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.

Of the giraffe that is 15 feet tall and Pezaku, one came from Cameroon and the other is 23 years old.

Of the animal from Namibia and the 27-year-old giraffe, one is Pezaku and the other is 14 feet tall.

The 20-year-old one is either the giraffe that is 14 feet tall or Chamey.

Angrit is 1 foot shorter than the giraffe from South Sudan.

The 23-year-old animal is either the giraffe from Botswana or the giraffe from Ethiopia.

The one that is 11 feet tall isn't exactly 19 years old.

The 23-year-old one is 4 feet taller than Morutana.

The animal that is 14 feet tall, the 23-year-old giraffe, and the 19-year-old one are three different giraffes.

Of the one that is 13 feet tall and the animal from Somalia, one is 15 years old and the other is Chamey.

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

Angrit Bagee Chamey Kaldel Morutana Pezaku

Botswana
Cameroon
Ethiopia
Namibia
Somalia
South Sudan


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

The movie directed by Tank Reznor received one more nomination than Thorn of Suns.

The movie that received 3 nominations is either the romance or the movie directed by Maddie Mintz.

The movie directed by Maddie Mintz received one more nomination than The Illusion.

The movie directed by Danny Trevor is either the film-noir or the film that received 5 nominations.

The movie directed by Maddie Mintz, the movie that received 6 nominations, and the thriller are three different films.

Of the film directed by Virgil Katz and Bold Service, one got 7 nominations and the other was the film-noir.

Maximum Risk is either the musical or the movie that received 6 nominations.

Of Silk Mist and the action film, one got 7 nominations and the other was directed by Tank Reznor.

The movie directed by Gabby Jones received  fewer nominations than Silk Mist.

The movie directed by Virgil Katz received one more nomination than the drama.

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

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

action film
drama
film-noir
musical
romance
thriller


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

Of Gayle and the girl who got the sixth award, one won the wildlife badge and the other won the first aid badge.

The scout who won the leadership badge was either Maxine or the girl from troop 4031.

Beverly was awarded  after the youngster from troop 5025.

The scout who got the fifth award won the dance badge.

Of Elaine and the scout who won the first aid badge, one was awarded fifth and the other was in troop 5025.

The youngster from troop 4031, the scout who won the first aid badge, and Dolores are three different girls.

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

The youngster from troop 4781 didn't win the theater badge.

Dolores was awarded 2 spots before the youngster from troop 4250.

The girl who won the leadership badge was awarded  before Kendra.

The youngster who got the third award was either the scout who won the leadership badge or the girl from troop 4781.

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

Beverly Dolores Elaine Gayle Kendra Maxine

ceramics
dance
first aid
leadership
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.

The system built by Dr. Coulson's team was either the A.I. from Exeter or Proclus.

Of the A.I. from Exeter and the system from SFIT, one was built by Dr. Coulson's team and the other scored 62%.

The A.I. built by Dr. Macmahon's team finished with a score that was 14 percent lower than that of the system from Stanford.

Proclus finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the system from UCLA.

The A.I. that scored 76% was either Archimedes or the system from Cambridge.

Of the system that scored 90% and the system that scored 69%, one was built by Dr. Whitlaw's team and the other was from Cambridge.

The A.I. that scored 76% was built by Dr. Fernandez's team.

The system that scored 62% was either Proclus or Aristotle.

The A.I. that scored 90% wasn't built by Dr. Sicilia's team.

The A.I. built by Dr. Abbratozzato's team wasn't from Cambridge.

Archimedes Aristotle Plutarch Proclus Pythagoeas Zeno

Abbratozzato Coulson Fernandez Macmahon Sicilia Whitlaw


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 tortoise from Yemen is 54 years older than Toredo.

Of the swoop-backed tortoise and the 32-year-old tortoise, one is named Snappy and the other is from Oman.

Of the black neck tortoise and the one from Zimbabwe, one is named Chewie and the other is 14 years old.

The 14-year-old animal isn't the ringed tortoise.

Shelly is 36 years older than the tortoise from Oman.

The animal from Guinea, the 32-year-old one, and Methuselah are three different animals.

The 68-year-old animal is either Shelly or the animal from Yemen.

The one from Zimbabwe isn't the armored tortoise.

The ringed tortoise is  younger than the one from Oman.

Chewie Methuselah Shelly Snappy Toredo Yoda

armored
black neck
pitch belly
ringed
swoop-backed
two rimmed

Belize Cameroon Guinea Oman Yemen Zimbabwe


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 wanted bananas paid 1 dollar less than Mercedes.

The person who wanted strawberries paid  less than the customer who requested quinoa.

The person who paid $8.75 wanted oranges.

The person who requested quinoa paid  less than Frederick.

June paid 2 dollars less than the person who wanted blackberries.

The person who paid $11.75 is either the person who wanted tangerines or the customer who wanted blackberries.

The person who wanted blackberries is either the customer who requested flaxseed or Mercedes.

The customer who requested ginger paid 2 dollars more than the person who wanted strawberries.

June is either the customer who paid $11.75 or the person who requested quinoa.

Of the customer who requested kale and Verna, one wanted blackberries and the other wanted bananas.

The person who wanted tangerines asked for acai berries.

Crystal Frederick June Mercedes Verna Wilbur

acai berries
flaxseed
ginger
kale
quinoa
wheat grass

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges strawberries tangerines


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

The six diners were the diner who ordered the cheese steak, the diner who paid $8.99, the one who got the root beer, the diner who paid $5.99, Bradley and Yvonne.

The diner who ordered the hamburger paid 2 dollars less than Nina.

Neither the one who got the root beer nor Yvonne was the diner who ordered the hamburger.

The diner who ordered the turkey plate paid 3 dollars more than the one who got the cream soda.

The diner who ordered the cheese steak was either Edmund or the one who got the ginger ale.

The diner who paid $8.99 didn't have the lemonade.

The diner who ordered the hamburger didn't have the iced tea.

The one who got the cream soda paid  more than the diner who ordered the meatloaf.

The diner who paid $6.99 had the iced tea.

The diner who ordered the tuna melt was either the one who got the cream soda or the one who got the iced tea.

James paid 1 dollar less than the diner who ordered the tuna melt.

Bradley Edmund James Nina Wallace Yvonne

cream soda
ginger ale
iced tea
lemonade
root beer
water

cheese steak
club sandwich
hamburger
meatloaf
tuna melt
turkey plate


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

The winner from Rhode Island won somewhat less than the judge.

Alice Anders didn't win exactly $30 million.

Of the person from Kansas and the teacher, one was Alice Anders and the other won $5 million.

The senator won 15 million more than Ferris Fry.

The doctor, the person who won $10 million, and Cal Chandler are three different people.

The winner who won $20 million was either Dharma Day or the senator.

Dharma Day won 10 million more than the judge.

Of the person from South Dakota and the winner who won $10 million, one was Ed Elliott and the other was the judge.

The winner who won $5 million wasn't from Rhode Island.

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

Alice Anders
Cal Chandler
Dharma Day
Ed Elliott
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene

Arkansas
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Washington

accountant banker doctor judge senator teacher


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

The group deploying to Kimeche isn't Juliet Battalion.

Of Zulu Battalion and the battalion led by Commander Peters, one will deploy in June and the other will deploy to Ormmose.

The battalion led by Commander York will deploy 3 months after Papa Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander York isn't X-ray Battalion.

The battalion deploying in May won't deploy to Wada.

The battalion led by Commander Peters will deploy sometime after the group deploying to Zenmoto.

The battalion led by Commander Acevedo won't deploy to Wada.

The battalion led by Commander Zimmerman will deploy sometime before Papa Battalion.

The battalion led by Commander Peters won't deploy in April.

Of Juliet Battalion and the group deploying to Verrild, one will deploy in April and the other is led by Commander Ortega.

The battalion led by Commander Peters will deploy 1 month before the group deploying to Kimeche.

The battalion deploying in March is Victor Battalion.

Acevedo Ortega Peters Taylor York Zimmerman

Kimeche Nyeos Ormmose Verrild Wada Zenmoto


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.

Kendra was either the Gemini or the customer who got the black tattoo.

Neither the person who got the green tattoo nor the person who got the blue tattoo was the Libra.

Rita was either the Sagittarius or the Gemini.

The Aquarius didn't get the black tattoo.

The six customers were the customer who got the violet tattoo, Guillermo, the Sagittarius, the Aquarius, the customer who paid $35 and Carole.

The person who got the red tattoo paid  more than Kendra.

The person who paid $50 wasn't the Libra.

Of the person who got the green tattoo and Oscar, one was the Cancer and the other paid $55.

Of the Libra and the customer who got the violet tattoo, one paid $55 and the other was Guillermo.

Carole Guillermo Kendra Oscar Phillip Rita

Aquarius Cancer Gemini Libra Pisces Sagittarius


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.

Midge Mintz's product costs  less than the honey from Curlew.

The sage product, the honey from Winterport, the $7.50 honey, Midge Mintz's product and Linda Lynn's honey are all different products.

Of the honey from Curlew and the clover honey, one is produced by Nick Norris and the other costs $7.50.

The honey from Hiram isn't produced by Midge Mintz.

Of the product from Curlew and the $9.50 product, one is produced by Ivy Ingram and the other is made from sage nectar.

The $6.50 honey, the lemon blossom honey, and the product from Unity are three different products.

