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

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

The Chemistry class is held 1 period after the class in room 314.

The class in room 122 isn't held during first period.

The course in room 322 is either the fourth period class or the third period class.

The class in room 314 is taught by Mr. Stafford.

The French class is held sometime before Mr. Underwood's class.

Of Mr. Duffy's class and the class in room 405, one is Latin and the other is held during fourth period.

Mr. Osborn's class is held 3 periods before the course in room 120.

The English class is held 1 period before Mr. Osborn's class.

The class in room 322 is held 1 period after Mr. Glover's class.

The Latin class is held sometime before Mr. Glover's class.

Cannon Duffy Glover Osborn Stafford Underwood

Art Chemistry English French Latin Spanish


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

The $44.99 title wasn't published in 2008.

The title that was published in 2010 is either the calculus title or the textbook written by Pat Peterson.

The set theory textbook was written by Mina Morton.

The algebra textbook is either the book that was published in 2003 or the $44.99 title.

The $49.99 book is either the title that was published in 2008 or the pre-calculus title.

The book that was published in 2008 was written by Rosa Rubens.

The textbook written by Steve Spark costs 5 dollars less than the calculus title.

The field theory book costs 5 dollars less than the book that was published in 2007.

The title that was published in 2003 costs  more than the calculus book.

The calculus book costs  less than the textbook that was published in 2008.

The trigonometry textbook, the $24.99 textbook, and the $39.99 book are three different books.

The book that was published in 2007 was written by Will Wharton.

The textbook that was published in 2005 costs 5 dollars more than the trigonometry title.

algebra
calculus
field theory
pre-calculus
set theory
trigonometry

Mina Morton
Pat Peterson
Rosa Rubens
Steve Spark
Tara Tyne
Will Wharton


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

Mt. Larsen was first climbed by Hal Hudson.

Of the peak first summited by Art Aguilar and the peak first climbed in 1946, one is 14,340 feet tall and the other is Mt. Vincent.

Mt. Quinn is either the peak first summited by Ben Beasley or the peak first climbed in 1914.

Mt. Humphrey is either the mountain first climbed in 1962 or the peak first summited by Art Aguilar.

Mt. Larsen is either the peak that is 14,730 feet tall or the peak first summited by Ben Beasley.

Of Mt. Vincent and the mountain first summited by Chip Carson, one is 14,210 feet tall and the other was first climbed in 1962.

Mt. Knox is 130 feet shorter than the peak first summited by Gerry Gamble.

The peak that is 14,860 feet tall, Mt. Vincent and Mt. Quinn are all different mountains.

The mountain first climbed in 1899 is 390 feet taller than the mountain first summited by Ben Beasley.

The peak first climbed in 1845, the mountain first summited by Chip Carson, and the mountain that is 14,860 feet tall are three different mountains.

Mt. Fry
Mt. Humphrey
Mt. Knox
Mt. Larsen
Mt. Quinn
Mt. Vincent

Art Aguilar
Ben Beasley
Chip Carson
Ford Fischer
Gerry Gamble
Hal Hudson


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

Line G is either the one with a maximum height of 25 ft or the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH.

Of the one that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH and Line A, one reaches a height of 40 ft and the other reaches a height of 55 ft.

The one with a maximum height of 45 ft is 50 feet longer than the line that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH.

The six lines are Line F, the zip line with a maximum height of 40 ft, the line that offers a maximum speed of 55 MPH, the zip line with a maximum height of 70 ft, the zip line with a maximum height of 30 ft and the line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH.

Line D doesn't have a maximum speed of exactly 40 MPH.

Of Line E and the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH, one is 700 ft long and the other reaches a height of 55 ft.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH is 200 feet longer than the line with a maximum height of 55 ft.

Line G is  longer than the one with a maximum height of 40 ft.

The one with a maximum height of 30 ft, the line that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH, and the one that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH are three different lines.

Line A
Line B
Line D
Line E
Line F
Line G

25 MPH
30 MPH
35 MPH
40 MPH
45 MPH
55 MPH


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

Of the jigsaw puzzle with 1500 pieces and the puzzle made by Irycia, one has the city skyline theme and the other was released in 1998.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1988 has somewhat more than the jigsaw puzzle with the autumn leaves theme.

The puzzle made by Vesem is either the puzzle with 750 pieces or the puzzle with 1000 pieces.

The puzzle with 1250 pieces wasn't released in 1992.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1998 has 250 fewer pieces than the puzzle made by Perunia.

The puzzle released in 1998 doesn't have the football theme.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1995 has somewhat more than the puzzle with the outer space theme.

The puzzle with 1250 pieces is either the puzzle with the autumn leaves theme or the jigsaw puzzle released in 1999.

Of the puzzle released in 1999 and the puzzle with the postage stamp theme, one has 750 pieces and the other was made by Garroda.

The puzzle with the outer space theme has somewhat more than the puzzle made by Irycia.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Buralde has 1,000 more pieces than the puzzle released in 1998.

The jigsaw puzzle with 750 pieces doesn't have the outer space theme.

The jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme has 500 more pieces than the puzzle released in 1995.

Buralde Garroda Irycia Perunia Sonaco Vesem

autumn leaves
city skyline
coral reef
football
outer space
postage stamp


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

Of the squad that dropped at Anthon Ridge and Charlie Group, one has 9 people in it and the other deployed at 12:00pm.

The squad that dropped at Gran Mountain is either the team that jumped at 8:00am or Tango Group.

The squad with 6 members deployed 1 hour after Sierra Group.

India Group deployed 1 hour before the team that dropped at Gran Mountain.

Of the team with 10 members and the squad that dropped at Ezra Forest, one deployed at 8:00am and the other is Charlie Group.

The squad that jumped at 9:00am doesn't have exactly 5 members.

The squad that jumped at 1:00pm is either the team that dropped at Brook Woods or the squad with 4 members.

The six teams are Sierra Group, the team that jumped at 12:00pm, the squad that dropped at Gran Mountain, the team that dropped at Frazier Park, the squad that dropped at Crestline X and the squad with 6 members.

The team with 4 members, the squad that jumped at 12:00pm, and Whiskey Group are three different teams.

Yankee Group is either the team that dropped at Brook Woods or the team with 4 members.

Tango Group deployed 1 hour after the team that dropped at Crestline X.

Charlie India Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

Anthon Ridge
Brook Woods
Crestline X
Ezra Forest
Frazier Park
Gran Mountain


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

Francine's pair was somewhat larger than the $170 pair.

The $125 pair wasn't made by Abbott Hill.

The six pairs were the $245 pair, the size 6 set, the size 5 set, the size 4 set, Francine's pair and the Cormano footwear.

Whitney's pair was either the $170 pair or the Abbott Hill footwear.

Francine's pair wasn't made by Manzarita.

Of the $200 pair and the Graffetz footwear, one was a size 5 and the other was bought by Juana.

Neither the Manzarita footwear nor the size 4 set was Kimberly's pair.

Kimberly's pair was either the Abbott Hill footwear or the Williford footwear.

The $200 pair was 1 size smaller than Natalie's pair.

Natalie's pair was either the $155 pair or the Tinghill footwear.

The Tinghill footwear was 3 sizes smaller than Paulette's pair.

Neither the $125 pair nor the size 4 set was Natalie's pair.

The Tinghill footwear was somewhat larger than the $200 pair.

Francine Juana Kimberly Natalie Paulette Whitney

Abbott Hill
Cormano
Graffetz
Manzarita
Tinghill
Williford


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

The building on Vine Street was built 7 years after the Quinn family's house.

The Alvarado family's building was built sometime before Wagner Mansion.

The York family's house was built 7 years before the house on Buffalo Lane.

The building on James Street isn't owned by the Duke family.

The Christian family's house is either Benson Hills or the home on Buffalo Lane.

Neither the 1848 building nor Roesch Heights is the Duke family's house.

The building on Buffalo Lane is owned by the Quinn family.

Roesch Heights was built 14 years before the Quinn family's home.

Of the York family's building and Fox Cottage, one was built in 1841 and the other is on James Street.

The house on Norwood Street is either the Porter family's house or the York family's house.

The building on Ash Avenue was built 7 years after Roesch Heights.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Porcher Place
Roesch Heights
Wagner Mansion

Alvarado Christian Duke Porter Quinn York

Ash Avenue
Buffalo Lane
James Street
Norwood Street
Vine Street
Wright Street


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

The person who asked for ricotta came in a half-hour before Candice.

The person who came in at 8:00am was either the customer who ordered pumpernickel or the customer who asked for mozzarella.

Of Naomi and the customer who ordered flatbread, one came in at 9:00am and the other ordered ricotta.

The customer who asked for feta came in a half-hour before Velma.

The person who asked for feta came in one hour after Willie.

The customer who came in at 9:30am, the customer who ordered flatbread, Willie, the customer who ordered brioche and Candice were all different customers.

The person who came in at 9:30am didn't order challah.

The customer who asked for colby-jack was either the person who ordered rye bread or the person who ordered brioche.

Candice came in sometime before the person who ordered challah.

Ora came in an hour and a half before the customer who asked for havarti.

brioche
challah
flatbread
pumpernickel
rye bread
wheat bread

colby-jack feta havarti limburger mozzarella ricotta


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

The team that scored 27.8 points didn't skate to Don Quixote.

The team that skated to Turandot scored 3 tenths of a point higher than Heidi's pair.

