The Norfolk Times recently sponsored a "Sail Around the World" race that pitted dozens of sailors against each other to see who could circumnavigate the globe, solo, in the fewest number of days.  Using only the clues below, match each sailor who actually finished the race to his or her boat and boat type, and determine how many days it took them to complete their circumnavigation.

The person who finished in 282 days was either Neal Bundt or Gil Baxter.

The person who finished in 270 days didn't sail the Shady Lady.

The owner of the Wave Dancer, the competitor in the sloop, the sailor in the schooner and the sailor who finished in 286 days were all different people.

Tara Carroll, the owner of the Alpha One, and the competitor in the schooner are three different people.

The owner of the Bay Hawk took 8 more days to finish than Tara Carroll.

Of the competitor in the sloop and the sailor in the ketch, one was Gil Baxter and the other finished in 278 days.

Vicky Estes took 12 more days to finish than the competitor in the ketch.

Of Wendell Orr and the owner of the Alpha One, one finished in 278 days and the other used the gaff cutter.

The competitor who finished in 282 days didn't sail the Shady Lady.

Gil Baxter
Neal Bundt
Tara Carroll
Vicky Estes
Wendell Orr

gaff cutter
ketch
pilot cutter
schooner
sloop

Alpha One
Bay Hawk
Sea Dart
Shady Lady
Wave Dancer


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.

The system with a 2.0 GHz processor has a hard drive that is 384 GB smaller than the computer with a 1.6 GHz processor.

Of the computer with a 2.4 GHz processor and the system with a 3.2 GHz processor, one has a 256 GB hard drive and the other is Fernando's.

The build with 256 GB of hard drive space has 1 GB of RAM.

The computer with 640 GB of hard drive space doesn't have exactly 2 GB of RAM.

Tom's build has a hard drive that is somewhat larger than the computer with 3 GB of RAM.

Billy's system has a hard drive that is 256 GB smaller than Doug's computer.

The computer with 640 GB of hard drive space doesn't have a 3.2 GHz processor.

The system with 12 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 128 GB smaller than Fernando's system.


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

Herbert's bottle, the bottle found in 2012, and the message from Le Havre are three different letters.

The letter from Plymouth was sent 14 years after the letter found in 2012.

The missive that was sent in 1969 wasn't from Bournemouth.

The bottle from Plymouth, Carmen's letter, and the bottle found in 2006 are three different letters.

The bottle found in 2013 wasn't from Bournemouth.

Of the missive from Plymouth and the missive that was sent in 1976, one is Karla's and the other was found in 2013.

Of the missive found in 2007 and the message that was sent in 1983, one was from Penzance and the other is Karla's.

The message that was sent in 1962 is either Noel's missive or the bottle from Penzance.

Herbert's message is either the missive found in 2007 or the letter found in 2015.

Bournemouth
Brighton
Le Havre
Penzance
Plymouth


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

Jon's episode gave its survivor the hatchet.

Of the episode filmed in Cambodia and the episode that aired on April 6th, one gave its survivor the pot and the other featured Rafael.

The episode where the survivor brought the pot aired 3 weeks before Bennie's show.

Wendell's episode, the episode that aired on May 4th, and the episode filmed in Myanmar are three different episodes.

The show where the survivor brought the duct tape is either the show that aired on April 27th or the episode filmed in New Zealand.

The episode filmed in Vanuatu aired sometime after Jon's show.

The show where the survivor brought the rope aired 1 week after the episode filmed in Cambodia.

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

Cambodia
Kiribati
Myanmar
New Zealand
Vanuatu


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.

Of the order shaped like a turtle and Mrs. Lowe's order, one will be delivered on October 6 and the other will be lemon-flavored.

The strawberry cake will be in the shape of a turtle.

Mrs. Foley's cake will be delivered sometime before the strawberry cake.

Mrs. Lowe's order will be delivered on October 7.

The key lime cake will be delivered 1 day before the raspberry cake.

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

The chocolate cake won't be shaped like a bowling pin.

The order shaped like a rocket ship will be delivered 2 days before the order shaped like a baseball glove.

Of the October 6 delivery and the October 7 delivery, one is for Mrs. Gillespie and the other will be in the shape of a rocket ship.

October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9

baseball glove
bowling pin
rocket ship
sailboat
turtle

chocolate
key lime
lemon
raspberry
strawberry


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

The techno song is sometime before Manic Android's song.

The grunge track is sometime after "Anything Else".

"Anything Else" is either Silver Blue's track or the rock and roll track.

"Anything Else" is 1 track before Bliss Iron's track.

"Can't Escape" is 2 tracks before the country track.

The fifth track is either the rock and roll song or "Beverly".

The techno song is 1 track before Hustle Boys's track.

The techno track is either "Can't Escape" or Manic Android's track.

Of "Anything Else" and the grunge song, one is by Silver Blue and the other is by Gizmo Glory.

"Anything Else" is sometime before the rock and roll song.

"Poorly Worded" is either the fourth track or the first song.

Bliss Iron
Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Manic Android
Silver Blue

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

bluegrass
country
grunge
rock and roll
techno


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

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

The person who took the 1984 cruise is either Eugene or the traveler who went to Saint Lucia.

Of the traveler who went to Saint Lucia and Cory, one took the Silver Shores cruise and the other was on the 1987 cruise.

Neither the person who took the Caprica cruise nor Paula is the person who went to Aruba.

The traveler who went to Saint Lucia set sail 2 years before the person who took the Trinity cruise.

The traveler who went to Saint Lucia set sail 1 year after Paula.

The person who went to Martinique set sail 2 years after Paula.

Baroness
Caprica
Farralon
Silver Shores
Trinity

Aruba
Barbados
Martinique
Saint Lucia
Trinidad


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

Of February's exhibit and March's exhibit, one featured armor and the other saw 7,525 visitors.

The ceramics presentation was held sometime before the presentation from Honduras.

The ceramics presentation was held 1 month before the exhibit that pulled in 9,500 visitors.

The firearms presentation didn't see exactly 7,525 visitors.

The exhibit that pulled in 7,525 visitors wasn't from Uganda.

The presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors is either May's exhibit or the presentation from Honduras.

March's exhibit, the lacquerware exhibit, the armor exhibit and the presentation that pulled in 8,060 visitors are all different exhibits.

Of January's exhibit and the presentation from Philippines, one featured ceramics and the other saw 8,060 visitors.

The lacquerware exhibit wasn't from Uganda.

armor ceramics firearms lacquerware sculpture

Honduras Jamaica Philippines Swaziland Uganda


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

The bulldog won sometime before Elsie's canine.

The dog that won in 2006 isn't Princess.

The chow chow won 1 year before Anita's canine.

Of the dog that won in 2010 and Shadow, one is Elsie's and the other is the irish setter.

Riley is either the dog that won in 2009 or the beagle.

The five dogs are Fernando's dog, the canine that won in 2007, Molly, the chow chow and the dog that won in 2008.

Of the chow chow and Shadow, one won in 2009 and the other is Douglas's.

beagle
bulldog
chow chow
great dane
irish setter


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

The runner who finished in 25 minutes wasn't from Norway.

The contestant in the pink shirt finished sometime after Mathew.

Kelly was either the runner in the pink shirt or the competitor in the teal shirt.

The competitor from Templeton wore the white shirt.

The competitor from Bellflower wore the orange shirt.

Of Mathew and the competitor in the gray shirt, one was from Yorba Linda and the other was from Templeton.

Of Ted and the competitor who finished in 21 minutes, one wore the pink shirt and the other was from Alpine.

The contestant who finished in 25 minutes was either the contestant in the gray shirt or Ted.

The contestant who finished in 22 minutes wasn't from Bellflower.

The contestant who finished in 23 minutes didn't wear the pink shirt.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes
25 minutes

Alpine
Bellflower
Norway
Templeton
Yorba Linda


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

The rower who finished at Miyako finished 11 days after the competitor who finished at Onagawa.

Of the competitor who finished at Choshi and the rower who finished at Takahagi, one was Bryan and the other finished in 184 days.

The athlete who started from Point Arena was either the rower who finished at Takahagi or the athlete who traveled for 217 days.

The rower who finished at Takahagi finished 11 days before the competitor who finished at Hachinohe.

The athlete who finished at Choshi, the competitor who started from Point Arena, and the competitor who started from Morro Bay are three different rowers.

Of Vivian and the athlete who traveled for 184 days, one started from Pismo Beach and the other finished at Choshi.

The athlete who started from Encinitas finished 33 days before Vivian.

Everett didn't finish in exactly 217 days.

184 days
195 days
206 days
217 days
228 days

Avalon
Encinitas
Morro Bay
Pismo Beach
Point Arena

Choshi Hachinohe Miyako Onagawa Takahagi


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

The five stamps were the $225,000 stamp, Odette Opal's stamp, the "Bull's Dove", Pam Parson's stamp and Nina Nunez's stamp.

The "Bull's Dove" sold for $25,000 less than Nina Nunez's stamp.

The "Inverted Blue" sold for $50,000 more than Lou Lawry's stamp.

The stamp that was issued in 1915 sold for $25,000 more than Pam Parson's stamp.

