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

Neither the Lakota native nor the candidate who received 10,000 votes was the writer.

The Westminster native isn't the doctor.

The Olema native was either the lawyer or Dale Donovan.

Bev Baird finished an unknown number of votes ahead of the Glendale native.

Cate Carlson finished 500 votes behind the Glendale native.

The Mountain Mesa native finished 1,000 votes behind the architect.

Jed Jarvis finished an unknown number of votes behind the lawyer.

Of the Evansdale native and the candidate who received 11,000 votes, one is the doctor and the other was Kelly Kirby.

Neither the Glendale native nor the person who received 10,000 votes was Dale Donovan.

Bev Baird
Cate Carlson
Dale Donovan
Gilda Gray
Jed Jarvis
Kelly Kirby

architect doctor lawyer rancher teacher writer

Evansdale
Glendale
Lakota
Mountain Mesa
Olema
Westminster


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 Rubico One, the submersible built by Zephyr Waves, and the $27,000 craft are three different submarines.

The submarine built by Zephyr Waves costs 1,000 dollars more than the submersible with a maximum depth of 7,000 feet.

The craft with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet costs 2,000 dollars more than the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc..

The Cafader Six is either the submarine built by Abyss Toys or the $26,000 craft.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet costs 2,000 dollars more than the Abby EX-4.

Of the submersible with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet and the Abby EX-4, one costs $30,000 and the other is sold by Zephyr Waves.

The Steado G5 costs somewhat more than the craft with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet.

The Cafader Six doesn't have a maximum depth of 10,000 feet.

The craft built by Pan Systems is either the Abby EX-4 or the Marine V.

Of the Abby EX-4 and the $27,000 submarine, one has a maximum depth of 16,000 feet and the other is sold by MarineCo.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet costs somewhat more than the submersible built by Abyss Toys.

The Marine V doesn't have a maximum depth of 8,500 feet.

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

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


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

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

The Gray Avenue project will have a budget of $36,000.

The $20,000 project begins 1 month after the $15,000 project.

Hal Hamilton's project is either the job starting in September or the Gray Avenue project.

The Virgil Street project won't be managed by Al Anderson.

The Harkin Drive project won't have a budget of  $20,000.

The Clara Street project will have a budget of $18,000.

Gail Garrett's project begins sometime before Dawn Daniels's project.

The six projects are the York Court project, the job starting in September, Ed Erickson's project, the job starting in June, Al Anderson's project and the job starting in April.

The Harkin Drive project won't be managed by Gail Garrett.

The Clara Street project won't be managed by Gail Garrett.

The $30,000 project begins 3 months after Dawn Daniels's project.

The York Court project begins 2 months after Dawn Daniels's project.

Clara Street
Gray Avenue
Harkin Drive
Juniper Lane
Virgil Street
York Court

Al Anderson
Dawn Daniels
Ed Erickson
Freda Fisher
Gail Garrett
Hal Hamilton


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

The person hired on March 15th is either the Faraday College graduate or Cynthia.

Zachary is either the Velez & York hire or the Leach & Mccall hire.

The Faraday College graduate was hired by Ingram & Kemp.

The Faraday College graduate was hired sometime after the Haynes Inc. hire.

The Dorsey Assoc. hire was hired sometime after the Rutherford College graduate.

The person hired on March 27th wasn't hired by Dorsey Assoc..

Of the Green & Hayes hire and the Summit College graduate, one is Abel and the other was hired on March 12th.

Cynthia is either the Dorsey Assoc. hire or the Albion College graduate.

The person hired on March 15th, the Summit College graduate, the Rutherford College graduate and the Albion College graduate are all different people.

The Leach & Mccall hire was hired 3 days before the Sacred Heart College graduate.

March 12th
March 15th
March 18th
March 21st
March 24th
March 27th

Abel Cynthia Kelvin Nadine Rosalie Zachary

Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Haynes Inc.
Ingram & Kemp
Leach & Mccall
Velez & York

Albion
Faraday
Riverview
Rutherford
Sacred Heart
Summit


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.

Of Dr. Horton's article and the essay in Chapter 3, one is about volcanoes and the other is 14 pages long.

Dr. Horton's essay will appear somewhere in the book before the article about volcanoes.

The essay in Chapter 5 isn't about asteroids.

Dr. Callahan's article isn't 8 pages long.

Of Dr. Callahan's article and the essay about oceanography, one is 7 pages long and the other will be in Chapter 6.

Dr. Guerrero's essay will appear 4 chapters after the piece about earthquakes.

Dr. Weber's essay will appear 1 chapter before the 12-page essay.

The piece about dinosaurs is either the article in Chapter 2 or the article in Chapter 1.

Neither the piece about oceanography nor the essay about asteroids is the essay in Chapter 4.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6

Callahan Dean Guerrero Horton Kent Weber

asteroids
dinosaurs
earthquakes
oceanography
space travel
volcanoes


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

Jebedah, the giraffe from Zambia, and the one that is 12 feet tall are three different giraffes.

The giraffe from Zambia is 1 foot taller than the 20-year-old giraffe.

The 25-year-old one is 2 feet taller than Bagee.

Of the 23-year-old one and Bagee, one is 15 feet tall and the other came from Zambia.

Chamey is either the one from Botswana or the animal that is 11 feet tall.

Of Bagee and the giraffe that is 12 feet tall, one is 26 years old and the other came from Kenya.

The 23-year-old animal is somewhat taller than the animal from Botswana.

Zakita is somewhat taller than the 19-year-old giraffe.

The 19-year-old one is 2 feet taller than the animal from Chad.

The animal from Somalia is either Bagee or Dyneton.

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

Bagee Chamey Dyneton Gareka Jebedah Zakita

Botswana Chad Kenya Somalia Tanzania Zambia


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

Of Cathy's event and Virgil's event, one took place at Aspen Hills and the other happened in August.

The sighting at Viking Woods took place 3 months after Hannah's account.

The 8:15 pm account took place 2 months after Cathy's account.

The 4:35 pm account took place sometime before Nina's account.

The 12:30 am event took place sometime after Ada's sighting.

Of the 5:50 pm event and the July event, one took place at Aspen Hills and the other was Bobbie's.

Hannah's event didn't happen at 11:25 pm.

Of the April event and the March event, one happened at 12:30 am and the other took place at Juniper Springs.

The 12:30 am event was either the sighting at Bald Hill Run or the July event.

Aspen Hills
Bald Hill Run
Juniper Springs
Laurel Grove
Seryl Forest
Viking Woods


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

Away in Arles isn't exactly 185 pages long.

Matt Stevens's book sold somewhat more copies than Wendalissa.

The 226-page book sold somewhat fewer copies than Roscoe Jones's book.

The 310-page book sold 21 fewer copies than Two for Tennis.

The title that sold 33 copies was written by Bill Orega.

The 310-page book sold 14 fewer copies than My Best Friend.

Of the 185-page book and Two for Tennis, one sold 19 copies and the other was written by Zoey Stout.

The title that sold 26 copies wasn't written by Matt Stevens.

Of My Best Friend and the book that sold 12 copies, one was written by Daniel Hansen and the other is 226 pages long.

Daniel Hansen's book sold somewhat fewer copies than the 192-page book.

The title that sold 40 copies isn't exactly 204 pages long.

Bill Orega's book is either the 185-page book or Zara's Game.

Away in Arles
Call of Duty
My Best Friend
Two for Tennis
Wendalissa
Zara\'s Game

Alexis Olson
Bill Orega
Daniel Hansen
Matt Stevens
Roscoe Jones
Zoey Stout


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

The class with 5 people starts sometime after the ashtanga yoga session.

The prenatal yoga class isn't led by Opal.

The prenatal yoga class doesn't start at 11:30am.

Of Juana's class and the session with 6 people, one teaches anusara yoga and the other is at 1:30pm.

Opal's session begins 4 hours before the session with 8 people.

The bikram yoga class has 8 people in it.

The session with 14 people isn't led by Sandra.

The session with 5 people begins 3 hours before Juana's session.

The session with 6 people is led by Rosemary.

Teresa's class starts 1 hour after Opal's session.

The iyengar yoga session isn't led by Teresa.

The 11:30am class, the bikram yoga session, and Sandra's session are three different classes.

anusara ashtanga bikram hatha iyengar prenatal


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

The six paintings are the masterpiece that's been missing for 15 years, Lanot's masterpiece, the 1937 piece, Arim Aleen's piece, Verturu's painting and the 1913 masterpiece.

Baudry Brim's painting hasn't been missing for exactly 25 years.

Graham Ginso's masterpiece hasn't been missing for exactly 13 years.

Of the masterpiece that's been missing for 15 years and the painting that's been missing for 20 years, one is "Girl at Sea" and the other was painted in 1897.

Of the 1897 piece and the painting that's been missing for 10 years, one is by Rilania and the other is by Lanot.

The 1937 painting hasn't been missing for exactly 25 years.

The 1905 painting has been missing for 20 years.

Of "Tantrum" and "Girl at Sea", one is by Arim Aleen and the other was painted in 1921.

Verturu's painting was painted 8 years before "Willow Bend".

Baudry Brim's masterpiece was painted 16 years after "Hoxley Hills".

Arim Aleen
Baudry Brim
Graham Ginso
Lanot
Rilania
Verturu

Clockwork
Girl at Sea
Hoxley Hills
Orange Sky
Tantrum
Willow Bend


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).

The book published in 2007 is either Lela's project or Rodney's assignment.

The book published in 2007, the 200 page assignment, the Swedish assignment, Vanessa's assignment and the 225 page project are all different projects.

The 250 page project wasn't published in 2008.

