Can you match the 15 members of the Pleacher family with their favorite Christmas song, their favorite beverage, and the state in which they were born?
The members of the Pleacher family are hard of hearing so their favorite songs may have some different words.
Each family member likes a different Christmas song and each person enjoys a different beverage.
However, multiple family members were born in the same states.
- The person who sings "Oh, what fun it is to ride with one horse, soap and hay" was born west of the Mississippi along with his brother and the person who drinks Slug-O-Cola.
- The three people born in New York drink Thai Tea, Hot Fresh Coffee, and Blue Milk.
- The five people born in Virginia are Elizabeth, the person who sings "On the first day of Christmas, my tulip gave to me", the person who drinks Alamo Beer, the person who sings "Olive, the other reindeer...", and Eric.
- The two people born in Colorado drink Kick-A-Poo juice and Buzz Cola, and like the songs, "Come, froggy faithful" and "Oh, what fun it is to ride with one horse, soap and hay."
- Jackson, the person born in Pennsylvania, Larry, the person who sings "We three kings of porridge and tar", Carrie, and the person who drinks Laughing Clown Malt Liquor all played basketball in high school.
- The seven female members of the family drink Hot Fresh Coffee, Perk-a-Cola, Grapefruit Spritzer, Gurgleurp, Dr. Salta, Ambrosa, and Thai Tea.
- The eight male family members like the following songs: "Grandpa got run over by a beer truck", "Sleep in heavenly peas", "We three kings of porridge and tar", "We Old Folks Disoriented Are ...",
"Oh, what fun it is to ride with one horse, soap and hay", "Noel, Noel, Barney's the King of Israel", "Frosty the Snowman is a ferret elf, I say", and "Come, froggy faithful."
- The girl born in Florida drinks Grapefruit Spritzer and likes the group called No Direction and their hit song, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town To Get Us."
- Ben, David, and Michael drink Alamo Beer, Kick-a-Poo Juice, and Caf Pow.
- The person born in Maine drinks Gurgleurp but sings, "You'll go down in Listerine."
- The person who likes, "Grandpa got run over by a beer truck" drinks Laughing Clown Malt Liquor.
- Eric and Larry do not drink anything with cola or beer in the name.
- The person who enjoys Butterbeer and the person who likes Buzz Cola have names with the same initial letter.
- The Blue milk drinker and the person who drinks Gurgleurp have names with the same initial letter.
- The people born in New York like the songs "Deck the halls with Buddy Holly", "He's making a list, chicken and rice", and "Frosty the Snowman is a ferret elf, I say."
- Michael, David, and the person who drinks Kick-a-Poo Juice were all born in different states.
- The Caf Pow drinker likes to sing the song, "We Old Folks Disoriented Are ..." and was not born in Virginia.
- The person born in South Carolina likes Butterbeer.
- Michael and his two sisters were born in the same state.
- None of the people born in Virginia like the songs, "Sleep in heavenly peas" or "Noel, Noel, Barney's the King of Israel."
- Sarah, Carol, Katey, and the person who drinks Thai Tea do not like the song, "In the meadow we can build a snowman; then pretend that he is sparse and brown."
- Jackson, Carrie, Carol, Kristine, and Sarah were not born in Florida or South Carolina.
- The person who drinks Dr. Salta likes the song "In the meadow we can build a snowman; then pretend that he is sparse and brown."
- Carol and Kristine were not born in Virginia and do not sing "Olive, the other reindeer..."
- The person who drinks Butterbeer and likes "Sleep in Heavenly Peas" was not born in Virginia.
- Carrie does not drink Dr. Salta or Ambrosa.
- The person who sings "On the first day of Christmas, my tulip gave to me" drinks a beverage that ends in COLA, as does the person who sings, "Oh, what fun it is to ride with one horse, soap and hay."
- Kristine does not like the song, "Deck the halls with Buddy Holly."
The Pleacher Family
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Solution to the Problem:
| Family Member | Birth State | Beverage | Song |
| Ben | Colorado | Kick-a-Poo Juice | Come, froggy faithful |
| Carrie | Virginia | Perk-a-Cola | On the first day of Christmas, my tulip gave to me |
| Carol | New York | Hot Fresh Coffee | Deck the halls with Buddy Holly |
| David | Pennsylvania | Caf Pow | We Old Folks Disoriented Are ... |
| Elizabeth | Virginia | Dr. Salta | In the meadow we can build a snowman; then pretend that he is sparse and brown |
| Eric | Virginia | Laughing Clown Malt Liquor | Grandpa got run over by a beer truck |
| Jackson | Colorado | Buzz Cola | Oh, what fun it is to ride with one horse, soap and hay |
| James | South Carolina | Butterbeer | Sleep in heavenly peas |
| Katey | Florida | Grapefruit Spritzer | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town To Get Us |
| Kristine | New York | Thai Tea | He's making a list, chicken and rice |
| Larry | New York | Blue Milk | Frosty the Snowman is a ferret elf, I say |
| Libby | Maine | Gurgleurp | You'll go down in Listerine |
| Michael | Virginia | Alamo Beer | We three kings of porridge and tar |
| Sarah | Virginia | Ambrosa | Olive, the other reindeer... |
| Stewart | New Mexico | Slug-O-Cola | Noel, Noel, Barney's the King of Israel |
Kimberly Howe sent in her worksheet for the problem:
In case you wondered where these (mostly) fictitious beverages are consumed ...
| Alamo Beer | King of the Hill |
| Ambrosa | Battlestar Galactica, The Rising Star TV series |
| Blue Milk | Star Wars Episode IV |
| Butterbeer | Harry Potter |
| Buzz Cola | The Simpsons |
| Caf Pow | NCIS |
| Dr. Salta | -------- |
| Grapefruit Spritzer | -------- |
| Gurgleurp | Donald Duck |
| Hot Fresh Coffee | NCIS |
| KickaPoo Joy Juice | Lil' Abner comic |
| Laughing Clown Malt Liquor | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
| Perk-a-Cola | Call of Duty |
| Slug-O-Cola | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
| Thai Tea | -------- |
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