The stamp that was issued in 1821 sold for $25,000 more than the "Yellownose".

The "Yellownose" sold for $25,000 more than the stamp that was issued in 1868.

The $150,000 stamp wasn't issued in 1903.

Of the $175,000 stamp and Odette Opal's stamp, one was the "Danish Rosa" and the other originally came out in 1821.

Lou Lawry
Nina Nunez
Odette Opal
Pam Parson
Quinn Quade

Bull\'s Dove
Cap de Boule
Danish Rosa
Inverted Blue
Yellownose


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.

Ora, the dieter who started a jogging regimen, the friend who used the sugar-free diet and the dieter who used the caveman diet are all different people.

Of Lindsey and Gayle, one started kayaking and the other used the caveman diet.

Raymond, the person who started a rowing regimen, and the dieter who started a kayaking regimen are three different people.

The friend who used the vegan diet lost somewhat more pounds than the dieter who started a kayaking regimen.

The dieter who started a kayaking regimen didn't use the sugar-free diet.

The dieter who used the low-fat diet lost somewhat more pounds than Stuart.

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

Of Stuart and the friend who started a rowing regimen, one used the vegetarian diet and the other lost 7 lbs.

caveman low-fat sugar-free vegan vegetarian

cycling
jogging
kayaking
rowing
weight lifting


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 grandchild with the April 7th birthday is 8 years old.

Walter has a birthday 12 days before the 6-year-old.

The grandchild from Urbana has a birthday 4 days before Douglas.

Of the grandchild from Orange City and the grandchild with the April 19th birthday, one is Edmund and the other is 6 years old.

The 18-year-old is either Leticia or the one with the April 7th birthday.

Of the 9-year-old and the grandchild from Quimby, one was born on April 19th and the other was born on April 11th.

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

El Monte
Orange City
Quimby
St. Paul
Urbana


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

Of the traveler going to Guinea and the traveler flying from Vietnam, one is Scott and the other is leaving at 4:30 pm.

Lydia is leaving 1 hour later than the person going to Finland.

The person leaving at 6:30 pm isn't flying from South Africa.

The person going to Finland isn't flying from South Africa.

Neither the traveler flying from Vietnam nor Lydia is the traveler leaving at 6:30 pm.

The person leaving at 6:30 pm isn't flying from Oman.

The person going to Costa Rica is leaving 3 hours later than Bridget.

Of the person leaving at 5:30 pm and the traveler going to Costa Rica, one is Scott and the other is Katherine.

Scott is either the person going to Barbados or the person flying from Oman.

New Zealand
Oman
Peru
South Africa
Vietnam

Barbados
Costa Rica
Eritrea
Finland
Guinea


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

Of the $165 mobile phone and the 2 GB phone, one is the Yego Plus and the other is the Epplex 7s.

The Mobilex phone, the Epplex 7s, and the 10 GB one are three different phones.

The Alphalon II isn't made by Technitron.

The five phones are the Epplex 7s, the $75 item, the $25 mobile phone, the Pegasus phone and the 8 GB phone.

Of the Mobilex item and the 8 GB phone, one costs $25 and the other is the Alphalon II.

The Opel item has 4 GB less storage than the $165 item.

The $199 one has 4 GB less storage than the $75 mobile phone.

Alphalon II
Epplex 7s
Lunia V2
Portimax C
Yego Plus


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 Wilma caused $19.2 million in damage.

Of the hurricane that made landfall at Tomales and the storm that hit in 1956, one was Hurricane Pam and the other caused $16.9 million in damage.

The hurricane that made landfall at Granger was either the hurricane that caused $12.5 million in damage or the hurricane that hit in 1944.

The hurricane that hit in 1960 was either the storm that caused $13.1 million in damage or the storm that made landfall at Granger.

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

The storm that made landfall at Varina didn't cause exactly  $13.1 million in damage.

The storm that hit in 1948 caused $16.9 million in damage.

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

Neither Hurricane Wilma nor the hurricane that hit in 1952 was the hurricane that made landfall at Granger.

Hurricane Rachel didn't cause exactly  $16.9 million in damage.

$12.5 million
$13.1 million
$16.6 million
$16.9 million
$19.2 million

Escondido Granger Rockford Tomales Varina


The child with the April 15th birthday, the one from Urbana and Isaac are all different children.

Yolanda is either the grandchild from St. Paul or the 14-year-old.

The 8-year-old has a birthday 4 days before Sadie.

The child with the April 7th birthday, the one from El Monte, and the one from Urbana are three different children.

The child with the April 11th birthday isn't 18 years old.

The child with the April 3rd birthday is 8 years old.

The grandchild from Urbana has a birthday 8 days after the grandchild from St. Paul.

Of the one with the April 19th birthday and Isaac, one lives in Quimby and the other is 14 years old.

El Monte
Quimby
St. Paul
Urbana
Valley Center


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 syrah was bottled 4 years after the Ece Suss.

The wine from Ellsworth vineyard was bottled 4 years after the Annata Branco.

The Ece Suss wasn't bottled at Isla Vista vineyard.

The syrah, the bottle from Isla Vista vineyard, and the Annata Branco are three different wines.

Of the pinot gris and the Annata Branco, one was bottled in 1988 and the other is from Maynard vineyard.

The Vendemmia was bottled 8 years after the syrah.

The Friambliss was bottled sometime after the chardonnay.

The 1996 bottle is either the wine from Maynard vineyard or the Ece Suss.

The wine from Rose Hill vineyard isn't a pinot gris.

The wine from Maynard vineyard isn't a pinot noir.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Vendemmia

chardonnay
merlot
pinot gris
pinot noir
syrah

Blanchard
Ellsworth
Isla Vista
Maynard
Rose Hill


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.

Archimedes wasn't built by Dr. Whitlaw's team.

The A.I. built by Dr. Sicilia's team wasn't from SFIT.

The A.I. that scored 69% wasn't from Exeter.

Epicurus finished with a score that was 21 percent lower than that of Zeno.

Archimedes, the system that scored 62%, and the A.I. from MIT are three different systems.

The system that scored 83% wasn't built by Dr. Whitlaw's team.

Of the A.I. from Oxford and Archimedes, one scored 69% and the other was built by Dr. Odle's team.

Of the system from CIT and the system built by Dr. Macmahon's team, one was Zeno and the other scored 55%.

The A.I. built by Dr. Macmahon's team wasn't from MIT.

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

Archimedes Epicurus Gorgias Plutarch Zeno


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

The customer who paid $9.75 didn't request kale.

Leticia, the customer who requested flaxseed, and the person who wanted strawberries are three different people.

The person who wanted blackberries didn't request wheat grass.

The five people are the person who requested wheat grass, the customer who paid $9.75, the customer who paid $10.75, Frederick and the person who wanted strawberries.

Of the customer who paid $10.75 and the person who paid $6.75, one asked for wheat grass and the other wanted bananas.

The person who wanted strawberries paid 3 dollars less than the customer who requested ginger.

The customer who wanted raspberries asked for kale.

The person who wanted strawberries paid  less than Eddie.

bananas blackberries oranges raspberries strawberries


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 8.7 event was either the quake with its epicenter at Quyit or the quake with a duration of 41 seconds.

The event that took place in 1938 was either the earthquake with its epicenter at Quyit or the earthquake with a duration of 41 seconds.

The earthquake with a duration of 58 seconds was either the 8.3 earthquake or the 8.4 event.

Neither the 8.6 earthquake nor the quake with its epicenter at Quyit was the earthquake with a duration of 58 seconds.

The 8.6 earthquake occurred sometime after the 8.4 earthquake.

The 8.4 earthquake occurred 6 years after the 8.2 earthquake.

The quake with a duration of 58 seconds occurred sometime before the earthquake with a duration of 49 seconds.

The event with its epicenter at Sycula occurred 6 years after the earthquake with a duration of 41 seconds.

Of the earthquake with a duration of 49 seconds and the earthquake that took place in 1920, one had a rating of 8.6 and the other had its epicenter at Belok.

The event with its epicenter at Miya didn't have a rating of 8.3.

The earthquake with a duration of 84 seconds occurred 6 years after the earthquake with a duration of 49 seconds.

41 seconds
49 seconds
52 seconds
58 seconds
84 seconds


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 rental in Eagle Grove offers 1,350 sq ft of living space.

The rental in Hamilton doesn't rent for $950/month.

The five houses are the home owned by Jada Ingram, the 1,100 sq ft home, the home that rents for $975/month, the 1,600 sq ft rental and the home that rents for $1,250/month.

The home that rents for $950/month is somewhat larger than the rental owned by Kip Jenkins.

The home that rents for $1,250/month is 250 sq ft smaller than the rental owned by Inga Howell.

Of the house in Beaver Cove and the rental owned by Callie Berg, one offers 1,350 sq ft of living space and the other offers 1,225 sq ft of living space.

The home in Monticello is 375 sq ft larger than the house in La Palma.

The 1,600 sq ft rental doesn't rent for $1,525/month.

Of the 1,350 sq ft home and the home that rents for $975/month, one is in Monticello and the other is owned by Callie Berg.

