"Extreme Outdoor Survival" is a popular television show that drops one person, alone, into a deserted location and films them as they try to survive for two weeks in the wild.  Each episode features a different person, in a different location, and each survivalist is given a different tool (like a fire starter) to use during the show.  Using only the clues below, match each show to its survivalist, location and air date, and determine what survival tool each person was given.

The episode where the survivor brought the knife is either the show filmed in Bolivia or the show filmed in Kiribati.

The show where the survivor brought the pot aired sometime after the episode filmed in Myanmar.

Of the episode where the survivor brought the duct tape and Hector's show, one aired on April 27th and the other was filmed in Kiribati.

The show filmed in Bolivia aired 1 week after Luke's show.

The show where the survivor brought the knife, the show filmed in Myanmar and Freddie's show are all different episodes.

The show where the survivor brought the duct tape aired 1 week after Steven's show.

Of Steven's episode and the show where the survivor brought the fire starter, one was filmed in Myanmar and the other aired on April 27th.

The episode that aired on April 27th wasn't filmed in Vanuatu.

Bolivia Cambodia Kiribati Myanmar Vanuatu

duct tape
fire starter
hatchet
knife
pot


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.

The peak that is 14,470 feet tall, the peak first summited by Art Aguilar, the peak first climbed in 1914 and Mt. Phillips are all different mountains.

The mountain that is 14,730 feet tall wasn't conquered for the first time in 1926.

Mt. Larsen is 260 feet shorter than the mountain first climbed in 1863.

The mountain first climbed in 1926 wasn't first climbed by Chip Carson.

The peak first summited by Art Aguilar is either the peak that is 14,470 feet tall or Mt. Gillespie.

Of the mountain first summited by Leonard Lara and Mt. York, one was first climbed in 1863 and the other is 14,730 feet tall.

The mountain first summited by Kermit Kramer is 390 feet shorter than Mt. Gillespie.

The peak first summited by Kermit Kramer is 130 feet shorter than Mt. Wilkinson.

Of Mt. Gillespie and the mountain that is 14,470 feet tall, one was first climbed by Gerry Gamble and the other was first climbed in 1845.

Mt. Gillespie
Mt. Larsen
Mt. Phillips
Mt. Wilkinson
Mt. York

Art Aguilar
Chip Carson
Gerry Gamble
Kermit Kramer
Leonard Lara


Help Dustin figure out his book store's "Best-Sellers List" by matching each book to its author, and determining its page-count and number of copies sold last week.

My Best Friend sold 21 more copies than Matt Stevens's book.

Of the 204-page book and the title that sold 19 copies, one is Zara's Game and the other was written by Zoey Stout.

The five books are Jeff Holman's book, Dessert Oasis, the title that sold 26 copies, the title that sold 12 copies and the 310-page book.

The title that sold 33 copies isn't exactly 226 pages long.

Call of Duty didn't sell exactly 26 copies.

The 345-page book is either the title that sold 26 copies or Dessert Oasis.

The 345-page book wasn't written by Zoey Stout.

The 258-page book sold 14 more copies than Bill Orega's book.

Away in Arles
Call of Duty
Dessert Oasis
My Best Friend
Zara\'s Game

Bill Orega
Daniel Hansen
Jeff Holman
Matt Stevens
Zoey Stout


Lion fish are a destructive and invasive species in the waters off South Florida, and the local oceanographic institution in Wormsloe Village regularly sends out spearfishing volunteers to catch as many of them as possible.  Using only the clues below, match each of this week's spearfishers with the number of fish he or she caught, and determine the day and location for each of their dives.

Whoever dove on Monday, the person who caught 24 lion fish, and Ivan are three different people.

Stacy caught 6 fewer fish than whoever dove on Tuesday.

Of whoever dove on Saturday and the person who worked at Belle Bar, one caught 15 lion fish and the other is Gabriel.

Martin caught 3 more fish than the person who worked at Belle Bar.

Whoever dove on Sunday didn't work at Ash Cay.

Gabriel was either whoever dove on Friday or the person who worked at Belle Bar.

Martin caught 6 fewer fish than the person who worked at Charles Sink.

The spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish didn't work at Ethel Bay.

The person who caught 21 lion fish, the person who worked at Ethel Bay, and whoever dove on Tuesday are three different people.

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Charles Sink
Ethel Bay
Gillis Deep


Michael Matry owns a small crop dusting business.  Local farmers from all over Karab County regularly call him over to spray fertilizers or pesticides over their crops.  Using only the clues below, match each of Michael's jobs this week to the correct farm and town, and determine the type of each farmer's crop.

The farm Michael will dust on June 4th isn't in Upper Lake.

The business that grows alfalfa will be worked on 3 days before the one that grows beets.

Of the business that grows beets and the business that grows alfalfa, one will be dusted on June 5th and the other is Blackwater.

Lone Oak will be worked on 1 day before Lucky Star.

The one that grows cucumbers is either the farm Michael will dust on June 6th or the business in Upper Lake.

The one that grows alfalfa will be worked on 1 day before Tall Pines.

The business Michael will dust on June 4th isn't in Fremont.

Lucky Star will be worked on 1 day before the business that grows soy.

June 4th
June 5th
June 6th
June 7th
June 8th

Blackwater
Iron Hill
Lone Oak
Lucky Star
Tall Pines

Fremont
Jamestown
Paradise
Santa Clara
Upper Lake


The Women's Boxing Federation has just released its list of top-ranked female boxers for the year.  Using only the clues below, match each boxer to her number of wins and losses and determine the city where she lives and trains.

Of the boxer with 12 losses and the fighter from Portland, one is Annie Axel and the other has 33 wins.

The woman with 24 wins isn't from Los Angeles.

The woman from New York, Barbra Bennes, and the woman with 30 wins are three different people.

The fighter from New York has  fewer wins than the woman with 15 losses.

The woman with 10 losses has 3  more wins than the boxer from New York.

Cheryl Cates has 6  more wins than Irma.

Of the boxer with 30 wins and the woman with 8 losses, one is from Philadelphia and the other is Irma.

Annie Axel
Barbra Bennes
Cheryl Cates
Diane DeNiro
Irma

Dublin
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Portland


Pretoria County held its bowling league finals last week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each team to their shirt color, final score and hometown.

The squad from Woodstock finished 24 points above the Splitters.

The squad from Hartwick was either the squad in the yellow shirts or the squad in the silver shirts.

Of the team that finished with 727 points and the team in the blue shirts, one was the Gutter Gals and the other was from Big Bear Lake.

The team from Earling didn't wear orange shirts.

Of the team that finished with 763 points and the squad from Hartwick, one was the Pin Pushers and the other wore yellow shirts.

The five teams were the Alley Cats, the squad in the blue shirts, the squad that finished with 727 points, the squad in the yellow shirts and the squad from Woodstock.

The squad in the orange shirts finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the team from Woodstock.

The Pin Pushers finished 24 points above the squad in the silver shirts.

Alley Cats
Gutter Gals
Pin Pushers
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters

Big Bear Lake
Earling
Hartwick
Rialto
Woodstock


Nicholas and Edith are having a small dinner party this evening at their home in Cedar Valley, and they've decided to open a select number of rare wines from their personal collection to celebrate the occasion.  Using only the clues below, match each wine to its vintage (year) and vineyard, and determine the type of each.

Of the 2000 wine and the wine from Nashua vineyard, one is a gewurztraminer and the other is the Zifennwein.

The bottle from Udell vineyard is a pinot noir.

The gewurztraminer was bottled 12 years after the bottle from Udell vineyard.

The 1992 wine is either the merlot or the gewurztraminer.

The Vendemmia, the bottle from Udell vineyard, and the wine from Quimby vineyard are three different wines.

Of the chardonnay and the bottle from Nashua vineyard, one was bottled in 1984 and the other is the Friambliss.

The 2000 wine wasn't bottled at Maynard vineyard.

The 1996 bottle wasn't bottled at Quimby vineyard.

Annata Branco
Friambliss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot noir
syrah


The Northeastern Division pairs figure skating finals were held this afternoon in Endicott City.  Match each of the men to their female skating partner, and determine the song they skated to and their final total score (in points).

Iris's pair was either Ivan's pair or the team that scored 26.9 points.

Of Sheila's pair and Ovril's pair, one skated to Don Quixote and the other finished with 27.5 points.

Ivan's pair scored somewhat lower than Iris's pair.

The team that scored 27.5 points didn't skate to Lunatico.

Sheila's pair scored 3 tenths of a point higher than the pair that skated to Falling Star.

Wilma's pair didn't finish with 26.6 points.

Neither the team that scored 26.3 points nor the team that scored 26.9 points was Ivan's pair.

Of Tamara's pair and Frank's pair, one finished with 26.9 points and the other finished with 27.5 points.

Bolero
Carne Cruda
Don Quixote
Falling Star
Lunatico


Several members of the Florida Trail Association have decided to each hike a different trail segment today to check for storm damage.  Using only the clues that follow, match each hiker to their start- and end-points and determine the total distance hiked by each.

The person who finished at Hobes Grove didn't start at Green Swamp.

Neither the hiker who finished at Joshua Creek nor Orlando is the hiker who started at Bull Creek.

The hiker who started at Bull Creek walked somewhat more than the person who finished at Wolf Creek.

Orlando walked 2 fewer miles than the hiker who finished at Wolf Creek.

Of Iris and the person who trekked for 12 miles, one started at Cassia and the other started at Reedy Creek.

The person who finished at Wolf Creek didn't start at Reedy Creek.

The person who trekked for 9 miles, Orlando, Pauline and Tracey are all different hikers.

Of the person who trekked for 11 miles and the person who started at Three Lakes, one finished at Coyote Creek and the other finished at Joshua Creek.

8 miles
9 miles
10 miles
11 miles
12 miles

Bull Creek
Cassia
Green Swamp
Reedy Creek
Three Lakes

Coyote Creek
Flagler Trail
Hobes Grove
Joshua Creek
Wolf Creek


Samantha works to help recent law-school graduates find jobs in the legal industry.  Using only the clues below, match each of her latest placements to the date they were hired and the name of the law firm that hired them, as well as the law school from which they graduated.

Of the Velez & York hire and the Sacred Heart College graduate, one is Rosalie and the other was hired on March 18th.

Zachary, the person hired on March 21st, and the Northridge College graduate are three different people.

The Rutherford College graduate is either the Dorsey Assoc. hire or the Ingram & Kemp hire.

Zachary was hired sometime before the Dorsey Assoc. hire.