The honey from Winterport isn't produced by Jim Joyner.

The alfalfa product costs  more than Linda Lynn's honey.

The clover honey costs 2 dollars less than Jim Joyner's honey.

Nick Norris's product is either the alfalfa product or the clover product.

The $5.50 honey doesn't come from Unity.

Of the product from Acton and the fireweed honey, one is produced by Heddy Heath and the other costs $5.50.

alfalfa
basswood
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sage

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

Acton Curlew Fowler Hiram Unity Winterport


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

The Objectivist spoke 2 days before Edith Frayle.

The Democrat spoke sometime after Daniel Stead.

The person whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees was either the Independent or Daniel Stead.

Edith Frayle was either the politician whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees or the politician whose speech brought in 2,600 attendees.

Ashley Dale spoke 2 days before the Independent.

Fred Maddox spoke 3 days after the Objectivist.

Ashley Dale was either the Republican or the person who spoke on January 17th.

Conner Dawes spoke sometime after the Socialist.

Fred Maddox spoke in front of 1,875 attendees.

Of Daniel Stead and the politician who spoke on January 14th, one was the Socialist and the other spoke in front of 1,600 attendees.

Ashley Dale didn't speak on January 14th.

The speaker whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees spoke 3 days after Gara Oldman.

The speaker whose speech brought in 2,250 attendees, the speaker who spoke on January 14th, and the politician who spoke on January 16th are three different people.

January 14th
January 15th
January 16th
January 17th
January 18th
January 19th

Ashley Dale
Conner Dawes
Daniel Stead
Edith Frayle
Fred Maddox
Gara Oldman

Democrat Independent Objectivist Reformist Republican Socialist


The action film received  more nominations than the film directed by Danny Trevor.

Of the movie that received 2 nominations and the film-noir, one is The Illusion and the other was directed by Tank Reznor.

Maximum Risk received 4 more nominations than the movie directed by Paul Walnier.

The six films are the movie that received 3 nominations, Wild Ones, the romance, The Illusion, Thorn of Suns and the film-noir.

The action film wasn't directed by Maddie Mintz.

Thorn of Suns is either the film directed by Tank Reznor or the movie directed by Gabby Jones.

Bold Service received  more nominations than the movie directed by Gabby Jones.

The film directed by Paul Walnier is either Thorn of Suns or the movie that received 3 nominations.

The comedy received 3 fewer nominations than the film directed by Danny Trevor.

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

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

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

action film
comedy
film-noir
musical
romance
thriller


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

The Sacred Heart College graduate was hired by Barr & Cobb.

The Summit College graduate is either the Green & Hayes hire or the Leach & Mccall hire.

The Haynes Inc. hire was hired 12 days before the Riverview College graduate.

Of the Riverview College graduate and the Green & Hayes hire, one is Rosalie and the other was hired on March 27th.

The Barr & Cobb hire was hired 3 days after the Rutherford College graduate.

Kelvin was hired 3 days after the Leach & Mccall hire.

Rosalie was hired 3 days after the Ingram & Kemp hire.

The Riverview College graduate wasn't hired by Leach & Mccall.

The Ingram & Kemp hire is either the person hired on March 24th or Gabriel.

March 12th
March 15th
March 18th
March 21st
March 24th
March 27th

Abel Cynthia Gabriel Kelvin Rosalie Zachary

Barr & Cobb
Green & Hayes
Haynes Inc.
Ingram & Kemp
Leach & Mccall
Velez & York

Albion
Northridge
Riverview
Rutherford
Sacred Heart
Summit


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 banded keel isn't exactly 24 inches long.

The animal that is 24 inches long is yellow & blue.

The ash python, the reptile from Nicaragua, and the reptile that is 18 inches long are three different animals.

The tawny cobra is 6 inches longer than the animal from Nicaragua.

The two-nosed asp is 18 inches longer than the snake from New Guinea.

The serpent that is 30 inches long isn't green & red.

The horned viper, the black & green snake, the black & red reptile, the yellow & blue snake and the serpent from Uganda are all different animals.

Of the black & red reptile and the snake from Australia, one is 42 inches long and the other is the ash python.

The black & green snake is either the serpent that is 30 inches long or the reptile from Australia.

The yellow & blue animal is  longer than the reptile from Spain.

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

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

Australia
Cambodia
Nicaragua
New Guinea
Spain
Uganda

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


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

Of the friend who brought the potato chips and the party-goer who arrived at 4:35 pm, one is Olga and the other is from Kernville.

Olga arrived 5 minutes before the party-goer from Kernville.

The participant who brought the onion dip arrived 20 minutes before Hubert.

Clinton is either the participant who brought the corn chips or the participant from Anaheim Hills.

Sergio is either the party-goer from Kernville or the friend who brought the onion dip.

Of the party-goer who arrived at 4:40 pm and Bonita, one brought the hummus and the other brought the potato chips.

The friend from Anaheim Hills didn't bring the pork rinds.

Of the participant who brought the potato chips and the friend who brought the corn chips, one arrived at 4:50 pm and the other is Wade.

The participant from Pine Valley didn't bring the hummus.

The friend from Dos Palos arrived 10 minutes before Bonita.

corn chips
hummus
onion dip
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Kernville
Martensdale
Pine Valley


Of Cynthia and Rosalie, one went to Summit College and the other was hired by Green & Hayes.

Rosalie, the Dorsey Assoc. hire, and the person hired on March 12th are three different people.

The Faraday College graduate was hired 3 days before Kelvin.

The person hired on March 27th wasn't hired by Barr & Cobb.

Zachary was hired 3 days before the Green & Hayes hire.

The Leach & Mccall hire was hired 9 days before the Albion College graduate.

Of the Albion College graduate and the person hired on March 12th, one is Kelvin and the other is Zachary.

Of the Haynes Inc. hire and the Sacred Heart College graduate, one was hired on March 27th and the other is Abel.

The Sacred Heart College graduate wasn't hired by Dorsey Assoc..

The Northridge College graduate was hired sometime after the Leach & Mccall hire.

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

Albion
Faraday
Northridge
Riverview
Sacred Heart
Summit


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

The six animals were the animal believed to be 230,000 years old, the animal found in Saskatchewan, the animal that was 8.9 ft tall, the mammoth found in Greenland, the animal found in Siberia and "Dumbo".

The mammoth that was 8.1 ft tall lived 30,000 years before "Ellie".

The animal found in Saskatchewan, the animal believed to be 80,000 years old, and the animal that was 8.6 ft tall are three different animals.

"Peanut" lived sometime before the animal that was 7.8 ft tall.

The mammoth that was 8.6 ft tall was unearthed in Siberia.

"Fang" lived sometime after the mammoth found in Scotland.

The animal that was 8.1 ft tall was either the mammoth found in Greenland or the mammoth believed to be 230,000 years old.

Of the mammoth that was 7.8 ft tall and the mammoth found in Alaska, one was named "Fang" and the other is thought to be 140,000 years old.

Of the animal found in Greenland and "Dumbo", one is thought to be 200,000 years old and the other was 8.2 ft tall.

Alaska Greenland Norway Saskatchewan Scotland Siberia


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

The juggler from Hawkeye was either the performer who went fifth or the performer who used balls.

The person who used batons performed 1 spot before Carmen.

Archie performed sometime before the performer who used batons.

Melissa performed 2 spots after the performer from Lambs Grove.

Carmen performed 2 spots before the person who used mobile phones.

Of the juggler who used chainsaws and the person from Hawkeye, one is Carmen and the other went sixth.

The performer from Kingsburg performed 1 spot before the performer who used rings.

The juggler from Glenwood didn't use mobile phones.

The performer who went fifth, the person who went third and Nick were all different people.

Of the juggler who went fourth and Trevor, one used batons and the other was from Folsom.

Archie Brandi Carmen Melissa Nick Trevor

balls
batons
chainsaws
flashlights
mobile phones
rings

Folsom
Glenwood
Hawkeye
Kingsburg
Lambs Grove
Tahoe City


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

Of the home in Eagle Grove and the home in Beaver Cove, one rents for $825/month and the other is owned by Mitsy Lane.

The house in Hamilton offers 1,225 sq ft of living space.

The 1,475 sq ft rental isn't owned by Kip Jenkins.

The home in Hamilton is somewhat larger than the home that rents for $825/month.

The home in Gilman isn't owned by Kip Jenkins.

The home that rents for $1,525/month is either the home in Capitola or the house in Beaver Cove.

Of the house in Beaver Cove and the home that rents for $1,250/month, one is owned by Inga Howell and the other offers 1,600 sq ft of living space.

The house in Hamilton, the home that rents for $1,250/month, the home that rents for $975/month, the home that rents for $1,525/month and the 1,350 sq ft house are all different houses.

The home owned by Bertha Allen doesn't rent for $1,525/month.

Of the 1,725 sq ft house and the home that rents for $1,600/month, one is owned by Mitsy Lane and the other is in Gilman.

The rental owned by Dan Callahan is 125 sq ft smaller than the rental in Gilman.

The 1,350 sq ft rental isn't owned by Mitsy Lane.

Angelus Oaks
Beaver Cove
Capitola
Eagle Grove
Gilman
Hamilton

Bertha Allen
Dan Callahan
Hal Garrison
Inga Howell
Kip Jenkins
Mitsy Lane


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

Of the game in Avila Beach and the game with the Tuscanos, one was on October 19 and the other finished with a score of 18-6.

