- Playbuzz has devised a new quiz filled with fiendishly tricky brainteasers
- Claims that only those with a PHD will score more than 50 per cent
- Think you can ace the devilishly difficult test? Scroll down to take the quiz
For those with a PHD a few simple brainteasers should prove no problem, however, even the most intelligent doctors might break a sweat trying to answer these.
A fiendishly tricky new quiz devised shared by Playbuzz puts your problem solving skills to the test in a series of head-scratching questions.
According to the quiz’s creator only those with a PHD will be able to score more than five out of the ten points available.
Those who do score highly are said to have excellent memory, an extensive vocabulary, and a keen sense of observation.
Think you can score at least five out of ten? Scroll down to take the quiz, answers and explanations are at the bottom of the page.
A tricky new quiz devised by Playbuzz claims that only those with a PHD will be able to score more than 50 per cent
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- E – Everything, everywhere, eternity, time and space all either begin or end with ‘e’.
- Nipples
- A River
- A map
- X – The letter X is the 24th letter of the alphabet, XX in Roman numerals is 20, and XXX is used to describe adult movies.
- 6 pairs of pants – The tailor can make five initially, and once finished he will have an additional five sets of scraps – meaning one additional pair can be made.
- 1:45 – The man gave away a total of 25 cents. He divided it between two people. Therefore, he gave a quarter to two.
- Wrong – When it’s pronounced ‘wrong’ that’s the correct pronunciation. However, if you were to pronounce the word as ‘right’ that would be an incorrect pronunciation and be wrong.
- Supper – Supper is an evening meal and if you remove the ‘s’ you are left with upper meaning ‘the top’.
- They’re not found at the beginning of a name of a US state.