Gem 16: The
"Who is the Engineer?" Puzzle
| The "Who is the Engineer?" Puzzle | ||
| 1.. | Smith,
Jones, and Robinson are the engineer, brakeman, and fireman on a train, but not necessarily in that order. Riding the train are three passengers with the same three surnames to be identified in the following premises by a "Mr." before their names. |
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| 2.. | Mr. Robinson lives in Los Angeles. | |
| 3.. | The brakeman lives in Omaha. | |
| 4.. | Mr. Jones long ago forgot all the algebra he learned in high school. | |
| 5.. | The
passenger whose name is the same as the brakeman's
lives in Chicago. |
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| 6.. | The
brakeman and one of the passengers, a distinguished mathematical physicist, attend the same church. |
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| 7.. | Smith beat the fireman at billiards. | |
| Who is the engineer? | ||
