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

Of the player who wears number 9 and the player with 11 goals, one is from the Ice Hogs and the other is Tucker.

The person from the River Kings scored somewhat more than Mooney.

The player with 10 goals wears number 6.

Yang scored 1 goal  more than the person from the River Kings.

Quinn scored 2 goals less than the person who wears number 12.

Neither the player from the Monsters nor the person with 7 goals is Rich.

The player who wears number 15 isn't from the Wolverines.

The person who wears number 24 scored somewhat more than Yang.

The player with 10 goals isn't from the Monsters.

Neither the player with 8 goals nor the player with 7 goals is Farrell.

Of the player with 9 goals and the player who wears number 15, one is Quinn and the other is from the Checkers.

Bears
Checkers
Ice Hogs
Monsters
River Kings
Wolverines


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

Of Bai Yun and the baby that weighed 97 grams, one was born in June and the other was Tai Shan's baby.

Tai Shan's baby was born 1 month after Mei Lan.

Den Ping didn't weight exactly 86 grams.

Of Den Ping and Bai Yun, one was Shi Lin's baby and the other was born in June.

Of the offspring that weighed 82 grams and Xi Lian's baby, one was born in January and the other was Chi Chi.

Shi Lin's baby was born 2 months before the panda that weighed 102 grams.

The six pandas were the offspring born in March, the panda that weighed 97 grams, the offspring that weighed 102 grams, Shi Lin's baby, Chi Chi and Wang Yu's baby.

The offspring that weighed 90 grams was either the offspring born in February or the offspring born in March.

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

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

82 grams
86 grams
90 grams
96 grams
97 grams
102 grams


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 honey cerith shell and the seashell found in 2007, one is brown and pink and the other is black and white.

The coquina shell wasn't found in Tobago.

The spotted key shell was found sometime after the shell found in Puerto Rico.

Neither the brown and yellow seashell nor the shell found in Grenada is the monk's fin shell.

The seashell found in 2004 is pink and yellow.

The monk's fin shell isn't black and white.

The brown and pink seashell was found 3 years after the seashell found in Saint Lucia.

Of the spotted key shell and the shell found in Grenada, one was found in 1995 and the other is white and yellow.

Neither the shark eye shell nor the coquina shell is the brown and yellow seashell.

Of the seashell found in Saint Lucia and the seashell found in 2001, one is brown and yellow and the other is the spotted key.

Neither the spotted key shell nor the coquina shell is the seashell found in Puerto Rico.

The shark eye shell was found sometime after the seashell found in Grenada.

The monk's fin shell was found in Aruba.

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

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

Aruba
Barbuda
Grenada
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Tobago


Powerhouse Records is about to release its first charity album next month.  Each track on the album is by a different band, and all proceeds directly benefit the California SPCA.  Using only the clues that follow, match each track to its band, title and genre, and determine its order on the album.

The bluegrass song is sometime before "Can't Escape".

The third track is either the bluegrass song or "Anything Else".

The folk track, Bliss Iron's track, and "Vanity Plates" are three different tracks.

The fifth song, the techno track, Hustle Boys's song and "Vanity Plates" are all different tracks.

Of Abacus's track and the grunge track, one is the sixth track and the other is "Can't Escape".

Of Gizmo Glory's track and Abacus's song, one is "Beverly" and the other is the sixth song.

The folk song is 3 tracks after Manic Android's song.

The dubstep track is 1 track after Legion Five's song.

The fourth song is either the folk song or "I Think of You".

Abacus
Bliss Iron
Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Legion Five
Manic Android

Anything Else
Beverly
Can\'t Escape
I Think of You
Vanity Plates
What We Need

bluegrass country dubstep folk grunge techno


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

Georgia has 10  more Facebook friends than the one with 59 LinkedIn connections.

Of the one with 789 Twitter followers and the person with 68 LinkedIn connections, one has 120 Facebook friends and the other is Arnold.

Neither the person with 160 Facebook friends nor Lindsey is the one with 599 Twitter followers.

Cedric has 10  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 85 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 85 LinkedIn connections is either the one with 120 Facebook friends or Georgia.

Of the one with 54 LinkedIn connections and Arnold, one has 760 Twitter followers and the other has 160 Facebook friends.

The person with 640 Twitter followers has 10  more Facebook friends than Danny.

The one with 130 Facebook friends doesn't have exactly 605 Twitter followers.

Opal is either the one with 57 LinkedIn connections or the person with 599 Twitter followers.

The person with 170 Facebook friends is either the one with 57 LinkedIn connections or the person with 599 Twitter followers.

The six people are Danny, the one with 160 Facebook friends, the one with 85 LinkedIn connections, the one with 78 LinkedIn connections, the person with 59 LinkedIn connections and the person with 640 Twitter followers.

Arnold Cedric Danny Georgia Lindsey Opal


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.

Dr. Underwood's article isn't 9 pages long.

Neither the piece about space travel nor the essay in Chapter 4 is the 16-page article.

The 14-page piece will appear somewhere in the book after the article about dinosaurs.

Dr. Sims's article won't be in Chapter 6.

The 8-page piece will appear somewhere in the book after the article about space travel.

Of the piece in Chapter 1 and the 16-page piece, one is about physiology and the other was written by Dr. Fletcher.

Of Dr. Phillips's article and the 8-page essay, one will be in Chapter 3 and the other is about asteroids.

The article in Chapter 6 isn't about physiology.

The piece in Chapter 6 isn't 14 pages long.

Neither the article in Chapter 6 nor the article about asteroids is Dr. Acevedo's essay.

The six essays are the 8-page piece, the essay about space travel, Dr. Phillips's essay, the article in Chapter 4, the piece in Chapter 6 and the piece about volcanoes.

Of Dr. Acevedo's piece and the article about physiology, one is 16 pages long and the other will be in Chapter 5.

Dr. Sims's essay is either the 10-page piece or the 16-page essay.

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

Acevedo Fletcher Phillips Sims Underwood Weber

asteroids
dinosaurs
oceanography
physiology
space travel
volcanoes


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

Tommy and the lacrosse player are different people.

The contestant who got 11 votes is either the architect or Pablo.

Francisco received  fewer votes than the architect.

The doctor is either the hockey player or the football player.

Lowell received 14 votes fewer votes than the golf player.

The lacrosse player is either the person who got 25 votes or the architect.

The basketball player received 21 votes more votes than the waiter.

Tommy is either the contestant who got 18 votes or the person who got 25 votes.

Of the dentist and the baseball player, one received 39 votes and the other is Colin.

The lawyer received  fewer votes than Francisco.

Colin Francisco Lowell Pablo Rudolph Tommy

baseball basketball football golf hockey lacrosse

architect
dentist
doctor
garbage man
lawyer
waiter


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

The journalist who went to Honduras left 2 days after Sid Snyder.

Randy Reid, the journalist sent out on April 6th, and the journalist sent out on April 4th are three different people.

The six people were Tam Terry, the person who covered the mass protests, the reporter who covered the Olympic games, the journalist sent out on April 8th, the reporter sent out on April 6th and the journalist who covered the election.

The journalist who went to Philippines left sometime after Peter Peck.

The reporter sent out on April 4th didn't cover the solar eclipse.

The person who covered the election left 1 day before Peter Peck.

The journalist sent out on April 7th, Randy Reid, and Tam Terry are three different people.

The person sent out on April 5th was either the person who went to Yemen or Orin Olsen.

The person who covered the election left 1 day before the reporter who went to Dominica.

The journalist sent out on April 8th didn't cover the earthquake.

Randy Reid didn't cover the solar eclipse.

The journalist who went to Uruguay covered the Olympic games.

April 4th
April 5th
April 6th
April 7th
April 8th
April 9th

Ned Noble
Orin Olsen
Peter Peck
Randy Reid
Sid Snyder
Tam Terry

earthquake
election
mass protests
Olympic games
royal wedding
solar eclipse

Dominica Honduras Monaco Philippines Uruguay Yemen


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 Haynes Inc. hire was hired sometime after Rosalie.

The Green & Hayes hire was hired sometime after the Northridge College graduate.

Of the Summit College graduate and Cynthia, one was hired by Green & Hayes and the other was hired on March 21st.

Kelvin, the person hired on March 18th, and the person hired on March 12th are three different people.

The Rutherford College graduate wasn't hired by Ingram & Kemp.

Of the Dorsey Assoc. hire and the Albion College graduate, one was hired on March 18th and the other is Zachary.

Of the person hired on March 24th and the Faraday College graduate, one is Kelvin and the other was hired by Haynes Inc..

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

Gabriel is either the Albion College graduate or the Faraday College graduate.

The Ingram & Kemp hire was hired sometime after the Faraday College graduate.

Abel was hired sometime after the Summit College graduate.

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

Abel Cynthia Gabriel Kelvin Rosalie Zachary

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

Albion
Faraday
Northridge
Rutherford
Sacred Heart
Summit


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

Of the A.I. built by Dr. Sicilia's team and the system from SFIT, one scored 76% and the other was Thales.

The A.I. that scored 55% wasn't built by Dr. Whitlaw's team.

The A.I. built by Dr. Sicilia's team was from UCLA.

The A.I. that scored 90% wasn't built by Dr. Coulson's team.

The system built by Dr. Sullivan's team, Archimedes, Pythagoeas, the A.I. that scored 62% and the A.I. from UCLA were all different systems.

Of the A.I. built by Dr. Fernandez's team and the A.I. from Exeter, one scored 90% and the other was Archimedes.

The system built by Dr. Neuman's team was either the A.I. from Stanford or the system from Oxford.

Of the system built by Dr. Neuman's team and Archimedes, one scored 83% and the other was from Stanford.

The system built by Dr. Sicilia's team finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the A.I. from Oxford.

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

Gorgias finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of the A.I. from SFIT.

Archimedes Aristotle Galen Gorgias Pythagoeas Thales

Coulson Fernandez Neuman Sicilia Sullivan Whitlaw


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.