The book published in 2005 is 50 pages shorter than Rodney's project.

Zachary's assignment is either the book published in 2005 or the Swedish assignment.

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

The German project is 25 pages longer than Rodney's project.

The book published in 2009 is 25 pages longer than the Swedish assignment.

The Italian project is  longer than Rodney's project.

The book published in 2012 is 25 pages longer than Vanessa's project.

150 pages
175 pages
200 pages
225 pages
250 pages
275 pages

German Italian Mandarin Polish Russian Swedish


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

Of the aircraft built by Pittakan and the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.5, one costs $175 million and the other is the Vipertooth.

The Raven 12 doesn't have a top speed of Mach 3.2.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 1.8 was built by McConnell.

The aircraft built by McConnell, the $150 million jet, and the Darkwing 6 are three different jets.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.3 costs 75 million dollars less than the plane built by Forsyth.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.9 is either the jet built by Ale and Moore or the aircraft built by Drummond.

The Kesseling costs 50 million dollars less than the aircraft built by Pittakan.

Of the jet built by Ale and Moore and the Kesseling, one has a top speed of Mach 2.3 and the other costs $125 million.

The Raven 12, the jet with a top speed of Mach 1.8, and the $200 million jet are three different jets.

The Vipertooth doesn't cost $225 million.

Of the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 1.8 and the $125 million plane, one was built by Drummond and the other is the Falcon X-2.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 3.2 wasn't built by Forsyth.

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

Darkwing 6
Falcon X-2
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Raven 12
Vipertooth

Ale and Moore
Drummond
Forsyth
McConnell
Pittakan
Tenerife

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


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

The event with its epicenter at Sycula occurred 18 years before the quake with a duration of 41 seconds.

The earthquake that took place in 1938 didn't have a rating of 8.8.

Of the earthquake with a duration of 58 seconds and the quake that took place in 1932, one had a rating of 8.6 and the other had its epicenter at Sycula.

The quake with a duration of 49 seconds, the 8.4 event, the earthquake with its epicenter at Toruos and the earthquake that took place in 1950 were all different earthquakes.

The quake with its epicenter at Fujizen occurred 12 years after the 8.4 quake.

The 8.9 quake occurred 6 years after the event with its epicenter at Fujizen.

The 8.1 event occurred sometime before the earthquake with its epicenter at Sycula.

Of the 8.4 earthquake and the earthquake with a duration of 84 seconds, one happened in 1926 and the other happened in 1920.

The quake with its epicenter at Yeronia didn't have a rating of 8.9.

Of the quake that took place in 1944 and the event that took place in 1932, one had its epicenter at Toruos and the other had a rating of 8.9.

The quake with a duration of 97 seconds didn't have a rating of 8.8.

The quake with its epicenter at Belok was either the event that took place in 1920 or the event with a duration of 58 seconds.

Belok Fujizen Jaorm Sycula Toruos Yeronia

41 seconds
49 seconds
52 seconds
58 seconds
84 seconds
97 seconds


Jamie has sold several custom hockey jerseys through his online company, SportCo.  Match each jersey to its player, and determine the size, color and number of each.

The white jersey is  smaller than number 19.

The six jerseys are Quinn's jersey, the size 10 jersey, number 45, the size 7 shirt, number 49 and the size 9 jersey.

The purple jersey is 2 sizes smaller than Levy's shirt.

Ellison's shirt is 3 sizes smaller than number 37.

Neither Oliver's jersey nor number 37 is the size 8 jersey.

Of number 38 and number 37, one is green and the other is a size 10.

The black jersey is either Levy's shirt or the size 11 shirt.

Oliver's jersey is 2 sizes larger than number 45.

Neither number 49 nor the size 9 jersey is Moore's jersey.

Ellison Jacobson Levy Moore Oliver Quinn


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 red item took 5 more minutes to print than Felicia's design.

The design that printed in 25 minutes wasn't the helmet.

Of the purple design and the white design, one took 20 minutes to print and the other was the mask.

The phone case required 5 fewer minutes to print than the yellow item.

Felicia's design required 15 fewer minutes to print than the whistle.

The flower required 10 fewer minutes to print than Felicia's design.

Mary's piece was either the item that printed in 25 minutes or the design that printed in 10 minutes.

The piece that printed in 35 minutes was either Gary's item or the mask.

Of the purple item and the piece that printed in 25 minutes, one was Raquel's and the other was Felicia's.

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

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

flower
helmet
mask
phone case
skull
whistle


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.

Of the video game bought by Lloyd and the one that came out in 1986, one is Victorforce and the other sold for $80.

The video game that came out in 1983 is either the video game bought by Raul or Countershot.

The one that sold for $50 wasn't bought by Melvin.

The video game that came out in 1987 didn't sell for $50.

The video game that sold for $85 came out sometime after Troop Seven.

Magic Marbles came out 2 years after the video game that sold for $85.

The game that sold for $65 came out 1 year before the video game bought by Lloyd.

Countershot came out 3 years after the game that sold for $65.

Of the game bought by Eduardo and the game bought by Shannon, one came out in 1985 and the other is Magic Marbles.

The game that sold for $50, the game that came out in 1986, Victorforce, Blaster Boy and the one that came out in 1983 are all different video games.

Blaster Boy
Countershot
Gator Attack
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven
Victorforce


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

Neither the centenarian who is 109 years old nor Ben is the centenarian who lives in Udell.

The person who lives in Highland is 3 years older than Ernesto.

The six people are Mattie, the centenarian who lives in Kirkville, the Washington native, the Louisiana native, the centenarian who lives in Highland and the person who is 110 years old.

Preston is either the Alaska native or the centenarian who is 113 years old.

The Virginia native is 3 years younger than the person who lives in Zearing.

The person who is 109 years old doesn't live in Limington.

Of the centenarian who lives in Highland and Victor, one is a native of Washington and the other is 114 years old.

The Kansas native is 1 year older than Preston.

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

Alaska Kansas Louisiana Utah Virginia Washington

Highland Isleton Kirkville Limington Udell Zearing


Help Yolanda compile her report on the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit her home country of Facaldo.  Match each hurricane to its year, city of landfall and the total amount of destruction it caused (in U.S. dollars).

The storm that hit in 1956 didn't make landfall at Rockford.

Hurricane Deloris didn't cause exactly  $16.6 million in damage.

The storm that caused $18.5 million in damage was either Hurricane Audrey or the storm that made landfall at Onawa.

The hurricane that made landfall at Varina was either the storm that hit in 1952 or the hurricane that caused $15.7 million in damage.

The six hurricanes were the storm that made landfall at Granger, the storm that caused $12.5 million in damage, the hurricane that caused $13.1 million in damage, the hurricane that caused $15.7 million in damage, Hurricane Yvette and the storm that caused $18.5 million in damage.

Hurricane Eileen was either the storm that hit in 1960 or the storm that caused $16.9 million in damage.

Of the hurricane that caused $16.9 million in damage and the storm that caused $18.5 million in damage, one was Hurricane Yvette and the other struck in 1952.

Hurricane Deloris didn't cause exactly  $12.5 million in damage.

The hurricane that caused $18.5 million in damage hit 4 years before Hurricane Freda.

The storm that made landfall at Onawa hit sometime before Hurricane Velma.

Hurricane Freda didn't cause exactly  $15.7 million in damage.

Of the hurricane that made landfall at Escondido and the hurricane that hit in 1956, one caused $13.1 million in damage and the other caused $15.7 million in damage.

Hurricane Velma didn't make landfall at Granger.

Audrey Deloris Eileen Freda Velma Yvette

$12.5 million
$13.1 million
$15.7 million
$16.6 million
$16.9 million
$18.5 million

Escondido Granger Onawa Rockford Varina Zamora


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

The team that launched the red potato didn't use the catapult.

The team that used the slingshot went 15 feet farther than the Super Tubers.

The team that launched the red potato went somewhat farther than the Mad Mashers.

The contestants that launched the black potato didn't use the catapult.

The group that launched the white potato went 30 feet farther than the contestants that used the vacuum cannon.

The Russets was either the contestants that launched the blue potato or the team that used the trebuchet.

Of the team that used the slingshot and the Russets, one scored a distance of 150 ft and the other used the blue potato.

The team that launched the red potato didn't use the hybrid sling.

Of the contestants that launched the purple potato and the team that used the hybrid sling, one scored a distance of 150 ft and the other was the Potato Bros.

The Mad Mashers went 45 feet farther than the contestants that used the trebuchet.

The contestants that used the trebuchet was either the Super Tubers or the Spud Chuckers.

The group that made it to 210 ft was either the Flying Eyes or the team that launched the red potato.

Flying Eyes
Mad Mashers
Potato Bros
Russets
Spud Chuckers
Super Tubers

catapult
hybrid sling
slingshot
trebuchet
vacuum cannon
water cannon


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

The customer who paid $8.75, the person who requested flaxseed, and the customer who requested ginger are three different people.

The customer who requested quinoa is either Nellie or Crystal.

The customer who wanted tangerines, the person who requested acai berries, and Eddie are three different people.

The customer who paid $11.75 is either Trevor or the person who wanted bananas.

The person who requested flaxseed paid 1 dollar less than Nellie.

Of the person who requested acai berries and the customer who requested flaxseed, one paid $9.75 and the other wanted blueberries.

The customer who paid $7.75, the person who requested flaxseed, Trevor, the person who requested quinoa and the customer who wanted bananas are all different people.

The person who requested kale paid  more than Zachary.

The person who wanted blackberries is either the person who requested acai berries or Trevor.

Of the person who wanted strawberries and the customer who requested flaxseed, one is Trevor and the other paid $6.75.

