hh_clubs | Potions Club Meeting #10 (Reply)

Weekends are usually a day of relaxation for Hogwarts students. Unfortunately ~~sneer~~ that won't be the case for Potions club members.

I have a logic puzzle for you, thank me later.

Col. Mustard and the other five clue suspects spent their holidays in a different country (three spent their holidays in Europe in Austria, Norway, and Scotland, in some order; one in Argentina, one in New Zealand, and one in South Africa). While on holiday, each happened to run into a famous movie star, one of whom was Meg Ryan. Each suspect, being a fan of the particular star with whom he or she met, desperately wanted an autograph, but not having a piece of nice paper handy, each got the star's autograph on a different item - in an address book, on the flap of an envelope, on the back of a losing lottery ticket, on a napkin, a shirt sleeve, and even on a white hat one was wearing!

From the clues, determine the country where each suspect spent his or her holiday, the star each encountered, and where each star wrote his or her autograph. NOTE: In this problem, an actor refers to a male star and an actress to a female star.

1. Mrs. Peacock didn't get an autograph on his or her napkin while dining in a restaurant.

2. Julia Roberts was visiting in Norway and was very gracious when asked for her autograph.

3. Prof. Plum, who vacationed in Europe, is not the suspect who got an autograph on the back of an old losing lottery ticket which somehow had not made it into the trash.

4. Brad Pitt is the movie star who signed one of the suspects white hat.

5. The suspect who visited New Zealand (who wasn't Mrs. White) was thrilled when Harrison Ford signed his or her napkin.

6. The suspect visiting Scotland over the holidays went home to the States with an autograph of Tom Selleck.

7. Miss Scarlet had an nice visit with the actor she met who signed the flap on an old envelope.

8. The suspect who visited Austria (who wasn't Mrs. White) ended up with the autograph of one of the actresses in her address book.

9. Mr. Green, who spent his holidays in either Argentina or New Zealand, was bowled over when he got Melanie Griffin's autograph.

The first person to turn in the correct answer will receive 50 points, second person 40, and the third person 30 points. 10 points to the rest who turn it in with all the right answers, and 5 points to the ones who turn it in but get some of the answers wrong.

Sign your post with your house. If you forget to sign your post with your house, simply erase your answer and re-post.

Your final day to turn in this assignment is February 27th, 2006 before 12 noon, Pacific time.

Questions? Comments? Don't hesitate to ask. Oh and Snape has attached a grid to help you out. :)