Puzzle games from 10 years old. What do elephants have and no other animal? Why can't a porcupine drown?

Welcome to the new section of the site with free online educational puzzles for children 4-5-6-7-8-10 years old. Solving puzzles was practiced in ancient civilizations, for example, the ancient Egyptians painted images on the walls of pyramids logic puzzles. Probably many of our visitors were fiddling with a Rubik's cube in their hands. This type logic games- excellent food for the brain, an opportunity to develop mental acuity, tenacious memory, and the process of solving the puzzle itself captivates a person and is a vitamin of joy. You can spin the Rubik, or you can solve the puzzle online. What is the advantage of online puzzles? The fact is that you can choose the level of difficulty: daughter - on the first, dad - on 10. This activity is very useful for children, because it is aimed at developing logic, thinking skills, training memory, imaginative perception, attention and perseverance. Here your assistants will be all sorts of coloring games, Tetris, pyramids and the like. The puzzles are very difficult, they contain riddles, puzzles with surprises, and interesting logical tricks. Since you have visited our page, it means you are someone who likes to think and, therefore, this site is for you. Our puzzles are fun, exciting games. They will force you to choose one correct answer out of thousands of incorrect answers. Tricky tasks, hints, hidden objects and dangers – this is what awaits those who like to “rack their brains”. What else are good about online puzzles? There is NO need to look for paper, pen or pencils; you can change your decision many times and redo your move. All you need is a computer or tablet. In addition, the online puzzle is dynamic, moving, beautiful, with high-quality animation. Turn it on, sit down and play.
All parents know that a child learns about the world through play. Age matters when choosing a puzzle. For example, for a 5-6 year old child, psychologists recommend puzzles, since “by assembling a whole from scraps and pieces, the child develops spatial thinking. “Complete the row”, “edible-inedible”, “find a pair”, offered on our website, form logical abilities and, of course, prepare the child for school. What makes puzzles so captivating is that everyone can do it; the situation of success inspires any child. This is because solving the puzzle does not require a huge amount of knowledge (the child does not have it yet). All you need is logic and a lively mind. Moreover, the content for invented puzzles is very wide.
Our website presents children's puzzle games for 4-5-6-7-8 years old based on modern, relevant for children animated film"Puzzle". The emotion of Joy was the main one in the heroine’s life. But life does not consist only of joys, so for Riley Sadness, Fear, and even Anger appear. Who will help the girl? Only our kind, smart scarlet readers. Walk with Riley along a new, unexplored path, take part in adventures, find your answers to difficult questions. There are many puzzle games, choose any one and start!

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1. Which word is always spelled incorrectly? (The task is a joke.)

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2. How many months of the year have 28 days?

All months

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3. At what speed should a dog move (within the limits possible for it) so as not to hear the clink of a frying pan tied to its tail?

From zero. The dog needs to stay still

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4. The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked in a straight line for two hundred meters. How did she do it?

Her rope wasn't tied to anything

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5. How to jump off a ten-meter ladder without hurting yourself?

You need to jump from the bottom step

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6. What can you see with your eyes closed?

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7. What doesn’t burn in fire and doesn’t sink in water?

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8. What do Australians call a sea wasp?

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9. What should you do when you see a green man?

Cross the street (this is the picture on the green traffic light)

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10. Moscow used to be called white stone. Which city was called black?

Chernigov

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11. Residents medieval Europe sometimes wooden blocks were tied to the soles. For what purpose did they do this?

To protect against dirt, because there was no sewage system and the slop was poured directly into the street

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12. In what process did water replace the sun, after 600 years it was replaced by sand, and after another 1100 years they were all replaced by a mechanism?

In the process of measuring time - a clock

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13. In former times, barns were built on the outskirts, away from homes. For what purpose?

To prevent fire from destroying food supplies

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14. Under Peter I on the coat of arms Russian Empire an eagle was depicted holding in its paws maps of the four seas. List them.

White, Caspian, Azov, Baltic

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15. The name of which Germanic tribe gave its name to an entire European country?

The Germanic tribe of Franks gave the name to France

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16. Why in wildlife, don't polar bears eat penguins?

Polar bears live at the North Pole, and penguins live at the South Pole.

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17. Unwilling to admit that the Red Army could defeat them, the Germans argued that the Great Patriotic War General Frost, General Mud and General Mouse won. Everything is clear about frost and dirt. But what does the mouse have to do with it?

Mice chewed through the electrical wiring of German tanks

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18. Name five days without giving numbers (1, 2, 3,..) and names of days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...)

The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow

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19. Thirty-two warriors have one commander.

Teeth and tongue

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20. Twelve brothers

They wander after each other,
They don't bypass each other.

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21. What is the correct way to say: “I don’t see the white yolk” or “I don’t see the white yolk”?

The yolk is usually yellow

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22. Is it possible to light an ordinary match under water so that it burns to the end?

Yes, in a submarine

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23. When is the best time for a black cat to get into the house?

When the door is open

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24. Two fathers and two sons were walking and found three oranges. They began to divide - everyone got one. How could this be?

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25. What kind of dishes can you not eat anything from?

From empty

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26. Small, gray, looks like an elephant. Who is this?

Baby elephant

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27. Which hand is better to stir tea?

The one in which the spoon

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28. They knock and knock - they don’t tell you to be bored.
They go and go, and everything is just there.

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29. Two very fast horses
They carry me through the snow - Through the meadow to the birch tree,

Two stripes are drawn.

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30. When is a person in a room without a head?

When he sticks it out of the room (for example, out the window).

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31. What question cannot be answered “yes”?

Are you sleeping?

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32. What question cannot be answered “no”?

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33. When can a net pull out water?

When the water freezes and turns into ice.

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34. Brave as...,
insidious as...,
cowardly as...,
cunning as...,
evil as...,
hungry as...,
hardworking like...,
faithful as...,
stubborn as...,
clueless as...,
quiet as...,
free as….

Lion, snake, hare, fox, dog, wolf, ant, hound, donkey, ram, mouse, bird

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35. How do day and night end?

With a soft sign

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36. A magpie flies, and a dog sits on its tail. Could it be?

Yes, the dog is sitting on its own tail, a magpie is flying nearby

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37. What needs to be done so that five guys remain in one boot?

Each of them take off a boot

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38. What is 2+2*2?

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39. In which month does chatty Svetochka speak the least?

In February - the shortest month

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40. What belongs to you, but others use it more often than you?

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41. How to find last year's snow?

Go outside immediately after the start of the new year.

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42. What word always sounds wrong?

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43. A person has one, a cow has two, a hawk has none. What is this?

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44. A man is sitting, but you cannot sit in his place, even if he gets up and leaves. Where is he sitting?

On your knees

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45. What stones are not in the sea?

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46. ​​What sign must be placed between 4 and 5 so that the result is greater than 4 and less than 5?

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47. Can a rooster call itself a bird?

No, because he can't speak.

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48. What disease on earth has no one ever had?

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49. Is it possible to predict the score of any match before it starts?

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50. What can you cook, but cannot eat?

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51. What number will decrease by a third if it is turned over?

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52. One corner of a square table was sawed off in a straight line. How many corners does the table have now?

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53. Which knot cannot be untied?

Railway

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54. What is the cow in front and the bull behind?

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55. Which river is the scariest?

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56. What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured?

Temperature, time

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57. What do all people on earth do at the same time?

Getting older

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58. Two people were playing checkers. Each played five games and won five times. Is this possible?

Both people played different games with other people.

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59. How can an thrown egg fly three meters without breaking?

You need to throw the egg more than three meters, then the first three meters it will fly intact.

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60. The man was driving a large truck. The car's headlights were not on. There was no moon either. The woman began to cross the road in front of the car. How did the driver manage to see her?

It was a bright sunny day.

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61. Where is the end of the world?

Where the shadow ends.

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62. Man learned to build suspension bridges from spiders, and adopted camera apertures and reflective lenses from cats. road signs. What invention came about thanks to snakes?

