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

Of the canine that won in 2006 and the pekingese, one is Chester's and the other is Max.

Ginger's canine is either the dog that won in 2009 or Molly.

Samson won 2 years before Anita's canine.

Of Douglas's dog and the beagle, one won in 2009 and the other is Samson.

Of Fernando's dog and the dog that won in 2007, one is Samson and the other is Max.

The canine that won in 2007 isn't the maltese.

Max is either the dog that won in 2009 or the dog that won in 2006.

Douglas's dog, the canine that won in 2010 and the dalmatian are all different dogs.

beagle
chow chow
dalmatian
maltese
pekingese


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

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

The Ece Suss wasn't bottled at Rose Hill vineyard.

The Bianca Flaux wasn't bottled at Nashua vineyard.

The Ece Suss wasn't bottled at Nashua vineyard.

The pinot gris, the Vendemmia, and the bottle from Nashua vineyard are three different wines.

The wine from Hornitos vineyard was bottled 12 years after the Vendemmia.

The 1984 bottle is from Loma Mar vineyard.

Of the 1992 bottle and the Vendemmia, one is from Tabor vineyard and the other is a syrah.

Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot gris
riesling
syrah

Hornitos
Loma Mar
Nashua
Rose Hill
Tabor


Daniella has received a number of orders this month from customers who want to have custom computers built for them.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to his computer's specifications, including hard drive size, amount of RAM and processor speed.

Kerry's system doesn't have exactly 12 GB of RAM.

The system with a 2.0 GHz processor is either Kerry's system or the system with 8 GB of RAM.

The build with 6 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 384 GB smaller than the computer with a 2.4 GHz processor.

The system with a 2.0 GHz processor has a hard drive that is somewhat larger than Rex's system.

Sean's computer has a 3.2 GHz processor.

The computer with a 1.4 GHz processor doesn't have exactly 8 GB of RAM.

Wade's system doesn't have exactly 12 GB of RAM.

The build with 512 GB of hard drive space has a 1.4 GHz processor.

The system with 6 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 128 GB larger than the build with 4 GB of RAM.

Of Rex's build and the build with a 2.4 GHz processor, one has a 256 GB hard drive and the other has 12 GB of RAM.


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.

The student who gave the presentation on President Adams spoke 3 minutes more than the presenter who got the B-.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Van Buren and the student who got the B- were different students.

The student who spoke for 5 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on President Kennedy or the presenter who gave the presentation on President Adams.

The presenter who got the A spoke 6 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on President Nixon.

Of Josefina and the student who got the A-, one spoke for 11 minutes and the other talked about President Nixon.

Inez was either the presenter who got the A- or the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes.

Of Chris and the presenter who gave the presentation on President Nixon, one spoke for 14 minutes and the other got the A-.

5 minutes
8 minutes
11 minutes
14 minutes
17 minutes


Delilah DeLuca, the award-winning film director, has just finished casting her newest project.  Help her set the schedule by matching each actor to his role, acting fee and film date.

Of the actor who will play the brother and the man filming on September 22nd, one will make $130,000 and the other is Paul.

Of the actor making $100,000 and Noel, one will play the lawyer and the other will film on October 6th.

The man who will play the senator won't be filming on September 22nd.

The person filming on September 22nd will make  more than Mark.

The person who will play the lawyer will make 15,000 dollars more than the man filming on September 1st.

The person making $100,000 is either Kerry or the person filming on September 29th.

Bruce will make 30,000 dollars more than the person filming on September 15th.

The man who will play the soldier will make 30,000 dollars more than the actor filming on September 22nd.

September 1st
September 15th
September 22nd
September 29th
October 6th


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

The dobra dingo was listed 1 year before the nibner newt.

The osbele oryx was listed sometime before the dobra dingo.

The lisner cat was recognized as endangered in 2009.

The species with a population size of 420 was listed 2 years before the lisner cat.

Neither the animal that lives in Norway nor the lisner cat is the species added to the list in 2006.

The species that lives in Yemen doesn't have a surviving population of 210.

The species that lives in Madagascar was listed 2 years after the animal with a population size of 210.

The species added to the list in 2008 doesn't have a surviving population of 455.

The five species are the species with a population size of 280, the animal added to the list in 2010, the animal added to the list in 2006, the species that lives in Madagascar and the animal that lives in Barbados.

dobra dingo
lisner cat
nibner newt
osbele oryx
perens pig

Barbados Madagascar Norway Tanzania Yemen


A competition was held recently at which several universities entered specially-engineered cars to see whose could go the farthest on 10 gallons of gas.  Match each car to its team and determine its maximum speed and total distance.

