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

The finch was bought 3 months after Sara's pet.

Of the bird bought in May and Bonita's pet, one was purchased in Monte Sereno and the other is the parrot.

The parrot is either the bird purchased in Camden or Ellen's pet.

The bird purchased in Sumner was bought 2 months after the parakeet.

Neither Celia's pet nor the bird bought in January is the bird purchased in Monte Sereno.

The bird purchased in What Cheer was bought 2 months before Molly's pet.

Celia's pet was bought sometime after the lovebird.

Celia's pet was bought 2 months before the bird purchased in Aurora.

Alberta's pet was bought sometime after the bird purchased in Sumner.

The bird purchased in Monte Sereno is either Sara's pet or the parakeet.

canary finch lorikeet lovebird parakeet parrot

Aurora
Camden
Hornitos
Monte Sereno
Sumner
What Cheer


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

The ostrich that finished second was either the animal from Old Station or the animal from Cedar Falls.

#105 finished 1 place before the runner from Cedar Falls.

The six animals were Stretch, #120, #118, #105, #126 and the runner that finished third.

Of the runner from Zamora and Polly, one finished sixth and the other was #134.

The bird that finished second, Kermit, and #126 are three different animals.

The ostrich from Aurora was either #134 or Kermit.

The animal from Diamond Bar finished 2 places after #136.

#136 finished 1 place before the animal from Aurora.

The runner that finished fourth, #120, and #118 are three different animals.

The animal from Zamora finished sometime after #120.

The animal that finished first was from Old Station.

Bridget Kermit Ophelia Ozzy Polly Stretch

Aurora
Cedar Falls
Diamond Bar
Old Station
Paullina
Zamora


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

The bikram yoga class starts 1 hour after the class with 5 people.

The class with 5 people isn't led by Leah.

The anusara yoga class, Pamela's class, the class with 5 people and the class with 12 people are all different classes.

Of Opal's session and the class with 15 people, one teaches ashtanga yoga and the other is at 9:30am.

The ashtanga yoga session is led by Karen.

The hatha yoga session begins 4 hours before the session with 12 people.

The bikram yoga class begins sometime before the class with 15 people.

The 10:30am session doesn't have exactly 5 people in it.

The hatha yoga session begins sometime before the session with 14 people.

The class with 8 people starts 1 hour after the iyengar yoga session.

The hatha yoga session is either Opal's class or the class with 5 people.

Of the class with 8 people and Sandra's class, one is at 12:30pm and the other teaches prenatal yoga.

anusara ashtanga bikram hatha iyengar prenatal


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

Iris was awarded $10,000 less than the student who's going to Harvard.

Of the student who's going to Brown and the student who received the $50,000 scholarship, one will major in German Poetry and the other is Hattie.

The person who will major in Chemistry was awarded $5,000 more than the person who's going to Cornell.

Of the person who received the $45,000 scholarship and the person who received the $25,000 scholarship, one is Erma and the other will major in Philosophy.

The person who received the $35,000 scholarship won't major in Astronomy.

The person who will major in English is either the person who's going to Stanford or Brooke.

The student who's going to Northwestern was awarded $10,000 less than the person who will major in English.

The person who will major in Biology is either Erma or Brooke.

Anna didn't win the $35,000 scholarship.

Erma was awarded some amount less than the person who's going to Northwestern.

The student who received the $40,000 scholarship isn't going to Stanford.

The student who received the $50,000 scholarship isn't going to Stanford.

The student who received the $30,000 scholarship will major in Chemistry.

Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
English
German Poetry
Philosophy

Brown
Cornell
Harvard
Northwestern
Penn State
Stanford


Sal has a small Toronto-based company that offers Segway tours around the city.  Help him sort out today's schedule by matching each of his tour guides to their start time and location, and determine how many people will be on each tour.

The 11:00am trip won't start at Greektown.

Inez's trip will begin 2 hours before the tour with 5 people.

The tour with 11 people will begin sometime after Peter's tour.

Gregory's outing isn't a group of 12 people.

Peter's tour will begin 1 hour after the tour starting at High Park.

The tour with 10 people won't start at Yorkville.

Of the 10:00am outing and the tour with 10 people, one is with Inez and the other will start at Chinatown.

Neither the tour starting at Greektown nor the 8:00am tour is Kelly's tour.

The tour starting at High Park will begin sometime after Gregory's trip.

Of the trip with 4 people and the 12 noon trip, one will start at City Hall and the other is with Latoya.

Neither the 9:00am outing nor the 8:00am outing is Emily's outing.

Casa Loma
Chinatown
City Hall
Greektown
High Park
Yorkville


Several of Mrs. Albertson's U.S. History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different American President.  Match each student to their President and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

Of the student who spoke for 11 minutes and the presenter who gave the presentation on President Monroe, one was Loretta and the other was Zachary.

Of Yvonne and the presenter who gave the presentation on President Nixon, one spoke for 17 minutes and the other got the D.

The student who got the D spoke for a somewhat longer time than Chris.

The presenter who spoke for 17 minutes got the A.

The student who spoke for 11 minutes didn't talk about President Jackson.

Of the presenter who spoke for 17 minutes and the student who spoke for 14 minutes, one was Vicki and the other talked about President Washington.

The student who gave the presentation on President Nixon spoke for a somewhat longer time than Yvonne.

Zachary spoke 3 minutes less than the student who got the B+.

The student who got the C- spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Loretta.

Yvonne spoke 6 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on President Bush.

5 minutes
8 minutes
11 minutes
14 minutes
17 minutes
20 minutes

Brett Chris Loretta Vicki Yvonne Zachary

Bush Coolidge Jackson Monroe Nixon Washington


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

The campaign with the $30,000 budget is either the ad produced by Faith Fowler or the ad with 775 responses.

The newspaper ad doesn't have the $15,000 budget.

The campaign produced by Gilda Gamble has brought  fewer responses than the ad with the $15,000 budget.

Of the ad with 1375 responses and the web campaign, one was produced by Eddie Evans and the other has the $50,000 budget.

The web campaign has brought 150  fewer responses than the ad produced by Gilda Gamble.

The ad produced by Julie Jordan has brought  fewer responses than the direct mailer.

Of the tv commercial and the ad produced by Julie Jordan, one has brought in 625 responses and the other has the $20,000 budget.

The magazine ad has brought in 150  more responses than the ad produced by Hal Hopkins.

The ad with 1375 responses doesn't have the $15,000 budget.

The ad with 1075 responses was produced by Faith Fowler.

The ad with 775 responses is either the newspaper ad or the campaign with the $20,000 budget.

The campaign with the $65,000 budget was produced by Hal Hopkins.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
tv commercial
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


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 team that won 8 silver medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad that won 10 bronze medals.

The team from Uganda was either the squad that won 8 bronze medals or the team that won 4 silver medals.

Of the squad that won 3 gold medals and the team from Argentina, one ended with 2 silver medals and the other ended with 8 silver medals.

Of the squad that won 6 bronze medals and the squad that won 2 silver medals, one is the team from Honduras and the other finished with 4 gold medals.

The squad that won 5 gold medals didn't finish with 11 silver medal.

Of the squad from Namibia and the team that won 8 bronze medals, one ended with 8 silver medals and the other finished with 2 gold medals.

The team that won 3 bronze medals didn't finish with 1 silver medal.

The squad from Venezuela ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the team that won 11 silver medal.

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

The team that won 12 bronze medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the team from Namibia.

The squad from Venezuela didn't end with 12 bronze medals.

Argentina France Honduras Namibia Uganda Venezuela


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 house haunted by Lady Grey was investigated 2 months before Hughenden.

The building on Fifth Avenue, the building Priscilla visited in February, Markmanor, Balfern and the building haunted by Tarlton were all different houses.

Balfern was either the building haunted by Brunhilde or the home haunted by Lady Grey.

Of the house Priscilla visited in March and Wolfenden, one was said to be haunted by Abigail and the other was on Bird Road.

The home haunted by Lady Grey was investigated 2 months before the home on Grant Place.

The building haunted by Abigail was either the home on Grant Place or the building on Circle Drive.

Neither Markmanor nor the building haunted by Tarlton was the home Priscilla visited in May.

Fletcher Rise wasn't haunted by Geoffrey.

The building on Eagle Street was either the house haunted by Lady Grey or Fletcher Rise.

The building haunted by Tarlton was visited 2 months after the house on Eagle Street.

Of the building Priscilla visited in May and the house haunted by Tarlton, one was Wolfenden and the other was on Circle Drive.

Balfern
Fletcher Rise
Hughenden
Markmanor
Stockford
Wolfenden

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

Abigail
Brunhilde
Francis
Geoffrey
Lady Grey
Tarlton


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

The raspberry-flavored piece costs 25 dollars more than the cake shaped like a mountain.

The strawberry-flavored cake costs somewhat more than the piece shaped like a golf ball.

The $175 piece isn't chocolate-flavored.

The $175 piece isn't strawberry-flavored.

Of the strawberry-flavored cake and the $200 cake, one is Willie's and the other is shaped like a mountain.

The cake shaped like a mountain, Salvador's piece, and Terri's piece are three different cakes.

Of the $150 piece and the cake shaped like a beach chair, one is Lori's and the other is banana-flavored.

The lemon-flavored cake costs somewhat less than Salvador's piece.

The cake shaped like a football, Willie's piece, and Lori's cake are three different cakes.

