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.

The asteroid rich in gold, 35 Ursula, 11 Ceres, 82 Sylvia and the asteroid with a diameter of 41 km are all different asteroids.

11 Ceres won't have mining operations begin there in 2034.

Of the asteroid rich in nickel and the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2040, one is 29 km across and the other is 35 Ursula.

The asteroid rich in phosphorous has a diameter 12 km larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030.

82 Sylvia is either the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2025 or the asteroid rich in lanthanum.

61 Nemesis doesn't have an exact diameter of 41 km.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2040 doesn't contain any platinum.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2035 doesn't contain any cobalt.

Of the asteroid with a diameter of 35 km and 413 Doiotima, one will see mining operations begin in 2034 and the other is rich in gold.

The asteroid with a diameter of 35 km is either the asteroid rich in lanthanum or the asteroid rich in platinum.

82 Sylvia, the asteroid with a diameter of 29 km, and the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030 are three different asteroids.

82 Sylvia has a diameter 6 km larger than the asteroid rich in platinum.

11 Ceres
26 Amphitrite
35 Ursula
413 Doiotima
61 Nemesis
82 Sylvia

cobalt gold lanthanum nickel phosphorous platinum


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

The title written by Will Wharton, the set theory title, and the $24.99 book are three different books.

The textbook that was published in 2007, the book written by Steve Spark, and the title written by Tara Tyne are three different books.

The algebra title is either the book that was published in 2003 or the title that was published in 2010.

The geometry textbook wasn't published in 2003.

The field theory title costs 15 dollars more than the book that was published in 2010.

The textbook written by Steve Spark costs  more than the textbook that was published in 2005.

The title that was published in 2007 is either the geometry title or the $44.99 title.

The title that was published in 2010 costs  more than the book written by Steve Spark.

Of the book that was published in 2005 and the $34.99 textbook, one covers algebra and the other was written by Pat Peterson.

The title written by Velma Vintz costs 5 dollars more than the geometry book.

The $39.99 textbook wasn't authored by Rosa Rubens.

The textbook that was published in 2015 costs  more than the algebra book.

Of the textbook that was published in 2003 and the calculus book, one costs $29.99 and the other was written by Will Wharton.

algebra
calculus
field theory
geometry
set theory
trigonometry

Pat Peterson
Rosa Rubens
Steve Spark
Tara Tyne
Velma Vintz
Will Wharton


Caryville High School has a number of deaf students who require a sign language interpreter during certain classes.  Using only the clues below, match each student to his or her interpreter, and determine what class they are assigned to and what time it will begin.

The interpreter who will be working with Rafael will start 3 hours after Ira.

Of the interpreter who will be going to the Chemistry class and the person whose assignment begins at 11:00am, one will be working with Patrick and the other is Harold.

The person whose assignment begins at 11:00am will be going to the Physics class.

The interpreter who will be working with Lester will start sometime before Earnest.

Annie won't be going to the Calculus class.

Joann will start 3 hours after the interpreter who will be going to the Physics class.

Annie will start sometime before the person who will be going to the Physics class.

Of Harold and the interpreter who will be working with Sophie, one will be going to the Algebra class and the other will start work at 10:00am.

Of the person whose assignment begins at 12:00pm and the interpreter who will be working with Nelson, one will be going to the Biology class and the other is Harold.

Annie Earnest Frederick Harold Ira Joann

Lester Nelson Patrick Rafael Sophie Tyler

Algebra Biology Calculus Chemistry Geometry Physics


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

The Bianca Flaux was bottled sometime before the bottle from Ellsworth vineyard.

The chardonnay was bottled sometime before the wine from Penobscot vineyard.

The wine from Tabor vineyard was bottled sometime after the riesling.

Of the Annata Branco and the Vendemmia, one is a chardonnay and the other is from Santa Barbara vineyard.

Of the bottle from Tabor vineyard and the 2000 bottle, one is the Annata Branco and the other is a pinot gris.

The 1996 bottle is either the bottle from Penobscot vineyard or the riesling.

The wine from Tabor vineyard isn't a chardonnay.

The pinot gris was bottled sometime after the Vendemmia.

The merlot was bottled 8 years after the Luzagueil.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot gris
riesling
syrah

Dows
Ellsworth
Fenton
Penobscot
Santa Barbara
Tabor


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

The honey from Davis City costs 4 dollars less than Heddy Heath's honey.

The $9.50 product isn't produced by Keith Koch.

Linda Lynn's product costs 3 dollars less than the clover honey.

The sourwood product costs 3 dollars more than the honey from Peru.

Of Heddy Heath's product and the $9.50 product, one is made from sage nectar and the other comes from Fowler.

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

The basswood product doesn't cost $5.50.

The $8.50 honey isn't produced by Midge Mintz.

The $8.50 honey is either the sage product or the honey from Lubec.

Of Jim Joyner's product and the product from Fowler, one is made from sourwood nectar and the other costs $7.50.

The clover honey isn't produced by Keith Koch.

alfalfa basswood clover fireweed sage sourwood

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

Davis City
Fowler
Lubec
Mariaville
Peru
Winterport


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 party-goer who brought the potato chips and the participant from Kernville, one is Julie and the other arrived at 4:40 pm.

Kellie is either the participant from Martensdale or the participant from Pine Valley.

The participant from El Segundo arrived 10 minutes after Clinton.

The friend who arrived at 4:35 pm is from Martensdale.

The friend who brought the pizza is either Hubert or the participant who arrived at 4:30 pm.

Amber arrived 15 minutes after the participant from Fairfield.

The friend who brought the pork rinds arrived 20 minutes before the friend from Anaheim Hills.

The party-goer from Fairfield, the friend who brought the hummus, David and the party-goer who brought the onion dip are all different people.

The party-goer from Kernville didn't bring the corn chips.

corn chips
hummus
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips

Anaheim Hills
El Segundo
Fairfield
Kernville
Martensdale
Pine Valley


Lilah is a doctoral student at the University of Leeds, working towards her ph.D. in paleogeology.  She studies aerial survey maps from all over the world looking for previously unknown ancient meteor impact craters.  In fact she's found several new ones in just the past year!  Using only the clues below, match each impact crater to its estimated year of impact and country, and determine the month in which it was found and its  approximate diameter (in meters).

The crater that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E. was found in December.

Of the feature discovered in February and the crater discovered in December, one was dated to 90,000 B.C.E. and the other is 930 meters wide.

The feature that is 550 meters wide is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the feature in Qatar.

The feature discovered in October was either the crater that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E. or the feature that was dated to 180,000 B.C.E..

The crater that is 780 meters wide wasn't discovered in September.

The feature in Liberia is believed to be  newer than the crater that is 2,250 meters wide.

The crater in Macedonia is believed to be 120,000 years older than the feature that is 1,200 meters wide.

The feature that is 1,480 meters wide is believed to be 90,000 years newer than the feature discovered in August.

The crater in Qatar was either the feature that is 2,250 meters wide or the crater that was dated to 210,000 B.C.E..

The feature in Zimbabwe wasn't dated to 120,000 B.C.E..

The feature in Poland wasn't dated to 120,000 B.C.E..

The feature in Poland was either the crater that is 1,200 meters wide or the crater that is 2,250 meters wide.

The crater discovered in August was either the crater that was dated to 180,000 B.C.E. or the crater that is 2,250 meters wide.

Brunei Liberia Macedonia Poland Qatar Zimbabwe

February June August September October December

550 meters
780 meters
930 meters
1,200 meters
1,480 meters
2,250 meters


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

The map published in 1785 is either Caronelli's map or the map of North Africa.

The print of Iceland was published 36 years before the $250 map.

Of the $750 print and the $2,500 map, one was Bleux's and the other was published in 1767.

The $1,100 print was published 18 years before Bleux's print.

The $545 print was published 18 years after the print of Warsaw.

The print of Warsaw was published 18 years after Caronelli's map.

Muenster's print was published 18 years after the $750 print.

Of the print of Tuscany and the map published in 1767, one was Handle's and the other is priced at $1,100.

Stamson's map, the map of Scandinavia, the print published in 1803, the print published in 1785 and the map of Tuscany are all different maps.

Bleux Caronelli Handle Muenster Stamson Waldemuller

Corsica
Iceland
North Africa
Scandinavia
Tuscany
Warsaw


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 one who had the port paid 1 dollar less than the diner who ordered the beef stir-fry.

The diner who ordered the pork chops paid 1 dollar less than the one who had the shiraz.

The person who paid $29.99 didn't have the chianti.

Of the one who had the zinfandel and Willie, one paid $26.99 and the other ordered the osso bucco.

The person who paid $28.99 didn't have the shiraz.

The diner who ordered the pork chops paid 2 dollars less than the one who had the riesling.

The one who had the chianti, Willie, the person who paid $24.99, Robin and the diner who ordered the blackened tuna were all different foodies.

Of the person who paid $28.99 and the person who paid $26.99, one ordered the lobster tail and the other had the merlot.

Clara Frances Genevieve Muriel Robin Willie

chianti merlot port riesling shiraz zinfandel

beef stir-fry
blackened tuna
filet mignon
lobster tail
osso bucco
pork chops


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.

#105 finished 4 places before the runner from Diamond Bar.

Of the animal from Yarmouth and Ophelia, one was #105 and the other was #118.

The runner from Diamond Bar was either the runner that finished first or #120.

The runner that finished sixth was #120.

Stretch was either the ostrich from Diamond Bar or the animal from Eagle Lake.

