Can You Pass This Incredibly Difficult Logic Test?

By: Talin Vartanian
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can You Pass This Incredibly Difficult Logic Test?
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About This Quiz

Puzzles and brain teasers that require logical skills involve critical thinking, pattern recognition and deduction skills. If you believe you're a logical person by nature, then this difficult logic quiz is for you!

This quiz is full of riddles, "What Am I" questions, numerical and alphabetical patterns, brain teasers and more! So to help you prepare for this quiz, we're giving you a couple of warm-ups to practice with.

Let's start with a numerical pattern. Can you recognize the pattern in this sequence: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9? The pattern is that each number is increased by 2. (1 +2 is 3, 3+ 2 is 5 and so forth). Some questions will also make you think about what letter or word comes next in the pattern!

Other questions will also involve a little bit of math and numerical conversions. For example, do you know what 5% of 50 is? Well, if you can deduce that 10% of 50 is 5, then 5% of that should be 2.5!

If you think you're ready to score a 100% on our most difficult logic quiz to date, it's time to show us what you're made of by using all the brain power you've got!





Imagine a triangle with four triangles inside it. How many triangles are there total?
3
4
5
6
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 5. If there are four triangles inside another triangle, there would be 5 triangles.

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If a $20 shirt is 15% off, what is the final price of the shirt?
$15
$18
$17
$16
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is $17. 15% of 20 is 3, so 20-3 is 17.

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If X=24 and P =16, what is X-P-A?
7
6
12
9
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

7 is the correct answer. The letters correspond to its numerical place in the alphabet. X is the 24th letter in the alphabet and P is the 16th letter in the alphabet. Going by this, A is the first letter in the alphabet. So, the problem really becomes 24-16-1=7.

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What is the next number in the pattern: 16, 25, 36, 49, _____.
54
77
64
72
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

64 is the correct answer. The numbers in the answer represent a list of perfect squares, so the next perfect square would be 64 (8 times 8 is 64).

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What is the next letter in this pattern: B, E, H, K, _____.
P
O
M
N
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

N is the correct letter. Each letter corresponds to a number in the alphabet, and each number is added by 3. So, B is 2 and 2 + 3 is 5, which is E in the alphabet. This pattern repeats itself until you get to K, which is the 11th letter in the alphabet. 11 + 3 is 14, which is N in the alphabet (the right answer).

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What do these things have in common: Apples, Elephants, Oranges, Irises and Utah?
They all start with a vowel.
All the words have 2 syllables.
There are 5 letters in each word.
They all have French origins.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is "They all start with a vowel." A, E, I, O and U are all vowels. Look at the first letter of each word in the list.

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If 1 yard equals 3 feet, and I need 10 yards of wood to build a house, how many feet would that be?
20 feet
30 feet
300 feet
330 feet
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 30. If 1 yard = 3 feet, than 10 yards = 30 feet (you just multiply 10 by 3).

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I am followed by 25 others and represent the number 1. What am I?
A lieutenant
The president
The letter A
A sergeant
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is "A." A is the first letter in the alphabet and is followed by 25 other letters.

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If x = 1 and y = 2, what is 2xy?
5
3
2
4
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 4. 2xy is another way of saying 2 times x times y. If x is 1 and y is 2, that means 2 times 1 times 2 is 4.

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If A is blue and B is yellow, then what is A + B?
Purple
Green
Red
Brown
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Green is the right answer. If A is blue and B is yellow, that means that when you combine blue and yellow together (A + B), you'll get green.

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If I use a quarter of a dozen eggs, how many eggs do I have left?
4
8
9
3
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 9. A dozen eggs is 12 eggs, and one-quarter of 12 is 3. (In other words, 12 times .25 is 3). That means you used 3 eggs out of 12 eggs, so there are 9 eggs left.

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What do the following words have in common: tea, men, leaf and peach?
They all have 2 syllables.
They all rhyme with each other.
They all have an "e" as the second letter.
They all have 4 letters.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

If you look at the second letter in each word, you'll notice that there is an "e." So, the right answer is that every word has an "e" as the second letter.

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What is the next number in the pattern: 1000, 200, 40, _____.
32
24
20
8
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 8. Each number is 20% of the previous number. 20% of 1000 is 200, 20% of 200 is 40, and 20% of 40 is 8.

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I am the color of C and I help to make green. What color am I?
Yellow
Blue
Red
Black
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The correct answer is blue. Blue is the color of C or the "sea" and is used to make green.

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Can you see the similarity between the following words: Ornament, Valentine, Envelope and Medicine.
They all have 2 syllables.
They all have 3 syllables.
They all start with a consonant.
They all have German origins.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 3 syllables. Each word in the list has 3 syllables; try saying them out loud!

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Which of the following is the heaviest?
2 pounds of napkins
2 pounds of rocks
32 ounces of tea leaves
All of the above
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is all of the above. 2 pounds is the same as 32 ounces, so everything on the list weighs 2 pounds!

