Each box has imprinted a clue as to its contents again only one message is telling the truth the other two are lying. Which box has the gold. The gold is in the second box Answer 2. Raymond Smullyan has made a career of writing logic problems. His most famous have to do with a mythical island of Knights and Knaves.
Knights always tell the truth, and Knaves always lie.
As you approach the island, you spot three inhabitants on the shore. He responded and I knew the answer to my question. Victor, Virgil, Vincent, Vito, and Vance are brothers performing in a five man traveling circus known as the little big top. They are in no particular order, a clown, a juggler, an acrobat, a magician, and a strong man. Whenever they perform, their acts appear in the same order.