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

The exoplanet with a diameter of 310,000 mi. doesn't orbit star HV 491.

Of the exoplanet with a diameter of 540,000 mi. and the planet 51 light years from earth, one orbits star MKP 427 and the other is Quael.

The planet 41 light years from earth, Ereph, the planet with a diameter of 281,000 mi., Xidat, the planet orbiting star PLC 120 and Cheelia are all different planets.

Kinucia is 4 light years farther away from us than the planet orbiting star HV 491.

The exoplanet orbiting star VJD 913 is 4 light years closer to us than the exoplanet with a diameter of 243,000 mi..

The planet with a diameter of 295,000 mi. is 2 light years closer to us than the exoplanet with a diameter of 540,000 mi..

Quael is 2 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53.

The exoplanet with a diameter of 281,000 mi. doesn't orbit star ZQ 75.

The planet orbiting star BDF 198 is either Quael or the planet with a diameter of 650,000 mi..

Of Quael and Ereph, one is 51 light years from earth and the other has a diameter of 540,000 mi..

The exoplanet with a diameter of 345,000 mi. is either the planet orbiting star PLC 120 or the exoplanet 45 light years from earth.

The planet with a diameter of 295,000 mi. is 8 light years closer to us than Cheelia.

Xidat is  closer to us than the exoplanet with a diameter of 310,000 mi..

Cheelia Ereph Fihin Hinveng Kinucia Quael Xidat


Mrs. Condini teaches several different language courses each day at the local community college.  Match each of her courses to its class size, room number and starting time.

The 9:00 am class isn't the Polish class.

Of the 9:00 am class and the Hebrew class, one is in room 125 and the other is in room 215.

The 5:00 pm class isn't the Arabic class.

Of the 11:00 am class and the course in room 314, one has 14 students and the other is the English class.

The Russian class starts 8 hours after the German class.

The course with 13 students starts sometime before the class with 25 students.

The class with 11 students is either the 5:00 pm class or the Polish class.

The class in room 322 starts sometime before the class in room 208.

The Russian class doesn't have 22 students.

The class in room 215 is either the 5:00 pm class or the Hebrew class.

Of the course with 8 students and the 3:00 pm class, one is in room 319 and the other is the Russian class.

The Hebrew class starts 8 hours before the class in room 114.

The course in room 314 doesn't have 13 students.

The 3:00 pm class, the course in room 314, the class with 17 students, the German class, the course in room 125 and the class in room 208 are all different classes.

Arabic Dutch English German Hebrew Polish Russian


Several die-hard "Galaxy Trek" fans, who also happen to be expert woodworkers, decided to hand-carve wooden figurines featuring a different character from their favorite show.  Match each person to the character they carved and the type of wood they used, and determine how much each is charging for their creations.

The woodworker who sells Nysest figurines charges  more than Evan.

The sci-fi fan who charges 15 dollars doesn't work with walnut.

The carver who works with ash charges 6 dollars less than the sci-fi fan who works with fir.

Evan charges  more than the woodworker who sells Jenadije figurines.

The carver who sells Jenadije figurines charges 2 dollars more than the sci-fi fan who sells Guxuc figurines.

Angel charges 6 dollars less than the carver who works with oak.

Victor charges 4 dollars less than Richard.

The woodworker who works with pine charges 4 dollars less than Phillip.

The sci-fi fan who sells Oseb figurines charges 4 dollars more than the sci-fi fan who works with chestnut.

Of Victor and the woodworker who sells Untiaos figurines, one charges 11 dollars and the other works with pine.

The woodworker who works with ash charges 2 dollars more than Hubert.

Of the woodworker who works with fir and Martin, one charges 9 dollars and the other sells Enthatia figurines.

3 dollars
5 dollars
7 dollars
9 dollars
11 dollars
13 dollars
15 dollars

Angel Evan Hubert Martin Phillip Richard Victor

ash chestnut fir hickory oak pine walnut

Enthatia Guxuc Jenadije Nysest Oseb Untiaos Wata


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 Geometry class and Mr. Villarreal's class, one is held during seventh period and the other is in room 215.

The fourth period class isn't taught by Mr. Zamora.

The class in room 207 is held 5 periods after the Geometry class.

The Biology class is held 4 periods after Mr. Ellison's class.

The class in room 322 is either the Chemistry class or the Biology class.

The course in room 201 is held 1 period after Mr. Farmer's class.

Of the class in room 318 and the second period class, one is taught by Mr. Farmer and the other is Art.

The class in room 322 isn't taught by Mr. Zamora.

The class in room 322 isn't taught by Mr. Ingram.

The course in room 318 is held 3 periods before the English class.

The Art class is either the course in room 207 or Mr. Ellison's class.

The class in room 322 isn't held during fifth period.

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

The Geometry class is held 1 period before the Latin class.

Duffy Ellison Farmer Ingram Kerr Villarreal Zamora

Art Biology Chemistry English Geometry Latin Pre-Calculus


Mary has 42 different grandchildren, and it seems like barely a week goes by when she doesn't have to send out a birthday card!  Help her sort out this month's cards by matching each grandchild to his or her birthday, age and hometown.

The one from Goldfield has a birthday sometime after the 8-year-old.

The child from Thurman is either the 9-year-old or the 18-year-old.

Of the child with the April 11th birthday and the child from Goldfield, one is Patti and the other is 18 years old.

The 6-year-old is either the one with the April 7th birthday or the one with the April 3rd birthday.

The grandchild with the April 27th birthday isn't 9 years old.

The one from Fillmore has a birthday 12 days before the 8-year-old.

Johanna has a birthday 12 days before the one from Urbana.

The one with the April 7th birthday isn't 12 years old.

Bryan is either the one with the April 3rd birthday or the grandchild from Popejoy.

The grandchild with the April 11th birthday lives in Le Mars.

Of the grandchild with the April 19th birthday and the child from Popejoy, one is 5 years old and the other is Tanya.

The 8-year-old has a birthday sometime before Walter.

The 12-year-old has a birthday sometime before the grandchild from Le Mars.

Leticia has a birthday 8 days before Tanya.

April 3rd
April 7th
April 11th
April 15th
April 19th
April 23rd
April 27th

Bryan Johanna Leticia Michelle Patti Tanya Walter

Fillmore
Goldfield
Le Mars
Orange City
Popejoy
Thurman
Urbana


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 nibner newt was listed 1 year before the animal that lives in Kosovo.

The animal with a population size of 210 was listed 5 years after the animal that lives in Tanzania.

The animal that lives in Oman was listed sometime before the species that lives in Tanzania.

The eldar elk is either the animal added to the list in 2012 or the species added to the list in 2007.

The byengo bat doesn't have a surviving population of 280.

The animal with a population size of 280 is either the species added to the list in 2011 or the animal added to the list in 2009.

The osbele oryx was listed 1 year before the nibner newt.

The species added to the list in 2009 is either the byengo bat or the animal that lives in Russia.

The animal that lives in Honduras was listed 4 years after the dobra dingo.

The lisner cat, the animal with a population size of 280, the animal added to the list in 2010, the animal with a population size of 210, the species that lives in Tanzania and the animal with a population size of 245 are all different species.

The animal that lives in Barbados was listed 5 years after the animal with a population size of 420.

Of the species with a population size of 525 and the species added to the list in 2011, one lives in Barbados and the other is the nibner newt.

The species that lives in Barbados is either the animal with a population size of 385 or the byengo bat.

byengo bat
dobra dingo
eldar elk
lisner cat
nibner newt
osbele oryx
perens pig

Barbados Honduras Kosovo Oman Russia Tanzania Yemen


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 found in 1992 was either the cannonball or the object found at Gillis Park.

The item that sold for $625 was either the object found at Addison Beach or the object found in 2004.

The gold chain sold for 225 dollars more than the item found at Heffen Lane.

Of the diamond ring and the silver coin, one was found in 1992 and the other was found at Addison Beach.

The piece found in 2005 wasn't found at Front Beach.

The earring sold for 150 dollars less than the silver coin.

The earring wasn't found at Front Beach.

Of the item found in 2009 and the meteorite, one was found at Burr Woods and the other sold for $400.

The piece found at Addison Beach sold for somewhat less than the wristwatch.

The item found in 1992 sold for somewhat more than the piece found at Colbert Run.

The object found at Heffen Lane sold for 225 dollars more than the item found in 2000.

The piece found at Front Beach sold for somewhat less than the cannonball.

The item found in 1995 was either the object that sold for $700 or the item found at Gillis Park.

cannonball
diamond ring
earring
gold chain
meteorite
silver coin
wristwatch

Addison Beach
Burr Woods
Colbert Run
Dimmot Woods
Front Beach
Gillis Park
Heffen Lane


The course in room 125 isn't held during second period.

The Pre-Calculus class is either the course in room 120 or Mr. Yang's class.

Mr. Ingram's class is held sometime before Mr. Yang's class.

The class in room 319 is held 2 periods after the class in room 405.

The course in room 319, Mr. Duffy's class, the Algebra class, the Geometry class, Mr. Yang's class and the sixth period class are all different classes.

Of the seventh period class and Mr. Ingram's class, one is Art and the other is in room 318.

