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There are 7 people next to each other in a row in positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 who have the following characteristics.
Everyone plays a different sport: ice hockey, baseball, table tennis, basketball, badminton, tennis, volleyball.
Everyone has a different profession: singer, chef, artist, engineer, spy, dancer, designer.
Everyone drinks a different drink: hot chocolate, iced tea, lemonade, orange juice, milk, tea, coffee.
Everyone likes a different fruit: mangoes, apples, kiwis, blackberries, pears, bananas, oranges.
Everyone has a different favorite hobby: wood carving, skiing, photography, stamp collecting, coin collecting, bird watching, horse riding.
Everyone drives a different car: McLaren, Ford, Hyundai, Audi, BMW, Toyota, Tesla.
Everyone has a different favorite soft drink: Sprite, Powerade, Mountain Dew, Mirinda, Coke, Dr Pepper, 7up.
Everyone likes a different type of flower: peonies, daisies, daffodils, begonias, lilies, marigolds, tulips.
Everyone drives a different motorbike: Yamaha, Bajaj, Piaggio, Buell, Honda, Ducati, Benelli.
Everyone reads a different genre of books: spiritual, mystery, science fiction, short story, fantasy, history, magical realism.
Everyone likes a different favorite animal: snakes, gadwalls, sun bears, mice, beavers, panda bears, baboons.
Everyone likes a different physical activity: bungee jumping, running, paragliding, skiing, scuba diving, weight lifting, swimming.
Everyone plays a different musical instrument: guitar, violin, saxophone, flute, harmonica, drums, harp.
Everyone is a different nationality: Nepali, Portuguese, Iranian, Serbian, Israeli, Spanish, Italian.
Everyone has a different name: Mandy, Jones, Michael, Rafael, Maven, Jackson, Joseph.
Everyone owns a different handbag brand: Tumi, Versace, Polo Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, Coach, Gucci, Michael Kors.
Everyone likes a different type of gemstone: Emeralds, Pearls, Obsidians, Topaz, Jade, Diamonds, Aquamarines.
Everyone supports a different NBA team: Bucks, Hawks, Knicks, Cavaliers, Bulls, Celtics, Mavericks.
Using the clues provided below, answer the question at the end.
Some of clues provided might be irrelevant to the puzzle.
Clue 1: The person who drinks coffee is the person who owns a Polo Ralph Lauren.
Clue 2: Maven is the person who likes daffodils.
Clue 3: The person who likes Emeralds is immediately to the left of the person who reads mystery books.
Clue 4: The person who likes running is the person who reads mystery books.
Clue 5: The person who supports the Mavericks is immediately to the left of the person who owns a Coach.
Clue 6: The person who likes marigolds is immediately to the left of the person who likes horse riding.
Clue 7: The person who drives the Audi is not the Iranian.
Clue 8: The Italian is the person who eats apples.
Clue 9: The person who likes paragliding is somewhere in between the person who eats mangoes and the Iranian in that order.
Clue 10: The person who likes stamp collecting is the person who owns a Versace.
Clue 11: The person who likes gadwalls is Jackson.
Clue 12: The person who likes Mountain Dew is not the Iranian.
Clue 13: The person who drives the BMW is next to the person who eats pears.
Clue 14: The person who likes horse riding is the person who likes panda bears.
Clue 15: The person who likes wood carving is the person who supports the Mavericks.
Clue 16: The person who drives the Hyundai is somewhere to the left of the person who drives the Toyota.
Clue 17: The person who likes Mirinda is at one of the ends.
Clue 18: The person who likes Topaz is not the person who reads spiritual books.
Clue 19: The person who owns a Polo Ralph Lauren is the person who likes beavers.
Clue 20: The person who reads magical realism books is not the person who likes Sprite.
Clue 21: The person who reads magical realism books is not the person who drives the Buell.
Clue 22: The person who likes Mountain Dew is somewhere in between the ice hockey player and the person who likes Diamonds in that order.
Clue 23: The ice hockey player is next to the person who eats mangoes.
Clue 24: The person who likes daisies is the person who owns a Michael Kors.
Clue 25: The person who likes Mirinda is not the person who likes bungee jumping.
Clue 26: The saxophone player is next to the person who reads magical realism books.
