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

The customer who wanted bananas paid 3 dollars less than the customer who wanted raspberries.

Of the customer who paid $9.75 and Yolanda, one asked for ginger and the other wanted tangerines.

The person who paid $6.75 asked for kale.

The person who requested kale paid 1 dollar less than Betsy.

The customer who wanted bananas paid 1 dollar less than the customer who requested ginger.

The customer who wanted bananas didn't request chia seeds.

The customer who wanted strawberries paid  less than the customer who wanted bananas.

Of the person who wanted tangerines and the person who requested acai berries, one paid $9.75 and the other is Delores.

acai berries
chia seeds
flaxseed
ginger
kale

bananas blackberries raspberries strawberries tangerines


Steve is a world-renowned herpetologist (an expert in reptiles and amphibians), and today he's been asked to bring a small collection of snakes in to Brunhilde High School for a class demonstration.  Help him prepare his presentation notes by matching each snake he's bringing to its home country, length and color pattern.

Of the pygmy racer and the black & red animal, one is 24 inches long and the other is from Panama.

The black & green reptile is from New Guinea.

The serpent from Panama is either the tawny cobra or the animal that is 30 inches long.

The black & red snake isn't from Cambodia.

Of the reptile that is 12 inches long and the animal from Spain, one is the ash python and the other is yellow & blue.

The banded keel is 6 inches longer than the animal from Nicaragua.

The animal from Cambodia is 6 inches longer than the snake from New Guinea.

The yellow & blue snake is from Nicaragua.

The serpent from Panama is 6 inches longer than the snake from Cambodia.

The black & white snake isn't from Spain.

12 inches
18 inches
24 inches
30 inches
36 inches

ash python
banded keel
pygmy racer
tawny cobra
winged snake

Cambodia
Nicaragua
New Guinea
Panama
Spain

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


An auction was held today at which a number of rare butterfly specimens were sold.  Determine the price and order of each auction lot, as well as the name of each winning bidder.

The insect won by Nelson wasn't the 9th lot.

The butterfly that was auctioned 6th sold for somewhat more than the Papillionidae.

Of the insect won by Gabriel and the butterfly that was auctioned 4th, one sold for $260 and the other was the Satyrid.

The Hesperidae sold for somewhat less than the butterfly that was auctioned 4th.

The butterfly won by Wallace wasn't the Nymphalidae.

The butterfly won by Wallace was the 6th lot.

The butterfly that sold for $290 wasn't the 4th lot.

The butterfly that was auctioned 8th sold for 10 dollars more than the insect won by Nelson.

The butterfly that sold for $270 was the Megathymidae.

Neither the insect that sold for $280 nor the Hesperidae was the insect won by Harry.

The Hesperidae sold for somewhat more than the insect won by Nelson.

Hesperidae Megathymidae Nymphalidae Papillionidae Satyrid


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.

Bai Yun was either the panda born in March or the baby that weighed 89 grams.

Po Lang's baby was born sometime before Hua Mei.

The panda that weighed 89 grams wasn't Nan Sheng's baby.

Yuan Zai's baby was either the baby that weighed 89 grams or Hua Mei.

The baby born in January, the offspring that weighed 97 grams, Nan Sheng's baby and Xi Lian's baby were all different pandas.

Of Yuan Zai's baby and Chi Chi, one weighed 119 grams and the other weighed 97 grams.

Of Xi Lian's baby and the offspring born in March, one weighed 93 grams and the other was Mei Lan.

Of Mei Lan and Tian Tian's baby, one was born in January and the other was born in March.

The panda that weighed 93 grams was born 1 month before Mei Lan.

Bai Yun
Chi Chi
Den Ping
Hua Mei
Mei Lan

Nan Sheng
Po Lang
Tian Tian
Xi Lian
Yuan Zai

82 grams
89 grams
93 grams
97 grams
119 grams


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

The pharmaceutical that treats heart disease is either the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of beetle or Damasol.

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

Of the medicine approved in January and the drug sourced from a specific type of bromeliad, one treats dengue fever and the other is Damasol.

The medicine approved in February, Favolin, and the drug sourced from a specific type of beetle are three different drugs.

The drug sourced from a specific type of mushroom is either Gravon or the medicine that treats influenza.

The medicine approved in April treats dengue fever.

Of the medicine sourced from a specific type of wasp and the pharmaceutical that treats arthritis, one is Gravon and the other was approved in February.

arthritis
dengue fever
heart disease
influenza
meningitis

beetle
bromeliad
mushroom
fig orchid
wasp


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

The five students were Rudy, the student who spoke for 12 minutes, the presenter who got the A-, the student who spoke for 8 minutes and the student who gave the presentation on Constantine.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on Galerius and the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes, one was Rudy and the other was Dave.

Neither Gina nor the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes was the presenter who gave the presentation on Augustus.

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes didn't get the B+.

Of Gina and the student who gave the presentation on Claudius, one spoke for 8 minutes and the other got the A-.

The presenter who gave the presentation on Claudius spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who got the C-.

The student who gave the presentation on Constantine spoke 4 minutes less than Belinda.

The student who got the C+ spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Gina.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes

Augustus Claudius Constantine Galerius Licinius


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 8,500 feet costs 2,000 dollars more than the Cafader Six.

The Abby EX-4 doesn't have a maximum depth of 13,000 feet.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 13,000 feet is either the submersible built by MarineCo or the craft built by Deep Sea Inc..

The Abby EX-4 doesn't have a maximum depth of 5,500 feet.

Of the Marine V and the craft with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet, one is sold by MarineCo and the other costs $29,000.

The $25,000 craft, the submarine with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet, and the submarine built by Ecomarine Ltd. are three different submarines.

The craft built by Deep Sea Inc. costs somewhat less than the Cafader Six.

The Marine V costs 2,000 dollars more than the submersible built by Zephyr Waves.

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

Deep Sea Inc.
Ecomarine Ltd.
MarineCo
Pan Systems
Zephyr Waves


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

The 250 page assignment was published in 2007.

The book published in 2009 is  shorter than Hazel's project.

Of Orlando's assignment and Suzanne's assignment, one is in Hebrew and the other was published in 2007.

The 225 page project is either Ira's project or the book published in 2007.

The 175 page assignment is either the Italian project or Orlando's project.

Suzanne's project wasn't published in 2004.

The 250 page assignment isn't in Swedish.

The book published in 2008 is 25 pages shorter than the Dutch assignment.

The book published in 2009 is 25 pages longer than Suzanne's project.

The 225 page project wasn't published in 2008.

150 pages
175 pages
200 pages
225 pages
250 pages


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

Neither the insect that sold for $90 nor Otis's purchase was the specimen from Samoa.

The insect that sold for $90 wasn't from Botswana.

The specimen from Samoa cost 15 dollars less than the torturix butterfly.

The clearwing butterfly cost 30 dollars less than the specimen from Samoa.

The insect that sold for $45 was from Ukraine.

Rena's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the peacock butterfly.

Of the torturix butterfly and the peacock butterfly, one was won by Otis and the other sold for $90.

The specimen from Botswana wasn't the peacock butterfly.

The specimen from Tunisia was either the peacock butterfly or the swallowtail butterfly.

Heather's purchase was either the swallowtail butterfly or the specimen from Samoa.

Faye's purchase was the torturix butterfly.

clearwing grayling peacock swallowtail torturix

Australia Botswana Samoa Tunisia Ukraine


Lorena's Specialty Cakes has a number of different orders to fulfill this week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each customer to their specialty cake's shape and flavor, and determine the day each is to be delivered.

Mrs. Cortez's cake will be delivered 2 days before the cake shaped like a sports car.

The October 8 delivery won't be key lime-flavored.

The October 6 delivery will be lemon-flavored.

Mrs. Massey's cake will be in the shape of a turtle.

Mrs. Nolan's cake won't be chocolate-flavored.

The October 8 delivery won't be chocolate-flavored.

Of the order shaped like a sailboat and the October 7 delivery, one is for Mrs. Nolan and the other will be lemon-flavored.

Mrs. Nolan's order won't be key lime-flavored.

Mrs. Danielson's cake will be delivered 1 day before Mrs. Lowe's cake.

Mrs. Massey's cake will be delivered sometime before the key lime cake.

The October 7 delivery won't be banana-flavored.

Neither the cake shaped like a rocket ship nor the cake shaped like a sports car is the October 9 delivery.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9

biplane
rocket ship
sailboat
sports car
turtle

banana
chocolate
key lime
lemon
raspberry


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 crater in modern-day Russia is either the 150 m. wide one or the 125 m. wide one.

The Cersay impact crater was formed during the Devonian period.

The 200 m. wide crater wasn't formed during the Cretaceous period.

The Garight impact crater was formed during the Jurassic period.

The one in modern-day Macedonia is 25 meters smaller than the Vorckin impact crater.

The five craters are the 175 m. wide crater, the Vorckin impact crater, the Cersay impact crater, the one in modern-day Andorra and the Asanish impact crater.

The 200 m. wide one wasn't formed during the Carboniferous period.

The crater in modern-day Macedonia is 25 meters wider than the one in modern-day France.

