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).

Nabil's pair scored 6 tenths of a point higher than Eduardo's pair.

Of the team that skated to Turandot and the pair that scored 27.2 points, one included Eduardo and the other included Sheila.

Ana's pair didn't finish with 27.8 points.

Linda's pair scored 6 tenths of a point higher than Timothy's pair.

The team that skated to Miss Saigon scored somewhat higher than the pair that skated to Poeta Flamenco.

Martin's pair scored 6 tenths of a point higher than Timothy's pair.

Timothy's pair scored somewhat higher than Melanie's pair.

Valentino's pair scored 3 tenths of a point lower than Jenny's pair.

Jenny's pair was either the pair that scored 27.2 points or the team that skated to Falling Star.

Yuri's pair scored 3 tenths of a point higher than the team that skated to Bolero.

Jeff's pair scored somewhat higher than the team that skated to Spanish Gypsy.

The pair that skated to Turandot included Jeff.

Ana Elsie Jenny Linda Melanie Naomi Sheila

Eduardo Jeff Martin Nabil Timothy Valentino Yuri

Bolero
Falling Star
Miss Saigon
Poeta Flamenco
Spanish Gypsy
Turandot
Yellow River


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

The 12:30pm class is either Leah's class or the session with 14 people.

The 10:30am session is either the prenatal yoga session or the vinyasa yoga class.

Teresa's class starts 1 hour after Pamela's session.

The iyengar yoga session doesn't start at 2:30pm.

The anusara yoga class begins sometime before Sandra's class.

Of the 2:30pm class and the hatha yoga session, one has 5 people in it and the other is led by Karen.

Juana's class starts 3 hours after the session with 8 people.

The class with 6 people starts 3 hours after the class with 14 people.

The hatha yoga session isn't led by Sandra.

The bikram yoga class doesn't start at 2:30pm.

The 1:30pm class, Teresa's class, and Juana's session are three different classes.

The session with 9 people starts 2 hours after Pamela's session.

The bikram yoga session doesn't have exactly 6 people in it.

The hatha yoga session starts 1 hour after the prenatal yoga session.

The 2:30pm session is either the session with 15 people or the session with 6 people.

The 3:30pm session is either Teresa's class or Rosemary's session.

anusara ashtanga bikram hatha iyengar prenatal vinyasa

Juana Karen Leah Pamela Rosemary Sandra Teresa


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 that treats meningitis is either Minitrell or the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of beetle.

The drug sourced from a specific type of mushroom was approved 4 months after the pharmaceutical that treats arthritis.

The medicine that treats diabetes was approved sometime after Favolin.

The medicine sourced from a specific type of bromeliad was approved 2 months before the drug that treats arthritis.

Bizolam was approved sometime before Minitrell.

The medicine that treats dengue fever was approved sometime after the drug sourced from a specific type of wasp.

The medicine that treats meningitis was approved 2 months after the medicine that treats heart disease.

The drug sourced from a specific type of palm tree was approved 2 months before the medicine sourced from a specific type of fig orchid.

The seven drugs are Gravon, the drug sourced from a specific type of beetle, the drug sourced from a specific type of wasp, the pharmaceutical approved in July, the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of fig orchid, the drug approved in February and the pharmaceutical approved in January.

Bizolam, the medicine sourced from a specific type of beetle, and the drug that treats influenza are three different drugs.

Of the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of beetle and the drug that treats arthritis, one is Zednisen and the other was approved in May.

Gravon was approved sometime after Damasol.

The medicine approved in July isn't used to combat influenza.

The pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of mushroom is either the medicine that treats diabetes or the medicine that treats influenza.

January February March April May June July

Bizolam Damasol Favolin Gravon Hamzell Minitrell Zednisen

arthritis
asthma
dengue fever
diabetes
heart disease
influenza
meningitis

beetle
bromeliad
frog
mushroom
fig orchid
palm tree
wasp


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 85 previous jumps started skydiving 4 years after the skydiver who wears the maroon suit.

The jumper who has done 64 previous jumps started skydiving 2 years before the jumper who wears the maroon suit.

Everett hasn't done exactly 42 previous jumps.

Of the skydiver who has done 69 previous jumps and the jumper who first started in 1982, one wears the lime green suit and the other wears the red suit.

The jumper who wears the blue suit is either the jumper who first started in 1982 or the skydiver who first started in 1985.

Of Jorge and the jumper who first started in 1986, one wears the white suit and the other has done 73 previous jumps.

The jumper who has done 69 previous jumps started skydiving 1 year after the skydiver who wears the aquamarine suit.

The seven skydivers are Dwayne, the jumper who wears the red suit, the skydiver who first started in 1985, the skydiver who has done 85 previous jumps, the skydiver who wears the maroon suit, the skydiver who first started in 1983 and the skydiver who first started in 1982.

Kelly started skydiving 3 years before the jumper who wears the aquamarine suit.

The skydiver who has done 42 previous jumps started skydiving sometime after the jumper who has done 58 previous jumps.

Arnold started skydiving sometime after the jumper who wears the blue suit.

Kelly started skydiving sometime after Virgil.

The skydiver who first started in 1985 hasn't done exactly 42 previous jumps.

Arnold Dwayne Everett Gordon Jorge Kelly Virgil

aquamarine
blue
indigo
lime green
maroon
red
white


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

The customer who got picked up at the Camlin Hotel paid 12 dollars less than the client who was dropped off on Fairfield Lane.

Of Tim and the client who got picked up at the Seattle Tower, one paid $18.50 and the other was dropped off on Todd Street.

Olga paid 3 dollars less than the customer who got picked up at the Norvell House.

Of the customer who was dropped off on Blue Jay Court and Max, one was picked up at the Rainier Club and the other paid $12.50.

Of the client who was dropped off on Charles Street and the person who got picked up at the Fremont Library, one paid $9.50 and the other was Tim.

The client who was dropped off on Charles Street paid somewhat less than the customer who got picked up at the Seattle Tower.

Yolanda was either the person who was dropped off on Ethel Street or the client with the $15.50 fare.

The person who got picked up at the Norvell House, the person who was dropped off on Blue Jay Court, the customer who was dropped off on Todd Street, Yolanda, the person who was dropped off on Hart Road and Sara were all different customers.

The person who was dropped off on Charles Street paid 12 dollars less than the customer who got picked up at the Olympic Tower.

The person who was dropped off on Hart Road paid somewhat more than Olga.

Arctic Building
Camlin Hotel
Fremont Library
Norvell House
Olympic Tower
Rainier Club
Seattle Tower

Blue Jay Court
Charles Street
Ethel Street
Fairfield Lane
Hart Road
League Avenue
Todd Street


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.

Neither the application released by Apptastic nor the app released in September is Castle Crunch.

The app released in September doesn't have exactly 3.1 million downloads.

Bubble Bombs doesn't have exactly 2.3 million downloads.

Of Vitalinks and the game released in July, one has 4.2 million downloads and the other was made by Gadingo.

The game released by BeGamez was released 1 month later than the game with 6.8 million downloads.

The game released by Novio was released  later than Flowcarts.

Vitalinks was released 4 months later than the game released by BeGamez.

The app with 2.3 million downloads wasn't developed by  Gadingo.

Peter Parka was released 1 month earlier than the app with 3.1 million downloads.

The app with 7.2 million downloads was released 1 month earlier than the application with 2.3 million downloads.

The game released by Trebuchet was released  later than the app released by Novio.

The app released in June, Wizard World, the game with 4.2 million downloads, the application released by Apptastic and the app with 6.8 million downloads are all different apps.

The app released by Digibits was released 1 month earlier than the application with 6.8 million downloads.

Flowcarts was released 4 months earlier than the game released by Vortia.

Castle Crunch doesn't have exactly 2.3 million downloads.

Castle Crunch was released  later than the game with 1.5 million downloads.

March April May June July August September

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Castle Crunch
Flowcarts
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

Apptastic BeGamez Digibits Gadingo Novio Trebuchet Vortia

1.5 million
2.3 million
3.1 million
4.2 million
6.8 million
7.2 million
8.9 million


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

Neither the customer who came in at 10:00am nor Naomi was the person who asked for feta.

The person who asked for ricotta came in a half-hour after the person who ordered brioche.

The customer who ordered challah came in a half-hour after Louise.

Meredith came in a half-hour after Louise.

Yvette was either the customer who came in at 10:00am or the customer who asked for gorgonzola.

The person who ordered matzo was either Naomi or the person who came in at 9:30am.

The customer who came in at 7:30am was either Meredith or the customer who ordered rye bread.

Of the person who came in at 7:00am and the person who came in at 9:00am, one asked for rye bread and the other ordered colby-jack.

The customer who ordered rye bread came in an hour and a half before the person who asked for asiago.

The person who asked for gorgonzola came in an hour and a half before the person who ordered pumpernickel.

Hilda came in a half-hour after the person who asked for limburger.

Of the person who came in at 8:00am and the person who came in at 7:00am, one asked for naan and the other ordered gorgonzola.

Brandi Felicia Hilda Louise Meredith Naomi Yvette

brioche
challah
matzo
naan
pumpernickel
rye bread
wheat bread

asiago colby-jack feta gorgonzola limburger parmesan ricotta


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

Of the student who got the C- and the student who gave the presentation on Hadrian, one spoke for 10 minutes and the other was Allan.

Dave spoke 8 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on Claudius.

The seven students were the presenter who got the A-, Allan, the student who gave the presentation on Galerius, Leroy, the student who gave the presentation on Nero, the student who spoke for 10 minutes and Gina.