The 42-20 match is either the game with the White Rhinos or the game with the Red and Blues.

The match with the Eagles wasn't on October 11.

The 28-10 game was sometime before the game in Coachella.

The game in Ferndale is either the 13-9 game or the 34-7 match.

Of the October 7 game and the match in Edinburg, one featured the Rams and the other finished with a score of 18-6.

The 42-20 game was 4 days before the match in Edinburg.

The match with the Red and Blues was sometime before the game in Island Falls.

Of the match in Humeston and the game with the Warriors, one finished with a score of 13-9 and the other was on October 15.

The match with the Tuscanos was on October 23.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19
October 23

Eagles
Rams
Red and Blues
Tuscanos
Warriors
White Rhinos

Avila Beach
Coachella
Edinburg
Ferndale
Humeston
Island Falls


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

The person who wears number 18 scored 3 goals more than Walls.

The person with 6 goals doesn't wear number 2.

Neither the player who wears number 12 nor the player from the Bears is the player with 7 goals.

Zimmerman scored 4 goals more than the person from the Bears.

The player from the Wolverines scored 1 goal  more than Tucker.

Of the person from the River Kings and Duran, one had 7 goals this season and the other wears number 18.

Of the person from the Checkers and the player with 7 goals, one wears number 17 and the other is Duran.

The player from the Bears scored 3 goals less than the person who wears number 12.

The player from the Checkers scored 1 goal  more than Rich.

Duran Guerra Rich Tucker Walls Zimmerman

Bears
Checkers
Comets
Monsters
River Kings
Wolverines


The person hired on March 18th wasn't hired by Velez & York.

The Albion College graduate wasn't hired by Leach & Mccall.

The Albion College graduate was hired 6 days before Kelvin.

The Rutherford College graduate wasn't hired by Green & Hayes.

The Sacred Heart College graduate was hired sometime before the Leach & Mccall hire.

The person hired on March 21st, the Summit College graduate, and Cynthia are three different people.

The Riverview College graduate was hired 6 days before the Dorsey Assoc. hire.

Abel was hired 6 days after the Rutherford College graduate.

The Haynes Inc. hire was hired 3 days after Rosalie.

The Velez & York hire is either the Sacred Heart College graduate or Rosalie.

Of the Green & Hayes hire and the Haynes Inc. hire, one went to Northridge College and the other was hired on March 15th.

Of Nadine and the person hired on March 27th, one was hired by Haynes Inc. and the other went to Summit College.

The Northridge College graduate was hired sometime after the Leach & Mccall hire.

Abel Cynthia Kelvin Nadine Rosalie Zachary

Barr & Cobb
Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Haynes Inc.
Leach & Mccall
Velez & York


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

Rules of War was either the board game played in February or the board game with 13 players.

The board game played in June was hosted by Ethel.

The board game played in May was either the game hosted at Wendy's house or the game hosted at Olive's house.

The game with 11 players was played 2 months after Rules of War.

Stealth was played sometime after the game with 4 players.

The game with 5 players was either the game played in February or the board game hosted at Ethel's house.

The board game hosted at Pat's house was played 1 month after Bladescape.

Of the game hosted at Nick's house and the board game played in May, one had exactly 11 players and the other had exactly 7 players.

The board game with 4 players was played 1 month after the game hosted at Todd's house.

Planets Align was played 1 month before the game hosted at Wendy's house.

The game with 7 players wasn't hosted by Wendy.

The board game with 13 players was hosted by Olive.

Bladescape
Emberfight
Planets Align
Rules of War
Stealth
Vendetta


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

The contestant who jumped 95.0 meters scored  more points than the contestant from Norway.

The skier who scored 103 points didn't jump 110.8 meters.

The jumper from Norway didn't jump 90.1 meters.

The skier from Sweden jumped 96.3 meters.

The skier from Switzerland scored 14 more points than Alicia.

Denise scored 14 more points than the contestant who jumped 105.6 meters.

Of the contestant who scored 117 points and Yvonne, one jumped 86.4 meters and the other was from Norway.

The contestant who scored 96 points, the skier from Norway, Wanda, Tasha and the skier from Germany were all different people.

The contestant from Norway was either the person who scored 82 points or the person who scored 110 points.

The person from Finland scored 7 fewer points than the person who jumped 110.8 meters.

Tasha was either the jumper from Sweden or the jumper from Canada.

86.4 meters
90.1 meters
95.0 meters
96.3 meters
105.6 meters
110.8 meters

Canada Finland Germany Norway Sweden Switzerland


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 that won 1 gold medal, the squad that won 5 silver medals, the squad from Honduras, the team that won 3 bronze medals and the team from Luxembourg were all different teams.

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

The team that won 6 gold medals didn't finish with 8 silver medals.

The team that won 4 bronze medals ended with 5 silver medals.

The squad that won 1 gold medal didn't end with 12 bronze medals.

The squad that won 6 bronze medals ended with 4 silver medals.

The squad from Luxembourg ended with 11 silver medal.

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

The squad that won 8 bronze medals didn't finish with 11 silver medal.

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

Of the squad that won 3 gold medals and the squad that won 12 bronze medals, one ended with 2 silver medals and the other is the team from Namibia.

Of the team from Namibia and the team that won 5 silver medals, one finished with 6 bronze medals and the other finished with 5 gold medals.

Honduras Jordan Luxembourg Namibia Oman Zimbabwe


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

The piece that needs to go to Denver isn't white.

Vic Evans's piece wasn't supposed to go to Los Angeles.

The luggage that needs to go to Los Angeles isn't ochre.

The violet piece weighs 3 pounds less than the bag that needs to go to Los Angeles.

Zed Alexander's luggage weighs 9 pounds less than the yellow bag.

The luggage that weighs 50 pounds isn't ochre.

The lime luggage weighs  less than the luggage that needs to go to Denver.

The bag that needs to go to Orlando is either the violet suitcase or Ute Fleming's bag.

Of the piece that weighs 47 pounds and the suitcase that weighs 44 pounds, one is Wanda Dotson's and the other is yellow.

Tanya Gould's bag weighs  more than the white bag.

Of the bag that weighs 47 pounds and the luggage that needs to go to Santa Fe, one is Yolanda Bauer's and the other is white.

Zed Alexander's bag weighs 6 pounds less than the suitcase that needs to go to New York.

The piece that weighs 41 pounds was supposed to go to New York.

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

Atlanta
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Orlando
Santa Fe


A group of friends has gotten together for dinner, and just for fun they're comparing their "social networking" stats on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the number of friends (Facebook), followers (Twitter) and connections (LinkedIn) each person has.

The one with 790 Twitter followers doesn't have exactly 59 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 130 Facebook friends is either Cedric or Willis.

The one with 150 Facebook friends doesn't have exactly 65 LinkedIn connections.

Margie doesn't have exactly 599 Twitter followers.

Of the person with 85 LinkedIn connections and the one with 789 Twitter followers, one is Margie and the other has 140 Facebook friends.

The person with 804 Twitter followers has  fewer Facebook friends than the one with 50 LinkedIn connections.

Cedric doesn't have exactly 72 LinkedIn connections.

The six people are Cedric, the one with 59 LinkedIn connections, the person with 576 Twitter followers, the person with 140 Facebook friends, the one with 65 LinkedIn connections and the one with 85 LinkedIn connections.

Neither the person with 59 LinkedIn connections nor the person with 65 LinkedIn connections is the person with 130 Facebook friends.

Of Blake and Georgia, one has 59 LinkedIn connections and the other has 789 Twitter followers.

The one with 85 LinkedIn connections has  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 790 Twitter followers.

Blake doesn't have exactly 140 Facebook friends.

Blake Cedric Frank Georgia Margie Willis


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

The specimen from France wasn't the peppered butterfly.

Brandon's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the specimen from Indonesia.

The torturix butterfly was either Gina's purchase or the specimen from Indonesia.

Phillip's purchase was the emperor butterfly.

Elsie's purchase cost 30 dollars more than the peppered butterfly.

The insect that sold for $45 was the peacock butterfly.

Gina's purchase was either the specimen from France or the specimen from Yemen.

The peppered butterfly cost 15 dollars more than the specimen from Zimbabwe.

Neither Alejandro's purchase nor the chalkhill butterfly was the specimen from El Salvador.

The insect that sold for $120 wasn't the torturix butterfly.

The torturix butterfly cost  more than the specimen from France.

The specimen from France, Alejandro's purchase, the insect that sold for $45, the chalkhill butterfly and the butterfly that sold for $75 were all different butterflies.

The specimen from France cost  more than Alejandro's purchase.

Alejandro Brandon Elsie Gina Phillip Yvette

chalkhill clearwing emperor peacock peppered torturix

El Salvador
France
Indonesia
Oman
Yemen
Zimbabwe


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.

Of the job starting in August and the Norway Court project, one will have a budget of $32,000 and the other will be headed by Ed Erickson.

The Boom Court project begins sometime before Irma Ingram's project.

The Gray Avenue project begins sometime after the $20,000 project.

The Boom Court project begins sometime before Hal Hamilton's project.

The $25,000 project is either the job starting in August or Cal Craft's project.

Hal Hamilton's project begins 1 month before the Ethel Street project.