The Moriwa impact crater is  wider than the crater in modern-day Ethiopia.

The 100 m. wide one wasn't formed during the Carboniferous period.

The 100 m. wide one wasn't formed during the Devonian period.

Carboniferous Cretaceous Devonian Jurassic Ordovician

Andorra Ethiopia France Macedonia Russia


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

The sage honey is produced by Nick Norris.

Of the $8.50 honey and the sage honey, one is produced by Ivy Ingram and the other comes from Santa Clara.

The five products are Linda Lynn's honey, the honey from Santa Clara, the alfalfa product, the $5.50 honey and the product from Mariaville.

The sourwood product doesn't come from Mariaville.

The product from Orient costs 1 dollar less than Ivy Ingram's honey.

The lemon blossom honey doesn't come from Kellerton.

Linda Lynn's honey costs 2 dollars less than the product from Santa Clara.

The sourwood honey doesn't come from Kellerton.

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

alfalfa
clover
lemon blossom
sage
sourwood

Ivy Ingram
Jim Joyner
Linda Lynn
Midge Mintz
Nick Norris

Kellerton
Mariaville
Orient
Santa Clara
Winterport


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 that will launch in January is made by SpaceZen.

The rocket that will launch in April is either the rocket from New Zealand or the rocket from Russia.

Neither the Cornick nor the rocket developed by SpaceZen is the rocket from Costa Rica.

The Foltron is either the rocket from Costa Rica or the rocket developed by Rubicorp.

The rocket developed by Techtrin will launch 3 months after the Cornick.

Of the rocket that will launch in February and the rocket from Iran, one is made by Rubicorp and the other is the Exatris.

The rocket that will launch in February isn't from New Zealand.

The rocket from Qatar is made by Permias.

Beritron Cornick Dreadco Exatris Foltron

Omnipax Permias Rubicorp SpaceZen Techtrin

Costa Rica
Iran
New Zealand
Qatar
Russia


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

Energo is either the business charging $1.15 per gallon or the business charging $1.07 per gallon.

The store on Sunset Way isn't in Jenner.

The store in Irvine charges 8 cents more per gallon than the business in Oakville.

Fuel Stop charges 4 cents more per gallon than Ballantines.

The business in Northfield charges 4 cents less per gallon than the store on Fir Street.

The store on Wright Street charges 4 cents more per gallon than Gas-N-Go.

Of the business in Oakville and the business on Wright Street, one is Ballantines and the other offers gas at $1.07 per gallon.

Ballantines charges somewhat more per gallon than the store on Rice Court.

Ballantines
Energo
Gas-N-Go
Fuel Stop
Kwik Mart

Firebaugh Irvine Jenner Northfield Oakville

Fir Street
Penates Drive
Rice Court
Sunset Way
Wright Street


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

The scout from troop 4250 was awarded 1 spot before Latasha.

The youngster who won the theater badge, Josefina and the scout who got the third award were all different girls.

Latasha, the youngster who got the first award, and the scout who won the leadership badge are three different girls.

Dolores, the youngster from troop 5025, and the girl who won the theater badge are three different girls.

Of the scout who won the first aid badge and the scout who got the first award, one was in troop 4250 and the other was Dolores.

The girl who got the fourth award was in troop 4443.

The girl who won the leadership badge was either Felicia or the girl who got the second award.

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

dance
first aid
leadership
swimming
theater


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 trip with Calvin was 1 year before the hang gliding vacation.

The vacation with Dustin, the 2003 vacation, the Louisiana trip and the 2001 vacation are all different trips.

The cycling trip was 3 years before the Louisiana holiday.

The hunting vacation is either the 2003 vacation or the holiday with Dustin.

Of the camping trip and the 2004 holiday, one was with Tasha and the other was in Delaware.

The Pennsylvania vacation was  after the hunting vacation.

The holiday with Andy wasn't in Rhode Island.

camping
cycling
hang gliding
hiking
hunting

Connecticut
Delaware
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island


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

The system from Cambridge finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of the system built by Dr. Odle's team.

The five systems were the A.I. built by Dr. Coulson's team, Thales, Proclus, the system that scored 62% and the A.I. from UCLA.

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

The system built by Dr. Dower's team finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of Archimedes.

The A.I. built by Dr. Abbratozzato's team was either the A.I. from Cambridge or the system that scored 62%.

Of Zeno and Thales, one scored 83% and the other was built by Dr. Dower's team.

The A.I. from CIT finished with a score that was 21 percent higher than that of Proclus.

Archimedes Proclus Pythagoeas Thales Zeno


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

The player who threw the white darts finished 14 points lower than the player who threw the yellow darts.

The player who scored 55 points threw the yellow darts.

Donald scored 7 points higher than the contestant from Toledo.

Of the contestant who scored 69 points and the player from Braddyville, one threw the gray darts and the other was Hubert.

The contestant from Dana Point scored 7 points higher than Hubert.

The contestant who scored 62 points didn't throw the green darts.

The player from Braddyville scored somewhat higher than the player from Yorktown.

The contestant from Oakland Acres threw the white darts.

The player who scored 69 points was either the contestant who threw the gray darts or Luther.

Braddyville
Dana Point
Oakland Acres
Toledo
Yorktown


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.

#128, Polly, the runner that finished third and Kermit were all different animals.

Polly, #126, and the animal from Old Station are three different animals.

Polly finished 1 place before the bird from Jolley.

Of the ostrich from Jolley and the runner that finished third, one was #105 and the other is Otis.

Of the ostrich from Gilmore City and the runner that finished fourth, one was #118 and the other is Kermit.

Gilmore City
Jolley
Old Station
Paullina
Upper Lake


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

The diner who ordered the meatloaf paid 1 dollar less than the one who got the iced tea.

Roberto paid  less than the diner who ordered the cheese steak.

Nina paid 2 dollars less than the one who got the lemonade.

Calvin was either the diner who ordered the meatloaf or the diner who paid $6.99.

Of Felipe and the one who got the water, one paid $7.99 and the other ordered the tuna melt.

The diner who ordered the cheese steak paid 1 dollar less than the diner who ordered the club sandwich.

The diner who paid $8.99 had the cream soda.

cream soda
iced tea
lemonade
orange soda
water

cheese steak
club sandwich
meatloaf
spaghetti
tuna melt


Springfield University is sending out several expeditions to study different bat species around the world.  Each expedition will include a chiroptologist (bat expert) and a speleologist (cave expert), and each will take place in a different country.  Match each team to their expedition and the month in which they'll be leaving.

Of the team leaving in January and the expedition going to Chile, one will include Mercedes and the other will include Mike.

Traci's expedition will leave 2 months after Ella's expedition.

The team leaving in May will include Mercedes.

Brittany's team will leave 1 month before Leon's expedition.

Traci's team will be either Mike's team or Evan's expedition.

The team going to Romania won't include Brittany.

Janice's team will leave 1 month after the expedition going to Qatar.

Mike's expedition will leave 1 month before the team going to Libya.


The Winter Olympics have just wrapped up in Norway.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by each country.

The team that won 5 gold medals didn't finish with 4 silver medals.

The team that won 15 bronze medals was either the squad from Oman or the squad that won 6 silver medals.

The team that won 8 bronze medals didn't finish with 10 silver medals.

The team that won 2 gold medals didn't end with 4 bronze medals.

The squad from Paraguay ended the games with 3  more gold medals than the team from Oman.

The team that won 8 bronze medals ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the squad that won 4 silver medals.

The team that won 15 bronze medals ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the team that won 6 bronze medals.

The squad from Zimbabwe finished with 2 gold medals.

Of the team from Luxembourg and the squad that won 8 bronze medals, one ended with 1 silver medal and the other finished with 1 gold medal.

The team from Luxembourg ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the team that won 6 silver medals.

Luxembourg Oman Paraguay Venezuela Zimbabwe


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

Neither the Kane family's building nor Leiman Manor is the house on Grove Street.

Benson Hills was built 14 years before the home on Vine Street.

The 1848 building isn't owned by the Kane family.

The home on Grove Street is either the 1855 house or the Zimmerman family's home.

Of the 1855 home and the building on Wright Street, one is owned by the Gaines family and the other is Belle Grove.

The building on Highland Drive was built 14 years before Leiman Manor.

The building on Highland Drive was built 21 years before the Zimmerman family's house.

The house on Thiesse Drive was built 14 years after the Porter family's home.

Roesch Heights isn't owned by the Zimmerman family.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Leiman Manor
Porcher Place
Roesch Heights

Grove Street
Highland Drive
Thiesse Drive
Vine Street
Wright Street


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

The prenatal yoga session is either the 12:30pm session or Pamela's session.

The iyengar yoga session doesn't have exactly 14 people in it.

The class with 9 people starts sometime after the prenatal yoga class.

The class with 15 people begins 1 hour before the iyengar yoga session.

The class with 15 people is either the 9:30am class or the hatha yoga session.

Karen's session, the 1:30pm session, and the prenatal yoga class are three different classes.

The session with 6 people starts 1 hour after the iyengar yoga session.

Of the 10:30am class and the 1:30pm session, one teaches bikram yoga and the other is led by Rosemary.

