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

The exhibit that pulled in 8,880 visitors wasn't from Denmark.

The presentation from Yemen was held 2 months after the exhibit that pulled in 8,060 visitors.

The lacquerware exhibit wasn't from Gabon.

The exhibit from Mali was held 5 months before the exhibit that pulled in 8,880 visitors.

The ceramics presentation didn't see exactly 8,060 visitors.

The exhibit from Yemen was held 1 month before the firearms exhibit.

Of March's exhibit and the sculpture exhibit, one saw 8,060 visitors and the other was from  Azerbaijan.

February's exhibit, the exhibit from Gabon, the armor presentation, the presentation that pulled in 5,100 visitors, the exhibit that pulled in 7,525 visitors and the exhibit from Yemen are all different exhibits.

February's exhibit is either the presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors or the glassware presentation.

The ceramics presentation didn't see exactly 10,425 visitors.

The presentation that pulled in 5,100 visitors was held 1 month before the exhibit from Mali.

Of the glassware exhibit and the presentation from Yemen, one saw 6,910 visitors and the other took place in July.

The presentation from Azerbaijan was held 3 months before the exhibit from Liberia.

March's exhibit is either the exhibit from Azerbaijan or the presentation from Gabon.

armor basketry ceramics firearms glassware lacquerware sculpture

Azerbaijan Denmark Gabon Liberia Mali Philippines Yemen


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

Zachary's cake is either the strawberry-flavored cake or the chocolate-flavored cake.

The vanilla-flavored piece costs somewhat more than Terri's piece.

The banana-flavored piece costs 75 dollars less than the lemon-flavored cake.

The cake shaped like a beach chair costs 25 dollars more than the piece shaped like a football.

The cake shaped like a golf ball is either Patrick's cake or Gayle's cake.

Zachary's piece costs 50 dollars less than the piece shaped like a sports car.

Of Gayle's piece and the strawberry-flavored cake, one costs $250 and the other is shaped like a potato.

Of the raspberry-flavored piece and Dolores's cake, one costs $150 and the other is shaped like a sports car.

The chocolate-flavored piece costs somewhat more than Karen's piece.

Of the $250 piece and the raspberry-flavored piece, one is shaped like a beach chair and the other is Gayle's.

Zachary's cake isn't shaped like a potato.

The cake shaped like a beach chair costs 25 dollars less than Zachary's cake.

Dolores's cake is either the vanilla-flavored cake or the piece shaped like a golf ball.

The piece shaped like a mountain costs somewhat more than the lemon-flavored piece.

Dolores Gayle Ira Karen Patrick Terri Zachary

beach chair
football
golf ball
mountain
potato
sports car
train

banana chocolate lemon peach raspberry strawberry vanilla


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

The wine from Ontario vineyard isn't a pinot gris.

The wine from Fenton vineyard was bottled sometime before the pinot gris.

The Ece Suss is either the 2004 wine or the wine from Hornitos vineyard.

Of the bottle from Ontario vineyard and the 2000 wine, one is the Friambliss and the other is a chardonnay.

The bottle from Ontario vineyard was bottled 4 years after the wine from Maynard vineyard.

The wine from Fenton vineyard isn't a syrah.

The Zifennwein, the 2008 wine, and the 2000 wine are three different wines.

The wine from Ontario vineyard was bottled 16 years before the bottle from Blanchard vineyard.

The merlot was bottled 12 years after the Vendemmia.

The Ece Suss wasn't bottled at West Gardiner vineyard.

The Ece Suss was bottled sometime after the Annata Branco.

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

The Bianca Flaux was bottled 16 years after the Vendemmia.

The bottle from Fenton vineyard was bottled sometime before the wine from Maynard vineyard.

The pinot noir was bottled 12 years before the bottle from Quimby vineyard.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot gris
pinot noir
riesling
syrah

Blanchard
Fenton
Hornitos
Maynard
Ontario
Quimby
West Gardiner


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".

Princess won 4 years before Elsie's canine.

The irish setter won 3 years after Shadow.

The seven dogs are Anita's canine, the dog that won in 2011, Shadow, the canine that won in 2006, the dog that won in 2007, the dog that won in 2012 and the pekingese.

The canine that won in 2006 isn't the dalmatian.

Of the beagle and Ginger's dog, one is Stella and the other won in 2007.

Of Douglas's canine and the bulldog, one won in 2008 and the other is Samson.

Anita Barbara Chester Douglas Elsie Fernando Ginger

beagle
bulldog
dalmatian
great dane
irish setter
maltese
pekingese

Harley Max Molly Princess Samson Shadow Stella


Steve is a world-renowned herpetologist (an expert in reptiles and amphibians), and today he's been asked to bring a small collection of snakes in to Brunhilde High School for a class demonstration.  Help him prepare his presentation notes by matching each snake he's bringing to its home country, length and color pattern.

The snake from Panama is either the serpent that is 24 inches long or the animal that is 42 inches long.

The tawny cobra is  shorter than the animal from Australia.

The brown & red animal isn't from New Guinea.

The ash python is either the serpent from Panama or the serpent that is 36 inches long.

The banded keel is 30 inches longer than the green & red animal.

The snake from Cambodia is  longer than the ash python.

The snake from Spain is 12 inches shorter than the brown & red serpent.

Of the black & green snake and the reptile that is 42 inches long, one is from Panama and the other is the banded keel.

The pygmy racer is 6 inches longer than the green & red serpent.

Of the horned viper and the snake from Panama, one is green & white and the other is 12 inches long.

The reptile that is 30 inches long isn't from New Guinea.

The black & white snake is 12 inches shorter than the winged snake.

The black & red serpent is 12 inches longer than the brown & red reptile.

12 inches
18 inches
24 inches
30 inches
36 inches
42 inches
48 inches

ash python
banded keel
horned viper
pygmy racer
tawny cobra
two-nosed asp
winged snake

Australia
Cambodia
Nicaragua
New Guinea
Panama
Spain
Uganda

black & green
black & red
black & white
brown & red
green & white
green & red
yellow & blue


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

Of the squad that dropped at Anthon Ridge and Charlie Group, one has 6 people in it and the other deployed at 11:00am.

Foxtrot Group is either the team that dropped at Brook Woods or the squad that dropped at Frazier Park.

The squad with 10 members deployed 4 hours before India Group.

Of the team that jumped at 9:00am and Whiskey Group, one has 6 people in it and the other was dropped at Crestline X.

The squad with 6 members is either Yankee Group or the team that dropped at Ezra Forest.

The team with 7 members weren't dropped at Gran Mountain.

The team with 8 members weren't dropped at Gran Mountain.

Yankee Group deployed 3 hours after Sierra Group.

Yankee Group is either the team that jumped at 9:00am or the squad that dropped at Frazier Park.

The squad with 5 members weren't dropped at Brook Woods.

Whiskey Group, the team that dropped at Dana Point, and the squad that jumped at 12:00pm are three different teams.

The team with 7 members weren't dropped at Anthon Ridge.

The seven teams are the squad with 9 members, the team that dropped at Frazier Park, the squad that jumped at 11:00am, India Group, the team that jumped at 2:00pm, Charlie Group and Whiskey Group.

Foxtrot Group doesn't have exactly 7 members.

The team with 5 members weren't dropped at Gran Mountain.

Charlie Foxtrot India Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

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


The U.S. Air Force is currently testing a number of new experimental, supersonic aircraft, each built by a different aerospace company.  Using only the clues below, determine the maximum speed and price of each aircraft, as well as the name of the company that built it.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.3 costs 125 million dollars more than the jet built by Tenerife.

The seven jets are the Falcon X-2, the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.3, the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2, the $200 million jet, the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 1.8, the $100 million jet and the $150 million plane.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.8 costs 75 million dollars less than the plane built by McConnell.

The plane built by Forsyth costs 25 million dollars less than the aircraft built by Drummond.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.8 costs  less than the jet built by Tenerife.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.5 costs 25 million dollars less than the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The $250 million jet, the Falcon X-2, and the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 3.4 are three different jets.

The Vipertooth wasn't built by Pittakan.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 1.8 costs 100 million dollars less than the Darkwing 6.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.3 wasn't built by Ale and Moore.

The Graywing VX is either the $100 million aircraft or the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 1.8.

The Dragon F-15 costs 75 million dollars more than the Raven 12.

The $150 million plane is either the jet built by Pittakan or the jet built by McConnell.

$100 million
$125 million
$150 million
$175 million
$200 million
$225 million
$250 million

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Falcon X-2
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Raven 12
Vipertooth

Ale and Moore
Drummond
Forsyth
McConnell
Pittakan
Tenerife
Wiseman

Mach 1.8
Mach 2.3
Mach 2.5
Mach 2.8
Mach 2.9
Mach 3.2
Mach 3.4


"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 seven episodes are Victor's episode, the show that aired on April 20th, the show where the survivor brought the hatchet, the episode that aired on April 13th, the episode that aired on April 6th, the episode filmed in Nicaragua and the episode where the survivor brought the fire starter.

The episode that aired on April 27th wasn't filmed in Vanuatu.

Victor's show is either the show filmed in Kiribati or the show that aired on May 4th.

Of the show filmed in Myanmar and the episode where the survivor brought the hatchet, one aired on April 20th and the other featured Neil.

Bennie's episode aired 5 weeks before Alfredo's show.

The episode filmed in Nicaragua aired 4 weeks after the show where the survivor brought the pot.

The show where the survivor brought the water filter aired 2 weeks before the show where the survivor brought the rope.

The episode where the survivor brought the water filter aired 1 week after the show where the survivor brought the hatchet.

Bennie's show is either the show that aired on April 27th or the episode where the survivor brought the duct tape.

Darrell's episode is either the episode filmed in Nicaragua or the show where the survivor brought the fire starter.

Isaac's episode is either the episode that aired on May 11th or the show where the survivor brought the pot.

