Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

YOU ARE A PARTICIPANT IN A RACE. YOU OVERTAKE THE SECOND PERSON. WHAT POSITION ARE YOU IN?

  1. Easy! I'll be first

  2. Last

  3. second

  4. Second from last

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When you overtake the second person, you take their position, so you become second. The first person is still ahead of you. This is a classic riddle that tests logical thinking rather than racing knowledge.

AI explanation

Overtaking someone means you move past them and take their position, while they drop back one place. If you were behind the second-place runner and you pass them, you now occupy the position they held: second place. This is a classic riddle because people mistakenly think overtaking means becoming first.