Deductive GridDifficulty 49 questionsby Marco DeLuca
Classic elimination puzzles where you match people to attributes using a set of clues. Start with what you know for certain, then work through what's left.
Instructions
Use the clues to determine every assignment. Show your reasoning — a correct answer without explanation earns partial credit.
Question 1 of 9
Three houses — red, blue, and green — are occupied by Maya, Noah, and Priya. Clues: Maya does not live in the red house. Noah does not live in the blue house. Priya lives in the green house. Who lives in each house?
Three siblings — Alex, Brooke, and Chris — each prefer a different season: spring, summer, or winter. Clues: Alex does not like winter. Brooke does not like spring. Chris likes neither summer nor spring. Which season does each person prefer?
Three runners — Tia, Uma, and Victor — finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Clues: Tia did not finish 1st. Uma finished ahead of Victor. Victor did not finish 2nd. What was the finishing order?
Four friends — Ava, Ben, Chloe, and Diego — each chose a different dessert: cake, pie, ice cream, or cookies. Clues: Ava did not choose cake or pie. Ben chose neither cookies nor ice cream. Chloe did not choose pie. Diego chose cookies. What dessert did each person choose?
Three coworkers — Dana, Eli, and Farah — each work in a different department: Sales, Support, or Design. Clues: Dana does not work in Sales. Eli does not work in Design. Farah does not work in Support. Dana works in the department alphabetically after Eli's. Who works where?
Four employees — Nora, Paul, Quinn, and Rina — each work on a different day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Clues: Nora does not work Monday. Paul works before Quinn. Rina works Thursday. Quinn does not work Tuesday. Who works each day?
Four students — Amir, Bella, Cole, and Dina — each play a different instrument: piano, violin, drums, or flute. Clues: Amir does not play piano. Bella plays neither flute nor drums. Cole does not play violin. Dina plays flute. Who plays each instrument?
Four books belonging to Anna, Ben, Cara, and Dev are arranged left to right on a shelf. Clues: Ben's book is immediately left of Dev's. Anna's book is not on either end. Cara's book is somewhere to the right of Anna's. What is the left-to-right order of owners?
Four people — Gina, Hugo, Iris, and Joel — each live on a different floor of a four-story building: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. Clues: Gina lives above Hugo. Iris lives below Joel. Hugo does not live on the 1st floor. Joel does not live on the 4th floor. Who lives on each floor?