The episode filmed in Bolivia aired sometime before the episode where the survivor brought the duct tape.

The show filmed in Cambodia is either the show that aired on May 11th or the show where the survivor brought the rope.

April 6th
April 13th
April 20th
April 27th
May 4th
May 11th
May 18th

Alfredo Bennie Darrell Isaac Neil Theodore Victor

Bolivia
Cambodia
Kiribati
Myanmar
Nicaragua
New Zealand
Vanuatu

duct tape
fire starter
hatchet
knife
pot
rope
water filter


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

The film that opened in 123 theaters made 9 million more than the movie that opened in 45 theaters.

Let Me Out wasn't directed by Paula Pratt.

The movie that opened in 105 theaters is either Easy to Love or the film that grossed $14 million.

The movie that opened in 65 theaters made 3 million less than the movie directed by Nan Norman.

The film that opened in 45 theaters wasn't directed by Jim Johnson.

The film that grossed $2 million wasn't directed by Micah Moreno.

Of the movie that opened in 112 theaters and the film directed by Nan Norman, one made $20 million and the other is What a World.

Easy to Love is either the movie that opened in 45 theaters or the movie that opened in 92 theaters.

The film directed by Hick Harmon made 3 million more than Easy to Love.

The seven films are the film that grossed $17 million, the film directed by Nan Norman, the movie that opened in 92 theaters, Tippecanoe, the film directed by Linda Lynch, the movie that opened in 65 theaters and Easy to Love.

Zephyr Breeze is either the movie that opened in 92 theaters or the film that grossed $20 million.

The movie that opened in 123 theaters made 6 million less than Let Me Out.

Let Me Out wasn't directed by Jim Johnson.

The film directed by Paula Pratt made somewhat more than the movie directed by Linda Lynch.

$2 million
$5 million
$8 million
$11 million
$14 million
$17 million
$20 million

Amerigo
Easy to Love
Fast and Dead
Let Me Out
Tippecanoe
What a World
Zephyr Breeze

Hick Harmon
Jim Johnson
Linda Lynch
Micah Moreno
Nan Norman
Odette Olson
Paula Pratt


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

The person who's going to Cornell was awarded $5,000 less than the student who's going to Northwestern.

Of the student who's going to Northwestern and the person who will major in Physics, one received the $40,000 scholarship and the other is Yvonne.

The person who's going to Yale is either the person who received the $25,000 scholarship or the student who will major in Theology.

Of the person who received the $45,000 scholarship and Lauren, one will be going to Brown next year and the other will major in Theology.

Kerry is either the student who will major in Chemistry or the person who's going to Penn State.

Kerry was awarded $5,000 more than the person who will major in Physics.

The seven students are the person who's going to Stanford, the person who received the $30,000 scholarship, the person who will major in Finance, the person who will major in German Poetry, Yvonne, Delores and the student who received the $40,000 scholarship.

Of the student who's going to Brown and Delores, one will major in Mathematics and the other received the $45,000 scholarship.

The person who will major in Finance was awarded $10,000 less than the student who's going to Penn State.

Delores Gwendolyn Kerry Lauren Martha Nettie Yvonne

Biology
Chemistry
Finance
German Poetry
Mathematics
Physics
Theology

Brown
Cornell
Harvard
Northwestern
Penn State
Stanford
Yale


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

The Glendale native finished 1,000 votes ahead of the Hebron native.

The doctor finished 1,000 votes ahead of Jed Jarvis.

Fred Francis was either the person who received 8,500 votes or the politician who received 10,500 votes.

Al Allen finished an unknown number of votes ahead of the Coalinga native.

The Coalinga native finished an unknown number of votes ahead of the Hebron native.

The Coalinga native isn't the architect.

Ed Ewing finished 1,500 votes ahead of the teacher.

The Hebron native was either the architect or the candidate who received 8,500 votes.

The lawyer finished 2,000 votes ahead of Al Allen.

Gilda Gray didn't end up with exactly 9,000 votes.

The Westminster native isn't the rancher.

Of the doctor and Bev Baird, one is from Evansdale and the other ended up with 9,500 votes.

Bev Baird finished an unknown number of votes behind Fred Francis.

The Olema native, the rancher, the teacher, the person who received 10,500 votes and the politician who received 9,000 votes were all different candidates.

Al Allen
Bev Baird
Cate Carlson
Ed Ewing
Fred Francis
Gilda Gray
Jed Jarvis

academic architect doctor lawyer rancher teacher writer

Coalinga
Evansdale
Glendale
Hebron
Indian Wells
Olema
Westminster


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

The ostrich that finished fourth was #128.

Ophelia, #126, the bird that finished third, the ostrich from Diamond Bar, the ostrich from Madawaska and the runner from Ida Grove were all different animals.

Of Polly and #126, one finished fourth and the other was from Zamora.

The animal that finished first wasn't from Hancock.

The ostrich from Diamond Bar finished 1 place after the runner from Madawaska.

#134 finished 1 place after the animal from Zamora.

Of the bird that finished seventh and Polly, one was from Upper Lake and the other was #120.

#118 was either the animal from Zamora or the animal that finished second.

Bridget was either the animal from Fort Jones or #128.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Bridget Kermit Ophelia Otis Ozzy Polly Stretch

Diamond Bar
Fort Jones
Hancock
Ida Grove
Madawaska
Upper Lake
Zamora


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).

Of the hurricane that hit in 1944 and the hurricane that made landfall at Zamora, one caused $15.7 million in damage and the other was Hurricane Yvette.

Hurricane Bernadette didn't strike in 1968.

Hurricane Tammy was either the hurricane that hit in 1952 or the hurricane that hit in 1956.

The hurricane that caused $13.1 million in damage hit sometime before the storm that caused $19.2 million in damage.

Of Hurricane Freda and the storm that caused $19.2 million in damage, one hit land at Granger and the other struck in 1964.

Of the storm that hit in 1948 and Hurricane Olivia, one caused $12.5 million in damage and the other hit land at Granger.

Hurricane Olivia didn't make landfall at Hesperia.

The hurricane that caused $15.7 million in damage hit 4 years before the hurricane that caused $16.9 million in damage.

The storm that made landfall at Varina hit sometime before the storm that made landfall at Granger.

Hurricane Heidi hit 12 years after the hurricane that caused $19.2 million in damage.

The hurricane that caused $17.4 million in damage hit 8 years after Hurricane Yvette.

The storm that hit in 1964 didn't cause exactly  $16.9 million in damage.

The storm that caused $19.2 million in damage was either the hurricane that hit in 1948 or the storm that made landfall at Onawa.

Hurricane Heidi didn't make landfall at Onawa.

The storm that hit in 1968, Hurricane Tammy, the storm that made landfall at Onawa, Hurricane Nina and the hurricane that made landfall at Zamora were all different hurricanes.

The hurricane that made landfall at Rockford didn't cause exactly  $16.9 million in damage.

The storm that hit in 1960 didn't make landfall at Hesperia.

Bernadette Freda Heidi Nina Olivia Tammy Yvette

$12.5 million
$13.1 million
$15.7 million
$16.9 million
$17.4 million
$18.5 million
$19.2 million

Alta Vista
Granger
Hesperia
Onawa
Rockford
Varina
Zamora


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 suitcase that weighs 50 pounds isn't yellow.

Wanda Dotson's luggage doesn't weigh 53 pounds.

The seven pieces are the piece that needs to go to Los Angeles, Wanda Dotson's luggage, the lime bag, Vic Evans's luggage, Ute Fleming's bag, the piece that weighs 47 pounds and the white luggage.

Tanya Gould's luggage doesn't weigh 50 pounds.

Yolanda Bauer's suitcase wasn't supposed to go to Los Angeles.

The bag that weighs 47 pounds was supposed to go to Chicago.

The piece that weighs 50 pounds isn't teal.

The piece that needs to go to Chicago weighs 12 pounds more than Zed Alexander's piece.

Of the suitcase that needs to go to New York and the silver luggage, one weighs 47 pounds and the other is Wanda Dotson's.

Vic Evans's piece is either the bag that needs to go to Santa Fe or the silver suitcase.

The luggage that weighs 38 pounds was supposed to go to Orlando.

The teal bag weighs  more than the silver piece.

The piece that weighs 44 pounds is lime.

The piece that needs to go to Los Angeles isn't teal.

Tanya Gould's bag weighs  more than the violet luggage.

The piece that needs to go to Atlanta weighs 9 pounds less than the lime bag.

Xavier Carey's luggage wasn't supposed to go to Los Angeles.

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

indigo lime silver teal violet white yellow

Atlanta
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Orlando
Santa Fe


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

The scout from troop 4031 was awarded  after Yvonne.

The scout from troop 5025, Nicole, the scout who got the fourth award, the youngster who got the first award, Elaine and the girl who won the ceramics badge were all different girls.

The girl who got the seventh award was either the youngster who won the theater badge or the scout who won the ceramics badge.

The girl who won the first aid badge was awarded 2 spots after Kendra.

The scout who won the leadership badge was awarded  after the youngster who won the wildlife badge.

The scout from troop 4781 was awarded 3 spots after Roberta.

The scout from troop 3094 was awarded 3 spots before the youngster from troop 5025.

Of the youngster from troop 4443 and Nicole, one was awarded seventh and the other won the dance badge.

Kendra was either the scout from troop 4443 or the youngster who won the theater badge.

The scout who won the wildlife badge was awarded 1 spot before Kendra.

The youngster who got the sixth award was either Yvonne or Kendra.

The girl from troop 4443 was awarded 1 spot after the girl from troop 3094.

Beverly Elaine Harriet Kendra Nicole Roberta Yvonne

ceramics
dance
first aid
leadership
swimming
theater
wildlife


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

Of Pythagoeas and the system from CIT, one was built by Dr. Fernandez's team and the other scored 62%.

The seven systems were the A.I. from Oxford, Epicurus, the system that scored 76%, Zeno, Thales, the A.I. that scored 83% and Galen.

