Perplexors: Ages 12-13 by Teacher Superstore

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Perplexors (Ages 12–13) Published by R.I.C. Publications® 2009 under licence to MindWare Holdings Inc. Copyright© 2007 MindWare Holdings Inc. This version copyright© R.I.C. Publications® 2009 ISBN 978-1-74126-825-6 RIC–6482

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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.

Now that’s an election! ........................ 1 A fair day ............................................. 2 A friendly lunch ................................... 3 A day in the life of four crows .............. 4 The King! ............................................. 5 Ant the eat goes on .............................. 6 Italian stars .......................................... 7 Barely bear facts .................................. 8 Gopher it! ............................................ 9 You call that a farm? .......................... 10 In search of chickens ......................... 11 Stranded lawyers ............................... 12 Camp fun .......................................... 13 Crossing chickens .............................. 14 Football injuries ................................. 15 Fowl food .......................................... 16 Weird pet tricks ................................. 17 Fine swine ......................................... 18 Auction action ................................... 19 I’m stuck on me! ................................ 20 Fishing facts ....................................... 21 Skiing fun .......................................... 22 The play ............................................. 23 Talent contest .................................... 24 A fair contest ..................................... 25 Mothers and sons .............................. 26 Taste the difference! ........................... 27 Lunchroom secrets ............................ 28 Off the hook! ..................................... 29 A day at the mall ............................... 30 Buying a car ...................................... 31 The collectors .................................... 32 Five teachers ...................................... 33 On to high school .............................. 34 Super disagreement ........................... 35 Pet problems ...................................... 36 A hairy puzzle ................................... 37 Going to the movies .......................... 38 Birthday gifts ..................................... 39 Playing house .................................... 40 Menu madness! ................................. 41 Happy haunting ground ..................... 42 Family differences .............................. 43 Ups and downs of shopping .............. 44 The bookshop .................................... 45 Chicken olympics .............................. 46 School report fun ............................... 47 Chirper by the dozen ......................... 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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Instructions 2nd Place

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The best way to learn how to solve logic problems is to complete one. Read the sample puzzle below and use the ‘Cross off and circle’ technique. On the following page we show the completed puzzle and all the thinking you needed to do to solve the puzzle.

Clue #1 allows you to cross off ‘Mari’ under 1st place because the clue tells you that Mari finished after Debi and, obviously, first place is not after anything. The clue adds the information that Mari did not finish last so you cross Mari’s name off in the fourth place column as well. The clue also gives us information about Debi. We know that Mari finished after Debi, so Debi can not be in fourth place because there is no place after fourth place for Mari to be in. And we can also cross off ‘Debi’ under third place because Mari has to finish after Debi and we know Mari did not finish in fourth place. Thus, ‘Debi’ can not be the answer for third place because Mari did not finish in fourth place.

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The top four finishers in the annual beauty queen and rat derby were the lovely Bambi, Debi, Cindi and Mari, who trained rats named Brighteye, Dorable, Sweetlips and QT Pie. In a startling coincidence, the place the lovely ladies finished in the beauty queen contest exactly matched the place their pets placed in the rat derby. This was a first in the history of the sport! Based on the clues, match the finishing place for both the girls and the rats.

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1. Mari finished after Debi, but at least she did not finish last. 2. Cindi finished ahead of Debi. 3. Brighteye and Sweetlips did not finish either first or last. 4. Cindi did not name her pet rat QT Pie, and Brighteye finished in front of Mari’s pet rat.

Clue #3 allows you to cross off both ‘Brighteye’ and ‘Sweetlips’ under first place and fourth place. Doing this shows you that the only possibility for those two must be second and third places. We do not know which is which at this point, but we know that ‘Dorable’ and ‘QT Pie’ are eliminated for those places so we cross them off under the second and third place columns. Thus, when we finish the crossing off based on this clue, we have only ‘Dorable’ and ‘QT Pie’ left as possibilities for first place and fourth place, and ‘Brighteye’ and ‘Sweetlips’ as possibilities for second place and third place.

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Clue #2 gives us all we need to know to solve the beauty queen part of the puzzle. The only possibilities left for Debi are first or second place. Cindi finishing ahead of Debi puts Cindi in first place and Debi in second place. When you circle those names in the correct column, and cross off the other names in that column, and cross off ‘Cindi’ and ‘Debi’ under the other columns, you will find ‘Mari’ as the only possibility for third place and ‘Bambi’ as the only possible answer for fourth place.

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To be able to solve logic problems you must first understand what it is you are looking for. In the sample puzzle below, note that there are four columns going across with each containing exactly the same information in two groups that are separated by a line. Only ONE answer is correct in each group for each column, and that ONE answer will NOT be correct in any other place. There are numbered clues that you are to use to solve the puzzle. To keep track of your logical deductions, you are to cross off possibilities on the puzzle until the correct answer is revealed and then circle that correct answer. Sometimes, the correct answer is revealed before you have crossed off all the possibilities. When this happens you must still cross off the other possibilities in that group and also cross off that possibility in the other columns because other answers may be revealed when you do this. You should never guess because all of the information to solve the puzzle is given and you never need to guess if you are thinking clearly. Also, an incorrect guess does not just make one answer wrong but causes logical inconsistencies through the rest of the puzzle.

Clue #4 allows you to cross off ‘QT Pie’ in the first place column because we know that Cindi finished in first place leaving only Dorable as the answer for that column, and QT Pie as the only remaining answer for fourth place. The second part of the clue tells us that Brighteye finished in front of Mari’s pet rat. We know that Mari’s pet rat finished in third place so it has to be Brighteye in the second place column, leaving Sweetlips as the only possibility for third place. The puzzle is solved! R.I.C. Publications®

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Now that’s an election! The clues

There was a four-way tie for class clown! The four finalists were Connie, Carol, Cliff and Charles. It was decided that a series of contests should be held to determine the child who would hold the title of class clown. In the first contest, the four finalists all had to act like a different animal; one clucked like a chicken, another barked like a dog, one honked like a goose and one mooed like a cow. In the second contest, they all had to eat something disgusting: beetle butter, pickled pigeon, fish fudge and bat brats. In the third contest, they all had to paint themselves blue, hop up and down on one foot, and sing a song with a paper bag over their heads. The songs were ’Fox hound’, ‘Yellow, yellow’, ‘La toad’ and ‘Hippo hotel’. And after all that, the winner was chosen by having his or her name pulled out of a hat. Based on the clues, match the children with the animals they acted like, the disgusting foods they ate and the songs they sang.

1. The chicken-clucking candidate ate beetle butter and sang ‘Yellow, yellow’. 2. The candidate who sang ‘La toad’ barked like a dog. 3. The candidate who ate fish fudge mooed like a cow. 4. Cliff and Charles did not either honk like a goose or moo like a cow. 5. The candidate who ate pickled pigeon was the singer of ‘Hippo hotel’. 6. Connie did not sing ‘Fox hound’, and Cliff did not eat bat brats, although he thought they looked delicious.

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A fair day The clues

One day, four pigs, named Hiram, Hilda, Hank and Heloise, went to a county fair. While at the fair they each went on a different ride. The rides were the merrygo-round, the Ferris wheel, the roller-coaster and the bumper cars. Being very competitive, as pigs usually are, they all entered a different contest. They competed in a pie eating contest, a seed spitting contest, the ring toss and a dart throwing contest. After the contests, all the pigs were hungry so they went to lunch, and they all ordered something different. They ordered a hot dog, a hamburger, a Polish sausage and a pizza. Based on the clues, match the pigs with their rides, their contests and their food.

1. The pig that rode the bumper cars was the same pig that ate a hamburger and was in the ring tossing contest. 2. The pig in the seed spitting contest ate a Polish sausage. 3. Hilda thought the pig that rode on the merry-goround looked extremely silly, and she wished that she had the courage to ride the bumper cars. But she did not. 4. Hiram liked the merry-go-round, but he did not ride it that day. 5. Hank and Heloise did not eat either a hot dog or a hamburger that day. 6. Heloise was too refined a pig to enter a seed spitting contest! 7. The pizza-eating pig threw darts and also thought the pig on the merry-go-round looked silly. 8. The hot dog-eating pig did not ride on the roller coaster.

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A friendly lunch The clues

Four friends, named Peter, Patrick, Paula and Patricia, went to the local cafe for lunch. They each ordered a different main dish, a different side dish, a different beverage and a different dessert. They ordered meat loaf, baked ham, fried chicken and roast beef. Their side dishes were green beans, mashed potato, lima beans and peas. To drink, they ordered coffee, tea, orange juice and cola. For dessert, they ordered apple pie, ice-cream, cake and rice pudding. Based on the clues, match the friends with what they ate and drank.

1. The person who ordered the roast beef also ordered the mashed potato and tea. 2. The person who ordered rice pudding drank cola. 3. The person who ordered the meat loaf did not order either apple pie or ice-cream for dessert. 4. Patrick and Patricia did not order either the meat loaf or the baked ham, and Peter and Paula did not order either tea or cola. 5. Paula looked at the person who ordered meat loaf and coffee and was sorry she did not order either of those two items. 6. Patricia asked the person who was eating mashed potato if she could have a bite of it, as it looked delicious. 7. Paula offered to trade desserts with the person who ordered apple pie. 8. The person who ordered lima beans also ordered icecream . 9. Peter did not order peas because he did not like them.