The Dorsey Assoc. hire was hired 6 days before Nadine.

The person hired on March 24th didn't graduate from Sacred Heart College.

Of the person hired on March 21st and the Summit College graduate, one is Nadine and the other was hired by Velez & York.

Of the person hired on March 24th and the Albion College graduate, one was hired by Barr & Cobb and the other is Nadine.

March 12th
March 15th
March 18th
March 21st
March 24th

Barr & Cobb
Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Ingram & Kemp
Velez & York

Albion
Northridge
Rutherford
Sacred Heart
Summit


Rebecca works at "Superfood Smoothies," and she's got a long line of customers waiting for their orders.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to his or her order type and price.

The customer who wanted tangerines paid 1 dollar more than Rosa.

The person who paid $8.75 asked for flaxseed.

Of the customer who paid $9.75 and the customer who paid $10.75, one asked for quinoa and the other wanted raspberries.

The person who requested chia seeds is either the person who wanted blackberries or Isabel.

Of the person who paid $6.75 and the person who requested quinoa, one wanted blueberries and the other is Paulette.

The person who paid $7.75 didn't request wheat grass.

chia seeds
flaxseed
kale
quinoa
wheat grass

blackberries blueberries raspberries strawberries tangerines


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.

Of Lewis Arena and the arena with seating for 150 people, one is in Wayne and the other is in Jenner.

The soccer facility holds 80  fewer people than the rugby facility.

Lewis Arena holds 80  fewer people than Gentry Arena.

Lewis Arena holds 80  fewer people than the soccer facility.

Martinez Arena is set up for rugby games.

The facility in Zwingle isn't set up for hockey games.

The facility in Zwingle holds 40  more people than the facility in Hoopa.

Neither the lacrosse facility nor the rugby facility is the facility with seating for 150 people.

Martinez Arena, the arena in Zwingle and the lacrosse facility are all different arenas.

The arena in Wayne isn't set up for lacrosse games.


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 graduate assigned to mission WB-664 will launch 1 month after Mercedes.

Nicholas will launch 3 months after the astronaut assigned to mission WB-664.

Of Nicholas and the astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes, one will be on mission TV-412 and the other will launch in March.

The person who will be studying larval growth will launch 1 month after the astronaut assigned to mission CR-260.

Of the astronaut launching in January and the graduate assigned to mission GX-13, one is Mercedes and the other is Francis.

Mercedes won't be focusing on gamma rays.

Christian Francis Harold Mercedes Nicholas

gamma rays
larval growth
plant enzymes
radiation
solar storms


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 spotted key shell was found in Grenada.

The shark eye shell was found 6 years after the shell found in Grenada.

The spotted key shell was found 6 years before the white and yellow shell.

The shell found in 1995 wasn't found in Puerto Rico.

Of the seashell found in Aruba and the monk's fin shell, one was found in 1995 and the other is white and yellow.

The seashell found in Tobago was found 3 years after the white and yellow seashell.

The seashell found in 2001 isn't brown and pink.

The honey cerith shell wasn't found in Puerto Rico.

The shell found in Grenada isn't blue and white.

The shell found in Grenada was found 3 years before the pink and white seashell.

The spotted key shell is either the blue and white seashell or the pink and yellow shell.

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

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

Aruba
Barbuda
Grenada
Puerto Rico
Tobago


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.

Of the 60 gallon fish tank and the display bought by Cora Carey, one is going to Anthon and the other cost $550.

The 70 gallon fish tank is either the fish tank bought by Al Ayala or the tank bought by Cora Carey.

The display bought by Donna Drake is 55 gallons.

The fish tank bought by Al Ayala is 60 gallons.

The 75 gallon display is either the display going to Anthon or the $2,000 fish tank.

Of the fish tank bought by Betsy Beard and the fish tank going to Encinitas, one is 75 gallons and the other cost $920.

The display going to Anthon is somewhat smaller than the $775 display.

The 70 gallon tank isn't going to Buena Park.

The 75 gallon tank isn't going to Upper Lake.

The fish tank going to Buena Park didn't cost $2,000.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons
75 gallons

Al Ayala
Betsy Beard
Cora Carey
Donna Drake
Faith Frisk

Anthon
Buena Park
Dennysville
Encinitas
Upper Lake


The state fair dancing competition winners have just been announced!  Match each dancer to her chosen dance style and final score, and determine the order in which each performed.

Of Geraldine and the performer who did the charleston, one performed seventh and the other scored 193 points.

The person who danced second scored 3 points lower than whoever danced the foxtrot.

The dancer who performed seventh scored somewhat higher than the dancer who performed ninth.

The performer who did the samba was either Geraldine or the contestant that scored 187 points.

The contestant that scored 190 points did the jitterbug.

The contestant that scored 187 points was either Ollie or the person who danced fourth.

Darla scored 3 points lower than the dancer who performed fourth.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points
193 points

charleston foxtrot jitterbug lindy samba


Of the astronaut launching in March and the astronaut who will be studying photosynthesis, one will be on mission PR-97 and the other is Isaac.

The astronaut assigned to mission CR-260 will launch 1 month after Rose.

The graduate assigned to mission AV-435 is either Becky or Isaac.

The graduate who will be studying radiation will launch sometime before the astronaut who will be studying larval growth.

The astronaut who will be studying larval growth will launch 3 months before the person who will be studying solar storms.

Edwin will launch 1 month after the person assigned to mission PR-97.

The graduate assigned to mission TV-412 is either Rose or the graduate launching in May.

The person assigned to mission TV-412 will launch 2 months before the graduate assigned to mission PR-97.

ant colonies
larval growth
photosynthesis
radiation
solar storms


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.

The five boats are Hetta Hensley's sailboat, the Fair Weather, the sailboat at Dock 28, the sailboat at Dock 9 and the 22 ft boat.

The 25 ft sailboat is either the boat at Dock 16 or the Fair Weather.

Charlie Cort's boat is 3 feet longer than the sailboat at Dock 26.

Of the boat at Dock 28 and the Fair Weather, one is 28 ft long and the other is owned by Griffin Gaines.

The 34 ft vessel is either Betsy Becker's vessel or Charlie Cort's boat.

Griffin Gaines's sailboat is 6 feet longer than the Adagio III.

The Mystique isn't owned by Ann Alvarado.

The vessel at Dock 28 is somewhat longer than the Mystique.

Adagio III
Fair Weather
Mystique
Petite Palm
Sea Spirit

Ann Alvarado
Betsy Becker
Charlie Cort
Griffin Gaines
Hetta Hensley


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.

The 1,100 sq ft home doesn't rent for $1,100/month.

Of the home that rents for $1,600/month and the 1,350 sq ft home, one is in Monticello and the other is owned by Jada Ingram.

Neither the home owned by Inga Howell nor the home that rents for $825/month is the rental in Monticello.

The home owned by Jada Ingram is 125 sq ft larger than the rental owned by Kip Jenkins.

The house in Hamilton is 375 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $1,600/month.

The home that rents for $950/month is 125 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $975/month.

Of the 1,225 sq ft rental and the home owned by Kip Jenkins, one is in Eagle Grove and the other is in Gilman.

The rental owned by Hal Garrison is 250 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $975/month.

The house in Gilman doesn't rent for $825/month.

Capitola
Eagle Grove
Gilman
Hamilton
Monticello

Callie Berg
Hal Garrison
Inga Howell
Jada Ingram
Kip Jenkins


Match each girl to her newly acquired puppy - determine its breed, name  and the month in which it was adopted.

The black lab was adopted 1 month after Miriam's pet.

Rosie's pet was adopted 1 month before the collie.

Alicia's pet was adopted sometime after the boxer.

Eduardo was adopted 2 months after the black lab.

Of the puppy adopted in February and the puppy adopted in May, one is named Russell and the other is the dachshund.

Nicholas was adopted 1 month before Rosie's pet.


Mandy is compiling a report on some of the most recent animals to be placed on the endangered species list.  Help her determine the current estimated population number for each species, as well as the country in which it lives and the year in which it was officially recognized as endangered.

The animal added to the list in 2006 has 210 surviving individuals.

The animal added to the list in 2008 lives in Poland.

The osbele oryx doesn't have a surviving population of 350.

Of the animal added to the list in 2010 and the animal that lives in Qatar, one has 455 surviving individuals and the other has 490 surviving individuals.

The byengo bat is either the animal with a population size of 210 or the animal that lives in Argentina.

The nibner newt wasn't added to the endangered list in 2010.

The species with a population size of 175 was listed 3 years before the animal with a population size of 455.

Neither the animal with a population size of 175 nor the animal added to the list in 2010 is the animal that lives in Honduras.

Of the animal that lives in Argentina and the perens pig, one was recognized as endangered in 2006 and the other has 175 surviving individuals.

byengo bat
dobra dingo
nibner newt
osbele oryx
perens pig


Ben works at Nemo Sushi, and he needs to figure out the total bill for a number of different customers, each of whom ordered two different types of sushi rolls. Using only the clues below, match each order (two types of rolls) to its price, and determine the name of each customer.

Pam is either the person who ordered the tiger roll or the client who ordered the alaskan roll.

Of the customer who paid $9.50 and the client who paid $13.50, one ordered the dynamite roll and the other ordered the tiger roll.

The customer who ordered the philadelphia roll didn't pay $13.50.

The client who ordered the spider roll paid 2 dollars more than the client who ordered the rainbow roll.

The five people are the person who ordered the rainbow roll, Fred, the client who ordered the philadelphia roll, the customer who paid $11.50 and the person who ordered the dynamite roll.

The person who ordered the volcano roll, the customer who ordered the philadelphia roll, and the person who paid $11.50 are three different people.

The customer who ordered the alaskan roll paid 6 dollars less than the customer who ordered the firecracker roll.

alaskan dynamite firecracker hawaiian philadelphia


Waterford Spa had a full appointment calendar booked today.  Help Janice figure out the schedule by matching each masseuse to her client, and determine the type of massage and total price for each.

Inez didn't get the Deep Tissue massage.

Inez, the person who paid $150, Pam's client and the client who paid $170 were all different clients.

The person who paid $150 didn't get the Shiatsu massage.

The client who paid $190 didn't get the Shiatsu massage.

Of Inez and Nancy's client, one paid $170 and the other paid $190.

The client who paid $160 didn't get the Shiatsu massage.

Misty's client paid 20 dollars more than Beulah.

The person who paid $150 wasn't Sharon's client.

Pam's client paid 10 dollars more than Juana.

