From: bodom@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Brian Odom)
Subject: Logic Problem: Playful kittens
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 00:22:52 GMT

The following logic is from Penny Press Original Logics #2 October 1992:
Difficulty rating: easy

Donna's cat, Whiskers, had five kittens a few weeks ago, and all of them look
alike.  Fortunately, they all have distinct personalities, so Donna is able
to tell them apart.  Yesterday, the kittens were frolicking in the living room,
and each of them hid a different toy.  No two kittens hid their toys in the 
same place.  From the information provided, can you determine the distinct
personality characteristic of each kitten, the toy it hid (one hid a toy 
bunny), and the place the toy was hidden?


1. The five kittens are Felix, Moppet, the cuddly one, the cautious one, and
the one that hid a toy behind the drapes.

2. The frisky kitten is not the one that hid the toy ball under the armchair.
One kitten hid the toy mouse behind the sofa.

3. Felix is not the shy kitten.

4. Neither Bumbles, who hid a toy under the table, nor Horace, who hid a toy
in the closet, hid the toy bird.

5. Rags is the brave kitten.

6. The toy that the cuddly kitten hid in the closet was not the toy fish.


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Here is a handy chart so that you can record your findings:

               +--------------+--------------+--------------+
               *characteristic*      toy     * place hidden *
               +--------------+--------------+--------------+
               |  |c |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  *a |  |  |  |  |
               |  |a |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  *r |  |  |  |  | 
               |  |u |c |f |  *  |  |  |  |  *m |c |d |  |  |
               |b |t |u |r |  *  |  |b |  |m *c |l |r |  |t |
               |r |i |d |i |  *b |b |u |f |o *h |o |a |s |a |
               |a |o |d |s |s *a |i |n |i |u *a |s |p |o |b |
               |v |u |l |k |h *l |r |n |s |s *i |e |e |f |l |
               |e |s |y |y |y *l |d |y |h |e *r |t |s |a |e |
+=+------------**********************************************
| | Bumbles    |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
| +------------+--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--+
|k| Felix      |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
|i+------------+--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--+
|t| Horace     |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
|t+------------+--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--+
|e| Moppet     |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
|n+------------+--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--+
| | Rags       |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
+=+**********************************************************
| | armchair   |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
| +------------+--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--+
|h| closet     |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
|i+------------+--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--+
|d| drapes     |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
|d+------------+--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--+
|e| sofa       |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
|n+------------+--+--+--+--+--*--+--+--+--+--+
| | table      |  |  |  |  |  *  |  |  |  |  |
+=+*******************************************
| | ball       |  |  |  |  |  |
| +------------+--+--+--+--+--+
| | bird       |  |  |  |  |  |
|t+------------+--+--+--+--+--+
|o| bunny      |  |  |  |  |  |
|y+------------+--+--+--+--+--+
| | fish       |  |  |  |  |  |
| +------------+--+--+--+--+--+
| | mouse      |  |  |  |  |  |
+=+---------------------------+

-- 
Brian T Odom