Perplexors: Ages 10-11 by Teacher Superstore

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Perplexors (Ages 10–11) Published by R.I.C. Publications® 2009 under licence to MindWare Holdings Inc. Copyright© 2007 MindWare Holdings Inc. This version copyright© by R.I.C. Publications® 2009 ISBN 978-1-74126-823-2 RIC–6480

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Introduction

Contents

Perplexors are deductive logic puzzles. They are specifically designed to challenge and extend mainstream or more able students. It is strongly recommended that the teacher models the process of deductive reasoning once or twice with the students, if necessary, before allowing them to work independently (or in pairs or small groups).

Introduction ....................................... iii Contents ............................................ iii Instructions ........................................ iv

When you are faced with a number of options, logic is often used to make a choice. Logic uses reasoning and proof to help you analyse information and come to a conclusion.

Star pigs .............................................. 1 Operation union ................................. 2 Basketball team .................................. 3 Toyland in school ............................... 4 Chicken thinking ................................ 5 Gourmet school picnic ....................... 6 Jumping frogs ..................................... 7 Marooned ........................................... 8 Radio careers ...................................... 9 Five-city tour .................................... 10 Ice-cream club ................................. 11 The breakfast order ........................... 12 Tragic safari ...................................... 13 Zoo travel ......................................... 14 Team mascots ................................... 15 Ten-house block ............................... 16 Taylor’s tenth .................................... 17 Here’s the pitch ................................ 18 Table tennis tournament ................... 19 Pig Thanksgiving ............................... 20 Pecking a pizza ................................ 21 Marriage game ................................. 22 Ice-creams ........................................ 23 Hiking trip ........................................ 24 Haunted house ................................. 25 Golfing around ................................. 26 Forest children .................................. 27 Five gorillas ...................................... 28 Moving friends ................................. 29 Opera fans ........................................ 30 I’m nuts over you .............................. 31 Five lonely bachelors ........................ 32 Some favourite thing ......................... 33 Daredevil ducks ............................... 34 Dance band ...................................... 35 Championship team ......................... 36 Big spelling competition ................... 37 Beauty contest .................................. 38 Monkey business .............................. 39 Tap dancing contest .......................... 40 Good fishing ..................................... 41 Big dinner ......................................... 42 Future shock ..................................... 43 Flying cows ...................................... 44 Language fun .................................... 45 Lunch switcheroo ............................. 46 Bird feeder gossip ............................. 47 Up and down shopping .................... 48 Answers ...................................... 49–51

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Perhaps the easiest way to understand this technique is to look at the sample puzzle on page iv and follow along as the reasons for crossing off and circling an answer are given.

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All the information needed to solve a Perplexors logic problem is given in the puzzle story and its following clues. In the beginning, all the possibilities are listed for each category. As they are eliminated by information given in the clues, these possibilities should be crossed off. In a vertical column, if all the answers in a column are eliminated except for one, then that one remaining possibility must be the answer and it should be circled. The same is true in horizontal rows. If all the possibilities are eliminated in a row except for one, then that one remaining possibility must be the answer and it should be circled.

Puzzles

Perplexors are not designed as easy, done-in-a-minute activities. Rather, they are challenges that require a reasoned, logical response over time. They will both challenge and extend students.

There are many ways in which these puzzles can be used in a classroom. The following are examples only, not an exhaustive list.

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Homework This is not a ‘more of the same’ activity; it is an opportunity for students to consolidate and expand on what they have learnt in the classroom.

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Extension activities This is self-explanatory. The extension could be in terms of content or process.

Small-group problem-solving Thinking and talking logically are two vital skills. By working on the logic puzzles in pairs or small groups, thinking and talking about the problem, students can share and strengthen these skills. Whole-class challenges Teacher assistance may be required with some students; modelling is an effective strategy. ‘Extras’ This is mainly a fun activity/challenge for the more able or advanced students.

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Bel

Tabby Flabby Crabby red collar yellow collar blue collar fleas hair balls depression

The ’Cat country’ solution

Bill, Bob and Bel owned cats with three different names. Their names were Tabby, Flabby and Crabby. The cats wore three different coloured collars. Their collars were red, yellow and blue. The cats suffered from three different afflictions: fleas, hair balls and depression. Based on the clues, match the owners with their cat’s names, their collar colours and their afflictions Clue #1 is useless until you have completed Clue #2. Often, when doing logic problems, you have to go back to previous clues. Clue #2 allows you to cross off ’Tabby’ under both Bill and Bob. This means Tabby must belong to Bel. Circle ’Tabby’ under Bel and cross off ’Flabby’ and ’Crabby’ under Bel. Now we can refer back to Clue #1 and we should see that Tabby had to be the cat suffering depression. Circle ’depression’ under Bel and cross off ’fleas’ and ’hair balls’ under Bel. We also cross off ’depression’ under Bill and Bob.

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Flabby and Crabby were not depressed. Bill and Bob did not own Tabby. The cat in red was depressed. Bob’s cat did not wear blue or have fleas. Flabby had fleas.

Tabby Flabby Crabby red collar yellow collar blue collar fleas hair balls depression

Clue #3 tells us that the cat suffering depression wore red. We know that Bel’s cat was depressed, so we circle ’red’ under Bel. We cross off ’yellow’ and ’blue’ under Bel. We cross off ’red’ under Bill and Bob.

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In Perplexors, we have devised a worksheet that is simplicity itself. In our research, we have discovered that the biggest obstacle anyone doing logic problems has to overcome is keeping track of the information given by the clues. Other logic workbooks require the solver to work with or create a matrix and use ‘Xs’ and ‘Os’ to keep track of information. This works, but we have found that it does not work very well for most children. Instead, we have discovered that if you list all the possibilities in any category and simply cross off the eliminated possibilities as you get them from the clues, you see the information organising itself in front of your eyes. Suddenly, all is revealed clearly and the solver can concentrate on thinking. When an answer is known for sure, you circle it and cross off that answer everywhere else, and also cross off any remaining possibilities in that particular category. The best way to learn the method is to solve one or two puzzles yourself. Get out a pencil and use the ‘cross out’ and ‘circle’ technique on the sample puzzle below.

Clue #4 tells us to cross off ’blue’ and ’fleas’ under Bob. After crossing off ’blue’ under Bob, we see that ’yellow’ is the only remaining possibility under Bob, so we circle it and cross off ’yellow’ under Bill, leaving ’blue’ to be circled under Bill as the only possible choice. If we look now, we should see that ’hair balls’ is the only remaining choice under Bob, so we circle ’hair balls’ under Bob. We then cross off hair balls under Bill and circle ‘fleas‘ under Bill by using the process of elimination.

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Clue #5 tells us that the cat suffering from fleas was Flabby. We know Bill’s cat had fleas so we circle ’Flabby’ under Bill and cross off ’Crabby’ under Bill. We cross off ’Flabby’ under Bob and circle ’Crabby’ under Bob to finish the puzzle. As you can see from the above step-by-step solution of the logic puzzle above, there is an enormous amount of thinking required for even the simplest of puzzles. This is the virtue of logic problems and the reason why our ’circle and cross out’ technique is so effective. Go on to the next page for something a bit more demanding.

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Star pigs The clues

Gail, Greg, George, Gordon and Greta decided to teach their pet pigs to dance and have them appear on Stars of tomorrow. Their cute pigs were named Bubba, Porketta, Choplie, Hamlet and Loinser. They each performed a different dance. Their dances were the polka, the waltz, the foxtrot, the ballet and the hula. Based on the clues, match the children with their pigs and their dances.

1. Gail and Greta did not have Hamlet or Loinser as pets and did not teach either the polka or the waltz. 2. Greg’s Bubba did not like her ballet lessons and kept eating her tutu. 3. Choplie was not Greta’s pet and was not taught the hula. 4. Gordon loved Hamlet. 5. Loinser’s favourite song was the ‘Swill barrel polka’.

