Multiple choice general knowledge

On your travels you come to an old man on the side of the road holding three cards from a standard deck face down. Trying to make conversation you ask him what the three cards are. He tells you, "To the left of the queen, are one or two jacks. To the right of the jack, are one or two jacks. To the right of the club, are one or two diamonds. To the left of the diamond, are one or two diamonds." What are the three cards?

  1. From right to left: the jack of clubs, jack of diamonds, and queen of diamonds.

  2. From left to right: the jack of diamonds, jack of clubs, and queen of diamonds.

  3. From left to right: the jack of clubs, jack of diamonds, and queen of diamonds.

  4. From left to right: the queen of diamonds, jack of clubs, and jack of diamonds.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

From the clues: 1) Left of queen = 1 or 2 jacks, so queen is rightmost. 2) Right of jack = 1 or 2 jacks, so middle card is jack. 3) Right of club = 1 or 2 diamonds. 4) Left of diamond = 1 or 2 diamonds. With J♥ in middle, testing arrangements shows J♣, J♦, Q♦ satisfies all conditions.