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

The vegetables from Pacific Grove sell for somewhat more per pound than the vegetables from Quasqueton.

Mildred's goods sell for 20 cents less per pound than the produce from Kings Beach.

Yolanda's produce, the produce from Dickens, and the produce from Quasqueton are three different vegetables.

Of the goods that sell for $3.10 per pound and the produce that sell for $2.80 per pound, one type is sold by Dan and the other type is the turnips.

The goods from Quasqueton sell for 30 cents less per pound than Willie's goods.

Willie's goods are either the onions or the produce that sell for $3.10 per pound.

The potatoes, the produce that sell for $3.00 per pound, and Lonnie's produce are three different vegetables.

The kale sell for 10 cents less per pound than the vegetables from Frenchville.

The produce from Grant sell for somewhat more per pound than the turnips.

The produce that sell for $3.00 per pound aren't from Pacific Grove.

The goods from Quasqueton sell for somewhat more per pound than Mildred's vegetables.

Antonio's produce sell for 20 cents more per pound than Pablo's produce.

The goods that sell for $3.00 per pound, the vegetables from Quasqueton, Willie's goods, the produce from Grant and Lonnie's goods are all different vegetables.

The goods that sell for $2.50 per pound aren't the potatoes.

The spinach sell for 10 cents more per pound than Mildred's produce.

Antonio Dan Lonnie Mildred Pablo Willie Yolanda

beets kale leeks onions potatoes spinach turnips

Dickens
Frenchville
Grant
Kings Beach
Pacific Grove
Quasqueton
Zwingle


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

The Cretaceous impact crater is 50 meters smaller than the Kimeta impact crater.

Of the crater in modern-day Macedonia and the Permian impact crater, one is known as the Kimeta site and the other is 175 m. wide.

The crater in modern-day Poland is  smaller than the Silurian impact crater.

The Moriwa impact crater is 25 meters wider than the Vorckin impact crater.

Of the one in modern-day Poland and the Ormagh impact crater, one was formed during the Silurian period and the other is 225 m. wide.

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

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

Of the 100 m. wide crater and the Moriwa impact crater, one was found in Macedonia and the other was formed during the Devonian period.

The Asanish impact crater is 25 meters wider than the Permian impact crater.

The Carboniferous impact crater is either the 150 m. wide one or the 225 m. wide crater.

The one in modern-day Kazakhstan is 125 meters smaller than the one in modern-day Oman.

The one in modern-day Sudan wasn't formed during the Permian period.

The Vorckin impact crater is 25 meters wider than the Cersay impact crater.

Asanish Cersay Hinwore Kimeta Moriwa Ormagh Vorckin

Carboniferous Cretaceous Devonian Jurassic Ordovician Permian Silurian

India Kazakhstan Macedonia Oman Poland Sudan Tanzania


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

The item found in 2004 wasn't found at Addison Beach.

The object found in 1995 was either the item found at Colbert Run or the diamond ring.

The cannonball sold for 75 dollars more than the earring.

Of the piece found at Colbert Run and the item that sold for $250, one was found in 2009 and the other is earring.

The object found at Dimmot Woods sold for 75 dollars less than the gold chain.

The piece found at Front Beach was either the item that sold for $325 or the gold chain.

The object found at Gillis Park sold for 75 dollars more than the object found in 1992.

The piece found at Heffen Lane sold for 75 dollars less than the earring.

The item that sold for $550 was either the object found at Gillis Park or the object found at Burr Woods.

The wristwatch, the piece that sold for $400, and the item that sold for $625 are three different objects.

The piece found in 2014 sold for 225 dollars more than the object found in 1995.

The wristwatch sold for 75 dollars more than the silver coin.

The diamond ring was found at Gillis Park.

The seven objects were the item found in 2005, the item that sold for $400, the object found at Colbert Run, the object that sold for $625, the object that sold for $475, the piece that sold for $550 and the item found at Heffen Lane.

cannonball
diamond ring
earring
gold chain
meteorite
silver coin
wristwatch

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


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 $9.50 job starts sometime after Sheri's assignment.

Inez's job starts 2 hours after the $9.50 job.

Of the laundry room assignment and the chore that starts at 1:00pm, one is Francisco's and the other gets an allowance of $8.00.

Ted's job starts 3 hours before the bathroom assignment.

Of the job that starts at 9:00am and Ted's assignment, one is the laundry room and the other is the garage.

The $9.50 chore starts 2 hours before the kitchen assignment.

The seven jobs are the laundry room assignment, the task that starts at 1:00pm, Ted's assignment, the $6.00 chore, Inez's job, Sheri's job and Beverly's task.

The assignment that starts at 10:00am doesn't get an allowance of $7.50.

The chore that starts at 11:00am doesn't get an allowance of $5.00.

Beverly's job doesn't get an allowance of $5.00.

The $6.00 task is either the living room assignment or Glenn's assignment.

Inez's chore is either the $5.00 assignment or the $9.00 chore.

The $6.00 assignment starts 2 hours after the garage assignment.

Beverly's job doesn't get an allowance of $7.50.

Ted's job starts 2 hours after the basement assignment.

Beverly Francisco Glenn Inez Olivia Sheri Ted

basement
bathroom
garage
kitchen
laundry room
living room
mud room


Several members of the Florida Trail Association have decided to each hike a different trail segment today to check for storm damage.  Using only the clues that follow, match each hiker to their start- and end-points and determine the total distance hiked by each.

The person who started at Cassia walked 3 more miles than Alex.

The person who trekked for 13 miles didn't start at Three Lakes.

The person who trekked for 10 miles is either Nora or the person who started at Lake Jesup.

Of the person who finished at Joshua Creek and Alex, one started at Reedy Creek and the other walked 14 miles.

The hiker who finished at Coyote Creek walked 1 mile more than the person who finished at Hobes Grove.

Alex is either the hiker who started at Lake Jesup or the person who finished at Flagler Trail.

The person who started at Green Swamp walked somewhat less than Nora.

Of the person who trekked for 10 miles and the person who finished at Joshua Creek, one started at Bull Creek and the other started at Lake Jesup.

The person who started at Lake Jesup walked 2 more miles than the person who finished at Black Hammock.

The hiker who finished at Wolf Creek is either the person who started at Lake Jesup or Pauline.

Claude is either the person who started at Tosohatchee or the hiker who finished at Wolf Creek.

The person who started at Bull Creek walked 2 more miles than the hiker who finished at Coyote Creek.

8 miles
9 miles
10 miles
11 miles
12 miles
13 miles
14 miles

Alex Claude Glen Heather Meredith Nora Pauline

Bull Creek
Cassia
Green Swamp
Lake Jesup
Reedy Creek
Three Lakes
Tosohatchee

Black Hammock
Coyote Creek
Fern Camp
Flagler Trail
Hobes Grove
Joshua Creek
Wolf Creek


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 participant from Dos Palos didn't bring the potato chips.

Of the participant from Fairfield and the party-goer who arrived at 4:40 pm, one brought the soda and the other is Lorraine.

The participant who brought the potato chips arrived 10 minutes after Lorraine.

The participant who brought the hummus arrived 10 minutes before the party-goer from Anaheim Hills.

The participant from Pine Valley is either the participant who brought the soda or the party-goer who brought the pork rinds.

The participant from Anaheim Hills didn't bring the corn chips.

Clinton arrived 10 minutes after Bonita.

David arrived 5 minutes before the friend from Kernville.

The friend who arrived at 4:45 pm didn't bring the onion dip.

Wade arrived sometime after the party-goer who brought the corn chips.

The friend from Fairfield arrived 15 minutes before Bonita.

The participant from Fairfield arrived 5 minutes before the friend who brought the hummus.

The party-goer who arrived at 4:55 pm isn't from Pine Valley.

Clinton arrived sometime before the friend from El Segundo.

The participant who brought the soda is either the participant who arrived at 4:45 pm or David.

Bonita Clinton David Julie Lorraine Nelson Wade

corn chips
hummus
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Kernville
Martensdale
Pine Valley


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

Dr. Guerrero's piece isn't about dinosaurs.

The article about earthquakes will appear 2 chapters before the 16-page essay.

The 7-page article isn't about volcanoes.

Neither the piece in Chapter 1 nor the 12-page essay is Dr. Sims's piece.

Dr. Quinn's article isn't about oceanography.

The essay about dinosaurs will appear 1 chapter before the 10-page piece.

Dr. Sims's essay will appear 3 chapters after the article about space travel.

Dr. Ingram's piece is either the piece in Chapter 6 or the 9-page article.

The essay in Chapter 3 isn't 7 pages long.

Neither the article in Chapter 6 nor the essay about physiology is the 7-page article.

The article about asteroids will appear 1 chapter after Dr. Ingram's piece.

Dr. Guerrero's article won't be in Chapter 7.

Dr. Dean's piece will appear somewhere in the book before the 7-page essay.

Of the 14-page piece and Dr. Melendez's essay, one is about space travel and the other will be in Chapter 5.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7

Dean Guerrero Ingram Melendez Orr Quinn Sims

asteroids
dinosaurs
earthquakes
oceanography
physiology
space travel
volcanoes


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).

Of the $600 drone and the $675 machine, one is the Belhino 5 and the other has a maximum range of 1,000 ft.

The Mechania costs  less than the machine that can fly for 10 minutes.

Of the machine that can fly for 25 minutes and the machine with a maximum range of 100 ft, one costs $450 and the other is the Motomiya.

The machine that can fly for 30 minutes costs 225 dollars more than the Eldang-X.

The Zarobit-C costs 75 dollars less than the drone that can fly for 20 minutes.

