Can YOU solve these devilishly difficult brainteasers? Only people with a PHD can score more than 50% on this head scratching quiz (10 Pics)

For those with a PHD a few simple brainteasers should prove no problem, however, even the most intelligent doctors might break a sweat trying to answer these.

A fiendishly tricky new quiz devised shared by Playbuzz puts your problem solving skills to the test in a series of head-scratching questions.

According to the quiz's creator only those with a PHD will be able to score more than five out of the ten points available. 

Those who do score highly are said to have excellent memory, an extensive vocabulary, and a keen sense of observation.  

Think you can score at least five out of ten? Scroll down to take the quiz, answers and explanations are at the bottom of the page. 

ANSWERS

1. 1.E - Everything, everywhere, eternity, time and space all either begin or end with 'e'.
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3. 2.Nipples
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5. 3.A River
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7. 4.A map
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9. 5.X - The letter X is the 24th letter of the alphabet, XX in Roman numerals is 20, and XXX is used to describe adult movies.
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11. 6.pairs of pants - The tailor can make five initially, and once finished he will have an additional five sets of scraps - meaning one additional pair can be made.
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13. 7.1:45 - The man gave away a total of 25 cents. He divided it between two people. Therefore, he gave a quarter to two.  
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15. 8.Wrong - When it's pronounced 'wrong' that's the correct pronunciation. However, if you were to pronounce the word as 'right' that would be an incorrect pronunciation and be wrong. 
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17. 9.Supper - Supper is an evening meal and if you remove the 's' you are left with upper meaning 'the top'.
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19. 10.They're not found at the beginning of a name of a US state.