There are a series of mountains on the small island nation of Pen'au which soar 14,000 feet or higher into the sky.  These are called the "Pen'au Fourteeners."  Using only the clues below, match each mountain to its elevation (in feet), and determine who was the first to climb each mountain and when.

Mt. Rodriquez, the mountain first summited by Chip Carson, and the peak first summited by Jethro Jacobs are three different mountains.

Mt. Sloan is 520 feet taller than the peak first climbed in 1962.

Mt. York is either the mountain first climbed in 1899 or the mountain first climbed in 1863.

Of the mountain first climbed in 1863 and Mt. Norman, one is 14,860 feet tall and the other was first climbed by Jethro Jacobs.

The mountain first climbed in 1914 wasn't first climbed by Jethro Jacobs.

Of the mountain first summited by Kermit Kramer and the peak first climbed in 1899, one is 14,600 feet tall and the other is Mt. Sloan.

The mountain that is 14,990 feet tall, Mt. Sloan, the peak first summited by Chip Carson, Mt. Dawson, Mt. Norman and the mountain first summited by Eddie English are all different mountains.

The mountain that is 14,730 feet tall wasn't conquered for the first time in 1845.

Mt. Norman wasn't conquered for the first time in 1845.

The mountain first climbed in 1899 is either the peak that is 14,210 feet tall or the mountain first summited by Hal Hudson.

Mt. Humphrey is 130 feet taller than the peak first climbed in 1899.

Of the peak first summited by Jethro Jacobs and the peak first climbed in 1946, one is Mt. Norman and the other is 14,990 feet tall.

Mt. Norman is 130 feet shorter than Mt. Dawson.

Of the mountain that is 14,340 feet tall and Mt. Calhoun, one was first climbed by Ben Beasley and the other was first climbed in 1946.

Mt. Calhoun
Mt. Dawson
Mt. Humphrey
Mt. Norman
Mt. Rodriquez
Mt. Sloan
Mt. York

Art Aguilar
Ben Beasley
Chip Carson
Eddie English
Hal Hudson
Jethro Jacobs
Kermit Kramer


Kara recently moved to a new city, so last month she signed up for an online matchmaking service to meet some interesting new people in her area.  Using only the clues below, match each of her dates to their age and occupation, and determine where each ended up taking Kara on their first date.

The 27-year-old was either the gentleman that took Kara to the bowling alley or the gentleman that took Kara to the restaurant.

Of the man that took Kara to the skating rink and the 26-year-old, one was Frank and the other was the firefighter.

Jesus was 4 years older than the date that took Kara to the skating rink.

Of Ian and Jesus, one was the musician and the other took Kara to the bowling alley.

The banker was 2 years younger than Zachary.

The gentleman that took Kara to the beach was  older than the banker.

Of the date that took Kara to the beach and Ken, one was 23 years old and the other was the accountant.

The musician was either the 26-year-old or the 23-year-old.

The 27-year-old, the gentleman that took Kara to the concert, and Sean are three different men.

The man that took Kara to the bowling alley was  younger than the teacher.

The gentleman that took Kara to the movies, Ian, the 28-year-old, Ken and the lawyer were all different men.

accountant banker boxer firefighter lawyer musician teacher

beach
bowling alley
concert
county fair
movies
restaurant
skating rink


The Forsyth County Fair concluded festivities today with a "three-legged race".  Each team consisted of one boy and one girl, both from the same home town.  Using only the clues below, match up the two children in each team, and determine their finishing time and home town.

Wendy's team finished 3 seconds before Valerie's team.

Of the pair that finished in 32 seconds and Valerie's team, one was from Frazier Park and the other included Garrett.

The team from Emeryville didn't include Robyn.

Alexander's duo finished sometime before Eddie's duo.

The pair from Emeryville finished 6 seconds after Eddie's duo.

David's duo was either the duo from San Jacinto or the team from Project City.

Patti's team finished 3 seconds before the team from Myers Flat.

The team from Project City finished 6 seconds after the pair from San Jacinto.

Yvonne's team finished 3 seconds before David's duo.

Of the pair from Myers Flat and Patti's team, one included Cedric and the other finished in 44 seconds.

The pair from Myers Flat was either Wendy's team or the duo that finished in 29 seconds.

The duo from Emeryville, Yvonne's team, and Felipe's duo are three different teams.

Sandy's team finished 3 seconds before Yvonne's team.

The duo from Frazier Park finished 3 seconds after the team from Ireton.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds
41 seconds
44 seconds
47 seconds

Alexander Brandon Cedric David Eddie Felipe Garrett

Patti Robyn Sandy Tina Valerie Wendy Yvonne

Emeryville
Frazier Park
Ireton
Myers Flat
Nobleboro
Project City
San Jacinto


The Donner & Donner ad agency has released a number of new ads this month for one of its top clients.  Using only the clues below, match each ad type to its creative director and total budget, and determine the total number of responses received by each.

Of the magazine ad and the campaign produced by Hal Hopkins, one has the $20,000 budget and the other has brought in 775 responses.

The direct mailer wasn't produced by Gilda Gamble.

The ad with the $20,000 budget has brought  fewer responses than the campaign with the $75,000 budget.

The radio spot has brought in 450  more responses than the ad with the $30,000 budget.

Of the campaign with 1375 responses and the campaign produced by Eddie Evans, one has the $30,000 budget and the other is the direct mailer.

The campaign produced by Julie Jordan has brought in 150  more responses than the ad produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The tv commercial wasn't produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The ad produced by Faith Fowler has brought in 150  more responses than the direct mailer.

The newspaper ad doesn't have the $75,000 budget.

The newspaper ad has brought in  more responses than the campaign with the $90,000 budget.

The ad with the $30,000 budget has brought 600  fewer responses than the ad with the $15,000 budget.

The ad with the $90,000 budget is either the ad produced by Hal Hopkins or the ad with 1375 responses.

The seven campaigns are the billboard, the ad with the $65,000 budget, the ad produced by Gilda Gamble, the ad with the $30,000 budget, the ad with the $15,000 budget, the campaign with the $75,000 budget and the campaign with the $20,000 budget.

The newspaper ad, the campaign produced by Hal Hopkins, and the campaign with the $15,000 budget are three different campaigns.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
radio spot
tv commercial
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


Bernice is a ticketing agent for Global Airways, and she has several customers waiting for her to book their international flights.  Match each traveler to his or her departure and arrival counties and determine what time their flight is scheduled to depart.

Wilbur is leaving 3 hours earlier than the traveler flying from Yemen.

Gabriel is either the traveler flying from Yemen or the traveler going to Denmark.

The person flying from Liberia is leaving  later than the person flying from Yemen.

The traveler going to Angola is leaving  earlier than the person flying from Jamaica.

Harvey, the person flying from Liberia, the person flying from Zambia, the person going to Costa Rica, the traveler flying from Yemen and the person going to Angola are all different travelers.

Of the traveler leaving at 5:30 pm and the person leaving at 8:30 pm, one is flying from Yemen and the other is Scott.

The traveler going to Hungary is leaving 1 hour later than Ernest.

Michael is leaving 3 hours later than Wilbur.

The traveler going to Eritrea is flying from Oman.

The traveler going to Denmark is leaving  later than the person flying from Jamaica.

The person leaving at 6:30 pm is going to Guinea.

Harvey is leaving 2 hours earlier than the traveler flying from Zambia.

Ernest Gabriel Harvey Michael Pablo Scott Wilbur

Jamaica Liberia Oman Romania Vietnam Yemen Zambia

Angola
Costa Rica
Denmark
Eritrea
Finland
Guinea
Hungary


The Abbeville K-9 Academy trains dogs for use by a number of different county police forces.  Using only the clues below, match each of their most recent "students" to the month in which they graduated and the name of the officer and county to which they were assigned.

Of the dog sent to Kermit County and McGruff, one graduated in July and the other was assigned to Officer Goodwin.

Of Hercules and the canine sent to Ash County, one graduated in September and the other was assigned to Officer Morton.

The dog assigned to Officer Juarez graduated 2 months before the dog assigned to Officer Morton.

Of Barca and the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Trujillo, one went to Ash County and the other went to Riverside County.

Tinkerbell was either the K-9 unit sent to Sycamore County or the dog sent to Kermit County.

Barca was either the K-9 unit that graduated in March or the dog sent to Fairfield County.

Of the dog sent to Riverside County and Jaws, one graduated in March and the other was assigned to Officer Cochran.

McGruff graduated sometime after the K-9 unit sent to Kermit County.

The K-9 unit sent to Vine County graduated 1 month before the K-9 unit sent to Fairfield County.

The canine assigned to Officer Morton graduated sometime before Tinkerbell.

The canine assigned to Officer Cochran, the dog that graduated in August, the K-9 unit that graduated in March, the K-9 unit that graduated in May, the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Ingram and the canine that graduated in July were all different dogs.

Tinkerbell wasn't assigned to Officer Anderson.

March April May June July August September

Aries Barca Hercules Jaws McGruff Sarge Tinkerbell

Anderson Cochran Goodwin Ingram Juarez Morton Trujillo

Ash Fairfield Kermit Riverside Sycamore Tanager Vine


Caryville High School has a number of deaf students who require a sign language interpreter during certain classes.  Using only the clues below, match each student to his or her interpreter, and determine what class they are assigned to and what time it will begin.

The interpreter who will be working with Orlando is either Gordon or Brent.

The interpreter whose assignment begins at 1:00pm won't be working with Tyler.

The person whose assignment begins at 12:00pm is either the interpreter who will be going to the Chemistry class or Joann.

Annie will start 2 hours after the interpreter who will be going to the Geometry class.

The interpreter who will be working with Sophie will start sometime after the person who will be going to the Physics class.

The person who will be going to the History class will start 1 hour after the person who will be working with Patrick.

The person whose assignment begins at 3:00pm won't be working with Orlando.

Earnest is either the person who will be working with Patrick or the interpreter who will be going to the Chemistry class.

Gordon will start sometime after the interpreter who will be working with Rafael.

Charlie will start 2 hours after the interpreter who will be working with Patrick.

Brent is either the person whose assignment begins at 1:00pm or the interpreter who will be going to the Calculus class.

Ira, the interpreter who will be working with Rafael, and the person who will be working with Tyler are three different people.

The interpreter who will be going to the Algebra class will start sometime before the person who will be going to the Biology class.

Joann will start 3 hours after the person who will be working with Rafael.

Ira will start sometime before the person who will be working with Rafael.

The interpreter who will be working with Nelson will start 5 hours after the interpreter who will be working with Patrick.

Annie Brent Charlie Earnest Gordon Ira Joann

Marguerite Nelson Orlando Patrick Rafael Sophie Tyler

Algebra Biology Calculus Chemistry Geometry History Physics


Sal has a small Toronto-based company that offers Segway tours around the city.  Help him sort out today's schedule by matching each of his tour guides to their start time and location, and determine how many people will be on each tour.