The Suzutake costs 75 dollars more than the drone with a maximum range of 350 ft.

The Werril 23A is either the $675 device or the $900 device.

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

The machine that can fly for 40 minutes costs 75 dollars more than the device that can fly for 20 minutes.

The $450 drone, the Zarobit-C, the Suzutake, the drone with a maximum range of 650 ft, the device that can fly for 20 minutes and the machine that can fly for 25 minutes are all different devices.

Of the Motomiya and the device with a maximum range of 475 ft, one can fly for up to 15 minutes and the other costs $750.

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

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


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

The contestant from Vincennes began his contest sometime after the competitor who won the chicken wing contest.

Paul is either the contestant who began his competition at 12:15 pm or the competitor from Vincennes.

The person from Shelbyville didn't win the hot dog contest.

Of the person who won the blueberry pie contest and the contestant who began his competition at 12:00 pm, one was from Naperville and the other was Wilbur.

Wilbur is either the contestant from Pervis or the contestant from Raleigh.

The competitor from Raleigh began his contest 45 minutes before the contestant from Shelbyville.

The competitor from Yaro City began his contest sometime after the person from Naperville.

Ollie is either the contestant who won the oyster contest or the person from Pervis.

The person from Yaro City began his contest sometime before the competitor from Tillerville.

Adam began his contest 75 minutes after Lucas.

Neither Zachary nor Lucas is the competitor who won the doughnut contest.

The person who won the jalapeno contest began his contest 15 minutes after the person from Pervis.

Zachary began his contest 60 minutes before the competitor who won the hot dog contest.

Lucas didn't start his contest at 11:30 am.

The contestant who began his competition at 12:00 pm won the jalapeno contest.

The person who began his competition at 12:45 pm didn't win the oyster contest.

The person from Yaro City didn't win the chicken wing contest.

Adam Guillermo Lucas Ollie Paul Wilbur Zachary

blueberry pie
chicken wing
doughnut
hot dog
jalapeno
oyster
watermelon

Naperville
Pervis
Raleigh
Shelbyville
Tillerville
Vincennes
Yaro City


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

Of number 42 and Kirby's jersey, one is a size 7 and the other is red.

The green shirt is 2 sizes larger than the red shirt.

Nelson's jersey is either the size 8 shirt or number 32.

Of the yellow shirt and Dean's shirt, one is number 42 and the other is a size 6.

The black jersey is  smaller than number 28.

The black shirt, the white jersey and the size 7 shirt are all different jerseys.

Number 30 is 4 sizes smaller than the blue jersey.

Of the size 12 shirt and Alford's jersey, one is yellow and the other is number 38.

Quinn's jersey is either the blue jersey or number 30.

The yellow jersey is  smaller than Dean's jersey.

Neither Quinn's jersey nor the size 6 jersey is number 32.

Alford Dean Ellison Kirby Levy Nelson Quinn

black blue green orange red white yellow


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

The honey from Greenfield costs  less than Linda Lynn's product.

The $8.50 honey, Nick Norris's honey, and Keith Koch's product are three different products.

The honey from Hiram isn't produced by Midge Mintz.

The sage honey costs 3 dollars less than the honey from Hiram.

Of the $7.50 honey and Jim Joyner's honey, one comes from Mariaville and the other is made from fireweed nectar.

The product from Hiram isn't produced by Linda Lynn.

The product from Lubec costs 2 dollars less than the product from Davis City.

The lemon blossom honey isn't produced by Nick Norris.

Of the $7.50 honey and the $8.50 product, one is made from clover nectar and the other comes from Hiram.

The fireweed product costs 2 dollars more than the basswood honey.

The lemon blossom product doesn't come from Santa Clara.

Keith Koch's honey is either the product from Davis City or the $10.50 product.

The lemon blossom honey isn't produced by Ivy Ingram.

The $5.50 honey isn't produced by Nick Norris.

The lemon blossom honey, Midge Mintz's honey, and the $11.50 product are three different products.

The honey from Nevada costs 2 dollars less than the product from Mariaville.

The sourwood honey costs 3 dollars more than the honey from Nevada.

The basswood product isn't produced by Linda Lynn.

alfalfa
basswood
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sage
sourwood

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

Davis City
Greenfield
Hiram
Lubec
Mariaville
Nevada
Santa Clara


The Albion Amateur Astronomy Club proudly proclaims that its members have discovered a number of previously-unknown comets.  Using only the clues below, match each comet to its discoverer and the year in which it was first detected, and determine each comet's orbital period (the number of years it takes to go around the sun).

The comet with an orbital period of 42 years was discovered 1 year after the comet Whitaker discovered.

The one Whitaker discovered was discovered 1 year after Sporrin.

The one with an orbital period of 47 years isn't Gostroma.

Of the comet with an orbital period of 58 years and the comet with an orbital period of 21 years, one was found in 2009 and the other is Peinope.

The comet discovered in 2009 is either the comet Tillman discovered or the one Jack Ingram discovered.

The one Hal Gregory discovered was discovered sometime after the one with an orbital period of 72 years.

The comet discovered in 2010 is either Crecci or Klionne.

The comet Jack Ingram discovered is either the one discovered in 2009 or the one with an orbital period of 47 years.

The comet Cal Barron discovered was discovered 3 years before Klionne.

The one with an orbital period of 42 years was discovered 1 year before Peinope.

The one Jack Ingram discovered was discovered sometime after Wally Six.

The comet Underwood discovered was discovered sometime before Gostroma.

The one with an orbital period of 21 years was discovered 3 years after the one Tillman discovered.

Of the one discovered in 2010 and the one discovered in 2013, one orbits the sun once every 65 years and the other is Gostroma.

The comet Hal Gregory discovered doesn't have an orbital period of 15 years.

The comet discovered in 2008 is either Casputi or the one with an orbital period of 65 years.

Cal Barron
Hal Gregory
Irv Horton
Jack Ingram
Tillman
Underwood
Whitaker

Casputi
Crecci
Gostroma
Klionne
Peinope
Sporrin
Wally Six

15 years
21 years
42 years
47 years
58 years
65 years
72 years


The comet Miller discovered isn't Gostroma.

The one Miller discovered was discovered 5 years after the one Cal Barron discovered.

The one Hal Gregory discovered was discovered 2 years before the one with an orbital period of 30 years.

The one discovered in 2008 is either Casputi or Gostroma.

The comet with an orbital period of 58 years was discovered sometime before the one Cal Barron discovered.

The one Solomon discovered was discovered 1 year before Trosny.

Of the one discovered in 2009 and Wally Six, one orbits the sun once every 29 years and the other was first seen by Young.

The one Miller discovered is either the comet discovered in 2008 or the one with an orbital period of 15 years.

The comet Cal Barron discovered was discovered sometime before Gostroma.

Of the comet with an orbital period of 47 years and Peinope, one was found in 2012 and the other was first seen by Cal Barron.

The comet Young discovered was discovered sometime after Trosny.

Of the comet with an orbital period of 65 years and the one with an orbital period of 58 years, one was first seen by Hal Gregory and the other is Sporrin.

The comet Zimmerman discovered was discovered 1 year before the one Solomon discovered.

Cal Barron
Hal Gregory
Irv Horton
Miller
Solomon
Young
Zimmerman

Casputi
Gostroma
Klionne
Peinope
Sporrin
Trosny
Wally Six

15 years
29 years
30 years
47 years
58 years
65 years
72 years


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

The class in room 120 starts sometime before the course in room 125.

The course in room 125 doesn't start at 1:00 pm.

The course in room 319 starts 6 hours after the Mandarin class.

Of the course in room 318 and the class with 17 students, one starts at 9:00 am and the other is the Turkish class.

Of the class in room 322 and the Japanese class, one has 11 students and the other has 17 students.

The Russian class starts 6 hours after the course with 13 students.

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

Of the course with 20 students and the 3:00 pm class, one is the Dutch class and the other is in room 322.

Of the class with 20 students and the course with 17 students, one is in room 120 and the other starts at 5:00 pm.

The 3:00 pm class isn't the Swahili class.

The course with 8 students starts 6 hours before the course with 20 students.

The class with 13 students starts sometime before the class with 17 students.

The course in room 319 is either the course with 20 students or the 9:00 am class.

The course in room 322 starts 4 hours before the course with 10 students.

Dutch English Japanese Mandarin Russian Swahili Turkish


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.

The sci-fi fan who sells Dynetia figurines doesn't work with chestnut.

The carver who charges 9 dollars doesn't sell Beadios figurines.

The sci-fi fan who sells Shyclye figurines charges 4 dollars more than the woodworker who sells Furoth figurines.

Martin charges 4 dollars less than the carver who works with pine.

The carver who sells Zaveos figurines charges 2 dollars less than Martin.

Of Nathan and the sci-fi fan who sells Ageynia figurines, one works with rosewood and the other charges 13 dollars.

The sci-fi fan who works with elm is either the woodworker who charges 13 dollars or the woodworker who sells Shyclye figurines.

Hubert charges  less than the carver who sells Dynetia figurines.

The carver who sells Ageynia figurines charges  more than the sci-fi fan who works with fir.

The sci-fi fan who works with fir charges  more than Nathan.

The woodworker who charges 5 dollars is either Wallace or the carver who sells Furoth figurines.

The carver who works with boxwood is either the woodworker who sells Shyclye figurines or Wallace.

The woodworker who works with boxwood charges 4 dollars less than the sci-fi fan who works with yew.

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

Cody Hubert Martin Nathan Sam Victor Wallace

boxwood chestnut elm fir pine rosewood yew

Ageynia Beadios Dynetia Furoth Oseb Shyclye Zaveos


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

The Jeep rental is for a period 4 days longer than the reservation to be picked up in Los Altos.

