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.

The build with a 2.4 GHz processor has 3 GB of RAM.

Kerry's system has a hard drive that is somewhat larger than the system with a 2.4 GHz processor.

Of Harry's system and the system with a 3.8 GHz processor, one has a 384 GB hard drive and the other has 12 GB of RAM.

The computer with 512 GB of hard drive space is either the system with a 1.4 GHz processor or the system with 6 GB of RAM.

Ira's computer has a hard drive that is 256 GB smaller than the system with a 3.8 GHz processor.

The build with 12 GB of RAM is either the system with a 2.0 GHz processor or the computer with 512 GB of hard drive space.

The computer with a 2.0 GHz processor is either the computer with 256 GB of hard drive space or the system with 4 GB of RAM.


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.

Of the species with a population size of 525 and the animal added to the list in 2007, one lives in Tanzania and the other lives in Egypt.

Neither the species that lives in Tanzania nor the species with a population size of 350 is the nibner newt.

The animal with a population size of 350 was listed 2 years after the species that lives in Barbados.

The osbele oryx doesn't have a surviving population of 245.

The osbele oryx was listed 1 year after the animal that lives in Barbados.

The four species are the dobra dingo, the species that lives in Tanzania, the species that lives in Egypt and the species that lives in Barbados.

The species with a population size of 350 was listed sometime before the animal that lives in Tanzania.

dobra dingo
eldar elk
nibner newt
osbele oryx


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.

Neither the 10:00am tour nor the 8:00am outing is the outing with 7 people.

The trip with 7 people will begin sometime after Vicki's tour.

Kelly's tour is either the trip with 9 people or the outing with 7 people.

Of Oscar's tour and the trip with 9 people, one will start at Little Italy and the other will be at 7:00am.

Of the tour with 6 people and the 10:00am trip, one will start at Greektown and the other is with Oscar.

The outing with 7 people is either the 9:00am tour or the tour starting at Chinatown.

The trip with 6 people will begin 2 hours before the outing starting at Little Italy.

Chinatown
Greektown
High Park
Little Italy


The local foodie club met at Chez Martin last night for their monthly meal.  Match each person to their choice of wine and entree, and determine how much each owed at the end of the night.

The diner who ordered the red snapper didn't have the bordeaux.

Lynda paid  less than the one who had the bordeaux.

Neither the one who had the bordeaux nor the one who had the chianti was the person who paid $26.99.

The diner who ordered the beef stir-fry had the chianti.

The diner who ordered the citrus chicken paid 1 dollar less than the one who had the chianti.

The diner who ordered the filet mignon paid  less than the one who had the shiraz.

Virginia was either the diner who ordered the beef stir-fry or the diner who ordered the red snapper.

The one who had the merlot paid 1 dollar less than Robin.

beef stir-fry
citrus chicken
filet mignon
red snapper


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.

Of Polly and Stretch, one was from Eagle Lake and the other was #118.

#118 finished 1 place before the ostrich from Aurora.

#126, Stretch and Ozzy were all different animals.

Of the runner that finished fourth and #136, one is Ophelia and the other was from Upper Lake.


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

The Albion College graduate was hired sometime before the Ingram & Kemp hire.

The Sacred Heart College graduate, the Barr & Cobb hire, and the person hired on March 21st are three different people.

Zachary was hired sometime after the Barr & Cobb hire.

Cynthia is either the Leach & Mccall hire or the Northridge College graduate.

Of the Haynes Inc. hire and Zachary, one went to Faraday College and the other was hired on March 15th.

Rosalie was hired sometime after the Leach & Mccall hire.

March 12th
March 15th
March 18th
March 21st

Barr & Cobb
Haynes Inc.
Ingram & Kemp
Leach & Mccall


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 March isn't going to Europa.

The Dunsa launched 2 months before the Moro Jaddo.

The Varo launched 2 months after the probe going to Titan.

The mission that launched in April, Russia's mission, and the mission going to Titan are three different probes.

Of Angola's probe and the Varo, one is going to Europa and the other is going to Ganymede.

The probe that launched in March was sent up by Finland.


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

Leslie was either the 22-year-old or the accountant.

Of the man that took Kara to the movies and the accountant, one was Leslie and the other was 23 years old.

The 22-year-old took Kara to the bowling alley.

The gentleman that took Kara to the restaurant wasn't the teacher.

The man that took Kara to the skating rink was either the 24-year-old or the 23-year-old.

bowling alley
movies
restaurant
skating rink


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

The team from Ireton, David's duo and Valerie's team were all different teams.

The team from Frazier Park finished 3 seconds after Brandon's duo.

Of the duo from Frazier Park and the team from Emeryville, one finished in 35 seconds and the other included Patti.

Of the duo from Emeryville and Valerie's team, one finished in 35 seconds and the other included Eddie.

David's duo finished sometime after Sandy's team.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds

Emeryville
Frazier Park
Gouldsboro
Ireton


Marcus has to fill several "two-scoop" ice cream cone orders.  Help him with the rush by matching each customer to his or her two ice cream selections and their place in line.

Of the person who ordered strawberry for their second scoop and the second person, one was Glenda and the other ordered banana for their first scoop.

Wallace didn't order coconut for their first scoop.

The third customer is either the person who ordered coconut for their first scoop or the customer who ordered rocky road for their second scoop.

The second person is either Shelia or Darryl.

The customer who ordered rocky road for their second scoop ordered cherry for their first scoop.

Neither the third person nor the fourth customer is Shelia.

The customer who ordered lemon for their second scoop was immediately ahead of the customer who ordered vanilla for their first scoop.


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

The scout from troop 4031 was either Angelina or the scout who won the wildlife badge.

The girl who got the third award, the scout who won the swimming badge and Isabel were all different girls.

The youngster who won the wildlife badge was awarded 2 spots before the scout from troop 5025.

Of the youngster who won the swimming badge and the youngster who won the dance badge, one was in troop 5025 and the other was awarded second.

The girl from troop 4908, the scout who won the swimming badge, and the scout who got the first award are three different girls.


Megan is setting up an exhibit at the National Museum of Fiji about the discovery of several small South Sea islands.  Help her with her research by matching each island to the explorer that discovered it, the year it was discovered, and the native culture that was living there at the time.

The island discovered in 1761 wasn't inhabited by the Enakai.

The island on which the Hakili people lived was discovered 7 years before the island first seen by Captain Olavarriaga.

Fushil was either the island first seen by Captain Guizburuaga or the island first seen by Captain Norris.

Of the island first seen by Captain Wesley and the island discovered in 1775, one was Zafet and the other was inhabited by the Manika'i.

The island first seen by Captain Wesley was discovered 7 years after the island first seen by Captain Olavarriaga.

The island discovered in 1775 was either the island first seen by Captain Norris or the island first seen by Captain Olavarriaga.

The island on which the Wainani people lived was discovered sometime after Qlork.


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

Milton Vale is either Sid Saunders's film or Don Daugherty's film.

Tim Tucker's film wasn't made in Romania.

Of the film produced in Sweden and Sid Saunders's film, one has a running time of 65 minutes and the other is Harvest Sun.

Neither the movie with a running time of 65 minutes nor Tearful Night is Tim Tucker's film.

The film produced in Hungary is 10 minutes longer than Don Daugherty's film.

The movie produced in Sweden is 5 minutes longer than Don Daugherty's film.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes

Don Daugherty
Eric Edwards
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Harvest Sun
Milton Vale
Tearful Night
West of Eden


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.

Of the animal found in 1978 and the animal found at 19,500 ft, one is the daggertooth and the other was discovered in the Willis Trench.

The anglerfish was found 3,000 feet higher up than the animal found in 2006.

The lancetfish, the specimen found in 1978, and the specimen found at 18,000 ft are three different animals.

The bristlemouth wasn't discovered in the Bristle Trench.

The animal found at 15,000 ft was discovered in the Velma Deep.

The specimen found in 1993 was found somewhat lower down than the creature discovered in the Zini Trench.

anglerfish bristlemouth daggertooth lancetfish

Bristle Trench
Velma Deep
Willis Trench
Zini Trench


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

The corundum sold for 10 dollars more than the gem from Utah.

The gem from Colorado was found at the Quinn claim.

The gem from Idaho, the stone found in the Todd claim and the stone that sold for $800 are all different gems.