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A day in the life of four crows The clues

Four crows sat around one evening discussing the events of the day. Their names were Jake, John, Joan and Jenny. Many of the things they did that day were similar, but no crow did exactly the same thing as any other crow. They all said ‘Hello’ to and annoyed another animal that day, but each crow said ‘Hello’ to and annoyed a different animal. They said ‘Hello’ to a rabbit, a skunk, a squirrel and a cat. And they annoyed a chicken, a fox, a cow and an owl. They all wore pyjamas, but each crow wore a different colour. Their pyjamas were pink, blue, yellow and green. They all drank a different hot beverage: tea, hot milk, hot chocolate and coffee. Based on the clues, match the crows with the animals they said ‘Hello’ to, the animals they annoyed, their pyjama colours and their hot beverages.

1. The crow wearing the pink pyjamas annoyed a fox and drank hot milk. 2. The crow that said ‘Hello’ to a skunk annoyed a cow and wore blue pyjamas. 3. John and Jenny annoyed the chicken and the owl, but maybe not in that particular order. 4. The crow in the yellow pyjamas drank hot chocolate. 5. The crow that said ‘Hello’ to a cat who wore green pyjamas, drank tea and thought John’s pyjamas did not fit him very well. 6. Joan did not wear blue pyjamas. 7. Jenny did not annoy a chicken, and John did not say ‘Hello’ to a rabbit.

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The King! The clues

There were four finalists in the ‘Best of Elvis’ impersonation contest. The impersonators’ first names were Bob, Ben, Bert and Bill, and their last names were Tupelo, Memphis, Graceland and Aaron. They all sang different Elvis songs. They sang ‘Hound dog’, ‘Jailhouse rock’, ‘Blue Hawaii’ and ‘In the ghetto’. They all had a different Elvis mannerism that they performed best. They did the hip thrust, hip waggle, hip bump and the hip shake. They all had huge record collections and all had a different number of albums; they had 250, 275, 300 and 500 albums. Based on the clues, match first names with last names, their Elvis songs, their Elvis mannerisms and the number of albums in their record collections.

1. Memphis sang ‘Hound dog’, did a great hip bump, and his record collection contained only 50 more albums than the competitor with the smallest record collection. 2. The man who sang ‘Jailhouse rock’ did a great hip thrust, and his record collection contained 25 albums less than Memphis’s record collection. 3. Tupelo’s record collection contained twice as many albums as Bob’s collection. 4. Ben and Bert had the two largest record collections. 5. The competitor with the largest record collection did such a great hip shake that he also shook the stage and the audience! 6. Graceland’s record collection was smaller than Aaron’s collection, and he sang ‘In the ghetto’. 7. Ben’s last name was not Tupelo.

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Ant the eat goes on The clues

Five anteaters, named Alice, Alfred, Alan, Anne and Arlene, met for dinner and discussed what they thought were the best tasting ants. Their favourite ants were harvester ants, termites, army ants, honey ants and leafcutter ants. Anteaters, as everyone knows, love music. The five anteaters loved to wear headsets and listen to their favourite songs while they ate. Each had a different favourite song. Their favourite songs were ‘Anticipation,’ the national anthem, ‘Antilly lace’, ‘Canty man’ and ‘Dianta’. Based on the clues, match the anteaters with their favourite ants and their favourite songs.

1. The anteater that enjoyed slurping down army ants listened to the national anthem. 2. Alan and Anne never listened to either ‘Anticipation’ or the national anthem. 3. Alice and Alfred were very picky eaters and did not like the taste of harvester ants, termites and army ants. 4. The anteater that loved harvester ants played the song ‘Canty man’ over and over. 5. Alfred did not eat honey ants, and Alan did not play either ‘Canty man’ or ‘Dianta’. 6. The anteater that ate leafcutter ants listened to ‘Anticipation’.

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Italian stars The clues

There were five Italian opera singers whose last names were Ziti, Tortellini, Rigatoni, Linguine and Fettuccine, who had, of course, five different first names. Their first names were Mike, Hank, Jack, Mary and Jane. Each of these opera stars had a different favourite activity. They enjoyed swimming, soccer, gardening, reading and cooking. Based on the clues, match the opera singers with their first names and their favourite activities.

1. Jack thought that Hank’s gardening and Mary’s swimming were too much like work and he never did either of those two activities. 2. Ziti, whose first name was not either Hank or Mary, thought Jane’s love of cooking was one reason why she was so well liked. 3. Rigatoni, whose first name was not either Hank or Mary, tried never to stand next to Jane because she always smelled like good food and it made him hungry. 4. Fettuccine did not either garden or cook, and Jane’s last name was not Linguine. 5. Rigatoni did not play soccer, and Mike did not enjoy reading.

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Barely bear facts The clues

Five bears, named Bruno, Bart, Berniece, Bonnie and Bill, were sitting around the forest one day having a nice chat. One of the bears suggested that they all tell something that they were afraid of that they had never revealed before. The bears agreed, and admitted to being afraid of baldness, hibernating with a skunk, beagles, enraged woodchucks and ballet dancers. Changing the subject, they talked about their favourite activities: bike riding, juggling, skipping, rollerskating and astronomy. Based on the clues, match the bears with their secret fears and their favourite activities.

1. The bear that was afraid of baldness and becoming a bare bear loved to ride a bike. 2. The bear that loved astronomy was deathly afraid of hibernating with a skunk because of a severe sinus condition. 3. Bruno, Bart and Bonnie were not afraid of either baldness or hibernating with a skunk. 4. Berniece did not care for astronomy, and neither Bart nor Bonnie enjoyed juggling. 5. The bear that was afraid of angry woodchucks liked to rollerskate. 6. Bonnie did not like to skip, and it was the skipping bear that was afraid of beagles.

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Gopher it! The clues

Five gophers, named Gail, George, Gregory, Gloria and Gertrude, decided to purchase a five-bedroom house. They each moved into one of the bedrooms and proceeded to paint it. They each chose a different colour. The colours were red, yellow, green, purple and orange. The gophers could not agree on a name for their new house. Each of them thought up a different name. The names were Gopher Gables, Gopherville, 1 Gopher Place, Gopher Plaza and Gopher Castle. Based on the clues, match the gophers with their bedroom colours and their favoured house names.

1. Gregory and Gloria did not paint their bedrooms yellow, green or purple. 2. The gopher that slept in the orange bedroom favoured the name Gopherville. 3. The gopher that slept in the red bedroom favoured the name Gopher Castle. 4. Gail did not paint her bedroom green, and Gertrude did not favour the names 1 Gopher Place or Gopher Plaza. 5. The gopher with the green bedroom was in favour of calling the house Gopher Plaza. 6. Gertrude’s bedroom was not painted yellow, and Gregory did not favour the name Gopher Castle.

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You call that a farm? The clues

Five farmers, named Don, Dave, Damon, Daniel and Darrell, lived on small farms of different sizes. The farms were three, four, five, six and seven acres. Their last names were Sow, Till, Chaff, Furrow and Grainly. The farmers each owned one dog. Their names were Rex, Mimi, Spike, Kooper and Droopey. Based on the clues, match the farmers with the size of their farms, their last names and their dogs’ names.

1. The number of letters in the farmers’ first names does not match the number of acres, the number of letters in the farmers’ last names, and the number of letters in the names of the dogs. 2. Damon had twice as many acres as Dave but less than Don, while Darrell had fewer acres than Grainly, whose dog was named Spike. 3. Mimi’s master had more acres than Darrell, but did not have the most acres. 4. Dave did not own Rex, as Rex belonged to Chaff. 5. Kooper and Droopey did not belong to Furrow, and it was Kooper’s master who owned the largest farm.

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In search of chickens The clues

Five animals, named Marvin, Mary, Mike, Margie and Mavis, were sitting around the forest one day discussing the best methods for getting into the local farmer’s chicken coop. The animals were a snake, a fox, a crocodile, a native cat and a Tasmanian devil. They each used a different tool for the job. The tools were a twig, a fishhook, a toothbrush, a feather and a thorn. The animals were impressed with the ingenuity of the other animals and called them ‘sneaky’, ‘stealthy’, ‘cunning’, ‘sly’ and ‘slippery’. Based on the clues, match the names with their animal types, their tools and the names they used.

1. The bear used a feather and called the other animals ‘stealthy’. 2. Marvin was not called ‘cunning’. 3. Mary did not call the other animals either ‘stealthy’ or ‘sly’, and she did not get into the chicken coop with a fishhook. 4. The Tasmanian devil used a fishhook and called the other animals ‘slippery’. 5. Mike and Margie were not snakes, and one of them used a fishhook. 6. The crocodile called the other animals ‘sly’. 7. Mary was not a native cat, and Margie was not called ‘sly’. 8. Mary and Margie did not use a twig to get into the chicken coop, and the fox favoured the toothbrush!

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Stranded lawyers The clues

Five lawyers, named Bill, Betty, Bonnie, Brandon and Benjamin, were stranded on a deserted island. Their last names were Tort, Edict, L’eagle, Statute and Courtner. To amuse themselves while awaiting rescue they all did something different to pass the time. These pastimes were teasing sharks, bowling with coconuts, chasing seagulls, hunting seashells and climbing trees while screeching like a monkey. As time went on, they grew weary and began to dream about suing one of their companions. They all thought up different reasons to sue; their reasons were sunscreen custody, palm defamation, emotional distress, patent infringement and malpractice. Based on the clues, match first names with last names, their pastimes and their reasons for suing.

