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1. Susan has invited her family to Thanksgiving Dinner. As her plates are not the best, Susan wants to buy new
plates – one for each person at her Thanksgiving Dinner.
There’ll be a grandfather, a grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four children, three grandchildren, one
brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, one father-in-law, one mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law.
Answer
Why?
The grandfather is also a father and a father-in-law.
The grandmother is also a mother and a mother-in-law.
The father is also his parents’ son (and child).
The daughter-in-law is also a mother.
The grandson is also a brother and his parents’ son (and child).
The two granddaughters are also sisters and their parents’ daughters (and children).
So we have
one grandfather
one grandmother
two fathers (grandfather, father)
two mothers (grandmother, daughter-in-law)
four children (father, grandson, 2 granddaughters)
three grandchildren (grandson, 2 granddaughters)
one brother (grandson)
two sisters (2 granddaughters)
two sons (father, grandson)
one father-in-law (grandfather)
one mother-in-law (grandmother)
one daughter-in-law
2. Who goes fishing?
In this riddle you must assort the information given in order to find out who goes fishing.
Facts
There are 5 houses of 5 different colours: blue, green, red, white, yellow
In each house lives a person of a different nationality: American, Australian, British, Canadian, Irish
Each of the 5 house-owners has a certain job: carpenter, lawyer, pilot, plumber, waiter
Each of the 5 house-owners has a certain hobby: chess, fishing, football, sailing, tennis
Each of the 5 house-owners has a certain pet: cat, dog, goldfish, hamster, horse
Other facts
The Irishman lives in the green house.
The red house is on the immediate left of the white house.
The person in the red house is a pilot.
The American plays chess.
The Canadian is a waiter.
The person with the horse lives next to the one who plays tennis.
The person who goes sailing lives next to the one with the cat.
The person with the goldfish plays football.
The person in the blue house has a cat.
The Briton has a hamster.
The Australian lives next to the yellow house.
The person with the horse has a neighbour who is a plumber.
The person in the center house is a lawyer.
The Australian lives in the first house.
The dog owner is a carpenter.
1. The American
2. The Australian
3. The Briton
4. The Canadian
5. The Irishman
Answer
Why?