Can You Outsmart This Clever Wordplay Quiz? Try to Score 7/10

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This quiz will contain different words presented in a confusing way. Only someone with good and creative linguistic knowledge will be able to pass this wordplay quiz. Try to score at least 7 out of 10 on this quiz to pass it.

Wordplay Quiz

 

#1. I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

A flame is not alive but grows and needs air to survive.

#2. What has keys but can’t open locks?

A piano has keys but can’t open locks.

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#3. What begins with an E but only has one letter in it?

An envelope begins with an E and holds one letter (mail).

#4. What has words, but never speaks?

A book has words but never speaks.

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#5. What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

The word ‘short’ becomes ‘shorter’ when you add two letters.

#6. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter ‘M’ appears once in ‘minute’, twice in ‘moment’, but not in ‘thousand years’.

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#7. I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?

Your breath is light as a feather, yet even the strongest person can’t hold it for long.

#8. I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

An echo speaks without a mouth and hears without ears, coming alive with the wind.

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#9. What can fill a room but takes up no space?

Light can fill a room but takes up no space.

#10. The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

The more darkness there is, the less you see.

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Results

Congratulations You Passed

You Passed the Wordplay Quiz

Wow, you are a wordplay wizard! You have a great ability to recognize language tricks and nuances. You are also very witty and clever, and you have a good grasp of linguistic puzzles.

Sorry You Failed this Quiz

You Failed the Wordplay Quiz

Don’t worry if you failed on your first few tries, only a few people can pass it on their first trial. Take it as a challenge and maybe give it another go, this time read the questions more carefully, and good luck!

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About the Quiz

The quiz above is just a fun and engaging way to assess your vocabulary, pattern recognition, and problem-solving skills. Passing the quiz will mean that you are one of the smartest individuals if not you are someone who can think outside the norm and have a creative mind when it comes to linguistic skills.

Related: Only the Top 2% of High IQ Individuals Can Score at Least 8/10 on This Quiz!

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