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Week 6 — February 3, 2003
As Miss Rose entered the interview room, her four inquisitors sat behind the oak table watching her. Earwig mentally ordered them from left to right and noted the following facts: 1. The pipe smoker sat immediatly to the right of Mr. Blowhard. 2. Mr. Crumpet did not smoke cigarettes. 3. Neither Mr. Biscuit nor Mr. Dribble were third. 4. The cigarette smoker sat immediatly to the left of Mr. Beaver. 5. Mr. Biscuit was not the cigar smoker. 6. The cigar smoker sat immediatly to the left of the cigarette smoker. 7. The cigar smoker was neither second nor third. Assuming no interrogator smoked two different items, can you find the name and smoking habit for each position? (Answer next Monday, February 10, 2003)

Week 5 — January 27, 2003
Three women (Ann, Julie, and Karen) managed to persuade their respective husbands (Lee, Ian, and David) to go shopping with them one Saturday morning. Between them, they purchased a watch, a kettle, and records and spent $10, $11, and $12. Using the clues below, can you work out who is married to whom and say which item each couple bought and how much they paid for it? -The item purchased by Ann and David was more expensive than the watch. -Karen and her husband did not buy the cheapest item of the three. -Lee spent 11$ for the item chosen by his wife. -Ian and his wife bought the Records. Answer Ann and her husband did not buy the $10 item because their purchased item was more expensive than the watch. Neither did Karen and her husband. Therefore it must have been Julie and her husband who bought the 10$ item, and since Lee spent $11 then he is not her husband and her husband must be Ian, while Lee must be married to Karen. Ian and Julie bought the records and Ann and David did not buy the watch therefore it must have been Lee and Karen who bought the watch for $11. Ann and David must have bought the kettle that must have been for $12, while the records must be for $10.

Week 4 — January 20, 2003
You are an expert on paranormal activity and have been hired to locate a spirit haunting an old resort hotel. Strong signs indicate that the spirit lies behind one of four doors. The inscriptions on each door read as follows: Door A: It's behind B or C Door B: It's behind A or D Door C: It's in here Door D: It's not in here Your psychic powers have told you three of the inscriptions are false, and one is true. Behind which door will you find the spirit? Answer The spirit lies behind Door D. If the spirit is behing Door A, then both B and D are true. If the spirit is behing Door B, then both A and D are true. If the spirit is behing Door C, then A, C, and D are all true. If the spirit is behind Door D, then the statements on all the doors are false, except for that on Door B. This matches the rules, and therefore, the resort hotel spirit lurks behind Door D.

Week 3 — January 13, 2003
A supect was questioned in a case he was being accused of. He was asked by the court if his statements were true, and he replied... "I guarantee that it is untenable to deny the opposite of the veracity of my arrimations." Q) Is the suspect telling the court the truth or is he lying? Answer He's lying! "To deny the opposite of the veracity" = to deny falsehood = to affirm the truth "I guarantee that it is untenable" = it cannot be maintained

Week 2 — January 6, 2003
On a train, Smith, Robinson, and Jones are the fireman, brakeman, and the engineer, but NOT respectively. Also aboard the train are three businessmen who have the same names: a Mr. Smith, a Mr. Robinson, and a Mr. Jones. Using the clues below, can you determine the identity of the Engineer? 1. Mr. Robinson Lives in Detroit. 2. The brakeman lives exactly halfway between Chicago and Detroit 3. Mr. Jones earns exactly $20,000 per year. 4. The brakeman's nearest neighbor, one of the passengers, earns exactly three times as much as the brakeman. 5. Smith beats the fireman in billiards. 6. The passenger whose name is the same as the brakeman's lives in Chicago. Answer 1. Mr. Robinson lives in Detroit and the conductor’s nearest neighbor earns exactly 3 times as much as the conductor. Therefore, neither Mr. Robinson nor Mr. Jones are the conductor’s nearest neighbor, so it must be Mr. Smith. 2. Smith beats the fireman at billiards and the passenger whose name is the same as the conductor’s lives in Chicago. Mr. Robinson lives in Detroit and Mr. Smith lives between Chicago and Detroit. Therefore, it must be Mr. Jones who lives in Chicago and Jones is the conductor. 3. Smith is not the conductor and he is not the fireman. He must be the engineer.

Week 1 — December 30, 2002
Below is the curious multiple-choice entrance exam into the exclusive Puzzle Master's puzzle club. Q1. Which is the first question where c) is the correct answer a) Q3 b) Q4 c) Q1 d) Q2 Q2. Which is the first question where a) is the correct answer a) Q4 b) Q2 c) Q3 d) Q1 Q3. Which is the first question where d) is the correct answer a) Q1 b) Q2 c) Q4 d) Q3 Q4. Which is the first question where b) is the correct answer a) Q2 b) Q4 c) Q3 d) Q1 Answer 1. d) 2. c) 3. a) 4. b)

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