Riddles for Middle Schoolers

If A=1, B=2, C=3, what is BRAIN worth?

If A=1, B=2, C=3, what is RIDDLE worth?

If A=1, B=2, C=3, what is PLAY worth?

What letter is 5 places after M?

What letter is 4 places before T?

What comes next: A, D, G, J, ?

What comes next: Z, W, T, Q, ?

What comes next: AZ, BY, CX, DW, ?

One brick weighs 1 kg plus half a brick. How much does one brick weigh?

A parent is 36 and a child is 9. In how many years will the parent be three times the child's age?

Two numbers add to 20. One number is 6 more than the other. What are the numbers?

You have 8 coins made of 10p and 20p coins. The total is £1.20. How many 20p coins are there?

I am a number. Double me and add 6 to get 30. What number am I?

A cube is painted on all sides and cut into 27 equal smaller cubes. How many small cubes have paint on exactly one face?

What is the maximum number of pieces from 3 straight cuts across a round cake, if each cut crosses all previous cuts inside the cake?

How many sides do 5 separate triangles have altogether?

How many corners do 6 separate squares have altogether?

How many faces do 4 cubes have altogether if they are separate?

A drawer has black socks and white socks. How many socks must you take in the dark to guarantee a matching pair?

Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each catches one fish, but only three fish are caught. How is that possible?

You have a 5-litre jug and a 3-litre jug. How can you measure exactly 4 litres?

A bag has red, blue, and green balls. How many must you take to guarantee two of the same colour?

You face north. Turn right, turn around, then turn left. Which way are you facing?

Why did the banana go to the doctor?