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Operation union The clues

Five professional rugby union players, named Tom, Terry, Mike, John and Harry, liked to discuss their careers. The positions they played were lock, scrum half, fly half, hooker and full-back. They all had suffered knee injuries and had undergone numerous operations; they had undergone two operations, four operations, eight operations, nine operations and ten operations. Based on the clues, match the football players with the positions they played and the number of knee operations they had undergone in the course of their careers.

1. Terry, who was neither a lock nor a scrum half, had exactly half as many knee operations as Mike, who did play at one of those two positions. 2. Tom also played as either a lock or a scrum half, and he had more operations than Mike. 3. The fly half had the most knee operations, and the hooker had twice as many operations as the scrum half. 4. Terry and John played either hooker or full-back, and Tom was not a scrum half. 5. The full-back had the fewest knee operations.

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Basketball team The clues

The Danfield High School fielded the best basketball team in the town. Wilt, Dan, Jake, Dave and Wayne were all good players, but they all had one thing in basketball that they were terrific at: one could really dribble; one could really shoot; one could really jump; one could really run; and one could really rebound. The players all had nicknames and were called ‘The Stilt‘, ‘The Brain‘, ‘The Great‘, ‘The Brave‘ and ‘The Man‘. Based on the clues, match the players with the one thing in basketball they were terrific at and their nicknames.

1. None of the first names rhymed with the nicknames except for Dan’s nickname. 2. Dave and Wayne could not dribble, shoot or jump, but they were very good at everything else. 3. Wayne could run really fast and his nickname was not The Great or The Brave. 4. The Man could really dribble. 5. The player who was really good at rebounding was called The Great. 6. Jake, who was not the best jumper on the team, was not called The Brain.

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Toyland in school The clues

Kathy, Keith, Ken, Kyle and Kirk all had a habit of bringing toys to school so they had something to do while they were waiting for school to start. They brought cards, marbles, a toy car, a doll and a yoyo. Also, they all were failing one subject. The subjects were maths, reading, science, history and English. Based on the clues, match the children with their toys and the subjects they were failing.

1. After Ken lost his marbles he started doing better in English, but was still failing. 2. The child who was failing science played with a doll. 3. Kyle and Kirk did not play with dolls and were not failing reading or science. 4. Kathy received good grades in science. 5. Kyle played with his yoyo instead of learning history. 6. The card player failed reading

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Chicken thinking The clues

Five chickens, named Henny, Eggster, Clucky, Frier and Stew, were caught out in the open barnyard during a hailstorm. They all were very frightened by the hailstorm, and they all had opinions about what was causing the hail stones to hit them. Their hailstorm theories were: the sky was falling; mean ducks were throwing ice cubes; the sly fox was doing something; the moon was out of alignment; and one chicken blamed it on the stars. Their ideas about what to do were equally divided. One thought they should cross the road, one thought they should write a letter to the prime minister, one thought they should say a prayer, one thought they should hide under a horse, and one thought they should buy bicycle helmets. Based on the clues, match the chickens with their hailstorm theories and their solutions to the problem.

1. Stew blamed everything on the moon and was one chicken who did not want to cross the road. 2. The chicken who wanted to cross the road blamed the sly fox for the hailstorm. 3. Clucky wanted to write a letter to the prime minister. 4. Henny and Frier did not want to cross the road, and they did not think mean ducks had caused the hailstorm. 5. Frier did not think the sky was falling, but wanted to say a prayer in case it was. 6. Stew thought hiding under a horse was a dangerous idea.

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Gourmet school picnic The clues

The Rutherford Gourmet Cooking School held its annual picnic and Jack, Jim, Joe, Jerry and Jeff were in charge of the hot dogs, potato salad, hamburgers, watermelon and ice-cream. Despite being a gourmet cooking school, the meal did not turn out well at all. The hot dogs were underdone, the potatoes were green, the hamburgers were burnt, the watermelon was mushy and the ice-cream was served warm. They all ran in the three-legged race and accidentally ran over a beehive. They got stung on an ankle, an arm, a leg, a nose and a wrist. Based on the clues, match the people with the food item they were responsible for and where they got stung.

1. Jack, Jim and Jerry did not cook any meat. 2. Joe’s underdone hot dogs were inedible, and he got stung on his wrist. 3. Jim and Jerry did not make everyone turn up their noses with the green potato salad, and they did not get stung on either an ankle or a leg. 4. The potato salad-maker got stung on his ankle. 5. Jerry was not in charge of the mushy watermelon. 6. Jim got stung on his nose.

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Jumping frogs The clues

Frank, Fred, Fern, Fran and Fergie entered their frogs, named Hoppy, Jumpy, Wart, Bugeye and Spot, in a frog-jumping contest. Their frogs jumped 10 metres, 7 metres, 6 metres, 5 metres and 1 metre. Based on the clues, match the owners with their frogs and the distances they jumped.

1. Fergie’s Spot only jumped half as far as Bugeye, but five times as far as Fern’s frog. 2. Jumpy jumped 6 metres. 3. Frank and Fred had frogs that jumped more than 6 metres. 4. Hoppy jumped the shortest distance. 5. Frank’s frog jumped 7 metres.

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Marooned The clues

Milt, Millie, Mort, Myron and Myles were marooned on a desert island. They each built their own shelters out of different items. They used leaves, coconuts, grass, seaweed and sand. Before being marooned, they had successful occupations as a doctor, a lawyer, a minister, a teacher and a farmer. Based on the clues, match the people with what they used for their shelters and their former occupations.

1. Milt, Millie and Mort did not use coconuts for their shelters, and they were not ministers. 2. The minister built his shelter out of seaweed. 3. Myron did not use coconuts and was not a doctor or a lawyer. 4. The farmer used coconuts for his shelter. 5. The teacher built a grass shelter. 6. Millie and Mort were not teachers. 7. Mort sued Millie because he said her sand shelter spoiled his view of the beach.

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Radio careers The clues

Phil, Olivia, Sally, Reed and Gordon all attended a job fair at the Broomfield Broadcasting School, hoping to be hired for jobs at radio stations. They were all lucky and landed jobs at the radio stations WEEE, WRRR, WSSS, WTTT and WWWW. Their starting salaries were $10 000 a year, $15 000 a year, $20 000 a year, $21 000 a year and $24 000 a year. Based on the clues, match the people who were hired with their radio stations and their salaries.

1. Phil and Olivia were paid the most, but not by radio station WEEE. 2. Sally’s job paid better than two other jobs, and she did not work for radio station WRRR. 3. Gordon got the lowest paying job, which paid him fourteen thousand dollars less than Olivia. 4. Reed and Gordon did not work at WEEE. 5. WRRR paid the highest salary and WWWW paid the lowest salary. 6. WTTT paid the second-highest salary.

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Five-city tour The clues

The Kelly family, consisting of Karen, Keith, Karl, Kirk and Ken, went on a five-city holiday. The cities they visited were London, Lima, Luxor, Laramie and Lhasa. The hotels they stayed at were the Houghton, the Posh, the Shackleton, the Royston and the Hutton. At each hotel they stayed at, one member of the family bought one hotel souvenir, which meant that the family returned home with a total of five souvenirs. Based on the clues, match each Kelly family member with the city and hotel where they bought a souvenir.

1. Karen and Karl bought souvenirs from hotels whose names started with the letter ‘H.’ 2. Keith and Karl did not buy souvenirs in London, Lima or Luxor. 3. Karen did not buy anything from the Lhasa Hutton. 4. Kirk and Ken did not buy a souvenir in London. 5. Ken did not buy a souvenir at the Lima Royston. 6. There was no hotel in Luxor called the Shackleton.

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Ice-cream club The clues

Holly, Harvey, Harry, Hal and Herb, whose last names were Clarke, Darke, Starke, Parke and Smith, belonged to a private club dedicated to the art of eating ice-creams. They each liked to eat their icecreams differently. They liked to either lick it from the top, lick it all the way around the side, take a big bite out of it, eat the bottom of the cone first, or wait for it to melt and then suck it up through a straw. Based on the clues, match the children with their last names and how they preferred to eat their ice-creams.

