|
The Zodiac Logic Puzzle |
|
 |
 |
Six married couples (one of whom was named Andrews)
were spending the weekend together at the Lake
Osceola Nudist Colony
in Florida. During a pleasant dip in the hot
tub, Ted and Alice, both firm believers in
astrology, started up a pleasant
conversation about how the planets affect our
lives.
As other people in their group entered the hot tub,
the newcomers quickly joined the conversation. Soon
they were all amazed to discover that the 12 members
of their group were each born under DIFFERENT signs
of the Zodiac. Not one
person out of twelve shared the same zodiac sign!
As a further
coincidence, they realized the three "spring signs"
were married to the three "winter signs", as were
the "summer signs" to the "autumn signs" - a rare
coincidence indeed!
Using the astrological chart to help you with the
clues below, can you determine who is married to
whom, their last names, and the astrological sign of
each individual?
|
|
 |
|
|
1. Jeff was born May 7th, while Miranda was born in March.
2. Ralph and Polly were both born in September.
3. On Saturday while their husbands were fishing, three of
the women - Betty, Mrs. Bush, and the Capricorn - played
cards in the air-conditioned comfort of the clubhouse.
Meanwhile Mrs. Dash and the Scorpio lady spent the day on
the beach, while the sixth woman, a nature lover, went on a
bird-watching walk in the nearby woods.
4. The six husbands caught plenty of fish for the evening's
cookout. Mr. Cutler caught 12 fish, Mr. Bush caught 10,
Frank and Ralph got 8 apiece, and Bob Engel managed to catch
6. The Piscean, contrary to his sign of the Fish, caught
only 4 (or maybe he was simply too sympathetic to the fellow
fish to try very hard).
5. When it came time for each man to broil his own entire
catch, the Aquarian's husband and the Libran's husband
proved to be the best cooks. Of the four others, Sally's
husband cooked two more fish than Sara's husband, while Sam
cooked six fewer than the Moon Child's husband.
6. While the men were cooking, Sally and Mrs. Frier occupied
themselves applying soothing lotion to the painful sunburns
of beachcombers Sara and Miranda. It is so difficult to get
every part of the body covered properly at a nudist colony!
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
 |
So What does Rick have to say about the Puzzle?
This puzzle
was tricky, but not terribly difficult. I wasn't paying very
good attention the first time around and made a mistake, but it
was early enough in the puzzle to allow me to retrace my steps
and not have to start over. So you do have to keep your
thinking cap on.
I would
rate the difficulty as "medium". I would also list it as
"fun". It was a clever puzzle.
You should
definitely give it a try!
Send your answers to Rick Archer at
dance@ssqq.com
Good luck!
|
|
|
 |
|
|
