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

Horace's expedition will leave sometime before Charles's team.

Connie's expedition will leave sometime after Paula's team.

Oscar's team will leave 2 months after Dixie's team.

Dixie's expedition will leave sometime before Paula's expedition.

Zachary's expedition won't include Connie.

Of Ida's expedition and Charles's expedition, one will leave in March and the other will leave in April.


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

Yuba City will get somewhat more snow than Garberville.

The location with a forecasted low of 12 degrees will get 2 more inches of snow than Yuba City.

The location with a forecasted low of 11 degrees is either Meadow Vista or the location that will get 3 inches of snow.

The town with a forecasted low of 22 degrees will get 2 fewer inches of snow than the location with a forecasted low of 19 degrees.

Yuba City has a forecasted low of 8 degrees.

Of Meadow Vista and Alden, one has a forecasted low of 19 degrees and the other is expected to receive 5 inches of snow.

1 inch
2 inches
3 inches
4 inches
5 inches

Alden
Garberville
Meadow Vista
Smith River
Yuba City

8 degrees
11 degrees
12 degrees
19 degrees
22 degrees


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

The customer going out with Jorge will dive sometime before Mrs. Ferrell.

The customer going out with Ted will dive 2 days before Ms. Chang.

Of the diver going out on July 16 and the customer going out with Kristy, one is Ms. Chang and the other is Mrs. Ferrell.

The customer going out on July 17 is either Mr. Gallegos or the customer going out with Hilda.

Mrs. Ferrell will dive 1 day before Mr. Ayers.

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


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

Of Emerald View and the hotel that costs $175 per night, one is on Antigua and the other is on Grenada.

The option that costs $255 per night is either the resort on St. Barts or Sapphire Hills.

The option that costs $195 per night is either the resort on Antigua or Sapphire Hills.

Emerald View costs 20 dollars less per night than the resort on Martinique.

Emerald View costs 20 dollars more per night than Silver Harbor.

Emerald View
Grand Echo
Regal Park
Sapphire Hills
Silver Harbor

Anguilla
Antigua
Grenada
Martinique
St. Barts


Julia has hired several new people to work as ride-managers for Walton World Amusement Park.  She needs to check on their results after their first full day at work.  Help her match each new employee to their ride and section of the park (broken down by color), as well as the number of people each served during that day.

The person who works in the green section served 50 more riders than Victor.

Victor served more riders than the worker who works in the yellow section.

Of the employee who works in the orange section and Eduardo, one served 75 riders and the other served 150 riders.

Of the person who works in the green section and the worker who works in the orange section, one is Chris and the other served 150 riders.

The worker who served 125 riders doesn't work in the blue section.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders
150 riders


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.

Quael is  farther away from us than Istryn.

The planet orbiting star PLC 120 is 4 light years farther away from us than Quael.

The planet orbiting star HV 491 is either Kinucia or the exoplanet 45 light years from earth.

The planet orbiting star ZQ 75 is 4 light years closer to us than the exoplanet orbiting star VJD 913.

Of Kinucia and Hinveng, one orbits star VJD 913 and the other is 49 light years from earth.

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


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

Foxtrot Group deployed 1 hour after Charlie Group.

Of the squad that dropped at Anthon Ridge and the squad that dropped at Dana Point, one deployed at 8:00am and the other is Tango Group.

The squad that dropped at Frazier Park is either the team that jumped at 11:00am or India Group.

Of the squad that dropped at Anthon Ridge and the squad that jumped at 10:00am, one is India Group and the other is Charlie Group.

The five teams are the squad that jumped at 12:00pm, Charlie Group, the squad that dropped at Gran Mountain, the squad that dropped at Dana Point and India Group.

Anthon Ridge
Brook Woods
Dana Point
Frazier Park
Gran Mountain


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

The battalion led by Commander Hensley is Echo Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Zimmerman won't deploy in April.

Golf Battalion is either the battalion led by Commander Wood or the battalion led by Commander Rhodes.

Echo Battalion will deploy 1 month before the battalion led by Commander Wood.

Of the battalion led by Commander Lee and the battalion led by Commander Wood, one is Victor Battalion and the other will deploy in March.

Golf Battalion will deploy 1 month before Echo Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Wood is either Lima Battalion or the battalion deploying in March.


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

The one bought by Shannon came out sometime before the game bought by Dave.

The one bought by Frank came out 2 years after the one bought by Shannon.

AWOL Alert came out 3 years after the one bought by Shannon.

The one bought by Dave and Troop Seven are different video games.

The game bought by Dave came out 1 year before Blaster Boy.

Blaster Boy came out sometime before Magic Marbles.

The video game that came out in 1986 wasn't bought by Bruce.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Countershot
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven


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.

Bryan is either the 14-year-old or the 8-year-old.

Of the child with the April 3rd birthday and the child with the April 7th birthday, one is Edmund and the other is 14 years old.

The 6-year-old is either Johanna or Bryan.

The five children are Patti, the grandchild with the April 15th birthday, the child with the April 7th birthday, the child with the April 19th birthday and the grandchild with the April 3rd birthday.

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

The 8-year-old has a birthday 4 days before Johanna.

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


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

Hurricane Eileen hit 4 years after the hurricane that caused $15.7 million in damage.

Hurricane Gwendolyn hit sometime before Hurricane Nina.

Hurricane Heidi caused $12.5 million in damage.

The storm that caused $17.4 million in damage hit 8 years before the storm that caused $16.6 million in damage.

Hurricane Heidi hit sometime after Hurricane Eileen.

Of the storm that hit in 1960 and the hurricane that hit in 1956, one caused $16.6 million in damage and the other was Hurricane Audrey.

$12.5 million
$15.7 million
$16.6 million
$17.4 million
$18.5 million


Piper Hills Academy recently installed a high-speed 3-D printer in its technology lab, and several students were given an opportunity this week to use it in order to print items of their own design.  Using only the clues below, match each student to the item they created (and its color), and determine how long it took for each item to print.

The design that printed in 25 minutes was either Ollie's piece or the cup.

The design that printed in 30 minutes was the whistle.

Ollie's item took 10 more minutes to print than the helmet.

The helmet, Yvonne's design and the design that printed in 25 minutes were all different items.

The phone case required somewhat fewer minutes to print than Jacqueline's item.

The helmet required somewhat fewer minutes to print than Hilda's design.

Of the item that printed in 10 minutes and the skull, one was Hilda's and the other was Gary's.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes


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

The squad that won 1 gold medal was either the team that won 5 silver medals or the squad from Yemen.

The team from Paraguay ended the games with 3  fewer gold medals than the squad from Slovakia.

The team from Jordan ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the team that won 10 silver medals.

The team that won 6 silver medals was either the team from Yemen or the squad from Jordan.

The squad that won 5 gold medals ended with 12 silver medals.

Of the team that won 5 silver medals and the team that won 5 gold medals, one is the squad from Dominica and the other is the team from Slovakia.


Determine each customer's coffee shop order and price, as well as the name of the employee who served it.

The five orders were the beverage that cost $3.70, the drink Charlie ordered, the vanilla latte, the iced americano and the drink Fredrick ordered.

The beverage ordered by Eduardo cost 10 cents more than the coffee ordered by Charlie.

Of the cappuccino and the iced americano, one cost $3.30 and the other was ordered by Ira.

Of the cappuccino and the coffee that cost $3.50, one was ordered by Fredrick and the other was ordered by Charlie.

The mocha was either the coffee that cost $3.60 or the beverage Fredrick ordered.

cappuccino
espresso
iced americano
mocha
vanilla latte


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

Of the contestant who threw the violet darts and Luther, one finished with 41 points and the other finished with 48 points.

The contestant who scored 62 points didn't throw the gray darts.

Zachary, the player who threw the yellow darts, the contestant who threw the orange darts and the player who scored 48 points were all different players.

Rudy was either the player who threw the yellow darts or the contestant who scored 41 points.

The player who scored 69 points threw the white darts.


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.

Of "Dancing Well" and "Heaven's Seal", one was due on September 1 and the other was taken out by Yvette.

Rosa's book was due 1 week after Pauline's book.

The five books are the book due on September 29, Pauline's book, "Stars Below", "Heaven's Seal" and Terrance's book.

Of "Dancing Well" and the book due on September 15, one was taken out by Terrance and the other was taken out by Pauline.

"Ohio Haunts" is either the title due on September 22 or Terrance's book.

