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.

Felicia, the child born at 12:10am, and the baby born at 12:04am are three different babies.

Of the Vaughans' child and the child delivered in room 145, one was born at 12:10am and the other was born at 12:07am.

Of the baby delivered in room 206 and Peggy, one was born at 12:10am and the other was the Pearsons'.

The Quinns' child was born 3 minutes after the baby delivered in room 206.

The child born at 12:07am was either Agnes or the Vaughans' baby.


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

The piece that sold for $475 was either the piece found at Dimmot Woods or the piece found in 1995.

Of the piece found at Gillis Park and the cannonball, one sold for $325 and the other was found in 1995.

The item found at Dimmot Woods sold for somewhat more than the piece found in 2004.

The object found at Colbert Run sold for 75 dollars less than the item found in 1992.

The piece that sold for $325 was either the piece found in 1992 or the object found in 2000.

cannonball
diamond ring
silver coin
wristwatch

Burr Woods
Colbert Run
Dimmot Woods
Gillis Park


Mike and Cathy are searching for a home to rent in Andover County.  Using only the clues below, match each rental property to its owner, neighborhood, price and total square footage.

The home owned by Bertha Allen is either the home in Capitola or the 1,350 sq ft home.

Neither the 1,350 sq ft rental nor the rental owned by Lyle Kramer is the rental in Fayette.

The home owned by Mitsy Lane is somewhat larger than the house owned by Lyle Kramer.

The rental in Gilman is owned by Mitsy Lane.

The 1,100 sq ft home doesn't rent for $1,100/month.

The 1,475 sq ft home rents for $975/month.

The house in Capitola is 125 sq ft smaller than the home that rents for $825/month.

The rental owned by Freda Estes is 125 sq ft larger than the home in Capitola.

Bertha Allen
Freda Estes
Lyle Kramer
Mitsy Lane


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

Tina's team, the team from Project City, and the pair from Myers Flat are three different teams.

Of David's duo and Felipe's duo, one finished in 32 seconds and the other included Yvonne.

The team that finished in 29 seconds was from Ireton.

The duo from Project City finished 3 seconds after Felipe's duo.

Robyn's team finished sometime before Alexander's duo.

The team from Riverside finished 3 seconds after Alexander's duo.

Eddie's duo didn't finish in exactly 38 seconds.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds

Ireton
Myers Flat
Project City
Riverside


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 in Plymouth County and the city with a population of 31,000, one is Wapello and the other has Al Acosta as its mayor.

Charles City is either the town with a population of 37,000 or the town whose mayor is Kevin King.

The city with a population of 31,000 is either the city in Hampshire County or the town whose mayor is Ida Ingram.

The city whose mayor is Ida Ingram has  fewer people than Eddington.

Vernon has 6,000  more people than the town in Norfolk County.

Neither the town whose mayor is Ida Ingram nor the town whose mayor is Gil Gonzales is Vernon.

Al Acosta
Gil Gonzales
Ida Ingram
Kevin King


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.

Of the person who took the Trinity cruise and Paula, one went to Trinidad and the other was on the 1986 cruise.

Miranda set sail sometime before the traveler who took the Neptunia cruise.

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

Of Bradley and the traveler who took the 1983 cruise, one went to Grenada and the other took the Neptunia cruise.

The traveler who took the Trinity cruise is either the person who took the 1986 cruise or the traveler who went to Aruba.


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.

Of the rower who started from Point Arena and Lowell, one finished in 195 days and the other finished at Hachinohe.

Lowell was either the competitor who finished at Onagawa or the competitor who started from Encinitas.

The competitor who started from Encinitas finished 11 days after Yvonne.

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

Bodega Bay
Encinitas
Pescadero
Point Arena


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.

Of Jed Jarvis and the candidate who received 8,500 votes, one is from Lakota and the other is the doctor.

The Lakota native finished 500 votes ahead of Gilda Gray.

The doctor finished an unknown number of votes behind Ida Ingram.

The Mountain Mesa native is the architect.

The Glendale native finished 500 votes ahead of the writer.

Dale Donovan
Gilda Gray
Ida Ingram
Jed Jarvis

Glendale
Indian Wells
Lakota
Mountain Mesa


The Northeastern Division pairs figure skating finals were held this afternoon in Endicott City.  Match each of the men to their female skating partner, and determine the song they skated to and their final total score (in points).

Yuri's pair was either the team that skated to Falling Star or Naomi's pair.

Yuri's pair scored 3 tenths of a point lower than the team that skated to Galician Day.

Of the team that skated to Umbrellas Up and Tamara's pair, one included Timothy and the other finished with 26.9 points.

The pair that scored 27.2 points was either the pair that skated to Falling Star or Tamara's pair.

The team that skated to Umbrellas Up scored 3 tenths of a point lower than Naomi's pair.

Elegy in C
Falling Star
Galician Day
Umbrellas Up


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

The letter found in 2008 is either the bottle from Torquay or Olive's missive.

Olive's message was sent 14 years after the missive from Torquay.

The missive found in 2007 is either the message from Penzance or Olive's letter.

Leah's letter, the missive found in 2008, and the letter found in 2012 are three different letters.

Victor's letter is either the bottle found in 2009 or the missive found in 2008.

The missive found in 2012 was from Cherbourg.


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

Terrance is leaving 1 hour later than the person flying from Jamaica.

The person going to Eritrea and the person leaving at 3:30 pm are different travelers.

Neither Olga nor Inez is the person going to Angola.

Neither Olga nor Terrance is the traveler going to Barbados.

Terrance is leaving  earlier than the traveler flying from Malta.

Of the person leaving at 5:30 pm and Doris, one is flying from Liberia and the other is going to Angola.


The International Bigfoot Sighting Registry (IBSR) has recorded a number of unusual witnesses accounts this year from different parts of Caribou County.  Using only the clues below, match each witness to the month and time of his or her sighting, and determine the location in which it occurred.

Bobbie's event was either the June sighting or the 12:30 am account.

Of the sighting at Twin Pines and the April event, one was Orlando's and the other happened at 4:35 pm.

Nina's account, the 11:25 pm event, and the 5:50 pm event are three different events.

The 11:25 pm sighting took place sometime before Hannah's sighting.

The April event was either the account at Bald Hill Run or the 11:25 pm account.

Nina's event took place 2 months after the event at Juniper Springs.

Bald Hill Run
Juniper Springs
Twin Pines
Viking Woods


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

The graduate launching in March will focus on ant colonies.

Of the graduate launching in April and Katherine, one will be on mission GX-13 and the other will focus on larval growth.

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

The person who will be studying larval growth, the astronaut assigned to mission CR-260, and the person launching in March are three different people.

Of Mercedes and the astronaut launching in January, one will be on mission AV-435 and the other will focus on larval growth.

Delia, the graduate launching in March, and the person launching in April are three different people.

ant colonies
larval growth
plant enzymes
radiation


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

Neither the runner who finished in 24 minutes nor the competitor from Olema was Herman.

Of the competitor who finished in 23 minutes and Daryl, one wore the black shirt and the other was from Janesville.

Neither the contestant who finished in 24 minutes nor Patrick was the runner from Alpine.

The runner from Janesville finished sometime before the runner in the violet shirt.

The competitor from Alpine wore the lime shirt.

Daryl finished 1 minute before the competitor from Olema.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes


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

The friend from Dos Palos arrived 5 minutes after Olga.

Of Kellie and the participant who arrived at 4:30 pm, one is from Fairfield and the other is from Pine Valley.

Olga arrived 5 minutes after the friend who brought the soda.

The friend from Dos Palos didn't bring the potato chips.

Dos Palos
Fairfield
Martensdale
Pine Valley


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

Samson won sometime after the irish setter.

The canine that won in 2007 isn't Samson.

Neither Barbara's dog nor Elsie's canine is the irish setter.

Elsie's dog is either the chow chow or Shadow.

Of Chester's dog and Stella, one is the beagle and the other won in 2006.


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

The woodworker who works with boxwood charges  more than the woodworker who sells Ineoch figurines.