The customer who wanted bananas didn't request ginger.

The person who wanted strawberries didn't request chia seeds.

The customer who wanted strawberries paid 1 dollar more than Nellie.

Crystal Eddie Nellie Rosa Trevor Zachary

acai berries
chia seeds
flaxseed
ginger
kale
quinoa

bananas blackberries blueberries raspberries strawberries tangerines


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 vehicle that received the $50 fine isn't from Rhode Island.

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

The car with the RBD-337 plates was fined 100 dollars more than the Hornet.

The Cavalo was fined somewhat less than the automobile from Louisiana.

The Fierro, the vehicle with the SVZ-880 plates, the automobile from New Mexico, the automobile with the GGZ-007 plates and the car with the RBD-337 plates are all different cars.

The car with the SVZ-880 plates was fined 25 dollars more than the car from Mississippi.

The car that received the $125 fine doesn't have the MRT-628 plates.

The Cavalo is either the automobile that received the $75 fine or the automobile with the RBD-337 plates.

Of the car from Louisiana and the Dartson, one was fined $25 and the other has the FRZ-192 plates.

Of the Fierro and the automobile that received the $50 fine, one has the MRT-628 plates and the other has the SVZ-880 plates.

Cavalo Dartson Fierro Grandero Hornet Injitsu

Colorado
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Rhode Island


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

The 1834 building is either the Tran family's home or the home on Oak Ridge Road.

Of the home on Rosewood Street and Porcher Place, one is owned by the Nunez family and the other was built in 1834.

The 1841 building isn't on Thiesse Drive.

The 1841 building is either Belle Grove or the Tran family's house.

The house on Ash Avenue was built sometime after the Nunez family's house.

The Frazier family's building was built 14 years before the building on Oak Ridge Road.

Wagner Mansion, the home on Ash Avenue, the house on Thiesse Drive, the 1862 building and the Porter family's home are all different homes.

The Woodard family's building is either the 1862 building or Leiman Manor.

The house on Ash Avenue is either the Woodard family's house or the 1841 house.

The Lowery family's house was built sometime before Woodlawn.

Of Woodlawn and the building on Ash Avenue, one is owned by the Frazier family and the other was built in 1869.

Belle Grove
Fox Cottage
Leiman Manor
Porcher Place
Wagner Mansion
Woodlawn

Frazier Lowery Nunez Porter Tran Woodard

Ash Avenue
Buffalo Lane
Oak Ridge Road
Rosewood Street
Sandhill Circle
Thiesse Drive


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

The city whose mayor is Hanna Henson has 6,000  more people than Palo.

Neither Brisbane nor the city with a population of 34,000 is the town in Suffolk County.

The city in Hampshire County, Oakland Acres, the city whose mayor is Kevin King, the town with a population of 43,000 and Quasqueton are all different cities.

Of Palo and Oakland Acres, one has a population of 28,000 and the other has Gil Gonzales as its mayor.

The town in Plymouth County is either the town with a population of 37,000 or the city whose mayor is Kevin King.

The town in Nantucket County has  fewer people than the town whose mayor is Gil Gonzales.

The city with a population of 43,000 doesn't have Ted Tanner as its mayor.

Of the city with a population of 43,000 and the town whose mayor is Sal Swanson, one is in Hampshire County and the other is Montclair.

Of the town whose mayor is Kevin King and the city whose mayor is Sal Swanson, one is in Hampshire County and the other has a population of 28,000.

Oakland Acres doesn't have a population of 40,000.

The city whose mayor is Kevin King has 12,000  fewer people than the city in Essex County.

The city whose mayor is Hanna Henson isn't in Nantucket County.

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

Brisbane
Garnavillo
Montclair
Oakland Acres
Palo
Quasqueton

Essex Hampshire Nantucket Norfolk Plymouth Suffolk

Gil Gonzales
Hanna Henson
Kevin King
Pete Porter
Sal Swanson
Ted Tanner


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 contestant who scored 55 points wasn't from Oakland Acres.

The contestant from Toledo finished 7 points lower than Willard.

Of the player from Mount Union and the contestant who threw the violet darts, one finished with 48 points and the other was Vincent.

The contestant from Mount Union didn't throw the white darts.

Vincent was either the contestant who threw the white darts or the contestant who threw the gray darts.

The player who threw the orange darts finished 7 points lower than the player who threw the violet darts.

The contestant from New Market finished 21 points lower than Evan.

The contestant from Toledo threw the violet darts.

The contestant who threw the yellow darts scored 7 points higher than Vincent.

Dana Point
Mount Union
New Market
Oakland Acres
Toledo
Yorktown


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

Of the ad with 775 responses and the web campaign, one was produced by Faith Fowler and the other has the $65,000 budget.

The campaign produced by Faith Fowler has brought 150  fewer responses than the magazine ad.

The ad with 775 responses was produced by Gilda Gamble.

The ad with the $50,000 budget wasn't produced by Iva Ingram.

The ad with 925 responses wasn't produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The ad with the $15,000 budget is either the ad produced by Faith Fowler or the ad produced by Gilda Gamble.

The ad with the $30,000 budget has brought in 150  more responses than the campaign produced by Hal Hopkins.

The campaign produced by Faith Fowler has brought 450  fewer responses than the direct mailer.

The ad with the $30,000 budget has brought  fewer responses than the ad produced by Iva Ingram.

The radio spot wasn't produced by Iva Ingram.

The ad with the $75,000 budget has brought in  more responses than the tv commercial.

Of the web campaign and the ad produced by Hal Hopkins, one has brought in 625 responses and the other has the $75,000 budget.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
radio spot
tv commercial
web campaign

Faith Fowler
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


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

The one who got the root beer paid 1 dollar more than the diner who ordered the hamburger.

Of Glen and the diner who paid $4.99, one had the cream soda and the other ordered the turkey plate.

The one who got the lemonade was either Felipe or the diner who paid $7.99.

Vanessa paid 4 dollars more than the diner who ordered the club sandwich.

The diner who paid $8.99 didn't order the cheese steak.

The diner who ordered the club sandwich paid 1 dollar less than the one who got the water.

The diner who paid $7.99 didn't order the cheese steak.

Oliver was either the one who got the iced tea or the diner who ordered the cheese steak.

Of the diner who ordered the turkey plate and the one who got the root beer, one was Felipe and the other paid $6.99.

The diner who paid $8.99 didn't order the spaghetti.

Neither the one who got the lemonade nor the diner who paid $6.99 was Bradley.

The diner who ordered the turkey plate paid  more than Felipe.

cream soda
ginger ale
iced tea
lemonade
root beer
water

cheese steak
club sandwich
hamburger
spaghetti
tuna melt
turkey plate


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 mushroom that sells for $30 per pound is either the bear's tooth mushroom or the mushroom going to Organimarket.

The shaggy mane mushroom, the mushroom found in Buckeye Woods, the mushroom found in Wiota Woods, the mushroom that sells for $45 per pound and the mushroom going to Nature's Way are all different mushrooms.

The mushroom going to Edna's Edibles sells for somewhat less per pound than the velvet foot mushroom.

The mushroom that sells for $25 per pound is either the mushroom going to Organimarket or the mushroom found in Lowell Woods.

The mushroom that sells for $30 per pound wasn't found in Wiota Woods.

The mushroom going to Abby's Mart sells for 10 dollars less per pound than the mushroom found in Lowell Woods.

The mushroom found in Buckeye Woods sells for somewhat more per pound than the mushroom going to Localvoria.

The mushroom going to Pete's Produce is either the mushroom that sells for $45 per pound or the oyster mushroom.

Of the mushroom found in Pomona Woods and the pink bottom mushroom, one will go to Localvoria and the other sells for $25 per pound.

The mushroom found in Buckeye Woods is either the mushroom going to Pete's Produce or the mushroom that sells for $30 per pound.

The bricktop mushroom wasn't found in Cooper Woods.

Of the velvet foot mushroom and the mushroom found in Buckeye Woods, one will go to Abby's Mart and the other sells for $50 per pound.

bear\'s tooth
bricktop
oyster
pink bottom
shaggy mane
velvet foot

Abby\'s Mart
Edna\'s Edibles
Localvoria
Nature\'s Way
Organimarket
Pete\'s Produce

Buckeye Woods
Cooper Woods
Lowell Woods
Pomona Woods
Upland Woods
Wiota Woods


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

Of the squad from Stacyville and the squad that finished with 715 points, one was the Rowdy Rollers and the other wore orange shirts.

The Splitters finished 12 points above the team from Fullerton.

The team from Lathrop finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the team in the gold shirts.

The team from Stacyville was either the team that finished with 763 points or the squad in the gold shirts.

The squad from Hartwick finished 12 points below the squad in the violet shirts.

The team from Castro Valley didn't wear white shirts.

The Turkey Rolls didn't finish with 751 points.

The Alley Cats finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the squad in the orange shirts.

The Oddballs was either the team in the yellow shirts or the team from Castro Valley.

The team from Hartwick finished 12 points below the Turkey Rolls.

The team that finished with 715 points was either the squad in the gold shirts or the team from Hartwick.

Of the squad that finished with 751 points and the Gutter Gals, one wore orange shirts and the other was from Newark.

Neither the team from Fullerton nor the squad from Lathrop was the squad that finished with 775 points.

The squad that finished with 727 points didn't wear yellow shirts.

Alley Cats
Gutter Gals
Oddballs
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls

Castro Valley
Fullerton
Hartwick
Lathrop
Newark
Stacyville


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

The conductor arriving at Thornburg won't depart from Buttonwillow.

