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

Of Rosemary's pet and the horned toad, one was purchased in Latimer and the other was bought in March.

The tree frog was bought 1 month after Willie's pet.

Of the amphibian bought in May and the horned toad, one is Yvonne's and the other was purchased in Rodney.

The five amphibians are the animal bought in May, Willie's pet, the animal purchased in Falmouth, the amphibian purchased in Latimer and the bullfrog.

The animal purchased in Oakley is either the amphibian bought in May or Willie's pet.

Rosemary's pet wasn't purchased in Falmouth.

Neither the animal bought in January nor the amphibian purchased in Oakley is the newt.

The amphibian purchased in Latimer was bought 3 months after the bullfrog.

bullfrog
horned toad
newt
tree frog
wood frog

Falmouth Latimer Oakley Rodney Thomaston


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

Of the 14-year-old animal and the two rimmed tortoise, one is from Vietnam and the other is named Shelly.

The swoop-backed tortoise is 18 years younger than Snappy.

Speedy is either the animal from Belize or the ringed tortoise.

The 86-year-old animal isn't from Qatar.

The five animals are the 50-year-old animal, the one from Qatar, the armored tortoise, the tortoise from Uruguay and the pitch belly tortoise.

The two rimmed tortoise is 18 years older than the tortoise from Belize.

The armored tortoise is 54 years younger than Speedy.

The pitch belly tortoise is  younger than Shelly.

armored
pitch belly
ringed
swoop-backed
two rimmed


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 submarine built by Pan Systems costs 2,000 dollars more than the Cafader Six.

The $26,000 submarine isn't sold by MarineCo.

Of the Cafader Six and the submarine with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet, one costs $25,000 and the other is sold by Zephyr Waves.

Of the $28,000 submarine and the submersible with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet, one is the Ompoc Eleven and the other is sold by Deep Sea Inc..

The Rubico One costs 1,000 dollars less than the submersible with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

The Ukani Q2 isn't sold by Deep Sea Inc..

The submarine with a maximum depth of 13,000 feet, the Cafader Six, and the Ompoc Eleven are three different submarines.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet costs 1,000 dollars less than the Ompoc Eleven.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet costs 1,000 dollars more than the Cafader Six.

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

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


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.

The squad from Forest City was ranked 1 place ahead of the blue team.

The team from Prairie City doesn't use orange paintballs.

The group that finished third is either the "Pea Shooters" or the orange team.

The white team is either the team from Yucca Valley or the squad that finished fourth.

The group from Evansdale was ranked 1 place behind the squad from Armona.

The "Spray Paints" was ranked 2 places behind the squad from Forest City.

The group that finished fifth uses purple paintballs.

The "Color Blinds" was ranked somewhere behind the group from Forest City.

Of the squad that finished fourth and the group from Evansdale, one is the "Target Bombs" and the other is the "Pea Shooters".

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Pea Shooters
Spray Paints
Target Bombs

Armona
Evansdale
Forest City
Prairie City
Yucca Valley


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.

Of Gayle and the scout from troop 4443, one won the dance badge and the other was awarded third.

Of the girl from troop 4250 and the youngster who won the dance badge, one was Roberta and the other was awarded second.

The scout who won the theater badge was awarded 3 spots before Wendy.

The youngster from troop 4031 didn't win the theater badge.

The scout from troop 4908, the scout who won the theater badge, and the youngster who won the dance badge are three different girls.

The scout from troop 4443 was awarded 1 spot after the scout who won the theater badge.

The scout who got the fifth award was either the youngster from troop 4443 or the girl who won the swimming badge.

Roberta was awarded 1 spot after the scout who won the ceramics badge.

The youngster who got the third award wasn't in troop 4031.

ceramics dance swimming theater wildlife


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

The battalion led by Commander Lee will deploy 1 month after the group deploying to Ghator.

Alpha Battalion will deploy sometime after the battalion led by Commander Lee.

The battalion led by Commander Quinn will deploy 1 month after the battalion led by Commander Acevedo.

The battalion led by Commander Lee will deploy 2 months before the battalion led by Commander Joyce.

The group deploying to Shyeh will deploy 1 month before Whisky Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Joyce won't deploy to Dratur.

The group deploying to Dratur is India Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Charles is either the group deploying to Wada or the battalion deploying in January.

Of the battalion led by Commander Charles and Mike Battalion, one will deploy in April and the other will deploy to Biage.


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

The goods that sell for $2.60 per pound are either the goods from Jesup or Billy's produce.

The goods from Harbor City sell for 10 cents less per pound than Billy's produce.

Grace's goods don't sell for $2.50 per pound.

Jaime's vegetables, the produce that sell for $2.80 per pound, and the endive are three different vegetables.

Grace's goods, the produce that sell for $2.80 per pound, the endive and the turnips are all different vegetables.

The vegetables that sell for $2.80 per pound aren't the beets.

The vegetables from Jesup aren't the endive.

The goods from Frenchville sell for 30 cents more per pound than the goods from Harbor City.

Of Lonnie's goods and the goods from Oxnard, one type is the onions and the other sell for $2.70 per pound.

Frenchville
Harbor City
Jesup
Oxnard
Turner


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

The child born at 12:10am wasn't the Lamberts'.

Of Nancy and Zachary, one was born at 12:10am and the other was delivered in room 230.

Nancy was born 3 minutes before the Quinns' child.

Agnes was either the child born at 12:10am or the child delivered in room 112.

The baby delivered in room 145 wasn't the Estradas'.

Of the baby born at 12:04am and the baby delivered in room 120, one was the Quinns' and the other was Maxine.

Nancy was born 3 minutes before the child delivered in room 112.

Agnes was born 3 minutes after the Underwoods' child.

The child born at 12:10am wasn't delivered in room 145.


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

Ellison's shirt is 1 size larger than the blue jersey.

The black shirt is either number 32 or Dean's shirt.

The five jerseys are number 38, the size 6 shirt, Levy's shirt, the size 9 jersey and the size 10 shirt.

Of number 24 and the size 10 shirt, one is Levy's and the other is green.

Number 42 is  smaller than the black jersey.

Alford's jersey is 1 size smaller than number 38.


Number 42 is 1 size larger than Oliver's jersey.

Levy's shirt is 1 size larger than number 38.

The orange jersey is 2 sizes smaller than the red shirt.

Number 30 is 1 size larger than the white jersey.

Of Alford's shirt and Dean's jersey, one is number 42 and the other is orange.

Levy's shirt, the yellow shirt, number 37 and the red shirt are all different jerseys.


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

Of the comedy and Thorn of Suns, one was directed by Gabby Jones and the other got 2 nominations.

The Illusion wasn't directed by Paul Walnier.

The thriller received 2 more nominations than the film directed by Virgil Katz.

Sea of Dreams received  more nominations than The Illusion.

The romance wasn't directed by Paul Walnier.

The movie directed by Paul Walnier received 3 fewer nominations than Fatal Sheen.

The movie that received 5 nominations wasn't the musical.

Of the movie directed by Gabby Jones and the thriller, one got 4 nominations and the other is Fatal Sheen.

The movie directed by Adrienne Day received one fewer nomination than the movie directed by Gabby Jones.

The musical wasn't directed by Paul Walnier.

Fatal Sheen
Sea of Dreams
The Illusion
Thorn of Suns
Wild Ones

Adrienne Day
Gabby Jones
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz

action film
comedy
musical
romance
thriller


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

Neither the 225 page project nor the 150 page assignment is the Lithuanian assignment.

Of the 150 page assignment and the 225 page assignment, one was published in 2002 and the other is assigned to Hazel.

Lela's project is either the Dutch assignment or the 250 page assignment.

The book published in 2011 is 50 pages shorter than the Thai assignment.

The Lithuanian assignment wasn't published in 2008.

The book published in 2010 is 25 pages shorter than the Swedish project.

Bryan's project and the book published in 2002 are different projects.

Claudia's project is either the Swedish project or the 200 page project.

The Dutch assignment is  longer than the book published in 2011.

150 pages
175 pages
200 pages
225 pages
250 pages


Mitch has a huge collection of dinosaur fossils, and has decided to list some for sale online.  Match each fossil to its species, age, and country in which it was found, as well as the price Mitch is asking for it.

The fossil discovered in France is either the 85 million year old fossil or the archadon.

Neither the archadon nor the mirasaurus is the 87 million year old fossil.

The fossil discovered in Kyrgyzstan is either the 78 million year old fossil or the pilodontus.

The 87 million year old fossil costs 250 dollars less than the rotosaurus.

The 85 million year old fossil costs  more than the mirasaurus.

The mirasaurus costs 250 dollars more than the 72 million year old fossil.

Of the verasaurus and the fossil discovered in Guatemala, one costs $1000 and the other is 87 million years old.

archadon mirasaurus pilodontus rotosaurus verasaurus

72 million
75 million
78 million
85 million
87 million

France Guatemala Kyrgyzstan Lithuania Uzbekistan


Rita occasionally supplements her income by foraging for wild mushrooms and selling them to local shops around town.  Today she found several different types of mushrooms.  Determine where she found each type as well as the price and eventual customer who will buy it.

