The Byronville Gaming Club holds one "game night" each month, at which a number of members gather to play a different board game.  Using only the clues that follow, match each game to the month in which it was played and the person who hosted the event, and determine how many total players were at each game night.

Rules of War was played 1 month before the game hosted at Harvey's house.

The game hosted at Jessie's house was played 2 months before Emberfight.

Of the board game hosted at Lynette's house and the board game hosted at Bonnie's house, one was played in April and the other was Emberfight.

Android Disco
Emberfight
Rules of War
Stealth
Vendetta


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

The five cakes are the $125 cake, the cake shaped like a sports car, the cake shaped like a beach chair, Lori's cake and Rick's piece.

Willie's piece costs 25 dollars less than the cake shaped like a golf ball.

The cake shaped like a football costs 25 dollars more than Christy's cake.

Lori's piece is either the $225 cake or the cake shaped like a sports car.

Of the cake shaped like a sports car and the cake shaped like a train, one costs $200 and the other is Willie's.

beach chair
football
golf ball
sports car
train


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.

The diplomat leaving in March won't leave for the 5 day visit.

Of the ambassador with the 5 day visit and the ambassador with the 8 day visit, one will leave in February and the other is Mr. Gilbert.

The ambassador with the 2 day visit will leave sometime before the ambassador with the 7 day visit.

Ellison is either the person leaving in March or the person leaving in May.

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

The person leaving in February is either the ambassador with the 7 day visit or the ambassador with the 8 day visit.

Ellison Gilbert Thornton Vasquez Zimmerman


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.

Of the company opening on May 14th and the company opening on May 5th, one is Frank's Figs and the other is owned by Mrs. Ingram.

The business opening on May 14th isn't owned by Mr. Zimmerman.

The business opening on May 8th is owned by Mr. Simmons.

The five businesses are Pandora's Box, the company owned by Mrs. Ingram, the company opening on May 8th, the company opening on May 14th and the business owned by Mr. Ortiz.

Tricky Toys will open sometime after Ant Farms Etc..

Ant Farms Etc. will open 3 days after the company owned by Mrs. Ingram.

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

Ant Farms Etc.
Frank\'s Figs
Pandora\'s Box
Sinful Sips
Tricky Toys

Mrs. Ingram
Mr. Ortiz
Mr. Simmons
Mrs. Underwood
Mr. Zimmerman


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

The player who played 8 games played left field.

The person who played 12 games didn't play third base.

The person who played center field played 1 more game than Benny.

Of the player who played third base and the player who played first base, one was Leroy and the other played 10 games.

The five players were Willard, the player who played 9 games, the boy who played third base, the boy who played 8 games and the person who played first base.

center field
first base
left field
shortstop
third base


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

Tracey's pet was adopted 2 months before the poodle.

The poodle was adopted 2 months before Ida's pet.

Sherri's pet was adopted sometime after the dachshund.

Of the shih tzu and the boxer, one was adopted in February and the other is Ida's.

The boxer is either Faye's pet or the dog adopted in January.

black lab
boxer
dachshund
poodle
shih tzu


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

The person who caught 12 lion fish worked at Ash Cay.

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

The person who caught 21 lion fish didn't work at Belle Bar.

Cathy was either the spearfisher who caught 21 lion fish or the person who worked at Ash Cay.

Of the person who worked at Ash Cay and the person who caught 15 lion fish, one is Cathy and the other is Freddie.

The person who worked at Ethel Bay caught 3 more fish than the person who worked at Front Reef.

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Charles Sink
Ethel Bay
Front Reef


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 jigsaw puzzle made by Kimsight has 250 fewer pieces than the jigsaw puzzle made by Rynir.

The jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme has 250 fewer pieces than the jigsaw puzzle with the autumn leaves theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Perunia, the jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces, the jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme and the jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme are all different puzzles.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Chaurd has 1250 pieces.

The puzzle made by Kimsight doesn't have the city skyline theme.

Of the puzzle with the rustic village theme and the jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces, one was made by Furoth and the other was made by Chaurd.

autumn leaves
city skyline
outer space
postage stamp
rustic village


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.

Ian performed 1 spot after the performer who used chainsaws.

Of Gerald and the performer who used batons, one went first and the other went fifth.

The juggler who used bowling pins performed 2 spots after the juggler who used chainsaws.

The juggler who went fourth was either Gerald or the juggler who used flashlights.

batons
bowling pins
chainsaws
flashlights
rings


The puzzle made by Perunia has the football theme.

The puzzle made by Lyrod has 750 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle with the football theme.

The jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme has 250 more pieces than the puzzle with the football theme.

Of the jigsaw puzzle with 1250 pieces and the jigsaw puzzle made by Denlend, one has the outer space theme and the other has the coral reef theme.

The puzzle with the coral reef theme is either the jigsaw puzzle made by Buralde or the puzzle made by Denlend.

The puzzle with 1000 pieces doesn't have the autumn leaves theme.

autumn leaves
coral reef
football
outer space
postage stamp


Of Charlotte's pet and the puppy adopted in February, one is the dachshund and the other is the schnauzer.

The dog adopted in May isn't the shih tzu.

The schnauzer was adopted 3 months before Alicia's pet.

Charlotte's pet was adopted 2 months before Phyllis's pet.

The five puppies are the schnauzer, the puppy adopted in March, Faye's pet, the puppy adopted in January and Alicia's pet.

black lab
boxer
dachshund
schnauzer
shih tzu


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.

Virginia's piece cost 100 dollars more than Cheri's ring.

The piece with the ruby cost  more than Sonja's piece.

Of the piece that cost $1100 and the ring with the topaz, one is Natasha's and the other is Sonja's.

The piece that cost $1500 is either Cheri's ring or the ring with the topaz.

The piece with the amethyst cost  more than the ring with the ruby.


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.

Of the drug approved in March and Hamzell, one treats diabetes and the other treats meningitis.

The medicine approved in February treats dengue fever.

Of Damasol and the pharmaceutical approved in March, one treats heart disease and the other treats diabetes.

Of Minitrell and Favolin, one treats dengue fever and the other was approved in April.

Damasol Favolin Hamzell Minitrell Zednisen

asthma
dengue fever
diabetes
heart disease
meningitis


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

The A.I. from Stanford was either the system that scored 83% or Galen.

Of Gorgias and Plutarch, one was from CIT and the other scored 55%.

The system that scored 62% wasn't from Oxford.

Pythagoeas finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of Thales.

Pythagoeas finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the system from MIT.

Galen Gorgias Plutarch Pythagoeas Thales


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 article about oceanography is either the piece in Chapter 5 or Dr. Estes's piece.

Of the piece about earthquakes and the essay about oceanography, one will be in Chapter 3 and the other was written by Dr. Horton.

The article about asteroids will appear 1 chapter before the piece about dinosaurs.

The essay about dinosaurs is either Dr. Melendez's article or Dr. Horton's piece.

The article about earthquakes will appear 3 chapters after the essay about dinosaurs.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

asteroids dinosaurs earthquakes oceanography volcanoes


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

The runner that finished fifth was #105.

Of #134 and #120, one finished first and the other is Stretch.

Of the ostrich that finished third and Stretch, one was #136 and the other was #134.


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.

Regal Park costs 20 dollars more per night than Silver Harbor.

Sapphire Hills costs 40 dollars less per night than Grand Echo.

The resort on St. Barts costs 40 dollars more per night than Sapphire Hills.

Sapphire Hills is either the hotel that costs $215 per night or the resort on Anguilla.

The hotel that costs $175 per night is on Grenada.

Emerald View
Grand Echo
Regal Park
Sapphire Hills
Silver Harbor

Anguilla
Antigua
Grenada
Martinique
St. Barts


Underwood will leave 2 months after the ambassador with the 5 day visit.

The diplomat leaving in May will leave for the 10 day visit.

Nguyen will leave 2 months before the ambassador with the 8 day visit.

Of the person leaving in January and the diplomat leaving in April, one will leave for the 5 day visit and the other is Mr. Fitzgerald.

Of Underwood and Macdonald, one will leave for the 8 day visit and the other will leave in May.

