Less Than 1 Per Cent of People Can Ace This Shapes Brain Teaser
Updated: Nov. 06, 2019Who knew shapes could be so confounding?!
How many shapes?
Shapes—they’re simple, basic things that we learn as babies, right? They’re a piece of cake to identify, right? Well… maybe not. Lenstore has put together a series of shape identification puzzles, and they’re anything but easy—in fact, only 0.6 per cent of people who took it got every question right. Yes, less than one per cent of people aced it! Are you up for the challenge? Here’s how it works. For each puzzle, you’ll see a large shape with a bunch of lines drawn through it to form smaller shapes. Your goal is to correctly count how many of a certain type of shape are present inside the larger shape. (And it won’t be a total shot in the dark; the puzzles are multiple choice!) Ready to give it a try?
Shapes puzzle #1: Answer: B.
This shape has 14 triangles in it. Click here to see an animation that identifies each triangle individually. More challenging than it looks, right? See how you fare with these other puzzles.
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Shapes puzzle #2: Answer: C.
There are 13 triangles inside this rectangle! Don’t believe it’s that many? Check out the animation that proves it.
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Shapes puzzle #3
How many triangles are in this bigger triangle? (Yes, the whole big triangle counts!)
A. 27
B. 7
C. 16
D. 18
Shapes puzzle #3: Answer: D.
You’ll find a total of 18 triangles in this image, looking at the thin, “vertical” triangles as well as the triangles made by the individual rows… and the combinations thereof. Nope, it’s not as easy as it seems! See the animation for this puzzle here.
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Shapes puzzle #4: Answer: D.
Did this one trick you into thinking there were more? Nope, there are “only” 15 triangles here (because, well, that’s still a lot)! View the animation here.
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Shapes puzzle #5
How many quadrilaterals (any shape with four sides) can you see in this shape?
A. 12
B. 1
C. 9
D. 7
Shapes puzzle #5: Answer: D.
There are seven different quadrilaterals in this shape, including one perfect square! See the animation here.
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Shapes puzzle #6: Answer: C.
There are 15 three-sided shapes inside this big shape. Get a look at them all in this animation.
Shapes puzzle #7: Answer: D.
In total, this image has 27 different triangles in it. Did you find them all?! If not, this animation will reveal them all to you.
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Shapes puzzle #8
Plot twist: In this puzzle, you’re not looking for triangles—you’re looking for hexagons. How many six-sided shapes can you see inside this larger one (again, including the full shape)?
A. 11
B. 14
C. 6
D. 8
Shapes puzzle #8: Answer: D.
Impressively, this puzzle’s creators managed to squeeze eight different hexagons into one larger hexagon (which counts as one of the eight). See if you can spot them all, or check out the animation to see them one at a time.
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Shapes puzzle #9
Here’s a fun one for you: How many triangles are in this star-shaped image?
A. 30
B. 9
C. 31
D. 18
Shapes puzzle #9: Answer: A.
There are exactly 30 triangles hiding in here! Get a look at the animation to see them all.
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Shapes puzzle #10: Answer: A.
You’ll find 38 triangles here; check out the animation to see them all!
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