How Much of a Logical Whiz Are You?

By: Talin Vartanian

6 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Do you love riddles, brain teasers and puzzles that require critical thinking? If so, we've got the perfect logical quiz for you, which is compiled with 35 questions that will kick your brain into high gear.

Some questions in this quiz will require to recognize patterns with regards to numbers and letters. For example, can you guess what the next number in this pattern is: 3, 6, 9, 12, _____. The answer is 15. The pattern in this sequence involves increasing each number by 3. Therefore, 12 + 3 = 15.

Some questions will also involve riddles and brain teasers. For example, what gets bigger the more you blow on it? The answer is fire, since fire requires air to grow. So, the more you blow on fire, the bigger it gets! Another example would be, what is a + a + b? The answer is 2a + b, since there are 2 a's but only 1 b.

If you think you're ready to put your logical wits to the test, we encourage you to try and score a 90% on this quiz now! If you ever get stumped, we've provided one hint per question to help you out as well! Without further ado, take this quiz now to see how well you can do!

Which of the following has the most weight?

A pound of pencils

A pound of paper
A pound of paperclips

All of the above

Nathan has brown hair, blue eyes, is just over 5 ft. tall and works as a butcher in a grocery store. What do you think he weighs?

150 pounds

110 pounds
Meat

200 pounds

Jimmy is raising 19 cats. One day, all but 9 of them run away from home. How many does he have left?

9

10
15

14

Mark's mom has 6 kids in total. Their names are Sarah, John, Nate, Kate and Max. What is the name of her other child?

Nino

Sebastian
Mark

Jennifer

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the US. Before it was discovered, what was the smallest state?

Hawaii

Connecticut
Rhode Island

Delaware

During Leap Year, February has 29 days. What other months have 29 days during Leap Year?

July

January
December

All of them

What is the next number in this pattern: 2,4,8,16,____.

32

46
48

22

Which of the following has many holes, but is still able to contain water?

Sponge

Cheese
Honeycomb

Button

You are the driver of a taxi cab. You pick up one passenger, than drop him off at a bar. You pick up two more passengers, but drop only one of them off at a restaurant. There is nothing in the trunk of the cab. What color are the driver's eyes?

Hazel

Brown
They are the color of YOUR eyes.

Blue

What is the next letter in this pattern: M, T, W, T, F, ______.

O

S
E

A

Which of the following is the fastest?

Flu

Warm
Bug

Fish

You can hold this, but you can't touch it, and can only see it when it's cold. What is it?

Ice

Water
Fire

Breath

I'm a uniform shape when it's cold, but I take the shape of others when it's warm. What am I?

Clouds

Water
Fire

Air

The more of me you take, the more of me you make. What am I?

Footsteps

Secrets
Silence

Sound

Imagine being lost in the woods with a plastic bag and a bottle of water. You have no other tools, nor a compass. How do you get out of the woods?

Try and make a fire

Try and find a compass somewhere
Stop "imagining"

Walk around aimlessly

I am skinny with one eye, but I am unable to see anything. What am I?

Ribbon

Needle
Thread

Water bottle

The more I dry, the more wet I become. What am I?

Fire

Picture
Towel

Secret

I go up every year, but I can never come back down. What am I?

Sadness

Beauty
Age

Intelligence

Which of these has hands, but can't hold or pick up things?

Fridge

Phone
Calculator

Clock

I am at the end of a rainbow, and I wouldn't be water without it. What am I?

"W"

Pot of gold
Purple

Green

One day of the week starts with a "Y." Which is it?

Monday

Tomorrow
Yesterday

Today

In one year, how many seconds are there?

24

30,000
10,000

50,000

I contain many keys but they can't open any locks. What am I?

Keyboard

Screwdriver
Hammer

Universal key

Jack is an only child. Mary's hair is brown, Sam's hair is blonde and Kim's hair is black. How many brothers and sisters does Jack have?

1

4
3

None

What is the next number in this pattern: 28, 27, 25, 22, 18, _____.

17

13
16

12

A one-story house is located on the corner of 5th Avenue. There are three windows on the outside. The inside of the house has one bathroom and one bedroom. Where are the stairs to the basement located?

Next to the bedroom

There are no stairs.
Next to the bathroom

Near one of the windows

If a=1 and b=2, what is t + o?

45

25
35

55

Timmy has a rooster who he feeds twice a day. He takes it out for walks and puts it to sleep every night at 7:00. How many eggs will the rooster lay?

2

None
1

4

You have an empty, square-shaped container. How many apples are you able to put inside it?

1

2
None

3

Rain is nothing without me and pirates love to say me. What am I?

Water

"R"
Coat

Clouds

There are 10 pieces of candy in a bowl. You take all but 6, John takes 4 and Matt takes 2. How many are left?

None

1
3

6

I've belonged to you since birth, but I'm mostly used by other people. What am I?

Fingerprints

Money
A secret

Your name

You can see through a wall with this and it's in almost every home. What is it?

Door

Window
Special glasses

Ice

If X = A and A = Y, then X also equals...?

Y

W
3

Z

What comes next in the pattern: H, 8, I, 9, J, 10, K,____.

M

L
12

11

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