Of the gem from Oregon and the blue topaz, one went for $790 and the other went for $800.

The aquamarine was found at the Marsh claim.

The stone from Colorado sold for somewhat more than the corundum.


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

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

Yolanda paid 5 dollars more than the customer who got the green tattoo.

The person who paid $45 was either the Gemini or the person who got the red tattoo.

The person who got the pink tattoo paid 5 dollars more than the Cancer.

The Cancer paid 10 dollars more than Sheila.


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

Of the German class and the course with 11 students, one starts at 9:00 am and the other is in room 120.

Neither the 7:00 am class nor the course in room 318 is the course with 22 students.

The class in room 318 starts 4 hours after the German class.

The 1:00 pm class isn't the Italian class.

Of the 1:00 pm class and the Polish class, one has 25 students and the other is in room 318.

The class in room 125 starts 2 hours after the course with 11 students.


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

The person who was dropped off on Graydon Avenue wasn't picked up at the Olympic Tower.

Of the client who was dropped off on Penates Drive and the customer who got picked up at the Camlin Hotel, one was Josephine and the other paid $15.50.

Of Rosa and the customer with the $12.50 fare, one was dropped off on Blue Jay Court and the other was picked up at the Moore Mansion.

The person who was dropped off on Todd Street paid somewhat more than Josephine.

The customer who was dropped off on Penates Drive paid somewhat more than Rosa.

Philip was dropped off on Graydon Avenue.

Camlin Hotel
Moore Mansion
Olympic Tower
Smith Tower

Blue Jay Court
Graydon Avenue
Penates Drive
Todd Street


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

The person hired on March 21st went to Albion College.

The person hired on March 21st wasn't hired by Ingram & Kemp.

Of the Rutherford College graduate and Kelvin, one was hired by Green & Hayes and the other was hired on March 15th.

The Albion College graduate, the person hired on March 12th, and Kelvin are three different people.

Of the Riverview College graduate and Cynthia, one was hired on March 12th and the other was hired by Barr & Cobb.

The Rutherford College graduate is either the Barr & Cobb hire or Gabriel.

Barr & Cobb
Green & Hayes
Ingram & Kemp
Leach & Mccall


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

The football facility holds 40  fewer people than the arena in Upland.

Of the arena with seating for 150 people and Lewis Arena, one is in Alton and the other is set up for football games.

The facility in Alton is set up for lacrosse games.

Neither the hockey facility nor Ingram Arena is the facility in Ross.

The arena in Ross is either the soccer facility or Cantu Arena.

The football facility holds 40  more people than the facility in Ross.


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

Tracy's missive is either the message found in 2013 or the bottle that was sent in 1983.

The message that was sent in 1969 wasn't from Penzance.

The bottle found in 2006 was sent 14 years before Warren's message.

Of Robert's missive and the message from Bournemouth, one was found in 2006 and the other was sent in 1983.

The message that was sent in 1983 is either the bottle from Cherbourg or Robert's letter.

Robert's missive was sent sometime after the message from Penzance.

The missive found in 2014 was sent 14 years after Edwin's message.


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

The customer who wanted blueberries paid  less than Paulette.

The person who paid $7.75 asked for flaxseed.

Of Zachary and the customer who paid $6.75, one asked for kale and the other asked for wheat grass.

The person who wanted strawberries is either the customer who requested wheat grass or the customer who requested flaxseed.

Paulette paid 1 dollar less than the person who requested wheat grass.

The person who paid $6.75 wanted oranges.

blueberries oranges strawberries tangerines


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.

Of the hang gliding trip and the 2002 trip, one was in Hawaii and the other was with Dustin.

The Hawaii vacation wasn't the kayaking vacation.

The trip with Dustin is either the Maine vacation or the kayaking trip.

The vacation with Isabel was  before the Kentucky vacation.

The 2002 holiday is either the holiday with Isabel or the Hawaii vacation.

The hang gliding vacation was 2 years after the Delaware trip.

Of the vacation with Zachary and the 2004 vacation, one was the camping vacation and the other was in Hawaii.


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

Of the application released by Apptastic and the application with 2.3 million downloads, one was released in April and the other is Angry Ants.

Wizard World is either the game released in May or the app released by BeGamez.

The game released in April wasn't developed by  BeGamez.

Of the application with 2.3 million downloads and the application released by Novio, one was released in April and the other is Wizard World.

The application with 8.9 million downloads is either the game released by Trebuchet or the game released by BeGamez.

The game with 1.5 million downloads was released  later than the application released by Novio.

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Vitalinks
Wizard World

1.5 million
2.3 million
3.1 million
8.9 million


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

Blake's candle is either the apple product or the $5.50 product.

The apple product costs 2 dollars more than Francisco's product.

The peach candle costs  less than the lavender product.

Of Jana's candle and the $7.50 candle, one contains apple and the other contains sandalwood.

Of Francisco's candle and the fig candle, one contains sandalwood and the other contains lavender.


The international desk at the Herald News-Times sent out a number of its top reporters to cover breaking stories in various parts of the world this week.  Using only the clues below, match each reporter to the story he or she covered, and determine the date they left and the country they had to travel to.

Of Tam Terry and the person sent out on April 5th, one went to Iceland and the other covered the flooding.

Of the reporter sent out on April 5th and the journalist who covered the solar eclipse, one was Peter Peck and the other went to Iceland.

The reporter who went to Monaco left 1 day after Linda Lott.

The journalist who went to Finland didn't cover the election.

The person who went to Iceland, Peter Peck, and Linda Lott are three different people.

Tam Terry, the journalist who went to Finland, and the reporter sent out on April 4th are three different people.

Linda Lott
Peter Peck
Randy Reid
Tam Terry

earthquake
election
flooding
solar eclipse


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

The third period class is taught by Mr. Bell.

Neither the Algebra class nor Mr. Farmer's class is the first period class.

The fourth period class is either the Spanish class or the course in room 212.

Mr. Morton's class is either the Chemistry class or the second period class.

The Spanish class is held 1 period before the class in room 319.

Mr. Pitts's class is held 2 periods before the Chemistry class.


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 Elizabeth nor the student who has been working in Chad is the student who will publish in March.

Of the person who will publish in March and the student who has been studying the Garyk culture, one has been working in Oman and the other is Pablo.

The student who has been studying the Rothoc culture will publish 1 month after Pablo.

Vera will publish 1 month after the person who has been studying the Lerryna culture.

Of the student who will publish in March and the student who has been working in Gambia, one is Pablo and the other has been studying the Nyap culture.

Elizabeth will publish 1 month before the student who has been studying the Garyk culture.


Max has decided to buy a new flying drone for himself, but hasn't quite figured out which one.  Help him with the decision-making process by matching each possible drone to its price, and determine its maximum range (in feet) and total flying time per charge (in minutes).

The Mechania can fly for up to 30 minutes.

The $675 device, the machine with a maximum range of 475 ft, and the Mechania are three different devices.

The drone that can fly for 40 minutes, the Suzutake, and the $525 device are three different devices.

Of the machine that can fly for 25 minutes and the machine with a maximum range of 475 ft, one costs $525 and the other is the Zarobit-C.

The drone that can fly for 25 minutes costs  more than the Mechania.

The device that can fly for 30 minutes doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 650 ft.

The drone that can fly for 25 minutes has a maximum range of 250 ft.

10 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
40 minutes


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

Vendetta, the game played in March, and the game hosted at Jessie's house are three different games.

The board game with 12 players was played 1 month after Bladescape.

Vendetta didn't have exactly 11 players.

The game hosted at Gerald's house was either Planets Align or Bladescape.

Of the game with 12 players and Planets Align, one was played in March and the other was hosted by Felicia.

The game with 4 players was played 2 months after Bladescape.

Bladescape
Emberfight
Planets Align
Vendetta


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.

Zachary is either the one with 707 Twitter followers or the one with 59 LinkedIn connections.

Of the person with 120 Facebook friends and the person with 50 LinkedIn connections, one is Vickie and the other has 576 Twitter followers.

The one with 654 Twitter followers has  more Facebook friends than the one with 59 LinkedIn connections.

Zachary doesn't have exactly 140 Facebook friends.

Danny doesn't have exactly 804 Twitter followers.

The one with 140 Facebook friends has 59 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 54 LinkedIn connections is either Zachary or Kari.