The session with 5 people is led by Opal.


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

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

The family moving in on Tuesday is paying 10 dollars less per month than the Kerrs.

The family paying $700 a month isn't moving into the Jessica Lane apartment.

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

The family paying $710 a month is moving in on Thursday.

The family moving in on Tuesday is paying  more per month than the Russells.

The family moving into the M Street apartment, the family paying $710 a month, the family paying $690 a month and the family moving in on Sunday are all different families.

The Kerrs aren't moving into the M Street apartment.

The family paying $700 a month is either the family moving in on Saturday or the family moving in on Thursday.

The family paying $720 a month isn't moving into the Summit Street apartment.

Ivy Street
Jessica Lane
M Street
Summit Street
Todd Street


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 Fierro, the automobile with the RBD-337 plates, and the vehicle that received the $50 fine are three different cars.

The car from Mississippi was fined somewhat less than the automobile with the RBD-337 plates.

The vehicle with the GGZ-007 plates, the Hornet, and the automobile that received the $75 fine are three different cars.

The Cavalo was fined 25 dollars less than the automobile with the GGZ-007 plates.

Of the car with the SVZ-880 plates and the automobile that received the $25 fine, one is from South Dakota and the other is the Hornet.

The car from Indiana is either the Cavalo or the car with the GGZ-007 plates.

The Hornet was fined 25 dollars more than the Dartson.

Of the car that received the $25 fine and the vehicle from Mississippi, one has the FRZ-192 plates and the other is the Cavalo.

The vehicle from Hawaii doesn't have the RBD-337 plates.

The automobile that received the $50 fine is from Indiana.

Hawaii
Indiana
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Dakota


Signal Security Solutions offers several high-quality sirens for sale.  Help them put together a brochure by matching each siren to its price, loudness (in decibels) and the year it was first put on the market.

Neither the siren released in 1999 nor the siren released in 1997 is the $124 siren.

Of the $195 siren and the siren with a loudness of 120 decibels, one was released in 1994 and the other is the Rip Tide.

The Soundarm is 15 decibels louder than the siren released in 1999.

The Viking 5, the siren with a loudness of 115 decibels and the siren released in 2004 are all different sirens.

The Soundarm is either the siren released in 2003 or the $124 siren.

The siren released in 1994 is 5 decibels louder than the Viking 5.

Of the Eco Alert and the $188 siren, one was released in 1994 and the other is 100 decibels loud.

The siren with a loudness of 120 decibels wasn't released in 2004.

100 decibels
105 decibels
110 decibels
115 decibels
120 decibels

Eco Alert
Rip Tide
Securalert
Soundarm
Viking 5


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

The print of Corsica was published 18 years before the $750 map.

The map published in 1713 isn't priced at $2,500.

The $315 print was published 18 years after the map of Iceland.

Caronelli's map was published 18 years after Bleux's map.

The map published in 1749 wasn't of Denmark.

Caronelli's map is either the $315 map or the map published in 1713.

Of the print of Warsaw and Muenster's print, one is priced at $315 and the other was published in 1767.

Bleux's map was published 36 years before Gostaldo's print.

Bleux Caronelli Gostaldo Jenson Muenster

Corsica Denmark Iceland Scandinavia Warsaw


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

The 18-year-old has a birthday 12 days after the 5-year-old.

Calvin has a birthday 4 days before Vicki.

Of the child from Quimby and Rosemarie, one is 9 years old and the other was born on April 15th.

The grandchild from Quimby isn't 8 years old.

Vicki is either the 14-year-old or the 9-year-old.

The one from El Monte has a birthday 8 days before the child from Junction City.

The grandchild with the April 7th birthday is 5 years old.

The child from El Monte is 14 years old.

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

El Monte
Junction City
Klamath River
Mendota
Quimby


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

The class in room 405 isn't the Italian class.

The five classes are the class in room 314, the Italian class, the 9:00 am class, the class with 11 students and the 7:00 am class.

The course with 25 students starts 2 hours after the course in room 201.

The class in room 201 is the Mandarin class.

The class with 25 students starts 2 hours before the Italian class.

The Lithuanian class starts sometime after the Mandarin class.

The course in room 322 isn't the Lithuanian class.

Of the course with 18 students and the class in room 201, one starts at 9:00 am and the other is the Italian class.

The Mandarin class starts 2 hours after the course with 20 students.

The class in room 405 doesn't have 11 students.

The 7:00 am class is either the Russian class or the class with 20 students.

The Lithuanian class doesn't have 25 students.

Dutch Italian Lithuanian Mandarin Russian


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

Sarge was either the dog sent to Glacier County or the dog assigned to Officer Ramsey.

The canine assigned to Officer Cochran graduated sometime before the canine sent to Glacier County.

Of Hercules and the K-9 unit that graduated in April, one was assigned to Officer Black and the other was assigned to Officer Salinas.

The five dogs were the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Black, Hercules, the K-9 unit sent to Glacier County, the K-9 unit that graduated in July and the K-9 unit sent to Fairfield County.

Of the K-9 unit that graduated in March and McGruff, one went to Sycamore County and the other was assigned to Officer Black.

The dog sent to Kermit County, the dog that graduated in April, and Aries are three different dogs.

Aries wasn't assigned to Officer Cochran.


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

The movie produced in Finland isn't Harvest Sun.

The movie with a running time of 70 minutes wasn't made in Estonia.

Lionel Lowe's film is 5 minutes shorter than Arctic Visions.

The movie with a running time of 65 minutes wasn't made in Finland.

Sid Saunders's film is  longer than Arctic Visions.

Sid Saunders's film wasn't made in Hungary.

Jesse Jimenez's film is 15 minutes longer than the film produced in Iceland.

Of Ben Barrera's film and Dreams of July, one has a running time of 60 minutes and the other was made in Estonia.

The film produced in Romania is Milton Vale.

The movie with a running time of 65 minutes is either Harvest Sun or Jacky Steel.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes
75 minutes

Ben Barrera
Jesse Jimenez
Lionel Lowe
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Arctic Visions
Dreams of July
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale


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

The darkback cost 30 dollars more than Kristina's purchase.

The specimen from Kenya cost 30 dollars more than the darkback.

The ipstin spider cost 15 dollars more than the specimen from Dominica.

Rafael's purchase cost 30 dollars more than the specimen from Dominica.

Of the specimen from Iran and the specimen from Kenya, one was won by Phyllis and the other was the black widow.

The specimen from Kenya was either the arachnid that sold for $90 or the raft spider.

Olga's purchase cost  more than the darkback.

The specimen from Spain was either the ipstin spider or the black widow.

black widow
cart spider
darkback
ipstin spider
raft spider


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 girl who got the first award was in troop 4443.

The girl from troop 4908 was awarded 1 spot after Patsy.

Elaine was awarded 1 spot after the girl who won the leadership badge.

The youngster who got the second award wasn't in troop 4781.

The youngster from troop 4908 was either Angelina or the scout who won the leadership badge.

Of the scout from troop 4250 and Kendra, one won the dance badge and the other was awarded first.

The girl who won the first aid badge, the scout who got the fourth award, the youngster from troop 4908 and the scout from troop 4443 were all different girls.

ceramics
dance
first aid
leadership
theater


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

The Restless Wave is somewhat shorter than the sailboat at Dock 8.

Ivor Ingram's sailboat is 9 feet shorter than the White Squid.

The sailboat at Dock 16 is 3 feet shorter than Hetta Hensley's boat.

Of the Restless Wave and the vessel at Dock 8, one is owned by Jasper Jones and the other is 22 ft long.

The five boats are Ivor Ingram's sailboat, the White Squid, the vessel at Dock 6, the Sea Spirit and the 22 ft sailboat.

Of the 22 ft boat and the sailboat at Dock 16, one is the Sea Spirit and the other is owned by Ernesto Ellis.

The Fair Weather isn't moored at Dock 22.

Neither Ernesto Ellis's boat nor the boat at Dock 22 is the White Squid.

Adagio III
Fair Weather
Restless Wave
Sea Spirit
White Squid

Betsy Becker
Ernesto Ellis
Hetta Hensley
Ivor Ingram
Jasper Jones


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

The sculpture presentation wasn't from Jamaica.

The exhibit from Yemen was held sometime after the ceramics exhibit.

The exhibit that pulled in 7,525 visitors, the exhibit from Yemen, and February's exhibit are three different exhibits.

The basketry exhibit was held 1 month before the presentation from Tunisia.

The exhibit that pulled in 7,525 visitors was held 1 month after the presentation that pulled in 6,910 visitors.

Of the exhibit from Tunisia and the armor exhibit, one took place in March and the other saw 8,060 visitors.

The sculpture exhibit was held 1 month before the firearms exhibit.

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

The five exhibits are the presentation that pulled in 6,910 visitors, April's exhibit, February's exhibit, the presentation from Russia and the basketry presentation.

armor basketry ceramics firearms sculpture


An auction was held today at which a number of rare butterfly specimens were sold.  Determine the price and order of each auction lot, as well as the name of each winning bidder.

The butterfly won by Vincent didn't sell for $260.