Of the sci-fi fan who charges 3 dollars and the sci-fi fan who works with teak, one is Johnnie and the other sells Enthatia figurines.

Of the carver who sells Ineoch figurines and Johnnie, one works with elm and the other charges 7 dollars.

Johnnie is either the sci-fi fan who charges 5 dollars or the sci-fi fan who sells Nysest figurines.

The carver who sells Enthatia figurines charges 2 dollars less than Evan.

The carver who works with elm charges 2 dollars more than Hubert.


The woodworker who works with ash charges 4 dollars more than the woodworker who sells Quekal figurines.

The woodworker who works with fir is either Richard or Kelly.

Of the woodworker who works with spruce and Oliver, one charges 7 dollars and the other sells Jenadije figurines.

The carver who sells Ageynia figurines charges 4 dollars less than Kelly.

Richard charges 2 dollars more than the sci-fi fan who sells Ageynia figurines.


Caryville High School has a number of deaf students who require a sign language interpreter during certain classes.  Using only the clues below, match each student to his or her interpreter, and determine what class they are assigned to and what time it will begin.

The person who will be going to the Biology class will start sometime before Charlie.

Of the person who will be going to the Biology class and Darren, one will be working with Nelson and the other will start work at 10:00am.

Earnest is either the person who will be going to the Biology class or the person who will be working with Lester.

The interpreter whose assignment begins at 11:00am will be working with Orlando.

Earnest will start 2 hours before the person who will be going to the History class.

Earnest will be going to the Calculus class.


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

The stamp that was issued in 1850 sold for somewhat less than Quinn Quade's stamp.

Quinn Quade's stamp sold for $25,000 less than the "Yellownose".

The $125,000 stamp originally came out in 1866.

Of Ray Ricardo's stamp and the $125,000 stamp, one was the "Jenny Penny" and the other was the "Yellownose".

The $150,000 stamp was the "Bull's Dove".

The stamp that was issued in 1868 was either the "Yellownose" or the "Bull's Dove".

Lou Lawry's stamp sold for somewhat more than Odette Opal's stamp.

Lou Lawry
Odette Opal
Quinn Quade
Ray Ricardo

Bull\'s Dove
Danish Rosa
Jenny Penny
Yellownose


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

Of Blaster Boy and the one that sold for $75, one was purchased by Bruce and the other came out in 1984.

Of the video game that came out in 1983 and AWOL Alert, one sold for $55 and the other was purchased by Ivan.

The one that sold for $85 came out 2 years after the one bought by Alfred.

Troop Seven is either the game that came out in 1985 or the game that sold for $75.

Neither AWOL Alert nor the game that came out in 1985 is the game that sold for $90.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Troop Seven
Victorforce


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

Of the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of beetle and Minitrell, one was approved in March and the other treats influenza.

The medicine that treats influenza was approved 1 month before the drug sourced from a specific type of palm tree.

The drug sourced from a specific type of frog was approved sometime after the drug that treats influenza.

The drug sourced from a specific type of frog was approved 1 month before the pharmaceutical that treats heart disease.

The pharmaceutical that treats meningitis was approved 2 months after Zednisen.

Gravon was approved sometime after the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of palm tree.

asthma
heart disease
influenza
meningitis


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

Teuz was either the island first seen by Captain Payne or the island discovered in 1768.

The island on which the Manika'i people lived was discovered sometime after the island on which the Hakili people lived.

Of the island first seen by Captain Norris and Teuz, one was inhabited by the Manika'i and the other was discovered in 1768.

The island first seen by Captain Olavarriaga wasn't inhabited by the Holo'oka.

Verinya was discovered 14 years before Qlork.

Beruhga was discovered sometime after the island on which the Hakili people lived.

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


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

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

The person who ordered the dragon roll is Yvette.

Ted paid 2 dollars more than the client who ordered the rainbow roll.

The person who ordered the hawaiian roll is either the client who paid $11.50 or the person who paid $13.50.

Of the client who ordered the futomaki roll and the client who ordered the tiger roll, one is Yvette and the other is Brandi.

The person who paid $9.50, Yvette, and Johnnie are three different people.


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

Ivan spoke 2 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on Claudius.

Neither the student who gave the presentation on Diocletian nor the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes was Zachary.

Of Zachary and the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes, one talked about Tiberius and the other got the B-.

Allan was either the student who gave the presentation on Diocletian or the presenter who got the A.

Neither the presenter who gave the presentation on Diocletian nor the presenter who gave the presentation on Claudius was Ivan.

The student who gave the presentation on Tiberius spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who got the D.

The student who gave the presentation on Diocletian, Allan and the student who spoke for 10 minutes were all different students.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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

Neither the shipment going to Quimby nor Johnnie's shipment is the shipment that cost $7.75.

The shipment that cost $6.75 is going to Lake Forest.

The package with the tea set in it cost 2 dollars more than Johnnie's package.

Of the package going to Cherryfield and the shipment with the tea set in it, one is Christopher's and the other is Everett's.

The package that cost $6.75 isn't Christopher's.

The package with the basketball in it cost 2 dollars less than the shipment with the rare book in it.

basketball
fruit basket
rare book
tea set

Cherryfield
Lake Forest
Mattawamkeag
Quimby


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

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

The great white shark study starts sometime after the assignment on the Orion.

The study on the Osprey is either the hammerhead shark study or Ora's study.

Charlie's project is either the assignment beginning in March or the project on the Pegasus.

Zachary's assignment has nothing to do with blacktip sharks.

Zachary's study starts 1 month after the great white shark project.

The hammerhead shark assignment starts 1 month before Charlie's assignment.


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.

Penny Pugh's program starts 15 minutes after the show on channel 11.

The show that starts at 10:15 pm isn't Late Night.

The four shows are the show that starts at 11:00 pm, Green Tonight, Late Night and the program on channel 9.

Oda Osborn's show, the show that starts at 10:30 pm, and the program on channel 2 are three different shows.

Of the program that starts at 10:30 pm and the show on channel 9, one is hosted by Penny Pugh and the other is Variety X.

The program on channel 7 starts sometime after Oda Osborn's program.

Ken Kirby
Nate Nichol
Oda Osborn
Penny Pugh

Green Tonight
Late Night
Tonight Again
Variety X


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 $8.00 task.

The $10.00 job starts 1 hour after Sheri's job.

Of the kitchen assignment and the job that starts at 10:00am, one is Daniel's and the other gets an allowance of $10.00.

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


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

The dog that was in school for 9 weeks is either the canine from Allerton or the one Paula trained.

The canine Rachel trained is either the dog from Sierra City or the one that was in school for 9 weeks.

The canine that was in school for 7 weeks, the dog Rachel trained, and the dog Paula trained are three different dogs.

The one from Sierra City trained 1 week less than Charlie.

Lucky had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of the dog from Sierra City.

Of the canine from Turlock and the canine Rachel trained, one is Charlie and the other was in classes for 9 weeks.

The one that was in school for 6 weeks was trained by Nadine.


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

The skydiver who first started in 1985 is either Francisco or the jumper who has done 58 previous jumps.

The skydiver who has done 42 previous jumps started skydiving 1 year after Francisco.

Ira started skydiving sometime after the skydiver who has done 49 previous jumps.

Of the skydiver who first started in 1982 and Zachary, one has done 78 previous jumps and the other wears the pink suit.

Of the skydiver who has done 78 previous jumps and Francisco, one wears the yellow suit and the other started skydiving in 1983.

The skydiver who wears the violet suit started skydiving 1 year after the jumper who has done 78 previous jumps.

The jumper who first started in 1985 doesn't wear the pink suit.


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

"Dancing Hyena" has 1 million fewer views than the video that's 40 seconds long.

The video that's 55 seconds long has 1 million more views than the viral video that's 40 seconds long.

The viral video with 5 million views isn't "Baby Eats Cake".

Alejandro's video is either the video that's 15 seconds long or the video that's 31 seconds long.

"Magnet Mayhem" has somewhat more views than Georgia's viral video.

