The Wilmore County State Fair features a world-famous "ostrich race" each year.  Help Donnie write an article about this year's race by matching each ostrich to its race number (100-140) and hometown, and determine the order in which each finished.

The bird from Richland finished 1 place before Otis.

The ostrich that finished fifth, the bird from Richland, #105 and Otis were all different animals.

Polly, #134, and #105 are three different animals.

Otis was either the ostrich from Fort Jones or #128.

The runner from Quimby finished 1 place before #128.

Of Ophelia and the bird from Richland, one finished fourth and the other was #136.

#128 finished 1 place before the animal from Ida Grove.

Cedar Falls
Fort Jones
Ida Grove
Quimby
Richland


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 earthquake with its epicenter at Wyseyld was either the earthquake that took place in 1944 or the earthquake with a duration of 58 seconds.

The earthquake with a duration of 49 seconds had a rating of 8.9.

The 8.2 quake occurred 12 years after the quake with a duration of 99 seconds.

The quake with its epicenter at Delest lasted for 97 seconds.

The 9.0 earthquake, the quake that took place in 1920 and the event with its epicenter at Delest were all different earthquakes.

The event with its epicenter at Toruos occurred 6 years after the event with a duration of 52 seconds.

The earthquake with its epicenter at Toruos occurred 6 years before the earthquake with its epicenter at Sycula.

Of the 8.6 quake and the 8.2 earthquake, one lasted for 52 seconds and the other had its epicenter at Wyseyld.

49 seconds
52 seconds
58 seconds
97 seconds
99 seconds


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.

Ms. Chang is either the customer going out on July 13 or the customer going out with Ora.

Of the diver headed to Manta Bay and the customer going out with Ted, one will dive on July 17 and the other is Ms. Chang.

Neither Ms. Chang nor Mr. Gallegos is the customer headed to Ovid's Cove.

The customer going out on July 15 wants to see Porita Reef.

Of the diver going out with Ora and the diver headed to Queen's Bench, one is Mr. Ayers and the other will dive on July 16.

The diver going out with Ora will dive 2 days after the diver going out with Hilda.

The customer headed to Little Reef will go out with Inez.

The customer going out with Muriel will dive sometime before the diver headed to Queen's Bench.

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

Little Reef
Manta Bay
Ovid\'s Cove
Porita Reef
Queen\'s Bench


Kendra works at the local college bookstore, and she needs to sort out the Mathematics textbooks.  Help her with her task by matching each book's author to its subject and price, and determine the year in which each was published.

The title that was published in 2005 is either the book written by Will Wharton or the book written by Steve Spark.

Of the calculus book and the $34.99 textbook, one was published in 2012 and the other was written by Steve Spark.

The textbook written by Pat Peterson is either the book that was published in 2003 or the trigonometry textbook.

The textbook that was published in 2005 costs 10 dollars more than the title written by Rosa Rubens.

The five books are the pre-calculus title, the textbook written by Will Wharton, the book that was published in 2007, the $34.99 textbook and the $39.99 textbook.

The title that was published in 2008 costs 5 dollars less than the textbook that was published in 2003.

The geometry textbook doesn't cost $34.99.

The calculus title costs 5 dollars more than the book that was published in 2005.

calculus
geometry
pre-calculus
set theory
trigonometry

Pat Peterson
Rosa Rubens
Steve Spark
Velma Vintz
Will Wharton


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.

Neither the facility with seating for 270 people nor the arena with seating for 230 people is Young Arena.

The arena with seating for 230 people isn't set up for football games.

The facility in Paramount isn't set up for football games.

The rugby facility holds 120  fewer people than the facility in Leeds.

Of the arena in Paramount and the arena with seating for 110 people, one is Thompson Arena and the other is set up for rugby games.

Underwood Arena holds 80  fewer people than the baseball facility.

Underwood Arena holds 40  fewer people than the facility in Schaller.

Ortiz Arena isn't set up for lacrosse games.

The facility with seating for 190 people is in Hoopa.

Brunswick Hoopa Leeds Paramount Schaller


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.

Zimbabwe's mission launched 3 months before Jordan's mission.

The probe that launched in January is going to Mercury.

Zimbabwe's probe, the Mawi, the Raiukan and the mission going to Uranus are all different probes.

The probe that launched in March wasn't launched in Qatar.

Qatar's probe, the Mawi, and the Ralu are three different probes.

The mission going to Neptune is either the Varo or the mission that launched in May.

The mission going to Ganymede launched 1 month after the Ralu.

Of the mission that launched in January and the mission going to Uranus, one was sent up by Zimbabwe and the other is the Ateyin.

The mission going to Venus launched 1 month after the Raiukan.


The Santa Vista Canine Obedience School just "graduated" a series of dogs that just completed their training.  Using only the clues below, match each dog to its trainer, and determine how many weeks it spent at the obedience school, as well as the town it is from.

The one from McFarland had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of Bailey.

The one from Allerton had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of the dog Nadine trained.

Lucky wasn't in classes for exactly 10 weeks.

The canine from Elgin is either the canine Stephanie trained or the one that was in school for 6 weeks.

The one Rachel trained trained 2 weeks more than the canine from McFarland.

The dog from Port Hueneme, the canine Martha trained, and the canine that was in school for 9 weeks are three different dogs.

The one Stephanie trained trained 3 weeks more than Gizmo.

The one Martha trained, Gizmo, the canine that was in school for 8 weeks and the dog that was in school for 9 weeks are all different dogs.

The dog that was in school for 8 weeks wasn't trained by Teresa.

The one from Norridgewock trained 2 weeks more than Cooper.

6 weeks
7 weeks
8 weeks
9 weeks
10 weeks

Allerton
Elgin
McFarland
Norridgewock
Port Hueneme


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 outing where they saw 30 shooting stars was in Gilmore City.

The outing where they saw 2 shooting stars wasn't with Terrence.

Of the April 28 outing and the trip with Paulette, one logged 30 shooting stars and the other was in Kalona.

The trip with Nolan logged 14 more shooting stars than the April 10 outing.

The outing where they saw 16 shooting stars was in Kalona.

The outing to Manchester logged 7 more shooting stars than the April 10 trip.

Of the trip with Quinn and the April 22 outing, one was in Manchester and the other logged 30 shooting stars.

The outing with Terrence wasn't in Eastbrook.

The April 17 outing didn't log exactly 9 shooting stars.

April 4
April 10
April 17
April 22
April 28

Eastbrook
Gilmore City
Isleton
Kalona
Manchester


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.

The person flying from Liberia is leaving  earlier than the traveler going to Finland.

The person flying from Zambia is leaving 3 hours earlier than the traveler going to Guinea.

The person leaving at 5:30 pm is flying from Vietnam.

The person going to Denmark is either the person flying from Zambia or the traveler flying from Liberia.

Of the traveler flying from Malta and the traveler leaving at 2:30 pm, one is Inez and the other is going to Barbados.

Claude is leaving 1 hour earlier than the person going to Eritrea.

The traveler going to Denmark is leaving 1 hour later than Olga.


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.

Shaun finished 7 points lower than Keith.

Of the player who scored 69 points and Keith, one threw the violet darts and the other was from New Market.

The player who threw the yellow darts was either the contestant from Lohrville or Keith.

The contestant who threw the green darts scored somewhat higher than the player from New Market.

The contestant from Lohrville scored 14 points higher than the player from Yorktown.

Neither the contestant who scored 48 points nor the player who scored 69 points was Tom.

Greg was either the player from Worthington or the player who scored 69 points.

Of the contestant from Yorktown and the contestant who scored 55 points, one was Shaun and the other threw the red darts.

Braddyville
Lohrville
New Market
Worthington
Yorktown


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.

Al Allen finished 500 votes ahead of the Indian Wells native.

The Lakota native was either Ed Ewing or the person who received 9,500 votes.

Of the candidate who received 10,500 votes and the person who received 9,000 votes, one is from Glendale and the other was Al Allen.

Kelly Kirby didn't end up with exactly 8,500 votes.

Neither Fred Francis nor the Lakota native was the person who received 8,500 votes.

Of the candidate who received 9,500 votes and the Coalinga native, one was Dale Donovan and the other is the academic.

The person who received 8,500 votes isn't the teacher.

The Coalinga native finished 1,000 votes behind the Evansdale native.

Al Allen
Dale Donovan
Ed Ewing
Fred Francis
Kelly Kirby

academic architect doctor rancher teacher

Coalinga
Evansdale
Glendale
Indian Wells
Lakota


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

The canine assigned to Officer Quinn was either the K-9 unit that graduated in April or the K-9 unit that graduated in March.

The dog that graduated in May, Aries, the K-9 unit that graduated in June and the canine that graduated in March were all different dogs.

The K-9 unit that graduated in March didn't go to Cole County.

Of the K-9 unit that graduated in April and the canine that graduated in March, one went to Tanager County and the other was assigned to Officer Ingram.

Aries wasn't assigned to Officer Ingram.

The canine sent to Kermit County, the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Lyons, and the canine that graduated in June are three different dogs.

The canine assigned to Officer Salinas graduated 2 months after Aries.