Epicurus finished with a score that was 14 percent lower than that of the system built by Dr. Coulson's team.

Zeno finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of the system from Stanford.

Gorgias finished with a score that was 14 percent lower than that of the A.I. from CIT.

Thales finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the system from Exeter.

The system built by Dr. Abbratozzato's team finished with a score that was 14 percent higher than that of the system built by Dr. Coulson's team.

The system that scored 55% wasn't from Cambridge.

The A.I. built by Dr. Odle's team finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of the A.I. from Exeter.

Archimedes finished with a score that was 21 percent higher than that of the system built by Dr. Dower's team.

The system built by Dr. Sullivan's team finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of Pythagoeas.

The A.I. built by Dr. Fernandez's team finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of the A.I. built by Dr. Coulson's team.

The A.I. from MIT finished with a score that was 14 percent higher than that of the A.I. from Exeter.

Archimedes Epicurus Galen Gorgias Pythagoeas Thales Zeno

Cambridge CIT Exeter MIT Oxford SFIT Stanford

Abbratozzato Coulson Dower Fernandez Neuman Odle Sullivan


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 course in room 322 starts 4 hours before the course in room 207.

Neither the course in room 207 nor the class with 10 students is the English class.

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

The Dutch class starts 4 hours before the class with 11 students.

The Hebrew class starts 6 hours after the class with 10 students.

The class in room 314 doesn't start at 7:00 pm.

The class in room 319 starts sometime after the course in room 114.

The Arabic class doesn't have 18 students.

The class in room 319 starts sometime before the course in room 314.

The Dutch class starts 8 hours before the course with 8 students.

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

The seven classes are the 9:00 am class, the class in room 207, the course with 20 students, the Turkish class, the Japanese class, the course in room 322 and the course with 18 students.

The course with 20 students starts sometime after the class in room 207.

The class with 18 students is either the course in room 322 or the course in room 129.

Of the 11:00 am class and the class in room 322, one is the Hebrew class and the other has 25 students.

Arabic Dutch English Finnish Hebrew Japanese Turkish


The Daly City native isn't the academic.

Of Fred Francis and the Olema native, one ended up with 9,500 votes and the other is the rancher.

Cate Carlson was either the rancher or the architect.

The Redway native was either Kelly Kirby or the doctor.

The lawyer finished 500 votes behind the Westminster native.

Fred Francis finished 1,000 votes ahead of the lawyer.

Ed Ewing was either the Hebron native or the Daly City native.

The Daly City native finished 1,000 votes behind Bev Baird.

Of the Unionville native and the candidate who received 10,000 votes, one was Cate Carlson and the other is the lawyer.

Kelly Kirby was either the teacher or the person who received 10,000 votes.

Of the Lakota native and Bev Baird, one ended up with 11,000 votes and the other is the rancher.

Bev Baird
Cate Carlson
Dale Donovan
Ed Ewing
Fred Francis
Gilda Gray
Kelly Kirby

Daly City
Hebron
Lakota
Olema
Redway
Unionville
Westminster


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

The team that used the air cannon went somewhat farther than the group that launched the black potato.

The Potato Bros didn't use the hybrid sling.

The contestants that launched the black potato was either the contestants that used the air cannon or the contestants that used the hybrid sling.

The Spud Chuckers went 45 feet farther than the Potato Bros.

The group that used the catapult went 15 feet farther than the contestants that used the hybrid sling.

The Yukon Bolds went 15 feet farther than the group that used the air cannon.

The Russets went 15 feet farther than the group that launched the white potato.

The group that launched the orange potato didn't use the vacuum cannon.

The team that made it to 210 ft didn't use the red potato.

Of the Flying Eyes and the team that launched the yellow potato, one scored a distance of 180 ft and the other used the catapult.

The team that launched the purple potato landed somewhat short of the Super Tubers.

The Super Tubers, the group that made it to 180 ft, and the contestants that launched the blue potato are three different teams.

Of the group that launched the white potato and the Yukon Bolds, one scored a distance of 150 ft and the other used the trebuchet.

The group that launched the black potato landed 60 feet short of the contestants that launched the blue potato.

Of the contestants that used the water cannon and the team that made it to 165 ft, one used the red potato and the other was the Russets.

Flying Eyes
Mad Mashers
Potato Bros
Russets
Spud Chuckers
Super Tubers
Yukon Bolds

air cannon
catapult
hybrid sling
slingshot
trebuchet
vacuum cannon
water cannon

black blue orange purple red white yellow


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 Reynaldo logged 7 fewer shooting stars than the trip with Quinn.

The trip with Orville was in Gilmore City.

The trip with Stephanie logged 7 more shooting stars than the April 4 trip.

Of the trip to Conesville and the April 25 outing, one was with Reynaldo and the other logged 23 shooting stars.

Of the April 4 outing and the trip with Orville, one was in Manchester and the other logged 9 shooting stars.

The outing with Orville logged 7 fewer shooting stars than the April 10 outing.

The trip with Terrence logged 35 more shooting stars than the trip with Nolan.

Neither the outing where they saw 30 shooting stars nor the outing with Orville was the April 22 trip.

The outing to Isleton logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the April 17 outing.

The trip with Paulette wasn't in Eastbrook.

The April 15 trip logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the trip with Orville.

The outing where they saw 23 shooting stars wasn't in Janesville.

The April 7 trip logged somewhat more shooting stars the April 17 trip.

The outing where they saw 23 shooting stars wasn't in Eastbrook.

April 4
April 7
April 10
April 15
April 17
April 22
April 25

Conesville
Eastbrook
Gilmore City
Isleton
Janesville
Livermore
Manchester

Nolan Orville Paulette Quinn Reynaldo Stephanie Terrence


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.

Of the gator caught in Anna and the animal that is 9.4 feet long, one is named Rex and the other is 25 years old.

The alligator caught in Lynn is 20 years older than the alligator that is 9.4 feet long.

The alligator caught in Erie is 10 years younger than the gator that is 9.4 feet long.

The 35 year old alligator isn't 13.6 feet long.

The gator caught in Troy is 10 years younger than the alligator caught in Pisa.

Neither the gator caught in Anna nor the animal that is 13.6 feet long is Arthur.

The gator that is 14.0 feet long is either Kirby or the alligator caught in Anna.

The gator caught in Lynn is either the alligator that is 12.0 feet long or the gator that is 13.6 feet long.

The seven gators are Draco, the gator caught in Anna, the alligator caught in Waco, the 35 year old gator, the gator caught in Pisa, the 10 year old gator and the 5 year old gator.

The alligator that is 12.0 feet long is somewhat older than Carlos.

The animal that is 14.0 feet long is 10 years older than the alligator that is 12.9 feet long.

The alligator that is 11.1 feet long is somewhat older than the animal caught in Waco.

Arthur Barnabas Carlos Draco Fred Kirby Rex

9.4 feet
10.7 feet
11.1 feet
12.0 feet
12.9 feet
13.6 feet
14.0 feet


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 $25 mobile phone and the Technitron item, one is the Winnow XD and the other has 8 GB of storage.

The Alphalon II has somewhat less storage than the Epplex 7s.

The Andromeda item has somewhat more storage than the Epplex 7s.

The $199 mobile phone is either the Mobilex one or the Portimax C.

The Yego Plus has 2 GB more storage than the $75 phone.

The Volkia mobile phone has 4 GB more storage than the Portimax C.

The $25 mobile phone isn't made by Andromeda.

The Dynatra phone has 4 GB more storage than the Lunia V2.

The Pegasus one is either the 4 GB one or the 8 GB one.

The $125 mobile phone has 2 GB less storage than the Alphalon II.

Of the Technitron mobile phone and the Yego Plus, one costs $145 and the other has 8 GB of storage.

The Lunia V2 has somewhat more storage than the Technitron one.

Of the $145 phone and the Andromeda one, one is the Yego Plus and the other has 12 GB of storage.

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

Andromeda Dynatra Mobilex Opel Pegasus Technitron Volkia


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.

Ronald doesn't work in the yellow section.

The seven employees are the worker who served 200 riders, the person who works in the purple section, the worker who manages Speed Devil, the person who works in the red section, the person who works in the blue section, Kurt and Lyle.

Fredrick served 50 more riders than the employee who works in the pink section.

Of the worker who works in the yellow section and Fredrick, one manages Loop-D-Loop and the other served 125 riders.

The worker who served 100 riders doesn't manage The Breaker.

The worker who works in the pink section served 25 more riders than the person who works in the green section.

Ronald doesn't work in the blue section.

The employee who served 125 riders is either the person who manages Demon Drop or the worker who works in the green section.

Lyle served more riders than the person who manages Demon Drop.

The employee who works in the red section is either the worker who served 125 riders or the employee who manages The Screamer.

The worker who manages The Screamer served 25 more riders than Andy.

Of Kurt and the worker who served 200 riders, one manages The Screamer and the other works in the yellow section.

Nathan served 50 more riders than Fredrick.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders
150 riders
175 riders
200 riders

Andy Fredrick Isaac Kurt Lyle Nathan Ronald

blue green orange pink purple red yellow

Agony Alley
Demon Drop
Loop-D-Loop
Speed Devil
The Breaker
The Screamer
Zinjo


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

The customer who requested chia seeds paid 3 dollars less than the person who wanted tangerines.

Heather paid  less than the customer who wanted blueberries.

The customer who requested kale paid 1 dollar more than Crystal.

Leticia paid 3 dollars more than the person who requested ginger.

The person who requested acai berries paid 3 dollars more than Eddie.

The person who requested chia seeds paid 4 dollars less than the customer who requested flaxseed.

Of the person who wanted blueberries and June, one asked for ginger and the other paid $12.75.

The customer who paid $12.75 is either the customer who requested wheat grass or Gene.

The person who wanted oranges paid 5 dollars more than the customer who requested kale.