Beaver Cove
Eagle Grove
Hamilton
La Palma
Monticello

Callie Berg
Greta Frank
Inga Howell
Jada Ingram
Kip Jenkins


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

The duo from Riverside finished sometime before Yvonne's team.

The team from Gouldsboro finished 6 seconds after Yvonne's team.

Brandon's duo finished 9 seconds before Felipe's duo.

The pair that finished in 35 seconds wasn't from Frazier Park.

Of the duo that finished in 32 seconds and Patti's team, one included David and the other included Brandon.

Patti's team finished 6 seconds before Eddie's duo.

The pair from San Jacinto didn't include Yvonne.

The duo from Frazier Park didn't include Yvonne.

The pair from Gouldsboro was either Felipe's duo or Valerie's team.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds
41 seconds

Emeryville
Frazier Park
Gouldsboro
Riverside
San Jacinto


"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 on Terrace Avenue is 1 day after the booking on Beech Street.

The booking that requested the photo booth isn't on Beech Street.

The King family event is sometime before the Johnson family event.

The party on October 7 is for the Bentons.

The party on Paul Circle is 3 days before the event that requested the superhero.

The booking on Terrace Avenue is for the Johnsons.

The event that requested the photo booth isn't on Terrace Avenue.

The booking that requested the magician isn't on Beech Street.

The event that requested the bounce castle is 1 day before the Garner family event.

Of the booking on Viking Street and the event that requested the bounce castle, one is on October 3 and the other is for the Kings.

October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7

bounce castle
magician
photo booth
rock band
superhero

Beech Street
Island Drive
Paul Circle
Terrace Avenue
Viking Street


Hurricane Mabel didn't cause exactly  $12.5 million in damage.

Of the storm that made landfall at Alta Vista and the hurricane that hit in 1960, one caused $15.7 million in damage and the other was Hurricane Pam.

The five hurricanes were the storm that hit in 1960, the storm that made landfall at Onawa, Hurricane Lucy, the hurricane that caused $18.5 million in damage and the hurricane that made landfall at Zamora.

The hurricane that hit in 1956 was either the storm that caused $15.7 million in damage or the storm that made landfall at Zamora.

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

Hurricane Joan didn't cause exactly  $12.5 million in damage.

Of the hurricane that hit in 1960 and the storm that made landfall at Onawa, one caused $15.7 million in damage and the other was Hurricane Joan.

Hurricane Joan hit sometime after the hurricane that caused $16.9 million in damage.

The storm that caused $16.6 million in damage hit 4 years after the hurricane that made landfall at Alta Vista.

$12.5 million
$15.7 million
$16.6 million
$16.9 million
$18.5 million

Alta Vista
Hesperia
Onawa
Tomales
Zamora


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

The client who ordered the firecracker roll didn't pay $9.50.

Of Eleanor and Johnnie, one ordered the boston roll and the other paid $13.50.

The person who paid $9.50 didn't order the spicy tuna roll.

The client who ordered the futomaki roll is either Brandi or the person who ordered the spider roll.

The customer who ordered the summer roll paid  more than Seth.

The person who ordered the spider roll paid 4 dollars less than Lorenzo.

Of the person who paid $9.50 and the client who ordered the yellowtail roll, one is Seth and the other ordered the dragon roll.

The person who ordered the firecracker roll, the person who paid $15.50, and Lorenzo are three different people.

boston dragon firecracker futomaki hawaiian

rainbow
spicy tuna
spider
summer
yellowtail


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

The performer who used rings performed 2 spots after Floyd.

Of the person who used rings and the juggler from Lambs Grove, one is Howard and the other went first.

Of the person from Pleasant Hill and the person who went second, one is Gerald and the other used balls.

The performer who went fourth used batons.

The person from Valley Center, the performer who went third, the juggler who went fourth and Floyd were all different people.

The person who went fourth was either the performer from Carbon or the performer who used chainsaws.

The performer who went fifth didn't use balls.

balls
batons
chainsaws
mobile phones
rings

Carbon
Embden
Lambs Grove
Pleasant Hill
Valley Center


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

The ring that cost $1500 doesn't have the aquamarine.

Of Pamela's piece and the piece made of palladium, one cost $1200 and the other cost $1400.

The piece that cost $1400 is either the piece made of platinum or the piece with the diamond.

Of the piece that cost $1300 and Wanda's piece, one is made of 24k gold and the other has the diamond.

Yolanda's piece doesn't have the aquamarine.

Irene's ring is either the piece that cost $1300 or the ring made of palladium.

The piece with the amethyst cost 300 dollars more than Wanda's ring.

aquamarine amethyst diamond sapphire topaz

14k gold
24k gold
palladium
platinum
silver


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

The trip with Reynaldo logged 14 more shooting stars than the outing with Nolan.

Of the outing where they saw 23 shooting stars and the April 22 outing, one was in Eastbrook and the other was with Stephanie.

The April 28 trip logged 7 more shooting stars than the outing with Terrence.

Neither the outing to Isleton nor the trip to Manchester was the outing with Reynaldo.

The outing where they saw 16 shooting stars wasn't in Kalona.

The April 28 trip logged 7 fewer shooting stars than the trip to Eastbrook.

The outing with Terrence wasn't in Manchester.

Neither the outing to Isleton nor the trip with Quinn was the trip where they saw 9 shooting stars.

The April 15 outing was either the trip with Nolan or the trip where they saw 16 shooting stars.

The outing with Stephanie wasn't in Isleton.

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

April 7
April 15
April 17
April 22
April 28

Eastbrook Isleton Janesville Kalona Manchester


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

The game bought by Ivan came out sometime after Troop Seven.

The one that sold for $95 wasn't bought by Bruce.

The five video games are the game that sold for $55, the video game that came out in 1983, AWOL Alert, Troop Seven and the video game bought by Phillip.

The one that came out in 1986 didn't sell for $50.

Of the video game bought by Virgil and the one that came out in 1987, one is Victorforce and the other is AWOL Alert.

The video game that came out in 1983 didn't sell for $85.

The one that sold for $55 is either the one that came out in 1987 or the video game bought by Phillip.

The one that came out in 1983 didn't sell for $50.

The one that came out in 1986 was purchased by Phillip.

The game that sold for $50 wasn't bought by Kyle.

The video game that came out in 1985 is either Victorforce or the one bought by Kyle.

AWOL Alert
Gator Attack
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven
Victorforce


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

The judge won 15 million more than Ed Elliott.

Betty Baxter won somewhat more than the senator.

The winner from Mississippi won 10 million more than the senator.

Dharma Day was either the judge or the person from Connecticut.

The person who won $10 million wasn't from Delaware.

The person who won $5 million was from Connecticut.

Gil Greene, the banker, and the accountant are three different people.

Hilda Hunt, the winner from Mississippi, the accountant and the winner from Pennsylvania were all different people.

Of the winner who won $10 million and the person from Connecticut, one was Ed Elliott and the other was Betty Baxter.

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

Betty Baxter
Dharma Day
Ed Elliott
Gil Greene
Hilda Hunt

Connecticut
Delaware
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island


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

The green team was ranked 3 places ahead of the team from Evansdale.

The "Splat Squad" is either the squad from Cromberg or the group that finished fourth.

The group that finished third is either the orange team or the white team.

Of the squad that finished fourth and the squad that finished first, one uses white paintballs and the other is the "Color Blinds".

The "Oil Crew" was ranked somewhere ahead of the orange team.

The squad that finished fifth, the blue team, and the squad from Armona are three different teams.

The green team was ranked 2 places ahead of the "Night Ninjas".

The group that finished fourth is from Libertyville.

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad

Armona
Cromberg
Evansdale
Forest City
Libertyville


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.

Hungary's probe launched 2 months before the mission going to Uranus.

The mission going to Mars launched sometime before Panama's mission.

The probe that launched in May, the mission going to Venus, and Hungary's probe are three different probes.

Hungary's probe launched 1 month before the Dunsa.

The Munei launched 3 months after Hungary's mission.

Turkmenistan's mission isn't going to Mars.

Of Ecuador's probe and the mission that launched in February, one is the Lezko and the other is going to Venus.

Panama's probe is either the mission going to Ganymede or the probe that launched in March.

Ecuador Hungary Panama Turkmenistan Vietnam


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

The ad with the $50,000 budget wasn't produced by Julie Jordan.

Of the web campaign and the radio spot, one has brought in 925 responses and the other has the $50,000 budget.

The ad with the $20,000 budget has brought 150  fewer responses than the radio spot.

The campaign produced by Eddie Evans has brought  fewer responses than the campaign with the $30,000 budget.

The radio spot has brought in 1225 responses.

The campaign with the $90,000 budget is either the campaign produced by Gilda Gamble or the ad produced by Hal Hopkins.

The newspaper ad has brought in 300  more responses than the billboard.

The campaign with 775 responses was produced by Hal Hopkins.

The billboard has brought 300  fewer responses than the ad produced by Iva Ingram.

billboard
magazine ad
newspaper ad
radio spot
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan


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

Of the player who wears number 19 and the player with 8 goals, one is from the Monsters and the other is Zimmerman.

