At school Joe has three friends: Tim, George and Paige. Two of them play football, two play tennis, and two play golf. The friend who doesn’t play golf doesn’t play tennis and the one who doesn’t play football doesn’t play golf. Paige doesn’t play tennis. Which sports does each person play?
Riddle AnswerHard Riddles
4 Trees Same Distance
A smart landscaper is given the task of placing 4 trees so that they are all the same distance away from each other. How does he do this?
Riddle Answer500 Pages Book
A book has 500 pages:
The 1st page says “Exactly 1 page in this book is false.”
The 2nd page says “Exactly 2 pages in this book are false.”
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The 500th page says “Exactly 500 pages in this book are false.”
Can any of the pages be true?
Riddle AnswerAlice, Bob and Charlie
Alice, Bob and Charlie are one of each type:
- a truth teller (always tells the truth)
- a liar (always lies)
- and a spy (can lie or tell the truth)
They make the following statements:
Alice: I am not a truth teller.
Bob: I am not a spy.
Charlie: I am not a liar.
What type is Charlie?
(A) Truth teller
(B) Liar
(C) Spy
(D) There is not enough information
5 Islanders
Alex came across 5 islanders, all of whom knew one another and would only answer yes-or-no questions.
What is the minimum number of questions Alex needs to ask, to successfully determine how many of the islanders are paladins?
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