The customer who requested acai berries, the customer who paid $8.75, the customer who wanted oranges, the customer who paid $7.75 and the person who wanted blackberries are all different people.

Of the customer who wanted raspberries and Gene, one paid $10.75 and the other asked for kale.

The customer who wanted strawberries is either the person who paid $12.75 or the person who paid $6.75.

Betsy Crystal Eddie Gene Heather June Leticia

acai berries
chia seeds
flaxseed
ginger
kale
quinoa
wheat grass

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges raspberries strawberries tangerines


Steve is a world-renowned herpetologist (an expert in reptiles and amphibians), and today he's been asked to bring a small collection of snakes in to Brunhilde High School for a class demonstration.  Help him prepare his presentation notes by matching each snake he's bringing to its home country, length and color pattern.

The serpent that is 42 inches long isn't from Spain.

The animal from Panama is either the serpent that is 12 inches long or the reptile that is 18 inches long.

The serpent from Uganda is 12 inches longer than the black & white reptile.

Of the animal from Spain and the black & red animal, one is 18 inches long and the other is the horned viper.

The serpent from Cambodia is 6 inches longer than the banded keel.

The brown & red snake is 12 inches longer than the tawny cobra.

The yellow & blue reptile isn't from New Guinea.

The snake from Panama is  longer than the snake from Nicaragua.

The seven animals are the snake from New Guinea, the animal that is 30 inches long, the reptile that is 18 inches long, the green & white reptile, the tawny cobra, the brown & red snake and the green & red animal.

The winged snake is 12 inches longer than the serpent from Panama.

The green & white animal is either the reptile from Panama or the snake from Nicaragua.

The pygmy racer is  shorter than the yellow & blue animal.

ash python
banded keel
horned viper
pygmy racer
tawny cobra
two-nosed asp
winged snake

Australia
Cambodia
Nicaragua
New Guinea
Panama
Spain
Uganda


The brown suitcase is either the bag that weighs 50 pounds or the luggage that weighs 38 pounds.

Xavier Carey's luggage doesn't weigh 50 pounds.

Of the indigo bag and Wanda Dotson's piece, one weighs 44 pounds and the other was supposed to go to Atlanta.

Of Zed Alexander's luggage and the suitcase that needs to go to Orlando, one weighs 47 pounds and the other is violet.

The indigo piece weighs 6 pounds more than Wanda Dotson's piece.

The piece that needs to go to Denver, Vic Evans's bag, the luggage that weighs 53 pounds, the pink suitcase, Zed Alexander's piece and the bag that weighs 35 pounds are all different pieces.

The ochre piece weighs 9 pounds more than the piece that needs to go to New York.

The suitcase that needs to go to Orlando weighs 12 pounds less than the luggage that needs to go to Santa Fe.

Yolanda Bauer's suitcase wasn't supposed to go to Atlanta.

The brown bag weighs  more than Tanya Gould's suitcase.

The piece that needs to go to Los Angeles isn't brown.

The suitcase that needs to go to New York weighs 6 pounds more than Vic Evans's suitcase.

The suitcase that weighs 41 pounds isn't yellow.

Xavier Carey's suitcase wasn't supposed to go to Los Angeles.

aquamarine brown indigo ochre pink violet yellow


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

The client who paid $150 was either Pam's client or Lynda's client.

The person who got the Hot Stone massage wasn't Yvonne's client.

Lynda's client paid 20 dollars more than Vicki's client.

Of the person who paid $180 and Vicki's client, one was Inez and the other received the Reflexology massage.

The person who got the Deep Tissue massage, Aimee, Yvonne's client, Rose's client, the person who paid $150 and the person who paid $160 were all different clients.

Vicki's client paid  more than Whitney's client.

Of the client who paid $190 and Teri's client, one received the Prenatal massage and the other was Caroline.

Lynda's client paid 20 dollars less than Freda.

The person who paid $200 didn't get the Shiatsu massage.

The client who got the Ayurvedic massage was either Pam's client or the person who paid $180.

Of Whitney's client and Caroline, one received the Swedish massage and the other paid $180.

Aimee Caroline Freda Ginger Hannah Inez Juana

Lynda Pam Rose Teri Vicki Whitney Yvonne

Ayurvedic
Deep Tissue
Hot Stone
Prenatal
Reflexology
Shiatsu
Swedish


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

The Karie Lane project begins sometime before the $15,000 project.

The seven projects are the job starting in October, Cal Craft's project, the $18,000 project, the $36,000 project, Bill Bonner's project, the Ivy Street project and the Karie Lane project.

The job starting in July won't have a budget of  $32,000.

Freda Fisher's project begins 4 months before the Quince Street project.

The job starting in August will have a budget of $35,000.

The $32,000 project won't be managed by Cal Craft.

Al Anderson's project begins sometime before Bill Bonner's project.

Gail Garrett's project begins 4 months after the $36,000 project.

Cal Craft's project is either the job starting in September or the $18,000 project.

Bill Bonner's project is either the Karie Lane project or the job starting in July.

The $36,000 project begins sometime before the Virgil Street project.

The $35,000 project begins 1 month after the Russell Road project.

The job starting in September won't have a budget of  $15,000.

The Juniper Lane project is either Ed Erickson's project or the job starting in April.

The job starting in September is either Hal Hamilton's project or the Gray Avenue project.

The $28,000 project begins 1 month before the $18,000 project.

The job starting in October won't be managed by Ed Erickson.

April May June July August September October

Gray Avenue
Ivy Street
Juniper Lane
Karie Lane
Quince Street
Russell Road
Virgil Street

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Ed Erickson
Freda Fisher
Gail Garrett
Hal Hamilton


Of the black & green reptile and the ash python, one is from Uganda and the other is 18 inches long.

The snake that is 42 inches long is either the horned viper or the yellow & blue snake.

The brown & red animal is either the reptile that is 12 inches long or the winged snake.

The pygmy racer isn't exactly 48 inches long.

The horned viper is  longer than the winged snake.

The horned viper is 18 inches shorter than the green & white animal.

The banded keel, the reptile from Panama, and the snake from Australia are three different animals.

The animal that is 36 inches long is either the reptile from Panama or the horned viper.

The banded keel is 12 inches longer than the ash python.

The black & red snake isn't from Panama.

The serpent that is 48 inches long, the serpent from Spain, and the reptile from Panama are three different animals.

The snake from Nicaragua is  shorter than the yellow & blue serpent.

The black & white serpent isn't from Cambodia.

The animal that is 24 inches long isn't from Nicaragua.

The serpent from New Guinea is 18 inches shorter than the pygmy racer.

The reptile that is 36 inches long isn't black & white.

The tawny cobra is either the reptile from Spain or the brown & red reptile.


Sally has rented out several new apartments this month via her website.  Using only the clues that follow, match each rental property to its street, rental fee and family, and determine what day of the week each will be moving in.

The family moving in on Sunday is paying 10 dollars more per month than the Nortons.

The family moving into the M Street apartment, the family moving in on Wednesday, the family moving in on Friday, the family paying $730 a month, the Kerrs and the Pattersons are all different families.

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

Of the family moving in on Sunday and the Thompsons, one is paying $740 a month and the other is moving into the Holly Street apartment.

The Huffs aren't moving into the Todd Street apartment.

The family moving into the M Street apartment is paying 40 dollars more per month than the family moving into the Todd Street apartment.

The family paying $700 a month isn't moving into the Grove Street apartment.

The family moving into the Brian Lane apartment is paying 20 dollars less per month than the family moving in on Wednesday.

The Huffs are either the family moving into the Brian Lane apartment or the family paying $700 a month.

The Nortons are either the family moving in on Monday or the family moving into the Ridge Court apartment.

The family moving in on Tuesday is paying 20 dollars more per month than the family moving in on Thursday.

The family moving into the Holly Street apartment is paying  more per month than the Johnsons.

The family moving in on Friday is paying  more per month than the Pattersons.

The family moving into the Brian Lane apartment is either the family moving in on Friday or the family paying $730 a month.

Huffs Ingrams Johnsons Kerrs Nortons Pattersons Thompsons

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Brian Lane
Grove Street
Holly Street
Lake Street
M Street
Ridge Court
Todd Street


Eula paid 10 dollars less than Lynda's client.

Freda paid 50 dollars more than the person who got the Deep Tissue massage.

Ginger was either Sharon's client or Teri's client.

Whitney's client paid 10 dollars less than the client who got the Ayurvedic massage.

The person who paid $190, Lynda's client, Debra, Hannah, Ginger and Freda were all different clients.

Of Inez and the client who got the Swedish massage, one paid $200 and the other was Lynda's client.

The person who paid $210 wasn't Vicki's client.

Debra paid 10 dollars less than the client who got the Deep Tissue massage.

Teri's client was either Beulah or Freda.

Lynda's client paid 20 dollars less than Teri's client.

The person who got the Shiatsu massage wasn't Nancy's client.

Neither Hannah nor Ginger was the person who got the Prenatal massage.

Beulah Debra Eula Freda Ginger Hannah Inez

Kara Lynda Nancy Sharon Teri Vicki Whitney


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 the game bought by Raul and the game that sold for $80, one came out in 1989 and the other is Countershot.

The one bought by Raul came out sometime before Magic Marbles.

The game that came out in 1984 is either the game that sold for $60 or the game bought by Oscar.

The game that came out in 1988 is either the one that sold for $35 or the video game that sold for $50.

Of the game bought by Gene and Blaster Boy, one came out in 1983 and the other sold for $85.

Countershot, the one that sold for $40, the one that sold for $65, the video game that sold for $35, the game that sold for $60 and the one bought by Gene are all different video games.

The video game bought by Alfred came out 3 years before Victorforce.

The video game bought by Clinton came out sometime after Blaster Boy.

The video game that sold for $80 is either the game bought by Oscar or the video game that came out in 1985.

The one that sold for $85 came out 3 years before the video game bought by Oscar.