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29

Dancing Well
Frogs of Iowa
Heaven\'s Seal
Ohio Haunts
Stars Below


The customer going out with Muriel is either Mr. Erickson or Mr. Ayers.

The customer going out with Peter will dive 3 days before Mr. Erickson.

The customer going out with Sylvia will dive sometime after the diver going out with Jorge.

The customer going out on July 17 won't go out with Sylvia.

Of Mrs. Blake and Mr. Ayers, one will go out with Jorge and the other will dive on July 15.

The diver going out on July 16 is either the customer going out with Muriel or Mrs. Ferrell.

Mr. Ayers will dive 1 day after Mrs. Ferrell.

Mr. Ayers
Mrs. Blake
Ms. Chang
Mr. Erickson
Mrs. Ferrell


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

Francis didn't start his contest at 12:00 pm.

The five contestants are the contestant who began his competition at 11:15 am, the competitor who won the hot dog contest, the contestant who won the watermelon contest, the person who won the chicken wing contest and Paul.

The competitor who won the doughnut contest began his contest 15 minutes before the contestant who won the chicken wing contest.

Ollie began his contest sometime before Guillermo.

Of Francis and Ollie, one won the hot dog contest and the other started eating at 11:30 am.

chicken wing
doughnut
hot dog
jalapeno
watermelon


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

The ring with the aquamarine cost 200 dollars more than the ring with the amethyst.

Angela's ring is either the piece that cost $1500 or the piece with the diamond.

Natasha's piece doesn't have the aquamarine.

Of the ring with the topaz and Angela's piece, one cost $1500 and the other cost $1300.

Terry's ring cost  less than Irene's ring.

Natasha's ring cost  more than Terry's ring.

The piece with the ruby cost 100 dollars more than the piece with the aquamarine.


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

Delores received the $45,000 scholarship.

The person who received the $30,000 scholarship is either the person who will major in Biology or Jan.

Of Brooke and the student who received the $25,000 scholarship, one will major in Biology and the other will major in English.

The student who received the $45,000 scholarship is either the person who will major in Theology or Jan.

Brooke was awarded $5,000 more than Tracy.

Brooke was awarded $5,000 less than the student who will major in Finance.

Astronomy Biology English Finance Theology


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

The person who ordered the philadelphia roll paid 4 dollars more than the customer who ordered the spicy tuna roll.

The client who ordered the dynamite roll didn't order the spider roll.

The customer who ordered the alaskan roll paid $11.50.

The client who ordered the futomaki roll is either the customer who ordered the spicy tuna roll or the customer who paid $13.50.

The customer who ordered the boston roll ordered the teriyaki roll.

Of the person who ordered the summer roll and the customer who ordered the boston roll, one paid $15.50 and the other paid $13.50.

alaskan boston dynamite futomaki philadelphia

spicy tuna
spider
summer
teriyaki
yellowtail


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

The direct mailer was produced by Eddie Evans.

The billboard was produced by Hal Hopkins.

The web campaign is either the campaign with 775 responses or the ad produced by Faith Fowler.

The newspaper ad is either the ad with 1225 responses or the campaign with 625 responses.

The tv commercial hasn't brought in a total of 925 responses.

Of the campaign with 1075 responses and the campaign with 925 responses, one is the billboard and the other was produced by Gilda Gamble.

The campaign produced by Iva Ingram has brought in 150  more responses than the ad produced by Eddie Evans.

billboard
direct mailer
newspaper ad
tv commercial
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram


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

Of the sandy hare's reserve and the park established in 2012, one is Howard Park and the other is Rosemary Park.

Howard Park was established 2 years before the atlas otter's reserve.

The park established in 2012 isn't home to the endangered pygmy beaver.

The reserve established in 2010 is home to the fig turtle.

Riverside Glen is either the reserve established in 2006 or the fig turtle's reserve.

Wanda Park was established 4 years before Elm Park.

Elm Park
Howard Park
Rosemary Park
Riverside Glen
Wanda Park

atlas otter
box python
fig turtle
pygmy beaver
sandy hare


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

The five people are the basketball player, the person who got 11 votes, the contestant who got 25 votes, Guillermo and Isaac.

Francisco is either the soccer player or the baseball player.

The baseball player received 14 votes fewer votes than the basketball player.

The soccer player received 7 votes more votes than Guillermo.

Of the person who got 18 votes and the contestant who got 32 votes, one is Omar and the other played football.

baseball basketball football lacrosse soccer


Danielle is checking out some single-person submarines online.  Using only the clues below, match each submarine to its maximum depth and determine the name of the company that sells it and its retail price.

The submersible built by MarineCo costs 1,000 dollars less than the craft built by Deep Sea Inc..

The Ompoc Eleven costs 1,000 dollars more than the Steado G5.

The Marine V is either the $27,000 submersible or the submersible built by Zephyr Waves.

The submarine built by Watertime LLC costs somewhat more than the craft built by Pan Systems.

Of the craft built by Pan Systems and the $29,000 craft, one is the Ompoc Eleven and the other is the Rubico One.

Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

Deep Sea Inc.
MarineCo
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC
Zephyr Waves


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

Pluniden is either the drug approved in March or the pharmaceutical that treats dengue fever.

Of Zednisen and the pharmaceutical approved in May, one treats arthritis and the other treats heart disease.

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

The medicine that treats influenza was approved 2 months before the drug that treats arthritis.

The pharmaceutical that treats influenza was approved sometime after the pharmaceutical that treats dengue fever.

The medicine approved in February isn't used to combat diabetes.

Damasol Gravon Minitrell Pluniden Zednisen

arthritis
dengue fever
diabetes
heart disease
influenza


Silver Lakes is home to the atlas otter.

Of Howard Park and Foxtail Bend, one was established in 2008 and the other is home to the box python.

Howard Park was established sometime before the western gull's reserve.

Howard Park was established 4 years after the atlas otter's reserve.

The reserve established in 2010 is home to the pygmy beaver.

Riverside Glen was established 2 years after Howard Park.

Foxtail Bend
Howard Park
Riverside Glen
Silver Lakes
Wanda Park

atlas otter
box python
frilled stork
pygmy beaver
western gull


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

The five teams are the "Target Bombs", the group that finished fourth, the team that finished fifth, the red team and the squad that finished first.

The "Spray Paints" was ranked 3 places ahead of the green team.

The "Pea Shooters" was ranked 1 place behind the yellow team.

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

Of the "Pea Shooters" and the team that finished third, one uses red paintballs and the other uses purple paintballs.

Color Blinds
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Spray Paints
Target Bombs


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.

Wesley performed sometime before Robert.

The juggler who used bowling pins performed 2 spots after the person who used chainsaws.

Of the performer who used rings and Ian, one went fifth and the other went third.

Ian was either the performer who went fifth or the performer who used flashlights.

The person who used mobile phones performed 1 spot after the person who used bowling pins.

bowling pins
chainsaws
flashlights
mobile phones
rings


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

The Illusion was directed by Paul Walnier.

Sea of Dreams wasn't directed by Maddie Mintz.

Wild Ones received 3 fewer nominations than the movie directed by Maddie Mintz.

Of the film that received 2 nominations and the film that received 4 nominations, one was directed by Paul Walnier and the other is Fatal Sheen.

The movie directed by Danny Trevor received one more nomination than the movie directed by Paul Walnier.

Fatal Sheen
Sea of Dreams
Silk Mist
The Illusion
Wild Ones

Danny Trevor
Gabby Jones
Maddie Mintz
Paul Walnier
Virgil Katz


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 event with 150 attendees isn't the wedding.

Zachary's job will involve 50 more people than the conference event.

The wedding event will involve somewhat more people than Roland's assignment.

Daisy's job will involve 25 fewer people than Teresa's job.

The birthday assignment will involve 25 more people than Zachary's event.

Of Susan's assignment and the event with 50 attendees, one is the retreat and the other is the conference.

anniversary birthday conference retreat wedding


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.

Of the woodworker who charges 3 dollars and the sci-fi fan who charges 11 dollars, one works with oak and the other is Wallace.

Of the carver who charges 9 dollars and Zachary, one works with spruce and the other works with hickory.

The carver who works with spruce charges 6 dollars more than Floyd.

Of Wallace and Martin, one works with teak and the other charges 9 dollars.

3 dollars
5 dollars
7 dollars
9 dollars
11 dollars


A group of train conductors has just received their individual assignments for next week's schedule.  Using only the clues provided, match each conductor to his train, scheduled day, and departure and arrival stations.