The car with a high speed of 70 MPH drove 75 miles farther than the car with a high speed of 75 MPH.

Neither the car with a high speed of 75 MPH nor the Alby College team's automobile was the car that drove for 550 miles.

The Garusky was either the automobile that drove for 550 miles or the Varseyton team's automobile.

Of the Ober College team's car and the automobile with a high speed of 72 MPH, one drove for 575 miles and the other is the Poltris.

The Poltris drove 25 miles farther than the Awick.

The Alby College team's automobile didn't have a high speed of exactly 67 MPH.

The Yamahana, the automobile with a high speed of 75 MPH, the Alby College team's car and the Trebus State team's automobile were all different cars.

Neither the car with a high speed of 75 MPH nor the car with a high speed of 70 MPH was the Awick.

The Awick was built by the Trebus State team.

525 miles
550 miles
575 miles
600 miles
625 miles

Alby College
Mersey Tech
Ober College
Trebus State
Varseyton


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

Of the MX-827 and the model with a resolution of 14 megapixels, one is made by Dayero and the other costs $575.

The model with a resolution of 14 megapixels costs 50 dollars less than the Zenix 2C.

Neither the model with a resolution of 20 megapixels nor the camera with a resolution of 18 megapixels is the MX-827.

The Zenix 2C is either the $575 camera or the model made by Honwa.

Neither the model made by Dayero nor the $625 camera is the model with a resolution of 12 megapixels.

The camera with a resolution of 12 megapixels costs 50 dollars less than the G-290.

The camera made by Banion doesn't have a resolution of 26 megapixels.

The five cameras are the model made by Honwa, the MX-827, the camera with a resolution of 14 megapixels, the model with a resolution of 26 megapixels and the camera with a resolution of 18 megapixels.

The model with a resolution of 14 megapixels isn't the DM-5000.

The model with a resolution of 18 megapixels isn't the G-290.

The model made by Cober costs  more than the Zenix 2C.

12 megapixels
14 megapixels
18 megapixels
20 megapixels
26 megapixels


The world of stamp collecting has seen a number of high-profile sales this year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each rare stamp to the collector who bought it and the price it fetched, as well as the year it was originally released.

Sal Sanchez's stamp wasn't the "Danish Rosa".

The "Frog's Eye" sold for $25,000 more than the "Inverted Blue".

Neither the "Yellownose" nor the $225,000 stamp was Mel Morton's stamp.

The stamp that was issued in 1866 wasn't the "Frog's Eye".

Of the $175,000 stamp and Mel Morton's stamp, one was the "Cap de Boule" and the other originally came out in 1821.

The "Frog's Eye" sold for somewhat less than the stamp that was issued in 1915.

Quinn Quade's stamp sold for $50,000 less than the stamp that was issued in 1868.

Pam Parson's stamp sold for $25,000 less than the "Yellownose".

Mel Morton's stamp sold for $75,000 more than the "Inverted Blue".

Mel Morton
Odette Opal
Pam Parson
Quinn Quade
Sal Sanchez

Cap de Boule
Danish Rosa
Frog\'s Eye
Inverted Blue
Yellownose


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

Mrs. Ingram's cake won't be delivered on October 9.

The October 8 delivery won't be shaped like a sailboat.

Of the key lime cake and Mrs. Massey's cake, one will be delivered on October 8 and the other will be in the shape of a bowling pin.

The lemon cake will be delivered 3 days after the order shaped like a baseball glove.

The cake shaped like a baseball glove will be delivered sometime before the raspberry cake.

The cake shaped like a biplane will be delivered 1 day before Mrs. Massey's order.

Mrs. Becker's cake is either the key lime cake or the October 6 delivery.

Of Mrs. Nolan's order and the October 8 delivery, one will be in the shape of a baseball glove and the other will be banana-flavored.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9

baseball glove
biplane
bowling pin
rocket ship
sailboat

banana
key lime
lemon
raspberry
strawberry


Steve is a world-renowned herpetologist (an expert in reptiles and amphibians), and today he's been asked to bring a small collection of snakes in to Brunhilde High School for a class demonstration.  Help him prepare his presentation notes by matching each snake he's bringing to its home country, length and color pattern.

