Conundrum
A Conundrum is a puzzling question. In one variety of conundrum, the question is posed as a riddle and the answer is or involves a pun. More broadly, a conundrum is any problem where the answer is very complex, possibly unsolvable without deep investigation. A mystery or paradox can often be phrased as a conundrum.
In the popular media
- The "Countdown Conundrum" is the last round in Countdown, a British game show.
- Conundrum is an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- The ever-popular book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is grandiosely full of conundrums.