#15. Football Injuries

Five football players named Biff, Bill, Buck, Barry, and Brad played football for five different teams. They also played five different positions and suffered five different injuries during last season. Based on the clues below, match the names with the teams they played for, the positions that they played, and the injuries that they suffered.

Biff / Bill / Buck / Barry / Brad
Bears / Bears / Bears / Bears / Bears
Broncos / Broncos / Broncos / Broncos / Broncos
Cowboys / Cowboys / Cowboys / Cowboys / Cowboys
Cardinals / Cardinals / Cardinals / Cardinals / Cardinals
Giants / Giants / Giants / Giants / Giants
tight end / tight end / tight end / tight end / tight end
center / center / center / center / center
guard / guard / guard / guard / guard
quarterback / quarterback / quarterback / quarterback / quarterback
fullback / fullback / fullback / fullback / fullback
hip pointer / hip pointer / hip pointer / hip pointer / hip pointer
broken leg / broken leg / broken leg / broken leg / broken leg
concussion / concussion / concussion / concussion / concussion
broken arm / broken arm / broken arm / broken arm / broken arm
burst knee / burst knee / burst knee / burst knee / burst knee
  1. The center broke his leg; the guard burst his knee, and the player for the Broncos suffered a hip pointer.
  2. The quarterback for the Cowboys broke his arm and the fullback suffered a concussion.
  3. Biff and Barry did not play for the Bears and neither of them suffered either a hip pointer or a broken arm.
  4. Brad wasn't a Bear and didn't break his arm.
  5. Bill wasn't a quarterback and he didn't suffer a concussion.
  6. Barry was neither a center nor a fullback and he didn't play for the Cardinals.

#22. Skiing Fun

Five people named Max, Mark, Maureen, Millie, and Miriam went on a skiing holiday to five different ski areas. The areas were, in no particular order, Aspen, Vail, Sun Valley, StoweMountain, and Lake Placid. Not noted for their intelligent choices, each looked for the most dangerous slope at the resort to descend. The slopes were named, in no particular order, Devil's Leap, Death's Door, Killer, Death Wish, and Widow-maker. They all fell and broke a bone, but none of them broke the same bone as did the others. The bones that they broke were, in no particular order, a clavicle, an ulna, a humerus,a femur, and a tibia. Based on the clues below, match the names with the ski resorts they visited, ski runs they descended, and bones that they broke.

MAX / MARK / MAUREEN / MILLIE / MIRIAM
Aspen / Aspen / Aspen / Aspen / Aspen
Vail / Vail / Vail / Vail / Vail
Sun Valley / Sun Valley / Sun Valley / Sun Valley / Sun Valley
StoweMountain / StoweMountain / StoweMountain / StoweMountain / StoweMountain
Lake Placid / Lake Placid / Lake Placid / Lake Placid / Lake Placid
Devil's Leap / Devil's Leap / Devil's Leap / Devil's Leap / Devil's Leap
Death's Door / Death's Door / Death's Door / Death's Door / Death's Door
Killer / Killer / Killer / Killer / Killer
Death Wish / Death Wish / Death Wish / Death Wish / Death Wish
Widow-Maker / Widow-Maker / Widow-Maker / Widow-Maker / Widow-Maker
clavicle / clavicle / clavicle / clavicle / clavicle
ulna / ulna / ulna / ulna / ulna
humerus / humerus / humerus / humerus / humerus
femur / femur / femur / femur / femur
tibia / tibia / tibia / tibia / tibia
  1. The person who descended Devil's Leap broke an ulna.
  2. The person who descended Aspen's famous Killer slope broke an humerus.
  3. The person who broke a clavicle at Sun Valley met Maureen, Millie, and Miriam at a rehab center and saw that none of them broke a humerus, which isn't humorous at all.
  4. The person who broke a tibia did so going down StoweMountain's Death Wish slope.
  5. The person who broke a clavicle was descending Death's Door at the time of injury.
  6. Miriam didn't break her tibia or go to Lake Placid, and Maureen did not go down the slope called Death Wish.
  7. Max did not go to Sun Valley, and Miriam did not go down Devil's Leap.

# 28. Lunchroom Secrets

Five lunchroom mangers met at a restaurant because they never ate their own cooking. Their first names were Ralph, Rhonda, Rhoda, Rex, and Rina. They all had different last names. They all had different favorite recipes that they served on special occasions. Each recipe had a super secret ingredient. Finally, they always wore different colored hairnets. Based on the clues below, match their first names with their last names, favorite recipes, special flavor ingredient, and hairnet color.