The pygmy racer, the brown & red animal and the serpent from Australia are all different animals.

The serpent that is 30 inches long isn't green & white.

The serpent that is 18 inches long is from Panama.

The serpent from Australia is 6 inches shorter than the brown & red serpent.

The snake that is 24 inches long, the brown & red reptile, and the green & white snake are three different animals.

Of the yellow & blue animal and the horned viper, one is 12 inches long and the other is from Spain.

The animal that is 30 inches long isn't black & white.

Of the banded keel and the animal from Spain, one is 18 inches long and the other is green & white.

The tawny cobra is either the black & green reptile or the serpent from New Guinea.

12 inches
18 inches
24 inches
30 inches
36 inches

banded keel
horned viper
pygmy racer
tawny cobra
winged snake

Australia
Nicaragua
New Guinea
Panama
Spain

black & green
black & white
brown & red
green & white
yellow & blue


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

Of the customer who ordered matzo and Eva, one came in at 7:30am and the other ordered havarti.

Angie came in a half-hour after the person who asked for ricotta.

The customer who asked for colby-jack came in a half-hour after the person who ordered challah.

The customer who asked for feta came in one hour after Eva.

Neither Genevieve nor the person who ordered pumpernickel was the person who came in at 9:00am.

Of the customer who ordered brioche and the person who ordered wheat bread, one came in at 7:30am and the other was Genevieve.

The person who ordered brioche came in sometime after Eva.

brioche
challah
matzo
pumpernickel
wheat bread

colby-jack feta havarti limburger ricotta


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.

Of the Dynotis X1 and the reactor launching in April, one is the fast ignition facility and the other is in Turkmenistan.

The reactor launching in March isn't the theta pinch reactor.

The Haramarui LV will launch sometime after the fast ignition reactor.

Of the reactor in Namibia and the Comati DX5, one is the direct drive facility and the other will launch in March.

The Zawasa will launch 2 months after the Comati DX5.

The reactor in France is either the direct drive reactor or the reactor launching in February.

Adtina V
Comati DX5
Dynotis X1
Haramarui LV
Zawasa

direct drive
fast ignition
theta pinch
tokamak
z-pinch

France Myanmar Namibia Turkmenistan Venezuela


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

The piece made of white gold doesn't have the diamond.

Of the ring made of silver and Darla's piece, one has the ruby and the other cost $1500.

The piece with the topaz cost 300 dollars more than Opal's ring.

The ring with the amethyst, Becky's ring, the ring made of silver and the piece that cost $1500 are all different rings.

The ring made of silver cost 100 dollars more than Opal's ring.

Neither the ring that cost $1400 nor the ring made of white gold is Becky's ring.

Becky's ring is either the piece that cost $1500 or the piece made of palladium.

The ring that cost $1300 is either Opal's piece or the ring with the opal.

The piece that cost $1500 isn't made of 14k gold.

14k gold
24k gold
palladium
silver
white gold


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 6 nominations wasn't directed by Danny Trevor.

Of Sea of Dreams and the movie that received 3 nominations, one was the thriller and the other was directed by Adrienne Day.

The comedy is either the movie directed by Virgil Katz or the movie directed by Gabby Jones.

The film-noir received  fewer nominations than Bold Service.

The film directed by Virgil Katz, The Illusion, and the film that received 5 nominations are three different films.

The movie that received 4 nominations wasn't directed by Virgil Katz.

Of the comedy and the movie directed by Adrienne Day, one is Silk Mist and the other got 3 nominations.

The Illusion received 3 more nominations than the action film.

Bold Service
Maximum Risk
Sea of Dreams
Silk Mist
The Illusion

Adrienne Day
Danny Trevor
Gabby Jones
Paul Walnier
Virgil Katz

action film
comedy
film-noir
romance
thriller


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

Of the winner who won $15 million and the winner from Kansas, one was the teacher and the other was Alice Anders.

Of the person from Rhode Island and the winner who won $5 million, one was Hilda Hunt and the other was the accountant.

The judge won 10 million more than the banker.

The person from South Dakota, the judge, and Ed Elliott are three different people.

The accountant won 5 million more than the judge.

Ed Elliott didn't win exactly $25 million.

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

Alice Anders
Cal Chandler
Dharma Day
Ed Elliott
Hilda Hunt

Delaware
Kansas
Mississippi
Rhode Island
South Dakota


Mrs. Jackson's cake won't be delivered on October 8.

