I shine bright in the night but am often called a 'fallen' one when I drop. What am I?
Category: Wordplay · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Think of celestial phenomena that can be seen briefly.
Answer
A shooting star
Explanation
The term 'shooting star' refers to meteors, which are sometimes called 'fallen stars' when they fall to Earth.
This is a hard wordplay riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is A shooting star.
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