The fourth period class is either the Geometry class or the course in room 120.

The course in room 215 is held sometime after the Biology class.

The course in room 120 is held 1 period after Mr. Ingram's class.

The class in room 405 is held 3 periods before Mr. Morton's class.

The Spanish class isn't taught by Mr. Newman.

The Physics class is either the sixth period class or Mr. Ellison's class.

The class in room 208 is taught by Mr. Yang.

The class in room 120 is taught by Mr. Morton.

The Art class is held 1 period after the Physics class.

Duffy Ellison Ingram Morton Newman Rhodes Yang

Algebra Art Biology Geometry Physics Pre-Calculus Spanish


The county fair featured several eating contests this year.  Determine the time each contest began as well as the winner and their hometown.

Ollie didn't win the chicken wing contest.

The contestant who began his competition at 11:30 am is either the person from Vincennes or the contestant from Yaro City.

The contestant from Yaro City began his contest 15 minutes after Guillermo.

The person who won the jalapeno contest began his contest 15 minutes before the competitor from Shelbyville.

The competitor who won the chicken wing contest is either the competitor who began his competition at 12:30 pm or Wilbur.

The contestant who won the oyster contest began his contest sometime before the contestant from Vincennes.

Of the person who won the chicken wing contest and the person who began his competition at 11:30 am, one was Wilbur and the other was from Orlando.

Lucas began his contest sometime after the competitor from Naperville.

The person who won the watermelon contest began his contest 45 minutes after Lucas.

Of Francis and the competitor who began his competition at 11:45 am, one won the oyster contest and the other was from Raleigh.

The person who won the blueberry pie contest began his contest 15 minutes before the competitor who won the doughnut contest.

Of the competitor from Yaro City and the contestant from Shelbyville, one won the doughnut contest and the other was Lucas.

Francis Guillermo Isaac Lucas Ollie Paul Wilbur

blueberry pie
chicken wing
doughnut
hot dog
jalapeno
oyster
watermelon

Naperville
Orlando
Pervis
Raleigh
Shelbyville
Vincennes
Yaro City


Box Office Weekly is putting together its latest blog entry covering this past weekend's movie premieres.  Using only the clues below, help them with their research by matching each new movie to its director, and determining how much money each film made in its opening weekend, and how many theaters it showed in.

Let Me Out didn't open in exactly 45 theaters.

Tippecanoe made 6 million less than the film directed by Odette Olson.

The movie that opened in 65 theaters made 6 million less than What a World.

Tippecanoe, the film that grossed $17 million, and the film directed by Hick Harmon are three different films.

The movie that opened in 92 theaters made 3 million more than the movie directed by Nan Norman.

The film that opened in 123 theaters, the film that grossed $17 million, and the movie directed by Jim Johnson are three different films.

The movie that opened in 112 theaters made 6 million more than Fast and Dead.

The movie directed by Kenneth Key made somewhat more than the film directed by Nan Norman.

Let Me Out is either the movie that grossed $5 million or the film directed by Jim Johnson.

Of the film that opened in 65 theaters and the film directed by Paula Pratt, one made $20 million and the other made $11 million.

The seven films are Fast and Dead, the film that grossed $2 million, the film that opened in 105 theaters, the film that grossed $17 million, the film directed by Jim Johnson, the movie directed by Hick Harmon and the movie directed by Linda Lynch.

Amerigo is either the film that opened in 92 theaters or the movie that opened in 105 theaters.

Zephyr Breeze didn't open in exactly 45 theaters.

The movie that opened in 45 theaters wasn't directed by Nan Norman.

The film that grossed $8 million is either the movie directed by Hick Harmon or the movie that opened in 112 theaters.

$2 million
$5 million
$8 million
$11 million
$14 million
$17 million
$20 million

Amerigo
Easy to Love
Fast and Dead
Let Me Out
Tippecanoe
What a World
Zephyr Breeze

Hick Harmon
Jim Johnson
Kenneth Key
Linda Lynch
Nan Norman
Odette Olson
Paula Pratt


A group of long-time skydivers are planning a new jump today.  Match each jumper to their suit color, and determine what year each began skydiving and how many total jumps each has under his belt.

Of Dwayne and the skydiver who wears the teal suit, one started skydiving in 1985 and the other has done 73 previous jumps.

Of Dwayne and the jumper who has done 85 previous jumps, one wears the violet suit and the other started skydiving in 1982.

Jorge started skydiving 1 year before Otis.

Arnold is either the skydiver who has done 78 previous jumps or the jumper who has done 49 previous jumps.

The skydiver who has done 56 previous jumps is either the skydiver who first started in 1983 or the jumper who wears the indigo suit.

Otis, the jumper who first started in 1982, the skydiver who wears the indigo suit, the skydiver who has done 49 previous jumps and the jumper who has done 42 previous jumps are all different skydivers.

The jumper who wears the white suit started skydiving 1 year before the jumper who has done 85 previous jumps.

The skydiver who has done 69 previous jumps started skydiving sometime before Gordon.

Of the jumper who wears the blue suit and the jumper who wears the teal suit, one has done 42 previous jumps and the other is Gordon.

The skydiver who first started in 1984 is either the jumper who wears the gold suit or Dwayne.

The jumper who has done 85 previous jumps started skydiving 3 years before Harvey.

The jumper who wears the lime green suit started skydiving sometime before the skydiver who has done 56 previous jumps.

The skydiver who first started in 1987 hasn't done exactly 78 previous jumps.

Arnold Dwayne Gordon Harvey Jorge Otis Philip

blue
gold
indigo
lime green
teal
violet
white


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 Leden drove 25 miles farther than the automobile with a high speed of 74 MPH.

The Mersey Tech team's car was either the car with a high speed of 81 MPH or the car with a high speed of 69 MPH.

The Alby College team's automobile drove somewhat farther than the car with a high speed of 75 MPH.

Of the Ober College team's automobile and the automobile that drove for 525 miles, one had a high speed of 75 MPH and the other is the Yamahana.

The car with a high speed of 67 MPH drove 100 fewer miles than the Versem.

Of the Bennington team's automobile and the car that drove for 575 miles, one had a high speed of 62 MPH and the other is the Awick.

The automobile with a high speed of 69 MPH drove 25 miles farther than the Cober.

The Poltris was either the Bennington team's automobile or the Alby College team's automobile.

The Cober wasn't built by the Alby College team.

Of the car that drove for 650 miles and the Trebus State team's car, one is the Yamahana and the other had a high speed of 74 MPH.

The car with a high speed of 62 MPH drove somewhat less than the Zenmoto.

The seven cars were the car with a high speed of 69 MPH, the car that drove for 525 miles, the car that drove for 575 miles, the car that drove for 650 miles, the Ober College team's car, the Darbyshire team's car and the Bennington team's car.

The Trebus State team's automobile drove 75 fewer miles than the Darbyshire team's car.

525 miles
550 miles
575 miles
600 miles
625 miles
650 miles
675 miles

Awick Cober Leden Poltris Versem Yamahana Zenmoto

62 MPH
67 MPH
69 MPH
70 MPH
74 MPH
75 MPH
81 MPH

Alby College
Bennington
Darbyshire
Mersey Tech
Ober College
Trebus State
Varseyton


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.

Hazelwood will be worked on 3 days after the farm in Santa Clara.

Of the business Michael will dust on June 8th and Iron Hill, one grows cucumbers and the other grows alfalfa.

The one Michael will dust on June 7th is either Blackwater or Iron Hill.

The one in Independence, the business that grows cucumbers, and the business that grows soy are three different farms.

Lucky Star will be worked on 2 days before the farm in Santa Clara.

The farm in Tipton will be worked on 1 day before Meadowgrove.

The one Michael will dust on June 8th, the business that grows beets, the business in Paradise, the farm that grows alfalfa, the business in Tipton and Lone Oak are all different farms.

The one that grows potatoes isn't in Upper Lake.

Lucky Star will be worked on sometime before the farm that grows spinach.

Tall Pines will be worked on 1 day after the business that grows soy.

The one in Quimby is either the farm Michael will dust on June 5th or the business Michael will dust on June 7th.

The farm in Paradise is either the farm Michael will dust on June 9th or Lucky Star.

The one in Upper Lake will be worked on 3 days after the farm that grows beets.

Blackwater will be worked on 3 days after the farm that grows spinach.

June 4th
June 5th
June 6th
June 7th
June 8th
June 9th
June 10th

Blackwater
Hazelwood
Iron Hill
Lone Oak
Meadowgrove
Lucky Star
Tall Pines

Independence
Newark
Paradise
Quimby
Santa Clara
Tipton
Upper Lake

alfalfa beets cucumbers corn potatoes soy spinach


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.

Of the plane with a top speed of Mach 3.2 and the $150 million aircraft, one was built by Forsyth and the other is the Kesseling.

The aircraft built by Forsyth costs  more than the Darkwing 6.

The Graywing VX wasn't built by Ale and Moore.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.3 costs 75 million dollars less than the plane with a top speed of Mach 3.2.

