You enter a mysterious chamber with three doors. Door 1 leads to instant carbon monoxide poisoning. Door 2 leads to a lion that hasn't eaten in three years. Door 3 leads to a pit of spikes. Which door is the safest to choose?
Door 2.
A lion that hasn't eaten in three years would be dead.
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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