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

The event that requested the rock band is 1 day after the party on Holly Street.

The booking that requested the magician is either the party on Holly Street or the party on K Street.

The event on Q Street, the Rosario family party, the Powell family event and the event that requested the photo booth are all different events.

The party that requested the superhero is sometime after the party on Holly Street.

The booking on Q Street isn't for the Underwoods.

The Anderson family party is 2 days after the party that requested the superhero.

The booking that requested the rock band isn't on Norway Court.

The event that requested the magician isn't on October 3.

Of the event on K Street and the event on October 5, one is for the Kings and the other requested the superhero.

The booking that requested the superhero isn't for the Rosarios.

magician
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band
superhero

Holly Street
K Street
Norway Court
Q Street
Willow Street


A standardized test has recently been developed that is now used to determine the general effectiveness of any form of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence).  A series of different A.I. systems, each named after a different person in Ancient Greek history, has recently been scored according to this test.  Using only the clues below, match each A.I. system to its test score, and determine the institution that submitted it and the head of each team that built it.

The A.I. built by Dr. Whitlaw's team was from Stanford.

The system that scored 69% wasn't built by Dr. Sicilia's team.

The A.I. that scored 76% was either the system built by Dr. Abbratozzato's team or Archimedes.

Of Thales and Proclus, one was built by Dr. Neuman's team and the other scored 69%.

The system built by Dr. Whitlaw's team finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of Galen.

The system built by Dr. Abbratozzato's team finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of Gorgias.

Archimedes finished with a score that was 14 percent higher than that of the A.I. from UCLA.

The A.I. from Oxford finished with a score that was 14 percent higher than that of Gorgias.

Abbratozzato Fernandez Neuman Sicilia Whitlaw


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.

Neither Angela's pet nor the salamander is the animal bought in April.

The five amphibians are the animal bought in February, the amphibian purchased in Kernville, Angela's pet, the bullfrog and the animal purchased in Atherton.

The bullfrog was bought 1 month before Susie's pet.

The amphibian purchased in Atherton isn't the wood frog.

Of Darlene's pet and the animal purchased in Hansell, one was bought in February and the other is the bullfrog.

Of the animal bought in May and the animal bought in March, one is the tree frog and the other was purchased in Grafton.

The amphibian purchased in Hansell was bought 1 month after the animal purchased in Evansdale.

The animal purchased in Grafton is either the animal bought in May or Ida's pet.

bullfrog
horned toad
salamander
tree frog
wood frog

Atherton Evansdale Grafton Hansell Kernville


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

The person who lost in 36 moves played 2 games after the person who started with the Giuoco Start.

The person who lost in 21 moves started with the Torre Attack.

The person who started with the Ware Opening played sometime after Heather.

The person who played third started with the Ware Opening.

The player who started with the Ware Opening, Jacquelyn, and Christine are three different people.

Jacquelyn was either the person who played first or the player who started with the Giuoco Start.

Kendra didn't lose after exactly 29 moves.

Jacquelyn didn't lose after exactly 29 moves.

Of the player who lost in 34 moves and Velma, one started with the Slav Defense and the other played fifth.

Christine Heather Jacquelyn Kendra Velma

Giuoco Start
Reti Opening
Torre Attack
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


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

The exoplanet with a diameter of 310,000 mi. is either the exoplanet orbiting star PLC 120 or Istryn.

The planet 43 light years from earth doesn't have a diameter of 243,000 mi..

Zhezios doesn't have a diameter of 540,000 mi..

Neither Ereph nor the planet orbiting star PLC 120 is the planet with a diameter of 295,000 mi..

Zhezios is 2 light years closer to us than the planet with a diameter of 295,000 mi..

Of the planet orbiting star ZQ 75 and the planet with a diameter of 310,000 mi., one is 47 light years from earth and the other is Xidat.

Fihin doesn't have a diameter of 540,000 mi..

The planet orbiting star MKP 427 is 2 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53.

The exoplanet orbiting star EX 53 is either Ereph or Fihin.

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


Belfry Books has several projects that need to be translated into English from various foreign languages.  Using only the clues that follow, match each project to its translator, publication year and language, and determine the length of each (in pages).

Zachary's project wasn't published in 2012.

Of the Mandarin project and Wallace's assignment, one was published in 2009 and the other is 225 pages long.

The 250 page assignment is either the book published in 2012 or Tracey's assignment.

The Mandarin assignment is 25 pages longer than the Italian project.

Suzanne's project is either the 150 page assignment or the book published in 2007.

Tracey's project isn't exactly 150 pages long.

The Italian project is 25 pages shorter than Suzanne's assignment.

The book published in 2005 is 50 pages shorter than the book published in 2012.

The Arabic assignment wasn't published in 2008.

The German project wasn't published in 2009.

Wallace's assignment is  longer than the book published in 2008.

150 pages
175 pages
200 pages
225 pages
250 pages


Preston's project isn't exactly 175 pages long.

Of Lela's assignment and the French project, one is 150 pages long and the other was published in 2010.

Zachary's project is 50 pages shorter than the Dutch project.

The book published in 2007 is 75 pages shorter than the Mandarin project.

The Polish project wasn't published in 2005.

The 200 page assignment is either the book published in 2010 or the book published in 2009.

The Dutch assignment is either the book published in 2009 or Preston's assignment.

Of Suzanne's assignment and the Lithuanian assignment, one was published in 2008 and the other was published in 2005.


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.

Alberta's pet is either the bird bought in January or the bird bought in February.

Neither the bird bought in February nor Molly's pet is the bird purchased in Rolling Hills.

Gladys's pet is either the bird purchased in Hornitos or the bird bought in January.

Of the lorikeet and Alberta's pet, one was purchased in Orleans and the other was bought in May.

The bird purchased in Ellsworth was bought 2 months after the bird purchased in Orleans.

Velma's pet was purchased in Rolling Hills.

The lovebird was bought sometime before the parakeet.

The bird purchased in Ellsworth, Velma's pet and Tamara's pet are all different birds.

Of Molly's pet and the bird purchased in Linda Mar, one is the macaw and the other is the lorikeet.

Ellsworth
Hornitos
Linda Mar
Orleans
Rolling Hills


Barnley's Taco Shack has allowed each of its employees to create their own hot sauce and have it featured at the restaurant.  Each sauce has had its spice-level professionally rated using Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), and each uses a different type of hot pepper in its recipe.  Using only the clues below, match each hot sauce to its Scoville rating and the employee who developed it, and determine the specific type of pepper used in its recipe.

The sauce rated at 15,000 SHU doesn't use the bhut jolokia.

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

The hot sauce rated at 20,000 SHU is "Baja Tickler".

Lula's product is 5,000 SHU spicier than Felipe's product.

The product rated at 25,000 SHU is either "Burn Squad" or "Hertz So Good".

Of "Alpha Pepper" and Lula's hot sauce, one uses the injie chili and the other is rated at 15,000 Scoville Heat Units.

"Lips Ablaze" is somewhat spicier than the product that uses the panju reaper.

Felipe's sauce is either "Lips Ablaze" or the product that uses the panju reaper.

The hot sauce that uses the assam anjula is 5,000 SHU spicier than Phillip's hot sauce.

Of Ernestine's sauce and Zachary's sauce, one uses the assam anjula and the other is "Burn Squad".

Alpha Pepper
Baja Tickler
Burn Squad
Hertz So Good
Lips Ablaze

assam anjula
bhut jolokia
ghost pepper
injie chili
panju reaper


Of the person who started with the Ware Opening and the person who played second, one lost in 36 moves and the other was Tara.

Tara didn't begin with the Torre Attack.

Tara was either the person who started with the Evans Gambit or the player who lost in 30 moves.

Of the person who started with the Ware Opening and the person who lost in 34 moves, one was Zachary and the other played fourth.

The person who started with the Evans Gambit played 1 game after the player who lost in 30 moves.

The five people were Francis, the player who lost in 30 moves, the person who started with the Giuoco Start, the person who played third and the person who played first.

Evans Gambit
Giuoco Start
Torre Attack
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


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

The MX-827 is either the camera made by Cober or the camera with a resolution of 12 megapixels.

Neither the camera with a resolution of 20 megapixels nor the camera with a resolution of 15 megapixels is the $575 camera.

Of the model made by Banion and the model made by Cober, one has a resolution of 26 megapixels and the other is the G-290.

The camera made by Banion costs 25 dollars more than the camera with a resolution of 14 megapixels.

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

The $550 model doesn't have a resolution of 26 megapixels.

The model with a resolution of 15 megapixels costs 25 dollars more than the model made by Honwa.

The model made by Nectron isn't the Lectra 6.

Of the Zenix 2C and the model with a resolution of 15 megapixels, one is made by Torvia and the other costs $600.

The camera with a resolution of 12 megapixels is the Zenix 2C.

12 megapixels
14 megapixels
15 megapixels
20 megapixels
26 megapixels


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

The person who worked at Charles Sink caught more fish than Gabriel.

Whoever dove on Tuesday, the person who worked at Ash Cay, and the person who worked at Charles Sink are three different people.

Cathy was either the person who worked at Ash Cay or whoever dove on Friday.

Whoever dove on Monday didn't work at Charles Sink.

Gabriel didn't catch exactly 15 lion fish.

Of the spearfisher who caught 21 lion fish and the person who worked at Belle Bar, one dived on Monday and the other dived on Saturday.

