires are the cleanest?

Zhiming, who lives in the valley, suddenly wanted to eat instant noodles, so he set up a small pot to boil water.When the water was about to boil, I realized that I had run out of instant noodles at home, so I hurried to the grocery store at the foot of the mountain to buy them. When I got home 30 minutes later, I found that all the hot water in the pot was gone.What exactly is this for?
In ancient China, "Buhuo" refers to how old a man is?

A 30 years old B 40 years old C 50 years old

plastic flower.

Every month has 28 days.

spare tire.

Because hot water has turned into cold water.

B40 years old.brain teaser

Three healthy people are guessing, one scissors, one rock, one cloth, how many fingers do the three have?

Guoguo only gets more than [-] points in each math test. How can he ensure that he will not get more than [-] points in the next test?
Xiaofan bragged to his friends: "During the exercise yesterday, the teacher asked a question, and no one in the class could answer it correctly except me." Guess what question the teacher asked?
Xiao Wang, who likes to eat snacks, weighed 50 kg at his heaviest, but only 3 kg at his lightest. Why?
A man who couldn't swim fell into the water but didn't drown, why?
Who is behind the idiom "please enter the urn" and "please"?
A Huang Gai B Zhou Xing C Zhou Yu

30 pieces.

Test zero.

The teacher asked why you were late again.

His birth weight.

He is taking a shower.

B Zhou Xing.brain teaser

There are 5 lamps in Yanyan's house, and 4 lamps are turned off, how many lamps are left?

How can I finish a bowl of noodles on the table when I can't use my hands?

When something is not broken, people worry about it, but when it breaks, they are happy?
It takes 6 hours for a train to go from Beijing to Shanghai. After [-] hours of running, where should the train be?
Mr. Jin Yong once summed up his martial arts works with two poems. The first sentence is "shooting a white deer in the sky with flying snow", what is the next sentence?
A Laughing book hero leaning on Biyuan B rainy and continuous play Biyuan
5 cups.

use chopstick.

Solve the case.

on the rails.

A laughing book hero leans on Biyuan.brain teaser

There is one thing that can support 50 kilograms of oak, but not 5 grams of sand. What is it?
Not long after the car accident happened, the first batch of policemen arrived at the scene. They found that the driver was unscathed, and the inside and outside of the overturned car was stained with blood, but there were no dead or injured. This is the wilderness, and there is no human habitation. How could this be? What's going on?

The plane was flying in the sky, suddenly ran out of fuel, what fell first?
The following are not the works of Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty:

Where does spring return to? I am lonely and have no way to travel.If anyone knows where the spring is going, call them back and live with them.

B goes up to the west building alone without words, the moon is like a hook, and the lonely phoenix tree is locked in the deep courtyard in autumn.

C Lin Hua thanked the spring red, too hastily, but the cold rain came in the morning and the wind came later.

D rouge tears, stay drunk, when it will be heavy, people will grow up and hate water forever.

How can life be free from sorrow and hatred?There is no limit to the love of ecstasy alone! The dream of the homeland returns, and I feel tears.

water.

This is a blood truck.

Oil gauge pointer.

a.brain teaser

Aunt Zhang's hen laid 3 eggs a day. Why?
What is the ball that can make everyone say it is hygienic?

Coco came to a bridge, but found that there was no water under the bridge, why?
There was a truck without any lights running fast on the dark road, it was still raining, there was no lightning, no moonlight, and no street lights; at this moment, a blind man dressed in black crossed the road!At this critical moment, the driver of the car braked urgently, avoiding a vicious accident.Why it came out like this?
In "Kuafu Chasing the Sun", how does "Kuafu" chase the sun?

A driving B riding a horse C running D flying

There are 3 hens.

health ball.

The water froze.

The dark road is the color of the road, and it was daytime.

c.brain teaser

Don't go out if you don't have much money on a rainy day?

What is the hardest test for students to cheat?
Who is the child of Hongdou's family?

What's the first thing everyone does when they wake up in the morning?
The pigeon raised every day laid an egg at Lulu's house, who should this egg belong to?