The trip starting at High Park will begin 3 hours before Howard's trip.

Whitney's trip isn't a group of 7 people.

The seven tours are Janice's trip, the 1:00pm tour, the 10:00am tour, the 12 noon outing, the outing starting at High Park, the trip with 10 people and the tour with 9 people.

Janice's outing will begin 1 hour before the tour with 9 people.

Of Shannon's trip and the 1:00pm trip, one will start at Chinatown and the other has 7 people in it.

Howard's trip won't start at Little Italy.

The tour with 9 people will begin 5 hours before the outing starting at City Hall.

Of the trip with 8 people and the 9:00am trip, one will start at Yorkville and the other is with Teresa.

Of Faye's outing and the 7:00am tour, one has 3 people in it and the other will start at Yorkville.

Of the trip with 12 people and the outing starting at Greektown, one will be at 10:00am and the other will be at 9:00am.

Teresa's tour will begin sometime before the trip starting at Little Italy.

Faye Howard Janice Shannon Teresa Whitney Zachary

Casa Loma
Chinatown
City Hall
Greektown
High Park
Little Italy
Yorkville


Harold and Nate work at the lost luggage department of Victoryville Airport.  They have a number of misplaced bags that need to be weighed, catalogued and sent off to their proper destinations.  Help them out by matching each bag to its color, weight, rightful owner and proper destination.

The ochre luggage is either Yolanda Bauer's bag or the bag that weighs 44 pounds.

Yolanda Bauer's bag weighs 6 pounds less than the bag that needs to go to Santa Fe.

Of the bag that needs to go to Santa Fe and the gray luggage, one is Wanda Dotson's and the other weighs 41 pounds.

The luggage that needs to go to Chicago is either the suitcase that weighs 35 pounds or the luggage that weighs 53 pounds.

Xavier Carey's bag is either the suitcase that needs to go to Denver or the bag that weighs 35 pounds.

The teal suitcase weighs 3 pounds more than the indigo suitcase.

Of Tanya Gould's luggage and the gray luggage, one was supposed to go to Orlando and the other was supposed to go to New York.

Vic Evans's piece weighs  more than the silver luggage.

The piece that needs to go to Los Angeles weighs 6 pounds more than the teal piece.

The gray piece weighs  less than the piece that needs to go to Chicago.

Wanda Dotson's bag weighs  less than the indigo luggage.

Tanya Gould's suitcase weighs 3 pounds less than Xavier Carey's bag.

Zed Alexander's luggage, the bag that needs to go to New York, the teal piece, the aquamarine suitcase, the indigo piece and the ochre piece are all different pieces.

The piece that weighs 50 pounds is either Vic Evans's bag or the gray suitcase.

Tanya Gould
Ute Fleming
Vic Evans
Wanda Dotson
Xavier Carey
Yolanda Bauer
Zed Alexander

aquamarine gray indigo maroon ochre silver teal

Atlanta
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Orlando
Santa Fe


Spaceco Mining plans to be the first company to ever successfully mine an asteroid.  In fact it has already established a timeline for its first series of mining expeditions.  Using only the clues below, match each asteroid to its diameter, and determine what element Spaceco plans to mine from it, as well as the year they intend to begin mining.

The asteroid with a diameter of 29 km doesn't contain any rhodium.

Of the asteroid rich in yttrium and the asteroid with a diameter of 11 km, one will see mining operations begin in 2050 and the other is 49 Eugenia.

The asteroid with a diameter of 47 km doesn't contain any phosphorous.

61 Nemesis is either the asteroid rich in rhodium or the asteroid with a diameter of 11 km.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2040 doesn't contain any nickel.

The asteroid rich in rhodium has a diameter that is somewhat smaller than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2026.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2035 has a diameter 18 km larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2045.

The asteroid with a diameter of 35 km is either the asteroid rich in gold or the asteroid rich in phosphorous.

11 Ceres has a diameter 6 km smaller than 82 Sylvia.

The asteroid with a diameter of 29 km doesn't contain any gold.

The asteroid with a diameter of 29 km is either the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2025 or the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2040.

35 Ursula has a diameter that is somewhat larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2026.

Of the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2026 and the asteroid rich in platinum, one is 26 Amphitrite and the other is 49 Eugenia.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2050 has a diameter 6 km smaller than the asteroid rich in platinum.

The asteroid rich in gold has a diameter that is somewhat smaller than the asteroid rich in yttrium.

Of the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2034 and the asteroid with a diameter of 11 km, one is 11 Ceres and the other is rich in lanthanum.

11 km
17 km
23 km
29 km
35 km
41 km
47 km

11 Ceres
26 Amphitrite
35 Ursula
413 Doiotima
49 Eugenia
61 Nemesis
82 Sylvia

gold lanthanum nickel phosphorous platinum rhodium yttrium


The mayor of Witleyville today held a ceremony in which he awarded a number of local girl scouts their merit badges. Using only the clues below, determine the order in which each award was given, and match each girl to her batch and troop number.

The girl from troop 4250 was awarded  after the scout who won the leadership badge.

The scout who got the third award was either Yvonne or the scout who won the wildlife badge.

The girl from troop 4250 was either the scout who won the leadership badge or the youngster who got the fifth award.

The scout who won the first aid badge was awarded 3 spots after the girl from troop 4443.

Maxine was awarded 2 spots before the youngster who won the theater badge.

Kendra was awarded 5 spots before Yvonne.

The youngster who got the first award didn't win the leadership badge.

The youngster from troop 5025 was awarded 4 spots before the youngster who won the dance badge.

The girl from troop 3094 was either Ollie or the youngster who won the theater badge.

The youngster who got the seventh award was in troop 3094.

Of the youngster who won the first aid badge and the scout who won the swimming badge, one was Kendra and the other was in troop 4908.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Beverly Felicia Gayle Kendra Maxine Ollie Yvonne

ceramics
dance
first aid
leadership
swimming
theater
wildlife


Some of the top students at Middletown High School received college scholarships this week.  Figure out the size of each student's scholarship, as well as the schools they will be attending next year and the subject they will be majoring in.

Of the student who will major in Archaeology and the student who received the $25,000 scholarship, one is Yvonne and the other will be going to Brown next year.

Pat was awarded some amount less than Iris.

The student who will major in Theology was awarded $15,000 more than Jan.

Gwendolyn was awarded some amount more than Iris.

The student who's going to Cornell, the person who received the $50,000 scholarship, the person who will major in Mathematics, the person who will major in Archaeology and Gwendolyn are all different students.

The person who's going to Brown was awarded $10,000 more than the student who's going to Yale.

The person who will major in Mathematics was awarded $5,000 less than the person who's going to Cornell.

Gwendolyn is either the student who's going to Northwestern or the person who's going to Penn State.

The person who's going to Harvard was awarded some amount more than the student who will major in Archaeology.

The student who will major in Chemistry was awarded some amount more than the student who will major in Finance.

Jan was awarded some amount less than the student who will major in Astronomy.

Of the student who's going to Yale and the person who received the $40,000 scholarship, one is Yvonne and the other is Jan.

The student who's going to Northwestern was awarded $5,000 more than the person who will major in Finance.

The person who will major in Biology is either the person who's going to Harvard or the student who received the $50,000 scholarship.

Archaeology Astronomy Biology Chemistry Finance Mathematics Theology

Brown
Cornell
Harvard
Northwestern
Penn State
Stanford
Yale


Drissel's Tortoise Farm is a refuge for tortoises from all over the world, many of which can live to be well over 100 years of age.  Using only the clues below, match each tortoise on the farm to its species and age, and determine its country of origin.

The tortoise from Zimbabwe is 18 years older than Methuselah.

Of the animal from Zimbabwe and the tortoise from Vietnam, one is the horned tortoise and the other is named Snappy.

The 32-year-old animal is either the animal from Yemen or the animal from Zimbabwe.

The armored tortoise is 18 years younger than the horned tortoise.

The swoop-backed tortoise is  younger than the tortoise from Yemen.

The ringed tortoise is 18 years younger than the tortoise from Vietnam.

The black neck tortoise is either the 104-year-old tortoise or Yoda.

Of Chewie and the 50-year-old tortoise, one is the swoop-backed tortoise and the other is from Uruguay.

Snappy is  older than the one from El Salvador.

Of the black neck tortoise and the 32-year-old tortoise, one is named Yoda and the other is from Romania.

The two rimmed tortoise is 54 years older than Snappy.

Chewie Methuselah Shelly Snappy Speedy Toredo Yoda

armored
black neck
horned
pitch belly
ringed
swoop-backed
two rimmed

El Salvador
Romania
Swaziland
Uruguay
Vietnam
Yemen
Zimbabwe


Help Donna make sense of Dr. Finklestein's appointment list for today.  Match each patient to their appointment time, medical complaint and insurance company.

Guy is either the person with HealthCo insurance or the patient with the 9:00am appointment.

Of the person suffering from foot pain and the patient suffering from heartburn, one has the 10:00am appointment and the other has Triflex insurance.

The person with Lifealign insurance has an appointment sometime after Melvin.

The patient suffering from heartburn has an appointment sometime before Oscar.

The person with Lifealign insurance has an appointment 2 hours before the person suffering from vertigo.

The person suffering from vertigo has an appointment 2 hours before the person suffering from back pain.

Of the person suffering from shingles and Chester, one has HealthCo insurance and the other has the 11:00am appointment.

The patient suffering from heartburn has an appointment 2 hours before the patient with HealthCo insurance.

Oscar isn't complaining about back pain.

The patient with Fumanix insurance isn't complaining about back pain.

Billy has an appointment sometime before the patient suffering from shingles.

The patient suffering from migraines has an appointment 1 hour before Edwin.

The patient suffering from foot pain has an appointment 2 hours before the patient with Red Shield insurance.

Billy Chester Dave Edwin Guy Melvin Oscar

back pain
foot pain
heartburn
hip pain
migraines
shingles
vertigo

Ambercare
Fumanix
HealthCo
Medicorp
Lifealign
Red Shield
Triflex


Several anthropology PhD candidates will each publish a dissertation this year about a different aboriginal culture they've been living with and studying.  Match each student to the culture they've written about and the country in which it is located, and determine the month in which each dissertation will be published.

Neither Yvette nor Floyd is the student who will publish in April.

Yvette is either the person who will publish in May or the person who has been working in Tanzania.

The person who has been working in Qatar will publish 2 months before the person who has been studying the Moryina culture.

The student who has been working in Malaysia will publish 1 month after the person who has been working in Tanzania.

The person who has been working in Senegal will publish 3 months after the person who has been working in Qatar.

The person who has been working in Iran will publish 5 months after the person who has been studying the Nyap culture.

The person who has been studying the Warith culture is either Ira or the person who will publish in February.

The student who has been studying the Iaick culture is either Michael or Wilbur.

Neither the person who will publish in July nor the person who has been studying the Iaick culture is Hazel.

Of Floyd and the person who will publish in May, one has been studying the Lerryna culture and the other has been studying the Iaick culture.

The student who has been working in Qatar hasn't been studying the Lerryna culture.

Doreen hasn't been studying the Jenadije culture.

The person who will publish in March is either the student who has been studying the Moryina culture or Ira.

Of the person who will publish in June and the person who will publish in March, one is Michael and the other has been working in Argentina.

January February March April May June July

Doreen Floyd Hazel Ira Michael Wilbur Yvette

Iaick Jenadije Lerryna Moryina Nyap Orjack Warith

Argentina Iran Malaysia Pakistan Qatar Senegal Tanzania


The asteroid rich in nickel has a diameter that is somewhat larger than 11 Ceres.

Of the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2045 and the asteroid with a diameter of 23 km, one is rich in nickel and the other is 49 Eugenia.

The asteroid rich in phosphorous has a diameter 6 km larger than the asteroid rich in platinum.

The asteroid rich in lanthanum has a diameter 6 km smaller than 61 Nemesis.

The seven asteroids are the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2026, 35 Ursula, the asteroid rich in yttrium, the asteroid rich in phosphorous, 61 Nemesis, 413 Doiotima and 26 Amphitrite.

61 Nemesis is either the asteroid with a diameter of 47 km or the asteroid rich in rhodium.

The asteroid rich in yttrium has a diameter 18 km larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2034.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2035 has a diameter 12 km larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2028 has a diameter 18 km smaller than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2045.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2045 has a diameter 12 km smaller than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2050.

Of the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2035 and 35 Ursula, one is 29 km across and the other is rich in yttrium.


The Gerber County Paintball League has just completed its 10th season.  Help the league secretary finalize this year's standings by matching each team to its color, hometown, and final ranking.

The squad from Libertyville was ranked 1 place behind the "Pea Shooters".

The blue team was ranked 5 places ahead of the "Spray Paints".

The "Night Ninjas" doesn't use red paintballs.

The "Oil Crew" doesn't use red paintballs.

The squad from Prairie City was ranked somewhere behind the group from Libertyville.

The squad from Armona was ranked somewhere behind the team from Libertyville.

The yellow team was ranked 1 place behind the group from Forest City.

The "Spray Paints" is either the white team or the squad from Prairie City.

The red team was ranked 1 place behind the blue team.

The red team was ranked 3 places ahead of the orange team.

The "Pea Shooters" is either the yellow team or the squad that finished first.

The "Color Blinds" was ranked somewhere ahead of the "Night Ninjas".

Of the squad from Prairie City and the team that finished sixth, one uses purple paintballs and the other is the "Splat Squad".

The "Oil Crew" doesn't use purple paintballs.

The group that finished fourth isn't from Armona.

The group from Yucca Valley was ranked somewhere behind the "Pea Shooters".

The team from Cromberg, the "Color Blinds", and the white team are three different teams.

Of the "Color Blinds" and the team from Evansdale, one uses blue paintballs and the other finished seventh.

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Spray Paints
Target Bombs

blue green orange purple red white yellow

Armona
Cromberg
Evansdale
Forest City
Libertyville
Prairie City
Yucca Valley


A fresh group of astronaut candidates have just completed their training, and NASA has assigned each of them their first official launch mission.  Using only the clues below, match each astronaut to his or her mission and launch date, and determine the research subject they will be focused on.

The person assigned to mission WB-664 will launch 3 months after the graduate who will be studying gamma rays.

Francis is either the person assigned to mission PR-97 or the astronaut launching in June.

The graduate who will be studying photosynthesis will launch sometime before Edwin.

Latoya is either the graduate who will be studying radiation or the person launching in July.

Francis will launch sometime before the astronaut who will be studying gamma rays.

The astronaut who will be studying solar storms will launch 1 month after the graduate who will be studying gamma rays.

The person launching in July won't be focusing on ant colonies.

Of the astronaut who will be studying larval growth and Latoya, one will launch in June and the other will launch in May.

The graduate who will be studying plant enzymes won't be on mission CR-260.

The graduate who will be studying ant colonies will launch sometime after the graduate assigned to mission ZF-15.

The person who will be studying solar storms will launch 1 month before the person assigned to mission TV-412.

Harold is either the graduate assigned to mission WB-664 or the astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes.

The graduate who will be studying radiation will launch 1 month after the graduate assigned to mission GX-13.

Omar will launch 2 months before the graduate who will be studying larval growth.

Edwin Francis Harold James Latoya Omar Wade

ant colonies
gamma rays
larval growth
photosynthesis
plant enzymes
radiation
solar storms


There are a series of mountains on the small island nation of Pen'au which soar 14,000 feet or higher into the sky.  These are called the "Pen'au Fourteeners."  Using only the clues below, match each mountain to its elevation (in feet), and determine who was the first to climb each mountain and when.

Mt. Phillips is 130 feet shorter than the mountain first summited by Art Aguilar.

Mt. Ochoa is either the mountain first summited by Leonard Lara or the mountain that is 14,730 feet tall.

Mt. Knox is 650 feet taller than the mountain first summited by Eddie English.

The mountain first climbed in 1914 is 390 feet taller than the peak first summited by Gerry Gamble.

The seven mountains are the mountain that is 14,990 feet tall, Mt. Wilkinson, the mountain first summited by Gerry Gamble, the mountain first climbed in 1926, Mt. Ochoa, the peak first summited by Ford Fischer and the peak first climbed in 1946.

The peak that is 14,600 feet tall wasn't conquered for the first time in 1845.

The peak first summited by Dale Dickens is 130 feet taller than the peak first climbed in 1946.

Mt. Phillips is  shorter than the peak first climbed in 1899.

The mountain first climbed in 1962 is 520 feet taller than the peak first summited by Leonard Lara.

Mt. Wilkinson is 260 feet taller than Mt. Ewing.

The mountain first summited by Eddie English is  shorter than the peak first summited by Leonard Lara.

Mt. Humphrey is 650 feet taller than the mountain first summited by Leonard Lara.

Mt. Ewing
Mt. Fry
Mt. Humphrey
Mt. Knox
Mt. Ochoa
Mt. Phillips
Mt. Wilkinson

Art Aguilar
Dale Dickens
Eddie English
Ford Fischer
Gerry Gamble
Hal Hudson
Leonard Lara


Max has sold several of his "classic" video games this week via online auctions.  Match each game to the year it came out and determine who bought it and for how much.

The video game bought by Neal is either Victorforce or the video game that sold for $85.

Of the one that sold for $75 and Countershot, one was purchased by Horace and the other was purchased by Alfred.

The one that sold for $85 came out 1 year before Troop Seven.

Of the one bought by Jamie and the game that sold for $85, one is Blaster Boy and the other came out in 1989.

Of the one bought by Zachary and the game that came out in 1989, one is Magic Marbles and the other sold for $80.

Troop Seven came out 1 year before AWOL Alert.

The one that sold for $35 came out sometime before the one bought by Horace.

The video game that sold for $65, the one that came out in 1983, the game that came out in 1989, the video game that came out in 1987 and AWOL Alert are all different video games.

The video game bought by Zachary came out 1 year before the one bought by Alfred.

The video game that sold for $65 wasn't bought by Melvin.

The one bought by Melvin came out sometime after AWOL Alert.

The video game that sold for $60 is either the one that came out in 1989 or the game that came out in 1987.

Neither the one that sold for $65 nor the video game that came out in 1987 is the one bought by Neal.

The one bought by Jamie came out 4 years after the video game bought by Alfred.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Countershot
Gator Attack
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven
Victorforce

Alfred Horace Jamie Melvin Neal Oscar Zachary


An environmental impact conference is being held this month in Pasadena, where a different presentation will be made each day.  Match each presenter to their topic and institution, and determine the day on which each will give their talk.

The solar energy expert is scheduled 3 days before Alexander.

The person from Stanford is scheduled 2 days before the presenter from Harvard.

The sulfur oxide expert is scheduled sometime before the solar energy expert.

The presenter from Yale is scheduled 1 day after the presenter from Stanford.

Alexander is scheduled 1 day before the person from Ohio State.

Of the presenter from Brown and Gerard, one will speak on May 11th and the other will discuss wind power.

The wind power expert is scheduled sometime before the nitrogen usage expert.

Alexander is scheduled sometime before Judy.

Sheri is scheduled 5 days after the presenter from Stanford.

The person from Harvard won't talk about global warming.

The seven presenters will be the presenter who will speak on May 13th, the person from Duke, the solar energy expert, Bridget, the wind power expert, the presenter from Yale and the nitrogen usage expert.

The presenter from Yale won't talk about fossil fuels.

May 10th
May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th

Alexander Bridget Darlene Felipe Gerard Judy Sheri

acid rain
fossil fuels
global warming
nitrogen usage
solar energy
sulfur oxide
wind power

Brown
Cornell
Duke
Harvard
Ohio State
Stanford
Yale


The Unionville Animal Preserve occasionally takes in and cares for "nuisance" alligators that are captured on private property. Each is given a unique name. Using only the clues that follow, match each of their gators to the town in which they were caught and determine their estimated age and length.

The gator that is 12.9 feet long is 25 years younger than the alligator caught in Waco.

Barnabas is 5 years older than the animal caught in Troy.

Of the animal caught in Anna and the alligator that is 11.1 feet long, one is 35 years old and the other is 20 years old.

The gator that is 10.7 feet long is 10 years younger than Elwood.

The alligator caught in Mesa is 20 years younger than the alligator that is 10.2 feet long.

The animal caught in Mesa is somewhat older than the animal that is 10.7 feet long.

The alligator caught in Erie is either Big Boy or the animal that is 13.6 feet long.

Of the gator that is 11.5 feet long and the 5 year old gator, one is named Arthur and the other was captured in Troy.

The alligator caught in Argo is either the animal that is 10.2 feet long or Barnabas.

The alligator caught in Erie, the 30 year old alligator, the animal that is 9.4 feet long, the alligator that is 11.5 feet long and Fred are all different gators.

The animal that is 9.4 feet long is either Arthur or Barnabas.

Arthur
Barnabas
Big Boy
Claws
Draco
Elwood
Fred

9.4 feet
10.2 feet
10.7 feet
11.1 feet
11.5 feet
12.9 feet
13.6 feet


Delilah DeLuca, the award-winning film director, has just finished casting her newest project.  Help her set the schedule by matching each actor to his role, acting fee and film date.

The seven people are the actor making $100,000, Oscar, the person filming on September 1st, the actor who will play the father, Harold, the man filming on October 13th and the actor who will play the lawyer.

The man filming on September 22nd will make 30,000 dollars less than the actor filming on September 1st.

Randy is either the person who will play the uncle or the actor who will play the soldier.

The person making $130,000 is either the person filming on October 13th or Oscar.

Of the actor making $115,000 and Oscar, one will play the brother and the other will film on September 8th.

The person who will play the uncle won't be filming on September 1st.

The person who will play the firefighter will make 30,000 dollars less than the person filming on October 13th.

The actor making $145,000 won't play the uncle.

The man making $175,000 won't be filming on September 29th.

Jim is either the man filming on September 1st or the person making $145,000.

The man filming on September 15th will make 75,000 dollars less than Randy.

Harold will make 30,000 dollars more than the actor filming on September 15th.

The actor who will play the lawyer is either the man making $175,000 or the man making $160,000.

Mark won't be filming on September 29th.

Harold Jim Mark Noel Oscar Randy Zachary

September 1st
September 8th
September 15th
September 22nd
September 29th
October 6th
October 13th

brother father firefighter lawyer senator soldier uncle


Astronomers have discovered several new exoplanets (planets around stars other than our own) in the past year.  Match each new planet to its star, size and distance from earth in light years.

The exoplanet 49 light years from earth doesn't orbit star VJD 913.

Theros is 2 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet with a diameter of 295,000 mi..

The planet 53 light years from earth orbits star BDF 198.

The exoplanet orbiting star EX 53 is  farther away from us than the exoplanet orbiting star HV 491.

Istryn is 6 light years farther away from us than Fihin.

The planet with a diameter of 243,000 mi. is 2 light years farther away from us than Kinucia.

The exoplanet orbiting star HV 491 is  closer to us than the exoplanet orbiting star VJD 913.

The exoplanet orbiting star ZQ 75 is  farther away from us than the planet orbiting star EX 53.

The planet with a diameter of 540,000 mi. is 6 light years farther away from us than the planet with a diameter of 295,000 mi..

The exoplanet orbiting star PLC 120, the exoplanet with a diameter of 650,000 mi., the exoplanet 53 light years from earth, Theros and Kinucia are all different planets.

The planet with a diameter of 650,000 mi. is 2 light years farther away from us than the planet with a diameter of 310,000 mi..

The exoplanet orbiting star BDF 198 is either the exoplanet with a diameter of 540,000 mi. or Xidat.

Llyrak is either the exoplanet orbiting star MKP 427 or the exoplanet with a diameter of 540,000 mi..

Of the planet orbiting star PLC 120 and the exoplanet 41 light years from earth, one is Llyrak and the other has a diameter of 714,000 mi..

41 light years
43 light years
45 light years
47 light years
49 light years
51 light years
53 light years

Fihin Istryn Kinucia Llyrak Theros Vestor Xidat


A number of different experimental fusion reactors are slated to go online this year.  Using only the clues below, determine the type of each reactor, the country it is in and the month in which it will launch.

The facility in Yemen will launch 2 months after the direct drive reactor.

Of the theta pinch reactor and the facility in Albania, one will launch in July and the other is the Comati DX5.

The fusor reactor will launch 1 month after the facility in Turkmenistan.

The fast ignition reactor will launch sometime after the facility in Ecuador.

The Comati DX5 will launch 5 months after the direct drive reactor.

The facility launching in April is either the facility in Venezuela or the Dynotis X1.

The facility in Ecuador will launch 1 month after the Haramarui LV.

The z-pinch reactor is either the Kuchiwa W10 or the Tamura BX12.

The reactor in Iceland will launch 1 month after the z-pinch facility.

The Tamura BX12 will not launch in March.

The reactor in Turkmenistan will launch 4 months after the facility in Jordan.

The facility launching in May is either the Comati DX5 or the tokamak reactor.

The Haramarui LV will launch 4 months before the Rodim-Rexit.

Adtina V
Comati DX5
Dynotis X1
Haramarui LV
Kuchiwa W10
Rodim-Rexit
Tamura BX12

direct drive
fast ignition
fusor
stellarator
theta pinch
tokamak
z-pinch

Albania Ecuador Iceland Jordan Turkmenistan Venezuela Yemen


The Winter Olympics have just wrapped up in Norway.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by each country.

Of the team that won 4 bronze medals and the squad that won 12 bronze medals, one finished with 6 gold medals and the other is the squad from Turkmenistan.

The squad that won 8 bronze medals didn't finish with 2 silver medals.

The team that won 4 bronze medals ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the squad that won 15 bronze medals.

The team that won 11 silver medal ended the games with 3  more gold medals than the team that won 3 bronze medals.

The team that won 1 silver medal, the team from Namibia, the team that won 3 bronze medals, the squad from Estonia and the team from Turkmenistan were all different teams.

Of the squad that won 4 gold medals and the team from Slovakia, one ended with 11 silver medal and the other finished with 3 bronze medals.

The squad from Oman didn't finish with 1 silver medal.

The team from Russia didn't finish with 5 silver medals.

The squad that won 8 bronze medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad that won 6 silver medals.

The squad from Russia didn't finish with 1 silver medal.

The team that won 5 silver medals ended the games with somewhat more gold medals than the squad that won 11 silver medal.

Of the team that won 11 silver medal and the squad that won 4 bronze medals, one is the team from Turkmenistan and the other finished with 6 gold medals.

The team that won 1 silver medal ended the games with somewhat more gold medals than the team that won 5 silver medals.

The team that won 4 silver medals ended the games with 4  more gold medals than the squad that won 10 bronze medals.

The squad from Oman ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the team from Estonia.

Estonia Namibia Oman Russia Slovakia Turkmenistan Zimbabwe


Bernice is a ticketing agent for Global Airways, and she has several customers waiting for her to book their international flights.  Match each traveler to his or her departure and arrival counties and determine what time their flight is scheduled to depart.

Of the person leaving at 8:30 pm and the traveler going to Costa Rica, one is flying from New Zealand and the other is Claude.

The traveler going to Denmark is leaving 1 hour later than the traveler flying from Qatar.

The person flying from Zambia is leaving 1 hour earlier than Michael.

The traveler flying from Qatar is leaving  earlier than Harvey.

The traveler leaving at 7:30 pm is either Doris or the traveler going to Ireland.

The person going to Barbados is either the person leaving at 4:30 pm or the traveler leaving at 2:30 pm.

Neither Claude nor the person flying from Zambia is the person going to Barbados.

Of the person going to Eritrea and the person leaving at 7:30 pm, one is flying from Qatar and the other is Ronnie.

The traveler going to Hungary is either Michael or the traveler leaving at 8:30 pm.

Bridget, the person going to Barbados, the person flying from Yemen, the traveler going to Ireland and the person flying from Liberia are all different travelers.

Claude is leaving 5 hours later than Doris.

Pablo is either the traveler flying from Yemen or the traveler going to Ireland.

Bridget Claude Doris Harvey Michael Pablo Ronnie

Liberia
Malta
New Zealand
Peru
Qatar
Yemen
Zambia

Angola
Barbados
Costa Rica
Denmark
Eritrea
Hungary
Ireland


Mike and Cathy are searching for a home to rent in Andover County.  Using only the clues below, match each rental property to its owner, neighborhood, price and total square footage.

Of the house in Angelus Oaks and the rental owned by Hal Garrison, one rents for $1,100/month and the other rents for $1,525/month.

The rental in Eagle Grove doesn't rent for $975/month.

Of the home owned by Mitsy Lane and the rental in Monticello, one offers 1,475 sq ft of living space and the other rents for $1,850/month.

The 1,475 sq ft rental, the 1,350 sq ft house, the home that rents for $1,300/month and the home that rents for $750/month are all different houses.

The house in Monticello is 375 sq ft smaller than the house owned by Hal Garrison.

The home that rents for $1,300/month is either the rental in La Palma or the 1,100 sq ft rental.

The house in Delano is either the home owned by Lyle Kramer or the home that rents for $950/month.

The home that rents for $1,850/month is somewhat smaller than the home that rents for $1,525/month.

The rental in Delano doesn't rent for $975/month.

The home owned by Jada Ingram is 125 sq ft larger than the rental owned by Hal Garrison.

The home owned by Dan Callahan is 125 sq ft smaller than the home that rents for $1,850/month.

Of the rental in Gilman and the 1,100 sq ft house, one rents for $1,100/month and the other is owned by Bertha Allen.

The home that rents for $1,300/month is 125 sq ft larger than the rental owned by Bertha Allen.

The 1,475 sq ft rental is either the house owned by Lyle Kramer or the house in Eagle Grove.

Angelus Oaks
Delano
Eagle Grove
Fayette
Gilman
La Palma
Monticello

Bertha Allen
Dan Callahan
Hal Garrison
Jada Ingram
Kip Jenkins
Lyle Kramer
Mitsy Lane


The Alabama Wildlife Fund has successfully lobbied to have a number of nature reserves established in places to protect the habitats of certain endangered animals.  Using only the clues below, match each park to the year it was established and the animal that lives within it, and determine the county in which each is located.

Silver Lakes is either the park in Lamar County or the reserve in Wilcox County.

Riverside Glen is home to the box python.

The reserve established in 2010 is in Bibb County.

The park in Chilton County isn't home to the endangered box python.

The reserve in Pickens County is either the pygmy beaver's reserve or the western gull's reserve.

Elm Park was established 4 years after the western gull's reserve.

Silver Lakes isn't home to the endangered sandy hare.

The reserve in Wilcox County was established 8 years before Rosemary Park.

Rosemary Park, the reserve in Chilton County, and the park in Franklin County are three different parks.

The fig turtle's reserve was established 8 years before Silver Lakes.

The park in Franklin County is either the atlas otter's reserve or the fig turtle's reserve.

The park in Pickens County, Foxtail Bend, the sandy hare's reserve, the reserve established in 2012 and Elm Park are all different parks.

The reserve in Lamar County isn't home to the endangered pygmy beaver.

The reserve in Wilcox County was established 8 years before the frilled stork's reserve.

The fig turtle's reserve was established 2 years after the western gull's reserve.

The reserve established in 2006 is either Rosemary Park or Howard Park.

Elm Park
Foxtail Bend
Howard Park
Rosemary Park
Riverside Glen
Silver Lakes
Wanda Park

atlas otter
box python
fig turtle
frilled stork
pygmy beaver
sandy hare
western gull

Bibb Chilton Franklin Lamar Pickens Talladega Wilcox


After seeing the latest Hollywood blockbuster, several friends went to the local cafe for a late-night dessert.  Match each person to their drink and dessert order, and determine the final bill for each.

The diner who ordered the bread pudding paid  less than the diner who ordered the pecan pie.

Elizabeth was either the diner who ordered the bread pudding or the diner who ordered the parfait.

Kim was either the diner who ordered the mousse or the one who had the earl grey tea.