Of the hero who patrols Green Hills and Billy Brewer, one began his crusade in 2012 and the other is "Criminal Bane".

The hero who patrols Summerland began sometime before "Deep Shadow".

The person who patrols Idyllwild is either Red Reilly or Lyle Lucas.

Tim Trevino is either the person who started in 2010 or the person who patrols Frazier Park.

"Wonderman" and Tim Trevino are different people.

The hero who started in 2008 is either the person who patrols Frazier Park or "Prism Shield".

"Deep Shadow" began sometime before the person who patrols Frazier Park.

"Max Fusion" began 2 years before Matt Minkle.

Ivor Ingram began 3 years after the hero who patrols Tenth Avenue.

"Wonderman" is either the superhero who started in 2009 or the superhero who started in 2010.

Criminal Bane
Deep Shadow
Max Fusion
Prism Shield
Ultra Hex
Wonderman

Billy Brewer
Ivor Ingram
Lyle Lucas
Matt Minkle
Red Reilly
Tim Trevino

Frazier Park
Green Hills
Idyllwild
Mission Vale
Summerland
Tenth Avenue


Barker County holds a weekly farmer's market every Saturday, during which vegetable sellers from all over the county can set up shop to sell their produce.  Each stall sells only one type of vegetable, and each for a different price per pound.  Using only the clues below, match each seller to his or her vegetable, and determine its price-per-pound as well as the town in which is was grown.

Billy's produce aren't from Kings Beach.

The vegetables from New Canada sell for somewhat less per pound than the turnips.

The produce from Oxnard are the potatoes.

Of the vegetables from Monroe and the goods that sell for $2.70 per pound, one type is the potatoes and the other type is sold by Vincent.

The vegetables that sell for $2.50 per pound aren't from Monroe.

The spinach sell for 10 cents more per pound than the produce from Iowa City.

Tracey's goods are either the produce that sell for $3.00 per pound or the vegetables from Agency.

Dan's goods are either the goods from Iowa City or the spinach.

The vegetables from Agency are either the spinach or the kale.

Of the kale and the goods from New Canada, one type sells for $2.60 per pound and the other sell for $2.50 per pound.

The radishes sell for 30 cents more per pound than Willie's vegetables.

The produce that sell for $3.00 per pound are either the goods from Iowa City or the vegetables from Kings Beach.

Willie's produce don't sell for $2.50 per pound.

The vegetables from Agency sell for somewhat more per pound than the potatoes.

beets kale potatoes radishes spinach turnips

Agency
Iowa City
Kings Beach
Monroe
New Canada
Oxnard


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

Ida's pet was bought sometime after the lovebird.

Of the bird bought in May and the bird purchased in Sumner, one is the parrot and the other is Molly's.

The canary was bought 2 months before the bird purchased in Inyokern.

The finch is either the bird purchased in Inyokern or the bird bought in April.

The bird purchased in Sumner is the parakeet.

Of Faye's pet and the bird bought in January, one was purchased in Truesdale and the other is the macaw.

Sara's pet was bought 3 months before the bird purchased in Grimes.

Gladys's pet was bought 1 month after the parakeet.

canary finch lovebird macaw parakeet parrot

Aurora Grimes Inyokern Orleans Sumner Truesdale


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

The skydiver who wears the silver suit started skydiving 3 years after Leslie.

The skydiver who has done 85 previous jumps started skydiving sometime before the jumper who wears the yellow suit.

Dwayne hasn't done exactly 73 previous jumps.

The skydiver who has done 49 previous jumps started skydiving sometime after the skydiver who wears the lime green suit.

Of the skydiver who wears the gold suit and the jumper who has done 85 previous jumps, one started skydiving in 1983 and the other started skydiving in 1982.

The skydiver who has done 49 previous jumps is either the jumper who wears the teal suit or the jumper who wears the gold suit.

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

Of the jumper who has done 78 previous jumps and the jumper who first started in 1984, one wears the lime green suit and the other is Kelly.

Gordon is either the skydiver who has done 58 previous jumps or the jumper who wears the teal suit.

Ira is either the skydiver who first started in 1987 or the skydiver who has done 49 previous jumps.

The jumper who first started in 1982 hasn't done exactly 78 previous jumps.

The jumper who first started in 1987 is either the jumper who has done 58 previous jumps or the jumper who has done 73 previous jumps.

The skydiver who has done 102 previous jumps wears the lime green suit.

aquamarine
gold
lime green
silver
teal
yellow


Drissel's Tortoise Farm is a refuge for tortoises from all over the world, many of which can live to be well over 100 years of age.  Using only the clues below, match each tortoise on the farm to its species and age, and determine its country of origin.

The animal from Uruguay is  older than the horned tortoise.

The tortoise from Kazakhstan is  older than the swoop-backed tortoise.

Of the 14-year-old one and the one from Zimbabwe, one is the ringed tortoise and the other is named Methuselah.

The animal from Zimbabwe, the swoop-backed tortoise, and the 68-year-old animal are three different animals.

The 104-year-old tortoise isn't from Uruguay.

Chewie, the 104-year-old one, and the armored tortoise are three different animals.

The six animals are the animal from Kazakhstan, the swoop-backed tortoise, Snappy, the 68-year-old animal, the 104-year-old animal and the two rimmed tortoise.

Of Chewie and the ringed tortoise, one is from Zimbabwe and the other is 86 years old.

Speedy is either the tortoise from Swaziland or the one from Zimbabwe.

The 104-year-old one isn't the ringed tortoise.

Of Snappy and the animal from Kazakhstan, one is 50 years old and the other is the armored tortoise.

Chewie Methuselah Snappy Speedy Toredo Yoda

armored
horned
pitch belly
ringed
swoop-backed
two rimmed

Guinea Kazakhstan Qatar Swaziland Uruguay Zimbabwe


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

The Cavalo, the vehicle that received the $75 fine, and the car that received the $50 fine are three different cars.

The vehicle from Pennsylvania was fined somewhat more than the Injitsu.

Of the vehicle from Colorado and the automobile that received the $150 fine, one has the MRT-628 plates and the other is the Hornet.

The automobile that received the $125 fine is from Alaska.

The automobile with the SVZ-880 plates was fined somewhat more than the Etsalle.

The Injitsu was fined 25 dollars more than the vehicle with the SVZ-880 plates.

Of the car that received the $100 fine and the automobile from Florida, one is the Fierro and the other has the GGZ-007 plates.

The Fierro was fined 50 dollars less than the vehicle from Delaware.

The Grandero, the automobile with the RBD-337 plates, and the car that received the $50 fine are three different cars.

The vehicle that received the $125 fine doesn't have the RBD-337 plates.

The automobile from Florida doesn't have the YGA-441 plates.

Cavalo Etsalle Fierro Grandero Hornet Injitsu

Alaska Colorado Delaware Florida Pennsylvania Vermont


Gallagher's Gym offers person training session to its members, and unfortunately today's schedule has been lost in a computer crash!  Help them sort it all out by matching each customer to his or her trainer and session time, and determine what type of exercise program will be the focus of each.

The racketball appointment is 4 hours after the lesson with Kristin.

The appointment at 11:30am is with Michelle.

Of Blake's appointment and the session with Howard, one will focus on free weights and the other will focus on yoga.

The swimming session is 1 hour after the lesson with Kristin.

Arnold's lesson is sometime after the session with Lena.

Emma's appointment is sometime after the yoga appointment.

The six sessions are Danny's lesson, the appointment with Nicholas, the lesson with Lena, the yoga appointment, the cardio lesson and the session at 12:30pm.

The appointment at 1:30pm is either the session with Irene or Danny's appointment.

Emma's appointment is either the rowing lesson or the session at 1:30pm.

Garrett's lesson is sometime after the cardio session.

Howard Irene Kristin Lena Michelle Nicholas

cardio
free weights
racketball
rowing
swimming
yoga


Harold and Nate work at the lost luggage department of Victoryville Airport.  They have a number of misplaced bags that need to be weighed, catalogued and sent off to their proper destinations.  Help them out by matching each bag to its color, weight, rightful owner and proper destination.

The ochre bag weighs 3 pounds less than Tanya Gould's piece.

The bag that needs to go to Orlando, the piece that weighs 44 pounds, and the brown piece are three different pieces.

The suitcase that weighs 50 pounds, the luggage that needs to go to Los Angeles, and Vic Evans's suitcase are three different pieces.

Ute Fleming's suitcase is either the bag that weighs 50 pounds or the luggage that needs to go to Denver.

The luggage that weighs 50 pounds wasn't supposed to go to Atlanta.

The bag that needs to go to Los Angeles, the piece that weighs 47 pounds, and the luggage that weighs 41 pounds are three different pieces.

Of the brown bag and the suitcase that weighs 47 pounds, one was supposed to go to Atlanta and the other is Zed Alexander's.

Yolanda Bauer's bag is either the luggage that weighs 41 pounds or the brown suitcase.

The bag that weighs 50 pounds isn't yellow.

Wanda Dotson's luggage doesn't weigh 44 pounds.

The ochre bag weighs 3 pounds less than the suitcase that needs to go to Chicago.

Of Zed Alexander's bag and the piece that weighs 44 pounds, one was supposed to go to New York and the other is indigo.

Tanya Gould
Ute Fleming
Vic Evans
Wanda Dotson
Yolanda Bauer
Zed Alexander

Atlanta
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Orlando


The automobile from Mississippi was fined 50 dollars more than the vehicle with the YGA-441 plates.

The car that received the $150 fine, the vehicle from Florida, and the car with the BMG-831 plates are three different cars.

The Dartson was fined 25 dollars more than the car from Utah.

The vehicle from Vermont has the RBD-337 plates.

The Hornet, the vehicle that received the $100 fine, and the vehicle from Mississippi are three different cars.

Of the automobile with the GGZ-007 plates and the automobile from Louisiana, one is the Fierro and the other was fined $125.

