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

The town whose mayor is Cal Compton isn't in Worcester County.

The city whose mayor is Rita Robert has  more people than Turin.

The city in Hampshire County has 3,000  more people than the city whose mayor is Rita Robert.

The town whose mayor is Ted Tanner is either the town in Barnstable County or the city in Dukes County.

Of the town in Dukes County and the town whose mayor is Vic Vazquez, one is Kingsburg and the other has a population of 40,000.

Of the city with a population of 34,000 and the town whose mayor is Sal Swanson, one is in Hampshire County and the other is in Nantucket County.

Danville has 6,000  fewer people than the town whose mayor is Vic Vazquez.

The town whose mayor is Rita Robert isn't in Suffolk County.

The city in Suffolk County has 3,000  more people than Turin.

Neither the town in Dukes County nor Eddington is the city whose mayor is Rita Robert.

Danville Eddington Independence Kingsburg Turin Yale

Barnstable Dukes Hampshire Nantucket Suffolk Worcester

Cal Compton
Lisa Lyons
Rita Robert
Sal Swanson
Ted Tanner
Vic Vazquez


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

The riesling was bottled sometime before the Annata Branco.

The wine from Kingfield vineyard was bottled 8 years after the Ece Suss.

Of the 1992 bottle and the chardonnay, one is the Bianca Flaux and the other is from Tabor vineyard.

The wine from Tabor vineyard was bottled sometime before the merlot.

The syrah was bottled 8 years after the Bianca Flaux.

The Friambliss, the merlot, and the pinot gris are three different wines.

The 2000 bottle wasn't bottled at Maynard vineyard.

The 1988 bottle wasn't bottled at Vinalhaven vineyard.

Of the bottle from Santa Barbara vineyard and the chardonnay, one was bottled in 2004 and the other is the Zifennwein.

The 1992 wine is either the syrah or the pinot gris.

Of the 1996 bottle and the wine from Vinalhaven vineyard, one is a riesling and the other is the Ece Suss.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot gris
riesling
syrah

Hornitos
Kingfield
Maynard
Santa Barbara
Tabor
Vinalhaven


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.

Sid Saunders's film doesn't have a running time of exactly 70 minutes.

The movie with a running time of 75 minutes is either Arctic Visions or West of Eden.

The movie with a running time of 75 minutes and Ben Barrera's film are different films.

Of Jesse Jimenez's film and Dreams of July, one was made in Macedonia and the other has a running time of 65 minutes.

The film with a running time of 80 minutes wasn't made in Hungary.

Dreams of July is  shorter than Jesse Jimenez's film.

Ben Barrera's film is  longer than Jacky Steel.

Tearful Night is 10 minutes longer than Keith King's film.

Dreams of July is  longer than the movie produced in Croatia.

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

Sid Saunders's film doesn't have a running time of exactly 75 minutes.

Tim Tucker's film wasn't made in Poland.

Of the movie produced in Finland and the movie with a running time of 60 minutes, one is Arctic Visions and the other was directed by Keith King.

Of Arctic Visions and the movie produced in Croatia, one was directed by Eric Edwards and the other has a running time of 65 minutes.

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

Ben Barrera
Eric Edwards
Jesse Jimenez
Keith King
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Arctic Visions
Dreams of July
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Tearful Night
West of Eden

Croatia Finland Hungary Iceland Macedonia Poland


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

The car from Utah is either the Injitsu or the car with the BMG-831 plates.

Of the vehicle that received the $50 fine and the vehicle from Colorado, one is the Etsalle and the other has the YGA-441 plates.

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

The vehicle from Alaska was fined 25 dollars less than the Cavalo.

The Dartson doesn't have the MRT-628 plates.

Of the automobile from Utah and the automobile that received the $75 fine, one has the RBD-337 plates and the other is the Etsalle.

The automobile from Florida doesn't have the RBD-337 plates.

The Fierro was fined somewhat less than the car from Florida.

Of the Injitsu and the automobile that received the $150 fine, one is from Georgia and the other has the RBD-337 plates.

The car with the MRT-628 plates was fined 25 dollars less than the car from Georgia.

The automobile that received the $100 fine is from Colorado.

Cavalo Dartson Etsalle Fierro Grandero Injitsu

Alaska Colorado Florida Georgia Louisiana Utah


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 Cretaceous impact crater is  smaller than the Hinwore impact crater.

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

The crater in modern-day France is either the Vorckin impact crater or the Triassic impact crater.

Of the Silurian impact crater and the one in modern-day Guinea, one is known as the Hinwore site and the other is 175 m. wide.

The one in modern-day Uruguay is  smaller than the Asanish impact crater.

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

The Triassic impact crater is 25 meters wider than the Cersay impact crater.

Of the crater in modern-day France and the 175 m. wide crater, one is known as the Garight site and the other was formed during the Triassic period.

The Silurian impact crater is 25 meters wider than the crater in modern-day Oman.

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

The Ordovician impact crater is 100 meters wider than the one in modern-day France.

The 175 m. wide one wasn't found in Zambia.

The one in modern-day France is  wider than the Cambrian impact crater.

Asanish Cersay Garight Hinwore Ormagh Vorckin

Cambrian Cretaceous Ordovician Permian Silurian Triassic

Croatia France Guinea Oman Uruguay Zambia


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

The Splitters didn't finish with 763 points.

Of the team in the pink shirts and the team that finished with 739 points, one was from Earling and the other was the Alley Cats.

The squad from Earling finished 24 points above the Oddballs.

The squad in the lime green shirts finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the team from Yarmouth.

The team from King City finished 12 points below the Turkey Rolls.

The team that finished with 775 points wasn't from Lathrop.

The squad that finished with 763 points didn't wear silver shirts.

The team in the violet shirts was either the team that finished with 775 points or the Pin Pushers.

The six teams were the squad that finished with 727 points, the squad from Newark, the squad from Fullerton, the squad from Lathrop, the squad in the lime green shirts and the squad in the orange shirts.

Of the team from King City and the team from Newark, one was the Alley Cats and the other wore gold shirts.

The Pin Pushers didn't finish with 763 points.

The team from Fullerton didn't wear violet shirts.

The Oddballs finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the team in the silver shirts.

Alley Cats
Oddballs
Pin Pushers
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls

gold
lime green
orange
pink
silver
violet

Earling
Fullerton
King City
Lathrop
Newark
Yarmouth


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

Tam Terry left sometime after the reporter who covered the solar eclipse.

Tam Terry was either the journalist who went to Canada or the reporter who went to Dominica.

Of Orin Olsen and Linda Lott, one covered the royal wedding and the other went to Qatar.

The person who went to Finland was either the journalist who covered the election or the person who covered the solar eclipse.

Of the reporter who covered the earthquake and the reporter who covered the election, one went to Qatar and the other was Ned Noble.

Of the journalist sent out on April 6th and the person who covered the earthquake, one was Tam Terry and the other went to Qatar.

Peter Peck left sometime after the reporter who went to Dominica.

The person sent out on April 6th didn't cover the flooding.

Orin Olsen left 1 day after the journalist who went to Oman.

The reporter sent out on April 7th didn't go to Qatar.

The person who covered the flooding, the person sent out on April 8th and the reporter who went to Luxembourg were all different people.

The person who went to Oman left 3 days before Linda Lott.

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

Linda Lott
Maddy Moore
Ned Noble
Orin Olsen
Peter Peck
Tam Terry

earthquake
election
flooding
Olympic games
royal wedding
solar eclipse

Canada Dominica Finland Luxembourg Oman Qatar


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

Barnhill was investigated sometime before the building haunted by Francis.

Markmanor, the home haunted by Geoffrey, Barnhill, the home haunted by Victor and the home haunted by Tarlton were all different houses.

Balfern was investigated sometime before the home haunted by Tarlton.

The house haunted by Abigail wasn't located on Circle Drive.

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

The house on Bird Road was visited sometime after the building haunted by Francis.

Of the house on Haley Square and the home haunted by Francis, one was visited in April and the other was Markmanor.

Neither Markmanor nor the house on Bird Road was the home Priscilla visited in February.

Of the house haunted by Brunhilde and the home on Haley Square, one was visited in June and the other was Hughenden.

The building on Circle Drive was investigated sometime before the house haunted by Victor.

The building Priscilla visited in March wasn't located on Grant Place.

Balfern Barnhill Downsell Hughenden Markmanor Stockford

Bird Road
Circle Drive
Darby Lane
Eagle Street
Grant Place
Haley Square

Abigail Brunhilde Francis Geoffrey Tarlton Victor


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 16-year-old student is scheduled 3 hours after Nettie.

The 20-year-old trainee is scheduled 3 hours before Mrs. Nolan's client.

Of the 18-year-old student and the trainee with the 12 noon class, one is Frank and the other is Mrs. Vazquez's trainee.

The client with the 9:00am class, Mrs. Vazquez's client, Mr. Quinn's client and the 15-year-old trainee are all different people.

Peter is either the trainee with the 1:00pm class or Mrs. Huff's student.

Peter is scheduled 3 hours before Mrs. Barr's client.

Of Mrs. Barr's trainee and the trainee with the 9:00am class, one is 15 years old and the other is Victoria.

The 21-year-old trainee is either Peter or the student with the 11:00am class.

Mrs. Barr
Mrs. Huff
Mrs. Ingram
Mrs. Nolan
Mr. Quinn
Mrs. Vazquez

Frank Harold Nettie Peter Tricia Victoria


The Gerber County Paintball League has just completed its 10th season.  Help the league secretary finalize this year's standings by matching each team to its color, hometown, and final ranking.

