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Quintilla

A lucky poker player received the perfect hand. Discover how they are.
arranged the cards in their hand (From the player's point of view) with the following
trails.
The ace of diamonds (red diamond) is next to and to the right of the ace of clubs.
2. The ace of spades (black hearts) is on the left but not next to the ace of
red hearts (which are neither at one end nor next to the diamonds).

Unisex Names

Lupe

Beer

Gaby

Trini

Lupe, Ale, Gaby, and Trini are father, mother, son, and daughter (Not necessarily in that order).
Names can be masculine or feminine in all cases. Identify each member.
from the family with the following clues:
Trini and Ale are of the same sex.
Gaby and her mother love soccer. Trini hates it.
3. The son and Gaby are fans of the League. Lupe of Barcelona.

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Friendly Tennis

López

Raúl
David
Rose
Mario
Norma
Melinda

The Pérez family (Raúl, David, Rosa, Mario, Norma, and Melinda) invites the López family (Ana, Julián, and
Carlos is to inaugurate his tennis court. Each of the López played with two people.
different from the Pérez. Discover who played with whom with the following clues:
A man from the López family was the only one who played with two people who have a name.
with the same initial.
2. Ana played with Mario, but not with Norma. Carlos played with Melinda.

Alphabetical Brothers

Ana

Beatriz

Claudia

Diana

Four couples managed to create the ideal family: a boy and a girl. Discover the names.
of each of the four pairs of siblings, as well as their paternal and maternal surnames
with the following clues:
In no case does the initial of the name of the pair of siblings coincide with that of either.
of their surnames.
Claudia is Durán, but not Bravo.
Carlos Dávila is not Beatriz's brother.

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Five Businesses

In the neighborhood, there are five businesses. Find out what each one of them is, as well as their name.
its owner (One is Pedro) with the following clues:
The fruit shop has a number that is double that of Diana's store (which is at
west of the pharmacy.
Rubén has a number that is half of the coffee number (which is to the west of the
shoe store) .
3. Carlos esta al sur de la carnicería y su comercio tiene un número menor que el de
Conchita.

Dogs and felines

López

Pérez

Fields

Mother

Beltrán

A group of five children (of both sexes) happen to each have a dog and a feline.
Discover the sex of the infants, as well as that of their pets with the following clues:
In the group, there are the same number of dogs, cats, and children.
Pérez is the only girl who has a dog. López has a cat and none
common characteristic with another person in the group.
Only Beltrán has a dog and a cat.
No one of the same sex has the same combination of pets.
Mata and Beltrán are of the same sex. Mata has pets of the same sex.

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Breakfast

Four members of a family sit down to have breakfast. They all eat and drink things.
different. Discover the name (One is Daniel) of each of them, what they eat and what they drink
(One takes milk); as well as their position at the table, with the following clues:
1. Sitting in the direction of the clock's hands are Lilia, who is eating oatmeal, who
he drinks orange juice and who eats corn flakes.
The person who drinks coffee is sitting at the right hand of Hugo (who doesn't eat eggs)
ranchers do not drink chocolate.
3. María sits directly west of the person eating pancakes.

Nine gifts

On Father's Day, a lucky man (at least on that day) receives a gift from each
one of his children. Discover what these gifts were (Boxes shown in the diagram) with
the following clues:
The camera is found in a box that is higher than the one containing books.
(Both boxes have a bow).
The shirt is in a box larger than the one containing chocolates, but more
girl who contains a vest (The dimensions that matter are the ones that
ven).
The box that contains the shirt is directly above the one that contains a
alarm clock, but directly below the one that contains a scarf.
The shirt and the razor are in boxes of the same size.

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Italian wines

Doctor Gino Benvenutti received a wine cellar as a gift from a grateful patient.
nine wines from the region (See the diagram). Discover what position each bottle occupies with the
following clues:

There are wines with the initial 'B' in all the rows and columns.
2. The Volpolicella is neither in the same row nor below the Malvasia (which is not next to)
al Fresia).
The Chianti is between the Barbaresco and the Soave.
4. The Marsala (which is not next to the Chianti) is between the Fresia and the Barbera (which is not
is to the left of the Malvasia).
The Barolo is dark red.