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63. What can you easily pick up from the ground, but cannot throw far?

Poplar fluff.

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64. What comb won’t comb your head?

Petushin.

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65. What do you drop when you need it and pick it up when you don’t?

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66. What can travel around the world while remaining in the same corner?

Postage Stamp.

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67. You are sitting on a plane, there is a horse in front of you and a car behind you. Where are you at?

On the carousel

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68. What notes can be used to measure distance?

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69. What will not fit into the largest saucepan?

Its cover.

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70. Russian riddle. A wooden river, a wooden boat, and wooden smoke flowing over the boat. What is this?

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71. A satellite makes one revolution around the Earth in 1 hour 40 minutes, and another in 100 minutes. How can this be?

One hour and forty minutes is equal to one hundred minutes.

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72. Name at least three animals that Moses took into his ark?

The prophet Moses did not take animals into the ark; righteous Noah did.

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73. In one hand the boy carried one kilogram of iron, and in the other the same amount of fluff. Which was heavier to carry?

Same.

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74. In 1711, a new unit of 9 people appeared in each regiment of the Russian army. What is this division?

Regimental orchestra.

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Plane crashes.

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76. There is a well-known story about little boy, who, having received a New Year's gift, asked his mother: “Please take off the lid. I want to pet the gift.” What kind of gift is this?

Turtle

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77. Which animals always sleep with their eyes open?

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78. It is known that at one time, silkworm eggs were exported from China on pain of death. What animal was exported from Afghanistan in 1888 with the same risk?

Afghan Hound.

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79. What insects are domesticated by humans?

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80. Problem invented by the learned monk and mathematician from Ireland Alcuin (735–804).
The peasant needs to transport a wolf, a goat and a cabbage across the river. But the boat is such that only a peasant can fit in it, and with him either one wolf, or one goat, or one cabbage. But if you leave a wolf with a goat, then the wolf will eat the goat, and if you leave a goat with cabbage, then the goat will eat the cabbage. How did the peasant transport his cargo?

Solution 1.: It is clear that we have to start with a goat. The peasant, having transported the goat, returns and takes the wolf, which he transports to the other bank, where he leaves it, but he also takes the goat and takes it back to the first bank. Here he leaves her and transports the cabbage to the wolf. Then, returning, he transports the goat, and the crossing ends safely. Solution 2: First, the peasant again transports the goat. But the second one can take the cabbage, take it to the other bank, leave it there and return the goat to the first bank. Then transport the wolf to the other side, return for the goat and again take her to the other side.

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81. In the old days in Rus' married women They wore a headdress called kokoshnik, the name of which comes from the word “kokosh”, meaning animal. Which?

Chicken (remember what she says when she lays eggs?).

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82. Why can't a porcupine drown?

Its needles are hollow.

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83. Name the fifth largest country by area after Russia, China, Canada and the USA.

Brazil.

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84. A man went to the market and bought a horse there for 50 rubles. But he soon noticed that the horse had become more expensive, and sold it for 60 rubles. Then he realized that he had nothing to ride on, and bought the same horse for 70 rubles. Then he thought about how not to get a scolding from his wife for such an expensive purchase, and sold it for 80 rubles. What did he earn as a result of manipulation?

Answer: -50+60-70+80=20

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85. The only bird that has ears?

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86. Two people approached the river at the same time. The boat on which you can cross can only support one person. And yet, without outside help, everyone crossed on this boat to the other side. How did they do it?

They sailed from different shores.

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87. B Chinese the combination of three hieroglyphs for “tree” means the word “forest”. What does the combination of two hieroglyphs “tree” mean?

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88. Residents of Kansas are very fond of Russian nuts. What is it if it is known that we can find them in any market?

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89. The Romans introduced a revolutionary innovation into the design of the fork - all subsequent models were just variations of the solution found. What kind of fork was there before this innovation?

One-toothed.

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90. Chinese martial artists said that fighting is for fools, but victory is for smart people. And what, in their opinion, is for the wise?

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91. Name the language that is native to the largest number of people.

Chinese.

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92. B Ancient Rus' they were called broken numbers. What are they called nowadays?

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93. A brick weighs two kilograms and half a brick. How many kilograms does a brick weigh?

Place a brick on one pan of the scale. On the other we place a 2-kilogram weight and half a brick. Now let’s break the solid brick in half and remove half a brick from each pan of the scale. We get: on the left is half a brick, on the right is a 2-kilogram weight. That is, half a brick weighs two kilograms. And two half-bricks, that is, a whole brick, weighs four kilograms.

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94. For some reason, these people, returning to their homeland, brought with them branches of exotic plants, for which they received their nickname. What kind of people are these?

Pilgrims, they brought palm leaves.

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95. Bananas rank first in the world in terms of production volume, with citrus fruits in second place. What fruits are on the third?

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96. B American state Arizona began to protect the desert from thieves. They steal something without which the desert is threatened with desolation and devastation. What do thieves take from the desert?

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97. Name the plant that has the largest fruits.

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98. Neither fish nor fowl - what was this Russian proverb originally about?

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99. In Spain they are called Portuguese, in Prussia - Russians. What are they called in Russia?

Cockroaches.

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100. Who do the Malays catch with a locked bumboo cage with a live pig inside?

Pythons, having eaten a pig, could no longer get out of the cage.

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101. A hedgehog has 4 g, a dog has 100 g, a horse has 500 g, an elephant has 4-5 kg, and a human has 1.4 kg. What?

Brain mass.

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102. In 1825, the streets of Philadelphia were cleaned of trash by domestic animals. Which ones?

Pigs.

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103. What dish was invented in the 17th century by Marco Aroni?

Pasta.

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104. What does any astronaut lose in flight?

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105. As you know, all original Russian female (full) names end in either A or Z: Anna, Maria, Olga, etc. However there is one thing female name, which does not end in either A or Z. Name it.

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106. The Gallic priests found a fail-safe way to quickly mobilize soldiers in the event of war. To do this, they sacrificed only one person. Which one?

The last one to arrive.

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107. Once in the city of Nice they held a competition for the most enduring smoker. One of the participants set a record by smoking 60 cigarettes in a row. However, he did not receive the prize. Why?

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108. A person has twelve pairs of ribs. Who has more than three hundred ribs?

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109. There is a pipe in the mouth, a tambourine in the hand, and a mug under the arm. This is how buffoons were depicted in Rus'. Everything is clear about the pipe and tambourine, but what is a mug?

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110. Everyone knows that “you can’t wash dirty linen in public.” But what was supposed to be done with it if it couldn’t be taken out?

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111. In what place did Russian men put on hats and mittens, regardless of the time of year?

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112. How is stickleback fish similar to birds?

She makes nests, laying eggs there.

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113. Which grass is the tallest?

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114. Name an agricultural crop that is 90% burned and 10% thrown away.

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115. The Greeks used it to protect certain parts of their body. This was made from sandalwood bark. Name it.

Sandals.

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116. The first greenhouses appeared in France. Why do you think?

For growing oranges (orange - orange).

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117. The owner of the largest horn is the white rhinoceros (up to 158 cm). Which animal has the softest horns?

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118. This is what football referees used before they started using the whistle.

Bell.

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119. What is considered dirty when it is white and clean when it is green?

Blackboard.

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120. In practice, when moving along a curve, this ball makes 5,000 revolutions per minute, and when moving in a straight line, more than 20,000 revolutions per minute. Where is this ball located?

In a ballpoint pen.

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121. The great Hippocrates was asked: “Is it true that genius is a disease?” “Certainly,” replied Hippocrates, “but very rare.” What other property of this disease did Hippocrates note with regret?

Non-contagious.

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122. What was the name of the city in England, where in 1873 the Indian game, popular to this day, was first demonstrated?

Badminton.

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123. Where, judging by the name, did the ancient Slavs attach the case for hunting edged weapons?

On the foot. This is a scabbard.

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124. The three painters had a brother, Ivan, but Ivan had no brothers. How could this be?

