We first note that Blanche and Neilda are going to be on separate pizzas,
as are Chauncey and Norwood.
Case 1: Neilda and Norwood on Pizza A, Blanche and Chauncey on Pizza B:
Norwood wants pepperoni or onions; Neilda doesn't want onions, so there is pepperoni on Pizza A. This forces Boris onto Pizza B. He wants green or black olives; Blanche doesn't want black olives, so that forces green olives on Pizza B. These ingredients force more people onto pizzas, and it is straightforward to obtain:
| Pizza A: | Neilda, Norwood, Edsel, Orrin | Pepperoni, Black Olives, Mushrooms |
| Pizza B: | Blanche, Chauncey, Boris, Joretta | Sausage, Green Olives, Green Peppers |
We are also allowed to put ham on pizza A, and onions on pizza B.
Case 2: Neilda and Chauncey on Pizza A, Blanche and Norwood on Pizza B:
Now we have a problem. Neither pizza can have mushrooms or green peppers, which will cause misery to Orrin. So this can't happen.
We got a lot of answers to the trivia question : Guyana, Fiji, Mauritius, Kashmir...
We are going to have to start looking things up.
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