Deep Tissue
Hot Stone
Reflexology
Shiatsu
Swedish


Lorena's Specialty Cakes has a number of different orders to fulfill this week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each customer to their specialty cake's shape and flavor, and determine the day each is to be delivered.

The October 9 delivery is either Mrs. Estrada's order or the order shaped like a baseball glove.

Mrs. Ingram's order will be lemon-flavored.

Mrs. Estrada's order will be delivered 3 days before the coconut cake.

Mrs. Armstrong's cake will be delivered sometime before Mrs. Ingram's cake.

Neither the strawberry cake nor the cake shaped like a biplane is Mrs. Estrada's cake.

The October 9 delivery will be coconut-flavored.

Mrs. Armstrong's order won't be shaped like a bowling pin.

Of the cake shaped like a bowling pin and the raspberry cake, one will be delivered on October 7 and the other is for Mrs. Massey.

The lemon cake is either Mrs. Jackson's order or the order shaped like a biplane.

The chocolate cake won't be shaped like a turtle.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9

baseball glove
biplane
bowling pin
sports car
turtle

chocolate coconut lemon raspberry strawberry


Several "secret shoppers" were sent into Whole-Mart today, each with instructions to purchase one type of vegetable and one type of fruit.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the vegetable and fruit each shopper purchased, and how much they paid for their total order.

Yolanda's order cost  less than the order that included blackberries.

Paul's purchase cost 2 dollars more than the purchase that included asparagus.

Of Kathryn's order and Yolanda's purchase, one included celery and the other included blackberries.

The order that included figs cost 2 dollars more than the purchase that included peaches.

The five orders are Paul's purchase, the purchase that included celery, the order that included turnips, the purchase that included kiwis and the purchase that included leeks.

blackberries figs kiwis peaches raspberries


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.

Hope paid 2 dollars more than the one who had the espresso.

Of Francis and the person who paid $5.99, one had the earl grey tea and the other ordered the flan.

The person who paid $8.99 didn't have the cafe americano.

The five friends were the diner who ordered the parfait, the person who paid $9.99, Virgil, Francis and the one who had the espresso.

Of Hope and the one who had the espresso, one ordered the souffle and the other paid $9.99.

Of the person who paid $5.99 and the diner who ordered the profiterole, one had the cappuccino and the other was Stacey.

The one who had the cafe mocha paid 1 dollar more than Stacey.

cafe americano
cafe mocha
cappuccino
earl grey tea
espresso

flan
parfait
pecan pie
profiterole
souffle


Rosalie, the Faraday College graduate, and the Albion College graduate are three different people.

The person hired on March 12th didn't graduate from Albion College.

Kelvin was hired 6 days before the Ingram & Kemp hire.

The Green & Hayes hire was hired 3 days after the Leach & Mccall hire.

Kelvin didn't graduate from Summit College.

The Dorsey Assoc. hire was hired 9 days before the Riverview College graduate.

Of the person hired on March 15th and the Dorsey Assoc. hire, one is Kelvin and the other is Cynthia.

The Velez & York hire was hired 9 days before the Faraday College graduate.

Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Ingram & Kemp
Leach & Mccall
Velez & York

Albion
Faraday
Riverview
Sacred Heart
Summit


Rita occasionally supplements her income by foraging for wild mushrooms and selling them to local shops around town.  Today she found several different types of mushrooms.  Determine where she found each type as well as the price and eventual customer who will buy it.

Of the mushroom going to Edna's Edibles and the mushroom going to Pete's Produce, one was found in Pomona Woods and the other is the woodear.

Of the shaggy mane mushroom and the mushroom that sells for $35 per pound, one will go to Edna's Edibles and the other was found in Lowell Woods.

The mushroom that sells for $45 per pound wasn't found in Wiota Woods.

The oyster mushroom won't go to Organimarket.

The mushroom going to Edna's Edibles sells for 10 dollars more per pound than the bricktop mushroom.

The mushroom going to Nature's Way is either the bricktop mushroom or the mushroom that sells for $35 per pound.

The shaggy mane mushroom sells for 15 dollars more per pound than the bricktop mushroom.

The woodear mushroom sells for somewhat more per pound than the mushroom going to Pete's Produce.

The mushroom going to Localvoria sells for 15 dollars more per pound than the mushroom found in Cooper Woods.

bear\'s tooth
bricktop
oyster
shaggy mane
woodear

Edna\'s Edibles
Localvoria
Nature\'s Way
Organimarket
Pete\'s Produce

Buckeye Woods
Cooper Woods
Lowell Woods
Pomona Woods
Wiota Woods


Help Avery figure out the shipping costs for each customer, and determine what's in each package and where it is being shipped to.

The shipment going to Iowa Falls isn't Ron's.

Of the shipment that cost $6.75 and the shipment that cost $8.75, one is going to Glenhaven and the other contains the computer.

The package that cost $8.75 is either Vernon's package or the shipment going to Perris.

The shipment with the television in it cost 3 dollars more than the shipment with the toaster in it.

The package going to Perris isn't Ron's.

The shipment that cost $5.75 is either the package going to Enfield or the package going to Iowa Falls.

Neither the package with the computer in it nor the package that cost $7.75 is the package going to Perris.

The shipment that cost $6.75 isn't Christopher's.

The shipment going to Iowa Falls isn't Brad's.

The package with the toaster in it is Brad's.

The shipment that cost $7.75 isn't going to Iowa Falls.

The package with the tea set in it cost $7.75.

computer
fruit basket
tea set
television
toaster

Enfield
Glenhaven
Iowa Falls
Perris
Quimby


Gallagher's Gym offers person training session to its members, and unfortunately today's schedule has been lost in a computer crash!  Help them sort it all out by matching each customer to his or her trainer and session time, and determine what type of exercise program will be the focus of each.

The lesson at 11:30am is either the rowing lesson or the free weights session.

The five sessions are the lesson at 10:30am, the appointment with Kristin, the lesson with Irene, Fannie's appointment and Blake's appointment.

The free weights appointment is 3 hours before Crystal's appointment.

Of the appointment at 12:30pm and the session with Kristin, one is Blake's and the other is Arnold's.

The lesson with Lena is sometime before the cardio appointment.

The appointment at 9:30am isn't with Lena.

Fannie's appointment won't focus on yoga.

The lesson with Irene, the free weights appointment, and Fannie's appointment are three different sessions.


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 750 ft line doesn't have a maximum speed of exactly 50 MPH.

Of the one with a maximum height of 25 ft and the 700 ft one, one is Line E and the other can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 40 MPH.

The one that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH is  shorter than the line with a maximum height of 85 ft.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH is  shorter than the zip line with a maximum height of 45 ft.

Line D doesn't have a maximum height of 45 ft.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH is either the line with a maximum height of 40 ft or the one with a maximum height of 25 ft.

The five lines are Line G, the 650 ft one, the line with a maximum height of 25 ft, the 750 ft one and the line that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH.

Of Line B and the 700 ft line, one reaches a height of 85 ft and the other can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 40 MPH.

The 750 ft line is either the zip line with a maximum height of 45 ft or the one that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH.

The 800 ft line, the zip line with a maximum height of 40 ft, and the one that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH are three different lines.


Signal Security Solutions offers several high-quality sirens for sale.  Help them put together a brochure by matching each siren to its price, loudness (in decibels) and the year it was first put on the market.

Of the $160 siren and the siren with a loudness of 110 decibels, one is the Viking 5 and the other was released in 2007.

Of the siren with a loudness of 115 decibels and the Soundarm, one costs $195 and the other was released in 1998.

The $145 siren, the siren released in 1996, the siren released in 1994 and the Securalert are all different sirens.

Neither the siren released in 1994 nor the $160 siren is the Rip Tide.

The siren released in 1998 is  quieter than the $145 siren.

Neither the $195 siren nor the $160 siren is the siren released in 1998.

100 decibels
105 decibels
110 decibels
115 decibels
120 decibels

Armor-Stop
Rip Tide
Securalert
Soundarm
Viking 5


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 man who will play the soldier won't be filming on October 13th.

Carlos will make 30,000 dollars less than the person who will play the senator.

Shannon, the person who will play the senator, and the person filming on October 13th are three different people.

Of the actor filming on October 13th and the actor filming on October 6th, one will play the lawyer and the other is Angel.

The actor who will play the senator will make 15,000 dollars less than Shannon.

The man making $85,000 won't play the brother.

The actor who will play the lawyer will make 15,000 dollars more than the person filming on September 15th.

Angel will make  more than the person who will play the brother.

September 1st
September 15th
September 29th
October 6th
October 13th


The U.S. Air Force is currently testing a number of new experimental, supersonic aircraft, each built by a different aerospace company.  Using only the clues below, determine the maximum speed and price of each aircraft, as well as the name of the company that built it.

The plane built by Pittakan costs 75 million dollars less than the jet built by Drummond.

The $200 million jet doesn't have a top speed of Mach 1.8.

Of the jet built by Drummond and the Falcon X-2, one has a top speed of Mach 2.9 and the other costs $150 million.

The jet built by Ale and Moore costs 25 million dollars more than the Graywing VX.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2 costs 50 million dollars less than the plane built by McConnell.

The Darkwing 6 wasn't built by Ale and Moore.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2 costs 75 million dollars less than the Kesseling.

The aircraft built by Pittakan costs 25 million dollars less than the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.3.

Of the jet built by Tenerife and the Falcon X-2, one has a top speed of Mach 3.4 and the other has a top speed of Mach 1.8.

$100 million
$125 million
$150 million
$175 million
$200 million

Darkwing 6
Falcon X-2
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Raven 12

Ale and Moore
Drummond
McConnell
Pittakan
Tenerife

Mach 1.8
Mach 2.3
Mach 2.9
Mach 3.2
Mach 3.4


"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 party that requested the petting zoo is on O Street.

The party on Ash Avenue isn't for the Claytons.

The party on Sunset Way is either the Anderson family party or the Johnson family event.

Of the King family booking and the booking that requested the clown, one is on October 7 and the other is on October 4.

The booking on Ethel Street, the party that requested the photo booth, and the event on October 3 are three different events.

Of the party on October 3 and the Johnson family event, one requested the magician and the other is on O Street.

The event that requested the clown is 1 day after the party on Ash Avenue.

The booking on October 4 is on Sunset Way.

The party that requested the superhero is 1 day after the Anderson family booking.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7

clown
magician
petting zoo
photo booth
superhero

Ash Avenue
Ethel Street
O Street
Sunset Way
Willow Street


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.

Of Casey and Leslie, one took Kara to the movies and the other was the lawyer.

The 24-year-old didn't take Kara to the bowling alley.