The 6 day rental is either the Lexus rental or the reservation to be picked up in Brownfield.

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

Donna David's rental won't be picked up in Brownfield.

Vicky Vaughan's reservation is for a period 1 day longer than the rental to be picked up in Groveland.

The reservation to be picked up in Los Altos is for a period 1 day longer than Freda Franklin's rental.

The Hyundai rental is for a period 1 day longer than Vicky Vaughan's reservation.

The Fiat reservation is for a period 1 day shorter than the reservation to be picked up in Durham.

The reservation to be picked up in Redding is for a period 1 day shorter than Rose Rowland's rental.

Of Opal O'Connor's rental and the rental to be picked up in Los Altos, one is for 3 days and the other is for the Hyundai.

The Volvo rental is for a somewhat longer period than the Fiat rental.

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

Of the Fiat reservation and the 2 day rental, one will be picked up in Groveland and the other is Linda Lindsey's.

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

Donna David
Freda Franklin
Kathy Koch
Linda Lindsey
Opal O\'Connor
Rose Rowland
Vicky Vaughan

Fiat Hyundai Jeep Kia Lexus Toyota Volvo

Brownfield
Durham
Groveland
Iowa Falls
Los Altos
Redding
Valencia


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 traveler leaving at 6:30 pm isn't flying from Romania.

Yvette is either the traveler flying from Qatar or the traveler leaving at 3:30 pm.

The seven travelers are Katherine, the traveler leaving at 4:30 pm, the traveler leaving at 7:30 pm, the traveler going to Barbados, the person going to Hungary, the traveler going to Finland and the traveler going to Costa Rica.

The person leaving at 8:30 pm isn't flying from Romania.

Inez is either the traveler going to Eritrea or the person going to Finland.

The traveler leaving at 8:30 pm isn't flying from Zambia.

Of the traveler leaving at 8:30 pm and the person flying from Peru, one is Gabriel and the other is Zachary.

The person flying from Zambia is either Zachary or Florence.

The traveler flying from Yemen is leaving  later than the traveler going to Finland.

Gabriel is leaving 1 hour later than the traveler going to Barbados.

The person leaving at 6:30 pm isn't flying from New Zealand.

The traveler going to Costa Rica is leaving 1 hour later than the person flying from Oman.

Of the traveler flying from Oman and Inez, one is going to Barbados and the other is leaving at 7:30 pm.

Florence is leaving 1 hour later than the traveler going to Costa Rica.

Claude Florence Gabriel Inez Katherine Yvette Zachary

New Zealand
Oman
Peru
Qatar
Romania
Yemen
Zambia

Angola
Barbados
Costa Rica
Denmark
Eritrea
Finland
Hungary


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

The assignment in Pennsylvania, the job with 50 attendees, Joel's event, the job with 175 attendees, Herbert's job and the event with 150 attendees are all different events.

The anniversary job will involve somewhat more people than Herbert's event.

Of the job with 200 attendees and the event with 125 attendees, one will be handled by Herbert and the other is the graduation.

The assignment in Iowa will involve somewhat fewer people than the retreat event.

The job with 175 attendees isn't the retreat.

Vicky's job will involve 50 fewer people than the symposium assignment.

The job in Rhode Island is either Flora's assignment or the job with 100 attendees.

Of the job in Texas and Joel's event, one is the symposium and the other will have 150 attendees.

The wedding job, the event with 50 attendees, and the assignment with 200 attendees are three different events.

The job in Utah will involve 25 more people than Flora's assignment.

Daisy's assignment will involve 50 fewer people than the conference assignment.

The assignment with 200 attendees won't be in Utah.

Daisy Flora Herbert Joel Norman Vicky Zachary

anniversary birthday conference graduation retreat symposium wedding

Delaware
Iowa
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas
Utah


Sal, a newly-hired police officer, has written a number of parking violations this week.  Help him sort out his paperwork by matching each fine to its associated vehicle, license plate number and state.

Of the vehicle that received the $75 fine and the automobile with the SVZ-880 plates, one is from Tennessee and the other is the Hornet.

The car from Delaware doesn't have the YGA-441 plates.

Of the car with the YGA-441 plates and the automobile that received the $75 fine, one is the Etsalle and the other is from Tennessee.

The automobile from Louisiana doesn't have the SVZ-880 plates.

Of the Injitsu and the car that received the $100 fine, one is from Utah and the other has the RBD-337 plates.

The Cavalo is either the automobile from Vermont or the car from Utah.

The car from Louisiana doesn't have the YGA-441 plates.

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

The vehicle from Hawaii was fined 100 dollars less than the Hornet.

Of the Cavalo and the Dartson, one was fined $25 and the other is from Utah.

The car from Utah was fined 50 dollars more than the vehicle with the GGZ-007 plates.

The automobile from Tennessee, the automobile that received the $100 fine, the Etsalle, the vehicle that received the $50 fine, the car with the FRZ-192 plates and the vehicle that received the $125 fine are all different cars.

Cavalo Dartson Etsalle Fierro Grandero Hornet Injitsu

Delaware Hawaii Kansas Louisiana Tennessee Utah Vermont


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.

Edna's video didn't get exactly 5 million views.

The video that's 40 seconds long has somewhat more views than "Magnet Mayhem".

Of the viral video with 6 million views and Francine's viral video, one is 31 seconds long and the other is "You Otter Know".

The viral video that's 38 seconds long has 2 million fewer views than the viral video that's 31 seconds long.

Stacy's video has somewhat fewer views than the video that's 47 seconds long.

Marsha's video is either the video that's 22 seconds long or "Magnet Mayhem".

Marsha's video has 2 million fewer views than Stacy's video.

The video that's 55 seconds long is either "Baby Eats Cake" or Lorena's video.

"Happy Hermits" is either Stacy's video or the video with 7 million views.

Zachary's video has somewhat more views than "Dancing Hyena".

Of the viral video that's 47 seconds long and Zachary's video, one received 10 million views and the other is "Happy Hermits".

The video that's 38 seconds long is "Beach Brouhaha".

Francine's video has 1 million fewer views than "Gabe Goes Nuts".

Of the video with 9 million views and "Beach Brouhaha", one is Lorena's and the other is 22 seconds long.

4 million
5 million
6 million
7 million
8 million
9 million
10 million

Edna Francine Kyle Lorena Marsha Stacy Zachary

Baby Eats Cake
Beach Brouhaha
Dancing Hyena
Gabe Goes Nuts
Happy Hermits
Magnet Mayhem
You Otter Know

15 seconds
22 seconds
31 seconds
38 seconds
40 seconds
47 seconds
55 seconds


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. Estrada's cake will be delivered sometime before the cake shaped like a rocket ship.

Of the cake shaped like a turtle and the cake shaped like a sports car, one will be lemon-flavored and the other will be delivered on October 6.

The lemon cake will be delivered 2 days before Mrs. Armstrong's cake.

The key lime cake is either the order shaped like a bowling pin or the cake shaped like a baseball glove.

The order shaped like a sports car will be delivered 1 day after the chocolate cake.

Of Mrs. Estrada's order and Mrs. Massey's order, one will be delivered on October 9 and the other will be raspberry-flavored.

Mrs. Danielson's cake won't be strawberry-flavored.

The order shaped like a rocket ship will be delivered sometime before the cake shaped like a turtle.

The raspberry cake will be delivered 2 days after the cake shaped like a bowling pin.

The raspberry cake won't be shaped like a sailboat.

Mrs. Becker's order will be delivered 1 day before the strawberry cake.

The order shaped like a sports car, the October 10 delivery, the October 5 delivery, Mrs. Estrada's order and Mrs. Harper's cake are all different cakes.

The cake shaped like a sports car will be delivered 4 days before the coconut cake.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9
October 10
October 11

Armstrong Becker Danielson Estrada Foley Harper Massey

baseball glove
biplane
bowling pin
rocket ship
sailboat
sports car
turtle

banana
chocolate
coconut
key lime
lemon
raspberry
strawberry


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 employee who served 100 riders doesn't work in the purple section.

Peter served more riders than the worker who manages Zinjo.

The person who manages Agony Alley served 100 fewer riders than Willis.

The employee who manages The Breaker works in the pink section.

The employee who manages Loop-D-Loop is either Darrell or the worker who works in the green section.

Of Nathan and the person who served 150 riders, one manages Demon Drop and the other manages Loop-D-Loop.

The employee who works in the yellow section is either the person who served 125 riders or Darrell.

The employee who manages Speed Devil served fewer riders than the employee who works in the red section.

Orlando is either the person who works in the yellow section or the worker who manages Agony Alley.

The person who manages Demon Drop served 50 fewer riders than the person who works in the orange section.

The employee who works in the green section served 25 more riders than Jeremy.

Of the person who served 125 riders and the employee who works in the pink section, one is Sergio and the other is Nathan.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders
150 riders
175 riders
200 riders

Darrell Jeremy Nathan Orlando Peter Sergio Willis

blue green orange pink purple red yellow

Agony Alley
Demon Drop
Loop-D-Loop
Speed Devil
The Breaker
The Screamer
Zinjo


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

Sanders Arena holds 120  fewer people than the facility in Troy.

The facility with seating for 350 people, the basketball facility, the arena in Alton, the facility in Troy and the facility in Kirkman are all different arenas.

The facility with seating for 270 people isn't set up for hockey games.

Kline Arena holds  more people than the lacrosse facility.

The soccer facility holds  more people than the rugby facility.

The facility in Zwingle holds 120  more people than the arena in Troy.

