Logic riddles

simplelogictricky

What was the biggest island in the world before the discovery of Greenland by viking Erik the Red?
Greenland was always the biggest island in the world, even before it was discovered.
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logiccleanclevermystery

The day before yesterday Cindy was 17. Next year she will be 20. How can this be?
The statement was made on January 1. Cindy's birthday is on December 31. She was 17 the day before yesterday (Dec 30). She was 18 yesterday. She will be 19 this year (Dec 31) and 20 next year.
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logicsimple

Pete is a worker on a large ship with hundreds of other men. He is constantly making mistakes, tying ropes the wrong way, steering the ship the wrong way, and making other blunders. One time he accidentally caused the ship to get stuck in a shallow shore, causing thousands of dollars in damage. However, when Steve, the captain of the ship, is asked about Pete, Steve says "I wish we had five men like Pete on this ship." Why would he say this?
Unfortunately for the ship, there are dozens of men who are as inept as Pete is. Captain Steve wishes there were FEWER men like Pete on the ship, since there are currently far more than five.
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cleanlogicwhat am I

I have billions of eyes, yet i live in darkness. I have millions of ears, yet only four lobes. I have no muscle, yet i rule two hemispheres. What am I?
I am the human brain. The brain has billions of optic and auditory nerves, four lobes and two hemispheres, and is an organ of the human body.
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logictrickycleverstory

A frog is at the bottom of a well. It is a 30 foot climb to get out. Each morning, the frog jumps 3 feet up the path out, but each night, as it sleeps, it slips back 2 feet down. Thus, at the beginning of the first day, the frog has 30 feet to go, at the beginning of the second day it has 29 feet to go, and so on. How many days does it take the frog to get out of the well?
It takes 28 days for the frog to get out (it gets out on the morning of the 28th day). This is because on the beginning of the 28th day, the frog has 3 feet left to travel. Because the frog jumps 3 feet forward each morning, it will jump out of the well on this day.
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cleanEinstein’slogic

There are 5 ships in a port. The Greek ship leaves at six and carries coffee. The ship in the middle has a black chimney. The English ship leaves at nine. The French ship with a blue chimney is to the left of a ship that carries coffee. To the right of the ship carrying cocoa is a ship going to Marseille. The Brazilian ship is heading for Manila. Next to the ship carrying rice is a ship with a green chimney. A ship going to Genoa leaves at five. The Spanish ship leaves at seven and is to the right of the ship going to Marseille. The ship with a red chimney goes to Hamburg. Next to the ship leaving at seven is a ship with a white chimney. The ship on the border carries corn. The ship with a black chimney leaves at eight. The ship carrying corn is anchored next to the ship carrying rice. The ship to Hamburg leaves at six. Which ship goes to Port Said? Which ship carries tea?
The French ship.
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