A man pushes his car up to a hotel and tells the owner he is bankrupt. Why?
He is playing a game of Monopoly.
In the board game Monopoly, landing on a hotel owned by someone else requires paying rent that often forces a player into bankruptcy, and the game pieces include miniature cars.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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