GRID PUZZLES:

EASY
Three people bought a pet one day. Their names were Zach, Rachel, and Hubert.
The animals they bought were a snake, a parrot, and a guinea pig. They bought
their pets for $100, $50, and $25.
Can you find out which person bought which animal for which amount of money
using these clues?
1.
2.
3.
4.

Zach is allergic to birds.

Hubert couldn't get the $100 pet, so he bought the snake.
Rachel saved $10 a week for ten weeks in order to get her pet.
The mammal was $25.

Answer Key:
Name
Pet
Cost

Zach
Guinea Pig
25$

Rachel
Parrot
100$

Hubert
Snake
50$

INTERMEDIATE
There are five weather forecasters getting ready for a weekend forecast. Each
forecaster is predicting different weather and is choosing a suit and "tie" (yes, the
women, too) of different color combinations. There are 3 men (John, Matt and Tim)
and 2 women (Karen and Sarah).
Can you determine the color of the suit, the color and pattern of the tie, and the
weather prediction for each forecaster?
1. The forecaster who wore a black suit did not predict snow or rain.
2. Many viewers called in to comment on the whimsically printed tan tie and
brown suit combination.
3. The five forecasters were: Matt, the woman who predicted high winds, the
person in a black suit, the man with a striped tie, and the woman in an olive
suit.
4. A solid white tie was chosen to represent the snowy forecast that day.
5. John's orange tie was hated by his wife.
6. Sarah had a teal colored tie which was not floral.
7. Tim predicted sun and did not wear brown or black.
8. The man who predicted rain did not wear a striped tie.
9. The blue suit was worn by a man.
10.John predicted foggy weather.
11.The pink tie was not worn by a woman.
12.A female forecasters husband loved her dotted tie and gray suit.

Answer Key:
Name
Suit Color
Tie Color
Tie Pattern
Forecast

John
Black
orange
floral
foggy

Matt
brown
tan
whimsical
rain

Tim
blue
pink
striped
sun

Karen
olive
white
solid
snow

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Sarah
Grey
Teal
dotted
High winds

Table
Write down the names of the forecasters
Clue 5: Johns Tie was orange
Clue 10: John predicted fog
Clue 6: Sarah, teal colored tie, not floral
Clue 7: Tim predicted sun; not brown or black
Clue 9: Blue suit was a man, therefore tim wore it because he did not wear
black or brown.
8. Clue 2: whimsical tan tie and brown suit combination; since john has an
orange tie, he cannot wear a brown suit. Matt therefore has a brown suit and
whimsical tan tie and john has black suit and orange tie.
9. Clue 3: the person in a black suit and striped tie are different. Therefore, john
cannot wear the striped tie, tim is the one wearing a striped tie.
10.Clue 8: tim wears a striped tie, therefore he cannot predict rain.
11.Clue 1: john did not predict snow or rain.
12.Since tim and john did not predict rain, but a man predicted rain, it was
predicted by matt.
13.Clue 4: a solid white tie is paired with a snowy forecast. The only empty slots
left are for Karen.
14.Clue 3: woman who predicted high winds. Karen predicts snow therefore
Sarah predicts high winds. This means Karen wears the olive suit.
15.Clue 6: sarahs tie is not floral, john is the only one left without a patter, he
has a floral tie.
16.Clue 11: tim is the only male left, he wore the pink tie.
17.Clue 12: sarah is the only female forecaster left.

DIFFICULT
There are 5 ships in a port.
1. The Greek ship leaves at six and carries coffee.
2. The ship in the middle has a black chimney.
3. The English ship leaves at nine.
4. The French ship with a blue chimney is to the left of a ship that carries coffee.

5. To the right of the ship carrying cocoa is a ship going to Marseille.

6. The Brazilian ship is heading for Manila.
7. Next to the ship carrying rice is a ship with a green chimney.
8. A ship going to Genoa leaves at five.
9. The Spanish ship leaves at seven and is to the right of the ship going to Marseille.
10. The ship with a red chimney goes to Hamburg.
11. Next to the ship leaving at seven is a ship with a white chimney.
12. The ship on the border carries corn.
13. The ship with a black chimney leaves at eight.
14. The ship carrying corn is anchored next to the ship carrying rice.
15. The ship to Hamburg leaves at six.
Which ship goes to Port Said? Which ship carries tea?
Answer Key:

Origin
Destination
Departure
Time
Load
Chimney
Color

1st
French
Genoa

2nd
Greek
Hamburg

3rd
Brazilian
Manila

4th
English
Marseille

5th
Spanish
Port Said

tea

coffee

cocoa

rice

corn

Blue

red

Black

white

green