Multiple choice general knowledge

What goes up and never comes down?

  1. Position

  2. Life

  3. Success

  4. Your age
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Your age is a number that only increases over time and never decreases. Unlike position, life, or success (which can all go down), age is a strictly monotonic quantity - it always goes up and never comes down. This makes it the perfect answer to this classic riddle.

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