[For Seniors] Try this ultra-difficult trick quiz! How many questions can you solve?

Because the clothes were originally pure black.

This puzzle is a trick question that requires a shift in perspective. The problem statement draws attention to the idea of a detergent that can remove any stain, but it actually leaves out information about the color of the clothing itself. Detergent removes stains, but it doesn’t remove the color of the fabric. In other words, if the clothing was originally jet black, no matter how much you wash it, it will remain jet black. This shows the importance of letting go of assumptions and approaching problems with flexibility.

speed

This riddle is a trick question that plays on words. If you read the prompt carefully, it says “There’s fruit on it,” but the key is the part that asks “What was dropped on the sharp curve?” You’d normally think the fruit might fall, but in fact it means the speed “dropped” (i.e., slowed down). On a sharp curve, a driver naturally reduces speed for safety. Therefore, the correct answer is “speed.” It’s a question that required flexible thinking to reinterpret the words literally rather than relying on common sense or intuition.

sneeze

When you shake out a lot of pepper, you might normally think the pepper itself comes out, but this quiz is a trick question. In reality, since inhaling pepper makes people sneeze, it describes a sneeze as what “comes out.” Because it uses a humorous phenomenon familiar in everyday life, even to older people, it’s important to look beyond a purely physical perspective and pay attention to small, everyday experiences.

He is a doctor and commutes for work.

This question is a trick quiz that requires a shift in perspective. Normally, when we think of going to the hospital, we assume reasons like feeling unwell or being in pain. However, the problem statement explicitly says the person is healthy. What’s important here is that it’s not only patients who go to the hospital. Doctors and nurses who work there go every day. In this case, even a healthy person goes to the hospital daily for work. In other words, the answer is: “The person is a doctor.”

No one has died.

At first glance, it may seem that Snow White died from the witch’s poisoned apple, but in fact, in the story she only fell into a deathlike sleep and was not truly dead. Also, Cinderella and Ariel have nothing to do with the poisoned apple in the first place. Therefore, “No one died” is the correct answer. It’s a trick question, so it’s important to recall the finer details of the stories.

0 meters

The problem statement says the lion is chained, but lions are carnivores to begin with, so they don’t eat grass. Therefore, no matter how many meters away the grass is, it won’t eat it, so the correct answer is “0 meters.” This kind of question is a trick that uses common sense and prior knowledge, and it can be an enjoyable brain exercise and conversation starter for older adults.

I exchanged money.

It’s a simple riddle whose answer you can figure out by recalling everyday actions. I turned one piece of paper into ten without tearing or cutting it. How did I do it? The hint is something related to money. Think of a 10,000-yen bill or a 1,000-yen bill. The answer is “exchange.” For example, you might exchange one 10,000-yen bill for ten 1,000-yen bills in various situations. The number of pieces increases without tearing or cutting, right? It’s a simple yet humorous riddle.