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

Mira Morrow's rental is either the Fiat rental or the rental to be picked up in Durham.

Nancy Nunez's reservation is for a somewhat longer period than Irene Ingram's reservation.

Cora Cochran's reservation is for a period 2 days longer than the reservation to be picked up in Iowa Falls.

The Fiat rental is for a period 2 days longer than the rental to be picked up in Durham.

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

The reservation to be picked up in Durham isn't for the Chevrolet.

The Buick rental is for a period 1 day shorter than the reservation to be picked up in Valencia.

Of Opal O'Connor's reservation and the Volvo reservation, one is for 7 days and the other will be picked up in Brownfield.

Of the Jeep rental and the 2 day reservation, one is Tanya Todd's and the other will be picked up in Redding.

The rental to be picked up in Groveland is for a period 2 days longer than Gena Graham's rental.

Of Opal O'Connor's reservation and Gena Graham's rental, one will be picked up in Redding and the other is for the Dodge.

Mira Morrow's rental and the Fiat reservation are different rentals.

The Volvo reservation is for a somewhat shorter period than the rental to be picked up in Iowa Falls.

Cora Cochran
Gena Graham
Irene Ingram
Mira Morrow
Nancy Nunez
Opal O\'Connor
Tanya Todd

Buick Chevrolet Dodge Fiat Jeep Kia Volvo

Brownfield
Durham
Groveland
Iowa Falls
Los Altos
Redding
Valencia


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

The team with 9 members weren't dropped at Dana Point.

Yankee Group deployed 2 hours before Tango Group.

The squad that jumped at 2:00pm doesn't have exactly 6 members.

The team with 8 members deployed 1 hour after the team that dropped at Gran Mountain.

Whiskey Group deployed sometime before the team with 6 members.

The team that dropped at Brook Woods deployed 1 hour after the team with 7 members.

The squad with 10 members, the team that dropped at Ezra Forest, and the squad that jumped at 9:00am are three different teams.

The team that dropped at Ezra Forest deployed sometime before the squad that dropped at Crestline X.

India Group weren't dropped at Anthon Ridge.

The team with 10 members deployed 2 hours before the squad that dropped at Dana Point.

The team that dropped at Frazier Park deployed 5 hours after the squad that dropped at Brook Woods.

The squad that jumped at 1:00pm doesn't have exactly 6 members.

Charlie Group weren't dropped at Dana Point.

Of Tango Group and Sierra Group, one has 4 people in it and the other deployed at 9:00am.

The squad that dropped at Gran Mountain deployed 4 hours before India Group.

Charlie Foxtrot India Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

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


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

The person who paid $55 was either the customer who got the blue tattoo or Wilma.

The person who got the black tattoo paid  less than Isaac.

The customer who got the pink tattoo paid 10 dollars less than Guillermo.

The person who got the red tattoo paid 10 dollars less than Kendra.

The customer who paid $65 wasn't the Gemini.

Of the customer who paid $50 and the customer who paid $35, one was the Virgo and the other got the green tattoo.

The customer who got the violet tattoo paid  more than Isaac.

The person who got the black tattoo paid  more than the person who got the pink tattoo.

The Libra was either the person who got the blue tattoo or the customer who paid $60.

The Sagittarius paid  more than the Taurus.

Of the Sagittarius and Sheila, one paid $45 and the other got the red tattoo.

The customer who paid $65 wasn't the Cancer.

The person who got the pink tattoo paid 5 dollars more than Sheila.

Ann Eula Guillermo Isaac Kendra Sheila Wilma

Cancer Gemini Libra Pisces Sagittarius Taurus Virgo


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

The session with 8 people starts 3 hours after Juana's session.

The class with 6 people, the anusara yoga class, and the 1:30pm session are three different classes.

Of Karen's class and the 2:30pm class, one has 8 people in it and the other teaches ashtanga yoga.

The session with 15 people, the ashtanga yoga class, and the vinyasa yoga session are three different classes.

The iyengar yoga session is either Leah's session or the session with 6 people.

Opal's class is either the class with 5 people or the 12:30pm class.

The prenatal yoga class begins 1 hour before the vinyasa yoga class.

Teresa's session is either the 2:30pm class or the prenatal yoga class.

Of the 11:30am class and the class with 8 people, one is led by Teresa and the other teaches vinyasa yoga.

Of Marilyn's session and the bikram yoga class, one is at 10:30am and the other has 5 people in it.

Of the prenatal yoga session and Pamela's session, one is at 9:30am and the other has 9 people in it.

The hatha yoga session starts sometime after Leah's session.

The class with 14 people, the 1:30pm class, the 10:30am session, Teresa's class, the vinyasa yoga session and the iyengar yoga session are all different classes.

The iyengar yoga session begins 1 hour before Marilyn's session.

anusara ashtanga bikram hatha iyengar prenatal vinyasa

Juana Karen Leah Marilyn Opal Pamela Teresa


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.

Of Donald and the player who scored 41 points, one was from Epworth and the other threw the yellow darts.

The player who scored 69 points didn't throw the violet darts.

Donald finished 28 points lower than the player from Gilbertville.

The player who scored 48 points was from Toledo.

Colin scored 21 points higher than the player from Oakland Acres.

Of Rudy and the contestant who threw the red darts, one was from Mount Union and the other finished with 62 points.

Alton was either the player who threw the green darts or the player from Yorktown.

The contestant who threw the white darts scored 7 points higher than the player who threw the orange darts.

Evan was either the player from Oakland Acres or the player from Mount Union.

The player from Yorktown was either the contestant who threw the white darts or Rudy.

The player from Yorktown scored 35 points higher than the player who threw the yellow darts.

The player who scored 62 points, Evan, the contestant from Toledo and the player from Epworth were all different players.

Neither the player who threw the gray darts nor the player who threw the violet darts was Evan.

The contestant from Toledo scored somewhat higher than the contestant who threw the green darts.

Alton Colin Donald Evan Pedro Rudy Vincent

gray green orange red violet white yellow

Epworth
Gilbertville
Mount Union
Oakland Acres
Toledo
Worthington
Yorktown


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

Of the rowing appointment and the cardio appointment, one is at 12:30pm and the other is Arnold's.

Of the session at 8:30am and the session with Michelle, one will focus on racketball and the other is Garrett's.

Of the lesson with Nicholas and the lesson with Irene, one is at 8:30am and the other is Emma's.

The lesson with Nicholas is 3 hours after the free weights session.

The appointment at 12:30pm isn't with Howard.

The racketball lesson is 5 hours before Garrett's appointment.

The session at 1:30pm won't focus on cycling.

The free weights lesson is sometime after the cardio lesson.

The cardio lesson is 1 hour before the swimming lesson.

Blake's lesson is 3 hours before Fannie's lesson.

The appointment with Kristin is either the lesson at 1:30pm or the appointment at 11:30am.

The lesson with Jimmy is either the yoga lesson or Arnold's lesson.

Arnold Blake Crystal Danny Emma Fannie Garrett

Howard Irene Jimmy Kristin Lena Michelle Nicholas

cardio
cycling
free weights
racketball
rowing
swimming
yoga


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

The piece that's been missing for 10 years was painted 16 years after "Tantrum".

The 1929 masterpiece is either the masterpiece that's been missing for 13 years or "Willow Bend".

The painting that's been missing for 10 years is either "Clockwork" or the 1897 masterpiece.

The piece that's been missing for 13 years was painted 8 years after the piece that's been missing for 25 years.

Arim Aleen's piece is either "Orange Sky" or "Tantrum".

The 1897 painting is either Graham Ginso's painting or "Girl at Sea".

Dray D'Amici's painting was painted 24 years before Graham Ginso's masterpiece.

The 1929 painting hasn't been missing for exactly 15 years.

Orteirte's masterpiece was painted 16 years after the painting that's been missing for 13 years.

The masterpiece that's been missing for 20 years was painted sometime after Graham Ginso's piece.

Of the 1897 piece and the 1905 painting, one is by Arim Aleen and the other has been missing for 25 years.

Of Yeust's painting and the masterpiece that's been missing for 22 years, one is "Lost in Time" and the other was painted in 1913.

Umolia's piece, the 1913 painting, and "Willow Bend" are three different paintings.

Arim Aleen
Dray D\'Amici
Graham Ginso
Orteirte
Pukes
Umolia
Yeust

Clockwork
Girl at Sea
Hoxley Hills
Lost in Time
Orange Sky
Tantrum
Willow Bend


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

The one who had the earl grey tea paid 4 dollars more than Jennie.

Of the one who had the cappuccino and the person who paid $10.99, one was Jennie and the other ordered the cheesecake.

Of the one who had the cafe mocha and the diner who ordered the fruit tart, one paid $11.99 and the other paid $6.99.

The diner who ordered the fruit tart paid  more than the diner who ordered the parfait.

The diner who ordered the streusel paid 3 dollars more than the one who had the cafe latte.

The person who paid $9.99 didn't order the profiterole.

The person who paid $10.99 was either the one who had the espresso or Delia.

Kim was either the one who had the chai tea or the person who paid $5.99.

The diner who ordered the profiterole paid 1 dollar more than Russell.

The one who had the cappuccino, the diner who ordered the profiterole, the diner who ordered the streusel, the person who paid $5.99 and the person who paid $7.99 were all different friends.

The one who had the cafe americano paid 2 dollars more than the diner who ordered the flan.

Delia Francis Jennie Kim Linda Russell Wayne

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

cheesecake
flan
fruit tart
parfait
profiterole
sherbet
streusel


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

The class in room 207 isn't the Arabic class.

The class in room 318 doesn't have 17 students.

The course in room 120 is either the 1:00 pm class or the Hebrew class.

The course in room 212 doesn't start at 9:00 am.

The course in room 120 starts 6 hours after the class with 10 students.

The class in room 318 doesn't start at 9:00 am.

Of the class in room 207 and the 3:00 pm class, one has 20 students and the other has 22 students.

The class in room 122 starts 8 hours before the Mandarin class.

The Italian class is either the course with 18 students or the class in room 120.

Of the course with 10 students and the course in room 201, one starts at 7:00 am and the other starts at 11:00 am.

The course with 25 students starts sometime after the class with 18 students.

The 1:00 pm class is either the Japanese class or the Arabic class.

The class in room 120 doesn't have 17 students.

The Japanese class is either the class with 22 students or the class in room 201.

The course with 25 students starts sometime before the class with 10 students.

Of the English class and the class with 22 students, one starts at 11:00 am and the other starts at 3:00 pm.

Arabic English Hebrew Italian Japanese Mandarin Swahili


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

The bag that weighs 50 pounds is either the bag that needs to go to Orlando or the suitcase that needs to go to New York.

The seven pieces are Ute Fleming's bag, the suitcase that weighs 47 pounds, the piece that needs to go to Chicago, the bag that weighs 44 pounds, the suitcase that needs to go to Orlando, the suitcase that needs to go to Denver and the white luggage.

The luggage that weighs 41 pounds isn't pink.

Yolanda Bauer's luggage weighs  more than the suitcase that needs to go to Chicago.

The piece that needs to go to Orlando weighs 6 pounds less than the aquamarine suitcase.

The silver suitcase weighs 9 pounds less than Wanda Dotson's suitcase.

The luggage that needs to go to Santa Fe weighs 3 pounds more than Wanda Dotson's piece.

Of Vic Evans's suitcase and the brown bag, one was supposed to go to Atlanta and the other weighs 47 pounds.

Ute Fleming's suitcase weighs 3 pounds more than Zed Alexander's bag.

The suitcase that needs to go to Orlando weighs  less than the teal suitcase.

Of the suitcase that weighs 41 pounds and the ochre suitcase, one is Xavier Carey's and the other was supposed to go to Orlando.

Of the suitcase that weighs 35 pounds and the piece that needs to go to Atlanta, one is Tanya Gould's and the other is brown.

Tanya Gould
Ute Fleming
Vic Evans
Wanda Dotson
Xavier Carey
Yolanda Bauer
Zed Alexander

aquamarine brown ochre pink silver teal white

Atlanta
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Orlando
Santa Fe


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.

Of the diner who ordered the blackened tuna and Joanna, one paid $25.99 and the other had the bordeaux.

Nick was either the one who had the chianti or the person who paid $27.99.

The person who paid $26.99 ordered the red snapper.

The diner who ordered the osso bucco had the port.

The diner who ordered the lobster tail was either the one who had the shiraz or the one who had the merlot.

The person who paid $29.99 was either the diner who ordered the filet mignon or Genevieve.

The one who had the port paid 3 dollars less than the one who had the riesling.

Danny paid  more than the one who had the chianti.

The one who had the bordeaux paid 1 dollar less than the one who had the shiraz.

Hannah, the diner who ordered the osso bucco, the diner who ordered the filet mignon, the diner who ordered the lobster tail and the one who had the shiraz were all different foodies.

Neither the diner who ordered the filet mignon nor the diner who ordered the lobster tail was the person who paid $30.99.

Of the diner who ordered the beef stir-fry and the person who paid $30.99, one had the bordeaux and the other had the riesling.

April paid 1 dollar less than the diner who ordered the sea bass.

April Danny Genevieve Hannah Joanna Nick Robin

bordeaux chianti merlot port riesling shiraz zinfandel

beef stir-fry
blackened tuna
filet mignon
lobster tail
osso bucco
red snapper
sea bass


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.

Kline Arena holds 80  more people than the rugby facility.

The arena in Ocotillo holds  fewer people than the football facility.

Of the lacrosse facility and the arena in Venice, one is Ingram Arena and the other holds 230 people.

Elliott Arena holds 160  fewer people than the basketball facility.

The seven arenas are Quinn Arena, the baseball facility, the arena in Garber, the arena in Ocotillo, the soccer facility, the arena with seating for 270 people and the arena with seating for 150 people.

The hockey facility holds 120  more people than the rugby facility.

The baseball facility holds  more people than Kline Arena.

Vazquez Arena is either the facility with seating for 190 people or the facility in Idyllwild.

The facility with seating for 350 people is either the facility in Ocotillo or the basketball facility.

Of Dotson Arena and the soccer facility, one holds 230 people and the other is in Kirkman.

Of the rugby facility and the facility with seating for 310 people, one is in Brunswick and the other is in Idyllwild.

Dotson Elliott Ingram Kline Quinn Thompson Vazquez

baseball basketball football hockey lacrosse rugby soccer

Brunswick Garber Idyllwild Kirkman McFarland Ocotillo Venice


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

The team from Rialto finished 24 points above the team from Yarmouth.

The squad in the pink shirts finished 12 points above the squad in the violet shirts.

The squad from Big Bear Lake didn't wear red shirts.

Of the squad that finished with 775 points and the Turkey Rolls, one was from Castro Valley and the other wore magenta shirts.

Of the squad that finished with 751 points and the team that finished with 787 points, one was from Fullerton and the other was the Splitters.

The squad in the blue shirts finished 12 points above the Turkey Rolls.

The Gutter Gals didn't wear gold shirts.

The squad from Yarmouth finished 24 points above the team in the violet shirts.

The team in the magenta shirts finished 48 points above the Pin Pushers.

The Rowdy Rollers finished 12 points below the team from Big Bear Lake.

The Turkey Rolls finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the squad in the red shirts.

The Oddballs was either the squad in the pink shirts or the squad in the red shirts.

The Gutter Gals finished 48 points above the squad from Yarmouth.

The squad that finished with 715 points wasn't from Valley Center.

Alley Cats
Gutter Gals
Oddballs
Pin Pushers
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls

Big Bear Lake
Castro Valley
Fullerton
Lathrop
Rialto
Valley Center
Yarmouth


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 on Lawn Street has 6  more members than the fraternity on Wild Avenue.

The fraternity on Graydon Avenue has 3  more members than the frat founded in 1975.

The five fraternities are Delta Gamma Pi, the frat on Cedar Street, the frat on Wild Avenue, the frat founded in 1979 and the fraternity on Erick Lane.

The fraternity founded in 1979 has somewhat fewer members than Alpha Beta Tau.

The fraternity founded in 1959 isn't on Cedar Street.

The fraternity founded in 1979 is either the fraternity on Lawn Street or the house with 23 members.

The frat on Erick Lane has 3  more members than the frat on Lawn Street.

Of Lambda Alpha and the frat on Wild Avenue, one has 35 members and the other was founded in 1975.

The fraternity founded in 1959 isn't on Erick Lane.

Alpha Beta Tau
Delta Gamma Pi
Lambda Alpha
Tau Beta Pi
Theta Delta

Cedar Street
Erick Lane
Graydon Avenue
Lawn Street
Wild Avenue


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.

The client with the $9.50 fare was dropped off on King Court.

The person with the $18.50 fare, the customer who got picked up at the Fremont Library, the client who got picked up at the Olympic Tower and the customer who got picked up at the Moore Mansion were all different customers.

Elvira wasn't picked up at the Norvell House.

Neither the person who got picked up at the Fremont Library nor the person who was dropped off on O Street was the customer with the $15.50 fare.

Of the client with the $18.50 fare and Yolanda, one was dropped off on Blue Jay Court and the other was dropped off on King Court.

Of the customer with the $12.50 fare and Max, one was dropped off on Norwood Street and the other was picked up at the Norvell House.

Elvira was either the customer with the $9.50 fare or the customer who was dropped off on Shelly Lane.

Max paid 9 dollars more than the person who got picked up at the Olympic Tower.

Arctic Building
Fremont Library
Moore Mansion
Norvell House
Olympic Tower

Blue Jay Court
King Court
Norwood Street
O Street
Shelly Lane


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 ship from France wasn't captained by Red Beard Ben.

The Doubloon was either the boat that sank in 1731 or the ship from Ireland.

The Barnacle sank 36 years before the Doubloon.

The Sea Shame sank sometime after the one from Scotland.

Of the boat that sank in 1767 and the vessel that sank in 1749, one was the Mermaid and the other was captained by Sparrow Annis.

The Doubloon sank 18 years before the vessel captained by Four Eyed Fin.

The vessel from Denmark wasn't captained by Crazy Kate.

The ship that sank in 1785 was either the one captained by Wicked Weiss or the ship captained by Crazy Kate.

The boat that sank in 1785 wasn't from France.

Barnacle
Doubloon
Mermaid
Sea Shame
Vile Night

Crazy Kate
Four Eyed Fin
Red Beard Ben
Sparrow Annis
Wicked Weiss


Seaview Enterprises has received a number of orders for custom-built fish tanks this week.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to the size (in gallons) and price of the tank they ordered, and determine what town it will be shipped to.

Of the $2,000 display and the tank bought by Donna Drake, one is 60 gallons and the other is going to Springfield.

