Solution to #5: The Lineup
At its core, this is a logical puzzle, similar to Einstein's famous five-house riddle. There are many ways to solve that part of the puzzle, and we will not delve into them here since you can surely find better solutions for Einstein's riddle.
Knowing how to organize the results is crucial to the solution, and is hinted at in the poem. The poem lists the order in which one should organize the categories, which should lead one one to arrive at this table:
| Purple |
Green |
Blue |
Orange |
Yellow |
| Cannon |
Toike |
Godiva's Horse |
Suds Beer |
HardHat |
| Eric |
Connor |
Bob |
Alice |
David |
| Bnad Leedur(p) |
Mario Baker |
Chief Attiliator |
Godiva's Crown |
Mr B &G |
| Civ |
Chem |
ECE |
EngSci |
Mech |
The poem also points to the fact that Godiva's Crown holds the answer. Reading off each of the first letters in that column will provide the answer: "osage"
OSAGE