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 business started by Betty Becker received 1 million dollars less than the business started by Pat Padilla.

The company started by Vicky Velez received  more than Atriana.com.

Zetafish.com received 1 million dollars more than Atriana.com.

The five businesses are the business that received the $1,000,000 investment, the company started by Lara Larson, Tyngle.com, Zetafish.com and the startup started by Vicky Velez.

Addie Abrams
Betty Becker
Lara Larson
Pat Padilla
Vicky Velez


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.

Audio Array's release wasn't released in July.

Epoch Lantern's album sold 1.5 million copies.

Lip Savage's album was released in June.

The album that came out in May sold 200,000 fewer copies than Audio Array's album.

Epoch Lantern's album sold somewhat fewer copies than Sodium Green's release.

The record with 1.6 million sales is either the release that came out in February or Eagle Ally's record.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million
1.6 million

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Lip Savage
Sodium Green


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 automobile with the GGZ-007 plates and the car that received the $125 fine are different cars.

The automobile that received the $100 fine is either the vehicle with the RBD-337 plates or the Injitsu.

The Injitsu was fined 25 dollars less than the vehicle with the MRT-628 plates.

The car with the MRT-628 plates was fined somewhat less than the Etsalle.

The car with the SVZ-880 plates was fined somewhat less than the automobile with the RBD-337 plates.


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.

The boat that saw 5 manatees wasn't led by Captain Lloyd.

The Foxy Roxy saw  more manatees than the Benny II.

Captain Yang's vessel saw 3  more manatees than Captain Preston's boat.

The Foxy Roxy saw 2  fewer manatees than the Mellow Mel.

Benny II
Foxy Roxy
Mellow Mel
Samantha
Watery Pete


The town of Grandwood Park has several homes that are rumored to be haunted.  Priscilla has visited all of them this past year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each house to its street and the name of its alleged "ghost," and figure out which month Priscilla visited it.

Markmanor was visited 1 month after Downsell.

The home on Grant Place was visited sometime after Wolfenden.

The home Priscilla visited in March wasn't located on Bird Road.

The building on Circle Drive was visited 3 months after the house on Darby Lane.

The house Priscilla visited in February was on Grant Place.

The house on Grant Place was investigated 1 month before Downsell.

Barnhill
Downsell
Fletcher Rise
Markmanor
Wolfenden

Bird Road
Circle Drive
Darby Lane
Fifth Avenue
Grant Place


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 person who will be working with Nelson will start sometime after Brent.

Harold will start 2 hours after the person who will be working with Marguerite.

Joann is either the interpreter who will be working with Marguerite or the interpreter whose assignment begins at 11:00am.

The person who will be working with Tyler will start 3 hours after Charlie.


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

Pam's pet was bought sometime before the canary.

The bird bought in April is either the lorikeet or the parakeet.

The bird bought in February is either Ellen's pet or the lorikeet.

Whitney's pet was bought sometime before the parakeet.

Ellen's pet was bought 3 months after Tamara's pet.


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 probe going to Pluto launched 1 month before the Jani Mila.

The Eyvaw launched sometime before the mission going to Uranus.

The Lezko launched 1 month after the probe going to Ganymede.

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


Mitch has a huge collection of dinosaur fossils, and has decided to list some for sale online.  Match each fossil to its species, age, and country in which it was found, as well as the price Mitch is asking for it.

The 78 million year old fossil costs 750 dollars more than the gigasaurus.

The archadon costs 250 dollars more than the mirasaurus.

The senosaurus is either the $750 fossil or the 90 million year old fossil.

The 69 million year old fossil costs  more than the senosaurus.

The verasaurus costs  less than the mirasaurus.

archadon gigasaurus mirasaurus senosaurus verasaurus

69 million
75 million
78 million
85 million
90 million


The local TV weatherman, Freddy Flight, has only an hour to prepare tomorrow's winter weather forecasts.  Using only the clues that follow, match each town to its predicted snowfall (in inches), as well as its anticipated high and low temperatures.

The town with a forecasted low of 15 degrees will get somewhat less snow than the location with a forecasted low of 18 degrees.

The location with a forecasted low of 22 degrees will get 3 more inches of snow than Alden.

Garberville will get 2 more inches of snow than the town with a forecasted low of 18 degrees.

Riverbank doesn't have a forecasted low of 11 degrees.

Three Rivers has a forecasted low of 18 degrees.

The town that will get 3 inches of snow has a forecasted low of 11 degrees.

1 inch
2 inches
3 inches
4 inches
5 inches

Alden
Garberville
Riverbank
Three Rivers
Van Horne

11 degrees
13 degrees
15 degrees
18 degrees
22 degrees


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 grandchild with the April 15th birthday is 9 years old.

The 5-year-old has a birthday sometime before Bryan.

Hilda has a birthday 8 days before the 8-year-old.

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

Hilda has a birthday sometime before Douglas.

The child with the April 7th birthday is 6 years old.

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


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 2011 is either Crecci or Trosny.

The comet Ken Jones discovered was discovered 1 year before Crecci.

The one Gilda Frank discovered is Klionne.

Klionne was discovered 1 year before Sporrin.

The comet Miller discovered was discovered 1 year before the one Gilda Frank discovered.

The one Dean Courtis discovered is Sporrin.

Dean Courtis
Gilda Frank
Ken Jones
Lawrence
Miller


The company that received the $5,000,000 investment is either the business started by Betty Becker or Atriana.com.

Byxby.com, the startup started by Lara Larson and the startup that received the $5,000,000 investment are all different businesses.

Atriana.com received 2 million dollars less than the company started by Lara Larson.

Zetafish.com was started by Lara Larson.

Byxby.com wasn't founded by Addie Abrams.

Byxby.com received 2 million dollars more than the company started by Fred Frost.

Addie Abrams
Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Lara Larson
Pat Padilla


Michael Marceau, a notorious art thief, has finally been captured!  While searching his home, investigators discovered a hidden trove of long-lost paintings, each by a different famous artist.  Using only the clues below, match each painting to its artist and the year in which it was painted, and determine how many years each priceless piece has been missing.

Rilania's piece was painted 24 years before "Lost in Time".

The five paintings are the 1897 piece, Kami's painting, "Girl at Sea", Graham Ginso's painting and "Clockwork".

Kami's masterpiece was painted 24 years after "Hoxley Hills".

Graham Ginso's painting wasn't painted in 1929.

Clockwork
Girl at Sea
Hoxley Hills
Lost in Time
Willow Bend


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.

Raul's hot sauce is rated at 10,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Marshall's product is rated at 25,000 Scoville Heat Units.

"Burn Squad" is 5,000 SHU less spicy than "Lips Ablaze".

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

The five products are the hot sauce rated at 5,000 SHU, "Hertz So Good", Raul's sauce, Verna's product and "Pants on Fire".

"Pants on Fire" is somewhat spicier than Kate's product.

Alpha Pepper
Burn Squad
Hertz So Good
Lips Ablaze
Pants on Fire


Several new businesses are scheduled to open up shop this month in downtown Springfield.  Each is using a different advertising gimmick to drum up business.  Match each business to its owner and advertising method, and determine its grand opening date.

The business owned by Mrs. Dunlap will open sometime before the business owned by Mrs. Chaney.

Frank's Figs will open 6 days before the company owned by Mrs. Norton.

White Elephant, the company owned by Mrs. Mason, the company opening on May 11th and the business opening on May 8th are all different businesses.

White Elephant will open 6 days before Books and More.

The business opening on May 14th is either Frank's Figs or the company owned by Mrs. Mason.

Pandora's Box is either the business owned by Mrs. Norton or the business opening on May 5th.

The company opening on May 11th is owned by Mr. Erickson.

May 2nd
May 5th
May 8th
May 11th
May 14th

Books and More
Frank\'s Figs
Pandora\'s Box
Sinful Sips
White Elephant

Mrs. Chaney
Mrs. Dunlap
Mr. Erickson
Mrs. Mason
Mrs. Norton


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

The youngster who got the fourth award was either the girl who won the ceramics badge or the youngster who won the swimming badge.

Sharon was awarded 1 spot before the scout who won the ceramics badge.

The youngster who won the dance badge was awarded 1 spot before the girl who won the first aid badge.

ceramics
dance
first aid
swimming
wildlife


Abigail is writing a blog post about the most popular viral video sensations of the past week.  Help her with her research by matching each video to its owner and total running time, and determine how many views each video received.

Wade's viral video has somewhat more views than Nichole's viral video.