The five tanks are the 60 gallon display, the fish tank going to Talmadge, the display going to Springfield, the $1,250 tank and the display bought by Al Ayala.

The fish tank bought by Gideon Gates isn't 55 gallons.

The display bought by Donna Drake is 5 gallons smaller than the $1,825 display.

The tank bought by Al Ayala cost $1,825.

Of the $1,250 tank and the tank bought by Edwin Ellis, one is 70 gallons and the other is going to Buena Park.

The 60 gallon display isn't going to Encinitas.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons
75 gallons

Al Ayala
Betsy Beard
Donna Drake
Edwin Ellis
Gideon Gates

Buena Park
Encinitas
New Sweden
Springfield
Talmadge


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 movie that received 6 nominations is either the movie directed by Adrienne Day or Wild Ones.

Of the musical and the movie that received 2 nominations, one was directed by Virgil Katz and the other is The Illusion.

The musical received one more nomination than the comedy.

The film directed by Virgil Katz received one fewer nomination than the comedy.

The five films are the drama, the movie directed by Adrienne Day, the film that received 3 nominations, The Illusion and the movie directed by Danny Trevor.

Bold Service wasn't directed by Adrienne Day.

Sea of Dreams is either the action film or the film that received 5 nominations.

The comedy wasn't directed by Tank Reznor.

Bold Service
Maximum Risk
Sea of Dreams
The Illusion
Wild Ones

Adrienne Day
Danny Trevor
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz

action film
comedy
drama
film-noir
musical


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

The person who worked at Ash Cay caught more fish than Tanya.

Freddie caught 6 more fish than the person who worked at Gillis Deep.

The person who caught 12 lion fish, Olga, and the person who worked at Holly Hock are three different people.

Freddie was either whoever dove on Tuesday or the person who caught 12 lion fish.

The spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish was either the person who worked at Ash Cay or whoever dove on Thursday.

The person who worked at Gillis Deep caught 9 fewer fish than whoever dove on Thursday.

The person who caught 15 lion fish dived on Wednesday.

Of the spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish and whoever dove on Monday, one is Freddie and the other is Tanya.

Whoever dove on Wednesday didn't work at Holly Hock.

The person who worked at Ash Cay caught 6 fewer fish than the person who worked at Ethel Bay.

Ash Cay
Ethel Bay
Front Reef
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday


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 from Zamora is now with the Brewers.

The player from Ravendale graduated 2 years after the person who's now with the Brewers.

Of the person from Graettinger and the player who's now with the Tigers, one is Glenn and the other graduated in 2009.

The person who's now with the Mariners graduated 2 years after Orlando.

The player from Iowa Falls isn't playing for the Pirates.

The person from Ravendale is either the player who's now with the Mariners or the player who's now with the Cubs.

Graettinger
Iowa Falls
Ravendale
Vincent
Zamora


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

The man who will lift 920 lbs isn't the Russian.

The person who will lift 960 lbs, the Russian, the contestant going fourth and the contestant going sixth are all different competitors.

The contestant going second isn't the South African.

The contestant who will lift 1,000 lbs, the Russian, and the person going sixth are three different competitors.

The Swede is either the man who will lift 880 lbs or Wendell.

Of the contestant going sixth and the contestant who will lift 960 lbs, one is Nicola and the other is Oliver.

Jeremy is either the person going second or the man who will lift 880 lbs.

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

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

Canadian
Dane
Russian
South African
Swede


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 competitor who started from Morro Bay finished 22 days before the athlete who finished at Kushiro.

The rower who started from Encinitas finished 22 days after the competitor who finished at Yamada.

Of the rower who finished at Kushiro and the competitor who traveled for 206 days, one was Pedro and the other started from Arcata.

The rower who traveled for 217 days started from Ventura.

The competitor who finished at Nemuro didn't start out from Encinitas.

The rower who finished at Hachinohe finished 11 days after Yvonne.

The athlete who finished at Hachinohe, Yvonne, and Kurt are three different rowers.

184 days
195 days
206 days
217 days
228 days

Arcata
Encinitas
Morro Bay
Point Arena
Ventura


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

The farm that grows spinach will be worked on 1 day before Hazelwood.

Of the business in Kent and the one that grows spinach, one is Lucky Star and the other will be dusted on June 7th.

The farm Michael will dust on June 5th, the farm in Kent, and the business that grows cucumbers are three different farms.

Of the one that grows soy and Meadowgrove, one is in Big Bear Lake and the other will be dusted on June 4th.

The five farms are Lucky Star, the one in Big Bear Lake, the business in Newark, the business Michael will dust on June 8th and the business in Kent.

The business Michael will dust on June 5th doesn't grow alfalfa.

Of the farm Michael will dust on June 7th and the one in Paradise, one grows potatoes and the other is Blackwater.

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

Blackwater
Hazelwood
Iron Hill
Meadowgrove
Lucky Star

Big Bear Lake
Hanford
Kent
Newark
Paradise


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

Of the animal with a population size of 210 and the animal added to the list in 2009, one lives in Norway and the other is the nibner newt.

The animal with a population size of 245 was listed 3 years before the species with a population size of 490.

Of the perens pig and the animal that lives in Honduras, one was recognized as endangered in 2006 and the other has 420 surviving individuals.

The species with a population size of 210 was listed sometime before the animal that lives in Egypt.

The perens pig was recognized as endangered in 2007.

The lisner cat doesn't have a surviving population of 245.

dobra dingo
lisner cat
nibner newt
osbele oryx
perens pig


A special election was held this week in Wyoming to fill a recently vacated State Senate seat.  Using only the clues that follow, determine each candidate's total number of votes as well as his or her hometown and profession.

The person who received 10,500 votes isn't the rancher.

Of the Mountain Mesa native and the person who received 8,500 votes, one is the lawyer and the other was Fred Francis.

Of the person who received 9,000 votes and Ed Ewing, one is from Mountain Mesa and the other is the academic.

The lawyer finished an unknown number of votes behind Cate Carlson.

The doctor finished 1,500 votes behind Ed Ewing.

Jed Jarvis didn't end up with exactly 10,500 votes.

Neither the architect nor Cate Carlson was the politician who received 9,000 votes.

Cate Carlson
Ed Ewing
Fred Francis
Ida Ingram
Jed Jarvis

academic architect doctor lawyer rancher

Indian Wells
Lakota
Mountain Mesa
Olema
Westminster


A number of "real life superheroes" have set up shop in Paradise City, hoping to clean up the streets.  Match each person to his superhero identity, and determine the year he started and the neighborhood he patrols.

Edsel Eaton began 3 years before "Criminal Bane".

The superhero who patrols Mission Vale began sometime before the hero who patrols Idyllwild.

The superhero who patrols Mission Vale, "Deep Shadow" and "Ultra Hex" are all different people.

The person who patrols Summerland began 2 years before the hero who patrols Libertyville.

"Green Avenger" began 1 year before the superhero who patrols Apple Valley.

Ivor Ingram began sometime before Kurt Knapp.

"Deep Shadow" is either the hero who patrols Libertyville or Billy Brewer.

Of "Ultra Hex" and "Criminal Bane", one patrols Mission Vale and the other is Gabe Grant.

The hero who started in 2011 is either the superhero who patrols Apple Valley or Billy Brewer.

Criminal Bane
Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Max Fusion
Ultra Hex

Billy Brewer
Edsel Eaton
Gabe Grant
Ivor Ingram
Kurt Knapp

Apple Valley
Idyllwild
Libertyville
Mission Vale
Summerland


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

Of Julie and the party-goer from El Segundo, one brought the onion dip and the other arrived at 4:45 pm.

The party-goer from Dos Palos didn't bring the pizza.

The friend from El Segundo arrived 10 minutes after the participant who brought the pizza.

The party-goer from Martensdale arrived 10 minutes before the participant who brought the hummus.

The party-goer who brought the hummus is either Iris or Rebecca.

The party-goer who arrived at 4:50 pm brought the hummus.

Amber arrived sometime after the party-goer who brought the pizza.

The friend from Fairfield brought the potato chips.

hummus
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Martensdale


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

Istryn is 2 light years closer to us than the planet orbiting star HV 491.

The exoplanet with a diameter of 281,000 mi. is 4 light years closer to us than the exoplanet orbiting star PLC 120.

Cheelia is either the planet 45 light years from earth or the exoplanet 41 light years from earth.

The planet with a diameter of 243,000 mi. doesn't orbit star EX 53.

Of the planet 43 light years from earth and the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53, one has a diameter of 281,000 mi. and the other is Istryn.

Neither Istryn nor Theros is the planet 47 light years from earth.

Neither the planet 47 light years from earth nor Ereph is the exoplanet with a diameter of 714,000 mi..

Theros is either the planet with a diameter of 714,000 mi. or the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53.

Of Theros and the exoplanet 47 light years from earth, one orbits star BDF 198 and the other has a diameter of 650,000 mi..

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


The tank bought by Donna Drake is 5 gallons larger than the fish tank going to Lone Pine.

The $775 tank is 5 gallons larger than the fish tank bought by Cora Carey.

The fish tank bought by Edwin Ellis isn't going to Hollywood.

The 60 gallon fish tank is either the tank going to New Sweden or the tank going to Hollywood.

The fish tank bought by Edwin Ellis is somewhat smaller than the tank going to Lone Pine.

The fish tank bought by Gideon Gates is 65 gallons.

The fish tank bought by Al Ayala isn't going to Quasqueton.

The 55 gallon display, the $775 tank, and the tank going to Quasqueton are three different tanks.