The conductor departing from Indio will leave sometime before the conductor arriving at Paradise.

Neither the conductor departing from Indio nor Chris is the conductor working on June 15.

The conductor arriving at Westgate won't depart from Indio.

The person arriving at Zwingle will leave 4 days after Julio.

Of the person arriving at Vinalhaven and the conductor working on June 11, one will depart from Buttonwillow and the other is Chris.

Chris will leave 1 day after the person departing from Daly City.

The conductor working on June 15 won't depart from Hardwick.

Neither the conductor working on June 11 nor Zachary is the person arriving at Paradise.

The conductor arriving at Paradise won't depart from Epworth.

Of the person arriving at Zwingle and Roderick, one is scheduled to leave on June 11 and the other is scheduled to leave on June 14.

Of the person arriving at Zwingle and the person arriving at Vinalhaven, one is Greg and the other is scheduled to leave on June 13.

Greg will leave 4 days after the person arriving at Westgate.

Neither the person departing from Hardwick nor the person working on June 11 is the conductor arriving at Vinalhaven.

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

Buttonwillow
Coulterville
Daly City
Epworth
Hardwick
Indio

Paradise Thornburg Vinalhaven Westgate Yreka Zwingle


"Extreme Outdoor Survival" is a popular television show that drops one person, alone, into a deserted location and films them as they try to survive for two weeks in the wild.  Each episode features a different person, in a different location, and each survivalist is given a different tool (like a fire starter) to use during the show.  Using only the clues below, match each show to its survivalist, location and air date, and determine what survival tool each person was given.

The show where the survivor brought the water filter wasn't filmed in Nicaragua.

The show filmed in Vanuatu aired 4 weeks before the episode where the survivor brought the knife.

Kurt's episode aired sometime after the episode filmed in Cambodia.

The show filmed in Vanuatu aired 1 week before Mathew's show.

The episode where the survivor brought the hatchet aired 1 week before the episode filmed in Kiribati.

Hector's show aired 1 week before the show where the survivor brought the duct tape.

Of Jon's show and the episode that aired on May 11th, one was filmed in Cambodia and the other gave its survivor the fire starter.

Of Kurt's episode and Jon's episode, one aired on May 4th and the other gave its survivor the rope.

The six episodes are the episode that aired on April 27th, the episode where the survivor brought the hatchet, the show where the survivor brought the knife, Jon's show, Alfredo's episode and Mathew's episode.

April 6th
April 13th
April 20th
April 27th
May 4th
May 11th

Bolivia Cambodia Kiribati Myanmar Nicaragua Vanuatu

duct tape
fire starter
hatchet
knife
rope
water filter


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

The traveler who went to Martinique set sail 1 year after the traveler who took the Trinity cruise.

Neither the person who took the 1986 cruise nor the person who took the Silver Shores cruise is Paula.

Of Paula and Jessica, one took the Azure Seas cruise and the other was on the 1988 cruise.

Of the traveler who took the Silver Shores cruise and Lee, one went to Grenada and the other was on the 1984 cruise.

Of the person who went to Trinidad and the person who took the Farralon cruise, one is Damon and the other was on the 1985 cruise.

Kathy, the traveler who took the 1986 cruise, the traveler who took the Silver Shores cruise and the person who took the Neptunia cruise are all different travelers.

The person who went to Puerto Rico set sail 2 years after the traveler who took the Trinity cruise.

The person who took the 1987 cruise went to Trinidad.

Azure Seas
Baroness
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores
Trinity

Aruba
Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Trinidad


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

The ring made of 18k gold is either the ring with the sapphire or the piece with the topaz.

The ring made of white gold has the opal.

Cheri's piece cost  less than the ring made of titanium.

Of the ring made of platinum and the piece with the opal, one cost $1400 and the other is Yolanda's.

The piece made of 24k gold cost 200 dollars less than the piece with the topaz.

The ring made of 24k gold cost  less than the piece with the opal.

Natasha's ring cost  less than the ring with the ruby.

Natasha's piece doesn't have the sapphire.

Of the ring that cost $1100 and the piece with the sapphire, one is made of titanium and the other is Felicia's.

The piece made of white gold cost 300 dollars less than the piece with the sapphire.

Neither the piece with the sapphire nor the piece with the aquamarine is the ring made of platinum.

Cheri Felicia Maggie Natasha Opal Yolanda

aquamarine amethyst opal ruby sapphire topaz

18k gold
24k gold
palladium
platinum
titanium
white gold


Greenville State College has several fraternities on campus, and Jeff has been researching them all to see which he wants to join.  Help him out by matching each fraternity house to its street and membership count, as well as the year it was founded on campus.

The frat founded in 1979 has somewhat more members than Delta Gamma Pi.

The house with 35 members wasn't founded in 1945.

Of Lambda Alpha and the house with 23 members, one is on Graydon Avenue and the other was founded in 1979.

The frat on Mckay Road is either Delta Gamma Pi or the house with 32 members.

Of the frat founded in 1979 and the frat on Norwood Street, one is Delta Gamma Pi and the other has 29 members.

Theta Delta has 12  more members than the frat founded in 1948.

The house with 32 members wasn't founded in 1945.

Neither the frat on Mckay Road nor the house with 29 members is Beta Pi Omega.

Tau Beta Pi is either the fraternity on Lawn Street or the fraternity founded in 1945.

The frat founded in 1948 has 3  fewer members than the fraternity on Virginia Street.

The frat on Norwood Street has 3  more members than the fraternity founded in 1950.

The house with 35 members wasn't founded in 1960.

Beta Pi Omega
Delta Gamma Pi
Lambda Alpha
Sigma Beta
Tau Beta Pi
Theta Delta

Graydon Avenue
Island Drive
Lawn Street
Mckay Road
Norwood Street
Virginia Street


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 camera made by Dayero costs 75 dollars more than the Zenix 2C.

The FC-520, the model with a resolution of 18 megapixels, the model made by Lirios, the $650 camera and the model made by Dayero are all different cameras.

The camera made by Honwa doesn't have a resolution of 15 megapixels.

The model made by Torvia costs  less than the Lectra 6.

The camera with a resolution of 10 megapixels costs 50 dollars less than the MX-827.

Neither the camera made by Lirios nor the model with a resolution of 15 megapixels is the $600 model.

The Tela G5 costs 50 dollars less than the camera with a resolution of 10 megapixels.

The model with a resolution of 26 megapixels isn't the MX-827.

The $575 model is either the camera made by Honwa or the camera with a resolution of 14 megapixels.

The model made by Cober isn't the FC-520.

The DM-5000 is either the $675 model or the camera with a resolution of 18 megapixels.

Of the $650 model and the Tela G5, one is made by Honwa and the other has a resolution of 18 megapixels.

The camera made by Dayero doesn't have a resolution of 15 megapixels.

10 megapixels
14 megapixels
15 megapixels
18 megapixels
24 megapixels
26 megapixels


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

The Arun launched 2 months before Chile's mission.

The mission going to Ganymede launched 2 months after the Arun.

The probe going to Enceladus, Lebanon's mission, and Gabon's probe are three different probes.

Of the Arun and the Dunsa, one launched in January and the other is going to Callisto.

Gabon's probe launched 3 months after the mission going to Mercury.

Of Lebanon's mission and the probe that launched in January, one is the Arun and the other is going to Mars.

The mission that launched in April is either Uruguay's mission or Chile's mission.

The mission going to Neptune launched 2 months before the Loakuk.

The probe that launched in January is going to Neptune.

Callisto Enceladus Ganymede Mars Mercury Neptune

Chile Gabon Lebanon Qatar Turkmenistan Uruguay


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

The person hired on March 12th wasn't hired by Leach & Mccall.

The person hired on March 21st is either Zachary or Nadine.

Of Abel and the Barr & Cobb hire, one was hired on March 24th and the other went to Sacred Heart College.

The Rutherford College graduate wasn't hired by Dorsey Assoc..

The six people are the person hired on March 27th, the Barr & Cobb hire, the Rutherford College graduate, the Leach & Mccall hire, the Riverview College graduate and the Green & Hayes hire.

The person hired on March 21st didn't graduate from Rutherford College.

The Velez & York hire was hired sometime before the Sacred Heart College graduate.

Cynthia was hired sometime before the Velez & York hire.

The Faraday College graduate was hired sometime before Rosalie.

Of the Riverview College graduate and the person hired on March 18th, one was hired by Barr & Cobb and the other is Gabriel.

Nadine didn't graduate from Albion College.

The person hired on March 27th is either Nadine or the Velez & York hire.

Abel Cynthia Gabriel Nadine Rosalie Zachary

Barr & Cobb
Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Ingram & Kemp
Leach & Mccall
Velez & York

Albion
Faraday
Riverview
Rutherford
Sacred Heart
Summit


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 course in room 319 isn't taught by Mr. Yang.

The fourth period class isn't taught by Mr. Yang.

The third period class isn't taught by Mr. Webster.

The Spanish class is held 3 periods after Mr. Morton's class.

The course in room 125 is held 1 period after Mr. Ingram's class.

The fourth period class is either the History class or the class in room 114.

The Physics class is held 2 periods before the course in room 319.

The Latin class is held 1 period after the course in room 114.

The French class is either the third period class or Mr. Ingram's class.

Mr. Stafford's class is either the course in room 215 or the course in room 208.

The course in room 125 is either the Geometry class or Mr. Stafford's class.

Alvarado Ingram Morton Stafford Webster Yang

French Geometry History Latin Physics Spanish


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

Of the diplomat leaving in June and the diplomat leaving in March, one will go to Warsaw and the other will leave for the 2 day visit.

