MATHS QUIZ NO. 28 LOGIC PUZZLES

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. At the end of the last volleyball season, the main results table had been destroyed. Luckily, a number of people could remember the following snippets:

Arlington Wonderers finished above The Golf GTI and Derby Surefires. Eagle Cherrys finished above Arlington Wonderers, The Golf GTI and Derby Surefires. Happy Hours finished above Brookside Magic and Eagle Cherrys. Eagle Cherrys finished above Foxtrot Kilos and Chippy Flippers. The Golf GTI finished below Chippy Flippers and Eagle Cherrys. Foxtrot Kilos finished before Brookside Magic, Derby Surefires and The Golf GTI. Derby Surefires finished below Foxtrot Kilos, Chippy Flippers and Brookside Magic. Arlington Wonderers finished below Chippy Flippers and Eagle Cherrys. Brookside Magic finished below Eagle Cherrys, Foxtrot Kilos and The Golf GTI. Derby Surefires finished below The Golf GTI and Eagle Cherrys. Foxtrot Kilos finished below Arlington Wonderers and Eagle Cherrys.

Can you restore the correct league positions?

1. HAPPYHOURS 2. EAGLE CHERRYS 3. CHIPPY FLIPPERS 4. ARLINGTON WONDERERS 5. FOXTROT KILOS 6. THE GOLF GTI 7. BROOKSIDE MAGIC 8. DERBY SUREFIRES

Q2. At the recent inter-departmental jam making contest, four lucky candidates took part to make the juiciest strawberry jam. The ages of the contestants were 14, 17, 20 and 22. As it happens the person who came last was the oldest, whereas Stuart was three years older than the person who came second. James was neither the oldest nor the youngest and Kev finished ahead of the 17 year old, but didn't win. John was also unlucky this time and didn't win either. Can you determine who finished where and how old they are?

1ST - JAMES - 20
2ND - KEV - 14
3RD STUART - 17
4TH - JOHN - 22

Q3. During a recent Cluedo weekend, four games were played. In one game Miss Scarlet used the spanner, but not in the library. In another game the rope was used in the study, but not by Colonel Mustard. During one game the gun was used in the conservatory, whilst in another game Professor Plum was not to be found in the library. Colonel Mustard was never in the conservatory and Mrs White never used the rope. The lead piping may or may not have been used in the kitchen. Can you determine who used what and where?

MISS SCARLETT - SPANNER - KITCHEN
PROFESSOR PLUM - ROPE - STUDY
COLONEL MUSTARD - PIPE - LIBRARY
MRS. WHITE - GUN - CONSERVATORY

Q4. During a recent music festival, four DJs entered the mixing contest. Each wore a number, either 1, 2, 3 or 4 and their decks were different colours. DJ Skinf Lint came first, and only one DJ wore the same number as the position he finished in. DJ Slam Dunk wore number 1. The DJ who wore number 2 had a red deck and DJ Jam Jar didn't have a yellow deck. The DJ who came last had a blue deck. DJ Park'n Ride beat DJ Slam Dunk. The DJ who wore number 1 had a green deck and the DJ who came second wore number 3. Can you determine who came where, which number they wore and the colour of their deck?

1ST - SKINF LINT - 2 - RED
2ND - PARK N RIDE - 3 - YELLOW
3RD - SLAM DUNK - 1 - GREEN
4TH JAM JAR - 4 - BLUE

Q5. After the recent BrainBashers annual marathon, the judges were comparing notes to determine who finished where. From their notes, can you help them to reconstruct the final result?

Matthew Merryman beat Tom Trent and Jimmy James. Peter Piper beat Jimmy James, Tom Trent and Alan Ardman. Zach Zebra lost to Peter Piper. Graham Goodfellow beat Tom Trent. Zach Zebra beat Frank Flintstone. Graham Goodfellow lost to Frank Flintstone and Peter Piper. Tom Trent beat Brian Brick. Alan Ardman beat Zach Zebra, Kevin Kingfisher and Graham Goodfellow. Kevin Kingfisher lost to Graham Goodfellow and Matthew Merryman. Brian Brick beat Kevin Kingfisher. Matthew Merryman lost to Alan Ardman and Zach Zebra. Frank Flintstone beat Tom Trent, Matthew Merryman and Brian Brick. Tom Trent lost to Jimmy James and Alan Ardman. Jimmy James beat Graham Goodfellow and Brian Brick.

