This IQ test offers a fun way to gauge your intelligence based on the choices you make while tackling a problem. In these types of mind puzzles, you’ll need to carefully examine the issue and use your analytical and logical reasoning to find the solution.

In this image, your task is to count the number of matchsticks present. The question asks, “How many matches are in the image?” You can see a lighter on a platform surrounded by scattered red matchsticks.

Note that the lighter is opaque, so you can’t see through it. Keep this in mind when counting the matchsticks in the image.

As a hint, the answer is provided right below the question, so try not to scroll down and accidentally see it!

Brain Teaser Answer

If you examine the matchsticks in the image closely, you’ll be able to count the total number. Remember, the lighter isn’t see-through, but reflections of the matchsticks are visible on its outer surface.

When you count the matchsticks carefully, you’ll find that there are 8 matchsticks around the lighter. All 8 are marked in the image below: