Logic Problem #38: Soap Operas

Four professors were invited to be guests of honour at social functions that took place at a certain Natural History Museum (ever mindful of the libel laws the museum will remain nameless). Unfortunately, though, the professors overdid it on the cocktails - with regrettable results. From the clues below, work out what each professor’s area of expertise was, why the social function was taking place, what the professors were drinking, and how they managed to disgrace themselves.

Professor Smythe was drinking Buck’s Fizz. At the end of the evening, Professor Spanswick was to be found inside the body of the valuable killer whale skeleton, singing rugby songs.

The professor who was drinking pink gin passed out under a dinosaur (diplodocus, by the way). The archaeologist was invited to talk about a new collection (of old bones) that the museum had just acquired. The anatomy specialist ended up playing with extremely rare moon rocks, trying to use them as building blocks.

The person at the Anniversary Party was drinking Tom Collins, this was not Professor Spencer. The professor at the Book Launch was not the one who was discovered talking rubbish to sponges. Neither Smythe nor Stanley are specialists in astronomy.