A group of friends has decided to try several different weight-loss diets and exercises to see who amongst them can lose the most weight in 3 months.  Using only the clues below, match each person to their total number of pounds lost, and determine the diet type they used and their preferred type of exercise.

Iris lost somewhat more pounds than Felicia.

Of Felicia and the dieter who used the gluten-free diet, one lost 5 lbs and the other started yoga.

The friend who lost 9 lbs started rowing.

The person who used the vegan diet lost somewhat fewer pounds than the person who started a cycling regimen.

The dieter who used the gluten-free diet is either Tom or the person who started a cycling regimen.

Tom lost somewhat more pounds than the friend who used the caveman diet.


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 Bingham Canyon has a wingspan somewhat longer than the 10-year-old bird.

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

Of the condor released at Folsom Bend and the 6-year-old bird, one was Smokey and the other has a wingspan of 114 inches.

The condor with a wingspan of 102 inches wasn't released at Ralton Pass.

Merlin has a wingspan somewhat shorter than the 10-year-old bird.

Neither the bird with a wingspan of 102 inches nor Smokey is the 4-year-old bird.

The condor with a wingspan of 114 inches is either the condor released at Cordell Mesa or Mango.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches

Bingham Canyon
Cordell Mesa
Folsom Bend
Ralton Pass


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

The Cavalo was fined 50 dollars less than the car from Pennsylvania.

The Injitsu, the automobile from Delaware, and the automobile that received the $75 fine are three different cars.

The Etsalle doesn't have the BMG-831 plates.

The vehicle from Mississippi was fined somewhat more than the vehicle with the YGA-441 plates.

The car that received the $25 fine has the FRZ-192 plates.

Of the automobile from Delaware and the car that received the $100 fine, one is the Hornet and the other has the SVZ-880 plates.

Delaware Kansas Mississippi Pennsylvania


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

Iris walked 1 mile more than the hiker who finished at Wolf Creek.

The four hikers are the hiker who finished at Fern Camp, the hiker who started at Lake Jesup, the hiker who trekked for 8 miles and Iris.

The person who started at Green Swamp walked 1 mile more than Orlando.

The person who started at Three Lakes walked 1 mile more than the hiker who finished at Coyote Creek.

The person who started at Three Lakes is either Alex or Orlando.

The hiker who trekked for 10 miles is either the person who started at Three Lakes or the hiker who finished at Black Hammock.

Cassia
Green Swamp
Lake Jesup
Three Lakes

Black Hammock
Coyote Creek
Fern Camp
Wolf Creek


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 worker who manages The Breaker served 50 more riders than the worker who works in the purple section.

The employee who manages Agony Alley is either Brett or the person who served 50 riders.

The worker who manages Zinjo served 25 fewer riders than Chris.

The person who works in the purple section served 25 fewer riders than Sergio.

Of the person who served 100 riders and Isaac, one works in the yellow section and the other manages Agony Alley.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders

Agony Alley
The Breaker
The Screamer
Zinjo


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.

Leroy's pack is 5 liters smaller than the black pack.

Donna's pack is  larger than Cheri's pack.

The Lugmor pack is either Leroy's pack or the silver pack.

The silver pack is 5 liters smaller than the blue pack.

Of the 40 liter pack and the 35 liter pack, one is made by Naturba and the other is gray.


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.

Of the person with 9 goals and Vazquez, one is from the Ice Hogs and the other wears number 12.

Of Zimmerman and the person with 6 goals, one is from the Bears and the other wears number 12.

Neither the player from the Comets nor the player with 8 goals is the player who wears number 12.

The person who wears number 25 isn't from the Comets.

Neither the person with 8 goals nor the person with 9 goals is Klein.

The player with 8 goals wears number 10.


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

The coffee served by Willie cost somewhat more than the espresso.

The drink ordered by Henry cost 10 cents more than the mocha.

The coffee that cost $3.50 was either the macchiato or the beverage Charlie ordered.

Of the coffee served by Vicky and the beverage served by Kristen, one was ordered by Bryan and the other was the mocha.

The espresso cost somewhat less than the beverage served by Vicky.

The espresso cost somewhat more than the coffee served by Kristen.

Neither the drink that cost $3.30 nor the drink Bryan ordered was the drink served by Willie.

The beverage served by Willie was either the macchiato or the mocha.


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

The team that scored 26.3 points included Holden.

The team that skated to Galician Day scored somewhat higher than Nabil's pair.

Neither the pair that skated to Ave Maria nor the team that scored 26.9 points was Yolanda's pair.

Ana's pair scored 6 tenths of a point lower than the team that skated to Turandot.

Of the team that skated to Ave Maria and the pair that scored 27.2 points, one included Melanie and the other included Martin.

Ave Maria
Falling Star
Galician Day
Turandot


The World Semi-Finals of Free Diving took place last week at Blue Chasm in the Bahamas.  Using only the clues that follow, match each contestant to their maximum depth, the order in which they dived, and their home country.

Daniel Day dove  deeper than the contestant from Latvia.

The person who reached a depth of 98 meters was from Nepal.

Arnold Avery reached a maximum depth that was  shallower than the person from Latvia.

The person from Latvia reached a maximum depth that was 3 meters shallower than the contestant who went sixth.

Of the person who went third and Jorel Joyce, one went to a maximum depth of 104 meters and the other was from Denmark.

The diver who went third dove 6 meters deeper than Arnold Avery.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters

Arnold Avery
Daniel Day
Gumbo Giles
Jorel Joyce


The game hosted at Caroline's house was played 1 month after the board game with 7 players.

The game hosted at Caroline's house was played 1 month before the board game with 8 players.

Of the game played in February and Stealth, one had exactly 4 players and the other was hosted by Caroline.

The game with 7 players, the board game hosted at Kyle's house, and Planets Align are three different games.

The board game with 7 players was either the game hosted at Yolanda's house or Emberfight.

The board game with 4 players was hosted by Wendy.

Emberfight
Planets Align
Stealth
Vendetta


The player with 9 goals doesn't wear number 10.

The player who wears number 2 is from the Monsters.

Neither the person with 9 goals nor the person with 8 goals is Zimmerman.

The player from the River Kings is either Owens or Carson.

Of the player with 7 goals and the person who wears number 3, one is Owens and the other is from the Comets.

Neither the player with 9 goals nor Carson is the player who wears number 3.


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

The 8.6 quake was either the quake with its epicenter at Perlkin or the event that took place in 1920.

Of the 8.6 quake and the 8.9 quake, one happened in 1932 and the other had its epicenter at Sycula.

The event with a duration of 97 seconds didn't have a rating of 9.0.

Of the 8.6 earthquake and the earthquake with a duration of 49 seconds, one had its epicenter at Perlkin and the other happened in 1938.

Neither the quake with a duration of 99 seconds nor the earthquake with its epicenter at Belok was the quake that took place in 1920.

Neither the event with a duration of 49 seconds nor the 9.0 earthquake was the quake with its epicenter at Belok.

49 seconds
58 seconds
97 seconds
99 seconds


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.

Of the participant who brought the pork rinds and the party-goer who arrived at 4:40 pm, one is Felipe and the other is from Pine Valley.

The participant from Pine Valley arrived 5 minutes after Sergio.

Sergio arrived sometime after the party-goer from Kernville.

The party-goer from Anaheim Hills didn't bring the pizza.

The friend who arrived at 4:45 pm brought the soda.

Anaheim Hills
El Segundo
Kernville
Pine Valley


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

The town with a population of 31,000 is either the town whose mayor is Sal Swanson or the town whose mayor is Cal Compton.

Urbana doesn't have a population of 34,000.

Neither the town whose mayor is Ted Tanner nor the city in Norfolk County is the town with a population of 34,000.

Neither the town whose mayor is Ted Tanner nor the town with a population of 37,000 is Garnavillo.

The city with a population of 34,000 has Sal Swanson as its mayor.

Of the town whose mayor is Ted Tanner and Garnavillo, one is in Hampshire County and the other has a population of 28,000.

Of the town whose mayor is Vic Vazquez and the city with a population of 34,000, one is in Essex County and the other is Montclair.

Cal Compton
Sal Swanson
Ted Tanner
Vic Vazquez


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

Of the guest who is staying for 4 days and the person in room 203, one is Vincent and the other is from Texas.

The customer from Connecticut is in room 124.

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

The client in room 124 is staying somewhat longer than Lara.