The automobile with the MRT-628 plates was fined somewhat less than the automobile from Louisiana.

The automobile from Vermont was fined somewhat more than the Etsalle.

The car from Utah was fined 25 dollars less than the automobile with the RBD-337 plates.

The automobile from Utah, the automobile with the SVZ-880 plates, and the vehicle with the GGZ-007 plates are three different cars.

The vehicle that received the $125 fine is either the car from Mississippi or the automobile with the GGZ-007 plates.

Of the automobile from Mississippi and the car that received the $100 fine, one has the BMG-831 plates and the other is the Injitsu.

Cavalo Dartson Etsalle Fierro Hornet Injitsu

Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Utah Vermont


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

The rental to be picked up in Redding is for a period 3 days longer than Penny Perry's reservation.

The rental to be picked up in Valencia is either the Fiat rental or Hannah Herman's rental.

Zora Zinn's reservation is for the Lexus.

Of the 3 day reservation and the Chevrolet rental, one will be picked up in Durham and the other is Kathy Koch's.

Gena Graham's reservation is either the reservation to be picked up in Valencia or the Dodge rental.

The reservation to be picked up in Durham is for a period 1 day longer than Edna Erickson's rental.

Of the 3 day reservation and the Buick rental, one is Hannah Herman's and the other will be picked up in Brownfield.

Neither Kathy Koch's reservation nor the Hyundai rental is the reservation to be picked up in Redding.

Of the 6 day rental and the Fiat rental, one will be picked up in Los Altos and the other will be picked up in Valencia.

The reservation to be picked up in Durham isn't for the Hyundai.

Penny Perry's rental isn't for the Hyundai.

2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days

Edna Erickson
Gena Graham
Hannah Herman
Kathy Koch
Penny Perry
Zora Zinn

Buick Chevrolet Dodge Fiat Hyundai Lexus

Brownfield
Durham
Groveland
Los Altos
Redding
Valencia


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

The Varseyton team's car didn't have a high speed of exactly 62 MPH.

The Ober College team's car was either the automobile with a high speed of 62 MPH or the car with a high speed of 74 MPH.

Of the Alby College team's automobile and the Versem, one drove for 625 miles and the other had a high speed of 65 MPH.

The Yamahana was either the automobile that drove for 550 miles or the Bennington team's automobile.

Of the Alby College team's automobile and the car that drove for 650 miles, one had a high speed of 65 MPH and the other is the Zenmoto.

The Versem drove 25 miles farther than the car with a high speed of 81 MPH.

The Awick drove somewhat farther than the Varseyton team's car.

The Cober drove 100 fewer miles than the Darbyshire team's automobile.

The Yamahana drove 25 miles farther than the Varseyton team's automobile.

The Poltris didn't have a high speed of exactly 62 MPH.

The Poltris drove somewhat less than the Varseyton team's car.

525 miles
550 miles
575 miles
600 miles
625 miles
650 miles

Awick Cober Poltris Versem Yamahana Zenmoto

62 MPH
65 MPH
70 MPH
72 MPH
74 MPH
81 MPH

Alby College
Bennington
Darbyshire
Ober College
Trebus State
Varseyton


The Alabama Wildlife Fund has successfully lobbied to have a number of nature reserves established in places to protect the habitats of certain endangered animals.  Using only the clues below, match each park to the year it was established and the animal that lives within it, and determine the county in which each is located.

Of the fig turtle's reserve and Rosemary Park, one was established in 2004 and the other is in Wilcox County.

The six parks are the frilled stork's reserve, the park in Franklin County, Rosemary Park, Wanda Park, the park established in 2014 and the reserve established in 2012.

The park in Pickens County was established 4 years before Howard Park.

Elm Park was established sometime before the park in Chilton County.

Of the park in Talladega County and the frilled stork's reserve, one is Howard Park and the other was established in 2010.

The park in Lamar County was established 8 years before the western gull's reserve.

Rosemary Park was established 2 years before the pygmy beaver's reserve.

The reserve in Franklin County was established sometime before the fig turtle's reserve.

Foxtail Bend is either the reserve in Chilton County or the western gull's reserve.

Wanda Park is either the frilled stork's reserve or the atlas otter's reserve.

Elm Park
Foxtail Bend
Howard Park
Rosemary Park
Riverside Glen
Wanda Park

atlas otter
fig turtle
frilled stork
pygmy beaver
sandy hare
western gull

Chilton Franklin Lamar Pickens Talladega Wilcox


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.

Yeust's masterpiece and "Willow Bend" are different paintings.

The piece that's been missing for 19 years is either "Orange Sky" or "Hoxley Hills".

"Willow Bend" is either the 1921 piece or the piece that's been missing for 13 years.

Honasha's masterpiece was painted sometime before the painting that's been missing for 13 years.

Yeust's masterpiece is either the 1913 piece or the 1921 piece.

The piece that's been missing for 22 years was painted sometime before Honasha's painting.

Of the piece that's been missing for 15 years and "Clockwork", one was painted in 1937 and the other is by Arim Aleen.

"Girl at Sea" was painted 24 years after the masterpiece that's been missing for 25 years.

Mebel's piece hasn't been missing for exactly 19 years.

Mebel's painting was painted 16 years before "Lost in Time".

The 1905 piece is either the painting that's been missing for 13 years or Nysotia's piece.

Arim Aleen
Honasha
Mebel
Nysotia
Warvoro
Yeust

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


Valero's 5k Fun Run was held yesterday in the downtown district.  Determine the shirt color and hometown of each of the top runners, and match each to their finishing time.

Franklin finished 1 minute before the contestant in the black shirt.

Of Ted and the competitor in the white shirt, one finished in 25 minutes and the other was from Yorba Linda.

The runner from Idyllwild didn't wear the violet shirt.

Neither the contestant from Idyllwild nor Zachary was the runner in the black shirt.

Franklin finished 1 minute before the contestant from Quimby.

Franklin was either the runner from Moreno Valley or the competitor who finished in 24 minutes.

The contestant from Moreno Valley finished sometime after the competitor in the violet shirt.

Of the competitor in the black shirt and the runner who finished in 25 minutes, one was from Corinth and the other was Herman.

The competitor in the aquamarine shirt finished 2 minutes before Ted.

Of the contestant who finished in 25 minutes and the competitor who finished in 24 minutes, one was Lynn and the other wore the yellow shirt.

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

aquamarine black indigo violet white yellow

Corinth
Idyllwild
Moreno Valley
Quimby
Urbandale
Yorba Linda


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

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

The map published in 1767 wasn't of Warsaw.

Waldemuller's map wasn't of North Africa.

The print of Scandinavia was published 36 years before the $315 map.

The $1,100 print is either the map of Warsaw or the map published in 1749.

Stamson's print was published 18 years after the map of Tuscany.

The map of Tuscany was published 36 years before the $750 map.

The print published in 1803 was of Denmark.

The map published in 1785 is either the map of North Africa or the $1,500 print.

The map of Denmark is either the print published in 1749 or Caronelli's map.

The $545 map was published sometime after the map of Tuscany.

Of the $250 print and Muenster's print, one was of Denmark and the other was published in 1713.

Bleux Caronelli Handle Muenster Stamson Waldemuller

Corsica
Denmark
North Africa
Scandinavia
Tuscany
Warsaw


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 submersible with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet costs somewhat more than the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc..

The Ompoc Eleven is either the craft with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet or the submarine with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet.

Of the Marine V and the submersible with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet, one costs $27,000 and the other is sold by Abyss Toys.

The six submarines are the submersible with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet, the craft built by Watertime LLC, the Marine V, the $28,000 submersible, the $30,000 submersible and the craft built by Zephyr Waves.

The Abby EX-4, the $30,000 craft, and the submersible built by Abyss Toys are three different submarines.

The $30,000 craft isn't sold by Pan Systems.

The Cafader Six has a maximum depth of 7,000 feet.

Of the Abby EX-4 and the submersible built by Pan Systems, one has a maximum depth of 16,000 feet and the other costs $29,000.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet, the submersible built by Watertime LLC, and the $28,000 submarine are three different submarines.

The craft with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet costs somewhat more than the submersible built by Watertime LLC.

The $30,000 submersible doesn't have a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

The Rubico One doesn't have a maximum depth of 10,000 feet.

Of the $25,000 submersible and the submersible with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet, one is sold by Pan Systems and the other is the Cafader Six.

Abby EX-4
Cafader Six
Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Ukani Q2

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


Several anthropology PhD candidates will each publish a dissertation this year about a different aboriginal culture they've been living with and studying.  Match each student to the culture they've written about and the country in which it is located, and determine the month in which each dissertation will be published.

Luther will publish 4 months before the student who has been working in Egypt.

Luther will publish sometime before the student who has been working in Jamaica.

Hazel has been studying the Burutia culture.

Of the person who has been studying the Jenadije culture and the person who has been working in Oman, one is Hazel and the other will publish in January.

The person who will publish in February hasn't been working in Argentina.

The person who has been working in Argentina hasn't been studying the Iaick culture.

Luther is either the student who has been studying the Jenadije culture or the student who has been working in Argentina.

Ira will publish 1 month after the student who has been working in Argentina.

The student who has been working in Chad will publish 1 month after Pablo.

Ira will publish sometime before the student who has been working in Oman.

Guadalupe, the person who has been studying the Phehin culture, the person who has been working in Argentina and the student who has been working in Egypt are all different students.

Of the person who has been working in Chad and the person who has been studying the Tonange culture, one will publish in April and the other is Wilbur.

Burutia Iaick Jenadije Phehin Tonange Zhale

Argentina Belize Chad Egypt Jamaica Oman


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

The line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH reaches a height of 45 ft.

Line E is  longer than the one with a maximum height of 25 ft.

The line with a maximum height of 30 ft is either the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH or the 900 ft line.

Of the one with a maximum height of 70 ft and the 750 ft one, one is Line A and the other is Line D.

Line E doesn't have a maximum speed of exactly 50 MPH.

