Here's a couple of word problems The Color of the Bear
A hunter looks directly south and sees a bear hiding behind a tree in a distance of about 100 metres. To take aim at the bear he goes about 100 metres directly east, aims directly south again and shoots the bear. What color was the bear?
Solutions Apples and Lemons
In the garage behind his house, Bill keeps three big boxes. One of the boxes is labeled "Apples", another one "Lemons" and the last one "Apples and Lemons". The only thing Bill knows is that none of the labels is correct! How could Bill correctly re-label all the boxes, if he is only allowed to take out ONE object from ONE of the boxes and look at it? Solutions
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