RALPH / RHONDA / RHODA / REX / RINA
Barfner / Barfner / Barfner / Barfner / Barfner
Sprogle / Sprogle / Sprogle / Sprogle / Sprogle
Belcher / Belcher / Belcher / Belcher / Belcher
Skink / Skink / Skink / Skink / Skink
Pinkle / Pinkle / Pinkle / Pinkle / Pinkle
Tuna Delight / Tuna Delight / Tuna Delight / Tuna Delight / Tuna Delight
Spam Heaven / Spam Heaven / Spam Heaven / Spam Heaven / Spam Heaven
Holy Hash / Holy Hash / Holy Hash / Holy Hash / Holy Hash
Pork Cluster / Pork Cluster / Pork Cluster / Pork Cluster / Pork Cluster
Turkey Balls / Turkey Balls / Turkey Balls / Turkey Balls / Turkey Balls
frog spleen / frog spleen / frog spleen / frog spleen / frog spleen
bat guano / bat guano / bat guano / bat guano / bat guano
dried liver / dried liver / dried liver / dried liver / dried liver
iodine / iodine / iodine / iodine / iodine
dandruff / dandruff / dandruff / dandruff / dandruff
yellow / yellow / yellow / yellow / yellow
purple / purple / purple / purple / purple
green / green / green / green / green
blue / blue / blue / blue / blue
white / white / white / white / white
  1. The secret ingredient in Barfner's Turkey Balls was dandruff, which gave them their famous flaky texture.
  2. Belcher wore a blue hairnet and Pinkle wore a green hairnet.
  3. The secret ingredient in Skink's Pork Cluster was iodine.
  4. The lunchroom manager in the yellow hairnet cooked Holy Hash flavored with dried liver.
  5. Pinkle's Tuna Delight was spiced with bat guano, which gave it that piquant flavor loved by all.
  6. Rhonda and Rina did not wear hairnets that were purple, blue, or white and neither one of them cooked Pork Cluster.
  7. Rhoda's secret ingredient for flavor was not bat guano.
  8. Ralph didn't use iodine and his hairnet wasn't purple or white.
  9. Rex looked at Barfner in the purple hairnet and thought that he too would wear a purple hairnet some day when his old one wore out.
  10. One day Rina got mad and threw her guano-flavored Tuna Delight all over Sprogle's yellow hairnet.

# 33. Five Teachers

Five teachers met at an educational conference. Their first names were Myron, Mildred, Mavis, Mark, and Moe. They all had different last names, all taught different subjects at different schools, and they all had nicknames that their students called them behind their backs. Based on the clues below, match the first names with the last names, subjects taught, schools and nicknames.

MYRON / MILDRED / MAVIS / MARK / MOE
Wartlip / Wartlip / Wartlip / Wartlip / Wartlip
Snargle / Snargle / Snargle / Snargle / Snargle
Wombatle / Wombatle / Wombatle / Wombatle / Wombatle
Noodler / Noodler / Noodler / Noodler / Noodler
Snert / Snert / Snert / Snert / Snert
Math / Math / Math / Math / Math
Science / Science / Science / Science / Science
English / English / English / English / English
Geography / Geography / Geography / Geography / Geography
History / History / History / History / History
FordSchool / FordSchool / FordSchool / FordSchool / FordSchool
NixonSchool / NixonSchool / NixonSchool / NixonSchool / NixonSchool
TaftSchool / TaftSchool / TaftSchool / TaftSchool / TaftSchool
HayesSchool / HayesSchool / HayesSchool / HayesSchool / HayesSchool
AdamsSchool / AdamsSchool / AdamsSchool / AdamsSchool / AdamsSchool
"Ironsides" / "Ironsides" / "Ironsides" / "Ironsides" / "Ironsides"
"Sergeant" / "Sergeant" / "Sergeant" / "Sergeant" / "Sergeant"
"Tyrant" / "Tyrant" / "Tyrant" / "Tyrant" / "Tyrant"
"General" / "General" / "General" / "General" / "General"
"Da Boss" / "Da Boss" / "Da Boss" / "Da Boss" / "Da Boss"
  1. Wombatle, the "Tyrant," taught Math at FordSchool.
  2. Wartlip, better known as "Ironsides," taught Science at the AdamsSchool.
  3. Mavis would have been surprised to hear that her students called her "Sergeant."
  4. Mark didn't teach Math, but he thought Wartlip was an intelligent person, and they both admired Mildred's beauty.
  5. Myron's last name was not either Wartlip or Wombatle.
  6. "Da Boss" taught Geography and the "General" taught English, but neither of them taught at the NixonSchool.
  7. Snert taught History and Myron wasn't Noodler.
  8. Noodler was called the "General."
  9. Snargle taught Geography and the English teacher taught at HayesSchool.