The person who worked at Holly Hock caught 6 more fish than the person who worked at Front Reef.

Of whoever dove on Wednesday and the person who worked at Charles Sink, one is Bonita and the other caught 24 lion fish.

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Charles Sink
Front Reef
Holly Hock

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


Seaview Enterprises has received a number of orders for custom-built fish tanks this week.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to the size (in gallons) and price of the tank they ordered, and determine what town it will be shipped to.

The five tanks are the 70 gallon tank, the tank bought by Faith Frisk, the $775 display, the fish tank bought by Cora Carey and the display going to Wallagrass.

The display bought by Faith Frisk is going to Dennysville.

The display going to Dennysville, the $775 fish tank, and the 55 gallon display are three different tanks.

The fish tank bought by Donna Drake, the $2,000 tank, and the 75 gallon tank are three different tanks.

The display going to Wallagrass is 5 gallons smaller than the $1,500 display.

The tank bought by Al Ayala is somewhat smaller than the fish tank bought by Cora Carey.

The 65 gallon fish tank isn't going to Montville.

Of the $2,000 tank and the 60 gallon display, one is going to Encinitas and the other was bought by Betsy Beard.

Of the display going to Wallagrass and the fish tank bought by Faith Frisk, one cost $2,500 and the other is 55 gallons.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons
75 gallons

Al Ayala
Betsy Beard
Cora Carey
Donna Drake
Faith Frisk

Dennysville
Encinitas
Montville
Van Wert
Wallagrass


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.

What a World didn't open in exactly 59 theaters.

The movie that opened in 59 theaters was directed by Hick Harmon.

The movie that opened in 92 theaters is either the movie directed by Kenneth Key or the movie that grossed $14 million.

Amerigo made somewhat more than the film that opened in 65 theaters.

Amerigo made 3 million less than the movie directed by Kenneth Key.

Zephyr Breeze, the movie directed by Hick Harmon, the film that opened in 105 theaters and the movie that opened in 92 theaters are all different films.

Tippecanoe made 6 million more than the film that opened in 65 theaters.

The film that grossed $11 million wasn't directed by Odette Olson.

Of the film that grossed $14 million and the film that grossed $2 million, one was directed by Paula Pratt and the other opened in 45 theaters.

Zephyr Breeze wasn't directed by Jim Johnson.

The film that opened in 105 theaters was directed by Odette Olson.

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

Amerigo
Fast and Dead
Tippecanoe
What a World
Zephyr Breeze

Hick Harmon
Jim Johnson
Kenneth Key
Odette Olson
Paula Pratt


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

Neither the person who's now with the Giants nor the person who graduated in 2005 is the player from Vincent.

Neither the person who's now with the Giants nor the player who's now with the Mariners is Victor.

Victor graduated 1 year after the player who's now with the Angels.

Of the player from Bradbury and the player who graduated in 2007, one is Clayton and the other is Victor.

The person from Bradbury graduated 1 year after Jackie.

The person from Jacumba is now with the Dodgers.

The person from Vincent isn't playing for the Angels.

The player who graduated in 2006 isn't from Pasadena.

The player who's now with the Giants graduated 1 year after the person from Jacumba.

Bradbury
Jacumba
Nora Springs
Pasadena
Vincent


Rita occasionally supplements her income by foraging for wild mushrooms and selling them to local shops around town.  Today she found several different types of mushrooms.  Determine where she found each type as well as the price and eventual customer who will buy it.

The velvet foot mushroom sells for 10 dollars more per pound than the mushroom found in Lowell Woods.

Of the oyster mushroom and the mushroom found in Pomona Woods, one sells for $25 per pound and the other will go to Nature's Way.

The mushroom found in Sylmar Woods is either the mushroom going to Abby's Mart or the mushroom going to Nature's Way.

The mushroom found in Pomona Woods sells for 5 dollars more per pound than the woodear mushroom.

The mushroom found in Wiota Woods sells for somewhat more per pound than the mushroom going to Abby's Mart.

The mushroom going to Wickman's sells for 5 dollars less per pound than the mushroom going to Abby's Mart.

The woodear mushroom was found in Lowell Woods.

Of the mushroom going to Organimarket and the bear's tooth mushroom, one sells for $45 per pound and the other sells for $30 per pound.

bear\'s tooth
oyster
pink bottom
velvet foot
woodear

Abby\'s Mart
Edna\'s Edibles
Nature\'s Way
Organimarket
Wickman\'s

Cooper Woods
Lowell Woods
Pomona Woods
Sylmar Woods
Wiota Woods


Of the horned toad and Rosemary's pet, one was purchased in Walker and the other was purchased in Latimer.

The five amphibians are Willie's pet, the amphibian bought in April, the horned toad, the amphibian purchased in Oakley and the wood frog.

The tree frog was bought 1 month after the animal purchased in Latimer.

Lela's pet was bought sometime after the wood frog.

The amphibian purchased in Deep River is either the horned toad or the wood frog.

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

The animal purchased in Walker was bought 1 month after the amphibian purchased in Deep River.

The animal purchased in Oakley is either the newt or the cane toad.

Neither the horned toad nor the wood frog is the animal bought in January.

cane toad
horned toad
newt
tree frog
wood frog

Atherton
Deep River
Latimer
Oakley
Walker


A fresh group of astronaut candidates have just completed their training, and NASA has assigned each of them their first official launch mission.  Using only the clues below, match each astronaut to his or her mission and launch date, and determine the research subject they will be focused on.

The person who will be studying plant enzymes, the graduate launching in March and the person assigned to mission WB-664 are all different people.

Delia won't be focusing on ant colonies.

The person assigned to mission GX-13 will launch 1 month after the graduate assigned to mission CR-260.

Of the graduate assigned to mission CR-260 and the graduate who will be studying ant colonies, one is Latoya and the other will launch in March.

The person who will be studying ant colonies will launch 1 month after Vera.

The astronaut who will be studying solar storms will launch 1 month after the person assigned to mission CR-260.

The graduate launching in May, Latoya, and the person assigned to mission WB-664 are three different people.

The graduate launching in April won't be focusing on radiation.

Latoya will launch 2 months before the person assigned to mission AV-435.

The graduate launching in May is either the astronaut assigned to mission ZF-15 or the person who will be studying plant enzymes.

ant colonies
photosynthesis
plant enzymes
radiation
solar storms


Ben works at Nemo Sushi, and he needs to figure out the total bill for a number of different customers, each of whom ordered two different types of sushi rolls. Using only the clues below, match each order (two types of rolls) to its price, and determine the name of each customer.

Allan, the client who paid $17.50, the client who ordered the summer roll and the person who ordered the dynamite roll are all different people.

The customer who ordered the boston roll didn't order the summer roll.

Of Yvette and the client who paid $13.50, one ordered the dragon roll and the other ordered the spider roll.

The customer who paid $11.50 is Virginia.

Eleanor paid 2 dollars more than Brandi.

Yvette is either the person who paid $15.50 or the client who ordered the volcano roll.

The customer who ordered the summer roll is either the client who paid $11.50 or the person who ordered the dragon roll.

Of the customer who ordered the futomaki roll and the person who paid $17.50, one is Yvette and the other is Eleanor.

The customer who ordered the boston roll didn't order the yellowtail roll.

boston california dragon dynamite futomaki

spicy tuna
spider
summer
volcano
yellowtail


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 first seen by Captain Olavarriaga was discovered 14 years before Beruhga.

The island first seen by Captain Payne wasn't inhabited by the Holo'oka.

Of the island first seen by Captain Wesley and the island discovered in 1761, one was inhabited by the Kukani and the other was inhabited by the Manika'i.

The island first seen by Captain Olavarriaga was discovered 7 years before the island first seen by Captain Guizburuaga.

Jujihm wasn't discovered by Captain Payne.

The island discovered in 1768 was either the island on which the Manika'i people lived or Jujihm.

Stelphin wasn't discovered by Captain Guizburuaga.

The island first seen by Captain Wesley was discovered 14 years before the island first seen by Captain Azpilleta.

Hakili Holo\'oka Iakepa Manika\'i Kukani

Azpilleta Guizburuaga Olavarriaga Payne Wesley


The Coral City Museum featured a number of "special exhibits" this year, each on loan from a different country.  Using only the clues below, match each exhibit to the country that donated it and the month in which it was featured, and determine the total number of visitors it saw during its limited engagement.

Of the presentation that pulled in 6,425 visitors and April's exhibit, one was from  France and the other featured ceramics.

The exhibit from Burundi was held 2 months after the exhibit from Oman.

The presentation from Uganda was held 1 month after the exhibit from Swaziland.

The ceramics presentation is either the presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors or May's exhibit.

The lacquerware presentation was held 1 month after the presentation from Oman.

The presentation that pulled in 8,060 visitors was held sometime after the exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors.

May's exhibit didn't see exactly 8,060 visitors.

The basketry presentation didn't happen in May.

Of March's exhibit and May's exhibit, one saw 7,525 visitors and the other featured armor.

armor basketry ceramics glassware lacquerware


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

The assignment in Massachusetts will involve 25 fewer people than the conference assignment.

Of the job in Wyoming and the birthday event, one will have 75 attendees and the other will have 50 attendees.

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

Wallace's event won't have exactly 75 attendees.

The event with 125 attendees is the retreat.

Teresa's event won't have exactly 75 attendees.