The $28,000 project begins 1 month after the Ethel Street project.

Neither the Ethel Street project nor the job starting in July is Ed Erickson's project.

Of Irma Ingram's project and Freda Fisher's project, one will have a budget of $36,000 and the other will focus on Ivy Street.

The $32,000 project will be headed by Freda Fisher.

Boom Court
Clara Street
Ethel Street
Gray Avenue
Ivy Street
Norway Court

Cal Craft
Ed Erickson
Freda Fisher
Gail Garrett
Hal Hamilton
Irma Ingram


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

The honey from Eldon costs  more than Heddy Heath's honey.

Nick Norris's honey is either the $9.50 honey or the clover product.

Of Keith Koch's honey and the honey from Hiram, one costs $6.50 and the other costs $9.50.

The alfalfa product costs  less than the product from Hiram.

The product from Orient isn't produced by Ivy Ingram.

The sourwood honey isn't produced by Keith Koch.

The honey from Davis City costs  more than the fireweed honey.

The honey from Curlew isn't produced by Linda Lynn.

The $10.50 honey is either the honey from Orient or the lemon blossom product.

Linda Lynn's honey costs  less than the honey from Winterport.

Of Keith Koch's honey and the fireweed honey, one costs $7.50 and the other comes from Eldon.

Heddy Heath's product costs 1 dollar less than the lemon blossom honey.

The clover product doesn't come from Orient.

alfalfa
clover
fireweed
lemon blossom
sage
sourwood

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

Curlew
Davis City
Eldon
Hiram
Orient
Winterport


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.

Of the store on Ivy Street and the business in Kings Beach, one is Vexon and the other offers gas at $1.27 per gallon.

The gas station in Zamora charges somewhat less per gallon than Phil's Fill-Up.

Of Kwik Mart and the business in Bucksport, one is on N Street and the other is on Tamarac Street.

The business on Oak Lawn charges 4 cents more per gallon than the store in Miles.

The gas station in Bucksport, the business charging $1.23 per gallon, and the gas station charging $1.07 per gallon are three different stations.

The business on N Street charges somewhat more per gallon than the gas station in Goleta.

The business on Penates Drive, the business in Miles, and the gas station charging $1.19 per gallon are three different stations.

The gas station charging $1.11 per gallon, the gas station on N Street, and Ballantines are three different stations.

Phil's Fill-Up, the store on Oak Lawn, and the store charging $1.27 per gallon are three different stations.

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

Bucksport
Firebaugh
Goleta
Kings Beach
Miles
Zamora

Ivy Street
N Street
Oak Lawn
Penates Drive
Q Street
Tamarac Street


The squad that won 8 silver medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad that won 8 bronze medals.

The team from Uganda finished with 8 bronze medals.

The squad from Indonesia didn't end with 6 bronze medals.

The team that won 3 bronze medals was either the team that won 1 silver medal or the team that won 12 silver medals.

The team that won 8 silver medals ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the team that won 10 bronze medals.

The squad that won 12 silver medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad that won 4 bronze medals.

The squad from Jordan didn't finish with 10 silver medals.

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

The squad that won 4 bronze medals was either the team that won 2 silver medals or the team that won 5 gold medals.

Of the team that won 1 gold medal and the squad that won 15 bronze medals, one is the squad from Honduras and the other ended with 8 silver medals.

The team from Uganda, the team that won 10 silver medals, the squad that won 4 gold medals and the team that won 8 silver medals were all different teams.

Neither the team that won 2 silver medals nor the team that won 4 gold medals was the team from Honduras.

Neither the team from Indonesia nor the team that won 8 silver medals was the team that won 5 gold medals.

The squad that won 6 gold medals didn't end with 6 bronze medals.

Honduras Indonesia Jordan Namibia Russia Uganda


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

The book that was published in 2012 costs  more than the title written by Will Wharton.

The title that was published in 2015 wasn't authored by Velma Vintz.

The algebra book wasn't published in 2003.

The book that was published in 2003 is either the geometry textbook or the textbook written by Tara Tyne.

Of the title written by Mina Morton and the textbook that was published in 2007, one covers geometry and the other costs $44.99.

The six books are the $29.99 book, the field theory textbook, the title that was published in 2003, the title written by Mina Morton, the geometry textbook and the pre-calculus title.

Of the textbook that was published in 2008 and the title that was published in 2012, one costs $44.99 and the other was written by Pat Peterson.

The field theory textbook wasn't published in 2005.

The $39.99 textbook, the field theory book, and the title that was published in 2012 are three different books.

The textbook written by Tara Tyne costs  more than the calculus book.

The calculus book is either the book that was published in 2012 or the book written by Will Wharton.

Of the $49.99 title and the book written by Will Wharton, one covers pre-calculus and the other was published in 2007.

algebra
calculus
field theory
geometry
pre-calculus
set theory

Mina Morton
Pat Peterson
Rosa Rubens
Tara Tyne
Velma Vintz
Will Wharton


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 campaign produced by Julie Jordan is either the billboard or the ad with 775 responses.

The ad produced by Faith Fowler has brought 150  fewer responses than the web campaign.

The ad with the $90,000 budget has brought in 600  more responses than the campaign produced by Iva Ingram.

Of the campaign with 625 responses and the ad with the $20,000 budget, one is the radio spot and the other was produced by Iva Ingram.

The radio spot wasn't produced by Eddie Evans.

The ad with 1225 responses wasn't produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The billboard is either the campaign with 1075 responses or the ad with the $50,000 budget.

Of the campaign produced by Iva Ingram and the direct mailer, one has the $75,000 budget and the other has brought in 625 responses.

The ad with the $15,000 budget has brought in 450  more responses than the billboard.

The ad with 925 responses is either the ad with the $15,000 budget or the campaign produced by Eddie Evans.

The campaign with the $15,000 budget has brought  fewer responses than the magazine ad.

The web campaign hasn't brought in a total of 1375 responses.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
radio spot
web campaign

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


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

The feature that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E. isn't exactly 3,500 meters wide.

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

The crater that is 1,200 meters wide wasn't discovered in September.

Of the crater in Qatar and the crater that is 1,480 meters wide, one was dated to 90,000 B.C.E. and the other was found in October.

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

The crater that was dated to 60,000 B.C.E. was either the crater in Iraq or the crater discovered in December.

The feature that is 930 meters wide is believed to be  older than the crater discovered in June.

The crater discovered in September is believed to be 90,000 years newer than the feature that is 930 meters wide.

The crater in Brunei wasn't discovered in October.

The feature in Eritrea is believed to be 60,000 years newer than the crater that is 1,480 meters wide.

Of the feature that is 550 meters wide and the feature that was dated to 210,000 B.C.E., one was found in October and the other was found in December.

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

February June August September October December

550 meters
930 meters
1,200 meters
1,480 meters
2,250 meters
3,500 meters


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

The specimen found at 16,500 ft wasn't found in 1983.

The creature found at 15,000 ft, the animal discovered in the Bristle Trench, and the animal discovered in the Fallon Deep are three different animals.

The anglerfish wasn't found at 16,500 ft.

The specimen discovered in the Malinga Trench was found 3,000 feet lower down than the creature found in 1998.

The specimen discovered in the Zini Trench was found 4,500 feet higher up than the bristlemouth.

Of the specimen found at 21,000 ft and the creature found at 22,500 ft, one is the daggertooth and the other was discovered in the Malinga Trench.

The animal found in 1993 is either the animal found at 18,000 ft or the specimen discovered in the Malinga Trench.

The creature found in 1984, the specimen discovered in the Bristle Trench, the specimen found at 21,000 ft and the animal discovered in the Malinga Trench are all different animals.

Of the specimen found in 1993 and the specimen discovered in the Willis Trench, one was found at 18,000 ft and the other is the viperfish.

Of the animal found in 1978 and the specimen found at 19,500 ft, one was discovered in the Fallon Deep and the other was discovered in the Malinga Trench.

The animal found at 18,000 ft wasn't discovered in the Bristle Trench.

anglerfish
bristlemouth
daggertooth
lancetfish
tube worm
viperfish

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


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

Of Vitalinks and the app released by Apptastic, one was released in June and the other has 5.5 million downloads.

Bubble Bombs wasn't developed by  Digibits.

The game with 6.8 million downloads, the app released by Trebuchet, the app released in August, the app released by Novio and the app released in June are all different apps.

Of Castle Crunch and Wizard World, one was released in April and the other was made by Trebuchet.

Neither the app released in August nor the application released by Vortia is the game with 3.1 million downloads.

The game with 6.8 million downloads wasn't developed by  Vortia.

The application with 4.2 million downloads wasn't developed by  Trebuchet.

The application with 2.3 million downloads was released 3 months later than Angry Ants.

The app released by Vortia was released 2 months later than Wizard World.

Vitalinks was released 4 months later than the application released by Trebuchet.

Neither the application with 3.1 million downloads nor the game released by Trebuchet is the app released in July.

The app released by Gadingo was released 1 month earlier than Angry Ants.

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Castle Crunch
Peter Parka
Vitalinks
Wizard World

Apptastic Digibits Gadingo Novio Trebuchet Vortia

1.5 million
2.3 million
3.1 million
4.2 million
5.5 million
6.8 million


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

Neither Wilbur nor Gabriel is the person going to Ireland.