Gina spoke 6 minutes more than the student who got the B+.

The student who got the A spoke 4 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on Caligula.

Of the student who got the C- and the student who gave the presentation on Galerius, one was Harriet and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

The presenter who got the C+ spoke 4 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on Hadrian.

The presenter who got the C+ spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Vickie.

The presenter who spoke for 6 minutes was either the presenter who got the A or the presenter who gave the presentation on Diocletian.

The presenter who gave the presentation on Caligula was either the presenter who got the B+ or the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes.

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

Allan Dave Estelle Gina Harriet Leroy Vickie

Caligula Claudius Diocletian Galerius Hadrian Licinius Nero


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 $1,500 map was published sometime before the print of Iceland.

Gostaldo's print, the map of North Africa, the map published in 1785, the map published in 1821, the print of Denmark and the $250 map are all different maps.

Stamson's print was published 36 years before the $2,500 print.

The map published in 1767 wasn't of Scandinavia.

Of the map of North Africa and Stamson's map, one is priced at $315 and the other was published in 1713.

The print published in 1749 wasn't of Scandinavia.

The $250 print was published sometime after the $315 map.

Muenster's map was published 18 years after the $1,100 map.

The $545 map was published 90 years after the $315 map.

The $315 print was published 54 years before Bleux's map.

The print of North Africa was published 18 years before Gostaldo's print.

The $750 print, Stamson's print, and the print published in 1803 are three different maps.

Caronelli's map is either the print published in 1749 or the $545 map.

The map published in 1803 is either the $1,500 print or Gostaldo's map.

The print of Warsaw was published 36 years after Jenson's print.

Bleux Caronelli Gostaldo Handle Jenson Muenster Stamson

Corsica
Denmark
Iceland
North Africa
Scandinavia
Tuscany
Warsaw


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 $825 device doesn't have a maximum flight time of 40 minutes.

The Motomiya costs  more than the machine that can fly for 30 minutes.

The drone that can fly for 15 minutes costs 150 dollars less than the machine with a maximum range of 1,000 ft.

The Eldang-X costs 150 dollars more than the drone that can fly for 60 minutes.

Of the $450 device and the machine with a maximum range of 475 ft, one is the Belhino 5 and the other can fly for up to 15 minutes.

The device that can fly for 25 minutes costs 225 dollars more than the machine with a maximum range of 100 ft.

The machine that can fly for 60 minutes costs 75 dollars more than the machine with a maximum range of 650 ft.

Of the Motomiya and the $750 drone, one can fly for up to 25 minutes and the other has a maximum range of 350 ft.

The Suzutake costs 300 dollars less than the Werril 23A.

The drone that can fly for 15 minutes costs  more than the Belhino 5.

The Zarobit-C costs  less than the machine that can fly for 30 minutes.

The drone that can fly for 60 minutes costs 150 dollars less than the machine with a maximum range of 150 ft.

The $825 device is either the drone with a maximum range of 475 ft or the Motomiya.

The Zarobit-C costs  more than the device that can fly for 10 minutes.

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

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


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.

Dotson Arena isn't set up for baseball games.

Of Lewis Arena and the facility with seating for 190 people, one is in Wayne and the other is in New Cuyama.

The arena with seating for 270 people isn't in Upland.

The hockey facility holds  fewer people than the arena in Wayne.

The rugby facility holds 160  fewer people than Harmon Arena.

The facility in Troy holds 120  more people than the rugby facility.

Harmon Arena isn't set up for soccer games.

Young Arena holds  more people than the hockey facility.

The facility in Wayne is either the facility with seating for 310 people or the lacrosse facility.

Of the facility in Idyllwild and the arena in Troy, one holds 350 people and the other is Cantu Arena.

The basketball facility holds 120  more people than the lacrosse facility.

The arena in Ocotillo holds 120  fewer people than Dotson Arena.

The facility with seating for 230 people isn't set up for soccer games.

Elliott Arena holds  more people than the hockey facility.

The facility in Wayne holds  fewer people than the rugby facility.

Cantu Dotson Elliott Harmon Lewis Underwood Young

baseball basketball football hockey lacrosse rugby soccer

Idyllwild
Kirkman
New Cuyama
Ocotillo
Troy
Upland
Wayne


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

The presentation from Swaziland, the presentation that pulled in 6,910 visitors, and April's exhibit are three different exhibits.

The exhibit that pulled in 7,525 visitors was held 1 month before the sculpture presentation.

The presentation that pulled in 9,500 visitors was held 1 month after the ceramics exhibit.

The presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors was held sometime after the presentation that pulled in 5,100 visitors.

Of June's exhibit and the presentation from Azerbaijan, one saw 9,500 visitors and the other saw 8,880 visitors.

The exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors was held 1 month before the exhibit from Oman.

The exhibit from Swaziland is either the glassware exhibit or the basketry presentation.

The firearms exhibit didn't see exactly 6,910 visitors.

The presentation that pulled in 9,500 visitors was held 1 month before the exhibit from Eritrea.

The lacquerware presentation was held 2 months before the exhibit from Jamaica.

The armor exhibit didn't see exactly 6,910 visitors.

The presentation from Eritrea was held 1 month before the exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors.

The glassware exhibit didn't happen in June.

The firearms exhibit didn't see exactly 5,100 visitors.

May's exhibit, the presentation from Eritrea, the presentation that pulled in 6,910 visitors, the exhibit that pulled in 7,525 visitors and the presentation from Mali are all different exhibits.

The exhibit from Mali was held 2 months after the exhibit from Azerbaijan.

armor basketry ceramics firearms glassware lacquerware sculpture

Azerbaijan Eritrea Jamaica Kyrgyzstan Mali Oman Swaziland


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

The board game hosted at Gerald's house was played 1 month before the board game with 6 players.

Stealth was either the game with 6 players or the game with 10 players.

The board game with 11 players was played 3 months before the board game hosted at Manuel's house.

The game played in July was either the board game hosted at Adrian's house or the board game hosted at Harvey's house.

Rules of War was either the board game with 4 players or the game played in April.

The board game with 14 players was played 1 month after Android Disco.

Emberfight was played 1 month after the board game with 11 players.

The board game played in June didn't have exactly 5 players.

The game hosted at Harvey's house was either the board game played in February or the game with 5 players.

The board game with 11 players was either the game played in March or the game hosted at Jessie's house.

Of Bladescape and Emberfight, one was played in February and the other was hosted by Kyle.

The board game hosted at Gerald's house was played 2 months after Vendetta.

Of the game played in April and the game played in March, one was Rules of War and the other had exactly 6 players.

The board game played in February wasn't hosted by Olive.

Android Disco
Bladescape
Emberfight
Planets Align
Rules of War
Stealth
Vendetta

Adrian Gerald Harvey Jessie Kyle Manuel Olive


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

The album that came out in January is either Sodium Green's album or Lip Savage's record.

Lip Savage's record sold 400,000 fewer copies than the heavy metal release.

Of Audio Array's release and Eagle Ally's record, one sold 1.6 million copies and the other was released in May.

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

Painted Empire's release didn't sell exactly 1.7 million copies.

Painted Empire's album wasn't rockabilly.

The glam rock release is either the release that came out in June or Jagged Knee's album.

The heavy metal album is either the record that came out in July or Eagle Ally's album.

The grunge release sold 100,000 fewer copies than the album that came out in March.

Eagle Ally's album sold 200,000 fewer copies than the album that came out in April.

Sodium Green's album sold 400,000 fewer copies than the acid rock album.

The record that came out in July sold 300,000 more copies than the ska album.

The album with 1.2 million sales is either the glam rock release or the record that came out in May.

Eagle Ally's album sold somewhat more copies than the ska record.

The release with 1.2 million sales was new wave.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million
1.6 million
1.7 million
1.8 million

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Lip Savage
Painted Empire
Sodium Green

January March April May June July August

acid rock
glam rock
grunge
heavy metal
new wave
rockabilly
ska


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

Of the baby born in March and the offspring born in February, one was Den Ping and the other weighed 97 grams.

The offspring that weighed 102 grams was born 3 months before Nan Sheng's baby.

Tai Shan's baby was born 2 months after Den Ping.

Chi Chi didn't weight exactly 119 grams.

Of Wang Yu's baby and Nan Sheng's baby, one weighed 82 grams and the other was born in April.

The baby born in January was either Mei Lan or Shi Lin's baby.

The panda that weighed 119 grams wasn't Xi Lian's baby.

The baby that weighed 82 grams was either Tian Tian's baby or Wang Yu's baby.

Bai Yun was either the baby that weighed 82 grams or the baby that weighed 89 grams.

Of the panda that weighed 97 grams and the panda born in January, one was Hua Mei and the other was Mei Lan.

The offspring that weighed 93 grams was either Den Ping or Tian Tian's baby.

The baby born in June was either Chi Chi or the offspring that weighed 93 grams.

Mei Lan didn't weight exactly 102 grams.

The offspring born in July weighed 119 grams.

The offspring born in June, the offspring that weighed 97 grams, and Wang Yu's baby are three different pandas.

Nan Sheng's baby, Tian Tian's baby, the baby born in February, Bai Yun and Wang Yu's baby were all different pandas.

Bai Yun
Chi Chi
Den Ping
Gao Gao
Hua Mei
Ling Ling
Mei Lan

Nan Sheng
Shi Lin
Tai Shan
Tian Tian
Wang Yu
Xi Lian
Yuan Zai

82 grams
89 grams
93 grams
97 grams
102 grams
106 grams
119 grams


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

Lillian scored 3 points lower than the dancer who performed ninth.

