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

The team that finished with 727 points was either the Pin Pushers or the Oddballs.

The squad in the magenta shirts finished 48 points below the Splitters.

The team from Millerton didn't wear silver shirts.

The team that finished with 751 points was from Big Bear Lake.

The squad from Yarmouth finished 48 points below the Pin Pushers.

The team from Rialto, the Gutter Gals, the team in the white shirts, the team that finished with 763 points and the Alley Cats were all different teams.

The squad from Rialto was either the squad in the silver shirts or the team in the yellow shirts.

The Splitters was either the squad from Millerton or the squad from Yarmouth.

The Alley Cats finished 24 points above the squad in the yellow shirts.

The Rowdy Rollers wore lime green shirts.

The squad from Yarmouth finished 48 points below the squad in the orange shirts.

The squad in the magenta shirts finished 12 points above the team in the yellow shirts.

The team from Castro Valley didn't wear lime green shirts.

Neither the squad from Castro Valley nor the team from Fullerton was the Pin Pushers.

The team from Fullerton was either the squad in the gold shirts or the team in the magenta shirts.

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

gold
lime green
magenta
orange
silver
white
yellow

Big Bear Lake
Castro Valley
Fullerton
Millerton
Rialto
Stacyville
Yarmouth


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

The player from Epworth didn't throw the black darts.

Of the contestant who scored 76 points and Greg, one threw the white darts and the other was from Dana Point.

The player who threw the gray darts scored 28 points higher than Felix.

The contestant from Mount Union didn't throw the red darts.

Greg finished somewhat lower than Vincent.

Greg scored 7 points higher than the player from Lohrville.

The player from Lohrville finished 7 points lower than the player from Dana Point.

The contestant who threw the yellow darts was either the player from Mount Union or Tom.

The player who scored 83 points was either the contestant who threw the gray darts or the player who threw the black darts.

The player who threw the violet darts scored somewhat higher than the contestant from Mount Union.

The contestant from Worthington finished 14 points lower than the contestant from Gilbertville.

The player who threw the yellow darts scored 21 points higher than the player from Worthington.

black gray orange red violet white yellow

Dana Point
Epworth
Gilbertville
Lohrville
Mount Union
Oakland Acres
Worthington


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

The chocolate-flavored cake costs somewhat less than the cake shaped like a potato.

Rick's piece is either the peach-flavored cake or the piece shaped like a train.

Patrick's piece costs somewhat more than Rick's cake.

The cake shaped like a train costs 50 dollars more than the peach-flavored piece.

The cake shaped like a football costs 100 dollars more than Heidi's cake.

Joey's piece is either the $125 piece or the raspberry-flavored piece.

Terri's piece costs 25 dollars more than the lemon-flavored piece.

The chocolate-flavored cake costs 125 dollars less than the piece shaped like a mountain.

The piece shaped like a sports car costs somewhat less than the piece shaped like a beach chair.

The $150 piece isn't shaped like a potato.

Heidi's piece is either the peach-flavored piece or the cake shaped like a sports car.

The banana-flavored piece costs 50 dollars more than the vanilla-flavored cake.

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

Of Patrick's cake and the chocolate-flavored piece, one is shaped like a sports car and the other costs $200.

The banana-flavored cake is either the cake shaped like a sports car or the cake shaped like a golf ball.

Francisco Heidi Joey Patrick Rick Terri Vincent

beach chair
football
golf ball
mountain
potato
sports car
train

banana chocolate lemon peach raspberry strawberry vanilla


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

Leroy played 1 fewer game than the boy who wore number 3.

Of the boy who wore number 7 and the boy who played third base, one played 8 games and the other was Vincent.

The person who wore number 29 played 1 more game than the boy who played right field.

Hugh played somewhat fewer games than the person who played second base.

The player who wore number 21 played 2 fewer games than the player who played shortstop.

The boy who played left field played 3 more games than the player who played second base.

Of the player who played second base and the person who played 9 games, one wore number 3 and the other was Orlando.

Armando was either the player who played 12 games or the player who played 9 games.

Ira was either the player who wore number 29 or the boy who played 10 games.

The boy who wore number 28 played 1 more game than Hugh.

Of the boy who played 8 games and Vincent, one played first base and the other wore number 28.

Armando Hugh Ira Leroy Neil Orlando Vincent

center field
first base
left field
right field
second base
shortstop
third base


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

Yolanda's ring cost 200 dollars less than Becky's piece.

The ring made of 14k gold cost  more than the piece made of palladium.

Terry's ring cost 100 dollars more than the piece with the ruby.

The ring with the diamond cost 500 dollars less than Rebecca's piece.

The ring with the ruby cost 200 dollars more than the piece made of 18k gold.

Of the piece with the topaz and the piece that cost $1400, one is Becky's and the other is made of 24k gold.

Becky's ring is either the ring made of palladium or the piece made of titanium.

Of Terry's ring and the ring made of 18k gold, one cost $1200 and the other has the opal.

The ring made of palladium cost 300 dollars more than the piece with the amethyst.

The piece that cost $1100 is made of platinum.

The ring made of white gold doesn't have the aquamarine.

The piece made of 18k gold cost  more than Jacquelyn's piece.

The piece made of titanium is either the ring with the sapphire or Irene's piece.

Becky Elvira Irene Jacquelyn Rebecca Terry Yolanda

aquamarine amethyst diamond opal ruby sapphire topaz

14k gold
18k gold
24k gold
palladium
platinum
titanium
white gold


The Ocala International Film Festival is being held this week.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the director, running time and title of each film, as well as the country in which each was produced.

Dreams of July, Jesse Jimenez's film, Milton Vale, the film produced in Finland and the film produced in Greece are all different films.

Of the movie produced in Norway and Jesse Jimenez's film, one is Tearful Night and the other has a running time of 55 minutes.

The movie produced in Denmark is either Milton Vale or Eric Edwards's film.

The movie with a running time of 60 minutes is either Sid Saunders's film or Harvest Sun.

The movie produced in Belgium is 15 minutes longer than Tearful Night.

Of Jesse Jimenez's film and the film with a running time of 85 minutes, one is Arctic Visions and the other was made in Romania.

Tearful Night is  shorter than the movie produced in Greece.

Jesse Jimenez's film is either Tearful Night or the movie with a running time of 60 minutes.

The film produced in Finland is either the film with a running time of 75 minutes or Ben Barrera's film.

Tearful Night is  longer than Eric Edwards's film.

Lionel Lowe's film is 15 minutes longer than the film produced in Greece.

Jacky Steel is 25 minutes shorter than Don Daugherty's film.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes
75 minutes
80 minutes
85 minutes

Ben Barrera
Don Daugherty
Eric Edwards
Jesse Jimenez
Lionel Lowe
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Arctic Visions
Dreams of July
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale
Tearful Night
West of Eden

Belgium Denmark Finland Greece Hungary Norway Romania


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

The submarine built by Abyss Toys costs 2,000 dollars less than the Abby EX-4.

The Ukani Q2 isn't sold by Ecomarine Ltd..

The Marine V is either the submarine with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet or the craft with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet.

The seven submarines are the submarine with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet, the submarine built by Abyss Toys, the submersible built by Zephyr Waves, the craft built by Watertime LLC, the $27,000 submarine, the $28,000 submersible and the $30,000 submarine.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet is either the Marine V or the submarine built by Watertime LLC.

Of the Steado G5 and the $28,000 submersible, one has a maximum depth of 4,000 feet and the other is sold by Abyss Toys.

The Ukani Q2 costs somewhat more than the Steado G5.

The Ompoc Eleven costs 2,000 dollars more than the submersible with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet.

Of the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc. and the submarine with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet, one costs $25,000 and the other is the Rubico One.

Of the submersible built by Zephyr Waves and the craft built by Pan Systems, one is the Rubico One and the other costs $28,000.

Abby EX-4
Cafader Six
Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

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


A competition was held recently at which several universities entered specially-engineered cars to see whose could go the farthest on 10 gallons of gas.  Match each car to its team and determine its maximum speed and total distance.

The Ober College team's car drove 25 fewer miles than the Awick.

The Alby College team's car drove 25 miles farther than the Varseyton team's automobile.

The Mersey Tech team's automobile drove 25 miles farther than the Yamahana.

The car with a high speed of 72 MPH was either the Zenmoto or the Poltris.

The Alby College team's automobile drove 25 fewer miles than the Cober.

The Trebus State team's automobile was either the automobile that drove for 525 miles or the car with a high speed of 75 MPH.

The Varseyton team's car drove somewhat farther than the Trebus State team's car.

The Leden was built by the Varseyton team.

Neither the Bennington team's automobile nor the automobile that drove for 550 miles was the Yamahana.

The automobile with a high speed of 62 MPH drove somewhat farther than the car with a high speed of 70 MPH.

The automobile that drove for 525 miles didn't have a high speed of exactly 72 MPH.

The Garusky drove 50 miles farther than the Yamahana.

The Trebus State team's car drove 50 fewer miles than the car with a high speed of 65 MPH.

