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PRE-NURTURE COURSE
CLASS- VIII,IX,X
BHUBANESWAR CENTRE
PUZZLE QUIZ - 01

1. The Visits
Alma, Bess. Cleo, and Dina visited Edna on Saturday.
[1] The time of each visit was as follows:
Alma at 8 o'clock,
Bess at 9 o'clock,
Cleo at 10 o'clock, and
Dina at 11 o'clock,
[2] At least one woman visited Edna between Alma and Bess.
[3] Alma did not visit Edna before both Cleo and Dina.
[4] Cleo did not visit Edna between Bess and Dina.
Who visited Edna last?
2. The Birthday Puzzle
When Major General Sam died, his age was one thirty-ninth the year of his birth. In what year was he
born. It may help you to know that he served in France during the Second World War.
3. Logic Box
Place the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I into the grid of 9 squares using the following information:
I is in the same column as E which is not in the centre column. D is in the row below the row which
contains F. A is in the row below the row which contains B. B is not in the first column. E is in the same
row as F. C is in one of the four corner squares. G is in the square above A. F is in the same row as A,
and in the same column as C. E is in the row below the row which contains B. H is in the same row as
I, the same column as F, and is in a corner square.

4. A Cut Above
With all that hiking, you've probably now worked up an appetite. So how about some pizza?
Suppose this is the early 1900s and you re in New York City's Little Italy getting a Pizza Margherua, named
in honor of a pizza-loving Italian princess. Can you divide the pie into eight equal slices in only three
straight cuts? All the pieces must be identical: each with an upper surface covered with sauce, lower baked
crust, and a crusty edge.

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SOLUTION

1. The Visits
From [1] and any of [2], [3], and [4], at least one woman visited Edna in the morning and at least one
woman visited Edna in the evening. From [3], Alma did not visit Edna first. So. from [1]. the order of
the visits must be one of the following:
Case I. Bess (9), Alma (8), Cleo (10), Dina (11)
Case II. Bess (9), Cleo (10), Alma (8), Dina (11)
Case III. Bess (9), Cleo (10), Dina (11), Alma (8)
Case IV. Bess (9), Dina (11), Alma (8), Cleo (10)
Case V. Cleo (10), Alma (8), Bess (9), Dina (11)
Case VI. Cleo (10), Dina (11), Alma (8), Bess (9)
Case VII. Dina (11), Alma (8), Bess (9), Cleo (10)
From [2], Cases I, V, VI, and VII are eliminated. Then, from [4]. Cases II and III are eliminated. So Case
IV is right one and Cleo visited Edna last.
2. The Birthday Puzzle
Major General Sam was born in 1911.
Let his age at death be x. There he was born in the year of 39x. Therefore 39x x 40x year of death. The
only year since the Second World War divisible by 40 was 1960. making x 49. Therefore Major General
Sam was born in 1911.
3. Logic Box

C G B
F A E
H D I

4. A Cut Above
Make two cuts to divide the pizza along its diameter into four equal parts. Then stack the quarters on
top of each other. Make another cut down the middle of the stack.
Although it might be messy, you'll have eight equal slices.

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