Four turkeys—Tom, Gobbles, Feathers, and Wattles—participated in a race. - Tom finished ahead of Gobbles. - Feathers finished behind Wattles. - Gobbles finished ahead of Wattles. In what position did Feathers finish?
Fourth (last)
From the clues, Tom > Gobbles, Gobbles > Wattles, and Wattles > Feathers. Combining these inequalities gives the complete finishing order from first to last: Tom, Gobbles, Wattles, Feathers. Feathers finished fourth.
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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