Of the green team and the "Oil Crew", one finished fourth and the other is from Cromberg.

Of the green team and the group that finished sixth, one is the "Pea Shooters" and the other is the "Color Blinds".

The team from Yucca Valley is either the "Spray Paints" or the purple team.

The "Pea Shooters" isn't from Evansdale.

Of the "Color Blinds" and the squad from Prairie City, one finished sixth and the other uses orange paintballs.

The "Splat Squad" was ranked somewhere behind the squad from Prairie City.

The "Target Bombs" was ranked 2 places ahead of the group from Evansdale.

The red team was ranked somewhere ahead of the squad from Prairie City.

The team from Cromberg is either the squad that finished second or the white team.

The green team was ranked somewhere behind the "Splat Squad".

Color Blinds
Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Spray Paints
Target Bombs

Armona
Cromberg
Evansdale
Libertyville
Prairie City
Yucca Valley


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

Quinn Arena is either the facility in Quasqueton or the football facility.

Rowe Arena is either the soccer facility or the rugby facility.

The baseball facility holds  more people than the facility in Fryeburg.

The six arenas are the facility with seating for 230 people, the baseball facility, Quinn Arena, the hockey facility, Harmon Arena and the facility in Quasqueton.

Kline Arena holds 40  fewer people than the arena in Coleville.

Neither the arena in Troy nor the arena in Upland is Kline Arena.

Of the basketball facility and the facility in Upland, one is Austin Arena and the other holds 110 people.

Of the rugby facility and the facility with seating for 150 people, one is Noble Arena and the other is in Quasqueton.

The baseball facility holds 40  fewer people than Harmon Arena.

baseball basketball football hockey rugby soccer

Coleville
Fryeburg
New Cuyama
Quasqueton
Troy
Upland


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.

Of the $6.50 product and the ginger candle, one is Kari's and the other is Sophie's.

The ginger candle costs 1 dollar less than Jana's product.

The apple candle doesn't contain eucalyptus.

The eucalyptus product is either Jana's candle or the $9.50 product.

The lime candle costs 1 dollar more than the ginger candle.

The peach candle costs  less than Nathaniel's candle.

Of the ginger product and the $7.50 candle, one contains pear and the other is Sophie's.

The peach candle, the $6.50 product, and the $8.50 candle are three different products.

The sandalwood product is either Jana's product or Nathaniel's product.

The lavender candle costs 2 dollars more than the fig candle.

The six products are Luke's product, the $7.50 product, the cinnamon product, the coconut candle, the $4.50 product and the $6.50 product.

cinnamon clove eucalyptus ginger lavender sandalwood


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.

Of the dentist and the contestant who got 18 votes, one is Lowell and the other played hockey.

The soccer player received  more votes than Vernon.

The person who got 39 votes, the waiter, and Omar are three different people.

The lawyer is either the person who got 32 votes or the golf player.

The soccer player is either the contestant who got 11 votes or the musician.

The dentist received 7 votes more votes than Ken.

The contestant who got 11 votes never played golf.

The six people are Ken, the baseball player, the person who got 18 votes, the basketball player, the waiter and the contestant who got 25 votes.

Of Ken and the contestant who got 4 votes, one is the lawyer and the other is the garbage man.

Omar received  fewer votes than the architect.

Of the dentist and the baseball player, one is Lowell and the other received 4 votes.

baseball basketball golf hockey lacrosse soccer

architect
dentist
garbage man
lawyer
musician
waiter


Odysseus Exploration Company has been focused on salvaging a number of known pirate wrecks from the Celtic Sea.  Using only the clues below, match each of the ships they're investigating to the year it sank and its final captain, and determine its country of origin.

The one from Ireland sank sometime after the vessel captained by Red Beard Ben.

The boat captained by Red Beard Ben was either the Doubloon or the Crusty Knave.

The boat that sank in 1767 was either the boat captained by Ruthless Ruby or the vessel from France.

The boat from Scotland wasn't captained by Wicked Weiss.

The boat captained by Stubborn Seth sank sometime before the Crusty Knave.

The ship captained by Sparrow Annis was either the one from Spain or the Crusty Knave.

The boat from France wasn't captained by Wicked Weiss.

Of the boat captained by Stubborn Seth and the Mermaid, one hailed from Denmark and the other went down in 1803.

The one that sank in 1803 hailed from Scotland.

Of the boat from Ireland and the Dagger, one went down in 1749 and the other was captained by Ruthless Ruby.

The ship captained by Ruthless Ruby sank sometime before the vessel from Spain.

Barnacle
Crusty Knave
Dagger
Doubloon
Mermaid
Vile Night

Crazy Kate
Red Beard Ben
Ruthless Ruby
Sparrow Annis
Stubborn Seth
Wicked Weiss

Denmark England France Ireland Scotland Spain


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

The darkback cost  less than Olga's purchase.

Of the archaenido and the spider that sold for $90, one was won by Ebony and the other was from Chile.

Georgia's purchase cost  more than the specimen from Uganda.

The arachnid that sold for $105 wasn't the darkback.

Neither Isaac's purchase nor Olga's purchase was the wolf spider.

The spider that sold for $75 was either Olga's purchase or the archaenido.

The arachnid that sold for $45 was either the cart spider or Olga's purchase.

Of Isaac's purchase and the black widow, one was from Honduras and the other sold for $105.

The specimen from Russia cost 15 dollars less than the archaenido.

The six spiders were the arachnid that sold for $60, Shelley's purchase, Isaac's purchase, Olga's purchase, the specimen from Qatar and the cart spider.

The specimen from Russia wasn't the wolf spider.

Ebony Georgia Isaac Olga Phyllis Shelley

archaenido
black widow
cart spider
darkback
whip spider
wolf spider

Chile Dominica Honduras Qatar Russia Uganda


The facility in Fryeburg holds 80  more people than Pierce Arena.

Harmon Arena holds 120  fewer people than the facility in Coleville.

The facility with seating for 190 people isn't in Kirkman.

Kline Arena holds 40  more people than the rugby facility.

Of the basketball facility and the baseball facility, one holds 110 people and the other is Pierce Arena.

Of Joseph Arena and the soccer facility, one is in Earlham and the other holds 230 people.

The six arenas are the soccer facility, the arena in Kirkman, the facility in Hoopa, Kline Arena, the arena in Coleville and Noble Arena.

Harmon Arena isn't set up for basketball games.

Noble Arena isn't set up for lacrosse games.

baseball basketball hockey lacrosse rugby soccer

Coleville Earlham Fryeburg Hoopa Kirkman Zwingle


Piper Hills Academy recently installed a high-speed 3-D printer in its technology lab, and several students were given an opportunity this week to use it in order to print items of their own design.  Using only the clues below, match each student to the item they created (and its color), and determine how long it took for each item to print.

Trevor's design required somewhat fewer minutes to print than the whistle.

The item that printed in 30 minutes wasn't yellow.

Zachary's item took 20 more minutes to print than the mask.

The phone case, the red design, and Zachary's design are three different items.

Of Yvonne's item and the phone case, one was green and the other took 35 minutes to print.

The piece that printed in 35 minutes, the mask, and the yellow piece are three different items.

The design that printed in 15 minutes wasn't yellow.

The helmet took somewhat more minutes to print than Yvonne's design.

Of Nadine's item and the purple item, one took 15 minutes to print and the other was the mask.

Lee's design, the mask, and the yellow piece are three different items.

The item that printed in 20 minutes wasn't the whistle.

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

flower
helmet
mask
phone case
skull
whistle


Help Donna make sense of Dr. Finklestein's appointment list for today.  Match each patient to their appointment time, medical complaint and insurance company.

Billy has an appointment 1 hour before the person suffering from foot pain.

Of the patient suffering from vertigo and Edwin, one has Red Shield insurance and the other has HealthCo insurance.

Guy doesn't have insurance through Fumanix.

Neither Billy nor the person with the 2:00pm appointment is the patient suffering from vertigo.

The six patients are Edwin, the patient with the 2:00pm appointment, the person suffering from heartburn, the patient suffering from back pain, the patient with Medicorp insurance and the person with the 12 noon appointment.

The person suffering from heartburn has an appointment 1 hour before the person with Fumanix insurance.

The patient with Ambercare insurance is complaining about foot pain.

Ronnie has an appointment 1 hour after the person with Fumanix insurance.

Neither the patient suffering from back pain nor the patient with Medicorp insurance is Jeff.

The patient with the 12 noon appointment is either Ronnie or the patient with HealthCo insurance.

back pain
foot pain
heartburn
migraines
shingles
vertigo

Ambercare
Fumanix
HealthCo
Medicorp
Lifealign
Red Shield


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

The action film, the film that received 6 nominations, the film directed by Virgil Katz, Maximum Risk and Thorn of Suns are all different films.

Of the action film and Silk Mist, one was directed by Tank Reznor and the other got 4 nominations.

Fatal Sheen, the film directed by Virgil Katz, and the movie that received 4 nominations are three different films.

The Illusion, the film directed by Maddie Mintz, and the film-noir are three different films.

The movie directed by Virgil Katz received  more nominations than Maximum Risk.

Of the action film and the movie that received 2 nominations, one was directed by Maddie Mintz and the other is Wild Ones.

The movie directed by Maddie Mintz received one fewer nomination than the musical.

