The humor comes from subverting the famous sci-fi joke.

That’s a fun reference! The Impossible Quiz is known for its trick questions and out-of-the-box thinking.

But in The Impossible Quiz , if you type “42” or click that choice, you get it wrong — because the actual answer (according to the game’s twisted logic) is (one of the clickable options on screen).

in the original Impossible Quiz asks: What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything? The obvious reference is Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy , where the answer is 42 .