The one who had the espresso paid 3 dollars less than Jennie.

The diner who ordered the rice pudding paid  less than the one who had the cafe americano.

Of the one who had the cappuccino and the one who had the earl grey tea, one paid $8.99 and the other was Linda.

The seven friends were the person who paid $11.99, the diner who ordered the mousse, the one who had the cafe mocha, the one who had the chai tea, the one who had the cappuccino, Gary and the one who had the cafe americano.

The diner who ordered the gelato paid  less than the diner who ordered the bread pudding.

The one who had the cafe latte paid 1 dollar more than the diner who ordered the bread pudding.

Neither Linda nor Gary was the diner who ordered the gelato.

The person who paid $11.99 didn't order the pecan pie.

The person who paid $10.99 was either Wayne or Kim.

Elizabeth Gary Jennie Kim Linda Marco Wayne

cafe americano
cafe latte
cafe mocha
cappuccino
chai tea
earl grey tea
espresso

bread pudding
creme brulee
gelato
mousse
parfait
pecan pie
rice pudding


A number of new space probes were launched this year, each from a different country.  Using only the clues that follow, match each probe to the country that launched it, and determine the month it launched and its eventual destination.

The mission going to Mars launched 3 months after the mission going to Europa.

Of the probe going to Neptune and Qatar's mission, one is the Lezko and the other launched in March.

The Eyvaw launched 4 months before the Arun.

The probe going to Ganymede launched 4 months before Zimbabwe's probe.

The Eyvaw launched 2 months before the probe going to Titan.

Jordan's probe launched sometime before the Viria Mari.

Of Ecuador's probe and the probe going to Mercury, one is the Ateyin and the other is the Iunsel.

The mission going to Mercury launched sometime after the Eyvaw.

The Ateyin is either Dominica's mission or the mission going to Europa.

Uruguay's probe launched 1 month after Jordan's mission.

The Lezko launched 1 month after the mission going to Mercury.

Arun
Ateyin
Eyvaw
Iunsel
Lezko
Munei
Viria Mari

Europa Ganymede Mars Mercury Neptune Pluto Titan

Dominica Ecuador Jordan Kosovo Qatar Uruguay Zimbabwe


The astronaut assigned to mission WB-664 will launch sometime before the astronaut assigned to mission ZF-15.

The astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes will launch 1 month after the person who will be studying radiation.

The graduate launching in May is either the person assigned to mission PR-97 or the astronaut assigned to mission GX-13.

Geraldine is either the person who will be studying plant enzymes or the person launching in February.

Of the astronaut assigned to mission GX-13 and the astronaut who will be studying solar storms, one is Isaac and the other will launch in July.

The astronaut assigned to mission GX-13 will launch 1 month after James.

Latoya will launch sometime after the graduate who will be studying ant colonies.

Wade will launch 1 month before the graduate who will be studying gamma rays.

The astronaut assigned to mission ZF-15, Wade, and Geraldine are three different people.

The graduate who will be studying ant colonies will launch 1 month after the astronaut assigned to mission AV-435.

The graduate who will be studying larval growth will launch sometime after the astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes.

The person launching in June is either the graduate who will be studying larval growth or the person who will be studying radiation.

Mercedes won't be focusing on radiation.

The person assigned to mission PR-97 will launch 1 month after the graduate assigned to mission TV-412.

Wade will launch 2 months after the graduate assigned to mission ZF-15.

Geraldine Isaac James Latoya Mercedes Traci Wade


Caryville High School has a number of deaf students who require a sign language interpreter during certain classes.  Using only the clues below, match each student to his or her interpreter, and determine what class they are assigned to and what time it will begin.

The interpreter who will be working with Marguerite will start 2 hours before the person who will be going to the History class.

The person who will be working with Patrick is either the person whose assignment begins at 12:00pm or Ira.

The person who will be working with Nelson will start 1 hour after the person who will be working with Marguerite.

The interpreter whose assignment begins at 1:00pm is either the interpreter who will be working with Lester or Darren.

The person who will be going to the Biology class won't be working with Lester.

The interpreter who will be going to the Geometry class will start 1 hour before Joann.

The interpreter who will be going to the Algebra class will start 3 hours before the person who will be working with Karla.

The person whose assignment begins at 2:00pm, Ira, the person who will be working with Patrick, Annie, the person who will be going to the Calculus class and the interpreter who will be going to the Chemistry class are all different people.

The interpreter who will be working with Nelson is either the person who will be going to the Chemistry class or the interpreter whose assignment begins at 10:00am.

Darren won't be going to the Physics class.

The interpreter who will be going to the Chemistry class, the interpreter who will be working with Sophie, and the interpreter whose assignment begins at 11:00am are three different people.

Charlie is either the interpreter who will be going to the Biology class or the person who will be working with Sophie.

Of the person who will be going to the Biology class and the interpreter who will be going to the History class, one will be working with Rafael and the other is Charlie.

Annie Brent Charlie Darren Gordon Ira Joann

Karla Lester Marguerite Nelson Patrick Rafael Sophie


The World Semi-Finals of Free Diving took place last week at Blue Chasm in the Bahamas.  Using only the clues that follow, match each contestant to their maximum depth, the order in which they dived, and their home country.

The competitor from Denmark dove  deeper than the person who went first.

The person from Yemen reached a maximum depth that was 9 meters shallower than the competitor who went sixth.

The diver from Denmark reached a maximum depth that was 6 meters shallower than Brit Bradley.

Igor Ingram dove 12 meters deeper than the diver who went fifth.

Chevy Chen dove  deeper than Ferris Frye.

The contestant from Japan dove  deeper than the diver who went fifth.

Of Brit Bradley and the person who went second, one was from Brunei and the other went to a maximum depth of 107 meters.

The seven divers were the competitor who reached a depth of 101 meters, the diver who went first, Daniel Day, Brit Bradley, the person who went fourth, Hill Harvey and the contestant who went second.

Chevy Chen reached a maximum depth that was  shallower than the person from Uganda.

The person who reached a depth of 107 meters wasn't from Japan.

The competitor who reached a depth of 98 meters wasn't from Switzerland.

Daniel Day reached a maximum depth that was 6 meters shallower than Jorel Joyce.

The contestant from Yemen dove 3 meters deeper than the competitor who went third.

The contestant who went fifth was either Ferris Frye or Brit Bradley.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters
110 meters
113 meters
116 meters

Brit Bradley
Chevy Chen
Daniel Day
Ferris Frye
Hill Harvey
Igor Ingram
Jorel Joyce

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Brunei Denmark Japan Latvia Switzerland Uganda Yemen


Janice is obsessed with always finding the absolute cheapest price for gasoline whenever she needs to fill up her tank.  Today though she's in a different part of the state and needs help with her search.  Give her a hand by matching each gas station to its price per gallon, and determine its town and address.

Of the store on Wright Street and the store on League Avenue, one is Kwik Mart and the other is in Tecopa.

Kwik Mart, the store charging $1.27 per gallon, the store in Udell, the business on Emma Street, the business charging $1.11 per gallon and the gas station on Wright Street are all different stations.

The business in Tecopa charges 12 cents less per gallon than the store in Harlan.

The business on League Avenue is either the store charging $1.31 per gallon or the gas station in Pollock Pines.

The store on League Avenue charges 4 cents less per gallon than the store in Jenner.

The store charging $1.31 per gallon isn't in Goleta.

The gas station charging $1.19 per gallon is either the business in Udell or the business on Penates Drive.

The store on Fir Street charges 20 cents more per gallon than the store in Pollock Pines.

Energo is either the gas station charging $1.19 per gallon or the store charging $1.23 per gallon.

Vexon charges 4 cents less per gallon than the store in Udell.

Of the gas station in Udell and the gas station charging $1.27 per gallon, one is Phil's Fill-Up and the other is on Ash Avenue.

Gas-N-Go charges 4 cents less per gallon than Fuel Stop.

Ballantines
Energo
Gas-N-Go
Fuel Stop
Kwik Mart
Phil\'s Fill-Up
Vexon

Goleta
Harlan
Jenner
Pollock Pines
Tecopa
Udell
Walnut Grove

Ash Avenue
Emma Street
Fir Street
League Avenue
Penates Drive
Tamarac Street
Wright Street


A 20-year reuinion took place at Applebury High School this evening, and votes were taken on who would be crowned "King of the Reunion."  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to the sport he played in high school, the number of votes he received, and his current occupation.

Isaac received 21 votes more votes than the soccer player.

The architect received 14 votes more votes than the lawyer.

The dentist received  fewer votes than the baseball player.

The lacrosse player received 7 votes more votes than the lawyer.

The doctor received 14 votes fewer votes than Ken.

The football player received  more votes than Vernon.

The seven people are the contestant who got 46 votes, Dennis, the hockey player, the garbage man, the football player, the lawyer and Ken.

The dentist received 7 votes more votes than the hockey player.

Of Rudolph and the basketball player, one is the waiter and the other is the dentist.

Of the waiter and the musician, one played football and the other is Ken.

Of Jorge and the dentist, one received 32 votes and the other played basketball.

Dennis Isaac Jorge Ken Rudolph Tommy Vernon

baseball basketball football golf hockey lacrosse soccer

architect
dentist
doctor
garbage man
lawyer
musician
waiter


Bill and Judy always come to the Western Rock and Mineral Show each year to add a few new gem showpieces to their collection.  Using only the clues below, match each of their purchases to the claim and state in which it was found, and determine the price of each.

The gem found in the Hopper claim sold for somewhat less than the gem from Oregon.

The smoky quartz sold for 40 dollars more than the stone found in the Johnston claim.

The gem from California sold for 50 dollars less than the blue topaz.

The zircon sold for 20 dollars less than the gem from Wyoming.

Of the rhodolite and the smoky quartz, one was found at the Underwood claim and the other was from Utah.

The gem from California is either the corundum or the gem found in the Stout claim.

Of the stone found in the Gregory claim and the smoky quartz, one was from Utah and the other was from Nevada.

The seven gems are the stone found in the Gregory claim, the aquamarine, the blue topaz, the rhodolite, the gem from California, the smoky quartz and the stone that sold for $810.

Of the stone from Oregon and the tourmaline, one was found at the Johnston claim and the other went for $830.

The zircon, the stone from Nevada, and the gem found in the Johnston claim are three different gems.

The gem from Colorado sold for 10 dollars more than the zircon.

The stone found in the Underwood claim sold for somewhat more than the aquamarine.

The stone found in the Collins claim is either the gem that sold for $810 or the stone that sold for $840.

The stone found in the Hopper claim sold for somewhat more than the gem found in the Stout claim.

aquamarine
blue topaz
corundum
rhodolite
smoky quartz
tourmaline
zircon

Anthony Collins Gregory Hopper Johnston Stout Underwood

California Colorado Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah Wyoming


Several of Mr. Carroll's history students each gave an oral presentation today on a different Roman Emperor.  Match each student to their emperor and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

Winifred spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on Claudius.