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

The seven jets are the plane with a top speed of Mach 1.8, the Falcon X-2, the plane built by Wiseman, the jet built by McConnell, the Raven 12, the Graywing VX and the Dragon F-15.

The jet built by McConnell costs 25 million dollars more than the plane built by Pittakan.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2 costs 50 million dollars less than the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The Raven 12 is either the $250 million jet or the plane built by Tenerife.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 2.9 costs 50 million dollars more than the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.5.

The plane built by Drummond costs 25 million dollars less than the Raven 12.

Of the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.9 and the Falcon X-2, one costs $175 million and the other was built by Wiseman.

$100 million
$125 million
$150 million
$175 million
$200 million
$225 million
$250 million

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Falcon X-2
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Raven 12
Vipertooth

Ale and Moore
Drummond
Forsyth
McConnell
Pittakan
Tenerife
Wiseman

Mach 1.8
Mach 2.3
Mach 2.5
Mach 2.8
Mach 2.9
Mach 3.2
Mach 3.4


The child from Urbana has a birthday 8 days after the child from Goldfield.

Kerry has a birthday 4 days after the grandchild from St. Paul.

The child with the April 7th birthday is either Douglas or the grandchild from Thurman.

The 18-year-old has a birthday 4 days before the child from West Okoboji.

The child with the April 3rd birthday doesn't live in Thurman.

Guy has a birthday sometime after Tanya.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 8 days after Tanya.

The 18-year-old has a birthday 12 days before the child from Le Mars.

Guy has a birthday sometime before Edmund.

The child from Klamath River has a birthday sometime after the 9-year-old.

Of the child with the April 15th birthday and the grandchild from Klamath River, one is Tanya and the other is 6 years old.

The grandchild from Le Mars is either the 6-year-old or the 14-year-old.

The child from St. Paul has a birthday 4 days before the 6-year-old.

The 8-year-old has a birthday 8 days after the 18-year-old.

Anthony Douglas Edmund Guy Kerry Tanya Yolanda

Goldfield
Klamath River
Le Mars
St. Paul
Thurman
Urbana
West Okoboji


The Falcon X-2 costs  more than the Kesseling.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2 costs 25 million dollars less than the plane built by Wiseman.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.8 is either the Kesseling or the $200 million aircraft.

The jet built by McConnell costs 75 million dollars less than the Darkwing 6.

The Falcon X-2, the plane with a top speed of Mach 2.5, the jet built by Wiseman and the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2 are all different jets.

The $250 million jet doesn't have a top speed of Mach 2.9.

The Graywing VX doesn't cost $225 million.

The Darkwing 6 costs 50 million dollars less than the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2.

The $225 million aircraft wasn't built by Tenerife.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 2.3 is either the jet built by Drummond or the $250 million aircraft.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.5 costs 75 million dollars less than the plane built by Pittakan.

Of the $100 million aircraft and the Falcon X-2, one was built by Forsyth and the other has a top speed of Mach 2.5.

The $150 million aircraft doesn't have a top speed of Mach 2.8.

The Vipertooth costs 25 million dollars less than the Raven 12.

The Raven 12 is either the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.3 or the $100 million aircraft.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 3.4 costs 50 million dollars more than the plane with a top speed of Mach 2.3.


A group of friends has decided to try several different weight-loss diets and exercises to see who amongst them can lose the most weight in 3 months.  Using only the clues below, match each person to their total number of pounds lost, and determine the diet type they used and their preferred type of exercise.

The dieter who lost 9 lbs is either the dieter who used the low-fat diet or Jackie.

Of the dieter who used the gluten-free diet and the dieter who started a rowing regimen, one lost 7 lbs and the other lost 3 lbs.

The friend who started a jogging regimen lost 2 fewer pounds than the person who used the dairy-free diet.

The dieter who started a kayaking regimen didn't use the vegetarian diet.

Of the person who used the gluten-free diet and Lindsey, one lost 13 lbs and the other started weight lifting.

The friend who used the low-fat diet is either the dieter who lost 5 lbs or the dieter who started a cycling regimen.

The person who started a yoga regimen used the caveman diet.

The person who lost 11 lbs didn't use the vegan diet.

The person who started a jogging regimen lost somewhat more pounds than Mandy.

Tom is either the person who used the vegan diet or the dieter who started a rowing regimen.

Jackie, the person who lost 3 lbs, the friend who started a kayaking regimen, the dieter who lost 5 lbs, the dieter who lost 11 lbs and the person who used the caveman diet are all different people.

The dieter who used the low-fat diet lost somewhat fewer pounds than the person who started a racquetball regimen.

The dieter who started a rowing regimen, the dieter who used the caveman diet, and Jackie are three different people.

Celia Jackie Lindsey Mandy Pamela Tom Wesley

caveman dairy-free gluten-free low-fat sugar-free vegan vegetarian

cycling
jogging
kayaking
racquetball
rowing
weight lifting
yoga


A prize has been announced, awarding $50 million to the first privately-owned company to successfully send a probe to Neptune.  Using only the clues that follow, match each company to its rocket and home country, and determine the month in which it will launch its probe.

The Worul is either the rocket from Denmark or the rocket that will launch in May.

The rocket developed by Rubicorp will launch 1 month after the Exatris.

Of the rocket that will launch in April and the rocket from Iran, one is the Dreadco and the other is made by Omnipax.

The rocket from Qatar is either the Beritron or the rocket that will launch in March.

The Beritron will launch 2 months before the Gralax.

The rocket from Costa Rica isn't owned by SpaceZen.

The Foltron is either the rocket that will launch in June or the rocket developed by Ubersplore.

The Athios is either the rocket from Costa Rica or the rocket developed by Vexatech.

The rocket from New Zealand will launch 1 month after the rocket from Iran.

The Athios will launch 2 months after the rocket from Qatar.

The Beritron will launch sometime after the rocket developed by Permias.

The rocket that will launch in May isn't owned by Vexatech.

January February March April May June July

Athios Beritron Dreadco Exatris Foltron Gralax Worul

Omnipax Permias Rubicorp SpaceZen Techtrin Ubersplore Vexatech

Costa Rica
Denmark
Germany
Iran
New Zealand
Poland
Qatar


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.

Garrett's duo finished 15 seconds after Robyn's team.

Alexander's duo finished 3 seconds before Wendy's team.

Of Wendy's team and Brandon's duo, one was from Myers Flat and the other finished in 35 seconds.

The team from Myers Flat finished sometime before Patti's team.

Patti's team finished sometime before Tina's team.

Valerie's team finished 15 seconds before the team from Nobleboro.

The duo from Myers Flat finished sometime after Felipe's duo.

Of the duo from Riverside and the pair from Project City, one included Alexander and the other included Robyn.

The duo from San Jacinto finished 3 seconds after Robyn's team.

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

Brandon's duo finished 3 seconds after Robyn's team.

David's duo was either the pair from Project City or Tina's team.

The pair from Emeryville finished 3 seconds before David's duo.

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

Alexander Brandon Cedric David Eddie Felipe Garrett

Patti Robyn Sandy Tina Valerie Wendy Yvonne

Emeryville
Frazier Park
Myers Flat
Nobleboro
Project City
Riverside
San Jacinto


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

Jonathan has  more Facebook friends than the one with 84 LinkedIn connections.

Of the person with 715 Twitter followers and the one with 170 Facebook friends, one is Rosie and the other has 64 LinkedIn connections.

Zachary doesn't have exactly 160 Facebook friends.

The one with 54 LinkedIn connections has  fewer Facebook friends than the one with 59 LinkedIn connections.

Of Neil and the one with 160 Facebook friends, one has 72 LinkedIn connections and the other has 54 LinkedIn connections.

Georgia doesn't have exactly 64 LinkedIn connections.

Vickie doesn't have exactly 760 Twitter followers.

The one with 640 Twitter followers is either the person with 54 LinkedIn connections or the one with 59 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 576 Twitter followers has 10  more Facebook friends than the person with 809 Twitter followers.

Neither the person with 120 Facebook friends nor the one with 58 LinkedIn connections is Neil.

Margie has 30  more Facebook friends than the person with 707 Twitter followers.

The one with 576 Twitter followers has 10  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 72 LinkedIn connections.

The seven people are the one with 59 LinkedIn connections, the one with 120 Facebook friends, Margie, the person with 809 Twitter followers, Jonathan, the one with 160 Facebook friends and Georgia.

The one with 180 Facebook friends doesn't have exactly 78 LinkedIn connections.

Georgia Jonathan Margie Neil Rosie Vickie Zachary


Max has decided to buy a new flying drone for himself, but hasn't quite figured out which one.  Help him with the decision-making process by matching each possible drone to its price, and determine its maximum range (in feet) and total flying time per charge (in minutes).

Of the $450 machine and the drone that can fly for 25 minutes, one has a maximum range of 250 ft and the other is the Suzutake.

The Belhino 5 doesn't have a maximum flight time of 10 minutes.

The Motomiya costs 75 dollars more than the drone with a maximum range of 650 ft.

The device that can fly for 15 minutes costs 75 dollars more than the device that can fly for 30 minutes.

The drone with a maximum range of 350 ft costs  less than the machine with a maximum range of 150 ft.