1. None of the lawyers had first and last names of exactly the same length. 2. Brandon’s last name was shorter than Bill’s last name and L’eagle’s also, but it was not the shortest last name. 3. The lawyer with the longest last name chased sea gulls and invented the malpractice case. 4. The lawyer with the shortest last name hunted seashells and dreamed up the sunscreen custody case. 5. Betty’s last name was shorter than both Bill’s and Benjamin’s last names, but it was not the shortest. 6. Tort and L’eagle did not tease sharks or climb trees. 7. Statute did not climb trees, and it was the treeclimbing lawyer who thought up the emotional distress case. 8. The lawyer who invented the patent infringement case had a shorter last name than the lawyer who invented the palm defamation case.

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Camp fun The clues

Five children, named Ralph, Rhonda, Rhoda, Ricky and Ray, went to five different summer camps. The camp names were Camp Whachadoin, Camp Whachawatchin, Camp Whachareadin, Camp Whachasayin and Camp Whachaeatin. While at camp, each of the children had a different craft that they liked best. These crafts were weaving, macramé, sewing leather, stringing beads and carpentry. While at camp each of the children had a different camp activity that they liked best. These activities were fishing, swimming, hiking, canoeing and volleyball. Based on the clues, match the children with their camps, their favourite crafts and their favourite activities.

1. Ralph and Rhonda did not go to either Camp Whachadoin or Camp Whachawatchin. 2. The two children who went to Camp Whachawatchin and Camp Whachaeatin did not enjoy either weaving or carpentry, but then neither did Ray and he did not go to either camp! 3. The child who enjoyed macramé attended Camp Whachawatchin and thought that Ricky did a great job sewing a leather wallet. 4. The children who enjoyed weaving and carpentry were the same two children who loved fishing and swimming. 5. The child who enjoyed swimming also enjoyed carpentry, and the child who enjoyed volleyball thought it was weird that Ralph would enjoy weaving so much. 6. Rhonda did not attend Camp Whachasayin, and Rhoda disliked canoeing and volleyball. 7. Ricky thought that anyone who enjoyed volleyball must be athletic!

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Crossing chickens The clues

Five chickens, named Myrtle, Mortie, Miriam, Millie and Mikey, decided to cross a road. They crossed five different roads. They crossed Fleet Street, Main Street, Stirling Avenue, Broadway and Pitt Street. They each had a different reason for crossing these streets. The reasons were to visit relatives, to go on a date, to go shopping, to go to dance lessons and simple curiosity. While crossing the roads, all the chickens were nearly hit by a different automobile. These automobiles were a sports car, a mini-van, a limousine, a taxi and a truck. Based on the clues, match the chickens with the roads they crossed, their reasons for crossing and the automobiles that nearly crushed them.

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The chicken that crossed Fleet Street was going shopping. 2. The chicken that crossed Broadway was nearly hit by a limousine. 3. The chicken that was nearly killed by a taxi was going to dance lessons. 4. The chicken that was nearly hit by a truck was crossing Stirling Avenue. 5. Miriam and Millie crossed Broadway and Pitt Street, but maybe not in that order, and neither of them was going to visit relatives. 6. The sports car just missed hitting the chicken that was going shopping, and the taxi nearly hit the chicken that crossed Main Street. 7. Mikey did not cross Fleet Street. 8. Myrtle and Mortie did not cross the street for dance lessons. 9. Mortie did not go shopping, and Miriam was not nearly crushed by a limousine. 10. Millie did not go on dates.

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Football injuries The clues

Five football players named Biff, Bill, Buck, Barry and Brad played football for five different teams. They played for the St Bernards, the Donkeys, the Crushers, the Crows and the Mastiffs. They played five different positions. Their positions were ruck rover, centre, back packer, left wing and full-back. They suffered five different injuries. They had a fractured hip, a broken leg, a concussion, a broken arm and a blown knee. Based on the clues, match the players with their teams, their positions and their injuries.

1. The centre broke his leg, the back pocket blew out his knee, and the player for the Donkeys had a fractured hip. 2. The wingman for the Crushers broke his arm, and the full-back suffered a concussion. 3. Biff and Barry did not play for the St Bernards, and neither of them suffered either a fractured hip or a broken arm. 4. Brad was not a St Bernard, and he did not break his arm. 5. Bill was not a wingman, and he did not suffer a concussion. 6. Barry did not play either in centre or full-back, and he did not play for the Crows.

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Fowl food The clues

Five chefs, named Pierre, Penelope, Peter, Pauline and Pepe, each had a favourite fowl recipe and they all used a different bird. The birds in their recipes were a chicken, a turkey, a duck, a goose and a quail. They each used a different spice on their birds. The spices they used were cinnamon, paprika, oregano, sage and thyme. They all stuffed their birds with a different vegetable. They stuffed them with eggplant, celery, carrots, parsnip and corn. Based on the clues, match the chefs with their birds, their spices and their vegetables.

1. The quail was not stuffed with any vegetable that started with the letter ‘c’. 2. The chicken was stuffed with parsnip and flavoured with thyme. 3. The duck was stuffed with corn, and the goose was stuffed with celery, but neither one was flavoured with either paprika or oregano. 4. Penelope and Peter used celery and corn, but maybe not in that order. 5. Pierre did not like the taste of thyme and never used it, and he did not stuff anything with carrots. 6. The turkey was stuffed with carrots, and Peter did not cook a duck. 7. Pauline did not cook a chicken or use oregano. 8. The duck was not flavored with cinnamon.

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Weird pet tricks The clues

Langford Primary School held a fundraising ‘weird pet tricks’ day. Five children and their pets were the five finalists in the contest. The children’s names were William, Wilma, Webster, Wyona and Walter. Their pets were a skunk, a monkey, a dog, a ferret and a parrot. The names of the pets were Beauty, Beastie, Stinky, Furball and Pickles. Their tricks were guitar playing, rollerskating, tap dancing, a card trick and eating a bug. Based on the clues, match the children with their pets, the names of their pets and the tricks their pets performed.

1. Pickles, the monkey, did an amazing card trick. 2. Furball, the dog, did an incredible tap dance. 3. Beauty, the skunk, played ‘Pop goes the weasel’ on an electric guitar. 4. Wyona and William both thought their pets were better than the monkey, the dog and the skunk. 5. William’s pet could not rollerskate, and it was not called Beastie either. 6. The ferret could rollerskate. 7. Webster’s pet was not either a skunk or a dog. 8. Walter’s pet could not play the guitar.

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Fine swine The clues

Five pigs, named Alicia, Agnes, Anna, Albert and Alvin, decided to take ballet lessons. They were not exactly very good at ballet dancing, but what they lacked in talent they compensated for with enthusiasm. However, each of the pigs found themselves unable to perform a different ballet move. These ballet moves were the arabesque, the battement, the entrechat, the fouetté and the glissade. Each of the pigs had a different favourite dance. These dances were ‘Swan lake’, ‘Firebird’, ‘Nutcracker’, ‘Petrouchka’ and ‘Fancy free’. The pigs all were lovely in their different coloured tutus. The tutus were green, purple, yellow, red and violet. Based on the clues, match the pigs with the ballet movements they were unable to perform, their favourite dances and their favourite colours for their tutus.

1. The pig in the red tutu could not do a battement but loved the ballet ‘Petrouchka’. 2. The pig that loved ‘Fancy free’ was totally incapable of performing an arabesque. 3. The pig that loved the ballet ‘Swan lake’ wore a violet tutu. 4. The pig in the purple tutu could not perform an entrechat and loved the ballet ‘Firebird’. 5. Agnes, Anna and Albert did not wear green or purple tutus and they all were able to do a magnificent fouetté! 6. The pig that loved ‘Fancy free’ did not wear a green or purple tutu. 7. Alicia did not wear a purple tutu, and Agnes did not like the ballets ‘Petrouchka’ or ‘Fancy free’. 8. Albert’s best ballet move was a near-perfect arabesque.

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Auction action The clues

Five people, named Walt, Winston, Wanda, Winnie and Wendy, went to an auction. Their last names were Bidderton, Vendue, Price, Sale and Gavel. They all bought a different item at the auction. The items purchased were a lamp, a chest, a sofa, a key chain and a table. Each person spent a different amount. They spent $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $30.00 and $50.00. Based on the clues, match first names with last names, the items they purchased and the amounts they spent.

1. Wanda spent twice as much as Price, but Winnie spent twice as much as Wanda. 2. The lamp was the least expensive item, and Bidderton spent the most money. 3. The sofa cost half as much as the table. 4. Gavel bought a chest but spent less than Walt. 5. Winston did not spend $30.00, and Vendue spent more than Sale. 6. Wendy, of course, spent more than Winnie but less than Walt.

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I’m stuck on me! The clues

Five children named Sam, Sara, Sally, Sid and Sharon, and whose last names were Dandylion, Elefunt, Sealy, Donkeyshine and Zoomalu, were careless with their glue. They all got glue on their fingers and then touched different parts of their heads. Their fingers stuck to an eyebrow, a nose, a lip, an ear and a chin. When this happened the children were upset and each of them said something different. They said ‘Jeepers’, ‘Golly’, ‘Yikes’, ‘Drat’ and ‘Whoa, Nellie.’ Based on the clues, match the children with their last names, the parts of their heads they were stuck to, and their different expressions.

