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There are two kinds of people: liars and truthers.

Can You Solve These 5 Riddles About Liars And Truth-Tellers?

All You Have To Do To Solve These 5 Riddles Is Find Out The Truth

It's Christina!

A mother and her daughter are named Alicia and Christina, but you don't know who's who. The mother says, "My name is Alicia," and the daughter says, "I'm Christina!" If at least one of them is lying, what's the mother's name?

"We're both total liars" cannot be true because it would mean a liar is telling the truth. But if Miranda is a liar and her statement is still a lie, Jessica must be a truth-teller.

Jessica is a truthteller and Miranda is a liar!

In a land of only liars and truth-tellers, you meet Jessica and Miranda. Miranda says, "We're both total liars!" What is the truth?

According to logic, both guards will answer with the path that's dangerous, thereby revealing the safer path.

"Which way will the other guard tell me is safer?"

There are two paths ahead, but only one is safe. Two guards know which way is safe, but one guard can only tell the truth while the other can only lie, and you don't know who's who. What is one question you can ask to find the safer path?

Neither an ally or an enemy would say they're an enemy, which means Bruce is lying. And that means Cindy is telling the truth. (We can't be sure what Allison is.)

Cindy is an ally!

Allison, Bruce, and Cindy are each either an enemy, who only lies, or an ally, who only tells the truth. Allison says something in a strange language. Bruce translates, "She said she's an enemy." Cindy responds, "Bruce is lying." Who is an ally?

If only one label is true, then it must be the label on briefcase 2 that says $1 million is not to the right, meaning it's in briefcase 1.

Briefcase 1

One of these three briefcases has $1 million in it while the others are empty. Each briefcase also has a label. If only one of these labels is true, which briefcase should you open?

You didn't get any of those! Maybe riddles just aren't for you. Or maybe you can only tell lies.

Oh no!

Well, you got some right! These were pretty tough, but I honestly expected a little more of you.

Not so good!

You got more than half right! That means you know most of the truth, which is all anyone really needs to know.

Not too bad!

You really held your own! You must be really good at riddles. With a little practice, I bet you could get 100% easily!

Nice!

You knocked it out of the park! Are you a riddlemaster? Are you the famous Batman villain, the Riddler? Or are you just a genius?

Amazing!

<p>A previous version of this quiz included more than one correct answer for question 5.</p>

I only tell lies, but the results only tell the truth.

Two doors with text, "Two guards know which door is safe — one lies and one tells the truth"

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