Of the dog sent to Sycamore County and Tinkerbell, one graduated in July and the other was assigned to Officer Underwood.

Jaws graduated sometime after the dog sent to Tanager County.


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

Rachel's pair, Adrian's pair, Valentino's pair and Jeff's pair were all different pairs.

Delbert's pair scored somewhat lower than Sheila's pair.

Jenny's pair was either the team that skated to Don Quixote or the team that scored 26.9 points.

The pair that skated to Rondo Fantasie was either Rachel's pair or the pair that scored 26.9 points.

The pair that skated to Carne Cruda scored 9 tenths of a point lower than Ruben's pair.

The pair that skated to Lunatico scored 9 tenths of a point lower than Kelly's pair.

The team that scored 26.9 points didn't include Adrian.

Of Adrian's pair and Melanie's pair, one skated to Rondo Fantasie and the other skated to Carne Cruda.

Carne Cruda
Don Quixote
Lunatico
Rondo Fantasie
Spanish Gypsy


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

Natalie's pair was 3 sizes larger than the Schtillet footwear.

The $140 pair was 1 size larger than Genevieve's pair.

The $260 pair was either the size 8 set or the Manzarita footwear.

Ruth's pair was 3 sizes larger than Shawna's pair.

The five pairs were the size 5 set, Ruth's pair, the $215 pair, the $140 pair and the Williford footwear.

The $215 pair wasn't made by Abbott Hill.

Abbott Hill
Manzarita
Schtillet
Tinghill
Williford


Chile's probe launched 2 months after the probe going to Neptune.

The Moro Jaddo launched 2 months before Angola's mission.

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

Hungary's mission launched 2 months after the Chano.

The Viria Mari launched 2 months after Gabon's probe.

The mission going to Mars launched 1 month after Gabon's mission.

The mission going to Venus launched sometime before the probe going to Neptune.

Chano
Moro Jaddo
Raiukan
Varo
Viria Mari


Bill is shopping for a digital camera.  Help him narrow down his options by matching each camera to its maker, resolution (in megapixels) and price.

Of the Tela G5 and the camera made by Honwa, one costs $600 and the other has a resolution of 14 megapixels.

The camera made by Torvia doesn't have a resolution of 15 megapixels.

Of the model made by Dayero and the DM-5000, one has a resolution of 18 megapixels and the other has a resolution of 14 megapixels.

The model with a resolution of 18 megapixels costs  less than the camera made by Banion.

The camera with a resolution of 15 megapixels isn't the Lectra 6.

The Zenix 2C costs 25 dollars less than the model with a resolution of 14 megapixels.

The camera with a resolution of 10 megapixels costs 50 dollars less than the model made by Honwa.

The five cameras are the model with a resolution of 24 megapixels, the Zenix 2C, the $600 camera, the model made by Dayero and the camera made by Torvia.

10 megapixels
14 megapixels
15 megapixels
18 megapixels
24 megapixels


Help Yolanda compile her report on the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit her home country of Facaldo.  Match each hurricane to its year, city of landfall and the total amount of destruction it caused (in U.S. dollars).

Neither the storm that made landfall at Tomales nor the storm that hit in 1956 was Hurricane Velma.

The storm that caused $17.4 million in damage hit 12 years after the hurricane that made landfall at Alta Vista.

The hurricane that made landfall at Tomales hit sometime before Hurricane Mabel.

The hurricane that made landfall at Tomales hit 4 years before the storm that caused $18.5 million in damage.

Hurricane Audrey caused $16.9 million in damage.

The hurricane that made landfall at Hesperia was either the storm that caused $18.5 million in damage or Hurricane Freda.

Of the storm that hit in 1948 and the storm that hit in 1944, one hit land at Tomales and the other caused $12.5 million in damage.

The storm that hit in 1956 didn't make landfall at Rockford.

Hurricane Gwendolyn didn't cause exactly  $13.1 million in damage.

Hurricane Freda caused $12.5 million in damage.

$12.5 million
$13.1 million
$16.9 million
$17.4 million
$18.5 million

Alta Vista
Escondido
Hesperia
Rockford
Tomales


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

The farm that grows potatoes is in Defiance.

The farm that grows beets will be worked on 1 day before Lucky Star.

The one in Upper Lake is either the business that grows beets or Blackwater.

Tall Pines is either the farm that grows soy or the farm Michael will dust on June 8th.

Blackwater will be worked on sometime after Tall Pines.

Of the one in George and the business Michael will dust on June 4th, one is Hazelwood and the other grows soy.

The one Michael will dust on June 7th is in Defiance.

The business that grows beets will be worked on sometime after the one that grows alfalfa.

The one that grows beets isn't in Latimer.

Iron Hill will be worked on sometime after the farm in Upper Lake.

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

Blackwater
Hazelwood
Iron Hill
Lucky Star
Tall Pines

Defiance
George
Latimer
Ollie
Upper Lake


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

The animal caught in Mesa is 10 years older than Sherman.

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

Sherman is 10 years younger than the alligator that is 10.7 feet long.

Of the gator that is 15.3 feet long and the 10 year old alligator, one is named Sherman and the other was captured in Erie.

Neither the 5 year old alligator nor the 10 year old gator is the animal caught in Reno.

The animal that is 10.2 feet long is 15 years older than Fred.

Neither the 5 year old gator nor the 20 year old gator is the animal that is 9.4 feet long.

9.4 feet
10.2 feet
10.7 feet
12.9 feet
15.3 feet


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

The direct mailer wasn't produced by Eddie Evans.

The ad with 625 responses wasn't produced by Iva Ingram.

Of the ad produced by Gilda Gamble and the ad produced by Hal Hopkins, one has brought in 775 responses and the other is the newspaper ad.

The ad with 625 responses wasn't produced by Eddie Evans.

The campaign with the $75,000 budget is either the ad with 925 responses or the web campaign.

The ad with the $50,000 budget has brought in 300  more responses than the campaign with the $90,000 budget.

Of the campaign with the $75,000 budget and the billboard, one was produced by Iva Ingram and the other has brought in 775 responses.

The campaign with the $20,000 budget has brought in 150  more responses than the ad produced by Hal Hopkins.

The web campaign has brought in 625 responses.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram
Kenneth Kirby


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

Jan, the woman with 12 losses, and the boxer with 15 losses are three different people.

The woman from Portland doesn't have exactly 2 losses.

Of the fighter from Dublin and the fighter with 30 wins, one is Barbra Bennes and the other is Jan.

The woman from Portland, the woman with 12 losses, and the boxer with 24 wins are three different people.

Barbra Bennes has 3  more wins than Yvonne.

Jan has 3  more wins than the boxer with 2 losses.

The boxer from Dublin has 3  more wins than Cheryl Cates.

The boxer with 12 losses has 3  more wins than the boxer from Glasgow.

The fighter with 27 wins isn't from Philadelphia.

Barbra Bennes
Cheryl Cates
Hannah
Jan
Yvonne

Dublin
Glasgow
New York
Philadelphia
Portland


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.

Line D doesn't have a maximum height of 40 ft.

Line D doesn't have a maximum height of 30 ft.

Line F is 50 feet longer than the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH.

The one that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH is either the one with a maximum height of 85 ft or the 700 ft zip line.

The 700 ft line is either the one that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH or Line G.

The line with a maximum height of 85 ft is 100 feet longer than Line D.

Line C can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 35 MPH.

The one that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH doesn't have a maximum height of 30 ft.

The 750 ft zip line, Line E, and the one that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH are three different lines.

Line F is  shorter than the zip line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH is  shorter than Line D.

Line D can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 40 MPH.


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 vehicle that received the $50 fine is either the vehicle from Mississippi or the Grandero.

The automobile from Pennsylvania has the FRZ-192 plates.

The car that received the $100 fine is either the car with the FRZ-192 plates or the car from Florida.

The Hornet doesn't have the RBD-337 plates.

The Fierro was fined 75 dollars less than the Grandero.

Of the Dartson and the car with the BMG-831 plates, one is from South Dakota and the other is from Florida.

The Fierro was fined 75 dollars less than the car from Florida.

The Dartson, the automobile that received the $25 fine, and the car with the RBD-337 plates are three different cars.

The automobile from Pennsylvania was fined 25 dollars less than the vehicle with the MRT-628 plates.

Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
South Dakota


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

The person who caught 18 lion fish was either the person who worked at Ash Cay or the person who worked at Front Reef.

The person who worked at Gillis Deep caught fewer fish than Kent.

Eloise didn't catch exactly 15 lion fish.

Of the person who worked at Belle Bar and whoever dove on Wednesday, one caught 21 lion fish and the other is Eloise.

The person who worked at Front Reef caught 3 more fish than the person who worked at Ash Cay.

Eloise didn't catch exactly 12 lion fish.

Wendy caught 3 more fish than whoever dove on Tuesday.

Whoever dove on Friday caught 6 more fish than the person who worked at Ash Cay.

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Front Reef
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


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.

Of the video game that came out in 1986 and the game that came out in 1985, one sold for $65 and the other is Blaster Boy.

Troop Seven came out sometime before the game that sold for $55.

Of Blaster Boy and Countershot, one sold for $90 and the other was purchased by Oscar.