Of the Bennington team's car and the car with a high speed of 81 MPH, one drove for 625 miles and the other is the Cober.

Of the Bennington team's automobile and the Trebus State team's automobile, one had a high speed of 70 MPH and the other is the Zenmoto.

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

Awick Cober Garusky Leden Poltris Yamahana Zenmoto

62 MPH
65 MPH
69 MPH
70 MPH
72 MPH
75 MPH
81 MPH

Alby College
Bennington
Darbyshire
Mersey Tech
Ober College
Trebus State
Varseyton


Of Pedro and Bill, one was from Yorktown and the other threw the orange darts.

The player who threw the red darts scored somewhat higher than the contestant from Oakland Acres.

Of the contestant from Braddyville and the player who scored 83 points, one was Nicholas and the other threw the violet darts.

The player from New Market scored somewhat higher than Vincent.

Neither Bill nor Tom was the player who threw the white darts.

Willard scored 14 points higher than Bill.

Nicholas was either the contestant who threw the green darts or the player from Lohrville.

The seven players were Willard, the player who scored 41 points, the player from Gilbertville, the player who threw the red darts, the contestant from Oakland Acres, the player who threw the black darts and the player who threw the white darts.

The contestant who scored 69 points was either Nicholas or the contestant who threw the orange darts.

The contestant who scored 76 points didn't throw the red darts.

The player who threw the orange darts scored 28 points higher than the contestant from Yorktown.

The contestant who threw the violet darts finished somewhat lower than the player who threw the white darts.

Vincent scored somewhat higher than the player from Gilbertville.

Bill Nicholas Pedro Rudy Tom Vincent Willard

black gray green orange red violet white

Braddyville
Dana Point
Gilbertville
Lohrville
New Market
Oakland Acres
Yorktown


Of the film produced in Denmark and the movie produced in Sweden, one is Milton Vale and the other has a running time of 55 minutes.

The film produced in Croatia is 25 minutes longer than Sid Saunders's film.

The film produced in Lithuania is 5 minutes shorter than the movie produced in Norway.

Of Harvest Sun and the movie with a running time of 75 minutes, one was directed by Lionel Lowe and the other was directed by Jesse Jimenez.

Tim Tucker's film is either the film produced in Sweden or the movie produced in Lithuania.

Of the film produced in Norway and the movie produced in Greece, one was directed by Jesse Jimenez and the other has a running time of 65 minutes.

Sid Saunders's film is 5 minutes longer than the movie produced in Denmark.

The film produced in Denmark is 10 minutes shorter than Harvest Sun.

Don Daugherty's film doesn't have a running time of exactly 55 minutes.

Tim Tucker's film, the movie produced in Lithuania, Jacky Steel, the film with a running time of 65 minutes, Tearful Night and Arctic Visions are all different films.

Tearful Night is  longer than Keith King's film.

Sid Saunders's film is  shorter than Arctic Visions.

Arctic Visions is either Jesse Jimenez's film or Keith King's film.

The movie produced in Norway is 5 minutes shorter than Dreams of July.

Don Daugherty
Gus Guzman
Jesse Jimenez
Keith King
Lionel Lowe
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Belgium Croatia Denmark Greece Lithuania Norway Sweden


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

The video that's 31 seconds long is either Georgia's video or "You Otter Know".

"Magnet Mayhem" has 1 million fewer views than "Beach Brouhaha".

"Happy Hermits" has 1 million fewer views than "You Otter Know".

The video that's 38 seconds long has 2 million fewer views than the viral video that's 31 seconds long.

"Beach Brouhaha" has 3 million fewer views than "Dancing Hyena".

Of the video that's 22 seconds long and the video that's 47 seconds long, one is Rodney's and the other received 4 million views.

Neither the viral video that's 38 seconds long nor the video that's 55 seconds long is the video with 9 million views.

Of Rodney's video and the viral video with 5 million views, one is 38 seconds long and the other is 47 seconds long.

The video that's 15 seconds long has 1 million more views than "Beach Brouhaha".

Yvonne's video has somewhat more views than "Baby Eats Cake".

Nichole's video didn't get exactly 6 million views.

Georgia's viral video has somewhat more views than Rodney's viral video.

Virginia's viral video has 1 million fewer views than Francine's video.

Of "Beach Brouhaha" and the viral video that's 22 seconds long, one is Francine's and the other received 4 million views.

4 million
5 million
6 million
7 million
8 million
9 million
10 million

Francine Georgia Nichole Rodney Virginia Yvonne Zachary

Baby Eats Cake
Beach Brouhaha
Dancing Hyena
Gabe Goes Nuts
Happy Hermits
Magnet Mayhem
You Otter Know

15 seconds
22 seconds
31 seconds
38 seconds
40 seconds
47 seconds
55 seconds


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 cake shaped like a baseball glove will be delivered 1 day before Mrs. Massey's cake.

The lemon cake is either the October 6 delivery or the cake shaped like a sports car.

Mrs. Armstrong's cake won't be shaped like a baseball glove.

The lemon cake won't be shaped like a baseball glove.

The chocolate cake is either Mrs. Lowe's cake or the October 7 delivery.

The banana cake is either the cake shaped like a rocket ship or the order shaped like a sailboat.

Mrs. Lowe's order will be delivered 2 days after the order shaped like a biplane.

Mrs. Jackson's order will be delivered 3 days before the key lime cake.

Of the order shaped like a bowling pin and the October 7 delivery, one is for Mrs. Nolan and the other will be chocolate-flavored.

The key lime cake is either Mrs. Massey's order or the October 11 delivery.

The raspberry cake, Mrs. Massey's order, the October 6 delivery, Mrs. Harper's cake and Mrs. Nolan's cake are all different cakes.

The order shaped like a baseball glove will be delivered 1 day after the strawberry cake.

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

The strawberry cake won't be shaped like a turtle.

Mrs. Massey's cake is either the October 9 delivery or the cake shaped like a biplane.

The chocolate cake will be delivered 1 day after the cake shaped like a baseball glove.

Mrs. Harper's order will be delivered sometime after Mrs. Ingram's cake.

The October 5 delivery won't be shaped like a bowling pin.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9
October 10
October 11

Armstrong Harper Ingram Jackson Lowe Massey Nolan

baseball glove
biplane
bowling pin
rocket ship
sailboat
sports car
turtle

banana
chocolate
coconut
key lime
lemon
raspberry
strawberry


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

The squad from Slovakia was either the team that won 12 bronze medals or the team that won 4 gold medals.

The team from Uganda ended the games with 3  fewer gold medals than the team that won 11 silver medal.

The squad that won 4 silver medals ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the team from Indonesia.

The squad that won 3 bronze medals ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the squad that won 4 bronze medals.

The squad that won 2 silver medals ended the games with somewhat more gold medals than the squad that won 10 silver medals.

The squad that won 1 silver medal ended the games with 4  fewer gold medals than the team that won 10 bronze medals.

The squad from Oman was either the team that won 3 bronze medals or the squad that won 5 gold medals.

The squad from Turkmenistan ended the games with 2  more gold medals than the squad that won 15 bronze medals.

The team that won 4 silver medals ended the games with 4  fewer gold medals than the squad that won 5 silver medals.

The team from Slovakia ended the games with somewhat fewer gold medals than the team that won 3 bronze medals.

Of the team that won 11 silver medal and the squad that won 10 silver medals, one finished with 6 bronze medals and the other is the squad from Indonesia.

The squad that won 5 gold medals didn't finish with 2 silver medals.

The seven teams were the squad that won 4 bronze medals, the team from Turkmenistan, the squad that won 7 gold medals, the squad from Oman, the squad that won 1 gold medal, the squad that won 4 gold medals and the team that won 2 gold medals.

The squad from Qatar was either the squad that won 1 gold medal or the squad that won 3 bronze medals.

Honduras Indonesia Oman Qatar Slovakia Turkmenistan Uganda


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

The student who got the B+ was either the student who spoke for 16 minutes or the student who gave the presentation on Severus.

Zachary spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who gave the presentation on Licinius.

The student who gave the presentation on Caligula spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on Tiberius.

The presenter who gave the presentation on Licinius spoke 10 minutes less than Rudy.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes didn't talk about Severus.

The presenter who got the C+ spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on Galerius.

The student who gave the presentation on Galerius spoke 2 minutes less than Leroy.

Of the student who gave the presentation on Tiberius and the presenter who got the A-, one spoke for 18 minutes and the other was Allan.

Marvin spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who got the B-.

The student who spoke for 8 minutes didn't get the D.

The student who gave the presentation on Licinius spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on Tacitus.

The student who gave the presentation on Galerius was either Allan or the student who spoke for 8 minutes.

Johnnie spoke 6 minutes less than Marvin.

The student who got the D was either Johnnie or the presenter who gave the presentation on Tiberius.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes
16 minutes
18 minutes

Allan Johnnie Leroy Marvin Omar Rudy Zachary

Caligula Domitian Galerius Licinius Severus Tacitus Tiberius


Salvador's piece costs 25 dollars more than the piece shaped like a train.

