rokulily
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Its either the Norwegian has the fish or no one- they never said the 5th animal was a fish. Or i'm wrong. There's that too.
While it's true that the fish is not mentioned in the clues, it's still a part of the answer. It's not a trick question.
I solved this myself before posting it and (grudgingly) had to do it again to confirm if you were correct or not but according to my papers, it's not the Norwegian.
The best way to figure this out is to make a graph where you put in all the known variables (like the Norwegian lives furthest to the left, the person in the middle drinks milk, etc). Then put the clues that fit best, next to those facts. Then put the clues the fit the best, next to those. Think of it as a Suduko with words instead of numbers.
rokulily
cool guy
If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
100 cats, because once the cat has a mouse already why would it want another?
That's true, if it's supposed to be a trick question. Otherwise the three original cat's will suffice (since the three of them seem quite capable at capturing a mouse, every minute).
Since this thread was resurrected, here's another riddle. Now don't go and solve this by looking it up (that's cheating).
I'm more powerful then God.
More evil then the Devil.
The rich need me,
The poor have me
and if you eat me, you will die.
What am I?