The drone that can fly for 30 minutes is either the Suzutake or the device with a maximum range of 100 ft.

Of the Belhino 5 and the Eldang-X, one costs $900 and the other has a maximum range of 650 ft.

The drone that can fly for 60 minutes costs 75 dollars less than the Mechania.

The device that can fly for 60 minutes is either the machine with a maximum range of 250 ft or the $750 device.

The device that can fly for 40 minutes costs 75 dollars more than the drone that can fly for 60 minutes.

The machine that can fly for 25 minutes costs 225 dollars less than the drone that can fly for 30 minutes.

The Belhino 5 costs  more than the Zarobit-C.

The Eldang-X is either the $900 device or the $750 drone.

The device that can fly for 15 minutes doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 150 ft.

The device that can fly for 40 minutes is either the $750 device or the device with a maximum range of 475 ft.

Belhino 5
Eldang-X
Mechania
Motomiya
Suzutake
Werril 23A
Zarobit-C

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
40 minutes
60 minutes


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 athlete who traveled for 195 days started from Pescadero.

Of Dana and the athlete who traveled for 184 days, one started from Cayucos and the other started from Bodega Bay.

Walter finished 11 days before the athlete who started from Cayucos.

Bodega Bay
Cayucos
Pescadero
Pismo Beach


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.

Of the man making $130,000 and the man making $85,000, one is Ian and the other will film on September 22nd.

Of Zachary and Dwight, one will make $130,000 and the other will film on October 13th.

The man filming on October 6th will make  more than the actor filming on September 1st.

September 1st
September 22nd
October 6th
October 13th


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

The event on October 5 is either the event that requested the photo booth or the Anderson family event.

The event that requested the superhero is 1 day before the Zimmerman family event.

The Anderson family booking and the party on October 3 are different events.

The event on October 6 is for the Claytons.

The party that requested the photo booth is 1 day after the event that requested the magician.

magician
photo booth
rock band
superhero


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 mountain that is 14,210 feet tall was first climbed by Leonard Lara.

Of Mt. Brewer and Mt. Quinn, one was first climbed by Ben Beasley and the other is 14,470 feet tall.

Mt. Brewer is either the mountain first summited by Leonard Lara or the peak that is 14,600 feet tall.

Mt. York was first climbed by Kermit Kramer.

Mt. Brewer
Mt. Gillespie
Mt. Quinn
Mt. York

Ben Beasley
Eddie English
Kermit Kramer
Leonard Lara


The Women's International Ski Jump Quarterfinals were held in Davos, Switzerland this weekend.  Using only the clues below, match each jumper to her total number of points, and determine the length of her longest jump and her home country.

The jumper who jumped 105.6 meters scored 14 more points than the contestant who jumped 110.8 meters.

Of Jody and Denise, one jumped 90.1 meters and the other scored 103 points.

Heather scored  more points than the person who jumped 90.1 meters.

Heather was either the contestant who scored 103 points or the skier who scored 89 points.

86.4 meters
90.1 meters
105.6 meters
110.8 meters


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.

The person who danced fourth scored 3 points higher than Evelyn.

The four dancers were Verna, the dancer that scored 187 points, the person that scored 181 points and the person who danced second.

The person that scored 190 points was either the dancer who performed ninth or Tara.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points


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

The meeting for the web developer position is sometime before the Haytouch interview.

The meeting for the janitor position is sometime before the Canway interview.

Of the interview for the social media position and the interview for the sales rep position, one is at Canway and the other is on August 23rd.

The interview for the social media position is 1 day after the Zathdrill interview.

The interview on August 21st is for the janitor job.

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

janitor
sales rep
social media
web developer


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.

Of the appointment at 8:30am and the session at 9:30am, one is with Nicholas and the other is Crystal's.

The four sessions are Garrett's session, the appointment at 10:30am, the appointment with Nicholas and the lesson with Howard.

The lesson at 11:30am is either the appointment with Kristin or Crystal's lesson.


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

The indigo suitcase weighs 6 pounds more than Ute Fleming's piece.

Of the piece that weighs 38 pounds and the indigo bag, one is Vic Evans's and the other is Yolanda Bauer's.

The ochre piece weighs  more than the white luggage.

Ute Fleming
Vic Evans
Wanda Dotson
Yolanda Bauer


Of the rocket developed by SpaceZen and the rocket developed by Ubersplore, one will launch in March and the other is the Worul.

The rocket that will launch in February is made by Techtrin.

The rocket developed by SpaceZen will launch 1 month before the Beritron.

The rocket that will launch in January is made by SpaceZen.

The rocket developed by Ubersplore is either the Worul or the Foltron.


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 event with its epicenter at Umkad occurred 12 years before the earthquake with its epicenter at Fujizen.

The quake with its epicenter at Aldcard occurred 12 years after the event with its epicenter at Wyseyld.

The 9.1 earthquake occurred 6 years after the 8.8 quake.

Of the 9.1 quake and the 8.8 earthquake, one happened in 1926 and the other had its epicenter at Fujizen.

The quake with its epicenter at Umkad had a rating of 8.5.


Greenville State College has several fraternities on campus, and Jeff has been researching them all to see which he wants to join.  Help him out by matching each fraternity house to its street and membership count, as well as the year it was founded on campus.

The frat on Mckay Road has somewhat more members than Sigma Beta.

The house with 29 members is on Boom Court.

Of the frat on Joseph Street and Delta Gamma Pi, one has 32 members and the other has 29 members.

Beta Pi Omega
Delta Gamma Pi
Sigma Beta
Theta Delta

Boom Court
Cedar Street
Joseph Street
Mckay Road


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

The mission that launched in January is going to Uranus.

Of the mission that launched in April and the probe that launched in January, one is going to Callisto and the other is the Viria Mari.

The probe that launched in March is going to Mercury.

The Dunsa launched 2 months after the Varo.


Jack has added several new jigsaw puzzles to his sizable collection this year.  Determine each puzzle's size (number of pieces), theme,  issuing year and company.

The four puzzles are the jigsaw puzzle made by Chaurd, the jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme, the puzzle with 750 pieces and the jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Buralde has 500 fewer pieces than the jigsaw puzzle made by Chaurd.

Of the puzzle made by Chaurd and the jigsaw puzzle with the rustic village theme, one has 750 pieces and the other has 1000 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Denlend has the postage stamp theme.

city skyline
outer space
postage stamp
rustic village


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.

The happenstance finished 1 place behind the ispahan.

The flower that won first place was Peggy's.

Brooke's rose finished somewhere behind the ispahan.

Of Brooke's rose and the happenstance, one won second place and the other won third place.

The bon silene finished 1 place behind Ethel's flower.

bon silene
happenstance
ispahan
kazanlik


A standardized test has recently been developed that is now used to determine the general effectiveness of any form of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence).  A series of different A.I. systems, each named after a different person in Ancient Greek history, has recently been scored according to this test.  Using only the clues below, match each A.I. system to its test score, and determine the institution that submitted it and the head of each team that built it.

The system that scored 69% was from Oxford.

The system from Exeter finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of the A.I. from SFIT.

Galen finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of Plutarch.

Of the system from Oxford and the system from MIT, one scored 76% and the other was Proclus.


Several die-hard "Galaxy Trek" fans, who also happen to be expert woodworkers, decided to hand-carve wooden figurines featuring a different character from their favorite show.  Match each person to the character they carved and the type of wood they used, and determine how much each is charging for their creations.

The woodworker who charges 5 dollars works with hickory.

Of the sci-fi fan who charges 9 dollars and Nathan, one works with hickory and the other works with fir.

The carver who works with spruce charges 2 dollars less than Gerald.

Of Evan and Nathan, one works with hickory and the other charges 3 dollars.


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

Of the 68-year-old tortoise and Chewie, one is the black neck tortoise and the other is the two rimmed tortoise.

The 50-year-old animal is the two rimmed tortoise.

Methuselah is either the 50-year-old one or the swoop-backed tortoise.

armored
black neck
swoop-backed
two rimmed


Box Office Weekly is putting together its latest blog entry covering this past weekend's movie premieres.  Using only the clues below, help them with their research by matching each new movie to its director, and determining how much money each film made in its opening weekend, and how many theaters it showed in.

Easy to Love is either the film that grossed $2 million or the movie directed by Linda Lynch.

Amerigo made somewhat less than the movie directed by Hick Harmon.

Let Me Out made 3 million more than Amerigo.

Of the movie directed by Odette Olson and the film directed by Hick Harmon, one made $11 million and the other is Amerigo.

The movie directed by Nan Norman made 3 million less than Amerigo.

$2 million
$5 million
$8 million
$11 million

Amerigo
Easy to Love
Let Me Out
Zephyr Breeze

Hick Harmon
Linda Lynch
Nan Norman
Odette Olson


Patterson Kelly has a number of antique maps for sale in his shop.  Using only the clues below, match each of these maps to its cartographer, subject matter, publication year and price.

Of the map of Tuscany and Stamson's map, one was published in 1749 and the other was published in 1767.

Caronelli's map was published 18 years before the map of Denmark.

The map of Warsaw was published 36 years after the print of North Africa.


