Magnet
This question is from Physics.
“Magnet” is one of the logic questions, or logic puzzle published in Martin Gardner’s column in the Scientific American.
You are in a room where there are no metal objects except for two iron rods. Only one of them is a magnet.
How can you identify this magnet?
Vacation
Jason, Courtney, Amber, and James each went on vacation with their father (Nicholas, Matthew, Jonathan, and Michael). They each traveled to a different country (China, Brazil, Estonia, and Belgium).
Figure out each person’s father and the country they visited.
1. Amber did not go to Estonia.
2. Nicholas went to either Europe or South America.
3. Jason went to either China or Estonia.
4. Michael went to either Asia or Europe.
5. Amber went to either South America or Europe.
6. Before the vacation, Courtney and Jason saw James’ dad, Nicholas, at the mall.
7. Nicholas and Matthew went on vacation to the same continent.
8. Courtney went to either China or Brazil.
9. James’ trip was to a different continent than Jonathan’s trip.
10. Courtney did not go to Brazil.
11. Jason’s trip was to a different continent than either Michael’s or Jonathan’s trip.
12. Before the vacation, Amber and James saw Jason’s dad, Matthew, at the mall.
Family Reunion
Family Reunion is another family question.
Five sisters, spaced exactly two years apart in age, gathered in Ohio for a family reunion. Each one traveled to the event from a different state, with one coming from Oklahoma. From the information provided, determine each sister’s age, each one’s name, the number of children each has, the state each traveled from, and each sister’s profession. One works as a chef.
1. Jane, the middle sister in age, works as a corporate CFO.
2. The college professor has twin boys.
3. The 38-year-old, from Connecticut, has one boy.
4. Lillie, the day care owner, traveled from Illinois.
5. The sister that came from Tennessee has three girls.
6. Elizabeth is the youngest sister.
7. Kate, from Oregon, the oldest at 44, has no children.
8. Frannie works as a systems analyst.
9. The next to the oldest sister has one boy and one girl.
Kayla’s family consists of Daniel, Morgan, Grace, and Devin. They are Kayla’s mother, father, younger brother, and younger sister.
Name which person is the mother, father, younger brother, and younger sister.
1.Daniel has no brothers.
2.Daniel likes to jog. He jogs every morning.
3.Morgan is not Kayla’s mother. She is also not Kayla’s father.
4.Grace is not Kayla’s younger brother.
Question for Passengers in the bus
You are driving a bus from Newyork to Pennsylvania. There are initially 32 passengers at the bus. 11 passengers get off at the first bus stop and 9 passengers get on the bus. Later at the second bus stop, 2 more passengers are getting off and 3 passengers are getting in. At the final bus stop, 5 more passengers are coming while 3 are going. According to the data,
1. what color of eyes does the driver have?
2. How long did it take to solve this question?
