Mandy is compiling a report on some of the most recent animals to be placed on the endangered species list.  Help her determine the current estimated population number for each species, as well as the country in which it lives and the year in which it was officially recognized as endangered.

The perens pig was listed sometime before the species that lives in Ukraine.

Of the species added to the list in 2006 and the animal that lives in Russia, one has 315 surviving individuals and the other is the perens pig.

The species that lives in Qatar doesn't have a surviving population of 455.

The animal added to the list in 2008 is either the animal with a population size of 525 or the animal that lives in Russia.

Neither the byengo bat nor the species added to the list in 2008 is the species with a population size of 315.

The osbele oryx was listed 1 year after the species with a population size of 210.

The animal that lives in Ukraine has 210 surviving individuals.

byengo bat
lisner cat
osbele oryx
perens pig


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

Of the spider that sold for $45 and the whip spider, one was won by Phyllis and the other was won by Melinda.

The specimen from Zimbabwe wasn't the redback.

Brandon's purchase wasn't from Tanzania.

The spider that sold for $90 was from Spain.

The cart spider cost 15 dollars more than Shelley's purchase.

The specimen from Zimbabwe was either the archaenido or the spider that sold for $60.

Phyllis's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the redback.

The whip spider was either Melinda's purchase or the spider that sold for $75.

archaenido
cart spider
redback
whip spider


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.

The frilled stork's reserve is either Howard Park or Elm Park.

Elm Park was established sometime before the reserve in Wilcox County.

Foxtail Bend isn't home to the endangered pygmy beaver.

The western gull's reserve, Elm Park, and the reserve in Wilcox County are three different parks.

The park in Wilcox County was established sometime before the frilled stork's reserve.

The park in Bibb County is either the frilled stork's reserve or the park established in 2006.

Elm Park
Foxtail Bend
Howard Park
Wanda Park

fig turtle
frilled stork
pygmy beaver
western gull


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

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

The 35 liter pack is either the silver pack or the Lugmor pack.

The Lugmor pack is 5 liters larger than the green pack.

Of Hazel's pack and the Adironda pack, one is 40 liters and the other is 30 liters.

Olga's pack is  smaller than the Adironda pack.

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

Wendell's pack is  smaller than Eugene's pack.


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

The conductor arriving at Westgate will leave 2 days before Stanley.

The person arriving at Westgate will leave sometime before the conductor departing from Guadalupe.

Of Philip and the person working on June 13, one will depart from Hardwick and the other will arrive at Urbandale.

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

The conductor arriving at Quimby will depart from Guadalupe.


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

Of the person going to Barbados and the person leaving at 4:30 pm, one is flying from Romania and the other is Michael.

The traveler going to Denmark is either the traveler flying from Qatar or the traveler flying from Oman.

The person leaving at 3:30 pm isn't flying from Jamaica.

Ernest is leaving 1 hour later than Terrance.

The traveler going to Ireland is leaving 2 hours later than Terrance.

The person flying from Qatar is either the traveler leaving at 3:30 pm or the person leaving at 5:30 pm.

Terrance is leaving 2 hours earlier than the traveler flying from Romania.


Several of Mrs. Albertson's U.S. History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different American President.  Match each student to their President and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Van Buren spoke 3 minutes less than the presenter who got the D.

Andy spoke 3 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on President Van Buren.

Donnie was either the presenter who got the A or the student who got the B+.

Of Donnie and the presenter who gave the presentation on President Taft, one got the B- and the other got the B+.

Neither the student who spoke for 11 minutes nor the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes was Vicki.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Adams was either Vicki or the student who spoke for 8 minutes.

5 minutes
8 minutes
11 minutes
14 minutes


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

The rose grown in Plainfield was either Deanna's rose or the enchantress.

Of the perle d'or and Brooke's rose, one was grown in Zamora and the other won third place.

The rose grown in Bonita finished somewhere ahead of Brooke's flower.

The kazanlik, the flower that won third place, and the rose grown in Bonita are three different flowers.

Anna's rose finished 1 place ahead of the flower grown in Ida Grove.

bon silene
enchantress
kazanlik
perle d\'or


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

The 9-page article will appear 2 chapters after Dr. Acevedo's essay.

Dr. Melendez's piece will appear 1 chapter after the 8-page piece.

Neither the piece about oceanography nor Dr. Acevedo's piece is the article in Chapter 1.

Of the 16-page essay and the essay about oceanography, one will be in Chapter 4 and the other was written by Dr. Weber.

The article about earthquakes will appear 1 chapter after the 12-page essay.

The 8-page piece will appear 1 chapter after the article about dinosaurs.

dinosaurs earthquakes oceanography physiology


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

Oliver's jersey is 1 size smaller than number 28.

The white shirt is 2 sizes larger than Ellison's shirt.

Oliver's jersey is 1 size smaller than the blue jersey.

Neither the size 9 jersey nor the size 6 shirt is Kirby's jersey.

Of Ellison's shirt and the size 8 shirt, one is number 28 and the other is purple.


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

The customer who ordered the boston roll is either Carol or the customer who ordered the spicy tataki roll.

Of the client who ordered the spicy tataki roll and Yvette, one paid $9.50 and the other ordered the alaskan roll.

The client who ordered the california roll paid 4 dollars more than the person who ordered the spicy tuna roll.

Carol paid 4 dollars more than the client who ordered the spicy tuna roll.

spicy tataki
spicy tuna
tiger
yellowtail


Spaceco Mining plans to be the first company to ever successfully mine an asteroid.  In fact it has already established a timeline for its first series of mining expeditions.  Using only the clues below, match each asteroid to its diameter, and determine what element Spaceco plans to mine from it, as well as the year they intend to begin mining.

Of the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2025 and the asteroid with a diameter of 11 km, one is rich in gold and the other is 82 Sylvia.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2035 has a diameter 6 km smaller than 35 Ursula.

The asteroid with a diameter of 23 km won't have mining operations begin there in 2034.

35 Ursula is either the asteroid rich in platinum or the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2025.

The asteroid with a diameter of 23 km is either the asteroid rich in rhodium or 35 Ursula.

The asteroid with a diameter of 29 km, the asteroid rich in gold, and 82 Sylvia are three different asteroids.

The asteroid rich in lanthanum has a diameter 6 km larger than 11 Ceres.

11 Ceres
35 Ursula
413 Doiotima
82 Sylvia


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 Canadian will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by the person going third.

The man who will lift 1,000 lbs won't go third.

The person going second will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by Wendell.

Brent will lift a weight that is somewhat lighter than the one selected by the person going first.

Of the person going second and the Dane, one will lift 920 lbs and the other is Brent.


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

The animal from Spain is 6 inches longer than the reptile from Australia.

The snake from New Guinea is either the animal that is 24 inches long or the pygmy racer.

The yellow & blue serpent is either the serpent that is 24 inches long or the tawny cobra.

The green & white reptile is  longer than the serpent from Panama.

The black & white serpent is from Panama.

The tawny cobra is 6 inches shorter than the animal from Australia.

ash python
horned viper
pygmy racer
tawny cobra

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


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

Felicia lost 2 fewer pounds than the friend who started a yoga regimen.

The dieter who used the low-fat diet lost 2 more pounds than Felicia.

The dieter who used the gluten-free diet lost 2 fewer pounds than Felicia.

The dieter who lost 5 lbs is either the person who started a jogging regimen or the friend who started a yoga regimen.

Of Pamela and the person who lost 3 lbs, one started playing racquetball and the other used the vegan diet.


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

Of the piece made of white gold and Gina's piece, one cost $1300 and the other has the topaz.

The ring that cost $1300 is either the ring with the opal or Becky's piece.

The piece with the sapphire is either Virginia's piece or the piece that cost $1400.

The piece that cost $1100 is made of platinum.

The piece with the sapphire cost 100 dollars more than the ring made of silver.

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


Bill and Judy always come to the Western Rock and Mineral Show each year to add a few new gem showpieces to their collection.  Using only the clues below, match each of their purchases to the claim and state in which it was found, and determine the price of each.

The stone that sold for $800 was found at the Todd claim.

The gem from Idaho sold for somewhat less than the rhodolite.

The gem that sold for $810 is either the gem found in the Zamora claim or the tourmaline.

The corundum sold for somewhat less than the stone from Oregon.