Of the team that scored 27.2 points and Linda's pair, one included Corey and the other skated to Poeta Flamenco.

The team that scored 27.5 points was either the team that skated to Kalinka or Adrian's pair.

The pair that scored 26.9 points included Martin.

The six pairs were Wilma's pair, the pair that skated to Kalinka, Corey's pair, the pair that scored 26.9 points, Adrian's pair and Ruben's pair.

The team that skated to Don Quixote scored somewhat higher than Heidi's pair.

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

The team that scored 26.6 points didn't include Patrick.

Of the pair that skated to Carne Cruda and Wilma's pair, one included Martin and the other finished with 26.3 points.

Adrian Corey Eduardo Martin Patrick Ruben

Carne Cruda
Don Quixote
Kalinka
Poeta Flamenco
Turandot
Warsaw Nights


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 10-year-old condor has a wingspan 4 inches shorter than Smokey.

Of the bird released at Bingham Canyon and the 9-year-old condor, one was Buddy and the other has a wingspan of 106 inches.

Buddy doesn't have a wingspan of 118 inches.

Mango is either the condor released at Pecos Pueblo or the 9-year-old bird.

The bird released at Golden Butte isn't 9 years old.

Neither the condor released at Alkali Ridge nor Merlin is the condor with a wingspan of 114 inches.

The condor released at Bingham Canyon has a wingspan 4 inches longer than the 10-year-old bird.

Of the condor with a wingspan of 110 inches and the bird released at Cordell Mesa, one is 4 years old and the other was Gracie.

The 4-year-old bird has a wingspan 4 inches longer than the condor released at Alkali Ridge.

The 5-year-old bird is either Sunshine or Merlin.

Neither the condor released at Alkali Ridge nor the bird released at Cordell Mesa is the 5-year-old bird.

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

Buddy Gracie Mango Merlin Smokey Sunshine

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


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

The party that requested the clown isn't on Viking Street.

The party that requested the photo booth is 1 day before the Yang family event.

Of the booking on Fred Lane and the event that requested the clown, one is for the Underwoods and the other is on October 5.

The party on October 5 is for the Fords.

The party that requested the photo booth isn't on October 7.

The party on October 6, the party on James Street, and the booking that requested the superhero are three different events.

The party on October 8 is either the event on Willow Street or the event that requested the bounce castle.

The party on October 7 is on Viking Street.

Of the booking that requested the petting zoo and the Anderson family party, one is on October 6 and the other is on Ronald Street.

The party on October 6 is for the Thorntons.

The party that requested the rock band is either the booking on Fred Lane or the Anderson family booking.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8

bounce castle
clown
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band
superhero

Anderson Dalton Ford Thornton Underwood Yang

Fred Lane
James Street
Q Street
Ronald Street
Viking Street
Willow Street


MVP Events prides itself on planning large-scale parties for 50 or more people, anywhere in the United States.  This month the company has several different events to plan.  Using only the clues below, match each event to its number of attendees and the state in which it will be held, and determine which MVP employee is handling the logistics.

The assignment in Florida isn't the symposium.

The assignment in Oklahoma will involve somewhat more people than Bridget's job.

Of the wedding event and the job in Utah, one will have 150 attendees and the other will be handled by Bridget.

The job in Florida will involve 50 more people than the retreat assignment.

The event with 125 attendees is the birthday.

The job in Utah will involve 50 more people than Flora's assignment.

The six events are Bridget's assignment, the symposium event, the assignment in Hawaii, the job in Wyoming, the retreat event and the graduation job.

Wallace's job won't have exactly 175 attendees.

Aimee's event is either the graduation job or the conference job.

Aimee Bridget Daisy Flora Wallace Yolanda

birthday conference graduation retreat symposium wedding

Connecticut Florida Hawaii Oklahoma Utah Wyoming


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

Lydia's rose finished somewhere behind the rose grown in Kenwood.

Nellie's rose finished somewhere behind the red cascade.

Of the flower that won fifth place and the flower grown in Crescent City, one is the magic dragon and the other was Nellie's.

Of Irene's flower and the flower grown in Athens, one won third place and the other is the sombreuil.

The magic dragon, the rose that won third place, and the rose that won first place are three different flowers.

The calocarpa finished somewhere behind the rose grown in Spragueville.

The rose grown in Lee Vining wasn't grown by Peggy.

Of the flower grown in Spragueville and the dame de coeur, one was Lydia's and the other won fourth place.

The rose that won second place was either the flower grown in Spragueville or the dame de coeur.

Peggy's rose finished somewhere behind the rose grown in Crescent City.

The happenstance was either the flower grown in Athens or the flower grown in Crescent City.

calocarpa
dame de coeur
happenstance
magic dragon
red cascade
sombreuil

Athens
Crescent City
Kenwood
Lee Vining
Miranda
Spragueville


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 person who went to Ecuador left 2 days after the person who covered the election.

Tam Terry left sometime before the reporter who covered the solar eclipse.

The person who covered the royal wedding left 1 day before the person who went to Senegal.

Of the reporter who went to Nicaragua and the journalist who covered the election, one was Ned Noble and the other was sent out on April 7th.

The journalist who went to Uruguay left 1 day before Randy Reid.

The person sent out on April 8th didn't cover the solar eclipse.

The person who went to Honduras didn't cover the earthquake.

Of the reporter sent out on April 6th and Linda Lott, one covered the election and the other covered the royal wedding.

Sid Snyder was either the person who went to Russia or the journalist who covered the flooding.

Of Randy Reid and the journalist who went to Russia, one covered the royal wedding and the other was sent out on April 5th.

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

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

earthquake
election
flooding
Olympic games
royal wedding
solar eclipse

Ecuador Honduras Nicaragua Russia Senegal Uruguay


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

The 85 million year old fossil costs 750 dollars more than the rotosaurus.

Of the 72 million year old fossil and the fossil discovered in Paraguay, one costs $750 and the other costs $500.

The $500 fossil wasn't found in New Zealand.

The mirasaurus isn't 85 million years old.

The fossil discovered in Serbia is 75 million years old.

The fossil discovered in France is either the 87 million year old fossil or the 72 million year old fossil.

Of the fossil discovered in New Zealand and the $1000 fossil, one is 75 million years old and the other is the pilodontus.

The gigasaurus is either the fossil discovered in Guatemala or the 87 million year old fossil.

The $1750 fossil is either the fossil discovered in Guatemala or the fossil discovered in Jamaica.

The mirasaurus is either the $1750 fossil or the fossil discovered in France.

The fossil discovered in Paraguay costs  less than the 90 million year old fossil.

The fossil discovered in France costs  more than the 75 million year old fossil.

The 87 million year old fossil costs 250 dollars more than the fossil discovered in Guatemala.

archadon gigasaurus mirasaurus pilodontus rotosaurus verasaurus

69 million
72 million
75 million
85 million
87 million
90 million

France
Guatemala
Jamaica
New Zealand
Paraguay
Serbia


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

The banker won 5 million more than Betty Baxter.

The person who won $20 million wasn't the lawyer.

The six people were Ed Elliott, the person who won $10 million, the winner from Connecticut, the person who won $30 million, the person from Ohio and the doctor.

The winner who won $25 million was the senator.

Of the winner who won $15 million and Hilda Hunt, one was from Washington and the other was the judge.

The person who won $20 million was either Ed Elliott or Hilda Hunt.

Cal Chandler won 5 million more than the person from Iowa.

The senator, Hilda Hunt, and the winner from Connecticut are three different people.

Alice Anders won 5 million less than the person from Washington.

$5 million
$10 million
$15 million
$20 million
$25 million
$30 million

Alice Anders
Betty Baxter
Cal Chandler
Ed Elliott
Gil Greene
Hilda Hunt

Connecticut Hawaii Iowa Mississippi Ohio Washington

accountant banker doctor judge lawyer senator


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

Gene's study starts sometime before the assignment on the Escape.

Of the project on the Orion and Gene's study, one starts in March and the other is concerned with leopard sharks.

Of Beulah's project and Stacy's assignment, one is on the Escape and the other is concerned with hammerhead sharks.

The assignment on the Escape starts 4 months before the goblin shark project.

The blacktip shark project starts sometime after the project on the Osprey.

Kerry's study starts 2 months before the assignment on the Odyssey.

The six projects are the great white shark study, the assignment on the Osprey, Joy's study, the assignment beginning in August, the project on the Pegasus and the assignment on the Escape.

Escape Liberty Odyssey Orion Osprey Pegasus

basking
blacktip
goblin
great white
hammerhead
leopard


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

Willard has an appointment sometime before the person suffering from shingles.

The patient with HealthCo insurance isn't complaining about back pain.

Of the person with Medicorp insurance and the person suffering from foot pain, one is Oscar and the other has the 12 noon appointment.

The patient with Triflex insurance has an appointment 1 hour before Paul.

The patient suffering from migraines has an appointment 1 hour before the person with Red Shield insurance.

Of the person with the 11:00am appointment and Fernando, one is complaining about foot pain and the other is complaining about migraines.

The person with the 1:00pm appointment isn't complaining about shingles.

Of Paul and the patient with Lifealign insurance, one is complaining about migraines and the other has the 10:00am appointment.

Willard doesn't have insurance through Triflex.

The patient with Fumanix insurance has an appointment 2 hours after the patient suffering from foot pain.