Fitzgerald and the ambassador with the 6 day visit are different diplomats.

Fitzgerald Macdonald Nguyen Underwood York


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.

Mrs. Vazquez's student is scheduled sometime after Mr. Duke's trainee.

Mrs. Engle's client is scheduled 2 hours after Frank.

The five people are Mrs. Engle's client, Yvonne, Elmer, Frank and the student with the 12 noon class.

Of the student with the 1:00pm class and the student with the 10:00am class, one is Mrs. Vazquez's client and the other is Yvonne.

The trainee with the 12 noon class is either Harold or Elmer.

Mr. Duke
Mrs. Engle
Mr. Quinn
Mr. Underwood
Mrs. Vazquez


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

The laundry room assignment starts 1 hour after Phillip's assignment.

The chore that starts at 8:00am is the garage.

The task that starts at 11:00am is the basement.

Carrie's assignment starts 1 hour after the laundry room assignment.

Of Phillip's job and Willie's job, one is the mud room and the other starts at 12 noon.

basement
garage
laundry room
living room
mud room


Molly's assignment starts sometime after the living room assignment.

The assignment that starts at 10:00am is the kitchen.

Of the dining room assignment and Molly's assignment, one starts at 12 noon and the other starts at 10:00am.

Robert's task starts 2 hours after Daniel's chore.

Alexi's chore, the chore that starts at 11:00am and the mud room assignment are all different jobs.

dining room
garage
kitchen
living room
mud room


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

The model made by Honwa doesn't cost $625.

The $625 camera, the Tela G5 and the Lectra 6 are all different cameras.

The model made by Banion costs 25 dollars less than the FC-520.

Of the $575 camera and the model made by Lirios, one is the G-290 and the other is the Zenix 2C.

The Lectra 6 costs  more than the Tela G5.

The camera made by Cober is either the Tela G5 or the Lectra 6.


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.

Of Sean's letter and George's missive, one was from Plymouth and the other was sent in 1983.

Bernadette's letter was sent 7 years before Edwin's bottle.

George's bottle was sent 7 years after the bottle from Bournemouth.

Bournemouth Brighton Cherbourg Plymouth Torquay


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

Ben Barrera's film is 5 minutes longer than Arctic Visions.

The film with a running time of 70 minutes isn't Tearful Night.

Tearful Night is  longer than Tim Tucker's film.

Arctic Visions is 10 minutes longer than Harvest Sun.

Of Arctic Visions and Jacky Steel, one has a running time of 60 minutes and the other was directed by Gus Guzman.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes
75 minutes

Ben Barrera
Eric Edwards
Gus Guzman
Keith King
Tim Tucker

Arctic Visions
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale
Tearful Night


The Albion Amateur Astronomy Club proudly proclaims that its members have discovered a number of previously-unknown comets.  Using only the clues below, match each comet to its discoverer and the year in which it was first detected, and determine each comet's orbital period (the number of years it takes to go around the sun).

The one Solomon discovered was found in 2012.

The one Hal Gregory discovered was discovered 1 year after Trosny.

The one Underwood discovered was discovered 2 years before Trosny.

The five comets are the comet discovered in 2008, Casputi, the one Hal Gregory discovered, Trosny and Wally Six.

Of the one Hal Gregory discovered and the comet Underwood discovered, one was found in 2008 and the other is Peinope.

Hal Gregory
Parks
Rush
Solomon
Underwood

Casputi
Peinope
Sporrin
Trosny
Wally Six


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

The $125,000 stamp was the "Yellownose".

Of Pam Parson's stamp and the "Frog's Eye", one sold for $150,000 and the other sold for $175,000.

Sal Sanchez's stamp was the "Cap de Boule".

Quinn Quade's stamp didn't sell for $175,000.

Pam Parson's stamp sold for $25,000 more than Ray Ricardo's stamp.

The "Bull's Dove" sold for $75,000 less than Sal Sanchez's stamp.

Lou Lawry
Pam Parson
Quinn Quade
Ray Ricardo
Sal Sanchez

Bull\'s Dove
Cap de Boule
Frog\'s Eye
Jenny Penny
Yellownose


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.

Roscoe Jones's book is either the title that sold 26 copies or Two for Tennis.

Wendalissa sold 7 more copies than Dessert Oasis.

Roscoe Jones's book sold 21 fewer copies than Daniel Hansen's book.

The book that sold 33 copies and Bill Orega's book are different books.

The book that sold 40 copies was written by Daniel Hansen.

Of Wendalissa and My Best Friend, one sold 33 copies and the other was written by Jeff Holman.

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

Bill Orega
Daniel Hansen
Jeff Holman
Roscoe Jones
Zoey Stout


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

The 25 ft vessel, the Adagio III and Ernesto Ellis's sailboat are all different boats.

The Adagio III is somewhat longer than Jasper Jones's sailboat.

Of Ann Alvarado's sailboat and the 25 ft vessel, one is the Petite Palm and the other is the Adagio III.

The White Squid is either Jasper Jones's boat or Betsy Becker's boat.

The 25 ft boat is owned by Betsy Becker.

Ernesto Ellis's sailboat is 6 feet longer than Jasper Jones's vessel.

Adagio III
Irish Pride
Petite Palm
Restless Wave
White Squid

Ann Alvarado
Betsy Becker
Ernesto Ellis
Frances Farmer
Jasper Jones


The one Eddy Dennis discovered was discovered 3 years after Wally Six.

Trosny is either the one Tillman discovered or the one discovered in 2008.

The one discovered in 2011 is either Wally Six or Trosny.

The one Tillman discovered was discovered 3 years after Sporrin.

The one Vance discovered was discovered sometime after the one Klein discovered.

Of Sporrin and Wally Six, one was found in 2009 and the other was first seen by Dean Courtis.

Dean Courtis
Eddy Dennis
Klein
Tillman
Vance


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.

The study on the Orion starts sometime after the study on the Pegasus.

The study on the Osprey starts 2 months after the study on the Liberty.

The study on the Liberty starts sometime after the study on the Pegasus.

Of the project on the Orion and the project on the Odyssey, one is Zachary's study and the other starts in March.

Perry's study starts 1 month before the study on the Pegasus.


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 paid $15.50 is either the person who ordered the spicy tataki roll or the person who ordered the firecracker roll.

The customer who ordered the alaskan roll paid  more than the client who ordered the spicy tataki roll.

Of the client who paid $15.50 and the person who paid $13.50, one ordered the boston roll and the other ordered the rainbow roll.

The customer who paid $9.50 ordered the volcano roll.

The client who ordered the boston roll paid 2 dollars more than the person who ordered the firecracker roll.

The client who ordered the california roll ordered the tiger roll.

alaskan
boston
california
eel avocado
firecracker

rainbow
spicy tataki
spider
tiger
volcano


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.

Oscar's team won't be leaving in February.

Of Wilma's expedition and the team leaving in May, one will include Paul and the other will include Isaac.

Brittany's team will leave sometime after Victor's team.

Connie's team will leave sometime after Kay's team.

Janice's expedition will leave 1 month after Brittany's expedition.

The five teams will be Isaac's expedition, the team leaving in February, Kay's expedition, Brittany's team and the expedition leaving in May.

Paul's expedition will leave 1 month after Darrell's expedition.


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

Of the sci-fi fan who works with oak and the sci-fi fan who charges 5 dollars, one is Evan and the other is Victor.

Richard charges 4 dollars more than Evan.

Richard charges 4 dollars less than the carver who works with elm.

The sci-fi fan who charges 7 dollars doesn't work with hickory.

3 dollars
5 dollars
7 dollars
9 dollars
11 dollars


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.

Cedric's duo finished 3 seconds after Felipe's duo.

Of David's duo and Patti's team, one finished in 41 seconds and the other finished in 35 seconds.

Brandon's duo finished 3 seconds after Yvonne's team.

The duo that finished in 35 seconds included Tina.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds
41 seconds


Of the assignment beginning in July and Ora's project, one is on the Liberty and the other is on the Serenity.

Of the project on the Pegasus and Vicki's project, one starts in July and the other starts in May.

