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  • No. 88
  • Medium
  • 8 minutes
  • Pen and paper

Who watched the horror film?

Four friends, Ayanda, Ben, Chloe and Dumi, each picked one film for their film club: a horror film, a comedy, a musical and a space film. Ben did not pick the musical or the horror film. Chloe picked the film just after the comedy. Ayanda hates songs in films. Dumi picked the space film. The comedy was first. Who picked the horror film?

Work it out here

  • Hint 1

    Start with the clue that names one friend and one film outright.

  • Hint 2

    Ben is left with only one film once you cross out two and Dumi’s.

  • Hint 3

    Ayanda can’t have the musical, so look at what is left for her.

Show the answer

Ayanda picked the horror film. Dumi has the space film, Ben has the comedy, so Chloe has the musical, and Ayanda, who hates songs, has the horror film.

Last week’s puzzle

Which cassette was left in the car?

Three cassettes, a mixtape, a film soundtrack and a radio recording, were in the car after a road trip. Two drivers and one passenger each took one home, except for one tape left behind. The passenger always tells the truth. Which tape was left in the car?

  1. The steps 1

    List what each person said

    Write each statement on its own line, with who said it.

  2. The steps 2

    Start with the passenger

    The passenger tells the truth, so what they say about the soundtrack is a fact.

  3. The steps 3

    Check the drivers

    Only one driver’s story fits the passenger’s fact. The other driver took the mixtape.

  4. The steps 4

    Find the tape left over

    Two tapes are taken. The radio recording is the one left in the car.

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About me

I started writing quizzes for my friends’ backyard quiz night, and now I write them for three pubs and a school fundraiser.

Every question is about films, music, television or games. I sort them on index cards by colour, test them on friends and throw out any that only one person could know.

Every Friday I send a small logic puzzle with a pop culture theme, with hints and the full answer the week after.

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