Roderick will leave 2 days after the conductor departing from Hardwick.

The person departing from Manson will leave 2 days after the person departing from Leland.

The person working on June 14 won't depart from Audubon.

Of the conductor working on June 13 and the conductor working on June 14, one will depart from Manson and the other is Nathan.

Allen is either the conductor working on June 14 or the person working on June 11.

Nathan is either the conductor departing from Hardwick or the person working on June 14.


The anniversary job will involve 50 fewer people than the wedding job.

Of the anniversary assignment and the conference event, one will be handled by Patrice and the other will have 75 attendees.

The retreat job will involve somewhat more people than the graduation job.

The conference assignment will involve 25 fewer people than the anniversary assignment.

Vicky's job is either the wedding event or the assignment with 50 attendees.

anniversary conference graduation retreat wedding


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.

Of the object that sold for $475 and the item that sold for $400, one is cannonball and the other was found at Dimmot Woods.

The wristwatch was either the object that sold for $325 or the piece found at Colbert Run.

The gold chain was either the piece that sold for $550 or the item that sold for $250.

The piece found at Heffen Lane sold for 75 dollars more than the piece found at Addison Beach.

The cannonball was found at Front Beach.

cannonball
earring
gold chain
silver coin
wristwatch

Addison Beach
Colbert Run
Dimmot Woods
Front Beach
Heffen Lane


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

The October 15 match didn't finish with a score of 20-13.

The 28-10 game was 8 days after the 34-7 match.

The match with the Tuscanos finished with a score of 24-21.

Of the match with the Eagles and the match with the Tuscanos, one finished with a score of 34-7 and the other was on October 7.

The game with the Rams finished with a score of 13-9.

The October 11 game is either the game with the White Rhinos or the 28-10 game.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19

Eagles
Rams
Tuscanos
Warriors
White Rhinos


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

The Foxy Roxy saw  fewer manatees than Captain Lloyd's boat.

The Samantha saw 3  fewer manatees than the Sea Cow.

Of Captain Armstrong's vessel and the boat that saw 7 manatees, one was the Daily Ray and the other was the Sea Cow.

The vessel that saw 7 manatees was led by Captain Yang.

The vessel that saw 3 manatees is either Captain Armstrong's boat or the Watery Pete.

Captain Espinoza's boat is either the Watery Pete or the Foxy Roxy.

Daily Ray
Foxy Roxy
Samantha
Sea Cow
Watery Pete


The person who will major in Physics was awarded some amount less than the student who will major in Archaeology.

Of the student who received the $25,000 scholarship and Carrie, one will major in Physics and the other will major in Chemistry.

Iris was awarded $10,000 less than Lauren.

The person who received the $40,000 scholarship will major in Theology.

Delores was awarded $5,000 less than the student who will major in Physics.

Archaeology Chemistry Finance Physics Theology


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

Yang scored 2 goals more than the person from the Comets.

The person with 10 goals isn't from the Wolverines.

The player from the Checkers scored 1 goal  more than Yang.

Of Owens and the person with 6 goals, one is from the River Kings and the other is from the Comets.

Carson scored 1 goal  less than Vazquez.

The player from the Wolverines scored somewhat more than Nicholson.

Bears
Checkers
Comets
River Kings
Wolverines


Of Fatal Sheen and the film that received 2 nominations, one was directed by Virgil Katz and the other was directed by Danny Trevor.

Of the movie directed by Adrienne Day and the film directed by Danny Trevor, one is Wild Ones and the other got 6 nominations.

Bold Service received  more nominations than Maximum Risk.

The film directed by Adrienne Day received 2 more nominations than the film directed by Tank Reznor.

Bold Service is either the movie that received 3 nominations or the film that received 2 nominations.

Bold Service
Fatal Sheen
Maximum Risk
Thorn of Suns
Wild Ones

Adrienne Day
Danny Trevor
Maddie Mintz
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz


The item found at Addison Beach sold for somewhat more than the cannonball.

The cannonball sold for 75 dollars less than the piece found at Gillis Park.

The object that sold for $550 wasn't found at Addison Beach.

Of the gold chain and the object found at Burr Woods, one sold for $250 and the other sold for $325.

The cannonball sold for 75 dollars less than the silver coin.

The wristwatch was either the item found at Burr Woods or the item found at Colbert Run.

cannonball
gold chain
meteorite
silver coin
wristwatch

Addison Beach
Burr Woods
Colbert Run
Gillis Park
Heffen Lane


Josephine is studying some of the largest earthquakes ever to hit a seismically-active island chain in the South Pacific.  Help her match each quake to its year, duration, Richter-scale rating and the island located in its epicenter.

The quake that took place in 1944 was either the 9.1 earthquake or the 8.1 event.

The quake with its epicenter at Sycula occurred 6 years after the 8.4 event.

The quake with its epicenter at Lorak occurred sometime after the earthquake with its epicenter at Umkad.

The earthquake with its epicenter at Jaorm was either the 8.4 event or the earthquake that took place in 1932.

The quake with its epicenter at Sycula and the 8.1 event were different earthquakes.

The quake with its epicenter at Voroldo occurred 6 years after the 8.5 event.

Of the 8.1 event and the event with its epicenter at Voroldo, one happened in 1926 and the other happened in 1938.


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" is either Ora's book or the title due on September 15.

The five books are "Ohio Haunts", the title due on September 29, Vicki's book, Yvette's book and the title due on September 1.

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

The book due on September 15 is either "Ohio Haunts" or Herman's book.

"Stars Below" was due 1 week before Yvette's book.

Dancing Well
Frogs of Iowa
Heaven\'s Seal
Ohio Haunts
Stars Below


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.

Iron Hill will be worked on 1 day after Lucky Star.

The business in Kent will be worked on sometime after the farm in George.

The one in Eldon will be worked on 1 day before the farm in Defiance.

Blackwater is either the farm Michael will dust on June 6th or the farm in Santa Clara.

Of the one in George and the farm Michael will dust on June 8th, one is Iron Hill and the other is Meadowgrove.

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

Blackwater
Iron Hill
Meadowgrove
Lucky Star
Tall Pines


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

Pezaku is 1 foot taller than the giraffe from Kenya.

Of the one from Chad and the one that is 14 feet tall, one is Angrit and the other is Pezaku.

The animal from Ethiopia is somewhat taller than Kaldel.

The giraffe that is 14 feet tall came from South Sudan.

The animal that is 11 feet tall is either the giraffe from Namibia or the animal from Kenya.


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

The five products are the $9.50 product, the alfalfa product, Nick Norris's product, Linda Lynn's product and the lemon blossom product.

The basswood honey costs 1 dollar more than the alfalfa product.

Midge Mintz's honey is either the $8.50 honey or the lemon blossom honey.

Of Heddy Heath's product and the $7.50 honey, one is made from lemon blossom nectar and the other is made from alfalfa nectar.

Of Heddy Heath's product and Linda Lynn's honey, one costs $5.50 and the other is made from sourwood nectar.

alfalfa
basswood
lemon blossom
sage
sourwood

Heddy Heath
Ivy Ingram
Linda Lynn
Midge Mintz
Nick Norris


Bold Service wasn't directed by Tank Reznor.

Wild Ones is either the movie that received 3 nominations or the movie directed by Maddie Mintz.

The movie that received 3 nominations was directed by Paul Walnier.

The Illusion received 3 fewer nominations than the movie directed by Maddie Mintz.

Of Wild Ones and Sea of Dreams, one was directed by Danny Trevor and the other got 5 nominations.

Bold Service
Sea of Dreams
Silk Mist
The Illusion
Wild Ones

Adrienne Day
Danny Trevor
Maddie Mintz
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor


Powerhouse Records is about to release its first charity album next month.  Each track on the album is by a different band, and all proceeds directly benefit the California SPCA.  Using only the clues that follow, match each track to its band, title and genre, and determine its order on the album.

Bliss Iron's song is 1 track after Abacus's track.

Of "Beverly" and the third song, one is by Hustle Boys and the other is by Abacus.

The five tracks are the fifth song, Abacus's song, "What We Need", "Poorly Worded" and Hustle Boys's song.

Of "Beverly" and "Poorly Worded", one is the first track and the other is by Silver Blue.

"Vanity Plates" is either the fourth track or Hustle Boys's song.

Abacus
Bliss Iron
Hustle Boys
Manic Android
Silver Blue

Beverly
Can\'t Escape
Poorly Worded
Vanity Plates
What We Need


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.