Neither the insect that was auctioned 3rd nor the insect won by Sean was the Adonis blue.

Of the butterfly won by Daniel and the Papillionidae, one was the 7th lot and the other sold for $290.

The butterfly that sold for $250 was either the butterfly that was auctioned 3rd or the butterfly that was auctioned 1st.

The butterfly that sold for $250 wasn't the Stenzleridae.

The Pieridae was either the butterfly that was auctioned 2nd or the butterfly that sold for $260.

The insect won by Ian wasn't the 7th lot.

The butterfly that was auctioned 3rd sold for 30 dollars less than the Adonis blue.

The Stenzleridae sold for 10 dollars less than the insect won by Ian.

Adonis blue
Lycaenidae
Papillionidae
Pieridae
Stenzleridae


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

Of the basketball facility and the arena in Coleville, one is Thompson Arena and the other holds 190 people.

The arena with seating for 270 people isn't in Ross.

Thompson Arena holds  more people than the facility in Paramount.

The facility in Ross holds  more people than Sanders Arena.

Neither the arena in Coleville nor Cantu Arena is the hockey facility.

The arena in Garber isn't set up for lacrosse games.

Neither Austin Arena nor Thompson Arena is the facility with seating for 270 people.

The five arenas are the facility with seating for 230 people, the facility in Coleville, Austin Arena, Cantu Arena and Thompson Arena.

Sanders Arena holds 80  more people than the baseball facility.

The arena with seating for 270 people isn't in Hoopa.

baseball basketball hockey lacrosse rugby


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 shell found in Aruba was found 6 years before the black and white seashell.

The seashell found in Aruba is either the pink and yellow seashell or the white and yellow seashell.

Of the seashell found in Aruba and the shell found in 1992, one is the coquina and the other is white and yellow.

The monk's fin shell was found 3 years before the brown and yellow seashell.

The horned turban shell wasn't found in 2001.

The baby's ear shell was found 6 years before the shell found in Barbuda.

The seashell found in 1995 wasn't found in Saint Lucia.

The coquina shell was found sometime after the shell found in Saint Lucia.

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

baby\'s ear
coquina
horned turban
monk\'s fin
shark eye

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

Aruba
Barbuda
Grenada
Martinique
Saint Lucia


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

The five people are the customer in room 209, Mr. Daniels, Mills, Tran and the client who is staying for 4 days.

Of the guest in room 124 and Mr. Daniels, one is staying for 6 days and the other is from Utah.

Of the customer from Pennsylvania and the customer who is staying for 2 days, one is in room 209 and the other is Mr. Daniels.

The customer in room 114 is staying 3 days longer than Mr. Daniels.

The client from Texas is staying for a shorter time than the person in room 124.

The client in room 114, the customer from Pennsylvania, and Tran are three different people.


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.

"Ultra Hex" is either the superhero who started in 2007 or the hero who patrols Apple Valley.

"Green Avenger", Billy Brewer, the hero who started in 2011 and the hero who patrols Mission Vale are all different people.

The hero who started in 2008 doesn't patrol Frazier Park.

Of Danny Doyle and "Wonderman", one began his crusade in 2011 and the other patrols Green Hills.

The person who started in 2010 doesn't patrol Idyllwild.

Of the hero who started in 2007 and "Deep Shadow", one is Billy Brewer and the other patrols Green Hills.

The person who started in 2009 is either Gabe Grant or Danny Doyle.

Peter Powers began 2 years before the person who patrols Idyllwild.

Criminal Bane
Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Ultra Hex
Wonderman

Billy Brewer
Danny Doyle
Gabe Grant
Kurt Knapp
Peter Powers

Apple Valley
Frazier Park
Green Hills
Idyllwild
Mission Vale


The $188 siren is 5 decibels quieter than the siren released in 2006.

The Securalert is  quieter than the siren released in 2000.

Of the Rip Tide and the $120 siren, one was released in 2007 and the other is 110 decibels loud.

The Eco Alert, the $120 siren, the siren released in 2007 and the siren with a loudness of 105 decibels are all different sirens.

The Viking 5 is 15 decibels quieter than the $145 siren.

The siren with a loudness of 120 decibels wasn't released in 2007.

The Eco Alert is 5 decibels quieter than the $140 siren.

Neither the Viking 5 nor the siren released in 1996 is the $120 siren.

Armor-Stop
Eco Alert
Rip Tide
Securalert
Viking 5


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

The house with 29 members, the frat on Q Street, the frat founded in 1979 and the fraternity on Norwood Street are all different fraternities.

The frat founded in 1976 is either the house with 23 members or the frat on Q Street.

Of Alpha Beta Tau and the fraternity on Aspen Court, one has 32 members and the other was founded in 1970.

The frat founded in 1979 has somewhat more members than the frat founded in 1967.

The house with 32 members was founded in 1975.

The house with 26 members isn't on Holly Street.

The fraternity founded in 1976 has 6  more members than Sigma Beta.

Delta Gamma Pi doesn't have a head count of 26.

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

Aspen Court
Graydon Avenue
Holly Street
Norwood Street
Q Street


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.

Howard Park isn't home to the endangered fig turtle.

The park in Wilcox County was established sometime before Rosemary Park.

The box python's reserve, the reserve in Talladega County, the park established in 2012 and the reserve established in 2010 are all different parks.

Of the pygmy beaver's reserve and the park established in 2012, one is in Talladega County and the other is Foxtail Bend.

Wanda Park was established 2 years before the reserve in Talladega County.

The reserve in Lamar County was established 6 years after Rosemary Park.

The reserve in Pickens County is home to the frilled stork.

Elm Park
Foxtail Bend
Howard Park
Rosemary Park
Wanda Park

box python
fig turtle
frilled stork
pygmy beaver
western gull


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 86-year-old animal isn't the horned tortoise.

The 32-year-old animal isn't from Swaziland.

The one from Vietnam isn't the two rimmed tortoise.

Of Methuselah and the animal from Vietnam, one is the black neck tortoise and the other is 14 years old.

The one from Zimbabwe is either Shelly or the swoop-backed tortoise.

The one from Vietnam is  younger than the horned tortoise.

The animal from Zimbabwe is 18 years older than the animal from Uruguay.

Methuselah is 18 years younger than the swoop-backed tortoise.

black neck
horned
pitch belly
swoop-backed
two rimmed


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 Bodega Bay.

The rower who traveled for 217 days didn't finished at Onagawa.

Of the rower who traveled for 184 days and Joey, one finished at Yamada and the other started from Pescadero.

The competitor who finished at Yamada was either Nina or the rower who traveled for 206 days.

The athlete who traveled for 195 days didn't start out from Pismo Beach.

Nina finished sometime before the rower who finished at Choshi.

The competitor who finished at Miyako was either Geneva or the rower who started from Morro Bay.

The rower who started from Pescadero finished 11 days before Geneva.

The athlete who finished at Choshi finished 22 days before Pedro.

184 days
195 days
206 days
217 days
228 days

Avalon
Bodega Bay
Morro Bay
Pescadero
Pismo Beach


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

The 7:00am trip won't start at City Hall.

Yvonne's tour isn't a group of 11 people.

The outing with 4 people will begin sometime after the outing starting at City Hall.

The tour with 5 people is either the tour starting at Little Italy or Bonita's outing.

The trip with 5 people, the 9:00am trip, the tour starting at Casa Loma and the 7:00am outing are all different tours.

Bonita's outing will start at Casa Loma.

Yvonne's tour isn't a group of 5 people.

Gregory's outing won't start at Little Italy.

Of the 11:00am tour and the trip with 3 people, one will start at Little Italy and the other is with Bonita.

The 7:00am trip won't start at Greektown.

The outing starting at Casa Loma will begin 2 hours after Vicki's tour.

Casa Loma
City Hall
Greektown
High Park
Little Italy


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

Neither the bullfrog nor Rosemary's pet is the amphibian bought in April.

The amphibian bought in April isn't the salamander.

Theresa's pet wasn't purchased in Vinton.

The animal purchased in Walker was bought 3 months before the newt.

Theresa's pet was bought sometime after Rosemary's pet.

The amphibian bought in April is either the animal purchased in Inwood or the newt.

The amphibian purchased in Underwood isn't the bullfrog.

Of Rosemary's pet and the amphibian bought in January, one is the wood frog and the other was purchased in Underwood.

Beverly's pet was purchased in Underwood.

Rosemary's pet was purchased in Thomaston.

bullfrog
cane toad
newt
salamander
wood frog

Inwood Thomaston Underwood Vinton Walker


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

Of the assignment beginning in March and the study on the Liberty, one is Kerry's study and the other is concerned with hammerhead sharks.

Tricia's project is either the blacktip shark assignment or the project on the Pegasus.

The study on the Escape starts 3 months before the goblin shark study.

The project on the Odyssey starts 1 month after the basking shark project.

Of Mamie's project and the hammerhead shark assignment, one starts in April and the other is on the Liberty.

The basking shark assignment starts 1 month after the assignment on the Pegasus.

