Brain Teasers for S&C Assemblies

Question 1

There are 14 fish and 8 drown. How many fish are there?

Accepted Answer

14 fish

Question 2

What gets broken without being held?

Accepted Answer

Silence, A promise

Question 3

How many months have 28 days?

Accepted Answer

All of them

Question 4

Before Mt Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

Accepted Answer

Mt Everest

Question 5

What is heavier: 100kg of gold or 100kg of feathers?

Accepted Answer

They are the same

Question 6

Why do your Teachers encourage stretch and challenge?

Accepted Answer

It's just fun to learn more / test yourself, It helps you feel good about yourself, It develops a 'can do' growth mindset

Question 7

How much dirt is there in a hole 3 feet deep, 6 ft long and 4 ft wide?

Accepted Answer

None. How is there dirt in a hole?...

Question 8

What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

Accepted Answer

Towel

Question 9

How many of each species did Moses supposedly take on the ark with him?

Accepted Answer

Wasn't it Noah?

Question 10

If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become?

Accepted Answer

Wet

Question 11

There is 5 apples and you take 3. How many do you have?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 12

Imagine you are locked in a dark room with no windows. How do you escape?

Accepted Answer

Stop imagining!

Question 13

There are 10 lit candles on a cake and you blow out 3. How many candles are on the cake?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 14

What goes up but never comes down?

Accepted Answer

Age

Question 15

A butcher is 161.8cm tall and wears size 13 shoes. What does he weigh?

Accepted Answer

Meat

Question 16

Stretch and Challenge in your lessons means...

Accepted Answer

Lots of QUESTIONS and DISCUSSION for everyone, Teachers and Students MODELING best answers or work, SCAFFOLDED activities so that ALL can achieve the top grades, Having HIGH EXPECTATIONS of what can be achieved

Question 17

A rooster laid an egg on the top of a roof. Which way did it roll?

Accepted Answer

When did roosters lay eggs?

Question 18

What is always coming but never comes?

Accepted Answer

The Future, Tomorrow

Question 19

If you take off my skin I won’t cry, but you will. What am I?

Accepted Answer

An onion

Brain Teasers for S&C Assemblies

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Brain Teasers for S&C Assemblies

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