The movie that received 6 nominations wasn't the romance.

The movie directed by Danny Trevor received 2 more nominations than the musical.

Of the movie that received 2 nominations and Fatal Sheen, one was the thriller and the other was directed by Paul Walnier.

Fatal Sheen
Maximum Risk
Silk Mist
The Illusion
Thorn of Suns
Wild Ones

Adrienne Day
Danny Trevor
Maddie Mintz
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz

action film
comedy
film-noir
musical
romance
thriller


The Shoe Shack has made several top-dollar sales today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to their foot size, shoe brand and final purchase price.

Of the size 7 set and the Schtillet footwear, one was bought by Lucia and the other cost $230.

Danielle's pair was 3 sizes larger than Estelle's pair.

The Abbott Hill footwear was 1 size smaller than the Tinghill footwear.

The $155 pair was 2 sizes larger than the $170 pair.

The six pairs were the $170 pair, the size 5 set, the size 7 set, the size 4 set, Danielle's pair and the Cormano footwear.

Of Kimberly's pair and the size 9 set, one was by Manzarita and the other cost $125.

Antoinette Danielle Estelle Juana Kimberly Lucia

Abbott Hill
Cormano
Graffetz
Manzarita
Schtillet
Tinghill


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

Of the hiker who trekked for 12 miles and the person who finished at Wolf Creek, one is Meredith and the other started at Lake Jesup.

The person who finished at Wolf Creek walked 1 mile more than the hiker who started at Three Lakes.

The hiker who finished at Fern Camp walked somewhat more than Nora.

The six hikers are the person who trekked for 8 miles, Tracey, the hiker who started at Reedy Creek, the hiker who finished at Joshua Creek, the person who started at Three Lakes and the person who started at Bull Creek.

Nora is either the hiker who finished at Hobes Grove or the person who started at Three Lakes.

Nora walked somewhat more than the hiker who started at Cassia.

The person who trekked for 11 miles didn't start at Reedy Creek.

Neither the hiker who started at Reedy Creek nor the hiker who started at Bull Creek is Meredith.

The person who started at Tosohatchee is either the person who trekked for 13 miles or Jan.

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

Bull Creek
Cassia
Lake Jesup
Reedy Creek
Three Lakes
Tosohatchee

Coyote Creek
Fern Camp
Flagler Trail
Hobes Grove
Joshua Creek
Wolf Creek


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

The outing with 4 people will begin 2 hours before Adriana's outing.

Howard's outing won't start at High Park.

The outing with 4 people will begin 1 hour after Teresa's outing.

The outing with 10 people won't start at Little Italy.

Of the outing with 6 people and the outing starting at Chinatown, one is with Inez and the other will be at 10:00am.

The trip starting at Greektown will begin 4 hours before Inez's tour.

The trip starting at Little Italy will begin 1 hour after Latoya's tour.

The six tours are the 8:00am trip, the tour starting at Casa Loma, the outing with 10 people, Teresa's tour, Howard's trip and the trip with 9 people.

Of the outing starting at Little Italy and the trip starting at Casa Loma, one will be at 11:00am and the other is with Yvonne.

Neither the 8:00am outing nor the outing with 3 people is Teresa's outing.

Adriana Howard Inez Latoya Teresa Yvonne

Casa Loma
Chinatown
Greektown
High Park
Little Italy
Yorkville


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

The Suzutake has a maximum range of 100 ft.

The device with a maximum range of 650 ft costs 225 dollars less than the device that can fly for 30 minutes.

The Motomiya doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 475 ft.

The drone that can fly for 60 minutes costs 150 dollars more than the machine with a maximum range of 350 ft.

The Werril 23A doesn't have a maximum range of exactly 475 ft.

The drone with a maximum range of 650 ft costs 75 dollars more than the Suzutake.

The $525 machine, the device with a maximum range of 100 ft, and the Zarobit-C are three different devices.

The device that can fly for 30 minutes, the Eldang-X, and the $675 drone are three different devices.

The Motomiya doesn't have a maximum flight time of 10 minutes.

The machine that can fly for 15 minutes costs  more than the Suzutake.

Of the Zarobit-C and the $600 drone, one has a maximum range of 150 ft and the other can fly for up to 10 minutes.

The six devices are the machine that can fly for 20 minutes, the $600 machine, the machine with a maximum range of 100 ft, the Eldang-X, the device with a maximum range of 475 ft and the $750 device.

Eldang-X
Mechania
Motomiya
Suzutake
Werril 23A
Zarobit-C

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes


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

Of the one who got the cream soda and the diner who paid $4.99, one ordered the meatloaf and the other was Calvin.

The diner who ordered the tuna melt didn't have the root beer.

The diner who paid $8.99 was either the one who got the ginger ale or the diner who ordered the tuna melt.

The one who got the cream soda was either the diner who ordered the tuna melt or the diner who paid $5.99.

The diner who paid $7.99 had the root beer.

Of the one who got the water and the diner who paid $6.99, one ordered the hamburger and the other was Tracy.

The diner who ordered the meatloaf paid 3 dollars less than the one who got the ginger ale.

Kelli was either the diner who ordered the sloppy joe or the diner who paid $8.99.

Yvonne was either the diner who ordered the meatloaf or the one who got the orange soda.

The diner who ordered the cheese steak paid  more than Nina.

Irene paid  more than the diner who ordered the cheese steak.

The diner who ordered the spaghetti paid 3 dollars less than the one who got the root beer.

The diner who paid $4.99 didn't have the orange soda.

cream soda
ginger ale
lemonade
orange soda
root beer
water

cheese steak
hamburger
meatloaf
sloppy joe
spaghetti
tuna melt


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

Of the party-goer who brought the soda and the friend who arrived at 4:30 pm, one is Wade and the other is from Dos Palos.

Of the party-goer who brought the corn chips and the participant who brought the soda, one arrived at 4:50 pm and the other is from El Segundo.

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

The participant from Pine Valley arrived 15 minutes after the friend who brought the hummus.

The party-goer who arrived at 4:45 pm, the participant who brought the pizza, the participant from El Segundo, the friend who brought the hummus and the participant from Kernville are all different people.

The participant who brought the hummus arrived 5 minutes before Lorraine.

Sergio is either the friend from Kernville or the participant from Pine Valley.

The participant who arrived at 4:50 pm isn't from Anaheim Hills.

The participant who brought the corn chips arrived 5 minutes after the participant from Pine Valley.

The friend from El Segundo, the party-goer who arrived at 4:30 pm, and the participant who arrived at 4:55 pm are three different people.

Clinton Grant Lorraine Sergio Verna Wade

corn chips
hummus
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Kernville
Martensdale
Pine Valley


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.

Of the 125 m. wide crater and the Ormagh impact crater, one was formed during the Cambrian period and the other was found in Russia.

The 200 m. wide one wasn't found in Macedonia.

The Silurian impact crater is either the Kimeta impact crater or the Asanish impact crater.

The 200 m. wide crater wasn't found in Uruguay.

The 225 m. wide one was formed during the Ordovician period.

The 200 m. wide one was formed during the Silurian period.

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

The Moriwa impact crater isn't 125 m. wide.

The crater in modern-day Poland is 25 meters wider than the Cretaceous impact crater.

Of the Jurassic impact crater and the crater in modern-day Macedonia, one is 175 m. wide and the other is known as the Asanish site.

The 125 m. wide crater was formed during the Cretaceous period.

Of the Cersay impact crater and the crater in modern-day Croatia, one was formed during the Cambrian period and the other is 175 m. wide.

Asanish Cersay Garight Kimeta Moriwa Ormagh

Cambrian Cretaceous Jurassic Ordovician Permian Silurian

Croatia Macedonia Oman Poland Russia Uruguay


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

The person assigned to mission GX-13 will launch 1 month after the astronaut who will be studying larval growth.

Of the graduate launching in May and the graduate launching in February, one will focus on photosynthesis and the other is Patti.

The astronaut assigned to mission AV-435 will launch 3 months before the graduate who will be studying solar storms.

Of the graduate launching in January and the person assigned to mission TV-412, one is Omar and the other will focus on plant enzymes.

Edwin is either the person launching in April or the graduate who will be studying radiation.

Harold will launch 3 months after the person who will be studying plant enzymes.

Edwin, the astronaut assigned to mission GX-13, and the person launching in June are three different people.

The graduate assigned to mission WB-664 will launch sometime before the graduate who will be studying radiation.

The astronaut who will be studying solar storms won't be on mission CR-260.

Patti won't be focusing on plant enzymes.

Edwin Geraldine Harold Katherine Omar Patti

ant colonies
larval growth
photosynthesis
plant enzymes
radiation
solar storms


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

Nicole was awarded 2 spots after the youngster from troop 5025.

The girl who got the third award didn't win the dance badge.

The six girls were the scout who won the theater badge, the girl from troop 4250, Roberta, the youngster who got the sixth award, the youngster who got the fourth award and the youngster from troop 4781.

The girl from troop 4908 didn't win the first aid badge.

Elaine, the youngster who won the theater badge, and the youngster who got the third award are three different girls.

Felicia was awarded 1 spot after the youngster who won the swimming badge.

Felicia was awarded  before the girl who won the leadership badge.

Elaine was either the scout who won the ceramics badge or the girl who got the sixth award.

Of the girl who won the first aid badge and Felicia, one was awarded fourth and the other was in troop 5025.

The youngster who got the first award wasn't in troop 4250.

Of the scout who got the fourth award and the youngster who got the sixth award, one won the first aid badge and the other was Patsy.