Neal spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who gave the presentation on Constantine.

The student who got the C+, Marvin, Allan, the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes and the presenter who gave the presentation on Claudius were all different students.

The student who got the C- spoke 6 minutes more than Allan.

Marvin spoke 8 minutes more than Estelle.

The presenter who got the A didn't talk about Tacitus.

Of Estelle and the student who gave the presentation on Valerian, one got the B+ and the other got the A-.

Neither the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes nor Allan was the presenter who got the A-.

Neal was either the presenter who got the B- or the student who got the A-.

The presenter who got the B+ spoke 6 minutes more than Winifred.

The student who gave the presentation on Caligula spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on Tacitus.

The presenter who got the C+ didn't talk about Constantine.

Of the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes and the student who gave the presentation on Claudius, one was Zachary and the other got the B-.

Of the student who got the C- and the student who spoke for 14 minutes, one talked about Severus and the other was Zachary.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes
16 minutes
18 minutes

Allan Estelle Leroy Marvin Neal Winifred Zachary

Caligula Claudius Constantine Maximus Severus Tacitus Valerian


As a reward for getting an A+ on his 6th grade history exam, Alan's parents have decided to take him to a local zip line for some high-flying fun.  The local adventure park offers several different zip lines.  Using only the clues below, match each zip line (A, B, C, etc.) to its maximum height, speed and overall length.

The one with a maximum height of 40 ft is either the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH or Line C.

Of the one with a maximum height of 40 ft and the zip line with a maximum height of 30 ft, one can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 30 MPH and the other is 950 ft long.

The one with a maximum height of 70 ft is 150 feet longer than the one with a maximum height of 25 ft.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH is 50 feet shorter than the line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH.

Line F is 50 feet shorter than the zip line with a maximum height of 30 ft.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 55 MPH doesn't have a maximum height of 85 ft.

Line D is 100 feet longer than the line with a maximum height of 45 ft.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH is  shorter than Line G.

Line A is either the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH or the one that offers a maximum speed of 55 MPH.

The one that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH doesn't have a maximum height of 55 ft.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH doesn't have a maximum height of 85 ft.

The zip line with a maximum height of 30 ft is  shorter than the line with a maximum height of 55 ft.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH is either Line F or the zip line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

Line B is 150 feet longer than the one that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH.

The one with a maximum height of 45 ft, Line A, and Line E are three different lines.

The line with a maximum height of 85 ft is 200 feet longer than Line F.

Line A
Line B
Line C
Line D
Line E
Line F
Line G

25 ft
30 ft
40 ft
45 ft
55 ft
70 ft
85 ft

25 MPH
30 MPH
35 MPH
40 MPH
45 MPH
50 MPH
55 MPH


Mika is quite proud of her little shell collection.  Match each shell's name to its primary colors and the year and place in which Mika found it.

The monk's fin shell is either the shell found in Jamaica or the seashell found in 1992.

Of the pink and yellow seashell and the coquina shell, one was found in Jamaica and the other was found in 1998.

The baby's ear shell was found 3 years before the pink and yellow shell.

The pink and white seashell was found 15 years before the seashell found in Martinique.

The horned turban shell is either the shell found in Puerto Rico or the brown and pink shell.

The shell found in Jamaica was found sometime after the shark eye shell.

The baby's ear shell isn't brown and yellow.

The spotted key shell was found 15 years after the blue and white shell.

The coquina shell was found 3 years after the blue and white shell.

Of the shell found in Saint Lucia and the shell found in Puerto Rico, one is the baby's ear and the other is blue and white.

The shell found in Tobago was found 3 years after the blue and white shell.

The shell found in Jamaica was found sometime before the black and white shell.

The shell found in Aruba was found 3 years before the horned turban shell.

The black and white seashell was found sometime before the brown and pink shell.

baby\'s ear
coquina
honey cerith
horned turban
monk\'s fin
shark eye
spotted key

black - white
blue - white
brown - yellow
brown - pink
pink - white
pink - yellow
white - yellow

Aruba
Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Tobago


The Melrose Park Marina is updating their inventory records.  Using only the clues that follow, match each boat owner to their sailboat and determine the vessel's length and its dock number.

Of the Irish Pride and the Petite Palm, one is owned by Frances Farmer and the other is moored at Dock 14.

The seven boats are the Mystique, Frances Farmer's vessel, Kelly Koch's boat, the sailboat at Dock 14, the 22 ft sailboat, Ivor Ingram's boat and the sailboat at Dock 22.

Frances Farmer's sailboat is 3 feet shorter than the boat at Dock 8.

The Sea Spirit is 3 feet longer than the vessel at Dock 8.

Jasper Jones's boat is 3 feet longer than the boat at Dock 6.

Of Ernesto Ellis's vessel and Kelly Koch's boat, one is the Fair Weather and the other is 40 ft long.

Of the 28 ft boat and the 37 ft boat, one is moored at Dock 22 and the other is the White Squid.

The vessel at Dock 14 isn't owned by Betsy Becker.

The boat at Dock 6 is 3 feet shorter than the boat at Dock 19.

Of the 34 ft boat and Kelly Koch's vessel, one is moored at Dock 18 and the other is the Irish Pride.

22 ft
25 ft
28 ft
31 ft
34 ft
37 ft
40 ft

Adagio III
Fair Weather
Irish Pride
Mystique
Petite Palm
Sea Spirit
White Squid

Betsy Becker
Ernesto Ellis
Frances Farmer
Hetta Hensley
Ivor Ingram
Jasper Jones
Kelly Koch


A group of friends has gotten together for dinner, and just for fun they're comparing their "social networking" stats on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the number of friends (Facebook), followers (Twitter) and connections (LinkedIn) each person has.

Of the person with 68 LinkedIn connections and the person with 589 Twitter followers, one has 180 Facebook friends and the other is Zachary.

Rosie doesn't have exactly 72 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 804 Twitter followers has 30  more Facebook friends than Heidi.

The person with 78 LinkedIn connections has 20  more Facebook friends than the one with 54 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 68 LinkedIn connections has 30  more Facebook friends than the person with 599 Twitter followers.

Sheri doesn't have exactly 180 Facebook friends.

Of the person with 140 Facebook friends and the one with 78 LinkedIn connections, one has 589 Twitter followers and the other has 640 Twitter followers.

The one with 804 Twitter followers has  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 790 Twitter followers.

The one with 54 LinkedIn connections has 20  more Facebook friends than the one with 72 LinkedIn connections.

Lindsey has 20  more Facebook friends than the one with 70 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 640 Twitter followers, Sheri, Frank and the person with 58 LinkedIn connections are all different people.

The person with 70 LinkedIn connections has  fewer Facebook friends than the one with 640 Twitter followers.

Heidi has 30  fewer Facebook friends than Frank.

Zachary has 20  more Facebook friends than the one with 54 LinkedIn connections.

Sheri has  more Facebook friends than the person with 576 Twitter followers.

Frank Heidi Lindsey Opal Rosie Sheri Zachary


The Coral City Museum featured a number of "special exhibits" this year, each on loan from a different country.  Using only the clues below, match each exhibit to the country that donated it and the month in which it was featured, and determine the total number of visitors it saw during its limited engagement.

The sculpture presentation wasn't from Zimbabwe.

The seven exhibits are the exhibit that pulled in 6,910 visitors, the basketry exhibit, the exhibit from Eritrea, February's exhibit, January's exhibit, July's exhibit and the ceramics exhibit.

The basketry presentation was held 1 month after the presentation that pulled in 7,525 visitors.

The exhibit that pulled in 5,100 visitors was held 2 months before the exhibit from Mali.

The presentation that pulled in 5,100 visitors wasn't from Norway.

The firearms exhibit was held 1 month before the exhibit from Philippines.

Of the presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors and the armor presentation, one took place in February and the other took place in June.

Of the exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors and June's exhibit, one featured ceramics and the other was from  Zimbabwe.

Of the exhibit that pulled in 8,060 visitors and February's exhibit, one was from  Iraq and the other featured lacquerware.

Of the presentation from Mali and the basketry presentation, one saw 6,910 visitors and the other took place in March.

The exhibit that pulled in 6,910 visitors was held 4 months after the lacquerware exhibit.

armor basketry ceramics firearms glassware lacquerware sculpture

Eritrea Iraq Mali Norway Philippines Vietnam Zimbabwe


Marcus has to fill several "two-scoop" ice cream cone orders.  Help him with the rush by matching each customer to his or her two ice cream selections and their place in line.

Of the third customer and the person who ordered coffee for their second scoop, one ordered mango for their first scoop and the other was Yvette.

The person who ordered vanilla for their first scoop was 4 spots in line behind Yvette.

The customer who ordered vanilla for their first scoop is either Nancy or the person who ordered rum raisin for their second scoop.

Neither the fifth customer nor the sixth person is the person who ordered coffee for their second scoop.

Of Jacqueline and the person who ordered raspberry for their first scoop, one ordered lemon for their second scoop and the other was fourth in line.

The customer who ordered strawberry for their second scoop was 5 spots in line ahead of Bridget.

Miguel was 3 spots in line behind the person who ordered banana for their first scoop.

The customer who ordered coconut for their first scoop, the person who ordered strawberry for their second scoop, Fredrick, the fifth person and Nancy are all different customers.

Of the person who ordered rocky road for their second scoop and the person who ordered cherry for their first scoop, one was Yvette and the other was second in line.

Of the person who ordered cherry for their first scoop and the seventh person, one ordered egg nog for their second scoop and the other was Nancy.

Bridget Fredrick Jacqueline Miguel Nancy Tara Yvette

banana cherry coconut mango peppermint raspberry vanilla

chocolate
coffee
egg nog
lemon
rocky road
rum raisin
strawberry


The Unionville Animal Preserve occasionally takes in and cares for "nuisance" alligators that are captured on private property. Each is given a unique name. Using only the clues that follow, match each of their gators to the town in which they were caught and determine their estimated age and length.

The animal that is 12.9 feet long is 15 years older than the animal caught in Reno.

The gator that is 10.7 feet long is 10 years younger than the alligator caught in Anna.

The gator caught in Mesa is either Fred or the animal that is 15.3 feet long.

The gator that is 10.2 feet long is somewhat older than Barnabas.

Of the 25 year old animal and the 30 year old gator, one was captured in Mesa and the other is 12.9 feet long.

The gator that is 10.2 feet long is 10 years younger than the gator caught in Gary.

The gator that is 11.1 feet long is 20 years younger than Kirby.

Of the alligator that is 12.0 feet long and Barnabas, one is 20 years old and the other was captured in Lynn.