No. Wine

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Family ties

1 2

5
Man

3 4 6 7
Woman

8 9 10

Ten people make up three generations of a beautiful family where there are no marriages.
between cousins or siblings. Discover the name and position in the diagram of each one.
they with the following clues:
Ana is named the same as her mother and Miguel the same as his father.
Fernando is Norma's uncle.
Clara is Ana's aunt who is Norma's cousin.
Carlos is Ana's cousin.
Miguel is Elena's husband.
Carlos is Clara's brother.

Position Name

10

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Youth literature

A quinceañero has his own library in his room, which consists of his six books.
favorites (See the diagram) All the books have a different colored cover, which
although we cannot see it, we will be able to discover it, just like the title of each work, with the
following clues:

The six books are: the red, Robin Hood, the green, Ivanhoe, the white, and Sandokan.
Tom Sawyer is taller than the yellow one, but shorter than Moby Dick (who is taller)
near that of Sandokan than that of Robin Hood). Sandokan is not the yellow one.
The Three Musketeers is thicker than the yellow one and shorter than the blue one.
Moby Dick is to the left of the red and to the right of the white. The black is taller.
that the blue is to the left of the yellow.

Location Cover color Title

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Dogs and children

Six houses in the neighborhood have a different breed dog that belongs to a boy or girl.
in each case.

Discover the name of each dog (One is 'Fido' and they are marked in quotes for
do not confuse them with that of their masters), their breed and the name of their owner with the following
clues:
Boys and girls are alternated on each side.
Rosita lives east of the land in front of the pastor.
3. On one side is 'Indio', the boxer Nina (who does not have an unsetter).
4. The poodle (which is not in front of or next to 'Mimi', and is not 'Mimi' either) is at
west of 'Goliat' that lives opposite Pepe.
5. Nina lives east of 'Mozart' who lives south of Tina.
6. Aldo lives across from Aldálmatay next to the setter.
The terrier is 'Gino' and is not Lalo's.

House Boy/Girl Dog's Name Race

100

101

102

103

104

105

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Hotels

Recently, five hotels were built, one next to the other in a certain area.
city. Discover the name of the hotel, its owner, and the year of its inauguration with the
next clues:

1. The hotels are: Faro, the one in Bandala, the one inaugurated in 1996, the one that is in position
"B" and that of Chávez.
The lighthouse was inaugurated a year before that of Serna and a year after that of Conde.
3. The Astor is further east than the Ritz, but further west than the Conde and than the one of
Serna.
4. The lowest buildings are: the Niza and the Tomaso (which was inaugurated three years
after Chávez's.
The Mena hotel is shorter than the one built in 1994 and the one in Bandala.

A B C D E
Astor
Ritz
Lighthouse
Count
Nice

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The Game of the Goose

Surely you have seen the game of the Goose. Almudena, a young and audacious woman from Madrid,
You have to take out a letter from each of the boxes that are full of unpleasant things.
surprises to form a word. Find out what each box contains, what letter is in each
one (mentioned in the clues) and form the most beautiful word in our language.
The vowels and consonants alternate in each box. The frogs are
directly between the snake (which does not have the "G") and the spiders (which do not have the
"O".
2. The worms are three boxes away from the frogs (which do not have the 'A').
Almudena took out the 'I' before taking out a vowel (that is not 'A') from the fifth box. The
cockroaches are after the 'C', but before the 'L'.
The rats (that have a vowel and are not next to the worms) are in three boxes.
the distance of the spiders.

Box Content Lyrics

Word:_____________________________________________________________________

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Nepotism

In a northern state, whose name I do not want to remember, there was a governor who
he found among his relatives very skilled people to hold various positions of
Importance. Discover the name and position of each member of this
family worker with the following clues.