The girl from troop 4443 was either the scout who got the third award or Vickie.

Elaine Felicia Nicole Patsy Roberta Vickie

ceramics
dance
first aid
leadership
swimming
theater


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 Russian will lift a weight that is 80 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the person going second.

Vincent is either the contestant who will lift 960 lbs or the contestant going third.

The contestant who will lift 1,040 lbs, Nicola, Brent, Oliver and the Russian are all different competitors.

The Canadian will lift a weight that is 160 pounds lighter than the one selected by Vincent.

The contestant going fourth isn't the Canadian.

Of Nicola and the Swede, one will lift 920 lbs and the other will go second.

Of the man going sixth and the person who will lift 960 lbs, one is the Korean and the other is Nicola.

The contestant going third is either Nicola or the Dane.

The person who will lift 1,080 lbs won't go first.

Brent is either the contestant going second or the Korean.

Wendell, the man who will lift 1,080 lbs, and the Canadian are three different competitors.

The contestant who will lift 880 lbs won't go first.

Brent Jeremy Nicola Oliver Vincent Wendell

American Canadian Dane Korean Russian Swede


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.

Jujihm wasn't discovered by Captain Bradley.

The island first seen by Captain Bradley was discovered 21 years before Teuz.

The island on which the Holo'oka people lived was discovered sometime after the island first seen by Captain Guizburuaga.

The island on which the Enakai people lived was discovered 7 years after the island first seen by Captain Azpilleta.

Of Zafet and the island first seen by Captain Wesley, one was inhabited by the Enakai and the other was discovered in 1768.

Jujihm was either the island discovered in 1761 or the island first seen by Captain Norris.

The island first seen by Captain Azpilleta wasn't inhabited by the Kukani.

The island discovered in 1768 wasn't inhabited by the Iakepa.

Beruhga was either the island first seen by Captain Bradley or the island on which the Iakepa people lived.

The island first seen by Captain Azpilleta wasn't inhabited by the Iakepa.

The island first seen by Captain Guizburuaga was either the island on which the Wainani people lived or the island discovered in 1789.

The island on which the Holo'oka people lived was discovered 28 years before the island first seen by Captain Olavarriaga.

Stelphin wasn't discovered by Captain Wesley.

Beruhga Jujihm Qlork Stelphin Teuz Zafet

Enakai Hakili Holo\'oka Iakepa Kukani Wainani

Azpilleta Bradley Guizburuaga Norris Olavarriaga Wesley


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

The person who requested wheat grass paid 1 dollar less than Wilbur.

The person who paid $10.75, the person who requested chia seeds, and the person who requested flaxseed are three different people.

Of the customer who paid $9.75 and Paulette, one wanted tangerines and the other asked for chia seeds.

Frederick paid 1 dollar more than the person who wanted blueberries.

The customer who paid $8.75 didn't want bananas.

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

The person who requested flaxseed paid  less than Mercedes.

Otis paid 2 dollars less than the customer who requested flaxseed.

The customer who requested quinoa paid  more than Otis.

Of Frederick and the customer who paid $10.75, one wanted strawberries and the other wanted blackberries.

The six people are the person who paid $8.75, Nellie, Otis, Frederick, the customer who requested chia seeds and Mercedes.

The person who wanted tangerines didn't request kale.

Frederick Mercedes Nellie Otis Paulette Wilbur

chia seeds
flaxseed
ginger
kale
quinoa
wheat grass

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges strawberries tangerines


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.

Ronnie is leaving 2 hours earlier than the person going to Hungary.

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

Of the person leaving at 5:30 pm and the traveler going to Barbados, one is Pablo and the other is flying from New Zealand.

Yvette is leaving  later than the person going to Eritrea.

Pablo is leaving 1 hour later than the traveler going to Finland.

The traveler going to Guinea is leaving 1 hour later than Gabriel.

Harvey is leaving 3 hours later than the traveler flying from Jamaica.

The person going to Eritrea isn't flying from Romania.

The person leaving at 6:30 pm isn't going to Denmark.

Of Ronnie and the traveler flying from Oman, one is going to Finland and the other is going to Barbados.

The traveler going to Denmark is either Gabriel or the person flying from New Zealand.

The person leaving at 2:30 pm is going to Finland.

Jamaica
New Zealand
Oman
Peru
Romania
Taiwan

Barbados Denmark Eritrea Finland Guinea Hungary


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

Yvonne's viral video is "Dancing Hyena".

Yvonne's viral video is either the video that's 47 seconds long or the viral video that's 55 seconds long.

Francine's video has 3 million more views than the video that's 38 seconds long.

The viral video that's 38 seconds long, "Beach Brouhaha", Nichole's video and "Dancing Hyena" are all different videos.

The viral video with 5 million views is 47 seconds long.

The video that's 40 seconds long isn't "Baby Eats Cake".

"Happy Hermits" is either Pamela's video or the video with 4 million views.

"Magnet Mayhem" has 4 million fewer views than the viral video that's 15 seconds long.

Francine's video doesn't have a running time of 15 seconds.

Marsha's viral video received 5 million views.

The video that's 22 seconds long has 2 million more views than Marsha's video.

Of "You Otter Know" and the viral video that's 40 seconds long, one is Wade's and the other received 6 million views.

4 million
5 million
6 million
7 million
8 million
9 million

Francine Marsha Nichole Pamela Wade Yvonne

Baby Eats Cake
Beach Brouhaha
Dancing Hyena
Happy Hermits
Magnet Mayhem
You Otter Know

15 seconds
22 seconds
38 seconds
40 seconds
47 seconds
55 seconds


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.

Lowell finished 22 days before the athlete who started from Morro Bay.

Of the athlete who finished at Yamada and the competitor who started from Avalon, one was Omar and the other finished in 206 days.

Everett finished sometime after the athlete who started from Cayucos.

The competitor who started from Cayucos finished 44 days before the competitor who finished at Hachinohe.

Everett finished 22 days before the athlete who finished at Onagawa.

Of Hilda and the competitor who finished at Kushiro, one finished in 195 days and the other started from Cayucos.

The rower who finished at Nemuro finished sometime after Yvonne.

The athlete who finished at Miyako was either Hilda or the athlete who started from Point Arena.

Of the rower who started from Pescadero and Everett, one finished at Miyako and the other finished in 195 days.

184 days
195 days
206 days
217 days
228 days
239 days

Avalon
Cayucos
Encinitas
Morro Bay
Pescadero
Point Arena

Hachinohe Kushiro Miyako Onagawa Nemuro Yamada


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

Of Vincent and the person from Kentucky, one is staying for 4 days and the other is in room 124.

The guest who is staying for 6 days, the customer in room 117, and Mr. Gonzalez are three different people.

The client in room 320 is either Mr. Gonzalez or the customer from Florida.

The person who is staying for 7 days, the guest who is staying for 5 days, the client who is staying for 3 days and Mr. Bray are all different people.

The client who is staying for 3 days is either the guest from Texas or Rios.

Of the customer in room 117 and the customer from Wisconsin, one is Mr. Bray and the other is staying for 3 days.

The customer who is staying for 2 days is either the person in room 209 or the guest in room 114.

Of the customer in room 320 and Rios, one is staying for 3 days and the other is from Hawaii.

The guest who is staying for 5 days, the customer from Kentucky, and the client from Texas are three different people.

The customer from Kentucky is in room 114.

Mrs. Arnold
Mr. Bray
Mr. Gonzalez
Rios
Tran
Vincent

Florida Hawaii Indiana Kentucky Texas Wisconsin


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.

Felipe's product is either "Hertz So Good" or the product rated at 15,000 SHU.

Of Felipe's hot sauce and the hot sauce that uses the blue moluga, one is "Baja Tickler" and the other is rated at 5,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Alfonso's product and the sauce rated at 10,000 SHU are different products.

Danny's sauce is 10,000 SHU less spicy than the product that uses the naga viper.

Tiffany's sauce, the sauce that uses the blue moluga, and "Hertz So Good" are three different products.

Danny's product, "Hertz So Good", and the sauce rated at 30,000 SHU are three different products.

The product that uses the injie chili is either "Pants on Fire" or "Alpha Pepper".

"Pants on Fire" is somewhat less spicy than the product that uses the assam anjula.

Of the hot sauce rated at 25,000 SHU and the hot sauce that uses the naga viper, one is Raul's and the other is Felipe's.

Tiffany's hot sauce doesn't use the panju reaper.

Betsy's sauce is 5,000 SHU less spicy than the hot sauce that uses the injie chili.

Of "Baja Tickler" and the sauce that uses the bhut jolokia, one is Felipe's and the other is rated at 30,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Alpha Pepper
Baja Tickler
Burn Squad
Hertz So Good
Magma Drizzle
Pants on Fire

assam anjula
bhut jolokia
blue moluga
injie chili
naga viper
panju reaper


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

The crater in Zimbabwe is believed to be  older than the feature discovered in February.

Of the crater that was dated to 60,000 B.C.E. and the feature in Saudi Arabia, one was found in April and the other is 2,250 meters wide.

The feature that is 930 meters wide is believed to be 120,000 years older than the feature in Yemen.

The crater in Zimbabwe wasn't discovered in October.

The crater in Vietnam, the crater that is 780 meters wide, and the crater discovered in October are three different impacts.

Of the feature that is 930 meters wide and the crater in Macedonia, one was dated to 90,000 B.C.E. and the other was found in September.