The 700 ft zip line doesn't have a maximum speed of exactly 25 MPH.

Line C doesn't have a maximum height of 25 ft.

Line G is  longer than the line that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 55 MPH is 50 feet shorter than the one with a maximum height of 25 ft.

The 750 ft one reaches a height of 40 ft.

Of the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH and the 850 ft one, one is Line B and the other reaches a height of 55 ft.

Of the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH and the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH, one is 800 ft long and the other is Line A.

Line A
Line B
Line C
Line D
Line E
Line G

25 MPH
35 MPH
40 MPH
45 MPH
50 MPH
55 MPH


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

The town with a forecasted high of 31 degrees will get 3 fewer inches of snow than the town with a forecasted low of 22 degrees.

Indio doesn't have a forecasted low of 22 degrees.

Of the town that will get 5 inches of snow and the location with a forecasted low of 22 degrees, one has a predicted high of 29 degrees and the other has a predicted high of 36 degrees.

Of Lindsay and the town with a forecasted low of 18 degrees, one is expected to receive 1 inch of snow and the other has a predicted high of 27 degrees.

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

Lindsay will get 1 less inch of snow than the town with a forecasted low of 11 degrees.

The six towns are Alden, the town with a forecasted low of 12 degrees, the location with a forecasted high of 27 degrees, the location that will get 3 inches of snow, the town with a forecasted high of 29 degrees and the location that will get 5 inches of snow.

Brownfield has a forecasted low of 11 degrees.

Alden doesn't have a predicted high of 24 degrees.

The town with a forecasted low of 13 degrees will get somewhat less snow than Daly City.

The town with a forecasted low of 13 degrees will get 1 more inch of snow than Indio.

1 inch
2 inches
3 inches
4 inches
5 inches
6 inches

Alden
Brownfield
Daly City
Indio
Lindsay
Wayland

11 degrees
12 degrees
13 degrees
18 degrees
19 degrees
22 degrees

24 degrees
27 degrees
29 degrees
30 degrees
31 degrees
36 degrees


The town of Grandwood Park has several homes that are rumored to be haunted.  Priscilla has visited all of them this past year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each house to its street and the name of its alleged "ghost," and figure out which month Priscilla visited it.

Barnhill was investigated 1 month before the building haunted by Geoffrey.

The house haunted by Brunhilde wasn't located on Fifth Avenue.

Neither the house haunted by Brunhilde nor Stockford was the house on Circle Drive.

Of the house Priscilla visited in May and the home Priscilla visited in April, one was Fletcher Rise and the other was on Haley Square.

Barnhill was either the house haunted by Francis or the home Priscilla visited in April.

The home on Bird Road was investigated 2 months before Hughenden.

Barnhill was investigated 1 month before the house on Circle Drive.

The home haunted by Francis was visited sometime after the house on Fifth Avenue.

Of the home on Circle Drive and the building Priscilla visited in May, one was said to be haunted by Abigail and the other was Downsell.

Of Hughenden and the building on Grant Place, one was visited in May and the other was said to be haunted by Victor.

Balfern
Barnhill
Downsell
Fletcher Rise
Hughenden
Stockford

Bird Road
Circle Drive
Eagle Street
Fifth Avenue
Grant Place
Haley Square

Abigail
Brunhilde
Francis
Geoffrey
Lady Grey
Victor


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.

Of the ring that cost $1500 and the ring made of white gold, one has the sapphire and the other is Terry's.

Neither Cheri's ring nor Natasha's ring is the piece with the amethyst.

The ring that cost $1200 is either the piece with the ruby or Natasha's piece.

The ring made of silver doesn't have the topaz.

The ring made of palladium is either the piece with the ruby or the ring with the amethyst.

The ring made of white gold is either the ring with the aquamarine or the ring that cost $1600.

Natasha's piece cost  less than the ring with the topaz.

The piece that cost $1200 is made of titanium.

The piece that cost $1300 isn't made of palladium.

Of the ring that cost $1600 and the piece that cost $1500, one is made of 14k gold and the other is Becky's.

Rebecca's ring cost 100 dollars more than the piece with the ruby.

Becky's piece cost  more than the ring with the amethyst.

aquamarine amethyst diamond ruby sapphire topaz

14k gold
24k gold
palladium
silver
titanium
white gold


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

The scout who won the ceramics badge was either Josefina or the scout who got the sixth award.

The girl from troop 4250 didn't win the wildlife badge.

The girl from troop 4781 was awarded 2 spots after the youngster who won the leadership badge.

Felicia was awarded  after the scout who won the theater badge.

The scout from troop 3094 was awarded 2 spots before Josefina.

Wendy was awarded  after the youngster from troop 4781.

The girl from troop 5025 didn't win the leadership badge.

Of Tara and the girl from troop 4031, one won the ceramics badge and the other was awarded fifth.

Angelina Felicia Josefina Maxine Tara Wendy

ceramics
first aid
leadership
swimming
theater
wildlife


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

The feature that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E. is 930 meters wide.

The feature that was dated to 180,000 B.C.E., the crater discovered in April, and the crater discovered in December are three different impacts.

The crater in Uganda is 1,200 meters wide.

The feature that is 930 meters wide wasn't discovered in June.

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

The crater in Rwanda was found in September.

The feature in Rwanda isn't exactly 3,500 meters wide.

The crater that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E. was either the feature in Oman or the crater discovered in February.

The feature in Macedonia was either the feature that is 1,480 meters wide or the feature that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E..

Of the feature that was dated to 60,000 B.C.E. and the crater that is 1,200 meters wide, one was found in December and the other is in Brunei.

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

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

Brunei Macedonia Oman Rwanda Uganda Yemen

February April June August September December

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


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

The person who went to Barbados set sail sometime after Greg.

The person who took the Silver Shores cruise set sail 2 years after the traveler who went to Jamaica.

Cory set sail 1 year after the person who went to Jamaica.

The traveler who went to Trinidad set sail sometime before the person who took the Neptunia cruise.

Of the traveler who took the 1988 cruise and the traveler who took the Caprica cruise, one is Jessica and the other went to Saint Lucia.

Francis set sail sometime after the traveler who went to Grenada.

Francis, the person who took the Neptunia cruise, the traveler who took the 1988 cruise, the person who took the 1987 cruise and the person who took the 1983 cruise are all different travelers.

Eugene set sail 3 years after the traveler who went to Jamaica.

Neither the traveler who took the Neptunia cruise nor the person who took the Silver Shores cruise is the person who went to Barbados.

The traveler who took the 1984 cruise wasn't on the Trinity cruise.

Of the traveler who took the 1984 cruise and the person who took the Azure Seas cruise, one went to Saint Lucia and the other is Cory.

Azure Seas
Caprica
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores
Trinity

Barbados
Grenada
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Trinidad


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.

Of "Prism Shield" and Hal Houston, one began his crusade in 2007 and the other patrols Green Hills.

The six people are "Criminal Bane", Danny Doyle, the person who patrols Green Hills, the hero who started in 2009, the hero who patrols Idyllwild and the person who started in 2011.

Gabe Grant began sometime before "Green Avenger".

Of the superhero who started in 2011 and Lyle Lucas, one patrols Idyllwild and the other patrols Tenth Avenue.

"Criminal Bane" doesn't patrol Frazier Park.

The hero who started in 2010 doesn't patrol Green Hills.

"Prism Shield" began 1 year before Billy Brewer.

The superhero who patrols Mission Vale began 3 years before Lyle Lucas.

Gabe Grant began 1 year after "Max Fusion".

Criminal Bane
Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Max Fusion
Prism Shield
Ultra Hex

Billy Brewer
Danny Doyle
Gabe Grant
Hal Houston
Kurt Knapp
Lyle Lucas

Frazier Park
Green Hills
Idyllwild
Libertyville
Mission Vale
Tenth Avenue


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 aircraft with a top speed of Mach 3.4 costs 50 million dollars more than the plane built by Pittakan.

The Raven 12 is either the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.9 or the jet built by Pittakan.

Of the plane built by Pittakan and the jet with a top speed of Mach 1.8, one costs $125 million and the other is the Darkwing 6.

Of the aircraft built by Ale and Moore and the jet built by McConnell, one is the Dragon F-15 and the other costs $100 million.

Of the plane built by Forsyth and the Kesseling, one costs $225 million and the other has a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The aircraft built by Pittakan costs 25 million dollars less than the Vipertooth.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.8 wasn't built by Pittakan.

The aircraft built by Forsyth costs 75 million dollars more than the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 1.8.

The plane built by Ale and Moore costs  less than the Darkwing 6.

The aircraft built by Drummond costs 75 million dollars more than the plane with a top speed of Mach 2.9.

The $225 million jet is either the Vipertooth or the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.5.

The Dragon F-15 costs  more than the aircraft built by Ale and Moore.

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

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Falcon X-2
Kesseling
Raven 12
Vipertooth

Ale and Moore
Drummond
Forsyth
McConnell
Pittakan
Wiseman

Mach 1.8
Mach 2.5
Mach 2.8
Mach 2.9
Mach 3.2
Mach 3.4


Professor Barrie is an impact crater specialist at the University of Dusseldorf.  Help him with his research by matching each of the listed impact craters to its size (diameter in meters), geological period, and the country in which it was found.

The Hinwore impact crater wasn't found in Poland.

Of the Kimeta impact crater and the one in modern-day Tanzania, one is 125 m. wide and the other was formed during the Jurassic period.

The one in modern-day Oman is 100 meters wider than the Jurassic impact crater.

The Devonian impact crater is 25 meters wider than the crater in modern-day India.

Neither the one in modern-day India nor the crater in modern-day Tanzania is the Carboniferous impact crater.

Of the crater in modern-day Namibia and the Cersay impact crater, one was formed during the Cretaceous period and the other was formed during the Jurassic period.

The Vorckin impact crater isn't 225 m. wide.

The Vorckin impact crater is  wider than the Cretaceous impact crater.