Of the person who danced eighth and Melissa, one performed the hustle and the other scored 187 points.

The performer who did the samba scored somewhat lower than the dancer who performed third.

Verna scored 3 points lower than Lillian.

The dancer that scored 193 points didn't dance sixth.

The dancer that scored 181 points was either Ollie or the dancer who performed eighth.

The performer who did the lindy scored somewhat higher than Ollie.

Of the dancer who performed ninth and the person who danced first, one scored 187 points and the other performed the foxtrot.

The performer who did the charleston scored 3 points higher than whoever danced the samba.

Natasha scored 3 points higher than Melissa.

The dancer who performed sixth was either the performer who did the hustle or Tara.

Neither the dancer who performed ninth nor the dancer who did the charleston was the contestant that scored 199 points.

The person who danced first scored 3 points higher than Tara.

Whoever danced the jitterbug was either the dancer who performed third or Tara.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points
193 points
196 points
199 points

Lillian Melissa Natasha Ollie Rosie Tara Verna

charleston foxtrot hustle jitterbug lindy samba twist


Beverly Beatrix runs The Honey Shop, a specialty store that sells a wide variety of locally-produced honeys.  Using only the clues below, match each item in her inventory to its price per jar, nectar source, local provider, and the town from which it is sourced.

The honey from Jolley is either Jim Joyner's honey or Keith Koch's honey.

The honey from Santa Clara, Heddy Heath's honey, and the alfalfa product are three different products.

The fireweed honey isn't produced by Heddy Heath.

Jim Joyner's honey is either the lemon blossom product or the basswood product.

Of the fireweed product and the clover product, one comes from Winterport and the other costs $6.50.

Ivy Ingram's honey costs 4 dollars more than the honey from Nevada.

Of the fireweed product and the alfalfa product, one is produced by Midge Mintz and the other costs $9.50.

The sage honey is either the $11.50 product or the product from Santa Clara.

Jim Joyner's honey costs  more than the sage honey.

Of the honey from Unity and the $6.50 honey, one is made from clover nectar and the other is made from alfalfa nectar.

The product from Nevada costs 2 dollars less than the product from Unity.

The basswood honey, Jim Joyner's honey, Heddy Heath's honey, the $6.50 product, Linda Lynn's product and the honey from Unity are all different products.

Of the $5.50 product and the product from Fowler, one is made from lemon blossom nectar and the other is produced by Keith Koch.

alfalfa
basswood
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sage
sourwood

Heddy Heath
Ivy Ingram
Jim Joyner
Keith Koch
Linda Lynn
Midge Mintz
Nick Norris

Davis City
Fowler
Jolley
Nevada
Santa Clara
Unity
Winterport


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

The squad from King City finished 12 points below the squad in the white shirts.

The team in the blue shirts was either the squad that finished with 775 points or the squad from Castro Valley.

The squad that finished with 751 points didn't wear yellow shirts.

The Splitters was either the squad in the lime green shirts or the squad that finished with 739 points.

The squad in the red shirts finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the Oddballs.

The squad from Earling finished 48 points above the team in the magenta shirts.

The team in the magenta shirts finished 12 points above the Alley Cats.

The squad from King City finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the Splitters.

The squad from Castro Valley finished 12 points below the squad from Newark.

The Turkey Rolls was either the team from Newark or the squad from King City.

The squad that finished with 739 points didn't wear yellow shirts.

Of the team that finished with 787 points and the squad from Rialto, one was the Pin Pushers and the other wore white shirts.

The squad from Castro Valley finished 12 points above the Alley Cats.

The squad from Valley Center finished 60 points below the Gutter Gals.

The Rowdy Rollers didn't finish with 727 points.

The squad from Castro Valley finished 60 points below the Pin Pushers.

Alley Cats
Gutter Gals
Oddballs
Pin Pushers
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls

blue
lime green
magenta
pink
red
white
yellow

Castro Valley
Earling
Fullerton
King City
Newark
Rialto
Valley Center


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

The wine from Goose Lake vineyard was bottled 4 years before the Annata Branco.

The Luzagueil is either the pinot noir or the bottle from West Gardiner vineyard.

The bottle from Udell vineyard, the chardonnay, the syrah, the 2000 bottle and the 1984 wine are all different wines.

The Annata Branco, the wine from Udell vineyard, and the 1984 wine are three different wines.

The merlot was bottled 16 years before the Vendemmia.

The Zifennwein was bottled 12 years after the gewurztraminer.

Of the Ece Suss and the wine from Penobscot vineyard, one was bottled in 2004 and the other was bottled in 1992.

The riesling was bottled 4 years before the wine from Hornitos vineyard.

Of the wine from Penobscot vineyard and the riesling, one was bottled in 1996 and the other is the Bianca Flaux.

The pinot gris was bottled sometime after the wine from Goose Lake vineyard.

The bottle from Tabor vineyard was bottled sometime before the wine from Penobscot vineyard.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot gris
pinot noir
riesling
syrah

Goose Lake
Hornitos
Isla Vista
Penobscot
Tabor
Udell
West Gardiner


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

The friend who brought the pork rinds arrived 5 minutes after the party-goer from Fairfield.

Clinton arrived 10 minutes after the friend who brought the hummus.

Of the friend from Kernville and the party-goer who brought the onion dip, one is Tom and the other arrived at 4:50 pm.

Iris arrived sometime after the participant who brought the pork rinds.

The friend who arrived at 4:35 pm, the participant from Kernville, and the friend who brought the pork rinds are three different people.

The participant from Pine Valley arrived 5 minutes after the party-goer from El Segundo.

The party-goer from Kernville is either the friend who brought the hummus or the party-goer who brought the pizza.

Of the participant who brought the hummus and Julie, one arrived at 4:40 pm and the other is from Anaheim Hills.

The party-goer who arrived at 4:55 pm is either Clinton or the party-goer from Fairfield.

The friend from El Segundo didn't bring the corn chips.

The friend from Dos Palos arrived sometime before the party-goer who brought the onion dip.

The participant from Kernville arrived sometime before the participant who brought the corn chips.

Amber Bonita Clinton Iris Julie Kellie Tom

corn chips
hummus
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Kernville
Martensdale
Pine Valley


The dancer who performed seventh was either the person that scored 184 points or the contestant that scored 190 points.

The performer who did the samba scored 6 points higher than the person who danced ninth.

The dancer who performed ninth scored somewhat higher than the performer who did the hustle.

Melissa scored 3 points lower than the dancer who did the foxtrot.

Whoever danced the foxtrot scored somewhat lower than Clara.

The person that scored 187 points danced eighth.

The person who danced the foxtrot scored somewhat lower than Rosie.

The dancer who performed fifth scored 15 points higher than the performer who did the foxtrot.

The contestant that scored 181 points, whoever danced the charleston, the dancer who did the foxtrot, the person who danced the lindy and Fannie were all different dancers.

The performer who did the foxtrot didn't perform seventh.

Of the person who danced fourth and the contestant that scored 193 points, one was Clara and the other performed the charleston.

The person who danced the charleston didn't perform second.

The person who danced second scored somewhat higher than the performer who did the lindy.

Clara Evelyn Fannie Kara Melissa Rosie Shirley

boogie-woogie charleston foxtrot hustle jitterbug lindy samba


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

The teacher was either the 27-year-old or the date that took Kara to the county fair.

The accountant was 4 years younger than the date that took Kara to the restaurant.

The man that took Kara to the bowling alley was either the boxer or the 22-year-old.

Of the accountant and Zachary, one took Kara to the movies and the other was 25 years old.

The gentleman that took Kara to the beach was 2 years younger than the date that took Kara to the movies.

The musician, the gentleman that took Kara to the beach, and the man that took Kara to the skating rink are three different men.

The date that took Kara to the skating rink wasn't the lawyer.

The banker was 1 year older than the teacher.

The date that took Kara to the beach was  younger than Vincent.

The lawyer was either Eddie or the 27-year-old.

The 26-year-old didn't take Kara to the county fair.

Casey was 2 years older than the musician.

Casey Eddie Randy Sean Vincent Wayne Zachary

accountant banker boxer firefighter lawyer musician teacher

beach
bowling alley
concert
county fair
movies
restaurant
skating rink


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.

Christian won't be focusing on photosynthesis.

The person launching in April, the astronaut assigned to mission TV-412, the astronaut assigned to mission WB-664 and the astronaut launching in January are all different people.

The graduate who will be studying radiation will launch 1 month after Seth.

Of Antonia and the astronaut assigned to mission CR-260, one will focus on larval growth and the other will launch in January.

The graduate who will be studying plant enzymes will launch 3 months before Edwin.

The person assigned to mission AV-435 will launch 3 months after the astronaut assigned to mission TV-412.

Of the graduate assigned to mission ZF-15 and the graduate launching in April, one is Traci and the other will focus on gamma rays.

The graduate assigned to mission ZF-15 will launch sometime after Traci.

The astronaut who will be studying ant colonies is either the astronaut launching in January or the astronaut launching in July.

The graduate assigned to mission GX-13 will launch 4 months after the graduate assigned to mission WB-664.

Of the astronaut assigned to mission ZF-15 and the person launching in January, one will focus on solar storms and the other is Omar.

The graduate who will be studying larval growth will launch sometime before the person who will be studying plant enzymes.

Antonia Christian Edwin Mercedes Omar Seth Traci

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


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

Willie's produce sell for 40 cents less per pound than Jaime's goods.