AWOL Alert came out 3 years after the one bought by Clinton.

Gator Attack came out sometime after the video game that sold for $65.

Neither the video game that sold for $60 nor Troop Seven is the game that came out in 1988.

Magic Marbles is either the game bought by Melvin or the video game that came out in 1985.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Countershot
Gator Attack
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven
Victorforce

Alfred Clinton Gene Melvin Oscar Phillip Raul


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

The one Whitaker discovered was discovered 2 years after the one with an orbital period of 58 years.

The one Whitaker discovered was discovered 4 years before Wally Six.

The one with an orbital period of 30 years was discovered 3 years before the one Irv Horton discovered.

Klionne, the one with an orbital period of 21 years, the comet with an orbital period of 58 years, the comet Irv Horton discovered, the comet Owens discovered and the comet with an orbital period of 42 years are all different comets.

The comet Quinn discovered is either the comet discovered in 2010 or the one with an orbital period of 15 years.

Of Casputi and the one Parks discovered, one orbits the sun once every 58 years and the other was found in 2014.

The comet Irv Horton discovered isn't Peinope.

The comet Whitaker discovered isn't Peinope.

Klionne is either the comet discovered in 2013 or the comet with an orbital period of 21 years.

Sporrin was discovered sometime before Crecci.

The comet discovered in 2013 is either Wally Six or the comet Freda Ellis discovered.

The one Quinn discovered was discovered sometime after the one with an orbital period of 21 years.

Of the one Irv Horton discovered and Crecci, one was found in 2011 and the other orbits the sun once every 47 years.

Freda Ellis
Irv Horton
Miller
Owens
Parks
Quinn
Whitaker

Casputi
Crecci
Klionne
Peinope
Sporrin
Trosny
Wally Six

15 years
21 years
29 years
30 years
42 years
47 years
58 years


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 ended the games with 2  more gold medals than the squad from Paraguay.

The squad that won 1 bronze medal didn't finish with 4 silver medals.

The team that won 3 gold medals finished with 6 bronze medals.

The team from Venezuela didn't finish with 4 gold medals.

The team that won 12 silver medals ended the games with 3  more gold medals than the squad that won 1 silver medal.

Of the squad that won 10 silver medals and the team that won 12 bronze medals, one finished with 1 gold medal and the other is the squad from Yemen.

The team that won 10 silver medals ended the games with 5  more gold medals than the squad that won 12 bronze medals.

The squad from Oman ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad that won 10 bronze medals.

The squad from Venezuela, the team that won 3 bronze medals, the squad that won 8 bronze medals, the squad that won 6 bronze medals, the team that won 5 gold medals and the squad that won 7 gold medals were all different teams.

The squad that won 2 gold medals was either the team that won 3 bronze medals or the team that won 12 bronze medals.

The team that won 5 gold medals ended with 2 silver medals.

The team that won 12 silver medals was either the team from Qatar or the squad from Venezuela.

The team that won 4 silver medals ended the games with somewhat more gold medals than the squad that won 2 silver medals.

The squad that won 6 silver medals ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the squad from France.

France Grenada Oman Paraguay Qatar Venezuela Yemen


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

The shell found in Puerto Rico was found 3 years before the monk's fin shell.

The shell found in Aruba was found sometime before the blue and white shell.

The seashell found in Grenada is either the brown and yellow shell or the brown and pink seashell.

The shell found in 2004 wasn't found in Saint Lucia.

The pink and yellow shell is either the shell found in 2001 or the seashell found in 2004.

The horned turban shell was found sometime after the coquina shell.

The honey cerith shell wasn't found in 2007.

The shark eye shell wasn't found in Aruba.

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

The honey cerith shell is either the seashell found in Puerto Rico or the shell found in Martinique.

The seashell found in 2004 is either the black and white seashell or the pink and white seashell.

The white and yellow seashell was found 3 years before the shell found in Aruba.

The coquina shell was found sometime before the honey cerith shell.

The white and yellow seashell was found 6 years before the baby's ear shell.

The brown and yellow seashell was found 6 years after the horned turban shell.

The shell found in Aruba isn't pink and white.

The monk's fin shell is either the shell found in Barbuda or the shell found in Aruba.

baby\'s ear
coquina
honey cerith
horned turban
monk\'s fin
shark eye
spotted key

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

Aruba
Barbuda
Grenada
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Tobago


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.

Of the dog that graduated in March and Jaws, one went to Sycamore County and the other was assigned to Officer Trujillo.

The K-9 unit assigned to Officer Goodwin, the canine sent to Vine County, Aries, the canine that graduated in September, the K-9 unit sent to Tanager County and the dog that graduated in July were all different dogs.

The dog that graduated in June, the K-9 unit sent to Vine County, and the dog assigned to Officer Herrera are three different dogs.

The canine that graduated in April was either McGruff or the dog assigned to Officer Juarez.

The K-9 unit assigned to Officer Nolan graduated 1 month after the K-9 unit sent to Riverside County.

Of the dog assigned to Officer Trujillo and the canine sent to Tanager County, one graduated in May and the other was Aries.

The dog sent to Kermit County graduated 1 month after Aries.

Barca was either the canine that graduated in May or the dog assigned to Officer Fox.

The dog assigned to Officer Morton graduated sometime after the canine sent to Sycamore County.

The K-9 unit assigned to Officer Fox was either the canine sent to Riverside County or Sarge.

The dog that graduated in May wasn't assigned to Officer Herrera.

The K-9 unit sent to York County was either the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Fox or McGruff.

March April May June July August September

Aries Barca Hercules Jaws McGruff Sarge Tinkerbell

Fox Goodwin Herrera Juarez Morton Nolan Trujillo

Ash Kermit Riverside Sycamore Tanager Vine York


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

The billboard is either the ad with the $90,000 budget or the ad produced by Julie Jordan.

The campaign with the $90,000 budget has brought 450  fewer responses than the magazine ad.

Of the ad produced by Julie Jordan and the radio spot, one has brought in 1525 responses and the other has the $75,000 budget.

Of the campaign produced by Hal Hopkins and the campaign with the $50,000 budget, one has brought in 1375 responses and the other is the newspaper ad.

The radio spot has brought in 925 responses.

The seven campaigns are the campaign with the $20,000 budget, the campaign with 1525 responses, the web campaign, the campaign produced by Eddie Evans, the campaign with 1075 responses, the campaign produced by Faith Fowler and the campaign with 775 responses.

The web campaign has brought 300  fewer responses than the campaign produced by Faith Fowler.

The campaign produced by Eddie Evans is either the campaign with the $75,000 budget or the newspaper ad.

The campaign with the $30,000 budget has brought in 300  more responses than the campaign produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The campaign produced by Gilda Gamble has brought in 450  more responses than the campaign produced by Iva Ingram.

The campaign with the $65,000 budget wasn't produced by Julie Jordan.

The ad with the $50,000 budget has brought in  more responses than the direct mailer.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
radio spot
tv commercial
web campaign

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


The U.S. Air Force is currently testing a number of new experimental, supersonic aircraft, each built by a different aerospace company.  Using only the clues below, determine the maximum speed and price of each aircraft, as well as the name of the company that built it.

The Darkwing 6 doesn't cost $125 million.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 2.9 costs  less than the jet with a top speed of Mach 1.8.

The plane built by Drummond is either the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 1.8 or the $225 million plane.

The Kesseling doesn't cost $200 million.

Of the $200 million plane and the Raven 12, one has a top speed of Mach 3.4 and the other was built by Drummond.

The Kesseling, the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.3, and the $250 million jet are three different jets.

The Vipertooth doesn't have a top speed of Mach 2.9.

The Kesseling doesn't cost $100 million.

The Darkwing 6 doesn't have a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.5 costs 125 million dollars less than the Raven 12.

The aircraft built by Tenerife costs 25 million dollars less than the jet built by Pittakan.

Of the $250 million plane and the jet built by Tenerife, one has a top speed of Mach 2.5 and the other is the Dragon F-15.

The Kesseling doesn't have a top speed of Mach 2.9.

The Falcon X-2 costs 25 million dollars less than the plane with a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The plane built by Forsyth costs 100 million dollars less than the jet built by Wiseman.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 1.8 is either the $150 million aircraft or the $125 million jet.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.8 costs  less than the aircraft built by Ale and Moore.

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Falcon X-2
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Raven 12
Vipertooth

Ale and Moore
Drummond
Forsyth
McConnell
Pittakan
Tenerife
Wiseman

Mach 1.8
Mach 2.3
Mach 2.5
Mach 2.8
Mach 2.9
Mach 3.2
Mach 3.4


The Makombo Reserve rescues and rehabilitates giraffes that have been injured or abandoned in the wild.  Using only the clues below, determine the height, age and country of origin of each giraffe currently at the preserve.

The one from South Sudan is either the giraffe that is 10 feet tall or Zakita.

The one from Kenya is 2 feet shorter than Jebedah.

Gareka is 2 feet shorter than the 25-year-old animal.

The giraffe from Botswana is 5 feet shorter than Chamey.

The 15-year-old giraffe is 2 feet shorter than the one from Ethiopia.

The giraffe that is 12 feet tall didn't come from South Sudan.

Of Gareka and the animal from Ethiopia, one is 18 years old and the other is 10 feet tall.

The 23-year-old animal is 1 foot taller than the 20-year-old giraffe.

The 25-year-old one didn't come from Namibia.

The 25-year-old one is 2 feet shorter than the 16-year-old one.

Of the one that is 11 feet tall and the 20-year-old animal, one came from Kenya and the other is Gareka.

The one from Zambia, Angrit, the 17-year-old one, Zakita, the giraffe that is 11 feet tall and the animal that is 10 feet tall are all different giraffes.

10 feet
11 feet
12 feet
13 feet
14 feet
15 feet
16 feet

Angrit Bagee Chamey Dyneton Gareka Jebedah Zakita

Botswana
Ethiopia
Kenya
Namibia
South Sudan
Tanzania
Zambia


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.