Nguyen will leave 2 months after the diplomat going to Brussels.

The person going to Paris will leave 1 month after Stevenson.

The person going to Brussels will leave 1 month before Riggs.

Stevenson will leave 3 months before the ambassador with the 9 day visit.

Neither the person going to Warsaw nor the person going to Brussels is Ingram.

Of the ambassador with the 7 day visit and the diplomat going to Warsaw, one is Mr. Riggs and the other will leave in June.

The diplomat going to Dublin is either the ambassador with the 6 day visit or Riggs.

The diplomat going to Oslo won't leave for the 2 day visit.

The six diplomats are Fitzgerald, the diplomat going to Warsaw, the person going to Brussels, the diplomat leaving in March, the ambassador with the 7 day visit and the diplomat leaving in May.

The person leaving in January won't leave for the 4 day visit.

Fitzgerald Ingram Nguyen Riggs Stevenson Underwood

Brussels Dublin Oslo Paris Vienna Warsaw


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

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

The family moving in on Monday is either the Johnsons or the family paying $730 a month.

The family moving in on Friday is paying  less per month than the family moving into the Ethel Street apartment.

Neither the family moving into the Summit Street apartment nor the family paying $710 a month is the Nortons.

Neither the Pattersons nor the family moving into the Ivy Street apartment is the family paying $700 a month.

The Pattersons are paying 20 dollars more per month than the family moving into the Ridge Court apartment.

The family moving in on Thursday is paying 20 dollars less per month than the Johnsons.

Of the family moving into the Kermit Lane apartment and the family moving into the Ivy Street apartment, one is moving in on Tuesday and the other is paying $720 a month.

The Huffs are paying 30 dollars less per month than the family moving into the Ivy Street apartment.

The six families are the Thompsons, the family paying $720 a month, the family moving into the Ridge Court apartment, the family paying $690 a month, the family moving into the Summit Street apartment and the family paying $710 a month.

Huffs Ingrams Johnsons Nortons Pattersons Thompsons

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Ethel Street
Grove Street
Ivy Street
Kermit Lane
Ridge Court
Summit Street


A number of "real life superheroes" have set up shop in Paradise City, hoping to clean up the streets.  Match each person to his superhero identity, and determine the year he started and the neighborhood he patrols.

The superhero who patrols Frazier Park is either the person who started in 2007 or "Max Fusion".

Of "Deep Shadow" and "Ultra Hex", one is Cal Copeland and the other patrols Mission Vale.

Of "Max Fusion" and the superhero who patrols Green Hills, one began his crusade in 2009 and the other is Cal Copeland.

"Prism Shield" is either the hero who patrols Libertyville or the hero who patrols Summerland.

The person who patrols Summerland is either Orel Osborne or the hero who started in 2012.

The superhero who started in 2009 doesn't patrol Frazier Park.

The person who started in 2010 isn't Jimmy Joyce.

"Prism Shield" began 1 year before the person who patrols Mission Vale.

Of Red Reilly and Peter Powers, one is "Deep Shadow" and the other patrols Frazier Park.

"Wonderman" began sometime after Red Reilly.

Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Max Fusion
Prism Shield
Ultra Hex
Wonderman

Cal Copeland
Fred Fleming
Jimmy Joyce
Orel Osborne
Peter Powers
Red Reilly

Frazier Park
Green Hills
Idyllwild
Libertyville
Mission Vale
Summerland


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

Of Kurt and the one who had the shiraz, one ordered the citrus chicken and the other paid $25.99.

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

Of Olga and the one who had the shiraz, one paid $28.99 and the other paid $26.99.

The diner who ordered the citrus chicken paid 1 dollar more than Blanca.

Of the person who paid $27.99 and the one who had the merlot, one ordered the filet mignon and the other was Kurt.

Neither the diner who ordered the lobster tail nor the diner who ordered the sea bass was Evan.

The person who paid $29.99 was either the diner who ordered the filet mignon or the diner who ordered the lobster tail.

The person who paid $24.99 didn't order the pork chops.

Neither the one who had the shiraz nor the diner who ordered the sea bass was April.

The one who had the port paid  more than the diner who ordered the pork chops.

The one who had the port paid 1 dollar less than the diner who ordered the filet mignon.

bordeaux merlot port riesling shiraz zinfandel

citrus chicken
filet mignon
lobster tail
pork chops
red snapper
sea bass


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

Of Dawn and the person who played third, one started with the Benko Gambit and the other lost in 21 moves.

The player who lost in 36 moves played 1 game after Francis.

Of the player who lost in 25 moves and the person who played second, one started with the Benko Gambit and the other was Heather.

The person who played fourth didn't begin with the Reti Opening.

The player who lost in 21 moves played 4 games before the person who started with the Ware Opening.

Anne didn't begin with the Ware Opening.

Rose, the person who played fifth, and the person who lost in 36 moves are three different people.

The person who lost in 36 moves didn't begin with the Torre Attack.

The person who started with the Ware Opening, the person who lost in 21 moves, the person who played second, the person who played third and the person who lost in 30 moves were all different people.

The person who started with the Reti Opening played sometime after the person who lost in 25 moves.

Of Francis and the player who started with the Evans Gambit, one lost in 34 moves and the other played third.

Benko Gambit
Evans Gambit
Reti Opening
Torre Attack
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


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

The exhibit from France was held 1 month before the ceramics exhibit.

Of the armor presentation and April's exhibit, one saw 7,525 visitors and the other saw 10,425 visitors.

The presentation that pulled in 6,910 visitors is either March's exhibit or February's exhibit.

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

The sculpture presentation didn't happen in January.

The exhibit from France is either February's exhibit or the lacquerware exhibit.

The presentation from Philippines was held 2 months after the presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors.

The firearms exhibit, June's exhibit, the exhibit from Qatar and the presentation from France are all different exhibits.

Of the presentation from Qatar and April's exhibit, one featured ceramics and the other saw 8,880 visitors.

The exhibit that pulled in 8,880 visitors was held 1 month before the presentation from Uganda.

armor basketry ceramics firearms lacquerware sculpture

Chile France Jamaica Philippines Qatar Uganda


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

Bailey had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of the dog from Gilroy.

The dog from Underwood trained 1 week less than the dog Odette trained.

The canine that was in school for 10 weeks is either the one from Gilroy or the one Martha trained.

The canine Paula trained had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of Lucky.

Of the dog from Elgin and the dog Stephanie trained, one is Lucky and the other was in classes for 8 weeks.

Of the canine Nadine trained and the one from Keyes, one was in classes for 9 weeks and the other is Charlie.

Charlie had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of the dog from Lewiston.

The six dogs are Lucky, the canine from Gilroy, the dog Nadine trained, the dog that was in school for 8 weeks, the dog Martha trained and the one Teresa trained.

Gizmo trained 1 week more than the one from Elgin.

The dog that was in school for 11 weeks, Cooper, and the one Martha trained are three different dogs.

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

Martha Nadine Odette Paula Stephanie Teresa

Elgin Fontanelle Gilroy Keyes Lewiston Underwood


The state fair dancing competition winners have just been announced!  Match each dancer to her chosen dance style and final score, and determine the order in which each performed.

The person who danced fifth scored 3 points higher than the dancer who did the jitterbug.

Neither Geraldine nor the person who danced fifth was the person that scored 193 points.

The person who danced eighth scored 3 points lower than whoever danced the charleston.

The dancer who performed fifth scored 3 points lower than the dancer who did the hustle.

The person that scored 196 points didn't dance the foxtrot.

Of the person who danced seventh and Kara, one scored 184 points and the other did the charleston.

The person who danced the boogie-woogie was either the person who danced first or the dancer who performed eighth.

Whoever danced the charleston was either the person who danced second or the contestant that scored 193 points.

Neither the dancer who performed second nor the dancer that scored 190 points was Darla.

Yvette, the dancer who performed seventh, the contestant that scored 190 points and the person who danced fifth were all different dancers.

Of the dancer that scored 181 points and whoever danced the lindy, one was Darla and the other performed fifth.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points
193 points
196 points

boogie-woogie charleston foxtrot hustle jitterbug lindy


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

The Dragon F-15 doesn't have a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The six jets are the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.5, the Graywing VX, the $225 million aircraft, the Darkwing 6, the Vipertooth and the $150 million aircraft.

Of the $100 million plane and the jet with a top speed of Mach 1.8, one is the Kesseling and the other is the Graywing VX.

The $125 million plane has a top speed of Mach 3.2.

The Dragon F-15 costs 50 million dollars more than the jet built by McConnell.

The Vipertooth costs 25 million dollars less than the plane built by Wiseman.

The Graywing VX wasn't built by Wiseman.

Of the plane built by Tenerife and the aircraft built by Forsyth, one is the Darkwing 6 and the other costs $175 million.

The Falcon X-2 doesn't have a top speed of Mach 2.3.

Of the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.5 and the plane with a top speed of Mach 3.2, one was built by Forsyth and the other costs $100 million.

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

The $225 million jet doesn't have a top speed of Mach 3.4.

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Falcon X-2
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Vipertooth

Drummond Forsyth McConnell Pittakan Tenerife Wiseman

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


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.

Of the tour starting at Greektown and the tour with 6 people, one is with Adriana and the other is with Chester.

Howard's outing isn't a group of 8 people.

Of the 11:00am tour and the tour with 9 people, one is with Janice and the other will start at High Park.

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

The trip with 8 people will begin 1 hour before Adriana's trip.

The tour with 9 people will begin 2 hours before Chester's tour.

The 12 noon trip is either the trip starting at Chinatown or Dustin's outing.

Howard's outing won't start at Chinatown.

Janice's tour will begin 1 hour after the outing starting at Casa Loma.

Dustin's trip is either the trip with 12 people or the tour with 5 people.

Dustin's outing won't start at City Hall.

Adriana Chester Dustin Howard Janice Mindy

Casa Loma
Chinatown
City Hall
Greektown
High Park
Little Italy


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.

The six films are the movie that grossed $11 million, the movie directed by Kenneth Key, the movie directed by Odette Olson, the movie that opened in 105 theaters, the film that opened in 65 theaters and What a World.

Easy to Love was directed by Paula Pratt.

The film that opened in 92 theaters made somewhat more than the film directed by Jim Johnson.

The movie that opened in 105 theaters made 3 million less than Tippecanoe.

The film that grossed $5 million, the film directed by Odette Olson, and What a World are three different films.

Zephyr Breeze wasn't directed by Odette Olson.

The film that opened in 45 theaters, What a World, and the film that grossed $17 million are three different films.

Easy to Love made 3 million less than the movie that opened in 45 theaters.

The movie directed by Linda Lynch made 6 million more than Amerigo.

The film directed by Paula Pratt made 6 million more than the film that opened in 92 theaters.

The film that opened in 112 theaters, the film directed by Paula Pratt, and the movie that grossed $17 million are three different films.

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

Amerigo
Easy to Love
Let Me Out
Tippecanoe
What a World
Zephyr Breeze

Jim Johnson
Kenneth Key
Linda Lynch
Nan Norman
Odette Olson
Paula Pratt


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 graduate launching in June won't be focusing on radiation.

The graduate who will be studying larval growth will launch 3 months before the graduate assigned to mission ZF-15.

Geraldine is either the graduate who will be studying gamma rays or the person launching in March.

Of Katherine and the astronaut who will be studying larval growth, one will launch in March and the other will be on mission AV-435.

The person launching in April is either the astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes or the graduate assigned to mission WB-664.

Mercedes will launch 3 months after the astronaut who will be studying gamma rays.

The astronaut assigned to mission PR-97 will launch 2 months after Mercedes.

Patti, the graduate launching in April, the graduate launching in June and the graduate assigned to mission TV-412 are all different people.

Of the person assigned to mission ZF-15 and the astronaut assigned to mission WB-664, one is Delia and the other will focus on gamma rays.

Of the graduate who will be studying solar storms and the astronaut launching in May, one is Delia and the other will be on mission TV-412.

Delia Geraldine Katherine Mercedes Patti Vera

gamma rays
larval growth
photosynthesis
plant enzymes
radiation
solar storms


Geraldine didn't finish with 193 points.

Neither the performer who did the jitterbug nor whoever danced the lindy was the dancer who performed sixth.

Whoever danced the lindy didn't perform second.

The dancer who performed fifth scored 12 points higher than Verna.

Of Kara and the contestant that scored 193 points, one danced second and the other did the charleston.

Geraldine scored somewhat higher than the dancer who performed seventh.

The performer who did the jitterbug scored 3 points lower than Ollie.

The dancer who performed eighth scored somewhat higher than whoever danced the jitterbug.

The person who danced the hustle scored 9 points higher than Verna.

The dancer that scored 196 points danced second.

Of Verna and whoever danced the jitterbug, one performed seventh and the other scored 181 points.

Neither whoever danced the jitterbug nor the person who danced sixth was the contestant that scored 190 points.

charleston foxtrot hustle jitterbug lindy samba


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 product from Acton costs  more than Ivy Ingram's honey.

The $8.50 product isn't produced by Jim Joyner.

The basswood product costs 3 dollars less than Nick Norris's product.

The $10.50 product is either the clover product or Keith Koch's product.

Of the honey from Davis City and the $8.50 honey, one is made from sourwood nectar and the other is made from basswood nectar.

The lemon blossom product is either the $8.50 honey or the $5.50 honey.

The sage honey isn't produced by Keith Koch.

The honey from Fowler costs 1 dollar more than the basswood honey.

Ivy Ingram's honey costs 2 dollars less than the basswood honey.

Linda Lynn's honey costs 1 dollar less than the honey from Troy.

The honey from Acton isn't produced by Nick Norris.

Of the product from Davis City and the honey from Nevada, one costs $7.50 and the other is produced by Keith Koch.

basswood
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sage
sourwood

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

Acton
Belmond
Davis City
Fowler
Nevada
Troy


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.

Of the brown and pink seashell and the honey cerith shell, one was found in 2004 and the other was found in Saint Lucia.

The shell found in 2004 wasn't found in Grenada.

The spotted key shell was found 6 years after the pink and white shell.

Of the shark eye shell and the seashell found in 1998, one is white and yellow and the other was found in Puerto Rico.

The blue and white seashell was found 9 years after the shark eye shell.

The seashell found in 1995 is either the honey cerith shell or the spotted key shell.

The monk's fin shell was found sometime before the black and white shell.

Neither the blue and white seashell nor the seashell found in Barbuda is the spotted key shell.

The six shells are the seashell found in Jamaica, the monk's fin shell, the pink and yellow seashell, the blue and white seashell, the horned turban shell and the brown and pink seashell.

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

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

Barbuda
Grenada
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Tobago


Pearl's cell phone stopped working this week, so she's decided to go shopping for a brand new one.  Help her narrow down her choices by matching each phone to its brand name and storage size (in GBs), and determine the price of each.

The Yego Plus is either the Pegasus one or the $145 item.

Of the Andromeda item and the $225 item, one is the Epplex 7s and the other has 10 GB of storage.

The Winnow XD doesn't have exactly 8 GB of storage.

Of the $145 mobile phone and the 10 GB item, one is made by Dynatra and the other is the Zennia 580.

The Portimax C has 2 GB more storage than the Technitron item.

The Dynatra item has somewhat more storage than the Portimax C.

The six phones are the 8 GB one, the $25 mobile phone, the Zennia 580, the Technitron one, the $145 item and the Andromeda one.

The Opel one is either the 8 GB phone or the $75 one.

The 12 GB mobile phone doesn't cost $75.

Alphalon II
Epplex 7s
Portimax C
Winnow XD
Yego Plus
Zennia 580

Andromeda Dynatra Mobilex Opel Pegasus Technitron


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

The person who lost 3 lbs used the dairy-free diet.

The person who lost 7 lbs started jogging.

The friend who started a rowing regimen lost somewhat more pounds than Eula.

The dieter who used the sugar-free diet is either the dieter who started a cycling regimen or Doris.

The person who used the sugar-free diet lost somewhat more pounds than the dieter who started a rowing regimen.

The person who used the vegan diet is either Doris or the dieter who lost 9 lbs.

The person who started a jogging regimen is either the person who lost 11 lbs or the person who used the sugar-free diet.

The dieter who started a jogging regimen lost somewhat more pounds than the person who used the caveman diet.

The person who lost 13 lbs didn't use the vegetarian diet.

The dieter who started a cycling regimen lost 2 more pounds than Ora.

Barbara, the dieter who used the caveman diet, the person who lost 9 lbs, the dieter who used the sugar-free diet and the dieter who used the dairy-free diet are all different people.

The friend who started a racquetball regimen is either Lindsey or the friend who used the gluten-free diet.

The person who started a kayaking regimen didn't use the dairy-free diet.

caveman dairy-free gluten-free sugar-free vegan vegetarian

cycling jogging kayaking racquetball rowing yoga


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

The fighter from Los Angeles is either the woman with 12 losses or the boxer with 10 losses.

Barbra Bennes has  fewer wins than the woman from Glasgow.

The six people are Tracey, the boxer with 10 losses, the fighter with 39 wins, the woman with 36 wins, the boxer with 12 losses and the boxer with 15 losses.

The woman with 24 wins, the woman with 7 losses, and the woman with 15 losses are three different people.

Of Rhonda and the boxer with 39 wins, one has 4 losses and the other has 8 losses.

The woman with 36 wins doesn't have exactly 4 losses.

Of Patti and the woman from Glasgow, one has 10 losses and the other has 7 losses.

The fighter with 7 losses has 6  fewer wins than Rhonda.

Barbra Bennes has 3  fewer wins than the boxer from Portland.

Annie Axel
Barbra Bennes
Patti
Rhonda
Tracey
Vicki

Dublin
Glasgow
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Portland


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

Of the contestants that used the trebuchet and the group that launched the white potato, one scored a distance of 150 ft and the other scored a distance of 135 ft.

The contestants that launched the yellow potato didn't use the catapult.

The Mad Mashers went 15 feet farther than the team that used the slingshot.

The team that launched the red potato landed 15 feet short of the team that used the air cannon.

The group that launched the red potato landed 45 feet short of the Flying Eyes.

The contestants that launched the blue potato went 30 feet farther than the team that used the trebuchet.

Of the team that launched the yellow potato and the Super Tubers, one scored a distance of 150 ft and the other scored a distance of 195 ft.

The group that made it to 180 ft used the orange potato.

The Russets didn't have a best distance of 165 ft.

The Spud Chuckers, the group that used the trebuchet, and the contestants that made it to 180 ft are three different teams.

The Spud Chuckers didn't have a best distance of 165 ft.

The group that used the hybrid sling landed somewhat short of the group that launched the yellow potato.

Flying Eyes
Mad Mashers
Russets
Spud Chuckers
Super Tubers
Yukon Bolds

air cannon
catapult
hybrid sling
slingshot
trebuchet
vacuum cannon


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

Christy's cake is either the peach-flavored piece or the $225 cake.

The $250 piece isn't raspberry-flavored.

The piece shaped like a beach chair costs 25 dollars less than the lemon-flavored cake.