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

The crater that is 2,250 meters wide is believed to be  older than the crater discovered in October.

The feature that is 550 meters wide is believed to be 90,000 years newer than the crater in Vietnam.

The crater in Zimbabwe wasn't discovered in September.

The crater that is 2,250 meters wide wasn't discovered in August.

Macedonia
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam
Yemen
Zimbabwe

February April June August September October

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


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 found in 1998.

The specimen discovered in the Tethys Trough is either the lanternfish or the animal found at 15,000 ft.

The tube worm is either the creature found in 1998 or the creature found in 2006.

The animal found in 1983 was found 3,000 feet lower down than the bristlemouth.

The anglerfish was found 4,500 feet lower down than the animal found in 1984.

The creature discovered in the Velma Deep was found 6,000 feet higher up than the animal found in 1978.

Of the creature discovered in the Willis Trench and the animal found in 1993, one is the lancetfish and the other was found at 18,000 ft.

The bristlemouth was found at 16,500 ft.

The animal found in 1984, the specimen discovered in the Fallon Deep, the daggertooth and the creature discovered in the Malinga Trench are all different animals.

The tube worm was discovered in the Malinga Trench.

The creature found in 1993 wasn't discovered in the Bristle Trench.

anglerfish
bristlemouth
daggertooth
lanternfish
lancetfish
tube worm

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


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

Bailey trained 2 weeks less than the one from Fontanelle.

The canine Teresa trained is either Lucky or Cooper.

The one from Sierra City was trained by Odette.

The one that was in school for 8 weeks is either the one Stephanie trained or the canine Martha trained.

Of the one that was in school for 10 weeks and the canine Nadine trained, one is from Berwick and the other is Gizmo.

Buster trained 1 week more than the one from Harrison.

Of the one that was in school for 7 weeks and the dog from Fontanelle, one is Buster and the other was trained by Nadine.

The dog Stephanie trained trained 1 week less than the one from Zwingle.

Lucky had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of the canine from Zwingle.

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

Martha Nadine Odette Paula Stephanie Teresa

Berwick
Delhi
Fontanelle
Harrison
Sierra City
Zwingle


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 $250 cake isn't shaped like a potato.

The $150 cake is either Francisco's piece or the cake shaped like a potato.

The six cakes are the $250 cake, Erica's cake, the cake shaped like a mountain, the piece shaped like a golf ball, the piece shaped like a beach chair and the peach-flavored piece.

Of the banana-flavored cake and Yvette's piece, one is shaped like a golf ball and the other is shaped like a train.

The chocolate-flavored piece isn't shaped like a beach chair.

Lori's piece isn't shaped like a beach chair.

The piece shaped like a potato, the $125 piece, and the $225 cake are three different cakes.

The piece shaped like a golf ball is either the $150 piece or the $200 cake.

Lori's piece is either the cake shaped like a train or the raspberry-flavored piece.

The cake shaped like a golf ball costs somewhat more than the peach-flavored piece.

Francisco's piece isn't chocolate-flavored.

Of the cake shaped like a mountain and the banana-flavored cake, one costs $150 and the other is Patrick's.

Erica Francisco Lori Patrick Vincent Yvette

beach chair
golf ball
mountain
potato
sports car
train

banana chocolate lemon peach raspberry strawberry


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 six students were the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes, the student who gave the presentation on Claudius, the presenter who got the C-, Pat, Gina and the presenter who got the C+.

Of the student who gave the presentation on Severus and the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes, one was Neal and the other got the C+.

Faye spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who got the C+.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on Constantine and the presenter who got the D, one was Faye and the other spoke for 6 minutes.

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

Pat was either the presenter who got the C+ or the student who gave the presentation on Domitian.

The student who got the A didn't talk about Hadrian.

The presenter who got the A- didn't talk about Claudius.

Ivan spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who gave the presentation on Constantine.

The student who spoke for 14 minutes didn't get the A.

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

Claudius Constantine Domitian Hadrian Severus Valerian


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 10:00am class is either the 16-year-old trainee or Mr. Padilla's client.

The 20-year-old client, Mr. Rodriguez's student, and Victoria are three different people.

Of the client with the 1:00pm class and Frank, one is 18 years old and the other is Mr. French's trainee.

The client with the 1:00pm class isn't Victoria.

Mr. Rodriguez's trainee isn't 19 years old.

Elmer is either Mr. Slate's trainee or the trainee with the 12 noon class.

Mr. Padilla's student is scheduled 1 hour after Casey.

Elmer is scheduled 2 hours before the 16-year-old student.

Mr. Padilla's trainee is either Frank or the student with the 9:00am class.

Of the student with the 2:00pm class and Mr. Keller's client, one is Bob and the other is 20 years old.

Mr. French
Mrs. Huff
Mr. Keller
Mr. Padilla
Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. Slate


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 one that sold for $80 was purchased by Shannon.

The one that came out in 1987 wasn't bought by Clinton.

Neither Victorforce nor the game that came out in 1985 is the game bought by Oscar.

The video game that sold for $45 came out sometime before AWOL Alert.

Of the game that sold for $45 and Troop Seven, one came out in 1986 and the other was purchased by Eduardo.

Gator Attack is either the game that sold for $80 or the one that sold for $45.

Troop Seven came out 3 years after the game that sold for $40.

The game bought by Clinton, Victorforce, the video game that sold for $35, the game that came out in 1985 and the one that sold for $40 are all different video games.

The game bought by Oscar is either the game that sold for $95 or Troop Seven.

Of the game bought by Oscar and AWOL Alert, one came out in 1987 and the other sold for $35.

AWOL Alert
Countershot
Gator Attack
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven
Victorforce


The World Semi-Finals of Free Diving took place last week at Blue Chasm in the Bahamas.  Using only the clues that follow, match each contestant to their maximum depth, the order in which they dived, and their home country.

Daniel Day reached a maximum depth that was 6 meters shallower than the contestant who went second.

The diver who went sixth reached a maximum depth that was 3 meters shallower than Hill Harvey.

The contestant from Romania dove 3 meters deeper than Brit Bradley.

Of Arnold Avery and the diver who reached a depth of 110 meters, one was from Romania and the other was from Finland.

The six divers were the person who reached a depth of 104 meters, Chevy Chen, Daniel Day, Arnold Avery, the person who went first and Brit Bradley.

The competitor who went fifth dove  deeper than Daniel Day.

Of the contestant who reached a depth of 107 meters and Ferris Frye, one was from Tajikistan and the other dove first.

Arnold Avery dove 3 meters deeper than the competitor from Ghana.

The person who went second reached a maximum depth that was  shallower than Brit Bradley.

The contestant from Tajikistan didn't go fourth.

Neither the person who went first nor the contestant who went second was the person who reached a depth of 110 meters.

The competitor who reached a depth of 104 meters wasn't from Brunei.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters
110 meters
113 meters

Arnold Avery
Brit Bradley
Chevy Chen
Daniel Day
Ferris Frye
Hill Harvey

Brunei Finland Ghana Honduras Romania Tajikistan


The lanternfish, the animal found at 18,000 ft, and the animal found in 1983 are three different animals.

The bristlemouth was found 3,000 feet higher up than the animal discovered in the Bristle Trench.

The animal found in 1989 was found somewhat higher up than the animal discovered in the Zini Trench.

The lancetfish was found 3,000 feet higher up than the creature discovered in the Willis Trench.

The creature found in 2006, the creature found at 19,500 ft, the animal discovered in the Bristle Trench and the anglerfish are all different animals.

The specimen found at 16,500 ft is either the anglerfish or the creature found in 1993.

The animal discovered in the Tethys Trough was found 4,500 feet higher up than the specimen found in 1984.

The animal found in 1978 wasn't discovered in the Zini Trench.

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

The lancetfish wasn't found at 18,000 ft.

Of the animal found in 1993 and the animal discovered in the Malinga Trench, one is the viperfish and the other was found at 19,500 ft.

anglerfish
bristlemouth
lanternfish
lancetfish
tube worm
viperfish

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


The traveler flying from Taiwan is leaving 2 hours earlier than the person going to Denmark.

Ronnie is leaving  later than the person going to Barbados.

The traveler going to Barbados is leaving  earlier than the traveler flying from Oman.

The traveler going to Barbados is either the person flying from Qatar or Katherine.

The person leaving at 3:30 pm is flying from Zambia.

Of the traveler going to Barbados and the person flying from Yemen, one is Ernest and the other is leaving at 6:30 pm.

The person flying from Zambia is either Katherine or the traveler going to Costa Rica.

Of the traveler going to Barbados and the traveler going to Angola, one is flying from Taiwan and the other is Lydia.

The person going to Hungary is either the person leaving at 2:30 pm or the person flying from Oman.

Doris is leaving  later than the person going to Denmark.

Claude Doris Ernest Katherine Lydia Ronnie

Angola
Barbados
Costa Rica
Denmark
Guinea
Hungary


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

The Trebus State team's car drove somewhat farther than the Poltris.

The Alby College team's automobile didn't have a high speed of exactly 62 MPH.

Of the automobile that drove for 575 miles and the Versem, one had a high speed of 70 MPH and the other was built by the Varseyton team.

The Varseyton team's automobile drove 75 miles farther than the automobile with a high speed of 65 MPH.

The Awick drove somewhat farther than the car with a high speed of 69 MPH.

The Cober didn't have a high speed of exactly 65 MPH.

The automobile that drove for 575 miles wasn't built by the Ober College team.