The project on the Escape starts 2 months after Ora's assignment.

Felix's study starts 1 month before the project on the Serenity.


Help Avery figure out the shipping costs for each customer, and determine what's in each package and where it is being shipped to.

Kenny's package cost somewhat more than Everett's package.

Of the shipment with the computer in it and the shipment that cost $6.75, one is Kenny's and the other is Oscar's.

The package with the basketball in it cost 2 dollars more than the shipment with the tea set in it.

The shipment with the television in it didn't cost $7.75.

The package with the basketball in it is Oscar's.

The five packages are the package that cost $5.75, the package with the tea set in it, Zachary's package, the shipment with the television in it and the package with the basketball in it.

basketball
computer
rare book
tea set
television


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

The vessel that saw 7 manatees was led by Captain Romero.

Captain Lloyd's boat saw 1  fewer manatees than Captain Espinoza's vessel.

Of the Watery Pete and the boat that saw 5 manatees, one was led by Captain Yang and the other was led by Captain Quinn.

The Sea Cow saw  more manatees than Captain Espinoza's vessel.

Captain Lloyd's vessel is either the vessel that saw 6 manatees or the Mellow Mel.

The Samantha wasn't led by Captain Romero.

The Sea Cow saw  fewer manatees than Captain Quinn's vessel.

Benny II
Mellow Mel
Samantha
Sea Cow
Watery Pete


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

The traveler who took the 1984 cruise took the Azure Seas cruise.

Of Andre and Cory, one was on the 1986 cruise and the other took the Baroness cruise.

The person who took the Farralon cruise is either the traveler who took the 1985 cruise or Greg.

Greg set sail 1 year after the traveler who took the Trinity cruise.

The five travelers are Damon, the traveler who took the 1985 cruise, the traveler who took the Trinity cruise, the traveler who took the 1987 cruise and the person who took the Azure Seas cruise.

Azure Seas
Baroness
Caprica
Farralon
Trinity


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 five families are the family paying $690 a month, the family moving in on Saturday, the Underwoods, the family moving in on Monday and the Quinns.

Of the family paying $700 a month and the family paying $710 a month, one is moving in on Tuesday and the other is the Johnsons.

The Underwoods aren't paying $720 a month.

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

Of the family paying $690 a month and the family moving in on Tuesday, one is the Quinns and the other is the Kerrs.

The Kerrs are either the family paying $690 a month or the family moving in on Sunday.

Gordons Johnsons Kerrs Quinns Underwoods


"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 rock band is either the O'Connor family party or the event on October 3.

Of the Ford family booking and the Quinn family party, one requested the superhero and the other is on October 7.

The event that requested the petting zoo is for the Quinns.

The party that requested the rock band is on October 4.

The Hayden family party is 1 day before the party that requested the magician.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7

magician
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band
superhero


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.

Of the conductor working on June 14 and the conductor working on June 12, one will depart from Hardwick and the other is Zachary.

The conductor departing from Hardwick is either Mitchell or the person working on June 11.

The person working on June 11 is either the person departing from Hardwick or the person departing from Kent.

Zachary will leave 1 day after the person departing from Coulterville.

Coulterville Farley Guadalupe Hardwick Kent


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

The MX-827 costs  less than the camera made by Honwa.

The Tela G5 costs 25 dollars more than the model made by Honwa.

The model made by Dayero costs 25 dollars more than the MX-827.

The camera made by Nectron is the Lectra 6.

The camera made by Lirios costs  more than the model made by Dayero.

The Lectra 6 costs 25 dollars more than the Tela G5.


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 album with 1.5 million sales was released in February.

Sodium Green's album is either the album that came out in February or the record that came out in September.

Of Audio Array's release and Eagle Ally's release, one sold 1.3 million copies and the other was released in March.

Epoch Lantern's record is either the album with 1.6 million sales or the release that came out in May.

Audio Array's release wasn't released in September.

The record that came out in September, Epoch Lantern's album, the release with 1.4 million sales and the album with 1.2 million sales are all different releases.

The release with 1.4 million sales was released in May.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million
1.6 million

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Lip Savage
Sodium Green


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

The runner in the violet shirt finished 1 minute before Franklin.

Of Lynn and the contestant who finished in 24 minutes, one wore the maroon shirt and the other wore the violet shirt.

The contestant who finished in 21 minutes was either the runner in the aquamarine shirt or Franklin.

Wendell was either the competitor who finished in 25 minutes or the contestant in the silver shirt.

Of the runner in the silver shirt and the competitor in the maroon shirt, one was Franklin and the other finished in 24 minutes.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes
25 minutes


The model made by Banion and the G-290 are different cameras.

Of the model made by Honwa and the model made by Cober, one is the MX-827 and the other costs $650.

The camera made by Dayero costs 50 dollars less than the MX-827.

The model made by Honwa costs 50 dollars more than the DM-5000.

Of the $550 camera and the $625 camera, one is the DM-5000 and the other is made by Banion.


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

The 150 m. wide one was formed during the Ordovician period.

The Moriwa impact crater was formed during the Triassic period.

The Kimeta impact crater is 50 meters smaller than the Carboniferous impact crater.

Of the Ordovician impact crater and the Cretaceous impact crater, one is 125 m. wide and the other is known as the Vorckin site.

The 100 m. wide one, the Kimeta impact crater, the Moriwa impact crater and the Garight impact crater are all different craters.

Carboniferous Cretaceous Devonian Ordovician Triassic


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 Zachary and Archie, one is leaving at 2:30 pm and the other is flying from Jamaica.

The traveler leaving at 2:30 pm isn't flying from Yemen.

Zachary is leaving 1 hour later than the person flying from Oman.

The five travelers are Nadine, the person leaving at 5:30 pm, the traveler flying from Jamaica, the person leaving at 2:30 pm and the traveler flying from Taiwan.

Of the person leaving at 3:30 pm and the traveler flying from Oman, one is Nadine and the other is Yvette.


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 five vegetables are the kale, Tracey's goods, Elvira's vegetables, Vincent's goods and Dan's produce.

Elvira's produce sell for $2.70 per pound.

The goods that sell for $2.80 per pound are the turnips.

Vincent's goods are either the produce that sell for $2.90 per pound or the produce that sell for $2.70 per pound.

Dan's vegetables sell for somewhat more per pound than Lonnie's vegetables.

Of Tracey's vegetables and the vegetables that sell for $2.70 per pound, one type is the carrots and the other type is the turnips.

The vegetables that sell for $2.90 per pound aren't the onions.


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.

The lavender product costs 3 dollars less than Melinda's product.

The eucalyptus product costs 2 dollars more than Terry's product.

Victoria's product, the cinnamon product, the vanilla candle and the $6.50 product are all different products.

The freesia candle costs  more than Victoria's product.

cinnamon eucalyptus freesia lavender vanilla


The $6.50 product doesn't contain eucalyptus.

The $4.50 candle is either the clove candle or Jana's product.

Willie's product costs 1 dollar less than the cinnamon candle.

Of the $4.50 candle and the $8.50 candle, one contains clove and the other is Gregory's.

Jana's candle is either the $5.50 product or the lavender product.

cinnamon clove eucalyptus freesia lavender


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

The centenarian who is 112 years old is either the South Dakota native or Roxanne.

The Virginia native, Larry and the Oregon native are all different people.

Willard is 1 year younger than the Illinois native.

Of the centenarian who is 110 years old and Floyd, one is a native of Oregon and the other is a native of Connecticut.

Willard is 3 years older than the Connecticut native.

109 years
110 years
111 years
112 years
113 years

Connecticut
Illinois
Oregon
South Dakota
Virginia


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 contestant who will lift 960 lbs is the Russian.

Oliver will lift a weight that is 40 pounds heavier than the one chosen by Francisco.

The Dane will lift a weight that is 40 pounds heavier than the one chosen by Wendell.

Of the South African and the Korean, one is Wendell and the other will lift 880 lbs.

Canadian
Dane
Korean
Russian
South African


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

Of the tea that requires 195 degree water and the Red Robe, one costs $7.50 and the other costs $6.50.

