Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

I am a type of punch. Read backward, my last 3 letters are what you are breathing. Add a letter after my first letter, and another letter before my last letter, and you have an imaginary paradise. What am I?

  1. aria

  2. sangria

  3. utopia

  4. bowl

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

Sangria is a type of punch made from red wine, chopped fruit, sweetener, and a small amount of brandy. The puzzle works: 'sangria' read backward gives 'airignas' - the last three letters are 'gas' (what you breathe), and adding 'ut' after the first letter and 'p' before the last letter gives 'sangutopiria' - which sounds like 'utopia' (imaginary paradise). Aria is an opera song, utopia is itself the imaginary paradise, and bowl is not a type of punch.