Of the $550 tank and the tank bought by Edwin Ellis, one is 55 gallons and the other is going to Jamaica.

Al Ayala
Cora Carey
Donna Drake
Edwin Ellis
Gideon Gates

Hollywood
Jamaica
Lone Pine
New Sweden
Quasqueton


Kara recently moved to a new city, so last month she signed up for an online matchmaking service to meet some interesting new people in her area.  Using only the clues below, match each of her dates to their age and occupation, and determine where each ended up taking Kara on their first date.

The date that took Kara to the movies wasn't the musician.

Of the gentleman that took Kara to the concert and the musician, one was Dean and the other was Frank.

Of Jesus and the gentleman that took Kara to the beach, one was the lawyer and the other was 25 years old.

The musician was 1 year younger than the date that took Kara to the skating rink.

Of Sean and the musician, one took Kara to the beach and the other was 23 years old.

Sean was 2 years younger than the accountant.

The date that took Kara to the skating rink was 1 year younger than Jesus.

beach
bowling alley
concert
movies
skating rink


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

The print of Warsaw was published sometime after Jenson's print.

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

Of the $545 map and Bleux's map, one was of Iceland and the other was published in 1713.

Caronelli's print was published 36 years after Jenson's print.

The five maps are the print of Scandinavia, the $2,500 print, Bleux's print, Jenson's print and the $1,100 map.

The print of Warsaw, the $2,500 print, and Bleux's print are three different maps.

The $1,500 print is either the map of Iceland or the print of Tuscany.

Caronelli's map, the map of Warsaw, and the print published in 1713 are three different maps.

Denmark Iceland Scandinavia Tuscany Warsaw


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.

Number 37 is 3 sizes larger than the orange shirt.

Number 37 is either the size 10 shirt or Jacobson's jersey.

Of the size 6 shirt and number 37, one is black and the other is Moore's.

Ingram's shirt is 1 size larger than number 45.

The size 9 jersey, the blue jersey, the black shirt and Ingram's jersey are all different jerseys.

Neither the size 8 jersey nor number 49 is Ingram's jersey.


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

Whoever danced the hustle was either the dancer who performed third or the dancer who performed sixth.

The contestant that scored 184 points performed sixth.

Neither the person who danced first nor the dancer that scored 190 points was the dancer who did the lindy.

The person who danced second scored somewhat higher than the dancer who performed sixth.

Shirley was either the performer who did the twist or the person who danced first.

The dancer who performed sixth scored 3 points higher than the dancer who did the samba.

The dancer who did the charleston, the dancer that scored 184 points, the person that scored 187 points and the contestant that scored 190 points were all different dancers.

Of whoever danced the lindy and Kara, one danced eighth and the other scored 193 points.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points
193 points


The thriller received 2 more nominations than Fatal Sheen.

Bold Service wasn't directed by Paul Walnier.

Wild Ones received one fewer nomination than the film directed by Gabby Jones.

Sea of Dreams is either the movie directed by Tank Reznor or the romance.

Of the movie that received 3 nominations and the musical, one is The Illusion and the other was directed by Virgil Katz.

The film that received 3 nominations, the action film, and the movie directed by Danny Trevor are three different films.

The five films are Fatal Sheen, the action film, the film directed by Virgil Katz, the film that received 4 nominations and the film that received 5 nominations.

The film-noir wasn't directed by Danny Trevor.

Bold Service
Fatal Sheen
Sea of Dreams
The Illusion
Wild Ones

Danny Trevor
Gabby Jones
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz

action film
film-noir
musical
romance
thriller


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

Orteirte's masterpiece was painted 8 years after "Hoxley Hills".

Curo Cersal's piece was painted 8 years before the piece that's been missing for 25 years.

The 1905 masterpiece, the piece that's been missing for 10 years, and Orteirte's masterpiece are three different paintings.

The piece that's been missing for 20 years, Kami's masterpiece, "Hoxley Hills" and Orteirte's painting are all different paintings.

The masterpiece that's been missing for 10 years isn't "Orange Sky".

"Tantrum" was painted 16 years after the piece that's been missing for 15 years.

The piece that's been missing for 20 years is "Girl at Sea".

Of the painting that's been missing for 25 years and Yeust's painting, one was painted in 1897 and the other was painted in 1913.

"Girl at Sea" is either the painting that's been missing for 19 years or the 1921 masterpiece.

Clockwork
Girl at Sea
Hoxley Hills
Orange Sky
Tantrum


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.

Tracey's vegetables don't sell for $2.80 per pound.

Of the produce from Eddyville and Kari's produce, one type is the potatoes and the other sell for $2.90 per pound.

The produce from New Canada sell for 30 cents less per pound than Billy's goods.

Grace's produce sell for 30 cents less per pound than the artichokes.

The onions sell for somewhat less per pound than Tracey's vegetables.

The vegetables from Upton sell for somewhat less per pound than the radishes.

Of the goods from Upton and Zachary's goods, one type is the radishes and the other sell for $2.50 per pound.

artichokes onions potatoes radishes turnips

Eddyville
Grant
New Canada
Upton
Zwingle


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

The contestant from Yaro City didn't win the jalapeno contest.

The contestant who began his competition at 12:00 pm wasn't from Yaro City.

Neither the competitor who won the jalapeno contest nor the person who began his competition at 12:00 pm is Zachary.

The competitor from Raleigh didn't win the blueberry pie contest.

The competitor who began his competition at 11:45 am wasn't from Yaro City.

Of the person who began his competition at 11:15 am and Adam, one was from Vincennes and the other won the jalapeno contest.

The competitor who began his competition at 11:45 am wasn't from Raleigh.

Zachary is either the person who won the blueberry pie contest or the contestant from Vincennes.

Of Zachary and the competitor who began his competition at 12:15 pm, one won the watermelon contest and the other was from Vincennes.

The person from Naperville didn't win the doughnut contest.

Lucas didn't start his contest at 11:45 am.

The person who won the doughnut contest began his contest 30 minutes before the contestant who won the watermelon contest.

blueberry pie
doughnut
jalapeno
oyster
watermelon

Naperville
Orlando
Raleigh
Vincennes
Yaro City


The Women's International Ski Jump Quarterfinals were held in Davos, Switzerland this weekend.  Using only the clues below, match each jumper to her total number of points, and determine the length of her longest jump and her home country.

The jumper from Denmark jumped 95.0 meters.

The five people were Elaine, the skier from Switzerland, the contestant who scored 89 points, the person from Denmark and the person from Norway.

Of the jumper from Norway and Heather, one scored 96 points and the other jumped 110.8 meters.

The skier who scored 89 points, Candice, and the contestant who jumped 86.4 meters are three different people.

Elaine was either the jumper from Sweden or the contestant who scored 96 points.

Of the jumper from Denmark and Irma, one scored 110 points and the other scored 82 points.

86.4 meters
95.0 meters
96.3 meters
102.9 meters
110.8 meters

Canada Denmark Norway Sweden Switzerland


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.

Toni was born 6 minutes before the Estradas' baby.

The Vaughans' baby was born 9 minutes after the child delivered in room 230.

The child delivered in room 145 was either the Estradas' child or the Blanchards' baby.

Of the child delivered in room 225 and the Estradas' child, one was born at 12:04am and the other was born at 12:13am.

The child delivered in room 112, Susan, and Toni are three different babies.

The child delivered in room 145 was born 6 minutes before Jessie.

The Pearsons' child was born sometime after Kate.


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 $29,000 craft doesn't have a maximum depth of 13,000 feet.

The five submarines are the Rubico One, the $28,000 submarine, the craft built by Watertime LLC, the submersible built by Pan Systems and the craft built by Zephyr Waves.

Of the Ompoc Eleven and the $27,000 craft, one is sold by Deep Sea Inc. and the other has a maximum depth of 2,500 feet.

The craft with a maximum depth of 13,000 feet, the Marine V, and the submersible built by Watertime LLC are three different submarines.

The Ompoc Eleven isn't sold by Zephyr Waves.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 7,000 feet costs somewhat less than the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc..

The craft with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet, the submarine built by Watertime LLC, and the Abby EX-4 are three different submarines.

The craft with a maximum depth of 7,000 feet is either the submersible built by Watertime LLC or the Abby EX-4.

The Steado G5 costs 1,000 dollars less than the Ompoc Eleven.

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

Deep Sea Inc.
MarineCo
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC
Zephyr Waves


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.

Of the frat founded in 1950 and the frat on Kermit Lane, one is Beta Pi Omega and the other has 23 members.

Neither the house with 23 members nor the frat founded in 1976 is Lambda Alpha.

Of the house with 32 members and Theta Delta, one was founded in 1967 and the other is on Front Street.

The house with 32 members is on Russell Road.

Lambda Alpha has somewhat fewer members than Beta Pi Omega.

The fraternity founded in 1975 has 3  fewer members than the fraternity on Front Street.

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

Front Street
Kermit Lane
Mckay Road
Russell Road
Shelly Lane


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

Ida's pet was adopted sometime after the boxer.

Of Russell and Beatrice's pet, one was adopted in May and the other is the schnauzer.

Neither the puppy adopted in January nor the dog adopted in March is Dave.

The puppy adopted in February is either Dave or the boxer.

Of the black lab and the dog adopted in February, one is named Dave and the other is Josephine's.

Desiree's pet was adopted 2 months before Tracey's pet.

