What Can Be Right but Never Wrong? is a maths riddle that plays with the word “right”. Guess, then tap Show Answer.
Riddle: What can be right but never wrong?
Answer: Right Angle
Need a hint?
Think about shapes. A square has four of them.
Answer and explanation (spoiler!)
The answer is an angle (a right angle).
In maths, an angle of exactly 90 degrees is called a “right angle”. There is no such thing as a “wrong angle”, so an angle can be right but never wrong.
The riddle uses “right” to mean correct, when in maths it describes a square corner.
Difficulty: Medium · Best for: ages 9 and up
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FAQ
Why is it called a right angle?
The word comes from the Latin “rectus”, meaning upright. A right angle is formed by an upright line meeting a flat one.
Are there other answers?
Some people say “your right hand” or “a right turn”, which also can’t be wrong. Right angle is the classic maths answer.