The animal caught in Waco is somewhat older than the gator caught in Gary.

Fred is 5 years younger than the gator that is 10.7 feet long.

Of the 20 year old alligator and the gator that is 12.9 feet long, one was captured in Anna and the other is named Sparky.

Barnabas Carlos Daredevil Darwin Fred Kirby Sparky

10.2 feet
10.7 feet
11.1 feet
11.5 feet
12.0 feet
12.9 feet
15.3 feet


Frederick will start 1 hour after the person who will be going to the Physics class.

The person who will be going to the Geometry class will start 4 hours before Harold.

The person who will be working with Marguerite is either Frederick or the person whose assignment begins at 12:00pm.

Of the interpreter whose assignment begins at 9:00am and the interpreter who will be working with Orlando, one will be going to the History class and the other will be going to the Physics class.

The interpreter whose assignment begins at 2:00pm is either the person who will be going to the Algebra class or the person who will be going to the Calculus class.

The interpreter whose assignment begins at 12:00pm is either the person who will be going to the Chemistry class or the person who will be working with Tyler.

The interpreter who will be going to the Chemistry class will start sometime after the interpreter who will be working with Rafael.

The seven people are Brent, the person who will be going to the Chemistry class, the person who will be working with Karla, the interpreter whose assignment begins at 3:00pm, the person who will be working with Tyler, the person who will be going to the Biology class and the person whose assignment begins at 2:00pm.

The interpreter who will be going to the Algebra class is either the person who will be working with Tyler or the interpreter who will be working with Sophie.

The person who will be working with Karla will start sometime after Gordon.

The person who will be working with Sophie will start 2 hours after the interpreter who will be working with Rafael.

Annie Brent Frederick Gordon Harold Ira Joann

Karla Marguerite Orlando Patrick Rafael Sophie Tyler

Algebra Biology Calculus Chemistry Geometry History Physics


"Parties Unlimited" caters to a wide variety of special requests (such as clowns or magicians) for its clients.  Using only the clues below, match each of this week's bookings with its date, family and special request, and determine the location of each.

The event on York Court isn't for the Johnsons.

The booking on Fred Lane is sometime before the Hayden family booking.

The booking that requested the bounce castle isn't on October 3.

The party on Island Drive isn't for the Zimmermans.

The booking that requested the petting zoo is either the party on October 5 or the party on York Court.

The party on October 6, the booking that requested the photo booth, and the event on Norway Court are three different events.

Of the party on Beech Street and the event on York Court, one is on October 6 and the other requested the petting zoo.

The party on K Street is either the event that requested the petting zoo or the Ford family party.

The event on Norway Court isn't for the Haydens.

The Hayden family event is either the party on Fred Lane or the booking that requested the magician.

The booking on Fred Lane is sometime before the event that requested the superhero.

Of the party on October 8 and the event on Beech Street, one is for the Rosarios and the other requested the photo booth.

The event on Willow Street is either the event on October 7 or the Underwood family booking.

The event that requested the superhero is 2 days before the event on Beech Street.

The booking that requested the clown isn't on October 3.

The party on York Court isn't for the Zimmermans.

Of the Underwood family event and the booking on October 4, one is on K Street and the other requested the clown.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9

bounce castle
clown
magician
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band
superhero

Clayton Ford Hayden Johnson Rosario Underwood Zimmerman

Beech Street
Fred Lane
Island Drive
K Street
Norway Court
Willow Street
York Court


The Makombo Reserve rescues and rehabilitates giraffes that have been injured or abandoned in the wild.  Using only the clues below, determine the height, age and country of origin of each giraffe currently at the preserve.

The one from Namibia is 1 foot shorter than the animal from Ethiopia.

Pezaku is either the one from Namibia or the 21-year-old one.

The one from South Sudan is 1 foot taller than Jebedah.

The animal from Tanzania is either Jebedah or Dyneton.

The animal from Botswana is 1 foot taller than the 24-year-old one.

The 20-year-old animal is somewhat taller than the giraffe from Namibia.

The giraffe that is 13 feet tall is either the animal from Namibia or the 25-year-old giraffe.

The giraffe from Namibia is 2 feet taller than Kaldel.

Of the one that is 11 feet tall and the one from Ethiopia, one is Pezaku and the other is 23 years old.

The 16-year-old animal is 4 feet taller than Jebedah.

The seven giraffes are Dyneton, the animal from Cameroon, the animal from Botswana, the 21-year-old animal, the one that is 14 feet tall, the one that is 10 feet tall and the 24-year-old giraffe.

10 feet
11 feet
12 feet
13 feet
14 feet
15 feet
16 feet

Angrit Chamey Dyneton Jebedah Kaldel Pezaku Zakita

Botswana
Cameroon
Ethiopia
Kenya
Namibia
South Sudan
Tanzania


The Alabama Wildlife Fund has successfully lobbied to have a number of nature reserves established in places to protect the habitats of certain endangered animals.  Using only the clues below, match each park to the year it was established and the animal that lives within it, and determine the county in which each is located.

The seven parks are the box python's reserve, the reserve established in 2004, the reserve established in 2012, the park established in 2014, the park established in 2010, the reserve established in 2008 and Wanda Park.

The frilled stork's reserve was established sometime after the atlas otter's reserve.

The park established in 2006 is either Silver Lakes or Wanda Park.

The sandy hare's reserve was established 2 years before the reserve in Lamar County.

The park in Pickens County is either the frilled stork's reserve or the park established in 2016.

The box python's reserve was established 2 years before Elm Park.

The park in Wilcox County was established 4 years after the reserve in Franklin County.

Of the park in Talladega County and Wanda Park, one was established in 2016 and the other is home to the fig turtle.

The reserve in Wilcox County was established 4 years before the western gull's reserve.

Of the park in Franklin County and the reserve in Bibb County, one is Foxtail Bend and the other is home to the sandy hare.

Riverside Glen was established 10 years before the park in Pickens County.

Elm Park
Foxtail Bend
Howard Park
Rosemary Park
Riverside Glen
Silver Lakes
Wanda Park

atlas otter
box python
fig turtle
frilled stork
pygmy beaver
sandy hare
western gull


Bill has a series of job interviews this week, each for a different type of position at a different company.  Using only the clues below, match each job position to its company, and determine the day for each interview and the town it will be held in.

The meeting in Oakland Acres is sometime after the interview for the web developer position.

The meeting for the copywriter position is 2 days after the interview for the graphic design position.

The meeting for the graphic design position, the meeting on August 20th, and the meeting in Anita are three different interviews.

The Laneplex interview is sometime before the Sancode interview.

Of the meeting on August 22nd and the Sancode interview, one is in Dundee and the other is for the janitor job.

The Zathdrill interview is 3 days after the interview for the janitor position.

The meeting in Dundee is 2 days after the interview in Winslow.

The Haytouch interview isn't for the social media job.

The interview in Talmadge will be either the interview on August 23rd or the interview for the tech support position.

The meeting in Sheldahl is for the sales rep job.

The interview on August 26th is in Sheldahl.

Of the interview in Oakland Acres and the Alpha Plus interview, one is on August 25th and the other is on August 21st.

The Canway interview isn't in Quasqueton.

The Haytouch interview isn't in Quasqueton.

August 20th
August 21st
August 22nd
August 23rd
August 24th
August 25th
August 26th

Alpha Plus
Canway
Haytouch
Laneplex
Sancode
Streeter Inc.
Zathdrill

copywriter
graphic design
janitor
sales rep
social media
tech support
web developer

Anita
Dundee
Oakland Acres
Quasqueton
Sheldahl
Talmadge
Winslow


Piper Hills Academy recently installed a high-speed 3-D printer in its technology lab, and several students were given an opportunity this week to use it in order to print items of their own design.  Using only the clues below, match each student to the item they created (and its color), and determine how long it took for each item to print.

Of Mary's design and the item that printed in 25 minutes, one was green and the other was the flower.

Of Trevor's piece and the piece that printed in 35 minutes, one was the phone case and the other was blue.

Gary's design didn't take exactly 30 minutes to print.

Irma's design required somewhat fewer minutes to print than Adrienne's design.

The orange design required 5 fewer minutes to print than the blue item.

The cup took 20 more minutes to print than the white piece.

Philip's piece took 10 more minutes to print than Trevor's item.

The yellow design wasn't the phone case.

The mask required 5 fewer minutes to print than the red item.

The seven items were Adrienne's item, the design that printed in 15 minutes, the piece that printed in 35 minutes, the item that printed in 25 minutes, the green piece, the item that printed in 30 minutes and the helmet.

The flower took 10 more minutes to print than the skull.

Of the piece that printed in 40 minutes and the red item, one was the cup and the other was the flower.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

Adrienne Gary Irma Jacqueline Mary Philip Trevor

cup
flower
helmet
mask
phone case
skull
whistle

blue green orange purple red white yellow


Lou's Bar and Grill held a friendly darts tournament this week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each player to his score, hometown and dart color.

The contestant who scored 48 points wasn't from Mount Union.

The player from Oakland Acres, the contestant who threw the red darts, the player who threw the orange darts, Shaun and Donald were all different players.

The player who scored 76 points didn't throw the black darts.

The contestant who scored 83 points threw the red darts.

The contestant from Lohrville was either the contestant who scored 62 points or the player who threw the green darts.

The contestant who threw the gray darts finished somewhat lower than Shaun.

Of the contestant who scored 41 points and the player from Toledo, one was Donald and the other threw the green darts.

The contestant from Braddyville threw the red darts.

Felix scored 7 points higher than Pedro.

The player who threw the gray darts finished 7 points lower than the player from Oakland Acres.

The player who threw the yellow darts finished 14 points lower than the player who threw the gray darts.

The contestant who threw the orange darts finished 21 points lower than the player from Epworth.

Donald Felix Luther Matthew Pedro Shaun Zachary

black gray green orange red white yellow

Braddyville
Epworth
Lohrville
Mount Union
Oakland Acres
Toledo
Worthington


Match each army battalion to its commander, and determine the month and location of their next deployment.

The group deploying to Theros will deploy 5 months before Mike Battalion.

The seven battalions are the group deploying to Zenmoto, the battalion deploying in January, the battalion deploying in June, the battalion led by Commander Rhodes, Uniform Battalion, the battalion led by Commander Knight and Charlie Battalion.

The battalion deploying in January won't deploy to Nyeos.

The battalion led by Commander Knight is either the group deploying to Ygheisy or the group deploying to Theros.

The battalion led by Commander Vincent will deploy 3 months after Uniform Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Underwood will deploy sometime after Papa Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Rhodes is either the group deploying to Achad or the group deploying to Ygheisy.

The group deploying to Ingef is either the battalion deploying in March or the battalion deploying in May.

The battalion led by Commander Rhodes will deploy sometime after the group deploying to Zenmoto.