Beatrice's pet wasn't adopted in February.

black lab
boxer
dachshund
poodle
schnauzer


Box Office Weekly is putting together its latest blog entry covering this past weekend's movie premieres.  Using only the clues below, help them with their research by matching each new movie to its director, and determining how much money each film made in its opening weekend, and how many theaters it showed in.

The film that opened in 112 theaters made 3 million more than Fast and Dead.

Of the movie directed by Paula Pratt and Amerigo, one made $5 million and the other opened in 123 theaters.

Of Amerigo and the film directed by Linda Lynch, one made $5 million and the other opened in 45 theaters.

Let Me Out was directed by Odette Olson.

The movie directed by Odette Olson is either the movie that opened in 92 theaters or the movie that grossed $11 million.

The movie directed by Odette Olson made 9 million more than Fast and Dead.

Easy to Love didn't gross exactly $8 million.

Let Me Out made 3 million more than the film directed by Micah Moreno.

The movie directed by Paula Pratt made somewhat less than the movie that opened in 45 theaters.

$2 million
$5 million
$8 million
$11 million
$14 million

Amerigo
Easy to Love
Fast and Dead
Let Me Out
Tippecanoe

Hick Harmon
Linda Lynch
Micah Moreno
Odette Olson
Paula Pratt


Ian, the 24-year-old, and the 26-year-old are three different men.

Ian was  older than the gentleman that took Kara to the bowling alley.

The gentleman that took Kara to the movies was 3 years older than Pablo.

The man that took Kara to the county fair was 1 year older than Pablo.

Of the banker and the musician, one was 23 years old and the other was Wayne.

Wayne was either the 22-year-old or the gentleman that took Kara to the concert.

Of the 26-year-old and the man that took Kara to the concert, one was Wayne and the other was the teacher.

banker firefighter lawyer musician teacher

bowling alley
concert
county fair
movies
restaurant


Tracey's pet is either the puppy adopted in April or Lonnie.

Kevin was adopted 2 months before Norma's pet.

The shih tzu was adopted 2 months after Kevin.

Of Salvatore and Kevin, one is Sherri's and the other was adopted in February.

Kayla's pet was adopted sometime after Ian.

The black lab was adopted 1 month before the poodle.

black lab
collie
dachshund
poodle
shih tzu


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

The one in modern-day Sudan is either the Silurian impact crater or the Asanish impact crater.

The Garight impact crater wasn't formed during the Devonian period.

The Cretaceous impact crater is 25 meters smaller than the crater in modern-day Oman.

The five craters are the 200 m. wide one, the Kimeta impact crater, the Silurian impact crater, the Vorckin impact crater and the Devonian impact crater.

Neither the Kimeta impact crater nor the Vorckin impact crater is the 175 m. wide one.

The Vorckin impact crater wasn't formed during the Cretaceous period.

The crater in modern-day India wasn't formed during the Permian period.

Of the 150 m. wide one and the Moriwa impact crater, one was formed during the Cambrian period and the other was found in Sudan.

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

The Silurian impact crater is 75 meters smaller than the one in modern-day Yemen.

Cambrian Cretaceous Devonian Permian Silurian


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

Of the jigsaw puzzle with the autumn leaves theme and the jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme, one has 750 pieces and the other was made by Irycia.

The puzzle with 250 pieces wasn't released in 1999.

The puzzle released in 1995 doesn't have the coral reef theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Kimsight doesn't have the coral reef theme.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1978 has somewhat more than the jigsaw puzzle released in 1981.

The puzzle made by Kimsight has 250 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme.

The jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces wasn't released in 1995.

Neither the jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme nor the puzzle released in 1981 is the jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Kimsight and the puzzle released in 1981 are different puzzles.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Furoth has 750 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle made by Kimsight.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Sonaco has the rustic village theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Furoth wasn't released in 1978.

autumn leaves
coral reef
outer space
postage stamp
rustic village


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.

The diver going out with Vicki will dive 2 days after the diver going out with Peter.

The diver going out with Peter will dive sometime after the diver headed to Porita Reef.

Of the customer headed to Manta Bay and Mr. Ayers, one will go out with Kristy and the other will dive on July 17.

Of the diver going out with Lynn and Mrs. Blake, one wants to see Ovid's Cove and the other will dive on July 15.

The customer headed to Little Reef won't go out with Vicki.

The diver headed to Porita Reef will dive 3 days before the customer going out with Lynn.

Mr. Ayers
Mrs. Blake
Mr. Drake
Mr. Erickson
Mr. Gallegos

Little Reef
Manta Bay
Ovid\'s Cove
Porita Reef
Rowe Island


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

The fireweed honey costs 1 dollar more than the lemon blossom honey.

Midge Mintz's product costs 1 dollar more than the alfalfa honey.

The $7.50 honey isn't produced by Nick Norris.

Of the sage honey and the $5.50 product, one comes from Peru and the other is produced by Keith Koch.

The lemon blossom honey is produced by Ivy Ingram.

The alfalfa honey doesn't come from Volga.

Of the $9.50 honey and Ivy Ingram's honey, one is made from sage nectar and the other comes from Isleton.

alfalfa
basswood
fireweed
lemon blossom
sage

Ivy Ingram
Jim Joyner
Keith Koch
Midge Mintz
Nick Norris


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

The party that requested the photo booth isn't on Paul Circle.

The party on October 5 is for the Haydens.

The booking on October 4 is either the event that requested the bounce castle or the party that requested the rock band.

The five events are the event on Campus Drive, the party that requested the bounce castle, the King family party, the Clayton family event and the booking on October 4.

The booking on Paul Circle isn't for the Lawsons.

Of the Benton family booking and the event on October 7, one is on Island Drive and the other requested the bounce castle.

The party on October 3 isn't on Lakeview Lane.

Of the Clayton family booking and the event that requested the magician, one is on Lakeview Lane and the other is on October 5.

The event on Island Drive is either the Benton family party or the party on October 3.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7

bounce castle
magician
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band

Campus Drive
Island Drive
Lakeview Lane
Paul Circle
Terrace Avenue


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

Of the town with a population of 31,000 and the town with a population of 40,000, one is Vernon and the other is in Suffolk County.

Of the city in Suffolk County and Yale, one has Bes Buckley as its mayor and the other has a population of 40,000.

The town whose mayor is Bes Buckley has 6,000  more people than Garnavillo.

Independence has 3,000  more people than Danville.

Independence doesn't have Al Acosta as its mayor.

The city in Franklin County is either Garnavillo or Yale.

The town in Nantucket County has  fewer people than the city whose mayor is Sal Swanson.

The city in Bristol County has 3,000  more people than the city whose mayor is Vic Vazquez.

Danville Garnavillo Independence Vernon Yale

Berkshire Bristol Franklin Nantucket Suffolk

Al Acosta
Bes Buckley
Nora Nolan
Sal Swanson
Vic Vazquez


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

The youngster who got the second award was either the youngster from troop 3094 or Roberta.

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

The youngster from troop 3094 was awarded 1 spot after the scout who won the first aid badge.

Of Roberta and Elaine, one was in troop 4031 and the other won the theater badge.

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

Of Angelina and the girl who got the third award, one was in troop 5025 and the other won the leadership badge.

The youngster who got the fourth award, the girl who won the theater badge, and the girl from troop 4250 are three different girls.

Of Vickie and Roberta, one was in troop 4250 and the other was awarded third.

dance
first aid
leadership
swimming
theater


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

The hotel that offers scuba diving, the hotel on St. Martin, and Silver Harbor are three different resorts.

The option on Anguilla costs  more per night than Silver Harbor.

Sapphire Hills costs 20 dollars more per night than the hotel that offers kayaking.

Of the option that costs $195 per night and El Pacifico, one offers spa services and the other is on Grenada.

The resort that costs $215 per night offers golf lessons.

The hotel that costs $255 per night doesn't offer skydiving.

El Pacifico is either the option that offers skydiving or the resort on Grenada.

Sapphire Hills costs 40 dollars less per night than Emerald View.

Azure Hills
El Pacifico
Emerald View
Sapphire Hills
Silver Harbor

Anguilla
Grenada
Martinique
St. Martin
St. Barts

golf lessons
kayaking
scuba diving
skydiving
spa services


Zachary sells advertising on a number of different late-night television shows.  Using only the clues below, match each show in his portfolio to its current host and air time, and determine the channel on which it airs.

The show that starts at 10:30 pm airs on channel 13.

Of Maddy Meyer's show and the show on channel 9, one starts at 10:30 pm and the other is Witching Hour.

The program that starts at 10:15 pm airs on channel 11.

Oda Osborn's program starts 15 minutes before the program on channel 4.

Of Variety X and Witching Hour, one is hosted by Oda Osborn and the other airs on channel 9.

Ken Kirby's program starts 15 minutes after the show on channel 4.

Variety X starts sometime before Green Tonight.

The show that starts at 11:00 pm and Nate Nichol's program are different shows.

Ken Kirby
Lina Lopez
Maddy Meyer
Nate Nichol
Oda Osborn

Green Tonight
Late Night
Red Eye Party
Variety X
Witching Hour


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

The person who took the Caprica cruise set sail 2 years after the person who took the Trinity cruise.

Of the person who went to Puerto Rico and the traveler who took the 1984 cruise, one took the Baroness cruise and the other is Bradley.

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

The person who went to Trinidad is either the traveler who took the Caprica cruise or the traveler who took the 1983 cruise.

Of the person who took the Silver Shores cruise and the traveler who went to Aruba, one was on the 1984 cruise and the other is Cory.