The Vorckin impact crater is either the Cambrian impact crater or the crater in modern-day Tanzania.

The six craters are the Moriwa impact crater, the Cretaceous impact crater, the one in modern-day Yemen, the Ordovician impact crater, the Carboniferous impact crater and the one in modern-day Tanzania.

Cersay Garight Hinwore Kimeta Moriwa Vorckin

Cambrian Carboniferous Cretaceous Devonian Jurassic Ordovician

India Namibia Oman Poland Tanzania Yemen


Pravanox Pharmaceuticals has spent decades scouring the world's rainforests for new sources of medical drugs, and this year a number of these new drugs have been officially approved by the FDA.  Using only the clues below, match each drug to the condition it treats, the month it was approved, and the source from which its main ingredient is derived.

Favolin, the medicine sourced from a specific type of palm tree, and the medicine approved in February are three different drugs.

Of Pluniden and Bizolam, one treats asthma and the other is sourced from a frog.

The drug approved in June isn't sourced from a fig orchid.

The drug sourced from a specific type of palm tree is either the pharmaceutical that treats meningitis or the pharmaceutical approved in January.

Damasol was approved 1 month before the pharmaceutical that treats diabetes.

Of Gravon and the drug that treats arthritis, one is sourced from a fig orchid and the other was approved in April.

The drug sourced from a specific type of beetle was approved sometime after Bizolam.

The drug approved in June isn't used to combat meningitis.

The medicine approved in May isn't sourced from a bromeliad.

Bizolam was approved 1 month after the medicine that treats dengue fever.

Of Minitrell and the medicine that treats arthritis, one was approved in April and the other is sourced from a mushroom.

Bizolam Damasol Favolin Gravon Minitrell Pluniden

arthritis
asthma
dengue fever
diabetes
heart disease
meningitis

beetle
bromeliad
frog
mushroom
fig orchid
palm tree


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

Neither the person who graduated in 2010 nor the player who's now with the Pirates is the player from Zamora.

The player who graduated in 2005 isn't playing for the Angels.

The player from Zamora graduated 2 years before the player who's now with the Dodgers.

Of the person who graduated in 2009 and the player from Ravendale, one is Herman and the other is now with the Tigers.

Of the person who graduated in 2007 and the player who's now with the Tigers, one is Arthur and the other is from Unity.

Neither the person from Unity nor the person who graduated in 2005 is Victor.

Glenn graduated 2 years after the person from Zamora.

Neither the player who graduated in 2010 nor Arthur is the person who's now with the Reds.

Glenn is either the player from Unity or the player who's now with the Angels.

The player who graduated in 2005 isn't playing for the Reds.

The person from Zamora graduated 3 years before Arthur.

The player who graduated in 2009 isn't from Quimby.

Neither the person who's now with the Reds nor the person from Milford is the person who graduated in 2009.

Lovell Milford Quimby Ravendale Unity Zamora


Every year Simon takes an "adventure holiday" with a friend to some new location within the United States.  Determine each trip's activity, state and year, as well as the friend Simon went with.

The vacation with Gladys wasn't the hunting vacation.

Of the 2005 vacation and the 2003 trip, one was with Rochelle and the other was the kayaking vacation.

The camping vacation was  before the North Carolina trip.

The holiday with Gladys is either the 2006 trip or the Alabama trip.

The 2004 holiday wasn't the hunting holiday.

The holiday with Zachary wasn't the camping vacation.

Of the 2004 holiday and the cycling holiday, one was in Delaware and the other was with James.

The trip with James was 1 year before the hang gliding trip.

The North Carolina vacation was 1 year before the vacation with Rochelle.

Of the 2002 holiday and the 2001 holiday, one was the cycling holiday and the other was in South Dakota.

The Virginia trip was 2 years after the camping trip.

The trip with Freddie is either the Delaware vacation or the kayaking holiday.

Andy Freddie Gladys James Rochelle Zachary

camping
cycling
hang gliding
hunting
kayaking
skydiving

Alabama
Delaware
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Dakota
Virginia


The six impacts were the feature in Zimbabwe, the crater discovered in August, the crater that was dated to 180,000 B.C.E., the feature that was dated to 60,000 B.C.E., the feature discovered in September and the feature that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E..

Of the crater that is 2,250 meters wide and the crater discovered in October, one is in Brunei and the other was dated to 90,000 B.C.E..

Of the feature discovered in September and the crater discovered in August, one is in Eritrea and the other is 930 meters wide.

The crater that is 930 meters wide is believed to be  older than the feature in Zimbabwe.

The feature in Yemen, the crater discovered in September, and the feature that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E. are three different impacts.

The crater that is 1,200 meters wide wasn't discovered in October.

Of the feature that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E. and the feature in Macedonia, one is 1,480 meters wide and the other was found in December.

The feature that is 3,500 meters wide is believed to be 60,000 years older than the feature discovered in February.

The feature in Zimbabwe was found in February.

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

The feature in Macedonia isn't exactly 2,250 meters wide.

Brunei Eritrea Macedonia Uganda Yemen Zimbabwe

February June August September October December

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


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.

Of Mr. Stafford's class and the French class, one is in room 318 and the other is held during first period.

The first period class is either Mr. Ellison's class or Mr. Alvarado's class.

The class in room 125 is either the Latin class or the second period class.

The course in room 120 is held sometime after the Latin class.

The Algebra class is either Mr. Zamora's class or the fourth period class.

Of the third period class and the fourth period class, one is in room 314 and the other is taught by Mr. Webster.

Mr. Ellison's class is held 1 period after the class in room 201.

The course in room 322 is taught by Mr. Ellison.

Mr. Farmer's class is held 1 period after the Biology class.

The Pre-Calculus class is held sometime after the course in room 120.

Alvarado Ellison Farmer Stafford Webster Zamora

Algebra Biology Chemistry French Latin Pre-Calculus


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 a duration of 58 seconds occurred sometime after the event with its epicenter at Jaorm.

The earthquake with a duration of 84 seconds had a rating of 8.9.

The quake that took place in 1920 didn't have a rating of 9.1.

The earthquake that took place in 1926 was either the event with a duration of 97 seconds or the earthquake with its epicenter at Belok.

The six earthquakes were the event with its epicenter at Toruos, the 8.8 earthquake, the 8.9 quake, the event that took place in 1944, the quake that took place in 1932 and the 8.6 earthquake.

The 8.6 quake occurred 6 years before the event with its epicenter at Jaorm.

Neither the quake with its epicenter at Nenios nor the event with its epicenter at Toruos was the event that took place in 1938.

The quake with a duration of 49 seconds occurred 12 years after the event with its epicenter at Sycula.

The earthquake with its epicenter at Aldcard happened in 1950.

The 8.6 event occurred 6 years before the quake with a duration of 41 seconds.

The quake with its epicenter at Nenios didn't have a rating of 9.1.

The event with its epicenter at Aldcard didn't last for exactly 49 seconds.

The quake that took place in 1944 didn't have a rating of 8.4.

Neither the quake that took place in 1932 nor the event that took place in 1920 was the event with its epicenter at Nenios.

Aldcard Belok Jaorm Nenios Sycula Toruos

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


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 Lunia V2 is either the $25 item or the 6 GB phone.

Of the 6 GB mobile phone and the $75 mobile phone, one is made by Andromeda and the other is made by Pegasus.

The Technitron one has somewhat less storage than the Yego Plus.

The Volkia one has 6 GB more storage than the Alphalon II.

The 4 GB phone is either the $199 one or the $145 phone.

The 10 GB mobile phone isn't made by Andromeda.

The Portimax C is either the Andromeda mobile phone or the $225 one.

The $145 one has somewhat more storage than the Epplex 7s.

The Technitron mobile phone has somewhat more storage than the Alphalon II.

The $165 mobile phone has 2 GB less storage than the Opel mobile phone.

The Opel phone has 2 GB less storage than the $199 one.

Alphalon II
Epplex 7s
Lunia V2
Portimax C
Yego Plus
Zennia 580

Andromeda Mobilex Opel Pegasus Technitron Volkia


The Wilmore County State Fair features a world-famous "ostrich race" each year.  Help Donnie write an article about this year's race by matching each ostrich to its race number (100-140) and hometown, and determine the order in which each finished.

The bird from Nashua, Bridget, and #105 are three different animals.

The bird from Blencoe finished 1 place before #136.

#134 was either Polly or the bird that finished sixth.

The runner that finished second, the bird from Littleport, and Stretch are three different animals.

The bird from Nashua was either the animal that finished first or Ophelia.

Of the ostrich from Littleport and Polly, one was #105 and the other was #136.

Of #136 and the runner from Fort Jones, one finished third and the other is Polly.

Ophelia was either the runner that finished third or the bird from Zamora.

Bridget Kermit Ophelia Otis Polly Stretch

Blencoe
Fort Jones
Littleport
Nashua
Quimby
Zamora


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

Ernest is leaving 2 hours later than the traveler flying from Malta.

The person going to Eritrea is leaving  later than the traveler flying from New Zealand.

Of the person flying from Malta and Inez, one is leaving at 5:30 pm and the other is going to Denmark.

The person going to Ireland is leaving 3 hours later than Ronnie.

Ronnie is leaving 1 hour earlier than the traveler going to Finland.

Wilbur is either the traveler going to Guinea or the person flying from South Africa.

The traveler flying from South Africa is leaving  earlier than the traveler going to Guinea.

The six travelers are Terrance, the person going to Ireland, the person flying from Malta, the traveler flying from South Africa, the person leaving at 4:30 pm and the traveler flying from Vietnam.

Inez is leaving  later than the person going to Guinea.

Ernest Inez Lydia Ronnie Terrance Wilbur

Jamaica
Malta
New Zealand
Romania
South Africa
Vietnam

Costa Rica
Denmark
Eritrea
Finland
Guinea
Ireland


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

Melinda's product costs 3 dollars less than the ginger candle.

Hope's candle, the $6.50 candle, and the $4.50 product are three different products.

