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Gold on the island (Posted on 2003-05-29) Difficulty: 2 of 5
Timothy goes to the island of knights and liars searching for gold. On the way,he meets a native.

What one question could Timothy ask the native to find out if there is gold on the island?

See The Solution Submitted by Tim Axoy    
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re(2): Duplicate? | Comment 9 of 15 |
(In reply to re: Duplicate? by DJ)

There was one that was more complex (And we don't like simple problems do we?), that levik submitted, about not knowing the word for yes or no, and looking for a path.

And besides, aren't many of Tim's puzzles, "You don't know who is who, so ask a "double negative" question"?
  Posted by Gamer on 2003-05-29 17:08:15

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