The gem found in the Zamora claim sold for 20 dollars more than the corundum.

The zircon is either the stone that sold for $820 or the stone from Oregon.

Of the gem found in the Todd claim and the stone found in the Quinn claim, one was from California and the other is the corundum.

The tourmaline is either the stone found in the Marsh claim or the stone from Oregon.


The county fair featured several eating contests this year.  Determine the time each contest began as well as the winner and their hometown.

The competitor from Naperville began his contest 15 minutes before Paul.

Zachary began his contest 15 minutes after the contestant who won the blueberry pie contest.

Neither the competitor from Shelbyville nor Paul is the person who won the watermelon contest.

The person from Tillerville began his contest 30 minutes before the person who won the doughnut contest.

Francis is either the person who won the watermelon contest or the competitor from Tillerville.

The contestant from Naperville began his contest sometime after Francis.

The contestant who won the chicken wing contest is either the competitor who began his competition at 11:45 am or the contestant who began his competition at 12:00 pm.

blueberry pie
chicken wing
doughnut
watermelon

Naperville Shelbyville Tillerville Vincennes


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 drone with a maximum range of 150 ft costs 75 dollars less than the machine that can fly for 25 minutes.

The drone that can fly for 10 minutes costs  less than the drone with a maximum range of 350 ft.

The Zarobit-C has a maximum range of 1,000 ft.

The Werril 23A, the $600 device, and the device that can fly for 10 minutes are three different devices.

The machine that can fly for 30 minutes is either the device with a maximum range of 1,000 ft or the Motomiya.

Of the Zarobit-C and the device with a maximum range of 350 ft, one can fly for up to 60 minutes and the other costs $600.

10 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes


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

Of Robert and the performer who went third, one was from Pleasant Hill and the other used mobile phones.

The juggler who used flashlights performed 2 spots after the performer from Rio Dell.

The person from Upper Lake, the juggler who went first, and Robert are three different people.

Robert, the performer who used flashlights and the juggler who used balls were all different people.

Lora performed 1 spot before the performer who used balls.

Otis performed 1 spot after the person from Rio Dell.

Pleasant Hill
Rio Dell
Upper Lake
Yarmouth


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

Janie paid  more than the person who got the pink tattoo.

Janie was either the Libra or the customer who paid $45.

Neil paid 5 dollars less than the person who got the pink tattoo.

Daryl paid 5 dollars less than the Gemini.

The customer who got the green tattoo paid  less than Daryl.


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 match with the Tuscanos finished with a score of 42-20.

The game in Groveland was 8 days before the match with the Warriors.

The match in Humeston was 4 days after the game with the Eagles.

Of the October 7 game and the game with the Warriors, one was in Ferndale and the other finished with a score of 34-7.

The 42-20 match was 8 days after the game with the Eagles.

The game with the Red and Blues didn't finish with a score of 24-21.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15


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

Hal Hamilton's project begins 2 months after the $40,000 project.

The $36,000 project begins 1 month after Bill Bonner's project.

Al Anderson's project begins sometime before Bill Bonner's project.

The job starting in April is either Al Anderson's project or the Ethel Street project.

The $25,000 project begins 2 months before the Karie Lane project.

Neither the Karie Lane project nor the $36,000 project is Bill Bonner's project.

The Russell Road project is either the $28,000 project or the $36,000 project.

Ethel Street
Karie Lane
Russell Road
Virgil Street

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Hal Hamilton
Irma Ingram


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

Of the Pegasus item and the $25 one, one is the Portimax C and the other has 6 GB of storage.

The Yego Plus is either the 6 GB mobile phone or the $75 mobile phone.

The Winnow XD has 4 GB more storage than the Opel one.

The 8 GB item, the Opel item, and the $75 one are three different phones.

Epplex 7s
Portimax C
Winnow XD
Yego Plus


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

The piece found at Gillis Park sold for 75 dollars less than the piece found in 1992.

The item that sold for $325 was either the gold chain or the item found at Colbert Run.

The cannonball sold for 75 dollars more than the piece found at Colbert Run.

Of the piece found in 2000 and the object found in 2009, one was found at Gillis Park and the other is silver coin.

The gold chain was either the object found in 1992 or the piece found at Dimmot Woods.

The piece found at Dimmot Woods sold for 75 dollars more than the piece found in 2009.

The piece found at Colbert Run sold for somewhat more than the item found at Gillis Park.

cannonball
gold chain
silver coin
wristwatch

Colbert Run
Dimmot Woods
Gillis Park
Heffen Lane


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

Bagee is either the 21-year-old one or the one from Somalia.

Pezaku is either the one from Cameroon or the 22-year-old giraffe.

Of the one from Cameroon and Angrit, one is 23 years old and the other is 10 feet tall.

The 23-year-old giraffe didn't come from Chad.

The 15-year-old giraffe is 2 feet taller than the giraffe from Cameroon.

Pezaku is somewhat taller than the 23-year-old giraffe.


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 person who wanted raspberries paid 1 dollar more than the customer who requested chia seeds.

The person who requested acai berries paid  less than the customer who requested chia seeds.

The person who requested chia seeds, Sergio, and the person who wanted raspberries are three different people.

Trevor is either the customer who wanted blueberries or the person who wanted raspberries.

The customer who wanted blackberries paid 2 dollars less than Sergio.

The customer who requested flaxseed paid 2 dollars more than the person who wanted strawberries.

The customer who paid $6.75 is either the customer who requested acai berries or Isabel.

blackberries blueberries raspberries strawberries


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 zip line that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH reaches a height of 85 ft.

Line C is  longer than the zip line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

The line with a maximum height of 25 ft is  shorter than Line B.

Line B is 50 feet shorter than the line that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH.

Line C is either the line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH or the 750 ft one.

Line D is 50 feet shorter than the line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

Line B doesn't have a maximum speed of exactly 30 MPH.


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

Of the astronaut launching in February and the astronaut who will be studying gamma rays, one will be on mission AV-435 and the other is Edwin.

Rose will launch 2 months before the person assigned to mission PR-97.

The person who will be studying radiation won't be on mission PR-97.

Of the astronaut assigned to mission ZF-15 and Delia, one will launch in February and the other will focus on ant colonies.

The graduate launching in January will focus on gamma rays.

ant colonies
gamma rays
plant enzymes
radiation


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.

Iron Hill is either the one that grows alfalfa or the business in Fremont.

The farm in Independence will be worked on 1 day before the farm that grows alfalfa.

Of the farm that grows beets and the farm that grows potatoes, one is in Independence and the other is Lone Oak.

The one Michael will dust on June 5th is either Iron Hill or the business in Big Bear Lake.

The one in Big Bear Lake will be worked on sometime after the business in Independence.

Hazelwood will be worked on 1 day after the business in Big Bear Lake.

The business in Fremont will be worked on 1 day after the one that grows potatoes.

Big Bear Lake
Fremont
Independence
Ollie


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

The option on St. Barts costs 20 dollars more per night than Grand Echo.

The hotel that offers kayaking is on Grenada.

Of the option that costs $175 per night and El Pacifico, one is on Grenada and the other offers skydiving.

Grand Echo costs 20 dollars more per night than the option on Grenada.

The hotel that costs $215 per night is either El Pacifico or the resort on St. Martin.

Azure Hills
El Pacifico
Grand Echo
Sapphire Hills

hang gliding
kayaking
scuba diving
skydiving


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

The puzzle made by Sonaco is either the puzzle released in 1988 or the puzzle with 1000 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Garroda is either the jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme or the puzzle with the coral reef theme.

Of the jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces and the jigsaw puzzle released in 1998, one has the coral reef theme and the other was made by Kimsight.

The puzzle released in 1999 has somewhat fewer than the jigsaw puzzle with the football theme.

The puzzle released in 1998 is either the puzzle with the outer space theme or the jigsaw puzzle with the coral reef theme.

The puzzle made by Perunia has somewhat more than the puzzle with the football theme.

coral reef
football
outer space
rustic village


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

The piece that needs to go to Chicago weighs  more than Vic Evans's luggage.

The aquamarine bag weighs  less than Xavier Carey's suitcase.

The piece that needs to go to Denver is either Wanda Dotson's bag or the suitcase that weighs 35 pounds.

