14 Puzzles That Can Challenge Your Intelligence

Brain teasers aren’t only satisfying, but they also have the ability to rewire our brains if practiced often enough. And this probably explains the phrase “use or lose it,” which only proves how our brains need continual workouts. By keeping our minds stimulated, we keep them strong and healthy.
Bright Side wanted to challenge your brain, which is why we created 14 puzzles and riddles that can bring drops of sweat to your forehead.
1. Can you find the odd one?


2. Which princess is fake?


3. What food can you never cheer up?


4. Can you connect all the dots with 4 straight lines?


5. Can you make 4 out of these 3 sticks without breaking them?


6. Which one is going to melt faster?


7. What is wrong here?


8. Can you guess the mother’s name?


9. How can something like this be possible?


10. Who stole from the big mansion?


Something of value was stolen from a mansion and the 2 suspects are the cook and the gardener. The latter says that he was working in the garden all day and went to call firefighters when he smelled that something was burning. The cook, on the other hand, said that she was working all morning in the kitchen. Who is lying?
11. Which of the animals above is the odd one?


12. Which teapot has more tea in it?


13. Which bowl of soup isn’t poisoned?


A man is being held captive and the only way he will be let free is if he chooses the right bowl of mushroom soup. The 2 of them have been poisoned and only one is safe to eat. Which one should he choose?
14. How many animals can you spot?


How many of the puzzles above did you get wrong, and which one did you have the hardest time cracking?
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Comments
#7: Several dice are showing 4 and 3. If the opposite faces of a dice add up to 7 (which they do) then the 4 cannot be next to the 3!
#12: Nonsense. Their spouts are at the same level, so they hold the same amount of tea
#14 I can't believe I didn't see all those animals
#11: The crocodile, because it’s a reptile while the rest are all mammals
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