The game that sold for $50 is either the game bought by Frank or Troop Seven.

The game that sold for $50 came out 2 years after the video game bought by Bruce.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Countershot
Gator Attack
Troop Seven


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

The person from Yale will be either Phillip or the sulfur oxide expert.

The presenter from Ohio State is scheduled 1 day after the global warming expert.

The person from Stanford will discuss solar energy.

The presenter from Ohio State is scheduled 2 days before the wind power expert.

Neither the presenter who will speak on May 10th nor the fossil fuels expert will be Sheri.

Of the person from Duke and Judy, one will speak on May 12th and the other will speak on May 14th.

The solar energy expert is scheduled 3 days before the person from Yale.

May 10th
May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th

fossil fuels
global warming
solar energy
sulfur oxide
wind power


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.

Den Ping didn't weight exactly 89 grams.

Den Ping was either the panda that weighed 119 grams or the baby born in April.

The baby that weighed 89 grams was born 1 month after the offspring that weighed 102 grams.

The panda that weighed 86 grams was born 2 months before Shi Lin's baby.

Ling Ling, the panda that weighed 89 grams, and the baby born in May are three different pandas.

Of Xi Lian's baby and the offspring born in January, one was Mei Lan and the other weighed 119 grams.

The panda born in March was either Yuan Zai's baby or the panda that weighed 89 grams.

Tian Tian's baby was born sometime after Tai Shan's baby.

The baby that weighed 86 grams was born 1 month after Mei Lan.

Bai Yun
Den Ping
Gao Gao
Ling Ling
Mei Lan

Shi Lin
Tai Shan
Tian Tian
Xi Lian
Yuan Zai

82 grams
86 grams
89 grams
102 grams
119 grams


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.

Chewie, the one from Uruguay, and the 68-year-old tortoise are three different animals.

The 14-year-old animal is either the one from Uruguay or the armored tortoise.

Of the one from Qatar and Snappy, one is the armored tortoise and the other is the swoop-backed tortoise.

The animal from Cameroon is 36 years older than the armored tortoise.

Speedy is 18 years older than the black neck tortoise.

The 86-year-old tortoise isn't the horned tortoise.

The armored tortoise is 18 years younger than Chewie.

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

armored
black neck
horned
pitch belly
swoop-backed


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 child from St. Paul has a birthday 8 days before Nathaniel.

The one from Popejoy, the one with the April 7th birthday, and the 6-year-old are three different children.

The grandchild with the April 19th birthday, the 14-year-old, and the 8-year-old are three different children.

Leticia has a birthday 4 days after Nathaniel.

The 9-year-old has a birthday sometime after Ollie.

The child from Quimby has a birthday 4 days before Ollie.

Leticia is either the one from Cornville or the one with the April 3rd birthday.

The grandchild with the April 3rd birthday isn't 14 years old.

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

Cornville
Mendota
Popejoy
Quimby
St. Paul


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

The Mermaid sank 18 years before the ship from England.

The one from Spain was captained by Wicked Weiss.

Of the vessel that sank in 1749 and the ship that sank in 1767, one was captained by Sparrow Annis and the other was the Doubloon.

The one captained by Stubborn Seth sank 36 years before the Crusty Knave.

The one that sank in 1731 was captained by Four Eyed Fin.

The vessel captained by Stubborn Seth sank 36 years before the ship from Sweden.

The vessel captained by Stubborn Seth sank 18 years before the one from Ireland.

The one that sank in 1731 was either the Dagger or the one from England.

The one captained by Stubborn Seth sank 18 years before the Dagger.

Barnacle
Crusty Knave
Dagger
Doubloon
Mermaid

Four Eyed Fin
Red Beard Ben
Sparrow Annis
Stubborn Seth
Wicked Weiss


Martin is compiling a book of scientific essays.  Each essay will have its own chapter in the book, and each will be by a different author. Help Martin determine which essays will appear in each chapter.

The article in Chapter 3 isn't 8 pages long.

The essay about earthquakes will appear 1 chapter before the 16-page article.

The article in Chapter 3 is either Dr. Quinn's piece or the essay about earthquakes.

The 16-page essay is either Dr. Phillips's article or the piece about dinosaurs.

Neither the article about oceanography nor the article in Chapter 1 is the 8-page essay.

Dr. Phillips's piece will appear somewhere in the book before the 14-page essay.

The article about earthquakes will appear 1 chapter before Dr. Melendez's piece.

Of the piece in Chapter 2 and the piece about volcanoes, one was written by Dr. Acevedo and the other is 12 pages long.

Dr. Bender's piece will be in Chapter 1.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

asteroids dinosaurs earthquakes oceanography volcanoes


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

The event on Willow Street is 2 days after the Clayton family booking.

The party on O Street is 2 days after the party that requested the superhero.

Of the event that requested the rock band and the event that requested the petting zoo, one is for the Daltons and the other is on Island Drive.

Of the booking on October 5 and the party that requested the petting zoo, one is for the Bentons and the other is on Island Drive.

The party that requested the petting zoo, the booking on October 4, and the Stanley family booking are three different events.

The event that requested the photo booth isn't for the Andersons.

The event that requested the superhero is sometime after the Dalton family party.

The Stanley family party is either the booking on October 6 or the booking on October 5.

The booking on Terrace Avenue isn't for the Stanleys.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7

magician
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band
superhero

Island Drive
O Street
Ronald Street
Terrace Avenue
Willow Street


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 Portimax C has somewhat less storage than the $125 phone.

The $165 one is either the Technitron item or the 8 GB one.

The Technitron phone has 6 GB less storage than the $225 mobile phone.

The Zennia 580 has 6 GB less storage than the $25 phone.

The Yego Plus has 4 GB less storage than the Mobilex one.

Epplex 7s
Portimax C
Winnow XD
Yego Plus
Zennia 580

Andromeda Dynatra Mobilex Pegasus Technitron


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

The arachnid that sold for $45 wasn't from Chile.

The whip spider cost 15 dollars more than the archaenido.

Zachary's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the cart spider.

The spider that sold for $90 wasn't from Russia.

Darla's purchase cost 30 dollars more than the wolf spider.

The arachnid that sold for $90 wasn't from Chile.

Neither the archaenido nor the arachnid that sold for $90 was Zachary's purchase.

The archaenido cost 15 dollars less than Yvette's purchase.

Of Rafael's purchase and the spider that sold for $60, one was from Oman and the other was the archaenido.

archaenido
cart spider
raft spider
whip spider
wolf spider


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

The class in room 122 is either the Italian class or the class with 17 students.

Of the course in room 322 and the class in room 207, one starts at 1:00 pm and the other is the Finnish class.

The class in room 319 starts 2 hours after the course with 8 students.

The class with 18 students starts 4 hours before the Russian class.

The class in room 207 doesn't have 20 students.

The German class doesn't have 20 students.

The class in room 129 starts 2 hours before the course in room 122.

The class in room 319 doesn't have 17 students.

Neither the class with 20 students nor the class in room 319 is the 3:00 pm class.


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

The battalion led by Commander Sanchez will deploy sometime after Uniform Battalion.

The group deploying to Ygheisy will deploy 2 months after Tango Battalion.

Neither the battalion deploying in February nor Whisky Battalion is the battalion led by Commander Hensley.

The battalion led by Commander Ortega isn't India Battalion.

Of the battalion led by Commander Quinn and the battalion led by Commander Hensley, one is Uniform Battalion and the other will deploy to Enocia.

The group deploying to Loald will deploy 2 months after the battalion led by Commander Sanchez.

The group deploying to Perunia isn't Whisky Battalion.

Of the battalion deploying in March and the battalion led by Commander Hensley, one is Papa Battalion and the other will deploy to Enocia.

Whisky Battalion is either the battalion deploying in April or the battalion deploying in March.


The Andromeda item has 2 GB less storage than the $225 one.

The $125 item is either the 2 GB item or the 6 GB one.

The Portimax C doesn't have exactly 2 GB of storage.

The 4 GB phone, the Zennia 580, the $25 phone and the Winnow XD are all different phones.

Of the $225 phone and the Pegasus one, one is the Zennia 580 and the other has 4 GB of storage.

The Mobilex one has 2 GB less storage than the $25 item.

The Lunia V2 has 2 GB less storage than the $199 phone.

The $25 mobile phone has somewhat less storage than the Zennia 580.

The $25 one has 2 GB less storage than the Winnow XD.

Epplex 7s
Lunia V2
Portimax C
Winnow XD
Zennia 580

Andromeda Mobilex Pegasus Technitron Volkia


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.

Antonia is either the graduate assigned to mission WB-664 or the person launching in May.

Harold will launch 2 months before the astronaut who will be studying gamma rays.

The astronaut launching in May won't be on mission ZF-15.

The graduate who will be studying solar storms will launch 1 month before Harold.

Antonia will launch 2 months before the astronaut who will be studying larval growth.

Patti, the graduate assigned to mission AV-435 and the graduate who will be studying solar storms are all different people.

The astronaut who will be studying radiation is either the astronaut assigned to mission TV-412 or the graduate launching in May.

Francis won't be focusing on gamma rays.