The mushroom going to Localvoria sells for 15 dollars more per pound than the mushroom found in Newell Woods.

The mushroom going to Pete's Produce sells for 10 dollars less per pound than the mushroom found in Wiota Woods.

The bear's tooth mushroom sells for 15 dollars more per pound than the pink bottom mushroom.

The mushroom that sells for $45 per pound wasn't found in Hardy Woods.

Of the mushroom going to Pete's Produce and the mushroom that sells for $40 per pound, one is the bricktop and the other was found in Sylmar Woods.

The pink bottom mushroom won't go to Abby's Mart.

The mushroom found in Newell Woods sells for 15 dollars less per pound than the woodear mushroom.

The mushroom that sells for $35 per pound is either the woodear mushroom or the mushroom going to Edna's Edibles.

bear\'s tooth
bricktop
pink bottom
velvet foot
woodear

Abby\'s Mart
Edna\'s Edibles
Localvoria
Pete\'s Produce
Wickman\'s

Hardy Woods
Newell Woods
Pomona Woods
Sylmar Woods
Wiota Woods


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

The Independent spoke 1 day after the politician whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees.

Edith Frayle spoke in front of 2,600 attendees.

Edith Frayle spoke 1 day before Ashley Dale.

The Socialist spoke 2 days after the Independent.

The speaker who spoke on January 15th was either the speaker whose speech brought in 1,600 attendees or Barron Tweed.

The politician whose speech brought in 1,450 attendees spoke 1 day after the Republican.

Ashley Dale spoke in front of 850 attendees.

Fred Maddox spoke 1 day after the person whose speech brought in 1,450 attendees.

The speaker whose speech brought in 850 attendees wasn't the Reformist.

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

Ashley Dale
Barron Tweed
Daniel Stead
Edith Frayle
Fred Maddox

Democrat Independent Reformist Republican Socialist


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

The purchase that included raspberries cost 1 dollar more than the order that included asparagus.

Of Floyd's order and the $7.25 purchase, one included spinach and the other included watermelons.

Jim's purchase didn't include asparagus.

The order that included rhubarb cost 2 dollars more than Zachary's purchase.

Of the $8.25 purchase and Jim's purchase, one included limes and the other included turnips.

The purchase that included apricots is either the order that included onions or the $6.25 order.

The purchase that included watermelons included turnips.

Neither the purchase that included apricots nor the order that included spinach is Tami's purchase.

asparagus onions rhubarb spinach turnips

apricots limes oranges raspberries watermelons


The five orders are Carol's order, the purchase that included rhubarb, the order that included kale, the order that included limes and the $6.25 purchase.

Of the purchase that included blackberries and the order that included rhubarb, one was Leo's and the other was Floyd's.

The order that included raspberries cost 1 dollar less than the purchase that included celery.

The order that included blackberries cost 1 dollar less than the purchase that included parsnips.

Of the $5.25 order and Irma's purchase, one included peaches and the other included rhubarb.

The order that included celery is either the order that included apricots or Sylvia's purchase.

apricots blackberries limes peaches raspberries


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

Frederick paid 9 dollars more than the customer who got picked up at the Hoge Building.

Of Max and Frederick, one was picked up at the Camlin Hotel and the other was dropped off on Norwood Street.

The client who was dropped off on Walut Street paid 3 dollars less than the customer who got picked up at the Hoge Building.

The client who was dropped off on Norwood Street paid 3 dollars more than the person who got picked up at the Arctic Building.

The client with the $18.50 fare wasn't picked up at the Olympic Tower.

The person who was dropped off on Q Street wasn't picked up at the Hoge Building.

The client who was dropped off on Mill Avenue was either the customer with the $12.50 fare or the person who got picked up at the Arctic Building.

Arctic Building
Camlin Hotel
Hoge Building
Moore Mansion
Olympic Tower

Mill Avenue
Norwood Street
Q Street
Shelly Lane
Walut Street


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

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

Mrs. Keller's order is either the raspberry cake or the October 8 delivery.

The cake shaped like a sports car will be delivered 1 day after Mrs. Cortez's order.

The chocolate cake will be in the shape of a baseball glove.

Of the October 9 delivery and the October 5 delivery, one is for Mrs. Nolan and the other will be strawberry-flavored.

The order shaped like a bowling pin will be delivered sometime before the order shaped like a sailboat.

The lemon cake, the October 9 delivery, the October 5 delivery and the October 8 delivery are all different cakes.

Of the October 9 delivery and the October 7 delivery, one is for Mrs. Danielson and the other will be in the shape of a rocket ship.

Neither the October 7 delivery nor the chocolate cake is Mrs. Nolan's cake.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9

baseball glove
bowling pin
rocket ship
sailboat
sports car

banana chocolate lemon raspberry strawberry


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

The frat founded in 1967 isn't on Erick Lane.

Of the fraternity on Tamarac Street and the frat founded in 1948, one is Theta Delta and the other is Beta Pi Omega.

The house with 32 members isn't on Erick Lane.

Sigma Beta has 9  more members than the fraternity on Kermit Lane.

The frat founded in 1960 is either Beta Pi Omega or the house with 29 members.

The frat founded in 1979 is either Sigma Beta or the frat on Tamarac Street.

Beta Pi Omega has 3  fewer members than the frat founded in 1979.

Neither Beta Pi Omega nor the frat founded in 1967 is the house with 32 members.

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

Erick Lane
Kermit Lane
Russell Road
Tamarac Street
York Court


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.

Of Erica's piece and the cake shaped like a mountain, one costs $200 and the other is banana-flavored.

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

Christy's piece costs 25 dollars less than the cake shaped like a train.

Of the lemon-flavored piece and the raspberry-flavored cake, one is Willie's and the other is shaped like a sports car.

The lemon-flavored piece is either the piece shaped like a football or the $225 piece.

The lemon-flavored piece, the $125 piece and the $150 piece are all different cakes.

The cake shaped like a sports car costs somewhat less than Zachary's cake.

beach chair
football
mountain
sports car
train


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 craft with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet, the Marine V and the Steado G5 are all different submarines.

Of the submarine built by Deep Sea Inc. and the Ompoc Eleven, one has a maximum depth of 11,500 feet and the other costs $29,000.

The craft with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet isn't sold by Zephyr Waves.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet costs 2,000 dollars more than the craft built by MarineCo.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet, the Ompoc Eleven, and the Marine V are three different submarines.

The Steado G5 doesn't have a maximum depth of 4,000 feet.

The $25,000 submersible isn't sold by Zephyr Waves.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet isn't sold by Watertime LLC.

The submersible built by MarineCo, the submarine with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet, and the $29,000 submarine are three different submarines.

Of the $27,000 craft and the craft with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet, one is the Ukani Q2 and the other is sold by MarineCo.

Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

Deep Sea Inc.
Ecomarine Ltd.
MarineCo
Watertime LLC
Zephyr Waves


Angel Investors Inc. regularly makes million-dollar investments in up-and-coming tech startup companies.  Using only the clues below, match their latest investments to each company, and determine the founder and product focus of each.

The business started by Betty Becker received  less than Protecha.com.

The company that sells cell phones received 1 million dollars more than the business started by Betty Becker.

The startup that sells kitchen wares wasn't founded by Will Waters.

Zetafish.com didn't get exactly $1,000,000.

The startup started by Lara Larson received 2 million dollars more than the business that sells cameras.

The business that received the $4,000,000 investment is either Zetafish.com or the startup that sells kitchen wares.

Tyngle.com received 1 million dollars more than Protecha.com.

Of the business that received the $4,000,000 investment and the business that received the $3,000,000 investment, one was started by Fred Frost and the other sells kitchen wares.

The business that sells video games received 2 million dollars more than the startup that sells cameras.

Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Lara Larson
Pat Padilla
Will Waters

cameras
cell phones
kitchen wares
textbooks
video games


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

Of the person who used batons and Melissa, one was from Yarmouth and the other was from Pleasant Hill.

The person from Nice was either the person who used batons or the person who used flashlights.

The performer who went fifth didn't use bowling pins.

The person from Isla Vista, the juggler who used batons, and Robert are three different people.

The performer who went fourth wasn't from Yarmouth.

The person from Nice performed 2 spots before Melissa.

Robert performed 2 spots before the person who used batons.

The juggler who used batons performed sometime before Shari.

balls
batons
bowling pins
chainsaws
flashlights

Isla Vista
Nice
Pleasant Hill
Rio Dell
Yarmouth


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 ad produced by Julie Jordan and the magazine ad, one has the $65,000 budget and the other has brought in 1075 responses.

The ad produced by Julie Jordan is either the campaign with 925 responses or the ad with 1075 responses.

The tv commercial, the campaign produced by Eddie Evans, and the ad with the $90,000 budget are three different campaigns.

The newspaper ad has brought  fewer responses than the ad produced by Eddie Evans.

The campaign with 1075 responses is either the newspaper ad or the ad with the $90,000 budget.

The campaign with the $75,000 budget was produced by Gilda Gamble.

The ad produced by Eddie Evans has brought  fewer responses than the campaign with the $15,000 budget.

