Can you solve it? The world's strangest families
by Alex Bellos from on (#49TZH)
Test your ken about kinship
UPDATE: Read the solutions here
Family relationships have provided material for many classic puzzles since at least medieval times. They make for fun problems because they require no technical knowledge and often present entertaining or curious set-ups. Here are a selection of five of my favourites of the genre.
1) Anna's father has four daughters. The names of the first three daughters are April, May and June. What's the name of the fourth daughter?
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