The customer who is staying for 3 days is in room 203.

The customer from Pennsylvania is staying somewhat longer than the person in room 203.

Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Texas


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 class with 6 people starts 1 hour after Marilyn's class.

The 12:30pm class, the anusara yoga session, and the class with 8 people are three different classes.

The vinyasa yoga session is led by Marilyn.

The 11:30am class, the anusara yoga session, and the class with 5 people are three different classes.

The class with 12 people, Teresa's session, and the 11:30am class are three different classes.

Rosemary's class begins 1 hour before the hatha yoga session.

The prenatal yoga class has 5 people in it.


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.

Susan's job is either the anniversary event or the job in North Dakota.

The event in South Carolina will involve somewhat fewer people than the conference job.

Roland's assignment will involve somewhat more people than the assignment in Arizona.

Of the conference job and Flora's job, one will be in Arizona and the other will have 100 attendees.

The job in Arizona and the anniversary event are different events.

The assignment in Massachusetts is the graduation.

anniversary conference graduation retreat

Arizona
Massachusetts
North Dakota
South Carolina


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

The orange design took somewhat more minutes to print than the green item.

Jacqueline's piece, the purple item, and the mask are three different items.

Of the phone case and the item that printed in 15 minutes, one was orange and the other was Felicia's.

The piece that printed in 15 minutes was the helmet.

The red design was either the design that printed in 20 minutes or the design that printed in 10 minutes.

Ollie's piece took somewhat more minutes to print than the phone case.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes


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

Of the one with a maximum height of 55 ft and the one with a maximum height of 45 ft, one can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 25 MPH and the other is Line G.

The line with a maximum height of 55 ft is  longer than the line with a maximum height of 45 ft.

Line F is 50 feet shorter than the line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH.

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

Line F is either the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH or the line with a maximum height of 55 ft.


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

Of the title that sold 26 copies and Alexis Olson's book, one is 310 pages long and the other is My Best Friend.

Call of Duty sold 7 fewer copies than Alexis Olson's book.

Wendalissa sold 7 more copies than Bill Orega's book.

The title that sold 26 copies, Call of Duty, and the 204-page book are three different books.

Zoey Stout's book sold 7 more copies than My Best Friend.

Of the book that sold 26 copies and the 218-page book, one is My Best Friend and the other was written by Matt Stevens.

Call of Duty
Dessert Oasis
My Best Friend
Wendalissa

Alexis Olson
Bill Orega
Matt Stevens
Zoey Stout


Whistler County just held its annual "Potato Launch" contest, wherein different teams build home-made contraptions and each tries to shoot colored potatoes as far as they can.  Using only the clues below, determine each team's best distance (in feet) and match up the type of device each used and the color of the potato they launched.

The contestants that launched the white potato landed 15 feet short of the contestants that used the vacuum cannon.

The contestants that used the vacuum cannon landed somewhat short of the contestants that launched the black potato.

The contestants that launched the orange potato landed 30 feet short of the Super Tubers.

Of the group that made it to 165 ft and the contestants that used the hybrid sling, one used the purple potato and the other was the Yukon Bolds.

The contestants that made it to 165 ft used the catapult.

The Mad Mashers scored a distance of 135 ft.

Mad Mashers
Spud Chuckers
Super Tubers
Yukon Bolds

air cannon
catapult
hybrid sling
vacuum cannon


The city in Essex County has  fewer people than the town whose mayor is Pete Porter.

The town with a population of 34,000 is either the city in Norfolk County or Montclair.

Wapello has 3,000  more people than the city in Suffolk County.

The town whose mayor is Ted Tanner is either the town in Norfolk County or the city in Suffolk County.

The town in Essex County has  more people than the town whose mayor is Cal Compton.

Neither the city with a population of 28,000 nor Hayfork is the city whose mayor is Ted Tanner.

Of the city whose mayor is Pete Porter and the town whose mayor is Cal Compton, one is Hayfork and the other is in Suffolk County.

The town whose mayor is Ted Tanner has  more people than the town in Essex County.

Cal Compton
Ed Espinoza
Pete Porter
Ted Tanner


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.

Susan was either the Pearsons' child or the baby delivered in room 112.

Raul was born sometime before the baby delivered in room 225.

The Quinns' child was born sometime after Gretchen.

The baby delivered in room 225 was the Quinns'.

Of the baby delivered in room 230 and the baby born at 12:07am, one was Raul and the other was Olga.

Gretchen was born 3 minutes before the Ortegas' baby.

Olga was born sometime after the Pearsons' child.


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

The match with the Dragons, the October 11 match, and the October 15 game are three different games.

Of the October 15 match and the game with the Warriors, one finished with a score of 34-7 and the other was in Coachella.

Of the match with the White Rhinos and the October 3 game, one finished with a score of 20-13 and the other was in Coachella.

The October 11 match was in Avila Beach.

The match with the Rams was in Ferndale.

The game in Humeston didn't finish with a score of 28-10.

The match in Coachella, the 28-10 game, and the October 11 match are three different games.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15


Marcus has to fill several "two-scoop" ice cream cone orders.  Help him with the rush by matching each customer to his or her two ice cream selections and their place in line.

Glenda was immediately behind the person who ordered egg nog for their second scoop.

The person who ordered rum raisin for their second scoop is either the first customer or Roberta.

The person who ordered chocolate for their second scoop ordered banana for their first scoop.

Earnest was immediately ahead of the customer who ordered egg nog for their second scoop.

Roberta didn't order strawberry for their second scoop.

Earnest is either the fourth person or the customer who ordered rum raisin for their second scoop.

The customer who ordered vanilla for their first scoop was somewhere in line behind Earnest.

Earnest was immediately ahead of Yvette.

Of the third customer and the second person, one was Glenda and the other ordered cherry for their first scoop.


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

Brent is either the person going first or the person who will lift 960 lbs.

Jeremy is either the man going fifth or the Russian.

Of the contestant going fifth and the man going second, one is Nicola and the other will lift 920 lbs.

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

The American is either Brent or the person who will lift 920 lbs.

The American will lift a weight that is somewhat lighter than the one selected by Oliver.

The person going fifth will lift a weight that is somewhat lighter than the one selected by the Russian.


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

The centenarian who is 111 years old isn't a native of Missouri.

The person who lives in Old Station is 1 year older than the Louisiana native.

The Rhode Island native is 1 year older than Preston.

Zachary is 1 year younger than the centenarian who lives in Jackson.

Of Zachary and the centenarian who lives in Old Station, one is 111 years old and the other is a native of Rhode Island.

Preston is  younger than the person who lives in Limington.


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.

The competitor in the orange shirt finished 2 minutes before Greg.

Of the runner from Pierson and the contestant who finished in 21 minutes, one was Mathew and the other wore the orange shirt.

The competitor who finished in 23 minutes was from Templeton.

The runner who finished in 23 minutes was either the contestant from Kamrar or the contestant in the violet shirt.

The four runners were the competitor from Kamrar, the competitor in the violet shirt, the contestant in the white shirt and the contestant in the orange shirt.

The runner in the white shirt was either Greg or Ted.

Ted was either the contestant from Kamrar or the competitor from Templeton.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes


The Canadian will lift a weight that is somewhat lighter than the one selected by the person going fourth.

The man going seventh will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by Oliver.

Vincent will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by the Canadian.

The contestant going fourth is either the Russian or Vincent.

Of the man going seventh and the man going fourth, one is the Korean and the other is Wendell.

The person going fifth will lift a weight that is somewhat heavier than the one chosen by the man going second.

The man going fourth will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by the American.


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

The player who graduated in 2007 is either Clayton or the person who's now with the Yankees.

Of the person who's now with the Yankees and the person from Bradbury, one graduated in 2008 and the other graduated in 2007.

Of the person from Frenchboro and Ronnie, one graduated in 2008 and the other is now with the Giants.

The player who's now with the Tigers graduated 1 year after the person from Frenchboro.

Neither the person who graduated in 2008 nor the player who graduated in 2006 is Francis.

Bradbury
Frenchboro
Jacumba
Nora Springs


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

Of the vanilla candle and the lime product, one is Victoria's and the other is $6.50.

The ginger product, Dolores's candle, and Edna's candle are three different products.

The coconut candle is either the cinnamon product or the $5.50 product.

Dolores's candle costs  more than the bergamot product.