Tyngle.com received 3 million dollars less than the business started by Fred Frost.

Atriana.com wasn't founded by Vicky Velez.

Zetafish.com is either the company that received the $2,000,000 investment or the startup started by Fred Frost.

The business that received the $2,000,000 investment was started by Pat Padilla.

Of Zetafish.com and Byxby.com, one was started by Betty Becker and the other received $4,000,000.

Addie Abrams
Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Pat Padilla
Vicky Velez


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 Russells are paying 30 dollars more per month than the family moving in on Saturday.

Of the Huffs and the Russells, one is moving in on Tuesday and the other is paying $720 a month.

The Gordons are paying 10 dollars more per month than the Huffs.

The Johnsons aren't moving in on Monday.

The Johnsons are paying  more per month than the Kerrs.

The family paying $700 a month is either the Johnsons or the family moving in on Wednesday.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Saturday


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 fifth period class isn't taught by Mr. Kerr.

The class in room 120 is held 2 periods after Mr. Yang's class.

The class in room 319 is held 2 periods after Mr. Stafford's class.

The course in room 319 and Mr. Quinn's class are different classes.

Mr. Quinn's class is held sometime after the class in room 405.

Of the class in room 318 and Mr. Quinn's class, one is held during second period and the other is held during third period.


"Dancing Well" was due 2 weeks after "Frogs of Iowa".

"Stars Below" was due 1 week after "Dancing Well".

Of "Time to Burn" and Cory's book, one was due on September 29 and the other was due on September 15.

Ken's book was due sometime after Latasha's book.

Cory's book is either the title due on September 29 or "Ohio Haunts".

Latasha's book was due sometime before Franklin's book.

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


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

Of the print published in 1713 and the map published in 1767, one was Gostaldo's and the other was of Corsica.

The map published in 1767 is either Bleux's print or the map of North Africa.

Bleux's print was published sometime before Handle's print.

The print published in 1785 wasn't of Tuscany.

Bleux Gostaldo Handle Jenson Waldemuller

Corsica
Denmark
North Africa
Scandinavia
Tuscany


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

The 800 ft zip line doesn't have a maximum height of 25 ft.

Of the zip line with a maximum height of 40 ft and Line D, one is 700 ft long and the other is 850 ft long.

Line G is  longer than the line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

The line with a maximum height of 30 ft is 100 feet longer than Line G.

Of the one with a maximum height of 30 ft and the zip line with a maximum height of 40 ft, one is Line A and the other is 850 ft long.


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

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

Of the one bought by Gene and the game bought by Jamie, one is Magic Marbles and the other came out in 1985.

Magic Marbles, the video game bought by Raul, the video game that came out in 1986 and the video game bought by Dave are all different video games.

AWOL Alert came out sometime after Magic Marbles.

Troop Seven came out 2 years after Victorforce.

The one bought by Frank is either Magic Marbles or Blaster Boy.

The game that came out in 1987 wasn't bought by Dave.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven
Victorforce


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.

Anthony has a birthday 4 days after the 18-year-old.

Of Anthony and Walter, one is 6 years old and the other was born on April 11th.

Ollie has a birthday sometime after the 18-year-old.

The five children are the grandchild with the April 19th birthday, the 18-year-old, Ollie, the 5-year-old and Hilda.

Hilda is either the 8-year-old or the one with the April 3rd birthday.

The one with the April 11th birthday is 5 years old.


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.

Dolores was awarded 3 spots before the girl who won the ceramics badge.

Ollie was awarded 2 spots before the girl who won the first aid badge.

The youngster who won the leadership badge was awarded  before the youngster who won the wildlife badge.

The five girls were the youngster who won the theater badge, Ollie, Patsy, Dolores and Harriet.

Patsy was awarded 2 spots before Harriet.

ceramics
first aid
leadership
theater
wildlife


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

Ollie's pet was bought 2 months after the tree frog.

The cane toad was bought 1 month after the tree frog.

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

Freda's pet was bought 1 month before the wood frog.

The amphibian bought in April isn't the bullfrog.

bullfrog
cane toad
horned toad
tree frog
wood frog


Piper Hills Academy recently installed a high-speed 3-D printer in its technology lab, and several students were given an opportunity this week to use it in order to print items of their own design.  Using only the clues below, match each student to the item they created (and its color), and determine how long it took for each item to print.

Eleanor's piece required 10 fewer minutes to print than Jacqueline's piece.

Of the design that printed in 10 minutes and Bertha's item, one was the phone case and the other was the helmet.

The phone case required somewhat fewer minutes to print than the flower.

Cedric's item required 5 fewer minutes to print than the phone case.

The piece that printed in 25 minutes was the whistle.


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

The ring with the sapphire cost 200 dollars more than Opal's ring.

Sonja's piece is either the piece that cost $1300 or the ring with the diamond.

Of Virginia's ring and the ring that cost $1500, one has the amethyst and the other has the sapphire.

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

The piece with the topaz cost 200 dollars less than the ring with the amethyst.

The ring that cost $1200 doesn't have the opal.


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.

Of Ernesto Ellis's vessel and the 28 ft vessel, one is the Mystique and the other is the Adagio III.

Jasper Jones's sailboat is either the 31 ft boat or the Mystique.

Of Ernesto Ellis's sailboat and Griffin Gaines's boat, one is 22 ft long and the other is the White Squid.

The five boats are the 34 ft sailboat, the Adagio III, Kelly Koch's sailboat, Griffin Gaines's boat and the Mystique.

The Fair Weather is 3 feet longer than the Adagio III.

Adagio III
Fair Weather
Mystique
Sea Spirit
White Squid

Ernesto Ellis
Frances Farmer
Griffin Gaines
Jasper Jones
Kelly Koch


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

The customer who paid $10.75 asked for chia seeds.

The person who requested acai berries paid 2 dollars less than Sergio.

Leticia is either the customer who requested flaxseed or the customer who paid $6.75.

The person who paid $9.75 didn't request ginger.

Of Sergio and the person who requested flaxseed, one paid $9.75 and the other paid $8.75.

Wilbur is either the person who paid $9.75 or the customer who requested acai berries.

acai berries
chia seeds
flaxseed
ginger
quinoa


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 "Color Blinds" uses yellow paintballs.

The yellow team was ranked 3 places behind the "Oil Crew".

The "Oil Crew" and the orange team are different teams.

The "Oil Crew" doesn't use green paintballs.

The "Oil Crew" was ranked 1 place ahead of the "Pea Shooters".

Of the purple team and the "Night Ninjas", one finished third and the other finished fourth.

The team that finished first is either the green team or the red team.

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad


Of the grandchild with the April 11th birthday and the child with the April 19th birthday, one is Leticia and the other is 9 years old.

Franklin is either the 18-year-old or the 5-year-old.

The 5-year-old has a birthday 8 days before the 6-year-old.

The five children are the 6-year-old, the one with the April 7th birthday, the child with the April 15th birthday, Johanna and Kerry.

The 18-year-old has a birthday 4 days after Johanna.


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

Of the K-9 unit that graduated in May and the canine that graduated in July, one was McGruff and the other was assigned to Officer Trujillo.

Aries was either the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Wheeler or the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Daugherty.

The five dogs were the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Salinas, the K-9 unit that graduated in April, the dog that graduated in June, Barca and Jaws.

The canine assigned to Officer Daugherty graduated 2 months before the dog assigned to Officer Salinas.

The canine assigned to Officer Wheeler graduated 1 month after Barca.

Daugherty Salinas Trujillo Underwood Wheeler


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

Ingram is either the person in room 124 or the client who is staying for 2 days.

Salinas is either the customer who is staying for 5 days or the customer in room 114.

Of Parker and the guest in room 124, one is staying for 5 days and the other is staying for 4 days.

The guest who is staying for 6 days is in room 117.

The client who is staying for 5 days isn't in room 203.

The customer in room 114 is staying 2 fewer days than Parker.


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 Elizabeth and the one who had the cafe mocha, one paid $7.99 and the other paid $8.99.

The one who had the cafe mocha paid 1 dollar less than Jennie.

The one who had the cafe latte was either the person who paid $7.99 or Marco.

Virgil paid 1 dollar less than the one who had the cafe latte.

cafe americano
cafe latte
cafe mocha
earl grey tea
espresso


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

Of Geraldine and Allen, one was picked up at the Smith Tower and the other paid $18.50.