The traveler who went to Puerto Rico set sail sometime after the traveler who went to Aruba.

The traveler who took the Baroness cruise set sail 1 year after Miranda.

Baroness
Caprica
Neptunia
Silver Shores
Trinity

Aruba
Barbados
Grenada
Puerto Rico
Trinidad


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.

Walter has a birthday sometime before the 5-year-old.

Kerry is either the one from Quimby or the child with the April 3rd birthday.

The child from St. Paul isn't 6 years old.

The child with the April 15th birthday isn't 18 years old.

Walter is either the one with the April 19th birthday or the 12-year-old.

The child from Cornville isn't 12 years old.

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

Calvin is either the one from Mendota or the one with the April 7th birthday.

Of the one from Mendota and the one with the April 3rd birthday, one is 6 years old and the other is 5 years old.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 4 days after the one from Quimby.

The one from St. Paul isn't 12 years old.

Johanna has a birthday 4 days after Kerry.

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

Cornville
El Monte
Mendota
Quimby
St. Paul


The Women's International Ski Jump Quarterfinals were held in Davos, Switzerland this weekend.  Using only the clues below, match each jumper to her total number of points, and determine the length of her longest jump and her home country.

Olive was either the skier from Canada or the skier who jumped 95.0 meters.

The skier who jumped 96.3 meters scored  fewer points than the contestant from Norway.

The person who jumped 90.1 meters scored 7 fewer points than the contestant from Switzerland.

Shawna scored 7 fewer points than the jumper from Canada.

Of the skier who jumped 96.3 meters and the person from Norway, one is Florence and the other is Shawna.

Of the contestant who jumped 86.4 meters and the contestant from Denmark, one is Alicia and the other scored 96 points.

The jumper from Canada scored 7 fewer points than the jumper who jumped 95.0 meters.

The five people were Florence, the skier who scored 96 points, the jumper from Germany, the jumper from Switzerland and the person from Canada.

86.4 meters
90.1 meters
95.0 meters
96.3 meters
105.6 meters

Canada Denmark Germany Norway Switzerland


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

The contestant who will lift 960 lbs isn't the Canadian.

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

The person going fifth isn't the Russian.

Of the person who will lift 960 lbs and the South African, one will go seventh and the other is Nicola.

The person going seventh will lift a weight that is 80 pounds lighter than the one selected by Brent.

The person who will lift 920 lbs is either Brent or Oliver.

The person who will lift 1,000 lbs isn't the Canadian.

The man going fifth will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by the person going fourth.

The person going fourth, Wendell, the South African and the American are all different competitors.

The Russian, Nicola, and the contestant going first are three different competitors.

American
Canadian
Russian
South African
Swede


This year's All-Star Hockey Team has a number of top players from all across the national league.  Match each player to his team and jersey number, and determine how many goals he has scored this past season.

Mooney is either the player who wears number 2 or the person who wears number 19.

The person from the Wolverines is either Santos or Mooney.

The five players are the person who wears number 6, the player with 8 goals, the player with 7 goals, Hunter and Mooney.

Of Lopez and the player who wears number 18, one is from the Wolverines and the other is from the Ice Hogs.

Hunter didn't finish the season with 9 goals.

The person with 8 goals doesn't wear number 2.

Santos scored 3 goals less than the person who wears number 6.

The player with 8 goals doesn't wear number 3.

The player from the Comets scored 1 goal  less than the player from the Wolverines.

The player who wears number 18 scored 1 goal  less than the player from the Checkers.

Bears
Checkers
Comets
Ice Hogs
Wolverines


A number of "real life superheroes" have set up shop in Paradise City, hoping to clean up the streets.  Match each person to his superhero identity, and determine the year he started and the neighborhood he patrols.

"Ultra Hex" doesn't patrol Apple Valley.

The hero who patrols Apple Valley isn't Red Reilly.

Of "Criminal Bane" and Jimmy Joyce, one began his crusade in 2009 and the other patrols Idyllwild.

The person who patrols Green Hills began 1 year before "Criminal Bane".

Of Ned Nielsen and the person who started in 2010, one is "Criminal Bane" and the other is "Green Avenger".

The five people are the person who started in 2008, "Ultra Hex", the hero who patrols Summerland, "Green Avenger" and "Deep Shadow".

The hero who patrols Mission Vale began 3 years after Jimmy Joyce.

The hero who patrols Apple Valley isn't Matt Minkle.

Criminal Bane
Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Prism Shield
Ultra Hex

Edsel Eaton
Jimmy Joyce
Matt Minkle
Ned Nielsen
Red Reilly

Apple Valley
Green Hills
Idyllwild
Mission Vale
Summerland


The $9.50 product isn't produced by Nick Norris.

Midge Mintz's honey costs 2 dollars less than the product from Isleton.

The fireweed honey isn't produced by Keith Koch.

The sourwood honey costs 3 dollars more than the sage product.

Of the alfalfa product and the product from Fowler, one costs $7.50 and the other costs $6.50.

Keith Koch's product costs  more than the product from Unity.

Of the $7.50 product and Linda Lynn's honey, one is made from sourwood nectar and the other comes from Fowler.

The five products are the product from Peru, the $5.50 product, Linda Lynn's product, the $9.50 product and Midge Mintz's product.

Heddy Heath
Keith Koch
Linda Lynn
Midge Mintz
Nick Norris


Mika is quite proud of her little shell collection.  Match each shell's name to its primary colors and the year and place in which Mika found it.

Of the seashell found in Grenada and the brown and pink shell, one was found in 1992 and the other is the honey cerith.

The coquina shell isn't black and white.

The black and white seashell, the monk's fin shell and the seashell found in Grenada are all different shells.

The seashell found in Grenada isn't brown and yellow.

Of the shell found in 1998 and the brown and pink shell, one was found in Tobago and the other is the monk's fin.

The spotted key shell isn't black and white.

The seashell found in 2001 wasn't found in Barbuda.

The seashell found in Saint Lucia was found 6 years before the spotted key shell.

Of the shell found in Tobago and the seashell found in 2004, one is the spotted key and the other is blue and white.

The monk's fin shell was found 3 years before the seashell found in Aruba.

coquina
honey cerith
monk\'s fin
shark eye
spotted key

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

Aruba
Barbuda
Grenada
Saint Lucia
Tobago


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

The boat that went to Rainbow Reef saw 1  fewer manatees than Captain Romero's vessel.

The Watery Pete saw 2  more manatees than Captain Quinn's boat.

Captain Espinoza's boat saw  more manatees than the vessel that went to Arno's Spit.

The Mellow Mel wasn't led by Captain Yang.

The boat that saw 6 manatees is either the boat that went to Silver springs or Captain Quinn's boat.

Of the Mellow Mel and the vessel that went to Rainbow Reef, one saw 4 manatees and the other saw 6 manatees.

The Foxy Roxy wasn't led by Captain Yang.

The Foxy Roxy saw 1  more manatees than the Sea Cow.

The boat that went to Silver springs wasn't led by Captain Armstrong.

Of the boat that saw 5 manatees and the Sea Cow, one went to Betty Beach and the other was led by Captain Quinn.

Foxy Roxy
Mellow Mel
Samantha
Sea Cow
Watery Pete

Arno\'s Spit
Betty Beach
Rainbow Reef
Silver springs
Trey\'s Tunnel


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.

The title due on September 22 was "Time to Burn".

The book by Lyle Lester wasn't "Heaven's Seal".

Neither the book due on September 8 nor the book due on September 1 is the title by Pete Patton.

Of the book due on September 29 and "Time to Burn", one was taken out by Ebony and the other was written by Fred Fuentes.

"Frogs of Iowa" is either the book due on September 8 or Zachary's book.

"Kip and Ken" was due 1 week before "Heaven's Seal".

The book by Pete Patton wasn't "Time to Burn".

Of the book by Gabby Garza and "Heaven's Seal", one was taken out by Pauline and the other was due on September 8.

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29

Frogs of Iowa
Heaven\'s Seal
Kip and Ken
Ohio Haunts
Time to Burn

Fred Fuentes
Gabby Garza
Kim Kramer
Lyle Lester
Pete Patton


MVP Events prides itself on planning large-scale parties for 50 or more people, anywhere in the United States.  This month the company has several different events to plan.  Using only the clues below, match each event to its number of attendees and the state in which it will be held, and determine which MVP employee is handling the logistics.

The event in Massachusetts will involve 25 fewer people than Patrice's event.

The job in Texas will involve somewhat more people than the birthday event.

The retreat assignment will involve 25 more people than Roland's event.

The assignment in Pennsylvania is either the wedding job or the retreat assignment.

Of the assignment with 125 attendees and the event in Massachusetts, one is the symposium and the other will be handled by Roland.

The event in Florida, Lucas's event, and the event with 75 attendees are three different events.

The event in Arizona will involve somewhat more people than the symposium assignment.

The event with 100 attendees will be in Texas.

Roland's job will involve somewhat more people than Teresa's job.

birthday graduation retreat symposium wedding

Arizona Florida Massachusetts Pennsylvania Texas


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

The pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of mushroom isn't used to combat asthma.

The medicine sourced from a specific type of beetle was approved 1 month before the pharmaceutical that treats asthma.

Damasol was approved sometime after Favolin.

Zednisen was approved 1 month after the pharmaceutical that treats asthma.

Of the medicine sourced from a specific type of fig orchid and the pharmaceutical approved in January, one is Damasol and the other treats influenza.

