May 19

Flying HummingbirdJudging by the messages I have received via Geniusbeauty Contact Form, there are people, who really enjoyed the riddles and look forward to them. I haven’t published them for a pretty long time, so here is a new one. Hope, you will like it too. There are scales on the table. And there is a cover on the scales, under which there is a hummingbird, the bird is sleeping. What will happen to the scales indications, when the bird wakes up and starts flying? Continue reading »

Mar 17

Lots of Shopping BagsToday here’s a new riddle about a shopping woman. I hope, you will like and solve it.
“How much does 1 cost?” asked the customer at a shop.
“$20.” answered the shop assistant.
“And how much are 12?” asked the woman again.
“$40.” was the answer.
“In fact I need 120.” Continue reading »

Feb 18

Two 1 Cent Coins on the TableToday here is another brain game. I haven’t posted them for a few weeks and I hope, you have missed my riddles. Try to solve this one. There are 50 1-cent coins on the table. Initially all coins are tails up. Close your eyes, and I will turn over 10 random coins. The task is to divide all the coins into two groups blindly, so that the groups have an equal number of heads up. Mind, that in this brain game you are not a psychic. Maybe, you are going to become one, while you are thinking about the solution? Continue reading »

Jan 17

American FlagHere is a brain game, which was shared with me by Chris and Stacy (by the way, thank you a lot!) and which I liked very much. There are a few individuals who are American citizens who can visit 162 sovereign nation’s territories without a passport. They are not subject to customs or immigration controls when visiting and are usually welcomed. They can leave Continue reading »

Dec 06

Beautiful SkyHere is an interesting brain game. God gives it to people twice absolutely free, but if they want to have it for the third time, they have to pay money. What is it? Please, if you want to solve yourself, be careful and do not look at the comments of this post, because someone could have already written the solution there. Good luck! Continue reading »

Nov 25

Wolf, Goat and CabbageHere is another brain game, which is normally solved by children pending a few minutes, but sometimes it occurs difficult for adults, who spend much time to find the solution. Try to solve this riddle. You are standing on the riverside with a goat, a wolf and a big cabbage. You need to bring the goat, the wolf and the cabbage to another river bank. There a no bridges. Continue reading »

Nov 05

Thoughtful WomanThis time Geniusbeauty is publishing a brain game, which does not need Mathematics and which is easier, than the previous one, but still needs thinking. Try to solve it: the more you take from there, the bigger it gets. What is it? Please, if you want to find the solution yourself, do not read the comments on this story, because someone could have already written it there. Good luck! Continue reading »

Oct 23

Why Beauty Is GeniusOnce Geniusbeauty was asked:
- Why are you called Geniusbeauty? I see you’re beautiful, but why “Genius“? I’ve got a riddle for you, so if you solve it, you will prove me, that you are the real Geniusbeauty. Here is a heap of bricks. I’ll give you a slide rule and you will have to measure the diagonal of the brick. But remember, that you can measure it only once! Continue reading »

Oct 17

Riddle about NumbersThis time Geniusbeauty is posting a mathematical brain game. Try to solve this riddle. Place the numbers from 1 to 9 into a 3×3 square so, that the sum of the numbers in each table, raw and diagonal is the same. Please, if you want to find the solution yourself, do not look at the comments of this post, because someone could have already written it there. Good luck! Continue reading »

Oct 12

Light in the ClosetSo, we are going on publishing riddles and brain games. Try to solve this one. There are three switches, one of them switches on and off the light in the closet. If you are near the switches, you cannot define, if the light is on or off in the closet. The task is to define, which of these three devices switches on the light in the closet. All switches are initially in the “on” position. At the same time you can approach Continue reading »

Oct 08

Beautiful RiverToday here is one more task for your mental beauty. Two rivers are flowing near each other. One of them is red, the other one is white. What are these rivers? Please, if you want to find the solution yourself, do not look at the comments of this post, because someone could have already written it there. Good luck! Continue reading »

Oct 04

Cute Soft Toy for Little GeniusbeautiesHere is one more task for your Mental Beauty, which is a bit more difficult. Two little Geniusbeauties went to a shop to buy a toy. The first Geniusbeauty lacked $10, and the second one lacked $1. They joined their funds and they still couldn’t afford to buy the toy, the money was still not enough. How much did the toy cost and how much did each of the two Geniusbeauties have?

You will find the correct answer in one of the next brain games (in a day or two). Continue reading »

Oct 02

Bus for Mental BeautyThis time Geniusbeauty is publishing another brain game created for children. As it was in the previous one, adults often fail in solving it, while children give the correct answer in seconds.

Look at the picture. Where is the bus going to? Name the direction and explain, why you think so. You will find the solution in the next brain game (in a day or two). Continue reading »

Sep 30

Little Girl, Brain GameGeniusbeauty is going on publishing brain games. The following task is given to children in kindergartens. If the kid gives the right answer, they are admitted to kindergarten. But many adults fail in solving it. Try yourself, would you be admitted? :)

Here is the task:
28+32=2 Continue reading »

Sep 28

Thoughtful WomanToday Geniusbeauty is opening the new category devoted to Mental Beauty. Here you will find different brain games needing logic to get the right result. Sometimes they are nonsense, sometimes funny, sometimes they need much time, but all of them make you smile, when you find the result. Here is one of the tasks needing your logic.

You have two plastic bags and 100 nuts. Divide these nuts among the bags so that one plastic bag contains twice as many nuts, as the other one. You cannot crack or eat nuts. You should use all 100 nuts for the task. How would you do it?

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