Brain Teaser
Directions: Use the sentences to help you place the choices into the appropriate box. (Note: each
choice is only used once!!)
For the past few weeks, Ms. Ewell has been teaching her AP History class about some battles
during the Middle Ages. Five of her students submitted projects. Each of the five (no two of
whom wrote about the same battle) also included a detailed description of a different siege
engine that was used during the battle. Ms. Ewell gave each of the five projects a different grade.
Use the information provided to determine the battle, siege engine, and grade given to each one.
Choices:
Student
David
Battle
Alsford
Siege Engine
Grade
Battering Ram
90
Francesca
Gray Guard
Catapult
92
Kenneth
Mondovi Ridge
Mangonel
94
Posey
Queen's Foley
Onager
96
Valerie
Whiteside
Trebuchet
98
Student
Battle
Siege Engine
Grade
Clues:
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Posey's paper received a higher grade than Francesca's (which isn't the one on the Battle
of Gray Guard). David (who described the battering ram in his paper) didn't receive the
lowest grade.
The paper with an extensive section on the mangonel received a 96. Kenneth received a
92 on his paper.
Francesca received a higher grade than the student who described the onager in their
paper, who received a higher grade than the student who wrote a paper on the Battle of
Whitestone.
The paper on the Battle of Mondovi Ridge (which didn't receive the highest grade) was
given a higher grade than the paper that described the catapult, which received a higher
grade than the paper on the battle known as Queen's Folly.