Clue 27: The drums player is not the person who drives the BMW.
Clue 28: The person who likes Aquamarines is somewhere to the left of the person who likes Diamonds.
Clue 29: The person who likes Sprite is immediately to the left of the person who drives the Piaggio.
Clue 30: The person who drives the Piaggio is not the person who eats mangoes.
Clue 31: The person who drives the Ducati is somewhere to the left of the person who drives the Piaggio.
Clue 32: The Serbian is not the person who eats bananas.
Clue 33: The person who eats apples is the person who drives the Benelli.
Clue 34: The harmonica player is the tennis player.
Clue 35: The person who likes swimming is immediately to the left of the person who drives the Benelli.
Clue 36: The basketball player is somewhere to the left of the person who drives the Audi.
Clue 37: The person who drinks lemonade is somewhere in between the person who likes baboons and the person who drinks hot chocolate in that order.
Clue 38: The person who reads fantasy books is not the person who likes Emeralds.
Clue 39: The volleyball player is the person who drives the McLaren.
Clue 40: The person who reads history books is somewhere in between the ice hockey player and the Israeli in that order.
Clue 41: The drums player is somewhere in between the person who eats bananas and the person who likes Aquamarines in that order.
Clue 42: The person who drinks tea is next to Jackson.
Clue 43: The Serbian is not the person who likes Diamonds.
Clue 44: The person who likes Sprite is somewhere to the left of the person who eats blackberries.
Clue 45: The Portuguese is immediately to the left of the Spanish.
Clue 46: The ice hockey player is next to the dancer.
Clue 47: The person who drinks lemonade is the person who supports the Cavaliers.
Clue 48: The engineer is somewhere in between the person who drives the Hyundai and the person who likes Diamonds in that order.
Clue 49: The person who drives the Piaggio is the person who likes Aquamarines.
Clue 50: The person who drinks lemonade is the person who likes panda bears.
Clue 51: The person who eats apples is immediately to the left of the table tennis player.
Clue 52: The tennis player is somewhere in between the person who reads magical realism books and the harp player in that order.
Clue 53: The person who likes peonies is the person who likes beavers.
Clue 54: The person who drives the Yamaha is the Spanish.
Clue 55: The person who eats mangoes is next to the person who likes Jade.
Clue 56: The volleyball player is next to the singer.
Clue 57: The person who eats oranges is the person who drives the Toyota.
Clue 58: The person who likes swimming is immediately to the left of the Italian.
Clue 59: The person who drinks hot chocolate is next to Joseph.
Clue 60: The person who likes Mountain Dew is not the person who likes scuba diving.
Clue 61: The person who eats blackberries is somewhere to the left of the person who likes Pearls.
Clue 62: The person who supports the Knicks is at one of the ends.
Clue 63: The person who drives the Yamaha is immediately to the left of the singer.
Clue 64: The person who supports the Knicks is the person who owns a Michael Kors.
Clue 65: The person who reads mystery books is immediately to the left of the person who drives the Buell.
Clue 66: The person who owns a Polo Ralph Lauren is immediately to the left of the person who owns a Kate Spade.
Clue 67: The person who supports the Bulls is somewhere to the left of the person at the 5th position.
Clue 68: The person who likes Dr Pepper is not the engineer.
Clue 69: The person who likes Sprite is not the table tennis player.
Clue 70: The person who supports the Knicks is not the person who likes snakes.
Clue 71: The artist is not the person who reads spiritual books.
Clue 72: The person who drives the Piaggio is the person who likes Aquamarines.
Clue 73: The person who owns a Kate Spade is immediately to the left of Joseph.
Clue 74: The person who likes Jade is next to the dancer.
Clue 75: The Nepali is next to the person who drives the McLaren.
Clue 76: The person who likes mice is immediately to the left of the person at the 3rd position.
Clue 77: The Portuguese is not the volleyball player.
Clue 78: The person who likes tulips is the person who owns a Gucci.
Clue 79: The person who likes 7up is somewhere to the left of the Iranian.
Clue 80: The person who eats pears is immediately to the left of the ice hockey player.
Clue 81: Joseph is at one of the ends.
Clue 82: The person who reads science fiction books is not the person who likes Aquamarines.