1. Zoomalu said ‘Jeepers’, and Elefunt said ‘Whoa, Nellie’. 2. Donkeyshine said ‘Golly,’ and Dandylion said ‘Yikes’. 3. Sealy stuck a finger to an ear. 4. Sally, Sid and Sharon did not say ‘Golly’, or ‘Yikes’, and none of their fingers were stuck to any of their chins. 5. Sam and Sara’s fingers were not stuck to their eyebrows. 6. The child whose finger was stuck to a lip said ‘Jeepers’ but it sounded more like ‘Mmufeepers’. 7. Sally and Sharon did not have the last name of Sealy for which they were grateful. 8. Sharon’s fingers were not stuck to her lip. 9. Sara was not Donkeyshine, and Sam’s fingers were not stuck to his nose.

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Fishing facts The clues

Five people, named Ken, Karen, Kelli, Kyle and Kelvin, went fishing on five different lakes. The lakes were Lake Como, Loon Lake, Lake Mead, Lost Lake and Fish Lake. They all caught one fish, but the fish were all different. They caught a carp, a trout, a bass, a pike and a catfish. Each fish weighed a different amount; they weighed 1 kilogram, 1.5 kilograms, 2 kilograms, 4 kilograms and 8 kilograms pounds. Based on the clues, match the names with their lakes, their fish and the weights of the fish.

1. Karen’s fish weighed twice as much as Kyle’s fish, Ken’s fish weighed half as much as Kyle’s fish, but Kelvin’s fish weighed twice as much as Karen’s fish. 2. The carp and the bass did not weigh twice as much as any other fish, but the trout weighed twice as much as the bass and, of course, the catfish outweighed the pike. 3. Lake Como produced the biggest fish, and Lost Lake produced the smallest fish. 4. The fish caught on Lake Mead was only half as big as the fish caught on Loon Lake.

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Skiing fun The clues

Five people, named Max, Mark, Maureen, Millie and Miriam, went on a skiing holiday to five different ski areas. They went to Aspen, Vail, Sun Valley, Stowe Mountain and Lake Placid. Known for their daredevil attitudes, they all looked for the most dangerous slopes to descend on their first runs. The slopes they chose were called Devil’s Leap, Death’s Door, Killer, Kamikaze and Widowmaker. They all fell and broke a bone, but none of them broke the same bone as any of the others. The bones they broke were a clavicle, an ulna, a humerus, a femur and a tibia. Based on the clues, match the names with the skiing areas they visited, the ski runs they descended and the bones they broke.

1. The person who descended Devil’s Leap broke an ulna. 2. The person who descended Aspen’s famous Killer broke a humerus. 3. The person who broke a clavicle at Sun Valley met Maureen, Millie and Miriam at a rehab centre and saw that none of them broke a humerus, which is not humorous at all. 4. The person who broke a tibia did it going down Stowe Mountain’s Kamikaze. 5. The person who broke a clavicle was descending Death’s Door at the time. 6. Miriam did not break her tibia or go to Lake Placid, and Maureen did not go down Kamikaze. 7. Max did not go to Sun Valley, and Miriam did not go down Devil’s Leap.

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The play The clues

Five people, named David, Dwayne, Dollie, Dixie and Daisy, were in an amateur production of the play ‘Annie’. Their last names were Stickley, Digby, Mobley, Dooley and Wakely. They played the roles of Annie, Daddy Warbucks, Roosevelt, Miss Hannigan and Molly. They may not have turned in the worst performances the world has ever seen, but it was close! The drama critics, in an unusual move, all decided on a one-word description for each actor’s performance. The agreed-upon words were ‘execrable’, ‘excruciating’, ‘dreadful’, ‘depressing’ and ‘painful’. Based on the clues, match the actors with their last names, their roles and the words used to describe their performances.

1. Dooley’s performance as Miss Hannigan was generously described as ‘depressing’. 2. Stickley turned in an ‘excruciating’ performance as Molly. 3. Digby, a large 47-year-old man, turned in an ‘execrable’ performance as Annie. 4. Daisy thought even Dwayne could have played Annie better than Digby, but she really wished that she could have played the role of Annie. 5. The critic’s description of both Dwayne and Dixie started with the letter ‘d’. 6. Daisy’s performance was not described as ‘excruciating’ and, of course, Dolly did not play Annie. 7. Dwayne was not Dooley or Wakely 8. Wakely’s performance as Daddy Warbucks was described as ‘painful’.

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Talent contest The clues

Elvira, Ernie, Edward, Elizabeth and Ellie were the top five finishers in their school’s talent contest. Naturally enough, this meant that they finished in first, second, third, fourth and fifth places. Oddly enough, the children came from Years 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5! In another startling coincidence, they all performed to the same song. But they all did something different to the music. They sang, tap-danced, hummed, yodelled and tumbled. Based on the clues, match the children with their order of finishing, their school years and their performances.

1. None of the numbers in the order of finishing were exactly the same as the school years. 2. Edward finished in front of Elvira but behind the singer, Elizabeth, and the tap dancer, but those last three people are not necessarily in any particular order! 3. Ellie finished behind Ernie but ahead of Elizabeth. 4. The singer was in Year 3, and the tap dancer was in Year 1. 5. The child that was the hummer deserved to finish in last place and did finish there! 6. The yodeller was in Year 4.

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A fair contest The clues

Five ladies named Clara, Cora, Clarisse, Constance and Cornelia were the five finalists in the county fair pie baking contest. Their last names were Baker, Fillingly, Shellton, Doughden and Crustard. They each baked a different pie; they baked a peach pie, an apple pie, a cherry pie, a pecan pie and a rhubarb pie. These pies finished in first, second, third, fourth and fifth places. Based on the clues, match the ladies with their last names, their pies and their order of finishing.

1. Crustard finished in front of Shellton but behind Doughden, Fillingly and the lady who baked the rhubarb pie. 2. Cornelia finished behind Clarisse but ahead of Cora, Crustard and the lady who baked the pecan pie. 3. Constance was not Crustard, and Cora did not finish last. 4. Fillingly finished in first place, but Baker did not finish last. 5. Doughden’s apple pie finished in a place after Baker’s rhubarb pie. 6. The lady who baked the cherry pie did not win the contest.

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Mothers and sons The clues

Five men, named Bob, Barry, Bernard, Billy and Burt, had five different mothers. Their mother’s names were Belle, Betsy, Bonnie, Bertha and Bambi. All of the women were widows and remarried. Obviously, they did not remarry their sons, but they did marry men named Bob, Barry, Bernard, Billy and Burt. Of course, this meant that the 10 men were now stepsons and stepfathers to each other. The man who married a son’s mother became that son’s stepfather, and the natural son of that mother became that same man’s stepson. Meanwhile, that stepson became another man’s stepfather when he married one of the women. Based on the clues, match the sons with their mothers, and the mothers with the men they married.

1. Neither Bonnie nor Belle were the mothers of Bernard, Billy or Burt. 2. Bob did not marry Betsy or Bertha and was Bernard’s stepfather. 3. When Bob’s mother married, this meant that Billy became Bob’s stepfather. 4. Burt married Belle and Barry became his stepfather when Barry did not marry Bertha.

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Taste the difference! The clues

Five people, named Nick, Nina, Nate, Neil and Nell, owned five different beverage companies in five different countries. The companies were Slurpco, Bevco, Drinkco, Sipco and Sodaco, and they were located in Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Andorra, Albania and Bhutan. The beverages that were most popular in each country had different names; they were Twinkola, PopPop, Fizzola, Cheeryade and Sparkle. The beverages had very unique flavours: cabbage, cumin, vinegar, potato and aniseed. Based on the clues, match the owners with the names of their companies, the countries where each was located, the names of popular beverages and the unique flavours of the drinks.

1. Nina and Nell both owned companies that did not start with the letter ‘S,’ but both their countries started with the letter ‘B’. 2. Nate and Neil were not from Rwanda, and Nina was not from Bhutan. 3. Drinkco’s Twinkola was flavoured with vinegar, and Bevco’s PopPop, proudly made in Bhutan, was flavoured with cabbage. 4. Cheeryade’s main flavour was aniseed, and Andorra’s national drink was the potato-flavoured Fizzola. 5. Sparkle was flavoured with cumin and made in Albania by Slurpco. 6. Nate’s company was not Sipco, and he was not from Albania.

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Lunchroom secrets The clues

Five lunchroom managers met at a restaurant because they never ate their own cooking. Their first names were Ralph, Rhonda, Rhoda, Rex and Rina, and their last names were Bakely, Simmerton, Broilton, Searden and Fryerly. They all had different favourite recipes that they served on special occasions. Their recipes were for tuna delight, ham haven, hearty hash, pork clusters and turkey balls. Each recipe had a super secret ingredient. The secret ingredients were coriander, capers, cayenne, cardamom and coconut. Finally, they always wore different coloured hairnets. Their hairnets were yellow, purple, green, blue and white. Based on the clues, match first names with last names, their favourite recipes, their special ingredients and their hairnet colours.

1. The secret ingredient in Bakely’s turkey balls was coconut, which gave them their famous flaky texture. 2. Broilton wore a blue hairnet, and Fryerly wore a green hairnet. 3. The secret ingredient in Searden’s pork clusters was cardamom. 4. The lunchroom manager in the yellow hairnet cooked hearty hash flavoured with cayenne. 5. Fryerly’s tuna delight was spiced with capers, which gave it that piquant flavour loved by all. 6. Rhonda and Rina did not wear hairnets that were purple, blue or white, and neither one of them cooked pork clusters. 7. Rhonda’s secret ingredient for flavour was not capers. 8. Ralph did not use cardamom, and his hairnet was not purple or white. 9. Rex looked at Bakely in the purple hairnet and thought that he, too, would wear a purple hairnet some day when his old one wore out.