The lemon-flavored piece costs somewhat less than the piece shaped like a beach chair.

Joey's piece is either the vanilla-flavored piece or the piece shaped like a golf ball.

Lori's piece is either the vanilla-flavored piece or the chocolate-flavored piece.

Francisco Joey Lori Salvador Terri Willie

beach chair
football
golf ball
mountain
potato
train

banana chocolate lemon raspberry strawberry vanilla


The bikram yoga class isn't led by Opal.

The vinyasa yoga class is either the 11:30am session or the 12:30pm session.

The 10:30am session is either the class with 5 people or the hatha yoga session.

Teresa's session is either the 12:30pm session or the session with 5 people.

Leah's session starts 3 hours after the session with 15 people.

The bikram yoga class doesn't have exactly 9 people in it.

The class with 9 people is either Opal's class or Marilyn's session.

The ashtanga yoga session begins sometime before the session with 5 people.

The vinyasa yoga session and Teresa's session are different classes.

Of the class with 6 people and Juana's session, one is at 2:30pm and the other teaches anusara yoga.

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

The bikram yoga class begins 2 hours before Nancy's class.

anusara ashtanga bikram hatha prenatal vinyasa


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

Neither the order that included leeks nor the $4.25 purchase is Kathryn's order.

Of the $6.25 order and Zachary's order, one included limes and the other included spinach.

The order that included grapefruits cost 1 dollar less than the purchase that included asparagus.

The $9.25 order is either the purchase that included blackberries or the order that included parsnips.

Neither the $8.25 order nor the order that included leeks is the order that included blackberries.

Ray's purchase didn't include blackberries.

The purchase that included peaches didn't include parsnips.

The order that included cranberries is either the $8.25 purchase or the $9.25 purchase.

The six orders are the $4.25 purchase, the purchase that included asparagus, the purchase that included leeks, the order that included onions, the order that included parsnips and the purchase that included turnips.

Ray's order cost 1 dollar more than the purchase that included grapefruits.

The order that included peaches cost 1 dollar more than Jim's order.

The order that included turnips is either Jim's purchase or the order that included grapefruits.

asparagus leeks onions parsnips spinach turnips

blackberries cranberries grapefruits kiwis limes peaches


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

Barnabas is 10 years younger than the alligator caught in Troy.

Barnabas is either the gator that is 14.0 feet long or the gator that is 15.3 feet long.

The alligator caught in Waco isn't 14.0 feet long.

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

The alligator caught in Reno is 9.4 feet long.

The 25 year old animal is either the gator caught in Gary or the gator that is 10.7 feet long.

The animal caught in Gary is either the 10 year old alligator or the alligator that is 12.9 feet long.

The alligator caught in Erie, the animal that is 10.7 feet long and the animal caught in Argo are all different gators.

Fred is 20 years older than the gator that is 15.3 feet long.

9.4 feet
10.7 feet
12.0 feet
12.9 feet
14.0 feet
15.3 feet


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

The conductor arriving at Westgate will leave 1 day after the conductor departing from Buttonwillow.

Zachary is either the person arriving at Urbandale or the conductor working on June 13.

Of the conductor departing from Epworth and the person arriving at Quimby, one is Herman and the other is scheduled to leave on June 10.

The conductor departing from Coulterville will leave sometime before Francis.

Neither Francis nor the conductor working on June 13 is the person departing from Guadalupe.

The person departing from Epworth will leave sometime before Ira.

The conductor departing from Hardwick, the person departing from Guadalupe, the person working on June 13 and the person departing from Buttonwillow are all different conductors.

The conductor working on June 15 is either the conductor arriving at Westgate or Zachary.

Of the conductor arriving at Onslow and Eugene, one will depart from Buttonwillow and the other is scheduled to leave on June 15.

June 10
June 11
June 12
June 13
June 14
June 15

Eugene Francis Herman Ira Roderick Zachary

Buttonwillow Coulterville Epworth Guadalupe Hardwick Kent

Onslow Quimby Urbandale Vinalhaven Westgate Zwingle


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.

Margie doesn't have exactly 130 Facebook friends.

Of the person with 599 Twitter followers and Arnold, one has 50 LinkedIn connections and the other has 170 Facebook friends.

Willis doesn't have exactly 130 Facebook friends.

Yvonne is either the person with 715 Twitter followers or the person with 150 Facebook friends.

The one with 58 LinkedIn connections has  fewer Facebook friends than Jonathan.

The person with 789 Twitter followers has 10  more Facebook friends than the one with 50 LinkedIn connections.

Of the one with 64 LinkedIn connections and the one with 605 Twitter followers, one is Margie and the other has 120 Facebook friends.

Jonathan doesn't have exactly 599 Twitter followers.

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

The person with 72 LinkedIn connections, the person with 70 LinkedIn connections, the person with 150 Facebook friends and the one with 50 LinkedIn connections are all different people.

The person with 170 Facebook friends is either the person with 789 Twitter followers or Yvonne.

Neither Jonathan nor the one with 150 Facebook friends is the person with 70 LinkedIn connections.

Pamela doesn't have exactly 809 Twitter followers.

Willis doesn't have exactly 120 Facebook friends.

Arnold Jonathan Margie Pamela Willis Yvonne


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

Sergio is either the customer who wanted bananas or the person who requested acai berries.

The customer who wanted blackberries didn't request ginger.

Mercedes is either the customer who wanted blueberries or the customer who paid $11.75.

Of the person who paid $9.75 and the customer who wanted oranges, one is Mercedes and the other asked for acai berries.

The person who wanted blueberries is either the person who paid $10.75 or the customer who requested kale.

The customer who wanted blueberries paid  less than the customer who requested quinoa.

The customer who wanted raspberries paid 4 dollars more than the customer who requested acai berries.

Of the customer who requested flaxseed and the person who wanted bananas, one is Yolanda and the other paid $8.75.

Betsy paid  more than the person who wanted blueberries.

Of the customer who requested quinoa and Amelia, one paid $7.75 and the other wanted tangerines.

The customer who wanted blackberries paid  more than the customer who requested acai berries.

Amelia Betsy Mercedes Otis Sergio Yolanda

acai berries
flaxseed
ginger
kale
quinoa
wheat grass

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges raspberries tangerines


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

The group from Evansdale is either the team that finished second or the red team.

The "Target Bombs" uses yellow paintballs.

The "Color Blinds" was ranked 2 places ahead of the squad from Libertyville.

The "Pea Shooters" didn't finish fourth.

The team from Cromberg, the green team and the group from Armona are all different teams.

The "Color Blinds" is either the white team or the yellow team.

The group from Prairie City doesn't use white paintballs.

The team that finished fifth is either the squad from Evansdale or the green team.

The team from Forest City uses blue paintballs.

The "Splat Squad" was ranked 4 places behind the yellow team.

The squad from Evansdale was ranked 2 places behind the "Target Bombs".

Color Blinds
Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Spray Paints
Target Bombs

Armona
Cromberg
Evansdale
Forest City
Libertyville
Prairie City


Harold and Nate work at the lost luggage department of Victoryville Airport.  They have a number of misplaced bags that need to be weighed, catalogued and sent off to their proper destinations.  Help them out by matching each bag to its color, weight, rightful owner and proper destination.

The suitcase that needs to go to New York is either Zed Alexander's suitcase or the white suitcase.

The bag that needs to go to New York, Wanda Dotson's luggage, and the piece that weighs 35 pounds are three different pieces.

Tanya Gould's suitcase was supposed to go to Chicago.

The luggage that needs to go to Santa Fe weighs 6 pounds less than Yolanda Bauer's luggage.

Wanda Dotson's bag doesn't weigh 44 pounds.

The bag that needs to go to Orlando weighs 6 pounds more than the white piece.

The gray piece weighs 9 pounds more than Zed Alexander's piece.

Of the suitcase that weighs 47 pounds and Vic Evans's piece, one was supposed to go to New York and the other is yellow.

The yellow suitcase is either the piece that needs to go to Chicago or Xavier Carey's luggage.

Tanya Gould's suitcase weighs  more than the bag that needs to go to Orlando.

Wanda Dotson's piece weighs 6 pounds less than the piece that needs to go to Atlanta.

Wanda Dotson's bag weighs  more than the teal suitcase.

Tanya Gould
Vic Evans
Wanda Dotson
Xavier Carey
Yolanda Bauer
Zed Alexander

Atlanta
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
Orlando
Santa Fe


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

Robert's pack is either the gray pack or the Adironda pack.

The Naturba pack is 15 liters smaller than Myrna's pack.

Leroy's pack, the black pack, and the 25 liter pack are three different packs.

Leroy's pack is either the blue pack or the Naturba pack.

The green pack is 5 liters smaller than Leroy's pack.

The Naturba pack is  larger than the green pack.

Of the green pack and the Grennel pack, one is 30 liters and the other is Donna's.

Cheri's pack is  larger than the gray pack.

The six packs are the purple pack, the 35 liter pack, the 30 liter pack, the 25 liter pack, Cheri's pack and the Bistric pack.

Freddie's pack is either the Adironda pack or the Pinkster pack.

Freddie's pack, the Lugmor pack, and the 25 liter pack are three different packs.

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

Adironda Bistric Grennel Lugmor Naturba Pinkster


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

Of the drug that treats influenza and Damasol, one is sourced from a fig orchid and the other was approved in January.