Wade's viral video has 1 million fewer views than "Happy Hermits".

Nichole's viral video is "Dancing Hyena".

The video with 8 million views is "Baby Eats Cake".

The five videos are Tonya's video, the viral video with 6 million views, "Baby Eats Cake", "Beach Brouhaha" and the video with 5 million views.

"Dancing Hyena" has 1 million more views than Yvonne's viral video.

4 million
5 million
6 million
7 million
8 million

Baby Eats Cake
Beach Brouhaha
Dancing Hyena
Gabe Goes Nuts
Happy Hermits


Cobb County has built several new sports arenas this year.  Match each arena to the sport its set up for and the town it is in, and determine how many people each can hold.

Joseph Arena isn't set up for lacrosse games.

Underwood Arena holds 40  fewer people than Austin Arena.

The soccer facility holds 40  fewer people than Joseph Arena.

The soccer facility holds 40  more people than the hockey facility.

Underwood Arena holds  more people than the soccer facility.

The five arenas are the arena with seating for 110 people, Gentry Arena, Austin Arena, Joseph Arena and the basketball facility.

Austin Gentry Joseph Underwood Zimmerman


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 Sancode interview is for the tech support job.

The Streeter Inc. interview is 1 day before the Haytouch interview.

The interview on August 23rd is for the social media job.

The interview for the copywriter position is 3 days after the Laneplex interview.

The Canway interview isn't for the janitor job.

The interview for the tech support position is sometime after the meeting for the sales rep position.

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

Canway
Haytouch
Laneplex
Sancode
Streeter Inc.

copywriter
janitor
sales rep
social media
tech support


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

The asteroid with a diameter of 11 km is rich in yttrium.

The asteroid rich in nickel is either 413 Doiotima or the asteroid with a diameter of 11 km.

The asteroid rich in gold has a diameter 6 km larger than 413 Doiotima.

The asteroid with a diameter of 23 km is rich in lanthanum.

49 Eugenia has a diameter 12 km smaller than the asteroid rich in lanthanum.

11 Ceres is either the asteroid rich in lanthanum or the asteroid with a diameter of 29 km.

11 Ceres
35 Ursula
413 Doiotima
49 Eugenia
61 Nemesis


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

The video game bought by Raul came out 1 year after Gator Attack.

The game that came out in 1986 is either Troop Seven or the one bought by William.

Magic Marbles came out sometime after the game bought by Raul.

Countershot came out 1 year after Magic Marbles.

The video game bought by Oscar came out sometime before Troop Seven.

Gator Attack came out sometime after the video game bought by Oscar.

AWOL Alert
Countershot
Gator Attack
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven


Carthage has a forecasted low of 18 degrees.

The town with a forecasted low of 11 degrees will get 2 more inches of snow than the location with a forecasted low of 18 degrees.

Smith River is either the location with a forecasted low of 18 degrees or the location that will get 1 inch of snow.

The town that will get 4 inches of snow is either the location with a forecasted low of 22 degrees or the town with a forecasted low of 19 degrees.

Van Horne has a forecasted low of 11 degrees.

The location with a forecasted low of 22 degrees will get 1 less inch of snow than Fillmore.

Carthage
Fillmore
Kensett
Smith River
Van Horne

10 degrees
11 degrees
18 degrees
19 degrees
22 degrees


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

Wayne paid 3 dollars less than the person who got picked up at the Neptune Theatre.

The client who got picked up at the Norvell House paid 9 dollars more than the customer who got picked up at the Camlin Hotel.

Frederick was picked up at the Hoge Building.

Olga wasn't picked up at the Norvell House.

The customer who got picked up at the Neptune Theatre, Kate, Olga and the customer with the $12.50 fare were all different customers.

Arctic Building
Camlin Hotel
Hoge Building
Neptune Theatre
Norvell House


The arena with seating for 230 people is either the football facility or the soccer facility.

The rugby facility holds 120  fewer people than Sanders Arena.

The lacrosse facility holds  more people than the baseball facility.

Quinn Arena holds 80  fewer people than the soccer facility.

The rugby facility holds 40  more people than Quinn Arena.


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

The team that finished with 715 points wore red shirts.

The team in the gold shirts finished 24 points below the Alley Cats.

The Alley Cats, the squad in the silver shirts, the team in the gold shirts and the squad that finished with 763 points were all different teams.

The Turkey Rolls didn't finish with 715 points.

The squad in the silver shirts finished 12 points above the Rowdy Rollers.

Alley Cats
Gutter Gals
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls


Jamie never misses an opportunity to watch the night sky for falling stars.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the location and date for each of his most recent nighttime trips, as well as who he went with and how many shooting stars they saw.

The April 4 outing logged 30 shooting stars.

The trip to Kalona logged 21 fewer shooting stars than the outing to Manchester.

The April 17 trip was either the trip where they saw 23 shooting stars or the trip where they saw 30 shooting stars.

The April 7 outing logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the trip to Isleton.

The outing to Isleton logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the April 22 outing.

April 4
April 7
April 10
April 17
April 22

Conesville Isleton Kalona Livermore Manchester


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.

Rebecca is either the participant who arrived at 4:50 pm or the friend who brought the potato chips.

The five people are Sergio, the participant who brought the potato chips, the friend who brought the hummus, the friend who arrived at 4:45 pm and the participant who arrived at 4:40 pm.

The participant who arrived at 4:35 pm brought the onion dip.

hummus
onion dip
pizza
potato chips
soda


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

The person who played second was either the player who started with the Reti Opening or the player who started with the Evans Gambit.

Rose didn't begin with the Evans Gambit.

Brooke played 2 games before the person who started with the Giuoco Start.

The player who started with the Evans Gambit played 3 games after Walter.

Evans Gambit
Giuoco Start
Reti Opening
Torre Attack
Ware Opening


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

Katherine is either the person flying from Yemen or the traveler leaving at 6:30 pm.

Katherine is leaving 2 hours earlier than Gabriel.

The five travelers are the traveler leaving at 5:30 pm, the person flying from Liberia, the traveler flying from Ukraine, Ernest and Katherine.

The traveler flying from Oman is leaving 1 hour earlier than the traveler flying from Yemen.


Mayor Price has promised to get the streets of Victorville back in ship-shape condition this year with a series of road improvement projects.  Using only the clues that follow, determine each project's location, budget, manager and starting month.

The job starting in July will be headed by Freda Fisher.

Bill Bonner's project begins 1 month after the Ivy Street project.

Cal Craft's project begins 1 month before the Norway Court project.

The five projects are the York Court project, Hal Hamilton's project, the job starting in April, the job starting in July and the job starting in June.

The Oak Road project doesn't start in August.

The job starting in June will be headed by Cal Craft.

Ivy Street
Juniper Lane
Norway Court
Oak Road
York Court

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Freda Fisher
Hal Hamilton


The Clara Street project will be headed by Hal Hamilton.

The Virgil Street project is either Cal Craft's project or Dawn Daniels's project.

The five projects are the Harkin Drive project, the job starting in June, the job starting in May, Hal Hamilton's project and Gail Garrett's project.

The Harkin Drive project begins 1 month before the Shelly Lane project.

The job starting in May won't be managed by Dawn Daniels.

Cal Craft's project begins sometime after Dawn Daniels's project.

The Willow Street project starts in July.

Clara Street
Harkin Drive
Shelly Lane
Virgil Street
Willow Street

Cal Craft
Dawn Daniels
Freda Fisher
Gail Garrett
Hal Hamilton


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

Vicky Vaughan's reservation is for a period 1 day shorter than the Jeep reservation.

The 5 day reservation is either Mira Morrow's rental or the Volvo rental.

Ann Alexander's reservation is for 5 days.

The Kia reservation is for a period 2 days shorter than Mira Morrow's reservation.

Zora Zinn's reservation is either the 2 day rental or the Fiat rental.

Ann Alexander
Edna Erickson
Mira Morrow
Vicky Vaughan
Zora Zinn


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

Sea of Dreams received 3 fewer nominations than the film directed by Adrienne Day.

The film that received 2 nominations was directed by Danny Trevor.

The movie directed by Maddie Mintz received 2 more nominations than the movie directed by Paul Walnier.

The film directed by Danny Trevor is either the movie that received 3 nominations or Thorn of Suns.

Bold Service
Sea of Dreams
Silk Mist
Thorn of Suns
Wild Ones

Adrienne Day
Danny Trevor
Gabby Jones
Maddie Mintz
Paul Walnier


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 $10 million was from Mississippi.

