Riddles

 

Who goes fishing?

Facts:

• There are 5 houses of 5 different colours: blue, green, red, white, yellow
• In each house lives a person of a different nationality: American, Australian, British, Canadian, Irish
• Each of the 5 house-owners has a certain job: carpenter, lawyer, pilot, plumber, waiter
• Each of the 5 house-owners has a certain hobby: chess, fishing, football, sailing, tennis
• Each of the 5 house-owners has a certain pet: cat, dog, goldfish, hamster, horse

None of them have the same pet, job or hobby.

Other facts

• The Irishman lives in the green house.
• The red house is on the immediate left of the white house.
• The person in the red house is a pilot.
• The American plays chess.
• The Canadian is a waiter.
• The person with the horse lives next to the one who plays tennis.
• The person who goes sailing lives next to the one with the cat.
• The person with the goldfish plays football.
• The person in the blue house has a cat.
• The Briton has a hamster.
• The Australian lives next to the yellow house.
• The person with the horse has a neighbour who is a plumber.
• The person in the center house is a lawyer.
• The Australian lives in the first house.
• The dog owner is a carpenter.

Question: Who goes fishing?

1.  The American
2.  The Australian
3.  The Briton
4.  The Canadian
5.  The Irishman

So, Who goes fishing?

The Shepherd and the wolf

First, he would cross the river with the wolf. Then, he would come back to look for the first sheep. On his return trip, he would take the wolf with him, he would leave it alone while he transported the second sheep. Finally he would go and take the wolf alone in his last trip crossing the river.