The banker was either Zachary or the 24-year-old.

The gentleman that took Kara to the skating rink was 3 years younger than Zachary.

The man that took Kara to the bowling alley wasn't the banker.

Casey was 1 year older than the teacher.

Of the date that took Kara to the movies and the 24-year-old, one was the boxer and the other was Leslie.

bowling alley
concert
movies
restaurant
skating rink


Every year Simon takes an "adventure holiday" with a friend to some new location within the United States.  Determine each trip's activity, state and year, as well as the friend Simon went with.

The Maine holiday wasn't the kayaking trip.

The holiday with Samuel was in Louisiana.

Of the Utah holiday and the holiday with Neal, one was the hiking holiday and the other was in 2004.

The Maine trip was 3 years before the Louisiana vacation.

The skydiving trip is either the Utah vacation or the vacation with Samuel.

Of the 2002 holiday and the vacation with Neal, one was in Rhode Island and the other was in Maine.

The vacation with Neal was the hang gliding trip.

The vacation with Yvonne is either the kayaking trip or the hiking vacation.

camping
hang gliding
hiking
kayaking
skydiving

Illinois
Louisiana
Maine
Rhode Island
Utah


A competition was held recently at which several universities entered specially-engineered cars to see whose could go the farthest on 10 gallons of gas.  Match each car to its team and determine its maximum speed and total distance.

The Yamahana had a high speed of 67 MPH.

The Zenmoto didn't drive for exactly 550 miles.

The Ober College team's automobile didn't have a high speed of exactly 81 MPH.

The Cober wasn't built by the Mersey Tech team.

The automobile with a high speed of 69 MPH drove 25 fewer miles than the Yamahana.

The Awick drove 25 fewer miles than the Mersey Tech team's automobile.

The Zenmoto didn't have a high speed of exactly 75 MPH.

The automobile with a high speed of 69 MPH drove somewhat farther than the Varseyton team's automobile.

The Trebus State team's automobile drove 50 miles farther than the automobile with a high speed of 62 MPH.

The automobile that drove for 625 miles wasn't built by the Ober College team.

Of the car with a high speed of 67 MPH and the Awick, one drove for 575 miles and the other was built by the Varseyton team.

525 miles
550 miles
575 miles
600 miles
625 miles

Alby College
Mersey Tech
Ober College
Trebus State
Varseyton


A series of competitive rowers recently raced to see who among them could be the first to cross the Pacific westwards, from California to Japan.  Using only the clues that follow, match each racer to his or her rowing time (in days), and determine their start and end points.

The competitor who traveled for 228 days didn't finished at Onagawa.

The athlete who finished at Hachinohe didn't start out from Point Arena.

The athlete who started from Point Arena finished 22 days before the rower who finished at Takahagi.

Rodney didn't finish in exactly 217 days.

The competitor who traveled for 217 days, Nina, and the athlete who started from Morro Bay are three different rowers.

Joey finished 22 days before the competitor who started from Arcata.

Of Nina and the rower who started from Encinitas, one finished at Yamada and the other finished in 206 days.

Of Charlie and the rower who started from Point Arena, one finished in 195 days and the other finished in 228 days.

184 days
195 days
206 days
217 days
228 days

Arcata
Encinitas
Morro Bay
Pescadero
Point Arena

Choshi Hachinohe Onagawa Takahagi Yamada


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

The patient with the 12 noon appointment is either Nathan or the person with Lifealign insurance.

The person with the 9:00am appointment is complaining about hip pain.

The person suffering from hip pain has an appointment 1 hour before the patient suffering from shingles.

The person with the 10:00am appointment, Ian, the person with Triflex insurance and Nathan are all different patients.

Neither the person with the 11:00am appointment nor the patient suffering from vertigo is the person with HealthCo insurance.

The patient with Red Shield insurance has an appointment 1 hour after Nathan.

Of the patient suffering from shingles and the person with HealthCo insurance, one is Ian and the other is Steven.

Of Oscar and the patient with the 10:00am appointment, one has Red Shield insurance and the other is complaining about vertigo.

foot pain
heartburn
hip pain
shingles
vertigo

Fumanix
HealthCo
Lifealign
Red Shield
Triflex


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.

The pair from Project City finished 6 seconds after David's duo.

The duo that finished in 29 seconds wasn't from Ireton.

The pair that finished in 41 seconds didn't include Robyn.

Of the duo that finished in 29 seconds and Garrett's duo, one included Valerie and the other was from Gouldsboro.

The duo that finished in 35 seconds included Sandy.

Of Patti's team and the team that finished in 35 seconds, one included David and the other was from Emeryville.

Garrett's duo finished 6 seconds before Eddie's duo.

Cedric's duo finished sometime before David's duo.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds
41 seconds

Emeryville
Gouldsboro
Ireton
Project City
San Jacinto


Odysseus Exploration Company has been focused on salvaging a number of known pirate wrecks from the Celtic Sea.  Using only the clues below, match each of the ships they're investigating to the year it sank and its final captain, and determine its country of origin.

Of the vessel captained by Four Eyed Fin and the vessel that sank in 1767, one was the Sea Shame and the other hailed from Ireland.

The Dagger sank 18 years before the Vile Night.

Of the vessel from Sweden and the ship captained by Ruthless Ruby, one was the Crusty Knave and the other went down in 1749.

The Mermaid was captained by Crazy Kate.

The vessel captained by Ruthless Ruby sank 18 years after the ship captained by Four Eyed Fin.

The ship from Ireland sank 54 years after the boat from Spain.

The one from Spain was captained by Wicked Weiss.

The boat that sank in 1731 wasn't from France.

Crusty Knave
Dagger
Mermaid
Sea Shame
Vile Night

Crazy Kate
Four Eyed Fin
Red Beard Ben
Ruthless Ruby
Wicked Weiss


Michael's been teaching himself the basics of rugby, and has gone to watch a number of recent games near his hometown.  Using only the clues below, match each game to its final score, date and winning team, and determine the town in which each game was held.

The 20-13 match was 8 days before the game in Avila Beach.

The October 19 game didn't finish with a score of 34-7.

The game with the Dragons was sometime after the 28-10 match.

The match with the Rams wasn't in Ferndale.

Of the game with the Eagles and the October 11 match, one finished with a score of 20-13 and the other was in Avila Beach.

The game with the White Rhinos wasn't on October 15.

The October 11 game, the 34-7 game and the 28-10 match are all different games.

The game with the Red and Blues was 4 days after the match with the Eagles.

The 18-6 game was 4 days after the game in Humeston.

The game with the Rams was on October 19.

The October 15 match is either the match in Edinburg or the game with the Rams.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19

Dragons
Eagles
Rams
Red and Blues
White Rhinos

Avila Beach
Edinburg
Ferndale
Groveland
Humeston


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 person who ordered coconut for their first scoop and the person who ordered mango for their first scoop, one was fourth in line and the other ordered lemon for their second scoop.

The first customer ordered coffee for their second scoop.

Hope ordered mango for their first scoop.

The person who ordered chocolate for their second scoop didn't order raspberry for their first scoop.

The person who ordered strawberry for their second scoop was 2 spots in line ahead of Miguel.

Tara didn't order raspberry for their first scoop.

Leslie was somewhere in line behind the person who ordered coffee for their second scoop.

Of the second customer and the customer who ordered egg nog for their second scoop, one was Miguel and the other ordered peppermint for their first scoop.

The customer who ordered mango for their first scoop was 2 spots in line behind the customer who ordered coffee for their second scoop.

coconut mango peppermint raspberry vanilla

chocolate
coffee
egg nog
lemon
strawberry


Josephine is studying some of the largest earthquakes ever to hit a seismically-active island chain in the South Pacific.  Help her match each quake to its year, duration, Richter-scale rating and the island located in its epicenter.

Of the event with a duration of 52 seconds and the event with its epicenter at Fujizen, one had a rating of 8.3 and the other had a rating of 8.5.

The quake with its epicenter at Fujizen occurred 6 years before the event with a duration of 49 seconds.

The 8.5 event occurred 12 years after the 9.1 earthquake.

The quake with its epicenter at Lorak didn't have a rating of 8.5.

The earthquake with its epicenter at Lorak didn't last for exactly 97 seconds.

The earthquake with a duration of 58 seconds didn't have a rating of 8.2.

The earthquake with its epicenter at Miya didn't happen in 1938.

The earthquake with a duration of 52 seconds was either the 8.5 earthquake or the 9.1 quake.

The quake that took place in 1944 had a rating of 8.2.

Of the 9.1 event and the quake with a duration of 99 seconds, one happened in 1932 and the other had its epicenter at Garenia.

49 seconds
52 seconds
58 seconds
97 seconds
99 seconds


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 sherbet paid  less than the one who had the earl grey tea.

Of Addie and the diner who ordered the souffle, one paid $9.99 and the other had the cafe latte.

Of the one who had the cafe americano and the person who paid $6.99, one was Marco and the other ordered the gelato.

Delia paid  less than the diner who ordered the parfait.

Elizabeth didn't order the bread pudding.

The five friends were Gary, the one who had the cafe mocha, the one who had the cafe americano, the one who had the espresso and the diner who ordered the parfait.

Of the diner who ordered the bread pudding and the person who paid $8.99, one had the espresso and the other was Marco.

The person who paid $8.99 was either Marco or the one who had the cafe mocha.

cafe americano
cafe latte
cafe mocha
earl grey tea
espresso

bread pudding
gelato
parfait
sherbet
souffle


Help Ramon figure out his new senior-year class schedule.  Match each of his classes to the appropriate period, and determine the teacher and room number of each.

Of the course in room 319 and the third period class, one is taught by Mr. Glover and the other is Art.

Mr. Kerr's class is held 2 periods before Mr. Hardy's class.

Mr. Travis's class is held 1 period before the Art class.

The course in room 125 is held during fourth period.

The class in room 319 is held 3 periods before the course in room 122.

The Geometry class is held sometime before Mr. Zamora's class.

The course in room 405 isn't taught by Mr. Glover.


The Norfolk Times recently sponsored a "Sail Around the World" race that pitted dozens of sailors against each other to see who could circumnavigate the globe, solo, in the fewest number of days.  Using only the clues below, match each sailor who actually finished the race to his or her boat and boat type, and determine how many days it took them to complete their circumnavigation.

Of the person in the sloop and the sailor who finished in 274 days, one sailed the Alpha One and the other was Vicky Estes.

The owner of the Wave Dancer took somewhat fewer days to finish than Vicky Estes.

