Two sisters were born at the exact same hour on the exact same day of the exact same year to the same biological parents, yet they are not twins. How can this be?
They are part of a set of triplets (or quadruplets, etc.).
Being born at the exact same time to the same parents makes them siblings from the same birth event, but if there are three or more children born together, they are triplets (or more), not twins.
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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