50+ Fun And Tricky Quiz Questions To Challenge Your Brain On Use Your Common Sense Day

Every year, on November 4, Use Common Sense Day is marked, serving as a reminder of the value of using reason and common sense in everyday conversations. Sometimes the simplest solutions come from applying common sense, even though we frequently rely on knowledge or memorisation. We've compiled a list of more than fifty challenging and humorous quiz questions to observe this enjoyable and thought-provoking day. These questions will test your ability to think creatively and quickly.

Every quiz, which ranges from brainteasers and behavioural questions to science puzzles and reasoning tests, is meant to make you stop, laugh and consider your answers carefully. Families, children and adults seeking an enjoyable activity that encourages curiosity and critical thinking will find these questions ideal.

So, get ready to tickle your brain cells and see how sharp your common sense really is — because sometimes, the answer is easier (or sillier) than you think!

Basic Easy Quiz Questions

1. What gets wetter the more it dries something?

a) Sponge
b) Towel
c) Water
d) Ice

Answer: b) Towel

2. What has hands but can’t clap?

a) Clock
b) Monkey
c) Statue
d) Chair

Answer: a) Clock

3. What goes up but never comes down?

a) Smoke
b) Age
c) Balloon
d) Heat

Answer: b) Age

4. What has a face but no eyes, mouth, or nose?

a) Moon
b) Clock
c) Mountain
d) Rock

Answer: b) Clock

5. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

a) Letter
b) Stamp
c) Envelope
d) Coin

Answer: b) Stamp

6. What’s always in front of you but can’t be seen?

a) Future
b) Mirror
c) Air
d) Shadow

Answer: a) Future

7. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

a) M
b) O
c) E
d) T

Answer: a) M

8. What’s full of holes but still holds water?

a) Sponge
b) Cup
c) Cloth
d) Basket

Answer: a) Sponge

9. What has one eye but cannot see?

a) Storm
b) Needle
c) Cyclone
d) Potato

Answer: b) Needle

10. What kind of room has no doors or windows?

a) Classroom
b) Mushroom
c) Bathroom
d) Boardroom

Answer: b) Mushroom

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Quiz Related to Science for Kids

11. What planet is known as the “Red Planet”?

a) Earth
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Venus

Answer: b) Mars

12. What gas do plants take in from the air?

a) Oxygen
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen

Answer: b) Carbon dioxide

13. What force pulls everything towards the Earth?

a) Friction
b) Gravity
c) Magnetism
d) Tension

Answer: b) Gravity

14. What is the fastest land animal?

a) Tiger
b) Cheetah
c) Lion
d) Leopard

Answer: b) Cheetah

15. Which part of the human body controls everything we do?

a) Brain
b) Heart
c) Lungs
d) Stomach

Answer: a) Brain

16. What’s the main source of energy for Earth?

a) Sun
b) Moon
c) Stars
d) Fire

Answer: a) Sun

17. Which planet is known for its rings?

a) Saturn
b) Uranus
c) Jupiter
d) Neptune

Answer: a) Saturn

18. What is H₂O commonly known as?

a) Air
b) Water
c) Ice
d) Steam

Answer: b) Water

19. What organ helps you breathe?

a) Heart
b) Lungs
c) Brain
d) Stomach

Answer: b) Lungs

20. What planet do we live on?

a) Mars
b) Earth
c) Venus
d) Mercury

Answer: b) Earth

Tricky Google Googly Quiz Questions With Answers

1. If a plane crashes on the border of two countries, where do they bury the survivors?

A) In Country A
B) In Country B
C) They don't bury the survivors
D) Can't be determined

Answer: C) They don't bury the survivors (Survivors are still alive!)

2. Some months have 30 days, some have 31. How many months have 28 days?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 6
D) All 12

Answer: D) All 12 (Every month has at least 28 days)

3. A bat and a ball together cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

A) $0.05
B) $0.10
C) $0.15
D) $0.20

Answer: A) $0.05 (bat costs $1.05, ball costs $0.05)

4. What has keys but can't open locks?

A) A door
B) A piano
C) A house
D) A car

Answer: B) A piano

5. If you throw a red ball into the blue sea, what will it become?

A) Red
B) Blue
C) Wet
D) Dry

Answer: C) Wet

6. A woman has two coins that add up to 30 cents. One coin is not a nickel. What are the two coins?

A) Quarter and nickel
B) Dime and quarter
C) Nickel and quarter
D) Dime and dime

Answer: A) Quarter and nickel (The question didn't say either coin is a nickel!)