1. PETER PIPER 2.ALAN ARDMAN 3. ZACH ZEBRA 4. FANKFLINTSTONE 5. MATHEW MERRYMAN 6. JIMMY JAMES 7. GRAHAM GOODFELLOW 8. TOM TRENT 9. BRIAN BRICK 10.KEVIN KINGFISHER

[Q.]

Good to be able to solve one M80's, that last one was


Q1.

1. Happy Hours
2. Eagle Cherries
3. Chippy Flippers
4. Arlington Wonderers
5. Foxtrot Kilos
6. Golf GTI
7. Brookside Magic
8. Derby Surefires


Q2.

1st, James, 20
2nd, Kev, 14
3rd, Stuart, 17
4th, John, 22

[magpie in the 80's]

Good to be able to solve one M80's, that last one was


Q1.

1. Happy Hours
2. Eagle Cherries
3. Chippy Flippers
4. Arlington Wonderers
5. Foxtrot Kilos
6. Golf GTI
7. Brookside Magic
8. Derby Surefires


Q2.

1st, James, 20
2nd, Kev, 14
3rd, Stuart, 17
4th, John, 22

BOTH CORRECT Q................THAT OTHER ONE WAS A DOOSEY

[Q.]

Was enough to drive me insane.

Q3.

Ms Scarlett........Spanner........Kitchen
Cnl. Mustard......Pipe..............Library
Prof. Plum..........Rope............Study
Mrs White..........Gun.............Conservatory

[Hondo]

Q5. After the recent BrainBashers annual marathon, the judges were comparing notes to determine who finished where. From their notes, can you help them to reconstruct the final result?

Peter Piper
Alan Ardman
Zach Zebra
Frank Flintstone
Matthew Merryman
Jimmy James
Graham Goodfellow
Tom Trent
Brian Brick
Kevin Kingfisher

[magpie in the 80's]

Was enough to drive me insane.

Q3.

Ms Scarlett........Spanner........Kitchen
Cnl. Mustard......Pipe..............Library
Prof. Plum..........Rope............Study
Mrs White..........Gun.............Conservatory

CORRECT Q

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5. After the recent BrainBashers annual marathon, the judges were comparing notes to determine who finished where. From their notes, can you help them to reconstruct the final result?

Peter Piper
Alan Ardman
Zach Zebra
Frank Flintstone
Matthew Merryman
Jimmy James
Graham Goodfellow
Tom Trent
Brian Brick
Kevin Kingfisher

CORRECT HONDO

[Q.]

Q4.

1st, Skinf Lint, 2, Red
2nd, Park'n Ride, 3, Yellow
3rd, Slam Dunk, 1, Green
4th, Jam Jar, 4, Blue

[magpie in the 80's]

Q4.

1st, Skinf Lint, 2, Red
2nd, Park'n Ride, 3, Yellow
3rd, Slam Dunk, 1, Green
4th, Jam Jar, 4, Blue

CORRECT Q

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. At the end of the last volleyball season, the main results table had been destroyed. Luckily, a number of people could remember the following snippets:

Arlington Wonderers finished above The Golf GTI and Derby Surefires. Eagle Cherrys finished above Arlington Wonderers, The Golf GTI and Derby Surefires. Happy Hours finished above Brookside Magic and Eagle Cherrys. Eagle Cherrys finished above Foxtrot Kilos and Chippy Flippers. The Golf GTI finished below Chippy Flippers and Eagle Cherrys. Foxtrot Kilos finished before Brookside Magic, Derby Surefires and The Golf GTI. Derby Surefires finished below Foxtrot Kilos, Chippy Flippers and Brookside Magic. Arlington Wonderers finished below Chippy Flippers and Eagle Cherrys. Brookside Magic finished below Eagle Cherrys, Foxtrot Kilos and The Golf GTI. Derby Surefires finished below The Golf GTI and Eagle Cherrys. Foxtrot Kilos finished below Arlington Wonderers and Eagle Cherrys.