The video with 7 million views is either the video that's 31 seconds long or the viral video that's 40 seconds long.

Of the video that's 55 seconds long and the video with 7 million views, one is Lorena's and the other is "Gabe Goes Nuts".

Baby Eats Cake
Dancing Hyena
Gabe Goes Nuts
Magnet Mayhem

15 seconds
31 seconds
40 seconds
55 seconds


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

The competitor who went fourth dove  deeper than the competitor from Japan.

The contestant who reached a depth of 101 meters was from Iceland.

The contestant from Japan was either Ed Elliott or the competitor who went third.

The competitor who reached a depth of 107 meters was either Daniel Day or the competitor from Portugal.

The diver who went seventh was either the competitor who reached a depth of 98 meters or Daniel Day.

Neither the diver who went second nor the competitor who reached a depth of 101 meters was Ed Elliott.

Hill Harvey didn't max out at 107 meters.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters

Arnold Avery
Daniel Day
Ed Elliott
Hill Harvey


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.

Curo Cersal's piece has been missing for 10 years.

The piece that's been missing for 25 years is "Orange Sky".

The 1905 piece, Nysotia's piece, and Curo Cersal's piece are three different paintings.

"Lost in Time" was painted 16 years after Nysotia's piece.

Dray D'Amici's painting, the 1905 masterpiece, and the 1897 masterpiece are three different paintings.

The 1905 masterpiece is either the painting that's been missing for 22 years or "Orange Sky".

"Tantrum" was painted 8 years before the piece that's been missing for 22 years.

Curo Cersal
Dray D\'Amici
Jenadije
Nysotia

Hoxley Hills
Lost in Time
Orange Sky
Tantrum


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 Belle Bar, whoever dove on Wednesday, and whoever dove on Thursday are three different people.

Henrietta caught 6 fewer fish than whoever dove on Thursday.

Whoever dove on Friday worked at Front Reef.

Of Eloise and the person who worked at Ash Cay, one caught 15 lion fish and the other dived on Thursday.

Pat caught 3 more fish than whoever dove on Friday.

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Front Reef
Gillis Deep


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 38 pounds is either the suitcase that needs to go to Denver or the piece that needs to go to Chicago.

The suitcase that weighs 41 pounds was supposed to go to Denver.

The luggage that weighs 41 pounds, the piece that needs to go to New York, and the maroon suitcase are three different pieces.

Yolanda Bauer's luggage doesn't weigh 41 pounds.

Of the luggage that needs to go to New York and Ute Fleming's suitcase, one is lime and the other weighs 35 pounds.

Ute Fleming's piece, the luggage that needs to go to New York, and the bag that weighs 44 pounds are three different pieces.

Of the bag that needs to go to Santa Fe and the luggage that weighs 41 pounds, one is gray and the other is Xavier Carey's.

Tanya Gould
Ute Fleming
Xavier Carey
Yolanda Bauer


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

The Graffetz footwear was somewhat larger than the $245 pair.

Of the Williford footwear and Bethany's pair, one was a size 5 and the other cost $140.

The size 7 set was either the Graffetz footwear or the $140 pair.

The size 5 set was either the $125 pair or the $155 pair.

The Cormano footwear was 1 size smaller than the $125 pair.


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

The Socialist, the candidate who spoke on January 16th and the politician whose speech brought in 1,875 attendees were all different people.

Conner Dawes spoke 1 day after the Democrat.

The politician whose speech brought in 2,250 attendees, Gara Oldman, and the Independent are three different people.

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

The politician who spoke on January 16th was the Objectivist.

The candidate whose speech brought in 850 attendees was either the person who spoke on January 16th or the speaker who spoke on January 14th.

The Independent was either Edith Frayle or the speaker who spoke on January 15th.

The Objectivist spoke 2 days after Barron Tweed.

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

Barron Tweed
Conner Dawes
Edith Frayle
Gara Oldman

Democrat Independent Objectivist Socialist


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.

Neither the eldar elk nor the species added to the list in 2009 is the animal that lives in Barbados.

Of the animal that lives in Luxembourg and the animal added to the list in 2007, one has 385 surviving individuals and the other is the perens pig.

Of the species that lives in Yemen and the byengo bat, one has 455 surviving individuals and the other was recognized as endangered in 2006.

The four species are the species added to the list in 2007, the animal that lives in Luxembourg, the eldar elk and the animal with a population size of 350.

The species with a population size of 385 is either the animal added to the list in 2008 or the animal added to the list in 2009.

The species that lives in Barbados was listed sometime after the animal with a population size of 350.

byengo bat
dobra dingo
eldar elk
perens pig


The client who ordered the dynamite roll is Allan.

The customer who ordered the philadelphia roll ordered the spicy tataki roll.

The customer who ordered the spicy tuna roll paid 2 dollars less than the client who ordered the california roll.

The client who paid $13.50, the customer who ordered the alaskan roll, and Allan are three different people.

Ramona, the person who ordered the tiger roll, and the person who paid $13.50 are three different people.

Johnnie paid 2 dollars more than the client who ordered the spicy tataki roll.

The person who paid $15.50, the customer who ordered the alaskan roll, and Pam are three different people.

alaskan california dynamite philadelphia


The Winter Olympics have just wrapped up in Norway.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by each country.

The squad from Malawi was either the team that won 10 silver medals or the squad that won 10 bronze medals.

The squad from Malawi ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the squad that won 12 bronze medals.

The squad from Malawi ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad that won 2 silver medals.

The squad that won 4 gold medals finished with 10 bronze medals.

The squad that won 2 gold medals was either the squad that won 12 silver medals or the squad that won 12 bronze medals.

The squad that won 10 bronze medals ended with 4 silver medals.

The squad from Namibia didn't finish with 3 gold medals.

Of the team that won 10 silver medals and the squad from Russia, one finished with 2 gold medals and the other finished with 4 bronze medals.


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

The mushroom that sells for $30 per pound wasn't found in Sylmar Woods.

The oyster mushroom will go to Organimarket.

The mushroom found in Cooper Woods sells for somewhat less per pound than the mushroom going to Abby's Mart.

The four mushrooms are the mushroom found in Hardy Woods, the mushroom going to Organimarket, the mushroom that sells for $30 per pound and the mushroom that sells for $40 per pound.

The woodear mushroom sells for somewhat less per pound than the mushroom found in Wiota Woods.

Of the bricktop mushroom and the mushroom going to Abby's Mart, one was found in Hardy Woods and the other sells for $30 per pound.

The mushroom found in Cooper Woods is either the mushroom going to Nature's Way or the mushroom that sells for $25 per pound.

Abby\'s Mart
Nature\'s Way
Organimarket
Wickman\'s

Cooper Woods
Hardy Woods
Sylmar Woods
Wiota Woods


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

The four books are the 204-page book, the title that sold 33 copies, Alexis Olson's book and the book that sold 12 copies.

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

The 226-page book is either Away in Arles or Matt Stevens's book.

The title that sold 19 copies wasn't written by Jeff Holman.

My Best Friend is either the book that sold 33 copies or the 226-page book.

The book that sold 19 copies, Alexis Olson's book, and Matt Stevens's book are three different books.

Away in Arles
My Best Friend
Wendalissa
Zara\'s Game

Alexis Olson
Bill Orega
Jeff Holman
Matt Stevens


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

The creature found in 1989 was found 3,000 feet higher up than the lancetfish.

The creature found in 1983 was found 3,000 feet lower down than the creature discovered in the Malinga Trench.

The viperfish was discovered in the Fallon Deep.

The specimen found in 1989 and the lanternfish are different animals.

The specimen found at 16,500 ft wasn't found in 1998.

The viperfish is either the animal found in 1989 or the creature found in 1983.

The animal found at 15,000 ft was discovered in the Tethys Trough.

lanternfish
lancetfish
tube worm
viperfish

Bristle Trench
Fallon Deep
Malinga Trench
Tethys Trough


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

The siren with a loudness of 115 decibels costs $160.