The lime product doesn't contain cinnamon.

The fig product doesn't contain cinnamon.

The apple product costs  less than Olga's product.

Jana's product is either the apple product or the cinnamon product.

The clove product costs 1 dollar more than the lime candle.

The $7.50 candle is either the apple candle or the peach product.

The pear product costs 4 dollars more than Melinda's product.

Edna's product is either the sandalwood product or the ginger product.

Kari's candle costs  less than the vanilla product.

The clove candle costs 2 dollars less than Kari's candle.

cinnamon clove eucalyptus ginger sandalwood vanilla


The crater in modern-day Sudan is either the Jurassic impact crater or the Permian impact crater.

Of the Cretaceous impact crater and the Garight impact crater, one is 175 m. wide and the other was found in Venezuela.

The Vorckin impact crater is 100 meters smaller than the Cambrian impact crater.

The Permian impact crater is 25 meters smaller than the one in modern-day Venezuela.

Of the 175 m. wide one and the 225 m. wide one, one was formed during the Cretaceous period and the other is known as the Kimeta site.

Of the crater in modern-day Oman and the 125 m. wide crater, one is known as the Ormagh site and the other was formed during the Silurian period.

The 175 m. wide one is either the crater in modern-day Ethiopia or the Ormagh impact crater.

The Ormagh impact crater wasn't formed during the Carboniferous period.

The Asanish impact crater wasn't found in Tanzania.

Neither the Asanish impact crater nor the 175 m. wide one is the crater in modern-day Oman.

The Jurassic impact crater is  wider than the Garight impact crater.

The one in modern-day Oman is either the 150 m. wide crater or the Vorckin impact crater.

The one in modern-day Sudan is  smaller than the Silurian impact crater.

Asanish Garight Hinwore Kimeta Ormagh Vorckin

Cambrian Carboniferous Cretaceous Jurassic Permian Silurian

Ethiopia Latvia Oman Sudan Tanzania Venezuela


The town of Grandwood Park has several homes that are rumored to be haunted.  Priscilla has visited all of them this past year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each house to its street and the name of its alleged "ghost," and figure out which month Priscilla visited it.

The house Priscilla visited in February was either Hughenden or the home haunted by Francis.

The house on Eagle Street was investigated sometime before the house haunted by Abigail.

The home on Grant Place was investigated sometime before Barnhill.

The home Priscilla visited in April was on Darby Lane.

Of the home Priscilla visited in June and Wolfenden, one was on Bird Road and the other was said to be haunted by Lady Grey.

The building haunted by Tarlton was on Fifth Avenue.

Wolfenden was investigated 1 month before the home on Eagle Street.

Of Stockford and the house on Grant Place, one was visited in January and the other was said to be haunted by Francis.

Balfern was said to be haunted by Geoffrey.

The home haunted by Geoffrey was either the building on Darby Lane or the house Priscilla visited in February.

The home Priscilla visited in June wasn't haunted by Abigail.

Downsell was visited 1 month after the house on Fifth Avenue.

Balfern Barnhill Downsell Hughenden Stockford Wolfenden

Bird Road
Darby Lane
Eagle Street
Fifth Avenue
Grant Place
Haley Square

Abigail
Francis
Geoffrey
Lady Grey
Tarlton
Victor


Louis Perini has been studying the deepest parts of the world's oceans for decades, and has personally discovered a number of previously unknown deep sea creatures.  Using only the clues below, match each new animal he discovered to the depth, location and year in which it was found.

The animal found at 21,000 ft, the lanternfish, and the specimen found in 1998 are three different animals.

The animal found in 1998 was found 3,000 feet lower down than the specimen discovered in the Tethys Trough.

The specimen found in 1993 was found 3,000 feet higher up than the creature discovered in the Zini Trench.

The lanternfish wasn't found at 22,500 ft.

The creature found in 1993 was found 3,000 feet higher up than the daggertooth.

Of the animal found at 21,000 ft and the creature found in 1998, one is the viperfish and the other was discovered in the Fallon Deep.

The anglerfish is either the creature found in 1983 or the creature found in 1993.

Of the animal found at 18,000 ft and the viperfish, one was found in 1978 and the other was discovered in the Bristle Trench.

The specimen found in 1978 is either the animal discovered in the Zini Trench or the specimen discovered in the Fallon Deep.

The animal discovered in the Tethys Trough is either the creature found in 1993 or the bristlemouth.

The specimen discovered in the Velma Deep, the specimen found at 16,500 ft, the lanternfish, the anglerfish and the specimen found in 1998 are all different animals.

anglerfish
bristlemouth
daggertooth
lanternfish
tube worm
viperfish

Bristle Trench
Fallon Deep
Malinga Trench
Tethys Trough
Velma Deep
Zini Trench


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

Whoever dove on Sunday caught 6 fewer fish than Pat.

The person who worked at Ash Cay was either Pat or the person who caught 27 lion fish.

Eloise caught more fish than the person who worked at Gillis Deep.

Of Vernon and whoever dove on Monday, one worked at Ash Cay and the other caught 24 lion fish.

Whoever dove on Thursday caught 6 more fish than the person who worked at Charles Sink.

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

Whoever dove on Wednesday didn't work at Holly Hock.

Yvonne caught more fish than whoever dove on Thursday.

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Charles Sink
Ethel Bay
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock

Sunday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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 the essay in Chapter 1 and the piece about dinosaurs, one was written by Dr. Orr and the other is 14 pages long.

Dr. Dean's essay is either the piece in Chapter 3 or the essay about asteroids.

Of the essay about physiology and the essay in Chapter 1, one was written by Dr. Yates and the other is 14 pages long.

The piece in Chapter 6, Dr. Rowland's essay, Dr. Dean's piece and Dr. Orr's piece are all different essays.

The piece about space travel is either the article in Chapter 4 or Dr. Yates's article.

The piece in Chapter 5 isn't 7 pages long.

Dr. Terry's piece isn't about volcanoes.

Neither Dr. Yates's article nor Dr. Rowland's article is the essay in Chapter 3.

The article about volcanoes will appear somewhere in the book after Dr. Dean's article.

Dr. Fletcher's piece will appear somewhere in the book before the 9-page piece.

Dr. Rowland's piece is either the 14-page piece or the 12-page piece.

The essay in Chapter 6 is either the article about dinosaurs or the 10-page essay.

The article in Chapter 6 isn't about physiology.

The article in Chapter 5 isn't 9 pages long.

asteroids
dinosaurs
earthquakes
physiology
space travel
volcanoes


Some of the top students at Middletown High School received college scholarships this week.  Figure out the size of each student's scholarship, as well as the schools they will be attending next year and the subject they will be majoring in.

Pat was awarded $5,000 more than the student who will major in Finance.

The six students are the student who's going to Brown, the person who will major in Mathematics, Kerry, the student who received the $35,000 scholarship, the student who will major in Philosophy and the person who received the $40,000 scholarship.

Lauren received the $30,000 scholarship.

The student who's going to Northwestern won't major in Mathematics.

The person who's going to Cornell was awarded $15,000 more than the student who's going to Northwestern.

The person who will major in Theology was awarded $5,000 more than the student who will major in German Poetry.

Of the person who received the $40,000 scholarship and the student who's going to Stanford, one is Hattie and the other will major in Theology.

The person who will major in German Poetry was awarded $10,000 more than Delores.

Of the person who's going to Harvard and the person who's going to Stanford, one is Kerry and the other received the $30,000 scholarship.

Delores Gwendolyn Hattie Kerry Lauren Pat

Biology
Finance
German Poetry
Mathematics
Philosophy
Theology

Brown
Cornell
Harvard
Northwestern
Penn State
Stanford


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

The pair from Frazier Park finished 3 seconds after Alexander's duo.

Of the duo that finished in 32 seconds and Patti's team, one included Cedric and the other was from Emeryville.

The duo from Riverside finished 9 seconds after Felipe's duo.

The duo from Frazier Park didn't include Valerie.

The duo from Riverside, Eddie's duo, and Valerie's team are three different teams.

The team from San Jacinto was either Tina's team or Cedric's duo.

Brandon's duo was either the duo from San Jacinto or Sandy's team.

Of the pair that finished in 41 seconds and Tina's team, one was from Nobleboro and the other was from San Jacinto.

Of the duo that finished in 32 seconds and Robyn's team, one was from Frazier Park and the other included Eddie.

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

Alexander Brandon Cedric Eddie Felipe Garrett

Emeryville
Frazier Park
Gouldsboro
Nobleboro
Riverside
San Jacinto


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 from Delaware doesn't have the BMG-831 plates.

The vehicle that received the $25 fine, the car with the BMG-831 plates, and the automobile from Louisiana are three different cars.

Of the car from Indiana and the automobile with the SVZ-880 plates, one is the Injitsu and the other was fined $100.

Of the car from Florida and the automobile with the YGA-441 plates, one is the Injitsu and the other is the Hornet.

The car from Indiana, the car that received the $125 fine, and the Cavalo are three different cars.

The six cars are the automobile from Tennessee, the car that received the $25 fine, the automobile that received the $125 fine, the car with the GGZ-007 plates, the vehicle with the YGA-441 plates and the vehicle that received the $150 fine.

The vehicle that received the $150 fine is from Louisiana.

The Dartson doesn't have the GGZ-007 plates.

The Hornet was fined somewhat less than the vehicle with the SVZ-880 plates.

The vehicle that received the $50 fine is either the vehicle from Delaware or the Cavalo.

Cavalo Dartson Etsalle Grandero Hornet Injitsu

Delaware
Florida
Indiana
Louisiana
New Mexico
Tennessee


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

The town whose mayor is Kevin King is in Hampden County.

The city whose mayor is Mike Morse has 3,000  fewer people than Palo.

Kingsburg has 3,000  fewer people than the town whose mayor is Mike Morse.

Independence has  more people than the town in Plymouth County.

The city with a population of 31,000 isn't in Plymouth County.

