Halloween Candy Logic Challenge (harder)

(harder version)

We had lots of "trick-or-treaters" visit our house last Wednesday night – so many that we almost ran out of the five big bags of candy we had purchased to give away! I know you are probably wondering what kind of candies I gave out for treats, aren't you?

Well I will tell you that I gave out mini chocolate bars, Skittles™, Starbursts™, candy corn and Twizzlers™. I let my husband, Bill, my nephews, Barney and Danny, and my niece, Gina, help me choose and each chose their favorite.

See if you can figure out, from the clues, who chose which kind of Halloween treat.

Neither of the girls chose Candy Corn.
None of the boys chose Twizzlers.
Either Bill or Danny chose Skittles.
Aunty did not choose Twizzlers.
Barney did not choose a candy with chocolate because he is allergic to chocolate.
The person who chose the chocolate bars is a cousin to the girl who chose Twizzlers.

After you solve the logic problem, you may want to try your hand at this challenge:

The Hershey Bar™ was created by Milton Hershey. It cost 5¢ when it was created. Two years after the Hershey Bar™ appeared, the first paper wrapped candy bar, the Tootsie Roll™ came out. Its inventor, Lenoard Hirschfield, named this product after his daughter, Tootsie. Twenty – five years later, the Baby Ruth™ candy bar appeared at candy counters. Contrary to belief, it was not named after Babe Ruth, the famous ball player, but after President Cleveland's daughter, "Baby" Ruth. Nine years later, in 1930, Franklin Mars created the Snickers™ bar.

In what year was the Hershey Bar created?

When you have figured out which bag of candy each person bought, show your answer to your parents and your teachers and see what they think of your reasoning. Be sure that you can prove that your answer is correct! If you would like to show me your thinking, you can send it to me, Aunty Math, c/o the DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville, IL.

Love,
Aunty Math

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