The sailor in the catamaran took 4 fewer days to finish than the owner of the Shady Lady.

The owner of the Sea Dart took somewhat fewer days to finish than Gil Baxter.

The sailor who finished in 286 days didn't sail the Alpha One.

The competitor who finished in 270 days was either Tara Carroll or the competitor in the catamaran.

Vicky Estes took somewhat fewer days to finish than the sailor in the ketch.

Of Ed Alexander and the competitor who finished in 274 days, one sailed the Confluence and the other sailed the Shady Lady.

Tara Carroll didn't use the pilot cutter.

Ed Alexander
Gil Baxter
Neal Bundt
Tara Carroll
Vicky Estes

catamaran
ketch
pilot cutter
schooner
sloop

Alpha One
Confluence
Sea Dart
Shady Lady
Wave Dancer


The Hominyville Craft Fair features a "candle cornucopia," where several different local candlemakers are offering their top-selling candles for sale.  Using only the clues below, match each candle's two fragrances to its price and candlemaker.

Of the fig product and the $5.50 product, one is Olga's and the other is Edna's.

Of the peach candle and the cinnamon candle, one is Hope's and the other is $5.50.

The fig candle costs  more than the apple product.

Francisco's candle, the sandalwood candle, and the $8.50 product are three different products.

The five products are Olga's candle, the $6.50 product, the cinnamon candle, the $7.50 candle and the $8.50 candle.

Hope's candle costs 3 dollars less than the apple candle.

cinnamon clove lavender sandalwood vanilla


Salvatore is a professional wildlife photographer who has sold a number of his shots recently to nature magazines.  Using only the clues that follow, match each shoot to the month in which it took place, the animal it featured, the magazine that bought it and the price that was paid.

The shot of the arctic fox was taken 3 months after the shot published by Travel Almanac.

The photo that cost $250 was published by Travel Almanac.

Neither the photo that cost $550 nor the shot of the giant tortoise was the photo taken in March.

The shot of the giant tortoise was taken in May.

The photo taken in July didn't cost $550.

Neither the photo that cost $950 nor the photo taken in May was the photo of the tree kangaroo.

The photo that cost $150 wasn't published by Wildzone.

Of the photo that cost $150 and the shot published by Science World, one was taken in March and the other was taken in July.

The shot of the red panda wasn't taken in April.

Of the shot taken in May and the photo of the orangutan, one was published by The Geographer and the other cost $150.

arctic fox
giant tortoise
orangutan
red panda
tree kangaroo

Animal Science
Science World
The Geographer
Travel Almanac
Wildzone


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.

Energo charges 4 cents less per gallon than the business in Harlan.

The store charging $1.19 per gallon isn't on N Street.

Of the business on Sunset Way and the store charging $1.19 per gallon, one is Kwik Mart and the other is in Firebaugh.

The store charging $1.11 per gallon is either the gas station on Buffalo Lane or Vexon.

The gas station in Firebaugh charges somewhat less per gallon than Vexon.

The gas station on Sunset Way charges 4 cents less per gallon than Ballantines.

The store charging $1.11 per gallon isn't in Yountville.

The gas station charging $1.07 per gallon is either the store in Chester or the gas station in Firebaugh.

The five stations are the store on Gillis Avenue, the gas station in Firebaugh, the business in Harlan, the business in Yountville and the business charging $1.07 per gallon.

Ballantines
Energo
Fuel Stop
Kwik Mart
Vexon

Chester Firebaugh Harlan Udell Yountville

Buffalo Lane
Gillis Avenue
N Street
Rice Court
Sunset Way


Lorena's Specialty Cakes has a number of different orders to fulfill this week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each customer to their specialty cake's shape and flavor, and determine the day each is to be delivered.

The lemon cake will be delivered 2 days before Mrs. Ingram's cake.

The banana cake will be delivered sometime before the key lime cake.

The October 5 delivery is either the cake shaped like a turtle or Mrs. Ingram's order.

Neither the cake shaped like a sailboat nor the October 9 delivery is Mrs. Danielson's cake.

Mrs. Danielson's cake won't be shaped like a baseball glove.

The key lime cake won't be shaped like a bowling pin.

The cake shaped like a sailboat will be delivered 1 day after Mrs. Nolan's order.

The October 9 delivery won't be chocolate-flavored.

The lemon cake will be delivered 1 day before Mrs. Gillespie's order.

Of the cake shaped like a turtle and the cake shaped like a bowling pin, one will be delivered on October 9 and the other will be lemon-flavored.

Mrs. Gillespie's cake won't be banana-flavored.

Danielson Estrada Gillespie Ingram Nolan

baseball glove
bowling pin
sailboat
sports car
turtle

banana
chocolate
key lime
lemon
raspberry


Arnold's got a number of car rental reservations to handle today.  Help him out by matching each customer to her car, pickup location and contract length.

The reservation to be picked up in Groveland is for a period 1 day longer than the reservation to be picked up in Los Altos.

Mira Morrow's reservation isn't for the Fiat.

The Volvo rental is for a period 3 days shorter than Mira Morrow's rental.

Of the 5 day reservation and the Hyundai rental, one is Juana Juarez's and the other is Mira Morrow's.

The rental to be picked up in Redding isn't for the Toyota.

The 5 day reservation is either the reservation to be picked up in Redding or the reservation to be picked up in Los Altos.

Neither the 4 day rental nor the Volvo rental is Irene Ingram's rental.

Irene Ingram's reservation will be picked up in Durham.

Juana Juarez's reservation is for a period 2 days longer than Wanda Wilson's rental.

The 4 day rental will be picked up in Groveland.

The Volvo reservation is for a somewhat shorter period than the rental to be picked up in Los Altos.

The 3 day reservation isn't for the Fiat.

Irene Ingram
Juana Juarez
Mira Morrow
Wanda Wilson
Zora Zinn

Durham
Groveland
Los Altos
Redding
Valencia


The 13-9 game was sometime after the match with the Red and Blues.

Of the October 11 match and the match with the Warriors, one finished with a score of 13-9 and the other was in Groveland.

Of the game in Avila Beach and the October 15 match, one finished with a score of 18-6 and the other featured the Dragons.

The game in Coachella was sometime after the match with the Dragons.

The October 19 match didn't finish with a score of 34-7.

Of the 20-13 match and the match in Avila Beach, one featured the Dragons and the other was on October 7.

The match with the Dragons wasn't in Ferndale.

The game with the Warriors, the October 15 match, and the October 19 match are three different games.

The match with the Rams was 12 days after the match in Avila Beach.

Dragons
Rams
Red and Blues
Warriors
White Rhinos

Avila Beach
Coachella
Ferndale
Groveland
Island Falls


Several of Mrs. Albertson's U.S. History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different American President.  Match each student to their President and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes got the A-.

Of the student who got the A and Willie, one talked about President Taft and the other spoke for 5 minutes.

Nadine spoke 6 minutes more than Josefina.

The presenter who got the C+ talked about President Ford.

Josefina didn't talk about President Coolidge.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Bush spoke 6 minutes less than Willie.

Willie was either the student who got the C- or the presenter who got the C+.

Loretta spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who gave the presentation on President Bush.

The student who gave the presentation on President Ford was either the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes or Muriel.

5 minutes
8 minutes
11 minutes
14 minutes
17 minutes


Samantha works to help recent law-school graduates find jobs in the legal industry.  Using only the clues below, match each of her latest placements to the date they were hired and the name of the law firm that hired them, as well as the law school from which they graduated.

Abel was hired 6 days after the Haynes Inc. hire.

Of Nadine and the Rutherford College graduate, one was hired by Velez & York and the other was hired by Ingram & Kemp.

Rosalie is either the Albion College graduate or the Summit College graduate.

The Summit College graduate was hired 3 days after the Velez & York hire.

Of the person hired on March 21st and the Summit College graduate, one is Rosalie and the other was hired by Green & Hayes.

The person hired on March 12th didn't graduate from Northridge College.

The Haynes Inc. hire is either Kelvin or the person hired on March 15th.

The Summit College graduate was hired 6 days before the Ingram & Kemp hire.

Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Haynes Inc.
Ingram & Kemp
Velez & York

Albion Faraday Northridge Rutherford Summit


There have been a number of new wildfires reported today in Southern California, and a series of different "Smokejumper" teams have been deployed to parachute in and combat them.  Using only the clues below, determine each team's jump time, location and team size.

The team that dropped at Dana Point deployed 3 hours after the team with 9 members.

The squad that jumped at 12:00pm doesn't have exactly 5 members.

The squad with 5 members deployed 1 hour after Charlie Group.

The five teams are the team with 10 members, the team that jumped at 9:00am, Foxtrot Group, Tango Group and Whiskey Group.

The team that dropped at Crestline X is either Foxtrot Group or the team that jumped at 9:00am.

Of the squad that dropped at Brook Woods and the squad that dropped at Dana Point, one is Charlie Group and the other deployed at 12:00pm.

Of Tango Group and Yankee Group, one has 8 people in it and the other was dropped at Ezra Forest.

The team that dropped at Ezra Forest deployed 1 hour after the squad with 6 members.

The squad that jumped at 8:00am was dropped at Crestline X.

Anthon Ridge
Brook Woods
Crestline X
Dana Point
Ezra Forest


Walter's Bread and Cheese served several customers this morning.  Match each customer to the type of bread and cheese they ordered, and determine what time each customer came in.

The customer who came in at 9:00am was either the person who ordered rye bread or the customer who ordered pumpernickel.

Louise came in an hour and a half before the person who ordered matzo.

Of Kelly and the customer who asked for ricotta, one asked for matzo and the other came in at 8:00am.

Of the customer who came in at 8:30am and the person who ordered rye bread, one ordered parmesan and the other was Kelly.

The person who ordered naan came in sometime after the person who asked for havarti.

The person who came in at 7:30am didn't order pumpernickel.

The person who asked for limburger was either the person who ordered challah or the person who ordered rye bread.

challah
matzo
naan
pumpernickel
rye bread


Bill writes a weekly article in his local newspaper covering the latest multi-million dollar lottery winners from across the country.  Using only the clues below, help Bill with his research by matching each lottery winner to his or her home state, total prize winnings and current occupation.

The person who won $25 million was the teacher.

Of Ed Elliott and Alice Anders, one was from Georgia and the other was the doctor.

The winner who won $15 million was either the winner from Georgia or the person from Utah.

The five people were Gil Greene, the teacher, the doctor, the winner who won $5 million and the winner who won $10 million.

Ferris Fry didn't win exactly $25 million.

Ferris Fry won somewhat more than Ed Elliott.