Of Otis and Bridget, one was #134 and the other was from Yarmouth.

The runner from Eagle Lake, the bird that finished fifth, and Bridget are three different animals.

The ostrich from Thayer finished 2 places after Otis.

The animal from Thayer, #136 and #118 were all different animals.

Bridget Kermit Ophelia Otis Ozzy Stretch

Diamond Bar
Eagle Lake
Nashua
Thayer
Whittemore
Yarmouth


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

The jigsaw puzzle made by Garroda has somewhat more than the puzzle with the coral reef theme.

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

The jigsaw puzzle with 500 pieces is either the jigsaw puzzle released in 1981 or the jigsaw puzzle made by Furoth.

Of the jigsaw puzzle released in 1988 and the puzzle with the coral reef theme, one was made by Garroda and the other has 1000 pieces.

The puzzle with 1500 pieces doesn't have the city skyline theme.

Of the puzzle made by Denlend and the jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces, one has the coral reef theme and the other was released in 1998.

The jigsaw puzzle with 750 pieces wasn't released in 1978.

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

Of the jigsaw puzzle made by Kimsight and the puzzle released in 1992, one has the postage stamp theme and the other has 500 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Lyrod doesn't have the rustic village theme.

The puzzle made by Furoth is either the jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme or the jigsaw puzzle released in 1978.

The jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme, the puzzle made by Lyrod and the puzzle made by Furoth are all different puzzles.

Denlend Furoth Garroda Kimsight Lyrod Perunia

city skyline
coral reef
football
outer space
postage stamp
rustic village


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

Eleanor's design didn't take exactly 25 minutes to print.

Cedric's piece took 5 more minutes to print than the orange item.

The six items were Cedric's item, the yellow item, the mask, the phone case, the green item and the red piece.

Cedric's design took 15 minutes to print.

Of the white design and Zachary's design, one was the skull and the other took 15 minutes to print.

The green piece took somewhat more minutes to print than Kyle's item.

Eleanor's design took 5 more minutes to print than the skull.

Of Eleanor's design and the item that printed in 10 minutes, one was the mask and the other was yellow.

Of the piece that printed in 25 minutes and the green design, one was the whistle and the other was Felicia's.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes

Cedric Eleanor Felicia Kyle Nadine Zachary

flower
helmet
mask
phone case
skull
whistle


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 Eastbrook was either the April 7 trip or the outing where they saw 2 shooting stars.

The trip where they saw 9 shooting stars wasn't in Conesville.

The April 28 outing logged 7 fewer shooting stars than the trip to Gilmore City.

Of the April 7 trip and the trip to Janesville, one logged 30 shooting stars and the other was with Stephanie.

Of the outing to Gilmore City and the trip with Paulette, one logged 9 shooting stars and the other was on April 4.

The outing to Eastbrook logged 7 more shooting stars than the April 25 outing.

The April 17 outing logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the outing with Orville.

The April 28 trip didn't log exactly 2 shooting stars.

The outing with Quinn, the April 22 trip, the trip where they saw 30 shooting stars and the April 28 trip were all different trips.

The outing to Kalona logged 14 more shooting stars than the trip with Orville.

Neither the April 22 outing nor the trip with Reynaldo was the trip where they saw 23 shooting stars.

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

Conesville
Eastbrook
Gilmore City
Isleton
Janesville
Kalona

Orville Paulette Quinn Reynaldo Stephanie Terrence


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

Of Henry and Kayla's pet, one was adopted in February and the other is the collie.

Of Omar and Salvatore, one was adopted in May and the other is the poodle.

The puppy adopted in June isn't the poodle.

Felix was adopted sometime after Alicia's pet.

The dog adopted in January is the schnauzer.

Of Ida's pet and Felix, one was adopted in February and the other is the boxer.

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

Lonnie is either Faye's pet or the schnauzer.

Omar was adopted 3 months after the dachshund.

boxer
collie
dachshund
poodle
schnauzer
shih tzu

Felix Henry Lonnie Omar Russell Salvatore


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

The redback cost 45 dollars more than the specimen from Dominica.

Phyllis's purchase cost 15 dollars more than the whip spider.

Of the ipstin spider and the specimen from Uganda, one was won by Phyllis and the other sold for $120.

The six spiders were the black widow, Phyllis's purchase, Lonnie's purchase, Olga's purchase, the specimen from Dominica and the spider that sold for $90.

Of the darkback and the ipstin spider, one was from East Timor and the other sold for $60.

The black widow cost 45 dollars more than the specimen from Russia.

Vicky's purchase was either the spider that sold for $90 or the specimen from Uganda.

Of Shelley's purchase and Jan's purchase, one sold for $45 and the other was from Iran.

archaenido
black widow
darkback
ipstin spider
redback
whip spider

Dominica
East Timor
Iran
Kenya
Russia
Uganda


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 customer in room 124 is staying 3 fewer days than the person from Indiana.

The guest in room 114 is staying 2 days longer than Salinas.

Of the client from Virginia and the customer who is staying for 5 days, one is Underwood and the other is in room 117.

Of Underwood and the person in room 209, one is staying for 3 days and the other is from Kentucky.

The customer from Utah isn't in room 114.

The client from South Carolina is in room 203.

Navarro is staying 4 days longer than the person in room 124.

Lara Navarro Salinas Underwood Vincent Yates

Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
South Carolina
Utah
Virginia


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

The academic finished an unknown number of votes behind the Evansdale native.

The Westminster native finished an unknown number of votes behind Ida Ingram.

Dale Donovan didn't end up with exactly 10,000 votes.

The Mountain Mesa native isn't the rancher.

The Evansdale native finished 500 votes behind Kelly Kirby.

The writer finished an unknown number of votes behind Dale Donovan.

Bev Baird didn't end up with exactly 9,000 votes.

The candidate who received 10,500 votes isn't from Mountain Mesa.

The person who received 11,000 votes isn't the doctor.

The six candidates were the person who received 10,500 votes, the lawyer, the writer, Cate Carlson, the architect and Jed Jarvis.

Of the politician who received 9,500 votes and the lawyer, one was Kelly Kirby and the other is from Lakota.

Cate Carlson finished an unknown number of votes ahead of the lawyer.

The architect finished 500 votes ahead of the Evansdale native.

Bev Baird
Cate Carlson
Dale Donovan
Ida Ingram
Jed Jarvis
Kelly Kirby

academic architect doctor lawyer rancher writer

Coalinga
Evansdale
Lakota
Mountain Mesa
Olema
Westminster


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 camping holiday and the 2005 trip, one was with Victor and the other was in Connecticut.

The vacation with Freddie wasn't in 2001.

The trip with Tasha was 2 years before the Louisiana vacation.

Of the hiking vacation and the Connecticut trip, one was with William and the other was in 2003.

The 2004 trip is either the holiday with Victor or the Illinois vacation.

The holiday with William was 3 years after the North Carolina vacation.

The kayaking vacation was 3 years before the trip with Neal.

The holiday with Neal wasn't the hunting trip.

The 2004 trip wasn't the skydiving vacation.

The Alabama trip was 4 years before the camping holiday.

camping
hang gliding
hiking
hunting
kayaking
skydiving

Alabama
Connecticut
Illinois
Louisiana
North Carolina
Rhode Island


The spider that sold for $105 wasn't from Lesotho.

The specimen from Russia cost 45 dollars less than Yvette's purchase.

Neither the spider that sold for $75 nor the ipstin spider was Zachary's purchase.

Neither the wolf spider nor the arachnid that sold for $75 was Rafael's purchase.

The specimen from Oman cost 15 dollars more than Wesley's purchase.

The spider that sold for $75 wasn't the raft spider.

Neither the wolf spider nor the cart spider was the arachnid that sold for $120.

Of the redback and the arachnid that sold for $90, one was from Jordan and the other was won by Zachary.

Of the specimen from Albania and the arachnid that sold for $45, one was the ipstin spider and the other was won by Zachary.

Neither the wolf spider nor the ipstin spider was Charles's purchase.

The darkback cost 15 dollars less than Charles's purchase.

Charles Rafael Shelley Wesley Yvette Zachary

cart spider
darkback
ipstin spider
raft spider
redback
wolf spider

Albania Brazil Jordan Lesotho Oman Russia


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 reptile from Uganda is 18 inches longer than the pygmy racer.

The ash python is 6 inches longer than the brown & red serpent.

Of the serpent that is 24 inches long and the pygmy racer, one is from Spain and the other is green & white.

The tawny cobra isn't exactly 12 inches long.

The black & green serpent, the animal from Panama, the animal that is 18 inches long and the brown & red serpent are all different animals.

The black & green snake is  longer than the winged snake.

The yellow & blue serpent is from Spain.

The black & red snake isn't from Panama.

The pygmy racer, the reptile that is 24 inches long, and the snake that is 12 inches long are three different animals.

The animal that is 42 inches long is either the pygmy racer or the two-nosed asp.

The tawny cobra is either the black & red reptile or the reptile from Spain.

The winged snake is  longer than the serpent from Australia.

12 inches
18 inches
24 inches
30 inches
36 inches
42 inches

ash python
horned viper
pygmy racer
tawny cobra
two-nosed asp
winged snake

Australia Cambodia Nicaragua Panama Spain Uganda

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


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

The earring sold for somewhat more than the item found at Front Beach.

The cannonball sold for 225 dollars less than the object found in 2009.

Of the item that sold for $625 and the item found in 2005, one was found at Gillis Park and the other is meteorite.

The item found at Burr Woods sold for 75 dollars more than the piece found in 1992.

