[For Seniors] Take on the World's Hardest Riddles! A Collection of Ultra-Challenging Wordplay Puzzles to Twist Your Brain

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My name is Moko, a mother of three who admired my mother and worked in the care industry as a care worker and as a medical social worker (MSW) in a hospital. I will be drawing on my previous experience to write mainly about caregiving. Thank you in advance.

Would you like to enjoy the world’s most challenging riddles—guaranteed to spark intellectual curiosity—together with older adults? In this article, we’ve gathered fascinating riddles that approach the idea of “the world’s hardest riddles” from various angles, including wordplay, letter combinations, and puns.

If you take the meanings of words at face value, you’ll have a hard time reaching the answers.

Loosen up your thinking and broaden your perspective, and you may arrive at surprisingly clever solutions.

Spend a delightful time with older adults, using riddles to spark lively conversation.

[For Seniors] Take on the World’s Hardest Riddles! A Compilation of Ultra-Difficult Wordplay Puzzles to Twist Your Brain (11–20)

Which prefecture has the most dentists?

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Nara Prefecture

The correct answer is Nara Prefecture. Why are there so many dentists in Nara? In fact, this is a riddle that uses a pun. Nara is famous for having lots of deer (shika), and “dentist” can be referred to as “shika” (dental/odontology) in Japanese. Lots of deer… lots of dentists… hence “there are many dentists.” It’s not true statistically, but it makes for a fun riddle!

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In conclusion

The so-called “world’s hardest riddles” introduced here are, surprisingly, quite easy to grasp once you know about breaking words down and the rules of sounds.

Please enjoy them casually as a fun conversation starter with older adults and as a bit of mental exercise.

By experiencing the richness of wordplay, the circle of smiles is sure to grow.