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Bakely Simmerton Broilton Searden Fryerly

tuna delight ham haven hearty hash pork clusters turkey balls

coriander capers cayenne cardamom coconut

yellow purple green blue white

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Off the hook! The clues

Five fish were sitting around a lake waiting for school to start. Their names were Bubbles, Bugeye, Barney, Buster and Bucky. They all belonged to a different species of fish. They were a perch, a blue gill, a bass, a trout and a herring. And it turned out that they all had been hooked once but had escaped! They all had been fooled by five different baits used by five different anglers. They had been lured by a cheese ball, a plastic worm, a whitebait, a leech and a green lure. The anglers that hooked them were Mr Hooker, Mrs Spinner, Mrs Caster, Mr Sinker and Mr Rodman. All of the fish suffered from a different physical or psychological trauma caused by their narrow escapes. They suffered from a torn lip, a broken tooth, a fin sprain, panic attacks and nightmares. Based on the clues, match the fish with their species, their baits, the anglers that hooked them and their injuries.

1. The blue gill was nearly caught by Mr Rodman using a leech for bait. 2. The perch suffered from nightmares after biting on Mrs Caster’s cheese ball. 3. The herring suffered from a severe fin sprain after biting on Mrs Spinner’s plastic worm. 4. Bubbles told the trout that the trout’s broken tooth was not noticeable when he smiled. 5. Bugeye and Barney did not have a close call with either Mr Sinker or Mr Rodman, and Bugeye and Barney did not suffer from a broken tooth. 6. Bucky was not a trout, and Bugeye was not a herring. 7. Bubbles was not either a perch or a herring, and he did not bite on a leech. 8. The blue gill did not suffer from panic attacks, and the trout did not bite Mr Sinker’s green lure.

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A day at the mall The clues

Five young ladies went to the local mall to buy some clothes. Their names were Paula, Peggy, Pamela, Patricia and Penelope. They went into five different specialty clothing stores. They went to Bev’s Boutique, Mary’s Mart, Suzi’s Shop, Eve’s Emporium and Molly’s Market. They purchased five different items of clothing. They bought a T-shirt, shorts, jeans, a sweatshirt and a cardigan. After shopping, they went to the food court and bought five different snacks and five different beverages. They bought a slice of pizza, a taco, a hot dog, a hamburger and a kebab. To drink, they bought ice tea, cola, lemonade, orange juice and milk. Based on the clues, match the young ladies with their stores, what they purchased, their snacks and their drinks.

1. The cola drinker bought a cardigan, and the ice tea drinker bought jeans. 2. The hot dog eater shopped at Bev’s Boutique, and the pizza eater shopped at Mary’s Mart. 3. The taco eater drank milk and bought a sweatshirt at Molly’s Market. 4. The girl that ate a kebab shopped at Eve’s Emporium. 5. Paula, Peggy and Pamela did not shop at either Suzi’s Shop or Eve’s Emporium that day. 6. Penelope did not shop at Suzi’s Shop or drink ice tea. 7. The girl that ate the hamburger and the girl that ate the kebab did not purchase either a T-shirt or shorts. 8. Paula did not eat either pizza or a hot dog, and Pamela did not shop at Bev’s Boutique. 9. The hot dog eater drank orange juice but did not purchase shorts.

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Buying a car The clues

Five people, named Randy, Ryan, Rosie, Rikki and Ray, went to five different new car dealerships and bought five different kinds of automobiles. They went to Sam’s Sales, Honest Ed, Square Deal, Fast Fred and Dealer Don, and they purchased a sports car, a mini-van, a truck, a sedan and a convertible. The automobiles were five different colours; they were red, gold, pink, yellow and orange. And the automobiles were purchased from five different salespeople: Mrs Barter, Mr Tradely, Mr Dealden, Mrs Saleton and Mr Sellingly. Based on the clues, match the names with the new car dealers, the kinds of automobiles, the colours of the automobiles and the salespeople.

1. Rosie and Rikki did not buy their automobiles at either Sam’s Sales dealership or at the Honest Ed dealership. 2. Mr Tradely, who worked at Dealer Don’s dealership, sold a pink mini-van to someone whose name started with the letter ‘R’! 3. Mr Sellingly, who worked for Sam’s Sales, sold a gold convertible. 4. Randy and Ryan purchased a sports car and a minivan, but maybe not in that exact order. 5. The truck and the sedan were not red, but Mrs Barter did sell the red automobile. 6. Ryan did not buy an automobile at Dealer Don’s dealership. 7. Rosie thought that the person who purchased the yellow sedan at Fast Fred’s dealership did not get a good deal from Mrs Saleton.

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The collectors The clues

Five people named Charles, Carly, Carol, Cathy and Calvin, whose last names were Gatherton, Findley, Collectden, Obtainingly and Acquireton, had five different jobs. They were a teacher, a lawyer, a jockey, a bus driver and a plumber. They all loved to collect things but, of course, they collected different things. They collected bottle caps, glassware, antique toys, stamps and coins. They lived in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Diego and Miami. Based on the clues, match first names with last names, their jobs, their collections and the cities where they lived.

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teacher lawyer jockey bus driver plumber

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Charles thought the teacher, whose name was Acquireton, had a boring bottle cap collection. 2. Carly thought the bus driver, whose name was Gatherton, had a dull stamp collection. 3. Carol thought the plumber, whose name was Obtainingly, had an impressive glassware collection. 4. Cathy thought the jockey, whose name was Findley, had a fascinating collection of antique toys. 5. Carol and Cathy lived in New York and San Diego, but maybe not in that order. 6. Obtainingly lived in Boston, and Acquireton lived in Chicago. 7. Collectden was a New York lawyer who collected coins. 8. The jockey lived in Miami. 9. Carol did not collect coins. 10. Carly was not a teacher, and she did not live in Boston.

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Five teachers The clues

Five teachers met at an educational conference. Their first names were Myron, Mildred, Mavis, Mark and Moe, and their last names were Learner, Texton, Graden, Passerly and Study. They taught different subjects at five different schools. They taught maths, science, English, geography and history at Howard High, Menzies High, Holt High, Hawke High and Scullin High. They all had nicknames their students called them behind their backs. The students called them ‘Ironsides’, ‘Sergeant’, ‘Tyrant’, ‘General’ and ‘Da Boss’. Based on the clues, match the teachers with their last names, their subjects, their schools and their affectionate nicknames.

1. Graden, the ‘Tyrant’, taught maths at the Howard High. 2. Learner, better known as ‘Ironsides,’ taught science at Scullin High. 3. Mavis would have been surprised to hear that her students called her ‘Sergeant’. 4. Mark did not teach maths, he thought Learner was an intelligent person, and they both admired Mildred’s beauty. 5. Myron’s last name was not either Learner or Graden. 6. ‘Da Boss’ taught geography, and the ‘General’ taught English, but neither of them taught at Menzies High. 7. Study taught history, and Myron was not Passerly. 8. Passerly was called ‘General’. 9. Texton taught geography, and the English teacher taught at Hawke High.

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Learner Texton Graden Passerly Study

maths science English geography history

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On to high school The clues

Five Year Eight students, named Oscar, Oliver, Olive, Otto and Ophelia, were graduating and going on to five different high schools. They were going to Thornhill High, Fremont High, Devlin High, Danvers High and Bates High. The students excelled in five different sports and expected to wear colours of their new school’s various teams with pride. Their sports were swimming, baseball, football, shot put and tennis; and the colours they were hoping to wear were red, black, yellow, orange and pink. The nicknames of the high school teams were all different, too! Their nicknames were Bull Dogs, Bulls, Bullets, Bull Frogs and Hornets. Based on the clues, match the students with their high schools, their sports, their uniform colours, and the nicknames of their teams.

1. Oliver and Olive did not go to a high school with either red, black or yellow uniforms. 2. Black was the uniform colour of Bates High’s swimming team, Bull Frogs. 3. Oscar’s sport used a ball but so did Otto’s sport. 4. The baseball team wore pink uniforms, and Fremont High’s shot put team wore orange. 5. Thornhill High’s tennis team wore yellow uniforms and called themselves the Hornets. 6. Oscar did not play tennis. 7. The Bulls wore orange, and the Bullets wore red. 8. Oliver did not throw the shot put, and he did not go to Danvers High.

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Super disagreement The clues

One fine summer day, five children named David, Diana, Denise, Dwayne and Darby got into that old discussion over who or what was the greatest superhero. The superheros under discussion were Splashman, Intellimonkey, Super Cat, The Illusion and Lizardman. The children were all dressed in different coloured T-shirts and shorts. Their shirts were red, blue, green, purple and white; and their shorts were also red, blue, green, purple and white. After a while, the discussion turned from the superheros to the children’s favourite animals. As they all had a different favourite animal, they agreed to disagree. They liked owls, apes, rats, worms and beavers. Based on the clues, match the children with their superheroes, the colours of their T-shirts and shorts, and their favourite animals.

1. No child wore the same colour for both shirt and shorts and no children even wore the same combinations of colours! 2. David, Diana and Denise did not wear a purple or white shirt, but one of them did wear white shorts. 3. Dwayne and Darby did not wear either blue or green shorts. 4. Dwayne’s best friend wore a white shirt, loved Splashman and owls. 5. The child in the red shorts loved Intellimonkey and apes. 6. David and Denise both wore something green, and Diana’s shirt was not red. 7. The child in the blue shorts loved The Illusion and rats. 8. David did not wear a red shirt. 9. The child in the green shorts was not the one who liked Super Cat, but this was the child who liked beavers.