1. Holly, Harvey and Harry did not have Starke as a last name and did not eat the bottom of the cone first. 2. Harry and Hal liked to use their tongues. 3. The cone-eater was Starke. 4. The side-licker had a last name that did not rhyme with the other last names, and it was not Harry. 5. The straw-user was Harvey. 6. Harry was not Parke or Darke. 7. The biter was Parke.

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The breakfast order The clues

Bart, Barry, Bill, Barney and Bob went out for breakfast. For a beverage they ordered coffee, hot tea, cola, juice and milk. For a meat dish they ordered bacon, ham, sausages, steak and pork chops. For their final breakfast dish they ordered eggs, waffles, pancakes, toast and hash browns. Based on the clues, match the people with their beverages, their meat selections and their final breakfast dishes.

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The ham-eater drank juice, but never ate toast. Barry and Barney did not drink a hot beverage. Bob drank cola but never ate eggs or pork chops. Barry did not eat ham, toast or hash browns. Bart did not drink coffee and ordered sausages. The hash brown-eater drank hot tea and wondered how the cola drinker’s bacon tasted. 7. Bill and Barney did not like eggs or pork chops. 8. The steak-eater did not eat pancakes or toast.

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Tragic safari The clues

Jenny, Jerry, Jack, Jim and Joe went on a safari and were chased by a lion, a hyena, a wart-hog, a leopard and a gnu. They were carrying a camera, a laptop, a telescope, a beeper and a boom box. As they were being chased, they yelled ‘Help!’, ‘Oh, no!’, ‘Mama!’, ‘Sit!’ and ‘Yikes!’. Based on the clues, match the people with the animals that chased them, the items they were carrying and what they yelled.

1. The lion did not chase Jerry, Jack or the person carrying the boom box. 2. Jenny and Joe did not yell ‘Help!’ or carry a boom box. 3. The lion chased the person carrying the beeper who yelled ‘Mama!’ 4. Joe did not carry a camera or a beeper, and did not yell ‘Oh, no!’ or ‘Mama!’ 5. Jack yelled ‘Oh, no!’ and took a great picture of the gnu chasing him. 6. Joe did not yell ‘Sit!’ or carry a laptop. 7. The hyena chased the person who yelled ‘Sit!’ 8. The wart-hog chased the person carrying the laptop who yelled ‘Help!’

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Zoo travel The clues

Zeke, Zack, Zelda, Zane and Zetta went to the zoo to visit their favourite animals. Their favourite animals were a gorilla, a lion, a zebra, a hyena and a snake. While at the zoo, they bought a snack. They bought popcorn, peanuts, sweets, crisps and ice-cream. To get to the zoo, the children travelled by bus, train, car, plane and bicycle. Based on the clues, match the children with their favourite animals, their snacks and their transportation.

1. The child who travelled by plane bought icecream. 2. Zeke and Zane did not buy anything to eat that started with the letter ‘p’. 3. The sweet eater went to see the hyena. 4. Zane’s favourite animal had no legs! 5. The crisps-eater travelled by car to see the zebra. 6. Zelda did not eat peanuts or crisps when she went to see the gorilla. 7. Zack did not like lions. 8. Zeke could not ride a bicycle, and Zelda liked to ride on a bus.

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Team mascots The clues

Five children, named Larry, Lola, Loni, Louis and Lothar, were on five different teams at school. They were on the swimming team, cricket team, football team, basketball team and ice-skating team. Their uniforms were red, pink, yellow, blue and purple. All the teams had mascots, which were a seal, a goat, a horse, a parrot and a chicken. Based on the clues, match the children with their teams, their uniform colours and their team mascots.

1. Larry and Loni did not like water in any form. 2. Louis and Lothar’s teams had mascots that had no feathers. 3. The team with the red uniforms had a chicken for a mascot. 4. The cricket team took turns riding their mascot. 5. Lola and Lothar participated in sports that did not use a ball. 6. Larry was the best bowler on his team. 7. Lola’s team wore yellow uniforms and black skates. 8. The football team wore purple uniforms, and the goat was their mascot. 9. The seal was the mascot for the team that wore blue.

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Ten-house block The clues

Les, Lonnie, Leah, Laura and Larry lived on the same block of State Street. The houses were numbered from 1 to 10 going north to south. Their doors were painted green, yellow, pink, purple and blue, and their windows were painted green, yellow, pink, purple and blue. Only one house had the same colour for both doors and windows. The children lived in house numbers 1, 4, 5, 8 and 10. Based on the clues, match the children with the colours of their doors and windows, and their house numbers.

1. Only one house had the same colour for both doors and windows. 2. Les and Lonnie lived next door to each other, and they did not have pink doors. 3. House number 1 had pink windows. 4. Laura and Larry lived in the houses with the highest numbers, and did not have pink windows or pink doors. 5. Leah and Laura lived the farthest apart. 6. Lonnie lived in the middle of the block and with yellow doors, and windows that were not purple or blue. 7. The highest-numbered house had blue windows and the doors were not green. 8. Larry did not have purple windows and his doors were not green.

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Taylor’s tenth The clues

Tim, Terry, Tina, Tom and Tex were all invited to Taylor’s tenth birthday party. The gifts they brought her were tennis balls, a toy teapot, a tiny top, a tape recorder and a top hat. They paid $5.00, $6.00, $8.00, $9.00 and $10.00 for their gifts. At the party, they all were given seats next to someone they did not know. Their partners were Trevor, Tameka, Theo, Ted and Teresa. Based on the clues, match the children with the gifts they brought, the cost of their gifts, and their partners.

1. Tim, Terry and Tex spent the most for their gifts, which did not include tennis balls. 2. Tim and Tina knew Trevor and Teresa but did not sit next to them. 3. Tom did not buy the tennis balls and spent $4.00 less than Terry, who spent the most. 4. The child who bought the toy teapot sat next to Theo. 5. The child who gave the tennis balls sat next to Ted. 6. The tiny top cost Tim $9.00. 7. Tom did not sit near Trevor, and he did not give the top hat or teapot. 8. Tex did not sit next to Theo.

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Here’s the pitch The clues

Five baseball pitchers were at a convention signing autographs. After the convention, they got together and talked about baseball. Their names were Grover, Nolan, Dino, Chris and Gavin. They all had secret pitches which they either called a slider, a grinder, a greaser, a splitter or a beaner. They played for different teams: the Mules, the Goats, the Aardvarks, the Warblers and the Turtles. Last season they each won a different number of games. They won 5 games, 7 games, 10 games, 12 games and 14 games. Based on the clues, match the pitchers with their secret pitches, their teams and the number of games they won.

1. Grover, Nolan and Dino did not play for either the Mules or the Goats; one of them won the fewest games and one of them won the most games. 2. Chris won twice as many games as Grover, but Nolan won twice as many games as Dino. 3. Nolan, Chris and Gavin did not throw either a slider or a grinder, but one of them did play for the Aardvarks. 4. The player who won half as many games as Nolan, played for the Turtles and threw a truly wicked grinder. 5. The player for the Goats, whose secret pitch was a greaser, won twice as many games as the player for the Warblers. 6. Gavin did not throw a beaner.

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Table tennis tournament The clues

Sam, Sara, Sol, Sylvia and Stan entered a table tennis tournament and were partners with Stu, Spiro, Sally, Shad and Seth, but maybe not in that order. The teams wore brown, pink, green, yellow and blue T-shirts and finished first, second, third, fourth and fifth. Based on the clues, match the children with their partners, the colours of their T-shirts and the order in which they finished.

1. Sylvia and Stan were not partners with Stu or Spiro and did not finish in any of the top three places. 2. Sam and Sara did not wear green or yellow and did not get first place. 3. The last place team wore brown T-shirts. 4. Stan, who was not partnered with either Sally or Shad, did not finish last. 5. Sara did not wear pink and did not finish third. 6. Stu and Sally did not wear green, which was worn by the team finishing first. 7. Shad and his partner finished last. 8. Stu was on the blue team, and Sally finished third.