Herman's vegetables are either the produce that sell for $2.50 per pound or the turnips.

The goods from Williamsburg sell for 20 cents more per pound than the radishes.

Of Lonnie's vegetables and Florence's goods, one type is the turnips and the other sell for $2.80 per pound.

The vegetables from Pacific Grove sell for somewhat less per pound than Willie's goods.

Lonnie's produce sell for 10 cents more per pound than the beets.

The goods from Redway sell for 30 cents more per pound than the artichokes.

The goods that sell for $2.80 per pound are either the produce from Veazie or the beets.

The goods from Upton sell for 40 cents less per pound than the carrots.

The turnips sell for 50 cents more per pound than the kale.

Of the produce that sell for $2.60 per pound and the beets, one type is sold by Sue and the other type is from Upton.

Of Willie's vegetables and the carrots, one type is from Dickens and the other sell for $2.60 per pound.

Florence Herman Jaime Lonnie Sue Tracey Willie

artichokes beets carrots kale onions radishes turnips

Dickens
Monroe
Pacific Grove
Redway
Upton
Veazie
Williamsburg


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 Adironda pack is  larger than the purple pack.

Tasha's pack is  larger than the Pinkster pack.

The blue pack is  smaller than the Pinkster pack.

The Grennel pack, the silver pack, and Myrna's pack are three different packs.

The 45 liter pack is either the Travelore pack or the Grennel pack.

Jeffrey's pack is 5 liters larger than Ivan's pack.

Of the Adironda pack and Leroy's pack, one is green and the other is silver.

The black pack is 20 liters smaller than the gray pack.

Of the black pack and Leroy's pack, one is 55 liters and the other is made by Pinkster.

The silver pack is 5 liters larger than the Naturba pack.

Jeffrey's pack is  smaller than Olga's pack.

The Grennel pack is 5 liters smaller than Ivan's pack.

The 35 liter pack is either the orange pack or the Lugmor pack.

25 liter
30 liter
35 liter
40 liter
45 liter
50 liter
55 liter

Gene Ivan Jeffrey Leroy Myrna Olga Tasha

Adironda Bistric Grennel Lugmor Naturba Pinkster Travelore

black blue gray green orange purple silver


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

Of the piece with the ruby and the ring with the opal, one is made of palladium and the other cost $1200.

The piece with the amethyst cost 500 dollars more than Pamela's ring.

The ring made of 24k gold cost 200 dollars less than the ring made of silver.

The piece with the sapphire cost 500 dollars more than the piece made of titanium.

Of the piece with the sapphire and the ring that cost $1100, one is made of palladium and the other is Virginia's.

The ring made of 14k gold cost 500 dollars more than Cheri's piece.

Rebecca's piece doesn't have the diamond.

The piece made of platinum cost 100 dollars more than the ring with the aquamarine.

Of the ring with the topaz and the piece with the ruby, one cost $1200 and the other is Darla's.

Elvira's ring cost 100 dollars more than Rebecca's ring.

The ring that cost $1400 is either the piece made of 24k gold or Virginia's ring.

Angela Cheri Darla Elvira Pamela Rebecca Virginia

aquamarine amethyst diamond opal ruby sapphire topaz

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


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

The sauce rated at 35,000 SHU isn't "Pants on Fire".

Alfonso's sauce is either the hot sauce that uses the ghost pepper or "Lips Ablaze".

The product that uses the bhut jolokia is 15,000 SHU spicier than Ian's product.

The hot sauce that uses the panju reaper isn't "Magma Drizzle".

Alfonso's sauce is 10,000 SHU less spicy than the hot sauce that uses the blue moluga.

Of "Magma Drizzle" and the hot sauce that uses the injie chili, one is rated at 35,000 Scoville Heat Units and the other is Raul's.

"Alpha Pepper", the product that uses the bhut jolokia, and Oliver's sauce are three different products.

The product that uses the injie chili is either "Baja Tickler" or "Pants on Fire".

The product rated at 10,000 SHU, "Hertz So Good", the sauce that uses the injie chili, "Alpha Pepper" and the hot sauce that uses the blue moluga are all different products.

The product rated at 30,000 SHU is either the sauce that uses the assam anjula or the hot sauce that uses the injie chili.

The hot sauce rated at 10,000 SHU isn't "Lips Ablaze".

Yvonne's product isn't rated at exactly 25,000 SHU.

Of the sauce rated at 10,000 SHU and the hot sauce rated at 15,000 SHU, one is Ernestine's and the other uses the naga viper.

The hot sauce rated at 10,000 SHU is either Ian's sauce or the product that uses the ghost pepper.

Of "Baja Tickler" and Ernestine's sauce, one uses the blue moluga and the other is rated at 5,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Alfonso Ernestine Ian Natalie Oliver Raul Yvonne

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

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


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

The amphibian bought in May is either the bullfrog or the animal purchased in Underwood.

The seven amphibians are the amphibian purchased in Parkman, the animal bought in January, Cecilia's pet, the horned toad, the animal bought in May, Patrice's pet and the amphibian bought in February.

The amphibian purchased in Underwood was bought sometime before the newt.

Hope's pet was bought 1 month before Valerie's pet.

Angela's pet is either the salamander or the amphibian bought in May.

The salamander was bought 5 months after Hope's pet.

Of the animal bought in February and the animal purchased in Hansell, one is the newt and the other is Patrice's.

Katie's pet was bought 2 months before Angela's pet.

The amphibian purchased in Underwood isn't the cane toad.

The amphibian purchased in Boothbay isn't the wood frog.

The amphibian purchased in Evansdale was bought 2 months after the amphibian purchased in Jamaica.

The amphibian purchased in Jamaica was bought 4 months before the amphibian purchased in Boothbay.

The amphibian purchased in Underwood was bought 3 months before Patrice's pet.

Angela Cecilia Hope Katie Patrice Valerie Yvonne

bullfrog
cane toad
horned toad
newt
salamander
tree frog
wood frog

Boothbay Evansdale Hansell Jamaica Parkman Rodney Underwood


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

The machine with a maximum range of 150 ft costs 375 dollars less than the drone that can fly for 40 minutes.

The seven devices are the $525 drone, the Zarobit-C, the Eldang-X, the Suzutake, the drone that can fly for 25 minutes, the drone that can fly for 40 minutes and the device that can fly for 60 minutes.

The machine with a maximum range of 100 ft costs 150 dollars more than the Zarobit-C.

Of the $825 device and the device with a maximum range of 650 ft, one can fly for up to 10 minutes and the other is the Motomiya.

Of the Eldang-X and the machine with a maximum range of 1,000 ft, one costs $825 and the other can fly for up to 20 minutes.

Of the machine that can fly for 60 minutes and the machine with a maximum range of 650 ft, one is the Mechania and the other is the Suzutake.

The machine that can fly for 15 minutes costs  more than the Zarobit-C.

The Mechania costs 150 dollars less than the Belhino 5.

The drone with a maximum range of 250 ft is either the Motomiya or the Eldang-X.

The machine that can fly for 20 minutes costs 375 dollars more than the device with a maximum range of 350 ft.

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

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


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

The student with the 3:00pm class is either Dwayne or the 20-year-old client.

Mrs. Nolan's trainee is either Dwayne or the client with the 11:00am class.

The seven people are the student with the 2:00pm class, Marion, Randall, Mrs. Nolan's trainee, the 18-year-old trainee, Jerry and Mr. Underwood's student.

Of the trainee with the 3:00pm class and the client with the 12 noon class, one is 21 years old and the other is Mrs. Mueller's student.

The 20-year-old trainee is scheduled sometime before Marion.

Mr. Padilla's trainee is scheduled 2 hours before Mr. Rodriguez's student.

Lorena is scheduled 4 hours after Mrs. Vazquez's student.

Randall is scheduled sometime before Mrs. Nolan's trainee.

The 15-year-old student is scheduled 1 hour after Marion.

Mr. Jones's client is scheduled sometime after the 19-year-old client.

The 19-year-old trainee is scheduled 4 hours before Mrs. Mueller's client.

The 17-year-old trainee is either Mrs. Vazquez's student or Bob.

The student with the 10:00am class isn't Randall.

Mr. Jones
Mrs. Mueller
Mrs. Nolan
Mr. Padilla
Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. Underwood
Mrs. Vazquez

Bob Dwayne Jerry Lorena Marion Randall Shelley


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

Of the pygmy beaver's reserve and the reserve established in 2004, one is Wanda Park and the other is in Talladega County.

Rosemary Park and the frilled stork's reserve are different parks.

Elm Park was established 4 years after the park in Lamar County.

The frilled stork's reserve was established 4 years after the park in Chilton County.

Rosemary Park is either the frilled stork's reserve or the park in Chilton County.

Riverside Glen was established sometime after Howard Park.

Of Silver Lakes and Foxtail Bend, one is in Talladega County and the other is home to the fig turtle.

The atlas otter's reserve was established 2 years before the reserve in Wilcox County.

Of Silver Lakes and the western gull's reserve, one was established in 2014 and the other is in Bibb County.

The western gull's reserve was established sometime before the park in Lamar County.

The reserve in Franklin County was established 4 years after Foxtail Bend.

The park in Chilton County was established 2 years after the fig turtle's reserve.

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

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

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

Bibb Chilton Franklin Lamar Pickens Talladega Wilcox


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

Of the traveler flying from Jamaica and the person leaving at 3:30 pm, one is Michael and the other is going to Finland.

