LOGIC PUZZLE: A VERTICAL THINKING EXERCISE
Mary calls her friends to arrange a summer picnic in the park. Each of the four couples attending agrees to contribute a different item to the menu. One boy’s name is Peter, and each couple consists of one girl and one boy. From the following clues, can you determine the names of each couple, and the item each couple brings? One couple brings sodas.
Joanne, Billy and Dan each bring something different. None of them brings hot dogs.
Sue doesn’t bring the green salad.
Joanne doesn’t bring the potato salad.
Sam, who doesn’t bring the green salad, has never met Kate.
Sue, who doesn’t know Dan. Doesn’t bring hot dogs.
Billy doesn’t bring the Potato Salad
The CLUES contain enough information for you to solve the puzzle correctly, but you might need a CHART to help you record all the information. The following table will help you get started; it records the information from the first clue.
Girl’s Name: Joanne _____ _____ _____
Boy’s Name: _____ Billy Dan _____
Item: _____ _____ ____ hot dogs