Of the object found at Dimmot Woods and the item found in 1995, one sold for $325 and the other is cannonball.

The meteorite, the piece that sold for $550, and the object found in 2000 are three different objects.

The piece found at Front Beach was either the piece found in 2004 or the item that sold for $325.

The gold chain wasn't found at Addison Beach.

The item found at Addison Beach, the object found in 1995, and the object that sold for $250 are three different objects.

The meteorite sold for 150 dollars more than the item found at Addison Beach.

The piece found in 1992, the meteorite, the item found at Gillis Park, the item that sold for $550 and the wristwatch were all different objects.

cannonball
earring
gold chain
meteorite
silver coin
wristwatch

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


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.

Gizmo wasn't in classes for exactly 7 weeks.

The dog that was in school for 10 weeks isn't from Harrison.

The dog from McFarland trained 1 week more than the dog Nadine trained.

Of Buster and the canine from Elgin, one was trained by Martha and the other was in classes for 9 weeks.

The canine from Harrison had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of Gizmo.

The dog Teresa trained is either Cooper or Bailey.

The dog that was in school for 11 weeks was trained by Paula.

The one that was in school for 10 weeks was trained by Teresa.

The canine that was in school for 7 weeks was trained by Nadine.

The canine that was in school for 10 weeks isn't from Turlock.

Of the dog that was in school for 7 weeks and Lucky, one was trained by Martha and the other is from Riverside.

Of the dog Odette trained and the one from Harrison, one was in classes for 9 weeks and the other is Bailey.

6 weeks
7 weeks
8 weeks
9 weeks
10 weeks
11 weeks

Bailey Buster Charlie Cooper Gizmo Lucky

Martha Nadine Odette Paula Stephanie Teresa

Elgin
Harrison
Ida Grove
McFarland
Riverside
Turlock


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

The shot published by Nature Monthly was taken 1 month before the shot that cost $550.

The shot of the tree kangaroo was taken 1 month before the shot published by Travel Almanac.

The shot of the snow leopard didn't cost $825.

Of the photo that cost $150 and the photo published by Earth Aware, one was taken in March and the other was of the snow leopard.

The photo that cost $700 was taken sometime after the photo of the giant tortoise.

The photo of the white rhino was either the photo that cost $825 or the photo that cost $250.

The photo of the orangutan wasn't taken in August.

The shot published by Earth Aware was taken 3 months after the photo of the red panda.

The photo published by Wildzone was taken sometime after the shot that cost $300.

Of the shot taken in June and the photo published by Animal Science, one was of the white rhino and the other cost $300.

The shot that cost $700 was either the shot published by Science World or the shot taken in March.

giant tortoise
orangutan
red panda
snow leopard
tree kangaroo
white rhino

Animal Science
Earth Aware
Nature Monthly
Science World
Travel Almanac
Wildzone


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

Of Casputi and the one discovered in 2011, one was first seen by Gilda Frank and the other orbits the sun once every 21 years.

The comet Lawrence discovered orbits the sun once every 30 years.

The comet with an orbital period of 58 years was discovered 1 year before Casputi.

Of the one Lawrence discovered and Crecci, one orbits the sun once every 42 years and the other was found in 2012.

Sporrin, the one Lawrence discovered, and the one Quinn discovered are three different comets.

The comet with an orbital period of 58 years isn't Sporrin.

The comet discovered in 2008 is either Gostroma or the comet Quinn discovered.

The comet Gilda Frank discovered wasn't discovered in 2009.

The one Whitaker discovered wasn't discovered in 2010.

The one Klein discovered was discovered sometime after the one with an orbital period of 65 years.

The one discovered in 2010 is either the comet Quinn discovered or Casputi.

The six comets are the one discovered in 2009, the comet Whitaker discovered, the comet Lawrence discovered, the comet Quinn discovered, the one with an orbital period of 47 years and Gostroma.

The comet discovered in 2012 isn't Klionne.

Klionne was discovered sometime before the comet Quinn discovered.

Gilda Frank
Klein
Lawrence
Quinn
Solomon
Whitaker

Casputi Crecci Gostroma Klionne Peinope Sporrin

21 years
30 years
42 years
47 years
58 years
65 years


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

Neither the player with 8 goals nor the player with 6 goals is Parrish.

Santos is either the person who wears number 6 or the player from the Monsters.

The person who wears number 25 is from the Monsters.

Zimmerman scored somewhat more than the player from the Bears.

Andrews scored 1 goal  more than the player who wears number 15.

Of the person with 8 goals and Parrish, one is from the Monsters and the other wears number 17.

The person with 11 goals is either Parrish or Yang.

The person who wears number 6 isn't from the Ice Hogs.

The player who wears number 3, the person from the Ice Hogs, the player with 7 goals and the player who wears number 15 are all different players.

Santos didn't finish the season with 6 goals.

The player from the Wolverines scored 3 goals more than Parrish.

The person who wears number 3 scored somewhat more than Zimmerman.

Andrews Owens Parrish Santos Yang Zimmerman

Bears
Checkers
Comets
Ice Hogs
Monsters
Wolverines


Janice is obsessed with always finding the absolute cheapest price for gasoline whenever she needs to fill up her tank.  Today though she's in a different part of the state and needs help with her search.  Give her a hand by matching each gas station to its price per gallon, and determine its town and address.

Of the business in Goleta and the store charging $1.19 per gallon, one is on Ash Avenue and the other is Vexon.

The business on Maple Street isn't in Eagle Grove.

The gas station on Maple Street charges somewhat more per gallon than the gas station in Goleta.

The business on York Court charges somewhat more per gallon than the gas station in Goleta.

Phil's Fill-Up doesn't charge $1.11 per gallon.

Of the business on League Avenue and Gas-N-Go, one is in Miles and the other offers gas at $1.27 per gallon.

The store on Emma Street is either Phil's Fill-Up or the store in Santa Rosa.

Of the store in Zamora and the business charging $1.23 per gallon, one is on Wright Street and the other is on League Avenue.

The store on Ash Avenue charges 4 cents more per gallon than Fuel Stop.

The business in Zamora charges 8 cents more per gallon than Fuel Stop.

Kwik Mart doesn't charge $1.15 per gallon.

The business on York Court charges somewhat less per gallon than the store in Miles.

Ballantines
Gas-N-Go
Fuel Stop
Kwik Mart
Phil\'s Fill-Up
Vexon

Eagle Grove
Goleta
Miles
Quasqueton
Santa Rosa
Zamora

Ash Avenue
Emma Street
League Avenue
Maple Street
Wright Street
York Court


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

The reactor launching in February is either the Adtina V or the facility in Somalia.

The six reactors are the Dynotis X1, the reactor launching in April, the reactor in Russia, the reactor launching in March, the direct drive facility and the reactor in Honduras.

The fast ignition reactor is either the facility in Russia or the Dynotis X1.

The direct drive facility is either the Garenia 4 or the reactor launching in June.

The reactor in Russia is either the Comati DX5 or the polywell reactor.

The Tamura BX12 will launch 1 month after the reactor in France.

The Essita CBT will launch sometime before the tokamak reactor.

The Comati DX5 is either the facility launching in June or the facility in Jordan.

The facility launching in February isn't the fusor reactor.

The reactor launching in May, the direct drive reactor, and the facility in Yemen are three different reactors.

Of the reactor launching in March and the facility in Honduras, one is the Adtina V and the other is the stellarator reactor.

Adtina V
Comati DX5
Dynotis X1
Essita CBT
Garenia 4
Tamura BX12

direct drive
fast ignition
fusor
polywell
stellarator
tokamak

France Honduras Jordan Russia Somalia Yemen


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

The outing with 8 people will begin 1 hour after the trip starting at High Park.

Zachary's trip will begin 2 hours before the tour starting at Little Italy.

Dustin's trip will begin 2 hours after the tour starting at High Park.

Neither the trip with 2 people nor Bonita's outing is the trip starting at Yorkville.

Of the outing starting at City Hall and Gregory's trip, one has 3 people in it and the other will be at 11:00am.

Of the 11:00am outing and Dustin's outing, one has 5 people in it and the other will start at Yorkville.

Zachary's trip will begin 1 hour before the outing starting at Casa Loma.

The 10:00am outing, Dustin's outing, the trip starting at City Hall, the tour with 8 people and the tour with 4 people are all different tours.

Emily's outing isn't a group of 2 people.

The tour with 2 people will start at Chinatown.

Bonita Dustin Emily Gregory Shannon Zachary

Casa Loma
Chinatown
City Hall
High Park
Little Italy
Yorkville


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.

Fallbrook is either the city in Middlesex County or the city with a population of 31,000.

Garnavillo is either the town whose mayor is Lisa Lyons or the town with a population of 34,000.

Yale is either the town whose mayor is Vic Vazquez or the town with a population of 31,000.

Neither the city in Hampshire County nor the town in Bristol County is the city whose mayor is Kevin King.

The city with a population of 28,000 doesn't have Gil Gonzales as its mayor.

Of the town whose mayor is Lisa Lyons and the town with a population of 40,000, one is in Norfolk County and the other is Eddington.

Fallbrook has 6,000  fewer people than the city in Bristol County.

Neither the city in Hampshire County nor the city in Bristol County is the city whose mayor is Vic Vazquez.

The town with a population of 40,000 isn't in Hampden County.

The city whose mayor is Will Walton isn't in Middlesex County.

Of Garnavillo and the city in Hampden County, one has Vic Vazquez as its mayor and the other has a population of 43,000.

