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Puzzle Pizzazz Trivia Quiz

My waiting colleague Zack Boris Dryden (which I shorten to Zebedee) has suddenly taken ill and I get to take over one of his tables. Being a puzzle buff, he leaves only a series of clues to help me. Can you help me sort out this merry-go-round?

A multiple-choice quiz by suomy. Estimated time: 21 mins.

Author
suomy

Time
21 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,725

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
441

Question 1 of 10

1. There are three mixed couples (Austin and Fern, Jasmine and Jasper, and Olive and Roland). Each has a distinguishing feature, namely a cheek scar, lip mole, moustache, nose stud, pearl earrings, and yellow eyes (from coloured contact lenses rather than jaundice, I suspect). Each has ordered a different dish with a European flavour: two French dishes (coq au vin and quiche), a Greek one (moussaka), two Italian dishes (pizza and spaghetti) and a Spanish one (paella).

You will probably find it easier to read all the clues first before answering any of the questions. A grid chart may help with the solving.

So, a clue: The scarred person got his scar from a rooster; perhaps that's why he is eating coq au vin.

First question: Which dish does Yellow Eyes feast on?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The moustache, not surprisingly perhaps, belongs to one of the three men.

Who wears the pearl earrings?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Olive has gone Italian in her choice of dish. Her eyes are green rather than yellow and she has no mole.

What country does Fern's dish come from? Hint

Italy

France

Spain

Greece

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Question 4 of 10

4. The mole doesn't go with the French dishes.

Who lost the fight with the rooster and got the cheek scar?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Two of the women are wearing the jewellery, the earrings and the nose stud, and have chosen Italian dishes.

What is Roland's choice of meal?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Yellow Eyes is not keen on Greek or Spanish food

What is the spaghetti eater's distinguishing feature? Hint

Yellow eyes

Pearl earrings

Nose stud

Lip mole

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Question 7 of 10

7. Fern doesn't like Italian food and neither Jasper nor Roland have the scar.

Who has the mole?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The partner of the moussaka eater dropped an earring into her drink earlier on. She's the pizza lover.

What did the moustached person choose to eat?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the women has gone for the paella.

Who has the hairy lip?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Both Jasmine and Roland chose something other than moussaka.

Who thinks pizza has pizzazz?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There are three mixed couples (Austin and Fern, Jasmine and Jasper, and Olive and Roland). Each has a distinguishing feature, namely a cheek scar, lip mole, moustache, nose stud, pearl earrings, and yellow eyes (from coloured contact lenses rather than jaundice, I suspect). Each has ordered a different dish with a European flavour: two French dishes (coq au vin and quiche), a Greek one (moussaka), two Italian dishes (pizza and spaghetti) and a Spanish one (paella). You will probably find it easier to read all the clues first before answering any of the questions. A grid chart may help with the solving. So, a clue: The scarred person got his scar from a rooster; perhaps that's why he is eating coq au vin. First question: Which dish does Yellow Eyes feast on?

Answer: Quiche

The Q1 clue tells us it was not coq au vin, the Q5 clue ties the Italian dishes to the jewellery, and the Q6 clue excludes the moussaka and paella. This leaves quiche for Yellow Eyes.

2. The moustache, not surprisingly perhaps, belongs to one of the three men. Who wears the pearl earrings?

Answer: Jasmine

The Q5 clue tells us that one of the women wears the earrings. The Q8 clue identifies the earring wearer as the partner of the moussaka eater. We know that her partner is not Austin since his partner Fern is excluded by the Q7 clue. The Q10 clue tells us that it is not Olive since her partner Roland does not like moussaka. That leaves Jasmine.

3. Olive has gone Italian in her choice of dish. Her eyes are green rather than yellow and she has no mole. What country does Fern's dish come from?

Answer: Spain

The Q7 clue tells us that Fern is not having an Italian dish. Since the Q5 clue tells us that two of the three women ate Italian dishes, the Q9 clue is referring to Fern and therefore she has the paella dish from Spain.

4. The mole doesn't go with the French dishes. Who lost the fight with the rooster and got the cheek scar?

Answer: Austin

The Q1 clue tells us that it is one of the men who was scarred. The Q7 clue excludes Jasper and Roland so that leaves Austin.

5. Two of the women are wearing the jewellery, the earrings and the nose stud, and have chosen Italian dishes. What is Roland's choice of meal?

Answer: Quiche

We know from the Q5 clue that Roland didn't choose Italian. The Q7 clue tells us that Roland does not have the scar and it follows from the Q1 clue that he doesn't have coq au vin. The Q9 clue excludes the paella. In answer to Q2, we worked out that Jasmine is the partner of the moussaka eater, meaning Jasper is the moussaka eater. This leaves quiche for Roland.

6. Yellow Eyes is not keen on Greek or Spanish food What is the spaghetti eater's distinguishing feature?

Answer: Nose stud

The Q5 clue tells us that it is an item of jewellery since spaghetti is Italian. The Q8 clue tells us that the earrings go with the pizza so the spaghetti eater has the nose stud.

7. Fern doesn't like Italian food and neither Jasper nor Roland have the scar. Who has the mole?

Answer: Fern

The Q1 and Q2 clues tell us that two of the men have the scar and the moustache between them. In answering Q1, we find that Yellow Eyes has ordered the quiche and, from answering Q5, that this is Roland. That leaves the three women. The Q5 clue tells us the earrings and the nose stud go with the women having the Italian dishes. We learn from the Q7 clue that Fern doesn't like Italian food and so she must have the mole.

8. The partner of the moussaka eater dropped an earring into her drink earlier on. She's the pizza lover. What did the moustached person choose to eat?

Answer: Moussaka

The Q2 clue tells us that a man has the moustache. The Q5 clue excludes the Italian dishes and the Q9 clue excludes the paella as these have been chosen by the women. The Q1 clue excludes the coq au vin. In answering Q1, we worked out that Yellow Eyes has the quiche, leaving moussaka as the dish.

9. One of the women has gone for the paella. Who has the hairy lip?

Answer: Jasper

The Q2 clue tells us that a man has the moustache. In answering Q4, we know that Austin has the scar. In answering Q8, we know that the moustached person has moussaka. The Q10 clue tells us that Roland does not have moussaka so that leaves Jasper.

10. Both Jasmine and Roland chose something other than moussaka. Who thinks pizza has pizzazz?

Answer: Jasmine

Being an Italian dish, we know from the Q5 clue that one of the women chose pizza. The Q7 clue excludes Fern. From the Q8 clue, we know our pizza lover is the partner of the moussaka man and, from the Q10 clue, that this not Roland. The Q1 clue tells us that scarface had the coq au vin and the Q7 clue tells us that scarface is Austin, leaving Jasper as moussaka man and hence it is his partner Jasmine who thinks pizza has pizzazz.

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To summarise:

- Austin had the scar on his cheek and took his revenge by having coq au vin;
- Fern ate paella with a mole on her lip;
- Jasmine, with a wet pearl earring, likes the pizza;
- The moustached Jasper chose to eat the moussaka;
- Nose-studded Olive has the spaghetti;
- Yellow-eyed Roland eats the quiche.

Source: Author suomy

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