The winner who won $20 million wasn't from Tennessee.

Of Betty Baxter and the winner who won $5 million, one was from Ohio and the other was the accountant.

$5 million
$10 million
$15 million
$20 million
$25 million

Alice Anders
Betty Baxter
Ed Elliott
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene

Georgia
Ohio
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Utah

accountant banker doctor senator teacher


The Addison County Amphibian Club met today, and several of its members brought their newest acquisitions.  Match each girl to her newest amphibian pet - determine its  species and the town and month in which it was purchased.

Freda's pet was bought 3 months before Darlene's pet.

Neither the horned toad nor the animal bought in March is the amphibian purchased in Evansdale.

The amphibian bought in February is either Nettie's pet or Gertrude's pet.

Nettie's pet wasn't purchased in Kernville.

The animal purchased in Jamaica is the newt.

The animal purchased in Falmouth is the salamander.

The animal purchased in Jamaica, Nettie's pet, the animal bought in January and the animal bought in March are all different amphibians.

Of the bullfrog and Joann's pet, one was bought in January and the other was purchased in Boothbay.

The amphibian bought in April wasn't purchased in Jamaica.

bullfrog
cane toad
horned toad
newt
salamander

Boothbay Evansdale Falmouth Jamaica Kernville


Pelican Bay College is sending a number of graduate students out to sea, each to study a different species of shark.  Using only the clues that follow, match each student to his or her ship and shark species, and determine the month in which their project will begin.

The hammerhead shark project starts 1 month after the project on the Osprey.

The blacktip shark project is on the Liberty.

Charlie's project starts 1 month before the assignment on the Odyssey.

Neither the project on the Osprey nor Tricia's assignment is the goblin shark assignment.

Of the assignment on the Pegasus and Tricia's assignment, one starts in June and the other is concerned with blacktip sharks.

Charlie's study starts 3 months before the basking shark assignment.

The leopard shark study starts sometime after the project on the Liberty.

Darryl's assignment isn't on the Pegasus.

basking blacktip goblin hammerhead leopard


Pearl's cell phone stopped working this week, so she's decided to go shopping for a brand new one.  Help her narrow down her choices by matching each phone to its brand name and storage size (in GBs), and determine the price of each.

The $25 phone has 4 GB more storage than the Alphalon II.

The Alphalon II has 2 GB more storage than the Winnow XD.

The $125 item is either the Mobilex phone or the Winnow XD.

The 4 GB phone is either the $145 item or the $165 phone.

The Volkia item has somewhat more storage than the Alphalon II.

Of the Lunia V2 and the Dynatra phone, one costs $25 and the other has 6 GB of storage.

The 8 GB item is either the $199 item or the Epplex 7s.

Alphalon II
Epplex 7s
Lunia V2
Portimax C
Winnow XD


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 alligator caught in Lynn isn't 11.5 feet long.

The alligator caught in Troy is either the 15 year old animal or Bubba.

Of Daredevil and the gator caught in Argo, one is 13.6 feet long and the other is 20 years old.

The alligator that is 13.6 feet long is 5 years younger than the alligator caught in Gary.

The alligator that is 14.0 feet long, Big Boy, the 15 year old alligator and the gator caught in Pisa are all different gators.

Of the 25 year old gator and the animal caught in Pisa, one is 12.0 feet long and the other is 11.5 feet long.

Of Draco and the gator that is 14.0 feet long, one was captured in Argo and the other is 10 years old.

9.4 feet
11.5 feet
12.0 feet
13.6 feet
14.0 feet


This year's Oscar nominations were announced this morning!  Using only the clues below, match each of these films to its director and total number of nominations received, and determine the genre of each.

The action film is either the film that received 2 nominations or the film that received 6 nominations.

Of the movie that received 6 nominations and the movie directed by Tank Reznor, one was the musical and the other is Thorn of Suns.

The five films are the movie directed by Adrienne Day, the film that received 4 nominations, the thriller, the musical and the film that received 5 nominations.

Of the musical and the film that received 5 nominations, one is Sea of Dreams and the other was directed by Gabby Jones.

The film directed by Maddie Mintz is either the movie that received 3 nominations or the movie that received 2 nominations.

The drama wasn't directed by Gabby Jones.

The film that received 4 nominations was the film-noir.

Fatal Sheen
Maximum Risk
Sea of Dreams
The Illusion
Thorn of Suns

Adrienne Day
Gabby Jones
Maddie Mintz
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor

action film
drama
film-noir
musical
thriller


Rowena, the head librarian at the Juniper Hills Public Library, has to make several calls today to inquire about overdue library books.  Using only the clues that follow, match each book to its due date and borrower, and determine the author of each title.

Neither the book due on September 15 nor Ken's book is "Kip and Ken".

"Time to Burn" is either Ken's book or the title due on September 22.

The title by Fred Fuentes was due 3 weeks after "Time to Burn".

Ken's book wasn't written by Kim Kramer.

"Frogs of Iowa" was due 1 week after Geraldine's book.

Franklin's book was written by Lyle Lester.

The title by Gabby Garza was due sometime after "Heaven's Seal".

Of the book due on September 22 and the book by Gabby Garza, one was "Heaven's Seal" and the other was taken out by Zachary.

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29

Frogs of Iowa
Heaven\'s Seal
Kip and Ken
Ohio Haunts
Time to Burn

Betty Bush
Fred Fuentes
Gabby Garza
Kim Kramer
Lyle Lester


Josephine is studying some of the largest earthquakes ever to hit a seismically-active island chain in the South Pacific.  Help her match each quake to its year, duration, Richter-scale rating and the island located in its epicenter.

The 9.0 event occurred 12 years before the 8.7 quake.

The earthquake with a duration of 52 seconds had a rating of 9.1.

The 9.1 quake occurred 12 years after the event with a duration of 99 seconds.

The earthquake with its epicenter at Aldcard occurred 6 years after the earthquake with its epicenter at Haruno.

The event with a duration of 49 seconds didn't have a rating of 8.4.

The event with its epicenter at Haruno occurred 12 years after the 8.4 earthquake.

Neither the 8.4 earthquake nor the 9.0 event was the quake with a duration of 58 seconds.

The quake with its epicenter at Umkad occurred 12 years after the event with its epicenter at Quyit.

The earthquake with a duration of 99 seconds had a rating of 8.7.

49 seconds
52 seconds
58 seconds
84 seconds
99 seconds


The world-famous Punta Santiago Rose Gardening Championships were held this week.  Using only the clues below, match each gardener to her rose and hometown, and determine the final placement for each.

Of the altissimo and Lydia's rose, one was grown in Olin and the other won first place.

The flower grown in Gardena finished 2 places ahead of Francine's flower.

The rose that won fourth place wasn't grown by Renee.

The flower grown in Gardena, the dame de coeur, and the altissimo are three different flowers.

The flower grown in Hardy wasn't grown by Deanna.

The rose grown in Hardy finished 1 place behind Lydia's rose.

The old blush finished somewhere ahead of the flower grown in Gardena.

The flower grown in Newport Beach was either the altissimo or Francine's flower.

The rose grown in Hardy wasn't grown by Renee.

altissimo
dame de coeur
old blush
perle d\'or
quietness

Gardena
Hardy
Junction City
Newport Beach
Olin


Louis Perini has been studying the deepest parts of the world's oceans for decades, and has personally discovered a number of previously unknown deep sea creatures.  Using only the clues below, match each new animal he discovered to the depth, location and year in which it was found.

The specimen discovered in the Tethys Trough was found 3,000 feet lower down than the specimen found in 1984.

The five animals are the animal found at 21,000 ft, the creature found in 1989, the animal found in 1978, the anglerfish and the tube worm.

The creature found in 2006 was found 4,500 feet lower down than the animal found in 1984.

Of the creature discovered in the Fallon Deep and the creature found at 18,000 ft, one was found in 1989 and the other is the daggertooth.

The tube worm wasn't discovered in the Willis Trench.

The viperfish wasn't discovered in the Tethys Trough.

Of the animal found at 15,000 ft and the animal found in 1989, one was discovered in the Zini Trench and the other is the tube worm.

anglerfish
bristlemouth
daggertooth
tube worm
viperfish

Fallon Deep
Tethys Trough
Velma Deep
Willis Trench
Zini Trench


Salvatore is a professional wildlife photographer who has sold a number of his shots recently to nature magazines.  Using only the clues that follow, match each shoot to the month in which it took place, the animal it featured, the magazine that bought it and the price that was paid.

The photo taken in June was either the photo that cost $825 or the shot published by Animal Science.

The photo of the red panda was taken in March.

Of the photo taken in May and the shot of the giant tortoise, one cost $550 and the other was published by Science World.

The shot taken in July wasn't published by Nature Monthly.

Of the shot that cost $300 and the photo taken in March, one was of the polar bear and the other was published by Animal Science.

Of the shot published by The Geographer and the shot taken in July, one was of the polar bear and the other cost $250.

The photo of the arctic fox wasn't taken in May.

The photo that cost $300 was taken 1 month after the photo published by Science World.

arctic fox
giant tortoise
polar bear
red panda
snow leopard

Animal Science
Nature Monthly
Science World
The Geographer
Travel Almanac


Jamie has sold several custom hockey jerseys through his online company, SportCo.  Match each jersey to its player, and determine the size, color and number of each.

Number 37 and the size 8 shirt are different jerseys.

Ingram's jersey is 1 size larger than the white jersey.

Neither number 42 nor the size 8 shirt is the yellow jersey.

Number 28 is 1 size larger than Ellison's shirt.

Number 42 is either Kirby's jersey or the purple jersey.

Of the size 9 jersey and Alford's jersey, one is purple and the other is number 37.


The movie that received 6 nominations was directed by Adrienne Day.

The movie directed by Virgil Katz received one fewer nomination than the romance.

Bold Service wasn't directed by Adrienne Day.

Of the film directed by Virgil Katz and Maximum Risk, one got 5 nominations and the other was the thriller.

The film-noir wasn't directed by Adrienne Day.

The thriller received  more nominations than Silk Mist.

The film directed by Tank Reznor received one more nomination than the romance.

The movie directed by Virgil Katz received one more nomination than the musical.

The film that received 6 nominations, the musical, and the movie directed by Maddie Mintz are three different films.

Bold Service
Fatal Sheen
Maximum Risk
Silk Mist
The Illusion

Adrienne Day
Gabby Jones
Maddie Mintz
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz

drama film-noir musical romance thriller


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 Haytouch interview isn't in Crescent City.

The interview for the tech support position is sometime after the meeting in Upper Lake.

