Friday, November 20, 2009

In the Neighbourhood

Four families on Vine St each have a child entering kindergarten this year. Using the clues below, determine the name of each family (one family's name is Turtle), their new kindergartner's first name, and their house number:

1. Jason does not live at 1612 Vine St.

2. Chloe Lee lives on the odd number side of the street.

3. The houses on the north side of the street are 1612 and 1618; the houses on the south side of the street are 1615 and 1619.

4. The Smith family and the Carr family live on the same side of the street.

5. Neither Amy nor Ben is a Carr

6. The Turtle family lives at 1619 Vine St; Amy is not their child.


Carr _______________ ________________

Lee _______________ ________________

Smith _______________ ________________

Turtle _______________ ________________

Thursday, November 12, 2009

To Infinity and Beyond!

Far, far in the future Emily and Christopher
have traveled far, far into Outer Space using the Tardis.
They have met several species of aliens from four planets.

Using the clues below, determine what they
named each planet and which species came from which planet:

1. Neither the Replicants nor the Amanto were found on Planet 42
2. The Klatchians were found either on Planet Abecedarian or Planet Endor
3. Either the Tribbles or the Amanto were the species found on Planet OhBay
4. The Replicants were not found on Planet Abecedarian


42:

Abecedarian:

Endor:

OhBay:

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Lunch Orders

Russell, Amanda, and Justin went out for lunch together. Each person ordered a different sandwich and had a different drink; one drink was a lemonade.
Use the clues below to determine who ate which sandwich and which drink each person ordered:

1. The person who had the BLT was not the one who had a milkshake

2. Russell did not order the orange soda, nor did he eat the turkey panini

3. Amanda ate either the BLT or the cheeseburger; she drank the milkshake

Amanda ____________ _______________
Justin ______________ _______________
Russell _____________ _______________

Monday, November 9, 2009

Potluck

This year, the Denman family had a potluck dinner for their mom's birthday. Each of the four 'children' brought a different dish (one dish was a salad). Use the clues below to determine who brought which dish:

1. Neither Dan nor Stan were the one who brought the cake

2. Ann brought the chicken

3. Neither Jan nor Stan brought the potatoes



Ann:

Dan:

Jan:

Stan:

Lessons

Caroline, Andrew, and Seth are each taking a different after school class. Use the following clues to determine which class each student is taking:

1. Seth is not the child taking karate, nor is he learning to play the trumpet

2. Caroline is taking either pottery or trumpet lessons


Andrew:

Caroline:

Seth: