Perplexors: Ages 14+

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Frog bowl of champions The clues

The top five finishers in the frog jumping contest were owned by Ken, Kate, Kirby, Kiesha and Killian. The names of the frogs were Pug, Spot, Bugsy, Bugeye and Duchess. Each of the frogs ate something different for their pre-jump meal. They ate flies, moths, mosquitoes, gnats and beetles. At the post-jump interview the winning frogs were quoted as saying ‘Ribbit’, ‘Gumph’, ‘Snork’, ‘Hoppy’ and ‘Croak’. Based on the clues, match the order of finish with the frog owners, the names of the frogs, their pre-jump snacks and their post-jump comments.

1. No owners had the same number of letters in their names as were in their frogs’ names. 2. Pug finished one place ahead of Bugsy, Spot finished one place ahead of Pug, Bugeye finished one place ahead of Duchess, and Bugsy finished one place in front of Bugeye. 3. Ken and Kate’s frogs ate either moths or mosquitoes and were quoted as saying either ‘Gumph’ or ‘Snork’. 4. The frogs that ate flies, gnats and beetles finished no higher than third place. 5. Kiesha’s fly-eating frog finished behind Kirby’s frog, who was quoted as saying ‘Hoppy’. 6. The moth-eating frog that said ‘Snork’ did not win the contest, and the frog that ate gnats finished higher than the frog that ate beetles. 7. Duchess did not say ‘Croak’.

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Ken Kate Kirby Kiesha Killian

Pug Spot Bugsy Bugeye Duchess

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