Mrs. Jackson's cake will be delivered sometime after the key lime cake.

Neither Mrs. Massey's cake nor Mrs. Cortez's order is the cake shaped like a baseball glove.

The strawberry cake won't be shaped like a bowling pin.

The key lime cake will be delivered 1 day before the banana cake.

Mrs. Cortez's order won't be delivered on October 8.

The order shaped like a sailboat will be delivered 2 days after Mrs. Ingram's order.

The cake shaped like a biplane will be delivered 1 day after the strawberry cake.

The key lime cake will be delivered 1 day after Mrs. Ingram's cake.

The October 8 delivery is either Mrs. Ingram's order or the strawberry cake.

Mrs. Cortez's order won't be banana-flavored.

Of the coconut cake and the October 6 delivery, one will be in the shape of a baseball glove and the other is for Mrs. Ingram.

banana
coconut
key lime
lemon
strawberry


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.

Of the person who has been working in Finland and Keith, one will publish in April and the other has been studying the Udaefe culture.

The person who will publish in January has been studying the Garyk culture.

Of the person who has been studying the Jenadije culture and Brandi, one has been working in Yemen and the other will publish in March.

The person who has been studying the Garyk culture will publish 3 months before the student who has been working in Uzbekistan.

Of the student who will publish in January and the student who has been working in Pakistan, one is Vera and the other is Brandi.

Armando will publish sometime before the person who has been studying the Phehin culture.

Brandi will publish sometime before the person who has been working in Iran.

Michael, Keith and the person who has been studying the Phehin culture are all different students.


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

Line F can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 35 MPH.

Line C is either the one that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH or the 800 ft line.

The zip line with a maximum height of 25 ft is either Line E or Line D.

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

Line A doesn't have a maximum speed of exactly 55 MPH.

Of the 850 ft zip line and the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH, one is Line E and the other reaches a height of 85 ft.

Line C doesn't have a maximum height of 70 ft.

The 800 ft one, the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH, and the zip line with a maximum height of 45 ft are three different lines.

Line F is 100 feet shorter than the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH.


A number of new space probes were launched this year, each from a different country.  Using only the clues that follow, match each probe to the country that launched it, and determine the month it launched and its eventual destination.

The mission that launched in February was sent up by Turkmenistan.

The mission going to Enceladus launched 1 month after Ecuador's probe.

The Jani Mila wasn't launched in Turkmenistan.

Of the mission going to Mercury and Angola's mission, one is the Dunsa and the other launched in March.

The Jani Mila is either the mission that launched in May or the mission going to Europa.

Uruguay's mission launched 3 months before Angola's mission.

Turkmenistan's probe launched 1 month after the mission going to Uranus.

Angola Ecuador Finland Turkmenistan Uruguay


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

The squad from Valley Center didn't wear lime green shirts.

The squad that finished with 763 points wasn't from Yarmouth.

The Pin Pushers weren't from Stacyville.

The Alley Cats, the squad that finished with 739 points, the team from Stacyville and the team in the red shirts were all different teams.

The team from Newark finished 12 points below the Pin Pushers.

The team that finished with 751 points was either the team in the lime green shirts or the Pin Pushers.

Neither the team from Stacyville nor the team in the red shirts was the Splitters.

The team that finished with 727 points wore silver shirts.

The squad that finished with 751 points wore white shirts.

The Turkey Rolls finished 12 points above the squad in the lime green shirts.

Alley Cats
Oddballs
Pin Pushers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls

Millerton
Newark
Stacyville
Valley Center
Yarmouth


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

Neither the person with 7 goals nor the person with 10 goals is the player from the Checkers.

The person who wears number 21 is from the Ice Hogs.

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

The person with 10 goals doesn't wear number 19.

Of Lopez and the person with 9 goals, one wears number 10 and the other is from the Bears.

The player from the River Kings scored 3 goals less than the person who wears number 10.

Of the person who wears number 21 and the player from the Bears, one is Carson and the other had 7 goals this season.

Bears
Checkers
Ice Hogs
River Kings
Wolverines


The person from Arkansas won 15 million more than the doctor.

The winner who won $10 million wasn't the lawyer.

Of the teacher and the person who won $5 million, one was Alice Anders and the other was from Mississippi.

Cal Chandler won 15 million more than Dharma Day.

Of the person who won $10 million and the person from Pennsylvania, one was the accountant and the other was Dharma Day.