Wilcox Arena isn't set up for rugby games.

The arena with seating for 230 people is either the arena in Kirkman or Ingram Arena.

Kline Arena isn't set up for rugby games.

Of the arena with seating for 190 people and the facility in Zwingle, one is Underwood Arena and the other is set up for basketball games.

The hockey facility is either the facility in Alton or the arena with seating for 230 people.

Of the basketball facility and the soccer facility, one is in Schaller and the other is Noble Arena.

The arena in New Cuyama holds 200  more people than the football facility.

Neither the facility in McFarland nor the arena in Troy is the arena with seating for 150 people.

The arena in Alton is either the facility with seating for 310 people or the arena with seating for 270 people.

Ingram Kline Martinez Noble Sanders Underwood Wilcox

baseball basketball football hockey lacrosse rugby soccer

Alton
Kirkman
McFarland
New Cuyama
Schaller
Troy
Zwingle


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

Of the shot taken in July and the shot published by Travel Almanac, one was of the white rhino and the other cost $900.

The shot taken in July wasn't published by Animal Science.

The photo that cost $900 was taken 1 month before the photo of the white rhino.

The photo that cost $700 was taken 5 months after the photo that cost $825.

The photo that cost $950 was taken sometime before the photo of the polar bear.

The photo that cost $950 wasn't published by The Geographer.

The photo published by Science World was taken sometime after the shot of the giant tortoise.

The photo that cost $475 wasn't published by The Geographer.

Of the photo published by Nature Monthly and the shot of the arctic fox, one cost $550 and the other was taken in June.

The shot that cost $550 was taken 2 months after the shot of the snow leopard.

The shot of the giant tortoise was taken 1 month after the photo of the polar bear.

The photo of the red panda was either the shot that cost $900 or the photo published by Wildzone.

The shot taken in April wasn't published by Earth Aware.

The photo of the giant tortoise was either the photo that cost $550 or the photo taken in September.

The shot published by The Geographer was either the shot taken in June or the photo taken in March.

The photo published by Animal Science was taken sometime after the shot that cost $550.

March April May June July August September

arctic fox
giant tortoise
polar bear
red panda
snow leopard
tree kangaroo
white rhino

Animal Science
Earth Aware
Nature Monthly
Science World
The Geographer
Travel Almanac
Wildzone


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

The gem found in the Hopper claim sold for somewhat more than the gem from Nevada.

The rhodolite, the gem found in the Collins claim, and the stone that sold for $830 are three different gems.

The gem from California sold for 20 dollars less than the smoky quartz.

The gem from Utah wasn't uncovered at the Collins claim.

Of the gem found in the Williams claim and the stone found in the Hopper claim, one is the corundum and the other was from Nevada.

The gem from Nevada sold for 10 dollars more than the gem from Wyoming.

The stone found in the Quinn claim sold for somewhat less than the gem found in the Williams claim.

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

The aquamarine sold for 10 dollars less than the gem from Wyoming.

The corundum sold for somewhat more than the gem from Oregon.

The gem that sold for $790 is either the gem found in the Underwood claim or the gem found in the Collins claim.

The stone from California sold for 10 dollars less than the rhodolite.

The stone from California is either the stone that sold for $820 or the stone found in the Underwood claim.

The blue topaz sold for 20 dollars less than the gem found in the Quinn claim.

The tourmaline wasn't uncovered at the Johnston claim.

The stone that sold for $800 wasn't uncovered at the Johnston claim.

aquamarine
blue topaz
corundum
rhodolite
smoky quartz
tourmaline
zircon

Collins Hopper Johnston Quinn Todd Underwood Williams

California Colorado Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah Wyoming


Several members of the Florida Trail Association have decided to each hike a different trail segment today to check for storm damage.  Using only the clues that follow, match each hiker to their start- and end-points and determine the total distance hiked by each.

The person who started at Bull Creek is either Orlando or Alex.

Lana is either the hiker who finished at Flagler Trail or the person who finished at Coyote Creek.

The person who finished at Flagler Trail walked somewhat less than the hiker who started at Reedy Creek.

Of the hiker who started at Three Lakes and the hiker who trekked for 9 miles, one finished at Fern Camp and the other finished at Joshua Creek.

Of Nora and the person who started at Cassia, one finished at Hobes Grove and the other walked 8 miles.

The seven hikers are the person who finished at Flagler Trail, the hiker who trekked for 11 miles, the person who started at Reedy Creek, the person who trekked for 14 miles, the hiker who trekked for 8 miles, the hiker who started at Green Swamp and Orlando.

The hiker who started at Green Swamp walked somewhat less than Nora.

Neither the person who finished at Hobes Grove nor the hiker who trekked for 8 miles is Karla.

The hiker who finished at Wolf Creek walked somewhat more than the hiker who started at Tosohatchee.

The person who trekked for 13 miles is either the person who started at Tosohatchee or the hiker who finished at Coyote Creek.

The hiker who finished at Fern Camp walked 3 fewer miles than Orlando.

The hiker who finished at Joshua Creek walked 2 more miles than Iris.

The person who started at Green Swamp walked 1 mile less than Alex.

Alex Iris Karla Lana Nora Orlando Yvette

Bull Creek
Cassia
Green Swamp
Lake Jesup
Reedy Creek
Three Lakes
Tosohatchee

Black Hammock
Coyote Creek
Fern Camp
Flagler Trail
Hobes Grove
Joshua Creek
Wolf Creek


Greenville State College has several fraternities on campus, and Jeff has been researching them all to see which he wants to join.  Help him out by matching each fraternity house to its street and membership count, as well as the year it was founded on campus.

Of the fraternity on Island Drive and Sigma Beta, one has 23 members and the other has 26 members.

Lambda Alpha is either the frat founded in 1970 or the fraternity founded in 1976.

The fraternity founded in 1948 is either Lambda Alpha or the house with 23 members.

The fraternity founded in 1970 isn't on Lawn Street.

Neither Beta Pi Omega nor the frat on Shelly Lane is the fraternity founded in 1970.

The fraternity founded in 1934 has 3  more members than Delta Gamma Pi.

The frat founded in 1948 has 6  fewer members than the fraternity on Mckay Road.

The frat founded in 1970 isn't on Wild Avenue.

Sigma Beta has 6  fewer members than Tau Beta Pi.

The fraternity on Wild Avenue has 9  more members than the frat on Virginia Street.

The frat founded in 1979 isn't on Mckay Road.

Beta Pi Omega has 3  more members than the fraternity founded in 1934.

Theta Delta doesn't have a head count of 38.

The house with 41 members is either the frat on Shelly Lane or the frat founded in 1976.

The frat founded in 1959 has 6  more members than Lambda Alpha.

Delta Gamma Pi has 3  fewer members than Sigma Beta.

Alpha Beta Tau
Beta Pi Omega
Delta Gamma Pi
Lambda Alpha
Sigma Beta
Tau Beta Pi
Theta Delta

Island Drive
Lawn Street
Mckay Road
O Street
Shelly Lane
Virginia Street
Wild Avenue


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

The job starting in June is either Hal Hamilton's project or the $15,000 project.

Of the $25,000 project and the Willow Street project, one starts in September and the other will be headed by Hal Hamilton.

The Gray Avenue project begins sometime after Cal Craft's project.

Of Al Anderson's project and the job starting in July, one will focus on Gray Avenue and the other will have a budget of $35,000.

Cal Craft's project begins 1 month after the Oak Road project.

The Ivy Street project won't be managed by Freda Fisher.

The L Street project begins 4 months after the $25,000 project.

The Ivy Street project won't have a budget of  $40,000.

The Russell Road project is either Dawn Daniels's project or the $18,000 project.

Dawn Daniels's project, the job starting in September, the Gray Avenue project, the Ivy Street project and the Fred Lane project are all different projects.

The $32,000 project begins sometime before the Fred Lane project.

The Russell Road project doesn't start in August.

Neither the $25,000 project nor the $15,000 project is the L Street project.

The job starting in October won't be managed by Irma Ingram.

The $15,000 project begins sometime after the Fred Lane project.

The $15,000 project will be headed by Freda Fisher.

The Willow Street project is either the job starting in April or the $35,000 project.

The L Street project won't be managed by Dawn Daniels.

April May June July August September October

Fred Lane
Gray Avenue
Ivy Street
L Street
Oak Road
Russell Road
Willow Street

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Dawn Daniels
Freda Fisher
Hal Hamilton
Irma 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.

The sandy hare's reserve was established sometime before Howard Park.

The fig turtle's reserve was established 2 years before Wanda Park.

The frilled stork's reserve was established 4 years after Rosemary Park.

Of the park in Franklin County and the atlas otter's reserve, one was established in 2008 and the other is Silver Lakes.

The park in Wilcox County was established 2 years after the reserve in Chilton County.

Foxtail Bend is either the frilled stork's reserve or the pygmy beaver's reserve.

Silver Lakes was established 6 years after Howard Park.

The park in Pickens County is either the sandy hare's reserve or the park established in 2008.

The sandy hare's reserve, the park established in 2010, the pygmy beaver's reserve, the park established in 2014 and the park established in 2004 are all different parks.

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

The park in Franklin County was established sometime after the frilled stork's reserve.

Of Howard Park and the reserve in Chilton County, one is home to the fig turtle and the other is home to the western gull.

The park established in 2014 isn't in Talladega County.

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

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

Bibb Chilton Franklin Lamar Pickens Talladega Wilcox


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.

Of the 900 ft zip line and the zip line with a maximum height of 30 ft, one is Line D and the other can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 30 MPH.

