steve@micomvax.UUCP (08/20/84)
: For the line-eater `< .........
What follows is an old brainteaser I first heard a couple of years
ago:
Amanda Rivolia, the famous opera singer lies strangled in her hotel room
at the Ritz .
Chief Inspector Harris is called in to investigate the four possible
suspects, Sir Mallory, General Conolly, Mr. Holden and Mr. Jablonski.
After working on the case for a week he collects the following evidence:
SIR MALLORY OCCUPIED ROOM 10 AND THE MAN OCCUPYING ROOM 14 HAD BLACK
HAIR. EITHER GENERAL CONOLLY OR SIR MALLORY WORE GLASSES AND MR. JABLONSKI
ALWAYS CARRIED HIS GOLD POCKET WATCH. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS WAS SEEN DRIVING
A ROLLS ROYCE. THE MAN WITH THE GLASSES HAD BROWN HAIR AND MR. HOLDEN
WORE A DIAMOND RING. THE MAN IN ROOM 16 HAD GOLD CUFFLINKS WHILE MR.
HOLDEN OCCUPIED ROOM 12. THE MAN WITH GOLD CUFFLINKS HAD RED HAIR AND THE
MAN IN ROOM 12 HAD GREY HAIR. THE MAN WITH THE GOLD POCKET WATCH OCCUPIED
ROOM 14. GENERAL CONOLLY OCCUPIED A CORNER ROOM. THE MURDERER HAD BROWN
HAIR AND THE FOUR SUSPECTS DID NOT KNOW ONE ANOTHER.
Partial Floorplan of the Hotel
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|------------------------------------------|
| : | | | | | | : |
| : | |--|--|--| | : |
| : 8 ^ | 18 : |
| : | | |______: |
| :-------- Elevators | : |
| : | : |
| : | : |
| : | __ ______ ___| : |
| : 10 | | | | 16 : |
| : | | | | : |
| : | | 12 | 14 | : |
| :.......|...|......|......|......: |
| Street |
|__________________________________________|
Who murdered Amanda Rivolia?
I will post the correct answer in a couple of weeks.
What can you do if you live in a shoe?
Move to a boot and get laced! :-)
Steve Grice
philabs!micomvax!steve