The direct mailer has the $75,000 budget.

The campaign with the $50,000 budget has brought 300  fewer responses than the campaign produced by Kenneth Kirby.

direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
tv commercial
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


Of the $4.25 purchase and the order that included rhubarb, one was Zachary's and the other included cranberries.

The purchase that included raspberries cost 2 dollars more than Leo's purchase.

Paul's order cost 2 dollars more than the order that included kale.

The order that included watermelons included rhubarb.

The order that included leeks cost  less than Leo's purchase.

The order that included apricots is either the order that included spinach or the purchase that included leeks.

apricots cranberries oranges raspberries watermelons


The person from Selma didn't use bowling pins.

The person from Yarmouth didn't use bowling pins.

Carmen was either the person who used batons or the person who used mobile phones.

The juggler who went first wasn't from Folsom.

The person from Yarmouth didn't use mobile phones.

The juggler who went fourth didn't use bowling pins.

Of the performer who went first and Katrina, one used mobile phones and the other used bowling pins.

The juggler who used balls performed 2 spots after Otis.

The person from Yarmouth didn't use chainsaws.

balls
batons
bowling pins
chainsaws
mobile phones


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.

Natalie's pair was 1 size smaller than the Abbott Hill footwear.

The $215 pair was 2 sizes larger than the $125 pair.

Whitney's pair was 1 size smaller than the $155 pair.

The Manzarita footwear was 2 sizes larger than Whitney's pair.

Genevieve's pair was somewhat smaller than Irma's pair.

The Schtillet footwear was 1 size smaller than Natalie's pair.

Of the size 7 set and the Graffetz footwear, one cost $140 and the other was bought by Whitney.

Abbott Hill
Graffetz
Manzarita
Schtillet
Tinghill


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

The 50-year-old tortoise isn't the armored tortoise.

Chewie is 18 years younger than the animal from Guinea.

Of Methuselah and the animal from Namibia, one is 32 years old and the other is 68 years old.

The 14-year-old one is the pitch belly tortoise.

The black neck tortoise is 18 years older than Toredo.

Methuselah is either the tortoise from Swaziland or the tortoise from Zimbabwe.

The 86-year-old one isn't the armored tortoise.

The 14-year-old tortoise is from Belize.

The 50-year-old tortoise isn't the two rimmed tortoise.

Toredo, the 32-year-old one, and the pitch belly tortoise are three different animals.

Toredo is 18 years younger than the tortoise from Swaziland.

armored
black neck
pitch belly
ringed
two rimmed

Belize Guinea Namibia Swaziland Zimbabwe


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

The dieter who lost 5 lbs, Vickie, and the friend who used the low-fat diet are three different people.

Of the person who lost 3 lbs and the person who used the low-fat diet, one started playing racquetball and the other is Anthony.

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

The person who lost 11 lbs didn't try weight lifting.

Mandy lost somewhat more pounds than the dieter who started a yoga regimen.

The five people are the person who used the caveman diet, Mandy, Vickie, the friend who lost 3 lbs and the dieter who started a kayaking regimen.

Of the friend who lost 11 lbs and Mandy, one started rowing and the other used the dairy-free diet.

caveman dairy-free low-fat sugar-free vegan

kayaking
racquetball
rowing
weight lifting
yoga


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

The insect that sold for $75 wasn't from France.

The butterfly that sold for $75 wasn't the swallowtail butterfly.

The insect that sold for $75 wasn't from Yemen.

The emperor butterfly cost  less than the specimen from Yemen.

The emperor butterfly cost 15 dollars less than Irma's purchase.

Of Alejandro's purchase and the butterfly that sold for $105, one was from Jordan and the other was the peppered butterfly.

The chalkhill butterfly cost 45 dollars more than Zachary's purchase.

Tommy's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the emperor butterfly.

Alejandro's purchase cost 15 dollars less than Katie's purchase.

The specimen from Denmark was either the emperor butterfly or the butterfly that sold for $45.

chalkhill emperor peppered swallowtail torturix


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

Bai Yun was born 2 months before the baby that weighed 114 grams.

The five pandas were Den Ping, the offspring born in February, the offspring born in May, Nan Sheng's baby and Tian Tian's baby.

The baby that weighed 82 grams wasn't Nan Sheng's baby.

Mei Lan, the offspring born in May, and Nan Sheng's baby are three different pandas.

The offspring that weighed 82 grams wasn't Wang Yu's baby.

Of Gao Gao and the panda that weighed 96 grams, one was Yuan Zai's baby and the other was born in March.

The baby born in January was Yuan Zai's baby.

The offspring born in May was either the baby that weighed 114 grams or Wang Yu's baby.

Bai Yun
Den Ping
Gao Gao
Hua Mei
Mei Lan

Nan Sheng
Tian Tian
Wang Yu
Xi Lian
Yuan Zai

82 grams
90 grams
96 grams
114 grams
119 grams


A number of different experimental fusion reactors are slated to go online this year.  Using only the clues below, determine the type of each reactor, the country it is in and the month in which it will launch.

Of the reactor launching in March and the facility in Bolivia, one is the z-pinch reactor and the other is the Essita CBT.

The polywell reactor will launch 2 months after the Comati DX5.

The reactor in Panama is either the z-pinch reactor or the Essita CBT.

The reactor in Gabon isn't the fusor reactor.

The facility launching in May isn't the tokamak reactor.

The reactor in Russia will launch 1 month before the Garenia 4.

The tokamak reactor will launch sometime after the Rodim-Rexit.

Of the facility launching in April and the Garenia 4, one is the z-pinch reactor and the other is in Zambia.

Comati DX5
Dynotis X1
Essita CBT
Garenia 4
Rodim-Rexit

fusor
polywell
theta pinch
tokamak
z-pinch


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

The student who will major in Astronomy was awarded $5,000 more than the student who will major in English.

Of the person who will major in Chemistry and the student who's going to Stanford, one is Yvonne and the other received the $25,000 scholarship.

The person who's going to Brown was awarded $5,000 less than the student who will major in Finance.

The student who's going to Cornell was awarded $5,000 more than the person who will major in Theology.

Nettie received the $40,000 scholarship.

Yvonne was awarded some amount more than Hattie.

The person who received the $35,000 scholarship, the person who's going to Brown and the student who will major in Chemistry are all different students.

The person who will major in Theology was awarded $10,000 less than Iris.

Astronomy Chemistry English Finance Theology

Brown
Cornell
Northwestern
Penn State
Stanford


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

Of the probe that launched in April and Nicaragua's mission, one is going to Europa and the other is the Mawi.

The mission that launched in April is either the Dunsa or Dominica's probe.

The Jani Mila, the probe that launched in March, and the probe going to Ganymede are three different probes.

Dominica's probe launched 1 month after the mission going to Pluto.

Gabon's mission launched 1 month before the Arun.

Of the mission going to Neptune and the Jani Mila, one launched in January and the other was sent up by Angola.

Angola Dominica Gabon Nicaragua Turkmenistan


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

Macdonald is either the diplomat leaving in January or the ambassador with the 4 day visit.

The diplomat going to Kiev won't leave for the 9 day visit.

Case will leave sometime after the ambassador with the 3 day visit.

Quinn will leave sometime after the diplomat going to Oslo.

Of the ambassador with the 5 day visit and Macdonald, one will leave in April and the other will go to Tirane.

Of the ambassador with the 10 day visit and Macdonald, one will go to Helsinki and the other will leave in May.

The ambassador with the 9 day visit will leave sometime after Quinn.

The diplomat leaving in February won't go to Helsinki.


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

Of the Epplex 7s and the $165 phone, one has 4 GB of storage and the other is made by Andromeda.

The Andromeda item has 2 GB less storage than the Yego Plus.

The $145 item is either the 10 GB mobile phone or the Winnow XD.

The 8 GB mobile phone, the Alphalon II, and the Opel mobile phone are three different phones.

Of the 10 GB mobile phone and the 6 GB mobile phone, one is made by Pegasus and the other costs $145.

The $165 mobile phone has 2 GB more storage than the $125 item.

The five phones are the 4 GB phone, the $199 mobile phone, the Alphalon II, the Andromeda mobile phone and the $75 mobile phone.

Alphalon II
Epplex 7s
Lunia V2
Winnow XD
Yego Plus


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

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

The dubstep track is 3 tracks before the rock and roll song.

Gizmo Glory's track isn't "Poorly Worded".

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

Bliss Iron's song is 1 track after "What We Need".

"Anything Else" is 1 track before the country song.

The bluegrass song is 2 tracks before Hustle Boys's track.

Bliss Iron
Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Legion Five
Manic Android

Anything Else
I Think of You
Poorly Worded
Vanity Plates
What We Need

bluegrass
country
dubstep
grunge
rock and roll


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.

Two for Tennis didn't sell exactly 12 copies.

Zoey Stout's book sold 7 more copies than Bill Orega's book.

Of the book that sold 40 copies and Away in Arles, one was written by Alexis Olson and the other was written by Jeff Holman.

My Best Friend was written by Jeff Holman.

The 226-page book sold somewhat more copies than Two for Tennis.