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

The line that offers a maximum speed of 55 MPH is either the zip line with a maximum height of 25 ft or Line D.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH is 100 feet shorter than the one that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH.

The one that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH is  longer than the one with a maximum height of 70 ft.

The zip line with a maximum height of 55 ft is either Line F or the 800 ft line.

Line F is  shorter than the one that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH.

Of the line that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH and Line G, one is 950 ft long and the other reaches a height of 55 ft.

Line E is either the line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH or the one with a maximum height of 70 ft.

Of the 750 ft line and Line B, one can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 35 MPH and the other reaches a height of 85 ft.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH reaches a height of 30 ft.

Line B is 50 feet shorter than the zip line with a maximum height of 45 ft.

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

25 ft
30 ft
40 ft
45 ft
55 ft
70 ft
85 ft

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


Help Avery figure out the shipping costs for each customer, and determine what's in each package and where it is being shipped to.

The package with the rare book in it cost 1 dollar more than the package going to Enfield.

Of the package going to Glenhaven and Steven's package, one cost $8.75 and the other contains the toaster.

The package going to Saint Francis cost 1 dollar more than the package going to Fontanelle.

Of the package going to Cherryfield and the package going to Kennebunk, one cost $5.75 and the other contains the tea set.

The package with the basketball in it cost 2 dollars more than Oscar's package.

The shipment going to Kennebunk cost somewhat less than the shipment with the tea set in it.

The shipment going to Kennebunk cost somewhat more than the shipment with the computer in it.

The package going to Cherryfield cost 3 dollars less than the shipment going to Johannesburg.

Neither Derek's shipment nor Oscar's shipment is the package that cost $10.75.

Derek's shipment cost 2 dollars more than the shipment with the basketball in it.

The shipment with the television in it didn't cost $8.75.

Neither the shipment going to Saint Francis nor the package with the toaster in it is Tyler's shipment.

Pablo's package cost 2 dollars more than the shipment going to Kennebunk.

The package that cost $4.75 is either Neil's package or the shipment going to Fontanelle.

basketball
computer
fruit basket
rare book
tea set
television
toaster

Derek Luther Neil Oscar Pablo Steven Tyler

Cherryfield
Enfield
Fontanelle
Glenhaven
Johannesburg
Kennebunk
Saint Francis


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.

Of the fourth period class and the class in room 314, one is Spanish and the other is Physics.

The class in room 122 is held 1 period before Mr. Ellison's class.

The Biology class is held 1 period before Mr. Glover's class.

The class in room 120 is held during sixth period.

Neither the English class nor Mr. Farmer's class is the sixth period class.

The Geometry class is held 2 periods after the English class.

The Algebra class is either the course in room 120 or Mr. Villarreal's class.

The Spanish class is held 3 periods before the course in room 120.

Neither Mr. Glover's class nor the course in room 322 is the Geometry class.

Neither Mr. Farmer's class nor the class in room 322 is the Spanish class.

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

The class in room 322 isn't taught by Mr. Rhodes.

The course in room 314 is held 2 periods after the class in room 125.

Mr. Rhodes's class is held sometime before the Spanish class.

The seventh period class is either the course in room 208 or Mr. Osborn's class.

Ellison Farmer Glover Osborn Rhodes Underwood Villarreal

Algebra Biology English Geometry Latin Physics Spanish


Inez's viral video has somewhat more views than the video that's 38 seconds long.

The video with 5 million views, "Magnet Mayhem", Georgia's video, "Dancing Hyena", "You Otter Know" and Tonya's viral video are all different videos.

"Gabe Goes Nuts" has somewhat fewer views than Georgia's video.

The video that's 38 seconds long has 2 million fewer views than "Happy Hermits".

Of "Dancing Hyena" and the video that's 31 seconds long, one received 10 million views and the other received 5 million views.

Georgia's video is either the video that's 47 seconds long or the viral video that's 15 seconds long.

The viral video that's 15 seconds long isn't "Baby Eats Cake".

The viral video that's 31 seconds long has 1 million fewer views than the video that's 22 seconds long.

Rodney's viral video isn't "Magnet Mayhem".

Bill's viral video has somewhat fewer views than Wade's video.

Of Stacy's video and the viral video with 6 million views, one is "Beach Brouhaha" and the other is 22 seconds long.

Of Stacy's viral video and the viral video that's 55 seconds long, one is "Dancing Hyena" and the other received 7 million views.

The viral video with 7 million views doesn't have a running time of 15 seconds.

The video that's 31 seconds long has 4 million fewer views than Bill's viral video.

Bill Georgia Inez Rodney Stacy Tonya Wade


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

Whoever dove on Saturday caught more fish than whoever dove on Monday.

Whoever dove on Friday was either the person who worked at Ethel Bay or the person who caught 30 lion fish.

The person who caught 30 lion fish didn't dive on Thursday.

Whoever dove on Wednesday caught 3 more fish than Jorge.

Whoever dove on Thursday was either Freddie or the person who worked at Holly Hock.

Of Gabriel and the person who worked at Ash Cay, one dived on Saturday and the other dived on Monday.

Whoever dove on Sunday caught fewer fish than whoever dove on Thursday.

Whoever dove on Tuesday caught 15 more fish than whoever dove on Friday.

Stacy, the person who caught 18 lion fish, Jorge, whoever dove on Wednesday and the person who caught 24 lion fish were all different people.

Whoever dove on Wednesday caught 9 fewer fish than the person who worked at Ash Cay.

Jorge caught 3 fewer fish than the person who worked at Front Reef.

Cathy, the person who worked at Front Reef, and whoever dove on Tuesday are three different people.

Of the person who worked at Belle Bar and whoever dove on Tuesday, one caught 18 lion fish and the other is Freddie.

Cathy Freddie Gabriel Ivan Jorge Martin Stacy

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

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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

The ska record, Painted Empire's record, the release with 1.6 million sales, the record that came out in January and Sodium Green's release are all different releases.

Of the release with 1.8 million sales and the release that came out in June, one is Epoch Lantern's and the other is Eagle Ally's.

The album that came out in October is either the acid rock album or Painted Empire's record.

The acid rock record is either the release with 1.4 million sales or Epoch Lantern's album.

The release with 1.6 million sales, Lip Savage's release, and Sodium Green's record are three different releases.

The album with 1.5 million sales wasn't grunge.

Jagged Knee's album wasn't released in January.

The record with 1.8 million sales wasn't glam rock.

Eagle Ally's release is either the record with 1.4 million sales or the album that came out in August.

The ska record is either the record that came out in January or the record that came out in March.

The grunge album sold somewhat more copies than the acid rock record.

Audio Array's release sold somewhat more copies than the rockabilly release.

The heavy metal release was released in June.

Of the record that came out in July and the record with 1.2 million sales, one is Epoch Lantern's and the other was grunge.

The album with 1.5 million sales is either Sodium Green's release or Audio Array's release.

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

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

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

January March April June July August October

acid rock
glam rock
grunge
heavy metal
new wave
rockabilly
ska


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

Of the person with 54 LinkedIn connections and Jonathan, one has 180 Facebook friends and the other has 576 Twitter followers.

The person with 654 Twitter followers has 20  fewer Facebook friends than Tina.

Lindsey is either the one with 58 LinkedIn connections or the one with 160 Facebook friends.

The person with 790 Twitter followers is either the one with 180 Facebook friends or the person with 150 Facebook friends.

The person with 54 LinkedIn connections has 10  more Facebook friends than the person with 599 Twitter followers.

The one with 50 LinkedIn connections has  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 715 Twitter followers.

The one with 760 Twitter followers has 50  more Facebook friends than Willis.

The one with 140 Facebook friends is either Yvonne or the person with 72 LinkedIn connections.

Of the one with 78 LinkedIn connections and the one with 58 LinkedIn connections, one has 760 Twitter followers and the other is Margie.

Willis has 30  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 58 LinkedIn connections.

Of Yvonne and the person with 576 Twitter followers, one has 54 LinkedIn connections and the other has 130 Facebook friends.

The person with 64 LinkedIn connections has  fewer Facebook friends than Yvonne.

Jonathan Lindsey Margie Sheri Tina Willis Yvonne


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 released in 1985 has 750 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme.

The puzzle made by Chaurd doesn't have the outer space theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Astury has 500 fewer pieces than the puzzle made by Sonaco.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1999 is either the puzzle with 250 pieces or the jigsaw puzzle with the rustic village theme.

The puzzle with 1500 pieces is either the puzzle with the coral reef theme or the puzzle released in 1988.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1992 doesn't have the coral reef theme.

The jigsaw puzzle with the rustic village theme has 500 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle released in 1985.

The puzzle made by Sonaco is either the puzzle with the football theme or the jigsaw puzzle released in 1999.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Buralde has 1,250 more pieces than the puzzle with the coral reef theme.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1995 doesn't have the coral reef theme.

The puzzle with 1250 pieces is either the puzzle with the outer space theme or the jigsaw puzzle made by Perunia.

Of the jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme and the puzzle with 1000 pieces, one was made by Buralde and the other was made by Chaurd.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Buralde is either the jigsaw puzzle with the football theme or the jigsaw puzzle released in 1978.

The puzzle with the outer space theme has somewhat fewer than the jigsaw puzzle made by Perunia.

The jigsaw puzzle with 750 pieces wasn't released in 1995.

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

Astury Buralde Chaurd Irycia Perunia Sonaco Vesem

autumn leaves
city skyline
coral reef
football
outer space
postage stamp
rustic village


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 camping vacation was  before the Louisiana vacation.

The cycling trip was 4 years before the hang gliding holiday.

The trip with Gladys was 1 year before the vacation with Pam.

