Brain Teasers

Feb 07, 2023

BRAIN TEASERS

The questions may seem a little difficult at first glance, but all you need to do is take a moment to think about them!

QUESTIONS

1. What foodstuff can be Calrose, Sushi, Japanese Glutinous, Jasmine or Arborio amongst others?

2. What do La Joconde and La Gioconda have in common?

3. Which country’s national anthem when translated into English means, ‘The Soldiers Song’ which includes the lyrics, ‘Sons of the Gael! Men of the Pale’?

4. Traditional balsamic vinegar comes from the concentrated juice of which fruit?

5. What country has the top level domain web suffix of .ar?

a. Argentina

b. Armenia

c. Austria

d. Australia

6. In which city is the district known as Bloomsbury, which

gave its name to an artistic group of people – namely, the Bloomsbury Group?

7. If John is double the age of Mary and third the age of Steve who is 42, how old is Mary?

8. Why is a Piano famous for the Shard building in London and the Pompidou Centre in Paris?

9. In what area of fitness would you see a cat, cow, cobra and eagle all being used in the same room?

10. In what year was Edward VIII crowned at his coronation?

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ANSWERS

1. What foodstuff can be Calrose, Sushi, Japanese Glutinous, Jasmine or Arborio amongst others?RICE

2. What do La Joconde and La Gioconda have in common?THEY ARE BOTH NAMES (In French & Italian) FOR THE MONA LISA BY LEONARDO DA VINCI

3. Which country’s national anthem when translated into English means, ‘The Soldiers Song’ which includes the lyrics, ‘Sons of the Gael! Men of the Pale’?
IRELAND

4. Traditional balsamic vinegar comes from the concentrated juice of which fruit?
GRAPE

5. What country has the top level domain web suffix of .ar?
a. Argentina

b. Armenia

c. Austria

d. Australia

A. ARGENTINA

6. In which city is the district known as Bloomsbury, which gave its name to an artistic group of people – namely, the Bloomsbury Group?
LONDON

7. If John is double the age of Mary and third the age of Steve who is 42, how old is Mary?
SEVEN (1/3 of 42 is 14 which is John’s age, and Mary is ½ John’s age)

8. Why is a Piano famous for the Shard building in London and the Pompidou Centre in Paris?
NAME OF THE ARCHITECT (Renzo Piano)

9. In what area of fitness would you see a cat, cow, cobra and eagle all being used in the same room?
YOGA

10. In what year was Edward VIII crowned at his coronation?
HE WAS NEVER CROWNED DUE TO HIS ABDICATION

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