Challenge yourself with a clever logic puzzle from the file image_27.png that has been sparking massive debates across social media! It comes with a famous tagline right at the top: “University Interview Question. 90% were eliminated.” It looks like a straightforward math problem at first glance, but it is a classic trick question that tests your reading comprehension.
The image asks: “A couple going on a picnic has 5 sons. Each son has 7 sisters. Each sister has 3 babies. Q. How many people in total went on the picnic?”
What makes this puzzle so viral and clever is that it plays with how carefully you read the very first sentence. Most people immediately jump into complex arithmetic: adding the couple (2), the sons (5), the sisters (7), and the babies (21) to arrive at 35!
However, if you slow down and read the opening words carefully—*”A couple going on a picnic has 5 sons…”*—the riddle gives away the literal answer right at the start. Only the couple went on the picnic!
Answer: 2.
