Multiple choice softskills creativity

At a restaurant downtown, Mr. Red, Mr. Blue, and Mr. White meet for lunch. Under their coats they are wearing either a red, blue, or white shirt.Mr. Blue says, "Hey, did you notice we are all wearing different colored shirts from our names?" The man wearing the white shirt says, "Wow, Mr. Blue, that's right!" Can you tell Mr. RED wearing what color shirt?

  1. RED

  2. BLUE

  3. WHITE

  4. ???
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Explanation

If the white-shirted man responds to Mr. Blue, he can't be Mr. Blue himself or Mr. White (his name doesn't match his shirt). So the white-shirted man is Mr. Red. Therefore, Mr. Red is wearing the WHITE shirt. By elimination: Mr. White wears blue, Mr. Blue wears red. This is a classic logic puzzle.

AI explanation

Mr. Blue says everyone is wearing a shirt color different from their own name, so Mr. Blue is not wearing blue. The man wearing the white shirt responds to Mr. Blue, confirming he isn't Mr. Blue speaking about himself, and since no one wears their own name's color, by elimination Mr. Red must be wearing the white shirt (since Mr. White can't wear white, and Mr. Blue can't wear blue, leaving white for Mr. Red and blue for Mr. White).

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