The Five Seats: The Guest Who Brought Tagine, the Merlot Drinker, and the Guest From Oslo
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Five seats stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues:
1. The guest from Lima is the guest who brought flowers.
2. The cider drinker is the guest from Oslo.
3. The guest who brought chocolates is not the Malbec drinker.
4. The guest who brought candles is directly next to the guest who brought tagine.
5. The cider drinker is somewhere to the left of the Merlot drinker.
6. The guest who brought a book is somewhere to the left of the Merlot drinker.
7. The guest who brought olives is directly next to the guest from Nairobi.
8. The guest from Nairobi is somewhere to the left of the guest who brought risotto.
9. The guest who brought flowers is directly next to the guest who brought tagine.
10. The guest who brought flowers is somewhere to the left of the guest from Hanoi.
11. The Malbec drinker is not the guest from Lima.
12. The guest who brought curry is immediately to the right of the guest who brought paella.
13. The guest who brought paella is immediately to the left of the guest from Lisbon.
14. The guest who brought olives is not the guest who brought tagine.
15. The rosé drinker is immediately to the right of the guest who brought candles.
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Solution
Commit an attempt to unseal the proof. Write your answer — right or wrong, thinking it through is the point.
In the final arrangement, which numbered seat (1–5) does “the Riesling drinker” end up at? Answer with the number.
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