Ivan had three sisters.

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125. Russian princes had various nicknames, which came from the names of cities (Vladimir, Chernigov, Galitsky), from bright personal qualities (Udaloy, Wise, Kalita). What nickname did Prince Vsevolod, who had twelve children, receive?

Vsevolod the Big Nest.

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126. In 1240, a population census was carried out for the first time in Kievan Rus. Who did this and for what purpose?

Genghis Khan (to collect tribute from the population).

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127. The year was 988... A large crowd of residents of ancient Kyiv was moving towards the Dnieper for some reason. What was the name of the road along which the townspeople walked?

988 is the year of the baptism of Rus'. The street is called Khreshchatyk.

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128. Russia consisted of Great Russia (Russia itself), Little Russia (Ukraine), White Rus' (Belarus). What was the name of Manchuria, which was part of this state?

Zheltorossiya.

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129. The Italian flag is red, white and green. What cross-section of berry helped the Italians choose these colors?

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130. Socrates did this “in order to sharpen his thoughts.” Seneca did the same. Horace was cured of a serious illness in this way. Suvorov was a big fan of this. A.S. Pushkin and L.N. Tolstoy also loved to do this. What were they doing?

We walked barefoot.

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131. What did they call a philosopher in Russia before?

Lyubomud.

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132. Which flower was considered a symbol of royal power?

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133. If the Turks wanted to say “guard the village,” they said “kar avyl.” How are we talking now?

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134. The ancient Romans wore a tunic. What did they wear when the cold came?

Several tunics worn one on top of the other.

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135. How do you say “shoes” in Tatar?

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136. We basically use only the beginning of this saying, and its end: “...I just choked on my tail”?

Ate the dog.

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137. Say “Ole, close your eyes” in Danish.

Ole Lukoje.

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138. Barbarians were easily recognized by this item of clothing.

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139. Which one literary character had 300-year-old calluses?

Old Man Hottabych.

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140. These three brothers can be called architects.

Three piglets.

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141. As you know, grandfather Mazai saved many hares from the flood. Name the person who saved eighteen pigeons and a sparrow during a fire.

Uncle Styopa.

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142. What words does a proverb begin with if its ending sounds like this: “...and cows lay eggs”?

They say that chickens are milked...

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143. What words does a proverb begin with if its ending sounds like this: “...there will be Lent”?

Every day is not Sunday…

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144. How does the proverb begin: “... the stump is great, but the leaf is hollow”?

Small spool but precious.

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145. Everyone knows the expression “Take care of it like the apple of your eye.” What is the “apple of your eye”?

Eye pupil.

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146. This word literally means “what will happen after the morning.” What kind of word is this?

Tomorrow - tomorrow.

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147. He really wanted to become a real boy and in the end he became one. Who is he?

Pinocchio.

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148. Which fairy tale hero were you able to speak three languages ​​from birth?

Dragon.

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149. In Rus' it was eaten everywhere, the Romans called it a stinking plant, and Pythagoras called it the king of spices. Name it.

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150. Before the advent of potatoes, this served as the main food of the poor in Europe. And we know this better from short work with six characters.

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151. What is this plant that represents both a native and an adopted relative?

Coltsfoot.

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152. Among all the garden weeds, it is, according to traditional medicine, is very healthy, especially if you make a salad with it...

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153. Russian riddle: “The maiden is beautiful, but her heart is of stone.” What is this?

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154. Which peaceful ships have commanders rather than captains?

Space.

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155. Name the most popular type of transport for logging in remote areas of Asia.

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156. Once upon a time, an officer named Siverst-Mehring served in the Russian army, who became famous, like Baron Munchausen, for his irrepressible imagination. What phraseological unit was born in connection with his name?

He lies like a gray gelding.

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157. He has four, but if they are all cut off, he will have as many as eight. What is it about?

About the corners of a quadrilateral.

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158. Catherine II bought works of art all over the world to place them in a “secluded refuge.” What do we call it now?

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159. Julius Caesar ordered his soldiers to decorate their shields and weapons with jewelry. For what?

So that it would be a pity to quit.

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160. How is running different from walking? Before answering this question, remember that running can be slower than other walking, and that there is even running in place.

Running differs from walking not in the speed of movement. When walking, our body is always in contact with the ground at some point on our feet. When running, there are moments when our body is completely separated from the ground, without touching it at any point.

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161. All victims of accidents in the city were sent to the hospital in the city of Kukueva. Most of the drivers and passengers were injured in road accidents. To reduce their number, city authorities have made the use of seat belts mandatory. Drivers and passengers began to fasten themselves with these belts, but the number of road accidents remained unchanged, and the number of people injured in them who were admitted to the hospital even increased. Why?

The use of seat belts has reduced the number of deaths in road accidents. Many people who, without a seat belt, would have died (and ended up in morgues) survived but were injured and required treatment. Therefore, the number of people admitted to hospital has increased.

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162. There are two sentries standing by the road. One looks in one direction of the road, and the other looks in the opposite direction, but at the same time they see each other. How can this be? Options with reflections, etc. – excluded.

Although the sentries are facing in opposite directions, they do not stand back to back, but face each other.

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163. If it rains at 12 o'clock at night, can we expect sunny weather 72 hours later?

No, because in 72 hours it will be midnight again.

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164. There is a round deep lake with a diameter of 200 meters and two trees, one of which grows on the shore near the water, the other in the center of the lake on a small island. A person who cannot swim needs to get over to the island using a rope, the length of which is a little more than 200 meters. How can he do this?

Having tied a rope at one end to a tree growing on the shore, you need to go around the lake with a rope stretched over the water and tie the other end of the rope to the same tree. As a result, a double rope will be stretched between the trees to cross to the island.

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165. A man lives on the 17th floor. He takes the elevator to his floor only in rainy weather or when one of his neighbors is riding in the elevator with him. If the weather is good and he is alone in the elevator, then he goes to the 9th floor, and then walks up the stairs to the 17th floor... Why?

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166. One person was asked:

How old are you?
“Decent,” he replied.
“I am almost six hundred times older than some of my relatives.” How can this be?

For example, if a person is 50 years old, and his grandson or granddaughter is 1 month old.

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167. People who came to one village were often surprised by the local fool. When he was offered a choice between a shiny 10-ruble coin and a crumpled hundred-ruble bill, he always chose the coin, even though it costs ten times less than the bill. Why did he never choose a bill?

He was not stupid at all: he understood that as long as he chose a ten-ruble coin, people would offer him money to choose from, and if he chose a hundred-ruble bill, the offers of money would stop and he would receive nothing.

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168. The day before yesterday Petya was 17 years old. IN next year he will turn 20 years old. How can this be?

If the current day is January 1, and Petya’s birthday is December 31. The day before yesterday (December 30) he was still 17 years old, yesterday (December 31) he turned 18, this year he will turn 19, and next year he will be 20.

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169. One king wanted to remove his prime minister, but did not want to offend him too much. He called the Prime Minister to his place, put two sheets of paper in his briefcase and said: “On one piece of paper I wrote “Leave”, and on the second - “Stay.” The piece of paper you pull out will decide your fate.” The Prime Minister guessed that “Leave” was written on both pieces of paper. How, however, did he manage to retain his place under these conditions?

The Prime Minister pulled out a piece of paper and, without looking at it, rolled it into a ball - and swallowed it. Since the remaining piece of paper read “Leave-,” the king had to admit that the word “Stay” was written on the swallowed piece of paper.

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170. One gentleman, showing his friend a portrait painted for him by an artist, said: “I have neither sisters nor brothers, but this man’s father was my father’s son.”

The portrait shows the gentleman's son.

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171. There are 8 benches in the park. Three were painted. How many benches are there in the park?

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172. The thermometer shows plus 15 degrees. How many degrees will two of these thermometers show?

15 degrees.

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173. The loaf was cut into three parts. How many cuts were made?

Two cuts.