Vicki's assignment starts 1 month after the blacktip shark project.

basking blacktip goblin hammerhead tiger


The world of stamp collecting has seen a number of high-profile sales this year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each rare stamp to the collector who bought it and the price it fetched, as well as the year it was originally released.

Of the stamp that was issued in 1821 and the $125,000 stamp, one was the "Yellownose" and the other was bought by Mel Morton.

The $175,000 stamp was either the "Jenny Penny" or the "Danish Rosa".

Of the stamp that was issued in 1927 and the $200,000 stamp, one was bought by Ted Tucker and the other was the "Jenny Penny".

The stamp that was issued in 1868 sold for $75,000 less than Mel Morton's stamp.

Odette Opal's stamp wasn't the "Frog's Eye".

The $225,000 stamp originally came out in 1879.

Sal Sanchez's stamp sold for somewhat less than the "Frog's Eye".

The "Frog's Eye" sold for somewhat less than Ted Tucker's stamp.

Lou Lawry
Mel Morton
Odette Opal
Sal Sanchez
Ted Tucker

Cap de Boule
Danish Rosa
Frog\'s Eye
Jenny Penny
Yellownose


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.

Of Tanya Todd's reservation and the 2 day rental, one will be picked up in Los Altos and the other is for the Dodge.

The 5 day reservation, the Dodge reservation and Linda Lindsey's reservation are all different rentals.

The Dodge rental is for a somewhat longer period than Linda Lindsey's rental.

Linda Lindsey's reservation won't be picked up in Iowa Falls.

Opal O'Connor's rental is either the reservation to be picked up in Los Altos or the 6 day rental.

The reservation to be picked up in Brownfield isn't for the Volvo.

The reservation to be picked up in Redding is either the 4 day reservation or the 6 day reservation.

The reservation to be picked up in Brownfield is for a period 2 days longer than Hannah Herman's reservation.

Hannah Herman's reservation is for a period 2 days longer than the Buick rental.

The reservation to be picked up in Valencia is for a somewhat longer period than the rental to be picked up in Redding.

The Lexus reservation is for a period 3 days longer than the reservation to be picked up in Los Altos.

Hannah Herman
Irene Ingram
Linda Lindsey
Opal O\'Connor
Tanya Todd

Brownfield
Iowa Falls
Los Altos
Redding
Valencia


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

The 1862 building isn't on James Street.

Neither the 1841 home nor the Frazier family's home is the building on Oak Ridge Road.

The Duke family's building was built 7 years after Wagner Mansion.

The 1862 house is owned by the Frazier family.

Benson Hills was built 7 years before the Quinn family's building.

The Nunez family's house was built sometime before Fox Cottage.

The Nunez family's house was built 7 years before the Frazier family's building.

Roesch Heights isn't owned by the Nunez family.

Wagner Mansion is either the home on Oak Ridge Road or the 1848 home.

Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Gunston Hall
Roesch Heights
Wagner Mansion

Cora Street
Erick Lane
James Street
Oak Ridge Road
Vine Street


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

The condor released at Pecos Pueblo has a wingspan 12 inches longer than Gracie.

The bird released at Bingham Canyon isn't 9 years old.

Neither the condor with a wingspan of 114 inches nor Buddy is the condor released at Golden Butte.

The five condors are the 8-year-old condor, the bird with a wingspan of 114 inches, Buddy, Gracie and the bird released at Alkali Ridge.

The bird released at Bingham Canyon has a wingspan 4 inches shorter than the bird released at Golden Butte.

Of the 4-year-old condor and Angel, one was released at Golden Butte and the other has a wingspan of 102 inches.

Gracie has a wingspan somewhat longer than Mango.

The bird with a wingspan of 118 inches isn't 9 years old.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches
118 inches

Alkali Ridge
Bingham Canyon
Cordell Mesa
Golden Butte
Pecos Pueblo


Springfield University is sending out several expeditions to study different bat species around the world.  Each expedition will include a chiroptologist (bat expert) and a speleologist (cave expert), and each will take place in a different country.  Match each team to their expedition and the month in which they'll be leaving.

Amelia's expedition will leave 1 month after Velma's expedition.

The five teams will be the expedition leaving in April, Amelia's expedition, the team going to Nepal, Faith's expedition and Ida's expedition.

Wendell's expedition will be either the team leaving in January or the team leaving in April.

The expedition leaving in May won't be traveling to Mongolia.

The expedition going to Vietnam will leave 1 month after Velma's team.

The team going to Belize will leave 1 month before Velma's expedition.

Jacob's expedition will leave sometime after Horace's team.

Neither the expedition leaving in May nor the expedition leaving in April will be Amelia's expedition.

Of Ida's team and the expedition going to Nepal, one will include Leon and the other will leave in February.


Its a Presidential election year again, and the Iowa Caucuses are just a few weeks away!  So of course every candidate on the ballot is in the state and on the campaign trail.  The Sioux City Theatre had a different candidate booked to give a speech every night this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each candidate to his or her political party, and determine when each gave their speech and how many people were in attendance.

The candidate who spoke on January 15th spoke in front of 1,600 attendees.

The candidate who spoke on January 18th didn't speak in front of exactly 850 attendees.

The politician whose speech brought in 1,600 attendees spoke 1 day after the Libertarian.

The person whose speech brought in 1,450 attendees was either Ashley Dale or the Reformist.

Conner Dawes, the person who spoke on January 17th, and the Libertarian are three different people.

The politician whose speech brought in 2,600 attendees wasn't the Independent.

The candidate who spoke on January 17th didn't speak in front of exactly 850 attendees.

The Republican spoke 3 days after the Democrat.

The Independent spoke sometime before Conner Dawes.

The Reformist spoke 1 day before Barron Tweed.

January 14th
January 15th
January 16th
January 17th
January 18th

Ashley Dale
Barron Tweed
Conner Dawes
Daniel Stead
Edith Frayle

Democrat Independent Libertarian Reformist Republican


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

Riggs will leave sometime before Zimmerman.

Of the person leaving in May and the diplomat going to Vienna, one will leave for the 7 day visit and the other is Mr. Lee.

The person going to Vienna will leave 2 months before the ambassador with the 9 day visit.

The person leaving in May is either the ambassador with the 7 day visit or the diplomat going to Riga.

The ambassador with the 8 day visit will leave 1 month after the diplomat going to Vienna.

The diplomat going to Skopje will leave sometime before the ambassador with the 6 day visit.

The diplomat going to Riga will leave 1 month after the person going to Vienna.

The person leaving in February is either Vasquez or the ambassador with the 7 day visit.

The diplomat leaving in April won't go to Paris.

The ambassador with the 6 day visit is either York or the person leaving in May.


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

The family paying $710 a month is moving into the Ash Avenue apartment.

The family moving into the Ash Avenue apartment isn't moving in on Thursday.

Of the family paying $680 a month and the family moving into the Ivy Street apartment, one is the Pattersons and the other is moving in on Tuesday.

The family moving into the Lake Street apartment isn't moving in on Tuesday.

Of the Johnsons and the family paying $720 a month, one is moving into the Lake Street apartment and the other is moving in on Saturday.

The family moving in on Friday is paying 10 dollars more per month than the Nortons.

The family moving into the Quince Street apartment is either the family moving in on Saturday or the family paying $690 a month.

The family moving in on Saturday is paying  more per month than the Underwoods.

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

Johnsons Nortons Pattersons Sheltons Underwoods

Ash Avenue
Ivy Street
Lake Street
M Street
Quince Street


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.

Neither the person with 70 LinkedIn connections nor the one with 150 Facebook friends is the one with 715 Twitter followers.

Jonathan doesn't have exactly 120 Facebook friends.

The person with 150 Facebook friends doesn't have exactly 589 Twitter followers.

The one with 54 LinkedIn connections has 10  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 605 Twitter followers.

Of Willis and the person with 605 Twitter followers, one has 70 LinkedIn connections and the other has 84 LinkedIn connections.

Of the one with 130 Facebook friends and the one with 84 LinkedIn connections, one is Kari and the other has 605 Twitter followers.

The person with 804 Twitter followers has 30  fewer Facebook friends than Danny.

The five people are Danny, the person with 70 LinkedIn connections, the one with 150 Facebook friends, the one with 64 LinkedIn connections and the one with 120 Facebook friends.


The five rentals are the reservation to be picked up in Groveland, the 3 day rental, the 6 day reservation, Irene Ingram's reservation and the Kia reservation.

Neither the 6 day reservation nor the rental to be picked up in Redding is Linda Lindsey's reservation.

Penny Perry's rental won't be picked up in Los Altos.

The 6 day reservation isn't for the Fiat.

Of the reservation to be picked up in Groveland and the Buick rental, one is Linda Lindsey's and the other is for 5 days.

Penny Perry's reservation isn't for 2 days.

The reservation to be picked up in Groveland is for the Chevrolet.

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

Opal O'Connor's reservation is for a period 1 day longer than Irene Ingram's reservation.

The reservation to be picked up in Redding is for a somewhat longer period than the Buick reservation.