Can you restore the correct league positions?

1. HAPPYHOURS 2. EAGLE CHERRYS 3. CHIPPY FLIPPERS 4. ARLINGTON WONDERERS 5. FOXTROT KILOS 6. THE GOLF GTI 7. BROOKSIDE MAGIC 8. DERBY SUREFIRES

Q2. At the recent inter-departmental jam making contest, four lucky candidates took part to make the juiciest strawberry jam. The ages of the contestants were 14, 17, 20 and 22. As it happens the person who came last was the oldest, whereas Stuart was three years older than the person who came second. James was neither the oldest nor the youngest and Kev finished ahead of the 17 year old, but didn't win. John was also unlucky this time and didn't win either. Can you determine who finished where and how old they are?

1ST - JAMES - 20
2ND - KEV - 14
3RD STUART - 17
4TH - JOHN - 22

Q3. During a recent Cluedo weekend, four games were played. In one game Miss Scarlet used the spanner, but not in the library. In another game the rope was used in the study, but not by Colonel Mustard. During one game the gun was used in the conservatory, whilst in another game Professor Plum was not to be found in the library. Colonel Mustard was never in the conservatory and Mrs White never used the rope. The lead piping may or may not have been used in the kitchen. Can you determine who used what and where?

MISS SCARLETT - SPANNER - KITCHEN
PROFESSOR PLUM - ROPE - STUDY
COLONEL MUSTARD - PIPE - LIBRARY
MRS. WHITE - GUN - CONSERVATORY

Q4. During a recent music festival, four DJs entered the mixing contest. Each wore a number, either 1, 2, 3 or 4 and their decks were different colours. DJ Skinf Lint came first, and only one DJ wore the same number as the position he finished in. DJ Slam Dunk wore number 1. The DJ who wore number 2 had a red deck and DJ Jam Jar didn't have a yellow deck. The DJ who came last had a blue deck. DJ Park'n Ride beat DJ Slam Dunk. The DJ who wore number 1 had a green deck and the DJ who came second wore number 3. Can you determine who came where, which number they wore and the colour of their deck?

1ST - SKINF LINT - 2 - RED
2ND - PARK N RIDE - 3 - YELLOW
3RD - SLAM DUNK - 1 - GREEN
4TH JAM JAR - 4 - BLUE

Q5. After the recent BrainBashers annual marathon, the judges were comparing notes to determine who finished where. From their notes, can you help them to reconstruct the final result?

Matthew Merryman beat Tom Trent and Jimmy James. Peter Piper beat Jimmy James, Tom Trent and Alan Ardman. Zach Zebra lost to Peter Piper. Graham Goodfellow beat Tom Trent. Zach Zebra beat Frank Flintstone. Graham Goodfellow lost to Frank Flintstone and Peter Piper. Tom Trent beat Brian Brick. Alan Ardman beat Zach Zebra, Kevin Kingfisher and Graham Goodfellow. Kevin Kingfisher lost to Graham Goodfellow and Matthew Merryman. Brian Brick beat Kevin Kingfisher. Matthew Merryman lost to Alan Ardman and Zach Zebra. Frank Flintstone beat Tom Trent, Matthew Merryman and Brian Brick. Tom Trent lost to Jimmy James and Alan Ardman. Jimmy James beat Graham Goodfellow and Brian Brick.

1. PETER PIPER 2.ALAN ARDMAN 3. ZACH ZEBRA 4. FANKFLINTSTONE 5. MATHEW MERRYMAN 6. JIMMY JAMES 7. GRAHAM GOODFELLOW 8. TOM TRENT 9. BRIAN BRICK 10.KEVIN KINGFISHER

END OF QUIZ