The six cars were the Cober, the Darbyshire team's car, the car that drove for 650 miles, the Trebus State team's automobile, the Alby College team's car and the Varseyton team's automobile.

The Awick didn't drive for exactly 650 miles.

Of the Poltris and the Leden, one drove for 525 miles and the other was built by the Alby College team.

The Alby College team's car drove 50 fewer miles than the Garusky.

The Alby College team's car drove 50 fewer miles than the automobile with a high speed of 75 MPH.

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

Awick Cober Garusky Leden Poltris Versem

62 MPH
65 MPH
69 MPH
70 MPH
72 MPH
75 MPH

Alby College
Bennington
Darbyshire
Ober College
Trebus State
Varseyton


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.

Yvette came in sometime after the person who ordered wheat bread.

The customer who ordered brioche came in sometime after Hilda.

The customer who ordered pumpernickel was either the person who asked for ricotta or Angie.

Rose was either the customer who asked for mozzarella or the customer who came in at 8:00am.

The person who came in at 7:30am ordered ricotta.

Of the customer who ordered naan and the person who asked for colby-jack, one came in at 9:00am and the other was Rose.

The customer who came in at 8:00am didn't request colby-jack.

The person who asked for mozzarella came in sometime after Naomi.

The customer who ordered brioche came in sometime before Kelly.

Of Hilda and the customer who ordered rye bread, one came in at 7:00am and the other ordered ricotta.

Of the person who asked for parmesan and Naomi, one came in at 7:30am and the other asked for brioche.

Angie was either the person who asked for feta or the customer who came in at 9:00am.

The customer who came in at 9:00am didn't order pumpernickel.

brioche
flatbread
naan
pumpernickel
rye bread
wheat bread

blue cheese
colby-jack
feta
mozzarella
parmesan
ricotta


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

The interview in Kings Beach is 1 day before the Laneplex interview.

The interview in Eustis is for the graphic design job.

The Alpha Plus interview is in Quasqueton.

The Laneplex interview will be either the interview in Zearing or the meeting on August 24th.

The meeting in Eustis is 3 days after the interview for the tech support position.

The Alpha Plus interview isn't for the tech support job.

The meeting in Lambs Grove will be either the interview on August 22nd or the meeting for the janitor position.

The Canway interview isn't in Lambs Grove.

The interview on August 22nd, the Zathdrill interview, the Sancode interview, the meeting for the tech support position and the interview for the copywriter position will be all different interviews.

Of the interview for the social media position and the Zathdrill interview, one is on August 23rd and the other is in Zearing.

Of the interview in Zearing and the interview for the janitor position, one is on August 25th and the other is at Zathdrill.

August 20th
August 21st
August 22nd
August 23rd
August 24th
August 25th

Alpha Plus
Canway
Laneplex
Sancode
Streeter Inc.
Zathdrill

copywriter
graphic design
janitor
social media
tech support
web developer

Eustis
Kings Beach
Lambs Grove
Quasqueton
Winslow
Zearing


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

The 9-year-old condor has a wingspan 8 inches shorter than Mango.

Angel has a wingspan 8 inches shorter than the 5-year-old bird.

The 4-year-old condor has a wingspan somewhat longer than Charlie.

Of Charlie and the bird with a wingspan of 102 inches, one is 12 years old and the other was released at Cordell Mesa.

Buddy has a wingspan somewhat longer than the 12-year-old bird.

Angel is either the 11-year-old bird or the condor with a wingspan of 114 inches.

The condor released at Alkali Ridge has a wingspan 12 inches longer than Spike.

Neither the bird with a wingspan of 102 inches nor the condor with a wingspan of 110 inches is the condor released at Pecos Pueblo.

Merlin has a wingspan 12 inches longer than the 9-year-old condor.

The condor released at Alkali Ridge is either the 5-year-old condor or Charlie.

Mango is either the bird released at Alkali Ridge or the bird released at Ralton Pass.

Angel doesn't have a wingspan of 102 inches.

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

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


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

The German class starts sometime after the class with 14 students.

The 11:00 am class isn't the Russian class.

The class in room 120 starts 4 hours before the class with 13 students.

The course with 10 students starts 2 hours after the class in room 212.

The Turkish class doesn't have 25 students.

The 3:00 pm class, the course with 13 students, the class with 8 students and the Arabic class are all different classes.

Of the course in room 125 and the Arabic class, one has 13 students and the other starts at 5:00 pm.

The class in room 125 is either the Italian class or the German class.

Of the Arabic class and the 11:00 am class, one has 25 students and the other is in room 318.

The German class starts sometime before the course in room 322.

The 7:00 am class isn't the Russian class.

The 11:00 am class is either the course with 17 students or the class with 25 students.

Arabic German Italian Japanese Russian Turkish


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

Of the campaign produced by Gilda Gamble and the ad produced by Hal Hopkins, one has the $20,000 budget and the other has brought in 775 responses.

The billboard doesn't have the $15,000 budget.

The campaign produced by Faith Fowler has brought in 450  more responses than the campaign with the $65,000 budget.

Of the tv commercial and the billboard, one has brought in 625 responses and the other has the $30,000 budget.

The web campaign is either the campaign with 1075 responses or the ad with the $75,000 budget.

The direct mailer hasn't brought in a total of 925 responses.

The web campaign doesn't have the $50,000 budget.

Of the ad produced by Hal Hopkins and the ad with the $75,000 budget, one is the radio spot and the other has brought in 1375 responses.

The six campaigns are the ad produced by Faith Fowler, the radio spot, the direct mailer, the magazine ad, the ad with the $15,000 budget and the ad with 1075 responses.

The ad produced by Iva Ingram has brought in 450  more responses than the ad with the $15,000 budget.

The radio spot has brought in 150  more responses than the ad produced by Julie Jordan.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
radio spot
tv commercial
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan


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).

Trosny was discovered 1 year after the one Underwood discovered.

The comet discovered in 2010 isn't Trosny.

The comet Parks discovered is either the comet with an orbital period of 65 years or the comet discovered in 2011.

Of the comet Jack Ingram discovered and Trosny, one orbits the sun once every 42 years and the other was found in 2012.

The comet Quinn discovered doesn't have an orbital period of 21 years.

Peinope, the comet with an orbital period of 65 years, and the one discovered in 2013 are three different comets.

Peinope was discovered sometime after the comet Hal Gregory discovered.

The one discovered in 2013 is either Casputi or the comet Ken Jones discovered.

The one discovered in 2013 orbits the sun once every 47 years.

Of the comet Hal Gregory discovered and the one Parks discovered, one is Wally Six and the other was found in 2010.

Of the comet with an orbital period of 42 years and Klionne, one was found in 2010 and the other was first seen by Jack Ingram.

The comet with an orbital period of 29 years is Casputi.

Hal Gregory
Jack Ingram
Ken Jones
Parks
Quinn
Underwood

Casputi
Gostroma
Klionne
Peinope
Trosny
Wally Six

21 years
29 years
30 years
42 years
47 years
65 years


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

Of Whiskey Group and the team that jumped at 10:00am, one has 10 people in it and the other was dropped at Brook Woods.

The squad with 9 members deployed 1 hour after Yankee Group.

Of the squad that dropped at Frazier Park and Charlie Group, one has 6 people in it and the other deployed at 9:00am.

Of India Group and the team with 5 members, one deployed at 9:00am and the other was dropped at Crestline X.

Yankee Group deployed 2 hours before the team that dropped at Dana Point.

Whiskey Group deployed sometime after the squad with 4 members.

The squad that dropped at Gran Mountain, the squad with 9 members, the team with 10 members and the team with 4 members are all different teams.

The team that jumped at 12:00pm, Charlie Group, and the team with 5 members are three different teams.

Yankee Group deployed sometime before the squad that dropped at Frazier Park.

Charlie India Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

Brook Woods
Crestline X
Dana Point
Ezra Forest
Frazier Park
Gran Mountain


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.

Of the diner who ordered the sherbet and the person who paid $9.99, one was Zachary and the other had the earl grey tea.

The diner who ordered the profiterole paid 1 dollar less than Zachary.

Of the person who paid $6.99 and the diner who ordered the creme brulee, one was Russell and the other had the chai tea.

Norman paid  less than the diner who ordered the profiterole.

The person who paid $7.99 didn't order the sherbet.

The person who paid $10.99 had the chai tea.

The six friends were the person who paid $6.99, the diner who ordered the creme brulee, the diner who ordered the cheesecake, Delia, the diner who ordered the sherbet and the diner who ordered the rice pudding.

The diner who ordered the profiterole had the cafe americano.

The one who had the cappuccino paid  less than Russell.

Stacey was either the diner who ordered the cheesecake or the one who had the cappuccino.

cafe americano
cafe latte
cafe mocha
cappuccino
chai tea
earl grey tea

cheesecake
creme brulee
profiterole
rice pudding
sherbet
souffle


Of the interview for the janitor position and the Canway interview, one is on August 24th and the other is in Norwalk.

The meeting in Bellevue isn't for the sales rep job.

The Alpha Plus interview isn't for the sales rep job.

The Streeter Inc. interview is 1 day before the meeting for the tech support position.

The interview on August 23rd isn't in Bellevue.

Of the meeting for the web developer position and the meeting in Kings Beach, one is at Streeter Inc. and the other is on August 22nd.

The Zathdrill interview will be either the meeting in Norwalk or the interview in Yetter.

The meeting on August 24th isn't for the tech support job.