Irene Ingram
Linda Lindsey
Opal O\'Connor
Penny Perry
Zora Zinn

Brownfield
Groveland
Iowa Falls
Los Altos
Redding


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

The five cars are the Hornet, the car that received the $100 fine, the automobile with the SVZ-880 plates, the vehicle with the MRT-628 plates and the automobile with the YGA-441 plates.

Of the automobile with the FRZ-192 plates and the vehicle from Kansas, one is the Grandero and the other was fined $75.

The automobile from Mississippi was fined 25 dollars more than the car from South Dakota.

The automobile from South Dakota, the Grandero, and the automobile with the SVZ-880 plates are three different cars.

The Injitsu is either the automobile with the YGA-441 plates or the car from Pennsylvania.

The automobile with the FRZ-192 plates was fined 25 dollars more than the car from Kansas.

The car that received the $125 fine doesn't have the SVZ-880 plates.

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

The vehicle from South Dakota has the FRZ-192 plates.

Kansas
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Washington


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

The event that requested the bounce castle isn't on October 4.

The party on Viking Street is either the Walker family event or the event that requested the rock band.

The booking that requested the rock band is 3 days before the party on Ethel Street.

The event that requested the rock band is on James Street.

The booking that requested the clown is sometime after the booking on Island Drive.

The Clayton family party is 1 day after the event on Ethel Street.

The booking that requested the photo booth is 1 day after the party on Viking Street.

The event that requested the bounce castle, the booking on October 3, and the Johnson family event are three different events.

Of the Rosario family party and the booking on Island Drive, one is on October 3 and the other requested the photo booth.

The booking that requested the photo booth isn't for the Johnsons.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7

bounce castle
clown
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band

Ethel Street
Island Drive
James Street
K Street
Viking Street


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

The team that jumped at 11:00am, the squad that dropped at Crestline X, and the squad with 7 members are three different teams.

The squad with 9 members was dropped at Gran Mountain.

The squad with 5 members deployed 1 hour after the team that dropped at Frazier Park.

Of the squad that jumped at 11:00am and the team with 6 members, one was dropped at Gran Mountain and the other is Whiskey Group.

The five teams are the team with 4 members, the team that dropped at Crestline X, the team that dropped at Frazier Park, Foxtrot Group and the squad that dropped at Brook Woods.

The squad that dropped at Brook Woods deployed 3 hours before Yankee Group.

Anthon Ridge
Brook Woods
Crestline X
Frazier Park
Gran Mountain


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

Of the Dutch project and the book published in 2005, one is assigned to Suzanne and the other is 200 pages long.

The 150 page project was published in 2002.

Of the Polish project and the 250 page project, one is assigned to Francis and the other was published in 2005.

The five projects are Suzanne's assignment, the Polish assignment, the Japanese assignment, the book published in 2009 and the book published in 2004.

Suzanne's project is 75 pages longer than the book published in 2009.

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


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.

Waldemuller's map was published 18 years before Stamson's map.

The $315 map was published 18 years after Caronelli's map.

The print of Warsaw was published 18 years after the $250 map.

The map published in 1785 isn't priced at $750.

The print published in 1767 wasn't of North Africa.

Of the $250 map and Jenson's print, one was of Corsica and the other was published in 1713.

The map published in 1785 was of Corsica.

The $1,500 map was published 54 years after Caronelli's print.

Caronelli Jenson Lafiori Stamson Waldemuller

Corsica
North Africa
Scandinavia
Tuscany
Warsaw


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

The exhibit from Denmark was held 2 months after the lacquerware exhibit.

May's exhibit didn't see exactly 9,500 visitors.

The exhibit from Norway, the presentation that pulled in 9,500 visitors, and the basketry presentation are three different exhibits.

Of May's exhibit and the presentation that pulled in 6,425 visitors, one was from  Yemen and the other featured basketry.

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

The presentation from Mali was held sometime after the exhibit that pulled in 10,425 visitors.

The glassware presentation is either May's exhibit or the presentation from Mali.

The lacquerware exhibit took place in February.

The sculpture presentation was held 1 month after the presentation from Mali.

basketry firearms glassware lacquerware sculpture


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 that finished in 29 seconds was from Ireton.

Alexander's duo, the duo from San Jacinto, and the team that finished in 38 seconds are three different teams.

Eddie's duo was either Robyn's team or Tina's team.

The team from San Jacinto didn't include Wendy.

Tina's team was either the duo that finished in 32 seconds or the pair that finished in 41 seconds.

The pair that finished in 32 seconds wasn't from San Jacinto.

The team from Myers Flat didn't include Wendy.

The team from Project City, the team that finished in 41 seconds and the team that finished in 38 seconds were all different teams.

Tina's team finished 6 seconds before Patti's team.

Of Alexander's duo and Robyn's team, one was from Ireton and the other finished in 35 seconds.

Tina's team finished sometime after Sandy's team.

Eddie's duo finished 3 seconds after Garrett's duo.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds
41 seconds

Emeryville
Ireton
Myers Flat
Project City
San Jacinto


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

Of the outing where they saw 16 shooting stars and the April 7 trip, one was in Eastbrook and the other was with Nolan.

The April 7 trip logged 7 more shooting stars than the outing to Kalona.

The April 15 trip logged 7 more shooting stars than the trip to Conesville.

Of the outing to Kalona and the April 22 trip, one logged 23 shooting stars and the other was with Orville.

The April 7 outing didn't log exactly 9 shooting stars.

The outing where they saw 9 shooting stars wasn't with Stephanie.

Neither the outing with Reynaldo nor the trip to Gilmore City was the April 17 trip.

Of the trip with Stephanie and the outing with Terrence, one logged 16 shooting stars and the other was in Gilmore City.

April 7
April 15
April 17
April 22
April 28

Conesville
Eastbrook
Gilmore City
Kalona
Livermore

Nolan Orville Reynaldo Stephanie Terrence


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 game with the Dragons was on October 15.

The match with the White Rhinos is either the match in Ferndale or the game in Island Falls.

The game in Island Falls was sometime before the match with the Tuscanos.

The match with the Eagles was 12 days before the match in Humeston.

The October 3 match didn't finish with a score of 18-6.

The game with the White Rhinos didn't finish with a score of 24-21.

Of the match with the Dragons and the game in Ferndale, one was on October 19 and the other finished with a score of 42-20.

The game in Island Falls was 4 days before the 13-9 game.

The match with the White Rhinos didn't finish with a score of 18-6.

The game with the Tuscanos was 4 days before the game in Edinburg.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19

Dragons
Eagles
Rams
Tuscanos
White Rhinos

Avila Beach
Edinburg
Ferndale
Humeston
Island Falls


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

The Fair Weather is 3 feet shorter than the Restless Wave.

The boat at Dock 9 is 3 feet shorter than the sailboat at Dock 26.

The Restless Wave isn't owned by Betsy Becker.

Kelly Koch's boat is somewhat longer than the boat at Dock 14.

Neither the Petite Palm nor the 34 ft boat is Betsy Becker's sailboat.

The Fair Weather is either the 28 ft sailboat or the 31 ft vessel.

The vessel at Dock 22 is owned by Ann Alvarado.

Of the 28 ft vessel and the boat at Dock 14, one is the Restless Wave and the other is owned by Griffin Gaines.

Adagio III
Fair Weather
Mystique
Petite Palm
Restless Wave

Ann Alvarado
Betsy Becker
Danielle Davis
Griffin Gaines
Kelly Koch


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

The Korean will lift a weight that is somewhat heavier than the one chosen by the man going seventh.

The American is either Brent or Vincent.

The Korean and the man going fifth are different competitors.

Brent is either the man going first or the contestant who will lift 880 lbs.

The South African will lift a weight that is somewhat heavier than the one chosen by Vincent.

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

The contestant going fourth will lift a weight that is 40 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the contestant going fifth.

The person going fifth will lift a weight that is 80 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the South African.

The Korean is either Brent or Francisco.

The man going seventh isn't the American.

The person who will lift 960 lbs isn't the Dane.

American
Dane
Korean
South African
Swede


Of the team from San Jacinto and the pair that finished in 35 seconds, one included Patti and the other included David.

The pair from Riverside finished sometime before Tina's team.

The pair that finished in 32 seconds was either Cedric's duo or the team from San Jacinto.

Of Tina's team and the team that finished in 32 seconds, one was from Gouldsboro and the other included Brandon.

Alexander's duo was either Sandy's team or the team that finished in 29 seconds.

Brandon's duo didn't finish in exactly 41 seconds.

The five teams were the pair that finished in 35 seconds, Garrett's duo, Brandon's duo, Cedric's duo and the duo from San Jacinto.

The team from Emeryville, Brandon's duo, and the team that finished in 29 seconds are three different teams.

Emeryville
Gouldsboro
Nobleboro
Riverside
San Jacinto


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

The diner who ordered the gelato was either Zachary or the one who had the cafe latte.

The one who had the cafe americano paid 2 dollars more than Francis.

The one who had the espresso paid 2 dollars less than Linda.

The person who paid $7.99 ordered the spice cake.

The diner who ordered the tiramisu didn't have the espresso.

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

The person who paid $9.99 ordered the gelato.

Neither the diner who ordered the souffle nor the diner who ordered the tiramisu was the one who had the cafe americano.