What kind of god is Venus in Greek mythology?

A the goddess of wisdom B the god of love and beauty C the goddess of liberty

3000 million.([-]) Never go out without an umbrella.

oral.

southern country.Red beans are born in the southern country.

open one's eyes.

Pigeon.

b.brain teaser

One day the plane crashed and went down. Newspaper A reported that only one passenger was rescued; newspaper B reported that only the pilot survived. C felt very strange after reading the report, so he called the two newspapers to inquire, but neither of the two newspapers made a false report.What the hell is going on here?

When do clocks run fastest?
What is the name of the child of heaven?
Good John passed away, and the angel wanted to take him to heaven, why did he refuse to go?
What is it that everyone does not want?
Who is the biography of the "family" in "Historical Records"?
A emperor B prince C noble D important minister

Passengers are pilots by profession.

When adjusting the meter.

My material.I am born with my own talents.

He has a fear of heights.

sick.

b.brain teaser

There is a kind of cloth that is wide and beautiful, but no one uses it to make clothes. What kind of cloth is it?

Why is no one willing to marry Xiao Wu from the Family Planning Office as his wife?

Both Meimei and Lili like to play badminton, but because they don't like each other, they refuse to play together. Do you have a way to know which of them is stronger?
When does a cow's tongue and tail meet?
What number should be added between the numbers 0 and 1 to make the number larger than 0 and smaller than 1?

What season does the "green, fat, red and thin" in Li Qingzhao's "Like a Dream" describe?

A late spring B midsummer C early autumn D cold winter

waterfall.

He is male.

Find another person to compete with them.

in the restaurant.

Add a decimal point and it becomes 01.

a.brain teaser

The last time Cancan celebrated his birthday was 8 years old, and the next time he celebrates his birthday is 10 years old, what's going on?

Why did Yaya get 20 injections a day?

Xiao Min's birthday is March 3, do you know which year March 30 is?

Why are modern people increasingly dishonest?
There is a kind of fruit, it is green before eating, it is red after eating, but it is black when spit out, what kind of fruit is it?
What does "Minghua Jieyu" describe?
A The woman is very beautiful B The flower is gorgeous C The flower understands human nature D The beautiful woman is considerate

This time it was my 9th birthday.

She is a nurse.

every year.

Because it is more convenient to make a phone call than to write a letter.

watermelon.

d.brain teaser

A male dog died in the desert. After examination, it was found that it did not die of hunger, thirst, or disease. So, why did it die?
Chocolate vs tomato fight, who wins?
What is it that doesn't take much effort to hit?
What is something that everyone must do seriously every day?
A wolf got into the sheepfold and wanted to eat the sheep, but why didn't it eat the sheep?

The allusion "Chengmen Lixue" tells the story of Yang Shi in the Song Dynasty who waited in front of his house in the snow in order to meet the celebrity Cheng Yi. Then Yang Shi's purpose of waiting is:

A to visit B to apologize C to thank D to say goodbye

Suffocated by urine, because there are no power poles in the desert.

chocolate.Because of the chocolate bar.

yawn.

go to bed.

There are no sheep in the sheepfold.

a.brain teaser

What ship is the safest?

There was a flock of sheep on the hillside, and another flock of sheep came.How many flocks are there?
What mountain does a professional mountaineer not go to?
Xiaoli and her mother bought [-] apples, and her mother asked Xiaoli to put these apples into [-] pockets, each with an even number, can you do it?
The allusion of "sweating profusely" comes from Zhou Bo in the Western Han Dynasty. The reason for his "sweating profusely" is:
A wear too much clothes B work too hard

C fight to the death and kill D can't answer the emperor's question

Boats parked on the beach.

Still a group!

mountain of knives.

Put 4 apples in each pocket, and finally put all 5 pockets into the [-]th pocket.

d.brain teaser

At eight o'clock in the morning, two trains going north and going south passed the same single track on time. Why didn't they collide?

Dad usually washes the dishes for dinner, but why didn't Dad wash the dishes after dinner today?