The person who wears number 25 isn't from the Ice Hogs.

The player who wears number 24 scored 1 goal  less than the person who wears number 18.

The person with 8 goals is from the River Kings.

The person who wears number 18 is either the person with 10 goals or Mooney.

The person who wears number 19 scored 3 goals less than the player from the Wolverines.

Nicholson scored somewhat less than the person from the Ice Hogs.

The player who wears number 10 scored 1 goal  more than the player who wears number 25.

Mooney Nicholson Parrish Santos Zimmerman

Comets
Ice Hogs
Monsters
River Kings
Wolverines


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

The 258-page book sold 14 more copies than Alexis Olson's book.

Away in Arles is either Alexis Olson's book or the 226-page book.

The book that sold 19 copies isn't exactly 218 pages long.

Away in Arles sold 7 more copies than the 258-page book.

Daniel Hansen's book sold 7 more copies than My Best Friend.

Call of Duty, the 226-page book, and the title that sold 26 copies are three different books.

Zara's Game isn't exactly 310 pages long.

Of the book that sold 19 copies and Bill Orega's book, one is My Best Friend and the other is 258 pages long.

Of the 310-page book and Two for Tennis, one was written by Jeff Holman and the other sold 26 copies.

Away in Arles
Call of Duty
My Best Friend
Two for Tennis
Zara\'s Game

Alexis Olson
Bill Orega
Daniel Hansen
Jeff Holman
Zoey Stout


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

The mountain that is 14,600 feet tall is either the peak first climbed in 1926 or the peak first climbed in 1914.

Mt. Phillips is  taller than the mountain first climbed in 1926.

Of Mt. Ewing and Mt. Phillips, one is 14,340 feet tall and the other was first climbed by Kermit Kramer.

The peak that is 14,210 feet tall wasn't first climbed by Ford Fischer.

Of the mountain first climbed in 1845 and the peak that is 14,600 feet tall, one was first climbed by Kermit Kramer and the other is Mt. Fry.

Mt. Phillips was first climbed by Hal Hudson.

The mountain first climbed in 1914 was first climbed by Art Aguilar.

Mt. Calhoun wasn't conquered for the first time in 1926.

The peak first climbed in 1946 is 130 feet shorter than Mt. Fry.

Mt. Calhoun
Mt. Ewing
Mt. Fry
Mt. Phillips
Mt. York

Art Aguilar
Eddie English
Ford Fischer
Hal Hudson
Kermit Kramer


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 piece shaped like a beach chair costs 75 dollars more than the cake shaped like a potato.

Natasha's piece isn't shaped like a train.

The chocolate-flavored cake is either the $150 piece or the piece shaped like a beach chair.

The five cakes are the $200 piece, the vanilla-flavored piece, Lori's piece, the cake shaped like a mountain and the peach-flavored cake.

The vanilla-flavored cake costs somewhat more than the peach-flavored cake.

Of the peach-flavored piece and the vanilla-flavored piece, one is Natasha's and the other costs $125.

Terri's piece costs 50 dollars more than the piece shaped like a football.

beach chair
football
mountain
potato
train


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

The 1:45 am sighting took place 2 months before the event at Bald Hill Run.

The 5:50 pm account took place 3 months before the 11:25 pm event.

The 12:30 am account took place sometime after the event at Laurel Grove.

Of Ada's sighting and Stacey's sighting, one took place at Seryl Forest and the other happened at 8:15 pm.

Wanda's sighting wasn't at Laurel Grove.

Of Gloria's account and the April sighting, one happened at 12:30 am and the other took place at Viking Woods.

Bald Hill Run
Juniper Springs
Laurel Grove
Seryl Forest
Viking Woods


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 submersible built by Zephyr Waves costs somewhat more than the craft built by Ecomarine Ltd..

The submersible with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet isn't sold by Ecomarine Ltd..

The Rubico One isn't sold by Deep Sea Inc..

The $27,000 submarine has a maximum depth of 13,000 feet.

The Ompoc Eleven is either the $27,000 submersible or the submersible with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 13,000 feet costs 2,000 dollars more than the submersible with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet.

The Steado G5 costs 2,000 dollars more than the submarine built by Watertime LLC.

Of the submarine with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet and the submarine built by Zephyr Waves, one is the Marine V and the other costs $28,000.

The submersible built by Watertime LLC costs 1,000 dollars more than the submarine with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet costs somewhat more than the Marine V.

The craft with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet is either the submarine built by Watertime LLC or the $29,000 submarine.

The Marine V costs somewhat more than the Ukani Q2.

Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

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


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.

Of Verna and the person who wanted oranges, one asked for kale and the other paid $9.75.

The customer who wanted strawberries asked for acai berries.

The person who paid $7.75 is either Frederick or Verna.

Of the customer who paid $9.75 and the person who requested ginger, one wanted bananas and the other is Eddie.

The person who wanted bananas paid 1 dollar more than Verna.

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

The person who paid $10.75 didn't want raspberries.

acai berries
chia seeds
ginger
kale
wheat grass

bananas oranges raspberries strawberries tangerines


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

Sea of Dreams received one fewer nomination than the movie directed by Maddie Mintz.

The action film received one fewer nomination than Silk Mist.

The film directed by Maddie Mintz is either Silk Mist or the film that received 4 nominations.

Of the film directed by Danny Trevor and The Illusion, one got 5 nominations and the other was the drama.

The movie that received 5 nominations wasn't the romance.

The movie that received 4 nominations was the thriller.

The five films are the movie that received 3 nominations, the film directed by Tank Reznor, The Illusion, Maximum Risk and Sea of Dreams.

The action film is either the film directed by Maddie Mintz or the movie directed by Virgil Katz.

Bold Service
Maximum Risk
Sea of Dreams
Silk Mist
The Illusion

Adrienne Day
Danny Trevor
Maddie Mintz
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz

action film
comedy
drama
romance
thriller


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

Of the patient with the 11:00am appointment and Jeff, one is complaining about foot pain and the other has Ambercare insurance.

Willard has an appointment 2 hours after the person with Triflex insurance.

The five patients are the person suffering from back pain, the person with Lifealign insurance, the patient with the 11:00am appointment, Leroy and Jeff.

Leroy doesn't have insurance through Red Shield.

The person suffering from migraines has an appointment 2 hours after Paul.

Of the patient suffering from hip pain and Victor, one has the 12 noon appointment and the other has Fumanix insurance.

back pain
foot pain
heartburn
hip pain
migraines

Ambercare
Fumanix
Lifealign
Red Shield
Triflex


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.

Eddington is either the town with a population of 28,000 or the city with a population of 34,000.

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

The town in Plymouth County is either Palo or the city whose mayor is Vic Vazquez.

Of the city with a population of 28,000 and the town with a population of 40,000, one has Ida Ingram as its mayor and the other is in Hampshire County.

The city with a population of 40,000 has Vic Vazquez as its mayor.

Wapello doesn't have Mike Morse as its mayor.

The city with a population of 34,000 doesn't have Mike Morse as its mayor.

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

Eddington doesn't have Julie Jordan as its mayor.

Allerton
Eddington
Oakland Acres
Palo
Wapello

Bristol Hampshire Middlesex Nantucket Plymouth

Ida Ingram
Julie Jordan
Mike Morse
Rita Robert
Vic Vazquez


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.

Of the photo of the white rhino and the shot taken in June, one cost $550 and the other cost $825.

The photo taken in March was published by Science World.

Of the photo of the orangutan and the photo that cost $825, one was published by Animal Science and the other was taken in March.

The photo published by The Geographer was taken 1 month after the photo published by Travel Almanac.

The shot that cost $300 was either the shot published by Travel Almanac or the shot of the white rhino.

The photo of the red panda was either the photo that cost $900 or the shot published by Earth Aware.

The photo published by Travel Almanac was taken 1 month after the photo published by Animal Science.

The photo that cost $825, the photo published by Animal Science, the photo taken in June and the photo published by Travel Almanac were all different photos.

The photo of the snow leopard wasn't published by The Geographer.

orangutan
red panda
snow leopard
tree kangaroo
white rhino

Animal Science
Earth Aware
Science World
The Geographer
Travel Almanac


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 person who wore number 29 didn't play first base.

The player who played 10 games wore number 35.

The boy who played 12 games was either the person who wore number 35 or the player who played first base.

The player who played third base was either the player who played 12 games or Willard.

Neither the boy who played right field nor the person who played 11 games was the boy who wore number 29.

Of Armando and the player who played 8 games, one played left field and the other played shortstop.

The person who wore number 32 played 1 fewer game than the person who wore number 35.

The person who played third base and the person who wore number 3 were different players.

The player who wore number 32 didn't play shortstop.

first base
left field
right field
shortstop
third base


Walter's Bread and Cheese served several customers this morning.  Match each customer to the type of bread and cheese they ordered, and determine what time each customer came in.

The person who ordered wheat bread came in a half-hour after the person who ordered brioche.

Velma came in a half-hour before Candice.

The customer who asked for limburger came in one hour before Felicia.

The person who ordered flatbread came in a half-hour after the person who asked for feta.