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Pig Thanksgiving The clues

Every Thanksgiving Day in the USA, the pigs at Farmer Brown’s pig sty had a party to celebrate the fact that families tended to serve a turkey instead of roast pork. The pigs were named Baker, Porker, Loinly, Snuffler and Snortie. They all wore different coloured hats, which were white, orange, yellow, brown and green. They each brought their favourite food for the feast; they brought corn, truffles, swill, walnuts and peanuts. For amusement, they put on their favourite Shakespeare play, Hamlet. They each took the role of a different character in the play. The characters were Hamlet, Horatio, Polonius, Ophelia and Laertes. Based on the clues, match the pigs with their hat colours, their favourite foods and their Shakespearean characters.

1. The pig who played the role of Hamlet wore a yellow hat and did not bring corn. 2. Baker and Porker did not wear orange or yellow hats and did not bring peanuts. 3. The pig who played Ophelia brought walnuts and wore orange. 4. Snortie wore a brown hat and did not play Horatio or Laertes. 5. The pig who played Horatio brought corn. 6. Baker did not wear a green hat or bring corn or truffles. 7. Snuffler did not wear a yellow hat. 8. Snortie did not bring peanuts.

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Pecking a pizza The clues

Five birds, named Beaky, Bob, Billy, Bosco and Brainy, decided to go to their local Pizza Nest for a pizza. They all wanted a different topping, so they each ordered their own individual pizza. The birds were a seagull, an owl, a pigeon, a robin and a crow. The toppings they ordered were worms, crickets, slugs, ants and seeds. To drink, they ordered cola, ginger beer, ice tea, milk and juice. Based on the clues, match the birds with their types, their pizza toppings and their drinks.

1. The seagull, whose name was not Billy, did not order his favourite cricket pizza this time. 2. The milk-drinker ordered worm pizza. 3. The juice-drinker was a crow, and the robin ate slugs. 4. Bob did not order cola or ice tea. 5. The owl, who was not Bosco or Brainy, ordered cricket pizza and ice tea. 6. Billy, who was not an owl, did not drink juice or ice tea. 7. Bob did not drink milk or juice. 8. Billy and Bosco never drank cola or ate seeds. 9. The cola drinker did not eat ants or seeds

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Marriage game The clues

Billy, Bob, Byron, Barney and Baxter got married to Bess, Betty, Barb, Bernice and Beth. They got married in March, April, May, June and July. On their honeymoons they went to Honolulu, Rome, Auckland, Cape Town and Paris. Based on the clues, match the men with their wives, the months in which they were married and their honeymoon destinations.

1. Bob and Byron did not marry Bess or the girl who went to Rome on her honeymoon. 2. The girl who married Barney went to Rome and was married in May. 3. Baxter was married in July, and Bess was married in April. 4. Byron did not marry Betty or Barb, and was not married in March. 5. Bernice went to Honolulu on her honeymoon. 6. The couple married in April did not honeymoon in Cape Town or Paris. 7. The June bride did not go to Honolulu or Cape Town. 8. Baxter did not marry Bernice. 9. Barb did not go to Cape Town.

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Ice-creams The clues

Five pigs, named Hiram, Horace, Harry, Hal and Herb, went out for two-scoop ice-creams. The icecream shop had only five flavours: vanilla, cherry, chocolate, coconut and strawberry. Even so, no pig had the same flavour for both scoops, and no two pigs had the same combination of flavours. After the ice-cream, they were thirsty and bought cola, coffee, tea, lemonade and ginger beer. Based on the clues, match the pigs with their first and second scoops and their drinks.

1. No pig had the same flavour for both scoops, and no two pigs had the same combination of flavours. 2. Hiram and Hal did not have any vanilla at all. 3. Harry’s second scoop was chocolate. 4. The coffee-drinking pig’s first scoop was coconut. 5. The ginger beer-drinking pig’s first scoop was chocolate, and the second scoop was not cherry or coconut. 6. Herb had no vanilla and only drank cola. 7. Hiram and Horace did not like ginger beer. 8. Hiram’s second scoop was coconut, and he drank lemonade. 9. Horace had no cherry ice-cream and drank no tea.

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Hiking trip The clues

Five children, named Elvis, Eva, Eliot, Eli and Eddie, decided to go hiking in the mountains. They wore shorts that were red, blue, grey, pink and white. Their shirts were also red, blue, grey, pink and white, but no-one wore the same colour shorts and shirts. For snacks they brought sweets, biltong, crisps, nuts and bread. Based on the clues, match the children with the colour combinations of their shorts and shirts, and the snacks they brought on the hike.

1. No child wore the same colour for both shorts and shirt. Everybody wore a different colour combination. 2. Elvis, Eliot and Eddie did not wear red shorts. 3. The sweet-eater wore white shorts. 4. Eli wore a grey shirt and did not wear red or pink shorts. 5. Elvis, Eli and Eddie did not eat sweets. 6. Eddie ate nuts and did not wear grey shorts or a red shirt. 7. The blue shirt wearer ate crisps on the hike. 8. Elvis brought bread as his snack and did not wear a red shirt.

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Haunted house The clues

Five children, named Rob, Rina, Rex, Ron and Roy, bought tickets to visit the haunted house at a carnival. In the haunted house, they were scared by a ghost, a goblin, a ghoul, a witch and a warlock. They all reacted differently to what scared them— one fainted, one screamed, one froze, one jumped and one cried. Their last names were Moloney, Snider, Weeks, Snead and Weeley. Based on the clues, match the children with what scared them, their reactions and their last names.

1. Rex and Ron were not scared by anything that started with the letter ‘w’. 2. Rex, Ron and Roy did not faint. 3. Rob was scared by a goblin, and his last name was not Moloney or Snead. 4. Roy was not scared by a witch. 5. Moloney froze when he saw a ghost. 6. Ron Snider did not see a ghost. 7. Rina, who was not Snead or Weeley, did not faint. 8. Snead stopped crying when he heard Weeks screaming.

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Golfing around The clues

Five gents from Ghent, named Garfield, Garry, George, Gordon and Graham, went golfing at their local golf club. Their golf bags were white, orange, purple, yellow and green, and they shot 72, 78, 85, 99 and 104. Their caddies’ names were Gilbert, Godfrey, Garland, Gregory and Grant. Based on the clues, match the gentlemen with the colour of their golf bags, their scores and their caddies.

1. In golf, the lowest score is the best score, and Gilbert’s golfer with the purple bag won the round. 2. The golfer with the orange bag did the worst. 3. Gregory did not caddy for George, Gordon or the golfer with the purple bag. 4. Gordon golfed better than Garry and George, but Garfield and Graham golfed better than Gordon. 5. Gilbert did not caddy for Garfield, who had six more strokes than the winner. 6. Garry had a white golf bag. 7. Gordon’s bag was not green, and his caddy was not Grant. 8. Garland did not caddy for the golfer with the yellow bag. 9. Garfield’s caddy was not Gregory or Grant.

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Forest children The clues

For one year, five young children, named Dan, Diana, Daphne, Dick and Donald, lived in the forest with their parents as part of a nature experiment. Part of the experiment required them to find some of their food in the forest. After trying many different things, they each developed a taste for different meats and vegetables. For meat, their favourites were grubs, beetles, moths, ants and worms. For vegetables, their favourites were grass, moss, bark, flowers and leaves. The children spent a lot of time playing in the forest and eventually they were each befriended by a wild animal. They became friends with a lizard, a fox, a wallaby, a rabbit and a numbat. Based on the clues, match the children with their favourite meats and vegetables and their animal friends.