The 280-page book was written by Zoey Stout.

Wendalissa didn't sell exactly 33 copies.

Zoey Stout's book, the book that sold 33 copies, and the 310-page book are three different books.

The 310-page book is either Dessert Oasis or Alexis Olson's book.

Alexis Olson's book sold 14 fewer copies than the 204-page book.

Away in Arles
Dessert Oasis
My Best Friend
Two for Tennis
Wendalissa

Alexis Olson
Bill Orega
Jeff Holman
Matt Stevens
Zoey Stout


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 vessel that sank in 1767 wasn't from England.

The ship that sank in 1713 wasn't from France.

The vessel captained by Wicked Weiss sank 36 years after the Doubloon.

The ship from Spain sank 18 years after the Dagger.

The vessel captained by Crazy Kate was either the boat from England or the Doubloon.

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

Of the Barnacle and the Crusty Knave, one was captained by Ruthless Ruby and the other hailed from Spain.

The Barnacle, the vessel from France, and the ship captained by Wicked Weiss are three different ships.

Of the ship that sank in 1731 and the ship captained by Ruthless Ruby, one hailed from Scotland and the other was the Crusty Knave.

Barnacle
Crusty Knave
Dagger
Doubloon
Vile Night

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


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

Mr. Gallegos will dive 2 days after Mrs. Ferrell.

Of the diver headed to Queen's Bench and Mr. Drake, one will dive on July 13 and the other will go out with Rachael.

The five divers are Mrs. Ferrell, the diver going out with Ted, the customer going out with Vicki, the diver going out on July 16 and the customer going out with Rachael.

The customer headed to Manta Bay will go out with Lynn.

The customer headed to Rowe Island won't go out with Vicki.

The diver going out on July 15 will go out with Ted.

The diver going out with Lynn will dive 1 day after Mr. Gallegos.

The customer going out with Muriel will dive 1 day before the diver going out with Rachael.

The diver headed to Nemo's Ridge is either Ms. Chang or the diver going out with Ted.

Mr. Ayers
Ms. Chang
Mr. Drake
Mrs. Ferrell
Mr. Gallegos

Manta Bay
Nemo\'s Ridge
Porita Reef
Queen\'s Bench
Rowe Island


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

Tina's team finished 3 seconds after Sandy's team.

The pair from Ireton finished sometime after the duo from Project City.

Tina's team was either the team that finished in 38 seconds or Felipe's duo.

Felipe's duo finished 3 seconds after Valerie's team.

Of the team from Riverside and the pair that finished in 41 seconds, one included Patti and the other included Brandon.

The pair from Ireton didn't include Tina.

The five teams were the duo that finished in 41 seconds, the team from Ireton, Felipe's duo, Eddie's duo and the duo from Nobleboro.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds
41 seconds

Ireton
Myers Flat
Nobleboro
Project City
Riverside


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.

"Burn Squad" is 5,000 SHU spicier than Oliver's sauce.

Of the sauce that uses the ghost pepper and the sauce that uses the blue moluga, one is "Burn Squad" and the other is rated at 15,000 Scoville Heat Units.

Danny's product is either the sauce that uses the naga viper or the sauce that uses the ghost pepper.

The product rated at 10,000 SHU doesn't use the ghost pepper.

Of Oliver's product and the hot sauce rated at 25,000 SHU, one uses the bhut jolokia and the other is "Lips Ablaze".

The sauce rated at 20,000 SHU isn't "Pants on Fire".

The sauce that uses the assam anjula, the product rated at 20,000 SHU, and "Burn Squad" are three different products.

"Baja Tickler" is somewhat spicier than "Magma Drizzle".

Baja Tickler
Burn Squad
Magma Drizzle
Lips Ablaze
Pants on Fire

assam anjula
bhut jolokia
blue moluga
ghost pepper
naga viper


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

The scout who won the swimming badge was awarded 3 spots before the girl who won the ceramics badge.

The youngster who got the second award wasn't in troop 3094.

Elaine was awarded 1 spot before Dolores.

Latasha was either the girl who won the theater badge or the girl who got the first award.

The girl who got the second award, the girl who won the theater badge, and the scout from troop 4443 are three different girls.

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

Of the youngster who won the wildlife badge and the youngster from troop 4250, one was Dolores and the other was awarded fifth.

The girl who got the first award wasn't in troop 4443.

Latasha, the youngster who won the theater badge, the girl who got the second award and the youngster from troop 4250 were all different girls.

The girl who won the swimming badge was awarded  before the youngster from troop 5025.

Constance Dolores Elaine Felicia Latasha

ceramics leadership swimming theater wildlife


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

Herman's book is either the title due on September 15 or the title due on September 22.

"Frogs of Iowa" was due 1 week before the title by Lyle Lester.

Of the title due on September 29 and "Ohio Haunts", one was taken out by Nettie and the other was written by Lyle Lester.

Of the title by Betty Bush and the book due on September 22, one was "Time to Burn" and the other was taken out by Muriel.

The book due on September 8 wasn't written by Mike Meadows.

Herman's book was due sometime after the title by Mike Meadows.

Wayne's book was due 1 week after "Stars Below".

The title due on September 8 wasn't written by Betty Bush.

"Time to Burn", the title due on September 22 and "Kip and Ken" are all different books.

The book by Fred Fuentes wasn't "Kip and Ken".

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29

Frogs of Iowa
Kip and Ken
Ohio Haunts
Stars Below
Time to Burn

Betty Bush
Dale Durham
Fred Fuentes
Lyle Lester
Mike Meadows


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

The Summit College graduate was hired by Ingram & Kemp.

The Dorsey Assoc. hire was hired 9 days before the Rutherford College graduate.

The Rutherford College graduate wasn't hired by Haynes Inc..

The Riverview College graduate was hired sometime before the Barr & Cobb hire.

Abel is either the Northridge College graduate or the Dorsey Assoc. hire.

Abel was hired 9 days after the Ingram & Kemp hire.

Of the Leach & Mccall hire and Zachary, one went to Riverview College and the other was hired on March 24th.

The Barr & Cobb hire is either the person hired on March 18th or Abel.

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

Barr & Cobb
Dorsey Assoc.
Haynes Inc.
Ingram & Kemp
Leach & Mccall

Northridge
Riverview
Rutherford
Sacred Heart
Summit


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.

The arena in Ross holds 80  more people than Thompson Arena.

Thompson Arena holds 40  fewer people than Dotson Arena.

Noble Arena is set up for basketball games.

The facility in De Witt holds  fewer people than the arena in Alton.

Of the arena in Ross and the facility in Troy, one holds 190 people and the other is set up for football games.

The facility with seating for 110 people isn't set up for hockey games.

The arena in Paramount holds 40  more people than the facility in Ross.

Thompson Arena is either the arena in Paramount or the arena in De Witt.

The lacrosse facility holds 80  more people than the basketball facility.

baseball basketball football hockey lacrosse


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

April's exhibit is either the exhibit from Swaziland or the exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors.

The exhibit from Mali was held 1 month before the glassware exhibit.

The sculpture presentation was held sometime before the exhibit that pulled in 8,880 visitors.

The five exhibits are the presentation that pulled in 9,500 visitors, the armor exhibit, the presentation from Russia, February's exhibit and April's exhibit.

Of the exhibit that pulled in 7,525 visitors and the exhibit from Swaziland, one took place in May and the other featured armor.

The presentation that pulled in 8,060 visitors was held 2 months before the basketry exhibit.

The sculpture exhibit took place in January.

Of the exhibit from Uganda and May's exhibit, one saw 8,880 visitors and the other featured basketry.

armor basketry firearms glassware sculpture


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

Of Delbert and the boy who played third base, one played 8 games and the other played 9 games.

The boy who played center field played 1 more game than Evan.

The player who played 10 games played left field.

Leroy played 1 more game than the boy who wore number 7.

The person who wore number 7 played 1 more game than the person who wore number 28.

Willard played somewhat fewer games than the person who wore number 32.

Of the person who played 8 games and the boy who played right field, one was Evan and the other wore number 18.

The player who played 12 games played shortstop.

center field
left field
right field
shortstop
third base


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

Kurt is either the employee who works in the yellow section or the person who served 150 riders.

Lyle served more riders than the person who manages The Breaker.

Neither the worker who manages Agony Alley nor the employee who manages Zinjo is Victor.

The worker who manages The Breaker doesn't work in the green section.

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

The person who served 125 riders manages Agony Alley.

The person who manages Speed Devil works in the red section.

The person who served 75 riders doesn't work in the blue section.

The employee who works in the red section served 25 more riders than Zachary.

Ronald doesn't work in the green section.

Of Kurt and the person who served 75 riders, one manages Demon Drop and the other manages The Breaker.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders
150 riders

Agony Alley
Demon Drop
Speed Devil
The Breaker
Zinjo


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.

Lara is staying 1 day fewer than the person in room 124.

Of the person in room 117 and the person from Hawaii, one is Vincent and the other is Mills.

The customer who is staying for 4 days is from Alaska.

The person in room 203 is staying 3 days longer than Zamora.