The person who ordered challah came in sometime after the customer who ordered naan.

The person who asked for mozzarella was either the person who ordered challah or Felicia.

Of Hilda and the person who asked for mozzarella, one asked for challah and the other came in at 8:00am.

The person who came in at 7:00am ordered feta.

brioche
challah
flatbread
naan
wheat bread

blue cheese
colby-jack
feta
limburger
mozzarella


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

The home that rents for $975/month is 125 sq ft larger than the home in Gilman.

The rental in Gilman is either the home that rents for $1,525/month or the house owned by Hal Garrison.

The 1,100 sq ft home rents for $1,250/month.

Neither the rental in Gilman nor the rental in Hamilton is the 1,350 sq ft house.

The 1,600 sq ft home isn't owned by Mitsy Lane.

The 1,475 sq ft house doesn't rent for $1,525/month.

The house in La Palma isn't 1,600 sq ft in size.

The home that rents for $1,600/month is 125 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $1,250/month.

Of the 1,225 sq ft rental and the home in Fayette, one rents for $1,600/month and the other is owned by Edna Danish.

The home in Hamilton isn't 1,600 sq ft in size.

The house owned by Freda Estes is 375 sq ft larger than the rental owned by Edna Danish.

Eagle Grove
Fayette
Gilman
Hamilton
La Palma

Callie Berg
Edna Danish
Freda Estes
Hal Garrison
Mitsy Lane


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 in the pink shirts finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the team from Yarmouth.

Neither the squad in the white shirts nor the squad in the pink shirts was the Pin Pushers.

The team from Yarmouth didn't wear magenta shirts.

The team in the magenta shirts finished 24 points above the Pin Pushers.

The Pin Pushers had a final score of 715 points.

Of the team from Woodstock and the Rowdy Rollers, one had a final score of 715 points and the other wore violet shirts.

The squad in the violet shirts finished 24 points above the Turkey Rolls.

The squad from Millerton wore white shirts.

Of the team from Millerton and the Gutter Gals, one had a final score of 739 points and the other had a final score of 763 points.

Gutter Gals
Pin Pushers
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls

King City
Millerton
Valley Center
Woodstock
Yarmouth


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

The techno track is 3 tracks after Silver Blue's track.

The techno song is 1 track before "Vanity Plates".

"I Think of You" is sometime before the grunge song.

The folk song is either the first song or the second track.

Bliss Iron's song is either the first song or the grunge track.

Abacus's song is sometime after "What We Need".

Of the first track and the second song, one is "Poorly Worded" and the other is by Silver Blue.

The dubstep track is either Legion Five's track or "Poorly Worded".

Silver Blue's track isn't "What We Need".

Abacus
Bliss Iron
Legion Five
Manic Android
Silver Blue

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


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

The species with a population size of 490 was listed 1 year after the species with a population size of 175.

The eldar elk was listed 3 years before the species with a population size of 280.

The species with a population size of 315 is either the animal added to the list in 2010 or the perens pig.

The dobra dingo doesn't have a surviving population of 455.

The animal that lives in Luxembourg doesn't have a surviving population of 455.

The nibner newt, the animal that lives in France, the animal with a population size of 315 and the animal that lives in Luxembourg are all different species.

Of the animal added to the list in 2010 and the nibner newt, one has 455 surviving individuals and the other has 490 surviving individuals.

The animal that lives in Tanzania has 175 surviving individuals.

The nibner newt doesn't live in Cambodia.

dobra dingo
eldar elk
nibner newt
osbele oryx
perens pig

Cambodia France Luxembourg Madagascar Tanzania


Angel Investors Inc. regularly makes million-dollar investments in up-and-coming tech startup companies.  Using only the clues below, match their latest investments to each company, and determine the founder and product focus of each.

Tyngle.com wasn't founded by Pat Padilla.

The startup that sells robots, the company that received the $5,000,000 investment, the startup that received the $2,000,000 investment and the startup started by Lara Larson are all different businesses.

Madinkz.com received 1 million dollars more than the business started by Betty Becker.

Of the startup that sells sports gear and Atriana.com, one was started by Will Waters and the other received $5,000,000.

Byxby.com wasn't founded by Will Waters.

Tyngle.com, the business that received the $5,000,000 investment, and the startup that sells video games are three different businesses.

The company that received the $2,000,000 investment was started by Pat Padilla.

The company started by Will Waters received  less than Tyngle.com.

The startup that sells sports gear is either the company started by Betty Becker or the startup that received the $1,000,000 investment.

The business that sells cell phones was started by Pat Padilla.

Addie Abrams
Betty Becker
Lara Larson
Pat Padilla
Will Waters

cell phones
kitchen wares
robots
sports gear
video games


The company that sells cameras received 3 million dollars more than the startup that sells cell phones.

Of the startup started by Fred Frost and the company started by Betty Becker, one received $3,000,000 and the other sells cameras.

Tyngle.com is either the business that sells kitchen wares or the startup started by Fred Frost.

The startup started by Lara Larson received  more than the business that sells cell phones.

The company started by Fred Frost received 1 million dollars less than Byxby.com.

Of the business that sells kitchen wares and the startup that sells sports gear, one received $3,000,000 and the other is Zetafish.com.

The company that received the $1,000,000 investment wasn't founded by Will Waters.

Gofro.com is either the business that sells cameras or the business started by Lara Larson.

The business that sells sports gear wasn't founded by Will Waters.

The startup that sells kitchen wares was started by Betty Becker.

Addie Abrams
Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Lara Larson
Will Waters

cameras
cell phones
kitchen wares
robots
sports gear


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.

Smith River doesn't have a forecasted low of 13 degrees.

Smith River doesn't have a predicted high of 28 degrees.

Van Horne isn't expected to get 3 inches of snow.

The town with a forecasted low of 8 degrees is either the location that will get 4 inches of snow or the location with a forecasted high of 36 degrees.

Of the town with a forecasted high of 36 degrees and Indio, one has a forecasted low of 15 degrees and the other has a forecasted low of 22 degrees.

Indio has a predicted high of 24 degrees.

Van Horne isn't expected to get 4 inches of snow.

Lindsay doesn't have a forecasted low of 8 degrees.

The town with a forecasted high of 32 degrees is either the town with a forecasted low of 11 degrees or the town that will get 3 inches of snow.

The location with a forecasted low of 22 degrees will get 3 fewer inches of snow than the town with a forecasted low of 11 degrees.

Of Indio and the town that will get 3 inches of snow, one has a forecasted low of 22 degrees and the other has a predicted high of 30 degrees.

Smith River doesn't have a predicted high of 36 degrees.

1 inch
2 inches
3 inches
4 inches
5 inches

Alden
Indio
Lindsay
Smith River
Van Horne

8 degrees
11 degrees
13 degrees
15 degrees
22 degrees

24 degrees
28 degrees
30 degrees
32 degrees
36 degrees


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.

Neither the lorikeet nor the parrot is Kellie's pet.

Of the bird purchased in Rolling Hills and the bird purchased in Vernon, one was bought in March and the other is the lorikeet.

The bird purchased in Rolling Hills is either the finch or the bird bought in February.

The bird purchased in Grimes isn't the canary.

The lorikeet was bought 1 month before the finch.

The bird purchased in Rolling Hills, the lorikeet, Molly's pet and Gladys's pet are all different birds.

Of the bird bought in May and the lovebird, one is Gladys's and the other was purchased in Inyokern.

Gladys's pet wasn't purchased in Hornitos.

The bird bought in April is either Pam's pet or the bird purchased in Vernon.

Grimes
Hornitos
Inyokern
Rolling Hills
Vernon


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.

Red Reilly, "Deep Shadow", the superhero who started in 2007 and the person who patrols Idyllwild are all different people.

The hero who started in 2009 isn't Red Reilly.

Of the superhero who started in 2007 and Billy Brewer, one patrols Frazier Park and the other is "Green Avenger".

Of "Ultra Hex" and Billy Brewer, one patrols Frazier Park and the other patrols Libertyville.

The person who started in 2008 isn't Lyle Lucas.

"Wonderman" didn't start his patrol in 2010.

"Green Avenger" began 1 year before the hero who patrols Summerland.

The hero who started in 2010 patrols Frazier Park.

"Green Avenger" began 1 year before "Deep Shadow".

The superhero who started in 2007 is Jimmy Joyce.

Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Prism Shield
Ultra Hex
Wonderman

Billy Brewer
Jimmy Joyce
Lyle Lucas
Ned Nielsen
Red Reilly

Apple Valley
Frazier Park
Idyllwild
Libertyville
Summerland


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 Carboniferous impact crater is 25 meters wider than the one in modern-day Uruguay.

Of the Jurassic impact crater and the 100 m. wide crater, one is known as the Hinwore site and the other was found in Oman.

The one in modern-day Croatia was formed during the Devonian period.

The Garight impact crater isn't 175 m. wide.

Of the crater in modern-day Qatar and the Ordovician impact crater, one is known as the Asanish site and the other is 175 m. wide.

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

The crater in modern-day Qatar is 25 meters smaller than the Vorckin impact crater.