Of Karen's cake and the piece shaped like a golf ball, one is peach-flavored and the other costs $200.

The lemon-flavored piece is either the cake shaped like a football or the piece shaped like a potato.

Joey's cake isn't shaped like a beach chair.

The $150 cake is either the banana-flavored cake or the strawberry-flavored cake.

Joey's piece is either the $200 cake or the strawberry-flavored cake.

Of the banana-flavored cake and Gayle's piece, one is shaped like a train and the other is shaped like a mountain.

The $225 cake is either Dolores's cake or the piece shaped like a potato.

The chocolate-flavored piece costs 75 dollars less than the raspberry-flavored piece.

The strawberry-flavored cake costs 100 dollars less than Ora's piece.

The seven cakes are the peach-flavored piece, the $275 cake, the $150 cake, the $175 cake, Salvador's cake, Karen's piece and the piece shaped like a football.

The vanilla-flavored piece isn't shaped like a mountain.

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

Dolores Gayle Ira Joey Karen Ora Salvador


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

Mindy's outing, the trip with 5 people, Shannon's outing, the tour with 8 people and the trip starting at High Park are all different tours.

Of the 10:00am tour and the trip starting at Yorkville, one has 10 people in it and the other is with Mindy.

Oscar's outing is either the outing with 10 people or the tour with 5 people.

Shannon's outing will begin 2 hours before Kelly's trip.

The outing with 11 people will begin 4 hours before the outing with 9 people.

Neither Mindy's outing nor Shannon's trip is the trip starting at Chinatown.

Oscar's trip will begin 2 hours after the tour starting at City Hall.

The 12 noon outing won't start at Greektown.

The tour with 10 people won't start at Greektown.

Of the outing starting at Casa Loma and the tour with 9 people, one will be at 7:00am and the other is with Kelly.

The trip with 3 people will begin 2 hours after the tour starting at Casa Loma.

The tour with 11 people is either Shannon's outing or the outing starting at High Park.

The trip with 7 people will begin 1 hour before Bonita's tour.

The trip starting at Yorkville will begin sometime after Adriana's trip.

Adriana Bonita Gregory Kelly Mindy Oscar Shannon

Casa Loma
Chinatown
City Hall
Greektown
High Park
Little Italy
Yorkville


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

The customer who requested wheat grass paid  less than the customer who requested acai berries.

The person who requested quinoa paid 1 dollar more than the customer who wanted strawberries.

Sergio paid 1 dollar more than the customer who requested chia seeds.

The customer who wanted strawberries paid  less than the customer who wanted blackberries.

The person who requested ginger, Wilbur, the customer who paid $10.75, Isabel and the person who wanted blackberries are all different people.

Of the customer who paid $10.75 and Mercedes, one asked for acai berries and the other wanted raspberries.

The customer who paid $9.75, the person who wanted raspberries, and the person who wanted blackberries are three different people.

The person who paid $12.75 is either Sergio or the customer who requested kale.

The customer who wanted blackberries paid 1 dollar less than the person who requested wheat grass.

Of the customer who requested quinoa and the person who paid $8.75, one is Paulette and the other wanted blueberries.

The person who requested kale is either Isabel or the person who paid $10.75.

The customer who wanted raspberries is either Wilbur or the person who requested ginger.

Isabel Mercedes Paulette Rosa Sergio Wilbur Yolanda

acai berries
chia seeds
flaxseed
ginger
kale
quinoa
wheat grass

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges raspberries strawberries tangerines


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

Victor's build doesn't have exactly 2 GB of RAM.

Harry's build doesn't have exactly 3 GB of RAM.

Of the computer with 4 GB of RAM and Doug's system, one has a 768 GB hard drive and the other has a 3.8 GHz processor.

Charlie's computer doesn't have a 2.8 GHz processor.

The system with a 3.8 GHz processor has a hard drive that is somewhat larger than Victor's build.

Of the build with 896 GB of hard drive space and Ira's computer, one has a 3.2 GHz processor and the other has a 2.4 GHz processor.

The build with a 2.8 GHz processor has a hard drive that is 128 GB smaller than the computer with 2 GB of RAM.

The build with 3 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 256 GB larger than the computer with a 3.2 GHz processor.

The build with a 2.8 GHz processor is either the system with 128 GB of hard drive space or Victor's system.

The system with 8 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is somewhat larger than the build with a 2.8 GHz processor.

The system with a 2.8 GHz processor has a hard drive that is somewhat smaller than the computer with 1 GB of RAM.

The system with 6 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 512 GB smaller than the build with 12 GB of RAM.

Of the computer with 8 GB of RAM and the build with a 1.6 GHz processor, one is Zachary's and the other has a 384 GB hard drive.

Ira's build has a hard drive that is 384 GB larger than the build with a 1.4 GHz processor.

Harry's computer has a hard drive that is somewhat larger than the build with 6 GB of RAM.

Billy Charlie Doug Harry Ira Victor Zachary

1.4 GHz
1.6 GHz
2.0 GHz
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz


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

The event with its epicenter at Nenios, the 8.5 quake, the 9.1 earthquake, the 8.9 event and the earthquake that took place in 1950 were all different earthquakes.

The 9.1 earthquake occurred 6 years before the 8.4 quake.

Of the 9.1 earthquake and the quake with a duration of 58 seconds, one had its epicenter at Belok and the other happened in 1926.

The quake with a duration of 97 seconds occurred sometime after the 9.1 earthquake.

The event with its epicenter at Nenios didn't last for exactly 52 seconds.

The quake that took place in 1950 was either the event with a duration of 84 seconds or the event with its epicenter at Yeronia.

The 9.0 quake occurred 6 years after the 8.9 earthquake.

The earthquake with a duration of 49 seconds occurred 6 years after the 8.2 event.

The 9.1 event was either the quake with its epicenter at Voroldo or the earthquake with a duration of 52 seconds.

The 8.2 earthquake occurred sometime before the quake with its epicenter at Umkad.

Of the quake that took place in 1932 and the 8.9 quake, one lasted for 58 seconds and the other had its epicenter at Nenios.

Of the earthquake with its epicenter at Yeronia and the event that took place in 1938, one had a rating of 8.5 and the other lasted for 97 seconds.

The event with its epicenter at Zhezios occurred 6 years before the 8.8 event.

Neither the quake that took place in 1932 nor the quake with a duration of 41 seconds was the 8.5 quake.

Belok Cehon Nenios Umkad Voroldo Yeronia Zhezios

41 seconds
49 seconds
52 seconds
58 seconds
84 seconds
97 seconds
99 seconds


Bill is shopping for a digital camera.  Help him narrow down his options by matching each camera to its maker, resolution (in megapixels) and price.

The G-290 is either the camera with a resolution of 18 megapixels or the $575 camera.

The DM-5000 costs 75 dollars more than the camera with a resolution of 15 megapixels.

Of the camera made by Dayero and the Lectra 6, one has a resolution of 26 megapixels and the other costs $550.

Of the $650 camera and the MX-827, one has a resolution of 18 megapixels and the other is made by Cober.

The camera with a resolution of 14 megapixels costs  more than the Lectra 6.

Of the $700 model and the camera made by Lirios, one is the G-290 and the other is the DM-5000.

Neither the camera with a resolution of 24 megapixels nor the $650 model is the Tela G5.

Neither the model with a resolution of 24 megapixels nor the G-290 is the model made by Nectron.

The Zenix 2C costs 75 dollars more than the model with a resolution of 26 megapixels.

The seven cameras are the camera made by Honwa, the DM-5000, the model with a resolution of 26 megapixels, the MX-827, the camera with a resolution of 24 megapixels, the G-290 and the $650 camera.

Of the model with a resolution of 26 megapixels and the camera with a resolution of 12 megapixels, one costs $700 and the other is made by Banion.

Banion Cober Dayero Honwa Lirios Nectron Torvia

12 megapixels
14 megapixels
15 megapixels
18 megapixels
20 megapixels
24 megapixels
26 megapixels


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

Neil paid 3 dollars more than Josephine.

The client who was dropped off on Ivy Street paid somewhat more than the person who was dropped off on Mill Avenue.

The client who got picked up at the Fremont Library paid 3 dollars less than the client who got picked up at the Smith Tower.

The customer who was dropped off on James Street paid somewhat more than the person who was dropped off on Ivy Street.

The client who was dropped off on Norwood Street wasn't picked up at the Rainier Club.

The client who was dropped off on Ethel Street was picked up at the Space Needle.

Wayne wasn't picked up at the Arctic Building.

The seven customers were Josephine, the customer with the $9.50 fare, the client who got picked up at the Smith Tower, the client who was dropped off on Mill Avenue, the client who got picked up at the Hoge Building, the person who got picked up at the Rainier Club and the customer who was dropped off on Ethel Street.

Della paid somewhat less than the client who got picked up at the Fremont Library.

The client with the $6.50 fare was either Josephine or the person who got picked up at the Arctic Building.

Frederick paid 3 dollars less than the customer who got picked up at the Space Needle.

Of the customer with the $18.50 fare and the person with the $21.50 fare, one was Tim and the other was dropped off on Viking Street.

The person who was dropped off on James Street was either the client who got picked up at the Space Needle or the person who got picked up at the Fremont Library.

Josephine paid somewhat more than the customer who was dropped off on Mill Avenue.

Della Frederick Josephine Lee Neil Tim Wayne

Arctic Building
Fremont Library
Hoge Building
Moore Mansion
Rainier Club
Smith Tower
Space Needle

Ethel Street
Ivy Street
James Street
Mill Avenue
Norwood Street
Q Street
Viking Street


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

The apple candle is either the cinnamon product or Dolores's product.

Dolores's product is either the pear candle or the $6.50 product.

The clove product costs 1 dollar more than the lavender candle.

The vanilla candle costs  more than Jana's candle.

The $9.50 candle, Angelica's candle, and the eucalyptus candle are three different products.

Of the pear candle and the $7.50 candle, one is Dolores's and the other is Willie's.

The freesia candle costs 2 dollars more than the coconut candle.

Jana's candle costs 2 dollars less than the peach product.

Of the $4.50 candle and Willie's candle, one contains freesia and the other contains bergamot.

The vanilla product is either Olga's product or the bergamot product.

The seven products are the $8.50 product, Angelica's product, the vanilla candle, the eucalyptus candle, the lime candle, the apple candle and the lavender product.

The coconut candle costs 3 dollars less than Gregory's product.

The fig product is either the clove candle or the vanilla product.

Angelica Dolores Gregory Jana Olga Randall Willie

cinnamon clove eucalyptus freesia ginger lavender vanilla

apple bergamot coconut lime fig peach pear


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

The house owned by Inga Howell is either the 1,850 sq ft house or the home that rents for $975/month.

The home that rents for $825/month is 125 sq ft larger than the rental in Monticello.

The rental in Capitola is either the house owned by Greta Frank or the 1,350 sq ft rental.

The home that rents for $825/month, the 1,600 sq ft rental, the home that rents for $1,525/month, the 1,475 sq ft home and the home that rents for $1,100/month are all different houses.

The rental owned by Greta Frank is either the home that rents for $950/month or the house in Fayette.

The rental owned by Kip Jenkins is either the 1,475 sq ft rental or the home that rents for $1,600/month.

Of the 1,725 sq ft house and the 1,225 sq ft house, one is owned by Freda Estes and the other is in Beaver Cove.

The rental owned by Lyle Kramer is somewhat smaller than the house owned by Freda Estes.

Of the rental owned by Edna Danish and the home that rents for $975/month, one offers 1,350 sq ft of living space and the other is in Gilman.

The rental in La Palma is 125 sq ft smaller than the home in Monticello.

The home that rents for $1,850/month is 125 sq ft smaller than the home that rents for $975/month.

Of the rental in Fayette and the rental owned by Inga Howell, one rents for $1,100/month and the other offers 1,100 sq ft of living space.

Beaver Cove
Capitola
Delano
Fayette
Gilman
La Palma
Monticello

Dan Callahan
Edna Danish
Freda Estes
Greta Frank
Inga Howell
Kip Jenkins
Lyle Kramer


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

The customer who got the blue tattoo paid 5 dollars more than the Sagittarius.

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

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

Of the customer who got the pink tattoo and Isaac, one was the Sagittarius and the other paid $45.

The customer who paid $60 was either the Virgo or the Pisces.

The customer who got the orange tattoo, Isaac, the customer who paid $40, Yolanda, the Virgo and the Sagittarius were all different customers.

Vicky paid 5 dollars more than the customer who got the red tattoo.

Of the customer who got the black tattoo and Laura, one paid $50 and the other was the Aquarius.

Laura was either the person who got the green tattoo or the Libra.

Yolanda paid 25 dollars more than the Gemini.

Of the customer who got the pink tattoo and the customer who paid $40, one was Bonita and the other was Neil.

Neil paid 5 dollars less than the customer who got the black tattoo.

Bonita Isaac Kendra Laura Neil Vicky Yolanda

Aquarius Cancer Gemini Libra Pisces Sagittarius Virgo


Several of Mrs. Albertson's U.S. History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different American President.  Match each student to their President and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The student who gave the presentation on President Lincoln spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Yvonne.

Willie spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the student who gave the presentation on President Monroe.

The student who spoke for 23 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on President Monroe or the presenter who gave the presentation on President Lincoln.

Andy spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the student who got the C-.

The presenter who got the A spoke 3 minutes less than the student who got the D.

The student who got the A was either the student who gave the presentation on President Roosevelt or Yvonne.

Peggy was either the presenter who got the A or the student who got the C-.

Willie didn't talk about President Roosevelt.

The student who gave the presentation on President Lincoln spoke 3 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on President Van Buren.

Of the presenter who spoke for 20 minutes and Theodore, one got the B+ and the other talked about President Kennedy.

Theodore spoke 3 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on President Van Buren.

Of the student who got the B- and the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes, one was Yvonne and the other talked about President Roosevelt.

The student who got the D was either the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes or the student who gave the presentation on President Coolidge.

The student who gave the presentation on President Kennedy spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Willie.

The student who got the A- spoke 12 minutes less than Oliver.

5 minutes
8 minutes
11 minutes
14 minutes
17 minutes
20 minutes
23 minutes

Andy Brett Oliver Peggy Theodore Willie Yvonne

Coolidge
Kennedy
Lincoln
Monroe
Roosevelt
Van Buren
Washington


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

The person arriving at Westgate will leave 2 days after Luke.

Of the conductor departing from Coulterville and the person arriving at Yreka, one is scheduled to leave on June 12 and the other is scheduled to leave on June 11.

The person arriving at Vinalhaven will leave 5 days before the conductor departing from Kent.

Allen will leave sometime after the conductor departing from Audubon.

The person arriving at Quimby will leave 4 days after the person arriving at Onslow.

The conductor arriving at Quimby won't depart from Guadalupe.

Of the conductor departing from Coulterville and the person arriving at Zwingle, one is Allen and the other is Roderick.

Zachary will leave 3 days before the conductor departing from Hardwick.

The person arriving at Vinalhaven, the person departing from Coulterville, Eugene, the person departing from Audubon, the person departing from Epworth and the person departing from Guadalupe are all different conductors.

June 10
June 11
June 12
June 13
June 14
June 15
June 16

Allen Eugene Greg Luke Philip Roderick Zachary

Audubon Coulterville Epworth Farley Guadalupe Hardwick Kent

Onslow Paradise Quimby Vinalhaven Westgate Yreka Zwingle


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

The player from Oakland Acres didn't throw the green darts.

Donald scored 14 points higher than Jeffrey.

The player from Yorktown didn't throw the gray darts.

Jeffrey scored 14 points higher than the player from Toledo.

The player who threw the green darts scored 14 points higher than the player from Mount Union.

The contestant who threw the gray darts was either the player who scored 76 points or the contestant from Dana Point.

The player who threw the white darts finished somewhat lower than the contestant from Mount Union.

Of the player who scored 48 points and the player who threw the orange darts, one was Tom and the other was from Mount Union.

Of Donald and the contestant from Dana Point, one finished with 83 points and the other threw the violet darts.

The player from Worthington finished 7 points lower than Rudy.

Tom scored 14 points higher than the player from Worthington.

The player who threw the black darts finished 28 points lower than Shaun.

Alton Donald Jeffrey Rudy Shaun Tom Vincent

Dana Point
Lohrville
Mount Union
Oakland Acres
Toledo
Worthington
Yorktown


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

Urbana has 6,000  more people than Independence.

Of the city in Plymouth County and the city with a population of 34,000, one has Nora Nolan as its mayor and the other is Zamora.

The city whose mayor is Cal Compton isn't in Essex County.

The town in Franklin County has  fewer people than the town whose mayor is Pete Porter.

The city whose mayor is Ted Tanner has 9,000  more people than Independence.

Urbana, the city with a population of 43,000, the city in Plymouth County, the town whose mayor is Ted Tanner and the town in Essex County are all different cities.

The city in Plymouth County has 3,000  fewer people than the city in Bristol County.

Brisbane has  more people than the town in Plymouth County.

Of the town in Norfolk County and the city with a population of 43,000, one is Jonesboro and the other has Ed Espinoza as its mayor.

The city with a population of 43,000 is either the town in Plymouth County or the town whose mayor is Ed Espinoza.

The town in Norfolk County has 3,000  more people than the town in Essex County.

The city in Franklin County has  more people than the city in Essex County.

The city with a population of 37,000 isn't in Dukes County.

Eddington doesn't have a population of 37,000.

The town whose mayor is Mike Morse has 6,000  more people than the city whose mayor is Pete Porter.

Brisbane doesn't have Mike Morse as its mayor.

The town whose mayor is Ted Tanner isn't in Franklin County.