Fallbrook doesn't have Kevin King as its mayor.

The city whose mayor is Gil Gonzales isn't in Bristol County.

Allerton Eddington Fallbrook Garnavillo Urbana Yale

Barnstable Bristol Hampden Hampshire Middlesex Norfolk

Cal Compton
Gil Gonzales
Kevin King
Lisa Lyons
Vic Vazquez
Will Walton


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.

Of the facility in New Cuyama and the facility in Leeds, one is Dotson Arena and the other is set up for rugby games.

Frederick Arena holds 80  fewer people than the facility in New Cuyama.

Of the facility in Upland and Ortiz Arena, one is set up for rugby games and the other holds 270 people.

Neither the facility with seating for 190 people nor the arena with seating for 310 people is the rugby facility.

The football facility holds  fewer people than Pierce Arena.

Cantu Arena is either the arena in Upland or the facility with seating for 310 people.

The arena with seating for 150 people isn't set up for lacrosse games.

Of the hockey facility and Frederick Arena, one holds 190 people and the other is in Ocotillo.

The facility in Leeds holds 40  fewer people than the baseball facility.

The facility with seating for 150 people is in Quasqueton.

Cantu Dotson Frederick Ortiz Pierce Young

baseball football hockey lacrosse rugby soccer

Leeds
New Cuyama
Ocotillo
Quasqueton
Troy
Upland


A group of long-time skydivers are planning a new jump today.  Match each jumper to their suit color, and determine what year each began skydiving and how many total jumps each has under his belt.

Clayton started skydiving 1 year before the skydiver who has done 56 previous jumps.

The skydiver who wears the gold suit started skydiving 1 year after the jumper who has done 58 previous jumps.

Marcus started skydiving 4 years before the jumper who has done 70 previous jumps.

Of the jumper who has done 64 previous jumps and the skydiver who wears the teal suit, one started skydiving in 1985 and the other is Zachary.

Of the skydiver who first started in 1985 and the skydiver who has done 56 previous jumps, one wears the violet suit and the other is Ira.

The jumper who first started in 1982, the jumper who has done 102 previous jumps, Clayton, Virgil and the skydiver who wears the red suit are all different skydivers.

The jumper who first started in 1987 wears the blue suit.

The skydiver who first started in 1984 wears the violet suit.

The skydiver who first started in 1985 hasn't done exactly 102 previous jumps.

Clayton Dwayne Ira Marcus Virgil Zachary


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

Neither the person departing from Guadalupe nor Wayne is the conductor working on June 15.

The conductor departing from Guadalupe will leave 2 days after Nathan.

The person departing from Leland will leave 3 days before the person arriving at Urbandale.

The person arriving at New Hartford, Wayne, the person departing from Leland, the conductor arriving at Shell Rock and the conductor departing from Audubon are all different conductors.

Of the conductor working on June 10 and the person departing from Farley, one is Nathan and the other will arrive at Onslow.

Thomas is either the conductor departing from Jackman or the conductor arriving at Shell Rock.

Of the person departing from Audubon and the conductor arriving at Vinalhaven, one is Luke and the other is scheduled to leave on June 14.

The conductor working on June 12 is either the person departing from Epworth or Nathan.

Wayne will leave sometime after the conductor departing from Epworth.

Roderick will leave 1 day before the conductor departing from Farley.

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

Audubon Epworth Farley Guadalupe Jackman Leland

New Hartford
Onslow
Quimby
Shell Rock
Urbandale
Vinalhaven


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.

Of the bird purchased in North English and the bird bought in March, one is the canary and the other is Hannah's.

The bird bought in April is either Natalie's pet or the bird purchased in Inyokern.

Hannah's pet wasn't purchased in Aurora.

Of Joan's pet and the bird purchased in Upton, one was bought in January and the other is the canary.

Of the bird bought in January and Natalie's pet, one was purchased in Linda Mar and the other is the lovebird.

The parrot was bought 2 months after the bird purchased in Zwingle.

Laura's pet was bought 4 months after the parakeet.

The parakeet was bought sometime after the bird purchased in Upton.

The bird purchased in Inyokern is either Joan's pet or the lorikeet.

canary finch lorikeet lovebird parakeet parrot

Aurora
Inyokern
Linda Mar
North English
Upton
Zwingle


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

The job with 75 attendees, the anniversary event, and Wallace's job are three different events.

The assignment in Texas will involve somewhat more people than the graduation job.

The graduation job is either Susan's assignment or the assignment in Wyoming.

Of Susan's event and the job in South Carolina, one is the retreat and the other will have 75 attendees.

The conference job will involve 25 fewer people than the event in North Dakota.

The event in Wyoming will involve 100 fewer people than the anniversary assignment.

Of the retreat job and the anniversary event, one will have 150 attendees and the other will be handled by Zachary.

The event in Arizona is either the birthday assignment or the symposium assignment.

The assignment in Wyoming will involve somewhat fewer people than the birthday assignment.

Of the assignment with 100 attendees and Joel's event, one is the birthday and the other is the retreat.

The job with 175 attendees isn't the birthday.

The assignment in Wyoming, the anniversary event, and Kurt's assignment are three different events.

anniversary birthday conference graduation retreat symposium

Arizona
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Wyoming


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 device that can fly for 15 minutes costs 225 dollars more than the machine with a maximum range of 100 ft.

The drone that can fly for 60 minutes costs 150 dollars less than the Suzutake.

The device with a maximum range of 1,000 ft costs  more than the Motomiya.

The device that can fly for 40 minutes is either the device with a maximum range of 350 ft or the $450 machine.

The Zarobit-C doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 250 ft.

The Mechania costs  more than the machine with a maximum range of 1,000 ft.

Of the device that can fly for 10 minutes and the drone with a maximum range of 150 ft, one costs $450 and the other is the Suzutake.

The Belhino 5 costs 75 dollars less than the device that can fly for 20 minutes.

The drone with a maximum range of 650 ft costs 75 dollars less than the Motomiya.

The device that can fly for 25 minutes doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 100 ft.

Of the drone with a maximum range of 150 ft and the machine with a maximum range of 350 ft, one costs $825 and the other is the Mechania.

Belhino 5
Mechania
Motomiya
Suzutake
Werril 23A
Zarobit-C

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


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

The purple pack is 10 liters smaller than Jeffrey's pack.

Of the orange pack and the Grennel pack, one is Tasha's and the other is 40 liters.

Of the 35 liter pack and the blue pack, one is Arthur's and the other is made by Pinkster.

The purple pack, the Adironda pack, and Olga's pack are three different packs.

The gray pack is  larger than the Travelore pack.

The purple pack is 10 liters larger than the Lugmor pack.

Of the Bistric pack and the green pack, one is 45 liters and the other is Olga's.

The Pinkster pack is 5 liters smaller than Ivan's pack.

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

Adironda Bistric Grennel Lugmor Pinkster Travelore


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.

Hazelwood will be worked on 3 days after the business in Paradise.

Of the business Michael will dust on June 5th and the one in Tipton, one is Tall Pines and the other grows corn.

Tall Pines will be worked on 1 day after the business that grows cucumbers.

Of the one that grows cucumbers and the farm Michael will dust on June 9th, one is in Upper Lake and the other is Lone Oak.

The business that grows spinach will be worked on 1 day after Iron Hill.

Lucky Star will be worked on 2 days before the business in Albion.

Blackwater is either the one Michael will dust on June 6th or the farm that grows beets.

The business Michael will dust on June 6th is in Tipton.

Lucky Star will be worked on sometime after the farm that grows spinach.

The farm Michael will dust on June 9th is either the business that grows potatoes or Lone Oak.

June 4th
June 5th
June 6th
June 7th
June 8th
June 9th

Blackwater
Hazelwood
Iron Hill
Lone Oak
Lucky Star
Tall Pines

Albion
Kent
Paradise
Quimby
Tipton
Upper Lake

alfalfa beets cucumbers corn potatoes spinach


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 skier from Denmark scored 14 more points than the jumper who jumped 95.0 meters.

Patti, the jumper who scored 82 points, and the person from Denmark are three different people.

Of the person who jumped 90.1 meters and the person from Germany, one is Heather and the other scored 110 points.

The jumper from Switzerland was either the skier who jumped 96.3 meters or the person who scored 96 points.

The skier who scored 117 points didn't jump 96.3 meters.

Of the skier who jumped 86.4 meters and Shawna, one was from Norway and the other scored 103 points.

Shawna scored 14 more points than the contestant from Sweden.

The contestant from Finland didn't jump 86.4 meters.

Denise scored  more points than the contestant who jumped 105.6 meters.

Candice Denise Florence Heather Patti Shawna

86.4 meters
90.1 meters
95.0 meters
96.3 meters
102.9 meters
105.6 meters

Denmark Finland Germany Norway Sweden Switzerland


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 reptile from New Guinea is 6 inches longer than the black & white animal.

The yellow & blue serpent isn't from Nicaragua.

Of the snake that is 36 inches long and the reptile that is 18 inches long, one is brown & red and the other is the winged snake.

The snake from Cambodia is 18 inches shorter than the yellow & blue snake.

Of the snake that is 12 inches long and the serpent from Panama, one is the two-nosed asp and the other is green & white.

The reptile from Spain is  shorter than the green & red snake.

The banded keel, the animal from New Guinea, and the animal that is 42 inches long are three different animals.

The pygmy racer is 18 inches longer than the green & white snake.