The Dan Cong costs 2 dollars less than the Jin Xuan.

The Dan Cong costs 1 dollar more than the variety that requires 205 degree water.

The Iron Monk is either the tea that requires 195 degree water or the tea that requires 205 degree water.

The tea that requires 205 degree water costs  more than the variety that requires 210 degree water.

The Red Robe shouldn't brew with 215 degree water.

Dan Cong
Dong Ding
Iron Monk
Jin Xuan
Red Robe

195 degree
200 degree
205 degree
210 degree
215 degree


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

Proclus finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of the system from CIT.

The system from UCLA finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of Zeno.

The system from Exeter finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of Gorgias.

Of Proclus and the system from Stanford, one scored 76% and the other scored 55%.

Proclus finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the A.I. from Exeter.


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.

Regal Park is either the resort that costs $215 per night or the option that costs $235 per night.

The hotel that costs $215 per night is on Antigua.

Emerald View costs 20 dollars more per night than Sapphire Hills.

Of Silver Harbor and Sapphire Hills, one is on Anguilla and the other costs $235 per night.

The hotel that costs $235 per night isn't on Barbados.

Emerald View is either the hotel on St. Martin or the resort that costs $215 per night.

Anguilla
Antigua
Barbados
Grenada
St. Martin


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

The five tracks are Manic Android's song, "Anything Else", "Can't Escape", the third song and the second song.

Of the fourth track and the third song, one is by Legion Five and the other is "Can't Escape".

"Vanity Plates" is 1 track after "Anything Else".

Hustle Boys's track isn't "Vanity Plates".

Abacus
Bliss Iron
Hustle Boys
Legion Five
Manic Android

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


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

Howard Park is home to the western gull.

Howard Park, the box python's reserve, the reserve established in 2006 and the reserve established in 2008 are all different parks.

The park established in 2012 is home to the fig turtle.

The pygmy beaver's reserve was established 2 years after Wanda Park.

The pygmy beaver's reserve is either Silver Lakes or the reserve established in 2012.

The park established in 2008 is either the frilled stork's reserve or Rosemary Park.

Howard Park
Rosemary Park
Riverside Glen
Silver Lakes
Wanda Park

box python
fig turtle
frilled stork
pygmy beaver
western gull


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.

Alexander's duo was either Yvonne's team or the pair that finished in 35 seconds.

David's duo was either the duo that finished in 35 seconds or the duo that finished in 38 seconds.

The pair that finished in 35 seconds included Tina.

The team that finished in 38 seconds didn't include Valerie.

Of Garrett's duo and Felipe's duo, one included Sandy and the other finished in 38 seconds.

Alexander's duo finished 3 seconds after Felipe's duo.


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

The photo of the orangutan was published by Wildzone.

Of the photo published by Nature Monthly and the shot published by The Geographer, one was of the snow leopard and the other was taken in May.

The photo of the arctic fox wasn't published by Animal Science.

The photo published by Earth Aware was either the photo of the snow leopard or the shot of the tree kangaroo.

The photo taken in April was published by Nature Monthly.

The photo published by Wildzone was taken 1 month after the shot of the tree kangaroo.

arctic fox
orangutan
red panda
snow leopard
tree kangaroo

Animal Science
Earth Aware
Nature Monthly
The Geographer
Wildzone


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.

Of Mrs. Huff's client and Mrs. Ingram's trainee, one has the 1:00pm class and the other is Victoria.

The five people are the client with the 10:00am class, Mr. Underwood's student, Randall, Mrs. Huff's student and Bob.

Mrs. Young's client has the 11:00am class.

Isaac is scheduled 1 hour after Victoria.

The student with the 1:00pm class is Randall.

Mr. Cortez
Mrs. Huff
Mrs. Ingram
Mr. Underwood
Mrs. Young


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.

82 Sylvia has a diameter that is somewhat larger than 49 Eugenia.

Of the asteroid with a diameter of 29 km and the asteroid with a diameter of 35 km, one is rich in rhodium and the other is 49 Eugenia.

The asteroid with a diameter of 23 km doesn't contain any gold.

Of the asteroid rich in platinum and the asteroid with a diameter of 11 km, one is 35 Ursula and the other is 11 Ceres.

35 Ursula is either the asteroid with a diameter of 11 km or the asteroid with a diameter of 17 km.

11 Ceres
35 Ursula
49 Eugenia
61 Nemesis
82 Sylvia


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

The Streeter Inc. interview will be either the interview for the janitor position or the interview on August 22nd.

The interview for the graphic design position is 1 day after the Streeter Inc. interview.

Of the meeting on August 23rd and the meeting for the copywriter position, one is at Streeter Inc. and the other is at Haytouch.

The Sancode interview isn't for the tech support job.

The Zathdrill interview is on August 21st.

The interview for the web developer position is sometime after the interview for the graphic design position.

The Canway interview will be either the meeting on August 24th or the meeting on August 22nd.

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

Canway
Haytouch
Sancode
Streeter Inc.
Zathdrill

copywriter
graphic design
janitor
tech support
web developer


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

The presentation from Zimbabwe was held 2 months before the presentation from Honduras.

The presentation from Denmark was held sometime after the ceramics exhibit.

April's exhibit is either the exhibit from Tunisia or the ceramics exhibit.

The armor presentation didn't happen in March.

Of the basketry presentation and the glassware presentation, one was from  Tunisia and the other took place in February.

The exhibit from Tunisia is either May's exhibit or the basketry exhibit.

armor basketry ceramics firearms glassware


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

Ann Alvarado's sailboat is somewhat longer than Frances Farmer's sailboat.

The Mystique is 3 feet longer than Ivor Ingram's vessel.

The Sea Spirit isn't owned by Ivor Ingram.

Of Frances Farmer's vessel and the 31 ft boat, one is the Mystique and the other is the White Squid.

The 34 ft boat is either Ann Alvarado's sailboat or Frances Farmer's boat.

Irish Pride
Mystique
Petite Palm
Sea Spirit
White Squid

Ann Alvarado
Betsy Becker
Charlie Cort
Frances Farmer
Ivor Ingram


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 1,475 sq ft house and the home that rents for $1,600/month, one is in Monticello and the other is in Gilman.

The home in Fayette is somewhat larger than the home that rents for $1,100/month.

The 1,100 sq ft house rents for $1,100/month.

The 1,225 sq ft house doesn't rent for $1,300/month.

The home that rents for $950/month is either the home in Gilman or the house in Eagle Grove.

The house in Monticello offers 1,600 sq ft of living space.

The home that rents for $1,600/month is 250 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $825/month.

Capitola
Eagle Grove
Fayette
Gilman
Monticello


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

The video game that came out in 1986 wasn't bought by Shannon.

Troop Seven is either the video game that came out in 1984 or the game bought by Gene.

Of Troop Seven and the one that came out in 1985, one was purchased by Horace and the other was purchased by Neal.

AWOL Alert came out 2 years after Gator Attack.

The video game bought by Bruce came out sometime before Troop Seven.

The one bought by Neal is either AWOL Alert or the video game that came out in 1987.

AWOL Alert
Countershot
Gator Attack
Troop Seven
Victorforce


A series of competitive rowers recently raced to see who among them could be the first to cross the Pacific westwards, from California to Japan.  Using only the clues that follow, match each racer to his or her rowing time (in days), and determine their start and end points.

Charlie finished sometime after the rower who started from Ventura.

The rower who traveled for 195 days didn't start out from Ventura.

Of the competitor who started from Bodega Bay and the competitor who traveled for 228 days, one was Lowell and the other was Everett.

The competitor who started from Pescadero finished 11 days before Lowell.

184 days
195 days
206 days
217 days
228 days

Avalon
Bodega Bay
Pescadero
Point Arena
Ventura


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

Josephine paid 3 dollars less than Vera.

The client who got picked up at the Moore Mansion paid 3 dollars less than the customer who got picked up at the Hoge Building.

The customer with the $15.50 fare was picked up at the Neptune Theatre.

Of the customer who got picked up at the Hoge Building and the person who got picked up at the Seattle Tower, one paid $12.50 and the other was Vera.