Of the diner who ordered the profiterole and the one who had the cafe latte, one was Hope and the other paid $9.99.

cafe americano
cafe latte
cappuccino
earl grey tea
espresso

gelato
profiterole
souffle
spice cake
tiramisu


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

Neither the dancer who performed fifth nor the dancer who performed eighth was the performer who did the charleston.

Of Tara and whoever danced the foxtrot, one scored 193 points and the other danced second.

Of the dancer that scored 187 points and the person who danced the foxtrot, one performed eighth and the other was Evelyn.

Neither the dancer who performed fifth nor the dancer who performed eighth was the performer who did the jitterbug.

The dancer who did the boogie-woogie scored 3 points higher than Evelyn.

The dancer that scored 193 points didn't perform fourth.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points
193 points

boogie-woogie charleston foxtrot jitterbug samba


Lorena's Specialty Cakes has a number of different orders to fulfill this week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each customer to their specialty cake's shape and flavor, and determine the day each is to be delivered.

Mrs. Massey's order is either the order shaped like a bowling pin or the order shaped like a turtle.

The October 9 delivery won't be chocolate-flavored.

The cake shaped like a sports car will be delivered sometime before the chocolate cake.

The coconut cake won't be shaped like a bowling pin.

Neither the October 9 delivery nor the order shaped like a biplane is Mrs. Harper's order.

Of the cake shaped like a sailboat and the banana cake, one is for Mrs. Estrada and the other will be delivered on October 7.

Mrs. Massey's order will be delivered on October 6.

Mrs. Nolan's cake will be in the shape of a sailboat.

The order shaped like a biplane is either the October 7 delivery or Mrs. Estrada's cake.

Mrs. Harper's cake will be delivered 1 day before the raspberry cake.

The October 5 delivery won't be coconut-flavored.

biplane
bowling pin
sailboat
sports car
turtle

banana chocolate coconut raspberry strawberry


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

Of the boy who wore number 21 and the boy who played first base, one played 9 games and the other was Salvatore.

The person who played right field played 2 fewer games than the player who played left field.

Of Charles and the person who played center field, one played 11 games and the other wore number 29.

Orlando played 2 more games than the player who played right field.

center field
first base
left field
right field
shortstop


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

Meadowgrove will be worked on 2 days after Hazelwood.

The farm that grows beets isn't in Defiance.

The one that grows soy will be worked on 1 day after Hazelwood.

Of the one that grows potatoes and the business in Tipton, one will be dusted on June 5th and the other is Lone Oak.

Of the farm in Latimer and the farm that grows potatoes, one will be dusted on June 8th and the other is Hazelwood.

Tall Pines, the farm that grows beets, and the business that grows soy are three different farms.

Lone Oak will be worked on 2 days after the business in Ollie.

The one Michael will dust on June 8th grows cucumbers.

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

Blackwater
Hazelwood
Lone Oak
Meadowgrove
Tall Pines


The Unionville Animal Preserve occasionally takes in and cares for "nuisance" alligators that are captured on private property. Each is given a unique name. Using only the clues that follow, match each of their gators to the town in which they were caught and determine their estimated age and length.

The 5 year old alligator was captured in Erie.

The 15 year old gator wasn't caught in Argo.

Neither the animal that is 11.1 feet long nor the animal that is 10.2 feet long is the alligator caught in Erie.

Neither Darwin nor Bubba is the animal that is 11.1 feet long.

The alligator that is 10.2 feet long is 5 years older than Elwood.

The gator caught in Argo isn't 11.1 feet long.

The animal that is 9.4 feet long is either Darwin or Bubba.

The animal that is 15.3 feet long is 5 years older than the gator that is 10.2 feet long.

The alligator caught in Gary is 5 years older than the alligator that is 11.1 feet long.

9.4 feet
10.2 feet
11.1 feet
11.5 feet
15.3 feet


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

The person who caught 21 lion fish didn't work at Gillis Deep.

The five people were the spearfisher who caught 24 lion fish, the person who worked at Holly Hock, Ivan, Yvonne and Loretta.

Vernon, whoever dove on Monday, and whoever dove on Thursday are three different people.

Ivan caught 3 fewer fish than the person who worked at Ethel Bay.

Whoever dove on Saturday caught 3 fewer fish than the person who worked at Gillis Deep.

Ivan caught 9 fewer fish than whoever dove on Tuesday.

The person who caught 24 lion fish was either the person who worked at Front Reef or whoever dove on Tuesday.

Whoever dove on Thursday caught 3 fewer fish than Loretta.

Belle Bar
Ethel Bay
Front Reef
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday


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 25 MPH doesn't have a maximum height of 55 ft.

The 750 ft one doesn't have a maximum speed of exactly 35 MPH.

The 800 ft line, Line D, and the one that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH are three different lines.

The 700 ft zip line can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 55 MPH.

Line B is either the line with a maximum height of 70 ft or the 850 ft line.

Line G is 100 feet shorter than the zip line with a maximum height of 55 ft.

Line B is 100 feet shorter than the line with a maximum height of 40 ft.

Of the 850 ft one and the one that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH, one reaches a height of 45 ft and the other is Line G.


This year's Oscar nominations were announced this morning!  Using only the clues below, match each of these films to its director and total number of nominations received, and determine the genre of each.

Of the film directed by Paul Walnier and the movie that received 5 nominations, one is Maximum Risk and the other was the musical.

Of the film-noir and Silk Mist, one was directed by Danny Trevor and the other got 6 nominations.

The movie directed by Tank Reznor received 2 more nominations than the film directed by Paul Walnier.

Bold Service received 2 more nominations than Thorn of Suns.

Thorn of Suns was directed by Paul Walnier.

The drama is either the movie directed by Maddie Mintz or the film that received 4 nominations.

The film directed by Paul Walnier received one fewer nomination than the romance.

Bold Service
Maximum Risk
Silk Mist
Thorn of Suns
Wild Ones

Adrienne Day
Danny Trevor
Maddie Mintz
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor

action film
drama
film-noir
musical
romance


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

The interview in Zearing isn't for the tech support job.

The interview in Winslow is sometime before the Streeter Inc. interview.

The interview in Rock Valley will be either the interview on August 24th or the Haytouch interview.

The meeting for the janitor position, the meeting for the graphic design position and the interview in Zearing will be all different interviews.

The interview for the janitor position is 2 days after the meeting for the web developer position.

Of the Haytouch interview and the interview in Upper Lake, one is on August 23rd and the other is for the janitor job.

Of the meeting in Winslow and the Alpha Plus interview, one is for the web developer job and the other is on August 24th.

The meeting in Zearing is 1 day after the Streeter Inc. interview.

The interview on August 24th is for the graphic design job.

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

Alpha Plus
Canway
Haytouch
Sancode
Streeter Inc.

graphic design
janitor
social media
tech support
web developer

Galt
Rock Valley
Upper Lake
Winslow
Zearing


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

The five devices are the Werril 23A, the device that can fly for 10 minutes, the drone that can fly for 30 minutes, the $600 machine and the device that can fly for 60 minutes.

The machine that can fly for 40 minutes costs 75 dollars more than the drone with a maximum range of 475 ft.

The Eldang-X doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 350 ft.

The $600 machine doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 1,000 ft.

The Werril 23A costs  less than the device with a maximum range of 250 ft.

The machine that can fly for 10 minutes costs 225 dollars more than the Belhino 5.

The Eldang-X costs 75 dollars more than the device with a maximum range of 475 ft.

Of the machine that can fly for 60 minutes and the Werril 23A, one costs $525 and the other has a maximum range of 250 ft.

The Motomiya doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 350 ft.

The Motomiya doesn't have a maximum flight time of 60 minutes.

Belhino 5
Eldang-X
Motomiya
Suzutake
Werril 23A

10 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
40 minutes
60 minutes


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

The Daily Ray didn't go to Trey's Tunnel.

The boat that saw 7 manatees is either Captain Romero's vessel or the vessel that went to Rainbow Reef.

The vessel that saw 4 manatees, Captain Romero's vessel, the vessel that went to Trey's Tunnel and the boat that went to Rainbow Reef are all different boats.

The vessel that saw 6 manatees wasn't led by Captain Lloyd.

The boat that went to Rainbow Reef saw 3  fewer manatees than the vessel that went to Arno's Spit.

The boat that went to Trey's Tunnel saw 1  more manatees than the boat that went to Yellow Bend.

The boat that went to Rainbow Reef, the Daily Ray, and Captain Romero's vessel are three different boats.

The Watery Pete saw 2  fewer manatees than Captain Preston's vessel.

The vessel that went to Rainbow Reef was led by Captain Armstrong.

The Benny II wasn't led by Captain Romero.

Benny II
Daily Ray
Foxy Roxy
Mellow Mel
Watery Pete

Arno\'s Spit
Betty Beach
Rainbow Reef
Trey\'s Tunnel
Yellow Bend


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

Of the one bought by Lloyd and the video game that sold for $65, one came out in 1984 and the other is Blaster Boy.

The one that sold for $80 came out sometime after the one bought by Tommy.