The game with 8.9 million downloads was released 1 month later than the application with 6.8 million downloads.

Angry Ants was released 5 months earlier than the app with 7.2 million downloads.

Of Castle Crunch and the game released by Gadingo, one was released in June and the other has 2.3 million downloads.

Of the application released by Vortia and the application released in July, one has 1.5 million downloads and the other is Wizard World.

Of the application released in June and the game released by Vortia, one has 4.2 million downloads and the other is Vitalinks.

The application released by Digibits, Vitalinks, the app released in August, the game with 1.5 million downloads and the application released in May are all different apps.

The application released in July wasn't developed by  Apptastic.

The game released by Apptastic was released  earlier than the application released by Trebuchet.

Of the app released by Novio and the application with 7.2 million downloads, one was released in April and the other is Peter Parka.

The app released by Digibits was released 2 months earlier than Wizard World.

Peter Parka was released 2 months later than the app with 5.5 million downloads.

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Castle Crunch
Flowcarts
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

Apptastic BeGamez Digibits Gadingo Novio Trebuchet Vortia

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


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 armored tortoise is 36 years older than the one from Namibia.

Snappy is  younger than the swoop-backed tortoise.

The 50-year-old one, the animal from El Salvador, and the horned tortoise are three different animals.

The 68-year-old one is either Methuselah or Shelly.

The one from Guinea is 18 years younger than the black neck tortoise.

Snappy is either the one from Zimbabwe or the animal from Honduras.

Of the 122-year-old one and the armored tortoise, one is named Shelly and the other is from Honduras.

Toredo is 18 years older than the tortoise from Guinea.

The two rimmed tortoise is  older than Toredo.

Speedy is either the 14-year-old tortoise or the one from Namibia.

Toredo, the ringed tortoise, and the 14-year-old animal are three different animals.

The horned tortoise, the 86-year-old tortoise, the tortoise from Uruguay, Snappy, the animal from El Salvador and the 14-year-old animal are all different animals.

Chewie Methuselah Shelly Snappy Speedy Toredo Yoda

armored
black neck
horned
pitch belly
ringed
swoop-backed
two rimmed

El Salvador
Guinea
Honduras
Namibia
Oman
Uruguay
Zimbabwe


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

The team that dropped at Brook Woods, the squad that jumped at 2:00pm, and the team with 6 members are three different teams.

Foxtrot Group is either the squad that jumped at 10:00am or the squad with 7 members.

The team that dropped at Anthon Ridge deployed 4 hours before the team with 8 members.

The team with 5 members deployed 1 hour after the team with 9 members.

The squad that dropped at Ezra Forest deployed 1 hour after Charlie Group.

The team that dropped at Dana Point deployed sometime before Foxtrot Group.

The squad that dropped at Frazier Park deployed 4 hours before the team with 6 members.

The team that jumped at 9:00am is either the squad with 6 members or Tango Group.

The team that jumped at 2:00pm, India Group, the team that dropped at Anthon Ridge, the squad that dropped at Dana Point, Tango Group and the squad that dropped at Gran Mountain are all different teams.

The team with 4 members deployed 2 hours after the team that dropped at Anthon Ridge.

The team that dropped at Anthon Ridge deployed sometime after the team with 7 members.

Sierra Group is either the squad that jumped at 10:00am or the squad with 6 members.

Of the squad with 6 members and the squad that jumped at 8:00am, one is Whiskey Group and the other was dropped at Ezra Forest.

The team with 10 members deployed sometime before the squad that dropped at Frazier Park.

Charlie Foxtrot India Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

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


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

The coffee Eduardo ordered was served by Patsy.

The eggnog latte cost 20 cents less than the beverage served by Patsy.

The beverage Jacob ordered cost 10 cents less than the iced americano.

The coffee served by Toni cost somewhat more than the mocha.

Neither the beverage Greg ordered nor the drink that cost $3.80 was the coffee served by Patsy.

The vanilla latte was either the beverage Austin ordered or the beverage that cost $3.40.

The drink served by Yvette was either the eggnog latte or the beverage ordered by Jacob.

Of the coffee that cost $3.50 and the coffee served by Willie, one was ordered by Eduardo and the other was the iced americano.

Of the beverage that cost $3.80 and the coffee ordered by Bryan, one was the eggnog latte and the other was served by Susan.

The beverage served by Robin, the beverage ordered by Bryan, the drink ordered by Henry, the vanilla latte, the coffee Charlie ordered and the beverage that cost $3.80 were all different orders.

The eggnog latte cost 10 cents less than the macchiato.

The coffee served by Naomi wasn't the mocha.

The espresso cost 10 cents less than the coffee ordered by Henry.

The drink served by Patsy wasn't the mocha.

Austin Bryan Charlie Eduardo Greg Henry Jacob

cappuccino
eggnog latte
espresso
iced americano
macchiato
mocha
vanilla latte

Naomi Patsy Robin Susan Toni Willie Yvette


Janice is obsessed with always finding the absolute cheapest price for gasoline whenever she needs to fill up her tank.  Today though she's in a different part of the state and needs help with her search.  Give her a hand by matching each gas station to its price per gallon, and determine its town and address.

Vexon charges somewhat less per gallon than Phil's Fill-Up.

Phil's Fill-Up doesn't charge $1.27 per gallon.

The store on Ash Avenue charges somewhat more per gallon than the business on Emma Street.

The business in Zamora is either the store on Tamarac Street or Ballantines.

Energo is either the gas station charging $1.07 per gallon or the gas station on Emma Street.

Gas-N-Go charges 4 cents less per gallon than the gas station on Q Street.

Gas-N-Go charges somewhat less per gallon than the business on Tamarac Street.

Of the gas station on Fir Street and Kwik Mart, one offers gas at $1.23 per gallon and the other is in Kings Beach.

Of the gas station in Quasqueton and the business on Viking Street, one offers gas at $1.11 per gallon and the other is Vexon.

The business in Walnut Grove charges 4 cents more per gallon than the gas station in Jenner.

The gas station charging $1.07 per gallon is either the gas station in Tecopa or Ballantines.

Ballantines charges 12 cents more per gallon than the business on Q Street.

Ballantines
Energo
Gas-N-Go
Fuel Stop
Kwik Mart
Phil\'s Fill-Up
Vexon

Irvine
Jenner
Kings Beach
Quasqueton
Tecopa
Walnut Grove
Zamora

Ash Avenue
Emma Street
Fir Street
Maple Street
Q Street
Tamarac Street
Viking Street


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 April 17 trip was either the trip with Terrence or the trip with Quinn.

The outing to Conesville, the April 25 outing, the April 28 trip, the trip with Nolan and the trip with Stephanie were all different trips.

The trip with Quinn logged 28 more shooting stars than the outing to Janesville.

The outing with Paulette logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the trip to Isleton.

The April 22 outing logged 28 fewer shooting stars than the trip to Conesville.

Of the outing with Nolan and the outing where they saw 16 shooting stars, one was on April 15 and the other was in Janesville.

The April 7 trip logged 21 more shooting stars than the April 25 outing.

The trip with Stephanie logged somewhat fewer shooting stars the outing to Eastbrook.

Of the trip with Terrence and the outing where they saw 44 shooting stars, one was on April 25 and the other was in Livermore.

The April 15 outing logged 28 more shooting stars than the trip to Manchester.

The outing to Gilmore City logged 7 more shooting stars than the April 25 outing.

The April 22 trip was either the trip where they saw 2 shooting stars or the outing with Reynaldo.

The outing with Stephanie logged 21 more shooting stars than the outing to Manchester.

April 4
April 7
April 15
April 17
April 22
April 25
April 28

Conesville
Eastbrook
Gilmore City
Isleton
Janesville
Livermore
Manchester


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.

The expedition leaving in January will be either the team going to Kyrgyzstan or Leona's expedition.

Of the team leaving in March and Paula's expedition, one will be going to Ecuador and the other will include Kenneth.

Faith's expedition will leave 3 months after the team going to Yemen.

Leon's expedition will leave 3 months before Alvin's expedition.

Leon's team will leave 2 months before Traci's expedition.

Fred's expedition will leave 2 months after the team going to Ecuador.

Traci's expedition will leave 3 months before the team going to Jordan.

The seven teams will be Janice's team, Bob's expedition, the expedition leaving in January, the team leaving in February, the team leaving in April, the team leaving in March and the expedition going to Turkmenistan.

The expedition going to Grenada will leave 1 month before the expedition going to Kyrgyzstan.

Paula's expedition will leave sometime before the team going to Ecuador.

Traci's team will be either Bob's team or Spencer's expedition.

Mercedes's expedition will be either the team leaving in March or Fred's team.

January February March April May June July

Alvin Bob Fred Kenneth Leon Ruben Spencer

Faith Hazel Janice Leona Mercedes Paula Traci

Ecuador Grenada Jordan Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Ukraine Yemen


A prize has been announced, awarding $50 million to the first privately-owned company to successfully send a probe to Neptune.  Using only the clues that follow, match each company to its rocket and home country, and determine the month in which it will launch its probe.

The Cornick will launch 1 month after the rocket developed by SpaceZen.

The rocket that will launch in May is made by Omnipax.

The rocket from Costa Rica isn't owned by Permias.

The Worul will launch 2 months after the rocket from Denmark.

The rocket from Russia will launch 4 months after the rocket developed by Techtrin.

The rocket from Russia will launch 1 month before the rocket from France.

The rocket developed by Techtrin will launch 4 months before the Foltron.

The rocket from Hungary will launch 2 months after the Beritron.

The rocket developed by Vexatech is either the rocket that will launch in March or the Athios.

The rocket from Denmark is either the rocket developed by Techtrin or the Beritron.

The rocket from Hungary will launch 1 month before the rocket developed by Omnipax.