1. The child who ate beetles and moss was friends with a rabbit. 2. Dan and Diana did not eat grubs and were not friends with a fox. 3. Daphne, Dick, and the child befriended by a fox did not eat moths or grass. 4. A wallaby was friends with Daphne, who did not eat moss or flowers. 5. The bark-eating child was friends with a lizard. 6. Diana ate moths but no moss, and Dan ate worms but no grass. 7. Daphne did not eat ants.

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Five gorillas The clues

Five gorillas, named Gorbly, Bonger, Tongly, Kongo and Chong, collected different strangely-shaped coconuts. The unusual shapes were a triangle, a square, a hexagon, a bell and a pentagon. They were each so fond of their unusual coconuts that they gave them a name. They called them Sunny, Purdy, Sweet Pea, Baby Bear and Punkin. They could not agree on whose coconut was the best, and discussed the subject endlessly. During the course of one of their discussions, they got frustrated and chased each other around a tree. Each of the gorillas tripped and suffered a minor injury to a toe, a nose, an ear, an eye and a tooth. Based on the clues, match the gorillas with the shapes of their unusual coconuts, the nicknames they gave their coconuts and the injuries they suffered.

1. The gorilla who received a black eye called his coconut Punkin. 2. The gorilla who collected the pentagon-shaped coconut had his nose broken and did not call his coconut Sunny. 3. The gorilla who scratched his ear called his coconut Baby Bear. 4. Gorbly and Bonger did not collect square- or hexagon-shaped coconuts. 5. Tongly lost a tooth after his fall. 6. Gorbly, who hurt his toe, did not have a bellshaped coconut. 7. Neither Kongo nor Chong suffered a broken nose, but Kongo dropped his bell-shaped coconut as he ran. 8. Kongo did not call his coconut Baby Bear or Sunny. 9. Chong did not collect a square coconut, and it was the square coconut-collector who called his coconut Purdy.

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Moving friends The clues

Charles, Carl, Charo, Cindi and Cathy were good friends who shared a love for their pets. Each had a different pet; they had a dog, a cat, a bird, a rabbit and a fish. The pets were named Rover, Tabby, Polly, Fluffy and Goldie. All of the friends had to move to a different country because their parents had to relocate for their jobs. They moved to Turkey, Australia, Kenya, Guyana and Laos. Based on the clues, match the five friends with their pets, their pet’s names and the states they moved to.

1. Charles, Charo and Cathy had fur-covered pets. 2. Cindi and Cathy did not move to Australia, Kenya or Laos. 3. Tabby was a bird, and Polly was a rabbit. 4. Cindi, and the owner of the bird, did not move to either Turkey or Australia. 5. Charles and Carl did not move to Laos. 6. Cindi’s pet was not named either Fluffy or Goldie. 7. Goldie, the cat, moved with her owner to Turkey. 8. Charo did not own a rabbit.

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Opera fans The clues

Mary, Mark, Myron, Melvin and Mildred were all fans of the opera. Each one had a different favourite voice range. They liked soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone and bass. Each one also had a different favourite opera; their favourites were Aida, La Boheme, Carmen, Pagliacci and Rigoletto. Each of the opera fans lived in a different city. They lived in Milan, London, Berlin, New York and Tokyo. Based on the clues, match the opera fans with their favourite voice ranges, their favourite operas and the cities where they lived.

1. Mary, who did not live in either New York or Tokyo, could not understand why the opera fans from those two cities loved Carmen and Pagliacci. 2. Mark and Mildred did not live in Tokyo or New York, and one of them liked the contralto voice best and the other preferred the tenor sound. 3. Neither Myron nor Melvin liked the bass voice best, as it was the Aida-loving opera fan from Berlin who preferred the bass sound. 4. Myron thought the fan from New York who loved the soprano sound and Pagliacci was not very knowledgeable about opera. 5. The opera fan from London, who was not Mark, loved the contralto voice and Rigoletto.

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I’m nuts over you The clues

Five male squirrels, named Wally, Bushy, Benny, Wilbur and Tom, were trying to win the hearts of five female squirrels, named Marilyn, Jayne, Heddy, Betty and June. Fortunately, the male squirrels were each trying to win over a different female squirrel. Each of the male squirrels decided to make a pile of nuts and offer it to the female squirrels on the theory that they could win their hearts through their stomachs. The five piles of nuts each consisted of a different number of nuts; the piles had 5, 8, 15, 16 and 20 nuts in them. Based on the clues, match the male squirrels with the female squirrels they were trying to win over and the number of nuts they offered.

1. Wally, Benny and Tom did not like Marilyn and Jayne. 2. Marilyn was offered the fewest nuts, and Wilbur offered twice as many nuts as Tom offered Betty. 3. Benny did not offer the most nuts, as the largest pile of nuts was offered to Heddy, and Benny was not that generous.

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Five lonely bachelors The clues

Five lonely bachelors, named Sam, Simon, Silas, Zeke and Zack, answered personal ads in the local newspaper and were able to make dates with five girls, named Judy, Joan, Jacqui, Jean and Jerri. Their last names were Lanely, Streeter, Way, Bovey and Vard. These bachelors were not exactly big spenders, which may be one reason why they were so lonely. They took their dates out for tacos, burgers, hot dogs, pizza and chicken. Based on the clues, match the bachelors with the first and last names of the girls they dated and the food they ate.

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Some favourite thing The clues

Vic, Val, Vinnie, Vera and Van liked to sleep, read, climb, run and sing when they were not watching television. They all loved television but liked different kinds of shows. Their favourites were cartoons, cooking shows, soap operas, game shows and animal stories. The only other thing they really liked doing was playing with their pet cats, whose names were Tabby, Tiger, Toby, Tom and Tasha. Based on the clues, match the children with their favourite pastimes, their favourite television shows and the names of their cats.

1. Tom liked to climb things and so did his owner. 2. Vic and Val did not like sleeping or animal stories. 3. Tabby’s owner liked to sleep and watch animal stories. 4. Vera liked to sing and watch game shows. 5. Van disliked sleeping, cartoons and cooking shows. 6. Val did not like climbing or cooking shows. 7. Vic’s pet cat was Toby. 8. Val liked to read to her cat, Tasha.

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Daredevil ducks The clues

Five young ducks, named Dandy, Dilly, Doosy, Drake and Dodie, decided to try their wings at stunt flying. Their last names were Mallard, Wood, Black, Decoy and Pintail. The first stunt they tried was to fly upside down. Of course, they all quacked up and crashed. They suffered injuries to a beak, a wing, a neck, a tail and a foot. Their parents went quackers when they found out about all this and grounded them for 3 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days and 14 days. Based on the clues, match the ducks first and last names, what they injured and the lengths of time they were grounded.

1. The duck grounded for three days suffered an injured tail and was not Dandy, Doosy or Wood. 2. The duck grounded for one week was Wood, who injured a wing. 3. Dilly and Dodie were grounded for less than a week. 4. Dodie, who was not Pintail, was grounded for more than five days. 5. Dandy was Decoy, who was grounded the longest. 6. Doosy was not Black or Pintail. 7. Mallard injured a foot, and Decoy did not injure his neck.

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Dance band The clues

Five sisters, named Nan, Nell, Nina, Naomi and Nola, decided to dye their hair purple, green, blue, orange and violet. They also decided to form a dance band where they would play a violin, harp, cello, piano and guitar. Their ages were 23, 20, 17, 16 and 15. Based on the clues, match the girls with the colour they dyed their hair, their musical instruments and their ages.

1. Nan, Nina and Naomi were neither the oldest nor the youngest. 2. Nan was five years older than the youngest sister. 3. Nan, Nell and Nina did not dye their hair purple or play the violin. 4. Naomi, who played the harp, had only two older sisters. 5. The youngest sister played the violin. 6. The cello player had blue eyes and matching hair colour. 7. The green-haired piano player was seven years younger than Nell. 8. The violet-haired girl played the violin. 9. Nell did not play the guitar.