The $4.50 candle doesn't contain lavender.

The $5.50 product is either Victoria's candle or the ginger candle.


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

The team that dropped at Brook Woods is either Foxtrot Group or the team with 7 members.

The team that dropped at Anthon Ridge deployed sometime after the squad with 4 members.

The team that jumped at 9:00am was dropped at Dana Point.

The team that jumped at 11:00am weren't dropped at Anthon Ridge.

The squad that dropped at Dana Point, the team with 4 members and Yankee Group are all different teams.

Yankee Group weren't dropped at Anthon Ridge.

Foxtrot Group deployed 1 hour before the squad with 10 members.

Anthon Ridge
Brook Woods
Crestline X
Dana Point


The one that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH doesn't have a maximum height of 45 ft.

Of the 800 ft line and Line A, one reaches a height of 25 ft and the other can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 50 MPH.

The one with a maximum height of 85 ft, the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH, and Line F are three different lines.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH is 50 feet longer than Line E.

The one with a maximum height of 45 ft is either Line A or the 700 ft line.

The 700 ft one can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 30 MPH.

Line F can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 45 MPH.


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

The study beginning in May has nothing to do with basking sharks.

Of the leopard shark project and the study on the Liberty, one is Wilbur's study and the other is Lauren's project.

The four projects are the assignment beginning in April, the basking shark study, the assignment on the Escape and the project on the Osprey.

Neither the basking shark study nor the study beginning in March is Iris's project.

Of the study on the Osprey and the goblin shark project, one starts in March and the other is Wilbur's assignment.

The study beginning in April is either the goblin shark study or Stacy's project.


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 animal added to the list in 2006 doesn't live in Denmark.

The dobra dingo was listed 2 years before the animal with a population size of 420.

The animal that lives in Ghana was listed sometime after the perens pig.

The animal that lives in Ghana is either the species with a population size of 525 or the animal added to the list in 2006.

The lisner cat is either the animal with a population size of 175 or the animal that lives in Denmark.

The animal that lives in Denmark is either the dobra dingo or the species with a population size of 210.

dobra dingo
lisner cat
osbele oryx
perens pig


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

The booking that requested the magician isn't on York Court.

The booking on O Street is for the Andersons.

The Yang family party, the event that requested the clown, and the party on O Street are three different events.

The party that requested the bounce castle is sometime after the Thornton family event.

Of the booking that requested the bounce castle and the party that requested the clown, one is for the Andersons and the other is on Ethel Street.

The Yang family party is 1 day after the Johnson family booking.

The event on York Court is either the party on October 3 or the booking on October 5.

The event that requested the clown is 1 day after the Yang family booking.

Ethel Street
Gillis Avenue
O Street
York Court


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.

The sauce that uses the panju reaper is 5,000 SHU spicier than "Hertz So Good".

Betsy's product is rated at 20,000 Scoville Heat Units.

"Pants on Fire" is 5,000 SHU spicier than Lula's hot sauce.

The sauce rated at 15,000 SHU isn't "Magma Drizzle".

Lula's sauce is somewhat less spicy than the hot sauce that uses the naga viper.

Of Oliver's hot sauce and the product that uses the panju reaper, one is rated at 15,000 Scoville Heat Units and the other is "Pants on Fire".

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

Burn Squad
Hertz So Good
Magma Drizzle
Pants on Fire

assam anjula
bhut jolokia
naga viper
panju reaper


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

The dog from Gilroy had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of the canine Paula trained.

Of the canine that was in school for 6 weeks and Buster, one was trained by Paula and the other is from Victorville.

The canine Stephanie trained trained 2 weeks more than Lucky.

Lucky, the dog that was in school for 9 weeks, and the one Stephanie trained are three different dogs.

The dog Martha trained trained 1 week less than Cooper.

The canine that was in school for 9 weeks, the one from Harrison, and the one from Victorville are three different dogs.


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.

The Darkwing 6 costs 50 million dollars less than the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.8.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.3 costs 25 million dollars less than the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2.

Of the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.5 and the plane with a top speed of Mach 2.3, one costs $100 million and the other is the Raven 12.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.5 is either the plane built by Drummond or the aircraft built by McConnell.

The $150 million plane wasn't built by Pittakan.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 3.2 was built by Ale and Moore.

$100 million
$125 million
$150 million
$175 million

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Kesseling
Raven 12

Ale and Moore
Drummond
McConnell
Pittakan


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.

Willie's assignment starts 1 hour after the living room assignment.

The $5.00 chore starts 1 hour after Willie's job.

Of Olivia's assignment and the job that starts at 8:00am, one gets an allowance of $7.00 and the other gets an allowance of $8.50.

Glenn's task gets an allowance of $7.00.


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

The movie produced in Romania is either the film with a running time of 60 minutes or Harvest Sun.

Of Keith King's film and the film produced in Macedonia, one has a running time of 65 minutes and the other is Dreams of July.

Milton Vale is 5 minutes longer than Jesse Jimenez's film.

Neither the film produced in Austria nor the film produced in Romania is Don Daugherty's film.

Of Dreams of July and the film with a running time of 60 minutes, one was made in Austria and the other was directed by Tim Tucker.

Neither Don Daugherty's film nor Jesse Jimenez's film is the film produced in Poland.

Don Daugherty
Jesse Jimenez
Keith King
Tim Tucker

Dreams of July
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale


Of the booking on October 4 and the party on James Street, one is for the Garners and the other is for the Kings.

The event on James Street is either the party that requested the superhero or the booking on October 3.

The booking that requested the rock band is on Lakeview Lane.

The booking on James Street is sometime before the Garner family booking.

The event that requested the superhero isn't for the Claytons.

The Underwood family event, the booking that requested the photo booth and the event that requested the clown are all different events.

The party that requested the clown is on Madison Street.

The event that requested the rock band is sometime after the booking that requested the superhero.

The Garner family event is 2 days before the Underwood family party.

Fred Lane
James Street
Lakeview Lane
Madison Street


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.

The client who is staying for 3 days is either Tran or Mr. Bray.

Of the client who is staying for 3 days and the person in room 117, one is from New Jersey and the other is Vincent.

The customer from Oregon is in room 114.

The guest from Alaska is staying 1 day fewer than the person in room 209.

The customer who is staying for 5 days, Quinn, and the person in room 117 are three different people.

Mr. Bray is staying 1 day longer than the guest from Alaska.


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

The contestant who won the jalapeno contest began his contest 15 minutes after the contestant from Naperville.

The four contestants are the contestant from Naperville, Guillermo, the competitor who won the blueberry pie contest and Zachary.

Of the person who won the oyster contest and the person who began his competition at 11:45 am, one was from Naperville and the other was Guillermo.

The competitor who won the oyster contest began his contest sometime after the person from Vincennes.

Neither Adam nor Zachary is the contestant who won the doughnut contest.


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.

Velma's pet is either the bird purchased in Quimby or the bird purchased in Yetter.

Of the bird bought in February and Yolanda's pet, one was purchased in Yetter and the other is the parrot.

The bird purchased in Inyokern isn't the lorikeet.

The bird purchased in Zwingle was bought 1 month after the lovebird.

The bird purchased in Zwingle was bought sometime before Olivia's pet.

The parrot was bought 1 month after Velma's pet.


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

The trip to Isleton was either the April 7 trip or the April 28 outing.

Of the April 15 outing and the outing to Isleton, one was with Terrence and the other logged 9 shooting stars.

The trip where they saw 23 shooting stars was with Reynaldo.

The trip to Gilmore City logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the April 28 trip.

The trip where they saw 16 shooting stars wasn't in Manchester.

The outing with Quinn logged somewhat more shooting stars the April 10 outing.

Gilmore City
Isleton
Livermore
Manchester


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

The jumper who jumped 110.8 meters was either the jumper who scored 103 points or the contestant who scored 96 points.

Of Irma and the jumper from Germany, one scored 89 points and the other jumped 86.4 meters.

Of the jumper from Norway and Shawna, one scored 96 points and the other jumped 95.0 meters.

The skier who scored 103 points, the jumper who jumped 95.0 meters, and the skier from Denmark are three different people.

The contestant who scored 89 points, the person who jumped 95.0 meters, and the person from Sweden are three different people.

The skier from Germany was either the skier who scored 96 points or Becky.

86.4 meters
95.0 meters
102.9 meters
110.8 meters


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.