The rocket that will launch in February is either the rocket from Iran or the Dreadco.

The rocket from Costa Rica isn't owned by Rubicorp.

Athios Beritron Cornick Dreadco Foltron Gralax Worul

Omnipax Permias Rubicorp SpaceZen Techtrin Ubersplore Vexatech

Costa Rica
Denmark
France
Hungary
Iran
Qatar
Russia


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

The lemon blossom honey costs 2 dollars less than the product from Nevada.

The sage honey costs 2 dollars more than the basswood product.

The clover honey isn't produced by Linda Lynn.

The product from Acton costs 4 dollars more than Keith Koch's honey.

The alfalfa product isn't produced by Linda Lynn.

The sourwood product doesn't come from Mariaville.

The sourwood product is either Nick Norris's product or the honey from Davis City.

The seven products are the sage product, the $10.50 honey, the $6.50 product, Nick Norris's honey, the product from Jolley, the honey from Nevada and Jim Joyner's product.

The $5.50 product, the fireweed product, and the product from Nevada are three different products.

The product from Eldon costs  less than Midge Mintz's honey.

The clover product doesn't come from Mariaville.

The clover honey is either the $5.50 product or the product from Davis City.

The $8.50 honey isn't produced by Heddy Heath.

The product from Jolley isn't produced by Heddy Heath.

Of the $9.50 honey and Nick Norris's product, one is made from sage nectar and the other comes from Mariaville.

The $9.50 product isn't produced by Heddy Heath.

Keith Koch's product costs 1 dollar more than the clover honey.

alfalfa
basswood
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sage
sourwood

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

Acton
Davis City
Eldon
Jolley
Mariaville
Nevada
Riverton


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.

Maddy Moore left 1 day after the journalist who covered the Olympic games.

The person who covered the flooding left 1 day after the journalist who went to Canada.

Ned Noble left sometime after the journalist who went to Vietnam.

The reporter sent out on April 7th was either the journalist who covered the election or Randy Reid.

The reporter who covered the flooding left 2 days before the reporter who went to Vietnam.

Tam Terry didn't cover the Olympic games.

Peter Peck was either the reporter sent out on April 10th or the journalist sent out on April 7th.

The journalist who covered the flooding was either Maddy Moore or the reporter who went to Honduras.

Ned Noble left 2 days before the journalist who covered the election.

The journalist who covered the mass protests, the reporter sent out on April 6th, the person who covered the royal wedding and the person sent out on April 4th were all different people.

Maddy Moore left 1 day before the reporter who went to Gabon.

Of Ned Noble and the journalist who covered the mass protests, one went to Jamaica and the other was sent out on April 8th.

Of the person who went to Vietnam and the journalist sent out on April 6th, one was Linda Lott and the other covered the solar eclipse.

The journalist who went to Honduras left sometime before the person who went to Monaco.

April 4th
April 5th
April 6th
April 7th
April 8th
April 9th
April 10th

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

earthquake
election
flooding
mass protests
Olympic games
royal wedding
solar eclipse

Canada Gabon Honduras Jamaica Monaco Nicaragua Vietnam


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

The city whose mayor is Pete Porter has  fewer people than Hayfork.

Neither Hayfork nor the town with a population of 40,000 is the city whose mayor is Bes Buckley.

The city with a population of 40,000 doesn't have Hanna Henson as its mayor.

The city whose mayor is Lisa Lyons is either Hayfork or the town in Hampshire County.

Neither Urbana nor Hayfork is the town whose mayor is Hanna Henson.

Quasqueton doesn't have a population of 28,000.

The city in Hampshire County has 6,000  more people than the town in Essex County.

The town whose mayor is Pete Porter has  fewer people than Yale.

The town in Worcester County has 6,000  more people than the town in Dukes County.

Of the town with a population of 28,000 and Garnavillo, one has Pete Porter as its mayor and the other is in Worcester County.

Kingsburg has 9,000  fewer people than the town whose mayor is Kevin King.

The town whose mayor is Al Acosta has 9,000  more people than the city in Essex County.

Of the city in Berkshire County and Kingsburg, one has Lisa Lyons as its mayor and the other has a population of 46,000.

The city in Nantucket County has  fewer people than the town whose mayor is Lisa Lyons.

Urbana has  more people than the city whose mayor is Kevin King.

Garnavillo Hayfork Kingsburg Luther Quasqueton Urbana Yale

Barnstable Berkshire Dukes Essex Hampshire Nantucket Worcester

Al Acosta
Bes Buckley
Hanna Henson
Kevin King
Lisa Lyons
Nora Nolan
Pete Porter


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

The customer who paid $65 didn't get the black tattoo.

The person who got the black tattoo was either Isaac or the Virgo.

Terry paid 5 dollars more than the Gemini.

The Libra was either the customer who paid $35 or the person who got the green tattoo.

The customer who got the green tattoo paid 5 dollars less than the Cancer.

Of the person who paid $65 and Janie, one was the Virgo and the other got the violet tattoo.

The customer who got the pink tattoo paid 5 dollars more than the Gemini.

The person who paid $65 wasn't the Taurus.

The Taurus was either the person who paid $50 or the person who got the violet tattoo.

Of the person who paid $45 and Yolanda, one got the blue tattoo and the other was the Libra.

Ann Hubert Isaac Janie Phillip Terry Yolanda

Aquarius Cancer Gemini Libra Pisces Taurus Virgo


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 El Segundo arrived 5 minutes after the participant from Anaheim Hills.

The party-goer who brought the onion dip is either Nelson or the party-goer who arrived at 4:45 pm.

The party-goer who brought the hummus arrived 15 minutes after the party-goer who brought the potato chips.

The participant from Pine Valley arrived 10 minutes after the party-goer who brought the pork rinds.

Of the party-goer from Dos Palos and Iris, one brought the corn chips and the other arrived at 5:00 pm.

The participant from Fairfield arrived 5 minutes before the participant who brought the pizza.

The party-goer from Anaheim Hills arrived 20 minutes after Julie.

Of the party-goer from Martensdale and the participant who arrived at 5:00 pm, one brought the hummus and the other is Julie.

The friend from Fairfield, the party-goer who brought the soda, Eunice and Marilyn are all different people.

The party-goer who brought the pork rinds arrived sometime before the participant from Martensdale.

Eunice Iris Julie Marilyn Nelson Rebecca Sergio

corn chips
hummus
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Kernville
Martensdale
Pine Valley


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

Delia will launch 1 month before the astronaut who will be studying ant colonies.

The astronaut assigned to mission AV-435 will launch sometime before the astronaut assigned to mission ZF-15.

Of the person launching in May and the astronaut who will be studying gamma rays, one is Patti and the other will be on mission TV-412.

The graduate who will be studying solar storms will launch 3 months before the person who will be studying photosynthesis.

The person who will be studying ant colonies is either the graduate assigned to mission WB-664 or the person launching in February.

The person who will be studying plant enzymes will launch 3 months after Katherine.

The astronaut assigned to mission ZF-15 is either the graduate who will be studying gamma rays or the graduate launching in February.

The astronaut who will be studying larval growth will launch 5 months before Wade.

Geraldine is either the astronaut launching in April or the astronaut launching in January.

Of the astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes and Patti, one will be on mission PR-97 and the other will launch in June.

The graduate assigned to mission PR-97, the person launching in June, the person assigned to mission GX-13, the graduate launching in May and the person launching in January are all different people.

Delia Geraldine Katherine Latoya Mercedes Patti Wade

ant colonies
gamma rays
larval growth
photosynthesis
plant enzymes
radiation
solar storms


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 Quinn family's home was built 14 years after Woodlawn.

The house on Oak Ridge Road was built 28 years after the home on Fairfield Lane.

The Medina family's home was built 7 years after Gunston Hall.

The York family's home is either the 1855 home or the 1862 house.

Of the Porter family's home and Porcher Place, one is on Vine Street and the other was built in 1862.

Leiman Manor was built 14 years before Benson Hills.

The Zimmerman family's home was built 21 years after Leiman Manor.

Of the building on Oak Ridge Road and the 1834 house, one is Woodlawn and the other is owned by the Medina family.

The 1855 house is either the house on Grove Street or the house on Oak Ridge Road.

The Alvarado family's home was built 14 years before Porcher Place.

Gunston Hall, the house on Park Street, the house on Grove Street, the building on Oak Ridge Road and the building on Fairfield Lane are all different homes.

Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Gunston Hall
Leiman Manor
Porcher Place
Roesch Heights
Woodlawn

Alvarado Evans Medina Porter Quinn York Zimmerman

Buffalo Lane
Erick Lane
Fairfield Lane
Grove Street
Oak Ridge Road
Park Street
Vine Street


The city whose mayor is Rita Robert has 9,000  more people than the city in Worcester County.

Montclair is either the town whose mayor is Sal Swanson or the town whose mayor is Ida Ingram.

The town whose mayor is Hanna Henson has  fewer people than the city in Hampden County.

The city in Barnstable County, Wapello, Yale, the town whose mayor is Al Acosta and the city whose mayor is Rita Robert are all different cities.

Palo has 12,000  fewer people than the city in Barnstable County.

The town in Dukes County has 3,000  more people than Wapello.

The city whose mayor is Ida Ingram has 12,000  more people than the town in Nantucket County.

Of the town whose mayor is Sal Swanson and the town with a population of 46,000, one is Wapello and the other is in Norfolk County.

Of the town whose mayor is Al Acosta and the city with a population of 34,000, one is Hayfork and the other is in Nantucket County.

Palo is either the city with a population of 28,000 or the town whose mayor is Julie Jordan.

Hayfork has 12,000  more people than the city in Worcester County.

Garnavillo has 9,000  more people than Wapello.

Eddington doesn't have Cal Compton as its mayor.

The city whose mayor is Rita Robert has  fewer people than the city in Bristol County.

