Why did the lightbulb fail school?
Category: Wordplay · Difficulty: easy
Hint: Think about lightbulbs and brightness.
Answer
It couldn't find its brightness
Explanation
The answer plays on 'bright' both as intelligence and the brightness of a lightbulb.
This is an easy wordplay riddle — a good one for children and beginners. The answer is It couldn't find its brightness.
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