The four sirens are the Viking 5, the siren with a loudness of 115 decibels, the siren released in 2000 and the siren with a loudness of 105 decibels.

The siren released in 2000 is  quieter than the Armor-Stop.

The siren with a loudness of 110 decibels is either the siren released in 2006 or the Armor-Stop.

Of the $124 siren and the Eco Alert, one was released in 2009 and the other is 100 decibels loud.

Neither the siren with a loudness of 105 decibels nor the siren released in 2006 is the $120 siren.

100 decibels
105 decibels
110 decibels
115 decibels

Armor-Stop
Bradley X9
Eco Alert
Viking 5


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.

Isaac has a birthday sometime before the 18-year-old.

The child with the April 11th birthday doesn't live in St. Paul.

The grandchild from Klamath River is either the 8-year-old or Franklin.

Of Rosemarie and the grandchild from Norridgewock, one is 18 years old and the other was born on April 15th.

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

Klamath River
Mendota
Norridgewock
St. Paul


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

Neither the book published in 2010 nor the Mandarin assignment is the 150 page assignment.

The French project is 25 pages longer than Jan's project.

The Swedish assignment is either the book published in 2012 or the book published in 2008.

Of the French assignment and the book published in 2010, one is 200 pages long and the other is assigned to Kathryn.

The 175 page project wasn't published in 2002.

The four projects are the 225 page assignment, Rodney's project, the book published in 2008 and the Mandarin assignment.


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

The jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme has somewhat more than the jigsaw puzzle released in 1998.

The jigsaw puzzle with 750 pieces wasn't released in 1981.

Of the puzzle made by Denlend and the puzzle released in 1988, one has 750 pieces and the other has the autumn leaves theme.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1995 has somewhat more than the jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme.

The puzzle released in 1995 has 250 fewer pieces than the puzzle with the coral reef theme.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Irycia was released in 1995.

The jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces is either the jigsaw puzzle made by Buralde or the puzzle with the city skyline theme.

autumn leaves
city skyline
coral reef
outer space


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

The game hosted at Vera's house was played 2 months after Stealth.

The board game hosted at Zachary's house was played sometime before the game with 5 players.

Of the board game with 5 players and Rules of War, one was played in April and the other was hosted by Manuel.

The board game played in January, Rules of War, and the game with 14 players are three different games.

Android Disco
Emberfight
Rules of War
Stealth


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

The emperor butterfly cost  more than the specimen from Samoa.

The grayling butterfly cost 30 dollars more than the specimen from Botswana.

Tommy's purchase cost 15 dollars less than Zachary's purchase.

Of Walter's purchase and Zachary's purchase, one sold for $90 and the other was the grayling butterfly.

The torturix butterfly cost  more than the specimen from Botswana.

The specimen from Samoa was either Nick's purchase or the grayling butterfly.


The book published in 2012 is either Preston's assignment or Yvonne's assignment.

The book published in 2005 is 50 pages shorter than Preston's project.

Of the Lithuanian assignment and the 150 page assignment, one is assigned to Wallace and the other was published in 2005.

The 200 page project is either the Hebrew project or the book published in 2010.

The four projects are the Hebrew project, the book published in 2010, the book published in 2012 and the book published in 2005.

Yvonne's assignment is either the Hebrew project or the Swedish assignment.


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 Ormagh impact crater is  wider than the one in modern-day Qatar.

Neither the Cambrian impact crater nor the Silurian impact crater is the 125 m. wide one.

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

The 125 m. wide one wasn't formed during the Permian period.

The Vorckin impact crater was found in Uruguay.

The four craters are the crater in modern-day Uruguay, the 175 m. wide crater, the Cambrian impact crater and the 100 m. wide one.

The Hinwore impact crater is either the 175 m. wide crater or the crater in modern-day Venezuela.


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

The $600 drone has a maximum range of 350 ft.

The drone that can fly for 20 minutes costs 150 dollars less than the Werril 23A.

The machine that can fly for 60 minutes costs 75 dollars less than the device with a maximum range of 1,000 ft.

Of the $600 machine and the machine with a maximum range of 650 ft, one can fly for up to 30 minutes and the other is the Zarobit-C.

The machine with a maximum range of 1,000 ft costs  less than the drone that can fly for 15 minutes.

15 minutes
20 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes


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

Francisco's product is either the lime candle or the clove product.

Of the vanilla product and Francisco's product, one is $5.50 and the other contains apple.

Of the bergamot product and Francisco's candle, one is $5.50 and the other contains sandalwood.

The clove product costs 1 dollar more than Terry's product.


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 person filming on September 15th will make 30,000 dollars more than Fernando.

Harold will make 15,000 dollars more than the person filming on September 1st.

The man who will play the uncle, Vernon, and the man filming on September 8th are three different people.

The actor filming on September 8th is either Shannon or the person making $100,000.

The man filming on September 22nd, the actor making $115,000 and the actor who will play the lawyer are all different people.

The actor who will play the brother is either the man making $115,000 or the person making $85,000.

The person who will play the brother won't be filming on September 1st.

The man making $115,000 will film on September 15th.

September 1st
September 8th
September 15th
September 22nd


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.

Kingsburg has  more people than the town in Norfolk County.

The city whose mayor is Ted Tanner, Kingsburg and the town in Plymouth County are all different cities.

Of the town whose mayor is Cal Compton and the city whose mayor is Bes Buckley, one has a population of 34,000 and the other is in Hampden County.

The town whose mayor is Cal Compton has 3,000  more people than Fallbrook.

Of the town whose mayor is Bes Buckley and the town in Plymouth County, one has a population of 34,000 and the other is Montclair.

Charles City
Fallbrook
Kingsburg
Montclair

Bes Buckley
Cal Compton
Ed Espinoza
Ted Tanner


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.

Of Nick Norris's product and the honey from Lubec, one costs $5.50 and the other is made from sage nectar.

The four products are the $6.50 honey, the honey from Greenfield, Heddy Heath's honey and Nick Norris's honey.

The $7.50 honey doesn't come from Greenfield.

The $6.50 product is either the product from Lubec or the fireweed product.

The basswood honey, the honey from Greenfield, and the $5.50 product are three different products.

Of the product from Winterport and Ivy Ingram's product, one is made from sage nectar and the other is made from clover nectar.

Heddy Heath
Ivy Ingram
Keith Koch
Nick Norris


Every year Simon takes an "adventure holiday" with a friend to some new location within the United States.  Determine each trip's activity, state and year, as well as the friend Simon went with.

The Alabama vacation was  after the skydiving holiday.

The trip with Freddie was 1 year before the Illinois holiday.

Of the camping vacation and the Alabama vacation, one was with Freddie and the other was in 2002.

The holiday with Calvin is either the Pennsylvania trip or the Hawaii vacation.

Of the Hawaii trip and the hiking vacation, one was in 2002 and the other was in 2001.

The Hawaii vacation was 1 year before the vacation with Olga.


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

Zachary charges  less than the sci-fi fan who works with spruce.

Zachary charges 2 dollars more than the carver who works with ash.

Neither Larry nor Doug is the woodworker who sells Chraser figurines.

Neither Larry nor Zachary is the sci-fi fan who sells Morutia figurines.

The woodworker who sells Wata figurines and the carver who charges 5 dollars are different woodworkers.

Of the sci-fi fan who charges 9 dollars and Angel, one works with boxwood and the other sells Chraser figurines.


The Unionville Animal Preserve occasionally takes in and cares for "nuisance" alligators that are captured on private property. Each is given a unique name. Using only the clues that follow, match each of their gators to the town in which they were caught and determine their estimated age and length.

The gator caught in Gary is 13.6 feet long.

Merlin is somewhat younger than the gator caught in Gary.

Of the 10 year old gator and the gator that is 11.5 feet long, one is named Merlin and the other was captured in Pisa.

The gator caught in Troy is 5 years younger than the alligator that is 9.4 feet long.

Of the 20 year old alligator and Darwin, one is 11.5 feet long and the other was captured in Gary.


"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.

