Ballroom Dancing
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Once a year, a ballroom dancing extravaganza at the local country club is the social event of the season. Each of five distinguished pairs stole the spotlight in a different dance, earning them not only the admiration of all those present but also a romantic dinner for two at the club on an evening of their choice. From the information provided, determine the husband and wife who comprise each couple and their shared surname, as well as the type of dance in which each couple excelled.
Husbands: Andrew, Bradley, Logan, Nathan, Stewart
Wives: Audrey, Lorraine, Margaret, Phyllis, Vanessa
Surname: Kavanaugh, Levy, Moylan, Northrop, Powell
Dance: Fox Trot, Jitterbug, Mambo, Tango, Waltz
1. Bradley (who didn't do the jitterbug) isn't Mr. Northrop.
2. Phyllis's surname is Moylan
3. Neither Margaret (who isn't Ms. Northrop) nor Audrey is either the woman who danced the jitterbug with Mr. Levy (who isn't Nathan) or the one who danced the tango with her companion.
4. Stewart (who isn't surnamed Levy) isn't the man who danced the fox trot and Vanessa wasn't his partner.
5. Neither Audrey nor the woman who danced a stunning waltz is married to Mr. Powell (who isn't Bradley).
6. Lorraine didn't dance the tango.
7. Audrey isn't Ms. Northrop and Margaret isn't the woman who danced the mambo with her husband.
8. Andrew's last name is Kavanaugh.
HintThe statement "Neither Audrey nor the woman who danced a stunning waltz is married to Mr. Powell..." means more than just that.
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Answer
Andrew & Audrey Kavanaugh; mambo
Bradley & Phyllis Moylan; tango
Logan & Vanessa Levy; jitterbug
Nathan & Margaret Powell; fox trot
Stewart & Lorraine Northrop; waltz
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Comments
scihead 
Jun 27, 2005
| That was a fun one. Not too easy. I didn't need the hint, which was just as well, because I didn't get the hint anyway (or maybe i did, maybe it was obvious).
Thanks for a good one! |
angel11  
Jun 27, 2005
| I agree that the hint was a little confusing. Does it just mean that Audrey didn't dance the waltz? If so, that was kind obvious. Still, it was a great teaser, deceptively difficult. |
tjm531  
Jun 28, 2005
| Thanks! I threw the hint in there to be a little confusing, but not so confusing that you still couldn't get to the final result. It does simply mean that Audry isn't the woman who danced the waltz.  |
sml2010
Jun 28, 2005
| I thought I was getting pretty good at these, but this one stumped me.  |
angeleyes_7 
Jun 28, 2005
| That was a lot of fun! Not too difficult, not too easy. Just right. Great Job!!  |
chaskey   
Jul 04, 2005
| I enjoyed this dancing in my old age; this was a lot of fun! Thanks.  |
kodhrawara   
Jul 16, 2005
| I (mis)understood the hint. Northrop provides military hardware which I linked to "stunning"!  |
Gadget   
Jul 21, 2005
| Good Job...  |
mejoza   
Aug 02, 2005
| Yeah the hint wasn't needed, but if it had been it would not have been helpful. Fun one! Liked it a lot.. hint= Audrey couldn't have danced the waltz or been Mrs. Powell nor could anyone named Powell have danced the waltz. It is the key clue, but they still all have to be worked out together. |
dragon-B   
Nov 12, 2005
| I liked this one but I do not understand why it is rated so difficult  |
scm14   
Nov 14, 2005
| I agree with the above poster. I think the teaser was overrated in difficulty. I rated it a moderate...usually the ones that are rated very difficult I can't get. But I liked this one, cause I got it right, and that makes it fun.  |
Moody   
Dec 31, 2005
| Hot Dang I'm Good!  |
orbrab   
Jan 28, 2006
| I agree that it is rated too diff. I think there should be 5 stairs in the rating - super,fine,middle,ok and easy. |
xsagirl  
Feb 25, 2006
| For some reason this one stumped me... I had to try it several time before getting it right. I kept missing something somewhere!  |
sundaisy227   
Jun 24, 2006
| couldn't get it. not even after reading all the comments. I know no one named Powell danced the waltz, but it doesn't even matter with what I have on the grid. Oh well. Good job stumping me. |
Thel  
Feb 15, 2007
| A fun and enjoyable teaser! Thanks!  |
chickwithbrains  
Aug 24, 2007
| this one was a lot of fun, and was solveable yet not too easy. Great job!!!
and I too agree that there should be a 5-star rating system. |
UgotTeasers120   
Sep 02, 2007
| way too hard for me  |
dreamlvr1432   
Sep 30, 2007
| Good job! this one stumped me for awhile. Suddenly I saw what I was missing and it all fell into place...duhh!! Had fun doing it though.  |
june12   
Jan 30, 2009
| took me awhile but i got it  |
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