The banded keel is either the snake that is 30 inches long or the green & red reptile.

banded keel
horned viper
pygmy racer
tawny cobra
two-nosed asp
winged snake

Cambodia
Nicaragua
New Guinea
Panama
Spain
Uganda

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


Box Office Weekly is putting together its latest blog entry covering this past weekend's movie premieres.  Using only the clues below, help them with their research by matching each new movie to its director, and determining how much money each film made in its opening weekend, and how many theaters it showed in.

Of the movie that grossed $17 million and Let Me Out, one was directed by Jim Johnson and the other opened in 112 theaters.

The film that opened in 45 theaters is either the movie that grossed $11 million or the film directed by Hick Harmon.

The film that opened in 45 theaters made 6 million more than Zephyr Breeze.

The six films are Let Me Out, the movie that opened in 45 theaters, the movie that opened in 65 theaters, the movie that grossed $5 million, the film that opened in 123 theaters and the movie directed by Paula Pratt.

What a World made 12 million more than the film that opened in 92 theaters.

Zephyr Breeze, the movie directed by Kenneth Key, and the movie directed by Paula Pratt are three different films.

Of the movie that grossed $14 million and the movie directed by Odette Olson, one opened in 92 theaters and the other is Amerigo.

Of the film that opened in 123 theaters and the film directed by Paula Pratt, one made $8 million and the other is Fast and Dead.

Let Me Out is either the movie that grossed $2 million or the movie that opened in 45 theaters.

$2 million
$5 million
$8 million
$11 million
$14 million
$17 million

Amerigo
Fast and Dead
Let Me Out
Tippecanoe
What a World
Zephyr Breeze

Hick Harmon
Jim Johnson
Kenneth Key
Linda Lynch
Odette Olson
Paula Pratt


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 who finished in 21 minutes was from Pierson.

Of the contestant in the silver shirt and the competitor from Janesville, one was Ralph and the other finished in 24 minutes.

The contestant in the indigo shirt finished 1 minute after the runner from Hollister.

The runner from Pierson was either the runner in the teal shirt or the competitor in the black shirt.

The contestant from Kamrar didn't wear the silver shirt.

The runner from Waldoboro finished 3 minutes after Wendell.

The competitor from Pierson finished 1 minute before Isaac.

Of the contestant from Hollister and the competitor who finished in 24 minutes, one was Orlando and the other wore the teal shirt.

The competitor who finished in 26 minutes didn't wear the pink shirt.

Ted finished sometime after the runner in the teal shirt.

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

Danbury Hollister Janesville Kamrar Pierson Waldoboro


"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 petting zoo is on Viking Street.

The booking on Paul Circle is 1 day after the booking that requested the photo booth.

The event that requested the rock band is 1 day after the booking on Paul Circle.

The party on O Street isn't for the Lawsons.

The booking that requested the bounce castle is for the Rosarios.

Of the event on October 3 and the Anderson family event, one requested the magician and the other is on Viking Street.

Of the event on October 3 and the party on Paul Circle, one requested the clown and the other is for the Garners.

The party on October 5 is on Willow Street.

The Ford family party is sometime after the event that requested the photo booth.

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

The booking that requested the bounce castle isn't on Willow Street.

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

bounce castle
clown
magician
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band

Anderson Ford Garner Lawson Quinn Rosario

Holly Street
O Street
Paul Circle
Q Street
Viking Street
Willow Street


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.

Wendell won't lift an exact weight of 920 lbs.

Of the Canadian and Brent, one will go fourth and the other will lift 920 lbs.

The man going fourth is either the Russian or Nicola.

The contestant who will lift 1,040 lbs isn't the Korean.

The person going third is either the Korean or the Russian.

Of the contestant who will lift 920 lbs and the person who will lift 880 lbs, one is the South African and the other will go sixth.

The Dane will lift a weight that is 160 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the man going sixth.

Jeremy will lift a weight that is 80 pounds lighter than the one selected by the Korean.

Of the man going seventh and the man going fourth, one is Francisco and the other will lift 1,000 lbs.

Brent Francisco Jeremy Nicola Oliver Wendell

Canadian
Dane
Korean
Russian
South African
Swede


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

The Underwoods' child was born 9 minutes before the child delivered in room 230.

The baby born at 12:07am was either the Herreras' child or Luis.

Zachary was born sometime after the Herreras' baby.

The baby born at 12:16am, the Pearsons' baby, and Zachary are three different babies.

The child delivered in room 112, Zachary, the Underwoods' baby, the child delivered in room 225 and the Blanchards' baby were all different babies.

The Pearsons' baby was born 6 minutes after Luis.

Of the Blanchards' baby and the child delivered in room 252, one was Homer and the other was born at 12:13am.

Of the child born at 12:01am and the Lamberts' child, one was Luis and the other was delivered in room 120.

Peggy was either the Quinns' baby or the child delivered in room 225.

Olga was born 3 minutes before the Lamberts' child.

Blanchard Herrera Lambert Pearson Quinn Underwood


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

The battalion led by Commander Edwards won't deploy to Ygheisy.

Of Romeo Battalion and the battalion led by Commander Dillard, one will deploy to Verrild and the other will deploy in April.

The group deploying to Verrild will deploy 1 month after the battalion led by Commander Edwards.

The battalion deploying in January isn't Yankee Battalion.

The group deploying to Mebel will deploy 1 month before the battalion led by Commander Hensley.

Neither the battalion deploying in May nor Yankee Battalion is the group deploying to Furoth.

Of the group deploying to Shyeh and Uniform Battalion, one is led by Commander Quinn and the other will deploy in April.

Uniform Battalion is either the battalion deploying in April or the battalion deploying in February.

The battalion led by Commander Edwards isn't Kilo Battalion.

The battalion deploying in June won't deploy to Furoth.

The battalion led by Commander Moody will deploy 1 month before the group deploying to Furoth.

The group deploying to Furoth is Lima Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Hensley will deploy in February.

Dillard Edwards Hensley Joyce Moody Quinn

Furoth Mebel Shyeh Verrild Xidat Ygheisy


Michael Marceau, a notorious art thief, has finally been captured!  While searching his home, investigators discovered a hidden trove of long-lost paintings, each by a different famous artist.  Using only the clues below, match each painting to its artist and the year in which it was painted, and determine how many years each priceless piece has been missing.

The painting that's been missing for 22 years is either "Clockwork" or "Hoxley Hills".

Of "Lost in Time" and the painting that's been missing for 25 years, one is by Xesobe and the other was painted in 1929.

Baudry Brim's masterpiece was painted 8 years before "Willow Bend".

Of the 1921 piece and "Orange Sky", one has been missing for 13 years and the other is by Quekal.

The masterpiece that's been missing for 20 years is either the 1929 masterpiece or Quekal's masterpiece.

The 1929 masterpiece, the painting that's been missing for 22 years, and the piece that's been missing for 15 years are three different paintings.

The 1905 masterpiece hasn't been missing for exactly 15 years.

Xesobe's masterpiece wasn't painted in 1897.

The painting that's been missing for 22 years was painted 32 years after Turxar's piece.

Shiroharu's piece wasn't painted in 1929.

Of the 1937 masterpiece and Xesobe's masterpiece, one is "Girl at Sea" and the other has been missing for 22 years.

Baudry Brim
Curo Cersal
Quekal
Shiroharu
Turxar
Xesobe

Clockwork
Girl at Sea
Hoxley Hills
Lost in Time
Orange Sky
Willow Bend


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 with a population size of 210 was listed 1 year before the perens pig.

Neither the animal that lives in France nor the perens pig is the species added to the list in 2009.

The species that lives in Madagascar was listed sometime before the eldar elk.

The perens pig doesn't have a surviving population of 455.

The species with a population size of 210 was listed 2 years before the lisner cat.

Of the species with a population size of 175 and the species that lives in Honduras, one is the eldar elk and the other was recognized as endangered in 2011.

The nibner newt was listed 1 year after the species that lives in Russia.

Of the animal added to the list in 2010 and the animal with a population size of 490, one lives in Honduras and the other lives in Yemen.

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

The animal with a population size of 315 was listed 1 year before the osbele oryx.

dobra dingo
eldar elk
lisner cat
nibner newt
osbele oryx
perens pig

Barbados France Honduras Madagascar Russia Yemen


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

The meeting on August 23rd will be either the meeting for the tech support position or the Zathdrill interview.

Of the interview on August 21st and the interview in Eustis, one is for the graphic design job and the other is at Haytouch.

The Streeter Inc. interview is sometime before the meeting in Oakland Acres.

The Alpha Plus interview, the meeting for the tech support position, and the interview on August 21st are three different interviews.

Of the meeting for the janitor position and the interview on August 25th, one is in Inyokern and the other is at Canway.

The interview on August 25th isn't for the copywriter job.

The Canway interview is sometime after the interview for the web developer position.

The meeting in Sheldahl is 2 days before the Streeter Inc. interview.

The interview in Winslow is 2 days after the interview for the graphic design position.

The interview for the tech support position is sometime before the interview in Sheldahl.

The interview on August 22nd isn't for the copywriter job.

August 20th
August 21st
August 22nd
August 23rd
August 24th
August 25th

Alpha Plus
Canway
Haytouch
Laneplex
Streeter Inc.
Zathdrill

copywriter
graphic design
janitor
sales rep
tech support
web developer

Dundee
Eustis
Inyokern
Oakland Acres
Sheldahl
Winslow


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.

Neither Fredrick nor the person who manages Demon Drop is the person who works in the pink section.

Orlando served 25 fewer riders than the worker who works in the pink section.