Ed Elliott won 10 million more than the winner from Utah.

The winner who won $20 million was from South Dakota.

Ferris Fry won 10 million less than the winner from Nebraska.

The person from Arkansas won somewhat less than Betty Baxter.

Ferris Fry won somewhat less than Dharma Day.

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

Betty Baxter
Dharma Day
Ed Elliott
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene

Arkansas
Mississippi
Nebraska
South Dakota
Utah


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

The park established in 2004 is home to the pygmy beaver.

The box python's reserve was established 4 years before Silver Lakes.

Elm Park was established 4 years before the box python's reserve.

The frilled stork's reserve was established sometime after the fig turtle's reserve.

Wanda Park isn't home to the endangered western gull.

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

The fig turtle's reserve was established sometime before the western gull's reserve.

Elm Park
Foxtail Bend
Rosemary Park
Silver Lakes
Wanda Park

box python
fig turtle
frilled stork
pygmy beaver
western gull


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

The white team was ranked 2 places behind the "Target Bombs".

The "Color Blinds" is either the team that finished fifth or the green team.

The group that finished first uses green paintballs.

The "Color Blinds" was ranked 1 place behind the "Splat Squad".

The squad that finished fourth uses purple paintballs.

The orange team was ranked 3 places behind the "Pea Shooters".

Color Blinds
Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Target Bombs


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

The scout who got the fifth award won the leadership badge.

The scout who won the dance badge was awarded 1 spot after Nicole.

The youngster who won the theater badge was awarded  before the youngster who won the swimming badge.

Josefina was awarded 1 spot after the scout who won the dance badge.

Latasha was either the youngster who got the fourth award or the scout who won the dance badge.

Josefina was either the scout who won the theater badge or the youngster who got the third award.

The girl who got the third award didn't win the first aid badge.

dance
first aid
leadership
swimming
theater


"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 that requested the rock band is sometime after the Anderson family party.

The booking that requested the clown is on October 7.

The event on October 4 is either the Ingram family booking or the Dalton family booking.

The booking that requested the rock band isn't on October 6.

The event that requested the photo booth is either the Anderson family party or the Stanley family booking.

The Stanley family party is 2 days before the event that requested the clown.

The party on October 7 is for the Ingrams.

The booking that requested the petting zoo is 2 days before the event that requested the photo booth.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7

bounce castle
clown
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band


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

The five exhibits are the lacquerware exhibit, the presentation from Tunisia, the presentation from Norway, March's exhibit and April's exhibit.

The basketry exhibit was from  Swaziland.

The presentation from Tunisia was held sometime after the exhibit from Norway.

The armor presentation was held 3 months before the exhibit from Burundi.

The firearms presentation wasn't from Tunisia.

armor basketry firearms glassware lacquerware


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 boy who played left field played somewhat more games than the person who played second base.

The five players were the person who played shortstop, Willard, the person who played 9 games, the player who played 11 games and the player who played 8 games.

Hugh was either the player who played shortstop or the boy who played third base.

The person who played 8 games played first base.

Evan played 1 more game than the player who played first base.

first base
left field
second base
shortstop
third base


Steve is a world-renowned herpetologist (an expert in reptiles and amphibians), and today he's been asked to bring a small collection of snakes in to Brunhilde High School for a class demonstration.  Help him prepare his presentation notes by matching each snake he's bringing to its home country, length and color pattern.

The ash python is 12 inches longer than the serpent from Cambodia.

The pygmy racer isn't exactly 30 inches long.

The banded keel is 6 inches shorter than the reptile from New Guinea.

The five animals are the horned viper, the reptile that is 18 inches long, the animal from Nicaragua, the serpent from Cambodia and the animal that is 30 inches long.

12 inches
18 inches
24 inches
30 inches
36 inches

ash python
banded keel
horned viper
pygmy racer
winged snake

Australia
Cambodia
Nicaragua
New Guinea
Panama


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.

Jana's product costs 2 dollars more than the eucalyptus candle.

The $7.50 candle is either Kari's product or the clove candle.

The eucalyptus product costs 1 dollar more than Gregory's product.

The $6.50 product, the eucalyptus product, Jana's product and Patricia's product are all different products.

cinnamon clove eucalyptus freesia vanilla


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

The gem that sold for $820 was found at the Page claim.

The blue topaz wasn't uncovered at the Livingston claim.

The gem found in the Page claim sold for somewhat more than the rhodolite.

The stone found in the Marsh claim is either the aquamarine or the gem that sold for $820.

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

The aquamarine sold for 10 dollars more than the blue topaz.

aquamarine
blue topaz
rhodolite
tourmaline
zircon


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.

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

The squad that jumped at 10:00am was dropped at Gran Mountain.

Sierra Group, the team that dropped at Ezra Forest, the team that jumped at 8:00am and the team that jumped at 10:00am are all different teams.

The squad that jumped at 11:00am is either the team that dropped at Dana Point or the squad that dropped at Crestline X.

Foxtrot Group deployed sometime before Yankee Group.

The team that dropped at Crestline X deployed 1 hour before Foxtrot Group.

Brook Woods
Crestline X
Dana Point
Ezra Forest
Gran Mountain


Mitch has a huge collection of dinosaur fossils, and has decided to list some for sale online.  Match each fossil to its species, age, and country in which it was found, as well as the price Mitch is asking for it.

The 87 million year old fossil costs  more than the rotosaurus.

The $1000 fossil is either the 90 million year old fossil or the 72 million year old fossil.

The 75 million year old fossil costs  more than the 90 million year old fossil.

The five fossils are the $750 fossil, the rotosaurus, the 85 million year old fossil, the gigasaurus and the pilodontus.

The rotosaurus costs  more than the gigasaurus.

The pilodontus costs 500 dollars more than the verasaurus.

gigasaurus mirasaurus pilodontus rotosaurus verasaurus

72 million
75 million
85 million
87 million
90 million


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

Clayton is either the person who will publish in April or the student who has been studying the Quaol culture.

The student who will publish in May, Ollie, the person who has been studying the Orjack culture and Luther are all different students.

The student who has been studying the Stosam culture will publish 2 months before the student who has been studying the Orjack culture.

The person who will publish in March hasn't been studying the Quaol culture.

Guadalupe has been studying the Quaol culture.

Luther is either the person who will publish in February or the student who has been studying the Rothoc culture.

The student who has been studying the Stosam culture will publish 1 month after Luther.

The student who has been studying the Stosam culture will publish sometime before Pablo.


Megan is setting up an exhibit at the National Museum of Fiji about the discovery of several small South Sea islands.  Help her with her research by matching each island to the explorer that discovered it, the year it was discovered, and the native culture that was living there at the time.

Jujihm was discovered sometime before the island on which the Kukani people lived.

The island discovered in 1782 was inhabited by the Iakepa.

Teuz was discovered 21 years after the island on which the Wainani people lived.

Zafet was discovered 7 years before Verinya.

Fushil was discovered sometime after Verinya.


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

The lorikeet was bought sometime before Whitney's pet.

The bird bought in April is either Whitney's pet or the parakeet.

Kellie's pet was bought 1 month after Roberta's pet.

The macaw was bought 1 month after Laura's pet.

Roberta's pet was bought sometime after the macaw.

Laura's pet was bought sometime after the lorikeet.


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.

Tyler started skydiving 3 years before Everett.

The five skydivers are Tyler, the jumper who first started in 1986, the jumper who wears the pink suit, the jumper who wears the red suit and the jumper who first started in 1983.

The jumper who wears the violet suit started skydiving 1 year after the jumper who wears the pink suit.


Pravanox Pharmaceuticals has spent decades scouring the world's rainforests for new sources of medical drugs, and this year a number of these new drugs have been officially approved by the FDA.  Using only the clues below, match each drug to the condition it treats, the month it was approved, and the source from which its main ingredient is derived.

Hamzell was approved 1 month before the pharmaceutical that treats diabetes.

The medicine that treats arthritis was approved 2 months before Damasol.

Zednisen, the medicine approved in March and the medicine that treats heart disease are all different drugs.

The drug approved in February treats influenza.

Zednisen was approved sometime after the medicine that treats diabetes.

arthritis
diabetes
heart disease
influenza
meningitis


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.

Jagged Knee's album is either the release that came out in May or the release with 1.5 million sales.

The release with 1.2 million sales was released in October.

The release that came out in October sold somewhat fewer copies than Epoch Lantern's album.