Daniella has received a number of orders this month from customers who want to have custom computers built for them.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to his computer's specifications, including hard drive size, amount of RAM and processor speed.

Zachary's computer has a hard drive that is somewhat larger than the system with 6 GB of RAM.

The computer with 384 GB of hard drive space has 2 GB of RAM.

Of Lowell's build and Nathaniel's build, one has a 128 GB hard drive and the other has 1 GB of RAM.

Alejandro's computer has a hard drive that is 128 GB larger than Nathaniel's system.

The build with 256 GB of hard drive space has 1 GB of RAM.


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 9:00am appointment is either Guy or the patient suffering from back pain.

The four patients are the patient with the 12 noon appointment, the person suffering from hip pain, the patient suffering from back pain and the patient suffering from migraines.

Guy has an appointment 1 hour after Leroy.

Of the patient suffering from vertigo and the patient suffering from hip pain, one is Paul and the other has the 11:00am appointment.

Guy has an appointment sometime before the person suffering from hip pain.


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 1,475 sq ft home is either the house in Angelus Oaks or the home that rents for $1,600/month.

The house in Hamilton is 250 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $975/month.

The home that rents for $1,525/month is 125 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $975/month.

Of the home that rents for $1,300/month and the home that rents for $1,600/month, one is in Monticello and the other offers 1,350 sq ft of living space.

The rental in Angelus Oaks is somewhat larger than the home that rents for $975/month.

Angelus Oaks
Beaver Cove
Hamilton
Monticello


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 who finished in 274 days and the person who finished in 270 days, one used the schooner and the other was Neal Bundt.

The person in the trimaran took 8 fewer days to finish than Ed Alexander.

The sailor in the gaff cutter took 4 more days to finish than Gil Baxter.

Debra Decker
Ed Alexander
Gil Baxter
Neal Bundt

gaff cutter
pilot cutter
schooner
trimaran


Its time for this year's Strongman "Dead Lift" contest!  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his home country and the order in which he will participate, and determine the total weight (in pounds) that each will lift.

Of the contestant who will lift 920 lbs and the contestant who will lift 1,000 lbs, one is the South African and the other is Francisco.

The Dane will lift a weight that is 80 pounds lighter than the one selected by Jeremy.

The contestant who will lift 1,000 lbs is the Swede.


Minnetonka Manatee Company sent out a number of different boats today on manatee viewing tours.  Using only the clues below, match each boat to its captain and determine the total number of manatees seen by each as well as each boat's destination.

Captain Lloyd's vessel is either the boat that saw 4 manatees or the Benny II.

The Samantha saw 1  fewer manatees than the Sea Cow.

Of the Samantha and the Sea Cow, one was led by Captain Yang and the other saw 3 manatees.

Captain Lloyd's boat saw 2  more manatees than Captain Romero's vessel.


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.

Of Tall Pines and Meadowgrove, one will be dusted on June 7th and the other is in Paradise.

Iron Hill will be worked on 1 day after the business in Hanford.

Iron Hill
Lone Oak
Meadowgrove
Tall Pines


Mrs. Condini teaches several different language courses each day at the local community college.  Match each of her courses to its class size, room number and starting time.

Of the course in room 215 and the course in room 208, one starts at 11:00 am and the other has 18 students.

The class with 8 students starts 2 hours before the course in room 212.


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

Of Herman's sauce and "Magma Drizzle", one is rated at 10,000 Scoville Heat Units and the other is rated at 20,000 Scoville Heat Units.

"Burn Squad" is 10,000 SHU spicier than Verna's hot sauce.

Verna's product is 5,000 SHU spicier than "Hertz So Good".

Burn Squad
Hertz So Good
Magma Drizzle
Pants on Fire


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.

Wallace ordered vanilla for their first scoop.

Of Nancy and Wallace, one ordered peppermint for their first scoop and the other was fourth in line.

Zachary was somewhere in line ahead of the customer who ordered raspberry for their first scoop.

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


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

Wendy is scheduled 2 days before Henrietta.

Of the person who will speak on May 13th and the person who will speak on May 11th, one is Judy and the other will discuss acid rain.

The presenter who will speak on May 12th will be either the sulfur oxide expert or Wendy.

Of the person who will speak on May 13th and the wind power expert, one is Judy and the other is Wendy.

acid rain
global warming
sulfur oxide
wind power


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

Of Josefina and the girl who got the fourth award, one won the leadership badge and the other won the wildlife badge.

Of Beverly and Elaine, one was awarded fourth and the other won the first aid badge.

Of the scout who won the wildlife badge and Roberta, one was awarded third and the other was awarded second.

Beverly was awarded 2 spots after Josefina.


The International Bigfoot Sighting Registry (IBSR) has recorded a number of unusual witnesses accounts this year from different parts of Caribou County.  Using only the clues below, match each witness to the month and time of his or her sighting, and determine the location in which it occurred.

Of the March sighting and Thelma's account, one took place at Viking Woods and the other took place at Bald Hill Run.

Darrell's account took place 1 month before Peggy's sighting.

The account at Bald Hill Run took place sometime after Darrell's event.

The account at Juniper Springs took place 1 month after the sighting at Bald Hill Run.

Bald Hill Run
Juniper Springs
Seryl Forest
Viking Woods


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

Of the probe going to Venus and the mission going to Mercury, one is the Varo and the other launched in February.

The Iunsel launched 1 month after the Moro Jaddo.

The Iunsel launched 2 months before the mission going to Venus.

The mission going to Mercury launched sometime after the probe going to Enceladus.


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 winner who won $15 million was either the winner from Utah or the winner from Ohio.

Of Ed Elliott and the winner from Iowa, one won $10 million and the other won $15 million.

The person from Ohio won 5 million more than Ed Elliott.

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

Cal Chandler
Dharma Day
Ed Elliott
Ferris Fry


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 person who got the green tattoo paid 5 dollars less than the customer who got the black tattoo.

Bonita paid  less than the person who got the green tattoo.

Of the customer who paid $45 and Vicky, one got the black tattoo and the other got the pink tattoo.

The customer who got the green tattoo was either Daryl or the customer who paid $35.


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.

Delia paid  less than the one who had the espresso.

Of Stacey and the person who paid $5.99, one had the earl grey tea and the other had the espresso.

Jennie was either the one who had the cafe mocha or the person who paid $5.99.

cafe mocha
chai tea
earl grey tea
espresso


A team of computer programmers have built a new chess game which they have successfully tested against a range of top-ranked players - not a single human player could beat it! Using only the clues below, determine the order in which each human contestant played against the computer program, as well as how many moves it took for the computer to win, and what opening move each human player used.

The player who started with the Giuoco Start played 1 game after Luis.

The person who played second was either Tara or the person who started with the Evans Gambit.

Rose played 1 game before the person who started with the Evans Gambit.

Evans Gambit
Giuoco Start
Reti Opening
Torre Attack


The Bennington Kennel Club is putting together a feature article on some of their past dog show winners.  Match each dog to its breed and owner, and determine the year in which it won "Best in Show".

The pekingese is either Douglas's dog or Elsie's canine.

The bulldog won 1 year after Douglas's dog.

Of Ginger's canine and the canine that won in 2008, one is the bulldog and the other is the pekingese.

The dog that won in 2009 is either the irish setter or the pekingese.

bulldog
dalmatian
irish setter
pekingese


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.

The boat captained by Wicked Weiss was either the one that sank in 1767 or the Sea Shame.

Of the ship that sank in 1749 and the vessel captained by Crazy Kate, one was the Vile Night and the other was the Sea Shame.

The one captained by Crazy Kate sank 18 years after the vessel captained by Stubborn Seth.

The boat captained by Wicked Weiss sank sometime before the Doubloon.

Crusty Knave
Doubloon
Sea Shame
Vile Night

Crazy Kate
Red Beard Ben
Stubborn Seth
Wicked Weiss


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

Quebec Battalion will deploy 1 month after Hotel Battalion.

Of Mike Battalion and the battalion led by Commander Charles, one will deploy in April and the other will deploy in February.

Quebec Battalion will deploy sometime before the battalion led by Commander Bauer.

Mike Battalion is either the battalion led by Commander Wood or the battalion led by Commander Peters.

Hotel Battalion will deploy sometime before the battalion led by Commander Wood.


The Shoe Shack has made several top-dollar sales today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to their foot size, shoe brand and final purchase price.

Of the Schtillet footwear and Natalie's pair, one was a size 6 and the other was a size 7.

Genevieve's pair was 2 sizes smaller than the Tinghill footwear.

Ruth's pair was either the size 5 set or the Cormano footwear.


Box Office Weekly is putting together its latest blog entry covering this past weekend's movie premieres.  Using only the clues below, help them with their research by matching each new movie to its director, and determining how much money each film made in its opening weekend, and how many theaters it showed in.

Easy to Love is either the movie directed by Hick Harmon or the movie that grossed $2 million.

The four films are the film directed by Kenneth Key, Fast and Dead, the film that grossed $11 million and Let Me Out.

Fast and Dead was directed by Linda Lynch.

The film directed by Paula Pratt is either Tippecanoe or the film that grossed $2 million.