Steven is either the patient with Lifealign insurance or the patient suffering from heartburn.

Fernando Melvin Oscar Paul Steven Willard

back pain
foot pain
heartburn
hip pain
migraines
shingles

Fumanix
HealthCo
Medicorp
Lifealign
Red Shield
Triflex


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 performer who used chainsaws and the performer from Zearing, one went fourth and the other is Violet.

The person who went first was either the juggler who used balls or the juggler who used batons.

The performer who used chainsaws performed 1 spot after Howard.

Of the person who used batons and the person from Hawkeye, one went second and the other is Gerald.

Carmen, the performer who used batons, and the juggler from Hawkeye are three different people.

The person from Burt performed sometime after Violet.

Howard performed 1 spot before the person from Upper Lake.

The person from Valley Center performed 1 spot after Violet.

The person who went fifth wasn't from Hawkeye.

balls
batons
bowling pins
chainsaws
flashlights
rings

Burt
Hawkeye
Isla Vista
Upper Lake
Valley Center
Zearing


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

The book that sold 19 copies is either the 345-page book or My Best Friend.

The 310-page book sold somewhat fewer copies than Two for Tennis.

Call of Duty sold 7 more copies than the 280-page book.

The six books are the 310-page book, the title that sold 40 copies, the book that sold 26 copies, the title that sold 47 copies, the book that sold 19 copies and Roscoe Jones's book.

Alexis Olson's book sold somewhat fewer copies than Away in Arles.

Wendalissa sold somewhat more copies than Roscoe Jones's book.

Zoey Stout's book is either Zara's Game or My Best Friend.

Of Bill Orega's book and Zara's Game, one is 185 pages long and the other sold 47 copies.

The 345-page book was written by Jeff Holman.

The book that sold 26 copies isn't exactly 204 pages long.

The 280-page book sold 7 fewer copies than Jeff Holman's book.

The book that sold 40 copies was written by Zoey Stout.

Away in Arles
Call of Duty
My Best Friend
Two for Tennis
Wendalissa
Zara\'s Game

Alexis Olson
Bill Orega
Daniel Hansen
Jeff Holman
Roscoe Jones
Zoey Stout


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

Neither the purchase that included blackberries nor the order that included figs is Ray's order.

Leo's order didn't include blackberries.

The six orders are the order that included raspberries, Ray's order, the order that included bean sprouts, Leo's order, Olive's purchase and the purchase that included leeks.

The order that included raspberries cost 1 dollar less than the purchase that included bean sprouts.

The $4.25 order is either the purchase that included asparagus or the order that included bean sprouts.

Vicky's order cost  less than the order that included leeks.

The $9.25 purchase is either the purchase that included bean sprouts or Olive's purchase.

Marshall's purchase is either the order that included oranges or the purchase that included figs.

The $6.25 order didn't include bean sprouts.

Of the $8.25 order and the order that included oranges, one was Vicky's and the other included rhubarb.

asparagus
bean sprouts
kale
leeks
rhubarb
spinach

apricots blackberries cranberries figs oranges raspberries


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 six species are the nibner newt, the animal that lives in Zambia, the animal with a population size of 210, the animal with a population size of 385, the species added to the list in 2008 and the species with a population size of 455.

The lisner cat was listed 1 year before the species that lives in Russia.

Of the animal with a population size of 210 and the dobra dingo, one was recognized as endangered in 2009 and the other lives in Honduras.

The lisner cat doesn't have a surviving population of 315.

The species with a population size of 385 was listed sometime before the species that lives in Ukraine.

The nibner newt was recognized as endangered in 2007.

The species that lives in Zambia was listed 3 years after the lisner cat.

The species that lives in Kosovo was listed sometime after the species with a population size of 280.

The osbele oryx is either the animal that lives in Ukraine or the animal with a population size of 385.

The dobra dingo was listed sometime after the animal that lives in Ukraine.

The byengo bat was listed 2 years after the species with a population size of 210.

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

Argentina Honduras Kosovo Russia Ukraine Zambia


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

Of the Aquarius and the Sagittarius, one got the red tattoo and the other paid $60.

Zachary paid  more than the customer who got the blue tattoo.

Neither Mario nor the customer who got the orange tattoo was the person who paid $40.

The customer who got the pink tattoo was either Yolanda or the customer who paid $40.

Of Frederick and Mario, one paid $55 and the other was the Libra.

The customer who got the violet tattoo paid 15 dollars less than Mario.

Frederick paid 5 dollars less than the Sagittarius.

Of the person who paid $35 and the person who paid $50, one got the blue tattoo and the other was Zachary.

Frederick Guillermo Isaac Mario Yolanda Zachary

Aquarius Cancer Gemini Libra Sagittarius Taurus


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

The game with 7.2 million downloads wasn't developed by  Apptastic.

Of Peter Parka and Vitalinks, one was released in June and the other has 8.9 million downloads.

Vitalinks was released  later than the application released by Digibits.

Bubble Bombs was released 2 months earlier than the app released by Trebuchet.

The game released in April is either Castle Crunch or the app released by Digibits.

The game released in June doesn't have exactly 5.5 million downloads.

Castle Crunch was released 1 month later than the app with 4.2 million downloads.

The app with 3.1 million downloads was made by Trebuchet.

Castle Crunch is either the application released in June or the application with 1.5 million downloads.

Of the application released in August and Peter Parka, one was made by Vortia and the other has 8.9 million downloads.

The application released by BeGamez is either the app with 3.1 million downloads or Peter Parka.

The game released by BeGamez was released  later than Flowcarts.

Bubble Bombs
Castle Crunch
Flowcarts
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

Apptastic BeGamez Digibits Novio Trebuchet Vortia

1.5 million
3.1 million
4.2 million
5.5 million
7.2 million
8.9 million


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

Of the person who went to Puerto Rico and the person who took the 1983 cruise, one took the Farralon cruise and the other is Greg.

The traveler who took the 1985 cruise is either the traveler who went to Barbados or the traveler who took the Azure Seas cruise.

Paula is either the traveler who went to Saint Lucia or the traveler who went to Puerto Rico.

The person who took the Azure Seas cruise set sail 1 year after the traveler who went to Grenada.

Bradley set sail sometime before the traveler who took the Neptunia cruise.

Of Miranda and the traveler who took the Farralon cruise, one was on the 1983 cruise and the other went to Grenada.

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

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

The traveler who went to Grenada wasn't on the Caprica cruise.

Lee set sail 2 years before the traveler who went to Jamaica.

The traveler who took the 1983 cruise didn't go to Barbados.

Of the person who went to Jamaica and the traveler who went to Saint Lucia, one was on the 1987 cruise and the other took the Silver Shores cruise.

The person who took the 1984 cruise wasn't on the Baroness cruise.

Azure Seas
Baroness
Caprica
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores

Barbados
Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia


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 with the $65,000 budget wasn't produced by Iva Ingram.

Of the ad produced by Eddie Evans and the campaign with the $20,000 budget, one has brought in 925 responses and the other is the web campaign.

The ad produced by Faith Fowler has brought in  more responses than the campaign with the $50,000 budget.

Of the ad with 1225 responses and the ad with the $30,000 budget, one is the radio spot and the other was produced by Gilda Gamble.

The newspaper ad is either the ad with the $20,000 budget or the ad with the $30,000 budget.

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

The ad with 775 responses is either the campaign with the $90,000 budget or the direct mailer.

Of the ad with the $90,000 budget and the direct mailer, one was produced by Faith Fowler and the other has brought in 1075 responses.

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

The radio spot, the campaign with 925 responses, and the ad with 625 responses are three different campaigns.

The radio spot was produced by Julie Jordan.

The ad produced by Gilda Gamble has brought in  more responses than the tv commercial.

billboard
direct mailer
newspaper ad
radio spot
tv commercial
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Gilda Gamble
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


The person suffering from back pain has an appointment 1 hour after Terry.

Of Willard and the patient with Medicorp insurance, one has the 1:00pm appointment and the other is complaining about hip pain.

The person with Fumanix insurance has an appointment sometime after Ronnie.

Oscar is either the person with Red Shield insurance or the person with the 1:00pm appointment.

The person suffering from foot pain has an appointment 1 hour before Ronnie.

The patient with the 2:00pm appointment is either the patient with Triflex insurance or Terry.

Paul doesn't have insurance through Fumanix.

Neither Willard nor the patient suffering from migraines is the patient with the 9:00am appointment.

Of the person with Lifealign insurance and the patient suffering from vertigo, one is Ronnie and the other has the 12 noon appointment.

The patient suffering from shingles has an appointment sometime after Oscar.

Oscar has an appointment 2 hours after the patient suffering from back pain.

Willard is either the patient with Lifealign insurance or the person with Triflex insurance.

back pain
foot pain
hip pain
migraines
shingles
vertigo

Ambercare
Fumanix
Medicorp
Lifealign
Red Shield
Triflex


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

Of the one from Quimby and the dog that was in school for 10 weeks, one is Lucky and the other was trained by Teresa.

The canine Paula trained is either the dog that was in school for 7 weeks or Buster.

The canine from Quimby had a training period that was somewhat shorter than that of Gizmo.

The dog from Gilroy, the canine that was in school for 7 weeks, Bailey, Gizmo and the canine that was in school for 6 weeks are all different dogs.

The dog Odette trained is either the dog that was in school for 8 weeks or the dog that was in school for 9 weeks.