Of the white bag and Yolanda Bauer's luggage, one weighs 44 pounds and the other was supposed to go to Orlando.

The white bag weighs 6 pounds more than Vic Evans's luggage.

Xavier Carey's luggage doesn't weigh 38 pounds.

The bag that needs to go to Los Angeles weighs 6 pounds more than the indigo suitcase.

Vic Evans
Wanda Dotson
Xavier Carey
Yolanda Bauer


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

"Vanity Plates" is 2 tracks after Abacus's track.

The grunge song is 2 tracks after "Poorly Worded".

The folk song is either Gizmo Glory's track or the first song.

"Anything Else" is sometime before Hustle Boys's track.

The dubstep track is sometime after Abacus's track.

Of "Vanity Plates" and Legion Five's song, one is the fourth song and the other is techno.

Hustle Boys's track isn't the second song.

Abacus
Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Legion Five

Anything Else
I Think of You
Poorly Worded
Vanity Plates


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

The product from Acton is either the $7.50 product or Jim Joyner's honey.

Of Midge Mintz's product and Linda Lynn's product, one is made from clover nectar and the other comes from Lubec.

The product from Unity costs 1 dollar less than the clover honey.

The sage honey costs  more than Linda Lynn's honey.

The product from Hiram costs  more than the sourwood product.

Keith Koch's honey, the $7.50 honey, and the clover product are three different products.

Jim Joyner
Keith Koch
Linda Lynn
Midge Mintz


The puzzle with 250 pieces was released in 1981.

The puzzle with 750 pieces is either the puzzle released in 1999 or the puzzle with the outer space theme.

Of the puzzle released in 1999 and the puzzle with the football theme, one has 1000 pieces and the other was made by Garroda.

The puzzle with the postage stamp theme has somewhat fewer than the jigsaw puzzle released in 1992.

The puzzle released in 1999 has 500 more pieces than the puzzle with the postage stamp theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Chaurd wasn't released in 1995.

Of the jigsaw puzzle made by Perunia and the puzzle with 1000 pieces, one was released in 1999 and the other has the outer space theme.

coral reef
football
outer space
postage stamp


The $225 mobile phone has 2 GB less storage than the $25 one.

The Pegasus one has somewhat more storage than the $225 phone.

Of the Zennia 580 and the $199 one, one has 6 GB of storage and the other is made by Mobilex.

The Dynatra mobile phone has 2 GB less storage than the $225 mobile phone.

The Mobilex one is either the Epplex 7s or the $225 phone.

The Technitron item is either the Winnow XD or the Epplex 7s.

Epplex 7s
Winnow XD
Yego Plus
Zennia 580


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 squad that won 1 silver medal ended the games with somewhat more gold medals than the squad that won 15 bronze medals.

Of the team that won 2 gold medals and the team that won 12 bronze medals, one ended with 10 silver medals and the other is the squad from Estonia.

The team that won 10 bronze medals ended the games with somewhat more gold medals than the squad from Dominica.

Neither the squad that won 3 gold medals nor the team from Estonia was the squad that won 4 silver medals.

The squad that won 1 silver medal was either the squad that won 4 gold medals or the team from Dominica.

The squad from Yemen ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad that won 15 bronze medals.

The squad that won 15 bronze medals didn't finish with 12 silver medals.


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

The crater in New Zealand is believed to be  newer than the feature discovered in June.

The feature that is 1,200 meters wide was found in September.

Of the feature discovered in June and the crater that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E., one is 780 meters wide and the other is in Rwanda.

The feature discovered in December is believed to be 30,000 years older than the crater discovered in September.

The feature in Qatar wasn't dated to 210,000 B.C.E..

The crater that is 2,250 meters wide is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the feature that is 1,200 meters wide.

The crater in Oman was either the feature discovered in September or the feature that is 3,500 meters wide.

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


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

Marco, the contestant who got 11 votes, and the doctor are three different people.

The doctor received 7 votes more votes than Omar.

The contestant who got 25 votes played baseball.

Of Guillermo and the basketball player, one is the waiter and the other is the garbage man.

The garbage man received 7 votes more votes than the lacrosse player.


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.

Eddie's duo finished sometime after the duo from Project City.

Eddie's duo was either Patti's team or the team from Myers Flat.

The pair from Project City didn't include Tina.

Cedric's duo was either the team from Gouldsboro or Wendy's team.

The duo from Emeryville finished 6 seconds after Patti's team.

Of Patti's team and Brandon's duo, one was from Project City and the other finished in 29 seconds.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds

Emeryville
Gouldsboro
Myers Flat
Project City


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

The contestant from Gilbertville finished somewhat lower than the contestant who threw the violet darts.

The contestant from Toledo was either the contestant who threw the yellow darts or Matthew.

The player who threw the green darts finished 7 points lower than the contestant from Mount Union.

Neither the contestant who scored 55 points nor the contestant from Gilbertville was Nicholas.

Of Zachary and the player who threw the violet darts, one was from Worthington and the other finished with 55 points.

Gilbertville
Mount Union
Toledo
Worthington


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

The bottle from Loma Mar vineyard is either the syrah or the Bianca Flaux.

The Friambliss, the 1992 wine, and the wine from Hornitos vineyard are three different wines.

The chardonnay was bottled 4 years before the wine from Kingfield vineyard.

The wine from Hornitos vineyard was bottled sometime before the pinot gris.

Of the Vendemmia and the pinot gris, one is from Maynard vineyard and the other was bottled in 1992.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Friambliss
Vendemmia


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.

Delbert played somewhat more games than the person who wore number 28.

The boy who played first base was either the person who wore number 28 or Jorge.

Of the player who wore number 29 and the person who played first base, one played 11 games and the other was Jorge.

Of the boy who played second base and the player who wore number 29, one was Vincent and the other played 10 games.

Jorge played 1 more game than the player who played center field.

The player who played 9 games wore number 3.

center field
first base
second base
shortstop


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 Objectivist spoke 1 day after the candidate whose speech brought in 1,600 attendees.

The politician whose speech brought in 850 attendees was the Independent.

The candidate who spoke on January 17th, Gara Oldman, and the Republican are three different people.

Barron Tweed didn't speak in front of exactly 1,875 attendees.

The speaker whose speech brought in 1,600 attendees spoke 1 day after Gara Oldman.

The candidate whose speech brought in 2,250 attendees was either the Democrat or the politician who spoke on January 14th.

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

Ashley Dale
Barron Tweed
Daniel Stead
Gara Oldman

Democrat Independent Objectivist Republican


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

The city with a population of 31,000 is either Palo or the city whose mayor is Mike Morse.

Allerton has 3,000  more people than the town in Bristol County.

The city whose mayor is Mike Morse has  more people than Kingsburg.

Neither the town in Dukes County nor the town whose mayor is Mike Morse is Allerton.

Of the city with a population of 34,000 and the town in Suffolk County, one is Palo and the other has Mike Morse as its mayor.

The town whose mayor is Al Acosta is in Middlesex County.

The city whose mayor is Lisa Lyons has  more people than Hayfork.

Al Acosta
Julie Jordan
Lisa Lyons
Mike Morse


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

Of the pekingese and Shadow, one is Ginger's and the other won in 2008.

Douglas's canine won sometime after Shadow.

The maltese won 2 years after Fernando's canine.

The dalmatian won sometime before Molly.

The dog that won in 2006 is either the dalmatian or Douglas's dog.

Douglas's dog is either the pekingese or Max.

Chester's dog is either Molly or the maltese.

dalmatian
irish setter
maltese
pekingese


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

The person who went to Martinique is either Miranda or the person who took the Silver Shores cruise.

The traveler who went to Martinique set sail 1 year before Bradley.

Of the traveler who went to Jamaica and the person who took the 1985 cruise, one took the Azure Seas cruise and the other is Cory.

Neither the person who took the 1986 cruise nor the traveler who took the Azure Seas cruise is the person who went to Martinique.

Neither the traveler who took the Neptunia cruise nor the traveler who took the 1986 cruise is the traveler who went to Jamaica.

Neither the person who took the Neptunia cruise nor the traveler who took the 1986 cruise is Cory.

Ollie is either the person who took the 1983 cruise or the person who took the Neptunia cruise.