The customer who got picked up at the Norvell House was either Geraldine or the customer with the $12.50 fare.

The person who got picked up at the Rainier Club paid 6 dollars more than Yolanda.

Yolanda paid somewhat more than Frederick.

The person who got picked up at the Space Needle paid 6 dollars less than the customer who got picked up at the Smith Tower.

Yolanda was picked up at the Arctic Building.

Arctic Building
Norvell House
Rainier Club
Smith Tower
Space Needle


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

Wayland will get somewhat more snow than Garberville.

The town with a forecasted low of 18 degrees will get 2 fewer inches of snow than the town with a forecasted low of 12 degrees.

Of Jackman and Elma, one has a forecasted low of 12 degrees and the other is expected to receive 5 inches of snow.

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

Wayland has a forecasted low of 8 degrees.

The location with a forecasted low of 10 degrees is either Jackman or the town that will get 3 inches of snow.

8 degrees
10 degrees
11 degrees
12 degrees
18 degrees


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

The rocket developed by Vexatech will launch 2 months after the rocket developed by Rubicorp.

The rocket developed by Vexatech will launch sometime before the Cornick.

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

The Worul will launch sometime after the Dreadco.

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

Of the Exatris and the Worul, one will launch in March and the other is made by Ubersplore.

The Cornick is either the rocket that will launch in February or the rocket developed by SpaceZen.

Omnipax Rubicorp SpaceZen Ubersplore Vexatech


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

The five packs are the 45 liter pack, Donna's pack, the Travelore pack, the Grennel pack and Gene's pack.

Of the Adironda pack and the 35 liter pack, one is Gene's and the other is Donna's.

Of the Adironda pack and the Grennel pack, one is 25 liters and the other is Wendell's.

Eugene's pack is 5 liters larger than Donna's pack.

The Naturba pack is either the 40 liter pack or Gene's pack.

25 liter
30 liter
35 liter
40 liter
45 liter

Adironda Bistric Grennel Naturba Travelore


The Hominyville Craft Fair features a "candle cornucopia," where several different local candlemakers are offering their top-selling candles for sale.  Using only the clues below, match each candle's two fragrances to its price and candlemaker.

The lavender product costs 3 dollars less than the cinnamon product.

Francisco's product is either the $6.50 candle or the $8.50 candle.

The lavender candle costs 3 dollars less than Zachary's candle.

Melinda's candle costs  more than the eucalyptus product.

Randall's candle is either the eucalyptus product or the $8.50 candle.

cinnamon clove eucalyptus lavender sandalwood


Lorena's Specialty Cakes has a number of different orders to fulfill this week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each customer to their specialty cake's shape and flavor, and determine the day each is to be delivered.

Mrs. Harper's cake won't be shaped like a rocket ship.

The October 8 delivery will be in the shape of a turtle.

Of the October 5 delivery and Mrs. Armstrong's cake, one will be in the shape of a sailboat and the other will be in the shape of a bowling pin.

Mrs. Gillespie's cake will be delivered 1 day before the order shaped like a sailboat.

The order shaped like a sailboat will be delivered sometime before the order shaped like a baseball glove.

Mrs. Harper's order will be delivered 2 days before Mrs. Jackson's order.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9

baseball glove
bowling pin
rocket ship
sailboat
turtle


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

Of the option that costs $235 per night and the resort that costs $215 per night, one is Azure Hills and the other is on Grenada.

Sapphire Hills is either the resort that costs $195 per night or the resort on Barbados.

Grand Echo is either the option that costs $255 per night or the resort that costs $175 per night.

The hotel on St. Barts costs 20 dollars more per night than the resort on Antigua.

Azure Hills
Emerald View
Grand Echo
Regal Park
Sapphire Hills

Antigua
Barbados
Grenada
St. Martin
St. Barts


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

Henrietta's study starts 1 month before Gene's study.

Of Henrietta's project and Iris's assignment, one starts in June and the other is on the Orion.

The project on the Liberty is either Wilbur's project or Ora's project.

The project beginning in July isn't on the Osprey.

Of Gene's project and the assignment beginning in May, one is on the Osprey and the other is on the Odyssey.


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

The meeting on August 21st will be either the Laneplex interview or the interview for the sales rep position.

The Laneplex interview is for the graphic design job.

Of the Haytouch interview and the meeting for the tech support position, one is on August 20th and the other is on August 24th.

The Sancode interview is 1 day before the meeting for the graphic design position.

The Canway interview is for the social media job.

The Streeter Inc. interview is sometime before the Sancode interview.

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

Canway
Haytouch
Laneplex
Sancode
Streeter Inc.

graphic design
janitor
sales rep
social media
tech support


The Ocala International Film Festival is being held this week.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the director, running time and title of each film, as well as the country in which each was produced.

Of the movie with a running time of 55 minutes and the movie with a running time of 60 minutes, one was directed by Gus Guzman and the other is West of Eden.

Eric Edwards's film is 10 minutes longer than Arctic Visions.

Eric Edwards's film is either West of Eden or Milton Vale.

Jacky Steel is either Keith King's film or Eric Edwards's film.

Milton Vale is 5 minutes shorter than Keith King's film.

The five films are Lionel Lowe's film, the movie with a running time of 70 minutes, the film with a running time of 60 minutes, the movie with a running time of 75 minutes and the movie with a running time of 55 minutes.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes
75 minutes

Eric Edwards
Gus Guzman
Keith King
Lionel Lowe
Tim Tucker

Arctic Visions
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale
Tearful Night
West of Eden


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 drone with a maximum range of 250 ft costs 150 dollars more than the drone with a maximum range of 350 ft.

The device with a maximum range of 150 ft costs 75 dollars less than the Eldang-X.

The drone with a maximum range of 150 ft and the Werril 23A are different devices.

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

The Eldang-X costs  less than the Suzutake.

The $675 machine doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 100 ft.

The Belhino 5 costs 225 dollars more than the device with a maximum range of 350 ft.

Belhino 5
Eldang-X
Motomiya
Suzutake
Werril 23A


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

Polly was either the animal that finished third or the runner that finished fifth.

Of the bird that finished third and the bird that finished second, one was #126 and the other is Stretch.


A group of train conductors has just received their individual assignments for next week's schedule.  Using only the clues provided, match each conductor to his train, scheduled day, and departure and arrival stations.

The conductor working on June 10 is either the person departing from Manson or the conductor departing from Guadalupe.

Luke will leave sometime after the conductor departing from Hardwick.

The person working on June 11 won't depart from Jackman.

Of the person departing from Epworth and the person working on June 12, one is Chris and the other is Julio.

The person departing from Guadalupe will leave 2 days after Julio.

Epworth Guadalupe Hardwick Jackman Manson


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

The chalkhill butterfly was either Rena's purchase or Faye's purchase.

Of the atlas butterfly and the insect that sold for $105, one was won by Derek and the other was won by Linda.

The butterfly that sold for $105 was the peppered butterfly.

Faye's purchase cost  less than the emperor butterfly.

The insect that sold for $45 was either the atlas butterfly or Rena's purchase.

Joann's purchase cost 45 dollars less than Linda's purchase.

atlas chalkhill emperor peacock peppered


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

The puzzle made by Garroda doesn't have the city skyline theme.

The jigsaw puzzle with the rustic village theme has somewhat more than the jigsaw puzzle with the coral reef theme.

The puzzle with 1250 pieces is either the puzzle with the football theme or the puzzle made by Vesem.

The puzzle with 250 pieces has the city skyline theme.

Of the puzzle with 1250 pieces and the puzzle with 750 pieces, one was made by Lyrod and the other has the football theme.

The puzzle made by Kimsight, the jigsaw puzzle with 1250 pieces, the jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces and the puzzle with the coral reef theme are all different puzzles.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Vesem is either the puzzle with 1250 pieces or the puzzle with the rustic village theme.

city skyline
coral reef
football
postage stamp
rustic village


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 textbook written by Tara Tyne costs 15 dollars less than the textbook written by Pat Peterson.

The set theory title costs 15 dollars more than the title written by Steve Spark.

Of the geometry title and the $24.99 textbook, one was written by Steve Spark and the other was written by Tara Tyne.

The textbook written by Velma Vintz costs  less than the textbook written by Rosa Rubens.

The $34.99 textbook, the pre-calculus book and the $39.99 title are all different books.