Of the one that was in school for 6 weeks and the dog that was in school for 7 weeks, one is from Turlock and the other was trained by Rachel.

Of Cooper and the canine Stephanie trained, one was in classes for 7 weeks and the other is from Gilroy.

The canine from Norridgewock wasn't trained by Odette.

The dog from Norridgewock trained 2 weeks less than the canine Nadine trained.

The one that was in school for 7 weeks, the one from Quimby, and the one from Norridgewock are three different dogs.

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

6 weeks
7 weeks
8 weeks
9 weeks
10 weeks
11 weeks

Bailey Buster Charlie Cooper Gizmo Lucky

Nadine Odette Paula Rachel Stephanie Teresa

Delhi Gilroy McFarland Norridgewock Quimby Turlock


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

The six competitors are Nicola, the person who will lift 920 lbs, the American, the person who will lift 1,080 lbs, the Russian and the man going fourth.

The man who will lift 1,000 lbs won't go sixth.

The person going second will lift a weight that is 40 pounds heavier than the one chosen by Francisco.

The person who will lift 1,040 lbs will go seventh.

The person who will lift 1,000 lbs is either Nicola or Vincent.

The person going seventh, Vincent, and the American are three different competitors.

Brent will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by the South African.

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

Of the contestant who will lift 960 lbs and Vincent, one is the South African and the other will go fifth.

Brent Francisco Jeremy Nicola Oliver Vincent

American
Canadian
Dane
Korean
Russian
South African


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

Of Ian and the lawyer, one was 26 years old and the other took Kara to the movies.

The man that took Kara to the concert was  younger than the banker.

The man that took Kara to the movies was 2 years younger than Brent.

Terrance was 4 years younger than the teacher.

The gentleman that took Kara to the skating rink was 3 years older than the boxer.

Ken was 2 years younger than the man that took Kara to the concert.

Of the 23-year-old and Brent, one was the boxer and the other took Kara to the bowling alley.

The accountant was 2 years older than the date that took Kara to the bowling alley.

accountant banker boxer firefighter lawyer teacher

beach
bowling alley
concert
county fair
movies
skating rink


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.

Of the gem that sold for $800 and the stone found in the Hopper claim, one was from Utah and the other is the blue topaz.

The smoky quartz sold for 10 dollars less than the gem from Colorado.

The tourmaline is either the gem found in the Dunlap claim or the stone from Oregon.

The stone from Nevada wasn't uncovered at the Hopper claim.

The aquamarine sold for 20 dollars more than the gem found in the Hopper claim.

The aquamarine is either the gem found in the Dunlap claim or the gem from Colorado.

The smoky quartz was found at the Yates claim.

The smoky quartz sold for somewhat more than the gem from Utah.

The gem from Nevada sold for somewhat more than the rhodolite.

The stone from Wyoming sold for 20 dollars more than the rhodolite.

The gem that sold for $810 was found at the Stout claim.

The zircon sold for 10 dollars less than the stone found in the Dunlap claim.

The gem from California is either the gem found in the Beard claim or the gem found in the Dunlap claim.

aquamarine
blue topaz
rhodolite
smoky quartz
tourmaline
zircon

California Colorado Nevada Oregon Utah Wyoming


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

Rodul is  farther away from us than the planet with a diameter of 714,000 mi..

The planet with a diameter of 714,000 mi. is either Rodul or the planet 41 light years from earth.

The planet orbiting star PLC 120 is 2 light years farther away from us than the planet with a diameter of 714,000 mi..

The exoplanet orbiting star PLC 120 is either the exoplanet with a diameter of 345,000 mi. or Rodul.

The planet with a diameter of 650,000 mi. is 2 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53.

The planet with a diameter of 243,000 mi. is 2 light years closer to us than Fihin.

Vestor is 6 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet orbiting star MKP 427.

Of the planet orbiting star VJD 913 and Istryn, one has a diameter of 345,000 mi. and the other is 41 light years from earth.

The six planets are the planet with a diameter of 243,000 mi., the planet orbiting star ZQ 75, the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53, Fihin, the exoplanet orbiting star VJD 913 and Istryn.

Vestor is either the planet with a diameter of 310,000 mi. or the exoplanet with a diameter of 650,000 mi..

41 light years
43 light years
45 light years
47 light years
49 light years
51 light years

Fihin Istryn Llyrak Rodul Vestor Zhezios


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).

Of the pair that skated to Lunatico and the pair that scored 26.9 points, one included Jenny and the other included Jeff.

Naomi's pair scored somewhat lower than Nabil's pair.

The team that scored 26.6 points didn't include Nabil.

Of the pair that skated to Warsaw Nights and Iris's pair, one included Zachary and the other included Nabil.

Of Iris's pair and Kelly's pair, one skated to Miss Saigon and the other finished with 26.9 points.

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

Delbert's pair scored 6 tenths of a point higher than Bonita's pair.

Brad's pair, Delbert's pair, Kelly's pair and the pair that skated to Ave Maria were all different pairs.

Ivan's pair scored 6 tenths of a point higher than the team that skated to Warsaw Nights.

The team that scored 26.3 points didn't skate to Poeta Flamenco.

Ave Maria
Lunatico
Kalinka
Miss Saigon
Poeta Flamenco
Warsaw Nights


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

"Frogs of Iowa" was due sometime before the title by Fred Fuentes.

"Stars Below" was due 3 weeks after the book by Pete Patton.

Of "Kip and Ken" and the title by Hank Hensley, one was due on October 6 and the other was due on September 22.

Of "Time to Burn" and Rosa's book, one was written by Gabby Garza and the other was due on September 29.

The book due on September 22 wasn't "Stars Below".

Ken's book was due sometime before the book by Lyle Lester.

Jimmy's book was due sometime before "Time to Burn".

The book by Fred Fuentes is either "Kip and Ken" or "Heaven's Seal".

Franklin's book was written by Walter Wood.

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6

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

Fred Fuentes
Gabby Garza
Hank Hensley
Lyle Lester
Pete Patton
Walter Wood


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

Alejandro's purchase cost 15 dollars more than the grayling butterfly.

The specimen from Australia cost  more than Alejandro's purchase.

Neither the specimen from Samoa nor the insect that sold for $60 was Otis's purchase.

The insect that sold for $120 wasn't the swallowtail butterfly.

The insect that sold for $120 wasn't from Romania.

The specimen from Samoa was either the swallowtail butterfly or the insect that sold for $45.

The insect that sold for $105 wasn't from El Salvador.

Faye's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the peacock butterfly.

Of Phillip's purchase and the atlas butterfly, one was from Romania and the other sold for $90.

Of Zachary's purchase and Alejandro's purchase, one was the clearwing butterfly and the other was from Kyrgyzstan.

Of Victor's purchase and the atlas butterfly, one sold for $90 and the other was from Oman.

Alejandro Faye Otis Phillip Victor Zachary

atlas clearwing grayling peacock peppered swallowtail

Australia
El Salvador
Kyrgyzstan
Oman
Romania
Samoa


After seeing the latest Hollywood blockbuster, several friends went to the local cafe for a late-night dessert.  Match each person to their drink and dessert order, and determine the final bill for each.

The diner who ordered the bread pudding didn't have the chai tea.

Kim paid 2 dollars more than the diner who ordered the gelato.

The one who had the earl grey tea was either the diner who ordered the fruit tart or the person who paid $6.99.

The diner who ordered the profiterole, Elizabeth, the one who had the cappuccino and the one who had the espresso were all different friends.

The one who had the cappuccino paid  more than Marco.

Of the person who paid $9.99 and the diner who ordered the souffle, one had the cappuccino and the other was Delia.

Of Belinda and Kim, one had the cafe latte and the other ordered the profiterole.

The diner who ordered the fruit tart paid  more than Marco.

The person who paid $6.99 was either Delia or Stacey.

The diner who ordered the bread pudding didn't have the cappuccino.

Elizabeth paid 2 dollars more than the diner who ordered the fruit tart.

Belinda Delia Elizabeth Kim Marco Stacey

cafe americano
cafe latte
cappuccino
chai tea
earl grey tea
espresso

bread pudding
fruit tart
gelato
profiterole
souffle
tiramisu


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

Isaac has a birthday 4 days after the grandchild from Thurman.

Ollie, the grandchild with the April 15th birthday, and the grandchild from Mendota are three different children.

The child from Thurman, the 12-year-old, and the 6-year-old are three different children.

The one with the April 19th birthday is either the child from Mendota or the 6-year-old.

The grandchild from Thurman has a birthday 4 days before the 9-year-old.

The child from Valley Center has a birthday sometime after Johanna.

The 8-year-old has a birthday sometime before the grandchild from Le Mars.

The one with the April 23rd birthday, the child from El Monte, and the 5-year-old are three different children.

The grandchild from Valley Center is 9 years old.

Of the child from Mendota and the one with the April 15th birthday, one is 5 years old and the other is Walter.

Of the 6-year-old and the grandchild from Le Mars, one is Nathaniel and the other was born on April 19th.

The grandchild from Mendota has a birthday 8 days after the 14-year-old.

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

Guy Isaac Johanna Nathaniel Ollie Walter

El Monte
Junction City
Le Mars
Mendota
Thurman
Valley Center


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 Motomiya has a maximum range of 650 ft.

Of the machine with a maximum range of 100 ft and the drone that can fly for 10 minutes, one costs $600 and the other is the Zarobit-C.