The five craters are the 125 m. wide crater, the Jurassic impact crater, the Permian impact crater, the Ordovician impact crater and the Devonian impact crater.

Carboniferous Devonian Jurassic Ordovician Permian


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 pear candle doesn't contain cinnamon.

Kari's candle costs  more than the cinnamon candle.

Of the $4.50 candle and the freesia product, one contains coconut and the other is Blake's.

Gregory's candle, the clove candle, the eucalyptus product and the vanilla product are all different products.

The apple candle doesn't contain cinnamon.

Of Patricia's candle and the $6.50 candle, one contains coconut and the other contains cinnamon.

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

Of the lime product and Kari's product, one contains clove and the other is $4.50.

cinnamon clove eucalyptus freesia vanilla


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

The one with an orbital period of 42 years was discovered 2 years before the one with an orbital period of 30 years.

Of Crecci and the one Vance discovered, one was found in 2012 and the other orbits the sun once every 21 years.

The comet discovered in 2009 isn't Klionne.

The comet discovered in 2011 orbits the sun once every 21 years.

Of the one with an orbital period of 21 years and the one discovered in 2012, one is Peinope and the other was first seen by Jack Ingram.

The one Nolan discovered was discovered 1 year before the comet with an orbital period of 29 years.

The comet Eddy Dennis discovered isn't Trosny.

Trosny was discovered 1 year before the comet Jack Ingram discovered.

The one Nolan discovered, the comet with an orbital period of 42 years, and the one with an orbital period of 30 years are three different comets.

Eddy Dennis
Jack Ingram
Lawrence
Nolan
Vance

21 years
29 years
30 years
42 years
72 years


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 five books are the trigonometry book, the textbook written by Pat Peterson, the textbook that was published in 2015, the $39.99 textbook and the $24.99 textbook.

The calculus book wasn't authored by Mina Morton.

The book that was published in 2015 wasn't authored by Steve Spark.

The $34.99 textbook was published in 2010.

Of the $44.99 textbook and the title written by Will Wharton, one was published in 2012 and the other covers trigonometry.

The field theory textbook doesn't cost $39.99.

The calculus textbook costs 15 dollars less than the pre-calculus book.

The book that was published in 2015 costs 10 dollars less than the title that was published in 2008.

Of the $29.99 book and the $24.99 textbook, one was published in 2015 and the other was written by Mina Morton.

calculus
field theory
geometry
pre-calculus
trigonometry

Mina Morton
Pat Peterson
Rosa Rubens
Steve Spark
Will Wharton


Help the Secretary of State sort out which of her diplomats she needs to send out next.  Determine the month and destination of each diplomat, and the duration of their visit.

Of the diplomat going to Riga and the diplomat leaving in January, one is Mr. Zimmerman and the other is Mr. Macdonald.

The person going to Riga is either Macdonald or the ambassador with the 5 day visit.

The person going to Copenhagen will leave 2 months after the ambassador with the 9 day visit.

The person leaving in May will go to Riga.

The diplomat going to Brussels will leave 1 month after the ambassador with the 9 day visit.

Riggs will leave 2 months before the diplomat going to Lisbon.

Zimmerman won't leave for the 9 day visit.

Neither the diplomat going to Copenhagen nor the diplomat going to Skopje is Bender.

The diplomat leaving in March won't leave for the 10 day visit.


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

The specimen discovered in the Fallon Deep was found 1,500 feet lower down than the viperfish.

The specimen discovered in the Malinga Trench was found somewhat lower down than the anglerfish.

Of the animal discovered in the Bristle Trench and the anglerfish, one was found in 1984 and the other was found at 15,000 ft.

Of the animal discovered in the Bristle Trench and the specimen found in 1983, one was found at 21,000 ft and the other is the lanternfish.

The lanternfish was found somewhat lower down than the specimen found in 1978.

The creature discovered in the Malinga Trench, the daggertooth and the animal found in 1998 are all different animals.

The specimen found in 1983 was found 6,000 feet lower down than the anglerfish.

Of the creature found at 18,000 ft and the daggertooth, one was found in 1978 and the other was discovered in the Willis Trench.

anglerfish
daggertooth
lanternfish
tube worm
viperfish

Bristle Trench
Fallon Deep
Malinga Trench
Willis Trench
Zini Trench


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

The person suffering from hip pain has an appointment 1 hour before Paul.

The patient with HealthCo insurance isn't complaining about heartburn.

Of the patient suffering from heartburn and the person with Red Shield insurance, one has the 9:00am appointment and the other is Guy.

Of the person suffering from shingles and the patient suffering from vertigo, one is Willard and the other has Medicorp insurance.

Willard has an appointment sometime after the patient with Triflex insurance.

The five patients are the patient with Medicorp insurance, the patient suffering from shingles, the person with the 12 noon appointment, Steven and the patient suffering from migraines.

heartburn
hip pain
migraines
shingles
vertigo

Fumanix
HealthCo
Medicorp
Red Shield
Triflex


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 built by Abyss Toys is either the Ompoc Eleven or the submersible with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet.

The $27,000 craft, the submarine with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet, the Cafader Six and the craft built by Pan Systems are all different submarines.

Of the $26,000 craft and the Ukani Q2, one is sold by MarineCo and the other has a maximum depth of 8,500 feet.

The $27,000 craft doesn't have a maximum depth of 8,500 feet.

The submarine built by Watertime LLC costs somewhat less than the craft with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet.

Of the $29,000 craft and the craft built by Pan Systems, one is the Ompoc Eleven and the other has a maximum depth of 11,500 feet.

The $27,000 craft doesn't have a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet costs 1,000 dollars less than the Rubico One.

Cafader Six
Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One
Ukani Q2

Abyss Toys
Ecomarine Ltd.
MarineCo
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC


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

The group deploying to Shyeh will deploy 2 months before X-ray Battalion.

Oscar Battalion is either the battalion led by Commander Zimmerman or the battalion deploying in February.

The battalion led by Commander Zimmerman will deploy to Ygheisy.

Golf Battalion will deploy 1 month before the battalion led by Commander Sanchez.

The battalion deploying in March won't deploy to Furoth.

Of the battalion led by Commander Ortega and the battalion led by Commander Sanchez, one will deploy to Shyeh and the other will deploy in February.

The battalion led by Commander Acevedo will deploy in May.

Golf Battalion will deploy 2 months before the battalion led by Commander Vincent.

Juliet Battalion will deploy sometime before the battalion led by Commander Zimmerman.

Neither the group deploying to Achad nor Juliet Battalion is the battalion led by Commander Vincent.

Acevedo Ortega Sanchez Vincent Zimmerman


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 Mandarin class starts 2 hours before the course with 8 students.

Of the class in room 212 and the class with 17 students, one starts at 1:00 pm and the other starts at 11:00 am.

The Italian class is either the course with 18 students or the class with 17 students.

The 7:00 am class, the course with 17 students, the course with 10 students and the course in room 318 are all different classes.

The course in room 129 isn't the Mandarin class.

Of the Italian class and the class with 8 students, one is in room 314 and the other starts at 11:00 am.

The Russian class doesn't have 18 students.

The German class starts 6 hours before the course with 18 students.


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.

Of the 700 ft one and the line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH, one is Line F and the other reaches a height of 85 ft.

Line G is  shorter than the one that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH, Line D, and the 850 ft line are three different lines.

Of Line F and the 750 ft line, one reaches a height of 25 ft and the other can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 40 MPH.

Line G is 50 feet shorter than the one with a maximum height of 40 ft.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH doesn't have a maximum height of 40 ft.

The 700 ft line doesn't have a maximum height of 25 ft.

Line C is 50 feet shorter than the one that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH.

The line with a maximum height of 45 ft is  shorter than the one that offers a maximum speed of 55 MPH.


Barker County holds a weekly farmer's market every Saturday, during which vegetable sellers from all over the county can set up shop to sell their produce.  Each stall sells only one type of vegetable, and each for a different price per pound.  Using only the clues below, match each seller to his or her vegetable, and determine its price-per-pound as well as the town in which is was grown.

The kale sell for somewhat more per pound than the produce from Turner.

The produce from Pacific Grove are either the produce that sell for $2.70 per pound or Tracey's goods.

The goods from Turner sell for 10 cents more per pound than the spinach.

Florence's goods sell for $2.70 per pound.

The goods from Agency sell for somewhat more per pound than Antonio's goods.

Of Herman's vegetables and the potatoes, one type sells for $2.50 per pound and the other sell for $2.80 per pound.

The produce from Oxnard, the beets, and the goods that sell for $2.50 per pound are three different vegetables.

The produce that sell for $2.70 per pound are either the kale or the artichokes.

The goods that sell for $2.80 per pound aren't from Oxnard.

Agency
Jesup
Oxnard
Pacific Grove
Turner


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.

Ruben's team will leave sometime before Alvin's expedition.

The team leaving in May will be going to Nepal.

Neither the expedition going to Jordan nor the team going to Libya will be Alvin's team.

The expedition going to France will leave 1 month before the team going to Libya.

The expedition going to Iran will leave 1 month before Olive's team.

The expedition leaving in March won't include Shelby.

Velma's team will leave 1 month after Isaac's team.