The six interviews will be the Canway interview, the interview for the graphic design position, the meeting in Bellevue, the interview on August 22nd, the interview for the janitor position and the interview for the web developer position.

The interview on August 23rd isn't in Jackson.

The interview on August 21st, the meeting in Bellevue, and the interview for the web developer position are three different interviews.

Of the Alpha Plus interview and the Sancode interview, one is for the graphic design job and the other is in Kings Beach.

Alpha Plus
Canway
Haytouch
Sancode
Streeter Inc.
Zathdrill

copywriter
graphic design
janitor
sales rep
tech support
web developer

Bellevue
Crescent City
Jackson
Kings Beach
Norwalk
Yetter


Bill writes a weekly article in his local newspaper covering the latest multi-million dollar lottery winners from across the country.  Using only the clues below, help Bill with his research by matching each lottery winner to his or her home state, total prize winnings and current occupation.

The winner from Florida won 5 million less than Ferris Fry.

The person who won $25 million was either the winner from Pennsylvania or the judge.

Of the teacher and Betty Baxter, one was from Mississippi and the other won $25 million.

The winner from Ohio won somewhat more than the banker.

The banker was either the person from Georgia or the winner who won $5 million.

The doctor was either the person from Pennsylvania or the winner from Georgia.

The six people were the person who won $10 million, the doctor, the teacher, the senator, Dharma Day and Hilda Hunt.

Dharma Day was either the winner who won $10 million or the judge.

Gil Greene, the person who won $20 million, and the winner who won $5 million are three different people.

Cal Chandler won 5 million more than the winner from Pennsylvania.

The accountant won 5 million more than the winner from Ohio.

$5 million
$10 million
$15 million
$20 million
$25 million
$30 million

Betty Baxter
Cal Chandler
Dharma Day
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene
Hilda Hunt

Florida Georgia Mississippi Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee

accountant banker doctor judge senator teacher


Danielle is checking out some single-person submarines online.  Using only the clues below, match each submarine to its maximum depth and determine the name of the company that sells it and its retail price.

The Marine V, the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc., and the submersible built by MarineCo are three different submarines.

Of the craft with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet and the $28,000 submersible, one is the Ompoc Eleven and the other is sold by Watertime LLC.

The Ukani Q2 has a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

The submarine built by Pan Systems costs 1,000 dollars more than the Marine V.

The Abby EX-4 costs 4,000 dollars less than the craft with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

Of the submarine built by Abyss Toys and the $26,000 craft, one has a maximum depth of 11,500 feet and the other is the Rubico One.

The submersible built by Ecomarine Ltd. costs 1,000 dollars less than the submarine with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet.

The craft built by Deep Sea Inc. costs somewhat more than the submarine with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet.

The Abby EX-4 costs somewhat less than the submersible with a maximum depth of 13,000 feet.

The craft with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet costs somewhat more than the Rubico One.

Abby EX-4
Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

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


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.

Of the $7.50 candle and the eucalyptus candle, one contains bergamot and the other is Willie's.

Zachary's product costs 3 dollars more than the pear candle.

Of Willie's candle and the lavender candle, one contains apple and the other is $5.50.

The ginger product costs 3 dollars more than Yolanda's candle.

Of the fig candle and the $6.50 candle, one contains freesia and the other is Willie's.

Angelica's product doesn't contain lime.

The cinnamon candle costs  less than Dolores's product.

Angelica's candle costs  less than the pear product.

Angelica Dolores Gregory Willie Yolanda Zachary

cinnamon eucalyptus freesia ginger lavender vanilla


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

The system built by Dr. Sicilia's team wasn't from Exeter.

The system built by Dr. Eisenberg's team was either the system from Stanford or the system from MIT.

Gorgias was either the A.I. from Stanford or the A.I. that scored 55%.

Thales finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the A.I. built by Dr. Coulson's team.

Of the A.I. built by Dr. Dower's team and the A.I. from CIT, one scored 90% and the other was Aristotle.

Epicurus was built by Dr. Macmahon's team.

The system that scored 83% wasn't from UCLA.

Of the system built by Dr. Sicilia's team and the A.I. from UCLA, one scored 69% and the other was Epicurus.

Aristotle, the A.I. that scored 62%, and the system from UCLA are three different systems.

Galen wasn't built by Dr. Eisenberg's team.

Zeno finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of the system built by Dr. Macmahon's team.

The A.I. built by Dr. Coulson's team finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of Galen.

Aristotle Epicurus Galen Gorgias Thales Zeno

Coulson Dower Eisenberg Macmahon Odle Sicilia


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

The movie with a running time of 80 minutes is either the movie produced in Poland or Jesse Jimenez's film.

Ben Barrera's film is either the movie with a running time of 65 minutes or the film produced in Belgium.

The movie produced in Ukraine is 5 minutes longer than Gus Guzman's film.

Jesse Jimenez's film wasn't made in Austria.

Lionel Lowe's film is 10 minutes shorter than Arctic Visions.

Eric Edwards's film is 15 minutes longer than Harvest Sun.

Eric Edwards's film isn't Dreams of July.

The movie with a running time of 65 minutes is Tearful Night.

Lionel Lowe's film wasn't made in Poland.

Of the movie produced in Estonia and the film with a running time of 80 minutes, one is West of Eden and the other was directed by Jesse Jimenez.

Lionel Lowe's film is  longer than the movie produced in Ukraine.

Of the movie with a running time of 60 minutes and Tearful Night, one was directed by Sid Saunders and the other was made in Norway.

Sid Saunders's film is 5 minutes longer than the film produced in Estonia.

Ben Barrera
Eric Edwards
Gus Guzman
Jesse Jimenez
Lionel Lowe
Sid Saunders

Arctic Visions
Dreams of July
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Tearful Night
West of Eden

Austria Belgium Estonia Norway Poland Ukraine


Sporrin, the one Bill Austin discovered, the one discovered in 2010, the comet discovered in 2011 and the one with an orbital period of 72 years are all different comets.

Of the one Tillman discovered and the one with an orbital period of 58 years, one was found in 2013 and the other is Wally Six.

Of the comet with an orbital period of 21 years and the one discovered in 2009, one is Wally Six and the other was first seen by Irv Horton.

The comet Nolan discovered was found in 2009.

Gostroma was discovered 1 year before the one Whitaker discovered.

The comet with an orbital period of 47 years isn't Casputi.

The one with an orbital period of 47 years was discovered 1 year after the one Irv Horton discovered.

Crecci was discovered sometime before the one Irv Horton discovered.

The one with an orbital period of 65 years is Crecci.

The comet Freda Ellis discovered is either Sporrin or the comet discovered in 2012.

Bill Austin
Freda Ellis
Irv Horton
Nolan
Tillman
Whitaker

Casputi
Crecci
Gostroma
Klionne
Sporrin
Wally Six

21 years
30 years
47 years
58 years
65 years
72 years


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

The honey from Kellerton is either the basswood product or Nick Norris's honey.

Linda Lynn's product costs 1 dollar more than the alfalfa honey.

The product from Mariaville isn't produced by Linda Lynn.

The clover product is produced by Linda Lynn.

Of the product from Peru and Ivy Ingram's product, one is made from lemon blossom nectar and the other costs $7.50.

The $10.50 product doesn't come from Belmond.

The sage honey is produced by Jim Joyner.

Of the basswood honey and the honey from Davis City, one costs $6.50 and the other is produced by Jim Joyner.

The lemon blossom product isn't produced by Keith Koch.

The $10.50 honey, the honey from Mariaville, and the alfalfa product are three different products.

The sage product costs 1 dollar less than Midge Mintz's product.

alfalfa
basswood
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sage

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

Belmond
Davis City
Kellerton
Lubec
Mariaville
Peru


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 the person who worked at Gillis Deep and the person who caught 21 lion fish, one is Gabriel and the other dived on Wednesday.

The person who caught 24 lion fish was either Freddie or the person who worked at Charles Sink.

Natasha caught 3 more fish than whoever dove on Tuesday.

Vernon, the person who worked at Front Reef, the spearfisher who caught 27 lion fish, the spearfisher who caught 24 lion fish and the person who worked at Gillis Deep were all different people.

Whoever dove on Wednesday caught 3 fewer fish than Danielle.

Whoever dove on Monday caught 3 more fish than the person who worked at Holly Hock.

Of whoever dove on Tuesday and whoever dove on Saturday, one is Danielle and the other caught 21 lion fish.

The person who worked at Belle Bar caught 6 fewer fish than whoever dove on Sunday.

The person who worked at Holly Hock caught 3 more fish than Freddie.

Danielle Freddie Gabriel Natasha Vernon Zachary

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Charles Sink
Front Reef
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday


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

Of the game with 7.2 million downloads and Wizard World, one was made by Trebuchet and the other was released in April.

Castle Crunch was released 1 month later than the application released by Trebuchet.

Bubble Bombs wasn't developed by  Apptastic.

Bubble Bombs was released 1 month later than the application with 2.3 million downloads.

The six apps are Bubble Bombs, the app with 8.9 million downloads, the application released by Gadingo, the game released by Novio, the application with 1.5 million downloads and the application with 4.2 million downloads.

The application with 1.5 million downloads was released  later than Peter Parka.

Of the app released in June and the application with 1.5 million downloads, one was made by Vortia and the other is Flowcarts.

Of Castle Crunch and the game released in March, one was made by Gadingo and the other has 8.9 million downloads.