Of the graduate assigned to mission CR-260 and Patti, one will launch in May and the other will focus on photosynthesis.

gamma rays
larval growth
photosynthesis
radiation
solar storms


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

The competitor from Templeton finished sometime before the competitor in the teal shirt.

Ralph was either the competitor from Norway or the runner in the black shirt.

The contestant who finished in 21 minutes wore the pink shirt.

Zachary finished 3 minutes after the contestant from Zamora.

The competitor from Yorba Linda, the competitor in the pink shirt, the runner who finished in 22 minutes and the contestant in the red shirt were all different runners.

The contestant from Green Leaf was either the contestant who finished in 25 minutes or Lynn.

Patrick finished 2 minutes before the contestant in the black shirt.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes
25 minutes

Green Leaf
Norway
Templeton
Yorba Linda
Zamora


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

The soccer player received 7 votes fewer votes than the baseball player.

The contestant who got 4 votes never played football.

Lowell is either the doctor or the person who got 18 votes.

The waiter received  fewer votes than the dentist.

Of the musician and the person who got 18 votes, one played baseball and the other is Omar.

Of the lawyer and the doctor, one received 32 votes and the other is Rudolph.

The contestant who got 25 votes, the lawyer, and the golf player are three different people.

The dentist is either the golf player or the basketball player.

Rudolph received 7 votes more votes than the soccer player.

baseball basketball football golf soccer


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

The contestant who began his competition at 12:15 pm wasn't from Naperville.

The competitor from Pervis began his contest sometime before Lucas.

The person from Pervis, Adam, the competitor who began his competition at 11:15 am and the person who won the jalapeno contest are all different contestants.

Neither the competitor who began his competition at 11:45 am nor the contestant who won the jalapeno contest is the competitor from Yaro City.

Of the competitor from Pervis and the person who began his competition at 11:15 am, one won the doughnut contest and the other was Wilbur.

The contestant from Monkton began his contest 45 minutes before the competitor who won the chicken wing contest.

The competitor from Monkton is either the competitor who began his competition at 12:15 pm or the contestant who won the watermelon contest.

Adam didn't start his contest at 12:15 pm.

The competitor from Yaro City began his contest 30 minutes before the competitor who won the blueberry pie contest.

blueberry pie
chicken wing
doughnut
jalapeno
watermelon

Monkton
Naperville
Pervis
Vincennes
Yaro City


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

The action film wasn't directed by Danny Trevor.

The film directed by Maddie Mintz received 2 more nominations than the movie directed by Tank Reznor.

Thorn of Suns received one fewer nomination than the movie directed by Paul Walnier.

The film that received 5 nominations, Maximum Risk, and Wild Ones are three different films.

The film that received 4 nominations wasn't directed by Tank Reznor.

Maximum Risk received 3 fewer nominations than the action film.

Thorn of Suns received 3 fewer nominations than the drama.

The musical received one fewer nomination than Fatal Sheen.

The film-noir received 2 more nominations than Thorn of Suns.

Fatal Sheen
Maximum Risk
Silk Mist
Thorn of Suns
Wild Ones

Danny Trevor
Maddie Mintz
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz

action film
comedy
drama
film-noir
musical


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

The piece made of 14k gold is either Rebecca's piece or the piece with the topaz.

The ring made of 24k gold cost 100 dollars more than Katrina's ring.

The five rings are Katrina's piece, the ring that cost $1200, the ring with the amethyst, the ring that cost $1300 and the ring that cost $1400.

Of the ring that cost $1200 and the ring with the ruby, one is Terry's and the other is Sonja's.

The ring that cost $1400 is either the ring made of 24k gold or the ring made of palladium.

The piece with the ruby cost 100 dollars less than Rebecca's piece.

Pamela's piece is either the piece made of 14k gold or the ring that cost $1500.

The ring made of titanium doesn't have the amethyst.

The piece with the diamond cost 100 dollars more than the piece with the opal.

14k gold
24k gold
palladium
silver
titanium


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

The shot published by Nature Monthly was taken sometime before the photo that cost $950.

The shot of the red panda was taken 1 month before the photo of the polar bear.

Of the shot published by Travel Almanac and the shot that cost $300, one was of the polar bear and the other was taken in July.

The photo of the white rhino, the photo published by The Geographer, the shot taken in April and the shot that cost $300 were all different photos.

The photo of the tree kangaroo was taken 1 month after the photo published by Earth Aware.

Neither the shot published by The Geographer nor the shot that cost $550 was the shot taken in April.

The shot of the white rhino was either the shot published by The Geographer or the shot taken in March.

The photo published by Nature Monthly was taken 3 months before the shot published by Animal Science.

The shot taken in April didn't cost $150.

The shot taken in March didn't cost $550.

arctic fox
polar bear
red panda
tree kangaroo
white rhino

Animal Science
Earth Aware
Nature Monthly
The Geographer
Travel Almanac


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 28 trip logged 7 more shooting stars than the April 4 outing.

The outing with Terrence wasn't in Conesville.

The April 28 outing wasn't in Conesville.

Of the outing to Kalona and the trip where they saw 9 shooting stars, one was on April 17 and the other was with Stephanie.

The trip to Eastbrook logged 21 more shooting stars than the April 4 outing.

The trip with Reynaldo logged somewhat more shooting stars the April 10 outing.

The April 7 trip was either the outing with Stephanie or the trip with Nolan.

The trip with Reynaldo wasn't in Manchester.

April 4
April 7
April 10
April 17
April 28

Conesville
Eastbrook
Gilmore City
Kalona
Manchester


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

The competitor who reached a depth of 107 meters was either Chevy Chen or the diver from Latvia.

Of Daniel Day and the person who reached a depth of 101 meters, one was from Oman and the other dove fifth.

The person who reached a depth of 104 meters didn't go first.

The contestant from Oman dove 3 meters deeper than Chevy Chen.

Ferris Frye went to a maximum depth of 101 meters.

Igor Ingram reached a maximum depth that was 6 meters shallower than the diver from Iceland.

The contestant from Oman was either Igor Ingram or the competitor who went fourth.

The person who went third reached a maximum depth that was 6 meters shallower than the diver from Romania.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters
110 meters

Brit Bradley
Chevy Chen
Daniel Day
Ferris Frye
Igor Ingram


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

The customer from New Jersey is staying somewhat longer than the client in room 117.

The client from Virginia is either the customer who is staying for 3 days or the person in room 114.

Mr. Daniels is either the client from Virginia or the guest in room 314.

The guest who is staying for 2 days isn't from Delaware.

Owens is staying 1 day longer than the person in room 320.

Of Mr. Bray and the person who is staying for 3 days, one is in room 117 and the other is from Kentucky.

Mr. Daniels is staying 1 day fewer than the client in room 117.

The client from Virginia is staying 1 day longer than the guest in room 320.

Of Owens and the client in room 320, one is from Kentucky and the other is staying for 5 days.

Mr. Bray
Mr. Daniels
Keith
Owens
Salinas

Delaware
Kentucky
Michigan
New Jersey
Virginia


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

Neither the size 4 set nor the Williford footwear was Lucia's pair.

The $215 pair was 1 size smaller than the Schtillet footwear.

The size 7 set was either the Graffetz footwear or the $155 pair.

Of Lucia's pair and the Cormano footwear, one cost $230 and the other cost $155.

Ruth's pair was 3 sizes smaller than the $155 pair.

The size 5 set was either the $200 pair or Shawna's pair.

Ruth's pair was 3 sizes smaller than Shawna's pair.

Cormano Graffetz Manzarita Schtillet Williford


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.

The masterpiece that's been missing for 25 years was painted 8 years before "Hoxley Hills".

Of "Girl at Sea" and "Willow Bend", one has been missing for 19 years and the other is by Rilania.

The piece that's been missing for 10 years was painted sometime after the painting that's been missing for 13 years.

"Lost in Time" is either Jenadije's masterpiece or the 1913 painting.

Mebel's masterpiece wasn't painted in 1929.

Jenadije's masterpiece was painted 16 years before the piece that's been missing for 25 years.

Lanot's masterpiece was painted 8 years after Jenadije's masterpiece.

Of Mebel's piece and the 1913 piece, one is "Girl at Sea" and the other has been missing for 15 years.

The 1905 piece has been missing for 19 years.

Girl at Sea
Hoxley Hills
Lost in Time
Orange Sky
Willow Bend


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

The honey cerith shell isn't brown and yellow.

Of the seashell found in 1992 and the brown and yellow shell, one is the coquina and the other was found in Puerto Rico.

The five shells are the coquina shell, the seashell found in Puerto Rico, the seashell found in Martinique, the seashell found in 1998 and the black and white seashell.

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

The coquina shell was found 6 years before the shell found in Jamaica.

Of the pink and yellow seashell and the shell found in 1998, one was found in Saint Lucia and the other is the horned turban.

The black and white shell was found 9 years before the baby's ear shell.

The seashell found in 1998 is either the black and white shell or the pink and white shell.

baby\'s ear
coquina
honey cerith
horned turban
shark eye

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

Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia


The basketball player received 7 votes fewer votes than the hockey player.

Francisco didn't get a total of 25 votes.

The doctor is either Isaac or the lacrosse player.