Elva is the only one not listed on any of the state payrolls. There is no
relationship between marriages.
2. Carlos is the uncle (not the uncle by marriage) of the director of the state university. The boss of the
Judicial police is Olga's brother-in-law. The treasurer is Rosa's cousin.
Amparo is the daughter of the governor (who is not Raúl). The director of Ecology and Protection
The environment (which is not Rosa) is Olga's sister.
Sergio is the brother of the person serving as the attorney general. The president of
political party (which is not Ernesto) is the father of Lorena (who has no descendants).
5. David is the brother-in-law of the director of Performing Arts. David's wife (who is not Olga
Amparo has a job, but she is not the one serving as the director of Works.
Públicas.

No. Name Position

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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Bicolored blouses

Mary

Lola

Alicia

Sara

Julia

Five friends meet and notice that they all wear a two-colored blouse, and there is a total
of five colors in the five blouses and that each color is repeated exactly twice.
Discover what combination each girl has with the following clues:

Alicia and Sara do not have any colors in common.

María doesn't bring white.
3. Ninguna blusa tiene la misma combinación de colores y ninguna es rojo con blanco.
Lola has no color in common with Sara or Julia.
5. Alicia's blouse doesn't have green. Julia does have green but not blue.
Sara's blouse is yellow.
7. María does not bring colors in common with Alicia or Julia.

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Missiles I

During the Gulf War, thousands of missiles from the allied forces fell on various
points of Iraq. The diagram shows nine types of these missiles. Discover their
name and country of manufacture with the following clues:

1. Of these missiles, five are manufactured in the United States of America. In all the
Columns and rows there are missiles manufactured in other countries.
The "Hawk" is between the "Patriot" and one made in France (same column and
line). The 'Alarm' is between one made in the United States and one made in
Norway (Same column or row).
3. Of those with fins on their heads, only one is American. The one made in
Germany is between the 'Harpoon' (which is American) and one of the two that
they have only a couple of fins (same row).
4. The 'Paveway II' and the 'Harm' (which are American and have two pairs of fins)
they are together in the same column.
5. The "Penguin" (which is not French) is in the same row as (but not next to) the
"Exocet" (which is not American). The "Kormoran" is not English. The English is
directly to the right of the 'Paveway II'.

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Missiles II

Of course, the Iraqi army also had a good number of missiles that were
launched against the Allied forces and Israel. The diagram shows nine types of these.
missiles that we will be able to identify with the following clues:

Four of these missiles were manufactured in the former Soviet Union. There are missiles
Soviets in all the rows and columns. An American missile is between two.
Soviets (same row).
2. The 'Frog' is between two missiles manufactured in France (same row). A missile
Soviet is between the 'R. 530' and the 'AS-30 Laser' (which has only a pair of fins).
A Chinese missile is directly below (but not next to) an American one.
"AA2 Atoll" is not Soviet. A French missile is above and next to another French missile.
4. The 'Scud B' (which is not French) is bulkier than the Chinese one and is on the left
of "C-601" (which is neither Soviet nor American). The "AS4 Kitchen" (which is not
French) is in the same column as the 'R.550'. The 'AA-7' is not American.

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Chocolatize

Man

Woman

Rosa, the glutton, has the biggest vice of all: chocolates. On her birthday, all her
relatives decided to give her a generous supply of imported chocolates. Discover the
name and gift of each of the members of your family with the following clues.

Fernando's father gave him the 'Almond Joy'. Amado's daughter gave him the
Snickers
2. Consuelo's father gave her the 'Twix'. Ernestina's mother gave her the 'M&M'. It was not
Tomás is the son of Ernestina who gave him the 'Crash Bars'.
3. Armando's son gave him the 'Baby Ruth'. The one who gave him the 'Milky Way' is a daughter.
From Queta. Darío's mother gave him the 'Butterfinger'.
Virginia's father (who is not Ernestina's sister) gave her the '3 Musketeers.'

No. Name Gift

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ANSWERS:

Quintilla:
(From left to right) ace of spades, joker, ace of red hearts, ace of clubs, and ace
of diamonds.