Victorforce came out sometime after the one that sold for $95.

The one that sold for $65 came out 1 year before the one bought by Zachary.

The game that sold for $80 wasn't bought by Raul.

The game that came out in 1983 wasn't bought by Raul.

Gator Attack is either the game bought by Ivan or the video game that sold for $70.

Victorforce came out 3 years before the one that sold for $60.

The one bought by Lloyd came out sometime after the one bought by Raul.

Magic Marbles came out 1 year after Gator Attack.

Blaster Boy
Countershot
Gator Attack
Magic Marbles
Victorforce


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 in Turkmenistan was either the feature that is 3,500 meters wide or the feature that is 2,250 meters wide.

The crater in Qatar is believed to be 60,000 years newer than the crater discovered in September.

The feature in Saudi Arabia wasn't dated to 180,000 B.C.E..

The feature that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E. wasn't discovered in April.

Of the crater that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E. and the feature that is 3,500 meters wide, one is in Rwanda and the other was found in October.

The feature discovered in December is believed to be  newer than the feature in Saudi Arabia.

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

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

The feature discovered in April is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the crater that is 1,480 meters wide.

Iraq
Qatar
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Turkmenistan

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


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

The player who graduated in 2005 isn't from Graettinger.

The person from Zamora graduated 2 years after Ronnie.

Of Ronnie and the player who's now with the Cubs, one is from Santa Paula and the other graduated in 2005.

Steven graduated 1 year after the person who's now with the Orioles.

The five players are Glenn, the person who graduated in 2009, the person from Santa Paula, the player who graduated in 2008 and the player who graduated in 2007.

Neither the player who graduated in 2009 nor Ivan is the player who's now with the Dodgers.

The player from Lovell graduated 2 years after the person who's now with the Cubs.

Of Steven and the person from Lovell, one graduated in 2007 and the other is now with the Reds.

Graettinger
Lovell
Quimby
Santa Paula
Zamora


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

The $5.00 job starts 2 hours before Elisa's chore.

Kay's job is either the $6.50 chore or the $6.00 job.

Kay's assignment doesn't begin at 11:00am.

Of the $9.00 assignment and the job that starts at 11:00am, one is the living room and the other is the dining room.

Of the task that starts at 10:00am and the mud room assignment, one is Zachary's and the other gets an allowance of $5.00.

Neither the living room assignment nor the assignment that starts at 12 noon is Molly's chore.

The laundry room assignment starts 2 hours before the $6.50 job.

bathroom
dining room
laundry room
living room
mud room


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

The tv commercial wasn't produced by Julie Jordan.

The ad with the $30,000 budget wasn't produced by Gilda Gamble.

The ad with the $20,000 budget is either the campaign with 1225 responses or the ad produced by Julie Jordan.

The campaign produced by Hal Hopkins has brought in  more responses than the campaign with the $15,000 budget.

The direct mailer has brought in 150  more responses than the campaign produced by Eddie Evans.

The campaign with 925 responses is either the tv commercial or the campaign produced by Hal Hopkins.

Of the ad with 925 responses and the campaign with 625 responses, one is the newspaper ad and the other has the $75,000 budget.

The campaign produced by Kenneth Kirby has brought in 150  more responses than the ad with the $65,000 budget.

The ad with 625 responses has the $65,000 budget.

Of the direct mailer and the radio spot, one was produced by Kenneth Kirby and the other has the $75,000 budget.

direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
radio spot
tv commercial

Eddie Evans
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


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

My Best Friend sold 7 fewer copies than Roscoe Jones's book.

Wendalissa sold 14 more copies than the 204-page book.

The 345-page book sold 14 fewer copies than the 258-page book.

Of the book that sold 26 copies and Two for Tennis, one was written by Matt Stevens and the other is 192 pages long.

Zoey Stout's book sold 7 more copies than Alexis Olson's book.

Dessert Oasis
My Best Friend
Two for Tennis
Wendalissa
Zara\'s Game

Alexis Olson
Bill Orega
Matt Stevens
Roscoe Jones
Zoey Stout


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

The Finnish class doesn't have 22 students.

The 11:00 am class doesn't have 22 students.

The 1:00 pm class is either the class in room 322 or the Dutch class.

Of the class in room 201 and the class with 13 students, one starts at 11:00 am and the other is the Dutch class.

Of the Japanese class and the course in room 319, one has 8 students and the other starts at 1:00 pm.

The course in room 212 starts 2 hours after the class with 14 students.


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

The home in Hamilton isn't owned by Lyle Kramer.

Of the home that rents for $1,525/month and the home in Capitola, one offers 1,350 sq ft of living space and the other is owned by Hal Garrison.

The house in Hamilton rents for $1,300/month.

The home that rents for $1,250/month is 125 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $750/month.

The house in Angelus Oaks is 125 sq ft smaller than the home that rents for $1,300/month.

The house owned by Lyle Kramer is somewhat larger than the house in Capitola.

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

The rental in Gilman offers 1,350 sq ft of living space.

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

Angelus Oaks
Capitola
Fayette
Gilman
Hamilton

Callie Berg
Dan Callahan
Hal Garrison
Jada Ingram
Lyle Kramer


Away in Arles wasn't written by Zoey Stout.

The 226-page book wasn't written by Roscoe Jones.

My Best Friend sold 21 more copies than the 204-page book.

The 226-page book, Zara's Game and the 280-page book are all different books.

The book that sold 12 copies is either the 218-page book or Roscoe Jones's book.

Two for Tennis wasn't written by Daniel Hansen.

The 310-page book sold 7 more copies than Zara's Game.

Of the title that sold 33 copies and My Best Friend, one is 218 pages long and the other was written by Daniel Hansen.

Of Away in Arles and Alexis Olson's book, one sold 40 copies and the other is 310 pages long.

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

Alexis Olson
Bill Orega
Daniel Hansen
Roscoe Jones
Zoey Stout


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.

The offspring that weighed 114 grams was born 2 months before Mei Lan.

Xi Lian's baby was either Ling Ling or the baby born in January.

Po Lang's baby was born 2 months after Gao Gao.

The baby that weighed 119 grams was Nan Sheng's baby.

Of Chi Chi and the offspring that weighed 102 grams, one was Po Lang's baby and the other was born in May.

The panda born in March was Nan Sheng's baby.

The panda that weighed 82 grams was born 2 months after Wang Yu's baby.

Bai Yun
Chi Chi
Gao Gao
Ling Ling
Mei Lan

Nan Sheng
Po Lang
Tai Shan
Wang Yu
Xi Lian

82 grams
102 grams
106 grams
114 grams
119 grams


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

Of the one who got the orange soda and the diner who paid $5.99, one was Marta and the other ordered the turkey plate.

The one who got the root beer paid 1 dollar more than Calvin.

The one who got the cream soda was either the diner who paid $6.99 or Dean.

The diner who ordered the spaghetti had the cream soda.

The diner who ordered the hamburger paid 1 dollar more than the diner who ordered the turkey plate.

The diner who paid $8.99 didn't have the iced tea.

The diner who paid $7.99 had the cream soda.

The diner who ordered the meatloaf paid 1 dollar more than Marta.

Glen paid 2 dollars more than the diner who ordered the turkey plate.

cream soda
ginger ale
iced tea
orange soda
root beer

hamburger
meatloaf
sloppy joe
spaghetti
turkey plate


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

The player who started with the Giuoco Start played sometime after Tara.

Gail didn't lose after exactly 34 moves.

Of Esther and the player who lost in 41 moves, one started with the Slav Defense and the other played fourth.

The person who lost in 48 moves, the person who played third, and the player who started with the Evans Gambit are three different people.

The person who started with the Torre Attack played 3 games after the person who started with the Evans Gambit.

Of Gail and the person who played fourth, one started with the Ware Opening and the other lost in 41 moves.

The player who lost in 18 moves played 1 game after the person who started with the Evans Gambit.

Evans Gambit
Giuoco Start
Torre Attack
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


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

Of Vicki's outing and the 7:00am trip, one has 12 people in it and the other will start at Yorkville.

The tour with 10 people will begin 1 hour before the tour starting at City Hall.

The outing with 5 people won't start at Little Italy.

The 10:00am trip won't start at Chinatown.

The outing starting at Chinatown will begin 1 hour before Janice's tour.

The trip with 5 people will begin 2 hours after Vicki's tour.

Peter's tour isn't a group of 10 people.

Vicki's tour will begin 1 hour after Yvonne's tour.

Casa Loma
Chinatown
City Hall
Little Italy
Yorkville


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

The 20-year-old student is scheduled 1 hour after Isaac.

Isaac, the 17-year-old client, and the 21-year-old student are three different people.

The client with the 9:00am class is 16 years old.

Of Mr. Slate's student and the trainee with the 9:00am class, one is Willard and the other is 21 years old.

The five people are the trainee with the 10:00am class, Casey, Mr. Terry's client, the 17-year-old student and Mrs. Ingram's client.

Mrs. Zimmerman's student is scheduled sometime after Nettie.

Mrs. Ingram
Mrs. Landry
Mr. Slate
Mr. Terry
Mrs. Zimmerman