Of Olga and Lydia, one is flying from Malta and the other is going to Guinea.

The person flying from Malta is leaving  earlier than Florence.

The person going to Eritrea is leaving 2 hours earlier than the person flying from Romania.

The person leaving at 5:30 pm is going to Denmark.

The person going to Eritrea is either Florence or the person flying from Liberia.

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

The person flying from Qatar is leaving 3 hours earlier than the person going to Denmark.

Of the person leaving at 4:30 pm and Lydia, one is going to Finland and the other is going to Costa Rica.

Olga is either the traveler going to Denmark or the traveler flying from Oman.

The person leaving at 6:30 pm isn't going to Costa Rica.

The person going to Angola isn't flying from Peru.

Archie Florence Lydia Michael Olga Ronnie Wilbur

Jamaica Liberia Malta Oman Peru Qatar Romania

Angola
Barbados
Costa Rica
Denmark
Eritrea
Finland
Guinea


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

The interview on August 22nd isn't for the copywriter job.

Of the meeting for the social media position and the Canway interview, one is in Crescent City and the other is in Jackson.

The meeting in Dundee is 1 day after the Streeter Inc. interview.

Of the meeting for the sales rep position and the meeting in Eustis, one is on August 23rd and the other is on August 25th.

The Laneplex interview is 3 days after the interview in Dundee.

The Haytouch interview, the meeting in Dundee, and the meeting in Jackson are three different interviews.

The interview for the janitor position, the meeting in Dundee, and the interview in Jackson are three different interviews.

The interview in Oakland Acres is 2 days before the Streeter Inc. interview.

The interview for the sales rep position is 1 day before the Zathdrill interview.

The Sancode interview is 5 days after the interview for the graphic design position.

The seven interviews will be the interview in Galt, the Canway interview, the interview on August 20th, the meeting on August 23rd, the interview for the tech support position, the interview for the copywriter position and the Laneplex interview.

The meeting for the sales rep position is sometime before the meeting for the web developer position.

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

Alpha Plus
Canway
Haytouch
Laneplex
Sancode
Streeter Inc.
Zathdrill

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

Crescent City
Dundee
Eustis
Galt
Jackson
Oakland Acres
Vedic City


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

The gem from Idaho sold for 50 dollars more than the zircon.

The stone from Colorado wasn't uncovered at the Johnston claim.

The stone found in the Williams claim sold for 20 dollars more than the stone found in the Johnston claim.

The stone found in the Collins claim is either the smoky quartz or the gem that sold for $800.

The corundum wasn't uncovered at the Todd claim.

Of the gem that sold for $790 and the stone found in the Todd claim, one was from Utah and the other is the smoky quartz.

The blue topaz sold for 10 dollars less than the gem from Nevada.

The stone from Utah sold for somewhat more than the stone from California.

The gem from Oregon, the stone from Utah, the stone from Colorado, the gem from Idaho and the stone that sold for $840 are all different gems.

Of the gem that sold for $850 and the stone found in the Livingston claim, one is the blue topaz and the other was from Idaho.

The aquamarine sold for 40 dollars more than the stone found in the Ramirez claim.

The gem found in the Collins claim sold for 10 dollars less than the gem from Wyoming.

The smoky quartz sold for 30 dollars less than the tourmaline.

aquamarine
blue topaz
corundum
rhodolite
smoky quartz
tourmaline
zircon

Collins Everett Johnston Livingston Ramirez Todd Williams

California Colorado Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah Wyoming


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.

Of the animal from Ethiopia and Gareka, one is 24 years old and the other is 12 feet tall.

The 14-year-old one is somewhat shorter than the animal from South Sudan.

The animal from Tanzania is 3 feet shorter than Gareka.

The 18-year-old one is either the animal from Zambia or Bagee.

Pezaku is either the 23-year-old animal or the 21-year-old giraffe.

Of Bagee and the one that is 14 feet tall, one is 24 years old and the other is 23 years old.

Jebedah is 4 feet taller than the giraffe from Tanzania.

The giraffe from Tanzania is 5 feet shorter than the one from Chad.

The 14-year-old one is either the animal that is 15 feet tall or the one that is 12 feet tall.

The 23-year-old animal is either the giraffe from South Sudan or the giraffe that is 16 feet tall.

The animal that is 10 feet tall, Jebedah, the giraffe from Namibia, the 15-year-old animal, the 18-year-old giraffe and the one from Ethiopia are all different giraffes.

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

Angrit Bagee Chamey Dyneton Gareka Jebedah Pezaku

Chad
Ethiopia
Kenya
Namibia
South Sudan
Tanzania
Zambia


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

The record with 1.2 million sales wasn't ska.

The record with 1.7 million sales, the grunge release, and the release that came out in March are three different releases.

Of the acid rock record and the album that came out in January, one is Jagged Knee's and the other is Epoch Lantern's.

Eagle Ally's record didn't sell exactly 1.8 million copies.

Epoch Lantern's album sold 300,000 more copies than Painted Empire's album.

Sodium Green's release sold 100,000 fewer copies than Lip Savage's album.

The release that came out in May sold 100,000 more copies than the record that came out in June.

Of the record with 1.6 million sales and Epoch Lantern's album, one was grunge and the other was released in April.

The seven releases are the album with 1.2 million sales, the record that came out in July, the grunge album, the glam rock release, the acid rock record, the release that came out in June and Jagged Knee's record.

The ska release wasn't released in July.

The album with 1.7 million sales wasn't rockabilly.

Lip Savage's record wasn't released in July.

Painted Empire's release sold 100,000 fewer copies than the album that came out in June.

Eagle Ally's release sold somewhat more copies than Audio Array's album.

Of the album that came out in April and Jagged Knee's record, one was new wave and the other sold 1.5 million copies.

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Lip Savage
Painted Empire
Sodium Green

January February March April May June July

acid rock
glam rock
grunge
heavy metal
new wave
rockabilly
ska


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

The animal that lives in Venezuela was listed 1 year before the animal that lives in Denmark.

Of the animal that lives in Jamaica and the species with a population size of 490, one was recognized as endangered in 2009 and the other is the perens pig.

The species that lives in Indonesia was listed sometime after the dobra dingo.

The dobra dingo doesn't live in Venezuela.

Neither the species that lives in Indonesia nor the byengo bat is the animal added to the list in 2006.

The byengo bat doesn't have a surviving population of 210.

The species added to the list in 2007 is either the animal that lives in Madagascar or the animal that lives in Denmark.

The animal added to the list in 2009, the animal that lives in Tanzania, the animal with a population size of 385, the species with a population size of 315, the animal with a population size of 350 and the byengo bat are all different species.

The dobra dingo wasn't added to the endangered list in 2009.

The species that lives in Venezuela doesn't have a surviving population of 490.

Of the animal that lives in Denmark and the byengo bat, one has 385 surviving individuals and the other was recognized as endangered in 2010.

The eldar elk was listed 5 years after the lisner cat.

The animal with a population size of 280 was listed 3 years after the animal that lives in Jamaica.

The nibner newt wasn't added to the endangered list in 2006.

Of the species with a population size of 385 and the species that lives in Tanzania, one was recognized as endangered in 2012 and the other is the lisner cat.

Of the eldar elk and the animal that lives in Honduras, one has 315 surviving individuals and the other was recognized as endangered in 2012.

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

Denmark Honduras Indonesia Jamaica Madagascar Tanzania Venezuela


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

The journalist who covered the election left 1 day after Orin Olsen.

The journalist who covered the flooding left 1 day after the person who covered the election.

The person who went to Uruguay was either the reporter who covered the election or the journalist sent out on April 8th.

Orin Olsen left 1 day after the reporter who went to Senegal.

The reporter who went to Philippines left sometime after the journalist who went to Senegal.

The journalist who covered the mass protests left 1 day before the journalist who went to Uruguay.

Tam Terry left sometime after Orin Olsen.

Linda Lott left 1 day before the reporter who went to Senegal.

The person who covered the earthquake left 1 day before the reporter who went to Qatar.

Of the person who went to Iceland and the journalist sent out on April 6th, one was Maddy Moore and the other was Orin Olsen.

Maddy Moore didn't cover the solar eclipse.

Orin Olsen left 3 days before the reporter who covered the Olympic games.

Sid Snyder left 4 days after the journalist who covered the earthquake.

Ned Noble left sometime after Randy Reid.

The journalist who went to Luxembourg left sometime after the person who covered the earthquake.

The person who went to Iceland didn't cover the flooding.

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

Linda Lott
Maddy Moore
Ned Noble
Orin Olsen
Randy Reid
Sid Snyder
Tam Terry

earthquake
election
flooding
mass protests
Olympic games
royal wedding
solar eclipse

Algeria Iceland Luxembourg Philippines Qatar Senegal Uruguay


Katherine will launch 1 month after the astronaut who will be studying larval growth.

Of the astronaut launching in March and Nicholas, one will be on mission ZF-15 and the other will focus on photosynthesis.

The person assigned to mission ZF-15 will launch sometime after Katherine.

Mercedes is either the graduate who will be studying solar storms or the astronaut assigned to mission WB-664.

The person who will be studying gamma rays will launch 2 months after the graduate assigned to mission WB-664.

The person who will be studying gamma rays, Wade, Patti, the graduate who will be studying radiation, the person assigned to mission TV-412 and Mercedes are all different people.

The person who will be studying larval growth will launch 2 months before Francis.

The astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes won't be on mission AV-435.

The person launching in June won't be focusing on plant enzymes.

The graduate assigned to mission CR-260 is either the person launching in April or the person launching in May.