The five people are Rudolph, the lacrosse player, the soccer player, the person who got 25 votes and the hockey player.

The baseball player received 7 votes more votes than Wesley.

The contestant who got 18 votes played lacrosse.

Wesley received 14 votes more votes than Rudolph.

Of the lawyer and Lowell, one received 4 votes and the other played hockey.

baseball basketball hockey lacrosse soccer

architect
doctor
garbage man
lawyer
musician


The contestant from Quimby finished sometime before the runner from Libertyville.

Kelly finished 1 minute before the competitor in the aquamarine shirt.

Of the competitor who finished in 24 minutes and Neil, one was from Libertyville and the other was from Templeton.

The runner in the orange shirt finished 3 minutes after the competitor from Olema.

Of the contestant in the violet shirt and the competitor from Quimby, one was Patrick and the other finished in 23 minutes.

Libertyville
Olema
Quimby
Templeton
Yorba Linda


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.

The $315 print was published sometime after Stamson's print.

The $750 map is either the print of Denmark or the map published in 1785.

Lafiori's print, the map published in 1767, and the map of Iceland are three different maps.

Caronelli's print was published 18 years after Muenster's print.

Of the $2,500 print and the print published in 1767, one was Stamson's and the other was of North Africa.

Of the map published in 1749 and Muenster's print, one is priced at $2,500 and the other was of Scandinavia.

The $750 map, the print published in 1767, and Muenster's map are three different maps.

The print of Iceland was published 18 years after Muenster's map.

Caronelli Gostaldo Lafiori Muenster Stamson

Corsica
Denmark
Iceland
North Africa
Scandinavia


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

Zachary's piece doesn't cost exactly $125.

The piece shaped like a sports car costs 75 dollars less than the raspberry-flavored cake.

The peach-flavored cake costs 25 dollars more than the banana-flavored cake.

Natasha's piece doesn't cost exactly $175.

Of the banana-flavored piece and the raspberry-flavored piece, one costs $200 and the other is shaped like a golf ball.

Of the lemon-flavored cake and the piece shaped like a potato, one is Alisha's and the other costs $225.

Karen's piece, the $125 piece, and the piece shaped like a golf ball are three different cakes.

Karen's piece doesn't cost exactly $175.

Alisha's cake is either the raspberry-flavored piece or the piece shaped like a beach chair.

beach chair
golf ball
potato
sports car
train


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 Sea Cow saw 1  more manatees than Captain Lloyd's boat.

Captain Espinoza's boat, the vessel that saw 7 manatees and the boat that saw 5 manatees are all different boats.

The vessel that went to Rainbow Reef saw 2  more manatees than the Daily Ray.

The boat that went to Silver springs, the boat that saw 5 manatees, and Captain Lloyd's vessel are three different boats.

Of the boat that saw 3 manatees and Captain Espinoza's boat, one went to Yellow Bend and the other was the Benny II.

The Daily Ray wasn't led by Captain Preston.

Of the vessel that saw 7 manatees and the boat that went to Betty Beach, one was led by Captain Romero and the other was the Benny II.

Of the boat that saw 4 manatees and the boat that saw 7 manatees, one was the Samantha and the other was led by Captain Romero.

Benny II
Daily Ray
Mellow Mel
Samantha
Sea Cow

Betty Beach
Rainbow Reef
Silver springs
Trey\'s Tunnel
Yellow Bend


Help Yolanda compile her report on the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit her home country of Facaldo.  Match each hurricane to its year, city of landfall and the total amount of destruction it caused (in U.S. dollars).

The storm that made landfall at Rockford didn't cause exactly  $17.4 million in damage.

Hurricane Catherine was either the hurricane that hit in 1952 or the hurricane that hit in 1944.

The storm that hit in 1948 didn't cause exactly  $13.1 million in damage.

The hurricane that hit in 1944 caused $19.2 million in damage.

The hurricane that caused $18.5 million in damage hit 8 years after the hurricane that made landfall at Zamora.

Hurricane Freda hit 8 years after the storm that made landfall at Escondido.

Of Hurricane Mabel and the hurricane that made landfall at Escondido, one caused $17.4 million in damage and the other struck in 1944.

The hurricane that made landfall at Zamora hit 4 years after the storm that made landfall at Escondido.

The hurricane that made landfall at Tomales was either the hurricane that caused $18.5 million in damage or the storm that caused $19.2 million in damage.

$12.5 million
$13.1 million
$17.4 million
$18.5 million
$19.2 million

Escondido Rockford Tomales Varina Zamora


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 8.5 earthquake occurred 12 years before the earthquake with a duration of 49 seconds.

The event with a duration of 41 seconds didn't have a rating of 8.5.

The event with its epicenter at Fujizen didn't have a rating of 8.6.

The event with its epicenter at Perlkin was either the quake with a duration of 49 seconds or the event that took place in 1944.

The quake with its epicenter at Perlkin didn't happen in 1938.

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

Of the earthquake with its epicenter at Delest and the event that took place in 1932, one had a rating of 8.8 and the other lasted for 97 seconds.

Of the event with its epicenter at Fujizen and the 8.2 event, one lasted for 58 seconds and the other happened in 1944.

The five earthquakes were the quake with its epicenter at Jaorm, the quake that took place in 1926, the earthquake that took place in 1938, the earthquake that took place in 1932 and the 8.2 earthquake.

The 8.2 earthquake was either the quake with a duration of 49 seconds or the event with its epicenter at Delest.

41 seconds
49 seconds
58 seconds
97 seconds
99 seconds


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.

Bizolam was approved 1 month after the medicine sourced from a specific type of mushroom.

The pharmaceutical approved in January is either the drug that treats meningitis or the pharmaceutical that treats influenza.

The medicine sourced from a specific type of wasp treats heart disease.

The drug sourced from a specific type of palm tree was approved 2 months after Favolin.

Favolin was approved 1 month before Pluniden.

The pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of bromeliad treats asthma.

Of Zednisen and the pharmaceutical that treats meningitis, one is sourced from a wasp and the other was approved in February.

Bizolam Damasol Favolin Pluniden Zednisen

asthma
dengue fever
heart disease
influenza
meningitis


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

Freddie caught 3 more fish than the person who worked at Ash Cay.

The five people were whoever dove on Wednesday, Cathy, the person who worked at Holly Hock, the person who caught 12 lion fish and the spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish.

Whoever dove on Tuesday worked at Gillis Deep.

Of the person who worked at Front Reef and the person who worked at Charles Sink, one caught 21 lion fish and the other is Yvonne.

Whoever dove on Friday caught 3 fewer fish than the person who worked at Holly Hock.

Jorge caught 3 fewer fish than whoever dove on Saturday.

Whoever dove on Wednesday didn't work at Front Reef.

Whoever dove on Sunday caught fewer fish than Yvonne.

Ash Cay
Charles Sink
Front Reef
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock

Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


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

The application with 4.2 million downloads was released 3 months later than the app with 1.5 million downloads.

Neither Peter Parka nor Bubble Bombs is the application released by Gadingo.

The game with 5.5 million downloads wasn't developed by  Trebuchet.

The application released by Apptastic was released 2 months later than Angry Ants.

Of the app with 8.9 million downloads and the app released in July, one is Flowcarts and the other was made by Vortia.

Of the application released in March and the game with 5.5 million downloads, one was made by Gadingo and the other is Peter Parka.

The app with 8.9 million downloads was released  later than the game with 3.1 million downloads.

Peter Parka is either the app released by Apptastic or the app released by Trebuchet.

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Flowcarts
Peter Parka
Vitalinks

Apptastic Digibits Gadingo Trebuchet Vortia

1.5 million
3.1 million
4.2 million
5.5 million
8.9 million


Bill is shopping for a digital camera.  Help him narrow down his options by matching each camera to its maker, resolution (in megapixels) and price.

The camera made by Honwa costs  more than the DM-5000.

The model made by Honwa isn't the FC-520.

Of the model with a resolution of 14 megapixels and the $625 camera, one is the Tela G5 and the other is made by Cober.

Of the camera with a resolution of 20 megapixels and the model made by Lirios, one costs $575 and the other is the FC-520.

The camera with a resolution of 10 megapixels costs  more than the camera made by Honwa.

Neither the $650 model nor the FC-520 is the model made by Nectron.

The model with a resolution of 15 megapixels isn't the DM-5000.

The camera made by Cober isn't the MX-827.

The Tela G5 costs 25 dollars more than the model with a resolution of 10 megapixels.

The model made by Lirios is either the camera with a resolution of 26 megapixels or the model with a resolution of 15 megapixels.

10 megapixels
14 megapixels
15 megapixels
20 megapixels
26 megapixels


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.

The video with 8 million views isn't "Dancing Hyena".

The viral video that's 40 seconds long has 1 million more views than Daryl's video.

Carl's video doesn't have a running time of 15 seconds.

The viral video that's 55 seconds long has somewhat more views than Virginia's video.

Of the video with 6 million views and "Happy Hermits", one is 47 seconds long and the other is 55 seconds long.

Of the viral video with 7 million views and the video that's 31 seconds long, one is "Magnet Mayhem" and the other is Virginia's.