The job with 50 attendees isn't the graduation.

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

The event with 125 attendees is either Vicky's assignment or the assignment in Texas.

Zachary's job, the conference job, and the event in Wyoming are three different events.

birthday conference graduation retreat wedding

Connecticut
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Texas
Wyoming


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

The beverage Jacob ordered wasn't the macchiato.

The cappuccino cost 30 cents more than the coffee ordered by Jacob.

The drink served by Patsy was the eggnog latte.

Of the coffee ordered by Austin and the coffee Darrell ordered, one cost $3.60 and the other was the vanilla latte.

The coffee served by Vicky cost somewhat less than the coffee served by Kristen.

The beverage Greg ordered didn't cost $3.70.

The drink ordered by Darrell was served by Kristen.

The eggnog latte cost 20 cents more than the coffee served by Minnie.

The five orders were the coffee that cost $3.60, the drink served by Minnie, the eggnog latte, the coffee ordered by Darrell and the beverage Jacob ordered.

cappuccino
eggnog latte
macchiato
mocha
vanilla latte


Bernice is a ticketing agent for Global Airways, and she has several customers waiting for her to book their international flights.  Match each traveler to his or her departure and arrival counties and determine what time their flight is scheduled to depart.

Of the person leaving at 6:30 pm and the person leaving at 2:30 pm, one is Wilbur and the other is going to Ireland.

Violet is either the traveler going to Hungary or the traveler leaving at 5:30 pm.

Neither the person leaving at 4:30 pm nor the traveler going to Finland is Wilbur.

The person going to Finland is flying from Malta.

The traveler flying from Yemen is leaving 1 hour later than Michael.

The traveler flying from New Zealand is leaving  earlier than the traveler flying from Ukraine.

The traveler going to Guinea, the person leaving at 6:30 pm, the traveler leaving at 2:30 pm and the traveler leaving at 5:30 pm are all different travelers.

Of the person leaving at 6:30 pm and the person leaving at 4:30 pm, one is Terrance and the other is flying from Peru.


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

The honey cerith shell wasn't found in Saint Lucia.

The baby's ear shell was found 6 years after the brown and yellow shell.

The seashell found in Tobago was found 3 years after the seashell found in Aruba.

The seashell found in Aruba, the horned turban shell, the brown and pink seashell and the honey cerith shell are all different shells.

The honey cerith shell was found sometime before the shark eye shell.

The white and yellow seashell was found 3 years before the black and white seashell.

The black and white shell is either the seashell found in Tobago or the baby's ear shell.

The brown and pink seashell was found 9 years after the white and yellow seashell.

Neither the black and white shell nor the honey cerith shell is the shell found in Grenada.

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

baby\'s ear
honey cerith
horned turban
monk\'s fin
shark eye

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

Aruba
Barbuda
Grenada
Saint Lucia
Tobago


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

The submarine built by Pan Systems costs somewhat less than the submersible built by Watertime LLC.

The $29,000 submarine doesn't have a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

The $27,000 submarine doesn't have a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

Of the submersible with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet and the submersible with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet, one is the Steado G5 and the other costs $28,000.

The craft built by Deep Sea Inc. costs 1,000 dollars more than the submarine built by Pan Systems.

The submarine built by Deep Sea Inc. costs 2,000 dollars less than the Rubico One.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet, the $28,000 submarine and the submersible built by Zephyr Waves are all different submarines.

The Ompoc Eleven is sold by Zephyr Waves.

The Marine V costs 1,000 dollars more than the submersible built by Watertime LLC.

The $27,000 submersible doesn't have a maximum depth of 7,000 feet.

Abby EX-4
Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Steado G5

Deep Sea Inc.
MarineCo
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC
Zephyr Waves


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 algebra book was written by Tara Tyne.

The book written by Velma Vintz costs 5 dollars less than the pre-calculus textbook.

The textbook that was published in 2003 costs 10 dollars more than the set theory title.

Of the $24.99 title and the textbook that was published in 2015, one covers set theory and the other covers algebra.

The $44.99 book is either the textbook written by Will Wharton or the book written by Steve Spark.

The calculus title costs 5 dollars more than the book written by Tara Tyne.

The pre-calculus book, the $34.99 textbook, and the textbook written by Pat Peterson are three different books.

Of the book written by Will Wharton and the title that was published in 2005, one covers set theory and the other covers calculus.

algebra
calculus
pre-calculus
set theory
trigonometry

Pat Peterson
Steve Spark
Tara Tyne
Velma Vintz
Will Wharton


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

The man who will play the senator will film on September 8th.

Of the person making $115,000 and the actor filming on October 6th, one is Timothy and the other will play the lawyer.

The man filming on October 6th will make 15,000 dollars more than the actor filming on September 15th.

The actor making $145,000 will film on October 13th.

Of the person filming on October 13th and Jim, one will play the soldier and the other will play the lawyer.

Paul will make 30,000 dollars more than the actor filming on October 6th.

The actor filming on September 8th will make 30,000 dollars more than Zachary.

The actor making $130,000 won't play the brother.

September 1st
September 8th
September 15th
October 6th
October 13th

brother firefighter lawyer senator soldier


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

The movie produced in Belgium is 15 minutes shorter than the movie produced in Denmark.

The movie with a running time of 60 minutes isn't Dreams of July.

Jacky Steel is either the film with a running time of 70 minutes or Tim Tucker's film.

Sid Saunders's film is 15 minutes shorter than the film produced in Ukraine.

Of Don Daugherty's film and the film with a running time of 65 minutes, one was made in Ukraine and the other is Tearful Night.

Jesse Jimenez's film is 10 minutes shorter than the movie produced in Finland.

The film produced in Ukraine isn't Milton Vale.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes
75 minutes

Don Daugherty
Eric Edwards
Jesse Jimenez
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Dreams of July
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale
Tearful Night
West of Eden


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

The person with 640 Twitter followers has 30  more Facebook friends than the person with 715 Twitter followers.

The one with 715 Twitter followers has 10  fewer Facebook friends than the one with 59 LinkedIn connections.

Of Cedric and the person with 140 Facebook friends, one has 809 Twitter followers and the other has 65 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 576 Twitter followers has 20  more Facebook friends than the one with 715 Twitter followers.

Arnold doesn't have exactly 140 Facebook friends.

The one with 160 Facebook friends doesn't have exactly 58 LinkedIn connections.

Neither Pamela nor the person with 64 LinkedIn connections is the one with 150 Facebook friends.

Of the one with 150 Facebook friends and Heidi, one has 85 LinkedIn connections and the other has 654 Twitter followers.

The one with 576 Twitter followers has  fewer Facebook friends than Heidi.

Arnold doesn't have exactly 150 Facebook friends.


Sally has rented out several new apartments this month via her website.  Using only the clues that follow, match each rental property to its street, rental fee and family, and determine what day of the week each will be moving in.

The Johnsons are paying 20 dollars more per month than the Thompsons.

The family moving into the Todd Street apartment isn't moving in on Saturday.

The family moving into the Todd Street apartment isn't moving in on Friday.

The family paying $680 a month isn't moving into the Grove Street apartment.

The Kerrs aren't moving into the Ridge Court apartment.

The Johnsons are either the family moving in on Tuesday or the family moving in on Saturday.

The family moving into the Todd Street apartment isn't moving in on Thursday.

The Thompsons are paying 10 dollars more per month than the Underwoods.

The family paying $710 a month isn't moving in on Thursday.

The family moving in on Monday is paying 20 dollars more per month than the Sheltons.

The family moving into the Lake Street apartment is moving in on Tuesday.

The family moving into the Ridge Court apartment isn't moving in on Thursday.

Of the family paying $680 a month and the Kerrs, one is moving in on Saturday and the other is moving in on Thursday.

Johnsons Kerrs Sheltons Thompsons Underwoods

Grove Street
Jessica Lane
Lake Street
Ridge Court
Todd Street


Minnetonka Manatee Company sent out a number of different boats today on manatee viewing tours.  Using only the clues below, match each boat to its captain and determine the total number of manatees seen by each as well as each boat's destination.

Of the Watery Pete and the vessel that went to Hollow Hole, one saw 5 manatees and the other was led by Captain Yang.

The five boats are the Foxy Roxy, Captain Yang's vessel, the vessel that went to Betty Beach, the vessel that went to Silver springs and Captain Preston's boat.

The boat that went to Rainbow Reef is either Captain Preston's vessel or the Mellow Mel.

The Mellow Mel saw 1  more manatees than the boat that went to Betty Beach.

The vessel that went to Rainbow Reef, the Benny II, and the Watery Pete are three different boats.

Of the Foxy Roxy and the vessel that saw 5 manatees, one went to Trey's Tunnel and the other was led by Captain Quinn.

Captain Lloyd's vessel saw 2  fewer manatees than the boat that went to Hollow Hole.

The Benny II saw  fewer manatees than the Watery Pete.

Benny II
Foxy Roxy
Mellow Mel
Samantha
Watery Pete

Betty Beach
Hollow Hole
Rainbow Reef
Silver springs
Trey\'s Tunnel


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

The piece about volcanoes will appear 1 chapter before the article about oceanography.

Dr. Underwood's essay is either the essay in Chapter 4 or the essay in Chapter 3.

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

Neither Dr. Rowland's essay nor the 10-page article is the essay about volcanoes.