Brisbane Eddington Independence Jonesboro Urbana Vernon Zamora

Bristol Dukes Essex Franklin Hampden Norfolk Plymouth

Cal Compton
Ed Espinoza
Lisa Lyons
Mike Morse
Nora Nolan
Pete Porter
Ted Tanner


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

Of Iris and the person who lost 13 lbs, one started rowing and the other used the low-fat diet.

The person who started a jogging regimen lost somewhat more pounds than the dieter who used the vegetarian diet.

The friend who used the gluten-free diet lost 4 more pounds than the friend who used the caveman diet.

The dieter who used the vegan diet lost 2 fewer pounds than the person who started a weight lifting regimen.

Howard is either the person who started a kayaking regimen or the dieter who started a racquetball regimen.

The dieter who started a weight lifting regimen lost somewhat fewer pounds than Vickie.

The seven people are the person who started a weight lifting regimen, the friend who lost 7 lbs, Wesley, Stuart, the person who lost 3 lbs, the person who used the vegetarian diet and the person who used the caveman diet.

Of the dieter who used the low-fat diet and the friend who started a racquetball regimen, one is Iris and the other lost 7 lbs.

The person who started a cycling regimen lost 2 more pounds than Iris.

Stuart is either the person who lost 5 lbs or the friend who started a kayaking regimen.

The person who used the sugar-free diet lost 4 more pounds than the person who started a racquetball regimen.

Howard Iris Lindsey Pamela Stuart Vickie Wesley

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

cycling
jogging
kayaking
racquetball
rowing
weight lifting
yoga


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

The bottle from Penobscot vineyard was bottled 4 years after the riesling.

The bottle from Ellsworth vineyard isn't a pinot gris.

The bottle from Chino Hills vineyard was bottled 4 years after the Zifennwein.

The Friambliss was bottled 8 years after the Zifennwein.

The Vendemmia was bottled sometime after the wine from Ellsworth vineyard.

The chardonnay was bottled 4 years after the Ece Suss.

Of the gewurztraminer and the wine from West Gardiner vineyard, one is the Annata Branco and the other is the Vendemmia.

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

Of the 1992 wine and the 1988 wine, one is a gewurztraminer and the other is from Santa Barbara vineyard.

The merlot was bottled 4 years after the syrah.

The chardonnay was bottled 8 years before the pinot noir.

The chardonnay was bottled 12 years before the riesling.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

chardonnay
gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot gris
pinot noir
riesling
syrah

Chino Hills
Ellsworth
Fenton
Kingfield
Penobscot
Santa Barbara
West Gardiner


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

The player who wore number 18 played somewhat more games than Karl.

The person who wore number 21 was either the person who played 10 games or the boy who played left field.

The boy who played third base was either Benny or Hugh.

The boy who wore number 7 played 3 fewer games than the player who wore number 35.

Delbert played 1 more game than the person who played left field.

The person who wore number 29 played 5 more games than the person who wore number 7.

The player who played first base played 2 more games than the person who played left field.

Of the boy who wore number 28 and the person who played 10 games, one played second base and the other was Delbert.

Delbert was either the player who wore number 28 or the boy who played 9 games.

The player who wore number 28 was either the boy who played right field or Benny.

Neither Neil nor the boy who wore number 35 was the player who played 13 games.

Hugh played somewhat fewer games than the player who played center field.

Benny Delbert Hugh Jorge Karl Leroy Neil

center field
first base
left field
right field
second base
shortstop
third base


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 the person who will lift 1,120 lbs and the Swede, one is Vincent and the other is Nicola.

Wendell is either the South African or the man going fifth.

Of the person who will lift 880 lbs and the contestant going fourth, one is Oliver and the other is the Swede.

The man who will lift 960 lbs won't go seventh.

The seven competitors are Wendell, the person who will lift 1,120 lbs, the Russian, the person who will lift 1,000 lbs, the man going sixth, the Dane and the Korean.

Brent will lift a weight that is 40 pounds heavier than the one chosen by Francisco.

Of the man who will lift 1,040 lbs and Francisco, one will go second and the other is the Canadian.

The man who will lift 1,080 lbs isn't the Russian.

Of Vincent and the man going second, one is the South African and the other will lift 920 lbs.

The Dane will lift a weight that is 80 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the person going sixth.

The man going first will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by Wendell.

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

Brent Francisco Jeremy Nicola Oliver Vincent Wendell

American
Canadian
Dane
Korean
Russian
South African
Swede

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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

The Russets didn't use the orange potato.

The contestants that launched the red potato went somewhat farther than the team that launched the purple potato.

The Potato Bros landed 30 feet short of the Mad Mashers.

The Super Tubers went 45 feet farther than the team that used the hybrid sling.

The Spud Chuckers didn't use the air cannon.

The Potato Bros landed 45 feet short of the contestants that used the vacuum cannon.

Of the team that launched the white potato and the Flying Eyes, one used the trebuchet and the other scored a distance of 225 ft.

The contestants that launched the black potato landed somewhat short of the group that used the catapult.

Of the team that made it to 150 ft and the contestants that used the water cannon, one used the purple potato and the other was the Yukon Bolds.

The Spud Chuckers went 15 feet farther than the team that launched the red potato.

The Yukon Bolds went somewhat farther than the Spud Chuckers.

The team that made it to 165 ft was either the Super Tubers or the group that used the slingshot.

The team that made it to 195 ft didn't use the orange potato.

The Russets went somewhat farther than the Mad Mashers.

The contestants that used the air cannon, the team that launched the red potato, and the team that launched the blue potato are three different teams.

The contestants that launched the yellow potato went 30 feet farther than the group that used the hybrid sling.

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

air cannon
catapult
hybrid sling
slingshot
trebuchet
vacuum cannon
water cannon

black blue orange purple red white yellow


The local TV weatherman, Freddy Flight, has only an hour to prepare tomorrow's winter weather forecasts.  Using only the clues that follow, match each town to its predicted snowfall (in inches), as well as its anticipated high and low temperatures.

The location with a forecasted high of 30 degrees will get 2 fewer inches of snow than the town with a forecasted low of 12 degrees.

Carthage will get 3 more inches of snow than Three Rivers.

The location that will get 5 inches of snow has a predicted high of 29 degrees.

Meadow Vista will get somewhat less snow than Elma.

Of the location with a forecasted low of 22 degrees and Carthage, one has a predicted high of 34 degrees and the other is expected to receive 5 inches of snow.

Newcastle will get somewhat more snow than Upton.

The location that will get 2 inches of snow doesn't have a forecasted low of 15 degrees.

The seven towns are Upton, the town with a forecasted low of 13 degrees, the town that will get 4 inches of snow, the location with a forecasted low of 10 degrees, the town with a forecasted low of 15 degrees, the town with a forecasted low of 18 degrees and the location that will get 3 inches of snow.

Three Rivers isn't expected to get 1 inch of snow.

The location with a forecasted high of 29 degrees will get somewhat more snow than the town with a forecasted high of 34 degrees.

The location that will get 6 inches of snow is either Newcastle or the town with a forecasted high of 34 degrees.

Neither the location with a forecasted low of 13 degrees nor the location with a forecasted low of 10 degrees is the location that will get 2 inches of snow.

The town with a forecasted high of 24 degrees will get 1 less inch of snow than Meadow Vista.

The location with a forecasted high of 32 degrees will get somewhat less snow than the location with a forecasted high of 34 degrees.

Newcastle is either the town that will get 5 inches of snow or the location with a forecasted high of 27 degrees.

The town that will get 5 inches of snow doesn't have a forecasted low of 10 degrees.

The location with a forecasted low of 15 degrees is either Quimby or the location with a forecasted high of 24 degrees.

1 inch
2 inches
3 inches
4 inches
5 inches
6 inches
7 inches

Carthage
Elma
Meadow Vista
Newcastle
Quimby
Three Rivers
Upton

10 degrees
11 degrees
12 degrees
13 degrees
15 degrees
18 degrees
22 degrees

24 degrees
27 degrees
29 degrees
30 degrees
31 degrees
32 degrees
34 degrees


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

The 14-year-old is either the grandchild with the April 7th birthday or the grandchild with the April 19th birthday.

Sadie has a birthday 8 days after Yolanda.

The grandchild from Fillmore has a birthday 4 days before the 14-year-old.

Of the child with the April 11th birthday and the grandchild from Cornville, one is 9 years old and the other is 8 years old.

Edmund is either the grandchild with the April 11th birthday or the 6-year-old.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 4 days before Anthony.

Of the child from Urbana and Rosemarie, one was born on April 11th and the other is 12 years old.

The one from Norridgewock has a birthday 8 days after Tanya.

The seven children are Sadie, the grandchild from Fillmore, the grandchild from Urbana, the 6-year-old, the one with the April 7th birthday, the grandchild with the April 27th birthday and the one with the April 19th birthday.

The child with the April 23rd birthday is either the grandchild from Junction City or Edmund.

The grandchild with the April 23rd birthday isn't 18 years old.

The child with the April 7th birthday doesn't live in Quimby.

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

Anthony Edmund Leticia Rosemarie Sadie Tanya Yolanda

Cornville
Fillmore
Junction City
Mendota
Norridgewock
Quimby
Urbana


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

The home on Thiesse Drive is either the 1876 building or the Frazier family's house.