Kate wasn't picked up at the Neptune Theatre.

Hoge Building
Moore Mansion
Neptune Theatre
Rainier Club
Seattle Tower


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

Of the product rated at 5,000 SHU and "Pants on Fire", one is Natalie's and the other is Stacy's.

Stacy's hot sauce is somewhat spicier than Oliver's product.

Jana's sauce is 5,000 SHU spicier than "Alpha Pepper".

"Burn Squad" is 15,000 SHU less spicy than Tiffany's sauce.

The sauce rated at 25,000 SHU is "Pants on Fire".

Alpha Pepper
Baja Tickler
Burn Squad
Lips Ablaze
Pants on Fire


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.

Ashley Dale spoke 1 day after the Independent.

Ashley Dale was either the candidate who spoke on January 15th or the Libertarian.

The Socialist spoke sometime after Fred Maddox.

The Independent spoke sometime after the Socialist.

Of Fred Maddox and Edith Frayle, one spoke on January 16th and the other was the Reformist.

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

Ashley Dale
Conner Dawes
Daniel Stead
Edith Frayle
Fred Maddox

Democrat Independent Libertarian Reformist Socialist


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 is 111 years old is a native of Pennsylvania.

Roxanne is 1 year older than the Delaware native.

The Delaware native is  older than Arlene.

The centenarian who is 109 years old isn't a native of Utah.

Tim is either the centenarian who is 112 years old or the centenarian who is 110 years old.

The five people are Tim, the person who is 111 years old, the person who is 110 years old, the Louisiana native and the centenarian who is 109 years old.

Of the Louisiana native and the Delaware native, one is Kyle and the other is 110 years old.

Delaware Kansas Louisiana Pennsylvania Utah


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

The 150 page project was published in 2005.

Preston's project is 25 pages longer than the book published in 2011.

Of Hazel's project and Ira's assignment, one is 175 pages long and the other was published in 2005.

The book published in 2005 is either Hazel's assignment or Ebony's assignment.

The book published in 2009 is 50 pages shorter than the book published in 2008.

The book published in 2008 is  shorter than Wallace's project.

150 pages
175 pages
200 pages
225 pages
250 pages


The house in Eagle Grove rents for $750/month.

The rental in La Palma is 125 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $750/month.

The rental in Delano is 125 sq ft smaller than the house in Gilman.

The house in La Palma doesn't rent for $1,600/month.

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

Of the house in Monticello and the house in La Palma, one rents for $1,525/month and the other offers 1,475 sq ft of living space.

Delano
Eagle Grove
Gilman
La Palma
Monticello


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

Mrs. Cortez's cake won't be shaped like a sports car.

Mrs. Becker's cake will be delivered 1 day before Mrs. Armstrong's order.

Mrs. Gillespie's order will be delivered 2 days after the cake shaped like a sports car.

Mrs. Gillespie's order will be in the shape of a sailboat.

Mrs. Becker's order will be in the shape of a turtle.

Of the October 5 delivery and the October 6 delivery, one is for Mrs. Becker and the other will be in the shape of a rocket ship.

The order shaped like a rocket ship is either Mrs. Gillespie's order or Mrs. Armstrong's cake.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9

Armstrong Becker Cortez Estrada Gillespie

baseball glove
rocket ship
sailboat
sports car
turtle


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

Victor Battalion will deploy sometime after the battalion led by Commander Nichols.

The battalion led by Commander Charles is Papa Battalion.

The battalion deploying in April is either Tango Battalion or the battalion led by Commander Underwood.

The battalion led by Commander Underwood is either the battalion deploying in March or the battalion deploying in February.

The battalion led by Commander Sanchez won't deploy in March.

Of the battalion led by Commander Underwood and the battalion led by Commander Sanchez, one is Charlie Battalion and the other will deploy in February.

November Battalion will deploy 2 months before Charlie Battalion.

Charles Nichols Sanchez Underwood Vincent


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

Of the butterfly won by Roland and the butterfly won by Gabriel, one sold for $270 and the other was the 2nd lot.

The butterfly that sold for $250 was the 4th lot.

The insect that was auctioned 2nd sold for 20 dollars less than the insect won by Antonio.

The insect won by Roland sold for 20 dollars less than the butterfly won by Benjamin.

The butterfly that sold for $280 wasn't the 1st lot.

The butterfly that was auctioned 7th was either the butterfly won by Kelly or the butterfly won by Benjamin.


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

Of the quake that took place in 1944 and the 8.2 earthquake, one had its epicenter at Lorak and the other had its epicenter at Jaorm.

The 8.3 event occurred 12 years after the event with its epicenter at Lorak.

The earthquake that took place in 1926 had a rating of 8.4.

The event with its epicenter at Delest occurred 6 years before the earthquake with its epicenter at Sycula.

The quake with its epicenter at Lorak occurred sometime after the quake with its epicenter at Delest.

The quake that took place in 1920 didn't have a rating of 8.5.


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.

Nathaniel received 14 votes fewer votes than the golf player.

Of the lacrosse player and the golf player, one received 18 votes and the other is Anthony.

The person who got 4 votes never played basketball.

Of Anthony and Guillermo, one played soccer and the other received 11 votes.

Lowell, the contestant who got 25 votes and the soccer player are all different people.

baseball basketball golf lacrosse soccer


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

The Armor-Stop is  louder than the siren released in 2006.

Of the siren with a loudness of 120 decibels and the siren with a loudness of 105 decibels, one is the Soundarm and the other was released in 1996.

The siren released in 2006 is  louder than the siren released in 2004.

The Eco Alert is 5 decibels louder than the Viking 5.

The siren released in 2003 is either the Armor-Stop or the Securalert.

100 decibels
105 decibels
110 decibels
115 decibels
120 decibels

Armor-Stop
Eco Alert
Securalert
Soundarm
Viking 5


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

West of Eden is 10 minutes shorter than Tearful Night.

Ben Barrera's film is 15 minutes shorter than Eric Edwards's film.

Of Don Daugherty's film and Eric Edwards's film, one has a running time of 65 minutes and the other is Tearful Night.

Ben Barrera's film isn't Arctic Visions.

The five films are the film with a running time of 75 minutes, Tearful Night, Arctic Visions, Dreams of July and Lionel Lowe's film.

Ben Barrera
Don Daugherty
Eric Edwards
Jesse Jimenez
Lionel Lowe

Arctic Visions
Dreams of July
Milton Vale
Tearful Night
West of Eden


The Georgia native is 2 years older than the Florida native.

Of the Florida native and the centenarian who is 112 years old, one is Herbert and the other is Kyle.

Kyle, the Rhode Island native, the Virginia native and the Georgia native are all different people.

The Florida native is 1 year older than Tim.

The person who is 111 years old is either Herbert or the Connecticut native.

The person who is 113 years old is a native of Rhode Island.

Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Rhode Island
Virginia


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.

Marc served 75 more riders than the person who works in the yellow section.

Of the worker who works in the blue section and the worker who works in the pink section, one served 50 riders and the other is Willis.

The person who works in the pink section served more riders than the worker who works in the purple section.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders
150 riders


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

The fraternity on Erick Lane has 3  more members than Alpha Beta Tau.

Alpha Beta Tau, Delta Gamma Pi, Theta Delta and the frat on Holly Street are all different fraternities.

Of the house with 29 members and the house with 35 members, one is on Holly Street and the other is Beta Pi Omega.

The house with 35 members is on Shelly Lane.

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

Aspen Court
Erick Lane
Holly Street
Russell Road
Shelly Lane


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 625 responses was produced by Gilda Gamble.

Of the ad produced by Faith Fowler and the ad with 775 responses, one is the direct mailer and the other is the radio spot.

The direct mailer wasn't produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The five campaigns are the newspaper ad, the campaign with 1075 responses, the ad produced by Kenneth Kirby, the campaign with 1225 responses and the ad with 625 responses.

The web campaign has brought in 150  more responses than the ad produced by Faith Fowler.

The campaign with 1225 responses was produced by Iva Ingram.

billboard
direct mailer
newspaper ad
radio spot
web campaign

Faith Fowler
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram
Kenneth Kirby


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.