Of Independence and the town in Barnstable County, one has a population of 40,000 and the other has Ted Tanner as its mayor.

The town whose mayor is Mike Morse isn't in Franklin County.

Of the town whose mayor is Nora Nolan and Oakland Acres, one has a population of 43,000 and the other is in Middlesex County.

The city in Hampden County has 9,000  fewer people than the city whose mayor is Ed Espinoza.

Palo doesn't have Nora Nolan as its mayor.

The city with a population of 34,000 doesn't have Will Walton as its mayor.

The city whose mayor is Kevin King is either the city with a population of 28,000 or Independence.

Montclair has 3,000  more people than the town in Hampden County.

Independence
Kingsburg
Montclair
Oakland Acres
Palo
Urbana

Barnstable Franklin Hampden Middlesex Plymouth Suffolk

Ed Espinoza
Kevin King
Mike Morse
Nora Nolan
Ted Tanner
Will Walton


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

The baby's ear shell was found sometime before the pink and white shell.

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

Of the horned turban shell and the blue and white seashell, one was found in Barbuda and the other was found in 1992.

The seashell found in Aruba isn't black and white.

Of the seashell found in 2004 and the black and white seashell, one is the baby's ear and the other was found in Barbuda.

The spotted key shell is either the shell found in Puerto Rico or the seashell found in Barbuda.

Neither the honey cerith shell nor the shell found in 1995 is the pink and white shell.

The seashell found in 1992 was found in Martinique.

The white and yellow shell is either the shell found in 2007 or the seashell found in Barbuda.

The shark eye shell is white and yellow.

The spotted key shell was found 6 years before the shell found in Saint Lucia.

The seashell found in Puerto Rico isn't pink and white.

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

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

Aruba
Barbuda
Grenada
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia


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

Of the baby delivered in room 120 and the Vaughans' child, one was Veronica and the other was Raul.

Of the baby delivered in room 145 and the Underwoods' baby, one was Veronica and the other was born at 12:10am.

The baby delivered in room 145, the child born at 12:13am, and Bill are three different babies.

The child born at 12:04am was either the baby delivered in room 112 or Bill.

Raul was born sometime before the Underwoods' baby.

The child born at 12:01am, the Blanchards' child, and the child delivered in room 206 are three different babies.

The six babies were the child delivered in room 230, the baby born at 12:01am, the baby born at 12:13am, the Ingrams' baby, the Vaughans' child and the child born at 12:16am.

The child born at 12:16am was delivered in room 206.

The baby delivered in room 112 wasn't the Blanchards'.

Bill Elaine Felicia Gretchen Raul Veronica

Blanchard Estrada Ingram Ortega Underwood Vaughan


The creature discovered in the Willis Trench was found somewhat lower down than the bristlemouth.

The lanternfish, the creature discovered in the Velma Deep, and the creature found at 16,500 ft are three different animals.

The anglerfish, the specimen found at 18,000 ft, and the specimen found at 16,500 ft are three different animals.

Of the creature found at 19,500 ft and the specimen found in 1993, one is the daggertooth and the other was discovered in the Fallon Deep.

The specimen found at 21,000 ft was found in 1978.

Of the creature found in 1983 and the specimen found at 22,500 ft, one was discovered in the Tethys Trough and the other is the lancetfish.

The daggertooth was found 3,000 feet higher up than the animal found in 1989.

The viperfish was found 1,500 feet lower down than the creature discovered in the Willis Trench.

The specimen found in 1998 was found somewhat lower down than the viperfish.

The animal found in 1993 wasn't discovered in the Zini Trench.

The creature found at 21,000 ft wasn't discovered in the Velma Deep.

anglerfish bristlemouth daggertooth lanternfish lancetfish viperfish

Bristle Trench
Fallon Deep
Tethys Trough
Velma Deep
Willis Trench
Zini Trench


The team that finished in 35 seconds was either the duo from Emeryville or Patti's team.

Felipe's duo finished sometime after Wendy's team.

The six teams were the duo from Gouldsboro, Eddie's duo, Sandy's team, Wendy's team, Felipe's duo and Brandon's duo.

Of the team from Nobleboro and the pair from Emeryville, one included Garrett and the other included Sandy.

The pair that finished in 38 seconds, the pair from Project City, and Cedric's duo are three different teams.

The duo that finished in 32 seconds didn't include Valerie.

The team that finished in 35 seconds wasn't from Project City.

Patti's team finished 3 seconds before the pair from Nobleboro.

The team from Project City didn't include Yvonne.

Felipe's duo finished 12 seconds before the team from Riverside.

Brandon Cedric David Eddie Felipe Garrett

Emeryville
Gouldsboro
Ireton
Nobleboro
Project City
Riverside


A prize has been announced, awarding $50 million to the first privately-owned company to successfully send a probe to Neptune.  Using only the clues that follow, match each company to its rocket and home country, and determine the month in which it will launch its probe.

The rocket developed by Techtrin will launch 3 months before the Beritron.

The rocket from Hungary will launch sometime before the rocket developed by Vexatech.

The rocket from New Zealand will launch sometime before the rocket developed by SpaceZen.

The Foltron is either the rocket that will launch in April or the rocket that will launch in March.

The rocket from Germany will launch 1 month before the rocket developed by Techtrin.

Of the rocket developed by Rubicorp and the Worul, one is from  New Zealand and the other will launch in April.

The Foltron will launch 1 month after the rocket developed by SpaceZen.

The rocket that will launch in April isn't from Costa Rica.

The rocket from Denmark will launch 1 month after the Exatris.

Athios Beritron Cornick Exatris Foltron Worul

Permias Rubicorp SpaceZen Techtrin Ubersplore Vexatech

Costa Rica
Denmark
Germany
Hungary
New Zealand
Russia


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

The October 19 match finished with a score of 42-20.

The game with the Warriors was sometime after the 34-7 game.

The October 11 match wasn't in Ferndale.

The 13-9 game was sometime before the match with the Dragons.

The game in Island Falls finished with a score of 24-21.

The October 7 match is either the match in Island Falls or the match with the Rams.

The match in Humeston was sometime before the match with the Red and Blues.

The 42-20 match is either the game with the White Rhinos or the match with the Rams.

The match in Groveland was 4 days before the 24-21 game.

The game with the Eagles was 4 days after the game in Groveland.

The six games are the game in Humeston, the October 19 match, the October 11 match, the October 23 match, the October 7 game and the 34-7 match.

Of the 18-6 match and the game with the White Rhinos, one was in Avila Beach and the other was on October 23.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19
October 23

Dragons
Eagles
Rams
Red and Blues
Warriors
White Rhinos

Avila Beach
Edinburg
Ferndale
Groveland
Humeston
Island Falls


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

The build with 12 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is somewhat smaller than Harry's system.

The computer with 128 GB of hard drive space doesn't have a 1.6 GHz processor.

The computer with a 1.4 GHz processor has a hard drive that is 384 GB larger than Charlie's computer.

Of Rex's system and the computer with a 2.8 GHz processor, one has a 768 GB hard drive and the other has 3 GB of RAM.

Kerry's computer doesn't have exactly 6 GB of RAM.

Kerry's system doesn't have exactly 2 GB of RAM.

The system with a 3.8 GHz processor has 8 GB of RAM.

Wade's build doesn't have exactly 6 GB of RAM.

The six computers are Harry's computer, the build with 6 GB of RAM, the computer with 768 GB of hard drive space, the build with 640 GB of hard drive space, the build with 4 GB of RAM and the build with 128 GB of hard drive space.

The computer with a 1.6 GHz processor has a hard drive that is somewhat smaller than the computer with 6 GB of RAM.

The system with 12 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is somewhat smaller than Charlie's system.

The computer with a 2.4 GHz processor has a hard drive that is 128 GB larger than the build with 8 GB of RAM.

1.4 GHz
1.6 GHz
2.0 GHz
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
3.8 GHz


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.

Neither the person who took the 1985 cruise nor Cory is the person who went to Jamaica.

The traveler who went to Martinique set sail 1 year before the person who took the Azure Seas cruise.

The person who took the 1988 cruise is either the person who took the Neptunia cruise or Kathy.

The traveler who went to Grenada wasn't on the Neptunia cruise.

Jessica set sail 1 year before the traveler who took the Baroness cruise.

The six travelers are the person who went to Aruba, Jessica, the person who took the Baroness cruise, Andre, the person who took the 1985 cruise and Cory.

The traveler who went to Saint Lucia set sail sometime after the person who took the Neptunia cruise.

Of Eugene and the person who took the Trinity cruise, one went to Jamaica and the other was on the 1986 cruise.

Eugene set sail 2 years after the person who went to Martinique.

Azure Seas
Baroness
Caprica
Farralon
Neptunia
Trinity

Aruba
Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Saint Lucia
Trinidad


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

Of the 28 ft vessel and the Mystique, one is moored at Dock 18 and the other is owned by Kelly Koch.

Of Ivor Ingram's sailboat and Ernesto Ellis's boat, one is the Irish Pride and the other is moored at Dock 8.

The White Squid is owned by Ann Alvarado.

The sailboat at Dock 6 is 3 feet longer than Ivor Ingram's boat.

The sailboat at Dock 8 is somewhat shorter than the White Squid.

The vessel at Dock 26 is 6 feet shorter than Ann Alvarado's sailboat.

Neither Ivor Ingram's sailboat nor the 34 ft boat is the Sea Spirit.

The sailboat at Dock 14 isn't owned by Jasper Jones.

Of the boat at Dock 22 and Jasper Jones's vessel, one is the Adagio III and the other is 34 ft long.

The six boats are the White Squid, Ernesto Ellis's vessel, the 25 ft vessel, the 37 ft sailboat, Ivor Ingram's vessel and the 34 ft boat.

Adagio III
Irish Pride
Mystique
Petite Palm
Sea Spirit
White Squid

Ann Alvarado
Charlie Cort
Ernesto Ellis
Ivor Ingram
Jasper Jones
Kelly Koch


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

The spider that sold for $120 was either the specimen from Nepal or the archaenido.