Of the house on Island Drive and the building on League Avenue, one was built in 1848 and the other is owned by the Rhodes family.

The 1841 home is owned by the Jordan family.

The house on York Court isn't owned by the Frazier family.

The building on Sandhill Circle was built sometime after the Lowery family's house.

Neither the building on League Avenue nor Roesch Heights is the 1869 house.

Roesch Heights was built 7 years after Gunston Hall.

The 1855 building isn't on Thiesse Drive.

Roesch Heights was built sometime before the house on James Street.

Fox Cottage was built 21 years after Gunston Hall.

The Alvarado family's house was built 7 years after the building on Sandhill Circle.

The Jordan family's home was built 28 years before Belle Grove.

Benson Hills was built sometime before the house on York Court.

The house on Island Drive was built 14 years before the Hendricks family's home.

The Rhodes family's home was built 7 years after the Frazier family's house.

Neither Roesch Heights nor Belle Grove is the building on Thiesse Drive.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Gunston Hall
Porcher Place
Roesch Heights
Wagner Mansion

Alvarado Frazier Hendricks Jordan Lowery Rhodes Underwood

Ash Avenue
Island Drive
James Street
League Avenue
Sandhill Circle
Thiesse Drive
York Court


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

Dave was adopted sometime before the schnauzer.

Violet's pet was adopted 1 month after Wendy's pet.

The dachshund was adopted 1 month before Nicholas.

The schnauzer is either the dog adopted in February or the dog adopted in May.

The boxer was adopted 2 months after Henry.

Joel is either Wendy's pet or the shih tzu.

Norma's pet was adopted sometime before Lydia's pet.

The black lab was adopted 3 months after Patrick.

Of the dachshund and Wendy's pet, one was adopted in March and the other is named Craig.

Lydia's pet was adopted 4 months before Miriam's pet.

Lydia's pet is either the dog adopted in March or the boxer.

Neither the puppy adopted in February nor the dog adopted in May is Norma's pet.

Henry was adopted 1 month after the poodle.

January February March April May June July

Elena Lydia Miriam Norma Violet Wendy Yvette

black lab
boxer
collie
dachshund
poodle
schnauzer
shih tzu

Craig Dave Guillermo Henry Joel Nicholas Patrick


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

Of the pitch belly tortoise and Chewie, one is from Kazakhstan and the other is 122 years old.

The 68-year-old tortoise is either the ringed tortoise or Snappy.

The tortoise from Zimbabwe is 18 years younger than Chewie.

The 68-year-old animal, Toredo, Chewie, Yoda, the ringed tortoise and the horned tortoise are all different animals.

Of the 104-year-old tortoise and the tortoise from Qatar, one is named Speedy and the other is named Shelly.

Of the pitch belly tortoise and the 50-year-old tortoise, one is named Yoda and the other is from Vietnam.

The animal from Kazakhstan is  older than the black neck tortoise.

The one from Oman is 54 years older than the ringed tortoise.

The tortoise from El Salvador is either the armored tortoise or the 14-year-old tortoise.

Of the swoop-backed tortoise and the one from Zimbabwe, one is 32 years old and the other is named Toredo.

The 104-year-old one is either the tortoise from El Salvador or Shelly.

Chewie Methuselah Shelly Snappy Speedy Toredo Yoda

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

El Salvador
Kazakhstan
Oman
Qatar
Uruguay
Vietnam
Zimbabwe


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

The craft with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet costs 4,000 dollars more than the Abby EX-4.

The Steado G5 doesn't have a maximum depth of 8,500 feet.

The $27,000 submersible, the submersible built by Zephyr Waves, and the submersible built by Pan Systems are three different submarines.

Of the submersible built by Ecomarine Ltd. and the $25,000 submarine, one has a maximum depth of 8,500 feet and the other is the Marine V.

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

The submersible built by Zephyr Waves costs somewhat more than the submersible built by Watertime LLC.

The submarine built by Zephyr Waves costs 2,000 dollars less than the submersible with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

Of the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc. and the submersible with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet, one costs $31,000 and the other costs $26,000.

The craft with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet, the $26,000 craft, the $28,000 submarine, the submarine built by Ecomarine Ltd., the $31,000 submersible and the Cafader Six are all different submarines.

The submarine built by Pan Systems costs 1,000 dollars less than the submersible built by MarineCo.

The submarine built by Pan Systems is either the Cafader Six or the Ompoc Eleven.

The Ukani Q2 is either the submersible with a maximum depth of 13,000 feet or the submarine built by Abyss Toys.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet costs 3,000 dollars more than the craft built by Zephyr Waves.

Abby EX-4
Cafader Six
Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

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


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.

The Travelore pack is 10 liters smaller than the silver pack.

Kelley's pack is 10 liters larger than Salvador's pack.

Olga's pack is 10 liters smaller than Myrna's pack.

The orange pack is 10 liters larger than Salvador's pack.

The Pinkster pack is 5 liters larger than Olga's pack.

The Lugmor pack is  larger than Olga's pack.

Olga's pack is 5 liters smaller than the gray pack.

Of the 40 liter pack and the black pack, one is Kelley's and the other is made by Bistric.

The green pack is  larger than the black pack.

The purple pack is 15 liters larger than Kelley's pack.

The black pack is 20 liters smaller than Hazel's pack.

The black pack is  smaller than the Grennel pack.

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

Paul's pack is 5 liters larger than Kelley's pack.

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

Hazel Kelley Myrna Olga Paul Robert Salvador

Adironda Bistric Grennel Lugmor Naturba Pinkster Travelore

black blue gray green orange purple silver


A competition was held recently at which several universities entered specially-engineered cars to see whose could go the farthest on 10 gallons of gas.  Match each car to its team and determine its maximum speed and total distance.

The Awick drove 50 fewer miles than the automobile with a high speed of 67 MPH.

The Leden drove 25 miles farther than the automobile with a high speed of 67 MPH.

The four cars were the Garusky, the car with a high speed of 81 MPH, the car with a high speed of 74 MPH and the car with a high speed of 67 MPH.


The 6-year-old has a birthday 8 days before Ollie.

The 9-year-old has a birthday sometime before the 12-year-old.

Vicki has a birthday 4 days before the 8-year-old.

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


The Alameda County Driver's School has a jam-packed schedule today.  Using only the clues below, match each student driver to his or her instructor, and determine the appointment time and age of each student.

The student with the 9:00am class is Marion.

Frank is scheduled 2 hours after Mr. Terry's student.

Mr. Quinn's trainee has the 10:00am class.

Willard is either the student with the 9:00am class or Mr. Padilla's student.

Mr. Alford
Mr. Padilla
Mr. Quinn
Mr. Terry


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

The fusor reactor is either the Dynotis X1 or the reactor launching in March.

The stellarator reactor will launch 1 month after the Haramarui LV.

The facility launching in February is the stellarator reactor.

The Adtina V will launch 1 month before the tokamak reactor.

Adtina V
Dynotis X1
Haramarui LV
Rodim-Rexit


Salvatore is a professional wildlife photographer who has sold a number of his shots recently to nature magazines.  Using only the clues that follow, match each shoot to the month in which it took place, the animal it featured, the magazine that bought it and the price that was paid.

The shot of the giant tortoise was published by Travel Almanac.

The shot published by Wildzone was either the photo of the white rhino or the photo taken in May.

The shot of the white rhino was taken in March.

The photo of the giant tortoise was taken 1 month after the shot published by Wildzone.

The photo of the orangutan was either the photo published by Earth Aware or the photo taken in March.

The photo published by Wildzone was taken 2 months before the shot of the orangutan.

giant tortoise
orangutan
red panda
white rhino

Earth Aware
The Geographer
Travel Almanac
Wildzone


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

The interview on August 22nd is for the janitor job.

The interview for the graphic design position is 2 days before the Sancode interview.

The meeting for the sales rep position is 2 days after the Zathdrill interview.

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

copywriter
graphic design
janitor
sales rep


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 Iunsel launched sometime after the probe going to Mercury.

The Moro Jaddo launched 1 month after the mission going to Uranus.

The Iunsel launched 1 month before the mission going to Uranus.


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

Rodul is  farther away from us than the planet orbiting star PLC 120.

The planet orbiting star PLC 120 is 2 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet orbiting star ZQ 75.

Quael is either the planet orbiting star EX 53 or the planet 43 light years from earth.

The planet orbiting star EX 53 is  farther away from us than Rodul.

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


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

The release that came out in October sold somewhat fewer copies than Lip Savage's release.

The album that came out in April sold 100,000 more copies than Epoch Lantern's release.

The album with 1.3 million sales was released in October.

The release with 1.2 million sales is either the record that came out in September or Jagged Knee's album.

Epoch Lantern's record was released in June.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million

Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Lip Savage
Sodium Green


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

The person who paid $6.99 was either the one who had the chai tea or the one who had the cafe americano.

The one who had the chai tea was either Wayne or the person who paid $7.99.