Of the $150,000 stamp and the stamp that was issued in 1879, one was bought by Nina Nunez and the other was the "Bull's Dove".

Neither Pam Parson's stamp nor the "Inverted Blue" was the $150,000 stamp.

The stamp that was issued in 1821 sold for $25,000 more than Pam Parson's stamp.

Pam Parson's stamp originally came out in 1868.

The stamp that was issued in 1927 sold for somewhat less than Nina Nunez's stamp.

Odette Opal's stamp was the "Danish Rosa".

The stamp that was issued in 1868 sold for $25,000 less than Mel Morton's stamp.

Mel Morton
Nina Nunez
Odette Opal
Pam Parson

Bull\'s Dove
Cap de Boule
Danish Rosa
Inverted Blue


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

The person who took the Baroness cruise is either Miranda or Ollie.

The person who went to Barbados is either the person who took the Neptunia cruise or Lee.

The person who took the 1985 cruise went to Barbados.

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

The person who went to Puerto Rico set sail sometime before Ollie.

The person who took the Baroness cruise set sail sometime after the traveler who went to Jamaica.

Of the traveler who took the 1985 cruise and the traveler who went to Jamaica, one is Greg and the other is Ollie.

Barbados
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia


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

Stealth was either the game played in February or the game played in March.

Of Emberfight and the board game hosted at Wendy's house, one had exactly 13 players and the other had exactly 9 players.

The board game played in January, the game with 13 players, and the game with 11 players are three different games.

The game with 12 players was played 1 month after the game hosted at Olive's house.

The board game with 11 players was hosted by Olive.

The game hosted at Pat's house was played sometime after Android Disco.

Android Disco
Bladescape
Emberfight
Stealth


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 alligator that is 15.3 feet long is 5 years older than the alligator that is 13.6 feet long.

Bubba is somewhat older than the alligator that is 14.0 feet long.

Neither Claws nor the animal caught in Pisa is the alligator that is 15.3 feet long.

Of Bubba and Claws, one is 11.5 feet long and the other was captured in Anna.

The animal caught in Troy is either the 5 year old alligator or the 15 year old animal.

Claws is 5 years older than the animal that is 15.3 feet long.

The gator caught in Pisa is 11.5 feet long.


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

The business Michael will dust on June 7th is in Upper Lake.

Of the business in Defiance and the farm Michael will dust on June 6th, one is Blackwater and the other grows soy.

Tall Pines will be worked on sometime after the farm that grows corn.

The farm that grows alfalfa isn't in Castaic.

The farm that grows soy will be worked on 1 day after Tall Pines.

Blackwater
Lone Oak
Meadowgrove
Tall Pines


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 winged snake is 6 inches longer than the green & white reptile.

The black & green serpent is either the reptile that is 24 inches long or the snake from Spain.

The green & white serpent is  longer than the serpent from Spain.

The animal that is 30 inches long, the serpent from Nicaragua, and the green & red serpent are three different animals.

The snake that is 12 inches long, the serpent from Nicaragua, and the green & red serpent are three different animals.

The horned viper, the green & red snake, and the reptile from Australia are three different animals.

Of the serpent from Nicaragua and the tawny cobra, one is black & green and the other is 18 inches long.

ash python
horned viper
tawny cobra
winged snake

black & green
black & red
green & white
green & red


The bird purchased in Davis is either the macaw or Ida's pet.

The bird purchased in Berkeley was bought sometime before the bird purchased in Hornitos.

The bird purchased in Ellsworth was bought 1 month after Sara's pet.

Of the macaw and the bird bought in February, one is Bonita's and the other is Sara's.

The canary was bought 2 months after Gladys's pet.


A group of friends has decided to try several different weight-loss diets and exercises to see who amongst them can lose the most weight in 3 months.  Using only the clues below, match each person to their total number of pounds lost, and determine the diet type they used and their preferred type of exercise.

The friend who started a yoga regimen used the caveman diet.

The dieter who lost 5 lbs is either Tom or Anthony.

The friend who started a cycling regimen lost 2 fewer pounds than the friend who used the low-fat diet.

Anthony lost 2 more pounds than the friend who started a cycling regimen.

Of the friend who lost 5 lbs and the friend who used the dairy-free diet, one started rowing and the other is Vickie.

The person who lost 9 lbs, Mandy, and the person who used the dairy-free diet are three different people.


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.

The purchase that included figs cost 1 dollar more than the order that included turnips.

Of the $7.25 purchase and the purchase that included rhubarb, one was Vicky's and the other was Bennie's.

Paul's order cost 1 dollar less than Irma's purchase.

The order that included watermelons cost  more than the purchase that included raspberries.

The purchase that included blackberries cost 2 dollars more than the order that included onions.

blackberries figs raspberries watermelons


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

Vickie was either the scout who got the third award or the youngster who won the leadership badge.

The scout who got the second award didn't win the leadership badge.

The girl from troop 5025 was either the girl who won the theater badge or the scout who won the leadership badge.

The scout from troop 3094 was awarded  after the girl who won the swimming badge.

Of the youngster who won the ceramics badge and the youngster from troop 4443, one was awarded second and the other was Angelina.

Of the girl from troop 4443 and the girl who won the swimming badge, one was awarded second and the other was Vickie.


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

Of the dog adopted in March and the collie, one is named Zachary and the other is Miriam's.

The shih tzu was adopted 1 month after Miriam's pet.

Of the dog adopted in March and Nicholas, one is Miriam's and the other is the schnauzer.

Yvette's pet was adopted 1 month after the dachshund.

Neither Charlotte's pet nor Ian is the puppy adopted in March.

Charlotte's pet was adopted 1 month before the collie.


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.

The pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of wasp is either the pharmaceutical that treats meningitis or the medicine approved in January.

The medicine approved in February treats diabetes.

Minitrell isn't used to combat meningitis.

Bizolam was approved 2 months after the drug sourced from a specific type of palm tree.

The pharmaceutical approved in March treats heart disease.

Of the drug sourced from a specific type of wasp and the medicine sourced from a specific type of bromeliad, one is Bizolam and the other was approved in April.

The drug that treats diabetes is either Bizolam or Zednisen.

dengue fever
diabetes
heart disease
meningitis


Yolanda, the person who used the sugar-free diet, and the friend who started a racquetball regimen are three different people.

Of the person who started a yoga regimen and the person who used the sugar-free diet, one lost 3 lbs and the other is Zachary.

The friend who lost 9 lbs is either Anthony or the person who started a rowing regimen.

Of Zachary and the person who lost 5 lbs, one used the sugar-free diet and the other started playing racquetball.


Whistler County just held its annual "Potato Launch" contest, wherein different teams build home-made contraptions and each tries to shoot colored potatoes as far as they can.  Using only the clues below, determine each team's best distance (in feet) and match up the type of device each used and the color of the potato they launched.

Of the contestants that launched the purple potato and the Russets, one used the slingshot and the other scored a distance of 150 ft.

The contestants that launched the purple potato landed somewhat short of the Potato Bros.

The Spud Chuckers was either the contestants that launched the purple potato or the group that used the air cannon.

The group that made it to 165 ft used the water cannon.

The Spud Chuckers landed 30 feet short of the group that launched the white potato.

Potato Bros
Russets
Spud Chuckers
Super Tubers

air cannon
hybrid sling
slingshot
water cannon


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

Of the geometry textbook and the title that was published in 2003, one was written by Velma Vintz and the other costs $29.99.

The $39.99 book was written by Steve Spark.

The book that was published in 2012 costs  more than the textbook written by Velma Vintz.

Of the $29.99 book and the $39.99 title, one was published in 2012 and the other covers trigonometry.

The algebra title is either the $29.99 book or the title that was published in 2007.

The textbook that was published in 2012 wasn't authored by Tara Tyne.

The calculus textbook was published in 2003.

Pat Peterson
Steve Spark
Tara Tyne
Velma Vintz


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

The K-9 unit that graduated in April was either the K-9 unit sent to York County or Sarge.

The dog assigned to Officer Yates graduated 1 month after the K-9 unit sent to Kermit County.

The canine assigned to Officer Cochran graduated 2 months before Jaws.

Of the dog that graduated in May and the dog sent to Vine County, one was assigned to Officer Ramsey and the other was Jaws.

The canine assigned to Officer Zimmerman graduated sometime after Sarge.