The winner from Arkansas was either Alice Anders or Hilda Hunt.

Alice Anders
Cal Chandler
Dharma Day
Gil Greene
Hilda Hunt

Arkansas Connecticut Kansas Mississippi Pennsylvania


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.

The student who received the $30,000 scholarship isn't going to Penn State.

The student who received the $35,000 scholarship won't major in Mathematics.

Pat is either the person who's going to Harvard or the student who will major in English.

Brooke is either the student who received the $35,000 scholarship or the student who's going to Harvard.

The student who's going to Stanford won't major in Chemistry.

The person who received the $45,000 scholarship isn't going to Stanford.

The person who received the $45,000 scholarship won't major in German Poetry.

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

Of the student who's going to Northwestern and the student who will major in Chemistry, one is Iris and the other received the $40,000 scholarship.

Of Brooke and the student who received the $30,000 scholarship, one will be going to Yale next year and the other will major in Chemistry.

Chemistry
English
German Poetry
Mathematics
Theology

Harvard
Northwestern
Penn State
Stanford
Yale


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

The town with a forecasted low of 19 degrees will get somewhat more snow than the town with a forecasted high of 31 degrees.

Neither the location with a forecasted low of 13 degrees nor the location with a forecasted low of 8 degrees is the location with a forecasted high of 27 degrees.

The location with a forecasted high of 30 degrees has a forecasted low of 15 degrees.

Of the town with a forecasted low of 19 degrees and the town with a forecasted low of 15 degrees, one is Jackman and the other is expected to receive 4 inches of snow.

Smith River will get 1 less inch of snow than the location with a forecasted low of 15 degrees.

The location with a forecasted high of 28 degrees will get somewhat more snow than the location with a forecasted low of 15 degrees.

Portola isn't expected to get 5 inches of snow.

The location with a forecasted low of 8 degrees will get somewhat less snow than Jackman.

Alden is expected to receive 4 inches of snow.

Of the location with a forecasted high of 30 degrees and Portola, one is expected to receive 2 inches of snow and the other has a forecasted low of 13 degrees.

The location with a forecasted high of 28 degrees doesn't have a forecasted low of 19 degrees.

The location that will get 4 inches of snow doesn't have a predicted high of 27 degrees.

1 inch
2 inches
3 inches
4 inches
5 inches

Alden
Garberville
Jackman
Portola
Smith River

8 degrees
13 degrees
15 degrees
18 degrees
19 degrees

24 degrees
27 degrees
28 degrees
30 degrees
31 degrees


A competition was held recently at which several universities entered specially-engineered cars to see whose could go the farthest on 10 gallons of gas.  Match each car to its team and determine its maximum speed and total distance.

The Varseyton team's car didn't have a high speed of exactly 72 MPH.

Neither the automobile that drove for 600 miles nor the car that drove for 575 miles was the Darbyshire team's car.

The Darbyshire team's car drove 25 miles farther than the Garusky.

The Cober drove 25 miles farther than the car with a high speed of 65 MPH.

The Alby College team's automobile drove 25 miles farther than the Versem.

Of the automobile with a high speed of 69 MPH and the Varseyton team's car, one drove for 575 miles and the other is the Cober.

The car with a high speed of 65 MPH drove 25 miles farther than the Poltris.

Of the Mersey Tech team's car and the Poltris, one drove for 575 miles and the other had a high speed of 81 MPH.

Alby College
Darbyshire
Mersey Tech
Ober College
Varseyton


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

The participant who brought the hummus, the party-goer who arrived at 4:40 pm, the participant from Fairfield and the friend who arrived at 4:30 pm are all different people.

The friend who brought the pork rinds arrived 15 minutes before the participant who brought the onion dip.

Of the party-goer who arrived at 4:45 pm and the party-goer who brought the pizza, one is from Fairfield and the other is Tom.

The participant who arrived at 4:35 pm isn't from Dos Palos.

The party-goer from Dos Palos didn't bring the pork rinds.

Of Bonita and the party-goer who brought the hummus, one is from Fairfield and the other arrived at 4:35 pm.

The party-goer from Dos Palos, Bonita, and the friend who arrived at 4:45 pm are three different people.

The participant from Anaheim Hills didn't bring the hummus.

The friend who arrived at 4:30 pm isn't from Anaheim Hills.

Amber is either the participant who arrived at 4:40 pm or the friend who arrived at 4:30 pm.

hummus
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Pine Valley


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.