Of the person from Pennsylvania and the client who is staying for 2 days, one is in room 114 and the other is Lara.

The person from Rhode Island is staying somewhat longer than the customer from Texas.

Alaska
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas


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

The company using a hot-air balloon will open 3 days after the company using a radio ad.

Neither Frank's Figs nor White Elephant is the company using a magazine ad.

Sinful Sips will open 3 days before the business using a billboard.

Pandora's Box will open 3 days after the business owned by Mr. Simmons.

The business using a sandwich board is either the business opening on May 5th or the business opening on May 2nd.

Neither the company owned by Mrs. Yang nor White Elephant is the company using a billboard.

Of the business owned by Mr. Zimmerman and the business opening on May 5th, one is Pandora's Box and the other is using a radio ad.

The business owned by Mr. Thompson will open sometime after the business using a radio ad.

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

Books and More
Frank\'s Figs
Pandora\'s Box
Sinful Sips
White Elephant

Mrs. Quinn
Mr. Simmons
Mr. Thompson
Mrs. Yang
Mr. Zimmerman

billboard
hot-air balloon
magazine ad
radio ad
sandwich board


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

The show where the survivor brought the water filter is either Alfredo's episode or the show that aired on April 6th.

The show where the survivor brought the duct tape aired 2 weeks after the episode filmed in Kiribati.

Isaac's episode didn't air on April 20th.

Alfredo's show didn't give its survivor the fire starter.

Of the episode that aired on April 13th and the episode filmed in Kiribati, one gave its survivor the water filter and the other gave its survivor the hatchet.

The show that aired on April 27th didn't give its survivor the fire starter.

Kurt's episode aired 1 week before the show filmed in Myanmar.

The episode filmed in Cambodia is either the episode where the survivor brought the fire starter or the show that aired on April 13th.

Freddie's episode aired sometime after the episode filmed in Myanmar.

Alfredo's episode wasn't filmed in Myanmar.

The episode that aired on May 4th was filmed in Bolivia.

The show filmed in Nicaragua aired 1 week after the show filmed in Myanmar.

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

Bolivia Cambodia Kiribati Myanmar Nicaragua

duct tape
fire starter
hatchet
knife
water filter


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

Of the project beginning in April and the hammerhead shark project, one is Joy's project and the other is Mamie's assignment.

The great white shark project starts 1 month before Zachary's study.

Of Joy's assignment and Eunice's study, one is concerned with goblin sharks and the other is on the Escape.

Joy's assignment starts sometime before the project on the Pegasus.

The blacktip shark assignment starts sometime after the study on the Odyssey.

The assignment on the Liberty starts 2 months after the great white shark assignment.

basking
blacktip
goblin
great white
hammerhead


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

The purchase that included celery cost  more than the order that included cranberries.

The purchase that included cranberries didn't include turnips.

The purchase that included figs, the purchase that included celery, Bennie's order and Carol's order are all different orders.

The order that included oranges is either Ray's purchase or the $4.25 order.

The purchase that included cranberries cost 1 dollar less than the order that included kale.

The order that included bean sprouts cost  less than Bennie's purchase.

Carol's order didn't include strawberries.

Of Carol's order and the purchase that included oranges, one included turnips and the other cost $4.25.

The order that included figs is either Tami's purchase or the order that included kale.

Tami's purchase is either the purchase that included figs or the $4.25 purchase.

Neither the purchase that included celery nor the purchase that included oranges is Paul's order.

The purchase that included rhubarb cost 1 dollar more than the purchase that included oranges.

bean sprouts
celery
kale
rhubarb
turnips

cranberries figs oranges raspberries strawberries


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

Of the panda that weighed 93 grams and the offspring born in February, one was Wang Yu's baby and the other was Mei Lan.

The offspring that weighed 90 grams was born 3 months before the offspring that weighed 125 grams.

Tai Shan's baby was born 1 month before the panda that weighed 106 grams.

The offspring that weighed 106 grams was either the panda born in May or Tian Tian's baby.

Den Ping was born 1 month before Tai Shan's baby.

Gao Gao was born 2 months after the offspring that weighed 90 grams.

The baby that weighed 125 grams wasn't Xi Lian's baby.

Chi Chi
Den Ping
Gao Gao
Hua Mei
Mei Lan

Tai Shan
Tian Tian
Wang Yu
Xi Lian
Yuan Zai

86 grams
90 grams
93 grams
106 grams
125 grams


Marcus has to fill several "two-scoop" ice cream cone orders.  Help him with the rush by matching each customer to his or her two ice cream selections and their place in line.

The customer who ordered egg nog for their second scoop is either the customer who ordered raspberry for their first scoop or the fourth customer.

The person who ordered coffee for their second scoop was 2 spots in line ahead of Zachary.

The person who ordered strawberry for their second scoop was somewhere in line behind Zachary.

The person who ordered cherry for their first scoop was immediately ahead of the customer who ordered peppermint for their first scoop.

Of Glenda and the person who ordered raspberry for their first scoop, one was third in line and the other ordered lemon for their second scoop.

Of the customer who ordered strawberry for their second scoop and Tara, one ordered vanilla for their first scoop and the other was first in line.

The customer who ordered lemon for their second scoop was 3 spots in line behind the person who ordered cherry for their first scoop.

Leslie didn't order peppermint for their first scoop.

banana cherry peppermint raspberry vanilla

coffee
egg nog
lemon
rum raisin
strawberry


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.

Spike has a wingspan 8 inches shorter than the 8-year-old condor.

Mango has a wingspan 4 inches longer than the 4-year-old condor.

The 9-year-old condor has a wingspan 8 inches shorter than the 10-year-old bird.

The five condors are the condor released at Ralton Pass, Buddy, the 5-year-old condor, the condor with a wingspan of 106 inches and the condor with a wingspan of 114 inches.

The bird released at Folsom Bend isn't 5 years old.

Neither Spike nor Gracie is the condor with a wingspan of 118 inches.

The bird with a wingspan of 110 inches was released at Cordell Mesa.

The condor released at Alkali Ridge has a wingspan 4 inches shorter than the 5-year-old condor.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches
118 inches

Alkali Ridge
Bingham Canyon
Cordell Mesa
Folsom Bend
Ralton Pass


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

The contestant from El Segundo finished 3 minutes before the contestant in the indigo shirt.

The competitor in the white shirt finished 3 minutes before the runner in the gray shirt.

The runner in the teal shirt finished sometime before the contestant in the violet shirt.

Of the runner from Green Leaf and Ralph, one wore the indigo shirt and the other finished in 21 minutes.

Neither Cesar nor the contestant who finished in 23 minutes was the competitor from Templeton.

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

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes
25 minutes

El Segundo
Green Leaf
Janesville
Templeton
Yorba Linda


Waterford Spa had a full appointment calendar booked today.  Help Janice figure out the schedule by matching each masseuse to her client, and determine the type of massage and total price for each.

Of Olivia's client and the client who got the Hot Stone massage, one was Freda and the other was Caroline.

Beulah paid 10 dollars less than Sharon's client.

The client who paid $170 received the Deep Tissue massage.

Teri's client paid 30 dollars more than Hannah.

The client who got the Shiatsu massage paid  more than the person who got the Swedish massage.

Of the client who got the Reflexology massage and the client who paid $150, one was Misty's client and the other was Beulah.

Deep Tissue
Hot Stone
Reflexology
Shiatsu
Swedish


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

The $2,500 map is either the print published in 1767 or the print of Denmark.

Waldemuller's print wasn't of North Africa.

Stamson's print was published 36 years before the $545 print.

Waldemuller's map was published 36 years after the map of Denmark.

Of the print of Tuscany and the $250 print, one was published in 1731 and the other was Caronelli's.

Of Caronelli's map and the print published in 1785, one is priced at $250 and the other was of Warsaw.

The five maps are the $1,500 print, the map of Denmark, Bleux's print, the print of North Africa and the print of Iceland.

The print published in 1785 isn't priced at $1,500.

Bleux Caronelli Jenson Stamson Waldemuller

Denmark
Iceland
North Africa
Tuscany
Warsaw


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

Leiman Manor was built 7 years after Wagner Mansion.

Of the Baker family's house and Roesch Heights, one was built in 1862 and the other is on Highland Drive.

The building on Mary Street is owned by the Woodard family.

Of Gunston Hall and the Duke family's house, one is on League Avenue and the other was built in 1841.

The home on Vine Street was built 7 years before the Hendricks family's house.

The 1855 building isn't owned by the York family.

The house on Vine Street, the 1855 home and the Baker family's home are all different homes.

The Duke family's house was built 7 years after the home on Mary Street.

Gunston Hall
Leiman Manor
Roesch Heights
Wagner Mansion
Woodlawn

Highland Drive
League Avenue
Mary Street
Sandhill Circle
Vine Street


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.

Willard is scheduled 1 hour after Nettie.

Mrs. Huff's student is scheduled 1 hour before Nettie.

Mr. Rodriguez's student is scheduled 1 hour before Mr. Slate's student.

Mr. Slate's client is either Harold or the 15-year-old trainee.