Of the meeting for the janitor position and the interview in Norwalk, one is on August 22nd and the other is at Haytouch.

The Sancode interview isn't for the graphic design job.

The Laneplex interview isn't for the tech support job.

The interview in Crescent City is for the janitor job.

Of the meeting on August 24th and the interview in Kings Beach, one is for the web developer job and the other is at Laneplex.

The meeting in Kings Beach is 3 days after the Sancode interview.

The Streeter Inc. interview is on August 23rd.

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

Canway
Haytouch
Laneplex
Sancode
Streeter Inc.

copywriter
graphic design
janitor
tech support
web developer

Bellevue
Crescent City
Kings Beach
Norwalk
Upper Lake


The Ocala International Film Festival is being held this week.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the director, running time and title of each film, as well as the country in which each was produced.

The film produced in Ukraine isn't Jacky Steel.

The movie produced in Belgium is either Ben Barrera's film or Tearful Night.

Jesse Jimenez's film has a running time of 55 minutes.

Ben Barrera's film is 5 minutes longer than Jesse Jimenez's film.

Tearful Night is 5 minutes shorter than Eric Edwards's film.

Of Eric Edwards's film and the film with a running time of 55 minutes, one was made in Norway and the other is Jacky Steel.

The film with a running time of 70 minutes, Jacky Steel, the movie produced in Denmark and Tearful Night are all different films.

Ben Barrera's film is either the film with a running time of 65 minutes or the film produced in Denmark.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes
75 minutes

Ben Barrera
Eric Edwards
Gus Guzman
Jesse Jimenez
Keith King

Arctic Visions
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Tearful Night
West of Eden


Help Avery figure out the shipping costs for each customer, and determine what's in each package and where it is being shipped to.

Of Pablo's package and the package going to Quimby, one cost $8.75 and the other contains the computer.

The shipment with the rare book in it isn't Everett's.

The shipment with the television in it didn't cost $8.75.

Of the package with the rare book in it and Ian's package, one cost $7.75 and the other is going to Quimby.

The package going to Quimby cost 1 dollar less than Oscar's package.

The shipment going to Waterville is Pablo's.

The shipment going to Kennebunk cost 1 dollar less than the shipment going to Fontanelle.

Neither Oscar's shipment nor the package with the rare book in it is the shipment going to Fontanelle.

The shipment with the tea set in it cost somewhat less than the package with the rare book in it.

The package with the tea set in it didn't cost $5.75.

basketball
computer
rare book
tea set
television

Cherryfield Fontanelle Kennebunk Quimby Waterville


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.

Tina's team finished 6 seconds before the team from Nobleboro.

Brandon's duo didn't finish in exactly 32 seconds.

The duo from Riverside finished 6 seconds before the duo from Frazier Park.

Sandy's team, Eddie's duo, and the team from Nobleboro are three different teams.

Eddie's duo finished sometime before the duo from Riverside.

Sandy's team finished 3 seconds after the pair from Project City.

The pair that finished in 32 seconds included Sandy.

The pair from Project City was either Robyn's team or David's duo.

The pair that finished in 38 seconds didn't include Wendy.

Cedric's duo didn't finish in exactly 35 seconds.

Frazier Park
Gouldsboro
Nobleboro
Project City
Riverside


Help Diana sort out her next several hotel guests by matching each guest to his or her room number, home state, and the length of their stay.

The client from Texas is staying 1 day longer than the customer in room 124.

The customer who is staying for 5 days isn't in room 320.

The client in room 124, Tran, and the customer from Hawaii are three different people.

The customer from Virginia is staying 3 fewer days than the client from Wisconsin.

The guest in room 203 is staying 3 days longer than the customer from Texas.

Mrs. Fowler isn't staying for exactly 4 days.

Mrs. Fowler is staying somewhat longer than the person from Virginia.

Tran is staying 2 days longer than the client in room 314.

The client who is staying for 4 days is either the person in room 209 or the person in room 314.

Hawaii
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin


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 diver who reached a depth of 98 meters dove sixth.

The diver from Uganda reached a maximum depth that was 3 meters shallower than the competitor who went fifth.

The person from Romania, the competitor who reached a depth of 104 meters, the diver who reached a depth of 101 meters and the contestant who reached a depth of 110 meters were all different divers.

The contestant who reached a depth of 104 meters wasn't from Uganda.

Ed Elliott went to a maximum depth of 98 meters.

The competitor who went second was either Arnold Avery or Gumbo Giles.

The person who went seventh reached a maximum depth that was  shallower than Ferris Frye.

The person from Switzerland didn't go fifth.

The contestant who went sixth reached a maximum depth that was 3 meters shallower than Gumbo Giles.

Of the person who reached a depth of 107 meters and Arnold Avery, one dove fifth and the other was from Denmark.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters
110 meters

Arnold Avery
Daniel Day
Ed Elliott
Ferris Frye
Gumbo Giles

Denmark Romania Switzerland Uganda Yemen


Powerhouse Records is about to release its first charity album next month.  Each track on the album is by a different band, and all proceeds directly benefit the California SPCA.  Using only the clues that follow, match each track to its band, title and genre, and determine its order on the album.

Of the country track and the fourth track, one is "I Think of You" and the other is by Silver Blue.

The dubstep track is 2 tracks before Abacus's song.

The bluegrass track isn't "Anything Else".

Of Legion Five's track and the third song, one is bluegrass and the other is "Can't Escape".

The country song is 3 tracks before "Can't Escape".

Hustle Boys's song is sometime before the country track.

The five tracks are "What We Need", the fifth song, the grunge track, Hustle Boys's song and the bluegrass song.

Abacus
Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Legion Five
Silver Blue

Anything Else
Beverly
Can\'t Escape
I Think of You
What We Need

bluegrass
country
dubstep
grunge
rock and roll


Professor Barrie is an impact crater specialist at the University of Dusseldorf.  Help him with his research by matching each of the listed impact craters to its size (diameter in meters), geological period, and the country in which it was found.

Of the one in modern-day Guinea and the Cersay impact crater, one was formed during the Silurian period and the other is 125 m. wide.

The 200 m. wide one wasn't found in Sudan.

The Cretaceous impact crater is 75 meters smaller than the Devonian impact crater.

The Carboniferous impact crater is 25 meters wider than the Kimeta impact crater.

The Ormagh impact crater is 150 m. wide.

The Asanish impact crater was formed during the Cambrian period.

The Cersay impact crater is 25 meters wider than the Cretaceous impact crater.

The Vorckin impact crater wasn't found in Sudan.

The Asanish impact crater wasn't found in Zambia.

The 125 m. wide one wasn't found in Zambia.

The Cersay impact crater wasn't found in Sudan.

The one in modern-day Russia wasn't formed during the Cambrian period.

Cambrian Carboniferous Cretaceous Devonian Silurian


Maurice had several customers in his tattoo parlor today, each of which requested a simple tattoo of their astrological sign.  Match each customer to their zodiac sign and tattoo color, and determine the price for each.

The Taurus paid 5 dollars less than the customer who got the orange tattoo.

Of the customer who paid $35 and Phillip, one was the Taurus and the other got the violet tattoo.

The Aquarius was either the customer who got the blue tattoo or Wilma.

The customer who got the red tattoo paid  less than the customer who got the black tattoo.

The Sagittarius paid 10 dollars more than the person who got the orange tattoo.

Janie paid 10 dollars less than Phillip.

The person who paid $55 didn't get the black tattoo.

Aquarius Pisces Sagittarius Taurus Virgo


The photo taken in July was either the photo that cost $825 or the shot published by Wildzone.

The photo that cost $150 was published by The Geographer.

The shot published by Earth Aware was taken 3 months after the shot that cost $950.

The shot of the tree kangaroo wasn't taken in July.

The shot that cost $150 was taken 1 month before the photo of the red panda.

The shot of the giant tortoise wasn't published by Wildzone.

The photo of the giant tortoise wasn't published by The Geographer.

The shot published by The Geographer was taken 2 months after the photo of the polar bear.

The photo that cost $825 was taken 2 months after the photo published by Animal Science.

giant tortoise
polar bear
red panda
snow leopard
tree kangaroo

Animal Science
Earth Aware
Science World
The Geographer
Wildzone


The local foodie club met at Chez Martin last night for their monthly meal.  Match each person to their choice of wine and entree, and determine how much each owed at the end of the night.

Of the person who paid $26.99 and the diner who ordered the lobster tail, one had the shiraz and the other was Blanca.

The person who paid $25.99 didn't have the merlot.

The one who had the riesling paid 1 dollar more than the diner who ordered the osso bucco.

Of the person who paid $28.99 and the one who had the chianti, one was Virginia and the other ordered the lobster tail.

The diner who ordered the lobster tail paid  less than Kurt.

The diner who ordered the pork chops paid 2 dollars more than the one who had the chianti.

The person who paid $25.99 was either the diner who ordered the blackened tuna or Virginia.

blackened tuna
filet mignon
lobster tail
osso bucco
pork chops


Every year Simon takes an "adventure holiday" with a friend to some new location within the United States.  Determine each trip's activity, state and year, as well as the friend Simon went with.

The cycling holiday was 2 years after the vacation with Bill.

Neither the 2001 vacation nor the hang gliding trip is the vacation with Neal.

The Florida trip was 3 years after the hang gliding holiday.

The Illinois vacation, the cycling vacation, the holiday with Bill and the skydiving vacation are all different trips.

Of the holiday with Lillie and the 2002 trip, one was the hiking holiday and the other was in Connecticut.

The Wyoming vacation wasn't the hiking trip.

The trip with Neal wasn't the skydiving holiday.

Of the vacation with Dustin and the Florida holiday, one was the skydiving holiday and the other was in 2003.

The Illinois trip wasn't the hiking vacation.

camping
cycling
hang gliding
hiking
skydiving

Connecticut
Florida
Illinois
North Carolina
Wyoming


Belfry Books has several projects that need to be translated into English from various foreign languages.  Using only the clues that follow, match each project to its translator, publication year and language, and determine the length of each (in pages).

Ira's assignment is  longer than the French assignment.

The book published in 2002 is 75 pages shorter than Ebony's project.

The Thai assignment is 25 pages shorter than the book published in 2007.

Of the 175 page project and Wallace's project, one was published in 2008 and the other is in Lithuanian.

The Mandarin assignment wasn't published in 2011.

Of the 175 page project and the book published in 2011, one is in Lithuanian and the other is assigned to Hazel.

The French project is 50 pages longer than the book published in 2011.