Of Dixie's expedition and Alvin's team, one will leave in April and the other will leave in January.

Shelby's expedition will leave 1 month after Gordon's expedition.

Isaac's expedition won't be traveling to France.


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

The campaign with 1225 responses was produced by Eddie Evans.

The ad with the $30,000 budget was produced by Iva Ingram.

Of the ad with the $20,000 budget and the web campaign, one was produced by Iva Ingram and the other was produced by Faith Fowler.

The magazine ad doesn't have the $50,000 budget.

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

The newspaper ad is either the campaign produced by Iva Ingram or the campaign produced by Julie Jordan.

The ad produced by Julie Jordan has brought 150  fewer responses than the ad with the $50,000 budget.

The campaign with the $65,000 budget has brought in 300  more responses than the ad produced by Faith Fowler.

The direct mailer hasn't brought in a total of 1225 responses.

direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
tv commercial
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


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.

Of the person assigned to mission AV-435 and the graduate launching in April, one is Delia and the other will focus on photosynthesis.

The person who will be studying ant colonies will be on mission CR-260.

Becky will launch 1 month before the person who will be studying photosynthesis.

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

The astronaut launching in May won't be focusing on larval growth.

Becky won't be focusing on larval growth.

The astronaut launching in May, the person who will be studying ant colonies, and Becky are three different people.

Of the person assigned to mission GX-13 and the graduate launching in March, one will focus on gamma rays and the other is Francis.

The graduate who will be studying radiation will launch sometime before Edwin.

ant colonies
gamma rays
larval growth
photosynthesis
radiation


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

The account at Laurel Grove took place 2 months before Jenny's sighting.

Of Nina's account and the sighting at Twin Pines, one happened in June and the other happened in May.

Of the 8:15 pm sighting and Jenny's account, one happened in May and the other took place at Bald Hill Run.

Of the sighting at Juniper Springs and the March sighting, one happened at 11:25 pm and the other was Nina's.

Stacey's account was either the 4:35 pm event or the 12:30 am sighting.

Jenny's account didn't happen at 12:30 am.

The event at Juniper Springs took place 1 month before the 4:35 pm account.

Bald Hill Run
Juniper Springs
Laurel Grove
Twin Pines
Viking Woods


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

Heather's purchase wasn't from Luxembourg.

The specimen from Luxembourg was the torturix butterfly.

Of Alejandro's purchase and the specimen from Georgia, one sold for $60 and the other was the emperor butterfly.

The specimen from Qatar cost 45 dollars more than the specimen from Luxembourg.

Of the torturix butterfly and Katie's purchase, one was from Venezuela and the other sold for $45.

The specimen from Venezuela cost 15 dollars more than the grayling butterfly.

The clearwing butterfly cost 30 dollars more than Katie's purchase.

clearwing emperor grayling peppered torturix

El Salvador
Georgia
Luxembourg
Qatar
Venezuela


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.

Edna Easton has 3  fewer wins than the boxer from Boston.

The fighter with 10 losses has  fewer wins than the woman from Dublin.

The woman with 24 wins isn't from Philadelphia.

Hannah, the woman with 12 losses, the woman from Philadelphia and the woman from Boston are all different people.

Of the boxer with 36 wins and the woman with 15 losses, one is Diane DeNiro and the other is from Glasgow.

Of the woman with 30 wins and the fighter from Boston, one is Rhonda and the other is Hannah.

Of the woman with 36 wins and the fighter with 4 losses, one is Winifred and the other is from Boston.

Diane DeNiro
Edna Easton
Hannah
Rhonda
Winifred

Boston Dublin Glasgow Philadelphia Portland


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

The competitor from Ghana reached a maximum depth that was  shallower than the diver who went third.

Hill Harvey didn't max out at 98 meters.

Neither the diver who reached a depth of 104 meters nor Igor Ingram was the person from Ghana.

Jorel Joyce reached a maximum depth that was 3 meters shallower than the competitor who went fourth.

Of the diver from Tajikistan and Brit Bradley, one dove sixth and the other went to a maximum depth of 104 meters.

The five divers were the diver who reached a depth of 107 meters, the competitor who went fifth, the contestant who went first, the person from Algeria and the competitor from Iceland.

Of the person who reached a depth of 110 meters and the diver from Iceland, one dove fifth and the other was Jorel Joyce.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters
110 meters

Arnold Avery
Brit Bradley
Hill Harvey
Igor Ingram
Jorel Joyce


Walter's Bread and Cheese served several customers this morning.  Match each customer to the type of bread and cheese they ordered, and determine what time each customer came in.

The customer who asked for mozzarella came in a half-hour before the person who ordered naan.

Naomi came in a half-hour before the customer who ordered brioche.

Yvette came in a half-hour before the person who ordered rye bread.

The customer who asked for ricotta came in sometime before the customer who ordered challah.

Of the person who asked for blue cheese and the person who ordered naan, one was Isabel and the other came in at 8:30am.

Genevieve, the customer who ordered challah, the customer who ordered naan and the customer who asked for mozzarella were all different customers.

The customer who ordered challah was either the customer who came in at 7:30am or Genevieve.

brioche
challah
naan
rye bread
wheat bread

blue cheese
feta
havarti
mozzarella
ricotta


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.

Yolanda's pet was bought 1 month after the bird purchased in Upton.

The bird purchased in Inyokern was bought 2 months after the bird purchased in Camden.

Yolanda's pet is either the bird purchased in Inyokern or the bird purchased in Kirkwood.

The bird purchased in Ellsworth was bought sometime after Yolanda's pet.

The bird purchased in Ellsworth was bought 1 month before Velma's pet.

The bird purchased in Kirkwood isn't the macaw.

The bird purchased in Inyokern is either the parakeet or Joan's pet.

Of the bird purchased in Kirkwood and the lorikeet, one was bought in May and the other is Gladys's.

The bird bought in January isn't the finch.

Camden Ellsworth Inyokern Kirkwood Upton


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

Ernesto Ellis's boat is 3 feet shorter than the sailboat at Dock 8.

Of the Mystique and Charlie Cort's boat, one is 31 ft long and the other is moored at Dock 19.

Charlie Cort's vessel is either the Adagio III or the 34 ft sailboat.

The vessel at Dock 18 is owned by Jasper Jones.

Ernesto Ellis's boat is 3 feet longer than the sailboat at Dock 16.

Of the Restless Wave and the 34 ft boat, one is moored at Dock 18 and the other is owned by Griffin Gaines.

Adagio III
Irish Pride
Mystique
Restless Wave
Sea Spirit

Charlie Cort
Ernesto Ellis
Griffin Gaines
Jasper Jones
Kelly Koch


The Marine V costs somewhat less than the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc..

The five submarines are the submersible with a maximum depth of 7,000 feet, the submersible built by Zephyr Waves, the $28,000 craft, the Steado G5 and the submarine built by Pan Systems.

Of the $26,000 craft and the craft built by Zephyr Waves, one is the Marine V and the other has a maximum depth of 8,500 feet.

The Marine V is either the craft with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet or the submersible with a maximum depth of 13,000 feet.

Of the Ukani Q2 and the submarine with a maximum depth of 8,500 feet, one is sold by Watertime LLC and the other is sold by Zephyr Waves.

The Cafader Six isn't sold by Zephyr Waves.

The craft with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet costs 1,000 dollars less than the craft built by Pan Systems.

The craft with a maximum depth of 7,000 feet costs somewhat less than the Abby EX-4.

Abby EX-4
Cafader Six
Marine V
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

Deep Sea Inc.
MarineCo
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC
Zephyr Waves


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 in Delano is either the 1,100 sq ft house or the house owned by Edna Danish.

Of the home owned by Mitsy Lane and the house in Delano, one rents for $825/month and the other offers 1,100 sq ft of living space.

Of the house owned by Hal Garrison and the 1,475 sq ft house, one rents for $975/month and the other is in Delano.

Neither the home that rents for $1,100/month nor the home that rents for $750/month is the rental in Delano.

The home that rents for $825/month is somewhat smaller than the house in Fayette.

The rental in Hamilton isn't owned by Dan Callahan.

Of the 1,350 sq ft house and the home owned by Inga Howell, one is in La Palma and the other rents for $1,100/month.

The home that rents for $1,100/month and the 1,350 sq ft house are different houses.

The house owned by Mitsy Lane is 125 sq ft smaller than the home that rents for $1,850/month.

Angelus Oaks
Delano
Fayette
Hamilton
La Palma

Dan Callahan
Edna Danish
Hal Garrison
Inga Howell
Mitsy Lane


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

Nancy's chore doesn't get an allowance of $9.00.

The task that starts at 12 noon doesn't get an allowance of $5.50.

Neither the assignment that starts at 9:00am nor Sheri's job is the $9.00 chore.

The garage assignment starts 2 hours after Nancy's job.

The $7.00 chore starts 1 hour after Nancy's task.

The five jobs are the dining room assignment, the $7.00 task, the job that starts at 10:00am, Nancy's task and Phillip's assignment.

The mud room assignment is either Vicky's task or Sheri's job.

The $5.50 assignment isn't the dining room.