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red shorts blue shorts green shorts purple shorts white shorts

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Pet problems The clues

Five pet dogs, named Butch, Pepper, Duchess, Queenie and Rex, wore collars that were five different colours. Their collars were red, brown, blue, green and grey. The dogs were five different breeds. They were a beagle, an Afghan, a terrier, a spitz and a spaniel. The dogs suffered from five different health problems and were seeing five different vets. Their health problems were a sore paw, itching, a toothache, overeating and bad breath; and they saw Dr Katz, Dr Foxe, Dr Byrd, Dr Lamb and Dr Crowe. Based on the clues, match the dogs with their collar colours, their breeds, their health problems and their vets.

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Dr Katz was treating the spaniel in the grey collar for a toothache. 2. The Afghan wore a green collar, and the spitz in the brown collar had a sore paw. 3. The beagle in the red collar was being treated by Dr Byrd for bad breath. 4. The terrier in the blue collar was constantly itching. 5. Butch did not have a sore paw or a toothache, and Pepper’s vet was not Dr Katz. 6. Duchess did not wear a red, brown or blue collar. 7. Queenie did not wear a red, brown or blue collar. 8. Dr Foxe was treating a dog for overeating, but it was not Duchess. 9. Rex was not seeing Dr Byrd, and Butch did not wear a red collar. 10. Butch’s vet was not Dr Lamb.

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A hairy puzzle The clues

Five young ladies, named Diana, Daphne, Danielle, Daisy and Denise, went to five different beauty shops. They went to The Cut-Up, Choppers, Shear Fun, Hair We R and Root Bare. They had their hair dyed five different colours: red, pink, blue, purple and green. They also had their nails painted five different colours: red, pink, blue, purple and green. The girls had five different boyfriends. Their boyfriends were Biff, Bob, Barry, Bernie and Bill. Based on the clues, match the ladies with their beauty shops, their hair colours, their nail colours and their boyfriends.

1. None of the girls used the same colour for both hair and nails, but Daphne and Denise used the same colour combinations. 2. Diana, Danielle and Daisy dated Barry, Bernie and Bill, but maybe not in that order, and none of these three young ladies used the colour blue at all. 3. Biff’s girlfriend had pink hair which she had done at Root Bare, and the girl with pink nails had them done at Shear Fun. 4. Diana did not date either Bernie or Bill. 5. Bob did not date Daphne, who was the girl who had her hair done at Root Bare. 6. Bernie and Bill did not date a girl with red hair, and Barry’s girlfriend did not have purple nails. 7. Daisy’s boyfriend was not Bill, and Danielle’s nails were not painted purple. 8. Bernie’s girlfriend went to The Cut-Up, and Diana did not go to Choppers.

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Going to the movies The clues

Five people named Laura, Larry, Lisa, Lenny and Lolita went to a cineplex and saw five different films. They saw Shooting stars, Bunny, Smokehouse, Tiger, tiger and Seal sounds. They bought five different snacks and five different beverages. They bought popcorn, a hot dog, peanuts, jelly beans and ice-cream. To drink, they bought cola, coffee, tea, lemonade and orange juice. They were all different ages. They were 10, 15, 17, 20 and 40 years old. Based on the clues, match the people with the movies they saw, their snacks, their beverages and their ages.

1. Laura was twice as old as Larry, but Lolita was twice as old as Laura. 2. Lisa was older than both Larry and Lenny. 3. The oldest person and the youngest person did not eat a hot dog, peanuts or jelly beans. 4. The 15-year-old and the 17-year-old did not see Shooting stars, Bunny or Smokehouse. 5. Laura and Lenny did not drink cola, coffee or tea. 6. The cola drinker was older than the orange juice drinker, but the tea drinker was older than Laura. 7. Lolita did not eat popcorn, and the popcorn eater watched Smokehouse. 8. Lenny did not watch Seal sounds, and the jelly bean eater watched Tiger, Tiger. 9. The hot dog eater was younger than the peanut eater who watched Bunny.

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Birthday gifts The clues

Five men, named Alex, Andrew, Aaron, Arthur and Adam, were married to five women, named Alice, Andrea, April, Amy and Anne. Naturally, they had five different last names. Their last names were Armitage, Ashton, Allerton, Anderson and Ankers. All of the wives received different birthday gifts from their husbands. They received a necklace, a bracelet, earrings, a camera and a wristwatch. Each gift cost a different amount of money: $10.00, $15,00, $20.00, $22.00 and $30.00. Based on the clues, match the first names of the husbands with the first names of their wives, their last names, the birthday gifts and the costs of the gifts.

1. Alex spent twice as much as Andrew. 2. Andrea, who was not married to Alex, received a necklace that cost twice as much as Anne’s camera. 3. The cheapest gift was Mrs Ashton’s earrings, and Mrs Ankers received the most expensive gift. 4. Arthur spent more than Alex but did not buy the necklace, which was the most expensive gift. 5. Alex spent more than Adam, and Mrs Anderson’s wristwatch was not twice as expensive as anything! 6. Alice was married to Allerton, and Amy’s gift cost more than April’s gift.

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Playing house The clues

Five people, named Sam, Sara, Sally, Sylvia and Suzanne, lived in a row in five different houses on one block. The houses were five different styles. They were a Georgian, a Federation, a Tudor, a Colonial and a Queenslander. The houses had doors of five different colours. They were red, grey, brown, purple and magenta. The houses had windows of five different colours. The windows were red, grey, brown, purple and magenta. The houses were numbered, from south to north, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500. Based on the clues, match the people with their house styles, their door and window colours, and their house numbers.

1. The number of letters in the names never matches the number of letters in the colours for both door and windows and, of course, no house used the same colour for both door and windows. 2. The highest-numbered house had red windows, and the lowest-numbered house had a red door. 3. Sylvia and Suzanne lived in either the Federation or the Colonial, and nothing was red on their houses. 4. The house numbered 200 had a brown door, 300 had a grey door, and 400 had a magenta door. 5. The Tudor was numbered 300, and Sylvia did not live in the Federation, which was numbered 200. 6. Sara did not live in a Queenslander, and her windows were not red. 7. The Federation did not have grey windows, but the Tudor’s windows were brown.

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Menu madness! The clues

Blakely Primary’s menu as shown below was entirely wrong. All of the items shown were served, but nothing was shown correctly. Based on the menu and the clues, see if you can figure out exactly when everything was served.

1. Nothing as shown on the menu above was correct. 2. Monday’s main dish was really served the day before Friday, Tuesday’s main dish was really served a day earlier than shown, Wednesday’s main dish was served later than shown and, of course, the liver and onions were really served after the frittata. 3. Thursday’s vegetable was served later than shown, Wednesday’s vegetable was served later than shown, and Tuesday’s vegetable was served earlier than shown, but keep in mind the fact that the lima beans were still really served earlier in the week than the green beans. 4. The grape juice was really served later than shown, but the orange juice was really served after the grape juice. However, the fruit punch was really served earlier than shown on the faulty menu, but it was still really served later in the week than the milk. 5. The apple pie and ice-cream were served later than shown on the menu, and the pudding was really served later in the week than the apple pie. Of course, the cupcake was served later in the week than the fruit cup. Thank goodness we now know the right menu for the week!

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ham eggplant orange juice ice-cream

fried chicken peas grape juice apple pie

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Happy haunting ground The clues

Five people decided to spend a night together in a haunted house. Their names were Jennifer, Joan, Jack, Jo Anne and Jerry. They all got scared and ran away from the house, but they ran at different times. They all saw, or thought they saw, something different that scared them. They saw a ghost, a zombie, a werewolf, a ghoul and a vampire. When they were scared and ran, they all left something behind. They left shoes, false teeth, a torch, a wig and a hat. After they left the house and were a safe distance away, they all said something different. They said ‘Piece of cake’, ‘Was nothing’, Boring’, ‘Jeepers’ and ‘Creepy’. Based on the clues, match the names with the order in which they ran, what scared them, what they left behind, and what they said after they were away from the house.

1. Jo Anne ran away after Jerry, Jerry ran away after Jack, Jennifer ran away after Jo Anne and, of course, Jack did not run away first. 2. The person who saw a zombie left shoes behind and said ‘Creepy’. 3. The person who saw a werewolf left their wig but later said ‘Was nothing’. 4. The person who saw a ghoul left a torch behind and said ‘Boring’. 5. Jerry told the people who saw the zombie, the werewolf and the ghoul that he thought they were ‘A bunch of big babies’. 6. Jack also thought the people who saw the zombie, the werewolf and the ghoul overreacted, but he did not say anything to them. 7. The second to run did not see a ghost, did not leave false teeth behind, and did not say ‘Piece of cake’. 8. The first to run did not see either a werewolf or a ghoul. 9. The fourth to run did not drop a torch.

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Family differences The clues

There were five children in the Smith family. Their names were Rolanda, Roxie, Raymond, Robert and Ralph. They were not all born at the same time, so one was the first born, another the second born, and so on. When they ordered pizza, they all had a different favourite topping. They liked ham, onions, pepperoni, mushrooms and olives. They all had different favourite activities; they enjoyed swimming, dancing, painting, netball and reading. And they all had their own favourite types of television shows. They liked soap operas, science fiction, cartoons, dramas and talk shows. Based on the clues, match the children with their birth order, their favourite pizza toppings, their favourite activities and their favourite types of television shows.