The raspberry-flavored cake isn't shaped like a train.

The $250 cake, Melba's piece, and the cake shaped like a potato are three different cakes.

The vanilla-flavored cake costs 50 dollars less than the piece shaped like a mountain.

Melba's cake costs 100 dollars more than the cake shaped like a beach chair.

The cake shaped like a train costs somewhat more than Francisco's piece.

Of Gayle's piece and the $125 piece, one is shaped like a beach chair and the other is vanilla-flavored.

Lori's cake isn't shaped like a sports car.

Christy's piece doesn't cost exactly $200.

Zachary's piece costs 75 dollars more than the vanilla-flavored cake.

Of the strawberry-flavored piece and the cake shaped like a football, one costs $225 and the other is Zachary's.

Christy Francisco Gayle Lori Melba Zachary

beach chair
football
mountain
potato
sports car
train

chocolate lemon peach raspberry strawberry vanilla


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

Of Orlando and the person who started at Tosohatchee, one walked 8 miles and the other finished at Fern Camp.

Of the hiker who trekked for 8 miles and Claude, one finished at Hobes Grove and the other finished at Coyote Creek.

The person who trekked for 8 miles didn't start at Cassia.

The hiker who finished at Flagler Trail walked somewhat less than the hiker who started at Lake Jesup.

The six hikers are the hiker who trekked for 11 miles, Wesley, Orlando, Rebecca, the hiker who finished at Fern Camp and the person who finished at Flagler Trail.

The person who finished at Black Hammock is either the hiker who started at Three Lakes or the hiker who started at Bull Creek.

Of the hiker who started at Three Lakes and the hiker who trekked for 13 miles, one is Danielle and the other finished at Flagler Trail.

The person who finished at Hobes Grove didn't start at Lake Jesup.

The hiker who finished at Black Hammock walked somewhat more than Claude.

The hiker who finished at Hobes Grove walked somewhat more than the person who started at Three Lakes.

8 miles
9 miles
10 miles
11 miles
12 miles
13 miles

Claude Danielle Jan Orlando Rebecca Wesley

Bull Creek
Cassia
Lake Jesup
Reedy Creek
Three Lakes
Tosohatchee

Black Hammock
Coyote Creek
Fern Camp
Flagler Trail
Hobes Grove
Joshua Creek


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

The player who's now with the Brewers graduated  after Ivan.

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

The player who graduated in 2007 isn't playing for the Orioles.

The player from Klamath is either Perry or the person who's now with the Tigers.

Neither the person who's now with the Reds nor the player who graduated in 2006 is Walter.

The person from Klamath graduated 3 years before the player who's now with the Reds.

Zachary graduated 2 years after the person from Wallagrass.

Neither the person who's now with the Indians nor the person from Apple Valley is Ivan.

Of Tom and the person who's now with the Yankees, one is from Santa Paula and the other graduated in 2009.

The person from Dolliver isn't playing for the Indians.

Of the person from Lovell and the player from Wallagrass, one graduated in 2009 and the other is now with the Reds.

Brewers Indians Orioles Reds Tigers Yankees

Apple Valley
Dolliver
Klamath
Lovell
Santa Paula
Wallagrass


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

Of the bird with a wingspan of 114 inches and the condor with a wingspan of 122 inches, one is 8 years old and the other was Pepper.

The 10-year-old bird has a wingspan 8 inches shorter than Smokey.

Mango has a wingspan somewhat longer than the condor released at Folsom Bend.

The bird released at Cordell Mesa is either the bird with a wingspan of 110 inches or Spike.

Of the condor with a wingspan of 114 inches and the bird released at Ralton Pass, one is 8 years old and the other was Mango.

The bird released at Ralton Pass isn't 4 years old.

Merlin doesn't have a wingspan of 102 inches.

Of Angel and the bird with a wingspan of 106 inches, one is 4 years old and the other is 11 years old.

Angel has a wingspan 4 inches longer than the 8-year-old condor.

The bird with a wingspan of 114 inches is either the bird released at Alkali Ridge or Smokey.

Pepper wasn't released at Bingham Canyon.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches
118 inches
122 inches

Alkali Ridge
Bingham Canyon
Cordell Mesa
Folsom Bend
Pecos Pueblo
Ralton Pass


The Norfolk Times recently sponsored a "Sail Around the World" race that pitted dozens of sailors against each other to see who could circumnavigate the globe, solo, in the fewest number of days.  Using only the clues below, match each sailor who actually finished the race to his or her boat and boat type, and determine how many days it took them to complete their circumnavigation.

The competitor who finished in 282 days was either Vicky Estes or Neal Bundt.

Debra Decker took 4 more days to finish than the sailor in the catamaran.

The sailor who finished in 286 days used the pilot cutter.

Debra Decker, the owner of the Bay Hawk, and the sailor in the trimaran are three different people.

Ed Alexander took 8 fewer days to finish than the competitor in the trimaran.

Gil Baxter took 4 more days to finish than the person in the ketch.

Of the owner of the Dream Walker and the sailor in the pilot cutter, one finished in 270 days and the other was Neal Bundt.

The sailor in the schooner took 4 more days to finish than the owner of the Quick Silver.

Debra Decker
Ed Alexander
Gil Baxter
Neal Bundt
Tara Carroll
Vicky Estes

catamaran
gaff cutter
ketch
pilot cutter
schooner
trimaran

Bay Hawk
Confluence
Dream Walker
Quick Silver
Sea Dart
Shady Lady


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

The home that rents for $1,600/month is 375 sq ft larger than the rental in Monticello.

Neither the home that rents for $1,100/month nor the home that rents for $1,600/month is the home owned by Hal Garrison.

Of the home that rents for $950/month and the home owned by Dan Callahan, one is in Angelus Oaks and the other offers 1,100 sq ft of living space.

The house owned by Inga Howell is 125 sq ft larger than the rental in Beaver Cove.

The house in Gilman is either the home that rents for $1,600/month or the home owned by Inga Howell.

The home owned by Greta Frank doesn't rent for $1,100/month.

Neither the home owned by Hal Garrison nor the home that rents for $1,100/month is the house in Hamilton.

The house in Beaver Cove is 250 sq ft larger than the rental owned by Lyle Kramer.

The home in Hamilton doesn't rent for $1,300/month.

Of the home in Angelus Oaks and the home owned by Greta Frank, one rents for $1,250/month and the other offers 1,225 sq ft of living space.

The 1,475 sq ft house is owned by Dan Callahan.

Angelus Oaks
Beaver Cove
Gilman
Hamilton
La Palma
Monticello

Dan Callahan
Greta Frank
Hal Garrison
Inga Howell
Jada Ingram
Lyle Kramer


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

The participant from Martensdale, the friend who brought the potato chips, Verna, the participant who brought the pork rinds and the party-goer who brought the onion dip are all different people.

The participant who brought the soda arrived 20 minutes after the friend from El Segundo.

The party-goer from Fairfield arrived 5 minutes before David.

The party-goer from Martensdale arrived 5 minutes before the party-goer who brought the potato chips.

Of the party-goer who brought the pork rinds and the party-goer from Fairfield, one arrived at 4:45 pm and the other arrived at 4:55 pm.

Wade arrived 5 minutes before the participant who brought the corn chips.

Verna arrived sometime after the participant who brought the hummus.

Of the participant who brought the pork rinds and the participant from Fairfield, one is Phyllis and the other arrived at 4:45 pm.

corn chips
hummus
onion dip
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Martensdale
Pine Valley


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

Sierra Battalion is either the group deploying to Shyeh or the battalion deploying in February.

The group deploying to Shyeh will deploy sometime before Zulu Battalion.

The group deploying to Shyeh will deploy 4 months after Uniform Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Ingram isn't Sierra Battalion.

Kilo Battalion will deploy 2 months after the group deploying to Kimeche.

The group deploying to Zenmoto isn't Kilo Battalion.

Of Quebec Battalion and the group deploying to Kimeche, one will deploy in February and the other is led by Commander Gilbert.

Of the group deploying to Ormmose and Sierra Battalion, one is led by Commander Gilbert and the other will deploy in February.

Of the battalion deploying in June and the group deploying to Verrild, one is Uniform Battalion and the other is led by Commander Knight.

The battalion led by Commander Ingram isn't Uniform Battalion.

Neither the group deploying to Kimeche nor the group deploying to Ormmose is the battalion led by Commander Joyce.

The battalion led by Commander Quinn will deploy 2 months after Sierra Battalion.

Dratur Kimeche Ormmose Shyeh Verrild Zenmoto


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 boat that saw 8 manatees, the Watery Pete, and the boat that went to Silver springs are three different boats.

The Samantha saw 1  fewer manatees than Captain Preston's boat.

The boat that saw 6 manatees didn't go to Rainbow Reef.

Of the boat that saw 3 manatees and Captain Preston's vessel, one was the Mellow Mel and the other went to Hollow Hole.

Captain Romero's vessel saw 3  more manatees than the boat that went to Arno's Spit.

The Daily Ray wasn't led by Captain Yang.

The Daily Ray is either the vessel that saw 5 manatees or the boat that went to Rainbow Reef.

The Mellow Mel saw 2  fewer manatees than Captain Quinn's vessel.

The Watery Pete was led by Captain Romero.

The vessel that saw 5 manatees didn't go to Trey's Tunnel.

Captain Lloyd's vessel is either the boat that went to Arno's Spit or the Sea Cow.

The Sea Cow didn't see a total of 8 manatees.

Captain Quinn's boat saw 1  fewer manatees than the vessel that went to Yellow Bend.