Neither the trip with William nor the vacation with Calvin is the Pennsylvania holiday.

The Pennsylvania vacation was the skydiving vacation.

The vacation with Calvin wasn't the kayaking trip.

The seven trips are the Georgia holiday, the holiday with Olga, the hang gliding holiday, the vacation with William, the cycling vacation, the holiday with Calvin and the holiday with Gladys.

Of the Delaware holiday and the trip with Henrietta, one was the camping holiday and the other was in 2006.

The holiday with William was  after the camping trip.

Of the cycling trip and the 2007 trip, one was in Oregon and the other was with Olga.

The Rhode Island holiday was the hiking vacation.

The Delaware holiday was  after the trip with Calvin.

Neither the trip with Olga nor the Pennsylvania vacation is the camping holiday.

Calvin Gladys Henrietta James Olga Pam William

camping
cycling
hang gliding
hiking
hunting
kayaking
skydiving

Delaware
Georgia
Louisiana
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia


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

The traveler who went to Saint Lucia set sail sometime before the traveler who went to Jamaica.

Of the person who went to Grenada and the person who took the Trinity cruise, one was on the 1986 cruise and the other is Miranda.

The person who took the Farralon cruise set sail 4 years after the person who went to Puerto Rico.

The traveler who took the Silver Shores cruise set sail sometime before the person who went to Martinique.

The traveler who went to Trinidad set sail 3 years before the traveler who went to Grenada.

The traveler who took the Trinity cruise, Jessica, Natasha, the traveler who took the 1988 cruise, the person who took the 1985 cruise and the traveler who took the 1987 cruise are all different travelers.

Eugene set sail sometime before the traveler who went to Trinidad.

The person who took the Trinity cruise set sail sometime after Kathy.

Of the traveler who took the 1984 cruise and the person who took the 1986 cruise, one went to Martinique and the other is Natasha.

The person who took the Azure Seas cruise is either the traveler who took the 1988 cruise or Eugene.

The person who went to Jamaica wasn't on the Neptunia cruise.

Of the traveler who went to Aruba and the traveler who took the 1983 cruise, one took the Baroness cruise and the other is Kathy.

Eugene Francis Greg Jessica Kathy Miranda Natasha

Azure Seas
Baroness
Caprica
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores
Trinity

Aruba
Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Trinidad


Of Wanda Park and the reserve established in 2004, one is home to the fig turtle and the other is in Pickens County.

Of Foxtail Bend and the box python's reserve, one is in Wilcox County and the other was established in 2010.

The park in Wilcox County, the box python's reserve, Wanda Park, Elm Park, the pygmy beaver's reserve and the sandy hare's reserve are all different parks.

Elm Park is either the reserve established in 2008 or the park established in 2012.

The frilled stork's reserve was established sometime before the box python's reserve.

The park established in 2010, Silver Lakes, and Elm Park are three different parks.

The fig turtle's reserve was established 2 years after Elm Park.

The sandy hare's reserve was established sometime before the reserve in Lamar County.

The frilled stork's reserve was established 4 years before the atlas otter's reserve.

The reserve in Bibb County is either the reserve established in 2014 or the park established in 2016.

Wanda Park was established 8 years after Riverside Glen.

Of the reserve in Pickens County and the park in Talladega County, one was established in 2014 and the other is Howard Park.

The reserve in Lamar County isn't home to the endangered western gull.

The reserve in Chilton County was established 6 years after Howard Park.

The reserve established in 2006 is either the park in Talladega County or the park in Lamar County.


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.

Wayne paid  more than the diner who ordered the profiterole.

The one who had the espresso paid 1 dollar less than the diner who ordered the tiramisu.

The person who paid $11.99 was either the one who had the earl grey tea or the one who had the chai tea.

The one who had the cafe mocha paid 4 dollars less than the one who had the chai tea.

The diner who ordered the gelato paid  less than the one who had the cappuccino.

The person who paid $11.99 didn't order the bread pudding.

Of Marco and Yolanda, one paid $5.99 and the other had the cafe mocha.

Of the diner who ordered the streusel and the one who had the espresso, one was Stacey and the other paid $7.99.

Of the one who had the cappuccino and Wayne, one paid $9.99 and the other paid $7.99.

The diner who ordered the tiramisu, the person who paid $8.99, the person who paid $10.99, the one who had the earl grey tea, Marco and the one who had the cafe mocha were all different friends.

The diner who ordered the gelato paid  more than Yolanda.

The person who paid $6.99 was either the diner who ordered the creme brulee or the diner who ordered the gelato.

Francis Marco Norman Russell Stacey Wayne Yolanda

cafe americano
cafe latte
cafe mocha
cappuccino
chai tea
earl grey tea
espresso

bread pudding
creme brulee
gelato
profiterole
rice pudding
streusel
tiramisu


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.

The book by Betty Bush was due 1 week before Geraldine's book.

Sherrie's book wasn't written by Betty Bush.

The title by Walter Wood was due 3 weeks after "Frogs of Iowa".

The title by Gabby Garza was "Heaven's Seal".

The book by Walter Wood wasn't "Time to Burn".

The book by Betty Bush was due 1 week after the book by Kim Kramer.

Neither "Heaven's Seal" nor the title due on September 22 is Muriel's book.

The book by Dale Durham was due sometime after Latasha's book.

The book due on October 6 wasn't "Stars Below".

Of "Dancing Well" and the book by Pete Patton, one was due on October 13 and the other was taken out by Franklin.

Franklin's book was due sometime before "Dancing Well".

The title due on September 15 was "Frogs of Iowa".

Neither the title due on September 1 nor the book by Betty Bush is Latasha's book.

Muriel's book was due 1 week before the title by Gabby Garza.

Of the title due on October 13 and "Kip and Ken", one was taken out by Vicki and the other was written by Fred Fuentes.

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13

Franklin Geraldine Latasha Muriel Sherrie Terrance Vicki

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

Betty Bush
Dale Durham
Fred Fuentes
Gabby Garza
Kim Kramer
Pete Patton
Walter Wood


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

The person who started with the Slav Defense played 3 games after Walter.

Priscilla played 1 game before the player who started with the Torre Attack.

Of the player who lost in 26 moves and the player who started with the Evans Gambit, one played sixth and the other played third.

Irma played sometime before the player who started with the Ware Opening.

The person who lost in 21 moves played 1 game after Anne.

The seven people were the person who played sixth, the person who lost in 29 moves, the person who started with the Reti Opening, the person who started with the Benko Gambit, the person who started with the Slav Defense, Opal and the person who lost in 25 moves.

The player who lost in 21 moves played 1 game before the player who lost in 34 moves.

The player who lost in 36 moves didn't begin with the Reti Opening.

The person who lost in 25 moves played 3 games before the player who lost in 26 moves.

The person who lost in 26 moves didn't begin with the Ware Opening.

The person who played seventh was either the person who started with the Torre Attack or the player who started with the Giuoco Start.

The person who started with the Benko Gambit played sometime after Walter.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Anne Irma Kendra Mae Opal Priscilla Walter

Benko Gambit
Evans Gambit
Giuoco Start
Reti Opening
Torre Attack
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


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 that sells cell phones wasn't founded by Lara Larson.

The company that sells cell phones received 1 million dollars more than Atriana.com.

Of Tyngle.com and the business that sells cameras, one received $7,000,000 and the other received $4,000,000.

Of the business that sells sports gear and Zetafish.com, one was started by Will Waters and the other received $1,000,000.

Byxby.com received  more than the startup started by Fred Frost.

The company that sells textbooks received 1 million dollars less than the business started by Betty Becker.

Madinkz.com received 1 million dollars more than the business that sells cell phones.

Of the startup that sells kitchen wares and the business that sells video games, one received $4,000,000 and the other was started by Vicky Velez.

Gofro.com didn't get exactly $7,000,000.

Byxby.com received 4 million dollars less than the startup that sells video games.

The business that sells cameras is either the business started by Pat Padilla or the startup that received the $2,000,000 investment.

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

cameras
cell phones
kitchen wares
robots
sports gear
textbooks
video games


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

The April 4 outing was either the trip with Orville or the trip where they saw 30 shooting stars.

The trip with Paulette logged somewhat more shooting stars the trip to Janesville.

The trip to Isleton logged 14 fewer shooting stars than the trip to Janesville.

Neither the trip where they saw 44 shooting stars nor the trip to Manchester was the trip with Orville.

The April 28 trip logged 21 fewer shooting stars than the outing with Terrence.

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

The trip where they saw 44 shooting stars wasn't with Stephanie.

The April 28 trip, the trip where they saw 9 shooting stars, the outing where they saw 44 shooting stars, the trip to Manchester, the trip where they saw 16 shooting stars and the outing to Janesville were all different trips.

The trip to Kalona logged 21 fewer shooting stars than the April 22 outing.

The trip with Nolan was either the outing to Kalona or the outing where they saw 37 shooting stars.

The trip to Janesville was either the trip where they saw 23 shooting stars or the outing with Paulette.

The outing with Quinn was either the trip to Isleton or the April 25 trip.

The April 17 outing didn't log exactly 30 shooting stars.

Of the trip where they saw 37 shooting stars and the outing to Gilmore City, one was on April 4 and the other was on April 10.

The trip to Conesville logged somewhat more shooting stars the trip with Paulette.

April 4
April 7
April 10
April 17
April 22
April 25
April 28

Conesville
Eastbrook
Gilmore City
Isleton
Janesville
Kalona
Manchester

Nolan Orville Paulette Quinn Reynaldo Stephanie Terrence


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

Betty Baxter won somewhat less than Ferris Fry.