Bubble Bombs
Castle Crunch
Flowcarts
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

Apptastic BeGamez Gadingo Novio Trebuchet Vortia

1.5 million
2.3 million
3.1 million
4.2 million
7.2 million
8.9 million


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

Of Wilma's expedition and Evan's team, one will be going to Ecuador and the other will leave in February.

The team going to Libya will leave sometime after Olive's expedition.

The expedition going to Zimbabwe will leave 2 months after Naomi's expedition.

Mike's expedition will leave 2 months after the team going to Mongolia.

The team going to Zimbabwe, Wilma's expedition, Bob's expedition, the team leaving in March and Mike's expedition will be all different teams.

The team leaving in May won't include Olive.

The team leaving in April will be either Oscar's team or Paula's team.

The team leaving in January will be either Ida's team or the team going to Ukraine.

Charles's team will be either Paula's team or the team leaving in May.

Of the expedition leaving in January and Evan's team, one will include Ida and the other will be going to Ecuador.

Ecuador Libya Mongolia Ukraine Yemen Zimbabwe


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

The 218-page book is either Roscoe Jones's book or Daniel Hansen's book.

My Best Friend isn't exactly 218 pages long.

Zara's Game sold 7 fewer copies than the 226-page book.

Away in Arles, the title that sold 19 copies, and Zoey Stout's book are three different books.

The 192-page book sold somewhat more copies than My Best Friend.

Two for Tennis is either Roscoe Jones's book or the book that sold 12 copies.

Of the 345-page book and Zoey Stout's book, one sold 26 copies and the other is Dessert Oasis.

Of the 204-page book and Alexis Olson's book, one sold 47 copies and the other is Away in Arles.

The 345-page book wasn't written by Bill Orega.

The book that sold 40 copies wasn't written by Zoey Stout.

Wendalissa sold somewhat more copies than the 192-page book.

My Best Friend was written by Daniel Hansen.

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

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


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

The appointment with Lena, Danny's appointment, the lesson at 12:30pm and the appointment with Jimmy are all different sessions.

Of the lesson at 10:30am and the racketball session, one is with Lena and the other is Danny's.

Of the appointment with Jimmy and the lesson at 8:30am, one is Arnold's and the other will focus on rowing.

The appointment with Kristin is either the session at 11:30am or the session at 10:30am.

Arnold's appointment is either the racketball session or the free weights appointment.

Crystal's session is 1 hour before the cycling session.

The racketball appointment is 3 hours after the yoga session.

The racketball session isn't with Howard.

Howard Irene Jimmy Kristin Lena Nicholas

cycling
free weights
racketball
rowing
swimming
yoga


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 piece about physiology will appear 1 chapter after Dr. Quinn's piece.

Of the essay about dinosaurs and the 10-page piece, one was written by Dr. Sims and the other will be in Chapter 6.

Neither the piece about space travel nor the article about physiology is Dr. Nguyen's essay.

The piece in Chapter 2 is about space travel.

The piece in Chapter 6 is either the article about space travel or Dr. Zamora's essay.

The article in Chapter 4 isn't 16 pages long.

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

The piece in Chapter 4 isn't 14 pages long.

Of the piece about asteroids and the piece in Chapter 2, one is 12 pages long and the other was written by Dr. Quinn.

Of Dr. Phillips's article and the article about volcanoes, one is 10 pages long and the other will be in Chapter 4.

The article about volcanoes is either the 8-page essay or Dr. Sims's article.

The 14-page piece will appear somewhere in the book before Dr. Sims's piece.

The article about space travel will appear 1 chapter after the 8-page essay.

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

asteroids
dinosaurs
oceanography
physiology
space travel
volcanoes


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.

"What We Need" is either Bliss Iron's track or Legion Five's track.

The bluegrass track isn't "Can't Escape".

The grunge track, the third song, and the fifth track are three different tracks.

"I Think of You" is 1 track before Bliss Iron's song.

Of the third song and "I Think of You", one is by Gizmo Glory and the other is by Manic Android.

The grunge track is sometime before Legion Five's song.

The six tracks are Hustle Boys's song, the fourth song, "Anything Else", the country song, the first song and the third song.

The dubstep song is 1 track after "I Think of You".

"Vanity Plates" is 2 tracks after the folk track.

"Can't Escape" is either Bliss Iron's song or the sixth track.

Of "I Think of You" and the fourth song, one is rock and roll and the other is by Manic Android.

Abacus
Bliss Iron
Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Legion Five
Manic Android

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

bluegrass
country
dubstep
folk
grunge
rock and roll


Odysseus Exploration Company has been focused on salvaging a number of known pirate wrecks from the Celtic Sea.  Using only the clues below, match each of the ships they're investigating to the year it sank and its final captain, and determine its country of origin.

The boat that sank in 1785 was either the ship captained by Wicked Weiss or the boat captained by Red Beard Ben.

Of the Vile Night and the ship that sank in 1767, one was captained by Crazy Kate and the other hailed from France.

The vessel that sank in 1749 wasn't from Denmark.

The Dagger wasn't captained by Four Eyed Fin.

The ship from England sank 54 years after the Mermaid.

The boat that sank in 1713 wasn't captained by Ruthless Ruby.

The Mermaid sank 36 years after the one from Sweden.

The Sea Shame was either the boat that sank in 1803 or the vessel from Scotland.

Of the one captained by Four Eyed Fin and the ship that sank in 1785, one hailed from Scotland and the other hailed from France.

The ship that sank in 1749 was either the boat from Scotland or the ship captained by Red Beard Ben.

The one from Scotland sank sometime after the Mermaid.

The Barnacle sank sometime before the one from Denmark.

Barnacle
Dagger
Doubloon
Mermaid
Sea Shame
Vile Night

Crazy Kate
Four Eyed Fin
Red Beard Ben
Ruthless Ruby
Stubborn Seth
Wicked Weiss

Denmark England France Scotland Spain Sweden


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

The friend who arrived at 4:50 pm didn't bring the hummus.

Hubert is either the party-goer from Kernville or the participant from Fairfield.

The friend who brought the pork rinds, Olga, and the participant who arrived at 4:40 pm are three different people.

The participant who brought the hummus, Olga, the party-goer from Anaheim Hills, the participant who arrived at 4:40 pm and the friend from El Segundo are all different people.

Of the participant who brought the pork rinds and Eunice, one arrived at 4:50 pm and the other is from Anaheim Hills.

The participant who brought the pork rinds is either the party-goer from Pine Valley or Nelson.

The participant from Fairfield arrived sometime before Eunice.

The friend from Kernville brought the soda.

Nelson arrived 15 minutes after the participant from El Segundo.

Of the friend from Fairfield and Nelson, one arrived at 4:45 pm and the other brought the onion dip.

Eunice Felipe Hubert Marilyn Nelson Olga

hummus
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
El Segundo
Fairfield
Kernville
Martensdale
Pine Valley


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.

Of the customer who asked for asiago and Louise, one asked for rye bread and the other came in at 8:00am.

The person who asked for asiago, the customer who came in at 9:00am, the customer who ordered wheat bread, Kelly and Rose were all different customers.

The customer who came in at 9:00am didn't request limburger.

Neither the customer who ordered matzo nor the customer who asked for feta was Ora.

The customer who ordered wheat bread came in sometime after Kelly.

The person who ordered matzo came in a half-hour before the customer who asked for gorgonzola.

The person who ordered flatbread came in one hour after the customer who asked for gorgonzola.

Of the person who asked for asiago and the customer who came in at 7:00am, one asked for matzo and the other was Willie.

Of the customer who came in at 7:00am and Felicia, one ordered mozzarella and the other asked for naan.

Neither the customer who ordered wheat bread nor the person who came in at 8:00am was Felicia.

challah
flatbread
matzo
naan
rye bread
wheat bread

asiago colby-jack feta gorgonzola limburger mozzarella


The app with 8.9 million downloads was released 2 months earlier than Peter Parka.

The game released by BeGamez was released 4 months earlier than Wizard World.

Peter Parka is either the game with 7.2 million downloads or the game released in June.

The app with 6.8 million downloads was released 3 months later than Bubble Bombs.

Of Flowcarts and the game with 4.2 million downloads, one was released in August and the other was made by Trebuchet.

The game with 4.2 million downloads wasn't developed by  Vortia.

Of Wizard World and the game with 2.3 million downloads, one was released in August and the other was made by Novio.

Of the app with 8.9 million downloads and the app released by Gadingo, one was released in May and the other is Angry Ants.

The six apps are the application with 6.8 million downloads, the game released by Gadingo, Bubble Bombs, the app released in June, the app released in March and Wizard World.

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Flowcarts
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

BeGamez Digibits Gadingo Novio Trebuchet Vortia

2.3 million
4.2 million
5.5 million
6.8 million
7.2 million
8.9 million


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

The archaenido cost 60 dollars more than Ebony's purchase.

The specimen from Albania cost 15 dollars more than Darla's purchase.

Ebony's purchase was either the specimen from Dominica or the spider that sold for $120.

The specimen from Chile cost 45 dollars more than the darkback.

Of the arachnid that sold for $75 and the arachnid that sold for $120, one was from Oman and the other was the raft spider.

Of Tim's purchase and the spider that sold for $120, one was the black widow and the other was from Oman.

Neither the specimen from Yemen nor Anthony's purchase was the spider that sold for $45.

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

archaenido
black widow
darkback
ipstin spider
raft spider
whip spider

Albania Chile Dominica Oman Uganda Yemen