Whisky Battalion will deploy 1 month before Lima Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Quinn will deploy sometime after the battalion led by Commander Vincent.

Lima Battalion is either the group deploying to Theros or the battalion led by Commander Vincent.

Of Papa Battalion and the battalion led by Commander Underwood, one will deploy to Theros and the other will deploy in January.

The battalion led by Commander Ford won't deploy in January.

Ford Knight Peters Quinn Rhodes Underwood Vincent

Charlie Golf Lima Mike Papa Uniform Whisky

Achad Cheelia Ingef Nyeos Theros Ygheisy Zenmoto


Giovanni, a jeweler, has taken orders from several women for custom-made rings.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the price of each ring as well as the precious metal and stone used to make it.

Of the piece that cost $1100 and the ring with the opal, one is Angela's and the other is made of white gold.

Virginia's ring is either the piece made of 18k gold or the piece made of 14k gold.

The ring that cost $1600 is either the ring with the topaz or the ring made of 14k gold.

The ring with the diamond is either Hazel's ring or the ring made of 24k gold.

The ring made of 24k gold cost 100 dollars more than the ring with the aquamarine.

The ring with the sapphire cost  more than Irene's piece.

The piece made of 14k gold is either the ring with the ruby or Virginia's piece.

The piece with the topaz cost 100 dollars more than the piece made of white gold.

The piece made of silver doesn't have the sapphire.

The piece made of 18k gold cost 100 dollars more than Cheri's piece.

The piece made of 24k gold is either Yolanda's piece or the piece with the opal.

Of Cheri's piece and the piece that cost $1700, one has the diamond and the other is made of platinum.

The ring with the topaz cost  less than the piece with the opal.

Angela Cheri Hazel Irene Maggie Virginia Yolanda

aquamarine amethyst diamond opal ruby sapphire topaz

14k gold
18k gold
24k gold
palladium
platinum
silver
white gold


Barnley's Taco Shack has allowed each of its employees to create their own hot sauce and have it featured at the restaurant.  Each sauce has had its spice-level professionally rated using Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), and each uses a different type of hot pepper in its recipe.  Using only the clues below, match each hot sauce to its Scoville rating and the employee who developed it, and determine the specific type of pepper used in its recipe.

Ernestine's sauce is either the sauce rated at 15,000 SHU or the hot sauce that uses the naga viper.

"Magma Drizzle", the sauce that uses the blue moluga, and the sauce rated at 35,000 SHU are three different products.

"Baja Tickler" is 5,000 SHU less spicy than the sauce that uses the injie chili.

Natalie's hot sauce is 5,000 SHU spicier than Verna's hot sauce.

"Alpha Pepper" is somewhat spicier than the hot sauce that uses the panju reaper.

Ian's product, the hot sauce rated at 15,000 SHU, and the hot sauce that uses the panju reaper are three different products.

The seven products are the hot sauce that uses the blue moluga, Felipe's sauce, Natalie's product, "Pants on Fire", the hot sauce rated at 15,000 SHU, Ernestine's sauce and the product rated at 20,000 SHU.

Of the product that uses the injie chili and "Magma Drizzle", one is rated at 15,000 Scoville Heat Units and the other is Danny's.

The sauce rated at 35,000 SHU doesn't use the naga viper.

"Hertz So Good" is 5,000 SHU less spicy than the sauce that uses the bhut jolokia.

The product that uses the ghost pepper is either Marshall's product or the product rated at 25,000 SHU.

The product rated at 30,000 SHU isn't "Burn Squad".

The product that uses the bhut jolokia is 15,000 SHU less spicy than Felipe's product.

"Hertz So Good" is 5,000 SHU less spicy than "Baja Tickler".

The product that uses the injie chili isn't "Burn Squad".

Danny Ernestine Felipe Ian Marshall Natalie Verna

Alpha Pepper
Baja Tickler
Burn Squad
Hertz So Good
Magma Drizzle
Lips Ablaze
Pants on Fire

assam anjula
bhut jolokia
blue moluga
ghost pepper
injie chili
naga viper
panju reaper


Match each auctioned spider specimen to its owner and country of origin, and determine the final price paid for each.

Of the specimen from Malawi and Vicky's purchase, one sold for $105 and the other was the archaenido.

The arachnid that sold for $45 wasn't the wolf spider.

The cart spider cost 30 dollars more than the specimen from Yemen.

The cart spider was either Anthony's purchase or Vicky's purchase.

Neither the spider that sold for $60 nor Freddie's purchase was the archaenido.

Anthony's purchase cost 60 dollars less than the specimen from Malawi.

The specimen from Uganda wasn't the black widow.

The whip spider cost 15 dollars more than Georgia's purchase.

Neither Georgia's purchase nor the arachnid that sold for $60 was the specimen from Uganda.

Neither the archaenido nor the arachnid that sold for $60 was the specimen from Venezuela.

Of the spider that sold for $75 and the specimen from Iran, one was the ipstin spider and the other was the cart spider.

The redback was either the spider that sold for $60 or Georgia's purchase.

Charles's purchase, the specimen from Jordan, the black widow, the archaenido and the spider that sold for $135 were all different spiders.

The specimen from Jordan cost 30 dollars less than the ipstin spider.

Anthony Charles Freddie Georgia Isaac Vicky Yvette

archaenido
black widow
cart spider
ipstin spider
redback
whip spider
wolf spider

Iran Jordan Malawi Oman Uganda Venezuela Yemen


Greg finished 7 points lower than the contestant who threw the yellow darts.

Neither Zachary nor the player who threw the violet darts was the contestant from Mount Union.

Of the player who scored 62 points and the player who threw the yellow darts, one was from Worthington and the other was Oscar.

The contestant from Braddyville finished 14 points lower than the player from Oakland Acres.

Nicholas scored 35 points higher than the contestant from Mount Union.

The contestant who threw the white darts was either the contestant who scored 55 points or the contestant who scored 62 points.

The player who threw the gray darts, the contestant from Lohrville, Alton, the contestant who scored 69 points, Zachary and Greg were all different players.

Of the player who threw the black darts and the contestant from Toledo, one finished with 41 points and the other was Nicholas.

The player who threw the violet darts was either Greg or the player from Braddyville.

Neither the contestant who threw the black darts nor the contestant who scored 76 points was Greg.

Of Zachary and the player who threw the red darts, one finished with 62 points and the other was from Lohrville.

The player from Braddyville finished 14 points lower than Matthew.

Alton Greg Matthew Nicholas Oscar Rudy Zachary

black gray green red violet white yellow

Braddyville
Lohrville
Mount Union
Oakland Acres
Toledo
Worthington
Yorktown


Seaview Enterprises has received a number of orders for custom-built fish tanks this week.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to the size (in gallons) and price of the tank they ordered, and determine what town it will be shipped to.

The fish tank bought by Betsy Beard cost $550.

Of the fish tank bought by Betsy Beard and the fish tank bought by Faith Frisk, one is going to Philo and the other cost $1,250.

The $1,250 fish tank is 15 gallons larger than the tank bought by Gideon Gates.

The fish tank going to Montville, the 70 gallon fish tank, the 55 gallon tank, the $920 fish tank, the display bought by Al Ayala and the 75 gallon tank are all different tanks.

The 70 gallon tank isn't going to Lone Pine.

The display bought by Faith Frisk isn't going to Yermo.

The 60 gallon tank isn't going to Lone Pine.

The $2,000 fish tank is somewhat smaller than the $1,825 tank.

Of the $1,825 tank and the tank bought by Gideon Gates, one is 55 gallons and the other is going to Quasqueton.

The tank going to Philo is either the $550 tank or the 85 gallon tank.

The tank bought by Cora Carey is 10 gallons larger than the $1,825 display.

The display going to Philo is 10 gallons larger than the $775 fish tank.

The fish tank bought by Donna Drake is going to Springfield.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons
75 gallons
80 gallons
85 gallons

Al Ayala
Betsy Beard
Cora Carey
Donna Drake
Edwin Ellis
Faith Frisk
Gideon Gates

Lone Pine
Montville
Ottumwa
Philo
Quasqueton
Springfield
Yermo


A team of computer programmers have built a new chess game which they have successfully tested against a range of top-ranked players - not a single human player could beat it! Using only the clues below, determine the order in which each human contestant played against the computer program, as well as how many moves it took for the computer to win, and what opening move each human player used.

The person who played sixth didn't lose after exactly 48 moves.

The person who started with the Giuoco Start, the player who lost in 25 moves, Tara, the person who lost in 29 moves and the person who played first were all different people.

Opal played 3 games after the person who lost in 41 moves.

Walter didn't lose after exactly 18 moves.

Jacquelyn played 3 games before the person who lost in 25 moves.

The person who started with the Slav Defense played 1 game after the player who lost in 41 moves.

Of Irma and the person who played seventh, one started with the Reti Opening and the other lost in 26 moves.

The person who lost in 25 moves was either the player who started with the Ware Opening or Gail.

Irma played sometime before the person who lost in 48 moves.

The person who lost in 41 moves played 2 games before the person who started with the Reti Opening.

Of the person who started with the Torre Attack and the person who played sixth, one was Kendra and the other lost in 18 moves.

The player who started with the Evans Gambit played sometime after the player who lost in 41 moves.

Tara was either the person who played fifth or the person who played fourth.

The player who lost in 29 moves didn't begin with the Reti Opening.

Gail Irma Jacquelyn Kendra Opal Tara Walter

Benko Gambit
Evans Gambit
Giuoco Start
Reti Opening
Torre Attack
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


Cobb County has built several new sports arenas this year.  Match each arena to the sport its set up for and the town it is in, and determine how many people each can hold.

The rugby facility holds  more people than Harmon Arena.

Of Joseph Arena and the soccer facility, one holds 190 people and the other is in Brunswick.

Dotson Arena holds  fewer people than the facility in Hoopa.

The facility in Schaller is either the hockey facility or the soccer facility.

Austin Arena is either the arena with seating for 110 people or the facility in Quasqueton.

The seven arenas are the facility in Hoopa, the facility with seating for 230 people, Austin Arena, the arena with seating for 310 people, the facility with seating for 150 people, the football facility and Joseph Arena.

Dotson Arena holds  more people than the arena in New Cuyama.

Of the soccer facility and the facility in Alton, one holds 150 people and the other is Frederick Arena.

Of the baseball facility and Noble Arena, one holds 270 people and the other is in Quasqueton.

Austin Arena holds 80  fewer people than the soccer facility.

The arena in Quasqueton holds 120  more people than the lacrosse facility.

Neither the arena with seating for 310 people nor the rugby facility is Austin Arena.

Austin Dotson Frederick Harmon Joseph Noble Thompson

baseball basketball football hockey lacrosse rugby soccer

Alton
Brunswick
Hoopa
New Cuyama
Quasqueton
Schaller
York