150 pages
175 pages
200 pages
225 pages
250 pages


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.

The piece made of platinum cost  more than the piece with the amethyst.

The piece with the sapphire cost 100 dollars more than the piece with the amethyst.

The piece with the sapphire is either Elvira's piece or Yolanda's piece.

The piece made of titanium cost 300 dollars more than the piece with the diamond.

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

Of Lorraine's ring and the ring with the amethyst, one is made of titanium and the other cost $1300.

The ring made of 24k gold doesn't have the ruby.

The piece made of palladium cost 100 dollars more than the ring with the diamond.

aquamarine amethyst diamond ruby sapphire

24k gold
palladium
platinum
silver
titanium


Bandboard Magazine is publishing its list of albums that went platinum this year (1 million total sales or more).  Using only the clues below, match each album to its band and the month in which it was released, and determine the total sales and genre of each.

The album that came out in May, the acid rock release, and the record with 1.5 million sales are three different releases.

The glam rock album sold 100,000 more copies than Jagged Knee's album.

The rockabilly release sold somewhat more copies than the record that came out in October.

The grunge release sold 100,000 more copies than the heavy metal release.

The rockabilly release wasn't released in August.

Epoch Lantern's release wasn't released in October.

The release with 1.3 million sales wasn't released in October.

The grunge record sold 100,000 fewer copies than Eagle Ally's album.

Sodium Green's release wasn't released in October.

Epoch Lantern's record wasn't released in August.

Of the record with 1.4 million sales and Jagged Knee's record, one was released in May and the other was acid rock.

Jagged Knee's record was released in February.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million
1.6 million

Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Painted Empire
Sodium Green

acid rock
glam rock
grunge
heavy metal
rockabilly


Jerry has had a busy day taxiing people all around Seattle today.  Help him square his receipts by matching each customer to their fare, pickup point and drop-off location.

The person with the $12.50 fare wasn't picked up at the Space Needle.

Neither the person who got picked up at the Neptune Theatre nor the client with the $12.50 fare was the person who was dropped off on Ash Avenue.

Elvira paid 3 dollars less than the client who was dropped off on Penates Drive.

Elvira wasn't picked up at the Camlin Hotel.

Of the customer who got picked up at the Hoge Building and Vera, one paid $18.50 and the other was dropped off on Ash Avenue.

The customer who was dropped off on Walut Street paid 6 dollars less than the person who was dropped off on Q Street.

The customer who got picked up at the Hoge Building paid 9 dollars more than the person who was dropped off on Penates Drive.

The customer who was dropped off on Q Street wasn't picked up at the Camlin Hotel.

Of the person who got picked up at the Hoge Building and the customer with the $6.50 fare, one was Wayne and the other was dropped off on Walut Street.

The client who got picked up at the Neptune Theatre was either the client who was dropped off on Q Street or Max.

Camlin Hotel
Hoge Building
Neptune Theatre
Olympic Tower
Space Needle

Ash Avenue
Fairfield Lane
Penates Drive
Q Street
Walut Street


Barker County holds a weekly farmer's market every Saturday, during which vegetable sellers from all over the county can set up shop to sell their produce.  Each stall sells only one type of vegetable, and each for a different price per pound.  Using only the clues below, match each seller to his or her vegetable, and determine its price-per-pound as well as the town in which is was grown.

Pablo's vegetables aren't from Bridgeport.

The goods from Susanville aren't the artichokes.

The goods from Zwingle aren't the carrots.

Zachary's goods sell for $2.80 per pound.

The vegetables from Zwingle, the beets, and Zachary's produce are three different vegetables.

Tracey's goods sell for somewhat less per pound than the carrots.

Sue's vegetables are either the beets or the turnips.

The goods that sell for $2.70 per pound aren't from Susanville.

The vegetables from Iowa City sell for 30 cents less per pound than the turnips.

Pablo's produce sell for 10 cents less per pound than the artichokes.

Zachary's goods sell for 10 cents more per pound than Pablo's goods.

artichokes beets carrots spinach turnips

Bridgeport
Iowa City
Redway
Susanville
Zwingle


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

The spider that sold for $45 was the redback.

Neither Phyllis's purchase nor the arachnid that sold for $105 was the specimen from Chile.

Freddie's purchase cost 15 dollars more than the redback.

The specimen from Malawi cost 15 dollars more than the redback.

Phyllis's purchase was either the whip spider or the wolf spider.

Of the specimen from Iran and the wolf spider, one was won by Phyllis and the other sold for $75.

The specimen from Honduras cost 15 dollars more than Freddie's purchase.

The specimen from Qatar wasn't the cart spider.

cart spider
darkback
redback
whip spider
wolf spider


The team from San Jacinto finished sometime before Alexander's duo.

The pair that finished in 38 seconds included Yvonne.

The team that finished in 29 seconds didn't include Sandy.

Of Wendy's team and the duo that finished in 35 seconds, one was from Riverside and the other included Garrett.

Wendy's team finished 3 seconds before the duo from San Jacinto.

Of the team from Riverside and Yvonne's team, one included David and the other finished in 32 seconds.

The pair that finished in 35 seconds didn't include Patti.

Yvonne's team, Eddie's duo, and the team that finished in 29 seconds are three different teams.

The pair that finished in 38 seconds was either Cedric's duo or the pair from Project City.

The team that finished in 41 seconds wasn't from Frazier Park.

Frazier Park
Myers Flat
Project City
Riverside
San Jacinto


Michael's been teaching himself the basics of rugby, and has gone to watch a number of recent games near his hometown.  Using only the clues below, match each game to its final score, date and winning team, and determine the town in which each game was held.

The game in Humeston was 4 days after the match in Avila Beach.

The October 11 game is either the match with the White Rhinos or the 42-20 game.

The match in Avila Beach didn't finish with a score of 34-7.

The game with the Eagles wasn't on October 11.

The 13-9 game was 8 days after the 42-20 game.

The game with the Red and Blues was 8 days after the match in Humeston.

Of the October 3 match and the game in Groveland, one finished with a score of 28-10 and the other featured the Warriors.

The match with the White Rhinos was in Groveland.

The match in Avila Beach was 4 days after the match in Edinburg.

Dragons
Eagles
Red and Blues
Warriors
White Rhinos

Avila Beach
Edinburg
Ferndale
Groveland
Humeston


Dave has opened a studio in downtown Boulder which offers classes in a number of different types of yoga.  Using only the clues below, match each class to its leader and scheduled time, and determine the total number of students in each.

The five classes are the 12:30pm class, Pamela's session, Teresa's session, the session with 12 people and Nancy's class.

Of the iyengar yoga session and the session with 9 people, one is led by Pamela and the other is at 9:30am.

The session with 5 people isn't led by Teresa.

Of the class with 12 people and Rosemary's class, one teaches anusara yoga and the other is at 12:30pm.

The prenatal yoga session isn't led by Nancy.

Rosemary's class starts 1 hour after the vinyasa yoga session.

The iyengar yoga class doesn't have exactly 6 people in it.


Velma goes all over Pinellas County with her metal detector, always on the lookout for her next bit of "buried treasure"!  In fact, she's found a number of very valuable items over the past few decades.  Using only the clues below, match each of her most valuable finds to the location where she unearthed it, and determine how much money she sold it for at the local pawn shop, and the year in which it was found.

The object that sold for $550 wasn't found in 2000.

The piece found at Burr Woods sold for somewhat more than the piece found at Gillis Park.

The item found at Burr Woods was either the object found in 2005 or the earring.

The object that sold for $400 wasn't found in 2009.

The item found at Heffen Lane sold for 75 dollars more than the gold chain.

The object that sold for $400 wasn't found in 2004.

Of the object found at Burr Woods and the item that sold for $475, one was found in 1992 and the other is cannonball.

The item found at Burr Woods, the diamond ring, and the object that sold for $550 are three different objects.

The item found at Front Beach sold for 225 dollars more than the object found in 1992.

The wristwatch, the piece found in 2009, and the object that sold for $475 are three different objects.

cannonball
diamond ring
earring
gold chain
wristwatch

Burr Woods
Colbert Run
Front Beach
Gillis Park
Heffen Lane


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.

The squad that won 12 bronze medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad that won 15 bronze medals.

The squad from Oman, the squad that won 3 gold medals and the team that won 8 bronze medals were all different teams.

The squad that won 6 silver medals ended the games with 2  more gold medals than the team from Oman.

Neither the squad that won 3 gold medals nor the team that won 10 silver medals was the squad that won 10 bronze medals.

The team from Venezuela didn't finish with 1 gold medal.

Of the team that won 2 silver medals and the team from Luxembourg, one finished with 3 gold medals and the other finished with 15 bronze medals.

The squad from Qatar didn't end with 8 bronze medals.

The squad that won 11 silver medal ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the squad that won 15 bronze medals.

The squad that won 8 bronze medals was either the squad that won 6 silver medals or the team that won 3 gold medals.

The squad from Venezuela didn't end with 8 bronze medals.


An auction was held today at which a number of rare butterfly specimens were sold.  Determine the price and order of each auction lot, as well as the name of each winning bidder.

The butterfly that was auctioned 7th sold for 10 dollars more than the butterfly won by Nelson.

The butterfly that sold for $280 wasn't the Pieridae.

The insect won by Orlando wasn't the Papillionidae.

The butterfly won by Nelson was either the Papillionidae or the Riodinidae.

The Hesperidae sold for 20 dollars less than the butterfly that was auctioned 3rd.

The butterfly won by Vincent wasn't the 4th lot.

The butterfly won by Joel was the 7th lot.

Of the butterfly won by Vincent and the insect that was auctioned 3rd, one was the Papillionidae and the other sold for $270.

The butterfly won by Joel sold for 10 dollars less than the Hesperidae.

The insect that sold for $250 was the 1st lot.

Hesperidae Papillionidae Pieridae Riodinidae Satyrid


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.

Patti's team finished sometime after Eddie's duo.

The pair from San Jacinto, the pair that finished in 41 seconds, and David's duo are three different teams.

The duo that finished in 32 seconds included Valerie.

The pair from San Jacinto finished 3 seconds after Alexander's duo.

The duo that finished in 29 seconds didn't include Sandy.

Of the duo from Myers Flat and Cedric's duo, one finished in 41 seconds and the other included Robyn.

The team from Ireton, the duo that finished in 38 seconds, David's duo and Eddie's duo were all different teams.

The duo from Riverside finished 9 seconds after Alexander's duo.

The pair from Myers Flat included Patti.

Emeryville
Ireton
Myers Flat
Riverside
San Jacinto