The K-9 unit sent to Vine County graduated 2 months after McGruff.


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

Tim is either the centenarian who is 111 years old or the centenarian who lives in Compton.

The Florida native is  younger than Olivia.

Of the Connecticut native and the Utah native, one is Tim and the other is 110 years old.

The centenarian who lives in New Liberty is either Arlene or the Utah native.

The centenarian who lives in Jackson is  younger than the person who lives in West Liberty.

Compton
Jackson
New Liberty
West Liberty


Mike and Cathy are searching for a home to rent in Andover County.  Using only the clues below, match each rental property to its owner, neighborhood, price and total square footage.

Of the house owned by Lyle Kramer and the rental in Delano, one offers 1,100 sq ft of living space and the other offers 1,225 sq ft of living space.

The rental owned by Inga Howell, the home that rents for $1,300/month and the 1,225 sq ft house are all different houses.

The home in Beaver Cove rents for $825/month.

The home in Beaver Cove isn't 1,475 sq ft in size.

The rental in Fayette is 125 sq ft larger than the rental owned by Mitsy Lane.

The house owned by Edna Danish rents for $1,100/month.

The home owned by Edna Danish is somewhat larger than the house in Fayette.

Edna Danish
Inga Howell
Lyle Kramer
Mitsy Lane


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

Of the person who started with the Reti Opening and Priscilla, one lost in 26 moves and the other played second.

The person who lost in 36 moves was either the person who played first or the person who started with the Benko Gambit.

Of the person who played third and the person who lost in 36 moves, one was Christine and the other started with the Reti Opening.

Christine played sometime before the player who started with the Benko Gambit.

Benko Gambit
Giuoco Start
Reti Opening
Ware Opening


The book that was published in 2015 costs  less than the geometry book.

Of the $29.99 title and the textbook that was published in 2010, one covers geometry and the other was written by Rosa Rubens.

The pre-calculus title was written by Tara Tyne.

The title that was published in 2003 costs 5 dollars more than the trigonometry book.

The title that was published in 2007 costs 5 dollars less than the algebra book.

The trigonometry title was published in 2007.

The $29.99 textbook, the trigonometry textbook, and the textbook written by Velma Vintz are three different books.

algebra geometry pre-calculus trigonometry

Rosa Rubens
Steve Spark
Tara Tyne
Velma Vintz


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

The assignment in South Carolina will involve somewhat fewer people than the retreat job.

Of the retreat assignment and Bridget's event, one will be in Connecticut and the other will have 100 attendees.

Glenda's job is either the graduation assignment or the job in Massachusetts.

Edmund's job will involve somewhat more people than the job in Connecticut.

Edmund's assignment will be in South Carolina.

The assignment in Connecticut and the graduation assignment are different events.

The assignment in Kansas is the symposium.

Connecticut
Kansas
Massachusetts
South Carolina


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 team in the violet shirts was either the team from Stacyville or the squad that finished with 751 points.

Neither the squad in the violet shirts nor the squad in the red shirts was the squad that finished with 727 points.

The team from Stacyville finished 12 points below the Alley Cats.

The team that finished with 715 points wore orange shirts.

The Turkey Rolls finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the squad from Stacyville.

Of the team from Valley Center and the squad in the violet shirts, one was the Alley Cats and the other had a final score of 751 points.

The squad that finished with 751 points was either the squad from Big Bear Lake or the team in the red shirts.

Alley Cats
Gutter Gals
Oddballs
Turkey Rolls

Big Bear Lake
Stacyville
Valley Center
Woodstock


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 weighs  less than the silver luggage.

The aquamarine luggage weighs  less than Zed Alexander's suitcase.

Of the luggage that needs to go to New York and the piece that needs to go to Denver, one is Yolanda Bauer's and the other weighs 38 pounds.

Vic Evans's luggage weighs 3 pounds more than the violet luggage.

Vic Evans's suitcase is either the piece that needs to go to Atlanta or the suitcase that weighs 41 pounds.

The aquamarine piece is either Vic Evans's luggage or the suitcase that weighs 38 pounds.

Wanda Dotson's suitcase is either the bag that needs to go to New York or the silver suitcase.

Vic Evans
Wanda Dotson
Yolanda Bauer
Zed Alexander


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.

The planet 45 light years from earth doesn't orbit star PLC 120.

Of Quael and the planet 43 light years from earth, one has a diameter of 345,000 mi. and the other orbits star ZQ 75.

The planet orbiting star EX 53 is either the exoplanet 47 light years from earth or Ereph.

Rodul is either the planet with a diameter of 345,000 mi. or the exoplanet 41 light years from earth.

Of Quael and the planet orbiting star PLC 120, one has a diameter of 310,000 mi. and the other is 41 light years from earth.

The planet with a diameter of 540,000 mi. is either the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53 or the exoplanet orbiting star BDF 198.

The exoplanet orbiting star ZQ 75 is 2 light years closer to us than the planet with a diameter of 345,000 mi..

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


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

Of the pair that finished in 29 seconds and Valerie's team, one included Felipe and the other was from Ireton.

Cedric's duo finished 9 seconds after the duo from Ireton.

Alexander's duo, Tina's team, and the team that finished in 44 seconds are three different teams.

Tina's team finished 3 seconds after the team from Frazier Park.

Of the pair that finished in 41 seconds and the pair that finished in 32 seconds, one was from Gouldsboro and the other included Garrett.

The pair from San Jacinto didn't include Sandy.

Wendy's team finished sometime before the pair from Project City.

Robyn's team finished 9 seconds before the duo from San Jacinto.

Alexander's duo was either the duo that finished in 38 seconds or the pair from Project City.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds
41 seconds
44 seconds

Alexander Brandon Cedric David Felipe Garrett

Emeryville
Frazier Park
Gouldsboro
Ireton
Project City
San Jacinto


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.

Cody is either the carver who works with oak or the carver who charges 9 dollars.

Johnnie is either the sci-fi fan who sells Chraser figurines or the carver who sells Zaveos figurines.

The carver who works with hickory charges 4 dollars less than Johnnie.

The sci-fi fan who works with ash charges  more than Evan.

Trevor charges 6 dollars more than the woodworker who works with hickory.

Of Evan and the carver who charges 3 dollars, one works with walnut and the other sells Furoth figurines.

Neither the carver who charges 3 dollars nor the woodworker who charges 7 dollars is the sci-fi fan who sells Morutia figurines.

The carver who sells Chraser figurines is either the sci-fi fan who works with chestnut or Evan.

Cody charges 4 dollars less than the woodworker who works with chestnut.

Doug charges  more than the carver who works with walnut.

The woodworker who sells Chraser figurines charges 6 dollars more than Victor.

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

ash chestnut hickory mahogany oak walnut

Chraser Enthatia Furoth Kelher Morutia Zaveos


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

The event that requested the petting zoo is for the Powells.

The booking that requested the rock band is sometime before the booking on Ronald Street.

The party on October 7 is on Willow Street.

The Walker family booking is sometime before the booking on O Street.

The event that requested the superhero isn't for the Quinns.

The Zimmerman family booking is sometime before the booking that requested the magician.

The booking on October 8 is for the Powells.

Of the party on October 6 and the booking on O Street, one is for the Quinns and the other requested the photo booth.

The six events are the party that requested the magician, the Quinn family party, the booking on Campus Drive, the event on October 5, the Stanley family party and the Zimmerman family party.

The party that requested the photo booth is sometime after the event on Norway Court.

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

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

clown
magician
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band
superhero

Powell Quinn Stanley Thornton Walker Zimmerman

Campus Drive
Island Drive
Norway Court
O Street
Ronald Street
Willow Street


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

Of the bikram yoga session and Rosemary's class, one has 6 people in it and the other is at 9:30am.

The class with 9 people is either Nancy's class or the 12:30pm session.

The vinyasa yoga session begins sometime before Rosemary's session.

The 2:30pm class is either the bikram yoga session or the session with 15 people.

Of Opal's session and the hatha yoga class, one has 14 people in it and the other is at 11:30am.

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

Of the iyengar yoga session and the session with 14 people, one is led by Rosemary and the other is at 12:30pm.

The vinyasa yoga class is either the 1:30pm session or Karen's session.

The session with 8 people, the 11:30am class, and the bikram yoga session are three different classes.