A caterpillar wants to cross a river, but there is no bridge in front of it, how did it get there?
Oasis in the sea, which city is this?
What is it that people are willing to buy fake?
Liu Yong's words said: "Where is the drunkenness tonight? On the banks of the willows, the wind and the moon", how blurred and sad.Excuse me, the "willow" that people often refer to refers to:
A the name of one kind of tree B the name of two different trees C has nothing to do with the tree
Because the dates are different.

Dinner at a restaurant today.

Turned into a butterfly and flew over.

Qingdao.

wig.

b.brain teaser

A man fell into the sea, why is his hair not wet?

What is it that people don't want?
There are ten birds in the forest, Xiao Ming shot and killed one, but the other nine did not fly away, why?
Why do bears sleep so long during hibernation?
In Western fairy tales, owls often appear as the most intelligent characters, because owls:

A smart B live a long life

C looks similar to a person D always maintains a thinking expression
Because he is bald.

disease.

ostrich.

Because no one dared to wake it up.

b.brain teaser

Is the black chicken more powerful or the white chicken more powerful?
What is getting bigger and bigger?
If the apple fell on Newton's head, where would it fall?
What sea is the most dangerous?

What happens when you mix three chemicals, barium chloride, copper sulfate, and calcium carbonate, in chemistry class?
Where is the city with strong soldiers and horses?

The allusion of "resurrection" comes from:
A Cao Cao B Liu Bei C Xie An D Confucius

black chicken.Because black chickens can lay white eggs, white chickens can't lay black eggs.

Hole.

on the ground.

Dead Sea.

will be criticized by the teacher.

Wuchang.

c.brain teaser

Xiao Huang bought 10 goldfish and put them in the fish tank. Why did all the goldfish die after 10 minutes?

It was pouring rain outside, two adults shared an umbrella and walked around the street for a long time, but only one of them wet their pants, why?
Do you know how many words there are in Xinhua Dictionary?
Buy it and cook it, cook it and throw it away, what is this thing?
A rooster lays an egg on a pointed house, where will it fall?

"It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and passers-by on the road want to die."Excuse me, there are many names for Ching Ming Festival in our country. Which one of the following is not?
A Ghost Festival B Death Festival C Ming Festival D Ching Ming Festival E Cold Food Festival
No water was released.

The other is wearing a skirt.

4 words.

herbs.

Roosters don't lay eggs.

e.brain teaser

The teacher said that earthworms can still regenerate after being cut into two pieces. Bingbing did as the teacher said, but why did the earthworms die?

Xiaobo's every move is inseparable from the rope, why?
When you go to the zoo, what is the first animal you see?
What nationality is Jesus from?

Who is the verdict in "A Dream of Red Mansions" that "the heart is higher than the sky, and the body is inferior"?
A Qingwen B Xiren C Daiyu

Sliced ​​vertically.

Wavelets are puppets.

conductor.

heaven.

a.brain teaser

Please explain: what is the connection between tragedy and comedy?
Real gold is not afraid of fire, what is it afraid of?
What kind of person likes others to tell him to fuck off?
Where is the place to ask for trouble?

A pile of watermelons, half of which is half less than half of half, how many watermelons are there in this pile?

How can a blind man shoot a hat and hit it with one shot?
Ancient novels often used "Sinking fish and falling geese, closing the moon to shame flowers" to describe the beauty of women, among which "closed moon" refers to:
A Wang Zhaojun B Yang Yuhuan C Diao Chan D Xishi E Zhao Feiyan
A comedy that doesn't make people laugh is a tragedy.

Fear of being stolen.

Prisoner in prison.

pharmacy.

two.

Hang the hat over the muzzle.

c.brain teaser

There are 10 coins in Yangyang's pocket. After 10 coins are missed, what else is in the pocket?
Some people say that a woman is like a book, so what kind of book is a fat woman like?

There is one thing that a strong man can never lift, what is it?

