Braingle: 'Best Friends...Forever?' Brain Teaser

Best Friends...Forever?

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Puzzle ID:	#27424
Fun:	(3.08)
Difficulty:	(2.19)
Category:	Logic-Grid
Submitted By:	Winner4600

Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma are five friends who went to elementary school together. However, in 6th grade, each of them moved to a different state or country and are now starting to forget where each person is living, what water sport each person likes, and which natural disaster fascinates each of them. Can you help them sort out their homes and hobbies?

Friends: Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, Wilma
Locations: Mexico, Texas, Cuba, Alabama, Florida
Hobbies: Waterskiing, Scuba Diving, Surfing, Kayaking, Swimming
Natural Disasters: Avalanches, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis

1. The five friends are Emily, the waterskier, the hurricane and avalanche fanatics, and the Texan.

2. If Dennis is the Cuban, then Emily is the Mexican. If Dennis is the hurricane lover, then Rita loves avalanches. One of these statements is true.

3. Katrina and Dennis are the waterskier and the hurricane fanatic.

4. The waterskier, surfer, and scuba diver live in Mexico, Cuba, and Texas and are fascinated by tornadoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes.

5. The Floridian, who is not Katrina, likes kayaking and avalanches.

6. The surfer, the diver, and Dennis used to hang out with Wilma afterschool.

7. Emily loves earthquakes and Rita loves tsunamis.

8. Rita has known the surfer since first grade.

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Comments

say_aah Dec 13, 2005	Good one...
donquixote235 Dec 13, 2005	I like how each of the friends is named after one of the hurricanes from this last hurricane season!
miyukina Dec 13, 2005	fun! yeah...friends 4eva...
(user deleted) Dec 13, 2005	I liked it cuz it's not too easy or hard!
Winner4600 Dec 13, 2005	donquixote...I was wondering if anyone would notice that...Also, the location is where they struck (but don't tell anyone)
chaskey Dec 14, 2005	I finally got this after many tries and much storming! It is clever and fun!
Winner4600 Dec 14, 2005	thanx!
(user deleted) Dec 15, 2005	Clue 2 is problematic. It is tempting to deduce that if Rita does not love avalanches, that the second statement is false and therefore the first statement is true. However, Rita not loving avalanches only makes the second statement false if you find that Dennis is in fact the hurricane lover. If you find that Dennis loves tsunamis, you know nothing about Rita. Also, declaring that one of the statements is true does not mean that the other statement is false. It would be more correct to state, "Either Dennis is Cuban or Dennis is the Hurricane lover."
Winner4600 Dec 15, 2005	YOU overevaluate things Don't think too hard, your brain will burst.
jovichic86 Dec 16, 2005	I thought it was GREAT that the names were after the Hurricanes and their respective destruction zones. Being from Texas, I enjoyed it greatly (the teaser, not Rita). Good Job and keep them coming!
DaveC Dec 16, 2005	Actually, Xyzzy, you would have to say that either Dennis is Cuban and Emily is Mexican, or Dennis is the hurricane lover and Rita loves avelanches, but I agree with Winner, don't analyze too much, that takes the fun out of doing these puzzles.
Winner4600 Dec 16, 2005	I was in THREE hurricanes!!!
Winner4600 Dec 16, 2005	(out of those five)
jlvsbeks Dec 29, 2005	it was good not too easy like many i have found not bad either nice thanks
WJSMama Jan 01, 2006	That was very fun!
puttaholic Jan 11, 2006	I thaught it was heaps fun not too simple, but not too tricky, it was just right and clever use of the hurricane names and locations
(user deleted) Jan 19, 2006	Xyzzy...the trick is skipping that clue until you find out further information. Good Logic Grid!
Winner4600 Jan 19, 2006	thanks, everyone, for all the good comments.
bashbach Jan 22, 2006	Fun and challenging, which is all I ask of in a logic grid. Thanks for the great teaser.
roscoep Feb 02, 2006	Good teaser. However being in LA I would think that Katrina should be from Louisiana.
Winner4600 Feb 02, 2006	Actually, Katrina hit also in Mississippi and Alabama. I wanted to recognize that.
sundaisy227 Feb 08, 2006	had trouble figuring out the waterskier and hurricane fanatics--good job
teen_wiz Feb 18, 2006	That was fun! I've wanted to solve this one for a loooooooong time and I finally got it...AT 9:54 IN THE MORNING!!! applause Nice job!
Winner4600 Feb 18, 2006	thanks for all the nice comments!!!
PineappleMama Mar 09, 2006	Great Teaser!
MissiM29 May 03, 2006	got it first try! i liked it a lot!
locomom May 04, 2006	Thanks again for another "winner". I always look forward to your logic grids.
Winner4600 May 04, 2006	thanks everyone!!!!
june12 Jun 07, 2008	i have only been doing these for a week and winner4600 is by far my favorite
Im_JustMe May 20, 2009	working my way up from the bottom did the trick for me
jajama May 19, 2012	Fun puzzle - thanks!