The traveler flying from Peru is leaving 1 hour earlier than Harvey.

Of the traveler going to Hungary and Harvey, one is leaving at 3:30 pm and the other is flying from Liberia.

The traveler flying from Zambia is leaving 1 hour later than Wilbur.

The person flying from New Zealand is either the traveler leaving at 5:30 pm or Gabriel.

The person leaving at 7:30 pm isn't going to Costa Rica.

The traveler going to Guinea isn't flying from Zambia.

The person leaving at 4:30 pm, Wilbur, the traveler going to Eritrea, Ronnie and the person flying from Peru are all different travelers.

Wilbur is leaving 1 hour later than the traveler flying from Romania.

The traveler leaving at 7:30 pm isn't going to Guinea.

Neither Gabriel nor Ronnie is the traveler going to Costa Rica.

Of the traveler flying from Yemen and the traveler going to Eritrea, one is leaving at 5:30 pm and the other is Wilbur.

Florence Gabriel Harvey Nadine Ronnie Wilbur

Liberia
New Zealand
Peru
Romania
Yemen
Zambia

Costa Rica
Denmark
Eritrea
Guinea
Hungary
Ireland


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

The beverage ordered by Bryan cost 40 cents less than the coffee served by Kristen.

Of the drink ordered by Eduardo and the coffee that cost $3.50, one was the eggnog latte and the other was served by Vicky.

The drink served by Yvette cost 10 cents more than the mocha.

The drink Austin ordered and the coffee served by Kristen were different orders.

The drink Jacob ordered cost 10 cents less than the beverage served by Susan.

Of the drink served by Kristen and the coffee ordered by Greg, one cost $3.60 and the other was the cappuccino.

The coffee served by Vicky wasn't the espresso.

The drink served by Olivia cost somewhat less than the eggnog latte.

Of the drink Jacob ordered and the beverage served by Vicky, one cost $3.80 and the other was the vanilla latte.

cappuccino
eggnog latte
espresso
iced americano
mocha
vanilla latte

Kristen Olivia Susan Vicky Willie Yvette


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

Guillermo began his contest 30 minutes after the contestant from Raleigh.

Paul began his contest sometime after the person who won the oyster contest.

The contestant who began his competition at 11:45 am didn't win the jalapeno contest.

Neither the person who won the blueberry pie contest nor the competitor who won the doughnut contest is the competitor from Tillerville.

The person from Pervis began his contest 60 minutes after Zachary.

Of the competitor who began his competition at 12:15 pm and the person who began his competition at 12:30 pm, one was Lucas and the other won the hot dog contest.

Of the person from Monkton and the competitor who began his competition at 12:00 pm, one won the doughnut contest and the other won the hot dog contest.

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

Of Ollie and the person who won the blueberry pie contest, one was from Yaro City and the other started eating at 11:30 am.

The contestant who won the doughnut contest began his contest 30 minutes after Paul.

Guillermo Isaac Lucas Ollie Paul Zachary

blueberry pie
doughnut
hot dog
jalapeno
oyster
watermelon

Monkton
Pervis
Raleigh
Shelbyville
Tillerville
Yaro City


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

The $25,000 craft is either the craft built by Abyss Toys or the submarine with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet.

Of the $28,000 submersible and the Cafader Six, one is sold by Ecomarine Ltd. and the other has a maximum depth of 13,000 feet.

The craft with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet costs 1,000 dollars less than the craft built by Pan Systems.

The Marine V is either the craft built by Zephyr Waves or the craft with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet.

The Rubico One costs 1,000 dollars more than the submersible with a maximum depth of 5,500 feet.

Of the submersible with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet and the $25,000 craft, one is the Ompoc Eleven and the other is sold by Ecomarine Ltd..

The submarine with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet costs somewhat more than the submersible built by Abyss Toys.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet is either the $29,000 submersible or the submersible built by Abyss Toys.

The $26,000 submersible isn't sold by Zephyr Waves.

The $30,000 submersible, the submarine with a maximum depth of 5,500 feet, and the submersible with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet are three different submarines.

The Abby EX-4 costs somewhat less than the craft built by Ecomarine Ltd..

The submarine with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet costs 1,000 dollars less than the Ukani Q2.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet isn't sold by Watertime LLC.

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

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


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

Cory set sail sometime after the person who took the Azure Seas cruise.

The traveler who took the Trinity cruise set sail 1 year before Miranda.

Of Jessica and the person who took the Farralon cruise, one was on the 1987 cruise and the other was on the 1988 cruise.

The traveler who went to Jamaica set sail 1 year before the traveler who took the Azure Seas cruise.

Of the traveler who went to Puerto Rico and the traveler who took the Silver Shores cruise, one was on the 1985 cruise and the other is Ollie.

The person who went to Martinique wasn't on the Baroness cruise.

The person who took the 1983 cruise went to Jamaica.

Jessica set sail sometime after the person who took the Baroness cruise.

Ollie is either the traveler who went to Jamaica or the traveler who took the Trinity cruise.

Neither the traveler who took the 1987 cruise nor the person who took the Trinity cruise is the person who went to Martinique.

The traveler who went to Barbados set sail sometime after Jessica.

Cory Francis Jessica Miranda Natasha Ollie

Azure Seas
Baroness
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores
Trinity

Barbados
Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia


Of the specimen from Canada and the butterfly that sold for $75, one was won by Derek and the other was the atlas butterfly.

Sophie's purchase cost  more than the specimen from Yemen.

The torturix butterfly was either the insect that sold for $120 or the specimen from Honduras.

The specimen from Botswana was either the torturix butterfly or the butterfly that sold for $105.

The specimen from Honduras wasn't the peacock butterfly.

The specimen from Ukraine cost  less than the clearwing butterfly.

Of the specimen from Botswana and the clearwing butterfly, one was won by Derek and the other was won by Gina.

Of the specimen from Yemen and the emperor butterfly, one was won by Nick and the other sold for $60.

The specimen from Honduras cost 60 dollars more than the atlas butterfly.

atlas clearwing emperor peacock swallowtail torturix

Botswana Canada Honduras Luxembourg Ukraine Yemen


Spaceco Mining plans to be the first company to ever successfully mine an asteroid.  In fact it has already established a timeline for its first series of mining expeditions.  Using only the clues below, match each asteroid to its diameter, and determine what element Spaceco plans to mine from it, as well as the year they intend to begin mining.

11 Ceres has a diameter 6 km smaller than the asteroid rich in phosphorous.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2028 is either the asteroid rich in cobalt or 61 Nemesis.

26 Amphitrite has a diameter 18 km smaller than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2025 doesn't contain any lanthanum.

49 Eugenia has a diameter 12 km larger than the asteroid rich in rhodium.

26 Amphitrite has a diameter 24 km smaller than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2045.

413 Doiotima has a diameter that is somewhat larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2030.

The asteroid rich in gold, the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2028, the asteroid with a diameter of 17 km, the asteroid with a diameter of 35 km and the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2025 are all different asteroids.

The asteroid rich in lanthanum has a diameter that is somewhat smaller than 61 Nemesis.

Of the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2025 and the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2028, one is 29 km across and the other is 11 Ceres.

The asteroid rich in cobalt has a diameter 18 km larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2025.

The asteroid with a diameter of 23 km won't have mining operations begin there in 2034.

The asteroid rich in gold has a diameter that is somewhat larger than the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2028.

11 Ceres
26 Amphitrite
413 Doiotima
49 Eugenia
61 Nemesis
82 Sylvia

cobalt gold lanthanum phosphorous platinum rhodium


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

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

The athlete who started from Ventura finished sometime before the athlete who finished at Nemuro.

Of Antonio and the rower who started from Cayucos, one finished in 228 days and the other finished at Nemuro.

Charlie finished sometime before the athlete who started from Ventura.

The rower who finished at Miyako didn't start out from Encinitas.

The athlete who traveled for 217 days was either Zachary or Joey.

The athlete who traveled for 239 days was either Joey or the athlete who started from Ventura.

The rower who finished at Hachinohe finished sometime before Omar.

The six rowers were the rower who traveled for 239 days, the competitor who started from Cayucos, the competitor who finished at Miyako, the rower who started from Point Arena, the athlete who finished at Kushiro and the athlete who started from Morro Bay.

The athlete who traveled for 217 days didn't finished at Miyako.

Of the athlete who finished at Kushiro and the rower who traveled for 206 days, one started from Cayucos and the other was Everett.

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

Antonio Charlie Everett Joey Omar Zachary

Cayucos
Encinitas
Morro Bay
Pismo Beach
Point Arena
Ventura

Choshi Hachinohe Kushiro Miyako Nemuro Takahagi


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

Neither Bessie nor the dancer who performed seventh was the dancer that scored 187 points.

The person who danced the foxtrot scored 9 points lower than the dancer who performed fifth.

The person that scored 187 points didn't do the jitterbug.

The person who danced the jitterbug scored 3 points higher than the person who danced seventh.

The performer who did the charleston didn't perform fourth.

Of Clara and Ashley, one performed third and the other scored 196 points.

Ashley scored somewhat higher than the person who danced first.

Neither Bessie nor the dancer who performed seventh was the dancer that scored 190 points.

Clara was either whoever danced the hustle or the dancer who performed seventh.

The dancer that scored 196 points didn't dance the charleston.