The piece about earthquakes will appear 2 chapters after Dr. Rowland's essay.

The 12-page piece isn't about space travel.

The 10-page essay will appear 1 chapter before Dr. Estes's piece.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

dinosaurs
earthquakes
oceanography
space travel
volcanoes


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 child born at 12:04am, the baby delivered in room 145, and the Ortegas' child are three different babies.

The baby delivered in room 225 was either Susan or the Lamberts' child.

Of the Underwoods' baby and the child delivered in room 225, one was Jessie and the other was born at 12:13am.

Of Olga and Jessie, one was the Blanchards' and the other was delivered in room 145.

The Blanchards' baby was born sometime before Susan.

The Ortegas' child was born 9 minutes after the baby delivered in room 112.

The child born at 12:13am was either the Lamberts' child or the baby delivered in room 120.

Blanchard Lambert Ortega Pearson Underwood


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

Josefina, the youngster who got the fifth award, and the girl who got the first award are three different girls.

The girl from troop 4250 was awarded 1 spot before the youngster who won the ceramics badge.

Of the girl who got the fifth award and the scout from troop 4443, one was Isabel and the other was Yvonne.

Wendy was awarded 1 spot before the girl who won the swimming badge.

Josefina was either the girl who won the leadership badge or the girl who won the dance badge.

The five girls were Wendy, the scout who got the fifth award, the girl who got the third award, the scout who got the first award and the youngster from troop 4250.

The girl from troop 3094 was awarded 1 spot before Wendy.

Of the scout who won the leadership badge and the scout from troop 5025, one was awarded fifth and the other was Tara.

ceramics dance leadership swimming wildlife


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.

Of Florence and the person who scored 96 points, one jumped 90.1 meters and the other jumped 105.6 meters.

Alicia scored 14 fewer points than Heather.

Florence was either the skier who jumped 86.4 meters or the person from Norway.

The skier from Switzerland scored 7 fewer points than the contestant from Sweden.

The jumper who scored 110 points was either the contestant who jumped 96.3 meters or Candice.

Alicia scored 14 fewer points than the skier who jumped 90.1 meters.

The skier who scored 103 points was from Sweden.

The skier from Germany was either the skier who jumped 90.1 meters or the person who scored 110 points.

The skier who jumped 86.4 meters scored 21 more points than Alicia.

86.4 meters
90.1 meters
96.3 meters
105.6 meters
110.8 meters

Denmark Germany Norway Sweden Switzerland


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

Tim was either the person who was dropped off on O Street or the client with the $9.50 fare.

The person with the $15.50 fare wasn't picked up at the Hoge Building.

Neither the client with the $6.50 fare nor the person who was dropped off on Viking Street was Elvira.

The client who was dropped off on Shelly Lane wasn't picked up at the Moore Mansion.

The person who got picked up at the Smith Tower paid 3 dollars more than Neil.

Philip paid 3 dollars less than the person who was dropped off on O Street.

The client who was dropped off on Viking Street paid 6 dollars less than the customer who was dropped off on Shelly Lane.

The person with the $9.50 fare wasn't picked up at the Hoge Building.

Of the customer who was dropped off on O Street and Philip, one paid $15.50 and the other was picked up at the Rainier Club.

The person who was dropped off on Graydon Avenue paid somewhat more than the person who was dropped off on League Avenue.

Hoge Building
Moore Mansion
Rainier Club
Seattle Tower
Smith Tower

Graydon Avenue
League Avenue
O Street
Shelly Lane
Viking Street


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

The 4 day reservation won't be picked up in Brownfield.

Of Ann Alexander's rental and the Kia rental, one is for 5 days and the other will be picked up in Iowa Falls.

The rental to be picked up in Redding is for a period 2 days shorter than Yolanda Young's rental.

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

The reservation to be picked up in Durham is for a period 3 days shorter than Ann Alexander's rental.

Opal O'Connor's reservation is for a somewhat shorter period than the Fiat reservation.

The five rentals are Donna David's reservation, the rental to be picked up in Iowa Falls, the Fiat rental, the 5 day rental and the Buick rental.

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

Ann Alexander
Donna David
Nancy Nunez
Opal O\'Connor
Yolanda Young

Brownfield
Durham
Groveland
Iowa Falls
Redding


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

The Grandero is either the automobile from Hawaii or the automobile with the GGZ-007 plates.

The Cavalo doesn't have the FRZ-192 plates.

The Hornet, the automobile with the MRT-628 plates, and the vehicle with the BMG-831 plates are three different cars.

Of the Fierro and the automobile from Utah, one was fined $100 and the other has the YGA-441 plates.

The automobile with the GGZ-007 plates was fined 25 dollars less than the car from Mississippi.

The Cavalo was fined 25 dollars more than the Fierro.

The car that received the $125 fine, the vehicle from Utah, the automobile with the BMG-831 plates and the Grandero are all different cars.

The car from Utah was fined 25 dollars less than the Grandero.

The car from South Dakota was fined 25 dollars less than the car with the GGZ-007 plates.

Alaska
Hawaii
Mississippi
South Dakota
Utah


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 that Spaceco will begin mining in 2026 has a diameter 6 km smaller than 61 Nemesis.

35 Ursula, the asteroid with a diameter of 35 km, and the asteroid rich in yttrium are three different asteroids.

49 Eugenia is either the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2040 or the asteroid rich in lanthanum.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030 has a diameter 6 km larger than the asteroid rich in rhodium.

The asteroid with a diameter of 17 km is rich in phosphorous.

61 Nemesis has a diameter 18 km smaller than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2050.

Of the asteroid with a diameter of 23 km and the asteroid with a diameter of 35 km, one is 413 Doiotima and the other is rich in gold.

49 Eugenia doesn't have an exact diameter of 29 km.

Of the asteroid rich in rhodium and 26 Amphitrite, one will see mining operations begin in 2045 and the other is 11 km across.

26 Amphitrite
35 Ursula
413 Doiotima
49 Eugenia
61 Nemesis

gold lanthanum phosphorous rhodium yttrium


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

Neither the group deploying to Enocia nor the battalion led by Commander Charles is Mike Battalion.

The group deploying to Ingef will deploy 1 month before Mike Battalion.

The battalion deploying in March will deploy to Enocia.

The battalion led by Commander Ford isn't Delta Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Ford will deploy 1 month before X-ray Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Ford is either the group deploying to Ingef or the group deploying to Zenmoto.

The battalion led by Commander Nichols will deploy sometime before the group deploying to Xidat.

Of the group deploying to Xidat and the battalion led by Commander York, one is Romeo Battalion and the other will deploy in February.


After seeing the latest Hollywood blockbuster, several friends went to the local cafe for a late-night dessert.  Match each person to their drink and dessert order, and determine the final bill for each.

The person who paid $8.99 didn't have the chai tea.

The diner who ordered the rice pudding didn't have the chai tea.

The one who had the cafe mocha paid 1 dollar more than Claudia.

The one who had the cappuccino paid  more than the diner who ordered the souffle.

Of the diner who ordered the cheesecake and the person who paid $7.99, one had the cafe mocha and the other had the cappuccino.

Neither the diner who ordered the rice pudding nor the person who paid $9.99 was Gary.

Neither the person who paid $8.99 nor Gary was the one who had the earl grey tea.

The diner who ordered the souffle paid 1 dollar more than the diner who ordered the rice pudding.

cafe americano
cafe mocha
cappuccino
chai tea
earl grey tea

cheesecake
flan
rice pudding
sherbet
souffle


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

Neither the 10:00am outing nor Latoya's outing is the trip with 7 people.

Neither the 10:00am outing nor the outing starting at City Hall is Faye's outing.

Of the 9:00am tour and Latoya's trip, one has 12 people in it and the other will start at Yorkville.

The tour with 7 people is either the outing starting at Chinatown or the 11:00am tour.

Latoya's outing isn't a group of 9 people.

The outing starting at City Hall will begin 1 hour after Latoya's trip.

Of the outing with 12 people and the 10:00am trip, one is with Oscar and the other will start at High Park.

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

Chester's tour will begin 1 hour after Latoya's trip.

Casa Loma
Chinatown
City Hall
High Park
Yorkville


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.

Neither the amphibian purchased in Quimby nor the animal bought in April is Maxine's pet.

The animal bought in May isn't the newt.

The amphibian purchased in Atherton was bought 2 months after the bullfrog.

The bullfrog was bought 1 month before Maxine's pet.

The animal bought in February is either Patrice's pet or the amphibian purchased in Thomaston.

Of the amphibian purchased in Newton and Patrice's pet, one is the bullfrog and the other is the wood frog.

The amphibian bought in January is either the amphibian purchased in Quimby or the bullfrog.

Willie's pet was bought 1 month after the cane toad.

bullfrog
cane toad
newt
tree frog
wood frog

Atherton Grafton Newton Quimby Thomaston


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.

Jacqueline's item didn't take exactly 30 minutes to print.

Jacqueline's piece didn't take exactly 10 minutes to print.

Of the item that printed in 10 minutes and the helmet, one was Raquel's and the other was purple.

The helmet took 10 more minutes to print than Nadine's piece.

The skull required 10 fewer minutes to print than the cup.

The green design required 5 fewer minutes to print than the white piece.

The red item required 10 fewer minutes to print than the green design.

Of Raquel's design and the purple design, one took 25 minutes to print and the other was the phone case.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes


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

The child from St. Paul has a birthday sometime after the one from Fillmore.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 4 days after Franklin.

