Three playing cards, removed from an ordinary deck, lie face down in a horizontal row.

Immediately to the right of the King there's a Queen or two.

Immediately to the left of a Queen there's a Queen or two.

Immediately to the left of a Heart there's a Spade or two.

Immediately to the right of a Spade there's a Spade or two.

Name the three cards in order.

(In reply to My solution is different by Trevor)

The only problem with this solution is that a 2 of diamonds or a 2 of clubs would also fit. As Ravi explained, we can't get a definitive answer with a 2 in the middle, thus the K, Q, Q.

Posted by Jim C on 2003-06-13 05:02:38