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Championship team The clues

The Highland Park High School basketball team was on a roll and won the interschool championship. The team consisted of Cal, Chet, Chuck, Carlos and Charles, whose last names were Bat, Bane, Bates, Beales and Bristow. Their nicknames were Key, Hoop, Sport, Points and Charger. In the championship game they each scored 10, 12, 18, 24 and 30 points. Based on the clues, match the players with their last names, their nicknames and their individual point totals.

1. No player had the same number of letters in his first name, last name and nickname. 2. Carlos scored the least amount of points and had the longest last name. 3. Chet scored three times what Carlos scored and had the shortest last name. 4. Chuck’s last name was not Bane, and he scored 12 points less than Chet. 5. Cal was not Bates, and he scored two points more than Bristow. 6. The player with the longest last name had the shortest nickname. 7. Points was Bat.

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Big spelling competition The clues

Five children, named Fred, Frank, Farah, Francis and Phil, were eliminated in a semifinal round in a spelling competition. They were from rooms 106, 212, 312, 417 and 505, and their teachers were Ms Inkpot, Mr Ruler, Mrs Chalk, Ms Pennsl and Ms Book. The words the children missed were ‘academic’, ‘intellectual’, ‘comprehend’, ‘discover’ and ‘ascertain’. Based on the clues, match the spellers with their rooms, their teachers and their misspelt words.

1. Fred, Frank and Francis misspelt words that start with a vowel. 2. The child who misspelled ‘discover’ had Ms Book for a teacher. 3. Frank did not have Ms Inkpot or Mr Ruler and did not misspell any words starting with an ‘a’. 4. Mrs Chalk was the teacher in Room 505. 5. Phil misspelled ‘comprehend’ and his teacher was not Mrs Chalk. 6. Francis did not misspell ‘ascertain’ and her room number was not 505. 7. The misspeller of ‘ascertain’ was from Room 312. 8. Double Farah’s room number to get Phil’s room number. 9. Ms Inkpot taught Phil, and Ms Pennsl taught in Room 417.

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Beauty contest The clues

Bambi, Barbie, Bonnie, Bella and Bibi were the five finalists in the Miss Marvelous Beauty Contest. They were from Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain and Chile. In the talent competition, one sang out of tune, one danced out of step, one mimed a waterfall, one played a violin violently and one yodelled through her nose. They finished first, second, third, fourth and fifth. Based on the clues, match the girls with their countries, their talents and their order of finishing.

1. Bella and Bibi did not finish among the top three. 2. The mime from Spain won the contest. 3. Barbie was from Malaysia and finished just ahead of Bella and Bibi. 4. The singer finished third, and Bonnie, who did not like the singer, was from Japan. 5. The dancer finished last. 6. Bibi was not from Chile and did not finish last. 7. The girl who finished second did not play an instrument.

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Monkey business The clues

Four monkeys named Larry, Charlie, Murphy and Donny wore red, purple, black and white hats. The monkeys sat in a row on a tree branch tossing coconuts back and forth. Unfortunately, the monkeys could not catch very well and inevitably they dropped a coconut and hit an animal passing below. Each monkey accidentally hit one animal. The animals were a tiger, a leopard, an elephant and a fox. When struck by the coconut, each animal shouted something to the monkey that dropped the coconut. They shouted ‘Poor catch’, ‘Watch it!’, ‘Down below’ and ‘You hit me’. Based on the clues, match the order the monkeys were sitting on the branch with their names, their hat colours, the animals they accidentally hit and what they shouted.

1. The first and fourth monkeys did not wear white and did not have the phrases ‘Down below’ or ‘You hit me’ shouted at them. 2. When Donny hit the tiger, the words ‘You hit me’ were shouted at him. 3. Larry, in the black hat, had the phrase ‘Poor catch’ yelled at him. 4. The second monkey hit the elephant. 5. Murphy did not hit the fox. 6. The first monkey wore a red hat and was not Charlie. 7. The monkey that had the words ‘You hit me’ shouted at him did not wear white.

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Tap dancing contest The clues

Five American tap dancers, named Sammy, Sal, Sara, Sid and Spiro, entered a tap dancing contest and finished in first, second, third, fourth and fifth places. They wore shoes that were white, black, brown, yellow and green, and they wore socks of the same colours. However, no dancer wore the same colour for both shoes and socks. They were from Chicago, New York, Boston, Peoria and Miami. Based on the clues, match the dancers with their order of finish, the colours of their shoes and socks and their native city.

1. No dancer wore the same colour for both shoes and socks, and the first place dancer was from Miami and wore black socks. 2. Spiro was not from Chicago, Boston or Peoria and finished last. 3. The Chicago dancer wore white shoes and finished fourth. 4. Sid was from Peoria and did not wear white, yellow or green socks. 5. The dancer from Boston, in the black shoes, finished third. 6. Sal and Sara did not wear black shoes or yellow socks. 7. Spiro did not wear yellow socks, and Sara was not from Chicago. 8. Sid and Sara did not wear yellow shoes.

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Good fishing The clues

Fritz, Frank, Fred, Farley and Fabio went fishing and caught a carp, a sailfish, a bluefish, a salmon and a shark. The fish weighed 3 kilograms, 7 kilograms, 10 kilograms, 15 kilograms and 22 kilograms. They each used a different kind of bait; they used a worm, a grub, a minnow, a lure and a dry fly. They fished from a boat, a raft, a bridge, a dam and a jetty. Based on the clues, match the fishermen with their fish, their weights, their bait and what they fished from.

1. The 3-kilogram fish was a carp caught on a worm. 2. The combined weight of Frank and Fabio’s fish equalled Fritz’s bluefish. 3. Fabio did not catch a carp, and he did not use grubs or lures. 4. Farley’s shark was not the biggest fish caught, and it was not caught on a grub or dry fly or from a jetty. 5. The sailfish was caught on a minnow from a boat. 6. The salmon was caught on a grub from a dam. 7. Fabio did not catch a salmon, and the 10-kilogram fish was not caught from a raft. 8. The dry fly was not used from a jetty.

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Big dinner The clues

Carol, Carl, Cathy, Cliff and Charlie went out to dinner, and they each ordered different things. For a beverage they ordered cola, coffee, ice tea, lemonade and juice. For their first course they ordered soup, green salad, coleslaw, garlic bread and beetroot. For their second course, they ordered steak, chicken, lobster, prawns and lamb chops. Dessert consisted of cake, pie, cookies, ice-cream and pudding. Based on the clues, match the people with their drinks, their first and second courses and their desserts.

1. The green salad-eater had lobster, but did not order ice-cream for dessert. 2. The cola drinker ate lamb chops and pudding. 3. Cliff and Charlie did not drink anything that started with a ‘c’ or eat lobster, steak or cookies. 4. Carl and Cathy did not drink coffee or eat beetroot and steak. 5. Carl drank juice but did not eat cake or cookies. 6. Cliff and Charlie did not eat beetroot or coleslaw. 7. Cliff did not drink lemonade or eat soup. 8. Charlie ate prawns but no cake.

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Future shock The clues

Five people, named Ezra, Ester, Elbert, Elsie and Edward, decided to consult with psychics. They each visited a different psychic, received a different prediction and were charged a different amount. The psychics were Zelda, Zorba, Zoe, Zeno and Zeeba. The predictions were that person would be abducted by aliens, suffer from an armpit rash, have an earwax fire, be hit by a flying goat or be stung by bees. These predictions cost $4.00, $6.00, $9.00, $12.00 and $16.00. Based on the clues, match the people with their psychics, their predictions and the costs.

1. Ezra and Elbert did not pay the least, but one of them paid the most. 2. Elbert paid more than Elsie but less than Edward. 3. Ester paid less than Elsie. 4. Neither Elsie nor Edward consulted with Zeno, Zeeba, or the psychic who warned of flying goats. 5. Ezra and Elbert were not told to be wary of either bees or earwax fires, but one of them was told to expect an alien abduction in the near future. 6. Edward was not warned about bees. 7. Zelda was the cheapest psychic to consult. 8. Elsie did not consult with Zorba. 9. The person who paid the most was not warned to beware of an armpit rash. 10. Zeeba charged less than Zeno.