Yvonne's video has 1 million fewer views than the viral video that's 15 seconds long.

The video that's 40 seconds long is either the viral video with 8 million views or "Magnet Mayhem".

4 million
5 million
6 million
7 million
8 million

Beach Brouhaha
Dancing Hyena
Happy Hermits
Magnet Mayhem
You Otter Know

15 seconds
31 seconds
40 seconds
47 seconds
55 seconds


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

Of Isabel and Wilbur, one asked for acai berries and the other wanted oranges.

The five people are the customer who wanted raspberries, Wilbur, the customer who requested wheat grass, the customer who paid $6.75 and Paulette.

Of the person who requested wheat grass and the person who paid $9.75, one wanted tangerines and the other is Sergio.

Sergio paid 2 dollars more than the person who requested quinoa.

The customer who wanted blackberries is either the person who requested ginger or the customer who paid $9.75.

Of the person who requested flaxseed and the customer who requested quinoa, one paid $8.75 and the other is Isabel.

acai berries
flaxseed
ginger
quinoa
wheat grass

bananas blackberries oranges raspberries tangerines


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 fossil discovered in Qatar costs 750 dollars more than the fossil discovered in Jamaica.

The $1000 fossil isn't 78 million years old.

Of the fossil discovered in Serbia and the 90 million year old fossil, one is the pilodontus and the other costs $750.

Of the archadon and the senosaurus, one is 85 million years old and the other was found in Oman.

The 90 million year old fossil costs 250 dollars more than the verasaurus.

The senosaurus costs 250 dollars less than the fossil discovered in Zambia.

The mirasaurus, the 72 million year old fossil, the $750 fossil and the fossil discovered in Zambia are all different fossils.

The mirasaurus costs 250 dollars less than the senosaurus.

archadon mirasaurus pilodontus senosaurus verasaurus

72 million
75 million
78 million
85 million
90 million


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

Of Ted and the person who ordered the rainbow roll, one paid $15.50 and the other ordered the dragon roll.

The client who ordered the spicy tataki roll paid 2 dollars more than the person who ordered the teriyaki roll.

Ramona is either the client who ordered the alaskan roll or the customer who ordered the rainbow roll.

The five people are the client who ordered the dynamite roll, the customer who paid $11.50, the client who paid $15.50, the customer who ordered the summer roll and the customer who paid $13.50.

The client who ordered the futomaki roll paid $9.50.

The person who ordered the dragon roll paid 2 dollars less than Johnnie.

The client who ordered the boston roll paid 2 dollars more than the person who ordered the teriyaki roll.

Fred paid  more than the customer who ordered the dragon roll.

rainbow
spicy tataki
summer
teriyaki
tiger


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 outing with Terrence was in Gilmore City.

The trip to Janesville logged 7 more shooting stars than the outing with Reynaldo.

Of the outing to Isleton and the April 4 trip, one was with Stephanie and the other logged 23 shooting stars.

The trip with Nolan logged 7 more shooting stars than the trip to Conesville.

Neither the trip to Gilmore City nor the trip where they saw 9 shooting stars was the April 10 outing.

The April 10 trip logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the trip with Reynaldo.

The outing to Gilmore City logged 14 more shooting stars than the trip to Livermore.

The April 25 outing wasn't with Terrence.

The April 17 trip didn't log exactly 16 shooting stars.

April 4
April 10
April 17
April 25
April 28

Conesville
Gilmore City
Isleton
Janesville
Livermore

Nolan Orville Reynaldo Stephanie Terrence


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 that can fly for 25 minutes costs 75 dollars more than the Belhino 5.

The Zarobit-C is either the device that can fly for 30 minutes or the machine that can fly for 15 minutes.

The device with a maximum range of 250 ft costs 150 dollars more than the Belhino 5.

Of the $450 drone and the drone with a maximum range of 250 ft, one is the Werril 23A and the other is the Mechania.

The $525 device can fly for up to 20 minutes.

The Werril 23A doesn't have a maximum flight time of 60 minutes.

The device that can fly for 25 minutes, the Mechania, and the drone with a maximum range of 100 ft are three different devices.

The $525 drone doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 475 ft.

The $600 device has a maximum range of 350 ft.

The drone that can fly for 25 minutes is either the drone with a maximum range of 250 ft or the $600 machine.

The Belhino 5 costs 75 dollars more than the machine with a maximum range of 100 ft.

The $450 device doesn't have a maximum flight time of 15 minutes.

Belhino 5
Mechania
Suzutake
Werril 23A
Zarobit-C

15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes


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.

Of the 4 GB phone and the Lunia V2, one costs $75 and the other is made by Pegasus.

The Opel item has somewhat more storage than the $165 phone.

The 8 GB item is either the Winnow XD or the $125 one.

Of the Lunia V2 and the Alphalon II, one costs $225 and the other is made by Technitron.

The Alphalon II has 2 GB more storage than the $165 item.

The $75 item, the 6 GB item, and the Volkia one are three different phones.

The $165 phone has 2 GB more storage than the Yego Plus.

Alphalon II
Lunia V2
Winnow XD
Yego Plus
Zennia 580


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

The traveler who went to Jamaica wasn't on the Baroness cruise.

Miranda set sail 3 years before the traveler who went to Saint Lucia.

The person who took the Trinity cruise set sail 3 years before the person who went to Martinique.

Of the person who took the 1987 cruise and Miranda, one went to Jamaica and the other took the Neptunia cruise.

Eugene set sail 2 years before the person who took the Caprica cruise.

The person who went to Grenada took the Caprica cruise.

Azure Seas
Baroness
Caprica
Neptunia
Trinity

Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Saint Lucia
Trinidad


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

Cynthia was hired 3 days before the Barr & Cobb hire.

Nadine was hired 6 days after the Faraday College graduate.

The Rutherford College graduate is either the person hired on March 24th or the Dorsey Assoc. hire.

The Summit College graduate wasn't hired by Ingram & Kemp.

Of the Northridge College graduate and the person hired on March 15th, one was hired by Green & Hayes and the other is Zachary.

The Faraday College graduate was hired 9 days before the Summit College graduate.

The Barr & Cobb hire was hired 3 days before the Rutherford College graduate.

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

Barr & Cobb
Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Ingram & Kemp
Leach & Mccall

Albion Faraday Northridge Rutherford Summit


Howie, a professional nature guide, is taking a group of campers on a one-week backpacking trip through the Gros Ventre Wilderness in Wyoming.  Using only the clues below, help Howie match each camper to their bag by determining the size (in liters), manufacturer and color of each.

The 45 liter pack, Kelley's pack, and Myrna's pack are three different packs.

The blue pack is 10 liters smaller than Tasha's pack.

The 40 liter pack is either the green pack or the purple pack.

Of the silver pack and the Pinkster pack, one is Myrna's and the other is 35 liters.

The orange pack is 15 liters larger than Myrna's pack.

The purple pack is either the Pinkster pack or the 25 liter pack.

Myrna's pack, the Travelore pack, and the purple pack are three different packs.

25 liter
30 liter
35 liter
40 liter
45 liter

Adironda Lugmor Naturba Pinkster Travelore


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 serpent that is 30 inches long isn't yellow & blue.

The animal that is 12 inches long isn't black & red.

The animal from Nicaragua is 6 inches shorter than the black & white animal.

The animal from Cambodia is 6 inches longer than the snake from New Guinea.

The ash python is 6 inches longer than the horned viper.

The serpent that is 12 inches long isn't yellow & blue.

The black & green snake isn't from Australia.

The winged snake is either the black & white reptile or the serpent that is 18 inches long.

The banded keel is 12 inches longer than the animal from Cambodia.

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

black & green
black & red
black & white
green & red
yellow & blue


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

Of the presenter who will speak on May 10th and the sulfur oxide expert, one is from Stanford and the other is Nancy.

Of the person who will speak on May 12th and the presenter who will speak on May 14th, one is from Duke and the other is Felipe.

The global warming expert is scheduled sometime after Mable.

The presenter who will speak on May 14th will be either the wind power expert or the person from Stanford.

The wind power expert will be either the presenter who will speak on May 12th or Phillip.

Neither the global warming expert nor the person who will speak on May 13th will be Phillip.

The presenter from Ohio State will discuss acid rain.

acid rain
global warming
nitrogen usage
sulfur oxide
wind power


This year's All-Star Hockey Team has a number of top players from all across the national league.  Match each player to his team and jersey number, and determine how many goals he has scored this past season.

The player with 10 goals isn't from the Comets.

The five players are the player from the Wolverines, the person with 8 goals, Owens, Duran and Parrish.

Neither Owens nor Duran is the person with 9 goals.

The person from the Bears scored 1 goal  more than Duran.

The player who wears number 25 is either the player from the Comets or the player from the Monsters.

Neither the player with 6 goals nor the player from the Monsters is Parrish.

The player who wears number 12 scored 2 goals more than the person from the River Kings.

Of Owens and the person with 7 goals, one is from the River Kings and the other wears number 2.

Duran scored somewhat more than the player who wears number 17.

Bears
Comets
Monsters
River Kings
Wolverines


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 Injitsu was fined somewhat less than the car from Mississippi.

The Hornet doesn't have the YGA-441 plates.