Zachary served more riders than the person who manages Loop-D-Loop.

The worker who manages Loop-D-Loop doesn't work in the orange section.

Of the employee who served 100 riders and Isaac, one manages The Screamer and the other works in the yellow section.

The six employees are Nathan, the worker who manages Agony Alley, the employee who manages Demon Drop, the person who served 75 riders, the worker who manages The Screamer and the worker who works in the yellow section.

The employee who served 125 riders doesn't manage The Breaker.

Nathan served 100 fewer riders than the person who works in the blue section.

The employee who works in the yellow section is either the person who served 125 riders or the worker who manages Agony Alley.

Neither Peter nor the person who served 75 riders is the person who manages The Breaker.

Neither Fredrick nor the person who served 75 riders is the employee who works in the green section.

The employee who served 50 riders doesn't work in the green section.

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

Fredrick Isaac Nathan Orlando Peter Zachary

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


Zephyr Breeze, the movie directed by Micah Moreno, and the movie that opened in 123 theaters are three different films.

The film directed by Paula Pratt made somewhat less than Fast and Dead.

Of the film that grossed $17 million and the movie directed by Kenneth Key, one is What a World and the other opened in 105 theaters.

Fast and Dead, the film that grossed $14 million, and the movie that opened in 123 theaters are three different films.

The movie that grossed $14 million wasn't directed by Odette Olson.

The movie that grossed $14 million didn't open in exactly 92 theaters.

The movie that grossed $17 million is either the movie that opened in 105 theaters or the movie directed by Odette Olson.

Of the film that grossed $17 million and the film directed by Micah Moreno, one is Fast and Dead and the other opened in 105 theaters.

The movie that opened in 123 theaters wasn't directed by Paula Pratt.

The film directed by Linda Lynch made 3 million more than the movie that opened in 65 theaters.

Amerigo is either the film that opened in 59 theaters or the movie directed by Micah Moreno.

The movie directed by Linda Lynch, the movie that grossed $14 million, the movie that opened in 123 theaters, Tippecanoe and the film that grossed $11 million are all different films.

The film directed by Paula Pratt, the film that grossed $5 million, and the movie that grossed $11 million are three different films.

Tippecanoe, the film that grossed $17 million, and the movie directed by Linda Lynch are three different films.

Hick Harmon
Kenneth Key
Linda Lynch
Micah Moreno
Odette Olson
Paula Pratt


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

The resort on Martinique is either Regal Park or the option that costs $175 per night.

Of the resort on St. Barts and the option that offers parasailing, one is Sapphire Hills and the other costs $215 per night.

Silver Harbor is either the hotel that offers scuba diving or the resort that offers spa services.

The resort on St. Martin costs 80 dollars less per night than the option that offers golf lessons.

El Pacifico costs 60 dollars more per night than the option that offers kayaking.

The resort that offers hang gliding costs 40 dollars more per night than Emerald View.

The option that offers kayaking, the resort on Antigua, Grand Echo and the hotel on Barbados are all different resorts.

The option that offers parasailing isn't on Anguilla.

The hotel that costs $195 per night offers scuba diving.

El Pacifico
Emerald View
Grand Echo
Regal Park
Sapphire Hills
Silver Harbor

Anguilla
Antigua
Barbados
Martinique
St. Martin
St. Barts

golf lessons
hang gliding
kayaking
parasailing
scuba diving
spa services


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

The dog that won in 2010 isn't the dalmatian.

Of Riley and the canine that won in 2008, one is Elsie's and the other is the irish setter.

The great dane won 3 years after Elsie's canine.

Douglas's dog won 1 year after the irish setter.

Neither the dog that won in 2011 nor Anita's canine is the maltese.

Neither the canine that won in 2011 nor Stella is the chow chow.

Neither the chow chow nor Anita's canine is Max.

The chow chow is either Chester's canine or the canine that won in 2007.

Of Riley and the canine that won in 2011, one is the great dane and the other is Chester's.

Anita Barbara Chester Douglas Elsie Fernando

beagle
chow chow
dalmatian
great dane
irish setter
maltese


The Worthingham Zoo has one of the largest collections of pandas in the world.  This year several of their panda mothers had a single baby each.  Using each of the clues below, match each panda mother to her cub, and determine the cub's birth weight and the month in which it was born.

Chi Chi was born 1 month after the offspring that weighed 106 grams.

Xi Lian's baby was either Mei Lan or Den Ping.

The offspring born in January was Wang Yu's baby.

Of the baby born in May and Shi Lin's baby, one weighed 82 grams and the other was Gao Gao.

The panda that weighed 86 grams wasn't Tian Tian's baby.

The baby that weighed 114 grams was Tai Shan's baby.

Of the panda born in April and the panda that weighed 82 grams, one was Bai Yun and the other was Xi Lian's baby.

Of the baby born in February and the panda that weighed 97 grams, one was Chi Chi and the other was Shi Lin's baby.

Gao Gao was born 3 months after Nan Sheng's baby.

Tai Shan's baby was born sometime after Ling Ling.

Bai Yun, the panda born in February, and Wang Yu's baby are three different pandas.

Bai Yun
Chi Chi
Den Ping
Gao Gao
Ling Ling
Mei Lan

Nan Sheng
Shi Lin
Tai Shan
Tian Tian
Wang Yu
Xi Lian

82 grams
86 grams
97 grams
106 grams
114 grams
125 grams


Lilah is a doctoral student at the University of Leeds, working towards her ph.D. in paleogeology.  She studies aerial survey maps from all over the world looking for previously unknown ancient meteor impact craters.  In fact she's found several new ones in just the past year!  Using only the clues below, match each impact crater to its estimated year of impact and country, and determine the month in which it was found and its  approximate diameter (in meters).

The crater discovered in April is believed to be 30,000 years older than the crater in Liberia.

The feature in Saudi Arabia was either the feature discovered in December or the crater discovered in October.

Of the feature discovered in June and the crater that is 3,500 meters wide, one is in Iraq and the other was dated to 210,000 B.C.E..

The crater discovered in April is believed to be  newer than the crater that is 780 meters wide.

The six impacts were the feature that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E., the feature discovered in April, the feature in Qatar, the crater discovered in September, the feature in Liberia and the feature that is 1,480 meters wide.

The crater in Iraq isn't exactly 780 meters wide.

The crater in Macedonia, the feature that is 2,250 meters wide, and the feature that is 3,500 meters wide are three different impacts.

Of the feature discovered in October and the feature that was dated to 180,000 B.C.E., one is in Poland and the other is 1,480 meters wide.

The crater in Qatar was either the crater that is 1,480 meters wide or the crater discovered in August.

The feature in Macedonia is believed to be 30,000 years older than the feature that is 550 meters wide.

Iraq
Liberia
Macedonia
Poland
Qatar
Saudi Arabia

April June August September October December

550 meters
780 meters
1,200 meters
1,480 meters
2,250 meters
3,500 meters


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

The $36,000 project is either Ed Erickson's project or the job starting in June.

The $20,000 project won't be managed by Al Anderson.

Neither the job starting in April nor the $15,000 project is the Russell Road project.

The job starting in September won't be managed by Ed Erickson.

The Boom Court project starts in August.

The Willow Street project begins 2 months after the $32,000 project.

The Russell Road project doesn't start in May.

Of Al Anderson's project and the Willow Street project, one will have a budget of $30,000 and the other starts in July.

The Willow Street project starts in June.

Of Bill Bonner's project and the $28,000 project, one will focus on Juniper Lane and the other starts in August.

The Ethel Street project begins sometime after Irma Ingram's project.

The $15,000 project begins 2 months after Cal Craft's project.

Boom Court
Ethel Street
Harkin Drive
Juniper Lane
Russell Road
Willow Street

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Ed Erickson
Hal Hamilton
Irma Ingram


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

Of the amphibian purchased in Hansell and the amphibian bought in March, one is Beverly's and the other is the bullfrog.

Of the animal purchased in Falmouth and Hope's pet, one was bought in February and the other is the wood frog.

The tree frog was bought 1 month after Nettie's pet.

Beverly's pet is either the animal purchased in Falmouth or the amphibian purchased in Oakley.

The animal bought in April isn't the cane toad.

The amphibian purchased in Underwood was bought sometime after Beverly's pet.

Neither the horned toad nor the salamander is the amphibian purchased in Kernville.

Ida's pet was bought 3 months after the amphibian purchased in Oakley.

The horned toad was bought sometime after the animal purchased in Hansell.

Nettie's pet wasn't purchased in Falmouth.

Neither Susie's pet nor the animal bought in January is the wood frog.

The amphibian purchased in Oakley was bought sometime after the horned toad.

The amphibian purchased in Kernville is either Nettie's pet or the amphibian bought in May.

bullfrog
cane toad
horned toad
salamander
tree frog
wood frog

Falmouth Hansell Kernville Oakley Parkman Underwood


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 medicine sourced from a specific type of frog was approved 2 months before the medicine that treats asthma.

Of the drug approved in March and the drug approved in April, one is Favolin and the other is sourced from a beetle.

The pharmaceutical that treats diabetes is either Bizolam or Damasol.

The drug that treats meningitis was approved 2 months after the drug sourced from a specific type of bromeliad.

Favolin was approved sometime after the medicine that treats arthritis.

Of the medicine sourced from a specific type of mushroom and the drug approved in January, one treats heart disease and the other is Bizolam.

The medicine sourced from a specific type of wasp was approved 4 months after Bizolam.

Damasol was approved sometime after the pharmaceutical that treats asthma.