Azure Seas
Baroness
Neptunia
Silver Shores


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

Josephine's pet is either the puppy adopted in April or Wade.

Ida's pet is either the black lab or Wade.

Alicia's pet was adopted sometime before Wade.

The puppy adopted in March is either the schnauzer or Ida's pet.

The schnauzer was adopted 2 months after Alicia's pet.

Omar was adopted sometime before Hannah's pet.

Of the poodle and the dachshund, one is named Ian and the other is Alicia's.

The puppy adopted in February is the poodle.


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

The group deploying to Verrild is either Papa Battalion or Uniform Battalion.

Of the battalion deploying in January and the battalion led by Commander Underwood, one is Papa Battalion and the other will deploy to Dratur.

The battalion led by Commander Bauer will deploy to Verrild.

The battalion led by Commander Sanchez is either the battalion deploying in April or the group deploying to Dratur.

Of the battalion deploying in April and the group deploying to Wada, one is Juliet Battalion and the other is Uniform Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Underwood will deploy 2 months after Charlie Battalion.


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

The mountain first climbed in 1914 is either the peak first summited by Eddie English or the peak that is 14,340 feet tall.

Mt. Ingram wasn't first climbed by Ford Fischer.

The mountain first summited by Kermit Kramer, Mt. Humphrey, and the peak first climbed in 1962 are three different mountains.

The peak first climbed in 1962 is  shorter than the peak first summited by Eddie English.

Mt. Wilkinson was first climbed in 1926.

Mt. Humphrey is  shorter than the peak first climbed in 1962.

The peak first summited by Eddie English is either Mt. Norman or Mt. Humphrey.

Mt. Humphrey
Mt. Ingram
Mt. Norman
Mt. Wilkinson

Art Aguilar
Eddie English
Ford Fischer
Kermit Kramer


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 from Russia will launch 1 month before the rocket from Denmark.

The rocket developed by Omnipax will launch 1 month before the rocket from Russia.

The rocket developed by Ubersplore is either the Cornick or the Beritron.

The rocket developed by Permias is either the Beritron or the rocket from Russia.

Of the Exatris and the rocket from Iran, one will launch in March and the other is made by Permias.

The rocket developed by SpaceZen will launch sometime after the rocket from Russia.


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

Of the 1905 painting and Umolia's masterpiece, one is "Orange Sky" and the other has been missing for 10 years.

The masterpiece that's been missing for 15 years is either the 1913 painting or "Tantrum".

Graham Ginso's masterpiece isn't "Tantrum".

Baudry Brim's painting was painted sometime before "Tantrum".

The four paintings are the 1905 masterpiece, Umolia's piece, the painting that's been missing for 19 years and "Lost in Time".

The 1913 masterpiece, the masterpiece that's been missing for 19 years, and "Lost in Time" are three different paintings.

The masterpiece that's been missing for 20 years was painted sometime before "Orange Sky".

Clockwork
Lost in Time
Orange Sky
Tantrum


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

The booking that requested the photo booth, the Ingram family event, and the booking on Q Street are three different events.

The Walker family event is either the party on Beech Street or the event that requested the photo booth.

The Hayden family event is 1 day before the event that requested the petting zoo.

Of the event that requested the petting zoo and the Ingram family booking, one is on Norway Court and the other is on October 6.

The event that requested the superhero is sometime after the event on Q Street.

The party on October 4, the Ford family party, and the Ingram family booking are three different events.

petting zoo
photo booth
rock band
superhero

Beech Street
Norway Court
Q Street
Terrace Avenue


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

The jumper who has done 56 previous jumps started skydiving 2 years after the skydiver who wears the lime green suit.

Neither the skydiver who has done 42 previous jumps nor Clayton is the jumper who wears the lime green suit.

Of the jumper who first started in 1984 and the jumper who first started in 1983, one is Otis and the other has done 58 previous jumps.

The skydiver who has done 42 previous jumps doesn't wear the red suit.

The jumper who wears the lime green suit started skydiving 1 year before Otis.

The jumper who has done 102 previous jumps started skydiving 1 year before the skydiver who wears the indigo suit.


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

Neither the customer going out on July 15 nor the customer headed to Little Reef is Mr. Erickson.

The customer headed to Queen's Bench is either the diver going out with Zachary or Mr. Drake.

Of Mrs. Ferrell and the customer going out with Sylvia, one wants to see Rowe Island and the other will dive on July 15.

The diver headed to Little Reef will dive sometime before the customer going out with Sylvia.

The diver going out with Hilda will dive 1 day before the customer headed to Porita Reef.

Mr. Ayers
Mr. Drake
Mr. Erickson
Mrs. Ferrell

Little Reef
Porita Reef
Queen\'s Bench
Rowe Island


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

Mr. Padilla's trainee is scheduled sometime after Peter.

Mr. French's client is scheduled 1 hour before the 15-year-old student.

Mr. French's trainee isn't 16 years old.

Mr. Padilla's client is either the 16-year-old client or the trainee with the 11:00am class.

Mr. Slate's trainee is scheduled 1 hour before Peter.

Greg is scheduled sometime before Mr. French's client.

Mrs. Barr
Mr. French
Mr. Padilla
Mr. Slate


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

The person hired on March 15th went to Northridge College.

Of the Haynes Inc. hire and the Sacred Heart College graduate, one is Zachary and the other was hired on March 18th.

Rosalie was hired 3 days after the Dorsey Assoc. hire.

Cynthia was hired sometime after the Rutherford College graduate.

The Green & Hayes hire is either the Rutherford College graduate or Rosalie.

Of the Sacred Heart College graduate and the Green & Hayes hire, one was hired on March 21st and the other is Rosalie.

March 12th
March 15th
March 18th
March 21st

Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Haynes Inc.
Ingram & Kemp

Northridge
Riverview
Rutherford
Sacred Heart


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

Of the coffee Fredrick ordered and the eggnog latte, one cost $3.40 and the other was served by Toni.

Of the beverage served by Patsy and the beverage that cost $3.30, one was ordered by Eduardo and the other was the eggnog latte.

Neither the iced americano nor the beverage that cost $3.50 was the drink Ira ordered.

The cappuccino cost 20 cents more than the beverage served by Minnie.

The coffee Eduardo ordered was either the cappuccino or the drink served by Toni.

cappuccino
eggnog latte
espresso
iced americano


The Sacred Heart College graduate was hired 6 days before Zachary.

Of the person hired on March 15th and Zachary, one went to Rutherford College and the other was hired by Ingram & Kemp.

The Velez & York hire was hired 6 days after Abel.

The Summit College graduate was hired 3 days after Abel.

Barr & Cobb
Green & Hayes
Ingram & Kemp
Velez & York

Northridge
Rutherford
Sacred Heart
Summit


Several of Mrs. Albertson's U.S. History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different American President.  Match each student to their President and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

Of the student who got the D and Freddie, one talked about President Harding and the other spoke for 11 minutes.

The student who gave the presentation on President Jackson spoke 3 minutes more than Yvonne.

The student who spoke for 11 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on President Roosevelt or Yvonne.

The presenter who got the B+ spoke 3 minutes less than Andy.

Yvonne was either the presenter who got the B- or the student who spoke for 5 minutes.

The student who gave the presentation on President Roosevelt spoke 3 minutes more than the presenter who got the B-.

Brett was either the student who spoke for 5 minutes or the presenter who got the D.


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.

Of the guest in room 320 and Yates, one is staying for 5 days and the other is from Wisconsin.

Watkins isn't staying for exactly 3 days.

The customer in room 114 is staying for a shorter time than Watkins.

The client from Georgia is either Mr. Everett or the guest who is staying for 2 days.

The person from Alaska is staying somewhat longer than Mrs. Arnold.

The guest from Michigan is staying 2 days longer than the client in room 124.

The client in room 320 is staying 2 days longer than Mrs. Arnold.


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 drug sourced from a specific type of mushroom treats heart disease.

The medicine sourced from a specific type of beetle treats dengue fever.

Of the drug that treats heart disease and the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of beetle, one is Damasol and the other was approved in March.

Favolin was approved 2 months after the drug that treats diabetes.

The pharmaceutical approved in April, the medicine that treats diabetes, and the medicine sourced from a specific type of bromeliad are three different drugs.