The spider that sold for $105 wasn't the redback.

The spider that sold for $75 was either the specimen from Brazil or the archaenido.

Wesley's purchase cost  less than the wolf spider.

The raft spider, the spider that sold for $60, Darla's purchase and Wesley's purchase were all different spiders.

Of the arachnid that sold for $105 and the wolf spider, one was from Nepal and the other was from Uganda.

Of the specimen from Russia and the spider that sold for $45, one was the raft spider and the other was won by Brandon.

Ebony's purchase cost 30 dollars more than the specimen from Chile.

Neither the raft spider nor the spider that sold for $75 was the specimen from Chile.

The specimen from Qatar was the raft spider.

archaenido
black widow
cart spider
raft spider
redback
wolf spider


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

The Luzagueil is either the 2000 bottle or the gewurztraminer.

The wine from Hornitos vineyard, the pinot gris, and the 2004 wine are three different wines.

The Friambliss was bottled 4 years before the riesling.

Of the chardonnay and the bottle from Vinalhaven vineyard, one was bottled in 1988 and the other is the Zifennwein.

The 2004 bottle, the Zifennwein and the Vendemmia are all different wines.

The bottle from Quimby vineyard was bottled 12 years after the gewurztraminer.

The Ece Suss is either the wine from Yermo vineyard or the chardonnay.

The Vendemmia is either the gewurztraminer or the wine from Udell vineyard.

Of the Zifennwein and the pinot gris, one was bottled in 1984 and the other is from Yermo vineyard.

Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
pinot gris
pinot noir
riesling
syrah

Hornitos Ontario Quimby Udell Vinalhaven Yermo


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

The film with a running time of 60 minutes isn't Tearful Night.

Don Daugherty's film is 5 minutes shorter than the movie produced in Denmark.

Of the film produced in Iceland and Jesse Jimenez's film, one has a running time of 80 minutes and the other is Milton Vale.

The film with a running time of 65 minutes wasn't made in Romania.

The movie produced in Denmark is 5 minutes shorter than Keith King's film.

Eric Edwards's film is 5 minutes longer than Jacky Steel.

Keith King's film wasn't made in Iceland.

The movie produced in Denmark isn't Harvest Sun.

Jacky Steel is 15 minutes shorter than the film produced in Belgium.

Ben Barrera's film is  longer than Tearful Night.

Of Ben Barrera's film and Arctic Visions, one has a running time of 75 minutes and the other was made in Poland.

The film produced in Croatia is either the film with a running time of 55 minutes or Ben Barrera's film.

The movie produced in Croatia is Jacky Steel.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes
75 minutes
80 minutes

Ben Barrera
Don Daugherty
Eric Edwards
Jesse Jimenez
Keith King
Sid Saunders

Arctic Visions
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale
Tearful Night
West of Eden

Belgium Croatia Denmark Iceland Poland Romania


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.

Marie has  fewer wins than the woman from Dublin.

The fighter from Boston has 3  fewer wins than the boxer with 2 losses.

Of the fighter with 10 losses and the boxer with 39 wins, one is from Glasgow and the other is Ollie.

Krista has 6  fewer wins than the boxer with 12 losses.

The woman with 12 losses, Marie, the woman from Glasgow, the woman from Los Angeles and Barbra Bennes are all different people.

The woman from Portland has 6  more wins than the woman with 12 losses.

The fighter with 30 wins doesn't have exactly 4 losses.

The fighter with 8 losses has  fewer wins than the boxer from Philadelphia.

The fighter from Los Angeles has  fewer wins than the boxer with 7 losses.

Barbra Bennes
Edna Easton
Farrah Fawkes
Krista
Marie
Ollie

Boston
Dublin
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Gallagher's Gym offers person training session to its members, and unfortunately today's schedule has been lost in a computer crash!  Help them sort it all out by matching each customer to his or her trainer and session time, and determine what type of exercise program will be the focus of each.

Crystal's appointment is sometime before the swimming session.

Emma's lesson is 4 hours before the racketball appointment.

Emma's appointment is either the session with Kristin or the cardio lesson.

Crystal's session is 1 hour after the cardio appointment.

Arnold's appointment, the session with Lena, the cardio lesson and the racketball lesson are all different sessions.

The free weights appointment is 1 hour after Fannie's lesson.

Of the lesson with Kristin and the swimming appointment, one is Blake's and the other is at 8:30am.

The lesson at 9:30am won't focus on cardio.

Of the free weights session and the session with Michelle, one is at 11:30am and the other is Garrett's.

Emma's appointment is sometime before the rowing appointment.

Arnold Blake Crystal Emma Fannie Garrett

Howard Irene Kristin Lena Michelle Nicholas

cardio
cycling
free weights
racketball
rowing
swimming


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

Mira Morrow's rental isn't for the Fiat.

The rental to be picked up in Brownfield is for a period 4 days longer than Bethany Bryan's rental.

Of the 3 day reservation and Sarah Sanchez's rental, one will be picked up in Iowa Falls and the other is for the Chevrolet.

Wanda Wilson's rental is for a period 2 days shorter than the Fiat reservation.

The Toyota reservation is for a period 2 days shorter than the reservation to be picked up in Valencia.

Neither the Buick reservation nor the 2 day rental is the reservation to be picked up in Redding.

Wanda Wilson's rental isn't for the Volvo.

Of the reservation to be picked up in Iowa Falls and the reservation to be picked up in Durham, one is Sarah Sanchez's and the other is for 3 days.

The reservation to be picked up in Groveland is for a period 1 day longer than the Lexus reservation.

The Lexus reservation is either Cora Cochran's rental or the 2 day reservation.

Bethany Bryan
Cora Cochran
Mira Morrow
Nancy Nunez
Sarah Sanchez
Wanda Wilson

Brownfield
Durham
Groveland
Iowa Falls
Redding
Valencia


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 film directed by Kenneth Key made somewhat less than Tippecanoe.

Of the movie that grossed $14 million and the movie directed by Jim Johnson, one opened in 45 theaters and the other is Tippecanoe.

The film that opened in 59 theaters made somewhat less than the movie directed by Kenneth Key.

Of Fast and Dead and the movie directed by Jim Johnson, one made $5 million and the other opened in 92 theaters.

The movie directed by Hick Harmon made 3 million more than the film that opened in 123 theaters.

Amerigo, the film that grossed $14 million, and the film directed by Micah Moreno are three different films.

Of the movie that opened in 112 theaters and What a World, one was directed by Hick Harmon and the other made $11 million.

The six films are the movie that grossed $5 million, the film that opened in 92 theaters, the film that opened in 59 theaters, the movie directed by Paula Pratt, the film directed by Micah Moreno and Amerigo.

Zephyr Breeze didn't gross exactly $2 million.

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

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

Hick Harmon
Jim Johnson
Kenneth Key
Linda Lynch
Micah Moreno
Paula Pratt


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

Of the mission that launched in May and the probe going to Neptune, one was sent up by Ecuador and the other was sent up by Zimbabwe.

Bulgaria's probe launched 1 month after the Disty.

The Dunsa is either Zimbabwe's mission or the mission going to Mercury.

Jordan's probe, the Mawi, and the probe going to Titan are three different probes.

Of the mission that launched in February and the probe going to Callisto, one is the Jani Mila and the other was sent up by Angola.

Jordan's mission launched 3 months after the Ralu.

Of the probe that launched in February and the mission going to Europa, one was sent up by Bulgaria and the other is the Mawi.

Zimbabwe's probe is either the probe going to Neptune or the Jani Mila.

Callisto Europa Mercury Neptune Titan Uranus

Angola Bulgaria Chile Ecuador Jordan Zimbabwe


The boat at Dock 16 is somewhat longer than Danielle Davis's sailboat.

The Fair Weather is somewhat longer than the boat at Dock 19.

The Adagio III is 6 feet longer than Charlie Cort's vessel.

The sailboat at Dock 28 is 9 feet longer than the Restless Wave.

Of Charlie Cort's sailboat and the Fair Weather, one is 31 ft long and the other is moored at Dock 14.

The Restless Wave is 3 feet shorter than the boat at Dock 18.

The six boats are the Sea Spirit, the sailboat at Dock 28, Charlie Cort's vessel, Ivor Ingram's sailboat, the 28 ft vessel and Kelly Koch's vessel.

The Restless Wave isn't owned by Frances Farmer.

The White Squid is either the sailboat at Dock 19 or Ivor Ingram's boat.

Ivor Ingram's vessel is somewhat shorter than the boat at Dock 19.

Adagio III
Fair Weather
Mystique
Restless Wave
Sea Spirit
White Squid

Betsy Becker
Charlie Cort
Danielle Davis
Frances Farmer
Ivor Ingram
Kelly Koch


A series of competitive rowers recently raced to see who among them could be the first to cross the Pacific westwards, from California to Japan.  Using only the clues that follow, match each racer to his or her rowing time (in days), and determine their start and end points.

The rower who traveled for 217 days started from Morro Bay.

The competitor who traveled for 206 days started from Encinitas.

Susie was either the rower who finished at Choshi or the rower who started from Avalon.

The competitor who traveled for 228 days finished at Onagawa.

The rower who traveled for 217 days, the rower who finished at Hachinohe, and Walter are three different rowers.

Of Lowell and the athlete who started from Avalon, one finished in 217 days and the other finished at Miyako.

Omar finished 11 days before the athlete who started from Ventura.

Of the rower who finished at Choshi and Ira, one started from Point Arena and the other finished in 206 days.

The athlete who traveled for 239 days was either the athlete who finished at Nemuro or Dana.

184 days
195 days
206 days
217 days
228 days
239 days

Avalon
Bodega Bay
Encinitas
Morro Bay
Point Arena
Ventura

Choshi Hachinohe Kushiro Miyako Onagawa Nemuro