The field theory textbook is either the textbook written by Rosa Rubens or the title written by Steve Spark.

calculus
field theory
geometry
pre-calculus
set theory

Pat Peterson
Rosa Rubens
Steve Spark
Tara Tyne
Velma Vintz


The $675 device doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 150 ft.

The Motomiya has a maximum range of 250 ft.

The Mechania has a maximum range of 100 ft.

The $600 device is either the Zarobit-C or the machine with a maximum range of 650 ft.

Of the Eldang-X and the Motomiya, one has a maximum range of 1,000 ft and the other costs $525.

The drone with a maximum range of 650 ft costs 150 dollars more than the device with a maximum range of 1,000 ft.

Eldang-X
Mechania
Motomiya
Werril 23A
Zarobit-C


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

Silver Lakes is home to the atlas otter.

The sandy hare's reserve was established sometime after the frilled stork's reserve.

Of the frilled stork's reserve and the park established in 2012, one is Foxtail Bend and the other is Rosemary Park.

Foxtail Bend was established 2 years after Riverside Glen.

Elm Park is either the reserve established in 2008 or the western gull's reserve.

The box python's reserve was established 2 years before the atlas otter's reserve.

Elm Park
Foxtail Bend
Rosemary Park
Riverside Glen
Silver Lakes

atlas otter
box python
frilled stork
sandy hare
western gull


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

The assignment that starts at 11:00am isn't the bathroom.

Henrietta's job is either the mud room assignment or the chore that starts at 8:00am.

Willie's job, the mud room assignment, the dining room assignment and the assignment that starts at 9:00am are all different jobs.

Of the garage assignment and Francisco's assignment, one starts at 8:00am and the other starts at 9:00am.

The chore that starts at 12 noon is the kitchen.

bathroom
dining room
garage
kitchen
mud room


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

Mr. Drake will dive 2 days after the customer going out with Jorge.

Of the customer going out on July 13 and the diver going out with Ora, one is Mrs. Blake and the other is Mr. Ayers.

The diver going out on July 17 will go out with Sylvia.

The customer going out with Jorge, Mrs. Ferrell and the customer going out on July 16 are all different divers.

The diver going out with Muriel will dive sometime before Ms. Chang.

The customer going out on July 16 is either Mr. Drake or the customer going out with Hilda.

The customer going out with Jorge will dive sometime before Mrs. Blake.

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


Every year Simon takes an "adventure holiday" with a friend to some new location within the United States.  Determine each trip's activity, state and year, as well as the friend Simon went with.

The holiday with Yvonne was the camping holiday.

The cycling trip was 1 year before the camping vacation.

The holiday with Lillie was 1 year after the holiday with Tasha.

The vacation with Isabel is either the 2003 holiday or the kayaking holiday.

Of the hiking vacation and the 2005 vacation, one was with Lillie and the other was with Olga.

The hunting vacation was  after the hiking vacation.


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

The party-goer who arrived at 4:35 pm is either the friend who brought the potato chips or Sergio.

Of Hubert and Julie, one arrived at 4:45 pm and the other brought the potato chips.

Of Eunice and the friend who arrived at 4:40 pm, one brought the soda and the other brought the onion dip.

The participant who brought the hummus is either Sergio or Phyllis.

The friend who arrived at 4:50 pm didn't bring the soda.

corn chips
hummus
onion dip
potato chips
soda


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

The person leaving at 6:30 pm is either Yvette or the traveler flying from Jamaica.

The traveler flying from Malta is leaving  earlier than Nadine.

Nadine is leaving 1 hour earlier than Claude.

Of the traveler leaving at 5:30 pm and the traveler flying from New Zealand, one is Lydia and the other is Nadine.

The traveler flying from Qatar is leaving 2 hours earlier than Lydia.


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

The system that scored 83% was either the A.I. from Oxford or Zeno.

Of the A.I. that scored 83% and the system that scored 69%, one was Plutarch and the other was from Oxford.

Zeno was either the A.I. that scored 83% or the system from Stanford.

The system from Stanford finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the A.I. from MIT.

The system that scored 55% was from Cambridge.

Gorgias, the system that scored 83%, the system that scored 55% and the A.I. from MIT were all different systems.


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

Danny's appointment is 1 hour before the appointment with Irene.

Of the lesson with Irene and the session at 11:30am, one is Emma's and the other is Blake's.

The lesson at 8:30am is either Emma's lesson or the appointment with Jimmy.

The appointment at 11:30am isn't with Nicholas.

Emma's session is 2 hours after Arnold's lesson.


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

The client who paid $17.50 ordered the volcano roll.

Of the client who paid $9.50 and the customer who paid $15.50, one ordered the teriyaki roll and the other ordered the eel avocado roll.

The customer who ordered the dynamite roll didn't order the summer roll.

The client who ordered the firecracker roll is either the client who ordered the tiger roll or the client who paid $9.50.

Of the client who ordered the dynamite roll and the person who ordered the yellowtail roll, one paid $13.50 and the other paid $15.50.

The person who ordered the california roll paid $11.50.

california
dynamite
eel avocado
firecracker
philadelphia

summer teriyaki tiger volcano yellowtail


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

Of Rosemary's session and Teresa's class, one is at 10:30am and the other teaches vinyasa yoga.

The five classes are the 1:30pm class, Rosemary's class, Juana's class, the prenatal yoga session and the ashtanga yoga session.

The prenatal yoga class isn't led by Teresa.

Rosemary's session begins 1 hour before the anusara yoga session.

anusara ashtanga iyengar prenatal vinyasa


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

Sapphire Hills costs  more per night than the hotel on Grenada.

El Pacifico doesn't cost $215 per night.

The option on St. Martin costs 40 dollars more per night than Grand Echo.

The option on Martinique is either the hotel that costs $215 per night or Grand Echo.

The hotel on Grenada costs  more per night than the hotel on Antigua.

Of Azure Hills and El Pacifico, one costs $255 per night and the other is on Grenada.

Azure Hills
El Pacifico
Grand Echo
Regal Park
Sapphire Hills

Antigua
Barbados
Grenada
Martinique
St. Martin


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

Of the 7:00 am class and the course with 8 students, one is in room 212 and the other is in room 412.

The class in room 122 is either the 11:00 am class or the course with 22 students.

The class in room 207 starts 2 hours after the class in room 212.

The course in room 207 is either the 9:00 am class or the 11:00 am class.

The class with 25 students starts 4 hours after the course in room 122.


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

Of the Athios and the Gralax, one is made by Ubersplore and the other will launch in March.

The rocket that will launch in April is made by Vexatech.

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

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

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

Omnipax SpaceZen Techtrin Ubersplore Vexatech


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

The variety that requires 200 degree water costs 1 dollar less than the variety that requires 190 degree water.

The tea that requires 195 degree water costs 2 dollars less than the Red Robe.

The variety that requires 210 degree water costs  more than the tea that requires 185 degree water.

The Gold Turtle is either the tea that costs $7.50 or the variety that requires 185 degree water.

The Ali Shan costs 2 dollars more than the Jin Xuan.

The Pouchong, the tea that requires 210 degree water and the tea that costs $6.50 are all different teas.

Ali Shan
Gold Turtle
Jin Xuan
Pouchong
Red Robe

185 degree
190 degree
195 degree
200 degree
210 degree


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

Mt. Mccormick is 130 feet shorter than the mountain first summited by Hal Hudson.

Mt. Phillips is 260 feet taller than the peak first summited by Gerry Gamble.

The peak first summited by Chip Carson is 130 feet taller than the peak first summited by Gerry Gamble.

Mt. Sloan is either the peak first summited by Hal Hudson or the peak that is 14,600 feet tall.

The mountain that is 14,600 feet tall wasn't first climbed by Art Aguilar.

Mt. Knox
Mt. Mccormick
Mt. Ochoa
Mt. Phillips
Mt. Sloan

Art Aguilar
Chip Carson
Dale Dickens
Gerry Gamble
Hal Hudson


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

The player from the Monsters scored 1 goal  more than Nicholson.

Of Nicholson and Duran, one had 8 goals this season and the other is from the Ice Hogs.

The person from the River Kings is either the player with 8 goals or Farrell.

The player from the Checkers scored somewhat more than Ingram.

Ingram, the player with 8 goals, Farrell and the person with 9 goals are all different players.

The player from the Wolverines scored 2 goals more than the player from the Ice Hogs.

Checkers
Ice Hogs
Monsters
River Kings
Wolverines


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.

