Perplexors: Ages 14+

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Five-car collision The clues

Five people, named Al, Ann, Art, Alice and Angela, were involved in a five-car accident on the highway. One of the five stopped suddenly to avoid running over a gigantic brown rat crossing the road that the driver had mistaken for a stray cocker spaniel. Nobody was injured in the slightest, but all of the cars were damaged; they were damaged in the rear only, the front only, or both the front and the rear. The cars involved were a station wagon, a sedan, a convertible, a sports car and a mini-van. The cars were all different colours; they were green, yellow, pink, purple and gold. The accident could have been avoided if all the drivers had been alert, but they all were distracted as they were eating something at the time of the accident. They were eating biscuits, hot chips, tacos, a sandwich, and crisps. Based on the clues, match the place of the car in the accident with the drivers, the types of cars, the colours of their cars and the food being consumed.

1. The sports car was only damaged in the rear, and the sedan was damaged only in the front. 2. Angela ran into Ann, Ann ran into Art, and Al ran into Angela. 3. The yellow car ran into the pink car, the purple car ran into the gold station wagon, the gold car ran into the yellow car, and the person eating chips in the pink car ran into the green car. 4. Alice did not drive a sedan. 5. Ann did not drive a convertible or eat biscuits, tacos or crisps. 6. The person eating crisps ran into the person eating a sandwich, and was struck in the rear by the person eating tacos.

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