This number riddle goes viral every year because people argue about the answer in the comments. Here’s the intended answer, why some people say something else, and 10 more tricky number riddles.
Quick answer: B. 2024 – read the question aloud: “two, zero, two, four” is exactly 2-0-2-4.
Contents
- The Riddle
- Answer and Explanation
- 10 More Tricky Number Riddles
- More Riddle Collections
- Frequently Asked Questions
The Riddle
“Which one has two zero and two four?”
A. 0024 B. 2024 C. 0044 D. 2044
Answer and Explanation
The intended answer is 2024. The riddle isn’t asking you to count digits – it spells the number out loud. Read each option the same way:
0024 = “zero zero two four” · 2024 = “two zero two four” ✔ · 0044 = “zero zero four four” · 2044 = “two zero four four”.
Why do some people say 0044? If you read “two zero and two four” as “two zeros and two fours”, then 0044 is the only option with two 0s and two 4s. That’s the literal reading – but the riddle is a wordplay puzzle, and the popular answer is 2024. (2044 doesn’t fit either reading.)
10 More Tricky Number Riddles
Liked that one? Try these – the answers are hidden until you click.
1. When does 9 + 5 = 2?
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Answer: On a clock – 9 o’clock plus 5 hours is 2 o’clock.
2. How do you make the number seven even?
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Answer: Take away the s – s-even. Full answer
3. What has six faces and twenty-one eyes but can’t see?
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Answer: A die – 1+2+3+4+5+6 = 21 dots. Full answer
4. What comes next: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, …?
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312211 – each line describes the one before. Full answer
5. What is half of 2 plus 2?
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3.
6. What is 2 + 2 × 2?
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6 – multiply first, then add.
7. How can you add eight 8s to get 1000?
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888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000.
8. If 1 = 5, 2 = 25, 3 = 125 and 4 = 625, what is 5?
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1 – because 1 = 5.
9. How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?
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Once – after that you’re subtracting from 90.
10. Which is heavier: a kilo of feathers or a kilo of iron?
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Neither – both weigh a kilo.
More Riddle Collections
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- 20 Logic Puzzles
- The Missing Dollar Riddle – trending
- गणित की पहेलियाँ – maths riddles in Hindi
- 50 Hardest Riddles
Frequently Asked Questions
Which one has two zero and two four?
2024 – read aloud, “two zero two four” is 2-0-2-4.
Why do some people answer 0044?
They read the question as “two zeros and two fours”. 0044 has two 0s and two 4s, but the riddle is meant as wordplay, so the popular answer is 2024.
Is 2044 the right answer?
No. 2044 reads “two zero four four” and has only one zero, so it fits neither reading.
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