Casey is scheduled sometime before Mrs. Huff's client.

Of the 21-year-old client and the client with the 9:00am class, one is Mr. Alford's student and the other is Willard.

Harold is scheduled 3 hours before the 15-year-old client.

The 18-year-old client is scheduled sometime before the 17-year-old trainee.

Mr. Alford
Mr. Glenn
Mrs. Huff
Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. Slate


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

The strawberry cake is either the order shaped like a bowling pin or the October 9 delivery.

The raspberry cake will be delivered 1 day after Mrs. Foley's cake.

Of the cake shaped like a baseball glove and the October 9 delivery, one is for Mrs. Lowe and the other will be coconut-flavored.

The key lime cake will be delivered 1 day after Mrs. Becker's cake.

The October 7 delivery won't be shaped like a turtle.

Mrs. Becker's order will be delivered 2 days after Mrs. Jackson's order.

The chocolate cake will be delivered 2 days after the cake shaped like a baseball glove.

The October 6 delivery will be in the shape of a rocket ship.

baseball glove
biplane
bowling pin
rocket ship
turtle

chocolate
coconut
key lime
raspberry
strawberry


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

Line A is  shorter than the line that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH.

Line G is either the zip line with a maximum height of 25 ft or the one that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH.

Of the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH and Line A, one reaches a height of 45 ft and the other is 650 ft long.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 55 MPH is 50 feet shorter than the one with a maximum height of 45 ft.

Line F doesn't have a maximum height of 70 ft.

The five lines are the 850 ft one, Line C, the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH, Line F and the one with a maximum height of 25 ft.

Line A is 50 feet shorter than the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH is either the 750 ft zip line or the one with a maximum height of 40 ft.


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

The hurricane that made landfall at Onawa hit 4 years after the hurricane that caused $13.1 million in damage.

Of the hurricane that caused $16.6 million in damage and the storm that hit in 1944, one hit land at Escondido and the other was Hurricane Catherine.

Hurricane Pam didn't cause exactly  $17.4 million in damage.

The storm that made landfall at Hesperia caused $13.1 million in damage.

Hurricane Velma didn't make landfall at Rockford.

Hurricane Catherine hit 8 years before the hurricane that made landfall at Alta Vista.

Hurricane Pam was either the hurricane that made landfall at Onawa or the hurricane that made landfall at Rockford.

The storm that hit in 1948 caused $15.7 million in damage.

Of the storm that hit in 1956 and Hurricane Sabrina, one hit land at Rockford and the other caused $16.9 million in damage.

$13.1 million
$15.7 million
$16.6 million
$16.9 million
$17.4 million

Alta Vista
Escondido
Hesperia
Onawa
Rockford


The local foodie club met at Chez Martin last night for their monthly meal.  Match each person to their choice of wine and entree, and determine how much each owed at the end of the night.

The one who had the riesling paid 1 dollar more than the diner who ordered the sea bass.

The diner who ordered the osso bucco paid 1 dollar more than Yolanda.

Of Virginia and the diner who ordered the blackened tuna, one had the merlot and the other paid $28.99.

Of the one who had the merlot and Clara, one paid $24.99 and the other ordered the lobster tail.

Neither the diner who ordered the blackened tuna nor the person who paid $24.99 was the one who had the zinfandel.

The one who had the port paid 1 dollar less than Yolanda.

blackened tuna
lobster tail
osso bucco
red snapper
sea bass


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

Hazel's pack is  smaller than the black pack.

The Adironda pack is either Tasha's pack or the 30 liter pack.

Tasha's pack is  smaller than the blue pack.

Of the 25 liter pack and the black pack, one is made by Pinkster and the other is made by Bistric.

The orange pack, Kelley's pack, and the Adironda pack are three different packs.

The black pack is 10 liters smaller than Cheri's pack.

The Pinkster pack is either Hazel's pack or Kelley's pack.

Tasha's pack is 10 liters larger than the Bistric pack.

25 liter
30 liter
35 liter
40 liter
45 liter

Adironda Bistric Grennel Lugmor Pinkster


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

The wristwatch, the item that sold for $475 and the object found at Front Beach were all different objects.

The item that sold for $250, the wristwatch, and the silver coin are three different objects.

The item found at Colbert Run was either the object found in 2014 or the diamond ring.

The object found in 2009 was found at Front Beach.

Of the meteorite and the object that sold for $325, one was found in 2009 and the other was found at Addison Beach.

The wristwatch sold for 75 dollars less than the earring.

The piece found at Colbert Run sold for somewhat more than the silver coin.

The object that sold for $475 wasn't found in 2005.

The item found in 2014 sold for 150 dollars less than the piece found in 2004.

The object found at Burr Woods sold for 75 dollars more than the item found in 2004.

diamond ring
earring
meteorite
silver coin
wristwatch

Addison Beach
Burr Woods
Colbert Run
Front Beach
Gillis Park


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 with the SVZ-880 plates was fined somewhat more than the vehicle with the GGZ-007 plates.

The automobile with the MRT-628 plates was fined 25 dollars more than the vehicle from Alaska.

The automobile from Alaska was fined 25 dollars more than the car from Florida.

The Cavalo is either the vehicle from Washington or the car with the MRT-628 plates.

The Grandero is either the vehicle from Pennsylvania or the vehicle with the RBD-337 plates.

Of the vehicle from Tennessee and the automobile that received the $25 fine, one has the BMG-831 plates and the other is the Cavalo.

The automobile from Washington was fined somewhat less than the car with the BMG-831 plates.

The Etsalle was fined 50 dollars less than the car with the RBD-337 plates.

The car that received the $100 fine is either the car from Tennessee or the Fierro.

Alaska Florida Pennsylvania Tennessee Washington


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

Alford's jersey is 1 size smaller than the purple shirt.

Moore's jersey is either number 32 or the black jersey.

Kirby's shirt is 1 size larger than Quinn's jersey.

Of the purple shirt and Kirby's shirt, one is number 30 and the other is a size 8.

Of the white jersey and the red jersey, one is Kirby's and the other is a size 6.

The size 8 jersey is either number 32 or the red jersey.

Number 38 is 3 sizes smaller than the yellow jersey.


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

The conductor departing from Buttonwillow is either Damon or the conductor arriving at Yreka.

Roderick, the conductor departing from Kent, the conductor departing from Coulterville and the person working on June 12 are all different conductors.

The conductor arriving at Yreka will leave 2 days after Nathan.

Of Nathan and Damon, one will depart from Buttonwillow and the other will arrive at Vinalhaven.

The person departing from Leland will leave 2 days before the person departing from Epworth.

The person arriving at Urbandale will depart from Epworth.

The conductor working on June 13 won't arrive at Onslow.

The conductor departing from Kent will leave 1 day before Damon.

Buttonwillow Coulterville Epworth Kent Leland

Onslow Quimby Urbandale Vinalhaven Yreka


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

The person who's now with the Dodgers graduated 2 years after Arthur.

Of the person from Orcutt and the player who's now with the Yankees, one is Arthur and the other is Kenny.

The five players are Delbert, the person who's now with the Indians, the person who's now with the Angels, the player who graduated in 2006 and the person from Orcutt.

The person who graduated in 2008 is either the player who's now with the Indians or the person from Graettinger.

Of the person who graduated in 2007 and the person from Vincent, one is Kenny and the other is now with the Indians.

The player from York graduated  before the person who's now with the Giants.

Bradbury Graettinger Orcutt Vincent York


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

Of the computer with a 2.0 GHz processor and Victor's system, one has a 256 GB hard drive and the other has 1 GB of RAM.

Of the build with a 3.8 GHz processor and the build with 8 GB of RAM, one is Kerry's and the other is Doug's.

Doug's system, the system with 384 GB of hard drive space, the build with a 1.6 GHz processor and the system with 12 GB of RAM are all different computers.

The system with 512 GB of hard drive space is either Otis's build or the build with a 2.0 GHz processor.

The build with 8 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is somewhat smaller than Doug's build.

Of the system with a 1.6 GHz processor and the computer with 4 GB of RAM, one has a 256 GB hard drive and the other is Kerry's.

The computer with a 3.2 GHz processor doesn't have exactly 1 GB of RAM.

The build with a 3.2 GHz processor, the build with 12 GB of RAM, and Doug's computer are three different computers.


Rita occasionally supplements her income by foraging for wild mushrooms and selling them to local shops around town.  Today she found several different types of mushrooms.  Determine where she found each type as well as the price and eventual customer who will buy it.

Of the mushroom that sells for $35 per pound and the mushroom going to Edna's Edibles, one is the woodear and the other was found in Cooper Woods.

The bricktop mushroom sells for 5 dollars less per pound than the mushroom found in Hardy Woods.

The mushroom going to Nature's Way sells for 5 dollars more per pound than the mushroom found in Newell Woods.

The bricktop mushroom will go to Wickman's.

Of the mushroom going to Localvoria and the velvet foot mushroom, one sells for $35 per pound and the other was found in Hardy Woods.

The mushroom going to Organimarket sells for somewhat more per pound than the bear's tooth mushroom.

