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1. Five friends (Alex, Benjamin, Chloe, David, and Emily) are sitting down to eat at a restaurant. They each have a different favorite color (red, blue, green, yellow, and purple), and they each have a favorite dessert (cake, ice cream, pie, cookies, and brownies). Can you figure out each friend's favorite color and favorite dessert, using the following clues?
- Benjamin is sitting next to the person whose favorite color is blue.
- David's favorite dessert is pie.
- Emily is sitting next to the person whose favorite dessert is cookies.
- Alex's favorite color is not green.
- The person who likes cake is sitting next to the person who likes ice cream.
- Chloe does not like blue or yellow.
2. If you have three, you have three. If you have two, you have two. But if you have one, you have none. What is it?
3. You are running in a race. You overtake the person in second place. Where do you rank in the race now?
4. Which does not belong: 99, 81, 25, or 16?
5. There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?
6. Jane went to visit Jill. Jill is Jane’s only husband’s mother-in-law’s only husband’s only daughter’s only daughter. What relation is Jill to Jane?
7. Some months have 31 days; others have 30. How many have 28 days?
8. What would correctly replace the question mark below?
9. Friday was three days ago. Which day is tomorrow?
10. REGULAR is to RALUGER as 90210 is to:
11. This figure is made of multiple blocks of the same size stacked directly on top of each other. How many blocks is this figure made of?
12. Which does not belong: 48, 30, 64, or 96?
13. Four girls are in line to buy smoothies. Lacey is behind Stacy but not last. Casey is in front of Macy. Stacy is directly behind Casey. Who is at the end of the line?
14. Which number belongs at the top of this pyramid?
15. “Mark,” “shelf,” “end,” and “worm” can all be added to the end of which word to make four different compound words?
16. Which does not belong: 37, 51, 13, or 79?
17. How many dots should be on the last die?
18. Tom works Monday, Thursday, and Friday nights. Jay works all day Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and mornings on weekends. Tom dances Wednesday and Saturday night, while Jay swims Sunday and Monday mornings. When do both of their schedules allow them to meet?
19. It takes three grandmas three hours to knit three hats. How long would it take 50 grandmas to knit 50 hats?
20. How many letters are in the picture below?
21. If short is longer than long, what can you gather about sleep and awake?
22. Maggie is 21, and her brother Luis is double her age. How old will Luis be when Maggie is 40?
23. Which does not belong: 1, 10, 100, or 10,000?
24. If HISTORY = HIORSTY, then 4623581 = ?
25. Which square correctly fills in the blank?
26. Shirt is to closet as book is to ______.
27. Five friends are waiting in line to get coffee. Ross is behind Joey but not last. Chandler is behind Monica, who is in front of both Ross and Joey. Rachel is second. Who is at the front of the line?
28. Which is the next number in this sequence? 21, 28, 29, 35, 37, 42 ...
29. Michael shot a bottle rocket 60 feet with a 1-liter bottle. He shot a bottle rocket 75 feet with a 2-liter bottle. How far can he estimate the rocket will go with a 3-liter bottle?
30. Every dog had a bone. Fido had a biscuit. What can you determine?
31. Which number is represented by the pink dot?
32. Jasmine is four times as old as her little sister, April. In 20 years, April will be half as old as Jasmine. How old could Jasmine be right now?
33. If unscrambled, all of the words below would be a type of:
34. And which does not belong: 12, 4, 16, or 8?
35. There are five sisters in a room. Anne is reading a book, Margaret is cooking, Kate is playing chess, and Marie is doing the laundry. What's the fifth sister doing?
36. When unscrambled, which of these words is not like the rest?
This article contains content from Audrey Engvalson, Kat Angus, and just-another-stapler-in-jello. It was compiled by Kelly Rissman.