Riddle

Peter celebrated his birthday on one day, and two days later his older twin brother, Paul, celebrated his birthday. How could this be?

Choose an answer

A.They were born on different years
B.One twin was adopted
C.It's a simple mistake in the story
D.Paul was born first on March 1st; the boat crossed a time zone and the younger twin was born on February 28th in a leap year
Hint: It's a 26-word phrase with 95 letters, starting with "P".

Answer

Paul was born first on March 1st; the boat crossed a time zone and the younger twin was born on February 28th in a leap year

Why this is the answer

Think about how crossing a time zone or a leap year date could reorder birth dates for twins.

This riddle is filed under Time, Money, Music Riddles and rated Hard.