The $525 device is either the machine that can fly for 40 minutes or the Eldang-X.

The Motomiya, the $600 device, and the $450 machine are three different devices.

Of the drone that can fly for 40 minutes and the Eldang-X, one has a maximum range of 150 ft and the other costs $675.

The Mechania is either the device that can fly for 10 minutes or the machine that can fly for 15 minutes.

The Belhino 5 costs  more than the drone that can fly for 40 minutes.

The drone that can fly for 25 minutes doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 475 ft.

The device with a maximum range of 350 ft costs  more than the Werril 23A.

The machine with a maximum range of 150 ft costs  more than the drone that can fly for 20 minutes.

Of the $750 device and the device that can fly for 15 minutes, one is the Motomiya and the other has a maximum range of 350 ft.

The drone with a maximum range of 475 ft costs  more than the drone that can fly for 15 minutes.

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

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


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

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

The battalion deploying in March won't deploy to Mebel.

The group deploying to Shyeh will deploy sometime before the battalion led by Commander Moody.

The battalion led by Commander Ford will deploy 1 month after the group deploying to Rothoc.

The group deploying to Xidat is Sierra Battalion.

Of Foxtrot Battalion and the battalion led by Commander Vincent, one will deploy to Cheelia and the other will deploy in June.

The battalion deploying in February is either the group deploying to Xidat or the battalion led by Commander Joyce.

The six battalions are the group deploying to Shyeh, the battalion deploying in May, the battalion deploying in March, the battalion deploying in June, the battalion deploying in February and Tango Battalion.

The battalion deploying in May is Victor Battalion.

The group deploying to Rothoc will deploy 1 month before Sierra Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Taylor will deploy sometime after Tango Battalion.

Victor Battalion is either the battalion led by Commander Vincent or the battalion led by Commander Joyce.


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

The tokamak reactor is either the facility in Iceland or the facility launching in February.

The facility in Iceland will launch sometime after the Rodim-Rexit.

Of the Adtina V and the Garenia 4, one is the fast ignition reactor and the other is in Russia.

The reactor launching in February is either the Banok II or the Zawasa.

The facility in Russia, the Dynotis X1, the stellarator facility and the z-pinch reactor are all different reactors.

Of the reactor launching in May and the facility in Turkmenistan, one is the stellarator facility and the other is the Banok II.

The stellarator facility will launch sometime after the Rodim-Rexit.

The facility in France isn't the theta pinch reactor.

The facility in France isn't the stellarator facility.

The Dynotis X1 will launch 2 months after the facility in Iceland.

The Garenia 4 will launch 2 months after the facility in Namibia.

Adtina V
Banok II
Dynotis X1
Garenia 4
Rodim-Rexit
Zawasa

direct drive
fast ignition
stellarator
theta pinch
tokamak
z-pinch

France Iceland Namibia Russia Turkmenistan Yemen


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 species with a population size of 350 was listed sometime before the nibner newt.

The species with a population size of 560 was listed 3 years after the eldar elk.

The byengo bat was listed 3 years before the species with a population size of 280.

The animal that lives in Ghana was listed sometime before the dobra dingo.

The species added to the list in 2007 is either the nibner newt or the animal that lives in Kosovo.

The animal that lives in Ghana doesn't have a surviving population of 315.

The animal that lives in Cambodia is either the animal with a population size of 350 or the species added to the list in 2006.

Of the animal that lives in Slovakia and the species with a population size of 455, one is the osbele oryx and the other was recognized as endangered in 2007.

The species that lives in Ghana is either the animal with a population size of 560 or the animal added to the list in 2006.

The species added to the list in 2009 is either the animal that lives in Slovakia or the eldar elk.

Of the animal added to the list in 2008 and the animal with a population size of 525, one lives in Cambodia and the other is the dobra dingo.

Cambodia Denmark Ghana Kosovo Qatar Slovakia


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

The bricktop mushroom sells for 5 dollars less per pound than the mushroom found in Wiota Woods.

The mushroom found in Buckeye Woods, the mushroom going to Wickman's and the mushroom going to Edna's Edibles are all different mushrooms.

Of the mushroom found in Upland Woods and the mushroom found in Buckeye Woods, one sells for $45 per pound and the other is the velvet foot.

Of the mushroom found in Sylmar Woods and the mushroom that sells for $40 per pound, one will go to Pete's Produce and the other is the oyster.

The pink bottom mushroom won't go to Pete's Produce.

The mushroom found in Sylmar Woods sells for somewhat more per pound than the mushroom going to Abby's Mart.

The mushroom going to Localvoria sells for 5 dollars more per pound than the mushroom found in Pomona Woods.

The mushroom that sells for $40 per pound is either the woodear mushroom or the pink bottom mushroom.

The oyster mushroom sells for somewhat more per pound than the mushroom found in Pomona Woods.

The mushroom that sells for $35 per pound won't go to Edna's Edibles.

The oyster mushroom doesn't sell for $50 per pound.

The bear's tooth mushroom sells for 5 dollars more per pound than the mushroom found in Pomona Woods.

The velvet foot mushroom is either the mushroom found in Hardy Woods or the mushroom found in Upland Woods.

bear\'s tooth
bricktop
oyster
pink bottom
velvet foot
woodear

Abby\'s Mart
Edna\'s Edibles
Localvoria
Nature\'s Way
Pete\'s Produce
Wickman\'s

Buckeye Woods
Hardy Woods
Pomona Woods
Sylmar Woods
Upland Woods
Wiota Woods


The 14-year-old has a birthday sometime after Isaac.

The grandchild from Thurman has a birthday sometime after Yolanda.

Of the child from Fillmore and the child with the April 23rd birthday, one is 8 years old and the other is Walter.

Leticia, the 12-year-old, and the one with the April 7th birthday are three different children.

Of the child with the April 15th birthday and the one from Quimby, one is Kerry and the other is 6 years old.

The one with the April 19th birthday lives in El Monte.

Kerry has a birthday 8 days before the child from Orange City.

The one with the April 19th birthday isn't 12 years old.

Edmund, the child with the April 11th birthday, and the one with the April 7th birthday are three different children.

Yolanda has a birthday 4 days after the 14-year-old.

Edmund Isaac Kerry Leticia Walter Yolanda

El Monte
Fillmore
Orange City
Quimby
Thurman
Valley Center


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

The movie that grossed $5 million wasn't directed by Micah Moreno.

The six films are the film that opened in 59 theaters, Let Me Out, the film directed by Kenneth Key, the film directed by Nan Norman, Tippecanoe and Amerigo.

Tippecanoe made 12 million less than the film that opened in 123 theaters.

The movie directed by Hick Harmon made 3 million less than the movie that opened in 92 theaters.

The film that grossed $8 million is either the film that opened in 45 theaters or the movie directed by Hick Harmon.

The film that opened in 105 theaters wasn't directed by Odette Olson.

Let Me Out didn't open in exactly 123 theaters.

Tippecanoe made somewhat more than the film directed by Nan Norman.

Easy to Love wasn't directed by Hick Harmon.

Of the film that opened in 92 theaters and the film that opened in 45 theaters, one is What a World and the other was directed by Kenneth Key.

The film that grossed $11 million, the movie that opened in 105 theaters, and Easy to Love are three different films.

The film that grossed $8 million didn't open in exactly 105 theaters.

Amerigo wasn't directed by Odette Olson.

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

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

Hick Harmon
Kenneth Key
Linda Lynch
Micah Moreno
Nan Norman
Odette Olson


Xidat is either the planet with a diameter of 650,000 mi. or the planet with a diameter of 310,000 mi..

Of the exoplanet with a diameter of 243,000 mi. and Ereph, one is 51 light years from earth and the other is 47 light years from earth.

The exoplanet with a diameter of 345,000 mi. is either Xidat or the exoplanet orbiting star VJD 913.

Of the exoplanet 49 light years from earth and Fihin, one has a diameter of 345,000 mi. and the other orbits star ZQ 75.

Of the exoplanet orbiting star MKP 427 and Kinucia, one has a diameter of 295,000 mi. and the other is 49 light years from earth.

The exoplanet 51 light years from earth doesn't orbit star HV 491.

Hinveng is 6 light years closer to us than the exoplanet with a diameter of 540,000 mi..

Hinveng is either the exoplanet with a diameter of 310,000 mi. or the exoplanet orbiting star BDF 198.

The exoplanet orbiting star BDF 198 is either the planet 49 light years from earth or the planet 43 light years from earth.

The planet orbiting star PLC 120 is  closer to us than Hinveng.

Ereph Fihin Hinveng Kinucia Vestor Xidat


The Melrose Park Marina is updating their inventory records.  Using only the clues that follow, match each boat owner to their sailboat and determine the vessel's length and its dock number.

Ann Alvarado's sailboat is somewhat shorter than the White Squid.

The boat at Dock 9 is owned by Griffin Gaines.

Neither the 28 ft boat nor the Restless Wave is Danielle Davis's sailboat.

The vessel at Dock 18 isn't owned by Danielle Davis.

The sailboat at Dock 22 is 3 feet longer than Griffin Gaines's sailboat.

The Restless Wave is 6 feet shorter than Griffin Gaines's boat.

Jasper Jones's vessel is 3 feet shorter than the boat at Dock 9.

The vessel at Dock 19 is either Ernesto Ellis's sailboat or Jasper Jones's vessel.