Unisex names
Trini, father Lupe, mother
Oh, son Gaby, daughter

Friendly tennis
Julián played with Raúl and Rosa
Ana played with Mario and David
Carlos played with Melinda and Norma

Alphabetical Brothers
Ana and Carlos Dávila Bermea
Beatriz and David Cantú Arroyo
Claudia and Bernardo Acuña Durán
Diana and Alfredo Bravo Campos

Five Businesses
No. 5 Diana, shoe store No. 6 Rubén, butcher shop
No. 10 Pedro, fruit shop No. 12 Carlos, coffee
No. 20 Conchita, pharmacy

Dogs and felines

López, boy, dog, cat Pérez, girl, bitch, cat
Fields girl, dog, cat Mata, boy, dog, cat
Beltrán, boy, dog, cat

Breakfast
Daniel, cornflakes, chocolate
Lilia, pancakes, coffee
Hugo, oats, milk
Maria, ranch-style eggs, orange juice.

Nine gifts
1)Cámara, 2) bufanda, 3) chocolate, 4) playera, 5) camisa, 6) despertador, 7) rasuradora, 8)
vest, and 9) books.

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Italian wines
1)Babaresco, 2) Volpolicella, 3) Fresia, 4) Chianti, 5) Barolo, 6) Marsala, 7) Soave, 8) Malvasia
and 9) Barbera.

Family ties
1) Miguel, 2) Elena, 3) Miguel, 4) Clara, 5) Fernando, 6) Carlos, 7) Ana, 8) Carlos, 9) Norma, and
10) Ana.

Young adult literature

1) Tom Sawyer, Blanco; 2) Sandokan, negro; 3) Ivanhoe, amarillo; 4) Moby Dick, verde; 5) Los
three Musketeers, red; and 6) Robin Hood, blue.

Dogs and children

101, Tina, “Gino”, poodle
103, Aldo, “Fido”, terrier
105, Rosita, “Goliat”, setter
100, Lalo, 'Mozart', boxer
102, Nina, “Mimi”, dálmata
104, Pepe, “Indio”, pastor

Hotels
Astor, Tomaso, 97, “B”.
Ritz, Bandala, 93, “A”
Faro, Mena, 95, 'C'
Count, Chávez, 94, 'E'
Niza, Serna, 96, 'D'

The Game of the Goose

1)Ratas “A”. 2) serpiente “C”. 3) sapos “I”. 4) arañas “G”. 5) cucarachas “O”. 6) gusanos “L”.
LOGIC.

Nepotism
Raúl, president of the party
2) Carlos, governor
Elva, wife of the governor
4) Lorena, director of ecology
David, police chief
6) Olga, director of public works
7) Ernesto, director of performing arts
8) Amparo, attorney general
9) Sergio, treasurer
Rosa, director of the State University

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Bicolored Blouses
Maria: red–yellow
Lola: red-blue
Alicia: azul–blanco
Sara: green-yellow
green–white

Missiles I
1) 'Patriot', American
2) “Cormorant”, German
3) 'Harpoon', American
4) 'Hawk', American
Paveway II, American
Alarm, English
7) "Exocet", French
8) “Harm”, American
9) “Penguin”, Norwegian

Missile II
AA-7 Apex, Soviet
AA-2 Atoll, American
3) “AS-4 Kitchen”, Soviet
4) “R.530”, French
5) "Frog", Soviet
AS-30 Laser, French
7) "Scud-B", Soviet
8) “C-601”, Chinese
9) "R.550", French

Chocolatiza
1) Tomás, 'Twix', grandfather
Queta, 'M&M', grandmother
3) Armando, “AlmondJoy”, padre
4) Ernestina, "MilkyWay", mother
5) Amando, '3 Musketeers', uncle
6) Consuelo, 'Butterfinger', aunt
7) Fernando, 'Baby Ruth', brother
8) Darío, "CrashBar", cousin
Virginia, "Snickers", first

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