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174. What is lighter than 1 kg of cotton wool or 1 kg of iron?

Same.

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175. The truck was driving to the village. On the way he met 4 Cars. How many cars were going to the village?

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176. Born twice, dies once. Who is this?

Chick.

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177. What can’t you pick up from the floor by its tail?

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178. What always increases and never decreases?

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179. The more you take from it, the more it becomes. What is this?

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180. There is an elevator in a 9-story building. 2 people live on the first floor, 4 people on the second, 8 people on the third, 16 on the fourth, 32 on the fifth, and so on. Which button in the elevator of this building is pressed most often?

First floor button.

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181. What goes uphill, then downhill, but remains in place?

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182. 7 sparrows were sitting on a tree, one of them was eaten by a cat. How many sparrows are left on the tree?

Not a single one: the surviving sparrows scattered.

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183. Guests came to you, and in the refrigerator there is a bottle of lemonade, a bag of apple juice and a bottle of mineral water. What will you open first?

Fridge.

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184. Which Russian city flies?

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185. What is not eaten raw, but boiled and thrown away?

Bay leaf.

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186. What two words in Russian are written with three letters “e” in a row?

Long-necked and snake-eater.

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187. When Europeans brought it to Tahiti, the islanders, who had never seen anything like it before, dubbed it a pig with teeth on its head. What do we call it?

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188. In Thailand there are schools for monkeys. What do they teach?

Collect coconuts.

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189. How, according to scientists, does a crocodile get rid of excess salts in the body?

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190. One of the Japanese airlines paints huge eyes on the nose of their planes. For what?

Scare away birds.

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191. Why do birds choose a cold day to fly away in the fall, and arrive on a warm day in the spring?

Choose a tailwind.

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192. According to the writer O'Henry, she is the only animal into which nails are driven. Who is this?

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193. Files were first made from the skin of this animal, which were used to polish wood and even marble.

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194. Which animal ranks second after humans in the number of images on pedestals?

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195. The absence of which organ does not allow sharks to stop even for a moment, otherwise they will simply drown?

Swim bladder.

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196. Who has teeth in his stomach?

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197. Until the 16th century. in nature there were only white and yellow color. However, Dutch breeders, fans of the Duke of Orange, developed the currently famous variety with a patriotic color. What are we talking about?

About carrots.

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198. Judging by the name of this country, it must consist mainly of plains and steppes. However, most of the plains no longer belong to it, and currently about half of its territory is occupied by mountains, hills and forests. What country is it?

Poland (from the word field).

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199. The territory of Finland is 8% covered with lakes. Although it is called the land of a thousand lakes (and their number is much greater), the primacy belongs to another. Which?

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200. Which metal is less common in nature than platinum or uranium, but until recently it was in almost every home?

Mercury in a thermometer.

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201. In which US state is there one woman for every 50 men?

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202. There is something so fragile that even by saying its name you will break it. What is this?

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203. In 1086, Vladimir’s sister Monomakh opened a school at one of the Kyiv monasteries. How was this school different from all those that existed in Rus' before?

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204. Where were potatoes first discovered?

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205. How to write “nineteen” and then remove one to get

"twenty"?

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206. Feed him and he will come to life. Give him something to drink and he will die. What it is?

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207. What has 5 fingers, but is not a living being.

Glove.

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208. I am nothing, but I have a name. Sometimes I'm big, sometimes

I’m small and can’t exist alone. Who am I?

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209. What does half an orange look like most?

For the second half.

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210. Which part of a bookcase consists of half a consonant letter?

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211. How many ends do three sticks have? At four and a half? two and a quarter?

Three have 6, four and a half have 10, two and a quarter have 6.

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212. How many eggs can you eat on an empty stomach?

One (the rest will no longer be on an empty stomach).

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213. What word begins with three letters “G” and ends with three letters “I”?

Trigonometry.

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214. What is the arithmetic mean between a bicycle and a motorcycle.

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215. Small, gray, looks like an elephant?

Baby elephant.

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216. Uthere are two dombras,harpsthere are five of them, the guitar has six. How many of them does the piano have?

Seven (octaves).

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217. What baby is born with a mustache?

For example, a kitten.

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218. When can a person race at the speed of a racing car?

When he is in it.

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219. What do elephants have and no other animals?

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220. To whom do all people take their hats off?

In front of the hairdresser.

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221. How to write mousetrap in five letters?

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222. Son of my father, but not my brother?

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223. What fabric cannot be used to make a shirt?

From the railway.

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224. What city is in the compote?

Izyum (City in Ukraine, in the Kharkov region).

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225. The lamp had 20 light bulbs, 5 of them burned out. How many light bulbs are left?

Twenty light bulbs (15 working and 5 burnt out).

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226. Dad caught 3 fish in 10 minutes while fishing. How long will it take him to catch 10 more fish?

The problem does not have a clear answer.

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227. There were 9 buns on the tray. 9 girls each took a bun. But there was only one bun left on the tray. How did this happen?

The last girl took the bun along with the tray.

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228. Vasya is 5 years old. And Anya is 9 years old. What will be the age difference between them in three years?

Four years (the difference does not change with age).

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229. From the forest Misha brought it to his grandmother for mushroom soup 2 porcini mushrooms, 3 aspen mushrooms, 4 fly agarics and 5 russula. How many mushrooms will grandma need for soup?

10 mushrooms, fly agaric is an inedible mushroom.

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230. Airplane, steamship, hot air balloon, helicopter. What word is missing here?

Steamboat (does not fly).

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231. Two people entered the entrance at the same time. One has an apartment on the 3rd floor, the other on the 9th. How many times will the first one get there faster than the second one?

4 times, because the 1st needs to overcome 2 gaps between floors, and the 2nd – 8.

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232. What object, made by man before the 20th century, can move faster than sound?

The tip of the whip. We hear a characteristic click (clap) precisely because the tip breaks the sound barrier.

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233. The car wheel is rolling to the right; its rim rotates clockwise. In which direction does the air inside the rubber tire of the wheel move - towards the rotation of the wheel or in the same direction?

The air inside the tire moves from the point of compression in both directions - forward and backward.

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234. What comes first in Russia and second in France?

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235. A camel can withstand a load of 10 pounds for an hour. How long will he bear a load of 1000 pounds?

None. A camel cannot bear such weight.

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236. Why are riddles dangerous for the head?

Because people are scratching their heads over it.

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237. What can snow and lilac bushes have in common?

Color. Lilac flowers are also white.

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238. What does the watchman do when a sparrow sits on his head?

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239. Where are cities without houses, rivers without water and forests without trees?

On a geographical map

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240. Which side of the world has one hundred and one letters in its name?

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241. Who speaks all languages?

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242. They go with a load, but without a load they stop.

Clock with weights.

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243. Who has a mustache longer than his legs?

In a cancer, in a cockroach.

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244. What happened “tomorrow” and what will happen “yesterday”?

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245. Six legs, two heads, and one tail. What is this?

Rider on a horse.

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246. What clock shows right time only twice a day?

Which stopped.

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247. Once the guys gathered for a picnic, only 6 people. They look, and instead of 6 apples they took 5. How to divide the apples equally among everyone so that no one is offended? They cannot be cut or broken.

You need to make compote from apples.

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248. If Erika lives in Washington and Tina lives in Bueno Aires, where does Ty live?

In Pekin. The names of people are part of the names of the country in whose capital each of them lives.

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249. In 1849, one man went to California, where the " Golden fever" He hoped to get rich by selling tents to gold miners. However, the weather was fine, and the gold miners slept right under open air. Nobody bought tents. Nevertheless, the seller became rich, and his products are still sold to this day. How did he do it and what was his name?

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250. The spy hid in the bushes and assesses the situation at the checkpoint. An officer approaches, the sentry tells him: “Password.”

Officer: "26."

Sentinel: “Review.”

Officer: "13."

Sentinel: “Come on in.”

The second one comes up: “Password!” - “22”.

“Review” – “11”.

"Come in."