Turxar's piece was painted sometime after "Orange Sky".

Baudry Brim's painting was painted in 1897.

Of "Clockwork" and the 1905 painting, one is by Xesobe and the other is by Turxar.

The 1921 piece is either "Girl at Sea" or Baudry Brim's masterpiece.

Jenadije's piece is either "Orange Sky" or the 1921 painting.

Baudry Brim
Jenadije
Turxar
Xesobe
Zhale

Clockwork
Girl at Sea
Hoxley Hills
Orange Sky
Tantrum


Help Avery figure out the shipping costs for each customer, and determine what's in each package and where it is being shipped to.

The package that cost $8.75, the shipment that cost $5.75 and Harry's package are all different packages.

Willie's package cost somewhat less than the package with the rare book in it.

Of the shipment with the basketball in it and Steven's package, one cost $7.75 and the other cost $4.75.

Steven's shipment is either the shipment with the tea set in it or the package that cost $6.75.

The package with the television in it is either Neil's package or the shipment that cost $4.75.

The shipment with the basketball in it cost 1 dollar more than Alexander's shipment.

basketball
computer
rare book
tea set
television


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

Of the person leaving at 2:30 pm and the person flying from Liberia, one is Terrance and the other is Katherine.

The person leaving at 4:30 pm is flying from Oman.

Nadine is leaving  earlier than the traveler flying from Romania.

The person flying from Malta is either Terrance or the person leaving at 3:30 pm.

Gabriel is leaving 1 hour later than Harvey.

Nadine is leaving 1 hour later than the traveler flying from Liberia.

Gabriel Harvey Katherine Nadine Terrance


The Byronville Gaming Club holds one "game night" each month, at which a number of members gather to play a different board game.  Using only the clues that follow, match each game to the month in which it was played and the person who hosted the event, and determine how many total players were at each game night.

Bladescape, the board game played in April, the board game hosted at Adrian's house and the board game hosted at Jessie's house were all different games.

Emberfight was played 2 months before the game hosted at Bonnie's house.

Of the board game hosted at Jessie's house and the board game hosted at Yolanda's house, one was Vendetta and the other was played in May.

Android Disco
Bladescape
Emberfight
Stealth
Vendetta


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

The player who graduated in 2009 is now with the Cubs.

Of Ivan and the player who graduated in 2006, one is now with the Reds and the other is now with the Pirates.

Orlando is either the player who's now with the Cubs or the player who's now with the Pirates.

The player who's now with the Reds graduated 1 year before Lonnie.

The person who graduated in 2007 is either the player who's now with the Reds or the person who's now with the Pirates.

The person who's now with the Tigers graduated  before Francis.


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.

The purchase that included spinach cost  more than the purchase that included kale.

Of the order that included celery and the purchase that included spinach, one cost $4.25 and the other was Yolanda's.

Sylvia's purchase and the $8.25 order are different orders.

Gregory's order cost 1 dollar less than the purchase that included turnips.

Of the $5.25 purchase and the $6.25 order, one included turnips and the other was Bennie's.


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.

Willard started skydiving 1 year before Francisco.

The jumper who wears the indigo suit started skydiving sometime after Marcus.

Of the skydiver who first started in 1984 and the jumper who first started in 1985, one is Francisco and the other wears the violet suit.

The skydiver who first started in 1986 is either the jumper who wears the maroon suit or the jumper who wears the teal suit.

Rodney started skydiving 3 years before Jorge.


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

The one with the April 3rd birthday is either the 18-year-old or Ollie.

The 12-year-old has a birthday sometime before Michelle.

The grandchild with the April 11th birthday isn't 6 years old.

Of Michelle and Nathaniel, one is 18 years old and the other was born on April 19th.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 12 days before the 14-year-old.

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


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

The photo taken in June wasn't published by Nature Monthly.

The shot taken in May was either the shot of the orangutan or the photo published by Earth Aware.

The photo of the red panda and the photo published by Travel Almanac were different photos.

The shot of the polar bear was taken sometime after the photo of the red panda.

The shot taken in April was published by Travel Almanac.

The photo of the white rhino was published by The Geographer.

The photo of the arctic fox was taken 2 months after the shot published by The Geographer.

arctic fox
orangutan
polar bear
red panda
white rhino

Earth Aware
Nature Monthly
Science World
The Geographer
Travel Almanac


Rowena, the head librarian at the Juniper Hills Public Library, has to make several calls today to inquire about overdue library books.  Using only the clues that follow, match each book to its due date and borrower, and determine the author of each title.

Sherrie's book is either the book due on September 29 or "Stars Below".

"Dancing Well" was due 1 week before "Ohio Haunts".

Of the book due on September 22 and the book due on September 29, one was taken out by Sherrie and the other was "Heaven's Seal".

Of Sherrie's book and Dan's book, one was due on September 8 and the other was "Stars Below".

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29

Dancing Well
Heaven\'s Seal
Kip and Ken
Ohio Haunts
Stars Below


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 took the 1985 cruise wasn't on the Neptunia cruise.

The person who took the Silver Shores cruise is either Kathy or Ollie.

The traveler who took the Trinity cruise set sail 3 years before Eugene.

Of the traveler who took the Baroness cruise and Ollie, one was on the 1987 cruise and the other was on the 1984 cruise.

Azure Seas
Baroness
Neptunia
Silver Shores
Trinity


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

Nancy, the child born at 12:13am, the child born at 12:01am and the child born at 12:10am were all different babies.

Olga was either the Pearsons' child or the Ortegas' child.

Of Luis and the Ingrams' baby, one was born at 12:10am and the other was born at 12:04am.

The Ortegas' child was born 3 minutes after Luis.

The baby born at 12:13am was the Estradas'.


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

Of the event with its epicenter at Wyseyld and the event with its epicenter at Belok, one had a rating of 8.7 and the other happened in 1926.

The event with its epicenter at Perlkin happened in 1932.

The 8.9 event occurred 6 years after the 8.6 quake.

The earthquake that took place in 1926 was either the 8.9 earthquake or the event with its epicenter at Garenia.

The 8.7 quake occurred 18 years after the event with its epicenter at Yeronia.

The earthquake with its epicenter at Wyseyld occurred sometime after the 8.9 event.

The event with its epicenter at Perlkin didn't have a rating of 8.2.


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.

Emerald View costs 40 dollars less per night than El Pacifico.

Silver Harbor costs 40 dollars less per night than the hotel on Grenada.

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

Of Azure Hills and Silver Harbor, one is on St. Barts and the other costs $235 per night.

The resort that costs $215 per night is either the resort on St. Barts or the option on Grenada.

The hotel that costs $235 per night isn't on Anguilla.

Azure Hills
El Pacifico
Emerald View
Grand Echo
Silver Harbor

Anguilla
Grenada
Martinique
St. Martin
St. Barts


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

Plutarch was either the A.I. that scored 69% or the A.I. that scored 76%.

Epicurus was either the A.I. from UCLA or the A.I. that scored 69%.

Epicurus finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of Proclus.

The system that scored 69% was from Exeter.

The system that scored 76% wasn't from MIT.

Of Pythagoeas and Proclus, one was from Cambridge and the other scored 76%.

Epicurus Gorgias Plutarch Proclus Pythagoeas


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.

Of the person working on June 12 and the conductor working on June 13, one will depart from Kent and the other is Mitchell.

Roderick will leave 3 days before Mitchell.

Of Francis and Roderick, one will depart from Jackman and the other is scheduled to leave on June 11.

The person departing from Jackman will leave 1 day before the conductor departing from Leland.


Walter's Bread and Cheese served several customers this morning.  Match each customer to the type of bread and cheese they ordered, and determine what time each customer came in.

The person who ordered flatbread came in a half-hour after the person who ordered matzo.

Of the customer who ordered matzo and the customer who came in at 8:30am, one was Willie and the other was Yvette.

The person who came in at 9:00am was either the person who ordered naan or the person who ordered challah.

Eva was either the customer who came in at 9:00am or the customer who came in at 7:00am.

The person who ordered flatbread came in a half-hour before the customer who ordered brioche.