Gravon is either the drug approved in March or the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of bromeliad.

dengue fever
diabetes
heart disease
influenza


Mt. Ochoa is either the mountain first climbed in 1962 or the peak first summited by Dale Dickens.

Of the mountain that is 14,340 feet tall and the peak first climbed in 1946, one was first climbed by Dale Dickens and the other was first climbed by Irving Igor.

Mt. Dawson is  taller than the mountain first summited by Irving Igor.

The peak first climbed in 1946 is 260 feet taller than Mt. Ochoa.

The mountain first climbed in 1845 is  shorter than the peak first climbed in 1899.

The mountain first climbed in 1899 was first climbed by Kermit Kramer.

Mt. Phillips is either the mountain first summited by Irving Igor or the peak first climbed in 1899.

Mt. Dawson
Mt. Larsen
Mt. Ochoa
Mt. Phillips

Dale Dickens
Gerry Gamble
Irving Igor
Kermit Kramer


Of the Foltron and the rocket that will launch in March, one is from  Denmark and the other is made by Ubersplore.

Neither the rocket that will launch in January nor the Foltron is the rocket from Poland.

The rocket developed by Techtrin will launch 2 months after the rocket from New Zealand.

The Athios will launch 1 month before the rocket developed by SpaceZen.

The Beritron will launch 1 month after the rocket from New Zealand.

The Foltron, the rocket developed by Techtrin and the rocket developed by SpaceZen are all different rockets.


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 youngster from troop 3094 was awarded  after Angelina.

The girl from troop 4908 was awarded 2 spots before the youngster who won the swimming badge.

Maxine was awarded 1 spot after the girl who won the ceramics badge.

The scout who won the dance badge was either the youngster who got the third award or the girl who got the fourth award.

Angelina was either the girl who won the wildlife badge or the scout from troop 4908.

The girl who won the wildlife badge, the youngster from troop 4031, and Gayle are three different girls.

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


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 campaign with 925 responses is either the ad produced by Julie Jordan or the magazine ad.

The ad produced by Julie Jordan has brought in 300  more responses than the billboard.

The ad with 775 responses was produced by Hal Hopkins.

The tv commercial is either the campaign with 1075 responses or the ad with the $65,000 budget.

The magazine ad is either the campaign produced by Eddie Evans or the campaign with the $65,000 budget.

The campaign with the $50,000 budget has brought  fewer responses than the direct mailer.

Of the ad produced by Hal Hopkins and the ad produced by Faith Fowler, one has the $15,000 budget and the other is the billboard.

The billboard has brought  fewer responses than the ad with the $65,000 budget.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
tv commercial

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Hal Hopkins
Julie Jordan


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

The ring made of palladium is either Sonja's ring or the ring that cost $1100.

The piece with the aquamarine cost  less than Virginia's ring.

The piece made of 18k gold cost  more than Gina's ring.

The piece with the ruby cost 200 dollars more than Gina's ring.

The piece made of platinum cost 200 dollars more than the piece with the diamond.

Of the ring with the ruby and Wanda's ring, one cost $1400 and the other is made of silver.


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.

Freda's pet was bought sometime before the wood frog.

The salamander was bought 1 month after the animal purchased in Newton.

The salamander is either Patrice's pet or the animal bought in April.

The animal bought in January was purchased in Falmouth.

The animal bought in March is either the cane toad or Freda's pet.

Of the animal purchased in Zearing and Lela's pet, one was bought in March and the other is the wood frog.


Mrs. Vazquez's trainee is scheduled sometime after Kellie.

The 17-year-old student is either the trainee with the 11:00am class or Bob.

Harold, the student with the 11:00am class, and Mr. Rodriguez's client are three different people.

The 21-year-old trainee is scheduled 1 hour before Mr. Rodriguez's student.

The 19-year-old trainee is scheduled sometime after Mrs. Young's client.

Of Opal and Kellie, one is Mr. Rodriguez's student and the other is 20 years old.

Mr. Glenn's client doesn't have the 11:00am class.

Mr. Glenn
Mr. Rodriguez
Mrs. Vazquez
Mrs. Young


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

The Clara Street project is either Hal Hamilton's project or the $36,000 project.

The $18,000 project begins sometime after the Clara Street project.

Neither the $30,000 project nor the Ivy Street project is Hal Hamilton's project.

Cal Craft's project is either the job starting in June or the job starting in July.

The Oak Road project begins 1 month after Al Anderson's project.

The $18,000 project begins 1 month before the Ivy Street project.

The $36,000 project begins 2 months before Freda Fisher's project.

Clara Street
Harkin Drive
Ivy Street
Oak Road

Al Anderson
Cal Craft
Freda Fisher
Hal Hamilton


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

The onions sell for 20 cents more per pound than the produce from Harbor City.

Of Tracey's vegetables and the goods that sell for $2.70 per pound, one type is from Dickens and the other type is the potatoes.

Antonio's goods sell for 10 cents less per pound than the leeks.

The produce from Jesup, the goods that sell for $2.50 per pound, and Tracey's goods are three different vegetables.

Tracey's goods, the onions and the leeks are all different vegetables.

Mildred's produce sell for 10 cents more per pound than the goods from Harbor City.


The coffee ordered by Henry cost 10 cents less than the coffee served by Minnie.

Neither the drink that cost $3.60 nor the drink that cost $3.30 was the drink ordered by Darrell.

The coffee that cost $3.30 was served by Susan.

The beverage that cost $3.60 wasn't served by Naomi.

Of the coffee Charlie ordered and the drink that cost $3.50, one was served by Minnie and the other was the espresso.

The macchiato cost 20 cents more than the drink ordered by Charlie.

The beverage ordered by Henry cost 10 cents less than the eggnog latte.

eggnog latte
espresso
macchiato
vanilla latte


The Flint Natural History Museum features a number of articulated woolly mammoth skeletons, each of which has been given a different name by local schoolchildren.  Using only the clues below, match each mammoth to its estimated age and height, and determine where its skeleton was originally found.

The mammoth that was 8.9 ft tall was either the mammoth found in Siberia or "Dumbo".

Of "Snuffles" and the mammoth found in Michigan, one was 9.6 ft tall and the other is thought to be 170,000 years old.

"Fang", the animal believed to be 170,000 years old, and the animal that was 7.8 ft tall are three different animals.

The mammoth that was 7.8 ft tall lived sometime before the animal found in Michigan.

"Dumbo" is thought to be 140,000 years old.

The mammoth found in Alaska lived 30,000 years before the animal that was 8.1 ft tall.


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 squad that won 3 gold medals was either the squad that won 6 silver medals or the team from Namibia.

The team that won 4 silver medals ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the squad from Estonia.

The team that won 3 gold medals didn't end with 4 bronze medals.

The squad from Namibia finished with 2 gold medals.

Of the team that won 3 bronze medals and the team that won 1 gold medal, one ended with 1 silver medal and the other is the squad from Venezuela.

The squad from Namibia was either the squad that won 5 silver medals or the squad that won 3 bronze medals.

The team that won 6 bronze medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad from Namibia.

Neither the squad that won 1 silver medal nor the team from Venezuela was the team that won 4 gold medals.


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 208 starts sometime after the Swahili class.

Of the Turkish class and the course with 18 students, one starts at 1:00 pm and the other is in room 215.

The class in room 215 starts 2 hours after the class with 10 students.

Of the class with 22 students and the Turkish class, one is in room 322 and the other starts at 11:00 am.

The course with 18 students is either the Swahili class or the class in room 215.


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 animal caught in Mesa is 10 years younger than Iggy.

The gator that is 13.6 feet long is 10 years older than Arthur.

Of the 10 year old alligator and Iggy, one was captured in Lynn and the other is 12.9 feet long.

The gator caught in Pisa is 5 years older than Arthur.


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.

Of the home owned by Callie Berg and the home in Delano, one rents for $1,525/month and the other offers 1,350 sq ft of living space.

Neither the home that rents for $1,250/month nor the house owned by Dan Callahan is the rental in Eagle Grove.

The home that rents for $1,525/month is either the 1,475 sq ft house or the house owned by Dan Callahan.

The house in Fayette is owned by Callie Berg.

The house in Delano is 250 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $950/month.

The home in Angelus Oaks offers 1,100 sq ft of living space.

The house owned by Inga Howell doesn't rent for $750/month.