Well, the spy decided that he had figured out the password system and ran to the sentry.

Sentinel: “Password.”

Spy: "100."

Sentinel: “Review.”

Spy: "50."

In general, they caught a spy. Which answer would be correct?

The correct answer is 3. This is the number of letters in the word one hundred.

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251. For each of the following words, come up with a word that has the same semantic meaning and begins with the letter K:

Wealth, Seal, Universe, Lattice, Hearth, Comfort, Crown, Duke, Castle, Hammer.

1. Capital. 2. Stigma. 3. Space. 4. Cage. 5. Fireplace. 6. Comfort. 7. Crown. 8. Prince. 9. Fortress. 10. Sledgehammer.

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252. The doctor prescribed three tablets to the patient and ordered him to take them every half hour. How long will it take to take the pills?

At first glance, it may seem that a person will take the last pill in an hour and a half, because this is exactly three times for half an hour. In fact, he will take the last pill not in an hour and a half, but in an hour. The person immediately drinks the first tablet. Half an hour passes. He takes the second pill. Another half hour passes. He takes the third pill. Therefore, the person will take the last tablet an hour after the start of treatment.

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253. Which insect does the whole world applaud?

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254. Is she red? - No, black. Why is she white? Because it's green. What is this?

Black currant.

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255. How can you put two liters of milk in a liter jar?

Make condensed milk from it.

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256. Comic problem. A hunter is riding on a bus and sees a hare running. He fired. Where did he end up?

To the police (Shooting in transport is prohibited).

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257. Who is a jack of all trades?

Glover.

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258. How to throw a tennis ball so that, after flying a short distance, it stops and starts moving in the opposite direction? In this case, the ball should not hit an obstacle, it should not be hit by anything or tied to anything.

Throw it up.

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259. The ratio of one boy's age to another boy's age was the same a few years ago as it is now. What is this attitude?

One to one, i.e. boys of the same age.

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260. What greatest number Can you write it in four units?

Eleven to the eleventh power.

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261. In the dense Murom forest, ten springs of dead water gush out of the ground; they are numbered from No. 1 to No. 10.

Anyone can take dead water from the first nine springs, but source No. 10 is located in Koshchei’s cave, which no one except Koshchei himself can get into.

The taste and color of dead water is no different from ordinary water, however, if a person drinks from any source, he will die. Only one thing can save him: if he drinks poison from a source whose number is higher. For example, if he drinks from the seventh spring, then he must wash it down with poison No. 8, No. 9 or No. 10. If he drinks not the seventh poison, but the ninth, only poison No. 10 can help him. And if he immediately drinks the tenth poison, then nothing will help him.

Ivanushka the Fool challenged Koshchei to a duel. The conditions of the duel were as follows: everyone brings a mug with liquid and gives it to their opponent to drink. Koschey was delighted: “I will give poison No. 10, and Ivan the Fool will not be able to escape!” And I myself will drink the poison that Ivan the Fool brings me, I will drink it with my tenth and I will be saved!”

On the appointed day, both opponents met at the appointed place. They honestly exchanged mugs and drank what was in them. It turned out that Koschey died, but Ivan the Fool remained alive! How did this happen?

Ivanushka gave Kashchei plain water, and it turned out that Kashchei drank poison from the 10th spring. Before the duel, Ivanushka himself drank poison from any one source and it turned out that he washed down the poison with Kashcheev 10, and as a result this poison was neutralized..

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262. Divide the following number by two in your mind: one sextillion seven

Half sixtillion three and a half

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263. How to divide five apples between five people in such a way that one apple remains in the basket? (Joke task)

One out of five people must pick up their apple along with the basket. The effect of this not very serious task is based on the ambiguity of the expression “the apple is left in the basket.” After all, it can be understood both in the sense that no one got it, and in the fact that it simply did not leave the place of its original stay, and these are completely different things. Add what is highlighted in yellow as a note to the same task, we have it.

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264. How can you increase the number 66 by one and a half times without performing any arithmetic operations on it?

The number 66 just needs to be turned upside down. It turns out 99, and this is 66, increased by one and a half times.

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265. One lily leaf grows in a pond. Every day the number of leaves doubles. On what day will the pond be half covered with lily leaves, if it is known that it will be completely covered with them in 100 days?

The pond will be half covered with lily leaves on the 99th day. According to the condition, the number of leaves doubles every day, and if on the 99th day the pond is half covered with leaves, then the next day the second half of the pond will be covered with lily leaves, i.e. The pond will be completely covered with them in 100 days.

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266. Is it possible to fly to the Moon by plane? (It must be taken into account that airplanes are equipped with jet engines, just like space rockets, and run on the same fuel as them.)

An airplane “floats” on the air in flight, so it is impossible to fly an airplane to the Moon, because the air is in outer space No.

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267. The girl dropped her ring into a cup containing instant coffee. Why did the ring remain dry?

We haven’t had time to pour water into the cup yet.

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268. The missionary was captured by savages, who put him in prison and said: “There are only two exits from here - one to freedom, the other to death; Two warriors will help you get out - one always tells the truth, the other always lies, but it is not known which of them is a liar and which is a truth-teller; You can only ask any of them one question.” What question do you need to ask to get free?

We must turn to any of the warriors with the following question: “If I ask you whether this exit leads to freedom, will you answer me “yes”?” With this formulation of the question, the warrior who lies all the time will be forced to tell the truth. Suppose you, showing him the exit to freedom, say: “If I ask you whether this exit leads to freedom, will you answer me “yes”?” In this case, the truth will be if he answers “no,” but he has to lie and therefore he is forced to say “yes.”

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269. If three days ago there was a day preceding Monday, then what day will be the day after tomorrow?

Before Monday it was Sunday. If three days ago it was Sunday, then today is Wednesday. If today is Wednesday, then the day after tomorrow will be Friday.

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270. The girl was riding in a taxi. On the way, she chatted so much that the driver got nervous. He told her he was very sorry, but he couldn't hear a word because his hearing aid wasn't working - he was deaf as a plug. The girl fell silent, but when they got there, she realized that the driver was playing a joke on her. How did she guess?

If the taxi driver is deaf, how did he understand where to take the girl? And one more thing: how did he then understand that she was saying anything at all?

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271. You are in the cabin of an ocean liner at anchor. At midnight the water was 4 m below the porthole and rose half a meter per hour. If this speed doubles every hour, how long will it take for the water to reach the porthole?

Water will never reach the porthole because the liner rises with the water.

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272. A train leaves Moscow for Vladivostok every day. Also, every day a train leaves Vladivostok for Moscow. The move lasts 10 days. If you left Vladivostok for Moscow, how many trains going in the opposite direction will you encounter during your trip?

At first glance, it may seem that during the trip we will meet ten trains. But this is not so: we will meet not only those ten trains that left Moscow after our departure, but also those that were already on their way by the time of our departure. This means that we will meet not ten, but twenty trains.

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273. There is a simple and cheap way to travel, which, surprisingly, no one uses. As you know, the Earth rotates around its axis, and quite quickly (in just 24 hours, each point on the Earth’s equator travels approximately 40,000 km - a path equal to the length of the equator). This means that instead of going somewhere by train or flying by plane, or sailing on a ship, we just need to rise high above the ground on hot-air balloon or an airship and stay there motionless for some time. During this time, the Earth will turn towards us with another part of its surface and we just need to descend to the right place. Is this reasoning correct? If not, what mistake was made in it?

This method of travel is, of course, unsuitable. The atmosphere, attracted by the Earth, rotates with it. And even if the atmosphere were stationary, then, having risen into it from the rotating Earth, we would continue the earth’s movement for some time by inertia. In addition, if the atmosphere were motionless, and the Earth continued to rotate in it (and quite quickly: see the problem statement), then in this case a huge hurricane would not cease to rage on Earth, which would make not only any travel impossible , but also human life itself.

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274. Is it possible to boil water over an open flame in a paper box?

