It's a bit early in the midnight hour for me to go through all the things that I want to be I don't believe in everything I see but I still believe in Doctor E! And so should you, because he is back with another boffo mystery for you to solve! Every fortnight, the mysterious Doctor E supplies another puzzle for you to think about, and at the end of the semester, prizes of $60, $40 and $20 go to the top three finishers, with handsome certificates, suitable for framing, going to all sufficiently high-scoring finishers. Eligible contestants include University of Northern Iowa students, Iowa high school students, and Illinois high school students!
Turning in the correct solution to this week's puzzle by April 1st will earn 2 puzzle points. A correct solution along with the name of the only country outside of the Indian subcontinent to have a majority Indian population will get 3 puzzle points!
Doctor E was visiting some friends, and noticed that there were nine children watching television in the basement. As a kindly gesture, he offered to buy them two extra-large pizzas for them to share. The children were overjoyed, because pizza and children go together like Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows. Doctor E then made the mistake of asking, "What would you like on your pizza?"
| BORIS: | I want green olives or black olives, but no pepperoni! |
| NEILDA: | I want mushrooms or black olives, but neither green peppers nor onions! |
| CHAUNCEY: | I want green olives or green peppers but no mushrooms! |
| JORETTA: | I want green peppers or pepperoni but neither black olives nor ham! |
| EDSEL: | I want black olives or onions but no green olives! |
| BLANCHE: | I want sausage or ham but neither mushrooms nor black olives! |
| ORRIN: | I want mushrooms or green peppers but no sausage! |
| NORWOOD: | I want pepperoni or onions but neither green olives nor green peppers! |
| ALEJANDRIN: | Anything is fine with me. |
Doctor E makes the reasonable assumption that if someone says
"sausage or pepperoni" that means they would be happy with sausage,
pepperoni, or both. He orders two different pizzas, and each child is able to
happily eat pieces from at least one of them. Please send me a list of what
toppings are on each of the two pizzas.
The deadline for sending in solutions has expired. But feel free to take some time to work on this one, and click here to see the answer. Alternatively, click here to see the current challenge.
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