The prenatal yoga class doesn't start at 2:30pm.

ashtanga bikram hatha iyengar prenatal vinyasa


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

The outing where they saw 30 shooting stars wasn't with Orville.

The trip where they saw 9 shooting stars was either the trip with Paulette or the April 22 outing.

Of the trip where they saw 16 shooting stars and the trip to Eastbrook, one was on April 7 and the other was on April 10.

Of the trip to Janesville and the April 22 trip, one logged 23 shooting stars and the other was with Stephanie.

The outing to Kalona logged 14 fewer shooting stars than the April 22 outing.

The outing where they saw 30 shooting stars was either the April 28 outing or the trip to Eastbrook.

The April 4 outing didn't log exactly 2 shooting stars.

The trip where they saw 23 shooting stars wasn't in Conesville.

Neither the trip where they saw 30 shooting stars nor the outing where they saw 9 shooting stars was the trip with Terrence.

The trip with Stephanie, the April 4 outing, the trip with Nolan and the outing with Paulette were all different trips.

Of the outing where they saw 23 shooting stars and the trip to Manchester, one was on April 10 and the other was with Quinn.

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

Conesville Eastbrook Isleton Janesville Kalona Manchester

Nolan Orville Paulette Quinn Stephanie Terrence


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.

413 Doiotima won't have mining operations begin there in 2040.

49 Eugenia doesn't have an exact diameter of 11 km.

35 Ursula has a diameter that is somewhat larger than the asteroid rich in yttrium.

Of the asteroid with a diameter of 17 km and 49 Eugenia, one is rich in lanthanum and the other will see mining operations begin in 2025.

The asteroid with a diameter of 17 km won't have mining operations begin there in 2030.

35 Ursula won't have mining operations begin there in 2040.

413 Doiotima has a diameter that is somewhat larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2035 has a diameter 12 km smaller than the asteroid rich in gold.

Of the asteroid with a diameter of 41 km and 26 Amphitrite, one is rich in nickel and the other will see mining operations begin in 2045.

Of the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2050 and the asteroid rich in lanthanum, one is 35 Ursula and the other is 61 Nemesis.

61 Nemesis has a diameter 12 km larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030.

The asteroid with a diameter of 35 km is either 82 Sylvia or the asteroid rich in cobalt.

26 Amphitrite
35 Ursula
413 Doiotima
49 Eugenia
61 Nemesis
82 Sylvia

cobalt gold lanthanum nickel platinum yttrium


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

The clover honey isn't produced by Linda Lynn.

The $6.50 product doesn't come from Riverton.

The product from Riverton, the $9.50 honey, and Keith Koch's product are three different products.

The honey from Riverton costs  more than Ivy Ingram's honey.

Of the honey from Santa Clara and the $8.50 product, one is produced by Linda Lynn and the other is made from alfalfa nectar.

Midge Mintz's honey is either the $8.50 honey or the $6.50 product.

The sage honey is either the product from Winterport or the $5.50 product.

The honey from Volga is either the $9.50 honey or the $10.50 honey.

The clover honey doesn't come from Fowler.

Of the sourwood product and the honey from Mariaville, one is produced by Nick Norris and the other costs $5.50.

Linda Lynn's honey costs 2 dollars more than the honey from Winterport.

Of the sourwood product and the $8.50 honey, one comes from Riverton and the other is produced by Midge Mintz.

The product from Fowler costs  less than the lemon blossom product.

The honey from Mariaville isn't produced by Keith Koch.

alfalfa
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sage
sourwood

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

Fowler
Mariaville
Riverton
Santa Clara
Volga
Winterport


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

Of Hugh and the patient with Fumanix insurance, one is complaining about back pain and the other has the 12 noon appointment.

The person with the 10:00am appointment isn't complaining about shingles.

Alan is either the patient suffering from heartburn or the person with HealthCo insurance.

The patient suffering from vertigo is either Kirk or Alan.

The patient with the 2:00pm appointment, the patient suffering from hip pain, Paul, the patient with Medicorp insurance and the person with Lifealign insurance are all different patients.

The person with HealthCo insurance isn't complaining about shingles.

Ian has an appointment 1 hour before the patient with Lifealign insurance.

Of the patient with the 10:00am appointment and the patient suffering from hip pain, one has Red Shield insurance and the other is Hugh.

The person with the 2:00pm appointment isn't complaining about vertigo.

The person with the 9:00am appointment is either the person suffering from back pain or the patient with HealthCo insurance.

The patient with HealthCo insurance has an appointment 3 hours after Oscar.

back pain
heartburn
hip pain
migraines
shingles
vertigo

Fumanix
HealthCo
Medicorp
Lifealign
Red Shield
Triflex


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

Vincent played 3 more games than the boy who played third base.

The person who played first base was either the person who wore number 28 or the player who played 13 games.

The boy who played 13 games was either the player who played center field or Hugh.

The boy who played 10 games wore number 35.

Of the person who wore number 29 and the player who played left field, one played 10 games and the other was Frank.

Salvatore played somewhat fewer games than the boy who wore number 32.

Salvatore was either the player who wore number 28 or the person who played right field.

Neither the player who played center field nor the boy who played 9 games was the player who wore number 3.

Of the person who played shortstop and the player who played third base, one was Salvatore and the other played 8 games.

Delbert Frank Hugh Leroy Salvatore Vincent

center field
first base
left field
right field
shortstop
third base


The house in Eagle Grove isn't 1,350 sq ft in size.

The house owned by Callie Berg is 125 sq ft larger than the home in Capitola.

Of the home owned by Inga Howell and the rental in Beaver Cove, one rents for $1,250/month and the other offers 1,725 sq ft of living space.

The rental in Gilman doesn't rent for $1,850/month.

Of the home that rents for $1,100/month and the 1,475 sq ft home, one is owned by Callie Berg and the other is in La Palma.

The home owned by Lyle Kramer is somewhat smaller than the home that rents for $1,250/month.

The rental owned by Jada Ingram doesn't rent for $825/month.

The rental owned by Hal Garrison is either the house in Gilman or the home that rents for $1,525/month.

Of the home that rents for $1,850/month and the 1,600 sq ft home, one is owned by Kip Jenkins and the other is owned by Inga Howell.

The home that rents for $1,850/month is 250 sq ft larger than the house in Capitola.

The rental owned by Lyle Kramer is somewhat larger than the home that rents for $1,100/month.

The house owned by Jada Ingram is somewhat larger than the home that rents for $1,100/month.

The home in Gilman isn't 1,225 sq ft in size.

Angelus Oaks
Beaver Cove
Capitola
Eagle Grove
Gilman
La Palma

Callie Berg
Hal Garrison
Inga Howell
Jada Ingram
Kip Jenkins
Lyle Kramer


The honey from Peru is either Ivy Ingram's product or Midge Mintz's product.

Of the product from Greenfield and the fireweed product, one costs $9.50 and the other is produced by Jim Joyner.

Nick Norris's product is either the sourwood product or the clover product.

Of the $6.50 product and the product from Kellerton, one is made from basswood nectar and the other is produced by Jim Joyner.

Of the product from Santa Clara and the lemon blossom product, one is produced by Ivy Ingram and the other costs $8.50.

Nick Norris's honey costs 1 dollar less than the product from Kellerton.

The clover product costs  less than the product from Unity.

Linda Lynn's honey costs  less than the product from Isleton.

alfalfa
basswood
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sourwood

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

Greenfield
Isleton
Kellerton
Peru
Santa Clara
Unity


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

Of the person going fifth and the Korean, one will lift 920 lbs and the other is Francisco.

The contestant going second will lift a weight that is 160 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the Korean.

Of the man going third and the contestant who will lift 1,080 lbs, one is the Korean and the other is Vincent.

The Dane will lift a weight that is 80 pounds lighter than the one selected by Vincent.

The person going seventh is either the person who will lift 880 lbs or the South African.

The Russian is either Vincent or the contestant who will lift 1,000 lbs.

Of the South African and the man going fifth, one will lift 960 lbs and the other is Jeremy.

The person going sixth, the person who will lift 960 lbs, and Brent are three different competitors.

The person who will lift 920 lbs isn't the Swede.

Jeremy won't lift an exact weight of 1,040 lbs.

Wendell is either the contestant going fourth or the American.

Brent Francisco Jeremy Nicola Vincent Wendell

American
Dane
Korean
Russian
South African
Swede