Gravon was approved sometime after the drug sourced from a specific type of wasp.

The medicine sourced from a specific type of palm tree was approved 1 month after the medicine that treats arthritis.

The medicine that treats heart disease was approved 1 month after the drug sourced from a specific type of wasp.

The pharmaceutical that treats heart disease is either the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of fig orchid or Gravon.

The six drugs are the drug sourced from a specific type of bromeliad, the pharmaceutical that treats meningitis, the medicine that treats arthritis, Bizolam, the medicine that treats influenza and Damasol.

Pluniden was approved 3 months after the pharmaceutical that treats diabetes.

Pluniden is either the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of mushroom or the medicine sourced from a specific type of palm tree.

The medicine sourced from a specific type of bromeliad was approved 1 month before Bizolam.

The drug sourced from a specific type of wasp is either Gravon or the medicine approved in January.

Bizolam Damasol Favolin Gravon Pluniden Zednisen

arthritis
asthma
diabetes
heart disease
influenza
meningitis

bromeliad
frog
mushroom
fig orchid
palm tree
wasp


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

Of the ambassador with the 10 day visit and Ingram, one will leave in May and the other will go to Skopje.

The person going to Tirane will leave 1 month before Ingram.

Of Ingram and the person going to Helsinki, one will leave in June and the other will leave for the 9 day visit.

The ambassador with the 8 day visit will leave 1 month after the diplomat going to Oslo.

Neither the diplomat leaving in May nor the person going to Paris is Stevenson.

The person leaving in January won't leave for the 2 day visit.

The ambassador with the 4 day visit is either the person going to Oslo or the person leaving in April.

Riggs will leave 2 months after the diplomat going to Paris.

Of the ambassador with the 10 day visit and Anderson, one will leave in June and the other will go to Oslo.

Anderson Case Howell Ingram Riggs Stevenson

Helsinki Lisbon Oslo Paris Skopje Tirane


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 sculpture exhibit is either the presentation from Chile or the presentation that pulled in 9,500 visitors.

The exhibit that pulled in 7,525 visitors was held 4 months after the exhibit from Qatar.

The ceramics presentation didn't see exactly 8,880 visitors.

The sculpture presentation didn't happen in June.

The six exhibits are the lacquerware presentation, the presentation from Gabon, the presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors, the presentation from Russia, the presentation from Eritrea and the exhibit that pulled in 9,500 visitors.

The sculpture exhibit was held sometime after the exhibit from Gabon.

The exhibit from Kyrgyzstan was held 1 month after the presentation that pulled in 5,100 visitors.

Of the exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors and the armor exhibit, one was from  Gabon and the other was from  Qatar.

Of the firearms exhibit and the exhibit that pulled in 9,500 visitors, one took place in February and the other was from  Qatar.

The presentation from Eritrea, the exhibit that pulled in 5,100 visitors, and the exhibit that pulled in 9,500 visitors are three different exhibits.

armor basketry ceramics firearms lacquerware sculpture

Chile Eritrea Gabon Kyrgyzstan Qatar Russia


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

The $30,000 craft doesn't have a maximum depth of 11,500 feet.

The Abby EX-4 costs somewhat less than the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc..

Of the $30,000 craft and the submersible with a maximum depth of 5,500 feet, one is sold by Zephyr Waves and the other is the Marine V.

The Rubico One costs 1,000 dollars less than the submersible with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet.

The $27,000 submersible doesn't have a maximum depth of 11,500 feet.

The Cafader Six, the submarine built by Deep Sea Inc., and the submersible built by Abyss Toys are three different submarines.

The Ukani Q2, the craft built by Deep Sea Inc., and the submersible built by Zephyr Waves are three different submarines.

Of the Marine V and the craft with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet, one costs $25,000 and the other costs $26,000.

The submersible built by Deep Sea Inc. is either the $28,000 craft or the $25,000 submarine.

The Rubico One costs 1,000 dollars more than the craft built by Pan Systems.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet isn't sold by Zephyr Waves.

The submersible built by MarineCo costs 1,000 dollars more than the Ukani Q2.

Abby EX-4
Cafader Six
Marine V
Rubico One
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

Abyss Toys
Deep Sea Inc.
MarineCo
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC
Zephyr Waves


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 film that received 3 nominations wasn't directed by Tank Reznor.

Of the movie directed by Maddie Mintz and Silk Mist, one was the comedy and the other got 6 nominations.

Silk Mist wasn't directed by Tank Reznor.

The Illusion received 4 fewer nominations than the action film.

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

The romance received 3 fewer nominations than Bold Service.

Maximum Risk, the movie directed by Gabby Jones, the movie that received 6 nominations and the film that received 3 nominations are all different films.

The movie directed by Paul Walnier is either the film that received 5 nominations or Thorn of Suns.

The movie that received 4 nominations is either the film directed by Maddie Mintz or Thorn of Suns.

The drama received 2 more nominations than Wild Ones.

The thriller received  more nominations than Maximum Risk.

The thriller wasn't directed by Danny Trevor.

The film that received 3 nominations wasn't the film-noir.

Bold Service
Maximum Risk
Silk Mist
The Illusion
Thorn of Suns
Wild Ones

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

action film
comedy
drama
film-noir
romance
thriller


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

Of the one that sank in 1785 and the vessel captained by Red Beard Ben, one hailed from Denmark and the other was the Mermaid.

The Barnacle, the vessel that sank in 1785, and the one captained by Stubborn Seth are three different ships.

The ship captained by Four Eyed Fin sank 18 years after the vessel from Sweden.

The one from England sank sometime before the vessel captained by Ruthless Ruby.

The ship captained by Ruthless Ruby sank sometime before the Mermaid.

The six ships were the boat that sank in 1731, the vessel from France, the one from England, the one captained by Wicked Weiss, the vessel captained by Stubborn Seth and the Barnacle.

Of the Crusty Knave and the one captained by Red Beard Ben, one went down in 1731 and the other hailed from France.

Of the boat from Spain and the Sea Shame, one was captained by Four Eyed Fin and the other went down in 1767.

Barnacle
Crusty Knave
Doubloon
Mermaid
Sea Shame
Vile Night

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

Denmark England France Ireland Spain Sweden


The customer who paid $8.75 didn't want oranges.

The person who wanted tangerines asked for kale.

The person who wanted raspberries paid 1 dollar less than the customer who requested kale.

Ken paid  more than the customer who requested quinoa.

The person who requested acai berries paid  less than Crystal.

Of the person who requested chia seeds and Rosa, one wanted blackberries and the other paid $11.75.

The person who wanted strawberries paid  less than June.

The six people are the person who wanted strawberries, the person who paid $10.75, the customer who paid $8.75, the person who paid $11.75, the customer who paid $7.75 and the person who requested quinoa.

The person who paid $10.75 asked for wheat grass.

The person who requested wheat grass is either Rosa or Gene.

Frederick paid 1 dollar more than the customer who wanted raspberries.

The customer who paid $7.75 is either the person who wanted tangerines or Gene.

acai berries
chia seeds
flaxseed
kale
quinoa
wheat grass

blackberries blueberries oranges raspberries strawberries tangerines


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 basement assignment is either the job that starts at 1:00pm or Nancy's task.

Molly's job starts sometime after the dining room assignment.

Of the laundry room assignment and the $6.00 chore, one starts at 11:00am and the other is Ted's.

Of Molly's assignment and Sheri's chore, one starts at 1:00pm and the other gets an allowance of $6.50.

Of the $6.50 job and the $7.00 assignment, one starts at 9:00am and the other is the garage.

The task that starts at 12 noon doesn't get an allowance of $6.50.

The $5.50 task starts 1 hour before Nancy's chore.

The job that starts at 11:00am is the bathroom.

basement
bathroom
dining room
garage
laundry room
living room


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

The facility in Oman is either the facility launching in March or the Zawasa.

The facility launching in April is either the reactor in Iceland or the Rodim-Rexit.

The reactor in Turkmenistan is either the theta pinch reactor or the tokamak reactor.

Of the facility launching in April and the facility launching in June, one is the stellarator reactor and the other is the Kuchiwa W10.

Of the stellarator facility and the Essita CBT, one will launch in April and the other is in Venezuela.

The reactor in Turkmenistan will launch sometime before the z-pinch facility.

The theta pinch reactor will launch sometime after the Essita CBT.

The Zawasa will launch 4 months before the fast ignition reactor.

The tokamak reactor will launch 1 month before the reactor in Venezuela.

The Rodim-Rexit isn't the fusor reactor.

The facility in Oman, the Banok II, and the reactor launching in April are three different reactors.

Of the facility in Oman and the reactor launching in February, one is the Rodim-Rexit and the other is the z-pinch facility.

Banok II
Essita CBT
Garenia 4
Kuchiwa W10
Rodim-Rexit
Zawasa

fast ignition
fusor
stellarator
theta pinch
tokamak
z-pinch

Iceland Jordan Oman Turkmenistan Ukraine Venezuela


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.

Sherrie's book was due sometime after the book by Fred Fuentes.

The book due on September 15, the title by Mike Meadows, Ora's book and "Kip and Ken" are all different books.

"Ohio Haunts" was due 1 week before the title by Kim Kramer.

Muriel's book was due sometime after the book by Pete Patton.

Of Zachary's book and "Stars Below", one was due on September 15 and the other was written by Fred Fuentes.

"Kip and Ken" was due 3 weeks before the book by Mike Meadows.

Neither the title due on September 15 nor the title due on September 1 is the title by Pete Patton.

"Dancing Well" was due 4 weeks after the title by Dale Durham.

Of Muriel's book and "Heaven's Seal", one was written by Dale Durham and the other was written by Kim Kramer.

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

Muriel Nettie Ora Sherrie Terrance Zachary

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

Betty Bush
Dale Durham
Fred Fuentes
Kim Kramer
Mike Meadows
Pete Patton


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

The giraffe from Somalia is 1 foot shorter than the 22-year-old one.

Of the giraffe that is 12 feet tall and Gareka, one came from Ethiopia and the other came from Somalia.

The 25-year-old giraffe is 1 foot shorter than Morutana.

Of Morutana and the 20-year-old animal, one came from Somalia and the other is 11 feet tall.

The 14-year-old giraffe is 2 feet taller than the animal from Ethiopia.

The 16-year-old one didn't come from Cameroon.

The giraffe that is 14 feet tall didn't come from Zambia.

Zakita is somewhat shorter than the one from Zambia.

Of the 17-year-old animal and the giraffe from Ethiopia, one is Kaldel and the other is 13 feet tall.

Pezaku is either the 20-year-old animal or the giraffe from Kenya.

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

Gareka Jebedah Kaldel Morutana Pezaku Zakita

Cameroon Ethiopia Kenya Namibia Somalia Zambia


Sal has a small Toronto-based company that offers Segway tours around the city.  Help him sort out today's schedule by matching each of his tour guides to their start time and location, and determine how many people will be on each tour.

The 7:00am tour is either the outing starting at Casa Loma or the tour starting at Chinatown.

The trip starting at Greektown will begin 1 hour after Peter's tour.

Adriana's trip isn't a group of 3 people.

The trip with 3 people will begin sometime after Whitney's outing.

The tour with 12 people will start at Casa Loma.

Of the tour starting at Chinatown and the trip with 5 people, one will be at 8:00am and the other is with Inez.

Adriana's outing will start at High Park.

Of the outing starting at Greektown and the tour with 12 people, one will be at 10:00am and the other is with Whitney.

The outing with 11 people will begin 1 hour after Whitney's tour.

The 11:00am trip isn't a group of 5 people.

Neither the tour starting at Chinatown nor the tour with 5 people is Gregory's trip.

Peter's tour will begin 1 hour before the outing with 9 people.

Adriana Gregory Inez Peter Roland Whitney

Casa Loma
Chinatown
City Hall
Greektown
High Park
Little Italy


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 release that came out in September sold 300,000 more copies than the rockabilly record.

The release with 1.5 million sales wasn't released in September.

The record that came out in March sold somewhat fewer copies than the acid rock record.

Of the record that came out in June and the heavy metal release, one sold 1.7 million copies and the other sold 1.5 million copies.

The acid rock release is either the release that came out in June or the record that came out in May.

Epoch Lantern's album sold somewhat fewer copies than the album that came out in October.

Jagged Knee's record sold somewhat fewer copies than the new wave record.

Of the release that came out in October and Painted Empire's release, one was grunge and the other sold 1.6 million copies.

Lip Savage's record sold 1.5 million copies.

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

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

acid rock
grunge
heavy metal
new wave
rockabilly
ska


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

Of Greg and the runner who finished in 22 minutes, one wore the cyan shirt and the other wore the yellow shirt.

The competitor from Templeton, the competitor in the yellow shirt, Virgil, the runner who finished in 24 minutes and Zachary were all different runners.

The contestant from Moreno Valley was either the runner who finished in 23 minutes or Zachary.

The contestant who finished in 25 minutes didn't wear the yellow shirt.

The contestant from Danbury finished 2 minutes after the competitor in the maroon shirt.

The runner in the maroon shirt finished sometime after the contestant from Norway.

The runner from Norway was either the runner in the maroon shirt or the contestant in the orange shirt.

The contestant who finished in 26 minutes was either Patrick or the competitor from Templeton.

Of the competitor in the lime shirt and Herman, one finished in 24 minutes and the other was from Vanceboro.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes
25 minutes
26 minutes

Greg Herman Patrick Ralph Virgil Zachary

Alpine
Danbury
Moreno Valley
Norway
Templeton
Vanceboro


A special election was held this week in Wyoming to fill a recently vacated State Senate seat.  Using only the clues that follow, determine each candidate's total number of votes as well as his or her hometown and profession.

Gilda Gray was either the politician who received 11,000 votes or the architect.

Cate Carlson finished 1,500 votes ahead of the doctor.

Of the rancher and Cate Carlson, one ended up with 11,000 votes and the other is from Westminster.

The Coalinga native was either the writer or the person who received 10,500 votes.

The Evansdale native finished 500 votes behind Bev Baird.

The person who received 9,500 votes isn't from Olema.

The Glendale native was either Ed Ewing or the candidate who received 10,500 votes.

The person who received 9,000 votes isn't the rancher.

Of Ed Ewing and the candidate who received 9,000 votes, one is from Westminster and the other is the lawyer.

Of the Evansdale native and the candidate who received 9,500 votes, one was Al Allen and the other is the architect.

Al Allen
Bev Baird
Cate Carlson
Ed Ewing
Fred Francis
Gilda Gray

architect doctor lawyer rancher teacher writer

Coalinga
Evansdale
Glendale
Mountain Mesa
Olema
Westminster


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.

Johnnie is either the carver who works with boxwood or the carver who works with pine.

Neither the sci-fi fan who works with teak nor the sci-fi fan who sells Dynetia figurines is Hubert.

The sci-fi fan who sells Ineoch figurines charges 4 dollars more than the carver who works with teak.

Of Doug and the carver who charges 9 dollars, one works with spruce and the other works with teak.

Of Johnnie and the woodworker who charges 7 dollars, one sells Oseb figurines and the other works with boxwood.

The carver who sells Guxuc figurines charges 6 dollars more than Richard.

The sci-fi fan who sells Nysest figurines charges 2 dollars less than the sci-fi fan who works with oak.

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

The carver who charges 13 dollars sells Ineoch figurines.

The sci-fi fan who sells Nysest figurines charges  less than Hubert.

Gerald charges 8 dollars more than the sci-fi fan who works with hickory.

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

Angel Doug Gerald Hubert Johnnie Richard

Ageynia Dynetia Guxuc Ineoch Nysest Oseb


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

The building on Oak Ridge Road was built 14 years before Porcher Place.

Belle Grove was built sometime after the building on Rosewood Street.

Of Porcher Place and the 1855 house, one is owned by the Duke family and the other is on Q Street.

The 1848 house is owned by the Lowery family.

The 1862 building is either Gunston Hall or the Kane family's building.

The home on Grove Street was built 7 years after Porcher Place.

The Nunez family's house is either Wagner Mansion or the 1855 house.

The Kane family's home was built 7 years before the house on Ash Avenue.

Neither Porcher Place nor the house on Ash Avenue is the Medina family's house.

Fox Cottage isn't owned by the Kane family.

Of Belle Grove and Porcher Place, one is owned by the Duke family and the other is on Q Street.

Belle Grove
Fox Cottage
Gunston Hall
Porcher Place
Wagner Mansion
Woodlawn

Ash Avenue
Grove Street
Oak Ridge Road
Q Street
Rosewood Street
Vine Street


Leiman Manor isn't owned by the Zimmerman family.

Neither Leiman Manor nor Wagner Mansion is the 1855 house.

The Hendricks family's building was built 7 years before the building on Cora Street.

The 1834 home isn't owned by the Zimmerman family.

The building on Rosewood Street is owned by the Sanchez family.

The Hendricks family's home was built 7 years before Gunston Hall.

The 1841 building is either the home on Vine Street or Fox Cottage.

The home on Park Street was built sometime after Gunston Hall.

The 1862 home isn't owned by the Baker family.

The building on Highland Drive was built 14 years after Porcher Place.

The six homes are Wagner Mansion, the Lowery family's building, the Sanchez family's home, the 1862 home, the 1848 home and the Hendricks family's building.

Neither the 1848 home nor the 1834 building is Leiman Manor.

Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Gunston Hall
Leiman Manor
Porcher Place
Wagner Mansion

Baker Hendricks Lowery Sanchez Vazquez Zimmerman

Cora Street
Highland Drive
Kingwood Street
Park Street
Rosewood Street
Vine Street


Of the tour starting at City Hall and Dustin's trip, one will be at 8:00am and the other has 5 people in it.

The trip with 8 people will begin 1 hour after Emily's tour.

The trip with 7 people is either the outing starting at Yorkville or the trip starting at High Park.

The outing with 6 people is either the 7:00am tour or the 11:00am tour.

The tour starting at City Hall will begin 1 hour after Dustin's trip.

Of the outing starting at Greektown and the 12 noon outing, one has 6 people in it and the other is with Chester.

Bonita's outing is either the outing with 5 people or the tour with 8 people.

The tour with 2 people will begin 4 hours before Chester's outing.

The 10:00am tour is either the tour starting at Little Italy or Mindy's outing.

Mindy's tour will begin 1 hour after the tour starting at Yorkville.

The outing with 5 people is either Howard's tour or the trip starting at Little Italy.

Bonita Chester Dustin Emily Howard Mindy

Casa Loma
City Hall
Greektown
High Park
Little Italy
Yorkville


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

Vitalinks doesn't have exactly 3.1 million downloads.

Neither the game with 7.2 million downloads nor the game released in March is Wizard World.

The game released in March wasn't developed by  Novio.

The app released in July doesn't have exactly 5.5 million downloads.

Of the app released in May and the app released by Trebuchet, one is Angry Ants and the other has 7.2 million downloads.

The application with 8.9 million downloads was released 2 months earlier than the game released by Digibits.

Of the game released in July and the game with 6.8 million downloads, one is Peter Parka and the other was made by Trebuchet.

Neither the game released in August nor the game released by Gadingo is the app with 8.9 million downloads.

Flowcarts was released 2 months later than the game with 8.9 million downloads.

Neither the app released by Novio nor the application with 3.1 million downloads is the application released in July.

The game released in March wasn't developed by  Apptastic.

Flowcarts is either the application with 7.2 million downloads or the app released by Apptastic.

Neither the game released in August nor Angry Ants is the game released by Novio.

Vitalinks doesn't have exactly 8.9 million downloads.

The app with 8.9 million downloads was released 3 months earlier than Angry Ants.

Angry Ants
Castle Crunch
Flowcarts
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

Apptastic BeGamez Digibits Gadingo Novio Trebuchet

1.5 million
3.1 million
5.5 million
6.8 million
7.2 million
8.9 million


Of the exhibit that pulled in 8,880 visitors and the ceramics exhibit, one took place in March and the other was from  Kyrgyzstan.

The six exhibits are February's exhibit, the basketry presentation, the presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors, the presentation that pulled in 9,500 visitors, the presentation from Uganda and the presentation that pulled in 6,910 visitors.

The presentation that pulled in 6,425 visitors was held sometime before the armor presentation.

Of May's exhibit and January's exhibit, one featured glassware and the other was from  Yemen.

The presentation that pulled in 6,910 visitors is either the sculpture exhibit or January's exhibit.

The basketry exhibit wasn't from Kyrgyzstan.

April's exhibit is either the presentation from Kyrgyzstan or the presentation that pulled in 7,525 visitors.

The presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors was from  Yemen.

The lacquerware presentation was from  Azerbaijan.

The exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors wasn't from Kyrgyzstan.

The presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors was held sometime before the lacquerware presentation.

armor basketry ceramics glassware lacquerware sculpture

Azerbaijan Denmark Kyrgyzstan Russia Uganda Yemen


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

The rocket from France is either the rocket that will launch in February or the rocket that will launch in March.

The rocket developed by Permias will launch 2 months before the rocket from New Zealand.

The six rockets are the rocket that will launch in March, the rocket from Hungary, the rocket from New Zealand, the rocket developed by Permias, the Beritron and the rocket developed by Ubersplore.

Of the Athios and the rocket from Hungary, one will launch in June and the other is made by Rubicorp.

Of the rocket from Costa Rica and the rocket developed by Vexatech, one will launch in January and the other is the Beritron.

Of the Dreadco and the Athios, one is made by Permias and the other will launch in June.

The rocket developed by Rubicorp will launch 1 month after the Gralax.

Athios Beritron Dreadco Exatris Foltron Gralax

Omnipax Permias Rubicorp SpaceZen Ubersplore Vexatech

Costa Rica
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
New Zealand


The International Bigfoot Sighting Registry (IBSR) has recorded a number of unusual witnesses accounts this year from different parts of Caribou County.  Using only the clues below, match each witness to the month and time of his or her sighting, and determine the location in which it occurred.

Of the April event and the sighting at Bald Hill Run, one happened at 1:45 am and the other was Bobbie's.

Of the August event and the event at Juniper Springs, one was Nina's and the other happened at 1:45 am.

The 4:35 pm account, the event at Seryl Forest, and the event at Twin Pines are three different events.

The 4:35 pm account took place sometime after Marla's account.

The 2:00 am sighting took place sometime before the sighting at Seryl Forest.

Bobbie's event took place 1 month after the 8:15 pm event.

Ethel's sighting took place 3 months after the 8:15 pm sighting.

Jenny's sighting took place sometime after the 5:50 pm event.

Jenny's event, the event at Seryl Forest, the August event, the July event and the March event were all different events.

The sighting at Twin Pines took place 2 months after the 8:15 pm event.

Bald Hill Run
Juniper Springs
Laurel Grove
Seryl Forest
Twin Pines
Viking Woods


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

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1995 has 250 fewer pieces than the puzzle made by Irycia.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Perunia has 500 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle released in 1988.

The puzzle with 250 pieces doesn't have the autumn leaves theme.

Of the jigsaw puzzle with the rustic village theme and the jigsaw puzzle made by Irycia, one has 1250 pieces and the other was released in 1989.

Of the puzzle with the rustic village theme and the jigsaw puzzle made by Buralde, one has 1500 pieces and the other was released in 1985.

The puzzle with the outer space theme has 250 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle released in 1985.

Of the puzzle made by Irycia and the jigsaw puzzle released in 1981, one has 1500 pieces and the other has the postage stamp theme.

The puzzle with the coral reef theme is either the puzzle released in 1985 or the puzzle with 1000 pieces.

Neither the puzzle with 1250 pieces nor the puzzle released in 1988 is the jigsaw puzzle made by Vesem.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Vesem wasn't released in 1982.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Furoth wasn't released in 1988.

Buralde Chaurd Furoth Irycia Perunia Vesem

autumn leaves
coral reef
football
outer space
postage stamp
rustic village


The U.S. Air Force is currently testing a number of new experimental, supersonic aircraft, each built by a different aerospace company.  Using only the clues below, determine the maximum speed and price of each aircraft, as well as the name of the company that built it.

Of the $200 million jet and the plane with a top speed of Mach 1.8, one is the Kesseling and the other was built by Tenerife.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 2.5 costs  more than the jet built by Ale and Moore.

The plane built by Tenerife costs  more than the Dragon F-15.

The Vipertooth costs 50 million dollars more than the plane built by Pittakan.

The Falcon X-2 wasn't built by Tenerife.

The Dragon F-15 wasn't built by McConnell.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2 costs 75 million dollars more than the jet built by Pittakan.

Of the plane with a top speed of Mach 2.9 and the plane built by Drummond, one costs $125 million and the other is the Raven 12.

The Kesseling doesn't cost $225 million.

The Raven 12 costs 50 million dollars less than the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 3.4.

Of the Vipertooth and the plane with a top speed of Mach 1.8, one was built by Ale and Moore and the other costs $225 million.

The jet built by McConnell costs  less than the Kesseling.

$100 million
$125 million
$150 million
$175 million
$200 million
$225 million

Dragon F-15
Falcon X-2
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Raven 12
Vipertooth

Ale and Moore
Drummond
Forsyth
McConnell
Pittakan
Tenerife

Mach 1.8
Mach 2.3
Mach 2.5
Mach 2.9
Mach 3.2
Mach 3.4


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

Garnavillo has  more people than the town whose mayor is Mike Morse.

Allerton has  more people than the town whose mayor is Will Walton.

Of Wapello and the city in Norfolk County, one has a population of 34,000 and the other has Mike Morse as its mayor.

The town in Barnstable County has 12,000  more people than the town whose mayor is Kevin King.

The city in Nantucket County has 3,000  fewer people than the town whose mayor is Nora Nolan.

Fallbrook doesn't have a population of 40,000.

The city with a population of 34,000, the town whose mayor is Vic Vazquez, Fallbrook and the town in Hampden County are all different cities.

Neither the town with a population of 34,000 nor the town with a population of 28,000 is the town whose mayor is Will Walton.

Of Allerton and the city in Bristol County, one has Kevin King as its mayor and the other has Nora Nolan as its mayor.

The town in Hampden County has 9,000  fewer people than the city whose mayor is Vic Vazquez.

Allerton
Charles City
Fallbrook
Garnavillo
Northport
Wapello

Barnstable Bristol Hampden Nantucket Norfolk Worcester

Gil Gonzales
Kevin King
Mike Morse
Nora Nolan
Vic Vazquez
Will Walton


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

The model with a resolution of 20 megapixels isn't the MX-827.

The model with a resolution of 15 megapixels costs 75 dollars more than the camera with a resolution of 20 megapixels.

The G-290 costs 50 dollars more than the camera made by Banion.

The Zenix 2C costs 25 dollars more than the G-290.

Of the camera with a resolution of 18 megapixels and the model with a resolution of 26 megapixels, one is made by Lirios and the other costs $575.

Of the $625 camera and the model with a resolution of 26 megapixels, one is made by Honwa and the other is the Zenix 2C.

The model made by Torvia costs 25 dollars more than the FC-520.

The six cameras are the model with a resolution of 14 megapixels, the MX-827, the model made by Lirios, the $600 model, the Tela G5 and the $625 camera.

Banion Dayero Honwa Lirios Nectron Torvia

14 megapixels
15 megapixels
18 megapixels
20 megapixels
24 megapixels
26 megapixels


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.

Mira Morrow's reservation is for a period 1 day longer than the Lexus reservation.

The 3 day reservation won't be picked up in Durham.

The six rentals are Juana Juarez's rental, the 6 day reservation, the Volvo reservation, the Toyota reservation, the Lexus rental and the rental to be picked up in Groveland.

Of the Chevrolet reservation and Edna Erickson's rental, one will be picked up in Redding and the other is for 6 days.

Wanda Wilson's rental is either the Fiat reservation or the rental to be picked up in Brownfield.

Neither the 6 day rental nor Tanya Todd's reservation is the rental to be picked up in Brownfield.

The reservation to be picked up in Groveland is for a period 1 day longer than Juana Juarez's rental.

Of the reservation to be picked up in Valencia and the Nissan reservation, one is for 2 days and the other is Edna Erickson's.

The Volvo rental is either the 2 day rental or Mira Morrow's reservation.

The 7 day rental is either the Fiat reservation or the reservation to be picked up in Brownfield.

Freda Franklin's rental is for a period 1 day shorter than the Volvo reservation.

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

Edna Erickson
Freda Franklin
Juana Juarez
Mira Morrow
Tanya Todd
Wanda Wilson

Chevrolet Fiat Lexus Nissan Toyota Volvo

Brownfield
Durham
Groveland
Iowa Falls
Redding
Valencia


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

The baby born at 12:10am was the Lamberts'.

Of the baby delivered in room 206 and the child delivered in room 120, one was Peggy and the other was born at 12:04am.

The baby delivered in room 145 was born 3 minutes after the Lamberts' baby.

The baby delivered in room 225, the Blanchards' baby, and the child born at 12:01am are three different babies.

The child delivered in room 112 was born 12 minutes after Bill.

The Lamberts' baby was either Deloris or the child born at 12:01am.

The Ortegas' baby was born 6 minutes before the baby delivered in room 230.

Of the child born at 12:04am and Peggy, one was delivered in room 206 and the other was the Estradas'.

Yolanda was born 6 minutes before the Ingrams' baby.

Blanchard Estrada Ingram Lambert Ortega Pearson


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

Terry has an appointment sometime after the person suffering from vertigo.

The patient with Medicorp insurance is either the person suffering from vertigo or the person suffering from foot pain.

Neither the person with the 11:00am appointment nor the person with the 10:00am appointment is Ian.

Terry is either the person suffering from foot pain or the person suffering from hip pain.

The person with Fumanix insurance is complaining about shingles.

Of the person with the 9:00am appointment and the patient suffering from heartburn, one is Ian and the other has Lifealign insurance.

Of Kirk and the patient with HealthCo insurance, one is complaining about heartburn and the other has the 9:00am appointment.

The patient with the 10:00am appointment doesn't have insurance through Lifealign.

Steven has an appointment 2 hours after the person suffering from heartburn.

The person with the 11:00am appointment, Chester, the person with the 10:00am appointment, the person suffering from migraines and the patient with the 9:00am appointment are all different patients.

The patient with the 2:00pm appointment isn't complaining about migraines.

The patient with Ambercare insurance isn't complaining about migraines.

foot pain
heartburn
hip pain
migraines
shingles
vertigo

Ambercare Fumanix HealthCo Medicorp Lifealign Triflex


The aircraft built by Tenerife is either the Vipertooth or the Graywing VX.

The six jets are the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.9, the $200 million aircraft, the $150 million jet, the $225 million plane, the $125 million jet and the plane built by Pittakan.

Of the jet built by Drummond and the Vipertooth, one has a top speed of Mach 1.8 and the other costs $225 million.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 2.8 costs 25 million dollars less than the jet built by McConnell.

The $200 million plane was built by Tenerife.

The Raven 12 costs  more than the aircraft built by Pittakan.

The $150 million jet doesn't have a top speed of Mach 2.5.

The $125 million jet is either the plane with a top speed of Mach 3.4 or the Graywing VX.

The plane built by Ale and Moore costs  less than the Darkwing 6.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 3.4 was built by McConnell.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.9 costs  less than the Kesseling.

The Dragon F-15 costs 25 million dollars more than the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.8.

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Raven 12
Vipertooth

Mach 1.8
Mach 2.3
Mach 2.5
Mach 2.8
Mach 2.9
Mach 3.4


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

The dubstep track is 1 track after Hustle Boys's song.

The six tracks are Hustle Boys's track, the fifth song, "What We Need", "Vanity Plates", "Can't Escape" and the dubstep track.

Gizmo Glory's track is 1 track before "What We Need".

"What We Need" is either the first song or Legion Five's track.

The sixth song is either "Beverly" or the bluegrass song.

Silver Blue's track is either "Beverly" or the bluegrass song.

Of the techno song and "Poorly Worded", one is the first song and the other is by Abacus.

The bluegrass song, the fifth track, and Manic Android's song are three different tracks.

Legion Five's track is 1 track after "Can't Escape".

Of "Anything Else" and Abacus's song, one is grunge and the other is the fifth track.

Abacus
Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Legion Five
Manic Android
Silver Blue

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

bluegrass country dubstep folk grunge techno


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

The ad with 1075 responses is either the ad produced by Gilda Gamble or the campaign with the $30,000 budget.

The campaign with the $15,000 budget has brought  fewer responses than the direct mailer.

The magazine ad wasn't produced by Gilda Gamble.

The campaign with the $20,000 budget is either the web campaign or the campaign with 625 responses.

The six campaigns are the ad with 775 responses, the magazine ad, the campaign with the $90,000 budget, the campaign with the $65,000 budget, the campaign produced by Iva Ingram and the campaign with the $20,000 budget.

The tv commercial was produced by Eddie Evans.

Of the ad with 1225 responses and the ad with 625 responses, one is the radio spot and the other was produced by Julie Jordan.

The campaign with the $15,000 budget wasn't produced by Gilda Gamble.

The campaign with the $90,000 budget has brought  fewer responses than the tv commercial.

The campaign with 1075 responses wasn't produced by Faith Fowler.

The ad with the $90,000 budget was produced by Julie Jordan.

Of the campaign with the $50,000 budget and the newspaper ad, one has brought in 925 responses and the other was produced by Gilda Gamble.

direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
radio spot
tv commercial
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan


The $200 million jet was built by Wiseman.

The Raven 12 costs  more than the jet built by Tenerife.

Of the aircraft built by Forsyth and the Vipertooth, one has a top speed of Mach 1.8 and the other costs $225 million.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.9 costs  less than the Kesseling.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 3.2 was built by Pittakan.

The plane built by Drummond costs  less than the Dragon F-15.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.8 costs 25 million dollars less than the aircraft built by Pittakan.

The $150 million jet doesn't have a top speed of Mach 2.5.

The six jets are the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.9, the $200 million jet, the $150 million aircraft, the $225 million jet, the $125 million plane and the jet built by Tenerife.

The $125 million aircraft is either the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 3.2 or the Graywing VX.

The Falcon X-2 costs 25 million dollars more than the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.8.

The aircraft built by Wiseman is either the Vipertooth or the Graywing VX.

Drummond Forsyth McConnell Pittakan Tenerife Wiseman

Mach 1.8
Mach 2.3
Mach 2.5
Mach 2.8
Mach 2.9
Mach 3.2


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 75 riders is either the worker who manages Speed Devil or the employee who manages Loop-D-Loop.

Neither the person who works in the blue section nor the employee who works in the green section is the employee who manages The Screamer.

Andy served 50 more riders than the person who works in the red section.

Zachary is either the employee who manages Loop-D-Loop or the employee who works in the yellow section.

Of the worker who manages The Screamer and the employee who works in the red section, one served 100 riders and the other is Zachary.

The employee who works in the blue section served 25 more riders than Zachary.

The person who manages Zinjo doesn't work in the pink section.

Of the person who manages Zinjo and the employee who served 75 riders, one is Orlando and the other works in the blue section.

Neither the person who works in the blue section nor the person who served 150 riders is Zachary.

Lyle is either the employee who served 150 riders or the employee who works in the red section.

The employee who manages Agony Alley doesn't work in the purple section.

The worker who manages The Screamer is either the worker who served 100 riders or the employee who works in the pink section.

The employee who served 175 riders doesn't work in the green section.

Neither the employee who works in the pink section nor the person who served 50 riders is Ronald.

The worker who works in the purple section served 100 more riders than the worker who manages Loop-D-Loop.

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

Andy Eduardo Lyle Orlando Ronald Zachary

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


Wizard World was released 1 month later than the game with 3.1 million downloads.

The app released in July is either the application released by Novio or the game released by Trebuchet.

Of the app released in August and the game released by Apptastic, one is Castle Crunch and the other has 7.2 million downloads.

Of the app released by BeGamez and the app with 2.3 million downloads, one was released in May and the other is Wizard World.

Bubble Bombs is either the game released in May or the app released by Gadingo.

The game released by Gadingo was released 1 month earlier than the application with 8.9 million downloads.

Angry Ants is either the application released by Vortia or the game released in March.

The game with 3.1 million downloads was made by BeGamez.

Neither Peter Parka nor the application released in August is the game released by Novio.

Neither Wizard World nor the app released by Gadingo is the application with 5.5 million downloads.

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Castle Crunch
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

Apptastic BeGamez Gadingo Novio Trebuchet Vortia

1.5 million
2.3 million
3.1 million
5.5 million
7.2 million
8.9 million


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

Of the team from Hartwick and the squad that finished with 763 points, one wore pink shirts and the other was the Rowdy Rollers.

The Pin Pushers finished 24 points below the team in the orange shirts.

The squad in the pink shirts finished 24 points above the squad from Castro Valley.

The six teams were the team from Newark, the squad in the pink shirts, the Pin Pushers, the team in the yellow shirts, the squad in the orange shirts and the squad that finished with 715 points.

The squad that finished with 763 points was from Stacyville.

The team from Valley Center was either the team in the magenta shirts or the Splitters.

The Gutter Gals finished 36 points above the team in the silver shirts.

Of the team in the yellow shirts and the squad that finished with 715 points, one was from King City and the other was the Rowdy Rollers.

The squad from Stacyville didn't wear pink shirts.

The squad from King City finished 24 points below the squad in the silver shirts.

The Turkey Rolls finished 24 points below the team from Newark.

Gutter Gals
Oddballs
Pin Pushers
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls

Castro Valley
Hartwick
King City
Newark
Stacyville
Valley Center


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

Preston is  older than the person who lives in Kirkville.

Herbert is 3 years younger than the centenarian who lives in Morley.

The Oregon native is 1 year younger than the centenarian who lives in Quasqueton.

The Missouri native is 1 year older than Herbert.

Of Preston and the Delaware native, one lives in Quasqueton and the other is 112 years old.

The person who lives in Jackson isn't a native of Virginia.

The person who lives in Morley, the centenarian who is 110 years old, Ben, Shari and the centenarian who is 109 years old are all different people.

Shari is  younger than the person who lives in Isleton.

The Delaware native is 3 years older than Herbert.

The person who lives in Isleton is either the Utah native or the Oregon native.

The centenarian who is 113 years old isn't a native of Alaska.

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

Ben Gilbert Herbert Preston Shari Willard

Alaska Delaware Missouri Oregon Utah Virginia

Greene Isleton Jackson Kirkville Morley Quasqueton


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 Jack Ingram discovered, the one discovered in 2011, and the comet discovered in 2009 are three different comets.

Of the comet discovered in 2011 and the one with an orbital period of 29 years, one is Klionne and the other was first seen by Freda Ellis.

The one with an orbital period of 30 years is either Sporrin or the one Jack Ingram discovered.

The comet with an orbital period of 47 years was discovered 2 years before the comet Ken Jones discovered.

Peinope was discovered 2 years after the comet with an orbital period of 47 years.

Freda Ellis
Jack Ingram
Ken Jones
Miller


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

The animal caught in Gary and the animal that is 11.1 feet long are different gators.

Of Rex and Drake, one was captured in Waco and the other is 15.3 feet long.

The 15 year old animal is 12.9 feet long.

The alligator caught in Anna is somewhat older than Rex.

Of Drake and Darwin, one was captured in Erie and the other is 12.9 feet long.

The 5 year old alligator was captured in Gary.

The alligator that is 15.3 feet long is either Drake or the 10 year old gator.


Signal Security Solutions offers several high-quality sirens for sale.  Help them put together a brochure by matching each siren to its price, loudness (in decibels) and the year it was first put on the market.

The $188 siren is 5 decibels quieter than the Eco Alert.

Neither the siren released in 1996 nor the Viking 5 is the siren with a loudness of 115 decibels.

The Eco Alert is either the siren released in 2000 or the $145 siren.

The siren with a loudness of 110 decibels doesn't cost $182.

The siren released in 1999 is 5 decibels louder than the Bradley X9.

Of the $145 siren and the siren with a loudness of 100 decibels, one was released in 1996 and the other is the Viking 5.

The siren with a loudness of 110 decibels is either the siren released in 2009 or the Eco Alert.

100 decibels
105 decibels
110 decibels
115 decibels

Bradley X9
Eco Alert
Securalert
Viking 5


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

Wendell finished 1 minute before the contestant in the orange shirt.

Lynn finished sometime after the runner in the orange shirt.

Lynn was either the contestant from Fullerton or the runner who finished in 23 minutes.

The competitor in the black shirt finished sometime before Kelly.

The runner from Libertyville wore the teal shirt.

Kelly finished 1 minute before the competitor from Alpine.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes


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

The bird released at Pecos Pueblo is 11 years old.

Gracie has a wingspan 4 inches shorter than the bird released at Alkali Ridge.

The 5-year-old bird has a wingspan somewhat shorter than Gracie.

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

Smokey is either the condor released at Folsom Bend or the bird with a wingspan of 110 inches.

Smokey has a wingspan somewhat longer than the 10-year-old condor.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches

Alkali Ridge
Folsom Bend
Golden Butte
Pecos Pueblo


The team in the gold shirts finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the Rowdy Rollers.

The squad from Yarmouth wore orange shirts.

The Splitters finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the squad in the magenta shirts.

The Turkey Rolls finished 12 points below the team in the magenta shirts.

The Splitters was either the team from Newark or the squad that finished with 739 points.

The Rowdy Rollers finished 12 points below the squad from Castro Valley.

Gutter Gals
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls


Several friends went to Cal's Late Night Diner for a bite to eat.  Match each person to their drink and entree order, and determine how much each paid for their meal.

Neither the one who got the root beer nor the diner who ordered the hamburger was Irene.

The one who got the water was either the diner who ordered the cheese steak or Irene.

The one who got the orange soda paid 1 dollar less than Edmund.

Of Edmund and the one who got the root beer, one ordered the club sandwich and the other paid $7.99.

Neither the one who got the cream soda nor the one who got the root beer was the diner who paid $5.99.

Salvador paid  more than the diner who ordered the hamburger.

cheese steak
club sandwich
hamburger
meatloaf


An auction was held today at which a number of rare butterfly specimens were sold.  Determine the price and order of each auction lot, as well as the name of each winning bidder.

Of the insect won by Zachary and the insect that sold for $270, one was the 5th lot and the other was the Pieridae.

The insect won by Gabriel sold for somewhat more than the Vanessid.

The butterfly that was auctioned 1st sold for 10 dollars more than the Nymphalidae.

Neither the insect that sold for $280 nor the butterfly that was auctioned 2nd was the butterfly won by Sean.

The Pieridae sold for somewhat more than the insect that was auctioned 3rd.

The butterfly that was auctioned 5th was either the Vanessid or the butterfly that sold for $280.

The insect won by Marco sold for 10 dollars less than the butterfly that was auctioned 5th.

Adonis blue
Nymphalidae
Pieridae
Vanessid


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

The juggler who went fourth, the juggler who used balls, and Shari are three different people.

Of the person from Embden and the juggler who went first, one used balls and the other is Shari.

The juggler who went third was either the person who used rings or Ian.

The person from Jefferson performed 1 spot before Ian.

The performer who went third wasn't from Folsom.

Ian was either the person who used flashlights or the person from Embden.

The performer who used batons performed 1 spot after Floyd.


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 job in Pennsylvania isn't the symposium.

Of the assignment with 75 attendees and the assignment in North Dakota, one is the conference and the other will be handled by Glenda.

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

Of the wedding assignment and Aimee's event, one will have 75 attendees and the other will be in Louisiana.

The assignment with 50 attendees will be in North Dakota.

Louisiana
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania


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 one in modern-day India was formed during the Silurian period.

The Devonian impact crater is 50 meters wider than the Ordovician impact crater.

The one in modern-day Venezuela is  wider than the Cretaceous impact crater.

Of the Cretaceous impact crater and the 150 m. wide one, one was found in Ethiopia and the other is known as the Hinwore site.

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

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

The Ormagh impact crater wasn't formed during the Cretaceous period.


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

The monk's fin shell was found sometime after the blue and white seashell.

The seashell found in Jamaica is pink and white.

The shell found in 1992 wasn't found in Tobago.

The brown and pink seashell was found 6 years before the shell found in Jamaica.

The pink and white shell was found 3 years after the monk's fin shell.

The seashell found in Saint Lucia was found sometime after the blue and white shell.

The spotted key shell was found 3 years after the seashell found in Saint Lucia.

The shark eye shell wasn't found in 1995.

horned turban
monk\'s fin
shark eye
spotted key

blue - white
brown - pink
pink - white
white - yellow


Neither the diner who ordered the club sandwich nor the diner who paid $7.99 was the one who got the orange soda.

The four diners were the diner who paid $5.99, the one who got the orange soda, the diner who ordered the club sandwich and the diner who ordered the tuna melt.

The diner who ordered the sloppy joe paid 2 dollars less than Lee.

Of the one who got the root beer and Vanessa, one paid $6.99 and the other ordered the spaghetti.

The diner who ordered the spaghetti paid  more than Oliver.

club sandwich
sloppy joe
spaghetti
tuna melt


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.

Cora Cochran's rental is for a period 1 day shorter than the rental to be picked up in Redding.

Rose Rowland's rental won't be picked up in Redding.

Of Wanda Wilson's reservation and the 2 day reservation, one will be picked up in Los Altos and the other is for the Nissan.

The Jeep rental is for a period 1 day longer than Cora Cochran's rental.

The Hyundai rental is for a period 1 day shorter than Cora Cochran's reservation.

The 3 day reservation is either the reservation to be picked up in Durham or the reservation to be picked up in Redding.

Cora Cochran
Donna David
Rose Rowland
Wanda Wilson


Louis Perini has been studying the deepest parts of the world's oceans for decades, and has personally discovered a number of previously unknown deep sea creatures.  Using only the clues below, match each new animal he discovered to the depth, location and year in which it was found.

The creature found in 1989 was discovered in the Willis Trench.

The bristlemouth is either the creature found in 1978 or the animal discovered in the Bristle Trench.

The specimen found in 1978 was found 3,000 feet lower down than the animal discovered in the Tethys Trough.

The lancetfish was found 3,000 feet lower down than the specimen discovered in the Tethys Trough.

Of the creature discovered in the Bristle Trench and the specimen found in 1993, one was found at 15,000 ft and the other is the anglerfish.

anglerfish
bristlemouth
lancetfish
tube worm

Bristle Trench
Tethys Trough
Velma Deep
Willis Trench


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.

Tom is either the participant who brought the onion dip or the friend from Dos Palos.

Of the friend who arrived at 4:35 pm and the participant from Kernville, one brought the corn chips and the other brought the onion dip.

Amber arrived sometime after the party-goer who brought the onion dip.

The friend from Kernville arrived 10 minutes after Nelson.

The friend from Dos Palos brought the soda.

The party-goer from Anaheim Hills arrived sometime before the friend from Dos Palos.

Nelson is either the friend from Martensdale or the participant who brought the corn chips.

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
Kernville
Martensdale


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

Freddie's pack, the 35 liter pack, and the black pack are three different packs.

The black pack is  smaller than the Naturba pack.

The Grennel pack is 5 liters smaller than the green pack.

The orange pack is either the Travelore pack or Cheri's pack.

Of Olga's pack and the Naturba pack, one is purple and the other is 35 liters.


Several anthropology PhD candidates will each publish a dissertation this year about a different aboriginal culture they've been living with and studying.  Match each student to the culture they've written about and the country in which it is located, and determine the month in which each dissertation will be published.

Neither the person who has been studying the Vorycia culture nor the student who has been studying the Nyap culture is Elizabeth.

The student who has been studying the Vorycia culture will publish 1 month after the person who has been studying the Nyap culture.

Of the person who has been studying the Cheer culture and the person who has been studying the Vorycia culture, one will publish in February and the other is Nadine.

The student who has been working in Zambia is either the student who will publish in January or the student who has been studying the Rothoc culture.

The student who has been studying the Cheer culture is either the person who will publish in April or Doreen.

The student who has been working in Malaysia is either the person who will publish in January or the person who will publish in April.


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.

Neither the 2004 trip nor the camping trip is the Virginia trip.

The Virginia holiday is either the holiday with Kelley or the kayaking trip.

Neither the hunting vacation nor the 2004 vacation is the Oregon vacation.

Neither the hunting vacation nor the 2004 trip is the holiday with Isabel.

Of the Oregon trip and the 2003 trip, one was the camping vacation and the other was with Isabel.

The Virginia vacation was 1 year before the vacation with Ellen.

The holiday with Olga is either the 2001 holiday or the hunting trip.


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.

Danny's sauce doesn't use the blue moluga.

The hot sauce that uses the naga viper is "Pants on Fire".

"Alpha Pepper" is somewhat less spicy than Danny's product.

Marshall's sauce is either the product that uses the blue moluga or the product rated at 15,000 SHU.

Yvonne's sauce is 5,000 SHU less spicy than "Burn Squad".

Marshall's hot sauce is somewhat spicier than "Burn Squad".

Danny's hot sauce is 5,000 SHU less spicy than the hot sauce that uses the assam anjula.

Alpha Pepper
Baja Tickler
Burn Squad
Pants on Fire

assam anjula
blue moluga
ghost pepper
naga viper


The student who has been working in Pakistan will publish 1 month before Brandi.

The student who has been studying the Vorycia culture, Brandi and Sonja are all different students.

The student who will publish in January has been working in Gambia.

The person who has been working in Pakistan is either the person who has been studying the Eldang culture or the student who has been studying the Vorycia culture.

The person who has been studying the Eldang culture will publish sometime before Ira.

Of the student who has been studying the Ashdage culture and the person who will publish in March, one is Ira and the other has been working in Yemen.

The student who will publish in April hasn't been working in Yemen.

The person who has been studying the Eldang culture will publish sometime before Sonja.


Zachary sells advertising on a number of different late-night television shows.  Using only the clues below, match each show in his portfolio to its current host and air time, and determine the channel on which it airs.

The show on channel 7 starts 30 minutes before Nate Nichol's program.

The show on channel 9 starts 15 minutes after Jack Jensen's show.

Variety X starts 30 minutes after Jack Jensen's show.

Of the show that starts at 10:30 pm and Nate Nichol's program, one airs on channel 5 and the other is Red Eye Party.

Jack Jensen
Ken Kirby
Maddy Meyer
Nate Nichol

Green Tonight
Late Night
Red Eye Party
Variety X


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 produce from New Canada sell for somewhat more per pound than the vegetables from Upton.

The radishes are either Dan's vegetables or the vegetables that sell for $2.60 per pound.

The goods that sell for $2.70 per pound aren't from Agency.

Florence's vegetables sell for 10 cents less per pound than the radishes.

The produce that sell for $2.60 per pound are either the produce from New Canada or the onions.

Herman's goods sell for 10 cents more per pound than Dan's goods.

The vegetables from Agency aren't the onions.

Zachary's vegetables sell for 10 cents more per pound than the endive.


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

Of the person working on June 13 and the person arriving at Ripley, one will depart from Farley and the other is Julio.

Bryan is either the person departing from Jackman or the person departing from Farley.

Vernon is either the conductor arriving at Paradise or the conductor working on June 13.

The conductor arriving at Ripley is either the conductor departing from Jackman or the conductor departing from Farley.

Thomas will leave sometime after the conductor departing from Hardwick.

The conductor arriving at Shell Rock will leave sometime before the person departing from Hardwick.


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.

"Stars Below" was due 2 weeks after the book by Kim Kramer.

Neither the title due on September 22 nor the book due on September 8 is Ken's book.

Of the title due on September 22 and the book by Betty Bush, one was "Heaven's Seal" and the other was taken out by Aimee.

The title by Kim Kramer was due 2 weeks before Ora's book.

The title by Hank Hensley is either "Time to Burn" or Ken's book.

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22

Dancing Well
Heaven\'s Seal
Stars Below
Time to Burn

Betty Bush
Hank Hensley
Kim Kramer
Mike Meadows


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

Of the team from Yucca Valley and the red team, one finished fourth and the other is the "Spray Paints".

The group that finished second is from Cromberg.

The "Spray Paints" was ranked 1 place behind the green team.

Of the white team and the squad from Yucca Valley, one is the "Target Bombs" and the other finished third.

The "Oil Crew" was ranked somewhere behind the team from Prairie City.

The red team is either the group from Prairie City or the "Spray Paints".

Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Spray Paints
Target Bombs

Cromberg
Libertyville
Prairie City
Yucca Valley


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

Elena's pet was adopted sometime before Omar.

The poodle is either Tracey's pet or the puppy adopted in April.

Vincent was adopted sometime before Tracey's pet.

Omar is either the dachshund or the boxer.

The puppy adopted in March is named Terrance.

Of the dog adopted in February and Terrance, one is Kayla's and the other is the dachshund.


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

The grandchild with the April 11th birthday is either the child from Valley Center or the 14-year-old.

The 14-year-old has a birthday 4 days after the grandchild from Le Mars.

The child from Goldfield has a birthday 4 days before the 9-year-old.

The one with the April 15th birthday doesn't live in Valley Center.

Patti has a birthday sometime before Calvin.

Calvin is either the one from Le Mars or the 14-year-old.

Ollie has a birthday sometime before the 6-year-old.

Of Isaac and the 6-year-old, one was born on April 15th and the other was born on April 7th.

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


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

Of the exoplanet with a diameter of 243,000 mi. and the planet 47 light years from earth, one is Quael and the other orbits star MKP 427.

The planet with a diameter of 243,000 mi. is  farther away from us than the planet orbiting star HV 491.

Neither the exoplanet 45 light years from earth nor the planet with a diameter of 650,000 mi. is the planet orbiting star VJD 913.

Rodul is either the exoplanet with a diameter of 650,000 mi. or the planet 47 light years from earth.

The planet orbiting star VJD 913 is  farther away from us than Vestor.

The exoplanet 45 light years from earth is either the planet orbiting star BDF 198 or the exoplanet with a diameter of 295,000 mi..

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


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

Of the 1988 bottle and the Zifennwein, one is a riesling and the other is from Chino Hills vineyard.

The 1992 bottle, the bottle from Rose Hill vineyard, and the gewurztraminer are three different wines.

The four wines are the 1988 wine, the Zifennwein, the bottle from Rose Hill vineyard and the gewurztraminer.

The wine from Isla Vista vineyard is either the 1992 wine or the syrah.

The Annata Branco was bottled sometime before the syrah.

The bottle from West Gardiner vineyard was bottled sometime before the riesling.

Annata Branco
Ece Suss
Luzagueil
Zifennwein

chardonnay gewurztraminer riesling syrah

Chino Hills
Isla Vista
Rose Hill
West Gardiner


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

The frilled stork's reserve, the reserve established in 2008, and Rosemary Park are three different parks.

Silver Lakes was established 2 years before the park in Wilcox County.

The atlas otter's reserve is either the park established in 2010 or Foxtail Bend.

Of the park established in 2006 and the reserve in Talladega County, one is home to the sandy hare and the other is Rosemary Park.

The park in Lamar County was established sometime after Foxtail Bend.

The atlas otter's reserve was established sometime after the reserve in Wilcox County.

Foxtail Bend
Rosemary Park
Silver Lakes
Wanda Park

atlas otter
frilled stork
sandy hare
western gull