The question of the problem, at first glance, seems very strange, because if you hold the paper over the fire, it will definitely catch fire. But the fact is that the boiling point of water is much lower than the ignition temperature of paper. Since the heat of the flame is absorbed by the boiling water, the paper cannot reach the required temperature and therefore does not ignite. The paper just needs to be thick enough, otherwise the water will simply tear it and spill onto the flame. A cardboard box is quite suitable for boiling water. The same explanation underlies the phenomenon of fireproof paper tightly wound around a metal rod (or steel nail) and introduced into the flame of a candle. The heat of the fire will be absorbed by the rod, preventing the paper from heating to the desired temperature and igniting.

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275. In one class, the students were divided into two groups. Some were always supposed to tell only the truth, while others only told lies. All students in the class wrote an essay in free topic, which should have ended with the phrase: “Everything written here is true” or “Everything written here is a lie.” There were 17 truth tellers and 18 liars in the class. How many essays did you get with a statement about the veracity of what was written?

All the truth-tellers truly claimed that everything they wrote was true, but all the liars falsely claimed that everything they wrote was true. Thus, all 35 essays contained a statement about the veracity of what was written.

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276. How many great-great-grandparents did you have in total?

Each person has 2 parents, 2 grandparents, 4 great-grandparents, 4 great-grandparents, 8 great-great-grandparents and 8 great-great-grandfathers.

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277. Dialogue in a household goods store:

How much does one cost?
“20 rubles,” answered the seller.

How much is 12?
- 40 rubles.

Okay, give me 120.
- Please, 60 rubles from you.

What did the visitor buy?

Number for the apartment.

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278. A bottle with a cork costs 1 rub. 10 k. Bottle more expensive than cork for 1 rub. How much does a bottle cost and how much does a cork cost?

At first glance, it may seem that a bottle costs 1 ruble, and a cork costs 10 kopecks, but then the bottle is 90 kopecks more expensive than a cork, and not 1 ruble, as is the case. In fact, a bottle costs 1 rub. 05 kopecks, and a cork costs 5 kopecks.

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279. Katya lives on the fourth floor, and Olya lives on the second. Rising to the fourth floor, Katya climbs 60 steps. How many steps does Ole have to go up to get to the second floor?

At first glance, it may seem that Olya walks 30 steps - half as many as Katya, since she lives half as low as her. Actually this is not true. When Katya goes up to the fourth floor, she climbs 3 flights of stairs between floors. This means there are 20 steps between the two floors: 60: 3 = 20. Olya rises from the first floor to the second, therefore, she climbs 20 steps.

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280. How can you pour exactly half of a mug, ladle, pan or any other dish of regular cylindrical shape, filled to the brim with water, without using any measuring instruments?

Any dish of regular cylindrical shape, when viewed from the side, is a rectangle. As you know, the diagonal of a rectangle divides it into two equal parts. In the same way, a cylinder is divided in half by an ellipse. Water must be poured from a cylindrical container filled with water until the surface of the water on one side reaches the corner of the container, where its bottom meets the wall, and on the other side the edge of the container through which it is poured. In this case, exactly half of the water will remain in the dish:

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281. Three hens lay three eggs in three days. How many eggs will 12 hens lay in 12 days?

You can immediately answer that 12 hens will lay 12 eggs in 12 days. However, it is not. If three hens lay three eggs in three days, then one hen lays one egg in the same three days. Therefore, in 12 days she will lay: 12: 3 = 4 eggs. If there are 12 hens, then in 12 days they will lay: 12 · 4 = 48 eggs.

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282. Name two numbers whose number of digits is equal to the number of letters that make up the name of each of these numbers.

One hundred (100) and million (1,000,000)

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283. “I guarantee,” said the salesman in the pet store, “that this parrot will repeat every word he hears.” The delighted buyer purchased the miracle bird, but when he came home, he discovered that the parrot was as dumb as a fish. However, the seller did not lie. How is this possible? (The task is a joke.)

The parrot can indeed repeat every word it hears, but it is deaf and cannot hear a single word.

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284. There is a candle and a kerosene lamp in the room. What will you light first when you enter this room in the evening?

Of course, a match, since without it it is impossible to light a candle or a kerosene lamp. The question of the problem is ambiguous, because it can be understood either as a choice between a candle and a kerosene lamp, or as a sequence in lighting something (first a match, then everything else from it).

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285. Half of half a number is equal to half. What number is this?

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286. Over time, man will definitely visit Mars. Sasha Ivanov is a person. Consequently, Sasha Ivanov will definitely visit Mars over time. Is this reasoning correct? If not, what mistake was made in it?

The reasoning is incorrect. It is not at all necessary that Sasha Ivanov will eventually visit Mars. The external correctness of this reasoning is created due to the use of one word (“man”) in two different senses: in the broad (abstract representative of humanity) and in the narrow (specific, given, this particular person).

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287. It is often said that one must be born a composer, or an artist, or a writer, or a scientist. Is this true? Do you really have to be born a composer (artist, writer, scientist)? (The task is a joke.)

Of course, a composer, as well as an artist, writer or scientist, must be born, because if a person is not born, then he will not be able to compose music, draw pictures, write novels or do scientific discoveries. This joke problem is based on the ambiguity of the question: “Do you really have to be born?” This question can be taken literally: is it necessary to be born in order to engage in any type of activity; and this question can be understood in a figurative sense: is the talent of a composer (artist, writer, scientist) innate, given by nature, or is it acquired during life through hard work.

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288. In order to see, it is not at all necessary to have eyes. Without the right eye we see. We also see it without the left one. And since we have no other eyes besides the left and right eyes, it turns out that not a single eye is necessary for vision. Is this statement true? If not, what mistake was made in it?

The reasoning is, of course, incorrect. Its external correctness is based on the almost imperceptible exclusion of one more option, which also needed to be considered in this argument. This is an option when no eye can see. It was he who was missed: “We see without the right eye, without the left one too, which means that the eyes are not necessary for vision.” The correct statement should be: “Without the right eye we see, without the left we also see, but without the two together we do not see, which means we see either with one eye, or with the other, or with both eyes together, but we cannot see without eyes, which, thus essential for vision.”

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289. The parrot lived less than 100 years and can only answer “yes” and “no” questions. How many questions should he be asked to find out his age?

At first glance, it may seem that you can ask a parrot up to 99 questions. In reality, you can get by with a much smaller number of questions. Let’s ask him this way: “Are you over 50 years old?” If he answers yes, then his age is from 51 to 99 years; if he answers “no,” then he is from 1 to 50 years old. The number of options for his age after the first question is halved. The next similar question: “Are you over (you can ask, less than) 25 years old?”, “Are you over (less than) 75 years old?” (depending on the answer to the first question) reduces the number of options by four times, etc. As a result, the parrot needs to ask only 7 questions.

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290. One man who fell into captivity says the following: “My dungeon was in the upper part of the castle. After many days of effort, I managed to break out one of the bars in the narrow window. It was possible to crawl into the resulting hole, but the distance to the ground was too great to simply jump down. In the corner of the dungeon I found a rope forgotten by someone. However, it turned out to be too short to climb down. Then I remembered how one wise man lengthened a blanket that was too short for him by cutting off part of it from the bottom and sewing it on top. So I hastened to divide the rope in half and tie the two pieces together again. Then it became long enough, and I safely went down it.” How did the narrator manage to do this?

The narrator divided the rope not across, as most likely it might seem, but along it, making two ropes of the same length. When he tied the two pieces together, the rope became twice as long as it was at first.

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291. Make up a question using five consecutive letters of the Russian alphabet. Hint: it may not be one word.

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292. Before you Digital Watch. How many times a day will they show the time so that all the cells on the dial (hours, minutes, seconds) will be filled with the same number?

Three times: 00.00.00; 11.11.11; 22.22.22

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293. A man tossed and turned in bed for a long time at night and could not fall asleep...
Then he picked up the phone, dialed someone’s number, listened to several long rings, hung up and calmly fell asleep. Question: why couldn’t he sleep before?