7. I have a head, a tail, but no body. What am I?

A) A coin
B) A person
C) An animal
D) A tree

Answer: A) A coin

8. What starts with an E, ends with an E, but only contains one letter?

A) Envelope
B) Eagle
C) Earth
D) Eye

Answer: A) Envelope

9. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

A) Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
B) Day before yesterday, yesterday, today
C) Today, tomorrow, day after tomorrow
D) All of the above

Answer: A) Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

10. What is always coming but never arrives?

A) Tomorrow
B) Yesterday
C) Today
D) None of the above

Answer: A) Tomorrow

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Brain Teasers for Both Kids and Adults

31. What can you catch but not throw?

a) Cold
b) Ball
c) Fire
d) Sound

Answer: a) Cold

32. What’s always coming but never arrives?

a) Tomorrow
b) Train
c) Future
d) Dream

Answer: a) Tomorrow

33. If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?

a) Numbers
b) Party
c) Nine
d) Puzzle

Answer: c) Nine

34. Which word is spelt incorrectly in every dictionary?

a) Wrong
b) Incorrectly
c) Faulty
d) Typo

Answer: b) Incorrectly

35. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

a) Footsteps
b) Memories
c) Words
d) Dust

Answer: a) Footsteps

36. What runs but never walks?

a) River
b) Dog
c) Fan
d) Man

Answer: a) River

37. What word begins and ends with an E but only has one letter?

a) Envelope
b) Eye
c) Edge
d) Eve

Answer: a) Envelope

38. What belongs to you but others use it more?

a) Name
b) Pen
c) Clothes
d) Phone

Answer: a) Name

39. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea, what will it become?

a) Wet
b) Red
c) Lost
d) Blue

Answer: a) Wet

40. What can fill a room but takes up no space?

a) Light
b) Air
c) Sound
d) Music

Answer: a) Light

41. What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

a) Palm
b) Bonsai
c) Pine
d) Apple

Answer: a) Palm

42. What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

a) Short
b) Shrink
c) Tiny
d) Small

Answer: a) Short

Tricky Behavioural Quiz Questions

43. If you saw someone drop ₹500 on the road, what would you do first?

a) Pick it up and keep
b) Return it
c) Look for the owner
d) Ignore it

Answer: c) Look for the owner

44. You are late for work and see an injured dog. What would you do?

a) Call animal rescue
b) Walk away
c) Take a photo
d) Post online

Answer: a) Call animal rescue

45. If your friend shares a wrong fact confidently, you would?

a) Correct them politely
b) Laugh
c) Ignore
d) Argue

Answer: a) Correct them politely

46. You have one chocolate and two friends — what’s fair?

a) Keep it
b) Give half to each
c) Eat it secretly
d) Flip a coin

Answer: b) Give half to each

47. If you break someone’s item accidentally, you should?

a) Apologise and replace it
b) Hide it
c) Blame others
d) Run away

Answer: a) Apologise and replace it

48. If a person forgets your name but you remember theirs, you should?

a) Remind them politely
b) Feel insulted
c) Ignore them
d) Pretend not to know

Answer: a) Remind them politely

49. When you see a queue, you should?

a) Join from bathe ck
b) Push forward
c) Argue to go first
d) Ignore

Answer: a) Join from the back

50. If a teacher makes a mistake in class, you should?

a) Correct respectfully
b) Laugh
c) Complain
d) Stay silent forever

Answer: a) Correct respectfully

51. You found a lost wallet with ID — what will you do?

a) Return it
b) Keep money
c) Throw it away
d) Ignore it

Answer: a) Return it

52. What’s the best reaction to criticism?

a) Listen calmly
b) Argue
c) Get angry
d) Ignore rudely

Answer: a) Listen calmly