Riddle

You are in a room with 3 monkeys. One monkey has a banana, one has a stick, and one has nothing. Who is the smartest primate?

Choose an answer

A.The monkey with the banana
B.The monkey with the stick
C.The monkey with nothing
D.You, since you are the only human, and humans are the smartest primates.
Hint: It's a 13-word phrase with 57 letters, starting with "Y".

Answer

You, since you are the only human, and humans are the smartest primates.

Why this is the answer

Humans are primates too, and the riddle's trick is realizing the reader, standing in the room, outranks all three monkeys in intelligence.

This riddle is filed under Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers and rated Medium.