The astronaut who will be studying solar storms will launch sometime before the person who will be studying radiation.

Omar will launch 1 month after the astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes.

The person who will be studying radiation is either the person assigned to mission GX-13 or the graduate assigned to mission TV-412.

The graduate launching in July, the person who will be studying photosynthesis, and Patti are three different people.

Of Katherine and the astronaut who will be studying photosynthesis, one will launch in February and the other will be on mission CR-260.

Francis Katherine Mercedes Nicholas Omar Patti Wade


Sid Carter has been the head coach of Daleville University's baseball team for two decades, and several of his players have gone on to the majors.  Match each former player to his hometown and graduation year, and figure out which major league team he's now playing for.

Of Herman and the player from Zamora, one is now with the Brewers and the other graduated in 2005.

Walter graduated 1 year before the player who's now with the Giants.

Glenn is either the player from Chula Vista or the person from Unity.

The person from Chula Vista graduated  before the player who's now with the Pirates.

The person from Lovell isn't playing for the Angels.

Arthur is either the person who graduated in 2006 or the person who's now with the Brewers.

The player from Wallagrass graduated 3 years before the person from Unity.

Neither Glenn nor the player who's now with the Pirates is the player who graduated in 2010.

The player from Klamath graduated 2 years before the person from Zamora.

The person who's now with the Cubs graduated  after the player who's now with the Pirates.

The player who graduated in 2010 isn't playing for the Cubs.

The person from Klamath graduated 1 year after the player from Chula Vista.

The player who's now with the Reds graduated 5 years before the person from Lovell.

Of the player from Zamora and Jackie, one graduated in 2008 and the other graduated in 2009.

Arthur Clayton Glenn Herman Jackie Victor Walter

Angels Brewers Cubs Giants Mariners Pirates Reds

Chula Vista
Klamath
Lovell
Quimby
Unity
Wallagrass
Zamora


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

Of the asteroid rich in lanthanum and the asteroid with a diameter of 47 km, one is 11 Ceres and the other will see mining operations begin in 2050.

The asteroid with a diameter of 23 km, the asteroid rich in lanthanum, and the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030 are three different asteroids.

The asteroid rich in gold has a diameter 18 km smaller than the asteroid rich in platinum.

Of the asteroid rich in lanthanum and the asteroid with a diameter of 29 km, one is 11 Ceres and the other will see mining operations begin in 2025.

82 Sylvia has a diameter that is somewhat smaller than 11 Ceres.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030 has a diameter 6 km smaller than the asteroid rich in lanthanum.

61 Nemesis doesn't have an exact diameter of 41 km.

26 Amphitrite doesn't contain any yttrium.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2035 doesn't contain any yttrium.

The asteroid rich in cobalt has a diameter that is somewhat larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2045.

The asteroid with a diameter of 11 km is either 11 Ceres or the asteroid rich in rhodium.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2034 doesn't contain any cobalt.

49 Eugenia has a diameter that is somewhat larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2034.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2035 has a diameter 18 km smaller than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2034.

The asteroid rich in yttrium has a diameter 6 km smaller than 413 Doiotima.

49 Eugenia is either the asteroid with a diameter of 47 km or the asteroid with a diameter of 35 km.

The asteroid rich in lanthanum has a diameter 6 km smaller than the asteroid rich in yttrium.

26 Amphitrite doesn't have an exact diameter of 41 km.

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

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

cobalt gold lanthanum nickel platinum rhodium yttrium


Help Jackie research her article on the oldest living people in America by matching each centenarian to their age, hometown and state.

Shari is either the person who is 109 years old or the person who is 113 years old.

Of the Hawaii native and Arlene, one is 115 years old and the other lives in Morley.

Of the centenarian who lives in Highland and the Delaware native, one is 115 years old and the other is Zachary.

The person who is 115 years old isn't a native of Washington.

Larry is  younger than the Alaska native.

The person who lives in Brownville is 1 year younger than Olivia.

The person who lives in Brownville is 1 year younger than the centenarian who lives in Shaver Lake.

The person who lives in Udell isn't a native of Washington.

Neither the Florida native nor the person who is 114 years old is the centenarian who lives in Udell.

The Alaska native is 1 year younger than the person who lives in Morley.

Neither the person who lives in Highland nor the New Mexico native is the person who is 112 years old.

The centenarian who lives in Brownville is 3 years younger than Zachary.

Neither the person who lives in Highland nor the Hawaii native is the person who is 114 years old.

Iris is 1 year older than the Alaska native.

The centenarian who lives in Udell is 4 years older than the person who lives in Brownville.

109 years
110 years
111 years
112 years
113 years
114 years
115 years

Arlene Iris Jason Larry Olivia Shari Zachary

Alaska
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
New Mexico
South Dakota
Washington

Brownville
Fruitland
Highland
Morley
Old Station
Shaver Lake
Udell


The device with a maximum range of 1,000 ft, the $525 drone, and the Mechania are three different devices.

Of the drone that can fly for 25 minutes and the device with a maximum range of 650 ft, one costs $450 and the other costs $825.

The Suzutake costs  more than the Eldang-X.

The Motomiya costs 375 dollars more than the Belhino 5.

The $675 device is either the machine that can fly for 20 minutes or the Eldang-X.

The device that can fly for 40 minutes is either the $900 device or the Werril 23A.

The Suzutake costs 75 dollars less than the machine that can fly for 60 minutes.

The Mechania costs 75 dollars less than the device that can fly for 15 minutes.

Of the drone that can fly for 40 minutes and the $525 device, one has a maximum range of 475 ft and the other is the Motomiya.

The $525 machine, the Motomiya, the device with a maximum range of 150 ft, the Mechania and the device that can fly for 15 minutes are all different devices.

The Werril 23A doesn't have a maximum flight time of 30 minutes.

The drone with a maximum range of 1,000 ft is either the Suzutake or the device that can fly for 60 minutes.

The machine that can fly for 10 minutes costs 75 dollars less than the machine with a maximum range of 350 ft.

The device that can fly for 40 minutes doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 250 ft.


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

The anusara yoga class doesn't have exactly 5 people in it.

The ashtanga yoga class starts 1 hour after the session with 14 people.

The 12:30pm class doesn't have exactly 8 people in it.

Of the session with 14 people and Opal's session, one is at 2:30pm and the other is at 9:30am.

The 9:30am session is either Opal's class or Teresa's session.

Leah's class begins 4 hours before the hatha yoga session.

Of the 3:30pm class and the ashtanga yoga class, one has 9 people in it and the other is led by Nancy.

Marilyn's session starts 3 hours after the ashtanga yoga session.

The vinyasa yoga class starts 4 hours after the iyengar yoga session.

The class with 14 people begins sometime before the bikram yoga class.

Of the 1:30pm session and Opal's session, one has 15 people in it and the other teaches hatha yoga.

The 11:30am class doesn't have exactly 5 people in it.

The prenatal yoga session isn't led by Karen.

The bikram yoga session, the session with 9 people, the 2:30pm session, the 11:30am class, the class with 12 people and Karen's class are all different classes.

anusara ashtanga bikram hatha iyengar prenatal vinyasa

Karen Leah Marilyn Nancy Opal Sandra Teresa


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 worked at Ash Cay caught fewer fish than Pat.

The person who worked at Front Reef caught 12 more fish than Ivan.

Of the person who caught 12 lion fish and the person who worked at Charles Sink, one is Pat and the other dived on Sunday.

Danielle caught more fish than whoever dove on Tuesday.

The person who worked at Charles Sink caught 3 fewer fish than whoever dove on Friday.

The person who worked at Charles Sink, whoever dove on Thursday, the spearfisher who caught 21 lion fish, the person who caught 27 lion fish and Danielle were all different people.

Henrietta caught 3 more fish than the person who worked at Gillis Deep.

The person who worked at Belle Bar was either the spearfisher who caught 21 lion fish or Pat.

The person who worked at Ethel Bay caught 6 more fish than whoever dove on Saturday.

Whoever dove on Wednesday caught 12 more fish than Pat.

Ivan caught 3 more fish than the person who worked at Charles Sink.

Alfonso Danielle Henrietta Ivan Olga Pat Ron

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Charles Sink
Ethel Bay
Front Reef
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


The California condor  is one of the world's largest and most endangered birds.  Several conservation programs have been raising and releasing condors into the wild in an effort to boost their numbers.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the age and wingspan of each of the most recently released condors, and determine the location in which each was set free.

The condor with a wingspan of 114 inches is either the bird released at Cordell Mesa or the bird released at Golden Butte.

Neither the 6-year-old bird nor the bird released at Bingham Canyon is Mango.

Angel has a wingspan somewhat shorter than Mango.

The 4-year-old condor, the bird with a wingspan of 118 inches, Gracie, Merlin, the bird released at Golden Butte and the condor released at Bingham Canyon are all different condors.

The bird released at Folsom Bend has a wingspan 8 inches longer than the bird released at Cordell Mesa.

The condor released at Cordell Mesa is either the 5-year-old condor or the 8-year-old condor.

Neither the 9-year-old bird nor the condor with a wingspan of 106 inches is the bird released at Ralton Pass.

Of the 11-year-old bird and the condor with a wingspan of 126 inches, one was released at Folsom Bend and the other was released at Alkali Ridge.

Spike has a wingspan 4 inches shorter than the 6-year-old bird.

Of Merlin and the 8-year-old condor, one was released at Ralton Pass and the other was released at Bingham Canyon.