Benny II
Daily Ray
Mellow Mel
Samantha
Sea Cow
Watery Pete

Espinoza Lloyd Preston Quinn Romero Yang

Arno\'s Spit
Hollow Hole
Rainbow Reef
Silver springs
Trey\'s Tunnel
Yellow Bend


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 Sheltons aren't moving into the Ash Avenue apartment.

The family moving into the Front Street apartment is either the family paying $730 a month or the family moving in on Sunday.

Neither the family moving in on Monday nor the family moving in on Thursday is the family moving into the Lake Street apartment.

The Sheltons are paying  more per month than the family moving into the Brian Lane apartment.

Of the family moving in on Wednesday and the family moving into the York Court apartment, one is the Thompsons and the other is paying $680 a month.

The Sheltons aren't paying $700 a month.

The Huffs are either the family moving into the Lake Street apartment or the family paying $680 a month.

Of the family moving in on Tuesday and the Underwoods, one is moving into the Ash Avenue apartment and the other is paying $690 a month.

The Ingrams are paying 10 dollars less per month than the family moving in on Sunday.

The family moving in on Sunday is paying 20 dollars less per month than the family moving into the York Court apartment.

The family paying $720 a month isn't moving into the York Court apartment.

Of the family paying $730 a month and the family moving into the York Court apartment, one is the Russells and the other is moving in on Monday.

Huffs Ingrams Russells Sheltons Thompsons Underwoods

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Ash Avenue
Brian Lane
Front Street
Lake Street
Summit Street
York Court


Several die-hard "Galaxy Trek" fans, who also happen to be expert woodworkers, decided to hand-carve wooden figurines featuring a different character from their favorite show.  Match each person to the character they carved and the type of wood they used, and determine how much each is charging for their creations.

The woodworker who works with elm charges 2 dollars less than the sci-fi fan who sells Untiaos figurines.

Of the woodworker who charges 9 dollars and the carver who works with elm, one sells Guxuc figurines and the other is Nathan.

Johnnie charges 2 dollars less than the sci-fi fan who sells Rodim figurines.

The carver who sells Untiaos figurines is either Johnnie or the sci-fi fan who works with mahogany.

The carver who charges 13 dollars doesn't sell Rodim figurines.

The sci-fi fan who sells Shyclye figurines is either the woodworker who works with elm or the sci-fi fan who charges 11 dollars.

Of the woodworker who sells Shyclye figurines and the carver who works with fir, one charges 5 dollars and the other charges 3 dollars.

The sci-fi fan who sells Shyclye figurines charges  more than Doug.

Nathan charges  more than the sci-fi fan who sells Ageynia figurines.

The sci-fi fan who sells Nysest figurines doesn't work with hickory.

The sci-fi fan who sells Shyclye figurines charges 4 dollars less than the carver who works with ash.

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

Ageynia Guxuc Nysest Rodim Shyclye Untiaos


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

The presenter who got the B+ spoke 8 minutes less than Neal.

Of the presenter who got the A and Winifred, one talked about Domitian and the other spoke for 12 minutes.

The presenter who gave the presentation on Licinius spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who got the A.

The presenter who got the C+ was either the student who gave the presentation on Tacitus or the presenter who gave the presentation on Hadrian.

Neither the student who got the C- nor the student who spoke for 12 minutes was Kim.

Winifred spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who gave the presentation on Hadrian.

Neither Winifred nor the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes was the student who gave the presentation on Tacitus.

The six students were Estelle, the student who gave the presentation on Galerius, the presenter who gave the presentation on Licinius, the presenter who got the C-, the student who spoke for 8 minutes and the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes.

Of the presenter who got the B- and Estelle, one talked about Galerius and the other spoke for 16 minutes.

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

Catherine Estelle Kim Marvin Neal Winifred

Augustus Domitian Galerius Hadrian Licinius Tacitus


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.

Marilyn's session is either the ashtanga yoga class or the 9:30am class.

The 2:30pm class, Karen's session, and the session with 8 people are three different classes.

The session with 5 people starts 3 hours after Rosemary's class.

The hatha yoga class doesn't have exactly 12 people in it.

Of Nancy's session and the session with 8 people, one is at 10:30am and the other teaches anusara yoga.

The anusara yoga session is either the session with 9 people or the session with 5 people.

Of Rosemary's class and the hatha yoga class, one is at 2:30pm and the other has 14 people in it.

The class with 14 people begins 3 hours before the iyengar yoga class.

The 1:30pm session doesn't have exactly 9 people in it.

The prenatal yoga class is either the 11:30am class or the session with 8 people.

anusara ashtanga bikram hatha iyengar prenatal

Karen Marilyn Nancy Pamela Rosemary Sandra


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

The shot published by The Geographer was taken 4 months before the shot of the snow leopard.

The photo of the arctic fox was either the shot that cost $700 or the photo taken in May.

The shot published by The Geographer was taken 2 months before the shot that cost $250.

The shot of the red panda didn't cost $475.

The photo of the red panda was taken sometime before the photo that cost $300.

Neither the photo taken in June nor the photo of the tree kangaroo was the photo published by Wildzone.

The photo of the tree kangaroo cost $950.

Of the shot taken in June and the shot of the giant tortoise, one was published by Earth Aware and the other cost $700.

The shot taken in May was published by Science World.

The photo of the red panda wasn't taken in April.

The shot taken in July wasn't published by Wildzone.

The shot published by Nature Monthly was taken 1 month after the photo of the tree kangaroo.

arctic fox
giant tortoise
orangutan
red panda
snow leopard
tree kangaroo

Animal Science
Earth Aware
Nature Monthly
Science World
The Geographer
Wildzone


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

Of the campaign with 1225 responses and the ad with the $75,000 budget, one is the direct mailer and the other was produced by Julie Jordan.

The tv commercial is either the campaign with 925 responses or the ad with the $20,000 budget.

The radio spot has brought in 150  more responses than the campaign produced by Hal Hopkins.

The newspaper ad, the campaign produced by Julie Jordan, the ad with 1225 responses, the campaign produced by Eddie Evans and the ad with the $20,000 budget are all different campaigns.

Of the billboard and the campaign with 775 responses, one has the $30,000 budget and the other was produced by Iva Ingram.

The radio spot is either the campaign with 625 responses or the campaign with the $15,000 budget.

The ad with the $90,000 budget wasn't produced by Faith Fowler.

The ad with the $20,000 budget has brought 600  fewer responses than the newspaper ad.

The direct mailer is either the campaign with the $65,000 budget or the ad with 925 responses.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
radio spot
tv commercial

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


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

The business that received the $6,000,000 investment, the company started by Pat Padilla, and the business started by Betty Becker are three different businesses.

The business that received the $5,000,000 investment doesn't sell robots.

The startup that sells robots wasn't founded by Vicky Velez.

The startup started by Vicky Velez is either Madinkz.com or the startup that received the $4,000,000 investment.

The business that sells cell phones received 1 million dollars less than Tyngle.com.

The startup started by Fred Frost received 1 million dollars more than Byxby.com.

The business started by Vicky Velez received 2 million dollars less than the startup that sells kitchen wares.

Of the startup that sells kitchen wares and the startup that received the $5,000,000 investment, one was started by Will Waters and the other is Zetafish.com.

Gofro.com is either the business started by Addie Abrams or the company that received the $3,000,000 investment.

Of the startup that sells sports gear and the business that received the $5,000,000 investment, one is Tyngle.com and the other was started by Addie Abrams.

Tyngle.com received  less than the company started by Pat Padilla.

Addie Abrams
Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Pat Padilla
Vicky Velez
Will Waters

cameras
cell phones
kitchen wares
robots
sports gear
textbooks


Its a Presidential election year again, and the Iowa Caucuses are just a few weeks away!  So of course every candidate on the ballot is in the state and on the campaign trail.  The Sioux City Theatre had a different candidate booked to give a speech every night this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each candidate to his or her political party, and determine when each gave their speech and how many people were in attendance.

Of the Independent and Gara Oldman, one spoke in front of 850 attendees and the other spoke on January 19th.

Edith Frayle spoke in front of 1,450 attendees.

The speaker whose speech brought in 1,875 attendees was the Reformist.

Of Barron Tweed and the Independent, one spoke on January 15th and the other spoke in front of 1,450 attendees.

Of Ashley Dale and the Socialist, one spoke on January 17th and the other spoke in front of 850 attendees.

The person who spoke on January 16th was either the Reformist or the Democrat.

The Reformist spoke sometime before the speaker whose speech brought in 850 attendees.

The politician whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees spoke 2 days after Conner Dawes.

The speaker who spoke on January 17th didn't speak in front of exactly 2,600 attendees.

January 14th
January 15th
January 16th
January 17th
January 18th
January 19th

Ashley Dale
Barron Tweed
Conner Dawes
Edith Frayle
Fred Maddox
Gara Oldman

Democrat Independent Libertarian Objectivist Reformist Socialist


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.

Mr. Rodriguez's client is either the 18-year-old client or the 19-year-old client.

The client with the 10:00am class isn't Alvin.

The client with the 2:00pm class isn't Opal.

The client with the 9:00am class, Greg, Mr. Duke's client, the 17-year-old client and Mr. Glenn's trainee are all different people.

Of Mrs. Nolan's client and Greg, one is 19 years old and the other has the 1:00pm class.

Of the student with the 11:00am class and the 21-year-old student, one is Alvin and the other is Mrs. Nolan's trainee.

The student with the 9:00am class isn't 21 years old.

The 21-year-old student is scheduled sometime before Mr. Underwood's student.

Mr. Duke
Mrs. Engle
Mr. Glenn
Mrs. Nolan
Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. Underwood