Of Matt Stevens's book and the book that sold 40 copies, one is Call of Duty and the other is My Best Friend.

Away in Arles is either the title that sold 26 copies or Zoey Stout's book.

Roscoe Jones's book sold somewhat more copies than Matt Stevens's book.

Jeff Holman's book sold 7 fewer copies than Alexis Olson's book.

Call of Duty sold 7 more copies than Two for Tennis.

Away in Arles
Call of Duty
My Best Friend
Two for Tennis
Wendalissa

Alexis Olson
Jeff Holman
Matt Stevens
Roscoe Jones
Zoey Stout


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

Of the guest who is staying for 2 days and the client who is staying for 5 days, one is Mrs. Cruz and the other is in room 117.

The guest who is staying for 6 days isn't in room 320.

The customer who is staying for 5 days is either Mrs. Arnold or the guest in room 203.

Mrs. Arnold is staying for a shorter time than Lara.


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

Polly was either #126 or the animal that finished first.

Of Otis and #134, one finished third and the other finished fourth.

Of the runner that finished first and the bird that finished fourth, one was #118 and the other is Ozzy.

The animal that finished fifth was #128.


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

The squad from Zimbabwe ended the games with 2  more gold medals than the team that won 5 silver medals.

The squad that won 12 silver medals ended the games with somewhat more gold medals than the squad from Jordan.

The team that won 5 gold medals didn't finish with 12 silver medals.

Of the squad from Malawi and the team that won 1 gold medal, one ended with 8 silver medals and the other ended with 5 silver medals.

The team that won 2 silver medals ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the squad from Zimbabwe.

The team from Grenada ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad from Yemen.


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

The jigsaw puzzle with 1250 pieces doesn't have the autumn leaves theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Sonaco is either the jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme or the puzzle with the coral reef theme.

Of the jigsaw puzzle made by Furoth and the jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme, one has 250 pieces and the other has 500 pieces.

The puzzle made by Buralde has 250 fewer pieces than the puzzle made by Lyrod.

The puzzle with the autumn leaves theme has somewhat more than the puzzle made by Buralde.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Buralde has 250 fewer pieces than the jigsaw puzzle with the football theme.

autumn leaves
city skyline
coral reef
football
outer space


The person who ordered the boston roll paid $11.50.

Of the person who ordered the california roll and the person who ordered the yellowtail roll, one paid $13.50 and the other paid $15.50.

The person who paid $17.50 ordered the volcano roll.

The client who ordered the eel avocado roll is either the client who ordered the tiger roll or the customer who paid $9.50.

The person who ordered the california roll didn't order the spicy tuna roll.

Of the client who paid $9.50 and the client who paid $15.50, one ordered the summer roll and the other ordered the dynamite roll.

boston
california
dynamite
eel avocado
futomaki

spicy tuna
summer
tiger
volcano
yellowtail


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

Brandon's purchase wasn't the cart spider.

The five spiders were Melinda's purchase, the arachnid that sold for $45, the redback, the cart spider and the ipstin spider.

The cart spider cost 15 dollars less than Anthony's purchase.

Of Brandon's purchase and Shelley's purchase, one sold for $60 and the other was the redback.

The raft spider cost 15 dollars less than the cart spider.

The spider that sold for $90 was either the cart spider or the redback.

cart spider
ipstin spider
raft spider
redback
whip spider


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

Of the $575 camera and the model made by Nectron, one is the Zenix 2C and the other is the G-290.

The model made by Lirios costs 25 dollars more than the Tela G5.

The model made by Torvia is either the $650 model or the DM-5000.

Of the $650 model and the G-290, one is made by Banion and the other is made by Nectron.

The model made by Nectron doesn't cost $625.

The Zenix 2C costs 25 dollars more than the camera made by Dayero.


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

Pluniden was approved 1 month before the drug that treats arthritis.

Zednisen was approved sometime before Pluniden.

Of Hamzell and the drug that treats meningitis, one was approved in January and the other was approved in May.

The pharmaceutical approved in February is either Minitrell or the drug that treats diabetes.

Bizolam Hamzell Minitrell Pluniden Zednisen

arthritis
dengue fever
diabetes
influenza
meningitis


The Lectra 6 costs 25 dollars more than the model made by Banion.

The MX-827, the model made by Cober, the camera made by Lirios and the $575 camera are all different cameras.

The model made by Cober is either the Zenix 2C or the $600 model.

Of the Zenix 2C and the FC-520, one costs $550 and the other is made by Cober.

The Zenix 2C costs  less than the camera made by Lirios.


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

Zachary's video has somewhat more views than Edna's viral video.

"Baby Eats Cake" has 1 million more views than Kyle's viral video.

"You Otter Know" has somewhat fewer views than Carl's viral video.

Carl's video is either the video with 5 million views or "Dancing Hyena".

Olivia's video has 1 million fewer views than "Dancing Hyena".

"You Otter Know" has 2 million more views than "Beach Brouhaha".

Of Kyle's viral video and Zachary's viral video, one received 6 million views and the other is "Happy Hermits".

4 million
5 million
6 million
7 million
8 million

Baby Eats Cake
Beach Brouhaha
Dancing Hyena
Happy Hermits
You Otter Know


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 1075 responses is either the ad produced by Eddie Evans or the ad produced by Hal Hopkins.

The magazine ad wasn't produced by Eddie Evans.

The five campaigns are the tv commercial, the ad with 625 responses, the ad produced by Hal Hopkins, the campaign produced by Eddie Evans and the campaign produced by Faith Fowler.

Of the magazine ad and the web campaign, one has brought in 775 responses and the other was produced by Hal Hopkins.

The ad produced by Gilda Gamble has brought 150  fewer responses than the ad produced by Eddie Evans.

The campaign produced by Eddie Evans has brought 150  fewer responses than the billboard.

billboard
magazine ad
radio spot
tv commercial
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Kenneth Kirby


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

The graduate assigned to mission GX-13 will launch 1 month after the graduate assigned to mission AV-435.

James will launch 2 months after Mercedes.

The graduate assigned to mission PR-97 will launch 1 month before the graduate assigned to mission ZF-15.

James is either the graduate assigned to mission GX-13 or the astronaut launching in March.

The five people are the graduate launching in February, Francis, the person assigned to mission ZF-15, Mercedes and the person assigned to mission CR-260.


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

The game with the Eagles wasn't on October 11.

The 42-20 game was 8 days after the match with the Tuscanos.

The match with the White Rhinos was sometime after the 24-21 match.

The 24-21 match was sometime after the 18-6 match.

Of the game with the Dragons and the match with the Eagles, one was on October 19 and the other finished with a score of 24-21.

The 34-7 match is either the October 11 match or the game with the Tuscanos.

Dragons
Eagles
Tuscanos
Warriors
White Rhinos


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

Latoya will launch 1 month after the astronaut assigned to mission PR-97.

The person assigned to mission CR-260 will launch sometime after Geraldine.

The person launching in February is either the person assigned to mission WB-664 or the astronaut assigned to mission PR-97.

Of the astronaut assigned to mission AV-435 and the astronaut launching in May, one is Becky and the other is Latoya.


The Forsyth County Fair concluded festivities today with a "three-legged race".  Each team consisted of one boy and one girl, both from the same home town.  Using only the clues below, match up the two children in each team, and determine their finishing time and home town.

The five teams were the duo that finished in 35 seconds, Patti's team, Cedric's duo, Garrett's duo and Yvonne's team.

Alexander's duo was either Yvonne's team or the duo that finished in 35 seconds.

The team that finished in 38 seconds was either Cedric's duo or Valerie's team.

Alexander's duo finished 6 seconds before Valerie's team.

Alexander's duo finished sometime after Felipe's duo.

Alexander's duo finished 3 seconds before David's duo.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds
41 seconds


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

The job starting in April is either Bill Bonner's project or the Oak Road project.

The Fred Lane project begins 3 months before the Norway Court project.

The job starting in August will be headed by Irma Ingram.

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

The Ethel Street project begins sometime before Dawn Daniels's project.

Cal Craft's project is either the Oak Road project or the Ethel Street project.

Aspen Court
Ethel Street
Fred Lane
Norway Court
Oak Road

Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Dawn Daniels
Ed Erickson
Irma Ingram


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

Geraldine's book was due 1 week before "Ohio Haunts".

Of Geraldine's book and the book due on September 1, one was "Heaven's Seal" and the other was "Kip and Ken".

The title due on September 29 is either "Stars Below" or Latasha's book.