# 34. On To High School

Five eight grade students named Oscar, Oliver, Olive, Otto, and Ophelia were graduating from Kennedy Middle School and going on to five different high schools. The students excelled in five different sports and expected to wear the colors of their new school's various teams with pride. The nicknames of the high school teams were all different, too! Based on the clues below, match names with high schools, sports, uniform colors, and team nicknames.

OSCAR / OLIVER / OLIVE / OTTO / OPHELIA
Taft High / Taft High / Taft High / Taft High / Taft High
Smith High / Smith High / Smith High / Smith High / Smith High
Orr High / Orr High / Orr High / Orr High / Orr High
King High / King High / King High / King High / King High
Bates High / Bates High / Bates High / Bates High / Bates High
swimming / swimming / swimming / swimming / swimming
baseball / baseball / baseball / baseball / baseball
football / football / football / football / football
shot-put / shot-put / shot-put / shot-put / shot-put
tennis / tennis / tennis / tennis / tennis
red / red / red / red / red
black / black / black / black / black
yellow / yellow / yellow / yellow / yellow
orange / orange / orange / orange / orange
pink / pink / pink / pink / pink
Bull Dogs / Bull Dogs / Bull Dogs / Bull Dogs / Bull Dogs
Bulls / Bulls / Bulls / Bulls / Bulls
Bullets / Bullets / Bullets / Bullets / Bullets
Bull Frogs / Bull Frogs / Bull Frogs / Bull Frogs / Bull Frogs
Hornets / Hornets / Hornets / Hornets / Hornets
  1. Oliver and Olive did not go to a high school with either red, black, or yellow uniforms.
  2. Black was the uniform color of the Bates High swimming Bull Frogs.
  3. Oscar's sport used a ball, but so did Otto's sport.
  4. The baseball team wore pink uniforms, and Smith High's shot-put team wore orange.
  5. Taft High's team wore yellow uniforms and called themselves the Hornets.
  6. Oscar didn't play tennis.
  7. The Bulls wore orange, and the Bullets wore red.
  8. Oliver did not throw the shot-put, and he didn't go to King High.
  9. Otto absolutely refuses to wear red.

Table Puzzle: Five young men (Keith, Kevin, Kyle, Kurt, and Karl) entered the SearsTower department store elevator from a basement parking garage to shop. The elevator went up five floors. At each of the floors, each man, wearing a baseball cap, got off to go shopping. Each person purchased one item on that floor. Each item costs a different amount. Based on the clues below, match the floors with the person who shopped on the floor, color of cap each person wore, item purchased, and the cost of the item.

Circle the matching solutions in each column for your answer. (5 points per column)

1st Floor / 2nd Floor / 3rd Floor / 4th Floor / 5th Floor
Keith / Keith / Keith / Keith / Keith
Kevin / Kevin / Kevin / Kevin / Kevin
Kyle / Kyle / Kyle / Kyle / Kyle
Kurt / Kurt / Kurt / Kurt / Kurt
Karl / Karl / Karl / Karl / Karl
Red cap / Red cap / Red cap / Red cap / Red cap
Blue cap / Blue cap / Blue cap / Blue cap / Blue cap
Orange cap / Orange cap / Orange cap / Orange cap / Orange cap
Green cap / Green cap / Green cap / Green cap / Green cap
Tan cap / Tan cap / Tan cap / Tan cap / Tan cap
Work Gloves / Work Gloves / Work Gloves / Work Gloves / Work Gloves
Cologne / Cologne / Cologne / Cologne / Cologne
Backpack / Backpack / Backpack / Backpack / Backpack
Wristwatch / Wristwatch / Wristwatch / Wristwatch / Wristwatch
Wallet / Wallet / Wallet / Wallet / Wallet
$6.00 / $6.00 / $6.00 / $6.00 / $6.00
$8.00 / $8.00 / $8.00 / $8.00 / $8.00
$12.00 / $12.00 / $12.00 / $12.00 / $12.00
$16.00 / $16.00 / $16.00 / $16.00 / $16.00
$24.00 / $24.00 / $24.00 / $24.00 / $24.00
  1. Keith got off the elevator after Kevin and Kyle but before the person in the blue cap and the person in the orange cap.
  2. The person in the orange cap spent more for work gloves than the person in the blue cap spent for cologne.
  3. Kevin spent twice as much as Kyle; Karl spent twice as much as Keith; but Kurt spent the most on work gloves that cost twice as much as the backpack.
  4. Kurt got off the elevator after Karl; and Karl, in the blue cap, got off the elevator after Keith.
  5. Kyle, in the red cap, spent the least and that on a wallet. Don’t forget, he got off the elevator after Kevin.
  6. Keith did not wear a green cap.

Five people named Laura, Larry, Lisa, Lenny, and Lana (all of different ages) went to the Metroplex 8 Cinema where they saw five different films, drank five different drinks, and enjoyed five different snacks. Based on the clues given below, match their names with their ages, the movies they saw, the beverages they drank, and the snacks they ate.