The 1,350 sq ft house is either the home that rents for $1,250/month or the home owned by Callie Berg.

Callie Berg
Dan Callahan
Inga Howell
Mitsy Lane


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.

Neither Stacy's project nor the tiger shark project is the study beginning in April.

Mamie's project starts sometime after the hammerhead shark assignment.

The study on the Orion starts 1 month before Stacy's assignment.

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

Of the project beginning in April and the assignment on the Escape, one is Mamie's assignment and the other is concerned with great white sharks.

Neither the project on the Escape nor the tiger shark assignment is Henrietta's assignment.


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

The person who lives in Yountville is either Ernesto or the Texas native.

Of the Louisiana native and the Kansas native, one is Tim and the other lives in Limington.

Ernesto is  younger than the person who lives in Limington.

The centenarian who lives in Quasqueton is 1 year younger than the Texas native.

The Illinois native is 1 year older than the person who lives in Isleton.

The person who lives in Quasqueton is 1 year older than the Louisiana native.


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

The pair from Emeryville finished sometime after David's duo.

Garrett's duo finished 3 seconds after Sandy's team.

The pair from Ireton finished 6 seconds before Wendy's team.

David's duo was either Yvonne's team or the team from Ireton.

The pair from Emeryville finished 3 seconds before Felipe's duo.

Tina's team was either the pair that finished in 35 seconds or the team that finished in 38 seconds.

Yvonne's team, the pair from Gouldsboro, and Felipe's duo are three different teams.

Emeryville
Gouldsboro
Ireton
San Jacinto


The alligator that is 10.7 feet long is either the 15 year old alligator or Daredevil.

Sparky is 5 years younger than the animal that is 9.4 feet long.

The animal caught in Mesa is somewhat older than the gator that is 11.5 feet long.

The gator caught in Erie is 11.5 feet long.

The gator that is 13.6 feet long is 5 years older than the gator that is 9.4 feet long.

The animal caught in Waco is either the 15 year old alligator or Sparky.


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 tour with 9 people will start at City Hall.

Of the tour starting at Chinatown and the 10:00am outing, one has 7 people in it and the other is with Latoya.

Gregory's tour is either the outing starting at City Hall or the outing with 12 people.

The trip starting at Little Italy will begin 1 hour before the tour starting at City Hall.

Chester's trip will begin sometime after the outing starting at Chinatown.

The tour with 10 people will begin 1 hour after the outing with 9 people.

Chinatown
City Hall
Greektown
Little Italy


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

Of the $39.99 book and the book that was published in 2015, one was written by Will Wharton and the other covers pre-calculus.

The pre-calculus book wasn't authored by Pat Peterson.

Of the book written by Will Wharton and the $34.99 book, one was published in 2015 and the other covers algebra.

The trigonometry title costs 5 dollars less than the title that was published in 2005.

The geometry title, the book that was published in 2003 and the $39.99 textbook are all different books.

The title written by Velma Vintz is either the textbook that was published in 2005 or the $29.99 title.

The title written by Will Wharton, the $34.99 title, and the title that was published in 2003 are three different books.

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

algebra geometry pre-calculus trigonometry

Pat Peterson
Steve Spark
Velma Vintz
Will Wharton


Abbie is writing an article about some of the top-selling mobile apps released in the past year.  Using only the clues that follow, help her match each app to its developer, month or release and estimated number of sales.

The game released by Digibits is either Wizard World or the application released in June.

The application with 8.9 million downloads was released  earlier than Wizard World.

Of the application released in April and the game with 5.5 million downloads, one is Peter Parka and the other was made by BeGamez.

Angry Ants was released  earlier than the application with 4.2 million downloads.

The app with 8.9 million downloads wasn't developed by  Trebuchet.

The application with 4.2 million downloads is either the game released by BeGamez or the app released by Apptastic.

The app released in May has 5.5 million downloads.

Angry Ants
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

2.3 million
4.2 million
5.5 million
8.9 million


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

Hurricane Eileen hit 4 years after the hurricane that made landfall at Hesperia.

Of Hurricane Gwendolyn and the hurricane that hit in 1952, one hit land at Granger and the other caused $18.5 million in damage.

Hurricane Gwendolyn, the storm that caused $16.9 million in damage and the hurricane that caused $16.6 million in damage were all different hurricanes.

The storm that caused $16.9 million in damage hit 8 years after the storm that made landfall at Hesperia.

Hurricane Bernadette hit 4 years before the storm that caused $16.6 million in damage.

Neither the hurricane that hit in 1944 nor Hurricane Gwendolyn was the storm that made landfall at Onawa.

$16.6 million
$16.9 million
$18.5 million
$19.2 million


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

The April 4 outing logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the trip with Stephanie.

The outing with Quinn logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the April 10 outing.

Of the trip to Janesville and the outing to Gilmore City, one was with Paulette and the other was on April 4.

The outing to Livermore logged 14 more shooting stars than the April 4 trip.

The trip where they saw 9 shooting stars was in Janesville.

The trip where they saw 16 shooting stars was either the outing to Livermore or the April 15 trip.

The April 25 outing was either the trip where they saw 23 shooting stars or the trip with Stephanie.

The April 15 trip was either the trip to Conesville or the outing with Stephanie.

Conesville
Gilmore City
Janesville
Livermore


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.

The farm in Upper Lake will be worked on sometime after the business that grows potatoes.

Blackwater is either the one that grows beets or the business Michael will dust on June 7th.

The one Michael will dust on June 4th is either the business in Latimer or Meadowgrove.

The business in Latimer will be worked on sometime before Blackwater.

The one that grows alfalfa is in Santa Clara.

The four farms are the farm that grows beets, the business in Albion, Lucky Star and Tall Pines.

Blackwater
Meadowgrove
Lucky Star
Tall Pines


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

The bottle from Cherbourg was sent 7 years after Amelia's message.

The letter that was sent in 1976 is either the letter from Penzance or Felipe's message.

The missive that was sent in 1976 wasn't found in 2008.

Of the letter found in 2006 and the bottle that was sent in 1962, one was from Brighton and the other is Isaac's.

Felipe's missive is either the letter from Le Havre or the letter found in 2006.

The missive found in 2009 was sent 7 years before Felipe's message.

The letter that was sent in 1983, the message from Brighton, and Isaac's missive are three different letters.


Of the squad that won 12 silver medals and the team that won 11 silver medal, one is the squad from Jordan and the other finished with 10 bronze medals.

The squad that won 6 bronze medals ended the games with somewhat more gold medals than the team from Slovakia.

The team from Bolivia didn't finish with 3 gold medals.

The squad that won 12 bronze medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad from Jordan.

Neither the squad that won 3 gold medals nor the squad from Jordan was the squad that won 10 silver medals.

The team from Luxembourg ended the games with somewhat more gold medals than the squad that won 11 silver medal.

The squad that won 4 bronze medals was either the squad that won 3 gold medals or the team that won 4 silver medals.


Badgerville High's football team has selected its roster of most valuable players for the year.  Using only the clues below, match each player to his position and jersey number, and determine the number of games he played last season.

Donald Davis is either the quarterback or player number 4.

Of player number 4 and the person who played in 3 games last season, one is the corner back and the other is Lonnie Love.

Neither the corner back nor Lonnie Love is the person who played in 6 games last season.

The person who played in 5 games last season doesn't wear number 5.

The placekicker played one game more than Buford Britt.

Donald Davis played 4 games last season.

The person who played in 5 games last season is either the wide receiver or Donald Davis.

Player number 7 played one game less than Donald Davis.

Buford Britt
Donald Davis
Horace Hayden
Lonnie Love

corner back
placekicker
quarterback
wide receiver


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

The ska album sold 100,000 fewer copies than the acid rock release.

Of Sodium Green's release and the new wave record, one sold 1.4 million copies and the other was released in July.

The album that came out in September sold somewhat more copies than the ska album.

The release that came out in October is either Epoch Lantern's record or Eagle Ally's record.

The release that came out in February sold 100,000 fewer copies than the ska album.

The album that came out in July is either Eagle Ally's release or the ska release.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million

Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Lip Savage
Sodium Green


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

Tara Carroll took 4 more days to finish than Ed Alexander.

The owner of the Quick Silver took somewhat more days to finish than the owner of the Sea Dart.

