An electric train is traveling due north at 50 miles per hour, while the wind blows from the west at 20 miles per hour. In which direction does the smoke from the engine trail?
There is no smoke because it is an electric train.
Electric trains do not generate smoke.
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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