Eagle Ally's record sold 1.3 million copies.

The release that came out in May sold somewhat fewer copies than the record that came out in August.

The album that came out in August sold somewhat fewer copies than Sodium Green's record.

The release that came out in August sold 200,000 fewer copies than the release that came out in July.

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Sodium Green


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

The five lines are Line F, the zip line with a maximum height of 55 ft, the 800 ft one, the line with a maximum height of 40 ft and the 850 ft one.

The zip line with a maximum height of 85 ft is 50 feet longer than Line G.

The line with a maximum height of 55 ft is 50 feet shorter than Line F.


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

The butterfly won by Sean sold for 10 dollars less than the butterfly that was auctioned 4th.

The butterfly won by Sean sold for 30 dollars less than the butterfly won by Clifford.

The butterfly that sold for $280 was either the insect that was auctioned 1st or the butterfly that was auctioned 8th.

The butterfly won by Joel was either the insect that was auctioned 8th or the insect that sold for $290.

The butterfly won by Sean wasn't the 2nd lot.

The insect won by Kelly was the 8th lot.


Epoch Lantern's record is either the release with 1.3 million sales or the release that came out in October.

Jagged Knee's record sold 300,000 fewer copies than the record that came out in June.

Audio Array's release sold 1.5 million copies.

Sodium Green's record was released in June.

The record that came out in February sold 300,000 more copies than Epoch Lantern's album.

Jagged Knee's release wasn't released in May.

Audio Array
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Lip Savage
Sodium Green


The party on October 4 isn't for the O'Connors.

The event that requested the magician is 3 days before the event that requested the bounce castle.

The Lawson family party is 2 days after the King family booking.

The booking on October 3 is for the Andersons.

The event that requested the superhero is for the Lawsons.

The party that requested the rock band is either the Anderson family party or the King family event.

The booking on October 5, the Ingram family event and the O'Connor family booking are all different events.

bounce castle
magician
petting zoo
rock band
superhero


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

The 8 GB phone, the Dynatra phone and the Pegasus phone are all different phones.

The Volkia item has somewhat more storage than the Zennia 580.

The Volkia item has 4 GB less storage than the Lunia V2.

The Yego Plus has 4 GB more storage than the Alphalon II.

Alphalon II
Lunia V2
Winnow XD
Yego Plus
Zennia 580

Andromeda Dynatra Pegasus Technitron Volkia


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

The team that won 5 silver medals ended the games with 3  more gold medals than the team that won 6 silver medals.

The five teams were the team that won 3 gold medals, the team from Yemen, the squad that won 6 silver medals, the squad from Zimbabwe and the squad from Luxembourg.

The squad from Yemen ended with 8 silver medals.

The team that won 1 gold medal ended with 2 silver medals.

The squad that won 6 silver medals was either the team that won 4 gold medals or the squad from Slovakia.

The team from Zimbabwe didn't finish with 2 silver medals.

France Luxembourg Slovakia Yemen Zimbabwe


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 project on the Odyssey starts sometime after Charlie's study.

Gene's project starts 3 months before Ora's study.

Joy's study is either the project beginning in May or the study on the Escape.

The five projects are the assignment beginning in April, the study on the Escape, Charlie's assignment, the project on the Osprey and Ora's assignment.

Charlie's project starts 2 months before Joy's project.


Gil Glabbers has lived on the coast of Guernsey, in the English Channel, for more than a decade.  In that time he's found a number of difference "messages in a bottle" washed up on his beach.  Using only the clues below, match each bottle to its author, place of origin and the year in which it was written, and determine the year in which Gil discovered each one.

The message from Bournemouth was sent 21 years after Tracy's missive.

Edwin's missive was sent 14 years before the bottle from Brighton.

The message that was sent in 1969 is either the letter from Cherbourg or the bottle from Bournemouth.

Bournemouth
Brighton
Cherbourg
Le Havre
Torquay


Ora's assignment starts sometime after Natasha's assignment.

The study beginning in June is either the assignment on the Pegasus or the study on the Liberty.

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

Vicki's assignment is either the study beginning in April or the project on the Orion.

The assignment beginning in May, Natasha's study, the project on the Serenity and Eunice's assignment are all different projects.


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

Ebony's purchase wasn't the black widow.

Rafael's purchase cost 15 dollars more than the ipstin spider.

Shelley's purchase cost  more than the black widow.

The spider that sold for $75 was either the ipstin spider or the black widow.

The five spiders were Shelley's purchase, the arachnid that sold for $45, the spider that sold for $105, the wolf spider and the ipstin spider.

black widow
darkback
ipstin spider
redback
wolf spider


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.

Rebecca's ring cost  less than Jacquelyn's piece.

Jacquelyn's piece doesn't have the diamond.

Hazel's ring cost 200 dollars less than the ring with the amethyst.

Jacquelyn's piece cost  less than Hazel's ring.

The piece with the opal is either the piece that cost $1300 or Cheri's piece.

The ring with the aquamarine cost 100 dollars more than Jacquelyn's piece.


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.

Virgil walked 2 fewer miles than the person who started at Bull Creek.

The hiker who started at Tosohatchee, the hiker who started at Cassia and the hiker who trekked for 8 miles are all different hikers.

Sam walked 1 mile less than the person who started at Lake Jesup.

The person who started at Cassia walked 1 mile less than Virgil.

8 miles
9 miles
10 miles
11 miles
12 miles

Bull Creek
Cassia
Lake Jesup
Reedy Creek
Tosohatchee


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.

Lora performed sometime after the person who used batons.

Daryl performed 1 spot before the performer who used mobile phones.

The person who went fourth used mobile phones.

The performer who used balls performed 1 spot after Trevor.

balls
batons
flashlights
mobile phones
rings


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

The 10:00am outing is either the tour starting at Chinatown or Chester's trip.

The tour starting at Little Italy will begin 3 hours before Adriana's tour.

The 11:00am trip is either the tour starting at City Hall or Howard's tour.

Roland's outing will begin sometime after the trip starting at Little Italy.

Chinatown
City Hall
Greektown
Little Italy
Yorkville


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

Wilma was awarded some amount more than Martha.

The person who will major in German Poetry was awarded some amount more than the student who will major in Archaeology.

The person who will major in Chemistry was awarded some amount more than the person who will major in Physics.

The student who will major in Mathematics was awarded $5,000 more than Martha.

The student who received the $35,000 scholarship is either the student who will major in Physics or Gwendolyn.

Erma was awarded $5,000 more than Wilma.

Gwendolyn was awarded $5,000 more than the student who will major in Physics.

Archaeology
Chemistry
German Poetry
Mathematics
Physics


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

Geraldine's book was due 2 weeks before Herman's book.

"Frogs of Iowa" is either Herman's book or Aimee's book.

Inez's book was due sometime after "Time to Burn".

The title due on September 22 was "Stars Below".

Yvette's book wasn't due on September 22.

"Dancing Well" was due 1 week before "Frogs of Iowa".

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29

Dancing Well
Frogs of Iowa
Ohio Haunts
Stars Below
Time to Burn


Cobb County has built several new sports arenas this year.  Match each arena to the sport its set up for and the town it is in, and determine how many people each can hold.

Cantu Arena isn't set up for lacrosse games.

Underwood Arena holds 40  fewer people than Cantu Arena.

Wilcox Arena holds 40  fewer people than the rugby facility.

The soccer facility holds  more people than Beck Arena.

The arena with seating for 190 people is either the soccer facility or Pierce Arena.

Wilcox Arena, the basketball facility and the lacrosse facility are all different arenas.

basketball football lacrosse rugby soccer


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.

Vincent will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by the Russian.

The person who will lift 920 lbs is the Korean.

Jeremy will lift a weight that is 40 pounds heavier than the one chosen by Vincent.

The American will lift a weight that is somewhat heavier than the one chosen by Francisco.

The contestant who will lift 1,040 lbs is either Nicola or the South African.

American
Korean
Russian
South African
Swede


The local TV weatherman, Freddy Flight, has only an hour to prepare tomorrow's winter weather forecasts.  Using only the clues that follow, match each town to its predicted snowfall (in inches), as well as its anticipated high and low temperatures.

The location with a forecasted low of 22 degrees will get somewhat less snow than the location with a forecasted low of 13 degrees.

Zearing is expected to receive 3 inches of snow.

Van Horne is either the town with a forecasted low of 10 degrees or the location that will get 1 inch of snow.

Brownfield has a forecasted low of 10 degrees.