The person who finished in 278 days didn't sail the Alpha One.

Gil Baxter took 4 fewer days to finish than the sailor in the sloop.

The owner of the Alpha One didn't use the schooner.

Vicky Estes took 4 more days to finish than the person in the ketch.

The person in the sloop was either Ed Alexander or the competitor who finished in 274 days.

The sailor who finished in 274 days was either the owner of the Quick Silver or the person in the schooner.

Ed Alexander
Gil Baxter
Tara Carroll
Vicky Estes

Alpha One
Confluence
Quick Silver
Sea Dart


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 Todd Street apartment is moving in on Saturday.

The family moving in on Monday is either the family paying $690 a month or the Ingrams.

Of the Quinns and the family moving into the M Street apartment, one is paying $700 a month and the other is moving in on Friday.

Of the family moving in on Wednesday and the family moving into the M Street apartment, one is paying $680 a month and the other is the Underwoods.

The family moving into the Brian Lane apartment isn't moving in on Wednesday.

The family moving into the M Street apartment is paying  more per month than the Quinns.

Brian Lane
Ivy Street
M Street
Todd 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 one with 640 Twitter followers nor Blake is the one with 68 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 809 Twitter followers has 10  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 54 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 68 LinkedIn connections has 10  fewer Facebook friends than Opal.

The person with 654 Twitter followers has 20  more Facebook friends than the one with 68 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 640 Twitter followers doesn't have exactly 78 LinkedIn connections.

Of the person with 140 Facebook friends and the person with 130 Facebook friends, one is Opal and the other has 760 Twitter followers.


Several "secret shoppers" were sent into Whole-Mart today, each with instructions to purchase one type of vegetable and one type of fruit.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the vegetable and fruit each shopper purchased, and how much they paid for their total order.

Neither the purchase that included turnips nor the $6.25 order is Vicky's order.

Of Leo's order and the purchase that included kale, one cost $5.25 and the other included strawberries.

Carol's purchase is either the purchase that included asparagus or the purchase that included strawberries.

Of the order that included raspberries and the $4.25 order, one was Carol's and the other included kale.

The order that included asparagus cost 2 dollars more than the order that included figs.

figs grapefruits raspberries strawberries


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

Sophie's candle costs 2 dollars more than the clove candle.

Victoria's product is either the $6.50 candle or the coconut candle.

Of the eucalyptus product and the apple product, one is Kari's and the other is $6.50.

The $7.50 product, the clove candle, and the coconut candle are three different products.


Of Valerie's team and Brandon's duo, one finished in 35 seconds and the other was from San Jacinto.

The duo that finished in 35 seconds didn't include Yvonne.

The duo that finished in 29 seconds was either Patti's team or David's duo.

Patti's team finished 3 seconds before the duo from Ireton.

Alexander's duo finished 3 seconds before the team from Gouldsboro.

Brandon's duo finished 6 seconds after Patti's team.

The pair from Project City, the pair that finished in 35 seconds, and Alexander's duo are three different teams.

Gouldsboro
Ireton
Project City
San Jacinto


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

The $175 million aircraft doesn't have a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The Darkwing 6 is either the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.5 or the aircraft built by McConnell.

The Kesseling costs  less than the Darkwing 6.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.3 costs 25 million dollars less than the aircraft built by Forsyth.

The Falcon X-2 costs  less than the aircraft built by Ale and Moore.

The $150 million plane is either the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.4 or the plane built by McConnell.

Of the Dragon F-15 and the plane built by Ale and Moore, one costs $175 million and the other costs $125 million.

The plane built by McConnell costs 25 million dollars more than the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.5.

$100 million
$125 million
$150 million
$175 million

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Falcon X-2
Kesseling

Ale and Moore
Forsyth
McConnell
Pittakan


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

The participant from Kernville is either the friend who brought the soda or Olga.

Tom, the participant who arrived at 4:40 pm, and the friend from Anaheim Hills are three different people.

Of Verna and the friend who brought the hummus, one is from Martensdale and the other arrived at 4:40 pm.

The friend from Anaheim Hills arrived sometime before the participant who brought the hummus.

The friend who brought the corn chips arrived 5 minutes before the party-goer from El Segundo.

Anaheim Hills
El Segundo
Kernville
Martensdale


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

Hubert was either the Cancer or the person who paid $45.

The customer who paid $45 didn't get the violet tattoo.

Neither Laura nor the Pisces was the customer who paid $50.

The Taurus paid 5 dollars more than the customer who got the green tattoo.

Neither Vicky nor the Pisces was the customer who got the violet tattoo.

Of the person who got the red tattoo and the Taurus, one paid $40 and the other was Vicky.


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 holiday with Freddie is either the Illinois vacation or the camping holiday.

The vacation with Andy was 2 years before the vacation with Ellen.

The kayaking holiday was  before the hiking trip.

The camping holiday and the Rhode Island trip are different trips.

The Kentucky vacation was  before the vacation with Freddie.

The holiday with Andy was 2 years before the camping holiday.

The hiking trip is either the 2002 vacation or the Kentucky trip.

The Illinois holiday was  before the Rhode Island vacation.

Illinois
Kentucky
North Carolina
Rhode Island


The county fair featured several eating contests this year.  Determine the time each contest began as well as the winner and their hometown.

The person who began his competition at 12:00 pm wasn't from Vincennes.

The contestant who won the chicken wing contest began his contest sometime before Zachary.

The person who won the chicken wing contest began his contest sometime before Paul.

The contestant from Orlando is either the competitor who won the chicken wing contest or the person who won the watermelon contest.

The person who began his competition at 11:15 am was from Monkton.

Of the contestant who won the blueberry pie contest and the competitor who began his competition at 11:45 am, one was Paul and the other was from Vincennes.

The person from Orlando began his contest 15 minutes before Isaac.

The person who won the watermelon contest, Isaac and Zachary are all different contestants.

blueberry pie
chicken wing
oyster
watermelon


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.

Vincent was either the person who played 10 games or the boy who wore number 21.

The boy who wore number 18 played center field.

The boy who wore number 35 played second base.

Glen played 2 more games than the boy who played first base.

Neither the boy who played first base nor the boy who wore number 21 was the player who played 11 games.

Of the boy who played second base and the player who wore number 18, one was Frank and the other played 10 games.

center field
first base
second base
third base


Of the 2003 vacation and the 2002 trip, one was with William and the other was in Kentucky.

The Alabama trip wasn't the kayaking holiday.

The Louisiana vacation was 1 year before the camping vacation.

Neither the Alabama holiday nor the vacation with Calvin is the hunting vacation.

The hunting vacation was 1 year before the holiday with William.

The Connecticut vacation was 2 years after the hunting holiday.


Abigail is writing a blog post about the most popular viral video sensations of the past week.  Help her with her research by matching each video to its owner and total running time, and determine how many views each video received.

The video that's 47 seconds long has 1 million fewer views than Francine's video.

Francine's viral video received 5 million views.

Neither "Baby Eats Cake" nor Olivia's video is the viral video with 7 million views.

Of the viral video that's 15 seconds long and the video with 4 million views, one is "Baby Eats Cake" and the other is Olivia's.

"Beach Brouhaha" has 1 million more views than Carl's viral video.

Francine's viral video is either "Happy Hermits" or the video that's 15 seconds long.

The viral video with 6 million views is either "You Otter Know" or Francine's video.

The viral video with 6 million views doesn't have a running time of 40 seconds.

Baby Eats Cake
Beach Brouhaha
Happy Hermits
You Otter Know

15 seconds
40 seconds
47 seconds
55 seconds


Julia has hired several new people to work as ride-managers for Walton World Amusement Park.  She needs to check on their results after their first full day at work.  Help her match each new employee to their ride and section of the park (broken down by color), as well as the number of people each served during that day.

Of the worker who manages Zinjo and the employee who works in the green section, one served 125 riders and the other is Eduardo.

The employee who served 50 riders manages Demon Drop.

The person who served 100 riders is either the person who manages Zinjo or the worker who works in the pink section.

The employee who works in the purple section served fewer riders than the worker who manages Loop-D-Loop.

Of Herbert and the worker who served 125 riders, one manages Zinjo and the other works in the pink section.