The pharmaceutical approved in April treats meningitis.

Bizolam Damasol Favolin Hamzell Minitrell Pluniden

arthritis
asthma
dengue fever
diabetes
heart disease
meningitis

beetle
bromeliad
frog
mushroom
palm tree
wasp


Several of Mr. Carroll's history students each gave an oral presentation today on a different Roman Emperor.  Match each student to their emperor and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

Of the student who spoke for 16 minutes and Faye, one talked about Constantine and the other got the C-.

The student who got the A spoke 4 minutes more than Zachary.

The presenter who got the A was either the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes or the presenter who gave the presentation on Claudius.

Of the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes and the student who gave the presentation on Hadrian, one got the B+ and the other was Allan.

Neither the student who gave the presentation on Domitian nor the student who gave the presentation on Valerian was Zachary.

Pat spoke 8 minutes more than the student who got the B+.

The six students were Faye, the student who got the A, the presenter who got the A-, the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes, the student who got the D and the presenter who gave the presentation on Valerian.

Of the presenter who got the D and the presenter who gave the presentation on Valerian, one spoke for 10 minutes and the other was Estelle.

Faye was either the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes or the presenter who got the A.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes
16 minutes

Claudius Constantine Domitian Galerius Hadrian Valerian


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 lost in 48 moves and the person who started with the Torre Attack, one was Esther and the other played first.

The person who lost in 30 moves was either the player who started with the Reti Opening or the person who started with the Ware Opening.

The player who lost in 41 moves played 1 game after Yvonne.

The six people were Velma, the person who played second, the person who lost in 34 moves, the person who lost in 48 moves, the person who lost in 21 moves and the player who started with the Giuoco Start.

Priscilla played sometime after the player who started with the Reti Opening.

The person who played fourth started with the Giuoco Start.

Of Kendra and the person who started with the Ware Opening, one played third and the other played fifth.

Of Priscilla and the player who lost in 21 moves, one played sixth and the other started with the Slav Defense.

Priscilla was either the player who lost in 41 moves or the person who started with the Torre Attack.

Esther Kendra Luis Priscilla Velma Yvonne

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


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

The six people are the fighter with 27 wins, Tracey, the woman from Philadelphia, Nina, Rhonda and the fighter from Los Angeles.

The boxer from Dublin doesn't have exactly 10 losses.

Rhonda is either the woman with 15 losses or the boxer with 7 losses.

The fighter with 12 losses has 3  fewer wins than the fighter from Portland.

Jan has 12  more wins than the boxer with 12 losses.

Of the fighter with 24 wins and the fighter from Los Angeles, one is Nina and the other has 15 losses.

The fighter with 12 losses is either Rhonda or the woman with 27 wins.

Gina Gallatin has  more wins than the fighter with 7 losses.

The fighter from Dublin has  more wins than the fighter with 4 losses.

The woman from Glasgow has 9  fewer wins than the fighter with 4 losses.

Gina Gallatin
Jan
Marie
Nina
Rhonda
Tracey

Dublin
Glasgow
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Portland


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

Neither the doctor nor the politician who received 11,000 votes was the Indian Wells native.

The politician who received 10,500 votes was either Al Allen or the teacher.

Of the Westminster native and the doctor, one was Fred Francis and the other ended up with 9,000 votes.

Of the Coalinga native and Bev Baird, one ended up with 9,000 votes and the other is the writer.

Of Al Allen and the academic, one is from Daly City and the other ended up with 9,500 votes.

The Westminster native finished an unknown number of votes behind Gilda Gray.

The Lakota native finished 1,000 votes ahead of Kelly Kirby.

The Daly City native finished 1,000 votes behind the architect.

The candidate who received 10,000 votes isn't the doctor.

Neither Al Allen nor Cate Carlson was the person who received 9,000 votes.

Neither Gilda Gray nor the politician who received 10,000 votes was the writer.

The writer finished an unknown number of votes ahead of the Lakota native.

Al Allen
Bev Baird
Cate Carlson
Fred Francis
Gilda Gray
Kelly Kirby

academic architect doctor rancher teacher writer

Coalinga
Daly City
Indian Wells
Lakota
Redway
Westminster


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.

Of Fernando's system and the build with a 1.4 GHz processor, one has 2 GB of RAM and the other has a 128 GB hard drive.

Enrique's computer has a hard drive that is 256 GB smaller than the build with 3 GB of RAM.

Enrique's computer doesn't have a 256 GB hard drive.

The computer with a 2.4 GHz processor doesn't have exactly 3 GB of RAM.

Tom's build doesn't have exactly 4 GB of RAM.

The system with 12 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 256 GB larger than Harry's system.

The system with a 3.2 GHz processor is either the computer with 2 GB of RAM or the system with 12 GB of RAM.

Of the system with 640 GB of hard drive space and Enrique's computer, one has 1 GB of RAM and the other has a 3.8 GHz processor.

The computer with 4 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 256 GB larger than Rex's build.

The build with a 3.8 GHz processor has a hard drive that is somewhat smaller than the computer with 2 GB of RAM.

The system with 768 GB of hard drive space is either the system with a 3.8 GHz processor or the computer with a 2.0 GHz processor.

Enrique Fernando Harry Nathaniel Rex Tom

1.4 GHz
1.6 GHz
2.0 GHz
2.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz


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.

Of the probe that launched in February and the mission going to Mercury, one was sent up by Vietnam and the other is the Chano.

The mission going to Mars launched 1 month after the Varo.

Of the probe that launched in January and Yemen's mission, one is the Varo and the other is going to Mercury.

Of the probe that launched in April and the Ateyin, one is going to Mercury and the other was sent up by Gabon.

Ecuador's probe is either the mission going to Enceladus or the mission going to Mars.

The Ateyin launched sometime after the mission going to Titan.

The mission that launched in January is either the probe going to Enceladus or Gabon's mission.

The Moro Jaddo launched 1 month after Vietnam's probe.

Malaysia's probe launched 3 months after the Jani Mila.

Ateyin
Chano
Jani Mila
Loakuk
Moro Jaddo
Varo

Enceladus Mars Mercury Neptune Titan Venus

Ecuador Gabon Malaysia Nicaragua Vietnam Yemen


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

The waiter received 7 votes fewer votes than the soccer player.

The hockey player received 21 votes more votes than the dentist.

The person who got 32 votes isn't the architect.

Isaac received  fewer votes than the football player.

The basketball player received 7 votes more votes than Harvey.

Of the person who got 32 votes and the garbage man, one played soccer and the other is Sergio.

The basketball player received 7 votes fewer votes than Sergio.

Of the contestant who got 39 votes and Eduardo, one played golf and the other is the lawyer.

Harvey received 7 votes more votes than the garbage man.

Eduardo Harvey Isaac Marco Sergio Zachary

basketball football golf hockey lacrosse soccer

architect
dentist
doctor
garbage man
lawyer
waiter


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

The direct drive reactor will launch 1 month before the z-pinch reactor.

Of the Tamura BX12 and the facility launching in June, one is the theta pinch facility and the other is in Albania.

Of the reactor launching in April and the tokamak facility, one is the Zawasa and the other is in Ukraine.

The facility in France will launch 2 months after the reactor in Honduras.

The Dynotis X1 is the direct drive reactor.

The six reactors are the reactor in Honduras, the facility launching in February, the facility launching in April, the facility launching in January, the Comati DX5 and the polywell reactor.

The Comati DX5 will launch 3 months after the Dynotis X1.

Banok II
Comati DX5
Dynotis X1
Haramarui LV
Tamura BX12
Zawasa

direct drive
polywell
stellarator
theta pinch
tokamak
z-pinch

Albania France Honduras Jordan Panama Ukraine


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

Neither the 1848 home nor the 1862 house is the house on Kingwood Street.

Of the 1841 building and the home on Sandhill Circle, one is owned by the Quinn family and the other is Belle Grove.

Of Woodlawn and the 1848 building, one is owned by the Duke family and the other is on Erick Lane.

Gunston Hall is either the home on Kingwood Street or the 1869 house.

Belle Grove was built sometime after the home on League Avenue.

Of the Duke family's house and the 1841 house, one is on Norwood Street and the other is Belle Grove.

The Kane family's building was built sometime after Wagner Mansion.

Gunston Hall was built sometime after the home on Erick Lane.

Wagner Mansion isn't owned by the Alvarado family.

The Sanchez family's house was built 21 years before Woodlawn.

Belle Grove
Fox Cottage
Gunston Hall
Leiman Manor
Wagner Mansion
Woodlawn

Alvarado Duke Frazier Kane Quinn Sanchez

Erick Lane
Island Drive
Kingwood Street
League Avenue
Norwood Street
Sandhill Circle


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 on which the Manika'i people lived was discovered 28 years before the island first seen by Captain Wesley.

The island on which the Manika'i people lived was discovered sometime before the island first seen by Captain Bradley.

Of the island discovered in 1761 and Teuz, one was found by Captain Guizburuaga and the other was inhabited by the Manika'i.

The island on which the Wainani people lived was either Beruhga or the island discovered in 1761.

The island discovered in 1775 wasn't discovered by Captain Norris.

Stelphin was discovered sometime before the island first seen by Captain Stevenson.

The island first seen by Captain Norris wasn't inhabited by the Kukani.

Jujihm was discovered sometime after the island on which the Manika'i people lived.

The island on which the Enakai people lived was discovered sometime after the island first seen by Captain Payne.

The island first seen by Captain Bradley was either Qlork or the island on which the Iakepa people lived.