The six dancers were the person who danced the jitterbug, Darla, the dancer who performed third, Bessie, the person who danced seventh and Ashley.

The person who danced first scored 6 points higher than whoever danced the boogie-woogie.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points
193 points
196 points

boogie-woogie charleston foxtrot hustle jitterbug lindy


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

The Ralu is either Panama's mission or the mission that launched in March.

The mission going to Neptune is either Yemen's mission or the Arun.

Chile's mission launched sometime before the Arun.

Chile's mission launched 1 month before the mission going to Pluto.

Of the mission going to Ganymede and Italy's probe, one launched in May and the other is the Ralu.

The Viria Mari launched 3 months after the probe going to Uranus.

The Munei launched sometime before Russia's probe.

Arun
Iunsel
Loakuk
Munei
Ralu
Viria Mari

Callisto Enceladus Ganymede Neptune Pluto Uranus


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

The job with 50 attendees won't be in Georgia.

The job with 75 attendees is the symposium.

The assignment with 175 attendees, the assignment in Virginia, Mabel's assignment and Vicky's event are all different events.

The event with 75 attendees, the event in Virginia, and Mabel's assignment are three different events.

Zachary's event, the birthday job, and the event with 125 attendees are three different events.

Zachary's event will involve 75 more people than the anniversary assignment.

The conference assignment will involve 25 fewer people than Bridget's job.

The graduation job will involve 25 fewer people than Clarence's assignment.

The assignment with 50 attendees won't be in Massachusetts.

Of the conference assignment and the event with 125 attendees, one will be in Massachusetts and the other will be handled by Mabel.

Of Clarence's job and the graduation assignment, one will be in Hawaii and the other will have 125 attendees.

Bridget Clarence Glenda Mabel Vicky Zachary

anniversary birthday conference graduation retreat symposium

Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Virginia


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

Of Francis and the diner who ordered the streusel, one paid $5.99 and the other had the cafe americano.

The one who had the espresso paid 1 dollar more than Gary.

The person who paid $9.99 didn't have the earl grey tea.

The one who had the espresso paid 4 dollars less than the diner who ordered the bread pudding.

The one who had the chai tea paid 3 dollars more than Gary.

Patricia paid  less than the diner who ordered the gelato.

Of Elizabeth and the one who had the cappuccino, one paid $5.99 and the other ordered the gelato.

The person who paid $6.99 didn't order the tiramisu.

Of the one who had the cappuccino and the person who paid $8.99, one ordered the pecan pie and the other was Gary.

The person who paid $10.99 didn't have the cafe americano.

Delia Elizabeth Francis Gary Patricia Stacey

cafe americano
cafe latte
cappuccino
chai tea
earl grey tea
espresso

bread pudding
cheesecake
gelato
pecan pie
streusel
tiramisu


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

"Can't Escape" is 1 track after Legion Five's song.

Legion Five's track, the fourth song, and "Can't Escape" are three different tracks.

Of the grunge track and "Anything Else", one is the sixth track and the other is by Silver Blue.

The bluegrass track, Manic Android's song, and Gizmo Glory's track are three different tracks.

Of "Vanity Plates" and the fifth song, one is by Legion Five and the other is folk.

The bluegrass song is 2 tracks after "Poorly Worded".

Of the first track and "Anything Else", one is by Silver Blue and the other is techno.

"Beverly", the fifth song, and the country song are three different tracks.

Abacus
Bliss Iron
Gizmo Glory
Legion Five
Manic Android
Silver Blue

Anything Else
Beverly
Can\'t Escape
Poorly Worded
Vanity Plates
What We Need

bluegrass
country
folk
grunge
rock and roll
techno


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.

Neither the pink and yellow shell nor the baby's ear shell is the shell found in Aruba.

The monk's fin shell was found 3 years after the shell found in Jamaica.

Of the pink and yellow shell and the shell found in Puerto Rico, one was found in 1995 and the other was found in 1992.

Of the shell found in Saint Lucia and the shell found in Grenada, one is the coquina and the other was found in 2001.

The white and yellow seashell was found 6 years after the shark eye shell.

The seashell found in 1998 wasn't found in Aruba.

The shell found in 1995 is either the honey cerith shell or the monk's fin shell.

Neither the seashell found in 2004 nor the baby's ear shell is the blue and white seashell.

The honey cerith shell was found 3 years before the black and white shell.

The shell found in Barbuda isn't blue and white.

Neither the shell found in 2004 nor the seashell found in Aruba is the monk's fin shell.

The seashell found in Puerto Rico was found 3 years after the honey cerith shell.

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

Of the seashell found in Puerto Rico and the shell found in Saint Lucia, one is the coquina and the other was found in 1995.

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

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

Aruba
Barbuda
Grenada
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia


An environmental impact conference is being held this month in Pasadena, where a different presentation will be made each day.  Match each presenter to their topic and institution, and determine the day on which each will give their talk.

Valerie is scheduled 1 day after the presenter from Brown.

Of the person from Harvard and the person who will speak on May 10th, one is Oliver and the other will discuss fossil fuels.

The presenter who will speak on May 15th will be either the presenter from Ohio State or the nitrogen usage expert.

The presenter who will speak on May 10th will discuss sulfur oxide.

Gerard is scheduled 2 days after the person from Brown.

The sulfur oxide expert is scheduled 2 days before the person from Yale.

Of the wind power expert and Inez, one is from Ohio State and the other will speak on May 14th.

Yolanda will be either the presenter from Stanford or the presenter who will speak on May 11th.

Of the presenter who will speak on May 14th and the presenter from Brown, one is Oliver and the other will discuss solar energy.

The person from Stanford will discuss nitrogen usage.

May 10th
May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th

Gerard Inez Oliver Ramon Valerie Yolanda

fossil fuels
global warming
nitrogen usage
solar energy
sulfur oxide
wind power

Brown
Cornell
Harvard
Ohio State
Stanford
Yale


Of the asteroid with a diameter of 35 km and the asteroid rich in cobalt, one is 26 Amphitrite and the other will see mining operations begin in 2035.

82 Sylvia has a diameter 12 km larger than the asteroid rich in lanthanum.

The six asteroids are 49 Eugenia, the asteroid with a diameter of 17 km, the asteroid rich in cobalt, the asteroid with a diameter of 41 km, the asteroid rich in rhodium and the asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2034.

Of the asteroid rich in rhodium and the asteroid rich in nickel, one is 26 Amphitrite and the other is 17 km across.

Of the asteroid rich in nickel and the asteroid rich in cobalt, one is 413 Doiotima and the other will see mining operations begin in 2030.

The asteroid rich in phosphorous has a diameter 12 km smaller than 413 Doiotima.

The asteroid that Spaceco will begin mining in 2040 doesn't contain any lanthanum.

26 Amphitrite won't have mining operations begin there in 2040.

49 Eugenia won't have mining operations begin there in 2050.

The asteroid rich in lanthanum has a diameter 18 km larger than 35 Ursula.

26 Amphitrite
35 Ursula
413 Doiotima
49 Eugenia
61 Nemesis
82 Sylvia

cobalt lanthanum nickel phosphorous rhodium yttrium


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

Of Bernadette's letter and the letter from Penzance, one was found in 2006 and the other was sent in 1997.

The bottle from Cherbourg is either the missive that was sent in 1969 or the missive that was sent in 1962.

The message that was sent in 1990 wasn't from Bournemouth.

The message that was sent in 1983, the missive from Penzance, and the missive from Bournemouth are three different letters.

Marvin's letter was sent 28 years after the message from Le Havre.

Warren's missive was sent 7 years before the letter found in 2011.

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

Olive's letter was sent sometime before the letter from Torquay.

Bernadette's message wasn't found in 2007.

Bernadette Felipe Marvin Olive Sean Warren

Bournemouth
Cherbourg
Le Havre
Penzance
Plymouth
Torquay


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

Neither Levy's shirt nor the size 10 jersey is number 37.

The yellow shirt is 4 sizes larger than Nelson's jersey.

The six jerseys are the size 10 shirt, number 24, number 30, Nelson's shirt, number 45 and the purple jersey.

Number 30 is 2 sizes larger than Kirby's shirt.

Number 38 is either the white jersey or the orange shirt.

Of the size 9 jersey and number 24, one is Alford's and the other is white.

Of the size 11 shirt and Alford's shirt, one is red and the other is number 24.

Number 24 is  smaller than Levy's jersey.


Barry and Laura are shopping for a new air conditioner, and they're having a little trouble differentiating between all their different options.  Help them out by matching each air conditioning unit to its price and cooling capacity (in BTUs), and determine the warranty period (in years) for each.

The unit with the 12-year warranty doesn't have exactly 10,000 BTUs in cooling capacity.

The air conditioner with the 10-year warranty costs 130 dollars more than the air conditioner with the 10,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The Ultralux 92 costs somewhat less than the air conditioner with the 10,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The Binson C40 is either the $700 unit or the unit with the 15-year warranty.

The Freezon Flux is either the $635 unit or the unit with the 10-year warranty.

The Z-Free XL costs 65 dollars more than the air conditioner with the 30,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

Of the item with the 30,000 BTUs cooling capacity and the Ultralux 92, one has the 3-year warranty and the other costs $635.

Of the air conditioner with the 15,000 BTUs cooling capacity and the item with the 5-year warranty, one costs $700 and the other costs $570.