The mushroom found in Wiota Woods will go to Nature's Way.

The bear's tooth mushroom sells for 5 dollars more per pound than the mushroom found in Sylmar Woods.

bear\'s tooth
bricktop
shaggy mane
velvet foot
woodear

Edna\'s Edibles
Localvoria
Nature\'s Way
Organimarket
Wickman\'s

Cooper Woods
Hardy Woods
Newell Woods
Sylmar Woods
Wiota Woods


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 7-page essay will appear 1 chapter after Dr. Melendez's piece.

Of Dr. Underwood's essay and the piece about asteroids, one will be in Chapter 5 and the other is 12 pages long.

The 8-page essay will appear 2 chapters after the essay about volcanoes.

Dr. Underwood's piece will be in Chapter 1.

The article in Chapter 2 isn't 10 pages long.

The piece in Chapter 2 is either the piece about space travel or Dr. Estes's piece.

Dr. Melendez's essay will appear 2 chapters after the piece about dinosaurs.

Of the piece in Chapter 5 and the 10-page essay, one was written by Dr. Yates and the other is about earthquakes.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

asteroids
dinosaurs
earthquakes
space travel
volcanoes


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

The rower who started from Arcata finished 22 days after Flora.

The competitor who finished at Nemuro finished 11 days after the competitor who started from Cayucos.

Of the competitor who traveled for 206 days and the rower who started from Cayucos, one was Susie and the other finished at Miyako.

The athlete who started from Ventura finished 11 days before Antonio.

The competitor who finished at Takahagi finished sometime after Rodney.

Rodney, the competitor who finished at Miyako and the rower who traveled for 228 days were all different rowers.

Of the rower who traveled for 206 days and the competitor who traveled for 195 days, one was Antonio and the other finished at Miyako.

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

184 days
195 days
206 days
217 days
228 days

Arcata
Bodega Bay
Cayucos
Pismo Beach
Ventura


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 Poltris was built by the Alby College team.

The seven cars were the Poltris, the automobile with a high speed of 74 MPH, the car with a high speed of 72 MPH, the Mersey Tech team's automobile, the automobile that drove for 625 miles, the Varseyton team's car and the automobile that drove for 525 miles.

The Varseyton team's car didn't have a high speed of exactly 70 MPH.

The car with a high speed of 74 MPH was either the Awick or the Versem.

The Mersey Tech team's automobile drove 125 miles farther than the Ober College team's car.

The Cober drove somewhat farther than the Garusky.

The Versem drove somewhat less than the Darbyshire team's car.

Of the automobile with a high speed of 65 MPH and the Trebus State team's car, one is the Leden and the other is the Garusky.

The car with a high speed of 69 MPH drove 25 miles farther than the Varseyton team's automobile.

The automobile with a high speed of 72 MPH drove somewhat less than the car with a high speed of 67 MPH.

The car with a high speed of 74 MPH drove 25 miles farther than the automobile with a high speed of 62 MPH.

The Ober College team's car was either the car with a high speed of 69 MPH or the automobile that drove for 525 miles.

The Awick was built by the Varseyton team.

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

Awick Cober Garusky Leden Poltris Versem Zenmoto

62 MPH
65 MPH
67 MPH
69 MPH
70 MPH
72 MPH
74 MPH

Alby College
Bennington
Darbyshire
Mersey Tech
Ober College
Trebus State
Varseyton


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 Illusion received  more nominations than the film directed by Virgil Katz.

Sea of Dreams, the film directed by Virgil Katz, the film that received 6 nominations, the film directed by Adrienne Day and the film directed by Gabby Jones are all different films.

Wild Ones received 5 more nominations than Silk Mist.

Bold Service is either the movie that received 6 nominations or the drama.

The thriller received 2 fewer nominations than the musical.

The Illusion is either the musical or the film that received 4 nominations.

Bold Service wasn't directed by Virgil Katz.

The movie directed by Paul Walnier received one fewer nomination than the drama.

The movie that received 8 nominations wasn't the romance.

The film that received 5 nominations is either the musical or the movie directed by Maddie Mintz.

Bold Service received one fewer nomination than the film directed by Danny Trevor.

Wild Ones wasn't directed by Tank Reznor.

Thorn of Suns received  fewer nominations than Maximum Risk.

The comedy was directed by Adrienne Day.

The film directed by Paul Walnier received one more nomination than the comedy.

Of the film that received 3 nominations and the action film, one is Silk Mist and the other was directed by Maddie Mintz.

The movie that received 6 nominations, the movie directed by Adrienne Day, and the movie directed by Tank Reznor are three different films.

Bold Service
Maximum Risk
Sea of Dreams
Silk Mist
The Illusion
Thorn of Suns
Wild Ones

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

action film
comedy
drama
film-noir
musical
romance
thriller


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

Yolanda lost 2 more pounds than the friend who started a racquetball regimen.

The dieter who started a kayaking regimen lost 8 more pounds than Kimberly.

The friend who lost 5 lbs didn't use the gluten-free diet.

The person who started a yoga regimen didn't use the sugar-free diet.

The dieter who used the low-fat diet lost 4 more pounds than the person who used the vegan diet.

Of the dieter who lost 5 lbs and Doris, one started rowing and the other started yoga.

Norma lost 4 fewer pounds than the friend who started a jogging regimen.

Of the friend who used the caveman diet and the friend who used the vegan diet, one is Doris and the other started kayaking.

The dieter who used the dairy-free diet lost 8 fewer pounds than Wesley.

The person who started a jogging regimen lost 6 fewer pounds than Gayle.

The person who started a cycling regimen is either the friend who lost 9 lbs or the person who used the vegetarian diet.

The friend who used the dairy-free diet lost somewhat more pounds than the person who used the sugar-free diet.

Doris Gayle Kimberly Norma Raymond Wesley Yolanda

caveman dairy-free gluten-free low-fat sugar-free vegan vegetarian

cycling
jogging
kayaking
racquetball
rowing
weight lifting
yoga


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

The 18-year-old has a birthday 4 days before the one from West Okoboji.

Rosemarie has a birthday 8 days before Guy.

Vicki has a birthday 8 days before the 14-year-old.

Kerry has a birthday 8 days before the 9-year-old.

Kerry has a birthday sometime before the child from Norridgewock.

The 12-year-old has a birthday sometime before the 5-year-old.

Of the child with the April 23rd birthday and the child with the April 11th birthday, one is Patti and the other lives in El Monte.

The grandchild from Norridgewock isn't 6 years old.

Of the 8-year-old and the 5-year-old, one is Guy and the other was born on April 19th.

The child from Urbana has a birthday 4 days after the 9-year-old.

Edmund is either the grandchild from Urbana or the 18-year-old.

The grandchild from Thurman is either the 18-year-old or the 5-year-old.

Of the 8-year-old and the one from Popejoy, one is Guy and the other was born on April 19th.

April 3rd
April 7th
April 11th
April 15th
April 19th
April 23rd
April 27th

Edmund Guy Isaac Kerry Patti Rosemarie Vicki

El Monte
Mendota
Norridgewock
Popejoy
Thurman
Urbana
West Okoboji


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

The competitor from Naperville began his contest 30 minutes before Guillermo.

Guillermo began his contest sometime before Zachary.

The contestant from Naperville began his contest 45 minutes before the contestant from Vincennes.

Lucas began his contest sometime after Francis.

The contestant who won the chicken wing contest began his contest 30 minutes before the competitor who won the blueberry pie contest.

The competitor from Monkton began his contest sometime after Paul.

The person from Shelbyville didn't win the watermelon contest.

The contestant from Yaro City is either the contestant who won the hot dog contest or the competitor who won the doughnut contest.

Of the contestant who won the chicken wing contest and the contestant who began his competition at 12:15 pm, one was from Pervis and the other was Zachary.

The contestant who began his competition at 11:45 am wasn't from Monkton.

The competitor who won the oyster contest began his contest 30 minutes after Paul.

The contestant who won the blueberry pie contest is either Lucas or the contestant who began his competition at 12:15 pm.

The person who won the doughnut contest began his contest 15 minutes after the contestant who won the watermelon contest.

Guillermo is either the contestant who began his competition at 11:45 am or the contestant from Pervis.

Francis Guillermo Lucas Ollie Paul Wilbur Zachary

blueberry pie
chicken wing
doughnut
hot dog
jalapeno
oyster
watermelon

Monkton
Naperville
Orlando
Pervis
Shelbyville
Vincennes
Yaro City


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

The Zennia 580 has 6 GB more storage than the Mobilex phone.

The Dynatra one has somewhat less storage than the Pegasus mobile phone.

The 8 GB item, the $125 item, the Pegasus phone, the Opel phone, the $199 mobile phone and the Lunia V2 are all different phones.

The $145 mobile phone has 4 GB more storage than the $25 one.

Of the 8 GB item and the $199 item, one is the Zennia 580 and the other is made by Andromeda.

The Winnow XD has 6 GB less storage than the $225 mobile phone.

Of the $199 one and the $75 mobile phone, one is made by Andromeda and the other has 12 GB of storage.

The Dynatra item is either the $199 phone or the 8 GB phone.