Of the event on Gillis Avenue and the Lawson family party, one is on October 4 and the other requested the magician.

The event that requested the rock band is 2 days after the event on Gillis Avenue.

The Rosario family event, the party on October 3, and the party that requested the rock band are three different events.

The booking on October 6 isn't on Lakeview Lane.

The party that requested the petting zoo is 1 day after the Lawson family event.

Of the event on October 6 and the event on York Court, one is for the Stanleys and the other requested the rock band.

magician
petting zoo
photo booth
rock band

Gillis Avenue
Lakeview Lane
Ronald Street
York Court


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

The specimen from Iran was either Rafael's purchase or the darkback.

Phyllis's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the specimen from Guinea.

Of the spider that sold for $45 and Phyllis's purchase, one was the whip spider and the other was the darkback.

The darkback cost 15 dollars more than the whip spider.

The specimen from Venezuela was the whip spider.

Freddie's purchase cost  less than Phyllis's purchase.

cart spider
darkback
redback
whip spider


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

Of the person with the 10:00am appointment and Alan, one has Triflex insurance and the other has Fumanix insurance.

Melvin has an appointment 2 hours before the person suffering from migraines.

Willard is either the person with the 10:00am appointment or the person suffering from back pain.

Willard has an appointment sometime after Ronnie.

The patient with the 10:00am appointment isn't complaining about hip pain.

The person with Triflex insurance is complaining about migraines.

The person with HealthCo insurance has an appointment sometime before Melvin.


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 Hebrew class is either the course with 8 students or the 1:00 pm class.

The course in room 120 starts 2 hours before the course with 22 students.

The course in room 322 isn't the Finnish class.

Neither the 9:00 am class nor the Hebrew class is the course with 10 students.

Of the 7:00 am class and the course with 10 students, one is the Polish class and the other is in room 215.

The course in room 322 is either the 11:00 am class or the 7:00 am class.

The class with 11 students starts sometime after the class in room 215.


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

Neither the $185 pair nor the $125 pair was the Schtillet footwear.

Of the $230 pair and the Graffetz footwear, one was a size 4 and the other was bought by Paulette.

The size 6 set was either the $125 pair or the Cormano footwear.

Neither the size 4 set nor Genevieve's pair was the $125 pair.


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

Neither the diver going out on July 15 nor the customer headed to Ovid's Cove is Mr. Drake.

The customer going out on July 16 will go out with Sylvia.

The customer headed to Nemo's Ridge will dive 1 day after Mr. Ayers.

The diver going out on July 13 won't go out with Ted.

Mr. Ayers will dive 1 day before the diver going out with Lynn.

The diver headed to Little Reef is either Mr. Ayers or the diver going out on July 15.

The diver headed to Porita Reef will dive sometime after the diver headed to Ovid's Cove.

Mr. Ayers
Mr. Drake
Mrs. Ferrell
Mr. Gallegos

Little Reef
Nemo\'s Ridge
Ovid\'s Cove
Porita Reef


The Winter Olympics have just wrapped up in Norway.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by each country.

The squad from Grenada was either the squad that won 3 gold medals or the squad that won 12 bronze medals.

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

The squad from Paraguay was either the team that won 4 gold medals or the squad that won 2 silver medals.

Of the team from Paraguay and the team that won 3 bronze medals, one finished with 3 gold medals and the other ended with 11 silver medal.

The squad that won 15 bronze medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the team that won 6 silver medals.

The squad that won 2 silver medals ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the team that won 3 bronze medals.

The squad that won 3 bronze medals was either the squad that won 11 silver medal or the team that won 2 gold medals.


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

Ivor Ingram's sailboat is 6 feet longer than the boat at Dock 14.

The Irish Pride is owned by Ivor Ingram.

The Irish Pride is either the sailboat at Dock 14 or the vessel at Dock 16.

Of Danielle Davis's boat and Frances Farmer's boat, one is moored at Dock 28 and the other is the Restless Wave.

The boat at Dock 28 is 3 feet shorter than the White Squid.

The 22 ft vessel isn't owned by Frances Farmer.

The 31 ft vessel is owned by Ivor Ingram.

Irish Pride
Mystique
Restless Wave
White Squid

Danielle Davis
Frances Farmer
Ivor Ingram
Jasper Jones


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.

Irma was either whoever danced the lindy or the contestant that scored 187 points.

Neither the person that scored 181 points nor Yvette was the performer who did the hustle.

Of Irma and the performer who did the hustle, one danced first and the other scored 187 points.

The performer who did the charleston scored somewhat higher than the person who danced fifth.

The contestant that scored 181 points performed eighth.

Neither the person who danced fifth nor the performer who did the hustle was Yvette.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points


The vanilla candle costs  more than the bergamot candle.

The pear product is either Hope's candle or the clove product.

The cinnamon product costs  more than the pear candle.

The clove candle costs 2 dollars more than the bergamot product.

Of Terry's product and Zachary's candle, one is $7.50 and the other contains clove.

Melinda's product doesn't contain peach.

Melinda's product costs 1 dollar less than Zachary's product.


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

Of Lela's project and the Polish assignment, one was published in 2002 and the other is 200 pages long.

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

Francis's assignment isn't exactly 175 pages long.

The 150 page project was published in 2012.

Neither the 150 page project nor Zachary's project is the Polish project.

The Lithuanian assignment is  longer than the book published in 2004.

Neither the book published in 2004 nor the Polish assignment is Zachary's assignment.


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

The building on James Street and Belle Grove are different homes.

The house on Buffalo Lane was built 14 years after the Lowery family's house.

The building on James Street was built 14 years before Benson Hills.

Porcher Place is owned by the Duke family.

The 1834 home is owned by the Odom family.

Porcher Place is either the building on James Street or the home on Buffalo Lane.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Leiman Manor
Porcher Place

Buffalo Lane
James Street
Park Street
York Court


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

The message found in 2006 was sent sometime after the bottle from Penzance.

The letter from Le Havre was sent sometime after Amelia's bottle.

Of the missive that was sent in 1976 and the letter found in 2013, one is Olive's and the other was from Le Havre.

The missive from Penzance was sent sometime after Isaac's message.


Several anthropology PhD candidates will each publish a dissertation this year about a different aboriginal culture they've been living with and studying.  Match each student to the culture they've written about and the country in which it is located, and determine the month in which each dissertation will be published.

Of Yvette and the student who will publish in April, one has been working in Senegal and the other has been studying the Orjack culture.

Neither the person who has been working in Oman nor the person who has been working in Senegal is the person who has been studying the Burutia culture.

Nadine has been studying the Nyap culture.

The student who has been working in Qatar will publish sometime before the student who has been studying the Nyap culture.

Of the person who will publish in February and the person who has been studying the Rothoc culture, one is Brandi and the other has been working in Senegal.

Nadine will publish sometime before the person who has been working in Oman.


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

The task that starts at 11:00am is either the $9.00 chore or the $10.00 job.

The chore that starts at 9:00am is either Jack's chore or the $6.50 assignment.

Nancy's assignment starts 1 hour before the kitchen assignment.

The $10.00 chore is either Daniel's task or the mud room assignment.

The assignment that starts at 9:00am isn't the bathroom.

The job that starts at 8:00am gets an allowance of $8.00.

The $6.50 task starts 1 hour after Daniel's task.


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

Of the game with 7 players and Bladescape, one was played in February and the other was hosted by Todd.

Emberfight was played sometime before the board game with 7 players.

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

Of the board game with 7 players and the game with 8 players, one was Stealth and the other was hosted by Harvey.

Bladescape, the board game played in January, and the board game hosted at Harvey's house are three different games.

Emberfight was played sometime before the board game with 4 players.

Android Disco
Bladescape
Emberfight
Stealth


The squad that won 1 gold medal finished with 10 bronze medals.

Neither the team from Yemen nor the team from Zimbabwe was the squad that won 3 gold medals.

The team that won 6 bronze medals ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the team that won 1 silver medal.

The team from Zimbabwe was either the squad that won 10 bronze medals or the team that won 10 silver medals.