The Coolstar XV5 costs 65 dollars more than the unit with the 3-year warranty.

The Chiller Z doesn't have exactly 25,000 BTUs in cooling capacity.

The unit with the 5,000 BTUs cooling capacity costs 260 dollars less than the Binson C40.

Binson C40
Chiller Z
Coolstar XV5
Freezon Flux
Ultralux 92
Z-Free XL


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

Of Oliver and the Korean, one will go sixth and the other will lift 960 lbs.

Oliver will lift a weight that is somewhat heavier than the one chosen by the contestant going first.

Of the person going seventh and Wendell, one will lift 1,000 lbs and the other will lift 960 lbs.

The person who will lift 1,080 lbs isn't the American.

Vincent will lift a weight that is 160 pounds lighter than the one selected by the contestant going third.

The Canadian, the person who will lift 1,080 lbs, and Francisco are three different competitors.

The man who will lift 1,040 lbs, the Korean, and the contestant going fourth are three different competitors.

Jeremy is either the contestant going third or the Russian.

Of the man going third and Oliver, one will lift 960 lbs and the other will lift 1,080 lbs.

The Canadian will lift a weight that is 40 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the man going first.

The person going seventh is either the Swede or the man who will lift 1,080 lbs.

The man who will lift 880 lbs isn't the Russian.

Francisco Jeremy Nicola Oliver Vincent Wendell

American Canadian Dane Korean Russian Swede


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 job starting in May won't be managed by Al Anderson.

The job starting in May won't be managed by Cal Craft.

The $20,000 project won't be managed by Cal Craft.

The Ivy Street project begins 2 months before the $20,000 project.

Of the Gray Avenue project and the Ivy Street project, one will be headed by Dawn Daniels and the other will have a budget of $25,000.

Of Dawn Daniels's project and the Shelly Lane project, one starts in June and the other will have a budget of $28,000.

Of the job starting in August and the $30,000 project, one will focus on Willow Street and the other will be headed by Ed Erickson.

The $25,000 project is either the job starting in August or the Shelly Lane project.

The $20,000 project won't be managed by Bill Bonner.

The job starting in April won't have a budget of  $28,000.

The Karie Lane project begins 1 month after the $25,000 project.

The York Court project begins sometime before the $30,000 project.

The $15,000 project begins sometime after Al Anderson's project.

Gray Avenue
Ivy Street
Karie Lane
Shelly Lane
Willow Street
York Court

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Dawn Daniels
Ed Erickson
Irma Ingram


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

The order shaped like a baseball glove will be delivered 4 days after the raspberry cake.

Mrs. Harper's order won't be delivered on October 8.

Mrs. Nolan's cake is either the raspberry cake or the strawberry cake.

Mrs. Nolan's order will be delivered on October 9.

The cake shaped like a sailboat will be delivered sometime after the raspberry cake.

Of the order shaped like a bowling pin and Mrs. Danielson's cake, one will be delivered on October 9 and the other will be raspberry-flavored.

The key lime cake will be delivered 2 days after the order shaped like a turtle.

Mrs. Ingram's cake will be delivered on October 7.

Mrs. Nolan's order will be delivered sometime before the banana cake.

The chocolate cake will be delivered 3 days after Mrs. Massey's cake.

The October 8 delivery will be in the shape of a biplane.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9
October 10

Armstrong Danielson Harper Ingram Massey Nolan

baseball glove
biplane
bowling pin
sailboat
sports car
turtle

banana
chocolate
coconut
key lime
raspberry
strawberry


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

Olga's pack is  larger than the Travelore pack.

Natasha's pack is 5 liters larger than the black pack.

Salvador's pack is 5 liters larger than the orange pack.

Of the 25 liter pack and the Grennel pack, one is Natasha's and the other is purple.

Of the green pack and Freddie's pack, one is made by Lugmor and the other is 25 liters.

Freddie's pack is either the 35 liter pack or the Adironda pack.

Paul's pack is 5 liters larger than the blue pack.

The Lugmor pack is 20 liters larger than the black pack.

25 liter
30 liter
35 liter
40 liter
45 liter
50 liter

Freddie Jeffrey Natasha Olga Paul Salvador

Adironda Grennel Lugmor Naturba Pinkster Travelore


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

The zircon sold for 30 dollars less than the gem from California.

Of the gem found in the Beard claim and the stone found in the Yates claim, one is the blue topaz and the other went for $800.

The stone found in the Livingston claim sold for somewhat more than the corundum.

The rhodolite is either the gem from Idaho or the gem found in the Ingram claim.

The stone from Idaho sold for somewhat more than the corundum.

The gem from Utah sold for 30 dollars more than the tourmaline.

The gem from Oregon is either the stone found in the Livingston claim or the stone found in the Marsh claim.

The tourmaline wasn't uncovered at the Fischer claim.

The gem from Colorado was found at the Beard claim.

Of the stone that sold for $820 and the stone from Wyoming, one was found at the Ingram claim and the other is the corundum.

The gem that sold for $790, the tourmaline, and the gem from Utah are three different gems.

The stone that sold for $830 was found at the Beard claim.

blue topaz
corundum
rhodolite
smoky quartz
tourmaline
zircon

Beard Fischer Ingram Livingston Marsh Yates

California Colorado Idaho Oregon Utah Wyoming


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

The puzzle with the postage stamp theme is either the jigsaw puzzle with 500 pieces or the puzzle with 750 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Sonaco doesn't have exactly 1500 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Vesem wasn't released in 1992.

Of the puzzle with the coral reef theme and the puzzle made by Lyrod, one was released in 1981 and the other has 750 pieces.

The puzzle with the coral reef theme has somewhat more than the jigsaw puzzle released in 1995.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Buralde, the puzzle released in 1988, the puzzle with the football theme and the jigsaw puzzle with the coral reef theme are all different puzzles.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Vesem has 250 more pieces than the puzzle released in 1988.

The puzzle released in 1988 is either the jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces or the puzzle with 750 pieces.

Of the puzzle with 1000 pieces and the jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme, one was made by Vesem and the other was released in 1988.

The puzzle released in 1978 has somewhat fewer than the jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme.

Of the jigsaw puzzle with 1500 pieces and the puzzle made by Kimsight, one has the coral reef theme and the other has the outer space theme.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1992 has somewhat more than the puzzle with the football theme.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1995 is either the puzzle with the outer space theme or the jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces.

Buralde Kimsight Lyrod Perunia Sonaco Vesem

city skyline
coral reef
football
outer space
postage stamp
rustic village


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

The person who started in 2009 isn't Hal Houston.

"Wonderman" began 3 years after the person who patrols Libertyville.

The hero who patrols Tenth Avenue isn't Gabe Grant.

The superhero who patrols Summerland isn't Gabe Grant.

The person who started in 2010 patrols Green Hills.

The superhero who started in 2011 doesn't patrol Tenth Avenue.

Jimmy Joyce, the superhero who patrols Tenth Avenue, "Prism Shield", the superhero who patrols Green Hills and the person who patrols Apple Valley are all different people.

"Ultra Hex" began sometime after the hero who patrols Libertyville.

Of "Ultra Hex" and Fred Fleming, one began his crusade in 2010 and the other patrols Mission Vale.

"Prism Shield" began 1 year before the person who patrols Green Hills.

Of the hero who patrols Summerland and the superhero who started in 2010, one is "Prism Shield" and the other is Fred Fleming.

Neither the superhero who patrols Tenth Avenue nor the person who patrols Apple Valley is "Criminal Bane".

Of "Max Fusion" and the person who started in 2012, one is Orel Osborne and the other patrols Green Hills.

Criminal Bane
Deep Shadow
Max Fusion
Prism Shield
Ultra Hex
Wonderman

Fred Fleming
Gabe Grant
Hal Houston
Jimmy Joyce
Orel Osborne
Tim Trevino

Apple Valley
Green Hills
Libertyville
Mission Vale
Summerland
Tenth Avenue


The man going third will lift a weight that is 40 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the Korean.

The man who will lift 1,000 lbs won't go seventh.

Brent will lift a weight that is 120 pounds lighter than the one selected by the Russian.

The person who will lift 1,000 lbs won't go first.

Of the contestant who will lift 880 lbs and the contestant going fifth, one is the South African and the other is the Korean.

The Korean will lift a weight that is 80 pounds lighter than the one selected by Vincent.

Oliver will lift a weight that is 80 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the Dane.

Francisco will lift a weight that is somewhat heavier than the one chosen by the Korean.

Of the South African and Oliver, one will go first and the other will lift 960 lbs.

Of the Russian and the South African, one will lift 960 lbs and the other will go sixth.

Brent Francisco Jeremy Oliver Vincent Wendell

American
Canadian
Dane
Korean
Russian
South African


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

Of the 1,475 sq ft house and the home that rents for $825/month, one is in Gilman and the other is in Hamilton.

The home in Angelus Oaks is 250 sq ft smaller than the rental owned by Bertha Allen.

The home in Fayette rents for $1,100/month.

Of the home owned by Kip Jenkins and the home in La Palma, one rents for $1,100/month and the other offers 1,100 sq ft of living space.

The home in La Palma is 250 sq ft smaller than the home owned by Freda Estes.

The rental owned by Edna Danish doesn't rent for $1,300/month.

The home in Capitola is somewhat smaller than the home that rents for $1,250/month.