The Pegasus one has 2 GB less storage than the $75 mobile phone.

The Epplex 7s is either the Andromeda one or the 6 GB item.

Of the 6 GB mobile phone and the Mobilex item, one costs $145 and the other is the Portimax C.

Of the 14 GB one and the $145 one, one is made by Opel and the other is the Alphalon II.

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

Andromeda Dynatra Mobilex Opel Pegasus Technitron Volkia


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

The scout from troop 4781 didn't win the ceramics badge.

The girl from troop 4908, Maxine, the scout who got the second award, Felicia and Nicole were all different girls.

The youngster who got the first award didn't win the first aid badge.

Of the scout who won the first aid badge and the scout who got the third award, one was Nicole and the other was in troop 4031.

The girl from troop 4031 was either Josefina or the scout who got the third award.

Josefina was awarded 2 spots after the scout who won the dance badge.

The scout who won the ceramics badge was awarded 1 spot after the girl from troop 5025.

Harriet was awarded 3 spots before the girl from troop 4443.

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

The girl from troop 4781 was either the youngster who got the second award or the girl who won the theater badge.

Maxine was either the youngster who got the fifth award or the youngster who won the dance badge.

The youngster from troop 3094 was either the scout who won the leadership badge or the girl who won the swimming badge.

The scout from troop 4031 was awarded 1 spot after the girl who won the ceramics badge.

The girl who won the swimming badge was awarded 2 spots after the youngster from troop 4031.

The scout from troop 5025 didn't win the wildlife badge.

The scout from troop 4443 was either Maxine or the scout who got the seventh award.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Dolores Felicia Gayle Harriet Josefina Maxine Nicole

ceramics
dance
first aid
leadership
swimming
theater
wildlife


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

Latasha was either the girl who got the fifth award or the youngster who won the dance badge.

The youngster who won the swimming badge was awarded 2 spots after the youngster who won the first aid badge.

The scout who got the fourth award didn't win the leadership badge.

The scout who won the wildlife badge was awarded 1 spot after Tara.

The girl who won the dance badge was awarded 2 spots after Tara.

The youngster who got the first award, the youngster who won the swimming badge, the girl from troop 4443, the youngster who won the first aid badge and the scout from troop 5025 were all different girls.

Of the girl who got the first award and the scout who won the theater badge, one was Kendra and the other was in troop 3094.

The girl who got the sixth award wasn't in troop 4031.

The scout who got the second award was either the girl from troop 4781 or the youngster from troop 5025.

Of Kendra and the scout from troop 4781, one won the theater badge and the other won the dance badge.

Of the youngster from troop 4443 and the youngster from troop 4250, one was awarded fifth and the other was Elaine.

The scout from troop 4443 was awarded 3 spots after the scout from troop 3094.

Elaine Felicia Isabel Kendra Latasha Tara Yvonne


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

The coconut product costs 1 dollar less than the ginger candle.

The lavender candle costs 1 dollar more than the freesia candle.

The apple product costs  less than the fig product.

The bergamot candle costs 5 dollars less than Sophie's product.

Courtney's candle costs 2 dollars more than Patricia's product.

Patricia's candle costs  more than the eucalyptus product.

The apple candle costs 2 dollars less than Jana's candle.

The peach candle doesn't contain eucalyptus.

The sandalwood candle costs 4 dollars more than the eucalyptus candle.

Hope's candle is either the eucalyptus product or the apple product.

Of the $9.50 product and the pear candle, one is Jana's and the other contains sandalwood.

Of Hope's candle and the pear candle, one is $8.50 and the other contains ginger.

The clove product costs  less than the freesia product.

Dolores's candle costs 1 dollar less than Victoria's product.

Courtney Dolores Hope Jana Patricia Sophie Victoria

cinnamon clove eucalyptus freesia ginger lavender sandalwood

apple bergamot coconut lime fig peach pear


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

The cane toad was bought 3 months before the horned toad.

The animal bought in March, the tree frog, Darlene's pet, Ida's pet, the horned toad and the wood frog are all different amphibians.

Ollie's pet was bought 1 month before the newt.

Ida's pet was bought 3 months before Darlene's pet.

Beverly's pet is either the cane toad or the amphibian purchased in Cool.

Of Susie's pet and the animal bought in March, one is the cane toad and the other was purchased in Evansdale.

The amphibian purchased in Latimer was bought 1 month before the animal purchased in Kernville.

The wood frog was bought 1 month before Ida's pet.

The amphibian purchased in Newton was bought 1 month after Theresa's pet.

Darlene's pet is either the animal purchased in Quimby or the amphibian purchased in Cool.

The amphibian purchased in Thomaston was bought 2 months after Darlene's pet.

The amphibian purchased in Evansdale was bought 2 months before the amphibian purchased in Quimby.

January February March April May June July

Beverly Darlene Ida Ollie Susie Theresa Yvonne

bullfrog
cane toad
horned toad
newt
salamander
tree frog
wood frog

Cool Evansdale Kernville Latimer Newton Quimby Thomaston


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

The contestant who scored 48 points was either the player from Gilbertville or Ira.

Hubert finished 7 points lower than the player who threw the red darts.

Of the player who threw the green darts and the player who scored 62 points, one was Hubert and the other was from Oakland Acres.

Willard scored 14 points higher than the contestant from New Market.

Neither the player who threw the black darts nor Keith was the player who scored 62 points.

Of the contestant from Worthington and the contestant who scored 41 points, one threw the orange darts and the other was Hubert.

The player who threw the white darts scored somewhat higher than the contestant who threw the green darts.

The contestant from Mount Union scored 7 points higher than the contestant from Yorktown.

Of Pedro and the player who threw the gray darts, one finished with 76 points and the other was from Oakland Acres.

The contestant from Yorktown finished 21 points lower than the player from Gilbertville.

The contestant who threw the yellow darts was either Bill or the player who scored 48 points.

Bill Felix Hubert Ira Keith Pedro Willard

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Dana Point
Gilbertville
Mount Union
New Market
Oakland Acres
Worthington
Yorktown


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

Freda Fisher's project begins 2 months before Gail Garrett's project.

Of the L Street project and the $25,000 project, one will be headed by Bill Bonner and the other starts in September.

The $35,000 project begins sometime after the Harkin Drive project.

The $30,000 project begins 1 month after Freda Fisher's project.

The job starting in April is either Irma Ingram's project or Gail Garrett's project.

Irma Ingram's project begins 5 months before the L Street project.

Of the job starting in August and the Willow Street project, one will have a budget of $35,000 and the other will be headed by Irma Ingram.

Of the $25,000 project and the job starting in August, one will focus on Oak Road and the other will be headed by Gail Garrett.

Of Hal Hamilton's project and the job starting in October, one will focus on Gray Avenue and the other will have a budget of $18,000.

The $15,000 project won't be managed by Dawn Daniels.

Cal Craft's project begins 1 month before the Russell Road project.

The Gray Avenue project begins sometime after the $36,000 project.

The $40,000 project is either the Russell Road project or Irma Ingram's project.

April May June July August September October

Fred Lane
Gray Avenue
Harkin Drive
L Street
Oak Road
Russell Road
Willow Street

Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Dawn Daniels
Freda Fisher
Gail Garrett
Hal Hamilton
Irma Ingram


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

Painted Empire's album wasn't released in May.

Of the glam rock release and Epoch Lantern's album, one sold 1.3 million copies and the other was released in March.

Sodium Green's album is either the ska record or the album with 1.8 million sales.

Sodium Green's release sold 100,000 more copies than the release that came out in September.

Jagged Knee's album was released in October.

The grunge album sold 100,000 more copies than the album that came out in May.

The record with 1.3 million sales wasn't released in April.

The album with 1.5 million sales was released in October.

Lip Savage's release is either the record that came out in April or the acid rock album.

The record with 1.5 million sales is either the rockabilly record or the release that came out in September.

The heavy metal release sold somewhat more copies than Eagle Ally's release.

The new wave record sold 100,000 more copies than Lip Savage's record.

The ska album is either the album that came out in May or Jagged Knee's release.

The record with 1.6 million sales wasn't released in January.

The grunge release sold somewhat fewer copies than the record that came out in March.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million
1.6 million
1.7 million
1.8 million

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Lip Savage
Painted Empire
Sodium Green

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acid rock
glam rock
grunge
heavy metal
new wave
rockabilly
ska


The pear candle costs 1 dollar less than the cinnamon product.

Iris's product costs 1 dollar more than Randall's product.

Terry's candle costs 1 dollar less than the peach candle.

The fig product costs  more than Melinda's product.

The bergamot candle doesn't contain ginger.

The pear candle is either the freesia candle or Melinda's product.

Terry's candle is either the $8.50 candle or the clove product.

Of the ginger candle and Victoria's product, one contains lime and the other is $8.50.

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

Victoria's product is either the pear product or the $10.50 candle.

Francisco's product costs 1 dollar less than the coconut candle.

The $9.50 product doesn't contain eucalyptus.

The coconut candle costs 2 dollars less than the vanilla product.

Francisco Iris Kari Melinda Randall Terry Victoria

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