There is a thing that goes down when it goes up, and goes up when it goes down. What is it?
What is something that no matter how strong a person is, they can't carry it?
There is a very famous "Sphinx Mystery", please guess it: there is an animal that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening.Do you know what this animal is?

A A ghost B An ancient animal C Human

breach.

Bound volume.

he himself.

seesaw.

Charge.

c.brain teaser

There is a group of people who spend a lot of effort to build a boat, but they don't let the boat go into the water. Why?
Jiejie eats spicy noodles, adding pepper and pepper, guess what else he will add?
Why did the captain put the tall ones in front and the short ones in the back when training recruits?

What is the relationship between me and your father's brother's son's classmate's brother? .

Which is the largest number formed from three 3s?

What kind of musical instrument does "big pearls and small pearls fall on a jade plate" describe?
A Pipa B Guzheng C Yangqin

spacecraft.

Tears and snot.

The captain used to be a fruit seller.

It's ok.

3 to the 33rd power.

a.brain teaser

When does the sun come out in the west?
Why does Xiao Sang eat grapes without spitting out the grape skins?
There are two fathers, two mothers and two brothers and sisters. There are only 6 biscuits, but each gets two. Why?
Xiaogang parachuted from a plane at an altitude of 5000 meters, and it took two hours to land on the ground. Why?
In "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast", Liu Lanzhi "can weave vegetables on the thirteenth, learn to tailor clothes on the fourteenth, play the harp fifteen, and recite poetry and books on the sixteenth." Excuse me, what kind of musical instrument is the "harp"?
A plucked string instrument B percussion instrument

When swearing.

They eat peeled grapes.

Son, mother, uncle.

He hangs on a tree.

a.brain teaser

The three golds are called "Xin", the three waters are called "Miao", and the three people are called "Zhong". So what should you call the three ghosts?
An insomniac said to the doctor, "I can't sleep at night. What should I do?" That's absolutely not okay." Why?
Which company has much more personnel than the average company?

To beat a dog depends on the owner, but to beat a tiger depends on what?
We often say "seeing people through the crack of the door". When we look at people through the crack of the door, the people we see:

A is flatter than before B is the same as before C is wider than before
Call for help.

Insomniacs are boxers who jump up on the count of ten.

Dalian.

It depends on whether you have the guts.

b.brain teaser

Whenever the first ray of sunlight hits the window, Xiaoyue gets up, but the family still calls him "slacker", why?
Qunqun's family has a white cat and a black cat, which one do you think doesn't like to catch mice?

The famous painter Cézanne installed a special "picture frame" at home. On the second day, the scenery inside the frame did not change, but the couple in the original painting disappeared. Why?
Xiao Li once went on a business trip and came back early. He saw the small building next door sleeping with his wife on the bed. Why didn't Xiao Li get angry?

The image of "Snow White" first came from:

A Grimm's fairy tales B Andersen's fairy tales C Aesop's fables
The window of his room faces west.

lazy cat.

This picture frame is a window.

Xiaolou is a woman.

b.brain teaser

Xiaoyong has a bottle of Wansol, which can dissolve anything. Is this possible?

After the opening of Beijing Metro Line [-], people come and go every day. Who are the people who come and go the most?

What's in the middle of the Indian Ocean?
Who does Xiaohua look most like at home?
What are egg shells good for?
"Taste the guts" says:

A Fu Chai B Fan Li C Guan Zhong D Gou Jian

Impossible, because there is nothing to hold.

Chinese people.

degree.

Yourself.

Used to wrap egg whites and yolks.

d.brain teaser

What is the smallest island in the world?
What's the difference between Superman and Batman?
There is a sign on a bridge that says "Do not cross the bridge".But many people still ignore it and pass on.Why do you say?
A kangaroo and a monkey compete in a high jump competition, why does the monkey win in the first place?

The idiom "buy a basket and return a pearl" is used to describe some people.

A only pay attention to the appearance of things, not the connotation

B in order to make money by all means

C is good at concealing the essence of things

An island on the road.

One panty for the outside and one for the inside.

The name of the bridge is "No Bridge".

Kangaroo jumps on both feet, foul.

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