The one with the April 11th birthday is either the 14-year-old or the child from Fillmore.

The child from Klamath River has a birthday 4 days after the one from Junction City.

The 5-year-old is either Anthony or the grandchild from Junction City.

Of the grandchild from Popejoy and the grandchild with the April 11th birthday, one is Yolanda and the other is 18 years old.

The grandchild from Klamath River is 14 years old.

The child from Popejoy has a birthday sometime after the child from St. Paul.

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

Anthony Franklin Patti Rosemarie Yolanda

Fillmore
Junction City
Klamath River
Popejoy
St. Paul


The Alameda County Driver's School has a jam-packed schedule today.  Using only the clues below, match each student driver to his or her instructor, and determine the appointment time and age of each student.

The 18-year-old client is scheduled 1 hour before Willard.

Of the 17-year-old student and the 21-year-old student, one has the 9:00am class and the other is Mrs. Engle's trainee.

Mr. Terry's student doesn't have the 9:00am class.

Kellie is scheduled 1 hour after Mrs. Vazquez's trainee.

Mr. Underwood's trainee is 18 years old.

The trainee with the 12 noon class isn't 20 years old.

Mrs. Engle's student is scheduled sometime before Mrs. Vazquez's trainee.

Mr. Alford
Mrs. Engle
Mr. Terry
Mr. Underwood
Mrs. Vazquez


The Melrose Park Marina is updating their inventory records.  Using only the clues that follow, match each boat owner to their sailboat and determine the vessel's length and its dock number.

The Restless Wave is somewhat shorter than Ann Alvarado's vessel.

The Petite Palm is owned by Betsy Becker.

The Mystique is either Ann Alvarado's sailboat or the vessel at Dock 9.

Betsy Becker's sailboat is 3 feet longer than Charlie Cort's sailboat.

The Petite Palm is 9 feet longer than the vessel at Dock 19.

The Adagio III is 3 feet shorter than the vessel at Dock 18.

The sailboat at Dock 26 is 9 feet shorter than the Mystique.

The boat at Dock 18 is owned by Jasper Jones.

Adagio III
Mystique
Petite Palm
Restless Wave
Sea Spirit

Ann Alvarado
Betsy Becker
Charlie Cort
Ernesto Ellis
Jasper Jones


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

The person who played second base played 1 fewer game than the person who played first base.

Of the player who played third base and the player who wore number 29, one was Leroy and the other played 8 games.

Of the person who played 11 games and the person who played right field, one wore number 32 and the other was Russell.

Benny played 1 fewer game than the boy who wore number 35.

Benny, the person who played first base, the boy who wore number 32 and the person who played 11 games were all different players.

first base
left field
right field
second base
third base


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

Dharma Day won 15 million more than the winner from Louisiana.

The lawyer won somewhat less than Gil Greene.

The winner from Vermont won 5 million less than Betty Baxter.

Of the teacher and the winner who won $20 million, one was Gil Greene and the other was from Rhode Island.

The person from Louisiana, the person who won $20 million, and the judge are three different people.

Cal Chandler won 15 million more than the banker.

Betty Baxter won 5 million less than the person from Hawaii.

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

Betty Baxter
Cal Chandler
Dharma Day
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene

Connecticut
Hawaii
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Vermont


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

The English class isn't taught by Mr. Webster.

Mr. Lester's class is held 3 periods before the French class.

The History class isn't taught by Mr. Webster.

The Geometry class isn't taught by Mr. Newman.

The first period class is either Mr. Lester's class or the course in room 212.

The course in room 114 is taught by Mr. Underwood.

The fourth period class is taught by Mr. Glover.

The class in room 212 is held sometime before the class in room 120.

The course in room 212 is held 2 periods before the class in room 207.

Of the course in room 207 and Mr. Newman's class, one is held during fifth period and the other is held during third period.


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

The island discovered in 1754 wasn't inhabited by the Manika'i.

The island first seen by Captain Norris was either the island discovered in 1768 or Verinya.

The island first seen by Captain Azpilleta was discovered 7 years after the island on which the Holo'oka people lived.

The island discovered in 1754 wasn't inhabited by the Enakai.

The island first seen by Captain Bradley was discovered 14 years after the island first seen by Captain Wesley.

Of the island first seen by Captain Norris and Beruhga, one was inhabited by the Manika'i and the other was discovered in 1761.

Of the island on which the Hakili people lived and the island on which the Holo'oka people lived, one was discovered in 1761 and the other was Qlork.

Enakai Hakili Holo\'oka Manika\'i Wainani

Azpilleta Bradley Guizburuaga Norris Wesley


The one who had the cafe americano paid 1 dollar less than the diner who ordered the spice cake.

Patricia paid 2 dollars less than the diner who ordered the streusel.

Addie paid 3 dollars more than the one who had the cafe americano.

The one who had the earl grey tea paid 3 dollars less than the one who had the cafe latte.

Wayne paid  more than the one who had the cafe americano.

The diner who ordered the sherbet was either the person who paid $7.99 or the one who had the cafe latte.

The diner who ordered the streusel had the chai tea.

cafe americano
cafe latte
cappuccino
chai tea
earl grey tea

creme brulee
sherbet
souffle
spice cake
streusel


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

The 42-20 game was 4 days after the match in Groveland.

The match with the Dragons was in Ferndale.

Of the game with the White Rhinos and the match in Ferndale, one was on October 11 and the other finished with a score of 42-20.

The match with the Eagles was 8 days after the game in Island Falls.

The match with the Red and Blues was sometime before the 13-9 game.

The match with the White Rhinos is either the October 11 match or the game in Humeston.

The game in Coachella was 4 days before the game in Island Falls.

The October 11 game finished with a score of 34-7.

The 28-10 game is either the match with the Eagles or the game with the Dragons.

The game in Humeston was sometime after the game with the Tuscanos.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19

Dragons
Eagles
Red and Blues
Tuscanos
White Rhinos

Coachella
Ferndale
Groveland
Humeston
Island Falls


Max has sold several of his "classic" video games this week via online auctions.  Match each game to the year it came out and determine who bought it and for how much.

The video game that sold for $45 wasn't bought by Horace.

Blaster Boy came out 3 years after the game that sold for $70.

The one that sold for $90 came out 1 year after the video game that sold for $70.

Of Troop Seven and the video game bought by Tommy, one came out in 1984 and the other sold for $60.

The video game bought by Bruce came out sometime before the game that sold for $45.

The game bought by Bruce came out 2 years after Countershot.

The game that sold for $45 wasn't bought by Ivan.

Countershot came out 3 years before Troop Seven.

The game that sold for $50 wasn't bought by Horace.

Blaster Boy
Countershot
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven
Victorforce


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.

Gladys's pet was bought 2 months after Ellen's pet.

The bird purchased in Julian was bought 2 months after the lovebird.

The canary was bought sometime after the parakeet.

Ellen's pet was bought 1 month after the bird purchased in Monte Sereno.

Of the bird purchased in What Cheer and the canary, one is Bonita's and the other was bought in February.

The bird purchased in Julian isn't the lorikeet.

The bird purchased in What Cheer is the lovebird.

canary lorikeet lovebird parakeet parrot

Davis
Inyokern
Julian
Monte Sereno
What Cheer


Jarvis is teaching a small group of friends how to properly brew several different types of tea.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the ideal temperature and steep time for each tea, as well as its price per pound.

The tea that costs $7.50 needs 215 degree water.

Of the variety that requires 200 degree water and the tea that steeps for 4 minutes, one is the Iron Monk and the other is the Gold Turtle.

The Pouchong shouldn't brew with 195 degree water.

The variety that steeps for 3.5 minutes is either the tea that costs $6.50 or the tea that requires 200 degree water.

The variety that costs $5.50 is either the Iron Monk or the tea that requires 210 degree water.

The variety that steeps for 4 minutes costs 3 dollars more than the Dong Ding.

Of the tea that requires 205 degree water and the variety that costs $4.50, one steeps for 1.5 minutes and the other is the Dong Ding.

Dong Ding
Gold Turtle
Iron Monk
Pouchong
Red Robe

195 degree
200 degree
205 degree
210 degree
215 degree

1 minute
1.5 minutes
3 minutes
3.5 minutes
4 minutes


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

Of the customer who got the black tattoo and the Aquarius, one paid $45 and the other was Ann.

The Sagittarius paid 10 dollars more than the person who got the red tattoo.

The person who got the orange tattoo paid  less than the Virgo.

Ann paid 5 dollars more than the person who got the red tattoo.

The Sagittarius was either Ann or the person who got the green tattoo.

The customer who got the pink tattoo paid  less than the Libra.


The world-famous Punta Santiago Rose Gardening Championships were held this week.  Using only the clues below, match each gardener to her rose and hometown, and determine the final placement for each.

The dame de coeur finished 1 place ahead of the flower grown in Quimby.

The nearly wild was either the rose grown in Fort Dodge or Peggy's flower.

The flower grown in Enfield wasn't grown by Virginia.

Lydia's rose finished 1 place ahead of the rose grown in Fort Dodge.

The bon silene wasn't grown by Virginia.

The happenstance finished 1 place behind the nearly wild.

The sombreuil finished 1 place behind Peggy's rose.