The location with a forecasted low of 8 degrees will get 1 more inch of snow than Oxford.

The five towns are Zearing, the location with a forecasted low of 8 degrees, the town with a forecasted low of 13 degrees, the location with a forecasted low of 18 degrees and the location with a forecasted low of 10 degrees.

Brownfield
Kensett
Oxford
Van Horne
Zearing

8 degrees
10 degrees
13 degrees
18 degrees
22 degrees


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 red tattoo paid 10 dollars more than Janie.

Janie paid 15 dollars less than the person who got the blue tattoo.

The person who paid $45 was either the customer who got the orange tattoo or Janie.

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


"Time to Burn" was due sometime before "Stars Below".

Nettie's book was due 1 week after "Kip and Ken".

The five books are "Stars Below", the title due on September 15, Yvette's book, Nettie's book and Ora's book.

Ken's book was due sometime before "Heaven's Seal".

Dancing Well
Heaven\'s Seal
Kip and Ken
Stars Below
Time to Burn


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 five earthquakes were the event that took place in 1938, the 8.1 quake, the 9.0 event, the earthquake with its epicenter at Belok and the earthquake with its epicenter at Miya.

The quake with its epicenter at Aldcard happened in 1944.

The 8.7 event occurred 6 years before the 9.1 earthquake.

The quake with its epicenter at Miya occurred 12 years before the event with its epicenter at Fujizen.

The event with its epicenter at Aldcard didn't have a rating of 8.1.

The earthquake with its epicenter at Miya was either the 9.1 event or the earthquake that took place in 1944.


Barry and Laura are shopping for a new air conditioner, and they're having a little trouble differentiating between all their different options.  Help them out by matching each air conditioning unit to its price and cooling capacity (in BTUs), and determine the warranty period (in years) for each.

The Z-Free XL has the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The item with the 10,000 BTUs cooling capacity costs somewhat more than the item with the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The EnergyBeam 110 doesn't have exactly 10,000 BTUs in cooling capacity.

The $440 item has the 20,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The Freezon Flux is either the unit with the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity or the $570 item.

The EnergyBeam 110 costs somewhat more than the unit with the 30,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The Chiller Z costs 65 dollars less than the air conditioner with the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

Chiller Z
Coolstar XV5
EnergyBeam 110
Freezon Flux
Z-Free XL


The Alameda County Driver's School has a jam-packed schedule today.  Using only the clues below, match each student driver to his or her instructor, and determine the appointment time and age of each student.

Mr. Ward's trainee doesn't have the 10:00am class.

The client with the 10:00am class is either Randall or Peter.

Mr. Slate's trainee is scheduled 3 hours after Randall.

The five people are Mr. Slate's client, the client with the 10:00am class, the trainee with the 1:00pm class, the student with the 9:00am class and the student with the 11:00am class.

Mr. Padilla's client is either the client with the 11:00am class or the trainee with the 12 noon class.

Mrs. Huff
Mr. Padilla
Mr. Slate
Mrs. Vazquez
Mr. Ward


A special election was held this week in Wyoming to fill a recently vacated State Senate seat.  Using only the clues that follow, determine each candidate's total number of votes as well as his or her hometown and profession.

Cate Carlson finished 500 votes ahead of Ida Ingram.

Ida Ingram finished an unknown number of votes ahead of the teacher.

The rancher finished an unknown number of votes behind Kelly Kirby.

The teacher finished 500 votes ahead of Gilda Gray.

The candidate who received 10,000 votes was either Kelly Kirby or the writer.

Gilda Gray finished an unknown number of votes ahead of the rancher.

Bev Baird
Cate Carlson
Gilda Gray
Ida Ingram
Kelly Kirby


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

The diver who went fifth dove  deeper than Gumbo Giles.

Brit Bradley didn't max out at 110 meters.

The competitor who reached a depth of 98 meters, Gumbo Giles and the person who went fourth were all different divers.

The diver who went sixth dove 6 meters deeper than the person who went fourth.

The competitor who reached a depth of 101 meters dove second.

Ed Elliott was either the diver who went fourth or the competitor who went second.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters
110 meters

Brit Bradley
Daniel Day
Ed Elliott
Ferris Frye
Gumbo Giles


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.

Handle's print was published sometime before Muenster's map.

The map of Scandinavia was published 36 years before Caronelli's print.

The print published in 1785 is either the print of Denmark or Gostaldo's map.

Caronelli Gostaldo Handle Lafiori Muenster

Denmark
North Africa
Scandinavia
Tuscany
Warsaw


Pravanox Pharmaceuticals has spent decades scouring the world's rainforests for new sources of medical drugs, and this year a number of these new drugs have been officially approved by the FDA.  Using only the clues below, match each drug to the condition it treats, the month it was approved, and the source from which its main ingredient is derived.

The drug approved in March treats diabetes.

The drug approved in April treats heart disease.

The five drugs are Minitrell, the pharmaceutical that treats influenza, the drug approved in January, the pharmaceutical approved in April and the medicine approved in March.

The pharmaceutical that treats asthma was approved 1 month after Bizolam.

The pharmaceutical that treats diabetes was approved 1 month before Gravon.

Bizolam Favolin Gravon Hamzell Minitrell

arthritis
asthma
diabetes
heart disease
influenza


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.

The competitor in the ketch took 4 fewer days to finish than Gil Baxter.

The sailor who finished in 282 days was either the person in the gaff cutter or Debra Decker.

The competitor in the sloop took 4 more days to finish than the competitor in the schooner.

Wendell Orr took somewhat more days to finish than Tara Carroll.

Debra Decker
Gil Baxter
Tara Carroll
Vicky Estes
Wendell Orr

catamaran
gaff cutter
ketch
schooner
sloop


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 jigsaw puzzle made by Furoth has 250 fewer pieces than the jigsaw puzzle made by Lyrod.

The jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme has 250 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle made by Lyrod.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Perunia doesn't have the coral reef theme.

The puzzle with the outer space theme is either the puzzle with 500 pieces or the jigsaw puzzle made by Kimsight.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Lyrod has 500 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Sonaco is either the jigsaw puzzle with 500 pieces or the jigsaw puzzle with the rustic village theme.

The puzzle with the coral reef theme has somewhat more than the puzzle with the autumn leaves theme.

The puzzle made by Sonaco doesn't have exactly 1000 pieces.

autumn leaves
coral reef
football
outer space
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 perle d'or finished 3 places ahead of Francine's flower.

The dame de coeur, Shannon's rose, Francine's flower and Deanna's flower were all different flowers.

Shannon's rose was either the rose that won first place or the trier.

calocarpa
dame de coeur
lafter
perle d\'or
trier


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

The piece with the amethyst cost 300 dollars more than the ring with the opal.

Pamela's piece cost 200 dollars more than the ring with the aquamarine.

Natasha's ring is either the ring with the aquamarine or the ring with the diamond.

Cheri's piece, the piece with the opal, the piece that cost $1100 and the piece with the topaz are all different rings.


The student with the 10:00am class is either Greg or Lorena.

Mr. Glenn's trainee has the 12 noon class.

Lorena is scheduled 2 hours after Mr. Alford's client.

Dwayne is scheduled sometime after Mr. French's client.

Elmer is either Mr. Osborne's student or Mr. Alford's client.

Mr. Alford
Mr. French
Mr. Glenn
Mr. Osborne
Mr. Quinn


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.

Epoch Lantern's record sold 200,000 more copies than the release that came out in March.

The album that came out in March is either the album with 1.4 million sales or Jagged Knee's release.

Audio Array's album sold 200,000 fewer copies than the record that came out in August.

Painted Empire's record wasn't released in August.

The record with 1.3 million sales was released in September.

The release with 1.4 million sales was released in February.

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Painted Empire


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.

Brandon's duo finished 9 seconds before Patti's team.

Wendy's team finished 6 seconds after Yvonne's team.

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

Tina's team was either the duo that finished in 32 seconds or Felipe's duo.

The duo that finished in 29 seconds included Tina.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds
41 seconds


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 gewurztraminer is either the 1988 wine or the Bianca Flaux.

The pinot noir was bottled 4 years after the pinot gris.

The Friambliss was bottled 8 years before the riesling.

The Friambliss was bottled 12 years before the chardonnay.

Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
pinot gris
pinot noir
riesling


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

The horned tortoise is 18 years older than Snappy.

The 86-year-old tortoise is the pitch belly tortoise.

