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Easy: 10 POINTS
Medium: 20 POINTS
Hard: 30 POINTS
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July 2025: Easy Level
B’nai Israel had a fundraiser, where each member donated $10 to attend a dinner party; and four of the members volunteered to use their own money to buy desserts. Each of these volunteers arrived at different times, spent different amounts, and bought different desserts. Use the clues below to link the NAME of each volunteer with their ARRIVAL time, the DESSERT each selected, and the amount each had SPENT.
SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS IN FOUR LINES, SEPARATED BY COMMAS (e.g., NAME, ARRIVAL, DESSERT, SPENT).
NAME ARRIVAL DESSERT SPENT
KATHY
NATALIE
PAM
STELLA
ARRIVAL: FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH
DESSERTS: CAKE, COOKIES, DOUGHNUTS, SCONES
SPENT: $25, $30, $35, $40
CLUES:
1. Kathy spent $5 more and arrived immediately after the person who bought chocolate cake.
2. Stella, who bought cookies, spent $5 more than the person who was the last to arrive.
3. The person who bought doughnuts spent $10 less than Natalie, who was the first to arrive.
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July 2025: Medium Level
Five members of Temple Aaron are all avid fans of Paul Simon. During a recent Oneg Shabbat, these friends were discussing their experiences of attending events where the iconic musician/singer was performing. Use the clues below to link the NAME of each member with his or her favorite Paul Simon SONG, the number of CONCERTS each had attended, and the CITY where each person traveled for the most recent concert.
SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS IN FIVE LINES, SEPARATED BY COMMAS (e.g., NAME, SONG, CONCERTS, CITY).
NAME SONG CONCERTS CITY
DALIA
GINNI
JOSH
LABON
ZEKE
SONG: “AMERICAN TUNE,” “THE BOXER,” “ONE TRICK PONY,” “SOUNDS OF SILENCE”, “GRACELAND”
CONCERTS: 8, 12, 15, 22, 30
CITY: AUSTIN, BALTIMORE, NEWARK, NYC, ORLANDO
CLUES:
1. Dalia was thrilled to hear her favorite song “GRACELAND” at her last concert in Orlando.
2. Dalia has attended more than 25 Paul Simon concerts; Labon last attended a Paul Simon concert in the city of Baltimore. He remembers how exciting it was to listen to “SOUNDS OF SILENCE.” Labon attended more than 20 concerts, but fewer than Dalia.
3. Ginni attended the least number of concerts, with the last in the city of Austin; neither “AMERICAN TUNE” or “THE BOXER” are her favorite Paul Simon songs.
3. The last concert which Josh attended brought him to NYC, where he heard his favorite song, “AMERICAN TUNE”; he attended less than 15 concerts.
4. Zeke loves to listen to “THE BOXER”.
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July 2025: Hard Level
Every Summer five nearby synagogues have the pleasure of free access to celebrity Broadway directors, who always include one member of each synagogue in a “super-star” role. Use the clues below to link the MONTH of each performance with the TITLE of each show, the DIRECTOR for each play, and the PROFESSION of each “super-star,” when they are back to reality.
SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS IN FIVE LINES, SEPARATED BY COMMAS (e.g., MONTH, TITLE, DIRECTOR, PROFESSION).
MONTH TITLE DIRECTOR PROFESSION
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
TITLE: “BAD JEWS,” “CANTORIAL,” “GUYS & DOLLS,” “HELLO DOLLY,” “PORGY & BESS”
DIRECTOR: MR. GARDNER, MR. LEVIN, MS. MOSCOVITCH, MR. ROSENFELD, MS. WISE
PROFESSION: CEO, DOCTOR, LAWYER, PROFESSOR, US SENATOR
CLUES:
1. Neither Ms. Moscovitch, nor Ms. Wise is the Director of “Porgy & Bess”. “Guys & Dolls” was not the performance in August.
2. “Cantorial” (which was not the play directed by Mr. Gardner) was scheduled at some point after Mr. Rosenfeld’s play.
3. Ms. Moscovitch ‘s drama debuted at some point after the one starring the Doctor, but at some point, before the performance of the Professor.
4. Ms. Wise’s play was scheduled earlier than the show which featured the Senator (which was before Mr. Rosenfeld’s show was on the stage).
5. Ms. Moscovitch’s play (which was not “Cantorial”) did not have the US Senator as her star.
6. “Hello Dolly” (without the Lawyer) was scheduled sometime before the play which included the Doctor (which was not “Porgy & Bess”)
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