Of Jasper Jones's vessel and the Mystique, one is 25 ft long and the other is moored at Dock 18.

Betsy Becker's boat is either the Irish Pride or the vessel at Dock 9.

The sailboat at Dock 8 is 3 feet longer than the Restless Wave.

Fair Weather
Irish Pride
Mystique
Petite Palm
Restless Wave
White Squid

Ann Alvarado
Betsy Becker
Danielle Davis
Ernesto Ellis
Griffin Gaines
Jasper Jones


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

Gabriel is either the Velez & York hire or the Leach & Mccall hire.

The Dorsey Assoc. hire was hired 6 days after Abel.

The Velez & York hire is either the person hired on March 18th or Abel.

The person hired on March 12th is either the Riverview College graduate or the Green & Hayes hire.

Of the person hired on March 15th and the Riverview College graduate, one was hired by Velez & York and the other was hired by Barr & Cobb.

The Sacred Heart College graduate was hired 3 days before Abel.

The Northridge College graduate was hired sometime before the Barr & Cobb hire.

The person hired on March 24th was hired by Leach & Mccall.

Rosalie was hired 6 days before the Rutherford College graduate.

The Barr & Cobb hire was hired sometime before Cynthia.

The person hired on March 21st is either the Green & Hayes hire or the Albion College graduate.

Zachary is either the Green & Hayes hire or the Albion College graduate.

March 12th
March 15th
March 18th
March 21st
March 24th
March 27th

Abel Cynthia Gabriel Nadine Rosalie Zachary

Barr & Cobb
Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Haynes Inc.
Leach & Mccall
Velez & York

Albion
Faraday
Northridge
Riverview
Rutherford
Sacred Heart


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 heavy metal album sold 100,000 fewer copies than Jagged Knee's record.

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

The acid rock album wasn't released in January.

Audio Array's album wasn't released in April.

The six releases are the new wave release, the record with 1.4 million sales, the release with 1.3 million sales, the release with 1.2 million sales, Audio Array's record and the record that came out in February.

Epoch Lantern's record, the album that came out in April, and the release with 1.2 million sales are three different releases.

The release that came out in July sold 300,000 fewer copies than Painted Empire's release.

The record that came out in July sold somewhat more copies than the heavy metal record.

Epoch Lantern's release is either the release that came out in January or the album that came out in August.

Jagged Knee's record, the acid rock album, and the album with 1.2 million sales are three different releases.

Of the heavy metal record and the album that came out in March, one sold 1.3 million copies and the other is Eagle Ally's.

Sodium Green's record is either the grunge album or the release that came out in January.

Audio Array's record sold somewhat more copies than the grunge record.

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

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

January February March April July August

acid rock
glam rock
grunge
heavy metal
new wave
ska


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

Neither the carver who works with pine nor the carver who works with chestnut is Martin.

The sci-fi fan who charges 13 dollars sells Shyclye figurines.

Of Angel and the woodworker who charges 13 dollars, one sells Wata figurines and the other works with chestnut.

The sci-fi fan who charges 11 dollars doesn't sell Enthatia figurines.

Of the woodworker who sells Untiaos figurines and the woodworker who charges 11 dollars, one works with elm and the other is Zachary.

The woodworker who works with elm is either the carver who sells Enthatia figurines or Sam.

The woodworker who sells Enthatia figurines charges 2 dollars more than the sci-fi fan who works with walnut.

Neither Zachary nor Larry is the sci-fi fan who works with walnut.

The carver who works with oak is either the woodworker who charges 9 dollars or the carver who sells Ineoch figurines.

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

Enthatia Ineoch Shyclye Untiaos Wata Yamasawa


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

Lucky Star will be worked on 3 days after the one in Jamestown.

Meadowgrove will be worked on sometime after the business that grows spinach.

The business that grows soy will be worked on 1 day after the business in Big Bear Lake.

The farm that grows alfalfa will be worked on 1 day before Blackwater.

Of the business in Quimby and Iron Hill, one grows corn and the other will be dusted on June 4th.

The farm in Kent is either the farm that grows corn or Meadowgrove.

The six farms are the one that grows alfalfa, the one in Red Oak, the business in Big Bear Lake, Blackwater, the one in Quimby and Iron Hill.

The business in Kent will be worked on 1 day after the business that grows spinach.

Lucky Star is either the one that grows cucumbers or the farm that grows soy.

The one that grows spinach is either Meadowgrove or the business Michael will dust on June 4th.

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

Blackwater
Iron Hill
Lone Oak
Meadowgrove
Lucky Star
Tall Pines

Big Bear Lake
Eldon
Jamestown
Kent
Quimby
Red Oak

alfalfa beets cucumbers corn soy spinach


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

Of the person with 130 Facebook friends and the one with 70 LinkedIn connections, one has 715 Twitter followers and the other is Cedric.

Margie doesn't have exactly 64 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 78 LinkedIn connections has  more Facebook friends than the one with 599 Twitter followers.

Of Jonathan and the person with 790 Twitter followers, one has 170 Facebook friends and the other has 70 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 599 Twitter followers has 40  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 58 LinkedIn connections.

Neither the person with 70 LinkedIn connections nor the one with 78 LinkedIn connections is the person with 589 Twitter followers.

The person with 170 Facebook friends is either the one with 790 Twitter followers or the one with 78 LinkedIn connections.

Vickie is either the one with 58 LinkedIn connections or the person with 120 Facebook friends.

Opal has 40  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 64 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 120 Facebook friends doesn't have exactly 65 LinkedIn connections.

Opal doesn't have exactly 589 Twitter followers.

The one with 140 Facebook friends doesn't have exactly 715 Twitter followers.

The person with 809 Twitter followers has  more Facebook friends than the one with 65 LinkedIn connections.

Cedric Jonathan Margie Opal Sheri Vickie


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

The person who took the Baroness cruise set sail sometime before Cory.

Paula is either the person who went to Grenada or the traveler who took the 1986 cruise.

The traveler who took the 1988 cruise is either the traveler who went to Puerto Rico or Paula.

Of the person who took the Farralon cruise and the traveler who went to Barbados, one is Damon and the other was on the 1983 cruise.

Of the traveler who went to Aruba and Andre, one took the Azure Seas cruise and the other was on the 1988 cruise.

The person who went to Puerto Rico set sail 1 year after the traveler who took the Azure Seas cruise.

The person who took the Farralon cruise set sail sometime before Natasha.

Neither Cory nor the traveler who took the 1986 cruise is the traveler who took the Neptunia cruise.

The person who took the Silver Shores cruise, the traveler who took the Neptunia cruise, the person who took the 1986 cruise and the person who took the Azure Seas cruise are all different travelers.

Azure Seas
Baroness
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores
Trinity

Aruba
Barbados
Grenada
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia


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

The person who played 11 games played first base.

The person who played 9 games was either Russell or the player who wore number 7.

The player who wore number 18 was either the player who played first base or the boy who played 9 games.

The player who played 13 games didn't wear number 3.

Of the player who played 13 games and Zachary, one played center field and the other wore number 21.

The player who wore number 29 played second base.

The person who played left field played somewhat fewer games than the player who wore number 3.

Of Vincent and the person who played shortstop, one played 8 games and the other wore number 7.

Zachary played 1 fewer game than the person who played left field.

Martin played 1 more game than the player who played second base.

The player who played shortstop played somewhat fewer games than Glen.

Delbert Glen Martin Russell Vincent Zachary

center field
first base
left field
second base
shortstop
third base


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

Of the 2000 bottle and the syrah, one is from Loma Mar vineyard and the other is from Udell vineyard.

The bottle from Santa Barbara vineyard was bottled 12 years before the syrah.

The six wines are the Annata Branco, the gewurztraminer, the wine from Kingfield vineyard, the 1992 bottle, the wine from Loma Mar vineyard and the 2000 wine.

The pinot gris was bottled sometime before the Friambliss.

The 1996 wine wasn't bottled at Kingfield vineyard.

The pinot gris was bottled 4 years after the Luzagueil.

The Annata Branco wasn't bottled at Jonesport vineyard.

The Vendemmia was bottled 4 years before the chardonnay.

Of the Vendemmia and the pinot noir, one was bottled in 1984 and the other is from Kingfield vineyard.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Friambliss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
pinot gris
pinot noir
riesling
syrah

Jonesport
Kingfield
Loma Mar
Ontario
Santa Barbara
Udell


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

The diplomat leaving in March is either the ambassador with the 10 day visit or the person going to Kiev.

Of the person going to Kiev and the ambassador with the 10 day visit, one is Mr. Pickett and the other will leave in June.

The diplomat going to Skopje is either Nguyen or the ambassador with the 5 day visit.

Of Ellison and the diplomat leaving in May, one will go to Lisbon and the other will leave for the 9 day visit.

The diplomat going to Copenhagen will leave 2 months before Nguyen.

The diplomat leaving in January won't go to Skopje.

The person leaving in May won't leave for the 4 day visit.

Of Ingram and the ambassador with the 2 day visit, one will go to Kiev and the other will go to Tirane.

Ingram, the ambassador with the 10 day visit, the ambassador with the 2 day visit, the person going to Copenhagen and the diplomat leaving in May are all different diplomats.

Copenhagen Kiev Lisbon Madrid Skopje Tirane


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

Of the contestant who got 39 votes and Sergio, one played baseball and the other is the garbage man.