1. Rolanda, Robert and Ralph were all younger than Roxie, but Roxie was younger than Raymond, Rolanda was younger than Robert, and Ralph was younger than Rolanda. 2. The two youngest children did not like mushrooms, olives and talk shows, and the two oldest children did not like onions, pepperoni, mushrooms or cartoons. 3. The middle child loved netball and soap operas. 4. The oldest child disliked dramas and talk shows but loved reading. 5. The youngest child did not like dancing, painting and dramas. 6. Roxie did not like olives, and Rolanda did not like pepperoni or dancing.

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Ups and downs of shopping The clues

Mike, Mavis, Mildred, Maureen and Morris entered a department store elevator from the basement car park. The elevator went up five floors. At each of the floors one person, wearing a hat, got out to go shopping. Their hats were red, blue, pink, green and tan. Each person purchased one item on that floor. They bought gloves, perfume, a suitcase, a wristwatch and an umbrella. Each item cost a different amount: $3.00, $4.00, $6.00, $8.00 and $12.00. Based on the clues, match the floors with who shopped on that floor, their hat colours, what was purchased and the cost of that item.

1. Mike got out of the elevator after Mavis and Mildred but before the person in the blue hat and the person in the pink hat. 2. The person in the pink hat spent more for gloves than the person in the blue hat spent for perfume. 3. Mavis spent twice as much as Mildred, Morris spent twice as much as Mike, but Maureen spent the most on gloves that cost twice as much as the suitcase. 4. Maureen got out of the elevator after Morris, and Morris, in the blue hat, got out of the elevator after Mike. 5. Mildred, in the red hat, spent the least on an umbrella and, do not forget, she got off the elevator before Mavis. 6. Mike did not wear a green hat.

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The bookshop The clues

Five people, named Elsbeth, Eliza, Edward, Eric and Edwina, were standing in a check-out line at a bookshop. Naturally enough, one of them was first in line, another second, and so on. It was a bit unusual, but they were buying one book, two books, three books, four books and five books. Also unusually, they were buying all these books from only five different authors. The authors were Hemingway, King, Grisham, Christie and Sayers. Each of the people in line was wearing a different coloured hat. Their hats were red, blue, green, yellow and purple. Based on the clues, match the people with their order in line, the number of books they had, the authors and their hat colours.

1. The number in the line order did not match the number of books being purchased. 2. Edwina poked Elsbeth in the back with a book, Eliza poked Edwina in the back with a book, but Eric poked Eliza in the back with a book and then carelessly took a step back and stepped on Edward’s toes! 3. Edward purchased more books than Edwina, Eric purchased more books than Edward, and Elsbeth purchased more books than Eliza but fewer than Edwina. 4. The first three people in line wore a red hat, a blue hat and a purple hat, and the last two people in line purchased books written by Hemingway and Sayers. 5. The person in the green hat purchased five books written by Sayers. 6. The person in the red hat purchased three books written by Grisham. 7. The person in the purple hat loved Agatha Christie mysteries and purchased more than one of her books that day.

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Chicken olympics The clues

Five hens, named Clara, Henny, Stew, Lefty and Bonnie, endlessly discussed who was the best at everything. Finally, they decided to hold a series of contests to decide who would be considered the ‘Queen of the Chickens’. They named this series of competitive events a ‘pecktathalon’. The four events were a race, a most grubs-eaten-in-15-minutes contest, a most-eggs-laid-in15-minutes contest, and a most-clucks-in-15-minutes contest. Based on the clues, match the chickens with their order of finishing in the race, the amount of grubs they consumed, the number of eggs they laid, and the number of clucks they made.

1. All of the chickens won a contest except for Stew, who did not win a single event. 2. Stew did not finish last in the race, but both Henny and Lefty finished in front of her and neither of them won the race! 3. Bonnie finished one place in front of Lefty in the race. 4. Clara and Henny did not eat the most grubs but they did eat more than poor Stew, who barely ate more grubs than Bonnie. 5. Clara ate half as many grubs as Lefty. 6. Lefty and Bonnie laid fewer eggs than Clara and Henny, but they both laid more eggs than Stew. 7. Clara laid twice as many eggs as Lefty. 8. Clara clucked more than Bonnie, Bonnie clucked more than Lefty and, of course, Lefty clucked more than Stew, who was pretty much out of cluck by this time.

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1st in race 2nd in race 3rd in race 4th in race 5th in race

10 grubs 15 grubs 30 grubs 45 grubs 60 grubs

5 eggs 7 eggs 8 eggs 10 eggs 14 eggs

50 clucks 60 clucks 75 clucks 120 clucks 150 clucks

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School report fun The clues

Five students named Larry, Laura, Luther, Lenny and Linda received their school reports. The marks given were, from highest to lowest, A, B, C, D and F. Based on the clues, figure out the grades each child received in four important subjects.

1. Laura did not receive the highest maths grade but it was higher than Larry’s maths grade. Larry’s maths grade was higher than Lenny’s maths grade, but Lenny did not receive an ‘F’ and, by the way, Linda’s maths grade was higher than Luther’s maths grade. 2. Larry and Laura both got worse grades in history than they received in maths, but both Luther and Lenny received better grades in history than they received in maths. However, Linda’s history grade was the best, and Laura did better in history than either Larry or Luther. 3. Larry received a higher English grade than he received in maths, and Lenny’s English grade was worse than his history grade but, of course, Lenny’s English grade was higher than Linda’s English grade. 4. Lenny’s English grade was lower than Laura’s history grade, but Luther’s English grade was higher than Larry’s English grade. 5. Larry, Luther and Linda received the highest science grades, but Laura’s science grade was higher than Lenny’s science grade, and Luther’s science grade was lower than Larry’s science grade. 6. And by now, everyone knows that Linda’s science grade was higher than Larry’s science grade.

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A in history B in history C in history D in history F in history

A in English B in English C in English D in English F in English

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Chirper by the dozen The clues

Five sparrows, named Binky, Becky, Bobby, Billy and Bert, flew to a bird feeder at different times, so one was first to land, another second to land, and so on. While at the feeder, they all ate a different number of seeds; they ate 10, 21, 30, 40 and 60 seeds. Also, while at the feeder, they all chirped a different number of times; they chirped 5, 7, 10, 15 and 20 times. When they were finished eating and chirping they all flew back to their nests, which were in five different locations. Their nests were in an oak tree, an elm tree, a pine tree, a chimney and a gutter. Based on the clues, match the sparrows with their order of landing, the number of seeds they ate, the number of chirps they made and the locations of their nests.

1. Binky landed after Billy, Becky landed after Binky, and Bobby landed before Bert but after Becky. 2. Bert ate more seeds than Binky and Bobby, but Billy ate twice as much as Bert and, of course, Bobby ate less than Binky. 3. Becky chirped half as much as Bobby, Bert chirped less than Billy, and Billy chirped more than both Binky and Bobby. 4. Binky, by the way, chirped less than Bert. 5. Billy and Bert did not live in any kind of tree. 6. The first to land lived in a gutter, and Becky and Bobby did not live in an oak tree. 7. The bird that chirped the least lived in an elm tree.

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Answers 10. You call that a farm?

1. Now that’s an election! Connie

Carol

Cliff

Charles

Don

goose honking pickled pigeon ‘Hippo hotel’

cow mooing fish fudge ‘Fox hound’

chicken clucking beetle butter ‘Yellow, yellow’

dog barking bat brats ‘La toad’

seven acres three acres Till Sow Kooper Droopey

Hiram

Hilda

bumper cars ring toss hamburger

Ferris wheel pie eating hot dog

Daniel

Darrell

six acres Furrow Mimi

five acres Grainly Spike

four acres Chaff Rex

Mike

Margie

Mavis

Hank

Heloise

Marvin

Mary

merry-go-round seed spitting Polish sausage

roller-coaster dart throwing pizza

native cat twig ‘cunning’

fox Tasmanian devil toothbrush fishhook ‘sneaky’ ‘slippery’

crocodile thorn ‘sly’

snake feather ‘stealthy’

Paula

Patricia

Bill

Betty

Bonnie

Brandon

Benjamin

baked ham lima beans orange juice ice-cream

fried chicken peas cola rice pudding

Courtner chase gulls

Tort hunt shells sunscreen custody

Edict climb trees emotional distress

Statute tease sharks palm defamation

Patrick

meat loaf green beans coffee cake

roast beef mashed potato tea apple pie

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Peter

4. A day in the life of four crows Jake

John

Joan

Jenny

‘Hello, skunk!’ cow blue coffee

‘Hello, squirrel!’ chicken yellow hot chocolate

‘Hello, rabbit!’ fox pink hot milk

‘Hello, cat!’ owl green tea

Bob Graceland ‘In the ghetto’ hip waggle 250 albums

13. Camp fun Ralph

Rhonda

Rhoda

Ricky

Ray

Whachasayin weaving

Whachareadin carpentry

Whachawatchin macramé

Whachaeatin sewing leather canoeing

Whachadoin stringing beads volleyball

Ben

Bert

Bill

Memphis ‘Hound dog’ hip bump 300 albums

Tupelo ‘Blue Hawaii’ hip shake 500 albums

Aaron ‘Jailhouse rock’ hip thrust 275 albums

6. Ant the eat goes on Alfred

Alan

Anne

Arlene

honey ‘Dianta’

leafcutter ‘Anticipation’

termites ‘Antilly lace’

harvester ‘Canty man’

army national anthem

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Rigatoni

Jane cooking

Jack reading

8. Barely bear facts

hiking

Myrtle

Mortie

Miriam

Millie

Mikey

Fleet Street shopping

Stirling Avenue Pitt Street visit relatives go on date

Broadway curiosity

sports car

truck

limousine

Main Street dance lessons taxi

15. Football injuries Biff

Bill

Crows St Bernards full-back centre concussion broken leg

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Buck

Barry

Crushers left wing broken arm

Mastiffs Donkeys back pocket ruck rover blown knee fractured hip

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Brad

Linguine

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Hank gardening

Mary swimming

Pierre

Penelope

Peter

Pauline

Pepe

quail oregano eggplant

duck sage corn

goose cinnamon celery

turkey paprika carrots

chicken thyme parsnip

William

Wilma

Webster

Wyona

Walter

parrot Stinky eating bugs

skunk Beauty guitar playing

monkey Pickles card trick

ferret dog Beastie Furball rollerskating tap dancing

Bruno

Bart

Berniece

Bonnie

Bill

ballet dancers juggling

beagles

baldness

woodchucks

skunk

skipping

bike riding

roller-skating

astronomy

9. Gopher it! Gail

George

Gregory

Gloria

Gertrude

yellow 1 Gopher Place

green Gopher Plaza

orange Gopherville

red Gopher Castle

purple Gopher Gables

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Mike soccer

Damon

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Answers 18. Fine swine Alicia