Easy to Love
Fast and Dead
Let Me Out
Tippecanoe

Hick Harmon
Kenneth Key
Linda Lynch
Paula Pratt


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

The person who got 25 votes played baseball.

The person who got 18 votes is either the basketball player or the golf player.

Of Guillermo and Ken, one played golf and the other received 11 votes.

Guillermo received 7 votes fewer votes than Ken.


Mrs. Condini teaches several different language courses each day at the local community college.  Match each of her courses to its class size, room number and starting time.

The class with 17 students starts 2 hours before the course with 20 students.

The 9:00 am class is either the course with 20 students or the class with 14 students.

Of the 11:00 am class and the 1:00 pm class, one has 17 students and the other is in room 322.

Of the course with 14 students and the class in room 201, one starts at 7:00 am and the other starts at 9:00 am.

The course in room 412 starts sometime after the course in room 314.


Greenville State College has several fraternities on campus, and Jeff has been researching them all to see which he wants to join.  Help him out by matching each fraternity house to its street and membership count, as well as the year it was founded on campus.

Delta Gamma Pi has 6  more members than the frat on Erick Lane.

Of the house with 26 members and the frat on York Court, one is Delta Gamma Pi and the other is Sigma Beta.

The house with 26 members is on Tamarac Street.

Delta Gamma Pi
Lambda Alpha
Sigma Beta
Theta Delta

Erick Lane
Kermit Lane
Tamarac Street
York Court


It's formal night on the deck of the "Emerald Crystal" cruise ship, and a group of long-time cruisers are seated at the captain's table, sharing stories of their previous cruises.  Match each person to their last cruise destination, and determine what year they went and what cruise line they took.

Paula set sail 1 year after the traveler who took the Baroness cruise.

Of the person who took the 1986 cruise and the traveler who took the Neptunia cruise, one is Ollie and the other is Cory.

The traveler who took the 1984 cruise took the Farralon cruise.

Baroness
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores


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.

Of the amphibian bought in April and the salamander, one is Ida's and the other is Angela's.

Rosemary's pet is either the animal bought in April or the animal bought in February.

The bullfrog was bought sometime before Rosemary's pet.

bullfrog
cane toad
horned toad
salamander


Its time for this year's Strongman "Dead Lift" contest!  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his home country and the order in which he will participate, and determine the total weight (in pounds) that each will lift.

Brent is either the man who will lift 880 lbs or the man who will lift 960 lbs.

The American will lift a weight that is somewhat lighter than the one selected by the Korean.

Of the contestant who will lift 960 lbs and Vincent, one is the American and the other is the Canadian.


Valero's 5k Fun Run was held yesterday in the downtown district.  Determine the shirt color and hometown of each of the top runners, and match each to their finishing time.

Of the competitor who finished in 21 minutes and the competitor who finished in 23 minutes, one wore the maroon shirt and the other was Zachary.

The runner who finished in 22 minutes was either the competitor in the orange shirt or the runner in the maroon shirt.

The runner in the teal shirt finished 1 minute before Mathew.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes


Patterson Kelly has a number of antique maps for sale in his shop.  Using only the clues below, match each of these maps to its cartographer, subject matter, publication year and price.

Of the map published in 1731 and the print published in 1713, one was Jenson's and the other was of Iceland.

Of the print of Warsaw and Handle's map, one was published in 1749 and the other was published in 1731.


A bunch of her friends threw Angie a surprise party this evening.  Using only the clues below, determine what each friend brought, what time they arrived, and what town they came from.

The friend who arrived at 4:30 pm brought the hummus.

The participant who arrived at 4:35 pm brought the potato chips.

The friend who arrived at 4:45 pm is either Lorraine or the party-goer who brought the soda.

Bonita arrived 5 minutes before the party-goer who brought the soda.

Of the party-goer who arrived at 4:45 pm and the participant who arrived at 4:30 pm, one brought the soda and the other is Nelson.


The Byronville Gaming Club holds one "game night" each month, at which a number of members gather to play a different board game.  Using only the clues that follow, match each game to the month in which it was played and the person who hosted the event, and determine how many total players were at each game night.

Of the game hosted at Vera's house and the board game hosted at Manuel's house, one was Rules of War and the other was played in March.

The game played in January was hosted by Olive.

Emberfight was either the game played in February or the board game hosted at Lynette's house.

The board game hosted at Vera's house was played 1 month after the game hosted at Manuel's house.

Bladescape
Emberfight
Rules of War
Stealth


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.

Of Olga and the person who worked at Front Reef, one caught 15 lion fish and the other caught 21 lion fish.

The person who caught 21 lion fish was either the person who worked at Charles Sink or the person who worked at Gillis Deep.

Charles Sink
Front Reef
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock


Zachary sells advertising on a number of different late-night television shows.  Using only the clues below, match each show in his portfolio to its current host and air time, and determine the channel on which it airs.

Witching Hour starts sometime before Ken Kirby's program.

Oda Osborn's show starts 15 minutes after Nate Nichol's program.

The show that starts at 10:30 pm is either Up Till Two or Variety X.

Of Nate Nichol's show and the show that starts at 10:30 pm, one is Witching Hour and the other is Variety X.

Maddy Meyer's show starts sometime after Green Tonight.

Ken Kirby
Maddy Meyer
Nate Nichol
Oda Osborn

Green Tonight
Up Till Two
Variety X
Witching Hour


A group of long-time skydivers are planning a new jump today.  Match each jumper to their suit color, and determine what year each began skydiving and how many total jumps each has under his belt.

The jumper who wears the pink suit started skydiving 1 year before Gordon.

The jumper who wears the aquamarine suit started skydiving sometime after the jumper who wears the white suit.

Of the skydiver who first started in 1984 and the skydiver who wears the white suit, one is Gordon and the other is Arnold.

Gordon is either the skydiver who wears the aquamarine suit or the skydiver who first started in 1982.


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 freesia product and the vanilla candle, one is Courtney's and the other is $7.50.

Edna's product costs 1 dollar more than Courtney's candle.

The lavender candle costs  less than the sandalwood product.


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

Of Maxine and Latasha, one won the first aid badge and the other was awarded second.

Latasha was either the youngster who got the third award or the girl who won the ceramics badge.


Mary has 42 different grandchildren, and it seems like barely a week goes by when she doesn't have to send out a birthday card!  Help her sort out this month's cards by matching each grandchild to his or her birthday, age and hometown.

The 12-year-old has a birthday sometime before Hilda.

Of the child with the April 7th birthday and Nathaniel, one is 6 years old and the other is 8 years old.

April 3rd
April 7th
April 11th
April 15th


The Women's International Ski Jump Quarterfinals were held in Davos, Switzerland this weekend.  Using only the clues below, match each jumper to her total number of points, and determine the length of her longest jump and her home country.

The skier who jumped 90.1 meters scored 14 fewer points than the person who jumped 110.8 meters.

Of the jumper who scored 103 points and the contestant who jumped 110.8 meters, one is Vicky and the other is Alicia.

86.4 meters
90.1 meters
95.0 meters
110.8 meters


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

The display bought by Faith Frisk is 55 gallons.

Of the tank bought by Cora Carey and the $1,250 fish tank, one is 60 gallons and the other is 70 gallons.

The tank bought by Gideon Gates cost $1,825.

The 70 gallon tank is either the $920 display or the $1,825 display.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons

Al Ayala
Cora Carey
Faith Frisk
Gideon Gates


Jack has added several new jigsaw puzzles to his sizable collection this year.  Determine each puzzle's size (number of pieces), theme,  issuing year and company.

The puzzle made by Chaurd has the postage stamp theme.

The puzzle with the rustic village theme has 250 fewer pieces than the puzzle with the outer space theme.

Of the jigsaw puzzle made by Astury and the jigsaw puzzle made by Denlend, one has 1000 pieces and the other has the rustic village theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Astury has somewhat fewer than the jigsaw puzzle made by Chaurd.

coral reef
outer space
postage stamp
rustic village


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

The dachshund was adopted 1 month before Desiree's pet.

Of the puppy adopted in February and the dog adopted in January, one is the schnauzer and the other is Tracey's.

Of the poodle and the dog adopted in March, one is Violet's and the other is Beatrice's.


Watson County Hospital released a press release today to announce its annual list of the first babies born immediately after the start of the new year.  Using only the clues below, match each baby to its family time of birth, and determine the room number in which it was delivered.

Of the child born at 12:04am and the child born at 12:07am, one was Willard and the other was the Estradas'.

Of the baby born at 12:10am and Elaine, one was the Estradas' and the other was the Vaughans'.

The child born at 12:01am, the Underwoods' child and the Estradas' baby were all different babies.


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

Hercules graduated 1 month after the dog assigned to Officer Parks.

Of the dog assigned to Officer Parks and the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Cochran, one graduated in March and the other was Barca.

Of the canine assigned to Officer Fox and Barca, one graduated in April and the other graduated in May.

Tinkerbell graduated 2 months after Barca.


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 four rings are Sonja's piece, the ring with the aquamarine, the ring that cost $1200 and the piece that cost $1100.

The ring with the diamond cost 100 dollars more than the ring with the topaz.

