Christmas Brain Teasers Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A Christmas card sends something around the world while it stays in one corner of the envelope. What is it?
The return address
The postmark
The card's message
A postage stamp
2. A string of numbered Christmas lights follows this pattern: 2, 5, 9, 14, 20. Which number comes next?
26
25
27
28
3. Every silver bell in a decoration set rings. No wooden ornament in the set rings. If one of the decorations rings, what can you conclude with certainty?
It must be a silver bell
It must be hanging on the tree
It cannot be a wooden ornament
It must be made entirely of metal
4. A gift can be wrapped in any one of 3 paper designs and tied with either a red or green ribbon. How many different paper-and-ribbon combinations are possible?
8
5
6
9
5. Three wrapped gifts contain one book, one mug, and one scarf. The green gift contains the scarf. The red gift does not contain the book. What is in the blue gift?
The book
The scarf
There is not enough information
The mug
6. You have 12 Christmas cookies. You give away half of them and then eat two of those still in your possession. How many remain with you?
5
4
6
8
7. Four ornaments—W, X, Y, and Z—are arranged in a row. W is left of X, X is left of Y, and Z is left of W. Which is the only possible order from left to right?
Z, W, X, Y
Z, X, W, Y
W, Z, X, Y
Z, W, Y, X
8. Three boxes are labeled “Candy,” “Ornaments,” and “Candy and Ornaments.” Every label is wrong. You may take one item from one box to begin correcting all the labels. Which box should you choose from?
The box labeled “Candy”
The box labeled “Candy and Ornaments”
The box labeled “Ornaments”
Any box; they provide equal information
9. On a square floor plan, an elf walks 4 metres north and then 3 metres east from the workshop door to a Christmas tree. What is the straight-line distance from the door to the tree?
4 metres
6 metres
7 metres
5 metres
10. Two fathers and two sons each hang one stocking, but only three stockings are hung. Which group makes this possible?
Two fathers who share one stocking with their sons
A grandfather, his son, and his grandson
A father, his son, and his son's friend
Two brothers and one of their fathers
11. If Christmas Eve falls on a Monday, on which day of the week does Christmas Day fall?
Sunday
Wednesday
Tuesday
It cannot be determined without knowing the year
12. Three elves line up to enter the workshop. Ava stands before Ben, and Ben stands before Cara. Which statement must be true?
Ava stands before Cara
Cara stands before Ben
Ben stands before Ava
Cara stands immediately after Ben
13. At midnight, a clock takes exactly 2 seconds from one strike to the next. How many seconds pass from the first strike to the twelfth strike?
24 seconds
12 seconds
20 seconds
22 seconds
14. An elf gives each letter its alphabet position, so A = 1, B = 2, and so on. What is the total value of SANTA?
54
56
65
55
15. An elf asks, “Which word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?” Which answer solves the wordplay?
Short
Brief
Tiny
Small
16. Five candles are burning beside a Christmas display. Two are blown out. By morning, the three left burning have completely melted away. How many unmelted candles remain?
5
2
0
3