Snappy is 54 years younger than the black neck tortoise.

The five animals are the ringed tortoise, Shelly, the 14-year-old tortoise, Speedy and Yoda.

black neck
horned
pitch belly
ringed
two rimmed


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

Yolanda's vegetables aren't the turnips.

Yolanda's vegetables sell for 10 cents more per pound than the artichokes.

The onions sell for 10 cents more per pound than Sue's produce.

The potatoes sell for 20 cents more per pound than Olive's vegetables.

Yolanda's vegetables sell for $2.60 per pound.

artichokes leeks onions potatoes turnips


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 May is the polywell reactor.

The Essita CBT will launch sometime before the Tamura BX12.

The fusor reactor will launch 2 months before the Dynotis X1.

The reactor launching in January is either the fast ignition facility or the Dynotis X1.

The Tamura BX12 isn't the polywell reactor.

The facility launching in February, the direct drive facility, the fast ignition facility and the tokamak reactor are all different reactors.

Adtina V
Dynotis X1
Essita CBT
Haramarui LV
Tamura BX12

direct drive
fast ignition
fusor
polywell
tokamak


The town of Grandwood Park has several homes that are rumored to be haunted.  Priscilla has visited all of them this past year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each house to its street and the name of its alleged "ghost," and figure out which month Priscilla visited it.

The building Priscilla visited in March was on Grant Place.

The building on Bird Road was visited 3 months after Fletcher Rise.

The home on Grant Place was investigated 1 month before Wolfenden.

The house on Fifth Avenue was visited sometime after the building on Eagle Street.

Downsell was either the house on Circle Drive or the building on Eagle Street.

The building on Circle Drive was visited sometime after the home on Grant Place.

Balfern
Downsell
Fletcher Rise
Hughenden
Wolfenden

Bird Road
Circle Drive
Eagle Street
Fifth Avenue
Grant Place


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.

The computer with 384 GB of hard drive space has 6 GB of RAM.

The computer with 6 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 128 GB smaller than Zachary's computer.

The five computers are the computer with 640 GB of hard drive space, Victor's build, Zachary's build, the computer with 6 GB of RAM and the system with 1 GB of RAM.

Sean's computer is either the system with 512 GB of hard drive space or the computer with 128 GB of hard drive space.

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

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


Abe and Edna's children have a set list of rooms that must be cleaned every Sunday at specific times.  Using only the clues below, match each child to his or her assigned room and time, and determine how much allowance each is given as a result.

Elisa's job starts 2 hours after the mud room assignment.

The assignment that starts at 10:00am is the mud room.

The assignment that starts at 9:00am is either the kitchen assignment or the garage assignment.

The living room assignment starts sometime after Inez's chore.

Ted's assignment starts 1 hour after Glenn's task.

The garage assignment starts 1 hour after Glenn's job.

basement
garage
kitchen
living room
mud room


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

The graduate assigned to mission WB-664 will launch sometime after the graduate assigned to mission GX-13.

The graduate launching in February is either the graduate assigned to mission PR-97 or the graduate assigned to mission ZF-15.

The astronaut launching in May will be on mission ZF-15.

The five people are the person assigned to mission WB-664, Francis, the graduate launching in April, Mercedes and Nicholas.

Mercedes will launch 1 month after Nicholas.

Francis Katherine Mercedes Nicholas Patti


Lilah is a doctoral student at the University of Leeds, working towards her ph.D. in paleogeology.  She studies aerial survey maps from all over the world looking for previously unknown ancient meteor impact craters.  In fact she's found several new ones in just the past year!  Using only the clues below, match each impact crater to its estimated year of impact and country, and determine the month in which it was found and its  approximate diameter (in meters).

The feature in Rwanda wasn't discovered in September.

The crater that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E. was found in September.

The feature in Macedonia was found in June.

The feature in Poland was either the crater discovered in December or the feature that was dated to 210,000 B.C.E..

The feature discovered in June is believed to be 30,000 years older than the feature in Yemen.

The crater that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E. was either the crater in Rwanda or the feature discovered in August.

The crater discovered in June is believed to be 90,000 years newer than the crater in Poland.

Macedonia Poland Rwanda Turkmenistan Yemen


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 five children are the grandchild with the April 19th birthday, Calvin, the 12-year-old, the 14-year-old and Patti.

Nathaniel has a birthday 8 days after the 5-year-old.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 4 days before the 14-year-old.


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.

Gofro.com received 1 million dollars more than Zetafish.com.

The business that received the $3,000,000 investment wasn't founded by Addie Abrams.

Protecha.com was started by Will Waters.

The startup that received the $2,000,000 investment is either the business started by Fred Frost or Tyngle.com.

Zetafish.com was started by Betty Becker.

The five businesses are Tyngle.com, the company started by Addie Abrams, the business started by Betty Becker, the company that received the $4,000,000 investment and the startup that received the $2,000,000 investment.

Addie Abrams
Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Pat Padilla
Will Waters


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

The squad that won 4 gold medals ended with 8 silver medals.

The team from Paraguay ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the squad that won 4 silver medals.

The squad from Venezuela ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the team that won 4 silver medals.

The team from Paraguay finished with 2 gold medals.

The squad that won 6 silver medals was either the team that won 1 gold medal or the squad from Jordan.

The squad from Paraguay didn't finish with 12 silver medals.

The team that won 12 silver medals ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the squad from Dominica.

Dominica Jordan Paraguay Uganda Venezuela


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 five cars are the Injitsu, the automobile with the BMG-831 plates, the vehicle with the GGZ-007 plates, the car with the RBD-337 plates and the vehicle with the FRZ-192 plates.

The car with the BMG-831 plates was fined 25 dollars more than the Fierro.

The Hornet is either the automobile with the FRZ-192 plates or the car that received the $25 fine.

The car with the SVZ-880 plates was fined somewhat less than the car with the GGZ-007 plates.


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

Willard isn't complaining about hip pain.

Edwin has an appointment 2 hours before Kirk.

The patient suffering from shingles, Kirk, Chester and Willard are all different patients.

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

The patient suffering from vertigo has an appointment sometime before the person suffering from shingles.

The patient suffering from heartburn has an appointment 3 hours before Chester.

Kirk is either the patient suffering from vertigo or the person with the 10:00am appointment.

back pain
heartburn
hip pain
shingles
vertigo


Help the Secretary of State sort out which of her diplomats she needs to send out next.  Determine the month and destination of each diplomat, and the duration of their visit.

Thornton won't leave for the 4 day visit.

The ambassador with the 10 day visit will leave 1 month after the ambassador with the 5 day visit.

The ambassador with the 5 day visit will leave 1 month after Case.

The ambassador with the 5 day visit is either the person leaving in March or Vasquez.

Ellison will leave 2 months before Vasquez.


Mona and Rey are planning their honeymoon.  They know they want to go somewhere in the Caribbean, but they have so many choices!  Help them make a decision by matching each resort to its island location, price per night, and unique feature.

The resort that costs $215 per night isn't on Martinique.

The five resorts are the resort on Antigua, Grand Echo, Silver Harbor, Azure Hills and the hotel that costs $175 per night.

The hotel on St. Martin costs 40 dollars more per night than Regal Park.

El Pacifico is either the hotel on Anguilla or the option that costs $255 per night.

Azure Hills
El Pacifico
Grand Echo
Regal Park
Silver Harbor

Anguilla
Antigua
Martinique
St. Martin
St. Barts


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 seventh scored somewhat lower than Willie.

The dancer that scored 187 points didn't perform third.

The contestant that scored 193 points, Verna, the dancer who performed second and Shirley were all different dancers.

Clara was either the dancer that scored 190 points or the person who danced third.

Shirley was either the contestant that scored 184 points or the dancer who performed fourth.

The dancer who performed seventh scored 3 points higher than Shirley.

The person who danced seventh scored 6 points lower than the person who danced second.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points
193 points


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.

Guillermo paid  more than the person who got the blue tattoo.

Carole was either the customer who paid $40 or the person who paid $50.

The customer who got the red tattoo paid 10 dollars less than Isaac.

The five customers were the person who paid $35, Isaac, the customer who got the black tattoo, the person who got the red tattoo and the customer who got the blue tattoo.

The person who got the violet tattoo paid  less than the customer who got the blue tattoo.


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

Peggy spoke for a somewhat longer time than the presenter who gave the presentation on President Taft.

Loretta was either the student who gave the presentation on President Bush or the presenter who spoke for 17 minutes.