The Hornet doesn't have the FRZ-192 plates.

The automobile that received the $100 fine is either the car from Washington or the vehicle from Utah.

The car from Washington was fined 25 dollars more than the car with the RBD-337 plates.

The car with the RBD-337 plates was fined 25 dollars more than the Injitsu.

The car with the BMG-831 plates was fined somewhat more than the vehicle with the FRZ-192 plates.

Of the Fierro and the vehicle from Hawaii, one was fined $50 and the other has the BMG-831 plates.

The automobile from Rhode Island doesn't have the FRZ-192 plates.

The Fierro was fined 25 dollars more than the Injitsu.

The Grandero is either the vehicle from Hawaii or the car that received the $100 fine.

The Cavalo, the automobile with the BMG-831 plates, and the automobile from Washington are three different cars.

Hawaii
Mississippi
Rhode Island
Utah
Washington


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

The show where the survivor brought the rope aired sometime before the episode filmed in Kiribati.

Steven's episode didn't give its survivor the pot.

Of the show where the survivor brought the knife and the episode filmed in Vanuatu, one featured Alfredo and the other featured Wendell.

The show that aired on April 27th is either the show filmed in Myanmar or the episode where the survivor brought the hatchet.

The episode filmed in Cambodia aired 2 weeks after Alfredo's show.

Alfredo's show didn't give its survivor the rope.

Of the show that aired on April 20th and the episode where the survivor brought the pot, one featured Wendell and the other was filmed in Myanmar.

The five episodes are Bennie's episode, the show filmed in Myanmar, the show filmed in Bolivia, the episode that aired on April 13th and the episode where the survivor brought the knife.

April 6th
April 13th
April 20th
April 27th
May 4th

Bolivia Cambodia Kiribati Myanmar Vanuatu


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

Of Danny's appointment and the session at 9:30am, one is with Kristin and the other will focus on cardio.

The racketball session is 2 hours after the lesson with Kristin.

The five sessions are the session with Michelle, the session at 10:30am, Danny's appointment, Arnold's lesson and Fannie's session.

Fannie's appointment, the lesson at 8:30am, and the session with Jimmy are three different sessions.

Garrett's session won't focus on racketball.

The lesson at 11:30am, Danny's appointment, and Arnold's appointment are three different sessions.

Arnold's session is sometime after the swimming appointment.

The yoga lesson is either the session with Irene or the appointment with Jimmy.

The appointment with Howard is 1 hour after Arnold's appointment.


The show where the survivor brought the fire starter wasn't filmed in Kiribati.

The show where the survivor brought the fire starter is either Wendell's show or the episode filmed in Cambodia.

The show filmed in Vanuatu aired sometime after Wendell's show.

The show where the survivor brought the hatchet wasn't filmed in Vanuatu.

The episode filmed in New Zealand aired 1 week after the episode where the survivor brought the duct tape.

The show that aired on April 27th, the show where the survivor brought the duct tape, and Colin's show are three different episodes.

Steven's show wasn't filmed in Cambodia.

Of the episode filmed in New Zealand and Steven's episode, one aired on April 27th and the other gave its survivor the knife.

Earl's episode aired 1 week after the show filmed in Kiribati.

The episode filmed in Myanmar aired 1 week after Wendell's episode.

Cambodia
Kiribati
Myanmar
New Zealand
Vanuatu

duct tape
fire starter
hatchet
knife
pot


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

Of Nicaragua's probe and the probe going to Titan, one is the Disty and the other launched in May.

The Chano, the mission going to Enceladus, and the mission that launched in March are three different probes.

The five probes are Angola's probe, the mission going to Titan, the mission going to Enceladus, the probe that launched in March and the Moro Jaddo.

Angola's probe is either the Loakuk or the mission going to Mercury.

Lebanon's probe launched 3 months before Nicaragua's mission.

The probe that launched in March wasn't launched in Dominica.

Angola Dominica Lebanon Nicaragua Uruguay


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

The giraffe from Ethiopia is 1 foot shorter than Bagee.

The animal from Chad is 3 feet taller than the 18-year-old giraffe.

Of Gareka and the giraffe from Tanzania, one is 26 years old and the other is 14 feet tall.

The 18-year-old animal is 3 feet shorter than the 23-year-old one.

The one from Tanzania is somewhat taller than the 22-year-old animal.

The one from Namibia is 3 feet taller than the one from Somalia.


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

Meadowgrove, the one that grows cucumbers and the one in Fremont are all different farms.

Of the one Michael will dust on June 8th and Iron Hill, one is in Fremont and the other grows soy.

The business Michael will dust on June 7th doesn't grow spinach.

The one in Latimer will be worked on 1 day after Hazelwood.

The business that grows spinach, Hazelwood, and the business Michael will dust on June 6th are three different farms.

Of Hazelwood and Tall Pines, one grows cucumbers and the other is in Ollie.

Of Tall Pines and the farm in Newark, one will be dusted on June 6th and the other grows soy.

Hazelwood
Iron Hill
Meadowgrove
Lucky Star
Tall Pines

Big Bear Lake
Fremont
Latimer
Newark
Ollie


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

The cake shaped like a football costs 25 dollars more than the piece shaped like a sports car.

Joey's cake costs somewhat more than the cake shaped like a football.

Willie's piece costs 75 dollars more than the cake shaped like a sports car.

Karen's piece costs 25 dollars more than the cake shaped like a train.

The five cakes are the $150 cake, the piece shaped like a train, the raspberry-flavored piece, Karen's cake and the peach-flavored piece.

The banana-flavored piece costs 75 dollars more than Vincent's cake.

Of the cake shaped like a train and the cake shaped like a potato, one is strawberry-flavored and the other is Willie's.

beach chair
football
potato
sports car
train

banana chocolate peach raspberry strawberry


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

The jumper from Sweden jumped 102.9 meters.

The skier from Canada scored 7 fewer points than Florence.

The jumper from Finland was either the contestant who jumped 95.0 meters or Candice.

Kristy was either the person from Finland or the contestant from Germany.

The jumper from Germany, the skier who jumped 96.3 meters, and Candice are three different people.

The contestant who scored 110 points didn't jump 90.1 meters.

Denise scored  more points than the person who jumped 96.3 meters.

The contestant who jumped 102.9 meters scored 7 fewer points than the skier from Canada.

90.1 meters
95.0 meters
96.3 meters
102.9 meters
110.8 meters


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 wore number 29 played somewhat fewer games than the person who wore number 18.

The boy who wore number 29, the player who played right field, the person who played left field and the person who played 9 games were all different players.

The player who wore number 3 didn't play left field.

The person who played first base was either the boy who played 9 games or the boy who wore number 35.

Zachary played 3 fewer games than Benny.

Neither Benny nor the boy who played second base was the person who wore number 3.

The player who played 11 games didn't wear number 35.

Of the person who wore number 18 and Benny, one played first base and the other played 12 games.

first base
left field
right field
second base
third base


A number of "real life superheroes" have set up shop in Paradise City, hoping to clean up the streets.  Match each person to his superhero identity, and determine the year he started and the neighborhood he patrols.

The superhero who started in 2010 doesn't patrol Mission Vale.

Of "Criminal Bane" and Matt Minkle, one patrols Apple Valley and the other began his crusade in 2011.

"Deep Shadow" didn't start his patrol in 2007.

The five people are "Max Fusion", Lyle Lucas, Edsel Eaton, the person who started in 2011 and Arnold Ashley.

Neither Edsel Eaton nor the superhero who started in 2011 is the person who patrols Mission Vale.

Of the superhero who patrols Frazier Park and Edsel Eaton, one began his crusade in 2008 and the other is "Deep Shadow".

The person who started in 2010 doesn't patrol Tenth Avenue.

"Ultra Hex" didn't start his patrol in 2009.

The superhero who started in 2011 is either "Deep Shadow" or Cal Copeland.

Arnold Ashley began 1 year after the person who patrols Frazier Park.

Criminal Bane
Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Max Fusion
Ultra Hex

Arnold Ashley
Cal Copeland
Edsel Eaton
Lyle Lucas
Matt Minkle

Apple Valley
Frazier Park
Green Hills
Mission Vale
Tenth Avenue


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 astronaut assigned to mission GX-13 will launch sometime before Delia.

Rose will launch 1 month before the person assigned to mission ZF-15.

Of the person launching in May and the astronaut who will be studying larval growth, one is Vera and the other is Traci.

The astronaut launching in May won't be focusing on gamma rays.

The graduate who will be studying ant colonies will launch sometime before Vera.

The five people are the astronaut who will be studying ant colonies, Traci, the graduate launching in February, the person assigned to mission PR-97 and the graduate assigned to mission ZF-15.

Of the person assigned to mission PR-97 and the person who will be studying photosynthesis, one is Rose and the other will launch in April.

The astronaut launching in January won't be on mission WB-664.

ant colonies
gamma rays
larval growth
photosynthesis
solar storms


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 house doesn't rent for $825/month.

The home in La Palma is 125 sq ft smaller than the home that rents for $950/month.

The house in Beaver Cove isn't owned by Freda Estes.