The doctor is either the football player or the contestant who got 11 votes.

The person who got 39 votes isn't the architect.

Of Rudolph and the lacrosse player, one received 4 votes and the other is the dentist.

The contestant who got 25 votes played football.

The contestant who got 11 votes is either Omar or the dentist.

Sergio received 7 votes fewer votes than the golf player.

Lowell received 7 votes more votes than the hockey player.

The lacrosse player received  fewer votes than Dennis.

The golf player received  fewer votes than the architect.

baseball football golf hockey lacrosse soccer

architect
dentist
doctor
garbage man
musician
waiter


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

The peak first summited by Kermit Kramer is 130 feet shorter than the peak first climbed in 1863.

The mountain first climbed in 1914 is either the peak first summited by Ford Fischer or the mountain first summited by Kermit Kramer.

The mountain first summited by Ben Beasley is  shorter than Mt. Sloan.

Mt. Rodriquez is 260 feet shorter than the mountain first summited by Gerry Gamble.

The mountain first summited by Eddie English, the peak that is 14,470 feet tall, and Mt. Rodriquez are three different mountains.

The peak first climbed in 1926 is 130 feet taller than the peak first summited by Gerry Gamble.

Of the mountain first summited by Kermit Kramer and Mt. Norman, one is 14,340 feet tall and the other was first climbed in 1899.

The peak first climbed in 1845 is 130 feet taller than Mt. Rodriquez.

The peak first summited by Dale Dickens is either Mt. Calhoun or the peak first climbed in 1863.

The peak first climbed in 1899 wasn't first climbed by Eddie English.

The mountain first climbed in 1863 was first climbed by Gerry Gamble.

Mt. Alston
Mt. Calhoun
Mt. Norman
Mt. Phillips
Mt. Rodriquez
Mt. Sloan

Ben Beasley
Dale Dickens
Eddie English
Ford Fischer
Gerry Gamble
Kermit Kramer


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

The article about asteroids will appear somewhere in the book after Dr. Sims's essay.

Of Dr. Estes's essay and the essay in Chapter 3, one is 12 pages long and the other is 10 pages long.

Of the article in Chapter 6 and the 7-page article, one is about physiology and the other was written by Dr. Estes.

The 16-page article, the article about volcanoes, the article in Chapter 1, the essay about earthquakes and Dr. Callahan's piece are all different essays.

Dr. Kent's article is either the 12-page piece or the essay about physiology.

Of the 12-page essay and the article in Chapter 2, one was written by Dr. Zamora and the other is about volcanoes.

Dr. Guerrero's article won't be in Chapter 1.

Dr. Guerrero's piece will appear 3 chapters before the article about dinosaurs.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6

Callahan Estes Guerrero Kent Sims Zamora

asteroids dinosaurs earthquakes oceanography physiology volcanoes


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

The "Spray Paints" is either the group from Armona or the blue team.

The group from Prairie City was ranked 4 places behind the blue team.

The squad from Forest City is either the group that finished fifth or the purple team.

Of the green team and the group from Armona, one is the "Target Bombs" and the other finished third.

The team from Evansdale doesn't use orange paintballs.

The "Pea Shooters" is either the squad from Forest City or the squad that finished sixth.

The team from Forest City was ranked somewhere ahead of the red team.

The group from Evansdale was ranked somewhere behind the blue team.

Of the squad that finished fourth and the squad from Libertyville, one is the "Pea Shooters" and the other uses blue paintballs.

The "Night Ninjas" was ranked somewhere behind the group from Forest City.

Of the red team and the "Color Blinds", one finished second and the other is from Yucca Valley.

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Spray Paints
Target Bombs

Armona
Evansdale
Forest City
Libertyville
Prairie City
Yucca Valley


After seeing the latest Hollywood blockbuster, several friends went to the local cafe for a late-night dessert.  Match each person to their drink and dessert order, and determine the final bill for each.

Of the diner who ordered the fruit tart and Zachary, one had the espresso and the other paid $10.99.

The person who paid $8.99 was either the diner who ordered the tiramisu or the diner who ordered the streusel.

Addie, the diner who ordered the parfait, the one who had the espresso, the person who paid $5.99 and the person who paid $6.99 were all different friends.

The person who paid $10.99 was either the diner who ordered the fruit tart or Claudia.

Of the diner who ordered the streusel and Claudia, one had the cafe latte and the other paid $6.99.

The diner who ordered the streusel paid 1 dollar less than Claudia.

The one who had the cafe americano paid 1 dollar more than the diner who ordered the mousse.

The one who had the chai tea paid 2 dollars more than Kim.

The diner who ordered the parfait paid  less than Zachary.

Of the diner who ordered the streusel and the one who had the cappuccino, one paid $8.99 and the other was Ivan.

fruit tart
mousse
parfait
profiterole
streusel
tiramisu


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

Of the jigsaw puzzle released in 1981 and the puzzle with the rustic village theme, one was made by Irycia and the other has 1500 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme has 500 fewer pieces than the jigsaw puzzle released in 1998.

Neither the puzzle with 1250 pieces nor the jigsaw puzzle with 1500 pieces is the jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme.

The puzzle released in 1989 has 500 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle made by Denlend.

Of the jigsaw puzzle released in 1989 and the puzzle released in 1985, one has the city skyline theme and the other has 1250 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1981 is either the puzzle with 500 pieces or the puzzle with the autumn leaves theme.

The puzzle with 1000 pieces is either the puzzle made by Irycia or the jigsaw puzzle released in 1985.

The puzzle released in 1998 has the football theme.

Neither the puzzle with the autumn leaves theme nor the jigsaw puzzle made by Astury is the jigsaw puzzle released in 1985.

The puzzle with 250 pieces wasn't released in 1978.

The puzzle made by Buralde has the outer space theme.

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

Astury Buralde Chaurd Denlend Irycia Lyrod

autumn leaves
city skyline
football
outer space
postage stamp
rustic village


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

Of Leticia and the child from Urbana, one was born on April 7th and the other is 14 years old.

Yolanda has a birthday sometime after the 8-year-old.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 4 days after the grandchild from Cornville.

Yolanda is either the 5-year-old or the child from Urbana.

Of the grandchild from El Monte and Edmund, one is 8 years old and the other is 14 years old.

The one from Norridgewock has a birthday 16 days after the 14-year-old.

The six children are Walter, the 8-year-old, the one from West Okoboji, the 18-year-old, the 6-year-old and the one from Urbana.

The 6-year-old, the grandchild from Cornville, and the one from Urbana are three different children.

Edmund Isaac Johanna Leticia Walter Yolanda

Cornville
El Monte
Norridgewock
Thurman
Urbana
West Okoboji


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

Of the startup that received the $2,000,000 investment and the company that sells robots, one was started by Will Waters and the other was started by Addie Abrams.

The startup that received the $1,000,000 investment is either the startup that sells robots or the company started by Lara Larson.

The company that sells video games received 1 million dollars less than Atriana.com.

Byxby.com didn't get exactly $6,000,000.

Gofro.com is either the business started by Will Waters or the startup started by Vicky Velez.

Tyngle.com is either the company started by Lara Larson or the startup that sells cameras.

Protecha.com received 2 million dollars less than the company that sells textbooks.

The business started by Will Waters is either the business that received the $3,000,000 investment or Atriana.com.

The company that received the $5,000,000 investment was started by Vicky Velez.

The company that received the $4,000,000 investment is either the company started by Lara Larson or the startup that sells cameras.

The company that sells kitchen wares received  less than the business started by Addie Abrams.

The business started by Fred Frost received 2 million dollars more than Atriana.com.

The company started by Addie Abrams received  less than Byxby.com.

Addie Abrams
Fred Frost
Lara Larson
Pat Padilla
Vicky Velez
Will Waters

cameras
cell phones
kitchen wares
robots
textbooks
video games


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

The piece found at Dimmot Woods sold for somewhat less than the meteorite.

Of the piece found in 2009 and the silver coin, one was found at Burr Woods and the other sold for $475.

Of the object that sold for $550 and the object found at Colbert Run, one was found in 1992 and the other is meteorite.

The cannonball, the piece that sold for $550, and the object found at Gillis Park are three different objects.

The six objects were the piece that sold for $325, the item found in 2004, the piece found in 1995, the object found at Heffen Lane, the item found at Gillis Park and the cannonball.

The object found in 1995 sold for somewhat less than the item found at Dimmot Woods.

The item found at Burr Woods sold for 75 dollars more than the item found in 2014.

Of the diamond ring and the object found at Colbert Run, one sold for $325 and the other was found in 2004.

cannonball
diamond ring
earring
meteorite
silver coin
wristwatch

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


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.

Amber is either the party-goer from Anaheim Hills or the party-goer who arrived at 4:50 pm.

The participant from Anaheim Hills arrived sometime after Eunice.

The participant from El Segundo brought the soda.

Eunice arrived sometime before the party-goer from Fairfield.

The party-goer who brought the pork rinds arrived 5 minutes before Eunice.

The friend from Martensdale is either Eunice or the party-goer who brought the onion dip.

Wade, the friend who arrived at 4:30 pm, and the party-goer who arrived at 4:45 pm are three different people.

The friend from Fairfield brought the pizza.

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

The participant who arrived at 4:50 pm isn't from Fairfield.

Felipe arrived 5 minutes before the friend from El Segundo.