The team from Luxembourg finished with 6 bronze medals.

Of the team that won 12 bronze medals and the team from Turkmenistan, one finished with 4 gold medals and the other ended with 2 silver medals.

The squad that won 6 bronze medals didn't finish with 6 silver medals.


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

The October 7 delivery will be coconut-flavored.

Mrs. Jackson's order will be delivered on October 6.

Mrs. Danielson's order won't be raspberry-flavored.

The October 7 delivery is either the banana cake or the cake shaped like a rocket ship.

Neither the October 5 delivery nor Mrs. Jackson's cake is the banana cake.

Of the raspberry cake and the cake shaped like a sports car, one will be delivered on October 5 and the other is for Mrs. Lowe.

Neither the key lime cake nor the banana cake is the order shaped like a turtle.

bowling pin
rocket ship
sports car
turtle


Rules of War was either the board game with 9 players or the board game played in March.

Vendetta, the board game hosted at Rosalie's house, and the game with 8 players are three different games.

Android Disco wasn't played in February.

Of Rules of War and the board game with 8 players, one was hosted by Kyle and the other was played in March.

The game played in January was hosted by Zachary.

The board game with 8 players, the board game played in January, and Vendetta are three different games.

The board game with 5 players was played sometime after the board game hosted at Rosalie's house.

Android Disco
Rules of War
Stealth
Vendetta


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

Of the feature that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E. and the crater in Macedonia, one was found in August and the other is 930 meters wide.

The feature that is 3,500 meters wide wasn't discovered in June.

The feature that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E. is 550 meters wide.

The feature in Eritrea, the feature that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E., and the feature that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E. are three different impacts.

The feature in Liberia is 1,200 meters wide.

Of the feature in Poland and the crater that was dated to 210,000 B.C.E., one was found in February and the other is 930 meters wide.

The crater that is 930 meters wide, the crater discovered in June, and the crater that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E. are three different impacts.

550 meters
930 meters
1,200 meters
3,500 meters


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

Of the team going to Slovakia and Leon's expedition, one will leave in March and the other will include Brittany.

Spencer's team won't be traveling to Romania.

Neither the expedition leaving in March nor Olive's team will be Spencer's team.

Naomi's expedition will be either Leon's expedition or Alvin's expedition.

The team going to Slovakia will leave 1 month after Alvin's expedition.

The expedition going to Grenada will leave 2 months after Alvin's expedition.


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

The trip with Nolan logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the April 17 outing.

The outing with Quinn was either the trip to Manchester or the trip to Eastbrook.

The April 4 trip logged somewhat more shooting stars the April 7 outing.

Of the April 25 outing and the trip where they saw 2 shooting stars, one was in Livermore and the other was in Manchester.

The April 17 outing logged 7 fewer shooting stars than the outing to Manchester.

The outing where they saw 2 shooting stars was with Orville.

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


The 1841 house is owned by the York family.

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

Benson Hills was built 7 years before the building on Vine Street.

Woodlawn isn't owned by the Alvarado family.

The Medina family's building is either Benson Hills or the house on Rosewood Street.

The York family's house, the home on Buffalo Lane and Woodlawn are all different homes.

The Alvarado family's house was built sometime after the building on Buffalo Lane.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Wagner Mansion
Woodlawn

Buffalo Lane
Island Drive
Rosewood Street
Vine Street


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

Of Zachary and the carver who works with teak, one sells Oseb figurines and the other charges 7 dollars.

The woodworker who sells Poroth figurines charges  less than Zachary.

Victor is either the sci-fi fan who works with yew or the woodworker who sells Morutia figurines.

The sci-fi fan who sells Oseb figurines charges 2 dollars less than the carver who works with chestnut.

The sci-fi fan who charges 7 dollars sells Rodim figurines.

The carver who works with teak charges 2 dollars more than the sci-fi fan who sells Poroth figurines.

Of the woodworker who works with chestnut and Johnnie, one sells Poroth figurines and the other charges 7 dollars.


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

The employee who manages Agony Alley served 50 fewer riders than the employee who works in the green section.

Neither the worker who served 125 riders nor Isaac is the worker who works in the purple section.

Of the worker who manages Zinjo and the person who works in the blue section, one served 50 riders and the other served 125 riders.

Herbert served fewer riders than Eduardo.

The employee who manages The Screamer served 25 more riders than Herbert.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders

Agony Alley
Loop-D-Loop
The Screamer
Zinjo


The squad that won 2 gold medals didn't finish with 4 silver medals.

The squad from Luxembourg was either the team that won 6 silver medals or the team that won 4 bronze medals.

Of the team that won 4 gold medals and the squad that won 4 bronze medals, one is the squad from Jordan and the other ended with 4 silver medals.

The squad from Oman ended with 1 silver medal.

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

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

The squad from Luxembourg finished with 3 bronze medals.


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

Neither the mushroom that sells for $25 per pound nor the bear's tooth mushroom is the mushroom going to Localvoria.

The shaggy mane mushroom is either the mushroom found in Pomona Woods or the mushroom found in Hardy Woods.

Neither the mushroom going to Wickman's nor the pink bottom mushroom is the mushroom found in Buckeye Woods.

Of the mushroom found in Pomona Woods and the mushroom going to Localvoria, one is the velvet foot and the other sells for $40 per pound.

The mushroom that sells for $30 per pound is either the mushroom found in Upland Woods or the pink bottom mushroom.

The mushroom going to Organimarket sells for 5 dollars less per pound than the velvet foot mushroom.

The pink bottom mushroom sells for $40 per pound.

bear\'s tooth
pink bottom
shaggy mane
velvet foot

Abby\'s Mart
Localvoria
Organimarket
Wickman\'s

Buckeye Woods
Hardy Woods
Pomona Woods
Upland Woods


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.

Of the parrot and the bird purchased in Berkeley, one was bought in March and the other is Alberta's.

Natalie's pet was purchased in Kirkwood.

The bird bought in January isn't the parakeet.

The bird purchased in Berkeley was bought sometime after Sara's pet.

The lovebird was bought sometime after the bird purchased in Kirkwood.

Of the parrot and Natalie's pet, one was purchased in Camden and the other was bought in February.

The bird purchased in Camden is either the bird bought in March or Sara's pet.


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.

Variety X is either the show that starts at 10:15 pm or Penny Pugh's show.

Of the show that starts at 11:00 pm and Penny Pugh's program, one is Variety X and the other airs on channel 9.

Tonight Again is either the show that starts at 10:30 pm or the program on channel 11.

Oda Osborn's show starts 15 minutes after the show on channel 5.

The program on channel 13 starts 15 minutes after Maddy Meyer's show.

Lina Lopez's show is either the program on channel 9 or Variety X.

Maddy Meyer's program starts sometime before Up Till Two.

Lina Lopez
Maddy Meyer
Oda Osborn
Penny Pugh

Green Tonight
Tonight Again
Up Till Two
Variety X


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

The rock and roll track is either the third track or the second track.

Manic Android's track is either the first song or "Anything Else".

Silver Blue's song is 1 track after "Beverly".

Of the folk song and "Anything Else", one is by Manic Android and the other is the second track.

Abacus
Gizmo Glory
Manic Android
Silver Blue

Anything Else
Beverly
Can\'t Escape
Vanity Plates


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

The Etsalle was fined 25 dollars more than the vehicle from Ohio.

The car that received the $100 fine is from Vermont.

The Cavalo was fined 50 dollars more than the vehicle with the GGZ-007 plates.

The automobile from Hawaii doesn't have the FRZ-192 plates.

The four cars are the Grandero, the car that received the $75 fine, the automobile with the FRZ-192 plates and the vehicle that received the $100 fine.


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

Pam Parson's stamp sold for $50,000 less than the stamp that was issued in 1903.

Ted Tucker's stamp sold for $25,000 more than the stamp that was issued in 1915.

Neither the stamp that was issued in 1879 nor the stamp that was issued in 1903 was the "Danish Rosa".