Of the rental in La Palma and the home in Delano, one rents for $1,300/month and the other is owned by Callie Berg.

The home owned by Kip Jenkins is 125 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $1,100/month.

The home owned by Mitsy Lane rents for $950/month.

The home in La Palma is 375 sq ft smaller than the house in Beaver Cove.

The rental owned by Kip Jenkins is 250 sq ft smaller than the home in Fayette.

Beaver Cove
Delano
Fayette
La Palma
Monticello

Callie Berg
Dan Callahan
Freda Estes
Kip Jenkins
Mitsy Lane


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

The skydiver who has done 78 previous jumps started skydiving sometime before the jumper who wears the lime green suit.

The five skydivers are Dwayne, the jumper who wears the red suit, the jumper who wears the aquamarine suit, the jumper who first started in 1983 and the jumper who has done 64 previous jumps.

The skydiver who wears the gold suit started skydiving 2 years after Arnold.

The jumper who first started in 1985 is either the jumper who wears the red suit or the jumper who has done 58 previous jumps.

Arnold hasn't done exactly 78 previous jumps.

Of the jumper who has done 64 previous jumps and the skydiver who wears the teal suit, one is Arnold and the other is Shaun.

Of the jumper who first started in 1984 and the jumper who has done 73 previous jumps, one is Shaun and the other wears the red suit.

Nathaniel hasn't done exactly 73 previous jumps.


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

The game with the Tuscanos was 4 days after the game with the Warriors.

The game with the Red and Blues finished with a score of 34-7.

The 20-13 game, the October 19 match, and the match with the White Rhinos are three different games.

The game in Groveland is either the 28-10 match or the match with the Warriors.

The game with the Tuscanos finished with a score of 42-20.

The match with the White Rhinos wasn't on October 3.

The match with the Warriors was 4 days before the game in Edinburg.

The 24-21 game was sometime after the game in Groveland.

The 28-10 game, the October 19 game, the October 11 game and the 24-21 match are all different games.

The match in Coachella was sometime before the match with the Eagles.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19

Eagles
Red and Blues
Tuscanos
Warriors
White Rhinos

Coachella
Edinburg
Ferndale
Groveland
Island Falls


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.

The Olema native was either the architect or the lawyer.

The lawyer finished 500 votes ahead of the Lakota native.

The politician who received 8,500 votes is the rancher.

Neither the rancher nor the lawyer was Cate Carlson.

The politician who received 10,500 votes is from Redway.

Gilda Gray didn't end up with exactly 10,000 votes.

Gilda Gray didn't end up with exactly 8,500 votes.

The person who received 10,500 votes isn't the doctor.

Ed Ewing finished 500 votes ahead of the Lakota native.

Of Ed Ewing and the politician who received 9,500 votes, one is the architect and the other is from Hebron.

Cate Carlson
Dale Donovan
Ed Ewing
Gilda Gray
Jed Jarvis


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

The pair that scored 27.5 points didn't skate to Turandot.

Jenny's pair scored 3 tenths of a point higher than Martin's pair.

Brad's pair scored 3 tenths of a point higher than Leonard's pair.

Leonard's pair scored somewhat lower than Martin's pair.

The team that scored 26.9 points didn't skate to Miss Saigon.

The team that skated to Rondo Fantasie, the team that scored 27.2 points and Wesley's pair were all different pairs.

Brad's pair scored 6 tenths of a point lower than Virginia's pair.

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

Of the pair that skated to Carne Cruda and the team that skated to Rondo Fantasie, one included Wilma and the other finished with 27.2 points.

The team that scored 26.9 points didn't skate to Turandot.

Bolero
Carne Cruda
Miss Saigon
Rondo Fantasie
Turandot


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 sourced from a specific type of palm tree was approved 1 month before Zednisen.

Of the pharmaceutical approved in February and the medicine sourced from a specific type of wasp, one is Gravon and the other is Minitrell.

The drug that treats dengue fever was approved 2 months after the medicine sourced from a specific type of palm tree.

Of Gravon and Bizolam, one is sourced from a fig orchid and the other treats arthritis.

Zednisen isn't used to combat meningitis.

The pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of bromeliad was approved sometime after the medicine that treats heart disease.

Gravon was approved sometime before the drug that treats meningitis.

Bizolam Gravon Minitrell Pluniden Zednisen

arthritis
dengue fever
heart disease
influenza
meningitis

beetle
bromeliad
fig orchid
palm tree
wasp


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

The party-goer from Fairfield arrived 5 minutes before Wade.

The participant who arrived at 4:40 pm isn't from Anaheim Hills.

The friend who brought the onion dip arrived 10 minutes before the friend who brought the pizza.

Of the participant who brought the potato chips and the party-goer who arrived at 4:30 pm, one is from Pine Valley and the other is Wade.

The party-goer who arrived at 4:35 pm isn't from Anaheim Hills.

Bonita arrived 5 minutes before the friend who brought the onion dip.

The participant from Martensdale didn't bring the onion dip.

corn chips
hummus
onion dip
pizza
potato chips

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
Fairfield
Martensdale
Pine Valley


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

The tank going to Wallagrass is either the fish tank bought by Edwin Ellis or the 65 gallon fish tank.

The 55 gallon fish tank didn't cost $1,825.

The display going to Wallagrass, the 70 gallon fish tank, and the $1,825 display are three different tanks.

The $2,500 tank is 10 gallons smaller than the tank going to Hollywood.

The fish tank bought by Gideon Gates is 5 gallons smaller than the fish tank going to Wallagrass.

The $550 fish tank is 5 gallons larger than the display bought by Cora Carey.

The 55 gallon display didn't cost $2,000.

Of the 75 gallon tank and the fish tank going to Royal, one was bought by Al Ayala and the other was bought by Cora Carey.

The tank going to Montville is somewhat smaller than the display bought by Faith Frisk.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons
75 gallons

Al Ayala
Cora Carey
Edwin Ellis
Faith Frisk
Gideon Gates

Hollywood Montville Ottumwa Royal Wallagrass


Of the person launching in April and the astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes, one will be on mission PR-97 and the other will be on mission TV-412.

The person launching in January will focus on radiation.

Antonia is either the astronaut launching in March or the graduate who will be studying larval growth.

Francis will launch 1 month after the astronaut assigned to mission GX-13.

The graduate assigned to mission AV-435 will launch 2 months before Vera.

The person assigned to mission AV-435, Antonia and Patti are all different people.

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

The astronaut who will be studying photosynthesis won't be on mission PR-97.

ant colonies
larval growth
photosynthesis
plant enzymes
radiation


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 five craters are the Cambrian impact crater, the Cersay impact crater, the Asanish impact crater, the 175 m. wide one and the crater in modern-day Poland.

The Devonian impact crater is either the Ormagh impact crater or the crater in modern-day Poland.

The one in modern-day Croatia is  smaller than the Cersay impact crater.

The Ormagh impact crater wasn't found in Honduras.

The Vorckin impact crater is  wider than the one in modern-day India.

The crater in modern-day India is 25 meters wider than the Moriwa impact crater.

Of the one in modern-day Croatia and the 175 m. wide one, one is known as the Ormagh site and the other was formed during the Jurassic period.

The Jurassic impact crater is 25 meters smaller than the Cambrian impact crater.

The crater in modern-day Poland is either the Jurassic impact crater or the Ordovician impact crater.

Cambrian Carboniferous Devonian Jurassic Ordovician


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.

Of Emily's outing and Whitney's trip, one will be at 11:00am and the other has 7 people in it.

The 9:00am outing will start at High Park.

The 11:00am tour will start at Chinatown.

The trip with 7 people will begin 1 hour before the outing with 5 people.

The outing with 10 people will begin 1 hour after Shannon's outing.

The trip starting at City Hall is either the 10:00am trip or Whitney's trip.

Shannon's outing will begin 1 hour before the tour starting at Chinatown.

The trip with 3 people won't start at Yorkville.

The trip with 3 people will begin 1 hour before Vicki's outing.

Chinatown
City Hall
Greektown
High Park
Yorkville


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

Of the $750 print and the print published in 1713, one was Gostaldo's and the other was of Tuscany.

The print published in 1767 wasn't of Iceland.

Jenson's print was published 36 years before the print of Corsica.

The print published in 1749 is priced at $315.

The print of Tuscany was published 54 years before the $545 print.

Stamson's map, the print published in 1785, and the map published in 1767 are three different maps.

Caronelli's map wasn't published in 1731.

Jenson's map was published 18 years before the $2,500 print.

Caronelli Gostaldo Jenson Lafiori Stamson

Corsica
Iceland
North Africa
Tuscany
Warsaw


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

The hammerhead shark project starts 1 month before the blacktip shark study.

The great white shark study is on the Odyssey.

The leopard shark study starts 1 month after Roberto's study.

Of the great white shark project and Charlie's study, one starts in July and the other is on the Orion.

The goblin shark project is either the study beginning in April or the study on the Serenity.

Of the assignment beginning in March and the project on the Liberty, one is Iris's study and the other is concerned with hammerhead sharks.

The assignment beginning in April is on the Orion.

The goblin shark study starts 2 months before Lauren's project.

blacktip
goblin
great white
hammerhead
leopard