This dot-counting puzzle contains more than the nine large blue dots shown in the center.
Start with the obvious dots:
9 blue dots
Now look closely at the words and punctuation:
1 dot above the letter “i” in “This”
1 dot above the letter “i” in “is”
1 dot above the letter “i” in “geniuses”
1 dot beneath the exclamation mark
1 dot beneath the question mark
1 period at the end of the final sentence
That gives us:
9 + 6 = 15
The correct answer is 15 dots.
Most people answer nine because they count only the large blue circles and overlook the smaller dots hidden in the letters and punctuation.