Of Yolanda's ring and Rebecca's piece, one cost $1200 and the other has the sapphire.


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

The Adtina V will launch 1 month before the fast ignition facility.

The fast ignition reactor is either the Dynotis X1 or the Haramarui LV.

Of the facility launching in April and the Adtina V, one is the stellarator facility and the other is the direct drive reactor.

The direct drive facility will launch sometime after the fast ignition facility.

direct drive
fast ignition
fusor
stellarator


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 fourth customer and the first person, one ordered raspberry for their first scoop and the other was Shelia.

Earnest is either the customer who ordered coconut for their first scoop or the person who ordered cherry for their first scoop.

Earnest was immediately ahead of Jacqueline.

The fourth person ordered coconut for their first scoop.


The Porterville High School varsity baseball team just finished its best season yet!  Match each player to his position and jersey number, and determine how many games they played this season.

The person who played right field played somewhat fewer games than the boy who played second base.

The boy who played 10 games played center field.

Of the player who played center field and the person who played third base, one was Armando and the other played 11 games.

center field
right field
second base
third base


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).

Tamara's pair scored somewhat lower than Virginia's pair.

Ana's pair scored 3 tenths of a point higher than Eduardo's pair.

Of the team that scored 27.2 points and the pair that scored 26.9 points, one included Jenny and the other included Ruben.

The four pairs were Jenny's pair, Eduardo's pair, the pair that scored 26.9 points and Delbert's pair.

The pair that scored 26.9 points was either Ana's pair or Ruben's pair.


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).

Tracey's assignment is 50 pages shorter than the book published in 2012.

Of Tracey's project and Francis's assignment, one is 175 pages long and the other was published in 2008.

Francis's assignment is either the 150 page assignment or the book published in 2009.

The four projects are the 175 page assignment, Francis's assignment, Wallace's assignment and the book published in 2009.


Now that it is summer and prime scuba diving season, John at Palamedes Dive Company is trying to get a handle on their dive schedule.  Using only the clues that follow, match each customer to their guide, dive date and location.

The customer going out with Muriel will dive sometime before Mr. Ayers.

Of Mrs. Blake and Mr. Gallegos, one will dive on July 13 and the other will go out with Lynn.

Mrs. Blake will dive 1 day before the diver going out with Willard.

The customer going out on July 16 will go out with Lynn.

Mr. Ayers
Mrs. Blake
Mr. Drake
Mr. Gallegos


A group of friends has decided to try several different weight-loss diets and exercises to see who amongst them can lose the most weight in 3 months.  Using only the clues below, match each person to their total number of pounds lost, and determine the diet type they used and their preferred type of exercise.

The person who used the gluten-free diet lost somewhat fewer pounds than the person who used the caveman diet.

The person who used the vegetarian diet is either Norma or Anthony.

The friend who lost 5 lbs used the vegetarian diet.

Of the person who lost 5 lbs and the dieter who used the caveman diet, one is Anthony and the other is Wesley.


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

Of the "Pea Shooters" and the "Spray Paints", one finished third and the other uses purple paintballs.

The group that finished second is either the "Pea Shooters" or the white team.

The "Splat Squad" is either the blue team or the team that finished third.

Night Ninjas
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Spray Paints


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

Of the store charging $1.15 per gallon and Energo, one is in Eagle Grove and the other is in Udell.

Energo charges 4 cents more per gallon than the gas station in Vincent.


The tank bought by Edwin Ellis is 5 gallons larger than the $775 display.

Of the $1,825 tank and the $775 display, one was bought by Donna Drake and the other is 70 gallons.

The fish tank bought by Gideon Gates cost $1,825.

Cora Carey
Donna Drake
Edwin Ellis
Gideon Gates


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.

The course in room 412 is held 2 periods after the course in room 122.

The third period class is taught by Mr. Underwood.

Of Mr. Underwood's class and Mr. Bell's class, one is in room 201 and the other is held during first period.

The second period class is either the class in room 201 or Mr. Yang's class.


The Women's International Ski Jump Quarterfinals were held in Davos, Switzerland this weekend.  Using only the clues below, match each jumper to her total number of points, and determine the length of her longest jump and her home country.

Of the skier who jumped 95.0 meters and the jumper who jumped 102.9 meters, one scored 89 points and the other is Tasha.

The skier who scored 103 points was either the skier who jumped 90.1 meters or the jumper who jumped 102.9 meters.

The contestant who scored 96 points jumped 96.3 meters.

Madeline scored 7 fewer points than the contestant who jumped 95.0 meters.

90.1 meters
95.0 meters
96.3 meters
102.9 meters


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.

The Annata Branco is either the 1992 wine or the syrah.

Of the pinot gris and the 1984 bottle, one is the Luzagueil and the other is the Zifennwein.

The pinot gris was bottled 4 years after the merlot.

Annata Branco
Friambliss
Luzagueil
Zifennwein


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

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

The person who will be working with Karla will start 1 hour before Earnest.

Of the interpreter whose assignment begins at 11:00am and the interpreter who will be working with Karla, one is Annie and the other is Ira.


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

Quebec Battalion will deploy sometime after Alpha Battalion.

Delta Battalion will deploy 1 month before Oscar Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Moody is Alpha Battalion.

Of the battalion deploying in February and the battalion deploying in March, one is led by Commander Gilbert and the other is Delta Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Dillard will deploy 1 month after Quebec Battalion.


Several friends went to Cal's Late Night Diner for a bite to eat.  Match each person to their drink and entree order, and determine how much each paid for their meal.

Yvonne was either the diner who paid $7.99 or the diner who paid $4.99.

Of Angela and the one who got the ginger ale, one paid $5.99 and the other paid $7.99.

The diner who paid $4.99 had the orange soda.

Of Yvonne and Zachary, one paid $7.99 and the other had the cream soda.


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.

Of Audio Array's release and the record with 1.4 million sales, one was released in February and the other was released in August.

Jagged Knee's album sold 1.5 million copies.

The record that came out in August sold 100,000 fewer copies than Lip Savage's record.

Of Epoch Lantern's album and Jagged Knee's record, one sold 1.2 million copies and the other was released in January.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million

Audio Array
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Lip Savage


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

Of the student who spoke for 10 minutes and Rudy, one talked about Tacitus and the other talked about Hadrian.

Rudy spoke 2 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on Licinius.

Teri was either the student who spoke for 10 minutes or the student who spoke for 6 minutes.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


Charlie will start 1 hour before the interpreter who will be working with Orlando.

Of the interpreter who will be working with Orlando and the interpreter who will be working with Tyler, one will start work at 10:00am and the other is Gordon.

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

The person whose assignment begins at 11:00am will be working with Rafael.


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

The white luggage is either the bag that weighs 38 pounds or Ute Fleming's piece.

The red luggage weighs  less than Xavier Carey's piece.

The ochre piece weighs 3 pounds more than Xavier Carey's luggage.

Of the white bag and the red piece, one weighs 44 pounds and the other is Yolanda Bauer's.

Ute Fleming
Wanda Dotson
Xavier Carey
Yolanda Bauer


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

AWOL Alert is either the game that came out in 1986 or the one bought by Melvin.

The video game that came out in 1985 is either the video game bought by Phillip or the game bought by Dave.

Of the video game that came out in 1984 and the one that came out in 1985, one was purchased by Phillip and the other is AWOL Alert.

AWOL Alert came out sometime after Gator Attack.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Gator Attack
Victorforce


The Worthingham Zoo has one of the largest collections of pandas in the world.  This year several of their panda mothers had a single baby each.  Using each of the clues below, match each panda mother to her cub, and determine the cub's birth weight and the month in which it was born.

Of Yuan Zai's baby and Xi Lian's baby, one was born in February and the other was Ling Ling.

Of Nan Sheng's baby and Yuan Zai's baby, one was Bai Yun and the other was born in March.

Xi Lian's baby was born 1 month before Bai Yun.


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.

Of Rios and Mrs. Cruz, one is staying for 2 days and the other is in room 114.

Quinn is either the guest in room 209 or the guest who is staying for 3 days.

The client who is staying for 3 days is in room 203.

The guest in room 203 is staying 1 day fewer than Mrs. Cruz.


The local Historical Society is compiling a pamphlet for their upcoming walking tour entitled "Historic Homes of Branchville".  Using only the clues that follow, match each historic property to the year it was built as well as its current owner and location.

Of Belle Grove and the 1855 house, one is owned by the Christian family and the other is owned by the Baker family.

The Christian family's house was built 7 years before Benson Hills.

The Alvarado family's building was built 7 years before the Christian family's home.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Leiman Manor
Woodlawn


Its time for this year's Strongman "Dead Lift" contest!  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his home country and the order in which he will participate, and determine the total weight (in pounds) that each will lift.

Of the person who will lift 920 lbs and the Dane, one is Nicola and the other is Oliver.

The man who will lift 880 lbs is either the Swede or Francisco.

The Korean will lift a weight that is somewhat heavier than the one chosen by Jeremy.


The Flint Natural History Museum features a number of articulated woolly mammoth skeletons, each of which has been given a different name by local schoolchildren.  Using only the clues below, match each mammoth to its estimated age and height, and determine where its skeleton was originally found.