The worker who manages Zinjo served 50 more riders than the worker who works in the purple section.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders

Demon Drop
Loop-D-Loop
Speed Devil
Zinjo


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.

Neither the ambassador with the 10 day visit nor the ambassador with the 4 day visit is Bender.

Of the person leaving in January and the person going to Warsaw, one will leave for the 4 day visit and the other is Mr. Pickett.

The ambassador with the 7 day visit will leave sometime after the diplomat going to Lisbon.

The diplomat going to Kiev will leave for the 10 day visit.

Gilbert will leave 1 month before the diplomat going to Kiev.

The diplomat leaving in February is either Pickett or the diplomat going to Helsinki.


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

The bottle from Bournemouth was sent 7 years before the letter found in 2007.

Of Olive's bottle and the bottle from Cherbourg, one was found in 2015 and the other was sent in 1976.

The bottle found in 2012 is either the bottle from Plymouth or George's message.

The message found in 2006 was sent sometime before the letter from Cherbourg.

Noel's bottle, the missive that was sent in 1976, and the message found in 2006 are three different letters.


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

The rocket developed by Permias will launch 1 month before the rocket from Iran.

The rocket from Japan is either the rocket developed by Vexatech or the Dreadco.

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

The rocket from Denmark will launch sometime before the rocket developed by Rubicorp.

Neither the rocket that will launch in March nor the rocket from Denmark is the Foltron.


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

The person who lost 3 lbs started weight lifting.

The dieter who started a kayaking regimen used the vegan diet.

The person who used the low-fat diet lost somewhat fewer pounds than Raymond.

The friend who lost 5 lbs didn't try cycling.

Of Raymond and Gayle, one used the caveman diet and the other started kayaking.

The person who used the vegan diet lost 2 more pounds than Eula.

Norma lost 2 more pounds than the friend who started a kayaking regimen.

Of the dieter who lost 7 lbs and Gayle, one used the caveman diet and the other started kayaking.


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.

The 185-page book is either the book that sold 26 copies or Daniel Hansen's book.

Of Roscoe Jones's book and Matt Stevens's book, one is My Best Friend and the other is 218 pages long.

Jeff Holman's book, the title that sold 26 copies, and My Best Friend are three different books.

The 310-page book sold 7 fewer copies than My Best Friend.

Dessert Oasis didn't sell exactly 26 copies.

The 192-page book sold somewhat more copies than Zara's Game.

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

Dessert Oasis
My Best Friend
Wendalissa
Zara\'s Game

Daniel Hansen
Jeff Holman
Matt Stevens
Roscoe Jones


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

The peak first climbed in 1863, Mt. Rodriquez, and Mt. Norman are three different mountains.

The peak first summited by Ford Fischer is either the peak that is 14,600 feet tall or the peak first climbed in 1863.

Of Mt. Mccormick and the mountain that is 14,210 feet tall, one was first climbed in 1926 and the other was first climbed by Dale Dickens.

The mountain first summited by Art Aguilar is 130 feet shorter than the mountain first climbed in 1962.

The peak first climbed in 1926 is 130 feet shorter than the peak first summited by Ben Beasley.

Mt. Wilkinson was first climbed by Ben Beasley.

The mountain that is 14,600 feet tall, Mt. Rodriquez, and the mountain first summited by Ben Beasley are three different mountains.

Mt. Mccormick
Mt. Norman
Mt. Rodriquez
Mt. Wilkinson

Art Aguilar
Ben Beasley
Dale Dickens
Ford Fischer


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

Neither the exoplanet orbiting star MKP 427 nor the planet orbiting star EX 53 is Ereph.

Of the exoplanet 47 light years from earth and the exoplanet with a diameter of 345,000 mi., one orbits star MKP 427 and the other is Ereph.

The exoplanet with a diameter of 295,000 mi. is either the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53 or Zhezios.

The exoplanet with a diameter of 345,000 mi. is 2 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet with a diameter of 650,000 mi..

The planet orbiting star BDF 198 is either the exoplanet 41 light years from earth or the planet 47 light years from earth.

Rodul is 2 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53.

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


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

Of the record with 1.3 million sales and Jagged Knee's record, one was released in May and the other was glam rock.

The rockabilly release sold somewhat fewer copies than the record that came out in May.

The four releases are the record with 1.3 million sales, Jagged Knee's record, the new wave release and the album that came out in February.

The record with 1.4 million sales, the new wave release, and the record that came out in February are three different releases.

Audio Array's album sold somewhat fewer copies than the record that came out in July.

Eagle Ally's record wasn't released in July.

The heavy metal record is either the release with 1.4 million sales or the record that came out in July.

Epoch Lantern's release sold 1.3 million copies.

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee

glam rock
heavy metal
new wave
rockabilly


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

Of the Leach & Mccall hire and the Summit College graduate, one is Nadine and the other was hired on March 18th.

Of the Summit College graduate and the Ingram & Kemp hire, one was hired on March 21st and the other is Gabriel.

Gabriel was hired 3 days after the Dorsey Assoc. hire.

The person hired on March 15th went to Faraday College.

Abel was hired sometime after the Sacred Heart College graduate.

The Ingram & Kemp hire is either the Sacred Heart College graduate or Gabriel.

Dorsey Assoc.
Ingram & Kemp
Leach & Mccall
Velez & York


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 team going to Romania, one will include Hazel and the other will include Wendell.

Neither Traci's team nor Hazel's team will be Noel's team.

Spencer's team will leave 1 month before the expedition going to Iran.

The team going to Iran will include Traci.

The expedition leaving in February will be either Wendell's team or the expedition going to France.

Olive's expedition will leave sometime after the expedition going to Oman.


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

The business opening on May 8th is either the company owned by Mrs. Dunlap or the business using a leaflet.

The company using a billboard will open sometime after the company owned by Mrs. Jackson.

Tricky Toys is either the company using a sandwich board or the business opening on May 11th.

Neither the business opening on May 8th nor the business using a sandwich board is the business owned by Mr. Zimmerman.

Of the company using a billboard and the company opening on May 11th, one is Pandora's Box and the other is owned by Mr. Simmons.

The company owned by Mr. Zimmerman will open sometime after White Elephant.

Ant Farms Etc.
Pandora\'s Box
Tricky Toys
White Elephant

Mrs. Dunlap
Mrs. Jackson
Mr. Simmons
Mr. Zimmerman

billboard
leaflet
radio ad
sandwich board


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 person who wanted blueberries asked for wheat grass.

The customer who wanted oranges paid  more than the customer who requested acai berries.

Of the person who requested acai berries and the person who paid $8.75, one wanted blackberries and the other is Frederick.

The person who requested chia seeds paid 2 dollars more than the customer who requested kale.

The person who wanted blackberries paid 1 dollar more than Otis.

The person who wanted blackberries paid  less than the person who requested wheat grass.

acai berries
chia seeds
kale
wheat grass

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges


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

The person who used flashlights was either the performer from Kingsburg or Katrina.

Melissa performed sometime after the juggler from Quasqueton.

Of Daryl and the juggler who used bowling pins, one was from Nice and the other went fourth.

Katrina, the performer who used bowling pins, and the performer from Quasqueton are three different people.

The person who used batons performed 1 spot before Daryl.

The performer who went second, the person who used balls, and the person who used bowling pins are three different people.


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

Sid Snyder, the journalist sent out on April 6th, and the person who went to Algeria are three different people.

Of Tam Terry and the person who covered the mass protests, one went to Yemen and the other was sent out on April 6th.

The reporter who covered the earthquake left 1 day before the person who went to Canada.

The journalist who went to Turkey was either the person who covered the solar eclipse or Ned Noble.

The reporter who went to Algeria left sometime before the reporter who covered the mass protests.

Maddy Moore
Ned Noble
Sid Snyder
Tam Terry

earthquake
mass protests
royal wedding
solar eclipse


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 lost in 21 moves was either Esther or the person who played first.

Of the person who started with the Torre Attack and Walter, one played fourth and the other lost in 41 moves.

The person who lost in 36 moves played 2 games after the player who started with the Reti Opening.

The player who started with the Benko Gambit played sometime before Velma.

The player who started with the Torre Attack played 2 games after Dawn.

The person who lost in 18 moves played sometime after Dawn.

Benko Gambit
Evans Gambit
Reti Opening
Torre Attack