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What was the riddle in Die Hard 3?

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Rachel Newton

Updated on March 09, 2026

What was the riddle in Die Hard 3?

Fans of Die Hard With A Vengeance will remember this one: To disable a bomb, Detective John McClane must measure out exactly 4 gallons of water, and place the resulting weight on a scale. His tools are yours: a 3-gallon and a 5-gallon jug—and a single fountain.

Who is the bad guy in Die Hard 3?

Simon Gruber
For you see, the villain of Die Hard with a Vengeance is Simon Gruber (Jeremy Irons), the brother of Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), the German terrorist-cum-burglar John McClane vanquished in the first Die Hard movie. And boy, does Simon seem to hold a grudge.

What is the answer to the water Riddle in Die Hard?

Empty the three-gallon jug completely, and then refill it with the remaining two gallons from the five-gallon jug. Fill the five-gallon jug again. Empty one gallon from the five-gallon jug into the three-gallon jug. The five-gallon jug is left with exactly four-gallons of water.

What is the answer to the prisoner hat riddle?

ANSWER: Prisoner B. EXPLANATION: If prisoners B and C had the same color hat on, prisoner A would have know immediately that his hat was the other color (there are only two hats of each color). Since prisoner A was silent, prisoners B and C must have different colored hats.

How do you get exactly 4l from 3l and 5l?

Empty the 3-liter bowl, and then transfer the 2 liters from the 5-liter bowl into it. Now fill the 5-liter bowl again, then pour water carefully from the 5-liter bowl into the 3-liter bowl until it is full – exactly one more liter. The 5-liter bowl now has exactly 4 liters.

How can I get 4 gallons?

The mathematical solution. Empty the three gallon jug. Now empty the remaining two gallons from the five gallon jug. Next refill the five gallon jug and empty one gallon from it into the three gallon jug. This gives four gallons.

Who was Bruce Willis partner in Die Hard?

Zeus Carver
The film stars Bruce Willis as NYPD Lieutenant John McClane and Samuel L. Jackson as McClane’s reluctant partner Zeus Carver, who team up to stop bomb threats across New York City carried out by “Simon” (Jeremy Irons). It was released on May 19, 1995 to mixed reviews and became the highest-grossing film of the year.

Who plays Simon in Die Hard?

Jeremy IronsSimon Peter-Gruber / Played by

Can you make exactly 4 gallons?

Fill the 5 gallon jug and pour 1 gallon into the 3 gallon jug (remember it will only take one gallon) 5. Viola the remaining 5 gallon jug will have exactly 4 gallons remaining.

Can the four prisoners be freed?

There are four prisoners. All four prisoners will be freed if at least one of them correctly guesses the colour of the hat on his head. They can’t speak to each other, and they can’t touch each other.

Who will shout first hat answer?

Criminal 2 will shout first. As Criminal 1 is not able to decide the color of his hat, color of Criminal 2 and 3 should not be same. Seeing the color of Criminal 3′ hat, Criminal 2 can be sure that his hat color is white.

Can you obtain 4 liters?