The four friends were Patricia, the one who had the espresso, the person who paid $8.99 and the person who paid $5.99.

cafe americano
chai tea
earl grey tea
espresso


Odysseus Exploration Company has been focused on salvaging a number of known pirate wrecks from the Celtic Sea.  Using only the clues below, match each of the ships they're investigating to the year it sank and its final captain, and determine its country of origin.

The Dagger sank sometime after the Mermaid.

The Mermaid sank 18 years after the Crusty Knave.

The vessel captained by Crazy Kate sank sometime before the boat captained by Wicked Weiss.

The Mermaid was captained by Stubborn Seth.

Crazy Kate
Red Beard Ben
Stubborn Seth
Wicked Weiss


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

The booking that requested the clown is for the Bentons.

The booking that requested the photo booth is on October 4.

The four events are the event that requested the petting zoo, the event on October 5, the Thornton family party and the party on October 4.

The Johnson family booking is 1 day before the event that requested the photo booth.

bounce castle
clown
petting zoo
photo booth


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

The size 7 set was either the Cormano footwear or Bethany's pair.

Francine's pair was 1 size larger than the Williford footwear.

Bethany's pair was 1 size smaller than the Schtillet footwear.


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

Bubba is either the 20 year old gator or the alligator that is 10.2 feet long.

The 15 year old animal is either the alligator that is 10.7 feet long or Iggy.


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

Hurricane Lucy hit 4 years before the hurricane that caused $12.5 million in damage.

The hurricane that hit in 1956 caused $13.1 million in damage.

Hurricane Rachel hit 8 years after Hurricane Tammy.

The four hurricanes were the hurricane that caused $18.5 million in damage, the storm that hit in 1948, the storm that hit in 1944 and the hurricane that hit in 1956.

$12.5 million
$13.1 million
$16.9 million
$18.5 million


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

Line A is 50 feet shorter than the one with a maximum height of 30 ft.

The 800 ft zip line is either the one with a maximum height of 40 ft or the one with a maximum height of 70 ft.

The 750 ft one is either the one with a maximum height of 40 ft or Line G.


Eugene's pack is 10 liters larger than the Pinkster pack.

The 30 liter pack is either the Grennel pack or Betty's pack.


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

The family paying $700 a month is either the Huffs or the family moving in on Thursday.

The family moving in on Wednesday is paying 20 dollars more per month than the Thompsons.

The Quinns are paying 10 dollars less per month than the Underwoods.

The Thompsons are paying  more per month than the family moving in on Monday.


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

The gigasaurus costs 250 dollars more than the 75 million year old fossil.

The four fossils are the archadon, the 75 million year old fossil, the $750 fossil and the 90 million year old fossil.

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

The 87 million year old fossil costs 250 dollars more than the 85 million year old fossil.

archadon gigasaurus rotosaurus senosaurus

75 million
85 million
87 million
90 million


Piper Hills Academy recently installed a high-speed 3-D printer in its technology lab, and several students were given an opportunity this week to use it in order to print items of their own design.  Using only the clues below, match each student to the item they created (and its color), and determine how long it took for each item to print.

The flower required 5 fewer minutes to print than Eleanor's item.

Eleanor's item required somewhat fewer minutes to print than Mary's item.

Stella's design took 10 more minutes to print than the phone case.

The cup took somewhat more minutes to print than the helmet.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes


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

The bird bought in April is either Hannah's pet or the finch.

Hannah's pet was bought 1 month after Sara's pet.

The lovebird was bought 2 months before Yolanda's pet.

The four birds are the parrot, Hannah's pet, the bird bought in April and the bird bought in February.


The party that requested the photo booth, the event on October 4 and the event on October 3 are all different events.

The event that requested the magician is for the Zimmermans.

The Ford family party is 1 day before the booking that requested the petting zoo.

The booking on October 3 is for the Thorntons.


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.

The Travelore pack is 10 liters larger than Hazel's pack.

The Adironda pack is  smaller than Betty's pack.

The Naturba pack is 10 liters smaller than Donna's pack.


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

The match with the Red and Blues was sometime before the match with the Warriors.

The October 7 match finished with a score of 20-13.

The 20-13 game was sometime before the 34-7 match.

The match with the Eagles was on October 15.

The match with the Warriors is either the October 7 match or the October 15 match.

The October 15 match is either the match with the Dragons or the 24-21 match.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15


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

The person launching in March will be on mission TV-412.

The four people are the astronaut launching in January, the graduate assigned to mission CR-260, the graduate assigned to mission AV-435 and Edwin.

Isaac is either the graduate launching in April or the graduate assigned to mission AV-435.


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 crater discovered in February is believed to be  older than the feature in Macedonia.

The feature in Macedonia was dated to 180,000 B.C.E..

The crater in Liberia was dated to 150,000 B.C.E..

The feature discovered in April is believed to be 60,000 years newer than the feature in Rwanda.

The feature in Vietnam was either the crater discovered in September or the feature that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E..


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

Edwin has an appointment sometime before the person suffering from hip pain.

The patient suffering from vertigo has an appointment 1 hour before Oscar.

Edwin, the person suffering from heartburn and the person suffering from vertigo are all different patients.

Zachary is either the person with the 12 noon appointment or the patient suffering from foot pain.


Kyle's item required 5 fewer minutes to print than the skull.

Gary's piece took somewhat more minutes to print than the helmet.

The four items were the item that printed in 15 minutes, the mask, the phone case and Zachary's item.

The item that printed in 15 minutes was either the helmet or the mask.

The piece that printed in 10 minutes was the mask.


The Alameda County Driver's School has a jam-packed schedule today.  Using only the clues below, match each student driver to his or her instructor, and determine the appointment time and age of each student.

Kellie is scheduled sometime before Mrs. Vazquez's client.

Mr. Cortez's trainee is scheduled 1 hour after Tricia.

Mr. Alford
Mrs. Barr
Mr. Cortez
Mrs. Vazquez


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

The direct drive facility will launch 2 months before the Essita CBT.

The reactor launching in February is the stellarator reactor.

The Adtina V will launch 1 month after the fusor facility.

direct drive
fusor
stellarator
theta pinch


The Women's Boxing Federation has just released its list of top-ranked female boxers for the year.  Using only the clues below, match each boxer to her number of wins and losses and determine the city where she lives and trains.

The four people are Edna Easton, the woman with 27 wins, the boxer with 30 wins and the woman with 4 losses.

Edna Easton has  more wins than the fighter with 15 losses.


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

The tank bought by Cora Carey is 5 gallons larger than the $550 fish tank.

The $920 tank is 5 gallons smaller than the tank bought by Betsy Beard.

The $1,250 fish tank is either the display bought by Gideon Gates or the 60 gallon fish tank.

The fish tank bought by Betsy Beard is 60 gallons.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons

Betsy Beard
Cora Carey
Edwin Ellis
Gideon Gates


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.

Pythagoeas finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the A.I. from CIT.

The system from Exeter was either Proclus or the system that scored 62%.


The display bought by Faith Frisk is somewhat larger than the $1,250 display.

The 65 gallon display is either the fish tank bought by Betsy Beard or the $2,000 fish tank.

The $920 display is 5 gallons smaller than the display bought by Betsy Beard.

The fish tank bought by Edwin Ellis cost $1,825.

Betsy Beard
Donna Drake
Edwin Ellis
Faith Frisk


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.

Peter performed 1 spot before the person who used mobile phones.

The juggler who used mobile phones performed sometime before the performer who used rings.

Jeffery performed sometime before the performer who used chainsaws.


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

The class in room 208 is held 1 period after the course in room 405.

The four classes are the course in room 405, Mr. Lester's class, the second period class and Mr. Rhodes's class.

The class in room 215 is held during third period.

The third period class is either Mr. Hardy's class or Mr. Lester's class.

Mr. Rhodes's class is held 2 periods after Mr. Glover's class.


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

The coffee Henry ordered was either the drink that cost $3.40 or the drink that cost $3.50.

The espresso cost somewhat more than the beverage Ira ordered.

The drink ordered by Jacob was the cappuccino.

The drink ordered by Fredrick cost 10 cents less than the beverage Henry ordered.

The coffee that cost $3.50 was either the drink Fredrick ordered or the iced americano.

cappuccino
eggnog latte
espresso
iced americano


The town of Grandwood Park has several homes that are rumored to be haunted.  Priscilla has visited all of them this past year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each house to its street and the name of its alleged "ghost," and figure out which month Priscilla visited it.

The four houses were the house Priscilla visited in April, the building on Fifth Avenue, Markmanor and Balfern.

Downsell was visited 1 month after the home on Darby Lane.

Circle Drive
Darby Lane
Fifth Avenue
Grant Place


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

The four classes are the course with 22 students, the 1:00 pm class, the class in room 201 and the class in room 212.

The class in room 318 starts 2 hours before the course in room 212.

The course with 14 students starts 4 hours after the course with 22 students.

The course in room 122 is either the class with 20 students or the 9:00 am class.


The crater in Eritrea was dated to 210,000 B.C.E..

