Three friends—Alice, Ben, and Chloe—each collected a different item during the harvest festival: an acorn, a pumpkin, and an apple. Alice did not pick the apple. Ben did not pick the acorn or the apple. Who picked each item?
Ben picked the pumpkin, Alice picked the acorn, and Chloe picked the apple.
Since Ben did not pick the acorn or apple, Ben must have picked the pumpkin. Alice did not pick the apple, and since the pumpkin is taken by Ben, Alice must have picked the acorn. This leaves the apple for Chloe.
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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