Of the drug sourced from a specific type of frog and Favolin, one treats arthritis and the other was approved in January.

The drug sourced from a specific type of fig orchid isn't used to combat asthma.

The drug sourced from a specific type of frog is either the drug that treats diabetes or the drug approved in March.

The drug that treats asthma was approved 2 months before the medicine that treats meningitis.

Bizolam Damasol Favolin Pluniden Zednisen

arthritis asthma diabetes influenza meningitis


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

The person who went fifth was from Zearing.

The performer who used rings was either Nick or the juggler who went fifth.

The person from Carbon was either the juggler who used mobile phones or Robert.

The person from West Bath performed 2 spots after the juggler from Yarmouth.

Of the person who went second and Howard, one was from Carbon and the other used flashlights.

Robert, the juggler from Carbon, the person who used rings and the performer who went fifth were all different people.

Of Shari and the juggler from Jefferson, one used flashlights and the other went third.

The juggler who used flashlights performed 2 spots before the performer who used rings.

bowling pins
chainsaws
flashlights
mobile phones
rings

Carbon
Jefferson
West Bath
Yarmouth
Zearing


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

The person who started with the Benko Gambit played 2 games before Heather.

Priscilla was either the person who played fifth or the person who played first.

The player who lost in 29 moves didn't begin with the Torre Attack.

The person who lost in 29 moves didn't begin with the Reti Opening.

Of the person who played third and Gail, one started with the Reti Opening and the other lost in 21 moves.

The person who played second started with the Slav Defense.

Dawn was either the person who lost in 41 moves or the person who played first.

The person who started with the Slav Defense played 1 game after the person who lost in 25 moves.

Of Heather and Gail, one lost in 21 moves and the other played fourth.

Benko Gambit
Giuoco Start
Reti Opening
Torre Attack
Slav Defense


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

The beverage that cost $3.70, the drink ordered by Jacob and the beverage Bryan ordered were all different orders.

The coffee that cost $3.30 was served by Robin.

Of the macchiato and the coffee that cost $3.30, one was ordered by Jacob and the other was served by Naomi.

The drink ordered by Charlie was the macchiato.

The coffee served by Patsy was either the coffee ordered by Jacob or the eggnog latte.

The coffee served by Susan cost 20 cents more than the iced americano.

The coffee Charlie ordered cost 20 cents less than the vanilla latte.

Neither the coffee that cost $3.70 nor the mocha was the coffee Greg ordered.

eggnog latte
iced americano
macchiato
mocha
vanilla latte


Help Ramon figure out his new senior-year class schedule.  Match each of his classes to the appropriate period, and determine the teacher and room number of each.

Of the first period class and Mr. Duffy's class, one is Algebra and the other is Pre-Calculus.

Mr. Yang's class is held 3 periods after Mr. Duffy's class.

Neither the first period class nor Mr. Bell's class is the course in room 215.

Mr. Stafford's class is held 3 periods after Mr. Lester's class.

The class in room 207 isn't taught by Mr. Bell.

Mr. Lester's class is either the course in room 122 or the second period class.

The course in room 215 isn't taught by Mr. Stafford.

Algebra Geometry History Pre-Calculus Spanish


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

Olivia's pet was bought 1 month after the bird purchased in Yetter.

The bird bought in April wasn't purchased in Vernon.

Of Tamara's pet and the bird bought in April, one was purchased in Yetter and the other is the parrot.

Of Roberta's pet and Yolanda's pet, one was bought in March and the other was purchased in Julian.

Of Yolanda's pet and the macaw, one was bought in May and the other was purchased in Yetter.

The bird bought in March isn't the canary.

Roberta's pet wasn't purchased in Aurora.

Olivia's pet is either the macaw or the lorikeet.


Kara recently moved to a new city, so last month she signed up for an online matchmaking service to meet some interesting new people in her area.  Using only the clues below, match each of her dates to their age and occupation, and determine where each ended up taking Kara on their first date.

Randy was either the musician or the 22-year-old.

The 23-year-old was either the date that took Kara to the beach or Terrance.

Of Terrance and Max, one took Kara to the bowling alley and the other was the musician.

Of Vincent and Terrance, one took Kara to the concert and the other was 24 years old.

The 25-year-old, the musician, and the gentleman that took Kara to the concert are three different men.

The man that took Kara to the beach was 1 year older than the banker.

Of Eddie and the 24-year-old, one took Kara to the restaurant and the other was the boxer.

accountant banker boxer firefighter musician

beach
bowling alley
concert
movies
restaurant


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

The event with its epicenter at Lorak occurred 6 years before the quake with a duration of 41 seconds.

The event with its epicenter at Umkad didn't last for exactly 41 seconds.

The event with its epicenter at Garenia occurred 6 years before the 8.6 quake.

The quake with its epicenter at Umkad occurred 6 years before the 8.4 quake.

The earthquake with its epicenter at Lorak happened in 1920.

Of the quake with its epicenter at Toruos and the earthquake that took place in 1944, one lasted for 99 seconds and the other had a rating of 8.9.

The quake with a duration of 58 seconds didn't have a rating of 8.9.

The five earthquakes were the 8.3 earthquake, the earthquake that took place in 1920, the quake with a duration of 52 seconds, the quake with its epicenter at Zhezios and the quake that took place in 1938.

41 seconds
52 seconds
58 seconds
84 seconds
99 seconds


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

Sheri's assignment starts sometime after the kitchen assignment.

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

Of the task that starts at 9:00am and the $10.00 assignment, one is the mud room and the other is Alexi's.

The $7.00 chore is either the laundry room assignment or Nancy's chore.

Neither the kitchen assignment nor the $8.00 chore is the job that starts at 11:00am.

The $5.00 assignment starts sometime after Nancy's assignment.

The $8.00 assignment starts 2 hours before the laundry room assignment.

The basement assignment starts 1 hour after the $10.00 job.

Of the chore that starts at 9:00am and the $5.00 task, one is Alexi's and the other is the bathroom.

basement
bathroom
kitchen
laundry room
mud room


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.

Silver Blue's song is either the second track or the country track.

Manic Android's song is either the techno track or "Vanity Plates".

The five tracks are "Can't Escape", Gizmo Glory's song, Manic Android's song, Silver Blue's song and the fifth song.

"Poorly Worded" is either Silver Blue's song or the fifth song.

Of the rock and roll track and "Can't Escape", one is by Hustle Boys and the other is the third track.

The bluegrass track is sometime before "Poorly Worded".

"Can't Escape" is 1 track after "I Think of You".

Bliss Iron
Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Manic Android
Silver Blue

Can\'t Escape
I Think of You
Poorly Worded
Vanity Plates
What We Need

bluegrass
country
grunge
rock and roll
techno


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 1945 has 3  more members than Sigma Beta.

The frat on Joseph Street has 6  fewer members than the fraternity founded in 1950.

Of the frat founded in 1950 and the house with 29 members, one is Delta Gamma Pi and the other is on Boom Court.

Delta Gamma Pi has somewhat more members than Alpha Beta Tau.

Neither Sigma Beta nor Beta Pi Omega is the fraternity founded in 1945.

The house with 32 members is on Mckay Road.

The fraternity founded in 1960 isn't on Island Drive.

The fraternity on Island Drive has 6  more members than the frat founded in 1979.

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

Boom Court
Island Drive
Joseph Street
Kermit Lane
Mckay Road


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.

Pickett won't leave for the 5 day visit.

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

The person going to Athens will leave 3 months after the person going to Vienna.

The diplomat going to Lisbon will leave sometime before Pickett.

The person going to Lisbon will leave sometime after the ambassador with the 3 day visit.

The ambassador with the 5 day visit is either Case or the person leaving in May.

Neither the ambassador with the 7 day visit nor the diplomat leaving in April is Ingram.

Of the ambassador with the 3 day visit and Ingram, one will leave in January and the other will go to Copenhagen.

The diplomat going to Lisbon is either the ambassador with the 3 day visit or the person leaving in March.


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

Of the business owned by Mr. Hall and Frank's Figs, one will open on May 8th and the other will open on May 14th.

The business using a radio ad will open 9 days after the company owned by Mr. Austin.

Of the company using a leaflet and Sinful Sips, one will open on May 11th and the other is owned by Mr. Hall.

Frank's Figs is either the company owned by Mrs. Dunlap or the company opening on May 8th.

The company opening on May 11th isn't owned by Mrs. Dunlap.

The business using a sandwich board will open 3 days after Books and More.

The company opening on May 14th is using a leaflet.

The business opening on May 8th is using a billboard.

Neither Tricky Toys nor the business using a billboard is the business owned by Mrs. Mason.

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

Books and More
Frank\'s Figs
Pandora\'s Box
Sinful Sips
Tricky Toys

Mr. Austin
Mrs. Dunlap
Mr. Hall
Mrs. Mason
Mrs. Pugh

billboard
hot-air balloon
leaflet
radio ad
sandwich board


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

The class with 8 people isn't led by Leah.

Marilyn's class starts 2 hours after the hatha yoga class.

The session with 15 people starts 1 hour after the prenatal yoga class.

The anusara yoga class doesn't have exactly 14 people in it.

Of Marilyn's class and the 1:30pm session, one teaches anusara yoga and the other has 9 people in it.

Teresa's class starts 1 hour after the session with 9 people.

The 9:30am session is either Leah's class or Juana's class.

The vinyasa yoga session is either the session with 9 people or the 11:30am class.

