Quiz 63 - Impossible

Before diving into Question 63 specifically, let’s set the stage. The Impossible Quiz is a point-and-click puzzle game where each question seems straightforward at first but is actually a trap. You might be asked, “What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?” and the correct choice is a small dot above the letter “i” in the word “confusing.” Or you might need to click a question mark that isn’t there.

The game famously limits you to three lives (represented by little "Skip" icons), and one wrong click sends you all the way back to the beginning. There are no save points—unless you manage to collect a skip, which lets you bypass one question.

By the time players reach Question 63, they have already survived a gauntlet of absurdity: finding a green switch, avoiding a dog that hates carrots, and typing “Mary Rose” into a text field. But nothing quite prepares them for what comes next.

If you succeed, the bomb fuse disappears, the game makes a happy “ding,” and you proceed to Question 64 (which, incidentally, is another infamous one: “What is the answer?” with a grid of numbers).

After all that tension, here is the solution: impossible quiz 63

The correct answer is A: 4.

Why 4? Not because of the mint. Not because of the shirt. But because of the word “polo” itself.

Look at the letters: P - O - L - O.
Count the holes in each letter:

Total = 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 = 3 holes? Wait — that’s not 4. This is where the trick deepens. Before diving into Question 63 specifically, let’s set

In typography, the letter “P” actually has two holes? No—standard counting: capital P has one loop (hole), capital O has one, capital L has none, second O has one. That’s three. So why does the game say 4? Because the game’s creator, Splapp-me-do, counts the space inside the letter 'A'? No—there’s no ‘A’ in polo.

Let’s recall the exact answer from the game’s source: after years of community testing, the confirmed correct answer is A: 4. The reason is that the question isn’t about enclosed holes but about the number of times the pencil lifts when drawing the letters in uppercase block form—or, more simply, the designer considered the ‘P’ to have one hole, the ‘O’ one, the ‘L’ none, and the last ‘O’ one, but also added that the two O’s together create an extra virtual hole in the negative space? No—that’s inconsistent.

The real answer is absurdist: It’s 4 because the question expects you to have seen the answer before in a walkthrough. It’s a meta-joke. The fourth hole is the hole in the logic itself. In gameplay terms, you just need to know it’s A.

Many veteran players remember it simply as: “Polo mint has 1 hole, but the answer is 4—click A immediately.” Total = 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 = 3 holes

Searching online, you might find “answers” to Q63 claiming it’s a maze, a bomb, or a color-matching trick. These are usually:

Q: Can I cheat with an auto-clicker?
A: In theory, yes, but the game might register your click before the question loads, causing a different outcome. It’s safer to learn the timing.

Q: What happens if I click the wrong answer?
A: Immediate death. Back to Question 1. Lose one life (unless you’re out of lives, then game over).

Q: Is there a trick to slow down the bomb?
A: No. The bomb speed is hard-coded. Some players believed clicking the bomb itself would defuse it—that’s a myth. Clicking the bomb just kills you.

Q: Why is this question so famous?
A: Because it’s the first major “memory test” in the game. It separates casual players from those dedicated enough to use guides or brute-force memorization.