Laura / Larry / Lisa / Lenny / Lana
Star Wars / Star Wars / Star Wars / Star Wars / Star Wars
Bambi / Bambi / Bambi / Bambi / Bambi
Jumanji / Jumanji / Jumanji / Jumanji / Jumanji
Aladin / Aladin / Aladin / Aladin / Aladin
Scream 2 / Scream 2 / Scream 2 / Scream 2 / Scream 2
Popcorn / Popcorn / Popcorn / Popcorn / Popcorn
Hot dog / Hot dog / Hot dog / Hot dog / Hot dog
Peanuts / Peanuts / Peanuts / Peanuts / Peanuts
Jellybeans / Jellybeans / Jellybeans / Jellybeans / Jellybeans
Pretzels / Pretzels / Pretzels / Pretzels / Pretzels
Cola / Cola / Cola / Cola / Cola
Coffee / Coffee / Coffee / Coffee / Coffee
Tea / Tea / Tea / Tea / Tea
Lemonade / Lemonade / Lemonade / Lemonade / Lemonade
Orange Juice / Orange Juice / Orange Juice / Orange Juice / Orange Juice
10 years old / 10 years old / 10 years old / 10 years old / 10 years old
15 years old / 15 years old / 15 years old / 15 years old / 15 years old
17 years old / 17 years old / 17 years old / 17 years old / 17 years old
20 years old / 20 years old / 20 years old / 20 years old / 20 years old
40 years old / 40 years old / 40 years old / 40 years old / 40 years old

Clues

  1. Laura was twice as old as Larry, but Lana was twice as old as Laura.
  2. Lisa was older than either Larry or Lenny.
  3. Neither the oldest person nor the youngest person ate a hot dog, peanuts, or jellybeans.
  4. The 15-year-old and the 17-year-old did not see Star Wars, Bambi, or Jumanji.
  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. Lana didn’t eat popcorn and the popcorn eater watched Jumanji.
  8. Lenny did not watch Scream 2, and the jellybean eater watched Aladin.
  9. The hot dog eater was younger than the peanut eater (who watched Bambi).

Okay, okay. Like there were these five young ladies (named Tina, Tonya, Tammy, Tricia, and Teresa) who went to the Mega Mall like to buy some clothes or whatever. And they went into five different clothing stores and purchased like five different items of clothing—I mean like one each, you know. And later, like after shopping, they just totally went to the food court where, of course, they scarffed down five different snacks and sucked up five different beverages. Based on the clues below, match the names with the stores, items purchased, snacks, and drinks.

Circle the matching solutions in each column for your answer. (5 points per column)

TINA / TAMMY / TONYA / TRICIA / TERESA
Old Navy / Old Navy / Old Navy / Old Navy / Old Navy
CountyLine / CountyLine / CountyLine / CountyLine / CountyLine
The Gap / The Gap / The Gap / The Gap / The Gap
Express / Express / Express / Express / Express
Carson’s / Carson’s / Carson’s / Carson’s / Carson’s
tee-shirt / tee-shirt / tee-shirt / tee-shirt / tee-shirt
shorts / shorts / shorts / shorts / shorts
denims / denims / denims / denims / denims
sweat shirt / sweat shirt / sweat shirt / sweat shirt / sweat shirt
sweater / sweater / sweater / sweater / sweater
pizza / pizza / pizza / pizza / pizza
taco / taco / taco / taco / taco
hot dog / hot dog / hot dog / hot dog / hot dog
hamburger / hamburger / hamburger / hamburger / hamburger
egg roll / egg roll / egg roll / egg roll / egg roll
iced tea / iced tea / iced tea / iced tea / iced tea
diet cola / diet cola / diet cola / diet cola / diet cola
7-up / 7-up / 7-up / 7-up / 7-up
orange juice / orange juice / orange juice / orange juice / orange juice
milk / milk / milk / milk / milk
  1. The diet cola drinker bought a sweater, and the iced tea drinker bought denims.
  2. The hot dog eater shopped at Old Navy, and the pizza eater shopped at CountyLine.
  3. The taco eater drank milk and bought a sweat shirt at Carson’s.
  4. The girl that ate an egg roll shopped at the Express.
  5. Tina, Tammy, and Tonya did not shop at either the Gap or the Express that day.
  6. Teresa did not shop at the Gap or drink iced tea.
  7. The girl that ate the hamburger and the girl that ate the egg roll did not purchase either a tee-shirt or shorts.
  8. Tina did not eat either pizza or a hot dog and Tonya did not shop at Old Navy.
  9. The hot dog eater drank orange juice, but did not purchase shorts.

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