Two fathers and two sons went on a fishing trip. They caught exactly three fish, and each person caught one fish. How is this possible?
There were three people: a grandfather, a father, and a son.
The grandfather is a father, the father is both a father and a son, and the son is a son. This spans two 'fathers' and two 'sons' with only three individuals.
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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