Four autumn leaves drop from an oak tree in order: Red, Gold, Brown, and Orange. The Red leaf falls after the Gold leaf, but before the Brown leaf. The Orange leaf falls first of all. Which leaf is the third one to hit the ground?
The Red leaf
Orange falls first. Gold falls before Red, and Red falls before Brown, which places the full order as: 1st Orange, 2nd Gold, 3rd Red, 4th Brown.
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: Medium. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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