Brain Game: Produce

To end the Brain Game week, here's a logic puzzle. Adept solvers might get this one without a grid, but it'll be necessary for most of us. Good luck!

John went to the produce department at his local supermarket to buy the items on his grocery list: bananas, carrots, corn, lemons, and tangerines. Based on the clues that follow, try to determine the order in which John made his choices:

1. The first item John bought was a yellow fruit. 2. The second item John bought was orange. 3. The third item John bought was a vegetable. 4. The fourth item John bought was a citrus fruit. 5. The last item John bought was the tangerine.

Here is the SOLUTION.

THE SOLUTION:

John bought the bananas first, followed by the carrots, the corn, the lemons, and the tangerines.