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 re: Yeah by Trevor Leitch)

Even though the 'or two' makes it unclear whether there is one or two of the card, the problem does say 'immediately.' So, if there is one, it is immediately next to the card named, or in the case of two, the neighboring card and the one directly after it.

It could be argued that there is only ever one card immediately to either side, regardless of that card's opposite neighbor, which is why omitting the 'or two' only possibly would make the first and third clues incorrect.
Consider this:
In the case of K♠-Q♠-Q♥, is "there is one Queen immediately to the right of the King" a true or false statement?

Better safe than sorry, and better to put down 'or two' than have people arguing over how many Queens are considered to be immediately to the right of the K♠ (although, that would have made some interesting debate, I'm sure).

Posted by DJ on 2003-05-15 08:15:46