Note: Once in a while I receive E-mails inquiring about my ClueJo characters and who is from where. If you look over the ClueJo Facts page, then you’ll note that the game of Clue is called Cluedo in England and called Clue here in the US. The Clue characters in my logic problems live in the US and my own ClueJo characters live in England. The pictures of the Clue suspects on my ClueJo Facts page are from one of the older US versions of Clue. So when you work the logic problems, and sometimes note that I mention that the Clue suspects are visiting England, that is why. It is the same for my own ClueJo characters - they sometimes visit the US.
In this logic problem the Clue characters are visiting England and if you are a frequent visitor to my site, you are aware that they and my ClueJo characters all know one another and all are friends. That is the reason for them all being at the Fete in this logic problem. In the following logic problem there is a sack race, where two people use one burlap sack. Each person puts one leg into the sack, and then together they run, hop, skip, or jump towards the finish line and all have a great time. Okay, on to the puzzle!
St. Alban’s Parish hold their Annual Parish Fete each year in June to raise money for the parish. Several booths were set up around the grounds where visitors could buy homemade goods and crafts made and donated by members of the Parish, and there were lots of activities for visitors and Fete volunteers to participate in. One of these events was a sack race, and five of the Clue characters - Col. Mustard, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Mrs. White, and Prof. Plum signed up for the first sack race of the day, along with five of the ClueJo characters - Dr. Gray, Lady Melon, Miss Lavender, Mrs. Bluebell, and Sir Sable. Each Clue character was paired up with a ClueJo character, and the burlap sack each used during the race was dyed a different color - blue, green, orange, red, or yellow. Each pair finished the race in a different order, from first through fifth.
After the race, each pair then relieved volunteers at some of those booths so that they could in turn mingle and take advantage of some of the events. Each of the five booths in question offered a different type of goods, one of which was handmade jewelry. From the clues, determine the order in which each pair finished the sack race, the color of burlap sack each used during the race, and the booth where each pair volunteered their time.
1. The five teams who participated in the first sack race were Mr. Green and his partner, Sir Sable and his partner, the team whose burlap sack was dyed red, the team who later took over the booth which sold intricately carved wooden objects, and the team which placed third.
2. The second place winners in the first sack race of the day hobbled past the finish line in a blue burlap sack.
3. The pair whose burlap sack was dyed orange finished ahead of both Mrs. Bluebell and her partner and the pair who had volunteered at the booth which sold afghans crocheted by some of the women in the Parish.
4. Dr. Gray and his partner (who wasn’t Mr. Green) finished the race just ahead of Mrs. White and her partner, and just behind the team whose burlap sack was dyed green.
5. Neither Col. Mustard and his partner nor Lady Melon and her partner (who didn’t place third in the race) were the two who volunteered some of their time watching over the booth which sold wooden carved objects.
6. It wasn’t Mrs. White and her partner who had volunteered for duty at the booth which sold delicious baked breads, pies, and cookies.
7. Four of the five teams that participated in the first sack race were Col. Mustard and his partner, Lady Melon and her partner, Mr. Green and his partner, and the pair who had volunteered at the booth which sold afghans, in no particular order.
8. Three teams to finish in consecutive order, from first to last, were the team including Mrs. Peacock and her partner, the team who later watched over the booth which had books for sell, and the team whose burlap sack was dyed a brilliant yellow.
9. Miss Lavender and her partner didn’t volunteer at the booth which sold beautifully crocheted afghans.
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Everett and his family spent last weekend skiing in Aspen. One evening, while the rest of his family were doing his or her own thing, Everett wondered into the Lodge’s lounge, found a comfortable chair and proceeded to read a new book he had brought along. He soon found himself listening to five people seated around a nearby table who were playing Trivial Pursuit. They were playing the short version of the game, and over the next couple hours the group -which included three men and two women, played five games.
Each person won one game, each by answering a question in a different category - Arts & Leisure, Entertainment, Geography, History, or Science & Nature. From the general conversation around the table, Everett was able to discern each person’s first name (one is Kathy) and last name (one is Lennox), the state from which each person hails, and the category that each answered a question in that won him or her that particular game.
From the clues, can you determine the order in which each person won as well as the rest of the information Everett was able to discover about each person?
1. Adam and the person from California (who wasn’t Nancy) won the first two games, in some order, while the person who answered a question correctly in the category of Entertainment won the last game played.
2. Mr. Milstone and the person who won by answering correctly a question in the category History won the third and fourth game, in some order.
3. Ms. Drury won the game immediately following the game won by the person who correctly answered a question in the Geography category (who wasn’t the person from Florida).
4. Neither James nor Bruce (who didn’t win with a correct answer to a question in the category Science & Nature) are surnamed Liszewski.
5. One of the men won a game immediately after the person from New York and immediately before the man from Nevada.
6. Exactly two people won games after the one won by the person surnamed Rawson and before the person who won a game by correctly answering a question in the Science & Nature category.
7. Nancy won the game immediately before the game won by the person from Texas.
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Stefano and a four of his friends all have birthdays in May and years ago started a tradition of getting together and having a Grab Bag Gift Exchange. They all make lists each year of things they like and each person gets a copy of the list. By comparing the lists, each person can then buy something for the next year that each of the other four will all enjoy. This year, each individual purchased exactly two of one item and wrapped them in identical paper. By coincidence, no two individuals selected the same color of wrapping paper.
The gifts all went into a large burlap sack and after an evening’s celebration complete with cake and ice cream, each person drew two gifts out of the bag. Naturally, if any person drew out a gift that he or she brought, it was returned and he or she kept drawing until he or she has drawn two gifts wrapped in two different colors of wrapping paper - ensuring two different gifts!
From the clues, determine the color of wrapping paper each person wrapped the gifts in he or she purchased (one person purchased candles for the gift exchange), and the color of wrapping paper on the two gifts he or she drew out of the sack.
1. No two individuals wrap their two gifts and drew wrapped gifts in the same combination of three colors.
2. The five friends are Candy, the person who picked out some really nice stationery for this years gift exchange, the person who wrapped his or her gifts in gold paper, a person who drew a gift out of the bag wrapped in silver paper, and a person who drew a gift out of the bag wrapped in blue paper.
3. Stefano wasn’t the male who purchased books for the gift exchange and wrapped them in a beautiful metallic blue wrapping paper.
4. Darryl isn’t the one who wrapped his two identical purchases in silver wrapping paper and Beth isn’t the one who wrapped her two identical purchase in red wrapping paper.
5. The second gift drawn out of the bag by the two individuals who drew out gifts wrapped in pearly white wrapping paper (neither of whom were Candy or Stefano) did not drew out gifts wrapped in either silver or metallic blue wrapping paper.
6. Ronnie and Darryl each ended up with one of the gifts wrapped in gold paper.
7. Beth isn’t the one who purchased two identical computer software games for the grab bag.
8. The person who purchased jigsaw puzzles (who isn’t Candy) ended up with one of the two gifts wrapped in silver paper.
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COLOR OF WRAPPING PAPER OF TWO GIFTS FROM BAG |