Of the rose grown in Enfield and Lydia's rose, one won fourth place and the other is the sombreuil.

bon silene
dame de coeur
happenstance
nearly wild
sombreuil


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 orange pack is either the Lugmor pack or Eugene's pack.

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

The purple pack, the Naturba pack, and Eugene's pack are three different packs.

The blue pack is 5 liters smaller than Gene's pack.

Olga's pack is either the orange pack or the purple pack.

Freddie's pack is  larger than the Naturba pack.

The 45 liter pack isn't made by Grennel.

25 liter
30 liter
35 liter
40 liter
45 liter

Grennel Lugmor Naturba Pinkster Travelore


The bird purchased in Hornitos was bought 1 month before the finch.

The parakeet was bought 1 month before Alberta's pet.

Neither the parrot nor the bird bought in March is Joan's pet.

Neither Pam's pet nor Joan's pet is the bird bought in February.

Of the bird bought in April and the bird purchased in Fairbank, one is Tamara's and the other is Pam's.

The bird bought in May isn't the parrot.

The bird bought in March isn't the macaw.

The bird purchased in Sumner was bought 1 month before the bird purchased in Ellsworth.

Ellsworth
Fairbank
Hornitos
Panorama City
Sumner


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

The automobile from Colorado was fined 25 dollars more than the Dartson.

The vehicle that received the $50 fine isn't from Pennsylvania.

Of the car from Colorado and the car that received the $75 fine, one is the Cavalo and the other is the Grandero.

The Grandero, the vehicle with the RBD-337 plates, and the vehicle with the YGA-441 plates are three different cars.

The automobile with the RBD-337 plates was fined 25 dollars more than the vehicle from Georgia.

The car from Georgia has the MRT-628 plates.

The Grandero was fined 25 dollars more than the car with the BMG-831 plates.

The car from Utah doesn't have the BMG-831 plates.

The Cavalo was fined 25 dollars more than the Hornet.

The automobile from Utah, the automobile with the RBD-337 plates, and the vehicle that received the $25 fine are three different cars.

Colorado
Georgia
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Utah


Minnetonka Manatee Company sent out a number of different boats today on manatee viewing tours.  Using only the clues below, match each boat to its captain and determine the total number of manatees seen by each as well as each boat's destination.

The vessel that went to Rainbow Reef is either Captain Yang's vessel or the Mellow Mel.

Of the vessel that saw 5 manatees and the boat that went to Arno's Spit, one was led by Captain Yang and the other was the Mellow Mel.

Captain Espinoza's boat saw 2  more manatees than the Benny II.

Captain Preston's vessel saw  more manatees than the Watery Pete.

The vessel that went to Betty Beach wasn't led by Captain Armstrong.

The vessel that saw 7 manatees wasn't led by Captain Preston.

The boat that went to Silver springs saw 1  fewer manatees than the Samantha.

Of the boat that saw 6 manatees and the Samantha, one was led by Captain Yang and the other went to Trey's Tunnel.

Armstrong Espinoza Jacobson Preston Yang

Arno\'s Spit
Betty Beach
Rainbow Reef
Silver springs
Trey\'s Tunnel


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

The squad in the violet shirts finished 24 points below the Turkey Rolls.

Of the squad that finished with 715 points and the team in the gold shirts, one was the Rowdy Rollers and the other was the Pin Pushers.

The Turkey Rolls finished 12 points below the Gutter Gals.

The Gutter Gals weren't from Stacyville.

Of the team from Hartwick and the Turkey Rolls, one had a final score of 727 points and the other wore lime green shirts.

The Pin Pushers didn't finish with 739 points.

The squad in the violet shirts finished 24 points below the squad from Lathrop.

The Pin Pushers didn't wear magenta shirts.

The team in the gold shirts finished 24 points above the squad from Newark.

Gutter Gals
Pin Pushers
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls

Hartwick Lathrop Millerton Newark Stacyville


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.

Mooney is either the person who wears number 25 or the player from the Ice Hogs.

Nicholson scored 2 goals more than Parrish.

The player from the River Kings scored 1 goal  more than the person from the Wolverines.

The player who wears number 24 is from the Wolverines.

The player who wears number 3 scored 1 goal  less than the player who wears number 25.

The person with 6 goals is from the Wolverines.

Duran scored 1 goal  more than the person who wears number 24.

Of the person from the Comets and the person with 10 goals, one is Quinn and the other wears number 21.

Comets
Ice Hogs
Monsters
River Kings
Wolverines


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

The battalion led by Commander Edwards will deploy in January.

Lima Battalion is either the group deploying to Kimeche or the battalion led by Commander Rhodes.

Lima Battalion will deploy 1 month before the group deploying to Dratur.

Lima Battalion will deploy 2 months before the group deploying to Heang.

Of Delta Battalion and the group deploying to Ingef, one will deploy in January and the other is led by Commander Ortega.

The battalion led by Commander Ortega won't deploy in May.

The group deploying to Ingef will deploy 1 month before Hotel Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Zimmerman will deploy 1 month before Lima Battalion.

Charlie Battalion is either the battalion deploying in February or the battalion led by Commander Bauer.


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

Leah's session starts 2 hours after the vinyasa yoga session.

The prenatal yoga session isn't led by Sandra.

The class with 8 people begins 1 hour before the class with 5 people.

Of Leah's class and the class with 5 people, one teaches iyengar yoga and the other is at 11:30am.

Of the 12:30pm class and Nancy's session, one has 5 people in it and the other teaches ashtanga yoga.

The session with 15 people, the ashtanga yoga class, and the iyengar yoga session are three different classes.

The class with 15 people starts sometime after Rosemary's class.

The class with 8 people begins 3 hours before Marilyn's class.

The prenatal yoga session is either the 12:30pm class or the session with 14 people.

anusara ashtanga iyengar prenatal vinyasa


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.

Priscilla played 1 game after Jacquelyn.

The player who lost in 41 moves played sometime before the person who started with the Evans Gambit.

The player who started with the Slav Defense played 2 games before Francis.

The player who started with the Evans Gambit and the player who lost in 18 moves were different people.

The person who lost in 18 moves played 1 game after the player who lost in 41 moves.

The person who lost in 41 moves didn't begin with the Ware Opening.

The player who lost in 25 moves played 1 game before the person who started with the Slav Defense.

Of Priscilla and the person who played first, one lost in 34 moves and the other started with the Giuoco Start.

Esther Francis Jacquelyn Kendra Priscilla

Benko Gambit
Evans Gambit
Giuoco Start
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


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 $6.50 honey doesn't come from Eldon.

The product from Winterport costs 2 dollars less than Jim Joyner's honey.

The fireweed product costs 2 dollars less than the sourwood product.

The product from Volga costs 2 dollars more than the fireweed product.

The honey from Peru isn't produced by Jim Joyner.

The $9.50 product isn't produced by Heddy Heath.

Of the honey from Winterport and the lemon blossom honey, one is produced by Midge Mintz and the other costs $7.50.

The fireweed honey doesn't come from Peru.

The basswood honey, the product from Volga, and the $7.50 product are three different products.

The honey from Volga is either the lemon blossom honey or Ivy Ingram's product.

basswood
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sourwood

Heddy Heath
Ivy Ingram
Jim Joyner
Midge Mintz
Nick Norris


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

The class in room 215 is held 2 periods before Mr. Webster's class.

The fourth period class is either the course in room 129 or the class in room 405.

Of Mr. Webster's class and the French class, one is in room 405 and the other is held during third period.

Mr. Webster's class is either the course in room 129 or the class in room 405.

The Geometry class is held 2 periods before Mr. Glover's class.

The second period class isn't Pre-Calculus.

The class in room 129 isn't taught by Mr. Ingram.

The Geometry class isn't taught by Mr. Ingram.

The Biology class isn't taught by Mr. Webster.

The course in room 129 isn't taught by Mr. Morton.

The class in room 405 isn't Pre-Calculus.

The course in room 322 is held 2 periods before the course in room 114.

The course in room 129 is held sometime after the French class.

Algebra Biology French Geometry Pre-Calculus


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

Of Line D and the zip line with a maximum height of 30 ft, one can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 50 MPH and the other is 800 ft long.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH is 100 feet longer than Line B.

Of Line G and Line F, one is 750 ft long and the other can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 50 MPH.

The one with a maximum height of 45 ft is 100 feet longer than the line that offers a maximum speed of 55 MPH.

The one with a maximum height of 40 ft is 50 feet shorter than the one with a maximum height of 70 ft.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH is  longer than the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH.

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


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

Floyd performed 1 spot after the juggler from Valley Center.

The juggler from Valley Center was either the performer who used rings or the performer who went fifth.

The performer from Isla Vista was either the juggler who went fifth or the performer who used chainsaws.

The performer who used balls performed 2 spots after Floyd.

Of the person who went fifth and the performer from Quasqueton, one is Katrina and the other used flashlights.

balls
chainsaws
flashlights
mobile phones
rings

Hawkeye
Isla Vista
Lambs Grove
Quasqueton
Valley Center


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

The puzzle made by Astury is either the jigsaw puzzle with the football theme or the puzzle with 250 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1985 has 750 more pieces than the puzzle made by Lyrod.

The puzzle made by Rynir has somewhat fewer than the jigsaw puzzle with the rustic village theme.

Neither the jigsaw puzzle with the coral reef theme nor the puzzle with 1250 pieces is the jigsaw puzzle made by Lyrod.