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A recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of sugar. If I only have a teaspoon and 3 tsp = 1 tbsp, how many teaspoons of sugar do I need?
12
3
6
4
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 6. If 1 tbsp = 3 tsp, and you need 2 tbsp, you just multiply 3 times 2 to get 6.

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What do these words have in common: Rotator, Stats and Kayak?
They each have 2 syllables.
They are all palindromes.
They all have an "o."
They all have German origins.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Pay attention to how the words are spelled. They are known as palindromes, which means they are spelled exactly the same way forward and backward.

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You need me to live, but if you have too much of me, you'll die. What am I?
Water
Secrets
Silence
Music
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is water. We all need water to live, but if we drink too much water in one sitting, we could die.

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What do Cleveland, Arthur, Wilson and Tyler all have in common?
They are the names of movies.
They are the names of rock bands.
They are the names of books.
They are the last names of US presidents.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The names in the list are all the last names of US presidents. Their full names are Grover Cleveland, Chester A. Arthur, Woodrow Wilson and John Tyler.

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You have 5 dogs and 2 cats. If one of the cats ran away, how tall would you be?
5'4
5'10
The answer is your height.
4'9
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is "your height." YOU have 5 dogs and 2 cats in this context, so the answer would just be your own height!

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The day before yesterday was Monday and the day after tomorrow is Friday. What is today?
Sunday
Saturday
Wednesday
Thursday
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The correct answer is Wednesday. Monday is two days before Wednesday and Friday is two days after Wednesday.

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Four horses are running a race. If the horse in last place passes up the horse in third place, what place is the horse in now?
3rd
1st
2nd
4th
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 3rd place. If the horse in 4th place passes up the horse in 3rd place, the horse would now take that spot of being in 3rd place.

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I have 10 pieces of fruit. I eat half of them and give 2 to my mom. How many do I have left?
2
3
5
4
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 3. You start out with 10 pieces of fruit and you eat half of it, so you have 5 left. If you give 2 to your mom, you now have 3 left.

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What is the next number in this pattern: 5, 8, 6, 9, 7, ____.
9
8
10
11
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The right answer is 10. The pattern alternates between adding 3 and subtracting 2. 5 +3 is 8. 8-2 is 6. 6+3 is 9. 9-2 is 7. So, 7+3 is 10.

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I have traveled throughout many parts of the US, and yet, I am worth almost nothing. What am I?
A penny
A car
A package
A bird
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is a penny. A penny has likely traveled throughout many parts of the US, but is only worth 1 cent, making it worth (almost) nothing.

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How many days end in "y?"
9
8
7
5
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is 9. The question wasn't "how many days of the week," just "how many days end in 'y'." Aside from Monday-Sunday, there is also "today" and "yesterday," for a total of 9.

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I never go bad, but I am made from something that stings. What am I?
Bacon
Honey
Strawberries
Bell peppers
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is honey. Honey never goes bad, and is made from bees, which help break down nectar from flowers, into honey. They also sting, so don't get too close!

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I have a gallon of milk. If I used 1 cup of milk on Monday, 4 cups of milk on Thursday and 3 cups of milk on Friday, how much milk do I have remaining?
1 cup of milk
Half gallon
One-quarter of a gallon
3/4 of a gallon
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is half gallon. 1 gallon = 16 cups of milk. If you use a total of 8 cups of milk throughout the week, you have 8 cups of milk left. This is equivalent to a half gallon of milk.

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A man says he hasn't slept in 30 days, but seems perfectly fine. How is this possible?
He is actually not fine at all.
He's on medication.
He sleeps at night, not during the day.
He is an insomniac.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is "He sleeps at night, not during the day." A man says he hasn't slept in 30 DAYS, but he still sleeps during the night!

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What is the next word in the pattern: Bagel, Obscure, Acorn, __________.
Beach
Adrenaline
Medicine
Oxygen
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is "Adrenaline." If you pay attention to the second letters in each of the words, you'll notice how they go through the alphabet. The second letter in "Bagel" is "A," the second letter in "Obscure" is "B," and so forth. So, the next word would be "Adrenaline."

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2 days before the day after tomorrow is Thursday. What is today?
Wednesday
Saturday
Friday
Thursday
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is Thursday. "2 days before" and the "day after tomorrow" cancel each other out, so today would be Thursday.

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I come in many shapes and sizes, I create a valuable resource, but you can't always see me. What am I?
A cloud
Coal mine
An oil rig
A field
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answer is a cloud. A cloud comes in many shapes and sizes, helps to create water, and is not always visible (depending on the weather).

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I had two, but I took half of a quarter of it away. How many do I have left now?
1
One quarter
One half
2
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The right answer is one quarter. Half of a quarter is 1/8. So if you had two, but took 1/8 of it away, you're left with a quarter of it. (2 times 1/8 equals 1/4).

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Fill in the missing numbers: _____, 2, 6, 12, 20, ____.
1, 25
1, 30
0, 25
0, 30
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The answers are 0 and 30. Each number in the pattern is added by an increase of 2. So, if the first number is 0, 0 + 2 is 2. Then, 2 + 4 is 6. 6 + 6 is 12. 12 + 8 is 20. Finally, 20 + 10 is 30.

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