The doctor was either the winner from Vermont or the winner who won $15 million.

Ed Elliott won 10 million more than the person from Georgia.

The person who won $30 million wasn't the senator.

The person from Vermont won somewhat less than the doctor.

The person who won $25 million wasn't the judge.

The seven people were the person who won $10 million, the person from Washington, the judge, Gil Greene, Hilda Hunt, Betty Baxter and Dharma Day.

Of Dharma Day and Cal Chandler, one was the judge and the other was from Hawaii.

Cal Chandler didn't win exactly $35 million.

The person who won $10 million wasn't from Florida.

The person who won $30 million was either the person from Washington or Dharma Day.

The winner who won $20 million wasn't from Georgia.

The winner who won $10 million was either the teacher or the judge.

Of Hilda Hunt and the person who won $15 million, one was the doctor and the other was from Mississippi.

$5 million
$10 million
$15 million
$20 million
$25 million
$30 million
$35 million

Betty Baxter
Cal Chandler
Dharma Day
Ed Elliott
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene
Hilda Hunt

Florida Georgia Hawaii Kansas Mississippi Vermont Washington

accountant banker doctor judge lawyer senator teacher


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

The customer who got picked up at the Neptune Theatre paid somewhat less than the person who was dropped off on Fairfield Lane.

Of Philip and the client who got picked up at the Neptune Theatre, one was dropped off on Todd Street and the other paid $12.50.

Max paid somewhat less than the client who got picked up at the Arctic Building.

The customer who got picked up at the Norvell House paid 12 dollars less than Carrie.

The client who got picked up at the Fremont Library paid 9 dollars more than the client who got picked up at the Seattle Tower.

The customer who was dropped off on Ash Avenue paid 6 dollars more than the person who got picked up at the Seattle Tower.

The customer who was dropped off on Graydon Avenue paid 6 dollars more than Henrietta.

The customer who got picked up at the Fremont Library paid somewhat less than Bobbie.

The customer who was dropped off on Viking Street paid 15 dollars more than Philip.

Of the client who was dropped off on Walut Street and the person with the $24.50 fare, one was picked up at the Hoge Building and the other was Carrie.

Isabel, the person with the $15.50 fare, the client who got picked up at the Hoge Building, the customer who got picked up at the Fremont Library and the person with the $6.50 fare were all different customers.

Bobbie Carrie Henrietta Isabel Max Neil Philip

Arctic Building
Fremont Library
Hoge Building
Neptune Theatre
Norvell House
Seattle Tower
Space Needle

Ash Avenue
Fairfield Lane
Graydon Avenue
League Avenue
Todd Street
Viking Street
Walut Street


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 Huffs are paying 10 dollars more per month than the Quinns.

The family moving in on Wednesday is paying 30 dollars less per month than the Sheltons.

The family paying $680 a month is either the Sheltons or the family moving in on Saturday.

Of the family paying $690 a month and the family paying $700 a month, one is the Kerrs and the other is moving in on Tuesday.

The Huffs are paying 10 dollars less per month than the family moving in on Thursday.

The family moving into the Ash Avenue apartment is either the family moving in on Saturday or the family moving in on Tuesday.

The Underwoods are moving into the Ash Avenue apartment.

The family moving into the Grove Street apartment is paying 20 dollars more per month than the family moving in on Sunday.

The Kerrs are paying 20 dollars more per month than the family moving into the Holly Street apartment.

The family moving into the Summit Street apartment is paying 30 dollars more per month than the Russells.

The family moving into the Ivy Street apartment is either the family paying $740 a month or the family moving in on Thursday.

Neither the family moving into the Ivy Street apartment nor the family moving into the Front Street apartment is the family moving in on Sunday.

The family paying $720 a month is either the Kerrs or the family moving in on Sunday.

Huffs Johnsons Kerrs Quinns Russells Sheltons Underwoods

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Ash Avenue
Front Street
Grove Street
Holly Street
Ivy Street
Kermit Lane
Summit Street


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

The Coolstar XV5 costs 65 dollars more than the unit with the 5,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The unit with the 15,000 BTUs cooling capacity is either the Coolstar XV5 or the $375 item.

The Z-Free XL costs somewhat more than the item with the 30,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

Of the Ultralux 92 and the $765 air conditioner, one has the 30,000 BTUs cooling capacity and the other has the 5-year warranty.

The item with the 7-year warranty is either the Z-Free XL or the item with the 30,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

Of the $505 air conditioner and the item with the 1-year warranty, one has the 20,000 BTUs cooling capacity and the other is the Coolstar XV5.

Of the item with the 1-year warranty and the Chiller Z, one costs $635 and the other has the 25,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The air conditioner with the 10-year warranty costs 130 dollars more than the Ultralux 92.

The item with the 15-year warranty costs 325 dollars less than the EnergyBeam 110.

The $570 item, the item with the 1-year warranty, the air conditioner with the 12-year warranty, the Z-Free XL, the unit with the 10-year warranty and the air conditioner with the 10,000 BTUs cooling capacity are all different units.

The $700 item is either the Freezon Flux or the Binson C40.

Binson C40
Chiller Z
Coolstar XV5
EnergyBeam 110
Freezon Flux
Ultralux 92
Z-Free XL


The seven classes are the seventh period class, the Geometry class, the History class, the Latin class, the Algebra class, Mr. Duffy's class and the class in room 319.

Mr. Rhodes's class is held 4 periods after the English class.

The class in room 114 is held sometime after the class in room 318.

The Geometry class is either the fourth period class or Mr. Ingram's class.

Of the History class and the fifth period class, one is taught by Mr. Rhodes and the other is in room 114.

The course in room 129 is held 1 period after the Latin class.

The English class is held 1 period after Mr. Villarreal's class.

Of the class in room 125 and the fifth period class, one is Latin and the other is Geometry.

Mr. Lester's class is held 1 period before Mr. Cannon's class.

The class in room 208 is held 3 periods after the Latin class.

Of the Pre-Calculus class and the class in room 125, one is held during third period and the other is taught by Mr. Villarreal.

Cannon Duffy Ingram Lester Quinn Rhodes Villarreal

Algebra Art English Geometry History Latin Pre-Calculus


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 6 gold medals didn't end with 12 bronze medals.

Of the team from Indonesia and the squad that won 2 gold medals, one ended with 4 silver medals and the other finished with 1 bronze medal.

The team that won 8 bronze medals ended the games with 2  more gold medals than the squad that won 12 silver medals.

The team that won 12 bronze medals didn't finish with 1 silver medal.

The team from Grenada didn't end with 10 bronze medals.

The team from Slovakia ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the team from Russia.

The team from Indonesia didn't finish with 7 gold medals.

The seven teams were the team that won 4 silver medals, the squad from Grenada, the team that won 12 bronze medals, the squad from Argentina, the team from Indonesia, the team from Turkmenistan and the team that won 3 bronze medals.

The team from Grenada ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the team from Russia.

The team that won 15 bronze medals ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the team that won 6 silver medals.

The squad from Argentina didn't end with 8 bronze medals.

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

The squad that won 5 silver medals was either the team that won 6 gold medals or the team from Indonesia.

Of the squad that won 5 gold medals and the team from Honduras, one ended with 8 silver medals and the other finished with 12 bronze medals.

Argentina Grenada Honduras Indonesia Russia Slovakia Turkmenistan


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

The building haunted by Geoffrey was on Grant Place.

Balfern was visited 5 months after Stockford.

The building on Darby Lane was either Hughenden or Wolfenden.

Hughenden was visited sometime after the home haunted by Lady Grey.

The home haunted by Francis was investigated 4 months before the building on Bird Road.

Wolfenden was either the home on Fifth Avenue or the house Priscilla visited in March.

Markmanor was visited 3 months after the building on Fifth Avenue.

The home haunted by Victor was visited 1 month after the house on Bird Road.

Barnhill was investigated 1 month before the home haunted by Abigail.

Barnhill was either the home on Circle Drive or the house haunted by Brunhilde.

Of the home Priscilla visited in June and the home haunted by Geoffrey, one was on Haley Square and the other was Hughenden.

The building haunted by Geoffrey was investigated 1 month before the building haunted by Tarlton.

January February March April May June July

Balfern Barnhill Downsell Hughenden Markmanor Stockford Wolfenden

Bird Road
Circle Drive
Darby Lane
Eagle Street
Fifth Avenue
Grant Place
Haley Square

Abigail
Brunhilde
Francis
Geoffrey
Lady Grey
Tarlton
Victor


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 made of 18k gold cost  more than Wanda's ring.

The piece made of 18k gold cost 400 dollars less than the piece made of platinum.

Of the ring that cost $1400 and Hazel's piece, one has the sapphire and the other is made of silver.

Neither the ring that cost $1300 nor the ring that cost $1400 is the piece with the ruby.

Felicia's piece cost 100 dollars less than the ring with the diamond.

The ring that cost $1700 is either the ring with the opal or the ring made of 18k gold.

The piece with the amethyst, the piece made of 14k gold, the ring that cost $1300, Wanda's ring, the piece that cost $1700 and Yolanda's piece are all different rings.

The ring that cost $1100 is either the piece with the aquamarine or the piece with the amethyst.

The ring made of 14k gold cost 200 dollars more than the ring with the sapphire.

The piece that cost $1600 isn't made of titanium.

The ring made of silver doesn't have the aquamarine.

The piece that cost $1600 is either the piece with the aquamarine or Yolanda's ring.

The ring that cost $1400 is either Elvira's ring or the ring with the opal.

Of the ring made of 24k gold and Hazel's ring, one has the sapphire and the other cost $1200.

The piece made of 18k gold cost 200 dollars less than Jacquelyn's piece.

The piece that cost $1600 doesn't have the ruby.

Elvira Felicia Hazel Jacquelyn Sonja Wanda Yolanda

aquamarine amethyst diamond opal ruby sapphire topaz

14k gold
18k gold
24k gold
palladium
platinum
silver
titanium


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

Planets Align was played 4 months after the board game hosted at Ethel's house.

The game played in March wasn't hosted by Felicia.

The board game with 11 players was played 2 months after Bladescape.

Stealth was played 3 months after the board game hosted at Doreen's house.

Emberfight, the game hosted at Doreen's house, and the game with 6 players are three different games.

The game with 6 players wasn't hosted by Caroline.

Android Disco didn't have exactly 5 players.

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

The game hosted at Todd's house was played 2 months before Rules of War.

The game played in February had exactly 8 players.

The game played in July, the game with 8 players, and Android Disco are three different games.

Of the game played in April and the board game played in June, one was hosted by Adrian and the other was Planets Align.

The game with 14 players was played 1 month after the game hosted at Ethel's house.

Of the board game with 13 players and Planets Align, one was hosted by Caroline and the other was played in April.

Android Disco
Bladescape
Emberfight
Planets Align
Rules of War
Stealth
Vendetta

Adrian Caroline Doreen Ethel Felicia Pat Todd


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 received 3 fewer nominations than the film directed by Paul Walnier.

Thorn of Suns is either the film directed by Gabby Jones or the comedy.

The film directed by Danny Trevor received 5 fewer nominations than the romance.

Thorn of Suns received one more nomination than The Illusion.

Sea of Dreams received  more nominations than the musical.

Of the movie that received 6 nominations and the movie directed by Adrienne Day, one was the musical and the other was the film-noir.

Maximum Risk wasn't directed by Adrienne Day.

The film that received 7 nominations wasn't directed by Gabby Jones.

Of Silk Mist and the movie that received 3 nominations, one was directed by Danny Trevor and the other was the action film.

The film directed by Danny Trevor received one more nomination than Maximum Risk.

The movie directed by Gabby Jones received  more nominations than Thorn of Suns.

The comedy, the film directed by Tank Reznor, Maximum Risk, The Illusion, Silk Mist and Wild Ones are all different films.

The film that received 4 nominations, Fatal Sheen, and The Illusion are three different films.

Maximum Risk wasn't directed by Virgil Katz.

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

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

action film
comedy
drama
film-noir
musical
romance
thriller


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

"Criminal Bane" began 1 year before the hero who patrols Frazier Park.

Jimmy Joyce began 1 year after "Wonderman".

"Wonderman" began sometime before "Deep Shadow".

Of "Wonderman" and the person who patrols Summerland, one began his crusade in 2011 and the other is Red Reilly.

Red Reilly began 1 year before "Green Avenger".

The hero who patrols Mission Vale is either "Wonderman" or Matt Minkle.

The superhero who patrols Summerland began 4 years before the superhero who patrols Tenth Avenue.

The seven people are the person who started in 2010, "Green Avenger", "Prism Shield", "Wonderman", "Ultra Hex", Red Reilly and "Deep Shadow".

Of Edsel Eaton and the person who started in 2010, one patrols Frazier Park and the other patrols Mission Vale.

The hero who patrols Green Hills began 2 years before Sid Shaffer.

"Ultra Hex" is either Kurt Knapp or the hero who patrols Green Hills.

The superhero who started in 2012 is either the superhero who patrols Apple Valley or the superhero who patrols Mission Vale.

Criminal Bane
Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Max Fusion
Prism Shield
Ultra Hex
Wonderman

Danny Doyle
Edsel Eaton
Jimmy Joyce
Kurt Knapp
Matt Minkle
Red Reilly
Sid Shaffer

Apple Valley
Frazier Park
Green Hills
Idyllwild
Mission Vale
Summerland
Tenth Avenue


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

The mountain first summited by Art Aguilar is 260 feet taller than the mountain first summited by Ford Fischer.

Of the mountain that is 14,990 feet tall and the mountain that is 14,600 feet tall, one was first climbed in 1845 and the other was first climbed by Kermit Kramer.

Mt. Ewing is 390 feet taller than Mt. Rodriquez.

The mountain first summited by Ford Fischer is either the mountain first climbed in 1946 or Mt. Larsen.

The mountain first climbed in 1962 is either the mountain first summited by Ben Beasley or the peak first summited by Jethro Jacobs.

Mt. Vincent, the peak that is 14,210 feet tall, the mountain first climbed in 1926, the peak first climbed in 1914, the mountain first summited by Ben Beasley and the peak that is 14,600 feet tall are all different mountains.

Of the mountain first climbed in 1845 and the mountain that is 14,860 feet tall, one was first climbed by Irving Igor and the other is Mt. Ewing.

The mountain first climbed in 1899 is 130 feet shorter than Mt. Brewer.

The peak first summited by Irving Igor, the mountain first climbed in 1914, and the peak that is 14,730 feet tall are three different mountains.

The peak first summited by Kermit Kramer is  shorter than the peak first summited by Irving Igor.

Mt. Vincent is  taller than the peak first summited by Jethro Jacobs.

The mountain first climbed in 1863 is 390 feet taller than Mt. Vincent.

The mountain first climbed in 1863 was first climbed by Art Aguilar.

Mt. Brewer
Mt. Ewing
Mt. Ingram
Mt. Larsen
Mt. Rodriquez
Mt. Vincent
Mt. York

Art Aguilar
Ben Beasley
Ford Fischer
Hal Hudson
Irving Igor
Jethro Jacobs
Kermit Kramer


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

Jana's hot sauce isn't rated at exactly 35,000 SHU.

The product that uses the injie chili is 5,000 SHU less spicy than the product that uses the ghost pepper.

The hot sauce rated at 35,000 SHU isn't "Lips Ablaze".

Of the product that uses the injie chili and Verna's hot sauce, one is rated at 25,000 Scoville Heat Units and the other is "Burn Squad".

The sauce that uses the bhut jolokia is 5,000 SHU spicier than "Magma Drizzle".

The product that uses the naga viper is 20,000 SHU spicier than Yvonne's hot sauce.

"Magma Drizzle" is 5,000 SHU less spicy than "Baja Tickler".

The product that uses the ghost pepper isn't "Hertz So Good".

Zachary's sauce is 5,000 SHU spicier than the sauce that uses the injie chili.

"Hertz So Good", the hot sauce that uses the blue moluga, the sauce that uses the naga viper and the sauce that uses the panju reaper are all different products.

The hot sauce that uses the ghost pepper is 5,000 SHU less spicy than "Pants on Fire".

The sauce that uses the panju reaper is either the hot sauce rated at 25,000 SHU or Zachary's sauce.

Phillip's product is somewhat spicier than the sauce that uses the ghost pepper.

Jana's product doesn't use the blue moluga.

Of Wanda's product and the sauce that uses the injie chili, one is rated at 10,000 Scoville Heat Units and the other is "Burn Squad".

Jana Phillip Stacy Verna Wanda Yvonne Zachary

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

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


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

The episode that aired on May 18th didn't give its survivor the water filter.

Freddie's episode aired 2 weeks after the show where the survivor brought the rope.

Alfredo's episode aired 2 weeks before the show filmed in Bolivia.

Neil's episode aired 2 weeks after Freddie's episode.

Wendell's show aired 5 weeks after the episode filmed in New Zealand.

Kurt's show aired 1 week before the episode where the survivor brought the hatchet.

The episode filmed in Bolivia aired 3 weeks before the episode where the survivor brought the pot.

Of the episode that aired on April 27th and Wendell's episode, one was filmed in Cambodia and the other gave its survivor the knife.

The show filmed in Vanuatu aired 4 weeks before the episode filmed in Myanmar.

The show where the survivor brought the pot wasn't filmed in Nicaragua.

Of Alfredo's show and the episode that aired on May 18th, one was filmed in Cambodia and the other gave its survivor the duct tape.

Omar's show aired 3 weeks after the episode filmed in New Zealand.

April 6th
April 13th
April 20th
April 27th
May 4th
May 11th
May 18th

Alfredo Freddie Kurt Neil Omar Victor Wendell

Bolivia
Cambodia
Kiribati
Myanmar
Nicaragua
New Zealand
Vanuatu

duct tape
fire starter
hatchet
knife
pot
rope
water filter


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

The exhibit that pulled in 7,525 visitors is either the armor exhibit or the exhibit from Gabon.

Of the firearms exhibit and June's exhibit, one saw 6,425 visitors and the other was from  Gabon.

The presentation that pulled in 7,525 visitors was held 3 months after the basketry presentation.

Of March's exhibit and July's exhibit, one was from  Iraq and the other saw 7,525 visitors.

The presentation from Philippines is either the glassware presentation or January's exhibit.

The presentation from Iraq was held sometime after the glassware presentation.

The exhibit that pulled in 5,100 visitors, the presentation from Tunisia, and the presentation from Philippines are three different exhibits.

The exhibit that pulled in 9,500 visitors was held 2 months before the armor presentation.

The presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors was held 1 month after the armor presentation.

The exhibit that pulled in 6,910 visitors was held 2 months after the exhibit from Uganda.

Of the basketry exhibit and the exhibit that pulled in 6,910 visitors, one was from  Jamaica and the other took place in March.

The sculpture presentation wasn't from Tunisia.

The exhibit from Uganda is either the ceramics exhibit or the presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors.

armor basketry ceramics firearms glassware lacquerware sculpture

Azerbaijan Gabon Iraq Jamaica Philippines Tunisia Uganda