The puzzle with the football theme has 250 fewer pieces than the jigsaw puzzle released in 1992.

The puzzle with 500 pieces is either the jigsaw puzzle made by Lyrod or the puzzle released in 1995.

Of the puzzle released in 1995 and the jigsaw puzzle with 750 pieces, one has the autumn leaves theme and the other was made by Rynir.

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

The jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme has 750 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle with the autumn leaves theme.

The puzzle released in 1989 has somewhat more than the puzzle made by Lyrod.

autumn leaves
coral reef
football
postage stamp
rustic village


Several new businesses are scheduled to open up shop this month in downtown Springfield.  Each is using a different advertising gimmick to drum up business.  Match each business to its owner and advertising method, and determine its grand opening date.

The company using a leaflet isn't owned by Mr. Erickson.

Books and More will open 6 days after the business owned by Mrs. Frazier.

Ant Farms Etc. is either the company opening on May 8th or the company opening on May 14th.

The company using a leaflet isn't owned by Mrs. Ingram.

Neither the business using a TV commercial nor the business owned by Mrs. Ingram is Ant Farms Etc..

The business owned by Mrs. Ingram will open sometime after Books and More.

The company owned by Mr. Erickson will open sometime before the company owned by Mr. Kirk.

Of the company using a TV commercial and the business opening on May 5th, one is Pandora's Box and the other is owned by Mr. Kirk.

Frank's Figs will open sometime before the business using a TV commercial.

The company using a hot-air balloon will open 6 days after the company owned by Mr. Kirk.

May 2nd
May 5th
May 8th
May 11th
May 14th

Ant Farms Etc.
Books and More
Frank\'s Figs
Pandora\'s Box
Tricky Toys

Mrs. Dunlap
Mr. Erickson
Mrs. Frazier
Mrs. Ingram
Mr. Kirk

hot-air balloon
leaflet
radio ad
sandwich board
TV commercial


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 friend who arrived at 4:50 pm and Lorraine, one brought the potato chips and the other brought the soda.

The five people are the friend who brought the pizza, Eunice, Iris, the party-goer from Fairfield and the party-goer from Dos Palos.

The friend who arrived at 4:45 pm, Iris, and the party-goer who brought the pizza are three different people.

The participant who brought the hummus arrived sometime before the friend from El Segundo.

Rebecca is either the participant from El Segundo or the party-goer who arrived at 4:40 pm.

The party-goer who brought the soda arrived 5 minutes before the party-goer from Anaheim Hills.

Iris arrived 5 minutes before the friend from Fairfield.

hummus
onion dip
pizza
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Pine Valley


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

Of Heidi and the person with 70 LinkedIn connections, one has 140 Facebook friends and the other has 715 Twitter followers.

Of the one with 85 LinkedIn connections and the one with 72 LinkedIn connections, one has 599 Twitter followers and the other is Neil.

The person with 120 Facebook friends is either the one with 70 LinkedIn connections or Heidi.

The one with 760 Twitter followers doesn't have exactly 50 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 130 Facebook friends is either the one with 599 Twitter followers or the person with 760 Twitter followers.

Neither the person with 130 Facebook friends nor the one with 804 Twitter followers is Zachary.

Of Heidi and Neil, one has 78 LinkedIn connections and the other has 150 Facebook friends.

The person with 72 LinkedIn connections, the person with 130 Facebook friends, the one with 804 Twitter followers and Jonathan are all different people.

Jonathan doesn't have exactly 70 LinkedIn connections.


Barnley's Taco Shack has allowed each of its employees to create their own hot sauce and have it featured at the restaurant.  Each sauce has had its spice-level professionally rated using Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), and each uses a different type of hot pepper in its recipe.  Using only the clues below, match each hot sauce to its Scoville rating and the employee who developed it, and determine the specific type of pepper used in its recipe.

Of the sauce that uses the bhut jolokia and "Hertz So Good", one is Tiffany's and the other is rated at 15,000 Scoville Heat Units.

The product rated at 5,000 SHU doesn't use the naga viper.

"Lips Ablaze" is 5,000 SHU spicier than "Alpha Pepper".

"Lips Ablaze" is either the sauce rated at 25,000 SHU or the sauce rated at 10,000 SHU.

Natalie's product doesn't use the ghost pepper.

The hot sauce that uses the bhut jolokia is 5,000 SHU less spicy than "Magma Drizzle".

The sauce rated at 5,000 SHU doesn't use the ghost pepper.

Zachary's product doesn't use the injie chili.

Natalie's sauce, the hot sauce rated at 25,000 SHU, and the product that uses the injie chili are three different products.

Of the product that uses the panju reaper and "Burn Squad", one is Felipe's and the other is rated at 25,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Alpha Pepper
Burn Squad
Hertz So Good
Magma Drizzle
Lips Ablaze

bhut jolokia
ghost pepper
injie chili
naga viper
panju reaper


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 2007 is either Molly or Chester's dog.

Neither the canine that won in 2009 nor the pekingese is Douglas's canine.

The five dogs are the canine that won in 2010, Chester's dog, Shadow, the pekingese and Douglas's dog.

The pekingese won 1 year before Elsie's canine.

Of the canine that won in 2008 and the maltese, one is Shadow and the other is Chester's.

Of Douglas's dog and Fernando's dog, one won in 2010 and the other is the dalmatian.

beagle
dalmatian
great dane
maltese
pekingese


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

Of the Bianca Flaux and the 1992 bottle, one is from West Gardiner vineyard and the other is a pinot gris.

The Ece Suss was bottled 8 years after the gewurztraminer.

Of the Zifennwein and the wine from Maynard vineyard, one was bottled in 1992 and the other is a pinot noir.

The Annata Branco is either the wine from Hornitos vineyard or the 1984 wine.

The five wines are the 2000 wine, the pinot noir, the Annata Branco, the Zifennwein and the Bianca Flaux.

The Vendemmia wasn't bottled at Penobscot vineyard.

The wine from Hornitos vineyard was bottled 8 years after the chardonnay.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot gris
pinot noir

Hornitos
Maynard
Ontario
Penobscot
West Gardiner


"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 party that requested the magician isn't on October 7.

The event that requested the rock band isn't for the Johnsons.

The event on York Court is sometime before the party on Campus Drive.

The five events are the event on October 6, the party on James Street, the Ingram family booking, the party that requested the clown and the booking that requested the rock band.

The event on Norway Court is for the Ingrams.

The Anderson family party is 3 days after the event that requested the rock band.

The Ingram family booking is 2 days after the event on James Street.

Of the event that requested the bounce castle and the event that requested the clown, one is on October 6 and the other is for the Thorntons.

The party that requested the clown is on Campus Drive.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7

bounce castle
clown
magician
petting zoo
rock band

Anderson Ingram Johnson Rosario Thornton

Campus Drive
Fred Lane
James Street
Norway Court
York Court


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

The specimen from Kyrgyzstan was the clearwing butterfly.

Elsie's purchase cost 15 dollars less than Linda's purchase.

Of Linda's purchase and Rena's purchase, one was from Norway and the other was the atlas butterfly.

Elsie's purchase wasn't from Kyrgyzstan.

The specimen from Honduras was either the insect that sold for $105 or the grayling butterfly.

The specimen from Romania cost 45 dollars less than the atlas butterfly.

Of the butterfly that sold for $90 and the specimen from Romania, one was won by Nick and the other was won by Rena.

Nick's purchase wasn't the chalkhill butterfly.

atlas chalkhill clearwing grayling peppered

Honduras Kyrgyzstan Norway Panama Romania


Now that it is summer and prime scuba diving season, John at Palamedes Dive Company is trying to get a handle on their dive schedule.  Using only the clues that follow, match each customer to their guide, dive date and location.

Ms. Chang will dive 2 days before the customer headed to Little Reef.

The customer going out with Sylvia, Ms. Chang and the customer headed to Rowe Island are all different divers.

Of the diver going out with Kristy and the diver going out with Muriel, one wants to see Little Reef and the other will dive on July 15.

The diver headed to Rowe Island won't go out with Hilda.

The diver headed to Ovid's Cove will dive 1 day before the diver headed to Rowe Island.

The customer going out on July 16 won't go out with Sylvia.

The customer going out on July 14 is either the diver headed to Rowe Island or the customer going out with Muriel.

Of Mrs. Blake and the customer going out on July 17, one wants to see Manta Bay and the other will go out with Kristy.

Mr. Ayers
Mrs. Blake
Ms. Chang
Mrs. Ferrell
Mr. Gallegos

Little Reef
Manta Bay
Ovid\'s Cove
Queen\'s Bench
Rowe Island


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

Sid Snyder was either the person sent out on April 7th or the person who covered the royal wedding.

The reporter sent out on April 7th didn't go to Ecuador.

The reporter who covered the election, the journalist who went to Gabon, the journalist sent out on April 8th and Sid Snyder were all different people.

Of the person sent out on April 5th and the journalist sent out on April 8th, one was Linda Lott and the other covered the solar eclipse.

The reporter who covered the election left 2 days after the reporter who went to Luxembourg.

The journalist who went to Gabon left 2 days after the journalist who went to Vietnam.

The reporter sent out on April 6th didn't cover the mass protests.

April 4th
April 5th
April 6th
April 7th
April 8th

Linda Lott
Ned Noble
Peter Peck
Sid Snyder
Tam Terry

election
flooding
mass protests
royal wedding
solar eclipse


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

The computer with 8 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 256 GB smaller than Rex's build.