Agnes

Anna

Albert

Alvin

fouetté ‘Nutcracker’

glissade ‘Swan lake’ violet

arabesque ‘Fancy free’ yellow

battement ‘Petrouchka’

entrechat ‘Fire bird’ purple

red

19. Auction action Walt

Winston

Wanda

Bidderton key chain $50.00

Price lamp $5.00

Sale sofa $10.00

20. I’m stuck on me! Sara

Sally

Donkeyshine Dandylion chin nose ‘Golly’ ‘Yikes’

Zoomalu lip ‘Jeepers’

Karen

Lost Lake bass 1 kilogram

Wendy

Vendue table $20.00

Gavel chest $30.00

Sid

Sharon

Sealy ear ‘Drat’

Elefunt eyebrow ‘Whoa, Nellie’

Max Aspen Killer humerus

Mark

Sun Valley Death’s Door clavicle

23. The play David

Dwayne Mobley Roosevelt

‘execrable’

‘dreadful’

24. Talent Contest fifth place Year Two hummed

Kyle

Kelvin

Ernie

first place Year Three sang

Lake Como catfish 8 kilograms

Nell

Slurpco Albania Sparkle cumin

Bevco Bhutan PopPop cabbage

28. Lunchroom secrets Ralph

Rhonda

Rhoda

Rex

Rina

Broilton ham haven coriander blue

Simmerton hearty hash cayenne yellow

Bakely turkey balls coconut purple

Searden pork clusters cardamom white

Fryerly tuna delight capers green

Bubbles

Bugeye

Barney

bass green lure Mr Sinker panic attacks

perch cheese ball Mrs Caster nightmares

herring plastic worm Mrs Spinner fin sprain

30. A day at the mall Peggy

Pamela

Buster

Bucky

trout whitebait Mr Hooker broken tooth

blue gill leech Mr Rodman torn lip

Patricia

Penelope

Bev’s Boutique T-shirt hot dog orange juice

Daisy

Randy

Ryan

Wakely Daddy Warbucks ‘painful’

Dealer Don mini-van pink Mr Tradely

Honest Ed sports car red Mrs Barter

Millie

Miriam

Lake Placid Devil’s Leap ulna

Stowe Mt Kamikaze tibia

Vail Widowmaker femur

Dollie Stickley Molly ‘excruciating’

Dixie Dooley Hannigan ‘depressing’

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Mary’s Mart shorts pizza lemonade

Suzi’s Shop jeans hamburger ice tea

Eve’s Emporium cardigan kebab cola

Rosie

Rikki

Ray

Square Deal truck orange Mr Dealden

Fast Fred sedan yellow Mrs Saleton

Sam’s Sales convertible gold Mr Sellingly

32. The collectors

Elizabeth

Ellie

Charles

Carly

Carol

Cathy

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third place second place Year Four Year One yodelled tap danced

25. A Fair Contest Clara

Cora

Clarisse

Constance

Cornelia

Crustard cherry pie 4th place

Doughden apple pie 3rd place

Fillingly peach pie 1st place

Shellton pecan pie 5th place

Baker rhubarb pie 2nd place

26. Mothers and sons Bob

Barry

Bernard

Billy

Burt

Bonnie Billy

Belle Burt

Bambi Bob

Bertha Bernard

Betsy Barry

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Paula

Maureen

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Elvira

Kelli

Loon Lake Fish Lake Lake Mead pike carp trout 4 kilograms 1.5 kilograms 2 kilograms

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Nate

Drinkco Burkina Faso Twinkola vinegar

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21. Fishing facts Ken

Nina

Sipco Rwanda Cheeryade aniseed

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Obtainingly plumber glassware Boston

Findley jockey antique toys Miami

Calvin

Gatherton bus driver stamps San Diego

Collectden lawyer coins New York

Acquireton teacher bottle caps Chicago

Myron

Mildred

Mavis

Mark

Moe

Texton geography Holt ‘Da Boss’

Graden maths Howard ‘Tyrant’

Study history Menzies ‘Sergeant’

Passerly English Hawke ‘General’

Learner science Scullin ‘Ironsides’

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42. Happy haunting ground

Oliver

Olive

Otto

Danvers High Devlin High Fremont High Thornhill High football baseball shot put tennis red pink orange yellow Bullets Bull Dogs Bulls Hornets

Ophelia

Jennifer

Jo Anne

Jack

Jo Anne

Jerry

Bates High swimming black Bull Frogs

5th to run ghoul torch Boring

1st to run zombie shoes Creepy

2nd to run vampire hat Jeepers

4th to run werewolf wig Was nothing

3rd to run ghost false teeth Piece of cake

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Denise

Dwayne

Darby

The Illusion green shirt blue shorts rats

Super Cat blue shirt white shorts worms

Lizardman red shirt green shorts beavers

Intellimonkey purple shirt red shorts apes

Splashman white shirt purple shorts owls

36. Pet problems Butch

Pepper

Duchess

Queenie

Rex

blue collar terrier itching Dr Crowe

red collar beagle bad breath Dr Byrd

grey collar spaniel toothache Dr Katz

green collar Afghan overeating Dr Foxe

brown collar spitz sore paw Dr Lamb

Rolanda

Roxie

Raymond

Robert

Ralph

4th born onions painting dramas

2nd born ham dancing talk shows

1st born olives reading science fiction

3rd born mushrooms netball soap operas

5th born pepperoni swimming cartoons

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2nd Floor

3rd Floor

4th Floor

5th Floor

Mildred red hat umbrella $3.00

Mavis green hat suitcase $6.00

Mike tan hat wristwatch $4.00

Morris blue hat perfume $8.00

Maureen pink hat gloves $12.00

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37. A hairy puzzle Diana

Daphne

Danielle

Daisy

Denise

Hair We R red hair green nails Barry

Root Bare pink hair blue nails Biff

Choppers purple hair red nails Bill

The Cut-Up green hair purple nails Bernie

Shear Fun blue hair pink nails Bob

Elsbeth

Eliza

Edward

Eric

Edwina

1st in line 2 books Christie purple hat

3rd in line 1 book King blue hat

5th in line 4 books Hemingway yellow hat

4th in line 5 books Sayers green hat

2nd in line 3 books Grisham red hat

Lisa

Lenny

Lolita

Bunny

Smokehouse

Tiger, tiger

peanuts lemonade 20 yrs old

popcorn coffee 10 yrs old

Seal sounds hot dog cola 17 yrs old

Shooting stars ice-cream tea 40 yrs old

jelly beans orange juice 15 yrs old

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Alice Allerton bracelet $20.00

Andrew April Ashton earrings $10.00

Aaron

Arthur

Adam

Andrea Ankers necklace $30.00

Amy Anderson wristwatch $22.00

Anne Armitage camera $15.00

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Sally

Tudor grey door brown windows 300

Georgian red door magenta windows 100

Henny

Stew

Lefty

Bonnie

5th in race 30 grubs 14 eggs 120 clucks

3rd in race 45 grubs 10 eggs 150 clucks

4th in race 15 grubs 5 eggs 50 clucks

2nd in race 60 grubs 7 eggs 60 clucks

1st in race 10 grubs 8 eggs 75 clucks

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Laura

Luther

Lenny

Linda

C in maths F in history B in English B in science

B in maths C in history C in English D in science

F in maths D In history A in English C in science

D in maths B In history D in English F in science

A in maths A In history F in English A in science

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Clara

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Sylvia

Suzanne

Queenslander purple door red windows 500

Colonial magenta door grey windows 400

Federation brown door purple windows 200

48. Chirper by the dozen Binky

Becky

Bobby

Billy

Bert

2nd to land 21 seeds 7 chirps oak tree

3rd to land 40 seeds 5 chirps elm tree

4th to land 10 seeds 10 chirps pine tree

1st to land 60 seeds 20 chirps gutter

5th to land 30 seeds 15 chirps chimney

41. Menu madness! Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

ham

frittata

eggplant

lima beans milk

liver and onions green beans fruit punch ice-cream

tuna casserole peas

fried chicken mashed potato orange juice pudding

tomato juice fruit cup

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