Clue 83: The person who likes Mountain Dew is next to the Serbian.
Clue 84: The Israeli is somewhere to the left of the person who likes Pearls.
Clue 85: Joseph is the person who likes begonias.
Clue 86: The Portuguese is at one of the ends.
Clue 87: The engineer is next to the person who likes paragliding.
Clue 88: The person who drinks iced tea is next to the person at the 2nd position.
Clue 89: The person who likes scuba diving is the person who eats mangoes.
Clue 90: The person who likes paragliding is somewhere in between the person who likes Mountain Dew and the person who likes Mirinda in that order.
Clue 91: The person who likes Dr Pepper is the person who reads magical realism books.
Clue 92: The artist is next to the person who drives the Audi.
Clue 93: The person who likes Powerade is somewhere in between the person who reads spiritual books and the harp player in that order.
Clue 94: The person who drives the BMW is at one of the ends.
Clue 95: The person who drives the Piaggio is the violin player.
Clue 96: The person who likes weight lifting is not the person who likes Powerade.
Clue 97: The person who owns a Tumi is next to the person who likes bird watching.
Clue 98: The person who likes lilies is somewhere to the left of the person who likes stamp collecting.
Clue 99: The person who reads short story books is somewhere to the left of the Iranian.
Clue 100: The person who likes Jade is somewhere to the left of the person who eats oranges.
Clue 101: The person who likes beavers is next to the person who owns a Tumi.
Clue 102: The person who drives the Yamaha is somewhere to the left of the person who likes Sprite.
Clue 103: The Italian is the harmonica player.
Clue 104: The spy is not the person who likes Coke.
Clue 105: The person who likes Coke is somewhere in between the Spanish and the person who likes Mirinda in that order.
Clue 106: The person who likes tulips is immediately to the left of the person who likes baboons.
Clue 107: The table tennis player is at one of the ends.
Clue 108: The person who likes mice is next to the person who likes photography.
Clue 109: The harp player is not the person who likes running.
Clue 110: The person who likes Pearls is at one of the ends.
Clue 111: The person who drives the Honda is the ice hockey player.
Clue 112: The artist is immediately to the left of the person who eats oranges.
Clue 113: The person who reads science fiction books is next to the volleyball player.
Clue 114: The person who likes Emeralds is immediately to the left of the person who eats kiwis.
Clue 115: The person who likes gadwalls is immediately to the left of the person who supports the Hawks.
Clue 116: The person who likes running is next to the person who likes Sprite.
Clue 117: Jones is immediately to the left of the person who supports the Bucks.
Clue 118: The badminton player is the engineer.
Clue 119: The Italian is not the table tennis player.
Clue 120: The harp player is the Iranian.
Clue 121: The volleyball player is the person who likes Dr Pepper.
Clue 122: The person who supports the Bucks is Jackson.
Clue 123: The person who supports the Bucks is the person who drinks hot chocolate.
Clue 124: The person who reads short story books is the harmonica player.
Clue 125: The person who eats blackberries is somewhere in between the person who drives the Hyundai and the designer in that order.
Clue 126: The person who likes Topaz is not the basketball player.
Clue 127: The person who likes Topaz is somewhere in between the Spanish and the harp player in that order.
Clue 128: The person who eats pears is not the ice hockey player.
Clue 129: The volleyball player is not the flute player.
Clue 130: Mandy is the person who supports the Bulls.
Clue 131: The person who eats mangoes is immediately to the left of the person who likes Mountain Dew.
Clue 132: The person who likes 7up is somewhere to the left of the person who drives the Piaggio.
Clue 133: The violin player is the engineer.
Clue 134: The person who drinks hot chocolate is the person who likes lilies.
Clue 135: The artist is immediately to the left of the person who likes Mirinda.
Clue 136: The person who drives the Audi is not the person who likes Coke.
Clue 137: The person who likes tulips is Michael.
Clue 138: The person who likes Topaz is not the person who reads spiritual books.
Clue 139: The person who drinks orange juice is somewhere in between Michael and the person who likes peonies in that order.
Clue 140: The person who likes coin collecting is at one of the ends.
Clue 141: The person who likes scuba diving is next to the Nepali.

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