Of the island discovered in 1782 and the island on which the Wainani people lived, one was found by Captain Wesley and the other was Teuz.

Verinya was discovered 7 years after the island first seen by Captain Stevenson.

The island discovered in 1775 wasn't discovered by Captain Bradley.

Beruhga Jujihm Qlork Stelphin Teuz Verinya

Enakai Hakili Iakepa Manika\'i Kukani Wainani

Bradley Guizburuaga Norris Payne Stevenson Wesley


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

The startup that received the $6,000,000 investment wasn't founded by Lara Larson.

Of the company that received the $2,000,000 investment and the startup that sells sports gear, one was started by Betty Becker and the other is Byxby.com.

Of Protecha.com and the company that received the $4,000,000 investment, one was started by Pat Padilla and the other sells robots.

Zetafish.com received 1 million dollars less than the company started by Pat Padilla.

Gofro.com didn't get exactly $4,000,000.

Tyngle.com didn't get exactly $1,000,000.

The company that sells robots, the startup started by Pat Padilla, and Tyngle.com are three different businesses.

The business that sells robots was started by Lara Larson.

Byxby.com is either the company that sells cell phones or the company started by Fred Frost.

The startup started by Will Waters, the startup that sells cameras, and Tyngle.com are three different businesses.

The startup started by Addie Abrams received 3 million dollars less than the business that sells cameras.

Of the startup started by Betty Becker and the startup started by Addie Abrams, one received $1,000,000 and the other is Zetafish.com.

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

cameras
cell phones
robots
sports gear
textbooks
video games


Waterford Spa had a full appointment calendar booked today.  Help Janice figure out the schedule by matching each masseuse to her client, and determine the type of massage and total price for each.

Neither the person who paid $200 nor Nancy's client was Juana.

Of Ginger and Yvonne's client, one paid $160 and the other received the Deep Tissue massage.

The person who paid $200 didn't get the Ayurvedic massage.

Aimee was either the person who got the Deep Tissue massage or Rose's client.

The person who paid $150 didn't get the Ayurvedic massage.

Nancy's client paid 40 dollars less than Inez.

Inez was either the client who paid $170 or the person who got the Hot Stone massage.

The person who paid $190, Ginger, Aimee, Hannah and Teri's client were all different clients.

Of the person who got the Swedish massage and the client who paid $170, one was Rose's client and the other was Ginger.

The person who got the Reflexology massage wasn't Nancy's client.

The person who got the Hot Stone massage was either Ginger or Pam's client.

Teri's client paid 20 dollars more than the person who got the Deep Tissue massage.

Ayurvedic
Deep Tissue
Hot Stone
Reflexology
Shiatsu
Swedish


Francisco received 14 votes fewer votes than the dentist.

The contestant who got 11 votes never played hockey.

Of the dentist and the architect, one is Colin and the other played lacrosse.

The basketball player received  fewer votes than Lowell.

Of the golf player and Francisco, one received 18 votes and the other is the doctor.

The architect received 7 votes fewer votes than the baseball player.

The lacrosse player, the contestant who got 18 votes, and the person who got 39 votes are three different people.

The contestant who got 11 votes is the garbage man.

Of the waiter and Ken, one played lacrosse and the other received 32 votes.

Bennie is either the waiter or the person who got 39 votes.

baseball basketball golf hockey lacrosse soccer


The $32,000 project will be headed by Al Anderson.

The $36,000 project is either Cal Craft's project or Hal Hamilton's project.

Of the $25,000 project and Cal Craft's project, one will focus on Virgil Street and the other starts in September.

The $25,000 project won't be managed by Hal Hamilton.

Gail Garrett's project is either the job starting in August or the Karie Lane project.

The Juniper Lane project will have a budget of $20,000.

Al Anderson's project begins 1 month after the $28,000 project.

Ed Erickson's project begins 4 months before the $25,000 project.

The Russell Road project begins 1 month after Hal Hamilton's project.

The Virgil Street project begins 1 month after Gail Garrett's project.

Harkin Drive
Juniper Lane
Karie Lane
Russell Road
Virgil Street
Willow Street

Al Anderson
Cal Craft
Ed Erickson
Gail Garrett
Hal Hamilton
Irma Ingram


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

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

Neither the person departing from Guadalupe nor the conductor arriving at Westgate is Ira.

The person working on June 15 won't arrive at Urbandale.

The person arriving at Westgate is either the person departing from Farley or the conductor working on June 12.

The person arriving at Thornburg will leave sometime after Greg.

The conductor departing from Guadalupe will leave sometime after the person arriving at Onslow.

The person arriving at Quimby, the conductor departing from Guadalupe, the person working on June 10, Thomas and the person departing from Daly City are all different conductors.

The person departing from Indio will leave 2 days before Thomas.

Of the person arriving at Onslow and the conductor departing from Indio, one is Bryan and the other is scheduled to leave on June 10.

The conductor arriving at Thornburg will leave 2 days before the person departing from Daly City.

Of the conductor arriving at Westgate and the conductor departing from Guadalupe, one is Greg and the other is scheduled to leave on June 15.

Audubon
Daly City
Epworth
Farley
Guadalupe
Indio

Onslow Paradise Quimby Thornburg Urbandale Westgate


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.

The person who ordered egg nog for their second scoop was 2 spots in line behind Roberta.

Inez was immediately behind the customer who ordered egg nog for their second scoop.

The person who ordered mango for their first scoop, the customer who ordered rum raisin for their second scoop, the customer who ordered lemon for their second scoop, the customer who ordered rocky road for their second scoop and Bridget are all different customers.

The customer who ordered cherry for their first scoop was immediately behind Roberta.

Zachary is either the customer who ordered rocky road for their second scoop or the customer who ordered strawberry for their second scoop.

The person who ordered peppermint for their first scoop was somewhere in line behind the person who ordered rocky road for their second scoop.

Of Katie and the fourth person, one ordered rocky road for their second scoop and the other ordered vanilla for their first scoop.

Inez didn't order chocolate for their second scoop.

Of the customer who ordered lemon for their second scoop and Zachary, one ordered raspberry for their first scoop and the other was sixth in line.

Roberta didn't order lemon for their second scoop.

Inez ordered vanilla for their first scoop.

Roberta didn't order mango for their first scoop.

Bridget Inez Jacqueline Katie Roberta Zachary

cherry coconut mango peppermint raspberry vanilla

chocolate
egg nog
lemon
rocky road
rum raisin
strawberry


The Nunez family's home is either the 1855 home or the home on Highland Drive.

Of Porcher Place and the building on Highland Drive, one was built in 1834 and the other is owned by the Hendricks family.

Roesch Heights was built 14 years before the Christian family's building.

The house on James Street isn't owned by the Christian family.

The house on Highland Drive isn't owned by the Baker family.

Porcher Place was built 28 years before the building on James Street.

The building on Q Street is owned by the Nunez family.

Neither Woodlawn nor the Baker family's home is the house on Q Street.

The home on Q Street was built sometime after Wagner Mansion.

The home on Wright Street isn't owned by the Underwood family.

Leiman Manor is either the 1848 home or the home on James Street.

The building on Park Street is either the Christian family's house or Woodlawn.

Belle Grove
Leiman Manor
Porcher Place
Roesch Heights
Wagner Mansion
Woodlawn

Baker Christian Hendricks Nunez Odom Underwood

Ash Avenue
Highland Drive
James Street
Park Street
Q Street
Wright Street


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

The $5.50 assignment starts sometime before Robert's job.

The assignment that starts at 9:00am doesn't get an allowance of $5.00.

The $5.50 assignment starts 2 hours before the laundry room assignment.

Neither the task that starts at 8:00am nor the living room assignment is Vicky's assignment.

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

The $7.50 job, the job that starts at 11:00am, Carrie's assignment and the living room assignment are all different jobs.

Daniel's chore doesn't get an allowance of $8.50.

The living room assignment starts sometime after the $8.50 task.

Of the bathroom assignment and Inez's task, one gets an allowance of $9.50 and the other starts at 11:00am.

Of the bathroom assignment and the job that starts at 10:00am, one is Daniel's and the other gets an allowance of $7.50.

The garage assignment is either the chore that starts at 10:00am or Vicky's assignment.

The $5.00 assignment is either Daniel's job or the dining room assignment.

The $9.50 job is either the living room assignment or Vicky's job.

basement
bathroom
dining room
garage
laundry room
living room


The boxer with 8 losses, Barbra Bennes, and the fighter from Glasgow are three different people.

The woman from Philadelphia, Patti, and the fighter with 27 wins are three different people.

The woman with 24 wins doesn't have exactly 4 losses.

The fighter from Los Angeles doesn't have exactly 7 losses.

Farrah Fawkes has 12  fewer wins than the woman with 2 losses.

Jan has 3  fewer wins than the woman with 8 losses.

Of the fighter with 30 wins and Cheryl Cates, one is from Portland and the other has 15 losses.

The boxer with 33 wins isn't from Philadelphia.

The six people are Farrah Fawkes, the boxer from Boston, the fighter from Glasgow, the woman with 27 wins, the woman from Portland and the boxer with 15 losses.

The woman with 15 losses is either the woman with 33 wins or the boxer from Boston.

The woman with 4 losses, Barbra Bennes, and the fighter with 27 wins are three different people.

Rhonda has  more wins than the boxer from Los Angeles.

Barbra Bennes
Cheryl Cates
Farrah Fawkes
Jan
Patti
Rhonda

Boston
Glasgow
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Portland