Geraldine's book was due 1 week after Vicki's book.

The book due on September 8 is either "Heaven's Seal" or Latasha's book.

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


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.

Yvonne was awarded 3 spots after the scout who won the leadership badge.

Isabel was either the youngster who won the first aid badge or the scout who won the leadership badge.

The scout who won the wildlife badge was awarded  before the scout who won the first aid badge.

The youngster who won the swimming badge was awarded 3 spots before the scout who won the ceramics badge.

Of Maxine and the youngster who got the first award, one won the leadership badge and the other won the swimming badge.

The youngster who got the third award, Sharon and the girl who got the fourth award were all different girls.

ceramics
first aid
leadership
swimming
wildlife


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

Of Sophie's purchase and Nick's purchase, one sold for $60 and the other was the swallowtail butterfly.

Nick's purchase was either the insect that sold for $60 or the clearwing butterfly.

The peacock butterfly cost  more than the swallowtail butterfly.

Linda's purchase wasn't the grayling butterfly.

Joann's purchase cost  less than the grayling butterfly.

The peacock butterfly cost 15 dollars less than the atlas butterfly.

Joann's purchase cost 30 dollars less than Linda's purchase.

atlas clearwing grayling peacock swallowtail


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.

Of the application released in March and the app released in April, one is Castle Crunch and the other was made by Vortia.

Bubble Bombs is either the application released by Vortia or the game released by Gadingo.

The five apps are Vitalinks, the application released in June, the application released in April, the game released in July and the app released in March.

The game released by Gadingo was released 1 month earlier than Peter Parka.

The game released by BeGamez is either Peter Parka or Bubble Bombs.

Bubble Bombs was released 2 months later than the app released by Apptastic.

Bubble Bombs
Castle Crunch
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

Apptastic BeGamez Gadingo Trebuchet Vortia


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

The 9-year-old has a birthday 4 days before the 8-year-old.

The five children are the child with the April 3rd birthday, the 12-year-old, the 18-year-old, the 8-year-old and Vicki.

Ollie has a birthday sometime before Guy.

Of Bryan and Ollie, one is 12 years old and the other was born on April 7th.


Mara's job today at the census department is to fix some errors that crept into last year's data.  Help her match each of these cities to their county, mayor and population size.

The town in Middlesex County has 3,000  fewer people than the town in Barnstable County.

The town in Middlesex County has 3,000  more people than Turin.

Oakland Acres has 9,000  more people than Montclair.

The city in Hampden County has  more people than the town in Barnstable County.

Allerton
Montclair
Oakland Acres
Turin
Yale

Barnstable Franklin Hampden Middlesex Plymouth


The match with the Red and Blues finished with a score of 20-13.

The game with the Red and Blues was 4 days after the match with the Tuscanos.

The 28-10 game was 8 days after the match with the Eagles.

Of the October 3 game and the 13-9 match, one featured the Tuscanos and the other featured the White Rhinos.

The match with the Red and Blues is either the October 7 match or the October 11 match.

The match with the Eagles is either the October 11 match or the 24-21 match.

Eagles
Rams
Red and Blues
Tuscanos
White Rhinos


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.

Hilda was either the person who came in at 8:00am or the person who ordered wheat bread.

The person who ordered challah came in a half-hour before the person who ordered brioche.

Of the customer who ordered matzo and the person who came in at 9:00am, one was Ora and the other was Rose.

The person who ordered rye bread came in sometime after the customer who ordered matzo.

brioche
challah
matzo
rye bread
wheat bread


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.

My Best Friend sold 21 fewer copies than Two for Tennis.

The book that sold 12 copies is either Alexis Olson's book or Zara's Game.

Dessert Oasis sold somewhat fewer copies than Matt Stevens's book.

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

Of Alexis Olson's book and the title that sold 40 copies, one is Away in Arles and the other is Two for Tennis.

Daniel Hansen's book is either Zara's Game or Dessert Oasis.

Away in Arles
Dessert Oasis
My Best Friend
Two for Tennis
Zara\'s Game

Alexis Olson
Daniel Hansen
Matt Stevens
Roscoe Jones
Zoey Stout


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

Of Walter and Bradley, one graduated in 2006 and the other is now with the Pirates.

Of Lonnie and Perry, one graduated in 2008 and the other is now with the Cubs.

The person who's now with the Pirates is either the person who graduated in 2007 or Walter.

Lonnie is either the player who graduated in 2005 or the player who's now with the Angels.


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

The letter that was sent in 1969 is either Leah's bottle or the letter from Le Havre.

Tracy's bottle was sent 7 years before the missive from Bournemouth.

Warren's message was sent sometime before Tracy's message.

Of Herbert's letter and the message from Torquay, one was sent in 1962 and the other was sent in 1990.

Bournemouth
Brighton
Le Havre
Plymouth
Torquay


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

The jumper who jumped 95.0 meters and Yvonne were different people.

Becky scored 21 more points than the contestant who jumped 105.6 meters.

The person who jumped 105.6 meters scored  fewer points than the jumper who jumped 95.0 meters.

The jumper who scored 103 points didn't jump 90.1 meters.

The skier who jumped 95.0 meters scored 7 fewer points than Kristy.

The contestant who jumped 96.3 meters scored 14 more points than the jumper who jumped 105.6 meters.

90.1 meters
95.0 meters
96.3 meters
105.6 meters
110.8 meters


Badgerville High's football team has selected its roster of most valuable players for the year.  Using only the clues below, match each player to his position and jersey number, and determine the number of games he played last season.

Lonnie Love played 3  fewer games than the center.

Edward Ellis is either the corner back or the person who played in 7 games last season.

Of Gordon Gregg and the person who played in 5 games last season, one is the defensive back and the other is the corner back.

Gordon Gregg played one game more than the tight end.

The five players are Mike Mullen, the person who played in 6 games last season, the person who played in 7 games last season, the defensive back and the person who played in 3 games last season.

Edward Ellis
Gordon Gregg
Kurt Koch
Lonnie Love
Mike Mullen

center
corner back
defensive back
quarterback
tight end


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

The business started by Addie Abrams received 2 million dollars less than the startup started by Will Waters.

Tyngle.com is either the business started by Will Waters or the company that received the $1,000,000 investment.

Of the company started by Addie Abrams and the startup started by Betty Becker, one is Gofro.com and the other received $2,000,000.

The company started by Vicky Velez received  more than the company started by Fred Frost.

The business started by Betty Becker received 1 million dollars less than the startup started by Addie Abrams.

Addie Abrams
Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Vicky Velez
Will Waters


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

The Quinns' child was born 6 minutes after the Vaughans' baby.

The child born at 12:07am was either Willard or the Quinns' baby.

Of Bill and Nancy, one was the Vaughans' and the other was born at 12:04am.

The child born at 12:10am wasn't the Ortegas'.


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

The display bought by Donna Drake didn't cost $1,500.

The $1,825 tank is somewhat smaller than the $775 display.

The tank bought by Cora Carey is 5 gallons smaller than the $1,825 display.

Of the 55 gallon display and the display bought by Betsy Beard, one cost $1,825 and the other cost $920.

The fish tank bought by Donna Drake is 10 gallons smaller than the tank bought by Edwin Ellis.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons
75 gallons

Betsy Beard
Cora Carey
Donna Drake
Edwin Ellis
Faith Frisk


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

Houghton will get 1 more inch of snow than Newcastle.

The location with a forecasted low of 19 degrees will get somewhat more snow than the location with a forecasted low of 12 degrees.

Of the town with a forecasted low of 12 degrees and the location that will get 5 inches of snow, one is Houghton and the other is Jackman.

Portola has a forecasted low of 8 degrees.

Daly City is either the town that will get 3 inches of snow or the town with a forecasted low of 22 degrees.

The town with a forecasted low of 11 degrees will get 1 less inch of snow than the location with a forecasted low of 8 degrees.

Daly City
Houghton
Jackman
Newcastle
Portola

8 degrees
11 degrees
12 degrees
19 degrees
22 degrees


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.

Fast and Dead made 9 million more than Easy to Love.

The movie directed by Odette Olson made 3 million less than the film directed by Kenneth Key.

The film directed by Odette Olson made 3 million more than Let Me Out.

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

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

Amerigo
Easy to Love
Fast and Dead
Let Me Out
Zephyr Breeze

Kenneth Key
Micah Moreno
Nan Norman
Odette Olson
Paula Pratt