The feature discovered in February is believed to be 60,000 years newer than the crater discovered in April.

The feature discovered in August is believed to be 60,000 years newer than the crater in Yemen.

The feature in Saudi Arabia was found in February.


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

The shipment with the fruit basket in it cost 1 dollar more than Greg's package.

The four packages are Oscar's shipment, the shipment with the fruit basket in it, the package with the rare book in it and the package that cost $7.75.

The package with the computer in it is either Christopher's package or the package that cost $6.75.

The shipment with the fruit basket in it is Christopher's.


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

The Epplex 7s has 4 GB less storage than the Mobilex phone.

The Pegasus one has 2 GB less storage than the Epplex 7s.

Alphalon II
Epplex 7s
Lunia V2
Zennia 580


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 four diners were the one who got the ginger ale, Nina, Wallace and the diner who paid $6.99.

Nina paid 1 dollar less than the one who got the root beer.


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

The four comets are the one discovered in 2011, Casputi, Trosny and the one Rush discovered.

The one Gilda Frank discovered was discovered 1 year before Gostroma.

The comet Gilda Frank discovered was found in 2008.

The comet discovered in 2008 is either the comet Rush discovered or Casputi.


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

The $525 device has a maximum range of 250 ft.

The Zarobit-C has a maximum range of 1,000 ft.

The machine with a maximum range of 250 ft is either the $450 drone or the Mechania.

The $450 drone, the Suzutake and the Zarobit-C are all different devices.

The machine with a maximum range of 150 ft costs 150 dollars less than the Zarobit-C.


Oscar is either the person suffering from shingles or the person with the 9:00am appointment.

Oscar has an appointment 2 hours after Victor.

The patient with the 12 noon appointment is complaining about back pain.

The person suffering from heartburn has an appointment 1 hour before Dave.


Odysseus Exploration Company has been focused on salvaging a number of known pirate wrecks from the Celtic Sea.  Using only the clues below, match each of the ships they're investigating to the year it sank and its final captain, and determine its country of origin.

The ship that sank in 1731 was captained by Red Beard Ben.

The Sea Shame was captained by Crazy Kate.

The Barnacle sank 18 years before the vessel captained by Sparrow Annis.

The Barnacle sank 36 years before the ship captained by Stubborn Seth.

The ship captained by Stubborn Seth was either the vessel that sank in 1749 or the Doubloon.

Crazy Kate
Red Beard Ben
Sparrow Annis
Stubborn Seth


The Garenia 4 will launch 2 months before the tokamak facility.

The Kuchiwa W10 will launch sometime before the direct drive reactor.

The tokamak facility is either the Kuchiwa W10 or the Haramarui LV.

The Kuchiwa W10 is either the facility launching in January or the fusor reactor.

Dynotis X1
Garenia 4
Haramarui LV
Kuchiwa W10

direct drive
fast ignition
fusor
tokamak


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

The lawyer finished 500 votes ahead of Al Allen.

The architect finished an unknown number of votes ahead of Al Allen.

The writer finished an unknown number of votes ahead of Bev Baird.

Bev Baird finished 1,000 votes ahead of the teacher.


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

Jeff Holman's book sold 7 more copies than Matt Stevens's book.

Matt Stevens's book sold somewhat fewer copies than My Best Friend.

Zara's Game is either the title that sold 33 copies or Daniel Hansen's book.

Zara's Game and Daniel Hansen's book are different books.

Call of Duty
My Best Friend
Wendalissa
Zara\'s Game

Daniel Hansen
Jeff Holman
Matt Stevens
Roscoe Jones


The fourth period class is either the class in room 318 or Mr. Quinn's class.

The course in room 208 is held during fourth period.

The class in room 318 is held 1 period before Mr. Jimenez's class.

The four classes are Mr. Jimenez's class, the course in room 208, the class in room 120 and the course in room 318.

Mr. Yang's class is held 1 period after Mr. Jimenez's class.


The person who used mobile phones was either the performer who went fourth or Robert.

The performer who used mobile phones performed 2 spots after Lora.

The person who went second used chainsaws.

The juggler who used mobile phones performed 1 spot before the juggler who used batons.

batons
bowling pins
chainsaws
mobile phones


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

The one who had the shiraz paid  less than the one who had the zinfandel.

Clara was either the one who had the zinfandel or the one who had the port.

Lynda paid  more than the one who had the zinfandel.


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

The submarine built by Pan Systems is either the Cafader Six or the Steado G5.

The $28,000 submersible is sold by Ecomarine Ltd..

The submersible built by Abyss Toys costs somewhat less than the Rubico One.

The Cafader Six costs 1,000 dollars more than the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc..

Cafader Six
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Steado G5

Abyss Toys
Deep Sea Inc.
Ecomarine Ltd.
Pan Systems


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.

Sid Shaffer began 1 year after "Green Avenger".

Sid Shaffer began 2 years before Danny Doyle.

Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Max Fusion
Wonderman

Danny Doyle
Edsel Eaton
Gabe Grant
Sid Shaffer


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

The automobile that received the $100 fine is either the Grandero or the car with the GGZ-007 plates.

The Grandero was fined 25 dollars more than the automobile with the MRT-628 plates.

The Cavalo was fined 25 dollars more than the vehicle with the FRZ-192 plates.


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 $505 item, the Z-Free XL and the unit with the 30,000 BTUs cooling capacity are all different units.

The Binson C40 is either the $570 unit or the air conditioner with the 5,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The air conditioner with the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity costs 65 dollars more than the Binson C40.

The Ultralux 92 costs 65 dollars less than the item with the 5,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The $505 unit has the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

Binson C40
Coolstar XV5
Ultralux 92
Z-Free XL


Help Diana sort out her next several hotel guests by matching each guest to his or her room number, home state, and the length of their stay.

The person in room 209 is staying for a shorter time than the client in room 203.

The customer who is staying for 4 days is either the client in room 124 or Navarro.

Mr. Everett is staying 1 day longer than the person in room 203.

Mrs. Arnold
Mrs. Cruz
Mr. Everett
Navarro


Cobb County has built several new sports arenas this year.  Match each arena to the sport its set up for and the town it is in, and determine how many people each can hold.

The basketball facility holds 40  more people than the baseball facility.

Beck Arena is set up for football games.

Elliott Arena is either the facility with seating for 190 people or the facility with seating for 230 people.

Austin Arena holds 80  fewer people than the football facility.

The arena with seating for 190 people is either the lacrosse facility or Austin Arena.


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 title written by Steve Spark costs 10 dollars more than the calculus title.

The pre-calculus book was written by Rosa Rubens.

The calculus textbook costs  less than the title written by Mina Morton.

calculus
pre-calculus
set theory
trigonometry

Mina Morton
Rosa Rubens
Steve Spark
Velma Vintz


The California condor  is one of the world's largest and most endangered birds.  Several conservation programs have been raising and releasing condors into the wild in an effort to boost their numbers.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the age and wingspan of each of the most recently released condors, and determine the location in which each was set free.

Merlin has a wingspan 8 inches longer than the 8-year-old bird.

Angel is either the bird with a wingspan of 102 inches or the 5-year-old bird.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches


Several of Mrs. Albertson's U.S. History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different American President.  Match each student to their President and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Harding spoke 6 minutes less than Nadine.

Vicki spoke 3 minutes more than Georgia.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Van Buren was either Inez or Georgia.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Fillmore and the presenter who spoke for 11 minutes were different students.

5 minutes
8 minutes
11 minutes
14 minutes


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 four people are the person with 120 Facebook friends, the one with 57 LinkedIn connections, the one with 54 LinkedIn connections and Inez.

Yvonne has 10  fewer Facebook friends than the person with 84 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 57 LinkedIn connections has 10  more Facebook friends than Tina.


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

The Ormagh impact crater is 125 m. wide.

The Moriwa impact crater, the Silurian impact crater and the 175 m. wide one are all different craters.

The Moriwa impact crater is either the 125 m. wide crater or the Cambrian impact crater.

The 150 m. wide one was formed during the Silurian period.

The Triassic impact crater is 25 meters wider than the Asanish impact crater.


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.

Bladescape was played 2 months after Planets Align.

The board game played in February was either Bladescape or the board game hosted at Vera's house.

Bladescape was either the board game hosted at Caroline's house or the game played in February.

Bladescape
Planets Align
Rules of War
Stealth


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

Whitney's client was either the client who paid $180 or Freda.

Pam's client paid 20 dollars more than Debra.


Vincent is staying somewhat longer than Jennings.

Jennings is staying 2 days longer than the guest in room 209.


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

The team leaving in January will be either Naomi's team or Faith's expedition.

Oscar's team will leave 2 months after Naomi's team.

Mercedes's expedition will be either Zachary's team or Alvin's team.

Ruben's team will leave 2 months before Alvin's expedition.


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 white piece weighs 6 pounds less than Ute Fleming's luggage.

Vic Evans's suitcase weighs 3 pounds less than the indigo suitcase.

Ute Fleming
Vic Evans
Yolanda Bauer
Zed Alexander