The computer with 384 GB of hard drive space, Sean's build and the build with a 1.6 GHz processor are all different computers.

Maurice's build doesn't have a 640 GB hard drive.

The computer with 640 GB of hard drive space doesn't have exactly 2 GB of RAM.

Rex's build doesn't have a 2.4 GHz processor.

The build with 128 GB of hard drive space has a 2.0 GHz processor.

The build with 3 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 128 GB larger than Sean's system.

Rex's computer has a hard drive that is 128 GB smaller than the system with 1 GB of RAM.

Of the build with a 2.4 GHz processor and the system with a 3.8 GHz processor, one has a 384 GB hard drive and the other is Maurice's.

The system with a 1.4 GHz processor is either Rex's computer or the computer with 3 GB of RAM.


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.

Of the business that sells robots and the business started by Betty Becker, one is Tyngle.com and the other is Zetafish.com.

The company started by Lara Larson received 1 million dollars less than the company started by Will Waters.

Tyngle.com didn't get exactly $3,000,000.

Madinkz.com is either the startup that sells sports gear or the company started by Pat Padilla.

The business that received the $1,000,000 investment, the company that sells cell phones, Madinkz.com and Tyngle.com are all different businesses.

Of the startup started by Will Waters and Zetafish.com, one sells cell phones and the other received $4,000,000.

The company that received the $4,000,000 investment doesn't sell robots.

Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Lara Larson
Pat Padilla
Will Waters

cameras
cell phones
robots
sports gear
textbooks


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

The white piece took 10 more minutes to print than Yvonne's design.

The item that printed in 30 minutes wasn't the skull.

Of the mask and Nadine's piece, one was red and the other took 10 minutes to print.

Irma's piece took 5 more minutes to print than the mask.

Virgil's design took 5 more minutes to print than the white design.

Of the cup and the design that printed in 30 minutes, one was Jacqueline's and the other was green.

The skull took somewhat more minutes to print than the mask.


After seeing the latest Hollywood blockbuster, several friends went to the local cafe for a late-night dessert.  Match each person to their drink and dessert order, and determine the final bill for each.

The diner who ordered the flan was either the one who had the cafe latte or the person who paid $5.99.

The one who had the cappuccino paid 2 dollars more than the diner who ordered the gelato.

The person who paid $6.99 ordered the pecan pie.

Of the diner who ordered the gelato and the one who had the cafe mocha, one was Stacey and the other was Zachary.

Of the diner who ordered the pecan pie and the person who paid $8.99, one was Patricia and the other had the earl grey tea.

Neither the person who paid $7.99 nor the person who paid $6.99 was the diner who ordered the creme brulee.

cafe latte
cafe mocha
cappuccino
earl grey tea
espresso

creme brulee
flan
gelato
pecan pie
profiterole


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.

Of the item found at Front Beach and the object found in 2014, one is cannonball and the other sold for $475.

The diamond ring was either the piece that sold for $250 or the piece found at Front Beach.

The piece found in 2005, the diamond ring, and the wristwatch are three different objects.

Of the object found in 2000 and the object found at Gillis Park, one sold for $550 and the other is diamond ring.

The piece found in 1992 was found at Burr Woods.

The piece found at Front Beach sold for 150 dollars more than the object found at Addison Beach.

The item that sold for $400 was found in 2009.

The item found at Colbert Run sold for somewhat less than the piece found in 2014.

cannonball
diamond ring
meteorite
silver coin
wristwatch

Addison Beach
Burr Woods
Colbert Run
Front Beach
Gillis Park


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

Of the peak first climbed in 1845 and the mountain first climbed in 1863, one is Mt. Rodriquez and the other was first climbed by Leonard Lara.

Of the mountain first summited by Leonard Lara and the mountain that is 14,600 feet tall, one was first climbed in 1946 and the other is Mt. Sloan.

Of Mt. Brewer and Mt. York, one was first climbed by Chip Carson and the other was first climbed in 1899.

The mountain first climbed in 1914 is 130 feet taller than Mt. Rodriquez.

The mountain first climbed in 1845 is 130 feet taller than Mt. York.

The peak first summited by Ford Fischer is 130 feet taller than the peak first climbed in 1899.

The peak first summited by Chip Carson is  taller than Mt. Brewer.

Mt. Fry wasn't first climbed by Eddie English.

Mt. Brewer
Mt. Fry
Mt. Rodriquez
Mt. Sloan
Mt. York

Chip Carson
Eddie English
Ford Fischer
Irving Igor
Leonard Lara


The world-famous Punta Santiago Rose Gardening Championships were held this week.  Using only the clues below, match each gardener to her rose and hometown, and determine the final placement for each.

The lafter was either the rose that won fifth place or the flower that won third place.

The rose grown in Fort Dodge finished 1 place behind the rose grown in Hardy.

The flower grown in Hardy finished 1 place ahead of Deanna's flower.

The flower grown in Crescent City finished somewhere behind the flower grown in Hardy.

The rose grown in Enfield wasn't grown by Shannon.

The flower that won third place wasn't grown by Nellie.

The rose grown in Hardy finished somewhere ahead of the ispahan.

The flower grown in Hardy finished 2 places ahead of the red cascade.

Of the flower grown in Crescent City and the rose that won fifth place, one is the happenstance and the other was Shannon's.

The flower grown in Enfield finished somewhere behind Anna's rose.

happenstance
ispahan
kazanlik
lafter
red cascade

Crescent City
Enfield
Fort Dodge
Hardy
Miranda


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

Noel's bottle was sent sometime before the missive found in 2008.

The message that was sent in 1962 wasn't from Le Havre.

Of the letter from Le Havre and the missive from Bournemouth, one is Tracy's and the other was found in 2015.

Felipe's letter is either the missive that was sent in 1962 or the message from Brighton.

Bernadette's bottle was sent 7 years after Noel's letter.

The bottle found in 2015 was sent 7 years before the missive from Penzance.

Of the letter found in 2014 and Noel's missive, one was sent in 1969 and the other was from Penzance.

The missive found in 2007 was sent 14 years after the missive found in 2015.

Bournemouth
Brighton
Le Havre
Penzance
Plymouth


The cup required somewhat fewer minutes to print than the blue design.

Dennis's design took 15 more minutes to print than the purple item.

The yellow piece took 5 more minutes to print than the purple item.

Of Trevor's item and the skull, one took 15 minutes to print and the other was orange.

The cup took 10 more minutes to print than Irma's design.

Irma's item required 15 fewer minutes to print than Trevor's piece.


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

The friend from Martensdale arrived 10 minutes before the friend who brought the corn chips.

The party-goer who brought the pizza arrived 10 minutes before Wade.

The party-goer from Dos Palos arrived sometime after the friend who brought the pizza.

The friend who brought the pork rinds arrived 5 minutes after Olga.

Of the party-goer who brought the corn chips and the participant who brought the pizza, one arrived at 4:45 pm and the other is from Kernville.

The party-goer from Fairfield arrived 15 minutes after Olga.

The party-goer from Dos Palos brought the soda.

corn chips
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Kernville
Martensdale


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 five resorts are the resort that costs $255 per night, Regal Park, Azure Hills, the hotel that offers spa services and the option that offers kayaking.

The option that costs $255 per night doesn't offer golf lessons.

The option that offers scuba diving, the hotel that costs $175 per night, and the hotel on St. Barts are three different resorts.

Of the option that costs $255 per night and the hotel that offers scuba diving, one is Grand Echo and the other is on Anguilla.

Azure Hills costs  less per night than the option on Barbados.

The hotel on Barbados costs  less per night than the option that offers golf lessons.

Of the resort on Antigua and the option that costs $215 per night, one is Regal Park and the other offers spa services.

Azure Hills
Emerald View
Grand Echo
Regal Park
Sapphire Hills

Anguilla
Antigua
Barbados
Grenada
St. Barts

golf lessons
kayaking
scuba diving
skydiving
spa services


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

The player who threw the violet darts finished 14 points lower than Vincent.

The player who scored 69 points didn't throw the green darts.

Vincent finished 7 points lower than the contestant who threw the black darts.

The player who threw the orange darts scored 7 points higher than Zachary.

The player who scored 55 points, Zachary and the contestant from Lohrville were all different players.

The contestant who scored 41 points was from New Market.

Of the contestant from Toledo and the contestant from Worthington, one finished with 55 points and the other was Tom.

The contestant from Braddyville was either Vincent or the player who threw the orange darts.

Braddyville
Lohrville
New Market
Toledo
Worthington


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

Lip Savage's release, the record that came out in September, and the release that came out in August are three different releases.

Eagle Ally's album wasn't released in January.

The record with 1.4 million sales wasn't released in October.

The heavy metal record wasn't released in January.

The album that came out in August sold 100,000 fewer copies than Sodium Green's release.

The rockabilly album sold somewhat fewer copies than the new wave record.

Of Epoch Lantern's record and the album with 1.2 million sales, one was released in April and the other was grunge.

The ska record sold 100,000 fewer copies than the heavy metal release.

The release that came out in August sold 200,000 fewer copies than the grunge release.

The ska record sold 300,000 fewer copies than Eagle Ally's release.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million
1.6 million

Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Lip Savage
Sodium Green

grunge
heavy metal
new wave
rockabilly
ska