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

The student with the 9:00am class is either Elmer or Alvin.

Casey is scheduled 1 hour before Mr. French's student.

The client with the 12 noon class isn't Alvin.

Mr. French's student is scheduled 1 hour before Mr. Cortez's client.

Mrs. Ingram's student is scheduled sometime after Nettie.

Mrs. Barr
Mr. Cortez
Mr. French
Mrs. Ingram
Mr. Terry


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 with 750 pieces has the rustic village theme.

Of the jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces and the jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces, one was made by Vesem and the other has the postage stamp theme.

Of the jigsaw puzzle made by Lyrod and the puzzle with the autumn leaves theme, one has 1000 pieces and the other has 250 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Vesem has somewhat fewer than the jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Rynir has 250 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle made by Irycia.

The jigsaw puzzle with the coral reef theme has somewhat fewer than the jigsaw puzzle made by Perunia.

autumn leaves
coral reef
football
postage stamp
rustic village


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

The model made by Dayero costs  less than the model made by Torvia.

The model made by Banion costs 25 dollars more than the FC-520.

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

The camera made by Dayero isn't the DM-5000.

The MX-827 is either the model made by Banion or the $600 model.

Of the $600 camera and the $575 model, one is made by Lirios and the other is the DM-5000.


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.

Neal Bundt took somewhat more days to finish than the sailor in the catamaran.

Of Neal Bundt and the person who finished in 282 days, one used the pilot cutter and the other used the sloop.

Vicky Estes, the sailor in the ketch, the sailor who finished in 270 days and the person in the catamaran were all different people.

Debra Decker
Gil Baxter
Neal Bundt
Tara Carroll
Vicky Estes

catamaran
gaff cutter
ketch
pilot cutter
sloop


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 is either the animal with a population size of 175 or the species added to the list in 2008.

Of the species with a population size of 560 and the nibner newt, one was recognized as endangered in 2008 and the other was recognized as endangered in 2007.

The lisner cat was listed sometime before the nibner newt.

Of the dobra dingo and the lisner cat, one has 280 surviving individuals and the other was recognized as endangered in 2007.

The eldar elk doesn't have a surviving population of 455.

The five species are the lisner cat, the species added to the list in 2007, the species added to the list in 2008, the species added to the list in 2009 and the animal with a population size of 175.

dobra dingo
eldar elk
lisner cat
nibner newt
perens pig


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

Troop Seven came out sometime after Countershot.

Of the game bought by Lloyd and the game bought by Zachary, one came out in 1987 and the other is Countershot.

Victorforce came out 1 year after AWOL Alert.

AWOL Alert is either the video game that came out in 1986 or the game bought by Lloyd.

Blaster Boy came out sometime after Troop Seven.

The video game bought by Phillip came out 1 year after the one bought by Zachary.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Countershot
Troop Seven
Victorforce


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 trip to Gilmore City logged 7 more shooting stars than the trip to Eastbrook.

Of the outing where they saw 16 shooting stars and the outing where they saw 2 shooting stars, one was on April 4 and the other was in Gilmore City.

Of the outing to Isleton and the trip to Manchester, one logged 2 shooting stars and the other was on April 7.

The outing where they saw 30 shooting stars wasn't in Isleton.

The April 15 trip logged 23 shooting stars.

April 4
April 7
April 10
April 15
April 28

Eastbrook
Gilmore City
Isleton
Janesville
Manchester


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.

Daryl performed 1 spot after the person who used flashlights.

Lora performed 2 spots after the performer who used mobile phones.

Of the performer who used batons and the performer who went second, one is Jeffery and the other is Gerald.

batons
chainsaws
flashlights
mobile phones
rings


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 owned by Mrs. Villarreal will open 6 days after Ant Farms Etc..

Sinful Sips will open 3 days after Ant Farms Etc..

The company opening on May 14th isn't owned by Mr. Richmond.

Of the business opening on May 14th and the company opening on May 5th, one is owned by Mrs. Quinn and the other is Pandora's Box.

Frank's Figs will open sometime before White Elephant.

The company opening on May 2nd is owned by Mr. Kirk.

Frank's Figs will open sometime after the business owned by Mrs. Quinn.

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

Ant Farms Etc.
Frank\'s Figs
Pandora\'s Box
Sinful Sips
White Elephant

Mr. Kirk
Mrs. Quinn
Mr. Richmond
Mrs. Underwood
Mrs. Villarreal


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

The one who had the cappuccino, Ivan and the person who paid $5.99 were all different friends.

The one who had the cafe americano paid 3 dollars less than the one who had the chai tea.

The one who had the cappuccino paid  more than Virgil.

Of Virgil and Addie, one had the cafe latte and the other paid $6.99.

Russell was either the one who had the cafe mocha or the one who had the cafe americano.

cafe americano
cafe latte
cafe mocha
cappuccino
chai tea


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

Gayle's piece costs 50 dollars less than Lori's piece.

Vincent's cake isn't shaped like a beach chair.

Of Vincent's cake and the piece shaped like a football, one costs $225 and the other costs $125.

The five cakes are Gayle's cake, the $175 piece, the $225 cake, the $200 cake and the cake shaped like a train.

Melba's piece is shaped like a golf ball.

beach chair
football
golf ball
sports car
train


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

The man making $100,000 will film on September 8th.

Bruce won't be filming on September 1st.

Noel will make 15,000 dollars more than the man filming on September 29th.

Jim is either the man filming on September 29th or the person filming on October 13th.

Bruce is either the person making $130,000 or the person filming on October 13th.

Of the actor filming on September 8th and the actor making $115,000, one is Carlos and the other is Noel.

September 1st
September 8th
September 29th
October 6th
October 13th


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

The five students were the student who spoke for 14 minutes, the presenter who gave the presentation on Maximus, the student who gave the presentation on Diocletian, the student who gave the presentation on Claudius and the student who gave the presentation on Augustus.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on Diocletian and the presenter who gave the presentation on Maximus, one was Leroy and the other spoke for 10 minutes.

Leroy spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on Augustus.

The presenter who gave the presentation on Maximus was either Belinda or the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes.

Ivan spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on Diocletian.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes

Augustus Claudius Diocletian Maximus Valerian


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

The creature found at 16,500 ft was discovered in the Bristle Trench.

The creature found at 18,000 ft was discovered in the Malinga Trench.

Of the creature found at 15,000 ft and the animal found at 21,000 ft, one is the lancetfish and the other was discovered in the Fallon Deep.

Of the specimen discovered in the Fallon Deep and the animal discovered in the Velma Deep, one was found at 15,000 ft and the other is the anglerfish.

The viperfish wasn't found at 16,500 ft.

The bristlemouth was found 3,000 feet lower down than the creature discovered in the Fallon Deep.

anglerfish bristlemouth lanternfish lancetfish viperfish

Bristle Trench
Fallon Deep
Malinga Trench
Velma Deep
Willis Trench


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 album that came out in October and Jagged Knee's record, one sold 1.4 million copies and the other sold 1.3 million copies.

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

Epoch Lantern's record sold somewhat fewer copies than Jagged Knee's release.

Of Audio Array's release and Epoch Lantern's release, one was released in July and the other sold 1.3 million copies.

The five releases are Epoch Lantern's album, the release with 1.3 million sales, the release with 1.4 million sales, the album with 1.5 million sales and the album that came out in March.

Sodium Green's album is either the release that came out in March or the record with 1.4 million sales.

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Sodium Green


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

The cappuccino cost somewhat more than the vanilla latte.

The coffee ordered by Charlie cost 10 cents more than the beverage ordered by Ira.

The mocha was either the coffee that cost $3.50 or the drink Ira ordered.

The drink ordered by Darrell was the iced americano.

The vanilla latte cost 10 cents more than the beverage Darrell ordered.

Of the beverage Darrell ordered and the vanilla latte, one cost $3.60 and the other cost $3.50.

The beverage Austin ordered didn't cost $3.60.

cappuccino
espresso
iced americano
mocha
vanilla latte


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

The canine that graduated in March was assigned to Officer Underwood.

Tinkerbell was either the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Parks or the canine assigned to Officer Ingram.