The mammoth found in Saskatchewan lived 60,000 years before "Bernie".

Of the mammoth found in Norway and the mammoth found in Siberia, one was named "Thumper" and the other is thought to be 170,000 years old.

The mammoth believed to be 230,000 years old was unearthed in Norway.


Abbie is writing an article about some of the top-selling mobile apps released in the past year.  Using only the clues that follow, help her match each app to its developer, month or release and estimated number of sales.

The game released by Vortia was released  later than Peter Parka.

The app released in May is either the application released by Digibits or Peter Parka.

The application released by Novio was released 1 month later than the application released by Digibits.

Bubble Bombs was released 2 months earlier than Flowcarts.

The game released in May, the game released by Novio and the app released by Apptastic are all different apps.

Bubble Bombs
Flowcarts
Peter Parka
Wizard World


Whistler County just held its annual "Potato Launch" contest, wherein different teams build home-made contraptions and each tries to shoot colored potatoes as far as they can.  Using only the clues below, determine each team's best distance (in feet) and match up the type of device each used and the color of the potato they launched.

Of the team that used the slingshot and the team that used the vacuum cannon, one was the Potato Bros and the other scored a distance of 180 ft.

The group that used the catapult landed somewhat short of the Flying Eyes.

The Potato Bros went 30 feet farther than the team that used the hybrid sling.

The contestants that made it to 165 ft used the slingshot.

Flying Eyes
Potato Bros
Super Tubers
Yukon Bolds

catapult
hybrid sling
slingshot
vacuum cannon


Of Roesch Heights and the Ingram family's house, one was built in 1841 and the other was built in 1848.

Leiman Manor is owned by the Ingram family.

The Kane family's home was built 7 years after Roesch Heights.

The 1848 home is either the Woodard family's house or the Kane family's house.

Leiman Manor
Porcher Place
Roesch Heights
Woodlawn


Angel Investors Inc. regularly makes million-dollar investments in up-and-coming tech startup companies.  Using only the clues below, match their latest investments to each company, and determine the founder and product focus of each.

The company that received the $1,000,000 investment was started by Will Waters.

Atriana.com was started by Betty Becker.

Of Protecha.com and Zetafish.com, one received $2,000,000 and the other was started by Lara Larson.

The startup started by Vicky Velez received 1 million dollars less than Zetafish.com.

Betty Becker
Lara Larson
Vicky Velez
Will Waters


The Albion Amateur Astronomy Club proudly proclaims that its members have discovered a number of previously-unknown comets.  Using only the clues below, match each comet to its discoverer and the year in which it was first detected, and determine each comet's orbital period (the number of years it takes to go around the sun).

The one discovered in 2009 is either the one Nolan discovered or Wally Six.

The one Owens discovered was discovered 2 years after the one Bill Austin discovered.

Of Trosny and Crecci, one was first seen by Nolan and the other was found in 2008.


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.

Hope's candle is either the cinnamon candle or the vanilla product.

Of the $5.50 candle and the $6.50 candle, one is Francisco's and the other contains clove.

The clove product costs  more than the cinnamon candle.


The Brisco County Fair featured a number of local jugglers during last night's grand finale performance.  Using only the clues below, match each juggler to the item he or she used on stage, and determine the order in which each performed and their home town.

The person who went third was either Nick or the juggler who used flashlights.

The performer who used batons performed 1 spot after the person who used flashlights.

Of Nick and Carmen, one went second and the other used balls.

The performer who used flashlights was either Lora or Carmen.


Sal, a newly-hired police officer, has written a number of parking violations this week.  Help him sort out his paperwork by matching each fine to its associated vehicle, license plate number and state.

The car with the MRT-628 plates was fined 50 dollars less than the car with the GGZ-007 plates.

The Fierro was fined somewhat more than the Etsalle.

The automobile that received the $100 fine, the automobile with the GGZ-007 plates and the Grandero are all different cars.

Of the car with the RBD-337 plates and the Grandero, one was fined $25 and the other was fined $50.

The Cavalo was fined 50 dollars more than the Grandero.


The Byronville Gaming Club holds one "game night" each month, at which a number of members gather to play a different board game.  Using only the clues that follow, match each game to the month in which it was played and the person who hosted the event, and determine how many total players were at each game night.

Of Bladescape and Stealth, one was hosted by Vera and the other was played in January.

Android Disco was played 2 months after the game hosted at Pat's house.

The game played in April was hosted by Vera.

The board game played in March was either the game hosted at Zachary's house or Bladescape.

Android Disco
Bladescape
Rules of War
Stealth


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 trekked for 11 miles is either the person who started at Green Swamp or Virgil.

Nora walked 1 mile less than the hiker who started at Tosohatchee.

Of the person who started at Green Swamp and the hiker who started at Three Lakes, one is Jan and the other walked 8 miles.

The hiker who started at Cassia, Virgil and Nora are all different hikers.

Cassia
Green Swamp
Three Lakes
Tosohatchee


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

The reactor launching in January is the fusor facility.

The Rodim-Rexit is the z-pinch facility.

The direct drive facility will launch 2 months after the z-pinch facility.

The Essita CBT will launch sometime before the Tamura BX12.

Of the stellarator reactor and the fusor reactor, one is the Dynotis X1 and the other will launch in March.

Dynotis X1
Essita CBT
Rodim-Rexit
Tamura BX12


The international desk at the Herald News-Times sent out a number of its top reporters to cover breaking stories in various parts of the world this week.  Using only the clues below, match each reporter to the story he or she covered, and determine the date they left and the country they had to travel to.

Linda Lott left 1 day before the reporter who covered the earthquake.

The reporter who covered the royal wedding left 2 days after the journalist who covered the flooding.

Of the journalist who covered the mass protests and Peter Peck, one was sent out on April 6th and the other was sent out on April 7th.

Linda Lott
Maddy Moore
Orin Olsen
Peter Peck

earthquake
flooding
mass protests
royal wedding


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 vacation with Kelley was 1 year after the hunting holiday.

The cycling trip was  after the holiday with Kelley.

Of the hang gliding holiday and the 2002 trip, one was with Kelley and the other was with Tasha.

The vacation with Gladys was  before the holiday with Tasha.

The hiking trip was  before the hunting holiday.


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 Frances and Olga, one paid $25.99 and the other had the shiraz.

The one who had the port paid 2 dollars more than Kurt.


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 jumped at 8:00am was dropped at Crestline X.

Of the team that dropped at Crestline X and the squad that dropped at Frazier Park, one is Whiskey Group and the other deployed at 10:00am.

The squad that dropped at Dana Point deployed 2 hours before Foxtrot Group.

Anthon Ridge
Crestline X
Dana Point
Frazier Park


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 study on the Odyssey starts sometime before Iris's project.

The study on the Escape starts 1 month after Natasha's assignment.

Of the assignment beginning in March and the study on the Odyssey, one is Mamie's project and the other is Natasha's study.

Natasha's study starts sometime after the project on the Orion.


The cake artists at Baker's Pride have their work cut out for them this week, as a number of different custom cake orders have just come in.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to the shape and flavor of cake they ordered, and determine the price for each.

The cake shaped like a train costs somewhat more than Natasha's piece.

Salvador's piece is shaped like a beach chair.

Of Salvador's piece and Francisco's piece, one costs $200 and the other is shaped like a golf ball.


Daniella has received a number of orders this month from customers who want to have custom computers built for them.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to his computer's specifications, including hard drive size, amount of RAM and processor speed.

Jack's computer is either the system with 256 GB of hard drive space or the build with 4 GB of RAM.

The computer with 12 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is somewhat smaller than Alejandro's build.

The computer with 1 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 256 GB smaller than Victor's computer.

The computer with 4 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 256 GB larger than the computer with 1 GB of RAM.

The computer with 256 GB of hard drive space is either Otis's system or the system with 12 GB of RAM.


Several die-hard "Galaxy Trek" fans, who also happen to be expert woodworkers, decided to hand-carve wooden figurines featuring a different character from their favorite show.  Match each person to the character they carved and the type of wood they used, and determine how much each is charging for their creations.

The sci-fi fan who works with teak charges 2 dollars more than the woodworker who works with yew.

The woodworker who works with boxwood charges  less than the sci-fi fan who works with yew.

Of Ian and Zachary, one charges 7 dollars and the other works with yew.


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.

The order that included asparagus cost 1 dollar less than Jim's purchase.

Of Leo's order and Irma's order, one cost $6.25 and the other included spinach.


Nathan charges 2 dollars more than Hubert.

Of the sci-fi fan who charges 9 dollars and the woodworker who charges 5 dollars, one is Nathan and the other works with fir.

The woodworker who charges 3 dollars is either Richard or the carver who works with pine.

Richard charges 4 dollars more than Hubert.

The woodworker who charges 5 dollars is either the sci-fi fan who works with hickory or Hubert.


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

The K-9 unit assigned to Officer Trujillo graduated 2 months before Barca.

Of the canine assigned to Officer Black and the dog assigned to Officer Trujillo, one graduated in June and the other was Hercules.