The truck ran out of fuel while reaching the center of the bridge.

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298. I was invited to a party. There I saw a man with a very rare watch. How do I know this watch was stolen?

Because this watch was mine.

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299. 8 + 7 = 13 or 7 + 8 = 13?

8 + 7 = 15 not 13

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300. Frau and Herr Meyers have 4 daughters. Each daughter has one brother. How many children do the Myers have in total?

5. Four daughters and one son.

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There are no “right answers” ​​to these puzzles, so just some options are provided. Children's intelligence and wit are encouraged.

1. At one competition, the average boxer won three fights. At first the blows were ordinary, but gradually became stronger, reaching such force as if they were hitting with a stone. Then he was disqualified.

Answer: The hands are wrapped in a plaster bandage.

2. Two horsemen compete: whose horse will be the last to reach the finish line. But things don’t work out, both stand still. They turn to the sage for advice... After that, both rode at full speed.

Answer: The sage advised to exchange horses.

3. A young man is sitting in a trolleybus next to a lady. Her friend comes in and the ladies start talking. The young man stands up and invites the lady who has entered to sit down. She calls him impudent.

Answer: The lady doesn't fit in the seat.

4. The father's son was unknown to anyone, then he violated the instructions, died and became famous. Who are we talking about?

Answer: About Icarus from the ancient Greek legend.

5. An engineer came to a small town on a business trip and settled into a single room in a hotel. In the evening I went to bed, but could not sleep half the night. Then he got up, dialed the phone number, said nothing, lay down and calmly fell asleep.

Answer: I called my neighbor behind the wall, who was snoring loudly.

6. A man and a woman fell in love and got married. They lived together in perfect harmony for a very long time; They didn’t work, but they gave each other expensive gifts. As a result, they became millionaires. How could this happen?

Answer: Before they got married, they were both billionaires.

7. “This morning,” the girl says, I dropped my earring in the coffee, and although the cup was full to the brim, I was able to get it out without even getting my fingers wet.” How could this happen?

Answer: a) dry coffee; b) coffee beans; c) the earring is light and does not sink; d) the earring is long.

8. A village boy tells his friends: “Yesterday there was such terrible rain, and my father did not take either an umbrella or a hat. When he appeared at the door of the room, water poured from him in streams, but not a single hair on his head got wet. There is nowhere to hide from the rain within a radius of 500 meters from our house - there is bare steppe all around.” Is it true? How can this happen?

Answer: The boy's father a) was bald; b) took a bath.

9. Reverend Sol Luni publicly announced that on a certain day and time he would cross the Hudson River “like on dry land.” At the appointed time, with a large crowd of people, Sol Luni stepped onto the waters of the river at its widest point and after 20 minutes he safely reached the opposite bank.

Answer: The river froze in winter.

10. A noble, well-known lady in a small town went to the theater. It was a very boring play. She couldn't stand it and left the second act. After her departure, a terrible scandal broke out in the theater.

Answer: The lady was the leading lady.

11. Professor Jane Book became famous for demonstrating an amazing experiment: he placed a bottle in the center of the room and then crawled into it. What is the secret of the experience?

Answer: He crawled into the room.

12. New Yorker W. Harris for relatively short period of time registered marriage 20 times. Every time there was new woman. However, he did not divorce any of them, but he also did not become a polygamist. Could this happen?

Answer: Worked at the mayor's office and registered marriages.

13. One student tells another: “Yesterday our college basketball team won the basketball match with a score of 76:40. It’s interesting that not a single basketball player scored a single goal in this match.” How could this happen?

Answer: Two women's teams played.

14. The lady did not have a driver’s license with her. She did not stop at the railway crossing, although the barrier was lowered. Then, not paying attention to the sign prohibiting entry with a “brick,” she calmly moved along the one-way street against the traffic of cars. All this happened in front of the guard, who for some reason did not consider it necessary to intervene. What actually happened?

Answer: The lady was walking.

15. On one section there is a double track Railway changes to single track and goes into a tunnel. One summer, a train flew into the tunnel from one side at full speed. Another train rushed by at full speed from the other side. But no collision occurred. Is this possible?

Answer: Naturally, the trains passed through the tunnel in different time.

16. Famous illusionist and hypnotist Dale Brant absolutely accurately predicts the score of anyone basketball game before it starts. How does he do this?

Answer: Any of us can do this, since the score before the game is always 0:0.

17. A man committed a theft, and although everyone knew about it, he was not convicted. Despite the anger of just a few people, the act became legendary. Who are we talking about?

Answer: About Prometheus from the famous ancient Greek legend.

18. On one of the Odessa streets there were three tailoring workshops. The first one had a sign: “The best workshop in Odessa!” The second tailor hung a sign: “The best workshop in the world!” The third one outdid them both. What did he do?

Answer: He hung a sign “The best workshop on this street!”

19. Elevator accident. 3 people were stuck. Two are upset, one is happy. Why?

Answer: Any good reason is appropriate. For example, a poor student is happy that he will be late for school.

20. American Charles Brown was furious when, 10 years later, he found out that he could hear better without a hearing aid than with one. He went to complain to a doctor who recommended wearing the device. After carefully examining the patient, the doctor found out the cause. What is she wearing?

Answer: The patient wore the device on his healthy ear.

21. One man tells another: “He walked, but did not wear his shoes. I decided to help him, but I only made it worse: now he can’t even walk with my help.” What or who were they talking about?

Answer: About the alarm clock (about the clock).

22. The harder it is hit in the right place, the better it performs its function. Who or what are we talking about?

Answer: About the nail.

23. Interview with twins: - Are you brothers? - Yes!

- Were you born on the same day? - Yes! -Are you twins?

- No! Why?

Answer: They are triplets.

24. As you know, all native Russian female names end with either “a” or “ya”: Anna, Maria, Olga, etc. However, there is a female name that does not end with either “a” or “ I". Name it.

Answer: Love.

25. When is the best time for a black cat to get into the house?

Answer: When the door is open.

26. There are a ruler, a pencil, a compass and an eraser on the table. You need to draw a circle on a piece of paper. Where to begin?

Answer: You need to get (take) a sheet of paper.

27. Is it possible: two heads, two arms and six legs, but only four in walking?

Answer: Yes, it's a rider on a horse.

28. Which car wheel does not spin when making a right turn?

Answer: Spare.

29. What word always sounds wrong?

Answer: The word "wrong".

30. If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take one cat to catch one mouse?

Answer: Five.

31. How many months of the year have 28 days?

Answer: All 12, because if there are 30 days in a month, then

28 days are among them.

32. What do you drop when you need it and pick it up when you don’t?

Answer: Ship anchor.

33 What do all people on Earth do at the same time?

Answer: They live.

34. How many peas can fit into one glass?

Answer: Not at all, because peas don't move.

35. What is the correct way to say: “I don’t see the white yolk” or “I don’t see the white yolk”?

Answer: The yolk cannot be white, it is yellow.

36. The hunter walked past the clock tower. He took out a gun and fired. Where did he end up?

Answer: To the police.

37. What comes first in Russia and second in France?

Answer: Letter "R".

38. Which part of the bookcase consists of half a consonant letter?

Answer: Shelf (floor - ka).

39. A crow sits on a branch. What needs to be done to saw off a branch without disturbing the crow?

Answer: Wait until she flies away.

40. Why are some riddles dangerous?

Answer: Because people “rack their brains” over them.

41. Why can a sparrow eat a handful of oats, but a horse cannot?

Answer: Because sparrows don't eat horses.

42. What disappears when you eat a big bagel?

Answer: Hunger.

43. A surprised man tells his friend: “Every time after lunch I look at my watch, and it always shows the same time, although I have lunch at different times.” How can this be explained without involving mysticism?

Answer: The clock is standing.

Puzzles for children 10 years old are not very easy tasks, so in order to solve them, children need to learn to think logically, have special knowledge high level won't be needed here.

