Holiday Logic Puzzle?
Three couples exchanged presents for the holidays. Each boy gave a present only to his girlfriend and each girl gave a present only to her boyfriend. The boys’ names were Hal, Richard, and Bill. The girls’ names were Sheryl, Jan, and Julie. The wrapping papers on the presents were stripes, dotted, red, green, yellow and blue. Using the following clues, determine who gave which present to whom.
1. No person gave a present whose color began with the same letter as his/her name.
2. The jeweler uses blue wrapping paper.
3. Julie gave a present that was not solid colored.
4. The red present that Bill got weighed 5 pounds.
5. Richard bought his present in sporting goods.
6. Jan bought a watch for her friend.
7. The stripes present came from a women’s store.
8. The package Jan received matched her green eyes.
9. Hall gave a present wrapped in solid color.
10. Julie’s name is longer than her boyfriend’s.
Enjoy!
Sorry Blow at High Doe
Richard & Sheryl
Bill & Julie
Hal & Jan
is incorrect because Bill received a Red present, but Julie gave a present that was not solid colored. Try again
Sorry Hailma B
julie stripes richard dotted
sheryl red bill yellow
jan blue hal green
is incorrect because Julie’s name is not longer than richard
Sorry Blow at High Doe
Richard & Sheryl
Bill & Jan
Hal & Julie
is in correct because if Bill got a 5 pound present than that means Jan’s watch she bought is 5 pounds. Which of course cannot work technically speaking 
try again and provide what wrapping paper they used
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Tags: Girls Names, Green Eyes, Stripes
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:14 am
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hints 5, 6, and 7 are useless
March 5th, 2009 at 3:54 am
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wow, maybe if i wanted to waste an hour..good luck to those who are actually trying this thing
March 5th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
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thinking … scribbling …
julie stripes richard dotted
sheryl red bill yellow
jan blue hal green
got stumped on dotted … assumed it is black …
March 6th, 2009 at 2:27 am
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I cant do that- most of the hints are pointless and the rest are just not enough to solve it.
March 8th, 2009 at 3:37 am
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just a minute ….
Richard & Sheryl
Bill & Julie
Hal & Jan
than its
Richard & Sheryl
Bill & Jan
Hal & Julie
… ah poop, we have to get the gifts as well, I give up ….
March 9th, 2009 at 1:14 am
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Julie to Richard in dotted
Richard to Julie in yellow
Sheryl to Bill in red
Bill to Sheryl in stripes
Jan to Hal in Blue
Hal to Jan in Green
am i anywhere close?
March 12th, 2009 at 8:17 am
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HAL GAVE A GREEN PRESENT TO JAN AND RECEIVED BLUE IN RETURN
RICHARD GAVE A YELLOW PRESENT TO JULIE AND RECEIVED DOTTED IN RETURN
BILL GAVE A STRIPED PRESENT TO SHERYL AND RECEIVED RED IN RETURN
That was not easy - but it was fun!