An explorer walks 1 mile south, turns 90 degrees east and walks 1 mile, then turns 90 degrees north and walks 1 mile, ending up precisely where she started. She fires a flare straight up into the air. What color is the polar bear that investigates the flare?
White.
The explorer started at the North Pole, walking south, east, and north forms a triangle back to the North Pole. Polar bears at the North Pole are white.
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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