For most children, puzzles are very exciting activities, and it doesn’t matter whether you are an A student or a C student.

These tasks do not test the acquired knowledge - you just have to think and try to see something unusual in the ordinary.

The most important quality for solving a problem is the development of intelligence, but for most it is an opportunity to both have fun at home and have fun summer camp, and get distracted while traveling; games and puzzles for children over 10 years old will help raise their self-esteem and consider their capabilities, which those around them do not take into account.

This type of entertainment is also very important so that the child can be distracted, forget about the psychological difficulties inherent to his age, calm down and begin to look at his problems from a different angle.

For every child, a riddle is a way to free yourself from negative emotions, pull yourself together and take a break from impressions after a difficult day.

Children aged 10 are very sensitive and impressionable, so they need emotional release.

Puzzles must have answers, prepared in advance. They help children acquire independent entertainment skills and get ready for a great job next time.

In addition, pair games also develop direct communication skills, thus developing the child’s social capabilities.

Eat different types children's puzzles:

  • Mechanics;
  • from paper;
  • cut;
  • with coins and matches;
  • with elements of mathematics;
  • puzzles with various tricks;
  • logic problems;
  • puzzles.

Parents should select tasks that will keep the child's mind occupied and not relaxed.

But the child should be interested in solving puzzles, only in this way will there be meaning in using them.

Give your child the opportunity to choose what he likes and wants to do. Thus, from year to year the child will become much smarter and more independent.

Most parents believe that good set They won't have enough money for games. They are deeply mistaken!

Yes, you can buy puzzles, but now there are other options that will keep your parents' pockets intact. Many riddles, puzzles, and problems can simply be printed at home by finding them on the Internet.

Children's riddles, which are suitable in complexity according to age, are perfect for developing the intellectual abilities of children.

Don't be surprised that the questions are easy. For kids, they generally present a very difficult task.

Riddles for ten-year-old children are not very straightforward; they often contain tricks that require ingenuity and logical thinking for the correct answer.

They are also an interesting puzzle for your children. To make it easier for parents to follow the solution, they need to prepare this algorithm in advance and prepare the correct answers. You also need to print them out before starting to solve the puzzles.

To make the game fun and interesting, make a whole show out of it. Help your child guess not only with leading questions, but also use movements and facial expressions, let such a show make him laugh.

And when the child guesses right, he will happily go play with his dad, grandmother or brother to test their knowledge that he has already learned.

Adults try to develop children through games and entertainment, using the most various shapes. Coloring books, riddles, outdoor games according to given rules, simple puzzles - all this serves to educate children and prepare them for school.

Of course baby preschool age does not yet know or does not know letters well, so crosswords and other complex puzzles are not for him. Therefore, at the age of 6-7 he is introduced to puzzles. Usually these are the simplest puzzles with one hidden word. At this age, it is more important that the child understands the very principle of using pictures and syllables that make up the right word. I understood and remembered what a letter is and what it is needed for.

For primary school You can already use more complex puzzles that require the ability to read and write, such as crosswords. Rebuses and puzzles for children aged 9-10 years with answers in pictures are often used in school lessons. At home, together with their parents, children can easily create a puzzle themselves by drawing it or using coloring books.

Gradually they become more complex, they can make up entire phrases, or make riddles special terms. Puzzles in physics, puzzles in chemistry or mathematics are used in lessons and extracurricular activities to enhance children's cognitive activity and develop their logical and creative abilities.

The first puzzles appeared in the 15th century in France, where they turned into pictures illustrating wordplay. To us, to Russia, these verbal logic puzzles in the form of pictures, came only in the second half of the 19th century. Then this one intellectual game found myself loyal fans of different ages. Adults fell in love with solving complex puzzles, and then they attracted children to this, starting from preschool age.

Regardless of what age the puzzle is addressed to - children 6 years old or schoolchildren 16 years old - it must be composed or solved according to the same rules. If, when solving crosswords, we know the question to which we need to find the answer, then a rebus is a word game that uses the similarity of sounds of a variety of objects and concepts, and we need to find the answer by looking at the image.

  • The object that we see in the picture of the rebus is always read in the singular, nominative case, but it can have several meanings. For example, if we see an eye in a coloring puzzle, then as a solution it can be denoted by the word “eye”. Or a drawing of an oak tree, when we solve a problem, can be taken exactly as “oak”, or maybe as more general concept"tree".
  • When to solve a problem you need to use not the whole word, but only part of it, then the discarded letters, if they are at the beginning or end of the word, are indicated by commas. The location and number of commas indicate how many letters should be dropped and from where. If a letter from the middle of a word is dropped, this is shown by writing and crossing it out.
  • If letters, syllables, pictures are in a certain order or inside each other, this means that when solving you need to use prepositions: “in”, “on”, “under”, “for”, etc. Often the position “above” and “below” is indicated by a horizontal line.
  • If one letter consists of another (others), then when reading, we add “from” (iz-b-a). When a letter is drawn after another letter, we use the preposition “by” (po-ya-s).
  • Replacing one letter with another is indicated either by an equal sign, or by crossing out the letter to be removed, and writing the correct one next to it.
  • When they want to show that to solve a problem you need to read the word denoting an object in the picture, on the contrary, then the picture is placed upside down.

Puzzles for children

Primary school students, children aged 9-10 years, begin to be introduced to mathematics puzzles. These include those in the composition of which they use numbers or numerals. Also classified as mathematical are those in which terms from mathematics are guessed. Also used in puzzles mathematical signs= and +.

  1. The = sign means that all given letters in the picture word are replaced by another letter or combination of letters.
  2. The plus sign warns that the parts of the rebus between which it stands are one word.
  3. The numbers in the rebus represent the letters that need to be taken from the picture word and put them in the same order as they are written.
  4. Both the answer to the rebus (in-o-seven) and its part can be numerals. (7th).
  5. For a child 8-9 years old, a mathematical puzzle will also be one where, to solve it, you need to count the number of identical letters (seventh).
  6. The rebus can be solved not in one word, but in a sentence, including on the topic of mathematics.

Using the same rules, complex puzzles in physics and puzzles in chemistry are compiled, in which terms from these sciences are encrypted.

Pets

All children, no matter how old they are, love pets. Therefore, they will be happy to answer questions in which their four-legged pets will be. The crossword puzzles that need to be completed include puzzle-type tasks. The answers are written under the same numbers as the rebus riddle.

Kinds of sports

Children have been involved in physical education since preschool age, and some even begin to get involved in certain sports. Therefore, it will not be so difficult for them to solve crosswords and other puzzles where they need to demonstrate knowledge various types sports and sports equipment. And if children consider that the tasks are too difficult for them, this is a signal to adults that they should pay additional attention to the topic of sports by watching it on TV together sports, or simply by downloading coloring pages about sports.

Professions

Already at the age of 5, children begin to be introduced to the world of professions. Some professions are already familiar to them, they can imagine what they do and how they differ between a doctor and a hairdresser, a salesman and a driver, a teacher and a military man. They will tell him about other professions during classes at school, and the child will learn about them from films and books. Crosswords, coloring pages, and puzzles from this section will help you test your knowledge about the world of professions and expand it.

Syllables

Puzzles that include only syllables will be difficult for preschoolers. They are designed for children over 8 years of age who are confident readers and writers. When guessing puzzles with syllables, you need to take into account the arrangement of syllables and letters among themselves and use the appropriate prepositions - “in”, “at”, “above”, “on”, “under”, “by”, “for”, etc.

Names

The answers to these tasks will be names. This topic is familiar to everyone, so they are unlikely to be difficult for your children.

Cities

Crosswords and other puzzles in this section are designed to remind children of cities around the world that they have heard about, and perhaps even visited. Cities are hidden here behind pictures and riddles, which depict animals, plants, with numbers and letters. But it won't hurt to find answers. If you want to strengthen your children’s knowledge of geography, then use these puzzles, download coloring pages with views of cities, and remember the game “cities” with your children.

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