The iyengar yoga session starts 2 hours after the class with 8 people.


The course in room 412 is held 1 period after the History class.

Of the fourth period class and the History class, one is taught by Mr. Alvarado and the other is in room 125.

The course in room 314 is held sometime before Mr. Bell's class.

The English class is held 3 periods before Mr. Osborn's class.

Mr. Zamora's class is either the fifth period class or the second period class.

The course in room 125 isn't Pre-Calculus.

The Pre-Calculus class isn't taught by Mr. Bell.

The course in room 114 is held 1 period after Mr. Zamora's class.

Mr. Bell's class is held 1 period before the class in room 125.

Algebra English History Latin Pre-Calculus


Of the person going to Dublin and Howell, one will leave in March and the other will leave in May.

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

The ambassador with the 4 day visit will leave 1 month before Zimmerman.

Jacobson will leave 2 months before the ambassador with the 2 day visit.

Lee will leave sometime before the diplomat going to Dublin.

The diplomat going to Brussels will leave sometime before Thornton.

Of the diplomat leaving in January and the ambassador with the 9 day visit, one will go to Skopje and the other is Mr. Lee.

Of the diplomat leaving in January and the ambassador with the 3 day visit, one will go to Brussels and the other will go to Skopje.


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

The meeting for the web developer position is 2 days before the interview for the graphic design position.

The Streeter Inc. interview isn't on August 20th.

Of the interview for the janitor position and the meeting in Galt, one is on August 21st and the other is at Zathdrill.

The meeting in Moulton isn't for the janitor job.

The meeting for the sales rep position is 3 days before the meeting in Rock Valley.

The interview in Galt is for the web developer job.

The meeting in Anita isn't for the janitor job.

The Canway interview is 1 day after the meeting for the janitor position.

The interview in Moulton isn't for the copywriter job.

The Sancode interview is on August 24th.

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

Canway
Laneplex
Sancode
Streeter Inc.
Zathdrill

copywriter
graphic design
janitor
sales rep
web developer

Anita
Galt
Moulton
Rock Valley
Upper Lake


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

The tour with 11 people is either the outing starting at Chinatown or the 8:00am outing.

The 7:00am outing won't start at Yorkville.

The five tours are the 7:00am trip, the trip with 9 people, the outing starting at Greektown, Emily's outing and the tour with 11 people.

Of the 9:00am trip and the trip starting at Greektown, one has 11 people in it and the other has 12 people in it.

The tour starting at Chinatown will begin 1 hour after the tour starting at Greektown.

Neither the trip with 9 people nor Kelly's outing is the tour starting at Yorkville.

The 10:00am tour is either Yvonne's trip or the trip with 12 people.

Latoya's trip isn't a group of 12 people.

The tour with 9 people won't start at Casa Loma.

Casa Loma
Chinatown
Greektown
Little Italy
Yorkville


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 256 GB of hard drive space and the build with 640 GB of hard drive space, one is Tom's and the other has 12 GB of RAM.

Tom's computer has a hard drive that is 128 GB larger than the build with a 3.8 GHz processor.

Sean's computer has a 640 GB hard drive.

Wade's computer has a 1.6 GHz processor.

The build with 1 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 256 GB larger than the build with a 2.8 GHz processor.

The computer with 4 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 256 GB larger than the computer with 6 GB of RAM.

The build with a 2.4 GHz processor has a hard drive that is 128 GB larger than Alejandro's system.


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

The presentation from Oman was held 1 month before the presentation that pulled in 7,525 visitors.

The basketry exhibit didn't happen in April.

Of February's exhibit and the exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors, one was from  Azerbaijan and the other featured glassware.

The basketry presentation, May's exhibit, and the presentation that pulled in 6,425 visitors are three different exhibits.

Of February's exhibit and May's exhibit, one saw 7,525 visitors and the other was from  Gabon.

The lacquerware presentation saw 6,425 visitors.

The exhibit that pulled in 9,500 visitors is either the sculpture exhibit or May's exhibit.

armor basketry glassware lacquerware sculpture


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

Of the Dorsey Assoc. hire and the Albion College graduate, one was hired on March 12th and the other is Rosalie.

The person hired on March 15th didn't graduate from Riverview College.

Of the Northridge College graduate and the Velez & York hire, one is Kelvin and the other is Nadine.

Of Zachary and the Velez & York hire, one went to Albion College and the other was hired on March 15th.

Nadine didn't graduate from Rutherford College.

The Riverview College graduate, the Ingram & Kemp hire and the person hired on March 18th are all different people.

The Ingram & Kemp hire was hired sometime before Nadine.

The Barr & Cobb hire was hired 6 days before Kelvin.

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

Barr & Cobb
Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Ingram & Kemp
Velez & York

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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.

Of Sylvia's order and the purchase that included kiwis, one included onions and the other included celery.

The order that included apricots didn't include turnips.

The purchase that included oranges cost 3 dollars more than Wesley's purchase.

Neither the $7.25 purchase nor the order that included apricots is Sylvia's order.

The five orders are Ellen's order, the $8.25 purchase, the $7.25 order, the purchase that included strawberries and the $4.25 purchase.

The order that included kiwis cost 1 dollar more than the order that included oranges.

The purchase that included celery is either Leo's purchase or the $6.25 order.

apricots grapefruits kiwis oranges strawberries


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 the youngster who won the ceramics badge and the youngster who got the second award, one was in troop 4250 and the other was Wendy.

The scout from troop 4250 was awarded 1 spot before the scout from troop 4781.

The girl who got the first award didn't win the ceramics badge.

The girl from troop 3094 was either the youngster who won the wildlife badge or the girl who got the first award.

The girl from troop 4250 won the swimming badge.

The girl from troop 5025 was awarded 1 spot before Tara.

Of Yvonne and the scout who got the fourth award, one was in troop 4781 and the other was in troop 3094.

ceramics
first aid
swimming
theater
wildlife


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

The piece that weighs 41 pounds was supposed to go to Chicago.

The silver luggage, Wanda Dotson's bag, and the piece that needs to go to Santa Fe are three different pieces.

The red luggage weighs 3 pounds less than Wanda Dotson's piece.

The luggage that needs to go to Santa Fe is maroon.

Of the luggage that needs to go to Orlando and the maroon bag, one is Tanya Gould's and the other weighs 47 pounds.

The luggage that weighs 47 pounds isn't pink.

The maroon piece is either Tanya Gould's luggage or Zed Alexander's suitcase.

Ute Fleming's bag doesn't weigh 41 pounds.

The five pieces are the suitcase that needs to go to Denver, the silver piece, Ute Fleming's piece, the piece that weighs 35 pounds and Tanya Gould's luggage.

Tanya Gould
Ute Fleming
Wanda Dotson
Xavier Carey
Zed Alexander

Chicago
Denver
New York
Orlando
Santa Fe


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

The man who will play the senator will make 30,000 dollars less than the man filming on October 13th.

Of the actor filming on September 1st and Jim, one will play the soldier and the other will make $145,000.

Randy will make 15,000 dollars more than the man filming on October 13th.

Shannon won't be filming on September 15th.

The man making $85,000 won't be filming on October 6th.

The man who will play the soldier is either the person filming on September 1st or Shannon.

Oscar will make 30,000 dollars more than Shannon.

The person who will play the firefighter won't be filming on September 15th.

The actor who will play the lawyer will make 45,000 dollars more than the man who will play the soldier.

September 1st
September 15th
September 22nd
October 6th
October 13th

father firefighter lawyer senator soldier


The Women's International Ski Jump Quarterfinals were held in Davos, Switzerland this weekend.  Using only the clues below, match each jumper to her total number of points, and determine the length of her longest jump and her home country.

The person who scored 96 points jumped 95.0 meters.

Of the jumper who jumped 96.3 meters and Becky, one was from Norway and the other scored 103 points.

Of the jumper who scored 82 points and the person who jumped 102.9 meters, one was from Finland and the other is Heather.

The person from Sweden was either the contestant who scored 96 points or Denise.

The skier from Canada, Becky, and the jumper who scored 89 points are three different people.

The contestant who scored 82 points didn't jump 86.4 meters.

86.4 meters
95.0 meters
96.3 meters
102.9 meters
105.6 meters


Of Kathryn's order and the $8.25 purchase, one included grapefruits and the other included onions.

The order that included figs is either the $7.25 order or the $4.25 order.

Neither the order that included kiwis nor the purchase that included figs is the order that included turnips.

The order that included figs cost  less than the purchase that included celery.

Neither Alisha's order nor Carol's order is the purchase that included grapefruits.

Of the $7.25 order and the purchase that included kiwis, one was Irma's and the other included celery.

cranberries figs grapefruits kiwis peaches


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

The beverage ordered by Austin wasn't served by Yvette.

The coffee served by Kristen cost 20 cents more than the beverage served by Olivia.

Of the macchiato and the beverage that cost $3.60, one was ordered by Henry and the other was served by Linda.

The drink ordered by Fredrick didn't cost $3.60.

The espresso cost 30 cents more than the vanilla latte.

The beverage Austin ordered was the iced americano.

The coffee Austin ordered cost somewhat less than the mocha.

The five orders were the drink served by Olivia, the beverage that cost $3.60, the beverage that cost $3.30, the coffee Greg ordered and the drink ordered by Austin.

Neither the drink ordered by Henry nor the drink that cost $3.30 was the drink served by Kristen.

espresso
iced americano
macchiato
mocha
vanilla latte