The home in Angelus Oaks is 125 sq ft larger than the rental owned by Edna Danish.

The home owned by Jada Ingram is either the 1,600 sq ft home or the house in Fayette.

The rental in Capitola doesn't rent for $750/month.

The rental in Gilman is 375 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $1,300/month.

Angelus Oaks
Capitola
Fayette
Gilman
Hamilton
La Palma

Bertha Allen
Edna Danish
Freda Estes
Jada Ingram
Kip Jenkins
Mitsy Lane


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

The 175 m. wide one was found in Botswana.

Neither the Cretaceous impact crater nor the crater in modern-day Ethiopia is the 200 m. wide crater.

The crater in modern-day Kazakhstan wasn't formed during the Jurassic period.

Neither the 125 m. wide one nor the 150 m. wide crater is the one in modern-day Ethiopia.

The Cambrian impact crater is 50 meters wider than the crater in modern-day Uruguay.

Of the Vorckin impact crater and the Jurassic impact crater, one is 200 m. wide and the other was found in Uruguay.

The 100 m. wide crater is either the crater in modern-day Kazakhstan or the Cretaceous impact crater.

The Hinwore impact crater was formed during the Carboniferous period.

The Kimeta impact crater is either the Triassic impact crater or the Jurassic impact crater.

The Moriwa impact crater isn't 150 m. wide.

The Asanish impact crater is 25 meters wider than the crater in modern-day Uruguay.

Neither the 125 m. wide crater nor the 150 m. wide crater is the Devonian impact crater.

The Hinwore impact crater was found in Botswana.

The one in modern-day India is 50 meters smaller than the Carboniferous impact crater.

Asanish Hinwore Kimeta Moriwa Ormagh Vorckin

Cambrian Carboniferous Cretaceous Devonian Jurassic Triassic

Botswana Ethiopia India Kazakhstan Poland Uruguay


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 $75 item and the 10 GB phone, one is the Portimax C and the other is made by Volkia.

The $125 one, the Alphalon II, the 10 GB one, the Technitron item and the 8 GB item are all different phones.

The Opel one has somewhat more storage than the Zennia 580.

The Mobilex phone has 4 GB less storage than the $199 phone.

Of the Pegasus mobile phone and the $25 mobile phone, one is the Zennia 580 and the other has 4 GB of storage.

The Technitron item is either the 4 GB phone or the $75 one.

The Pegasus phone is either the Lunia V2 or the 8 GB mobile phone.

The 8 GB mobile phone is either the $25 one or the $225 item.

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

Dynatra Mobilex Opel Pegasus Technitron Volkia


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

Of Gil Greene and the winner from Hawaii, one was the lawyer and the other was the accountant.

The doctor was either the winner who won $10 million or the winner from Washington.

The person from Nebraska won somewhat more than the accountant.

Ed Elliott was either the person who won $25 million or the judge.

Gil Greene was either the senator or the person from Utah.

The senator won 10 million less than the person from Hawaii.

The winner who won $25 million was the doctor.

Of Cal Chandler and Alice Anders, one was from Hawaii and the other won $30 million.

The lawyer, Betty Baxter, and Alice Anders are three different people.

Alice Anders
Betty Baxter
Cal Chandler
Ed Elliott
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene

Florida Hawaii Nebraska Tennessee Utah Washington

accountant doctor judge lawyer senator teacher


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 Gran Mountain deployed 3 hours after Yankee Group.

The team with 9 members weren't dropped at Anthon Ridge.

The squad that dropped at Frazier Park deployed 2 hours after Sierra Group.

Sierra Group doesn't have exactly 9 members.

India Group deployed sometime before the team that dropped at Brook Woods.

The squad that dropped at Brook Woods, the squad with 5 members, and the squad with 6 members are three different teams.

Of Tango Group and the squad that dropped at Gran Mountain, one deployed at 12:00pm and the other deployed at 11:00am.

Of the squad that dropped at Ezra Forest and the team that jumped at 11:00am, one has 10 people in it and the other is Yankee Group.

The team that dropped at Anthon Ridge deployed sometime before the squad with 4 members.

Sierra Group doesn't have exactly 4 members.

Charlie India Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

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


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

The bristlemouth is either the specimen found in 2006 or the specimen found at 18,000 ft.

The tube worm wasn't discovered in the Fallon Deep.

Of the animal found in 1998 and the viperfish, one was discovered in the Willis Trench and the other was found at 16,500 ft.

The creature discovered in the Willis Trench was found somewhat lower down than the tube worm.

The animal found at 22,500 ft wasn't discovered in the Zini Trench.

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

The bristlemouth was found somewhat lower down than the creature discovered in the Tethys Trough.

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

The specimen found in 1998 was found somewhat lower down than the lancetfish.

The animal found in 1998 was discovered in the Fallon Deep.

The specimen found at 22,500 ft, the tube worm, the specimen discovered in the Malinga Trench and the specimen found in 1993 are all different animals.

The creature discovered in the Tethys Trough, the anglerfish, and the specimen found in 1993 are three different animals.

anglerfish
bristlemouth
lanternfish
lancetfish
tube worm
viperfish

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


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

The project beginning in August isn't on the Orion.

The leopard shark study starts 1 month after the study on the Pegasus.

Tricia's study, the project on the Osprey, the study on the Pegasus and the study on the Serenity are all different projects.

Darryl's project is either the great white shark study or the study beginning in August.

Of the assignment on the Pegasus and the study on the Osprey, one is concerned with great white sharks and the other starts in June.

The assignment on the Osprey is either Gene's study or the basking shark project.

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

The project beginning in July is concerned with basking sharks.

Neither the study beginning in August nor the project on the Serenity is Perry's assignment.

The goblin shark study is either the study on the Pegasus or the assignment on the Osprey.

Tricia's assignment is either the blacktip shark assignment or the project on the Pegasus.

Alvin's project has nothing to do with basking sharks.

Escape Liberty Orion Osprey Pegasus Serenity

basking
blacktip
goblin
great white
hammerhead
leopard


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 paid $9.75 is either Betsy or the person who requested acai berries.

Of June and Betsy, one paid $6.75 and the other wanted blueberries.

Delores paid 2 dollars more than the person who requested wheat grass.

Of the customer who requested flaxseed and the person who requested ginger, one wanted blackberries and the other paid $7.75.

Gene paid 1 dollar less than the person who wanted raspberries.

The person who paid $10.75 didn't request ginger.

The person who paid $7.75, the person who wanted strawberries, and the person who wanted bananas are three different people.

The customer who requested quinoa paid 1 dollar more than Delores.

Crystal paid  more than the person who wanted blueberries.

The person who requested chia seeds paid 1 dollar more than Crystal.

The customer who paid $9.75 wanted blueberries.

acai berries
chia seeds
flaxseed
ginger
quinoa
wheat grass

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges raspberries strawberries


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

The show where the survivor brought the rope aired 3 weeks before the episode filmed in New Zealand.

Kurt's episode gave its survivor the fire starter.

The show that aired on April 20th is either the episode filmed in Nicaragua or Kurt's episode.

Of the episode where the survivor brought the hatchet and the show that aired on May 4th, one was filmed in Nicaragua and the other featured Isaac.

The show where the survivor brought the knife is either the episode filmed in Kiribati or the episode filmed in Vanuatu.

The episode where the survivor brought the hatchet aired 1 week after Jon's show.

The episode where the survivor brought the pot aired sometime after Jon's show.

The show where the survivor brought the fire starter was filmed in Myanmar.

Alfredo's episode wasn't filmed in Nicaragua.

The episode filmed in Kiribati aired 4 weeks after Hector's episode.

Jon's episode, the episode filmed in Myanmar, and the show that aired on April 20th are three different episodes.

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

Cambodia
Kiribati
Myanmar
Nicaragua
New Zealand
Vanuatu

fire starter
hatchet
knife
pot
rope
water filter


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

Of the mountain that is 14,340 feet tall and the mountain first summited by Hal Hudson, one was first climbed in 1899 and the other is Mt. York.

Of the mountain first climbed in 1926 and Mt. Mccormick, one is 14,470 feet tall and the other was first climbed by Eddie English.

The peak first climbed in 1946 is  taller than Mt. Larsen.

The peak first summited by Chip Carson is 130 feet shorter than Mt. York.

Mt. Vincent wasn't conquered for the first time in 1962.

The mountain that is 14,730 feet tall, Mt. Larsen, Mt. York, the peak first summited by Jethro Jacobs and the mountain first climbed in 1863 are all different mountains.

The peak first summited by Hal Hudson is either the peak first climbed in 1962 or Mt. Larsen.

The peak first climbed in 1845 wasn't first climbed by Art Aguilar.

Of Mt. Quinn and the mountain first summited by Kermit Kramer, one is 14,730 feet tall and the other is 14,210 feet tall.

Mt. Quinn is 260 feet shorter than the peak first climbed in 1845.

The peak first climbed in 1863, Mt. Larsen, and Mt. Vincent are three different mountains.

The mountain first summited by Kermit Kramer is 390 feet taller than the mountain first climbed in 1926.

Mt. Dawson
Mt. Larsen
Mt. Mccormick
Mt. Quinn
Mt. Vincent
Mt. York

Art Aguilar
Chip Carson
Eddie English
Hal Hudson
Jethro Jacobs
Kermit Kramer