The participant from Dos Palos arrived 5 minutes after Wade.

corn chips
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Martensdale
Pine Valley


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

Harriet was either the scout who won the wildlife badge or the scout who won the theater badge.

The girl who won the first aid badge was awarded 2 spots after Elaine.

The girl who got the first award was either the girl from troop 4781 or the girl who won the leadership badge.

The scout who won the dance badge was awarded  before Gayle.

The youngster from troop 4250 was awarded  before the youngster who won the dance badge.

Ollie was either the youngster who won the leadership badge or the girl from troop 3094.

The youngster who got the fifth award won the theater badge.

The girl from troop 5025 was awarded 1 spot before Elaine.

The girl who got the fourth award was either the youngster who won the leadership badge or the scout from troop 3094.

The youngster who won the wildlife badge was either the girl who got the third award or Elaine.

Of the youngster who got the second award and the scout from troop 4781, one won the wildlife badge and the other won the dance badge.

Kendra was awarded 2 spots before the scout from troop 4908.

Elaine Gayle Harriet Isabel Kendra Ollie

dance
first aid
leadership
swimming
theater
wildlife


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

Kevin was adopted sometime after the schnauzer.

Phyllis's pet was adopted 1 month before the boxer.

The six puppies are Alexander, Phyllis's pet, the boxer, Alicia's pet, the puppy adopted in March and Gail's pet.

Joel was adopted 1 month before the black lab.

Neither the puppy adopted in March nor Gail's pet is Eduardo.

Ida's pet was adopted 2 months after Joel.

The puppy adopted in June is either the schnauzer or Tracey's pet.

Of Ida's pet and the shih tzu, one is named Eduardo and the other was adopted in April.

black lab
boxer
collie
dachshund
schnauzer
shih tzu


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

Of Fatal Sheen and the film that received 2 nominations, one was the thriller and the other was directed by Paul Walnier.

Sea of Dreams received  more nominations than the movie directed by Maddie Mintz.

Wild Ones received 3 fewer nominations than the drama.

The movie directed by Gabby Jones is either the film-noir or the film that received 5 nominations.

Maximum Risk wasn't directed by Maddie Mintz.

The movie directed by Adrienne Day received 2 fewer nominations than the film-noir.

Of the film that received 6 nominations and the romance, one was directed by Virgil Katz and the other is Silk Mist.

Maximum Risk received one more nomination than the film directed by Tank Reznor.

The romance was directed by Tank Reznor.

Fatal Sheen
Maximum Risk
Sea of Dreams
Silk Mist
The Illusion
Wild Ones

Adrienne Day
Gabby Jones
Maddie Mintz
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz

action film
drama
film-noir
musical
romance
thriller


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

The 7 day reservation isn't for the Toyota.

Neither the reservation to be picked up in Los Altos nor Edna Erickson's reservation is the 7 day reservation.

Donna David's rental is either the 7 day reservation or the reservation to be picked up in Iowa Falls.

Irene Ingram's reservation is for the Lexus.

Of Nancy Nunez's rental and the 5 day rental, one will be picked up in Redding and the other is for the Fiat.

Freda Franklin's rental isn't for 5 days.

The Kia reservation is for a period 1 day shorter than Ann Alexander's reservation.

Ann Alexander's rental is for the Toyota.

Neither the 5 day rental nor the Chevrolet reservation is the rental to be picked up in Valencia.

Of the Chevrolet rental and the 6 day rental, one will be picked up in Durham and the other is Nancy Nunez's.

The Kia reservation is for a period 1 day shorter than the rental to be picked up in Groveland.

The 7 day reservation won't be picked up in Durham.

Irene Ingram's reservation is either the 4 day reservation or the Chevrolet rental.

Neither the 6 day rental nor the 4 day rental is the rental to be picked up in Los Altos.

2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days

Ann Alexander
Donna David
Edna Erickson
Freda Franklin
Irene Ingram
Nancy Nunez

Durham
Groveland
Iowa Falls
Los Altos
Redding
Valencia


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

Of the patient with the 9:00am appointment and the patient with HealthCo insurance, one is complaining about foot pain and the other is Dave.

The person suffering from migraines has an appointment sometime before the person with Triflex insurance.

The patient with HealthCo insurance is either Melvin or the patient with the 11:00am appointment.

The patient suffering from hip pain has an appointment sometime after the patient with Lifealign insurance.

The patient suffering from vertigo is either the patient with the 2:00pm appointment or Edwin.

Victor has an appointment 1 hour after the person suffering from migraines.

The person with Ambercare insurance has an appointment 1 hour before Paul.

Of the patient with Lifealign insurance and the patient suffering from vertigo, one is Paul and the other has the 12 noon appointment.

The patient suffering from heartburn, Terry, the patient with Medicorp insurance and the patient with Lifealign insurance are all different patients.

Of the patient with the 1:00pm appointment and the person suffering from heartburn, one is Victor and the other has Medicorp insurance.

back pain
foot pain
heartburn
hip pain
migraines
vertigo

Ambercare
HealthCo
Medicorp
Lifealign
Red Shield
Triflex


Sally has rented out several new apartments this month via her website.  Using only the clues that follow, match each rental property to its street, rental fee and family, and determine what day of the week each will be moving in.

The family moving into the Front Street apartment is paying  less per month than the family moving in on Tuesday.

The six families are the family paying $690 a month, the family moving into the Jessica Lane apartment, the family moving into the Front Street apartment, the family moving in on Saturday, the family moving in on Friday and the Ingrams.

Of the family moving into the Lake Street apartment and the Sheltons, one is moving in on Sunday and the other is paying $710 a month.

The Thompsons aren't paying $680 a month.

Of the Kerrs and the family moving in on Monday, one is paying $690 a month and the other is moving into the Jessica Lane apartment.

Neither the family paying $720 a month nor the family moving in on Friday is the Ingrams.

Of the family paying $720 a month and the family moving in on Monday, one is moving into the Ethel Street apartment and the other is the Pattersons.

The family moving in on Sunday is paying 10 dollars more per month than the family moving into the York Court apartment.

The family moving in on Tuesday is paying  less per month than the Pattersons.

Ingrams Kerrs Nortons Pattersons Sheltons Thompsons

Sunday Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Ethel Street
Front Street
Jessica Lane
Kermit Lane
Lake Street
York Court


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

Of the $1500 fossil and the fossil discovered in Venezuela, one is the mirasaurus and the other is 87 million years old.

The rotosaurus costs 250 dollars more than the fossil discovered in Qatar.

The fossil discovered in Hungary isn't 69 million years old.

The rotosaurus isn't 85 million years old.

Of the 78 million year old fossil and the fossil discovered in Hungary, one costs $750 and the other is the gigasaurus.

The gigasaurus is either the fossil discovered in Kyrgyzstan or the fossil discovered in Bangladesh.

The fossil discovered in Bangladesh costs  more than the gigasaurus.

Neither the 87 million year old fossil nor the fossil discovered in Kyrgyzstan is the rotosaurus.

The $1500 fossil is 72 million years old.

The 69 million year old fossil, the rotosaurus, the $1500 fossil and the $500 fossil are all different fossils.

The pilodontus costs  less than the 85 million year old fossil.

The senosaurus is either the $500 fossil or the fossil discovered in Bangladesh.

gigasaurus mirasaurus pilodontus rotosaurus senosaurus verasaurus

69 million
72 million
78 million
85 million
87 million
90 million

Bangladesh Hungary Kyrgyzstan Qatar Venezuela Zambia


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

Jack Jensen's show starts 30 minutes after the program on channel 9.

Of Lina Lopez's program and the program on channel 2, one starts at 11:15 pm and the other is Up Till Two.

The program on channel 13 starts 30 minutes after Tonight Again.

Maddy Meyer's show, the program on channel 9, and the show on channel 13 are three different shows.

Jack Jensen's show starts 15 minutes before Green Tonight.

The show that starts at 10:45 pm is either Red Eye Party or the show on channel 7.

Maddy Meyer's program doesn't air on channel 2.

The program that starts at 11:00 pm is Late Night.

Lina Lopez's program starts 15 minutes after the show on channel 4.

Up Till Two, Penny Pugh's show, and the program on channel 11 are three different shows.

The program on channel 2 starts sometime after Nate Nichol's show.

Jack Jensen
Ken Kirby
Lina Lopez
Maddy Meyer
Nate Nichol
Penny Pugh

Green Tonight
Late Night
Red Eye Party
Tonight Again
Up Till Two
Witching Hour


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

The great white shark project starts sometime before Gene's study.

Felix's assignment has nothing to do with leopard sharks.

The assignment beginning in April is either Perry's assignment or the hammerhead shark project.

The basking shark assignment is either the study on the Orion or the assignment beginning in March.

Of the tiger shark assignment and the study on the Osprey, one is Tricia's project and the other starts in April.

The study on the Orion starts sometime before Perry's study.

The project beginning in June is either the tiger shark project or Joy's project.

The project on the Serenity starts 3 months after Joy's assignment.

Of the assignment beginning in May and the assignment on the Pegasus, one is concerned with basking sharks and the other is Gene's assignment.

The great white shark project isn't on the Odyssey.

Felix's study starts 3 months before the study on the Escape.

The great white shark study is either the project on the Serenity or the assignment beginning in March.

Escape Odyssey Orion Osprey Pegasus Serenity

basking
blacktip
great white
hammerhead
leopard
tiger