Of Sarge and Barca, one was assigned to Officer Ingram and the other graduated in June.

Of the dog that graduated in May and Hercules, one was assigned to Officer Parks and the other was assigned to Officer Wheeler.

The canine assigned to Officer Ingram graduated 1 month after Aries.


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 essay about oceanography will appear 1 chapter after Dr. Phillips's article.

Dr. Weber's article won't be in Chapter 4.

The piece in Chapter 2, the essay about dinosaurs, Dr. Kent's piece and the piece about asteroids are all different essays.

The piece about dinosaurs is either Dr. Bender's essay or the piece in Chapter 2.

Dr. Callahan's essay will be in Chapter 2.

Of the piece about asteroids and the article about volcanoes, one will be in Chapter 5 and the other was written by Dr. Weber.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

asteroids
dinosaurs
oceanography
space travel
volcanoes


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

Of Bonita and Yvonne, one caught 12 lion fish and the other worked at Holly Hock.

The person who caught 12 lion fish was either the person who worked at Belle Bar or Yvonne.

The person who caught 18 lion fish didn't work at Front Reef.

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Front Reef
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock


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.

Of the client who paid $15.50 and the client who ordered the spicy tuna roll, one ordered the alaskan roll and the other ordered the boston roll.

The person who ordered the futomaki roll ordered the yellowtail roll.

The customer who ordered the yellowtail roll paid 4 dollars less than the client who ordered the volcano roll.

The person who ordered the firecracker roll is either the person who paid $11.50 or the client who ordered the tiger roll.

The customer who paid $17.50 ordered the tiger roll.

The client who ordered the futomaki roll paid  more than the person who ordered the alaskan roll.

alaskan boston dragon firecracker futomaki

spicy tuna
summer
tiger
volcano
yellowtail


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".

Fernando's dog won 1 year before Chester's canine.

Of the great dane and the irish setter, one won in 2008 and the other is Elsie's.

Fernando's dog won sometime before the dalmatian.

The irish setter won 1 year before the chow chow.

Of Elsie's dog and the canine that won in 2010, one is the chow chow and the other is the irish setter.

bulldog
chow chow
dalmatian
great dane
irish setter


The customer who ordered the california roll didn't order the spicy tuna roll.

The client who ordered the dragon roll is either the person who paid $9.50 or the client who ordered the spicy tuna roll.

The customer who ordered the firecracker roll ordered the tiger roll.

Of the client who ordered the boston roll and the customer who ordered the dragon roll, one paid $15.50 and the other ordered the teriyaki roll.

The customer who ordered the tiger roll paid 2 dollars less than the customer who ordered the rainbow roll.

The client who ordered the tiger roll paid  more than the customer who ordered the california roll.

The client who paid $9.50 is either the customer who ordered the teriyaki roll or the customer who ordered the tiger roll.

boston california dragon dynamite firecracker

rainbow
spicy tuna
spider
teriyaki
tiger


Christy's piece costs somewhat more than Heidi's cake.

The piece shaped like a train costs somewhat more than the cake shaped like a sports car.

Of the piece shaped like a train and the $225 cake, one is Heidi's and the other is Joey's.

The $175 cake is either Heidi's cake or the cake shaped like a beach chair.

The $200 piece is shaped like a mountain.

beach chair
golf ball
mountain
sports car
train


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 28-10 game was 4 days before the match with the Tuscanos.

The October 7 game finished with a score of 42-20.

The match with the Eagles was 12 days after the game with the White Rhinos.

The October 11 match finished with a score of 28-10.

The October 3 match didn't finish with a score of 20-13.

Of the October 15 game and the October 3 game, one featured the Dragons and the other finished with a score of 13-9.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19

Dragons
Eagles
Red and Blues
Tuscanos
White Rhinos


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

Of Zafet and Verinya, one was inhabited by the Iakepa and the other was discovered in 1775.

Verinya was discovered 7 years after the island on which the Enakai people lived.

Beruhga was discovered 7 years before Jujihm.


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

The house Priscilla visited in February was on Grant Place.

The building on Bird Road was investigated 2 months before the house on Darby Lane.

The house on Bird Road was investigated sometime before Fletcher Rise.

The building on Haley Square was visited sometime after Fletcher Rise.

Wolfenden wasn't located on Circle Drive.

Of the building on Darby Lane and the building Priscilla visited in April, one was Stockford and the other was Balfern.

Balfern
Barnhill
Fletcher Rise
Stockford
Wolfenden

Bird Road
Circle Drive
Darby Lane
Grant Place
Haley Square


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.

Delia is either the astronaut launching in May or the astronaut launching in March.

Harold will launch 2 months before Becky.

Becky is either the astronaut launching in January or the graduate assigned to mission TV-412.

Of the person launching in January and the astronaut launching in April, one will be on mission ZF-15 and the other is Becky.

The astronaut launching in February will be on mission WB-664.


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.

Bliss Iron's track is 1 track before "Anything Else".

Hustle Boys's song is either "Anything Else" or "What We Need".

The five tracks are the third track, "What We Need", Legion Five's track, "Can't Escape" and "I Think of You".

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

Bliss Iron
Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Legion Five
Silver Blue

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


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

The Yukon Bolds landed 15 feet short of the contestants that used the hybrid sling.

The Mad Mashers was either the team that used the trebuchet or the team that used the air cannon.

The Spud Chuckers used the vacuum cannon.

The group that made it to 135 ft used the trebuchet.

The Flying Eyes didn't use the air cannon.

The Potato Bros landed 15 feet short of the Flying Eyes.

The team that made it to 150 ft was either the team that used the vacuum cannon or the Mad Mashers.

Flying Eyes
Mad Mashers
Potato Bros
Spud Chuckers
Yukon Bolds

air cannon
hybrid sling
trebuchet
vacuum cannon
water cannon


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.

Sonja played sometime after the player who started with the Torre Attack.

The person who played third started with the Giuoco Start.

The person who played fourth, the person who started with the Evans Gambit and the person who started with the Ware Opening were all different people.

Of Christine and the person who played fifth, one started with the Torre Attack and the other started with the Evans Gambit.

Benko Gambit
Evans Gambit
Giuoco Start
Torre Attack
Ware Opening


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

Of the show that aired on April 20th and Alfredo's show, one was filmed in Nicaragua and the other was filmed in Myanmar.

Rafael's episode wasn't filmed in Vanuatu.

Rafael's episode is either the show that aired on April 27th or the episode that aired on April 6th.

The show filmed in Bolivia aired 1 week before the show filmed in Nicaragua.

Alfredo's show aired 1 week after the episode filmed in Bolivia.

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

Bolivia Cambodia Myanmar Nicaragua Vanuatu


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

Tanya Todd's reservation is for a somewhat shorter period than Gena Graham's reservation.

The 4 day rental, Irene Ingram's reservation, Tanya Todd's reservation and Vicky Vaughan's rental are all different rentals.

Bethany Bryan's rental is for the Lexus.

Gena Graham's reservation is either the Nissan rental or the Lexus reservation.

Vicky Vaughan's rental is for the Toyota.

The Kia rental is for a period 1 day shorter than Bethany Bryan's rental.

Of the 6 day reservation and the 4 day rental, one is for the Toyota and the other is Bethany Bryan's.

Irene Ingram's reservation isn't for the Volvo.

Bethany Bryan
Gena Graham
Irene Ingram
Tanya Todd
Vicky Vaughan


An environmental impact conference is being held this month in Pasadena, where a different presentation will be made each day.  Match each presenter to their topic and institution, and determine the day on which each will give their talk.

Of the fossil fuels expert and the sulfur oxide expert, one is Zachary and the other will speak on May 14th.

The global warming expert, Oliver, the person who will speak on May 13th and Nancy will be all different presenters.

Nancy will be either the fossil fuels expert or the person who will speak on May 10th.

The solar energy expert is scheduled sometime before the wind power expert.

Yolanda won't talk about global warming.

The sulfur oxide expert is scheduled 1 day before Oliver.

May 10th
May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th

fossil fuels
global warming
solar energy
sulfur oxide
wind power