The 5-year-old bird has a wingspan 16 inches shorter than Charlie.

The condor released at Golden Butte isn't 10 years old.

Pepper has a wingspan somewhat longer than the 4-year-old condor.

The condor released at Cordell Mesa has a wingspan 8 inches longer than the 4-year-old bird.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches
118 inches
122 inches
126 inches

Angel Charlie Gracie Mango Merlin Pepper Spike

Alkali Ridge
Bingham Canyon
Cordell Mesa
Folsom Bend
Golden Butte
Pecos Pueblo
Ralton Pass


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

Of the juggler who went fourth and Otis, one was from Tahoe City and the other used batons.

Of the performer from Tahoe City and Trevor, one used balls and the other went sixth.

Shari, the juggler from West Bath, the juggler who used chainsaws, the performer who went second and the performer who used mobile phones were all different people.

The person from Hawkeye performed sometime after Trevor.

The performer from Jefferson didn't use rings.

The juggler from Tahoe City didn't use mobile phones.

Of Shari and the juggler who went fifth, one was from Hawkeye and the other used batons.

The juggler who used balls performed 2 spots before the performer who used batons.

The performer from Isla Vista was either Howard or the juggler who used chainsaws.

The performer from Jefferson performed 4 spots before Nick.

Katrina performed sometime after Howard.

The juggler who went third was either Shari or the performer who used bowling pins.

The performer from Jefferson didn't use mobile phones.

Nick was either the person who used bowling pins or the juggler from Hawkeye.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Floyd Howard Katrina Nick Otis Shari Trevor

balls
batons
bowling pins
chainsaws
flashlights
mobile phones
rings

Carbon
Dubuque
Hawkeye
Isla Vista
Jefferson
Tahoe City
West Bath


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

Gil Baxter took somewhat fewer days to finish than the owner of the Bay Hawk.

The competitor in the sloop was either the sailor who finished in 274 days or the competitor who finished in 286 days.

The person who finished in 290 days didn't sail the Sea Dart.

Tara Carroll took 12 fewer days to finish than the owner of the Shady Lady.

Ed Alexander was either the owner of the Sea Dart or the owner of the Alpha One.

Of the competitor in the schooner and the competitor in the ketch, one finished in 290 days and the other was Gil Baxter.

The sailor in the catamaran was either Vicky Estes or Wendell Orr.

The owner of the Quick Silver took 4 fewer days to finish than the competitor in the schooner.

Neal Bundt took 12 fewer days to finish than Tara Carroll.

Vicky Estes, the competitor who finished in 278 days, the sailor who finished in 274 days, the owner of the Dream Walker, the sailor who finished in 290 days and the competitor in the trimaran were all different people.

The person who finished in 270 days didn't sail the Dream Walker.

The competitor who finished in 286 days was either the competitor in the catamaran or the competitor in the gaff cutter.

The sailor in the sloop took somewhat more days to finish than the person in the gaff cutter.

Debra Decker
Ed Alexander
Gil Baxter
Neal Bundt
Tara Carroll
Vicky Estes
Wendell Orr

catamaran
gaff cutter
ketch
pilot cutter
schooner
sloop
trimaran

Alpha One
Bay Hawk
Confluence
Dream Walker
Quick Silver
Sea Dart
Shady Lady


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.

Of the drug sourced from a specific type of frog and Gravon, one treats meningitis and the other was approved in March.

The drug approved in January is either Minitrell or the pharmaceutical that treats dengue fever.

The medicine that treats influenza was approved 1 month after Damasol.

Of the drug sourced from a specific type of fig orchid and the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of wasp, one is Gravon and the other treats arthritis.

The medicine that treats meningitis was approved 5 months before Pluniden.

The pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of beetle isn't used to combat heart disease.

The drug sourced from a specific type of beetle isn't used to combat influenza.

Damasol was approved sometime after the drug sourced from a specific type of palm tree.

Hamzell was approved 2 months before Minitrell.

Gravon was approved sometime after the medicine sourced from a specific type of bromeliad.

Hamzell, the medicine approved in April, and the medicine that treats meningitis are three different drugs.

Minitrell is either the drug sourced from a specific type of palm tree or the drug sourced from a specific type of mushroom.

The pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of wasp, the medicine that treats influenza, Gravon, the medicine approved in March, the medicine that treats diabetes and Damasol are all different drugs.

The drug sourced from a specific type of fig orchid was approved sometime after Zednisen.

Damasol Favolin Gravon Hamzell Minitrell Pluniden Zednisen

arthritis
asthma
dengue fever
diabetes
heart disease
influenza
meningitis

beetle
bromeliad
frog
mushroom
fig orchid
palm tree
wasp


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

The session with Nicholas is sometime after the lesson with Irene.

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

Of Garrett's lesson and the lesson at 11:30am, one is with Jimmy and the other will focus on cycling.

The lesson with Kristin is sometime after Blake's lesson.

Arnold's session is 1 hour before the swimming lesson.

Blake's appointment is sometime after the free weights lesson.

Danny's appointment is 5 hours after Emma's appointment.

The lesson at 1:30pm, the racketball appointment, and the free weights appointment are three different sessions.

The lesson at 12:30pm is either the swimming session or the lesson with Howard.

The cardio lesson is 4 hours before the lesson with Lena.

The rowing appointment is 1 hour before the appointment with Michelle.

The free weights session is 3 hours after the rowing appointment.

Arnold Blake Crystal Danny Emma Fannie Garrett

Howard Irene Jimmy Kristin Lena Michelle Nicholas

cardio
cycling
free weights
racketball
rowing
swimming
yoga


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

The crater that is 780 meters wide was either the feature discovered in August or the feature discovered in April.

The feature that is 3,500 meters wide wasn't discovered in October.

The feature that is 550 meters wide is believed to be 150,000 years newer than the crater discovered in October.

The feature in Qatar is believed to be  newer than the feature discovered in June.

The crater in New Zealand was either the feature that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E. or the feature that was dated to 30,000 B.C.E..

Of the crater discovered in August and the feature that is 2,250 meters wide, one is in New Zealand and the other was dated to 150,000 B.C.E..

The feature in Macedonia is believed to be  older than the feature in Liberia.

The feature in Haiti isn't exactly 2,250 meters wide.

Of the feature that was dated to 210,000 B.C.E. and the feature that is 1,480 meters wide, one is in Qatar and the other was found in February.

The crater discovered in June was either the crater that is 780 meters wide or the feature in Yemen.

The feature that is 3,500 meters wide wasn't discovered in February.

The crater that is 930 meters wide is believed to be  newer than the crater discovered in February.

The feature discovered in December is believed to be 150,000 years newer than the feature in Liberia.

The crater discovered in June is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the crater discovered in September.

Haiti
Liberia
Macedonia
New Zealand
Qatar
Turkmenistan
Yemen

February April June August September October December

550 meters
780 meters
930 meters
1,200 meters
1,480 meters
2,250 meters
3,500 meters


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

The gator caught in Pisa is somewhat younger than the gator caught in Mesa.

The alligator that is 11.5 feet long is 20 years younger than Rex.

The alligator caught in Troy, the animal that is 9.4 feet long, the gator that is 14.0 feet long, the 25 year old animal and the 5 year old alligator are all different gators.

The gator that is 12.0 feet long is somewhat older than the gator caught in Argo.

Of Drake and the alligator caught in Mesa, one is 30 years old and the other is 15 years old.

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

Neither the gator caught in Troy nor the 5 year old alligator is Bubba.

The 30 year old gator isn't 14.0 feet long.

The animal caught in Argo is 5 years younger than Bubba.

Of the animal caught in Mesa and the alligator that is 13.6 feet long, one is 20 years old and the other is named Draco.

Sparky is 15 years older than the gator that is 11.1 feet long.

Merlin is either the gator that is 12.9 feet long or the animal caught in Waco.

Bubba Draco Drake Elwood Merlin Rex Sparky

9.4 feet
11.1 feet
11.5 feet
12.0 feet
12.9 feet
13.6 feet
14.0 feet


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 painting that's been missing for 13 years is either the 1945 painting or the 1913 masterpiece.

The piece that's been missing for 22 years was painted sometime after "Clockwork".

The 1945 masterpiece isn't "Willow Bend".

Honasha's masterpiece was painted 32 years after the painting that's been missing for 19 years.

Yeust's masterpiece was painted 16 years after "Orange Sky".

Shiroharu's painting, "Clockwork", and "Hoxley Hills" are three different paintings.

The piece that's been missing for 10 years was painted sometime after the painting that's been missing for 22 years.

The 1945 painting hasn't been missing for exactly 15 years.

The 1937 painting, "Clockwork", the piece that's been missing for 25 years, "Tantrum", Turxar's piece and the painting that's been missing for 15 years are all different paintings.

The painting that's been missing for 13 years isn't "Tantrum".

Of the 1905 masterpiece and the piece that's been missing for 25 years, one is by Turxar and the other is "Orange Sky".

The 1905 masterpiece isn't "Hoxley Hills".

Umolia's painting was painted 8 years after Yeust's painting.

"Willow Bend" was painted 8 years after the piece that's been missing for 10 years.

Dray D\'Amici
Honasha
Kami
Shiroharu
Turxar
Umolia
Yeust

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


Its a Presidential election year again, and the Iowa Caucuses are just a few weeks away!  So of course every candidate on the ballot is in the state and on the campaign trail.  The Sioux City Theatre had a different candidate booked to give a speech every night this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each candidate to his or her political party, and determine when each gave their speech and how many people were in attendance.