Of Odette Opal's stamp and the "Bull's Dove", one sold for $150,000 and the other originally came out in 1903.

The stamp that was issued in 1915 was the "Frog's Eye".

Pam Parson's stamp was the "Frog's Eye".

Odette Opal
Pam Parson
Sal Sanchez
Ted Tucker

Bull\'s Dove
Danish Rosa
Frog\'s Eye
Yellownose


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

The four books are the set theory textbook, the $34.99 book, the textbook written by Mina Morton and the $39.99 title.

The textbook that was published in 2007 wasn't authored by Mina Morton.

The algebra book costs 10 dollars more than the textbook written by Rosa Rubens.

The $39.99 textbook was published in 2012.

The geometry textbook costs 5 dollars more than the title that was published in 2010.

The calculus book was written by Velma Vintz.

Mina Morton
Rosa Rubens
Tara Tyne
Velma Vintz


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.

Neither the class in room 129 nor the course in room 412 is Mr. Ellison's class.

The course in room 129 is held during second period.

The class in room 412 isn't taught by Mr. Stafford.

The Spanish class is held sometime before the course in room 129.

Of the course in room 412 and Mr. Ellison's class, one is Geometry and the other is held during third period.

Of the course in room 125 and Mr. Bell's class, one is Spanish and the other is held during third period.

Neither the class in room 129 nor the class in room 412 is the Art class.


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 Ravendale graduated  after Steven.

Neither the player from Wallagrass nor the person from Frenchboro is Delbert.

The person who's now with the Pirates graduated 1 year after Micheal.

The player from Frenchboro is either the person who's now with the Indians or the person who graduated in 2007.

Of the person who's now with the Tigers and the player who graduated in 2006, one is Micheal and the other is from Wallagrass.

Delbert graduated  before the person from Jacumba.


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

Neither the app released in March nor Peter Parka is the application released by Gadingo.

The game released by Vortia was released 2 months later than the app with 3.1 million downloads.

The application with 4.2 million downloads was released  later than the game released by Gadingo.

The application released in June doesn't have exactly 6.8 million downloads.

Of Bubble Bombs and the game released in May, one has 4.2 million downloads and the other was made by Digibits.

The game with 3.1 million downloads was released 2 months earlier than Wizard World.

Neither the application with 4.2 million downloads nor Angry Ants is the app released by Novio.

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Peter Parka
Wizard World

1.5 million
3.1 million
4.2 million
6.8 million


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

The four people were Tam Terry, the journalist sent out on April 6th, the person who covered the election and the reporter sent out on April 7th.

Maddy Moore left 2 days after the person who covered the flooding.

Sid Snyder left 1 day after the reporter who went to Vietnam.

The journalist sent out on April 7th went to Zambia.

The journalist who went to Uruguay didn't cover the election.

Maddy Moore
Peter Peck
Sid Snyder
Tam Terry

election
flooding
mass protests
solar eclipse


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

The storm that caused $16.6 million in damage was either Hurricane Freda or the hurricane that hit in 1944.

Neither the hurricane that made landfall at Zamora nor Hurricane Deloris was the storm that hit in 1944.

Of the hurricane that caused $16.6 million in damage and the storm that made landfall at Escondido, one was Hurricane Freda and the other struck in 1956.

Neither the hurricane that made landfall at Escondido nor the storm that caused $18.5 million in damage was Hurricane Deloris.

The hurricane that made landfall at Varina didn't cause exactly  $18.5 million in damage.

Of the hurricane that caused $16.6 million in damage and the storm that caused $16.9 million in damage, one struck in 1952 and the other was Hurricane Pam.

$12.5 million
$16.6 million
$16.9 million
$18.5 million


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.

Gena Graham's reservation is for 2 days.

Of the 4 day rental and the Toyota reservation, one will be picked up in Iowa Falls and the other is Wanda Wilson's.

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

The rental to be picked up in Groveland is for a period 2 days shorter than Sarah Sanchez's rental.

The reservation to be picked up in Los Altos is for a period 1 day shorter than the Volvo reservation.

Gena Graham
Rose Rowland
Sarah Sanchez
Wanda Wilson

Brownfield
Groveland
Iowa Falls
Los Altos


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.

Bruce will make  more than the man who will play the father.

The man filming on September 8th, Bruce, and Jim are three different people.

The person who will play the lawyer is either the person filming on September 1st or the person making $100,000.

The actor making $100,000 is either Shannon or the man filming on September 8th.

The person making $85,000 won't be filming on September 15th.

The person who will play the brother will film on September 22nd.

Of the person filming on September 22nd and the man who will play the soldier, one is Shannon and the other will make $115,000.


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

The four mountains are the mountain first climbed in 1946, Mt. Quinn, the peak that is 14,600 feet tall and Mt. Wilkinson.

Mt. Fry was first climbed by Eddie English.

The peak first climbed in 1914, Mt. Quinn, and the mountain first summited by Eddie English are three different mountains.

The mountain first summited by Chip Carson is 130 feet taller than Mt. Wilkinson.

Of the peak first summited by Art Aguilar and Mt. Larsen, one was first climbed in 1863 and the other is 14,470 feet tall.

Mt. Wilkinson was first climbed by Art Aguilar.

Mt. Fry
Mt. Larsen
Mt. Quinn
Mt. Wilkinson

Art Aguilar
Chip Carson
Eddie English
Ford Fischer


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

Of Valerie's pet and the horned toad, one was purchased in Thomaston and the other was bought in January.

The bullfrog is either the amphibian bought in February or Valerie's pet.

The animal purchased in Quimby is either the animal bought in February or the salamander.

Of the horned toad and the amphibian bought in February, one was purchased in Thomaston and the other is Gertrude's.

Neither the animal bought in February nor the cane toad is Angela's pet.

Ida's pet was bought sometime after the salamander.

Neither Angela's pet nor the cane toad is the amphibian purchased in Thomaston.

Gertrude's pet was purchased in Latimer.

bullfrog
cane toad
horned toad
salamander


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 house with 23 members is either Alpha Beta Tau or the fraternity on Park Street.

The house with 29 members wasn't founded in 1960.

Of Lambda Alpha and the frat founded in 1967, one has 29 members and the other is on Mckay Road.

The frat on York Court has somewhat more members than the fraternity founded in 1979.

The frat founded in 1976 has somewhat more members than the fraternity on Park Street.

The frat founded in 1976 has 3  fewer members than the fraternity on Tamarac Street.

Alpha Beta Tau
Beta Pi Omega
Lambda Alpha
Tau Beta Pi

Mckay Road
Park Street
Tamarac Street
York Court


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

The stone found in the Quinn claim is either the tourmaline or the gem from Wyoming.

The gem found in the Dunlap claim sold for somewhat more than the stone found in the Zamora claim.

Of the stone from Wyoming and the gem that sold for $810, one is the rhodolite and the other is the blue topaz.

The stone from Wyoming sold for 10 dollars less than the tourmaline.

The blue topaz was found at the Dunlap claim.

The tourmaline wasn't uncovered at the Zamora claim.

The gem from California is either the gem found in the Quinn claim or the stone found in the Dunlap claim.

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


The person from Milford is now with the Giants.

Neither the person who's now with the Indians nor the player from Iowa Falls is Walter.

Of Walter and the person who graduated in 2006, one is now with the Pirates and the other is from Milford.

Of the person who graduated in 2008 and the player who's now with the Mariners, one is from Lovell and the other is Walter.

Neither Bradley nor the person who graduated in 2007 is the player who's now with the Indians.


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

The K-9 unit sent to Sycamore County, the canine assigned to Officer Quinn and the dog that graduated in April were all different dogs.

Of the dog sent to Tanager County and Barca, one graduated in March and the other graduated in April.

The K-9 unit sent to Ash County graduated sometime after Hercules.

The K-9 unit sent to Ash County was assigned to Officer Ingram.

Hercules graduated 1 month after the dog sent to York County.


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

The show that aired on April 20th gave its survivor the fire starter.

