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Daily Mental Sharpener - November 2, 2026

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Eight quick puzzles — patterns, deduction, spatial reasoning, mental math, and two timed memory challenges. About 7 minutes, one point per puzzle, score out of 8. Recreational only: this is a sharpener, not an IQ verdict.

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1. Find the missing number: 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, __ *
2. Every swimmer trains daily. Some coaches are swimmers. Which of these must be true? *
3. On a 6x6 board, a token starts in row 2, column 5. It moves 3 steps left, 2 steps down, then 1 step right. Where does it end? *
4. A café sells soup for $7 a bowl and bread rolls for $3 each. Six people each order one bowl of soup and two rolls. What is the total bill? *
5. In each row, the third number equals the first plus three times the second. Row 1: 2, 5, 17. Row 2: 4, 3, 13. Row 3: 6, 4, __? *
6. Five friends — Felix, Greta, Hugo, Iris, Jonah — queue front to back. Jonah is immediately behind Greta. Felix is at the back. Iris is immediately ahead of Hugo. Greta is ahead of Iris. Who is third? *
7. Memory challenge *

You will have 30 seconds to study the material. It will then disappear, and you will answer a question about it.

8. Memory challenge *

You will have 45 seconds to study the material. It will then disappear, and you will answer a question about it.