Conner Dawes spoke sometime after Gara Oldman.

The Libertarian spoke 4 days before the politician whose speech brought in 2,600 attendees.

Of Conner Dawes and the politician whose speech brought in 2,250 attendees, one spoke on January 15th and the other was the Objectivist.

Conner Dawes spoke 2 days before the candidate whose speech brought in 1,450 attendees.

The candidate whose speech brought in 850 attendees spoke 2 days after the speaker whose speech brought in 2,250 attendees.

Of the politician who spoke on January 15th and the Reformist, one was Barron Tweed and the other was Conner Dawes.

Fred Maddox was either the candidate whose speech brought in 1,450 attendees or the person whose speech brought in 1,875 attendees.

The person whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees spoke 2 days after the speaker whose speech brought in 850 attendees.

The politician whose speech brought in 1,450 attendees wasn't the Socialist.

The Democrat spoke 4 days after Edith Frayle.

Edith Frayle was either the politician whose speech brought in 850 attendees or the candidate who spoke on January 17th.

Ashley Dale spoke 2 days after the politician whose speech brought in 850 attendees.

The speaker who spoke on January 19th, Daniel Stead, the Independent, the person whose speech brought in 1,875 attendees, the person whose speech brought in 1,600 attendees and the politician whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees were all different people.

January 14th
January 15th
January 16th
January 17th
January 18th
January 19th
January 20th

Ashley Dale
Barron Tweed
Conner Dawes
Daniel Stead
Edith Frayle
Fred Maddox
Gara Oldman

Democrat Independent Libertarian Objectivist Reformist Republican Socialist


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

The task that starts at 11:00am doesn't get an allowance of $6.50.

The mud room assignment starts 2 hours before the $9.00 chore.

Vicky's task starts 3 hours after the dining room assignment.

The seven jobs are Jack's chore, the kitchen assignment, the job that starts at 12 noon, the $7.50 task, the $8.00 chore, the assignment that starts at 11:00am and the chore that starts at 9:00am.

The job that starts at 12 noon is either the $7.50 job or the bathroom assignment.

Of the chore that starts at 8:00am and Molly's chore, one is the basement and the other gets an allowance of $5.00.

The task that starts at 8:00am gets an allowance of $7.50.

The chore that starts at 2:00pm isn't the laundry room.

Of the assignment that starts at 11:00am and the task that starts at 10:00am, one gets an allowance of $8.00 and the other is the living room.

Vicky's assignment starts sometime before Molly's job.

Yolanda's assignment doesn't begin at 11:00am.

Elisa Glenn Jack Kay Molly Vicky Yolanda

basement
bathroom
dining room
kitchen
laundry room
living room
mud room


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

The dog that won in 2009, Chester's dog, Fernando's canine, Shadow, Anita's canine and the pekingese are all different dogs.

The dog that won in 2007 is either Stella or Max.

The bulldog won 1 year after Ginger's canine.

Chester's canine won sometime before Elsie's canine.

The maltese won 2 years before Princess.

Fernando's canine won 2 years after Ginger's dog.

The chow chow won sometime before Shadow.

Of the canine that won in 2011 and the great dane, one is Fernando's and the other is Barbara's.

The pekingese is either Stella or the dog that won in 2011.

Anita Barbara Chester Douglas Elsie Fernando Ginger

beagle
bulldog
chow chow
great dane
irish setter
maltese
pekingese

Harley Max Princess Riley Samson Shadow Stella


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

Bessie scored 3 points higher than Clara.

Of Judith and Clara, one danced the foxtrot and the other scored 184 points.

The person who danced sixth scored somewhat higher than the person who danced the foxtrot.

Shirley was either the dancer who did the twist or the dancer who performed third.

The person that scored 196 points didn't perform sixth.

Judith scored 3 points higher than Melissa.

Of the contestant that scored 184 points and the dancer who performed seventh, one was Judith and the other performed the boogie-woogie.

The person who danced the foxtrot scored 9 points higher than the dancer who performed eighth.

The person that scored 199 points didn't dance the jitterbug.

The dancer who did the charleston scored 3 points higher than the person who danced sixth.

The person who danced fifth scored somewhat higher than Clara.

The dancer who performed seventh scored 3 points lower than Clara.

Whoever danced the lindy scored 9 points lower than the person who danced fourth.

The performer who did the hustle was either the contestant that scored 193 points or the person that scored 196 points.

Bessie scored somewhat lower than Verna.

Bessie Clara Judith Melissa Shirley Tara Verna

boogie-woogie charleston foxtrot hustle jitterbug lindy twist


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.

Pezaku is somewhat taller than the one from Chad.

Bagee is 1 foot shorter than the one from Ethiopia.

The animal from Namibia is either Kaldel or the animal that is 13 feet tall.

Of the animal that is 15 feet tall and the giraffe from Cameroon, one is Dyneton and the other is 15 years old.

The 21-year-old animal is 2 feet shorter than the 17-year-old one.

Jebedah is either the 15-year-old one or the giraffe from South Sudan.

Kaldel is somewhat shorter than the 26-year-old animal.

The 25-year-old animal is somewhat taller than the animal from South Sudan.

The 27-year-old animal is either the one from Botswana or Dyneton.

The 21-year-old animal came from Cameroon.

Of the giraffe that is 12 feet tall and Bagee, one is 17 years old and the other came from Zambia.

Of the 26-year-old one and Pezaku, one is 16 feet tall and the other came from Namibia.

Angrit Bagee Chamey Dyneton Jebedah Kaldel Pezaku

Botswana
Cameroon
Chad
Ethiopia
Namibia
South Sudan
Zambia


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

The mammoth that was 9.6 ft tall was either the animal found in Scotland or the mammoth believed to be 170,000 years old.

The animal that was 8.6 ft tall lived sometime after the mammoth found in Scotland.

The mammoth that was 9.6 ft tall lived 90,000 years before the mammoth that was 9.3 ft tall.

Of "Fang" and the animal believed to be 110,000 years old, one was unearthed in Siberia and the other was unearthed in Norway.

The mammoth that was 8.1 ft tall lived 120,000 years after "Bernie".

The animal found in Siberia was either the animal that was 8.1 ft tall or "Snuffles".

"Dumbo" lived sometime before the mammoth found in Siberia.

"Ellie" lived 30,000 years after the animal found in Greenland.

The mammoth found in Scotland was either "Fang" or the mammoth believed to be 200,000 years old.

The animal believed to be 200,000 years old was either the animal that was 8.2 ft tall or "Bernie".

The animal that was 8.1 ft tall wasn't found in Saskatchewan.

The mammoth found in Alaska lived 90,000 years after the animal that was 8.2 ft tall.

The mammoth believed to be 140,000 years old wasn't exactly 8.9 ft tall.

The mammoth found in Greenland lived 120,000 years before the animal found in Norway.

"Thumper" was either the mammoth that was 8.6 ft tall or the animal that was 9.3 ft tall.

Bernie Dumbo Ellie Fang Peanut Snuffles Thumper

Alaska Greenland Michigan Norway Saskatchewan Scotland Siberia


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 ad produced by Gilda Gamble has brought 300  fewer responses than the newspaper ad.

Of the ad produced by Hal Hopkins and the ad with the $65,000 budget, one is the newspaper ad and the other has brought in 625 responses.

Of the ad produced by Julie Jordan and the radio spot, one has the $30,000 budget and the other has the $90,000 budget.

The billboard is either the campaign with 1225 responses or the ad produced by Julie Jordan.

The ad produced by Iva Ingram has brought in 150  more responses than the campaign with the $30,000 budget.

The magazine ad hasn't brought in a total of 1375 responses.

The ad with the $15,000 budget has brought in 150  more responses than the campaign with the $90,000 budget.

Of the campaign with 1525 responses and the ad with the $65,000 budget, one is the direct mailer and the other was produced by Eddie Evans.

The campaign with the $65,000 budget has brought 150  fewer responses than the web campaign.

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

The campaign with the $20,000 budget wasn't produced by Eddie Evans.

The ad produced by Kenneth Kirby has brought in 150  more responses than the ad with the $75,000 budget.

The campaign with the $15,000 budget has brought 150  fewer responses than the campaign produced by Faith Fowler.

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

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


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

The seven species are the species with a population size of 175, the species added to the list in 2009, the species added to the list in 2010, the animal added to the list in 2008, the lisner cat, the animal added to the list in 2011 and the animal added to the list in 2006.

Of the animal added to the list in 2008 and the species added to the list in 2009, one is the eldar elk and the other lives in Poland.

Neither the species that lives in Ghana nor the species with a population size of 350 is the perens pig.

The animal added to the list in 2010 doesn't have a surviving population of 350.

Of the species with a population size of 490 and the species that lives in Slovakia, one was recognized as endangered in 2010 and the other is the osbele oryx.

Of the species added to the list in 2008 and the species with a population size of 315, one lives in Tanzania and the other is the lisner cat.

The species with a population size of 490 was listed sometime before the animal with a population size of 175.

The dobra dingo doesn't have a surviving population of 350.

The species that lives in Ghana was listed 1 year after the animal that lives in Ukraine.

The species that lives in Slovakia was listed 1 year before the animal that lives in Venezuela.

The perens pig doesn't have a surviving population of 525.

The eldar elk was listed 1 year after the nibner newt.

The species with a population size of 350 was listed sometime after the animal that lives in Poland.

The animal with a population size of 420 was listed 1 year after the animal with a population size of 175.

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

France Ghana Poland Slovakia Tanzania Ukraine Venezuela