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Flying cows The clues

Five cows, named Jessie, Sally, Rickey, Rolanda and Phillipa, decided that it would be fun to learn how to fly. They formed a flying club and called themselves the ‘Jersey Jets’! They all went out and bought themselves safety helmets for their first flight. The helmets were all a different colour and were red, yellow, brown, purple and green. For their first flight, they decided to climb to the top of Farmer Brown’s silo and jump off while flapping whatever it was they could flap. The flights went well but the landings were rather rough. They each landed on something different. They landed on a picket fence, a tractor, a harvester, a manure pile and a chicken. They all travelled a different distance; they flew 4 metres, 6 metres, 7 metres, 12 metres and 14 metres. Based on the clues, match the cows with their helmet colours, what things they landed on and the distances they flew.

1. The cow in the purple safety helmet flew three times as far as the cow that landed on the tractor. 2. Phillipa flew twice as far as Rolanda. 3. Jessie, Sally and Rickey did not land on either the picket fence or the harvester. 4. The cow in the red helmet landed on the manure pile and flew half as far as the cow that landed on the chicken. 5. Jessie flew twice as far as Sally. 6. Rolanda did not wear a green helmet. 7. Phillipa just missed hitting the harvester, which was parked right next to the picket fence, and her helmet was not either yellow or brown. 8. Rolanda’s helmet was not yellow, and Jesse wasn’t the best flyer.

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Language fun The clues

Five language students, named Sybil, Sara, Sally, Sable and Sam, studied Greek, German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. Oddly enough, the students were from Greece, Germany, Spain, Russia and China. But, of course, none of them studied the language of their native countries. They all studied a language for different amounts of time. They studied for 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, 6 years and 10 years. Based on the clues, match the students with the languages they studied, their native countries, and the length of time they studied a foreign language.

1. None of the language students studied their native languages. 2. Sara studied a language twice as long as the person from Spain, who studied Russian. 3. Sally studied a language even longer than Sara and twice as long as the student from Russia, who studied Chinese. 4. Sybil and Sam did not study Russian, and Sally did not study Spanish. 5. Sara and Sally did not study German, and neither one was a native of China. 6. Sybil did not study Chinese.

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Lunch switcheroo The clues

Five members of the Logic Club went out to lunch together. Their names were Ned, Nellie, Norman, Nancy and Nora. They all ordered a different main dish, side order and drink. The main dishes were a chicken wrap, a hamburger, a cheeseburger, a corned beef sandwich and a tuna sandwich. The side dishes were French fries, potato wedges, potato salad, mashed potato and a baked potato. The drinks they ordered were lemonade, coffee, ice tea, milk and cola. The waiter, knowing they liked a bit of a challenge, mixed up their orders so that nobody got any of the items they ordered. Based on the clues, match the Logic Club members with their main orders, their side dishes and their drinks.

1. No-one was served any of the items correctly. Nothing the waiter put down in front of them was anything they ordered. 2. Ned was served a tuna sandwich, mashed potato and ice tea. 3. Nellie was served a cheeseburger, potato salad and milk. 4. Norman was served a corned beef sandwich, potato wedges and lemonade. 5. Nancy was served a chicken wrap, French fries and coffee. 6. Nora was served a hamburger, baked potato and cola. 7. Ned, Nellie and Norman did not order a hamburger. 8. Ned and Nellie did not order a chicken wrap, but the person who did order a wrap also ordered a cola. 9. Nellie did not order the tuna, but the person who did order the tuna sandwich also wanted potato salad and a cup of coffee. 10. The person who ordered mashed potato also ordered milk. 11. The person who ordered a chicken wrap did not order either ice tea or milk. 12. The person who ordered a cheeseburger also ordered potato wedges. 13. Nellie did not order a baked potato.

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Bird feeder gossip The clues

Five birds, named Jasper, Jake, Jerri, Jemima and Jillian, sat on a feeder one day eating their favourite seeds and discussing various topics. The birds were all a different species; they were a chickadee, a titmouse, a blue jay, a nuthatch and a cardinal. They all had a different favourite type of seed, which was either millet, corn, wheat, sunflower or caraway. As they ate, they discussed their least favourite species of animal. They disliked cats, owls, snakes, squirrels and shrikes. Based on the clues, match the birds with their species, their favourite seeds and their least favourite animals.

1. Jake, Jemima and Jillian all disliked creatures whose names started with the letter ‘s’. 2. The titmouse did not like cats and loved sunflower seeds. 3. The cardinal liked millet and disliked owls. 4. Neither Jemima nor Jillian was a chickadee, and neither one disliked snakes. 5. The chickadee disliked corn and caraway. 6. Jasper was not a titmouse. 7. Jillian did not like corn and she was not a nuthatch. 8. The bird that loved corn was the bird that disliked shrikes.

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Up and down shopping The clues

Five people, named Mandy, Mike, Mel, Mo and U, went shopping at a department store. They each bought one item. They bought a tube of lipstick, a hat, a telescope, a wallet and a briefcase. As luck would have it, the department store had five floors and each item was purchased on a separate floor. None of the items cost the same. The cost of the items was $5.00, $12.00, $15.00, $20.00 and $24.00. Based on the clues, match the shoppers with the item they purchased, the floor it was purchased on and the cost of the item.

1. Nobody bought an item on a particular floor if that floor number matched the number of letters in that person’s name. 2. Mandy did not shop on the 4th floor, but she did spend four times as much money as U, but U did not shop on the 4th floor, either. 3. Mo shopped one floor below Mike and one floor above U. 4. Mo spent less money than Mandy, but more than Mike. 5. Mel shopped one floor above Mandy. 6. Mike and Mel bought the lipstick and the hat, but maybe not in that order. 7. The wallet was more expensive than either the briefcase or the telescope. 8. The hat cost twice as much as the lipstick. 9. The briefcase cost more than the telescope.

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1. Star pigs Gail

Greg

George

Gordon

Greta

Bart

Barry

Choplie foxtrot

Bubba ballet

Loinser polka

Hamlet waltz

Porketta hula

hot tea sausages hash brown

milk coffee pork chops steak eggs waffles

John

Harry

2. Operation union Tom

Terry

Mike

lock 9 operations

full-back 2 operations

scrum half 4 operations

hooker 8 operations

fly half 10 operations

Bill

Dan

Jake

Dave

Wayne

jump The Brain

dribble The Man

shoot The Brave

rebound The Great

run The Stilt

4. Toyland in school Kathy

Keith

Ken

Kyle

Kirk

cards reading

doll science

marbles English

yoyo history

toy car maths

Jenny

Jerry

Jack

Jim

Joe

lion beeper ‘Mama!’

wart-hog laptop ‘Help!’

gnu camera ‘Oh, no!’

hyena boom box ‘Sit!’

leopard telescope ‘Yikes!’