Eddington Garnavillo Hayfork Montclair Palo Wapello Yale

Barnstable Bristol Dukes Hampden Nantucket Norfolk Worcester

Al Acosta
Cal Compton
Hanna Henson
Ida Ingram
Julie Jordan
Rita Robert
Sal Swanson


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.

Of the person who manages The Breaker and the person who served 200 riders, one works in the orange section and the other is Sergio.

The worker who works in the red section served 25 more riders than Isaac.

Of Marc and the worker who works in the pink section, one served 75 riders and the other manages Agony Alley.

The employee who manages Demon Drop served 50 fewer riders than the person who manages Loop-D-Loop.

The person who served 175 riders doesn't manage Speed Devil.

Lyle served 100 more riders than the person who manages Zinjo.

Sergio served 50 more riders than the person who manages Zinjo.

The worker who served 125 riders works in the red section.

The person who works in the yellow section served 25 more riders than the employee who works in the purple section.

The worker who works in the blue section served 25 fewer riders than the worker who works in the purple section.

The employee who works in the green section, Zachary, the employee who served 150 riders, the worker who served 125 riders, the employee who manages Demon Drop and the employee who manages Zinjo are all different employees.

Fredrick Isaac Lyle Marc Sergio Troy Zachary

blue green orange pink purple red yellow

Agony Alley
Demon Drop
Loop-D-Loop
Speed Devil
The Breaker
The Screamer
Zinjo


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.

Zhale's painting was painted sometime before Umolia's painting.

Quekal's piece was painted sometime after the masterpiece that's been missing for 19 years.

"Willow Bend" is either Curo Cersal's painting or the 1905 masterpiece.

Ityer's piece is either the masterpiece that's been missing for 20 years or "Clockwork".

Ityer's piece was painted 8 years before Shiroharu's piece.

The painting that's been missing for 22 years was painted 24 years after the masterpiece that's been missing for 15 years.

"Lost in Time" was painted 8 years after the piece that's been missing for 13 years.

"Orange Sky" was painted 8 years before "Clockwork".

"Willow Bend" was painted sometime after Shiroharu's masterpiece.

Shiroharu's piece is either "Tantrum" or the piece that's been missing for 15 years.

The piece that's been missing for 20 years was painted 8 years after "Clockwork".

Zhale's piece is either the 1945 piece or the 1913 masterpiece.

The piece that's been missing for 15 years was painted 8 years after the painting that's been missing for 25 years.

Curo Cersal
Ityer
Orteirte
Quekal
Shiroharu
Umolia
Zhale

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


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 alligator that is 11.1 feet long is 5 years older than Carlos.

Sherman is somewhat younger than Merlin.

Of the 10 year old alligator and the alligator that is 10.2 feet long, one is named Sparky and the other was captured in Pisa.

Barnabas is somewhat younger than the alligator caught in Gary.

The 5 year old alligator is either Kirby or the gator that is 15.3 feet long.

Neither Sparky nor the animal caught in Gary is the 25 year old alligator.

Barnabas is somewhat older than the alligator that is 13.6 feet long.

The animal that is 11.1 feet long is 25 years younger than the gator caught in Reno.

The animal caught in Troy is 15 years younger than Sherman.

Sparky is 10 years younger than the alligator that is 11.5 feet long.

The 5 year old gator, the gator caught in Reno, the 15 year old gator and the gator caught in Anna are all different gators.

The alligator caught in Troy is somewhat younger than the animal caught in Waco.

Barnabas Carlos Drake Kirby Merlin Sherman Sparky

10.2 feet
10.7 feet
11.1 feet
11.5 feet
12.0 feet
13.6 feet
15.3 feet


The party-goer who arrived at 4:35 pm is either Bonita or Tom.

The friend who arrived at 5:00 pm isn't from Martensdale.

The party-goer from Kernville is either the party-goer who brought the corn chips or Tom.

The friend who arrived at 4:45 pm is either the participant from Kernville or the friend from Anaheim Hills.

Of the friend who brought the pork rinds and the friend who arrived at 4:30 pm, one is Phyllis and the other is from Anaheim Hills.

Iris arrived 15 minutes after the participant from Pine Valley.

Of Clinton and the participant who brought the onion dip, one arrived at 4:50 pm and the other is from Dos Palos.

The party-goer from El Segundo, the party-goer who arrived at 4:50 pm, Clinton, the participant who arrived at 4:35 pm, the party-goer who brought the pork rinds and the friend who arrived at 4:30 pm are all different people.

The party-goer from Dos Palos arrived 5 minutes after the party-goer from Pine Valley.

The friend who brought the corn chips is either the party-goer from Fairfield or Hubert.

The friend who brought the onion dip arrived 20 minutes after the friend who brought the hummus.

Phyllis arrived sometime after the participant who brought the potato chips.

Bonita Clinton Hubert Iris Phyllis Sergio Tom


Of the participant who arrived at 4:55 pm and the friend from Anaheim Hills, one is Tom and the other brought the soda.

The party-goer from El Segundo arrived 15 minutes after the party-goer from Anaheim Hills.

The friend from Fairfield is either the party-goer who arrived at 4:40 pm or the party-goer who brought the onion dip.

Marilyn arrived sometime after the party-goer from Anaheim Hills.

The party-goer from Kernville arrived 5 minutes after the participant from Martensdale.

Grant arrived 5 minutes after the friend from Anaheim Hills.

The friend from Pine Valley is either the party-goer who brought the pizza or Grant.

The friend who arrived at 4:35 pm is either the friend from El Segundo or the friend from Fairfield.

The party-goer who arrived at 4:55 pm is either the party-goer from Fairfield or the participant from Martensdale.

The party-goer from Kernville didn't bring the pork rinds.

The friend from Martensdale didn't bring the soda.

Of the participant who brought the corn chips and the friend who arrived at 4:40 pm, one is Clinton and the other is from Dos Palos.

Sergio arrived 15 minutes after the participant from El Segundo.

The participant from Kernville didn't bring the potato chips.

Marilyn arrived sometime before the party-goer who brought the pizza.

Clinton Grant Hubert Marilyn Sergio Tom Wade


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

Victor has an appointment 4 hours after the patient suffering from foot pain.

The patient with Fumanix insurance has an appointment 3 hours before the person suffering from hip pain.

The patient with Medicorp insurance has an appointment 2 hours after the person with Triflex insurance.

The person suffering from shingles has an appointment 1 hour after Ronnie.

The patient suffering from migraines has an appointment 2 hours before the patient suffering from foot pain.

The seven patients are the patient with the 2:00pm appointment, the patient suffering from shingles, Jeff, the patient with Fumanix insurance, Guy, the person with HealthCo insurance and Ronnie.

Guy has an appointment 3 hours after Ronnie.

Of the patient suffering from shingles and the patient with the 1:00pm appointment, one has Ambercare insurance and the other is Leroy.

The patient suffering from heartburn is either the person with the 12 noon appointment or Terry.

Terry has an appointment sometime before Jeff.

The patient suffering from back pain is either the patient with Triflex insurance or Jeff.

The person with Red Shield insurance is either the person suffering from hip pain or the patient with the 11:00am appointment.

Chester Guy Jeff Leroy Ronnie Terry Victor

back pain
foot pain
heartburn
hip pain
migraines
shingles
vertigo

Ambercare
Fumanix
HealthCo
Medicorp
Lifealign
Red Shield
Triflex


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 sci-fi fan who works with elm is either the woodworker who charges 13 dollars or Trevor.

The woodworker who charges 15 dollars doesn't work with chestnut.

The woodworker who sells Yamasawa figurines charges 6 dollars less than Cody.

The woodworker who sells Ineoch figurines charges 4 dollars more than the carver who sells Shyclye figurines.

The woodworker who charges 9 dollars is either Cody or Larry.

Of the carver who sells Poroth figurines and the woodworker who charges 9 dollars, one works with hickory and the other is Martin.

The seven woodworkers are Martin, the woodworker who works with spruce, the woodworker who sells Kelher figurines, the woodworker who sells Ineoch figurines, the carver who works with elm, the sci-fi fan who sells Guxuc figurines and the carver who works with pine.

The sci-fi fan who works with hickory charges  more than the sci-fi fan who sells Ineoch figurines.

The carver who works with spruce charges 6 dollars more than the woodworker who sells Ineoch figurines.

The woodworker who works with oak charges 2 dollars less than the sci-fi fan who sells Guxuc figurines.

The woodworker who sells Ineoch figurines charges  less than Johnnie.

Larry charges 4 dollars more than the carver who works with pine.

3 dollars
5 dollars
7 dollars
9 dollars
11 dollars
13 dollars
15 dollars

Cody Johnnie Larry Martin Richard Trevor Wallace

boxwood chestnut elm hickory oak pine spruce

Guxuc Ineoch Kelher Oseb Poroth Shyclye Yamasawa


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

The game in Groveland is either the 18-6 game or the game with the Red and Blues.

The game with the White Rhinos wasn't on October 23.

The game in Island Falls didn't finish with a score of 24-21.

The game with the Red and Blues was in Humeston.

The 13-9 match was sometime after the game in Groveland.

The game with the Eagles is either the October 11 game or the 18-6 match.

The game with the Rams was 4 days before the match in Ferndale.

The match in Coachella was 4 days before the match with the Warriors.

The game in Edinburg was 4 days before the match with the Dragons.

The game with the Warriors is either the October 27 game or the game in Humeston.

The game in Ferndale didn't finish with a score of 24-21.

The 42-20 game was 16 days before the game with the Eagles.

The game in Island Falls didn't finish with a score of 13-9.

The match in Humeston finished with a score of 28-10.

The game in Ferndale didn't finish with a score of 34-7.

The match in Ferndale was 4 days before the match in Avila Beach.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19
October 23
October 27

Dragons
Eagles
Rams
Red and Blues
Tuscanos
Warriors
White Rhinos

Avila Beach
Coachella
Edinburg
Ferndale
Groveland
Humeston
Island Falls