Of the garage assignment and the living room assignment, one is Kay's and the other starts at 12 noon.

The chore that starts at 11:00am doesn't get an allowance of $6.00.

Phillip's assignment doesn't get an allowance of $9.00.

dining room
garage
laundry room
living room
mud room


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

"Snuffles" isn't believed to be 140,000 years old.

The animal found in Norway lived sometime before the mammoth found in Greenland.

The animal believed to be 200,000 years old wasn't found in Saskatchewan.

The animal that was 8.9 ft tall was either the mammoth believed to be 140,000 years old or the mammoth found in Norway.

Of "Fang" and the mammoth that was 8.9 ft tall, one is thought to be 170,000 years old and the other is thought to be 230,000 years old.

Of the animal that was 8.6 ft tall and "Dumbo", one is thought to be 230,000 years old and the other was unearthed in Scotland.

The five animals were the mammoth that was 8.1 ft tall, the mammoth believed to be 230,000 years old, "Dumbo", "Peanut" and the mammoth found in Saskatchewan.

The mammoth believed to be 200,000 years old was either "Snuffles" or the mammoth that was 7.8 ft tall.

Alaska Greenland Norway Saskatchewan Scotland


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

Zachary's job will involve 25 fewer people than Lucas's event.

The assignment with 75 attendees is either the job in Florida or the event in Connecticut.

Of the event in Rhode Island and the graduation event, one will have 125 attendees and the other will be handled by Zachary.

The birthday assignment will involve 25 more people than Zachary's assignment.

The event in Virginia is either the job with 100 attendees or Flora's event.

The event with 125 attendees won't be in Texas.

The event with 50 attendees, the symposium assignment, and the graduation assignment are three different events.

The job with 100 attendees is the retreat.

anniversary birthday graduation retreat symposium

Connecticut
Florida
Rhode Island
Texas
Virginia


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

Of Ivy Ingram's product and the lemon blossom product, one comes from Greenfield and the other costs $7.50.

The basswood product isn't produced by Midge Mintz.

The basswood product costs  less than Nick Norris's product.

The $8.50 product doesn't come from Acton.

The product from Belmond, the sourwood product, and Midge Mintz's product are three different products.

Of the sourwood honey and the $8.50 product, one is produced by Jim Joyner and the other comes from Santa Clara.

The honey from Greenfield costs 1 dollar more than Midge Mintz's honey.

The $5.50 product is either Midge Mintz's product or the honey from Greenfield.

The alfalfa product isn't produced by Midge Mintz.

Jim Joyner's product costs  less than the honey from Belmond.

alfalfa
basswood
lemon blossom
sage
sourwood

Heddy Heath
Ivy Ingram
Jim Joyner
Midge Mintz
Nick Norris

Acton
Belmond
Fowler
Greenfield
Santa Clara


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

The group deploying to Dratur will deploy 2 months before the battalion led by Commander Vincent.

The battalion deploying in May isn't Golf Battalion.

The group deploying to Dratur will deploy 1 month before the battalion led by Commander Ingram.

The group deploying to Dratur is either X-ray Battalion or the battalion deploying in May.

Neither Victor Battalion nor Zulu Battalion is the battalion deploying in May.

Of the battalion deploying in May and the battalion led by Commander Peters, one will deploy to Heang and the other will deploy to Dratur.

The battalion deploying in February isn't Zulu Battalion.

The group deploying to Mebel isn't Victor Battalion.

X-ray Battalion will deploy sometime after the group deploying to Mebel.

The battalion led by Commander Nichols will deploy 1 month after the group deploying to Mebel.

The battalion deploying in February won't deploy to Perunia.

The battalion led by Commander Nichols isn't Victor Battalion.


The Alabama Wildlife Fund has successfully lobbied to have a number of nature reserves established in places to protect the habitats of certain endangered animals.  Using only the clues below, match each park to the year it was established and the animal that lives within it, and determine the county in which each is located.

The park established in 2004 is home to the atlas otter.

The park established in 2006 isn't in Pickens County.

Riverside Glen is either the reserve established in 2008 or the pygmy beaver's reserve.

The reserve in Wilcox County was established 2 years before Wanda Park.

The reserve in Lamar County was established 4 years before Silver Lakes.

The park established in 2004 is in Bibb County.

Of the reserve in Pickens County and the frilled stork's reserve, one was established in 2012 and the other is Elm Park.

Of the park in Pickens County and the reserve established in 2010, one is Riverside Glen and the other is home to the fig turtle.

Elm Park
Howard Park
Riverside Glen
Silver Lakes
Wanda Park

atlas otter
fig turtle
frilled stork
pygmy beaver
western gull


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 $7.99 had the cappuccino.

Of the diner who ordered the rice pudding and the diner who ordered the sherbet, one paid $7.99 and the other was Hope.

Neither the one who had the earl grey tea nor Russell was the diner who ordered the cheesecake.

The diner who ordered the creme brulee paid 1 dollar more than Hope.

The diner who ordered the rice pudding paid  more than Patricia.

Neither the person who paid $7.99 nor the diner who ordered the creme brulee was the one who had the cafe mocha.

The five friends were the person who paid $5.99, the one who had the earl grey tea, the one who had the cafe mocha, the one who had the chai tea and Patricia.

cafe mocha
cappuccino
chai tea
earl grey tea
espresso

cheesecake
creme brulee
mousse
rice pudding
sherbet


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.

Wayland doesn't have a predicted high of 30 degrees.

Wayland is either the town with a forecasted low of 11 degrees or the town with a forecasted low of 22 degrees.

Of the location with a forecasted high of 34 degrees and Portola, one is expected to receive 1 inch of snow and the other has a forecasted low of 8 degrees.

The location with a forecasted high of 31 degrees will get somewhat less snow than the town with a forecasted low of 8 degrees.

The town with a forecasted high of 34 degrees, the location that will get 5 inches of snow, the location with a forecasted low of 8 degrees and the town with a forecasted low of 11 degrees are all different towns.

Upton will get somewhat less snow than the location with a forecasted low of 13 degrees.

Of the location with a forecasted low of 22 degrees and Zearing, one has a predicted high of 27 degrees and the other is expected to receive 5 inches of snow.

Of Portola and the location that will get 3 inches of snow, one has a forecasted low of 13 degrees and the other has a predicted high of 25 degrees.

8 degrees
11 degrees
13 degrees
15 degrees
22 degrees

25 degrees
27 degrees
30 degrees
31 degrees
34 degrees


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.

Of the photo published by Nature Monthly and the photo taken in March, one cost $900 and the other was of the polar bear.

The photo published by The Geographer was taken 1 month before the shot that cost $950.

Of the shot of the red panda and the shot taken in May, one cost $825 and the other was published by Animal Science.

The photo taken in April was either the photo published by Science World or the shot that cost $700.

The photo of the red panda was taken sometime before the shot of the giant tortoise.

The shot published by Wildzone was taken 1 month after the photo that cost $950.

The five photos were the photo taken in March, the photo published by The Geographer, the photo published by Nature Monthly, the photo of the white rhino and the photo published by Animal Science.

arctic fox
giant tortoise
polar bear
red panda
white rhino

Animal Science
Nature Monthly
Science World
The Geographer
Wildzone


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.

Of the movie with a running time of 70 minutes and the movie with a running time of 65 minutes, one was directed by Jesse Jimenez and the other is Jacky Steel.

Keith King's film is  longer than the movie produced in Finland.

Keith King's film is 5 minutes shorter than the film produced in Estonia.

The movie produced in Belgium is 5 minutes longer than Jesse Jimenez's film.

The film produced in Belgium isn't Arctic Visions.

Harvest Sun is either Jesse Jimenez's film or Don Daugherty's film.

Jesse Jimenez's film wasn't made in Denmark.

Neither Dreams of July nor Harvest Sun is the movie produced in Belgium.

Of Dreams of July and the movie with a running time of 55 minutes, one was made in Finland and the other was directed by Jesse Jimenez.

Eric Edwards's film is 10 minutes longer than the film produced in Finland.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes
75 minutes

Don Daugherty
Eric Edwards
Jesse Jimenez
Keith King
Tim Tucker

Arctic Visions
Dreams of July
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Tearful Night


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

The unit with the 10,000 BTUs cooling capacity costs 65 dollars less than the air conditioner with the 25,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The Z-Free XL doesn't have exactly 10,000 BTUs in cooling capacity.

Of the air conditioner with the 30,000 BTUs cooling capacity and the air conditioner with the 10-year warranty, one is the Chiller Z and the other is the Coolstar XV5.

The air conditioner with the 1-year warranty costs 195 dollars less than the unit with the 12-year warranty.

The unit with the 10-year warranty costs somewhat more than the Coolstar XV5.

The $505 unit is either the air conditioner with the 10-year warranty or the air conditioner with the 25,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The Z-Free XL doesn't have exactly 35,000 BTUs in cooling capacity.

The Coolstar XV5 is either the item with the 1-year warranty or the item with the 10,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The $570 item, the Ultralux 92, and the item with the 15,000 BTUs cooling capacity are three different units.

The Ultralux 92 doesn't have the 3-year warranty.

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