Zeke

Zack

Zelda

Zane

Zetta

hyena sweets train

zebra crisps car

gorilla popcorn bus

snake ice-cream plane

lion peanuts bicycle

15. Team mascots Larry

Lola

Loni

Louis

Lothar

ice-skating yellow parrot

basketball red chicken

football purple goat

swimming blue seal

Henny

Eggster

Clucky

Frier

Stew

cricket pink horse

falling sky hide

sly fox cross road

mean ducks write letter

stars say prayer

moon buy helmet

16. Ten-house block

5. Chicken thinking

cola bacon toast

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Wilt

Bob

juice ham pancakes

13. Tragic safari

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3. Basketball team

Barney

Jim

Joe

Jerry

Jeff

potato salad ankle

watermelon nose

hot dogs wrist

ice-cream arm

hamburgers leg

Les

Lonnie

Leah

Laura

Larry

green doors purple windows 4

yellow doors green windows 5

pink doors pink windows 1

purple doors blue windows 10

blue doors yellow windows 8

17. Taylor’s Tenth

7. Jumping frogs

Tim

Terry

Tina

Tom

Tex

tiny top $9.00 Tameka

teapot $10.00 Theo

tennis balls $5.00 Ted

tape recorder $6.00 Teresa

top hat $8.00 Trevor

Dino

Chris

Gaylord

grinder Turtles 7 games

greaser Goats 10 games

splitter Mules 12 games

Fern

Fran

Fergie

Wart 7 metres

Bugeye 10 metres

Hoppy 1 metre

Jumpy 6 metres

Spot 5 metres

Myron

Myles

Grover

Nolan

seaweed minister

coconuts farmer

slider Warblers 5 games

beaner Aardvarks 14 games

Reed

Gordon

WSSS $15 000

WWWW $10 000

Sam

Sara

Sol

Sylvia

Stan

Sally pink third

Stu blue second

Spiro green first

Shad brown fifth

Seth yellow fourth

8. Marooned Milt grass teacher

Millie

sand doctor

9. Radio careers

18. Here’s the pitch

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o c . che e 19. Table tennis tournament r o t r s super

leaves lawyer

Phil

Olivia

Sally

WTTT $21 000

WRRR $24 000

WEEE $20 000

10. Five-City tour Karen

Keith

Karl

Kirk

Ken

London Houghton

Laramie Shackleton

Lhasa Hutton

Lima Royston

Luxor Posh

11. Ice-cream club Holly

Harvey

Harry

Hal

Herb

Parke big bite

Darke straw

Clarke lick the top

Smith lick the side

Starke cone first

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Fred

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Frank

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Porker

Loinly

Snuffler

Snortie

white swill Laertes

green corn Horatio

yellow peanuts Hamlet

orange walnuts Ophelia

brown truffles Polonius

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30. Opera fans

Beaky

Bob

Billy

Bosco

Brainy

Mary

Mark

Myron

Melvin

Mildred

owl crickets ice tea

seagull seeds ginger beer

pigeon worms milk

crow ants juice

robin slugs cola

bass Aida Berlin

tenor La Boheme Milan

baritone Carmen Tokyo

soprano Pagliacci New York

contralto Rigoletto London

22. Marriage game

31. I’m nuts over you

Billy

Bob

Byron

Bess April Auckland

Bernice March Honolulu

Beth June Paris

23. Ice-creams Horace

Harry

cherry coconut lemonade

coconut vanilla coffee

vanilla chocolate tea

Baxter

Wally

Bushy

Benny

Wilbur

Tom

Barb May Rome

Betty July Cape Town

Heddy 20 nuts

Marilyn 5 nuts

June 15 nuts

Jayne 16 nuts

Betty 8 nuts

Hal

Herb

chocolate strawberry ginger beer

strawberry cherry cola

grey shorts pink shirt bread

Eva

Eliot

Eli

Eddie

red shorts blue shirt crisps

white shorts red shirt sweets

blue shorts grey shirt biltong

pink shorts white shirt nuts

25. Haunted house Rob goblin fainted Weeley

Rina

witch screamed Weeks

Simon

Silas

Zeke

Zack

Jean Lanely chicken

Judy Vard pizza

Jerri Streeter burgers

Joan Bovey hot dogs

Jacqui Way tacos

Vera

Van

sing game shows Tiger

climb soap operas

33. Some favourite things

24. Hiking trip Elvis

Sam

ew i ev Pr

Teac he r

Hiram

r o e t s Bo r e 32. Five lonely bachelors p ok u S Barney

Vic

Val

Vinnie

run cooking shows Toby

read cartoons

sleep animal stories Tabby

Tasha

34. Daredevil ducks

Tom

Ron

Roy

Dandy

Dilly

Doosy

ghost froze Moloney

ghoul jumped Snider

warlock cried Snead

Decoy beak 14 days

Pintail tail 3 days

Mallard foot 5 days

Drake

Dodie

Wood wing 7 days

Black neck 6 days

35. Dance band

26. Golfing around George

Gordon

Graham

Nan

Nell

Nina

Naomi

Nola

green 78 Garland

white 99 Gregory

orange 104 Grant

yellow 85 Godfrey

purple 72 Gilbert

orange guitar 20

blue cello 23

green piano 16

purple harp 17

violet violin 15

27. Forest children

36. Championship team

. te

Dan

Diana

Daphne

Dick

worms bark lizard

moths grass numbat

grubs leaves wallaby

beetles moss rabbit

28. Five gorillas

m . u

Garry

w ww

Garfield

Cal

Chet

Chuck

ants flowers fox

Bane Sport 12 points

Bat Points 30 points

Beales Charger 18 points

Donald

Carlos

Charles

Bristow Key 10 points

Bates Hoop 24 points

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Gorbly

Bonger

Tongly

Kongo

Chong

Fred

Frank

Farah

Francis

Phil

triangle Sunny toe

pentagon Sweet Pea nose

square Purdy tooth

bell Punkin eye

hexagon Baby Bear ear

312 Mr Ruler ascertain

505 Mrs Chalk intellectual

106 Ms Book discover

417 Ms Pennsl academic

212 Ms Inkpot comprehend

38. Beauty contest

29. Moving friends Charles

Carl

Charo

Cindi

Cathy

Bambi

Barbie

Bonnie

Bella

Bibi

rabbit Polly Australia

bird Tabby Kenya

dog Fluffy Laos

fish Rover Guyana

cat Goldie Turkey

Spain mime first

Malaysia sing third

Japan yodel second

Chile dance fifth

Mexico violin fourth

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47. Bird feeder gossip

1st Monkey

2nd Monkey

3rd Monkey

4th Monkey

Jasper

Jake

Jerri

Jemima

Jillian

Murphy red leopard ‘Watch it!’

Charlie white elephant ‘Down below’

Donny purple tiger ‘You hit me’

Larry black fox ‘Poor catch’

cardinal millet owls

chickadee wheat snakes

titmouse sunflower cats

nuthatch corn shrikes

blue jay caraway squirrels

48. Up and down shopping

40. Tap dancing contest

r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

Sal

Sara

Sid

Spiro

third black shoes yellow socks Boston

fourth white shoes green socks Chicago

first brown shoes black socks Miami

second green shoes brown socks Peoria

fifth yellow shoes white socks New York

Farley

Fabio

Teac he r

41. Good fishing Fritz

Frank

Fred

bluefish carp salmon shark sailfish 10 kilograms 3 kilograms 22 kilograms 15 kilograms 7 kilograms dry fly jetty dam raft boat

42. Big dinner Carol

Carl

Cathy

Cliff

Charlie

coffee beetroot steak cookies

juice green salad lobster pie

cola coleslaw lamb chops pudding

ice tea garlic bread chicken cake

lemonade soup prawns ice-cream

Mandy

Mike

Mel

wallet 1st floor $20.00

lipstick 5th floor $12.00

hat 2nd floor $24.00

briefcase 4th floor $15.00

telescope 3rd floor $5.00

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Sammy

Ezra

Ester

Elbert

Elsie

Edward

Zeno alien abduction $16.00

Zelda flying goat $4.00

Zeeba armpit rash

Zoe bees

Zorba earwax fire

$9.00

$6.00

$12.00

44. Flying cows

w ww

Jessie

purple chicken 7 metres

Sally

Rickey

Rolanda

red manure 6 metres

yellow tractor 4 metres

brown harvester 12 metres

Sally

Sable

Sam

Russian Spain 3 years

Chinese Russia 5 years

Nancy

Nora

45. Language fun Sybil

Sara

German China 1 year

Spanish Greece 6 years

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Ned

o c . che e r o t r s super

Greek Germany 10 years

46. Lunch switcheroo Nellie

Phillipa green fence 14 metres

m . u

43. Future shock

Norman

cheeseburger corned beef chicken wrap hamburger tuna sandwich potato French baked mashed potato wedges fries potato potato salad lemonade ice tea cola milk coffee

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