The student who gave the presentation on President Bush spoke 6 minutes less than Stacy.

Oliver spoke 9 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on President Harding.

Stacy was either the student who gave the presentation on President Van Buren or the student who spoke for 14 minutes.

Loretta spoke 3 minutes more than Peggy.

5 minutes
8 minutes
11 minutes
14 minutes
17 minutes


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

Alton was either the 26-year-old or the accountant.

The musician was 2 years younger than Alton.

accountant banker boxer musician teacher


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.

The five customers are the second customer, the person who ordered cherry for their first scoop, Fredrick, the customer who ordered vanilla for their first scoop and Wallace.

Shelia is either the third customer or the customer who ordered cherry for their first scoop.

Hope was 3 spots in line ahead of Wallace.

Fredrick was 2 spots in line ahead of Shelia.

The customer who ordered mango for their first scoop was somewhere in line behind Fredrick.

Hope ordered coconut for their first scoop.


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

The album that came out in May sold 300,000 more copies than Painted Empire's release.

Audio Array's record was released in February.

The release that came out in July sold 100,000 more copies than Painted Empire's release.

Epoch Lantern's record sold 1.5 million copies.

Painted Empire's album is either the release that came out in March or the release with 1.2 million sales.

Lip Savage's record is either the record with 1.6 million sales or the album that came out in January.

Audio Array's album sold 100,000 more copies than the record that came out in July.

Audio Array
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Lip Savage
Painted Empire


The company started by Fred Frost is either Byxby.com or Zetafish.com.

The startup that received the $2,000,000 investment was started by Will Waters.

Protecha.com received 2 million dollars more than the company started by Vicky Velez.

Zetafish.com received  less than Tyngle.com.

Atriana.com didn't get exactly $2,000,000.

Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Pat Padilla
Vicky Velez
Will Waters


The feature in Yemen wasn't discovered in February.

The crater that was dated to 210,000 B.C.E. was found in December.

The feature in Saudi Arabia is believed to be 60,000 years older than the crater discovered in August.

The feature in Brunei was either the crater discovered in August or the crater that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E..

The crater discovered in September was either the crater in Liberia or the crater that was dated to 210,000 B.C.E..

The feature discovered in April is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the crater in Liberia.

The crater that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E. was found in August.

February April August September December


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.

Zachary doesn't have exactly 59 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 50 LinkedIn connections has 10  fewer Facebook friends than Inez.

Of the person with 68 LinkedIn connections and Pamela, one has 130 Facebook friends and the other has 160 Facebook friends.

The one with 59 LinkedIn connections has 20  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 64 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 59 LinkedIn connections has  more Facebook friends than the one with 68 LinkedIn connections.


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 Canway interview is for the tech support job.

Of the Laneplex interview and the interview on August 22nd, one is for the social media job and the other is for the web developer job.

The Haytouch interview will be either the meeting on August 21st or the meeting on August 23rd.

The Sancode interview isn't on August 22nd.

Of the Haytouch interview and the meeting for the sales rep position, one is on August 24th and the other is on August 21st.

The meeting on August 20th is for the social media job.

Canway Haytouch Laneplex Sancode Zathdrill

copywriter
sales rep
social media
tech support
web developer


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 house with 26 members isn't on Wild Avenue.

The five fraternities are Sigma Beta, the house with 32 members, the fraternity on Kermit Lane, the house with 26 members and the fraternity on Virginia Street.

The frat on Russell Road has 3  fewer members than Beta Pi Omega.

Alpha Beta Tau
Beta Pi Omega
Lambda Alpha
Sigma Beta
Tau Beta Pi

Kermit Lane
Park Street
Russell Road
Virginia Street
Wild Avenue


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.

Of the person who trekked for 9 miles and the person who trekked for 12 miles, one is Tracey and the other started at Green Swamp.

Of Esther and the person who trekked for 8 miles, one started at Three Lakes and the other started at Reedy Creek.

The hiker who trekked for 11 miles started at Cassia.

The hiker who started at Reedy Creek walked 1 mile more than Orlando.

Cassia
Green Swamp
Reedy Creek
Three Lakes
Tosohatchee


Several new businesses are scheduled to open up shop this month in downtown Springfield.  Each is using a different advertising gimmick to drum up business.  Match each business to its owner and advertising method, and determine its grand opening date.

The company owned by Mrs. Jackson will open 3 days after Tricky Toys.

The business owned by Mr. Kirk is either White Elephant or Sinful Sips.

The business opening on May 8th isn't owned by Mr. Kirk.

Of the company owned by Mrs. Wise and the company owned by Mr. Kirk, one will open on May 2nd and the other is White Elephant.

White Elephant, the company owned by Mrs. Chaney, the company opening on May 14th and the company opening on May 11th are all different businesses.

Books and More
Pandora\'s Box
Sinful Sips
Tricky Toys
White Elephant

Mr. Barber
Mrs. Chaney
Mrs. Jackson
Mr. Kirk
Mrs. Wise


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.

Gil Greene won somewhat less than the winner from Iowa.

The winner from Pennsylvania won 10 million more than the person from Hawaii.

The person who won $10 million was from Connecticut.

Of Dharma Day and the person who won $20 million, one was from Connecticut and the other was from Florida.

Of the person from Iowa and Ferris Fry, one won $25 million and the other won $5 million.

Alice Anders
Dharma Day
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene
Hilda Hunt

Connecticut Florida Hawaii Iowa Pennsylvania


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

Of the player who threw the black darts and the contestant who scored 62 points, one was Rudy and the other was Jeffrey.

Hubert finished 14 points lower than Rudy.

The player who scored 55 points threw the orange darts.

The player who threw the white darts scored somewhat higher than Tom.


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

The client with the $9.50 fare was picked up at the Norvell House.

Rosa was either the person who got picked up at the Seattle Tower or the client who got picked up at the Camlin Hotel.

The client with the $15.50 fare was either the person who got picked up at the Camlin Hotel or Max.

The customer with the $6.50 fare wasn't picked up at the Fremont Library.

The client who got picked up at the Norvell House paid 3 dollars less than Max.

Of the person who got picked up at the Seattle Tower and Frederick, one paid $15.50 and the other paid $18.50.

Arctic Building
Camlin Hotel
Fremont Library
Norvell House
Seattle Tower


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

The 15 year old alligator is either the animal that is 12.0 feet long or Daredevil.

The gator that is 14.0 feet long is 5 years older than Sparky.

The animal that is 14.0 feet long is either Fred or the 25 year old animal.

Barnabas, the gator that is 10.2 feet long, the 10 year old gator and the 15 year old animal are all different gators.

The 25 year old alligator is 11.1 feet long.

10.2 feet
11.1 feet
12.0 feet
14.0 feet
15.3 feet


Jarvis is teaching a small group of friends how to properly brew several different types of tea.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the ideal temperature and steep time for each tea, as well as its price per pound.

The tea that requires 195 degree water costs 1 dollar less than the Dong Ding.

Of the tea that costs $5.50 and the variety that requires 195 degree water, one is the Pouchong and the other is the Gold Turtle.

The Gold Turtle is either the variety that costs $5.50 or the tea that requires 185 degree water.

The five teas are the tea that costs $5.50, the variety that requires 210 degree water, the Red Robe, the tea that requires 190 degree water and the Pouchong.

Of the tea that costs $6.50 and the variety that costs $7.50, one needs 195 degree water and the other is the Dong Ding.

Ali Shan
Dong Ding
Gold Turtle
Pouchong
Red Robe

185 degree
190 degree
195 degree
200 degree
210 degree


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

The peak that is 14,210 feet tall is either Mt. York or the peak first summited by Eddie English.

Mt. Norman wasn't first climbed by Dale Dickens.

Mt. Knox was first climbed by Ben Beasley.

The peak first summited by Dale Dickens is 260 feet taller than Mt. Knox.

The peak first summited by Gerry Gamble is 260 feet taller than Mt. Ewing.

Mt. Ewing
Mt. Knox
Mt. Norman
Mt. Vincent
Mt. York

Ben Beasley
Dale Dickens
Eddie English
Gerry Gamble
Hal Hudson


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

The yellow shirt is 1 size larger than Ingram's jersey.

The size 7 jersey is either the green shirt or the yellow jersey.

Oliver's shirt is 1 size smaller than the purple shirt.

Of the green jersey and the black jersey, one is Oliver's and the other is a size 9.

Of Oliver's shirt and Nelson's jersey, one is green and the other is a size 10.


