BrainBashers - Random Puzzles

Puzzle 17

Trade Convention #2 – Logic Puzzles

Workers with the surnames Butcher, Baker, Carpenter and Plumber are currently attending an annual convention.

No-one is currently, nor ever has been in the same profession as their name and no-one has had the same profession twice.

Alan is now a butcher, whereas Mr Brian Butcher used to be a baker.
The person who is now a carpenter used to be a butcher.
Charles has never been a baker, Mr Darren Carpenter has never been a butcher and Mr Baker is not now a carpenter.
Can you determine their full names, along with their current and previous professions?

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Puzzle 18

Triathlon - Round 2 – Logic Puzzles

The final of the BrainBashers triathlon was a close run thing.

The whole tournament was decided on the last two sections, cycling and the road race.

Alex didn't win either section.
The person who won the cycling came third in the road race.
Alex beat Charlie in cycling, but was beaten by Charlie in the road race.
Charlie was last in neither section.
Drew won the road race, but was beaten by Billie in the cycling.
Can you work out who came where in each section?

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Puzzle 19

This BrainBashers safe has a rather unusual control panel.

In order to open the safe, you have to press every single square once only, in the correct sequence, ending on the square marked E.

Each square indicates which square to press next, for example, 2U means move up 2 squares and 3R means move right 3 squares.

Can you determine which square you must start with?

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the safe buttons cannot be clicked.

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Puzzle 20

Gymnastics Gala – Logic Puzzles

During a recent gymnastics gala, four athletes competed in three events, the vault, the beam, and the floor.

Chris came third on the floor.
The athlete who came second in the vault won the beam event.
The athlete who came second on the beam won the floor.
Emery beat Alex in every event.
The athlete who won the vault came second on the floor.
Billie came last in the vault.
Can you determine who finished where in each event?

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