Of the show where the survivor brought the water filter and the episode filmed in Myanmar, one aired on April 6th and the other featured Kurt.

The episode that aired on April 20th is either the show where the survivor brought the duct tape or the episode filmed in Cambodia.

The show where the survivor brought the duct tape, the show that aired on April 6th, and Isaac's episode are three different episodes.

Darrell's show didn't give its survivor the water filter.

The show filmed in Vanuatu, the show where the survivor brought the pot, and the show where the survivor brought the duct tape are three different episodes.

April 6th
April 13th
April 20th
April 27th


The gem that sold for $810 was found at the Ramirez claim.

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

The tourmaline wasn't uncovered at the Valentine claim.

The corundum sold for 20 dollars more than the stone from Oregon.

Of the gem from Wyoming and the stone from Nevada, one is the corundum and the other went for $820.

The stone found in the Johnston claim is either the corundum or the zircon.

The gem from Wyoming is either the stone found in the Valentine claim or the stone that sold for $790.


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 Farralon cruise is either the person who took the 1986 cruise or Jessica.

Eugene set sail sometime before the person who took the Silver Shores cruise.

The traveler who went to Grenada wasn't on the Silver Shores cruise.

The person who took the Baroness cruise set sail 2 years after the traveler who went to Martinique.

Of the person who went to Trinidad and the person who took the Farralon cruise, one is Lee and the other was on the 1983 cruise.

Baroness
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores


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

The piece made of palladium doesn't have the opal.

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

Of the ring made of 24k gold and Hazel's ring, one has the ruby and the other cost $1300.

Angela's piece cost  more than the piece with the amethyst.

Rebecca's ring cost 200 dollars less than Cheri's ring.

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

Hazel's piece is either the ring made of titanium or the piece that cost $1300.


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

The team from Prairie City was ranked 1 place ahead of the "Pea Shooters".

The squad from Armona is either the "Night Ninjas" or the team that finished first.

The "Spray Paints" doesn't use red paintballs.

The green team was ranked 1 place ahead of the "Spray Paints".

Of the group that finished third and the "Splat Squad", one uses yellow paintballs and the other is from Armona.

The team from Forest City was ranked 2 places behind the green team.

Night Ninjas
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Spray Paints

Armona
Forest City
Libertyville
Prairie City


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

The banker won somewhat more than the winner from Hawaii.

The winner who won $20 million wasn't from South Dakota.

The doctor was either the person from Hawaii or the winner who won $5 million.

Dharma Day was either the banker or the person who won $10 million.

The senator won somewhat less than the doctor.

Of the judge and Gil Greene, one won $15 million and the other was from Florida.

$5 million
$10 million
$15 million
$20 million

Dharma Day
Ed Elliott
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene


Michael's been teaching himself the basics of rugby, and has gone to watch a number of recent games near his hometown.  Using only the clues below, match each game to its final score, date and winning team, and determine the town in which each game was held.

Of the game with the Red and Blues and the 42-20 game, one was in Humeston and the other was in Coachella.

The match with the Warriors is either the October 7 game or the October 11 game.

The match in Ferndale finished with a score of 20-13.

The October 3 match, the match in Humeston, and the match in Ferndale are three different games.

The game in Groveland was 4 days after the 20-13 match.

The 24-21 game was sometime after the game with the Eagles.

The match with the Rams was in Humeston.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15


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

"Snuffles" lived 30,000 years before the mammoth that was 8.9 ft tall.

The animal found in Saskatchewan lived sometime after the mammoth found in Norway.

Of the animal found in Saskatchewan and the animal found in Norway, one was 8.1 ft tall and the other was named "Thumper".

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

"Snuffles" was either the mammoth that was 8.6 ft tall or the animal found in Saskatchewan.

"Snuffles" lived 30,000 years before "Fang".

"Fang" is thought to be 200,000 years old.


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

Of the $6.50 product and Kari's candle, one contains coconut and the other contains lavender.

Of the ginger product and the lavender candle, one is $6.50 and the other contains apple.

Randall's product costs 1 dollar more than the cinnamon product.

The peach candle, the $4.50 candle, and Sophie's product are three different products.

Iris's candle costs  less than the peach product.


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 athlete who finished at Choshi was either Dana or the rower who traveled for 206 days.

Dana finished 11 days before the competitor who started from Arcata.

The rower who finished at Yamada finished sometime after the rower who finished at Nemuro.

The rower who traveled for 217 days started from Morro Bay.

The competitor who finished at Hachinohe finished 11 days after Dana.

Pedro, the rower who traveled for 206 days, and the competitor who finished at Nemuro are three different rowers.

The athlete who traveled for 184 days didn't start out from Pescadero.


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.

Of the trip starting at Chinatown and Janice's trip, one will be at 9:00am and the other has 5 people in it.

Bonita's outing will begin sometime before the trip with 8 people.

The outing with 5 people will begin 1 hour after the trip starting at Casa Loma.

The trip with 8 people will begin sometime before Kelly's outing.

The outing with 11 people will begin 1 hour after the tour starting at Chinatown.


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.

Salvador, the diner who ordered the red snapper and the person who paid $27.99 were all different foodies.

Neither the person who paid $27.99 nor the one who had the bordeaux was Willie.

The one who had the zinfandel paid 2 dollars more than the diner who ordered the blackened tuna.

Of the person who paid $26.99 and the diner who ordered the osso bucco, one was Willie and the other had the merlot.

Neither the one who had the merlot nor Genevieve was the person who paid $27.99.

The diner who ordered the red snapper paid  less than the one who had the chianti.

blackened tuna
osso bucco
pork chops
red snapper


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

The 32-year-old animal is either Chewie or the swoop-backed tortoise.

The tortoise from Algeria is 36 years younger than the swoop-backed tortoise.

Of the 14-year-old animal and Snappy, one is the two rimmed tortoise and the other is from Algeria.

The black neck tortoise is  older than Yoda.

Shelly, the one from El Salvador, and the two rimmed tortoise are three different animals.

armored
black neck
swoop-backed
two rimmed


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

Of the 4 GB one and the $145 item, one is the Lunia V2 and the other is made by Dynatra.

The $75 phone has 2 GB less storage than the Epplex 7s.

The 4 GB item, the Yego Plus, and the Volkia item are three different phones.

The $165 mobile phone has somewhat less storage than the Lunia V2.

The $25 item has 2 GB more storage than the Yego Plus.


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

Noel's letter is either the bottle found in 2014 or the bottle that was sent in 1962.

The missive from Brighton is either the message that was sent in 1983 or Carmen's message.

Of Leah's letter and the letter from Cherbourg, one was found in 2013 and the other was sent in 1962.

Of Leah's message and the bottle that was sent in 1969, one was found in 2014 and the other was from Plymouth.

The missive that was sent in 1976 wasn't from Cherbourg.

The letter from Plymouth was sent 7 years before the missive found in 2014.

The message found in 2015 is either the missive from Brighton or the letter from Bournemouth.


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

Frank was either the boy who wore number 29 or the person who played second base.

The person who played second base played 1 more game than Ira.

Of the person who played third base and Frank, one played 9 games and the other wore number 7.

Of the player who wore number 21 and Frank, one played 9 games and the other played shortstop.

center field
second base
shortstop
third base


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

Of Felipe's duo and the pair from Myers Flat, one finished in 35 seconds and the other included Wendy.

The duo from Ireton finished 3 seconds after Robyn's team.

Of the pair that finished in 32 seconds and Sandy's team, one included Cedric and the other was from Myers Flat.

Brandon's duo was either the team from Nobleboro or Tina's team.

Wendy's team was either the team from Ireton or Felipe's duo.


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

Of the basking shark project and the assignment beginning in May, one is Iris's study and the other is on the Odyssey.

Of the study beginning in May and the leopard shark study, one is Iris's project and the other is on the Serenity.

Wilbur's assignment has nothing to do with basking sharks.

The project on the Liberty starts 2 months after the basking shark project.

The great white shark study starts 2 months after Tricia's assignment.

The basking shark assignment starts sometime after Tricia's project.