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 Friambliss was bottled 4 years before the pinot gris.

Of the Ece Suss and the merlot, one was bottled in 2000 and the other was bottled in 1992.

The Vendemmia was bottled 8 years after the pinot noir.

Annata Branco
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

merlot
pinot gris
pinot noir
riesling
syrah


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.

Nate Nichol's program isn't Red Eye Party.

Of Penny Pugh's show and Maddy Meyer's show, one is Witching Hour and the other starts at 10:45 pm.

Of Maddy Meyer's program and Late Night, one starts at 10:45 pm and the other starts at 10:30 pm.

Of Maddy Meyer's program and Ken Kirby's show, one is Variety X and the other starts at 11:15 pm.

Lina Lopez's show starts 15 minutes after Witching Hour.

Ken Kirby
Lina Lopez
Maddy Meyer
Nate Nichol
Penny Pugh

Late Night
Red Eye Party
Up Till Two
Variety X
Witching Hour


Mayor Price has promised to get the streets of Victorville back in ship-shape condition this year with a series of road improvement projects.  Using only the clues that follow, determine each project's location, budget, manager and starting month.

The job starting in June won't be managed by Bill Bonner.

The Norway Court project will be headed by Gail Garrett.

The Norway Court project begins sometime after Freda Fisher's project.

Of Bill Bonner's project and the job starting in May, one will focus on Virgil Street and the other will focus on Norway Court.

The job starting in July is either Cal Craft's project or the Fred Lane project.

The Harkin Drive project is either Freda Fisher's project or the job starting in July.

Fred Lane
Harkin Drive
Norway Court
Virgil Street
Willow Street

Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Ed Erickson
Freda Fisher
Gail Garrett


Pravanox Pharmaceuticals has spent decades scouring the world's rainforests for new sources of medical drugs, and this year a number of these new drugs have been officially approved by the FDA.  Using only the clues below, match each drug to the condition it treats, the month it was approved, and the source from which its main ingredient is derived.

The pharmaceutical approved in January treats asthma.

Of the medicine that treats influenza and Favolin, one was approved in April and the other was approved in February.

Zednisen was approved 2 months before the pharmaceutical that treats dengue fever.

Damasol, the medicine approved in March and Favolin are all different drugs.

The medicine that treats dengue fever was approved 1 month before Gravon.

Damasol Favolin Gravon Minitrell Zednisen

asthma
dengue fever
heart disease
influenza
meningitis


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 Nadine will dive 3 days after Mr. Gallegos.

The diver going out on July 14 is either the customer going out with Lynn or the diver going out with Sylvia.

The customer going out on July 15 won't go out with Lynn.

Of the customer going out on July 14 and the diver going out on July 13, one will go out with Peter and the other is Mr. Gallegos.

Of the diver going out on July 14 and the diver going out on July 13, one is Mrs. Blake and the other will go out with Sylvia.

Mrs. Blake
Ms. Chang
Mr. Drake
Mrs. Ferrell
Mr. Gallegos


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.

Yuan Zai's baby was born sometime after Den Ping.

The offspring born in May was either Yuan Zai's baby or Den Ping.

The baby born in April wasn't Tai Shan's baby.

Po Lang's baby was born sometime before Tai Shan's baby.

Bai Yun was born 1 month before Hua Mei.

Of the baby born in March and Gao Gao, one was Wang Yu's baby and the other was Po Lang's baby.

Bai Yun
Den Ping
Gao Gao
Hua Mei
Mei Lan

Po Lang
Tai Shan
Tian Tian
Wang Yu
Yuan Zai


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.

The person who paid $26.99 didn't have the shiraz.

Of the one who had the zinfandel and the person who paid $28.99, one was Kurt and the other was Robin.

Danny was either the one who had the riesling or the person who paid $26.99.

The one who had the bordeaux, Kurt and Isabel were all different foodies.

The person who paid $25.99 had the bordeaux.


Springfield University is sending out several expeditions to study different bat species around the world.  Each expedition will include a chiroptologist (bat expert) and a speleologist (cave expert), and each will take place in a different country.  Match each team to their expedition and the month in which they'll be leaving.

The team leaving in March will be either Alvin's team or Ella's expedition.

Of Ella's expedition and Ronda's team, one will leave in January and the other will include Gordon.

Evan's expedition will leave 3 months before Janice's expedition.

Ella's expedition will leave sometime after Leon's team.

Ronda's expedition will leave 1 month before Yolanda's team.


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.

Darryl's study is either the study beginning in May or the project beginning in April.

Darryl's study starts 3 months before Natasha's project.

Of the project on the Serenity and the assignment beginning in April, one is Darryl's study and the other is Charlie's project.

Iris's study is either the assignment beginning in May or the project beginning in April.

The assignment beginning in May isn't on the Pegasus.

The project on the Osprey starts 1 month after the project on the Serenity.


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

The Asanish impact crater is 25 meters smaller than the Ormagh impact crater.

Of the Kimeta impact crater and the Cambrian impact crater, one is 175 m. wide and the other is 125 m. wide.

The Moriwa impact crater was formed during the Devonian period.

The Ordovician impact crater is either the Cersay impact crater or the 200 m. wide crater.

The Carboniferous impact crater is  wider than the Ordovician impact crater.

The 100 m. wide one was formed during the Permian period.

Cambrian Carboniferous Devonian Ordovician Permian


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

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes was either the presenter who gave the presentation on President Fillmore or Ed.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Washington spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who gave the presentation on President Jackson.

Of the student who gave the presentation on President Taft and Kelvin, one spoke for 14 minutes and the other spoke for 5 minutes.

Ed was either the student who spoke for 5 minutes or the presenter who gave the presentation on President Coolidge.

The student who gave the presentation on President Coolidge spoke 3 minutes less than Yvonne.

The five students were Yvonne, the presenter who spoke for 5 minutes, the student who spoke for 14 minutes, the student who spoke for 8 minutes and the student who spoke for 11 minutes.

Coolidge Fillmore Jackson Taft Washington


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 $200 million plane and the jet built by Forsyth, one is the Raven 12 and the other is the Dragon F-15.

The aircraft built by Wiseman costs 25 million dollars more than the Graywing VX.

The plane built by Drummond is either the Darkwing 6 or the Vipertooth.

The $200 million aircraft is either the aircraft built by Ale and Moore or the Dragon F-15.

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

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Graywing VX
Raven 12
Vipertooth

Ale and Moore
Drummond
Forsyth
McConnell
Wiseman


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

Steven has an appointment sometime before the person suffering from migraines.

Of Victor and the person with the 11:00am appointment, one is complaining about vertigo and the other is complaining about migraines.

The person suffering from heartburn has an appointment 1 hour before the patient suffering from foot pain.

Steven has an appointment sometime after the patient suffering from foot pain.

The patient with the 1:00pm appointment is complaining about shingles.

The person suffering from heartburn is either the person with the 12 noon appointment or Dave.

Fernando isn't complaining about shingles.

foot pain
heartburn
migraines
shingles
vertigo


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).

The machine with a maximum range of 650 ft costs 75 dollars less than the machine with a maximum range of 250 ft.

The Werril 23A doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 475 ft.

The Motomiya costs 75 dollars less than the Eldang-X.

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

Of the drone with a maximum range of 475 ft and the device with a maximum range of 650 ft, one costs $600 and the other is the Mechania.

Of the Mechania and the $750 device, one has a maximum range of 250 ft and the other has a maximum range of 650 ft.

Belhino 5
Eldang-X
Mechania
Motomiya
Werril 23A


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

The squad that finished first doesn't use purple paintballs.

The "Spray Paints" is either the yellow team or the orange team.

The group that finished second uses red paintballs.

Of the yellow team and the "Pea Shooters", one finished fourth and the other finished fifth.

The group that finished fourth is either the orange team or the "Splat Squad".

The red team was ranked 1 place ahead of the "Splat Squad".

Night Ninjas
Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Spray Paints


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 rental rents for $1,525/month.

The home in Monticello is either the 1,350 sq ft rental or the home that rents for $1,600/month.

The home in Hamilton offers 1,100 sq ft of living space.

The home that rents for $1,525/month is either the house in Delano or the home in Monticello.

Of the home that rents for $1,250/month and the rental in Gilman, one offers 1,225 sq ft of living space and the other offers 1,350 sq ft of living space.

The home that rents for $1,600/month is 125 sq ft smaller than the home that rents for $825/month.

Beaver Cove
Delano
Gilman
Hamilton
Monticello