Bubble Bombs was released 1 month earlier than the game released by Apptastic.

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

The game released in May doesn't have exactly 3.1 million downloads.

The app with 7.2 million downloads was released 2 months earlier than the game released by Vortia.

The application released by Novio was released 1 month earlier than Angry Ants.

The five apps are the game released in July, the application released by Vortia, Peter Parka, Angry Ants and Bubble Bombs.

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

The application with 4.2 million downloads was released 2 months earlier than Peter Parka.

The application released in May doesn't have exactly 2.3 million downloads.

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Castle Crunch
Peter Parka
Vitalinks

2.3 million
3.1 million
4.2 million
7.2 million
8.9 million


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

The person who paid $40 didn't get the red tattoo.

The Sagittarius paid 5 dollars less than the Taurus.

The customer who paid $45 didn't get the black tattoo.

The customer who got the blue tattoo paid 15 dollars less than Daryl.

The customer who paid $40 didn't get the black tattoo.

Guillermo paid 5 dollars less than Eula.

Guillermo was either the Sagittarius or the person who got the red tattoo.

Of the person who paid $40 and the customer who got the violet tattoo, one was Eula and the other was the Pisces.

The customer who paid $45 wasn't the Gemini.


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

49 Eugenia has a diameter 12 km smaller than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2045.

Of the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2040 and the asteroid with a diameter of 35 km, one is 35 Ursula and the other is rich in nickel.

11 Ceres doesn't have an exact diameter of 29 km.

The asteroid with a diameter of 17 km won't have mining operations begin there in 2050.

26 Amphitrite has a diameter 12 km larger than the asteroid rich in phosphorous.

The asteroid rich in cobalt has a diameter 6 km larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2045.

413 Doiotima will see mining operations begin in 2035.

413 Doiotima is either the asteroid with a diameter of 23 km or the asteroid rich in nickel.

11 Ceres
26 Amphitrite
35 Ursula
413 Doiotima
49 Eugenia

cobalt gold lanthanum nickel phosphorous


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 6-year-old has a birthday sometime after the grandchild from El Monte.

Nathaniel has a birthday 4 days after the 8-year-old.

The child with the April 7th birthday isn't 9 years old.

The 14-year-old has a birthday 8 days after Michelle.

Of the grandchild with the April 19th birthday and Hilda, one lives in Goldfield and the other is 14 years old.

Nathaniel, the grandchild with the April 19th birthday, the grandchild from El Monte and the 12-year-old are all different children.

Of Franklin and the child with the April 15th birthday, one is 12 years old and the other lives in Valley Center.

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

El Monte
Goldfield
Quimby
Urbana
Valley Center


The world of stamp collecting has seen a number of high-profile sales this year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each rare stamp to the collector who bought it and the price it fetched, as well as the year it was originally released.

The "Danish Rosa" sold for $50,000 less than Ted Tucker's stamp.

The $200,000 stamp originally came out in 1850.

Ted Tucker's stamp wasn't the "Jenny Penny".

Neither Sal Sanchez's stamp nor the "Jenny Penny" was the $150,000 stamp.

Odette Opal's stamp originally came out in 1945.

Of the "Danish Rosa" and Ted Tucker's stamp, one sold for $200,000 and the other originally came out in 1821.

Mel Morton's stamp didn't sell for $150,000.

Odette Opal's stamp was either the $175,000 stamp or the $200,000 stamp.

The stamp that was issued in 1915 sold for $50,000 less than the "Inverted Blue".

The "Frog's Eye" sold for somewhat more than Sal Sanchez's stamp.

Mel Morton
Odette Opal
Pam Parson
Sal Sanchez
Ted Tucker

Bull\'s Dove
Danish Rosa
Frog\'s Eye
Inverted Blue
Jenny Penny


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 radio spot has brought 150  fewer responses than the campaign produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The five campaigns are the campaign with 775 responses, the direct mailer, the campaign with the $75,000 budget, the campaign with the $30,000 budget and the ad produced by Julie Jordan.

The campaign with 1075 responses doesn't have the $50,000 budget.

The billboard wasn't produced by Julie Jordan.

The campaign with the $90,000 budget is either the ad produced by Iva Ingram or the campaign produced by Gilda Gamble.

The ad produced by Gilda Gamble has brought in  more responses than the ad produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The ad produced by Julie Jordan has brought in 450  more responses than the campaign with the $30,000 budget.

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

The direct mailer has brought in 450  more responses than the newspaper ad.

The direct mailer wasn't produced by Iva Ingram.

billboard
direct mailer
newspaper ad
radio spot
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Gilda Gamble
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


The Women's Boxing Federation has just released its list of top-ranked female boxers for the year.  Using only the clues below, match each boxer to her number of wins and losses and determine the city where she lives and trains.

The fighter with 7 losses is either the fighter with 27 wins or the boxer with 24 wins.

Barbra Bennes doesn't have exactly 12 losses.

The woman from Boston has 6  fewer wins than the fighter with 12 losses.

Barbra Bennes, the fighter with 4 losses and the fighter with 33 wins are all different people.

The fighter from Dublin has 6  more wins than the boxer from Philadelphia.

The boxer from Dublin, Annie Axel, and the boxer with 24 wins are three different people.

Annie Axel has  more wins than the fighter with 2 losses.

The fighter from New York has 6  more wins than the woman with 12 losses.

Annie Axel
Barbra Bennes
Hannah
Krista
Lois

Boston
Dublin
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia


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

Felix scored 14 points higher than Luther.

Of the contestant who threw the white darts and the player from Gilbertville, one finished with 69 points and the other finished with 62 points.

Luther scored 7 points higher than the contestant who threw the black darts.

Neither the player who threw the green darts nor Greg was the player who scored 62 points.

The contestant from Toledo finished somewhat lower than Tom.

The player who scored 48 points wasn't from Toledo.

The contestant who scored 48 points threw the orange darts.

Tom was either the player from Toledo or the player from Lohrville.

Epworth
Gilbertville
Lohrville
Mount Union
Toledo


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

Of player number 24 and the running back, one played 3 games last season and the other is Gordon Gregg.

Player number 18 played  more games than the wide receiver.

Gordon Gregg played one game more than the center.

Edward Ellis played one game more than the running back.

Player number 10 played 3  more games than player number 21.

The center is either Edward Ellis or player number 24.

The person who played in 6 games last season wears number 10.

Edward Ellis
Gordon Gregg
Jack Jensen
Lonnie Love
Ned Navarro

center
corner back
quarterback
running back
wide receiver


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.

Marshall's product isn't "Baja Tickler".

Stacy's hot sauce doesn't use the bhut jolokia.

The sauce rated at 15,000 SHU isn't "Alpha Pepper".

Of the hot sauce that uses the naga viper and Yvonne's sauce, one is "Alpha Pepper" and the other is rated at 5,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Zachary's hot sauce is 5,000 SHU less spicy than the product that uses the ghost pepper.

The sauce rated at 10,000 SHU, Zachary's hot sauce, and the hot sauce that uses the bhut jolokia are three different products.

The product rated at 25,000 SHU uses the bhut jolokia.

The sauce that uses the assam anjula is 15,000 SHU less spicy than "Burn Squad".

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

Alpha Pepper
Baja Tickler
Burn Squad
Hertz So Good
Magma Drizzle

assam anjula
bhut jolokia
ghost pepper
naga viper
panju reaper


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

Watkins is staying 1 day longer than Vincent.

The customer in room 209 is staying 2 days longer than the client from Utah.

The client from Wisconsin is either the customer who is staying for 5 days or the client in room 203.

Of the person in room 114 and Mr. Gonzalez, one is from Utah and the other is staying for 2 days.

Mr. Gonzalez is staying 1 day longer than the guest in room 114.

The guest who is staying for 4 days is either the customer in room 117 or the person from Michigan.

Mrs. Fowler
Mr. Gonzalez
Lara
Vincent
Watkins


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 shell found in 1992 isn't black and white.

The brown and pink shell was found sometime after the shell found in Martinique.

The spotted key shell was found in Aruba.

Of the blue and white shell and the seashell found in Saint Lucia, one was found in 1998 and the other is the baby's ear.

Of the seashell found in Grenada and the monk's fin shell, one is blue and white and the other was found in 1992.

The brown and yellow shell was found 3 years before the horned turban shell.

The seashell found in 1998 is either the brown and pink shell or the seashell found in Puerto Rico.

The seashell found in 2001 wasn't found in Aruba.

The seashell found in 2004 was found in Grenada.

baby\'s ear
honey cerith
horned turban
monk\'s fin
spotted key

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

Aruba
Grenada
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia