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

Lauren was awarded $5,000 less than the person who will major in Astronomy.

The student who received the $40,000 scholarship is either the student who will major in Physics or Wilma.

Hattie was awarded some amount less than Lauren.

The student who will major in Theology was awarded $5,000 more than Hattie.


The world-famous Punta Santiago Rose Gardening Championships were held this week.  Using only the clues below, match each gardener to her rose and hometown, and determine the final placement for each.

Brooke's flower finished somewhere behind Lydia's rose.

The gold blush finished 2 places behind the winecup.

The flower that won second place was Renee's.

The perle d'or was either Lydia's rose or Brooke's flower.

Lydia's flower, the gold blush and the rose that won second place were all different flowers.

gold blush
magic dragon
perle d\'or
winecup


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

The match with the Red and Blues finished with a score of 34-7.

The 24-21 match was 8 days after the game with the Warriors.

The October 15 game finished with a score of 34-7.

The match with the White Rhinos was 8 days after the 18-6 match.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15

Dragons
Red and Blues
Warriors
White Rhinos


Dave has opened a studio in downtown Boulder which offers classes in a number of different types of yoga.  Using only the clues below, match each class to its leader and scheduled time, and determine the total number of students in each.

The ashtanga yoga class starts 2 hours after the bikram yoga session.

The iyengar yoga session starts 1 hour after the bikram yoga class.

The bikram yoga session is led by Juana.

Marilyn's session is either the ashtanga yoga class or the 10:30am session.


The kazanlik finished 2 places behind Shannon's rose.

The rose that won fourth place was either the kazanlik or Hannah's rose.

Shannon's flower finished 1 place ahead of Brooke's rose.

kazanlik
magic dragon
perle d\'or
vanity


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

Easy to Love made somewhat less than Tippecanoe.

The movie that grossed $2 million was directed by Hick Harmon.

The movie that grossed $8 million is either the movie directed by Kenneth Key or the film directed by Micah Moreno.

Let Me Out made 3 million less than Easy to Love.

The movie that grossed $5 million was directed by Micah Moreno.

Tippecanoe made 3 million less than Amerigo.

$2 million
$5 million
$8 million
$11 million

Amerigo
Easy to Love
Let Me Out
Tippecanoe

Hick Harmon
Kenneth Key
Linda Lynch
Micah Moreno


Michael Marceau, a notorious art thief, has finally been captured!  While searching his home, investigators discovered a hidden trove of long-lost paintings, each by a different famous artist.  Using only the clues below, match each painting to its artist and the year in which it was painted, and determine how many years each priceless piece has been missing.

The four paintings are Nysotia's masterpiece, the 1897 piece, "Willow Bend" and the 1921 piece.

"Willow Bend" was painted 8 years after Rilania's piece.

Dray D'Amici's masterpiece is either "Clockwork" or the 1913 painting.

Dray D'Amici's piece was painted in 1921.

Clockwork
Lost in Time
Orange Sky
Willow Bend


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

The missive from Bournemouth was sent 7 years after Herbert's message.

The message that was sent in 1983 was from Le Havre.

The message that was sent in 1969 is either Noel's message or the message from Bournemouth.


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.

Ralph finished 1 minute after the competitor in the white shirt.

The competitor in the black shirt finished sometime after the runner in the aquamarine shirt.

The contestant who finished in 23 minutes wore the orange shirt.

Cesar was either the contestant who finished in 23 minutes or the contestant who finished in 24 minutes.

The competitor in the black shirt was either Ralph or Patrick.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes


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

Benson Hills is owned by the Christian family.

The Odom family's house was built 14 years after Belle Grove.

The Rhodes family's home was built sometime after Roesch Heights.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Roesch Heights


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

The athlete who traveled for 206 days started from Avalon.

The athlete who started from Pescadero was either the competitor who traveled for 206 days or Hilda.

Hilda finished 22 days before the competitor who started from Point Arena.


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

The Ivy Street project will be headed by Al Anderson.

Gail Garrett's project begins 1 month before Bill Bonner's project.

The Willow Street project begins 2 months before Al Anderson's project.

Ivy Street
Karie Lane
Shelly Lane
Willow Street

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Gail Garrett
Hal Hamilton


Several members of the Florida Trail Association have decided to each hike a different trail segment today to check for storm damage.  Using only the clues that follow, match each hiker to their start- and end-points and determine the total distance hiked by each.

The person who started at Three Lakes walked 2 more miles than the person who started at Cassia.

Claude is either the person who trekked for 11 miles or the hiker who started at Reedy Creek.

Zachary walked somewhat more than the person who started at Three Lakes.

The person who started at Cassia walked 2 fewer miles than Heather.

Cassia
Green Swamp
Reedy Creek
Three Lakes


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 computer with 128 GB of hard drive space, Ira's build and the build with 3 GB of RAM are all different computers.

Wade's computer has a 128 GB hard drive.

Jack's system has a hard drive that is 128 GB smaller than the build with 8 GB of RAM.

The build with 12 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is 128 GB larger than Charlie's computer.


The Worthingham Zoo has one of the largest collections of pandas in the world.  This year several of their panda mothers had a single baby each.  Using each of the clues below, match each panda mother to her cub, and determine the cub's birth weight and the month in which it was born.

Ling Ling was born 1 month before Yuan Zai's baby.

The baby born in February was Yuan Zai's baby.

The offspring born in January was either Gao Gao or Tian Tian's baby.

Chi Chi was born 1 month after Wang Yu's baby.


The iyengar yoga class is either Juana's session or the 10:30am class.

The 11:30am session is either Nancy's session or the bikram yoga session.

The bikram yoga session begins 2 hours before Nancy's session.


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

Catherine spoke 4 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on Tacitus.

The student who spoke for 10 minutes talked about Diocletian.

Ivan spoke 4 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on Domitian.

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

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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

Isaac began his contest 30 minutes after the competitor who won the hot dog contest.

The contestant who won the oyster contest began his contest 15 minutes after Zachary.

The contestant who began his competition at 11:45 am won the blueberry pie contest.

Guillermo began his contest 30 minutes after the competitor who won the oyster contest.


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

The mud room assignment starts 1 hour after Beverly's task.

The job that starts at 9:00am is either Zachary's assignment or the bathroom assignment.

bathroom
dining room
living room
mud room


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

The 10-year-old condor has a wingspan 8 inches longer than Sunshine.

The bird with a wingspan of 106 inches is either Mango or the 9-year-old condor.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches


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

Bubba is 10 years older than the gator that is 14.0 feet long.


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

Barnhill was either the building Priscilla visited in March or the home on Grant Place.

The house Priscilla visited in February was on Darby Lane.

The building Priscilla visited in January was on Grant Place.

Stockford was investigated sometime before Barnhill.

Markmanor was investigated 1 month before Stockford.

The home on Eagle Street was visited 1 month after Stockford.

Darby Lane
Eagle Street
Fifth Avenue
Grant Place


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

The reporter who covered the flooding was either Tam Terry or Orin Olsen.

Tam Terry, the journalist sent out on April 6th and the person who covered the mass protests were all different people.

The person sent out on April 5th was either Orin Olsen or the journalist who covered the earthquake.

The person who covered the mass protests left sometime after Orin Olsen.

Linda Lott
Orin Olsen
Peter Peck
Tam Terry

earthquake
flooding
mass protests
royal wedding


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.

Stuart lost 4 more pounds than the person who used the vegan diet.

The dieter who used the gluten-free diet lost 2 more pounds than Raymond.

The dieter who lost 7 lbs is either the person who used the caveman diet or Raymond.


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

The Vipertooth costs 25 million dollars more than the plane built by Drummond.

The plane built by Drummond costs  more than the Graywing VX.

The Vipertooth costs 25 million dollars less than the Kesseling.

$100 million
$125 million
$150 million
$175 million

Falcon X-2
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Vipertooth


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 radio spot has brought in 150  more responses than the web campaign.

The four campaigns are the newspaper ad, the ad with 775 responses, the ad produced by Eddie Evans and the ad produced by Hal Hopkins.

The web campaign has brought in 775 responses.

The ad with 1075 responses was produced by Hal Hopkins.

The ad produced by Kenneth Kirby has brought 150  fewer responses than the ad produced by Eddie Evans.

magazine ad
newspaper ad
radio spot
web campaign

Eddie Evans
Faith Fowler
Hal Hopkins
Kenneth Kirby


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

Tango Group is either the squad that dropped at Dana Point or the squad that dropped at Anthon Ridge.

The team that dropped at Ezra Forest deployed 1 hour after Foxtrot Group.

The squad that dropped at Anthon Ridge deployed 1 hour after Yankee Group.

The team that jumped at 9:00am was dropped at Dana Point.

Anthon Ridge
Brook Woods
Dana Point
Ezra Forest


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 cinnamon candle costs 2 dollars less than Zachary's candle.

The $4.50 candle, Terry's product and Zachary's candle are all different products.

The freesia candle is either the $4.50 product or Nathaniel's candle.


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

The Winnow XD has 2 GB more storage than the Volkia one.

The Mobilex mobile phone has 2 GB more storage than the Winnow XD.

The Zennia 580 has 2 GB less storage than the Andromeda mobile phone.

The Epplex 7s has somewhat more storage than the Zennia 580.

The 8 GB mobile phone, the Winnow XD and the Epplex 7s are all different phones.

Alphalon II
Epplex 7s
Winnow XD
Zennia 580


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

The diner who paid $7.99 was either the one who got the water or Perry.

The one who got the orange soda paid  less than the one who got the iced tea.

Calvin was either the one who got the water or the one who got the iced tea.

The one who got the lemonade paid  more than Calvin.


Wesley lost 2 more pounds than the person who used the low-fat diet.

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


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

The camera made by Torvia is either the $575 camera or the G-290.

The model made by Torvia costs 25 dollars more than the MX-827.

The camera made by Cober costs  more than the camera made by Honwa.

The model made by Cober costs 50 dollars less than the G-290.


Several "secret shoppers" were sent into Whole-Mart today, each with instructions to purchase one type of vegetable and one type of fruit.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the vegetable and fruit each shopper purchased, and how much they paid for their total order.

Ray's order cost  more than Sylvia's order.

Tami's order, the $7.25 purchase and the purchase that included celery are all different orders.

Ray's order cost 2 dollars less than the order that included turnips.


Mona and Rey are planning their honeymoon.  They know they want to go somewhere in the Caribbean, but they have so many choices!  Help them make a decision by matching each resort to its island location, price per night, and unique feature.

The option on Anguilla costs 20 dollars more per night than Silver Harbor.

El Pacifico costs 40 dollars more per night than the resort on Anguilla.

Azure Hills
El Pacifico
Emerald View
Silver Harbor


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 person who used flashlights was either the performer who went second or Floyd.

Floyd performed 1 spot before the juggler who used rings.

The performer who went fourth used batons.

Trevor performed sometime after the person who used rings.


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

The soccer facility holds  more people than the basketball facility.

The facility with seating for 230 people is either Dotson Arena or the lacrosse facility.

Harmon Arena holds  more people than Vazquez Arena.

Cantu Arena holds 40  more people than the soccer facility.

Dotson Arena holds  fewer people than Vazquez Arena.


The world-famous Punta Santiago Rose Gardening Championships were held this week.  Using only the clues below, match each gardener to her rose and hometown, and determine the final placement for each.

Deanna's flower was either the ispahan or the enchantress.

The flower that won second place was Nellie's.

The magic dragon finished 1 place ahead of Francine's flower.


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

The lacquerware exhibit took place in February.

The presentation from Uganda was held 1 month before the exhibit from Zimbabwe.

The presentation from Jamaica was held sometime after the sculpture exhibit.

The lacquerware presentation was held 1 month before the armor presentation.


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

The four animals were the animal believed to be 230,000 years old, the animal found in Norway, the animal found in Greenland and "Dumbo".

"Fang" lived 30,000 years before the animal found in Scotland.

The animal found in Norway lived 30,000 years after "Ellie".


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

Gail was either the skier who jumped 86.4 meters or the jumper who scored 103 points.

The skier who jumped 102.9 meters scored 7 more points than the jumper who jumped 86.4 meters.

The four people were the jumper who scored 89 points, Wanda, Candice and Tasha.

86.4 meters
102.9 meters
105.6 meters
110.8 meters


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

The diver going out on July 13 will go out with Lynn.

Mrs. Ferrell is either the diver going out with Hilda or the diver going out on July 15.

Mr. Ayers is either the diver going out on July 15 or the diver going out with Vicki.

Mr. Gallegos will dive 1 day after the customer going out with Yolanda.

Mr. Ayers
Mr. Erickson
Mrs. Ferrell
Mr. Gallegos


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

Quael is  farther away from us than Ereph.

The exoplanet orbiting star EX 53 is 4 light years closer to us than Ereph.

Hinveng is 4 light years closer to us than the exoplanet orbiting star BDF 198.

Hinveng is either the exoplanet 47 light years from earth or the planet orbiting star MKP 427.

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


Delilah DeLuca, the award-winning film director, has just finished casting her newest project.  Help her set the schedule by matching each actor to his role, acting fee and film date.

Bruce will make 30,000 dollars less than the person filming on September 15th.

The man making $130,000 is either the actor filming on October 6th or Bruce.

September 15th
September 29th
October 6th
October 13th


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

The person with the $12.50 fare was picked up at the Moore Mansion.

Olga was picked up at the Arctic Building.

Olga was either the client who got picked up at the Seattle Tower or the person with the $15.50 fare.

Isabel paid somewhat less than the client who got picked up at the Rainier Club.

Josephine paid 3 dollars less than the client who got picked up at the Arctic Building.

Arctic Building
Moore Mansion
Rainier Club
Seattle Tower


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 one who had the cafe americano paid 1 dollar more than the one who had the cafe latte.

The one who had the cafe americano paid  less than Linda.

The one who had the cafe mocha paid 2 dollars more than Norman.

cafe americano
cafe latte
cafe mocha
espresso


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

Zednisen was approved 1 month after Damasol.

The medicine that treats asthma was approved 1 month after the pharmaceutical that treats heart disease.

The pharmaceutical that treats influenza is either the drug approved in February or Minitrell.

The pharmaceutical approved in January treats heart disease.

asthma
dengue fever
heart disease
influenza


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 purple team was ranked 1 place behind the green team.

The "Night Ninjas" is either the green team or the squad that finished fourth.

The "Splat Squad" uses white paintballs.

The four teams are the team that finished second, the "Spray Paints", the "Color Blinds" and the "Splat Squad".

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Splat Squad
Spray Paints


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.

Hustle Boys's track is sometime after "Can't Escape".

Hustle Boys's song is 1 track before "What We Need".

Hustle Boys's track is "I Think of You".

Manic Android's song is 1 track after "What We Need".

Gizmo Glory
Hustle Boys
Manic Android
Silver Blue

Beverly
Can\'t Escape
I Think of You
What We Need


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

Hattie and the student who will major in Theology are different students.

The student who will major in English is either Tracy or the student who received the $25,000 scholarship.

Hattie was awarded $10,000 more than the person who will major in Physics.

The student who received the $40,000 scholarship will major in Theology.

Ora was awarded some amount less than the student who will major in Archaeology.


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

The tank bought by Betsy Beard is 55 gallons.

The fish tank bought by Edwin Ellis is either the 70 gallon display or the $775 display.

The $1,825 fish tank is 10 gallons smaller than the tank bought by Edwin Ellis.

The tank bought by Gideon Gates is either the 60 gallon display or the 70 gallon display.

The $2,000 display is somewhat smaller than the $1,825 tank.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons

Betsy Beard
Donna Drake
Edwin Ellis
Gideon Gates


Dave has opened a studio in downtown Boulder which offers classes in a number of different types of yoga.  Using only the clues below, match each class to its leader and scheduled time, and determine the total number of students in each.

The 9:30am class is either Opal's class or the ashtanga yoga class.

The iyengar yoga class is led by Rosemary.

The vinyasa yoga class begins 2 hours before the iyengar yoga session.

The vinyasa yoga session starts sometime after the prenatal yoga class.


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

The gator that is 11.5 feet long is somewhat older than Elwood.

Carlos is 10 years younger than the animal that is 15.3 feet long.


Several new businesses are scheduled to open up shop this month in downtown Springfield.  Each is using a different advertising gimmick to drum up business.  Match each business to its owner and advertising method, and determine its grand opening date.

The business opening on May 11th is owned by Mrs. Love.

The company opening on May 2nd is either Frank's Figs or the company owned by Mrs. Chaney.

Frank's Figs will open 6 days after the company owned by Mr. Austin.

The business owned by Mrs. Chaney will open 6 days before Books and More.

White Elephant is either the business owned by Mr. Austin or the business opening on May 8th.

Books and More
Frank\'s Figs
Tricky Toys
White Elephant

Mr. Austin
Mrs. Chaney
Mrs. Love
Mrs. Pugh


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.

Aristotle was either the system from Exeter or the A.I. from CIT.

The system from Exeter finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the system from Oxford.

Plutarch finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of the system from Exeter.


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 radio spot has brought in 150  more responses than the magazine ad.

The campaign with 925 responses was produced by Gilda Gamble.

The campaign produced by Julie Jordan has brought 150  fewer responses than the ad produced by Iva Ingram.

The direct mailer has brought in 925 responses.

direct mailer
magazine ad
radio spot
tv commercial

Eddie Evans
Gilda Gamble
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan


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

Pablo's package cost 1 dollar less than Zachary's package.

The shipment with the basketball in it cost somewhat more than Pablo's shipment.

Zachary's package cost 2 dollars less than Neil's shipment.

The shipment with the rare book in it cost somewhat more than Derek's package.

The package with the tea set in it cost 1 dollar more than the package with the basketball in it.


An auction was held today at which a number of rare butterfly specimens were sold.  Determine the price and order of each auction lot, as well as the name of each winning bidder.

The butterfly that was auctioned 9th was either the insect won by Roland or the insect that sold for $260.

The insect won by Harry was either the butterfly that was auctioned 2nd or the insect that sold for $270.

The insect won by Daniel sold for somewhat less than the butterfly that was auctioned 2nd.

The butterfly that was auctioned 2nd sold for 20 dollars less than the butterfly that was auctioned 5th.


The package with the fruit basket in it cost 2 dollars more than Ian's shipment.

The shipment that cost $7.75 is Pablo's.

Zachary's package cost somewhat less than the package with the toaster in it.

The shipment with the basketball in it cost 2 dollars less than the shipment with the tea set in it.


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

The Manzarita footwear was 1 size larger than the Graffetz footwear.

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


The Worthingham Zoo has one of the largest collections of pandas in the world.  This year several of their panda mothers had a single baby each.  Using each of the clues below, match each panda mother to her cub, and determine the cub's birth weight and the month in which it was born.

Bai Yun was born 1 month before Yuan Zai's baby.

Gao Gao was born 2 months after Tai Shan's baby.


Big Boy is 5 years younger than the gator that is 13.6 feet long.

Big Boy is 5 years older than the animal that is 11.5 feet long.


Greenville State College has several fraternities on campus, and Jeff has been researching them all to see which he wants to join.  Help him out by matching each fraternity house to its street and membership count, as well as the year it was founded on campus.

Theta Delta has 3  fewer members than Alpha Beta Tau.

The fraternity on Kermit Lane has somewhat fewer members than the frat on Boom Court.

The house with 23 members is either the fraternity on Cedar Street or the frat on Boom Court.

Alpha Beta Tau
Beta Pi Omega
Delta Gamma Pi
Theta Delta

Boom Court
Cedar Street
Erick Lane
Kermit Lane


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.

The traveler flying from Liberia is leaving 1 hour earlier than Pablo.

Inez is either the traveler leaving at 3:30 pm or the person leaving at 4:30 pm.

The person flying from Ukraine is leaving 1 hour later than Wilbur.

The person flying from Qatar is leaving  later than Pablo.


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

The student who will publish in March has been studying the Kamikei culture.

Sonja will publish 2 months after the student who has been studying the Garyk culture.

Zachary will publish 1 month after the person who has been studying the Cheer culture.

Vera is either the person who will publish in February or the student who has been studying the Cheer culture.


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

Quinn's shirt is either the size 9 jersey or the size 6 jersey.

Dean's jersey is  larger than Ellison's jersey.

The black jersey is 1 size smaller than the purple jersey.

Dean's shirt is  smaller than Quinn's jersey.

The black jersey is 2 sizes smaller than the orange jersey.

Alford's shirt is  larger than the purple shirt.


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

The aquamarine piece weighs  less than Vic Evans's suitcase.

Yolanda Bauer's bag is either the teal luggage or the bag that weighs 41 pounds.

Tanya Gould's suitcase weighs 41 pounds.

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

Tanya Gould
Vic Evans
Wanda Dotson
Yolanda Bauer


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

The one from Zambia is 2 feet taller than Pezaku.

The one that is 11 feet tall came from South Sudan.

Chamey is 2 feet taller than the one from Ethiopia.


Patterson Kelly has a number of antique maps for sale in his shop.  Using only the clues below, match each of these maps to its cartographer, subject matter, publication year and price.

The map of Scandinavia, the print published in 1749 and the print published in 1767 are all different maps.

The map published in 1749 is either the map of Scandinavia or the map of Corsica.

Jenson's print was published 18 years after Handle's print.


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

Lee's item was either the piece that printed in 25 minutes or the skull.

Zachary's piece required 10 fewer minutes to print than the phone case.

The cup took 10 more minutes to print than Adrienne's piece.

The design that printed in 20 minutes was the cup.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes


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.

Daniel Hansen's book sold 7 fewer copies than Call of Duty.

Jeff Holman's book is either Wendalissa or the title that sold 19 copies.

The title that sold 19 copies was written by Alexis Olson.

Dessert Oasis sold 7 more copies than Alexis Olson's book.

Call of Duty
Dessert Oasis
Two for Tennis
Wendalissa

Alexis Olson
Bill Orega
Daniel Hansen
Jeff Holman


A team of computer programmers have built a new chess game which they have successfully tested against a range of top-ranked players - not a single human player could beat it! Using only the clues below, determine the order in which each human contestant played against the computer program, as well as how many moves it took for the computer to win, and what opening move each human player used.

The person who played second started with the Ware Opening.

The player who started with the Evans Gambit played 1 game after the person who started with the Slav Defense.

The four people were the person who started with the Evans Gambit, Walter, Kendra and the person who played second.

The player who started with the Benko Gambit played 1 game before Nichole.

Benko Gambit
Evans Gambit
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


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

The boxer with 10 losses has 3  more wins than the woman with 2 losses.

Edna Easton has  more wins than the woman with 10 losses.

The four people are Rhonda, the fighter with 24 wins, the fighter with 8 losses and the woman with 27 wins.

The boxer with 7 losses has 3  fewer wins than Ollie.


The world-famous Punta Santiago Rose Gardening Championships were held this week.  Using only the clues below, match each gardener to her rose and hometown, and determine the final placement for each.

The rose that won fourth place was Ollie's.

The rose that won second place was Tricia's.

The four flowers were Virginia's flower, the flower that won second place, the rose that won fourth place and the lafter.

The bon silene was either Georgia's flower or the flower that won third place.

Virginia's rose finished 1 place behind the trier.


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 person from Georgia won 10 million more than Ed Elliott.

The winner from Louisiana was either Dharma Day or the winner who won $5 million.

Betty Baxter won 10 million more than the winner from Mississippi.

Betty Baxter won somewhat less than the person from Louisiana.

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

Alice Anders
Betty Baxter
Dharma Day
Ed Elliott

Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Washington


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

The canine that was in school for 9 weeks was trained by Paula.

Buster trained 1 week less than Charlie.

The one Rachel trained had a training period that was somewhat shorter than that of the canine Martha trained.

The canine that was in school for 8 weeks is either the dog Odette trained or the one Paula trained.


Sonja played 1 game after the person who started with the Torre Attack.

Dawn played sometime before the player who started with the Reti Opening.

Walter was either the person who started with the Slav Defense or the person who played third.

Reti Opening
Torre Attack
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


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

The hang gliding vacation is either the holiday with Freddie or the trip with William.

The trip with Lillie was 1 year before the trip with Tasha.

The hunting vacation was 2 years before the holiday with Freddie.

The hunting vacation was  after the camping vacation.

The trip with William was  before the holiday with Lillie.


Several members of the Florida Trail Association have decided to each hike a different trail segment today to check for storm damage.  Using only the clues that follow, match each hiker to their start- and end-points and determine the total distance hiked by each.

Danielle is either the person who trekked for 11 miles or the person who started at Bull Creek.

Meredith walked 2 more miles than the hiker who started at Cassia.

The hiker who started at Green Swamp walked 1 mile more than Iris.

Bull Creek
Cassia
Green Swamp
Lake Jesup


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 $440 air conditioner is either the unit with the 25,000 BTUs cooling capacity or the air conditioner with the 15,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The item with the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity, the air conditioner with the 25,000 BTUs cooling capacity and the Freezon Flux are all different units.

The item with the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity costs 130 dollars less than the Binson C40.

The Ultralux 92 costs somewhat more than the item with the 25,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

Binson C40
Coolstar XV5
Freezon Flux
Ultralux 92


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

The person who will speak on May 12th will be either the nitrogen usage expert or Ramon.

The four presenters will be Ramon, the presenter who will speak on May 10th, the sulfur oxide expert and the nitrogen usage expert.

Wendy will be either the presenter who will speak on May 11th or the presenter who will speak on May 13th.

Loretta is scheduled sometime before the sulfur oxide expert.

The person who will speak on May 13th will discuss acid rain.

acid rain
nitrogen usage
solar energy
sulfur oxide


The Binson C40, the $505 air conditioner and the unit with the 30,000 BTUs cooling capacity are all different units.

The EnergyBeam 110 has the 10,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The Chiller Z costs somewhat less than the Coolstar XV5.

Binson C40
Chiller Z
Coolstar XV5
EnergyBeam 110


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.

Katrina performed sometime after Wesley.

The person who used balls performed sometime before the juggler who used rings.


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

The player who played 10 games played left field.

The person who played center field played somewhat more games than Vincent.

The person who played first base played 1 fewer game than the boy who played shortstop.

Salvatore played 1 fewer game than Delbert.

center field
first base
left field
shortstop


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 class with 13 students is either the course in room 318 or the 7:00 am class.

The class in room 212 starts 4 hours after the class with 18 students.

The 9:00 am class, the class with 11 students and the course in room 405 are all different classes.

The class with 13 students starts sometime after the class with 22 students.

The course with 22 students starts 2 hours after the course with 18 students.


Two for Tennis sold 7 more copies than Wendalissa.

The four books are My Best Friend, the book that sold 19 copies, Alexis Olson's book and Matt Stevens's book.

Roscoe Jones's book sold 7 fewer copies than Alexis Olson's book.

The book that sold 33 copies was written by Matt Stevens.

Away in Arles
My Best Friend
Two for Tennis
Wendalissa

Alexis Olson
Jeff Holman
Matt Stevens
Roscoe Jones


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

The Lugmor pack is  larger than Donna's pack.

Paul's pack, the 35 liter pack and the Lugmor pack are all different packs.

The Grennel pack is either Paul's pack or Donna's pack.

The 30 liter pack is either Donna's pack or the Bistric pack.


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

The vehicle with the YGA-441 plates was fined 25 dollars less than the vehicle with the FRZ-192 plates.

The car that received the $50 fine has the SVZ-880 plates.

The vehicle with the YGA-441 plates is either the car that received the $100 fine or the Injitsu.

The automobile with the YGA-441 plates was fined 50 dollars more than the Fierro.


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 Alley Cats finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the Turkey Rolls.

The squad in the yellow shirts finished 12 points below the Gutter Gals.

The team that finished with 715 points wore gold shirts.

The team that finished with 727 points was either the squad in the orange shirts or the Gutter Gals.

Alley Cats
Gutter Gals
Rowdy Rollers
Turkey Rolls


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

The application released by Novio was released  earlier than Flowcarts.

Angry Ants was released  earlier than the game released by Novio.

The game released by Apptastic was released 2 months later than the game released by BeGamez.

Angry Ants was released 1 month later than the game released by Trebuchet.

Wizard World is either the app released by BeGamez or the application released by Novio.

Angry Ants
Flowcarts
Vitalinks
Wizard World


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

The person who won the oyster contest began his contest 15 minutes after Paul.

Zachary is either the person who won the blueberry pie contest or the competitor who began his competition at 11:15 am.

The four contestants are the competitor who began his competition at 11:30 am, the competitor who won the oyster contest, the contestant who won the hot dog contest and Paul.

blueberry pie
chicken wing
hot dog
oyster


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

The mirasaurus is either the 69 million year old fossil or the $1250 fossil.

The archadon costs 500 dollars less than the 85 million year old fossil.

The archadon is either the $1250 fossil or the $750 fossil.

The 90 million year old fossil costs 250 dollars more than the mirasaurus.

archadon mirasaurus pilodontus senosaurus

69 million
72 million
85 million
90 million


"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 Anderson family party is sometime after the Dalton family event.

The Dalton family party is either the party that requested the superhero or the party that requested the rock band.

The event on October 4 is either the Garner family event or the Dalton family party.

The O'Connor family party is sometime after the party that requested the petting zoo.

The party that requested the superhero is on October 6.

The Dalton family party is sometime after the booking that requested the magician.

magician
petting zoo
rock band
superhero


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

The shot taken in April was published by Wildzone.

The shot of the snow leopard was taken in April.

The shot of the arctic fox was taken 1 month after the photo published by Science World.

The photo taken in March was either the photo of the snow leopard or the shot published by Earth Aware.

The shot of the tree kangaroo was taken 1 month before the shot published by Wildzone.

arctic fox
orangutan
snow leopard
tree kangaroo

Earth Aware
Science World
The Geographer
Wildzone


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

The plane built by Forsyth costs  less than the Dragon F-15.

The jet built by Wiseman costs 25 million dollars more than the plane built by McConnell.

The jet built by Forsyth costs  less than the Kesseling.

Dragon F-15
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Raven 12


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

The wristwatch sold for 75 dollars more than the piece found at Colbert Run.

The diamond ring sold for 75 dollars more than the item found at Dimmot Woods.

The object found at Colbert Run, the item that sold for $250 and the object that sold for $475 were all different objects.

The object that sold for $325 was found at Dimmot Woods.

The gold chain was found at Heffen Lane.

cannonball
diamond ring
gold chain
wristwatch

Burr Woods
Colbert Run
Dimmot Woods
Heffen Lane


Natasha's pack, the 30 liter pack and the 25 liter pack are all different packs.

The Adironda pack is 5 liters smaller than Cheri's pack.


Gallagher's Gym offers person training session to its members, and unfortunately today's schedule has been lost in a computer crash!  Help them sort it all out by matching each customer to his or her trainer and session time, and determine what type of exercise program will be the focus of each.

The lesson with Howard is 1 hour before Garrett's appointment.

The appointment at 9:30am is with Howard.

The session with Howard is sometime after Arnold's lesson.

The appointment with Lena is 1 hour after the lesson with Howard.


Several new businesses are scheduled to open up shop this month in downtown Springfield.  Each is using a different advertising gimmick to drum up business.  Match each business to its owner and advertising method, and determine its grand opening date.

White Elephant is either the business opening on May 5th or the company owned by Mr. Austin.

Ant Farms Etc. will open 6 days after the business owned by Mr. Austin.

Tricky Toys will open 3 days before the business owned by Mrs. Frazier.

The four businesses are Books and More, the company owned by Mrs. Wise, the business owned by Mrs. Frazier and the business owned by Mr. Austin.

The company owned by Mrs. Wise is either Ant Farms Etc. or Books and More.

Ant Farms Etc.
Books and More
Tricky Toys
White Elephant

Mr. Austin
Mrs. Frazier
Mrs. Jackson
Mrs. Wise


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.

Kay's assignment starts 1 hour before the dining room assignment.

Elisa's job starts sometime before the mud room assignment.


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 1,225 sq ft rental rents for $1,525/month.

The home in La Palma offers 1,100 sq ft of living space.

The four houses are the home that rents for $1,100/month, the rental in La Palma, the home in Monticello and the rental in Eagle Grove.

The home that rents for $825/month is 250 sq ft larger than the house in Eagle Grove.

Capitola
Eagle Grove
La Palma
Monticello


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 four computers are Tom's computer, the build with 256 GB of hard drive space, the system with 4 GB of RAM and the system with 384 GB of hard drive space.

Maurice's build has a hard drive that is 128 GB larger than Tom's build.

The build with 128 GB of hard drive space has 6 GB of RAM.

Otis's computer is either the computer with 2 GB of RAM or the build with 384 GB of hard drive space.


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.

Harvest Sun is  longer than West of Eden.

Keith King's film is 5 minutes longer than Milton Vale.

Sid Saunders's film is 5 minutes longer than Harvest Sun.

Jesse Jimenez's film is  shorter than West of Eden.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes

Jesse Jimenez
Keith King
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Arctic Visions
Harvest Sun
Milton Vale
West of Eden


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

The Tela G5 costs 25 dollars less than the model made by Nectron.

The camera made by Lirios is either the $625 camera or the DM-5000.

The camera made by Lirios costs 25 dollars less than the model made by Torvia.

The four cameras are the G-290, the $625 camera, the $550 camera and the model made by Lirios.


Angry Ants was released 1 month later than the game released by Vortia.

Castle Crunch was released  later than Bubble Bombs.

The app released by Vortia was released  later than Bubble Bombs.

The game released by Apptastic was released 1 month later than the app released by Digibits.

Angry Ants
Bubble Bombs
Castle Crunch
Vitalinks


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 four cakes are the $200 piece, the cake shaped like a train, Melba's cake and the cake shaped like a potato.

Patrick's piece costs 25 dollars more than the piece shaped like a potato.

The $175 cake is shaped like a beach chair.


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

The tokamak facility will launch 1 month after the Comati DX5.

The Comati DX5 will launch sometime after the Kuchiwa W10.

The z-pinch facility will launch 1 month before the stellarator facility.

The Haramarui LV will launch 1 month after the tokamak facility.

Comati DX5
Haramarui LV
Kuchiwa W10
Tamura BX12


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

Trevor charges 2 dollars more than Blake.

The woodworker who works with oak charges  less than Blake.

The carver who works with fir is either the woodworker who charges 3 dollars or Evan.

Oliver charges 2 dollars less than the woodworker who works with chestnut.


Ollie began his contest 15 minutes before Paul.

The contestant who won the hot dog contest is either the contestant who began his competition at 11:15 am or Paul.

Ollie began his contest sometime after the person who won the blueberry pie contest.

Francis began his contest sometime after the competitor who won the chicken wing contest.

blueberry pie
chicken wing
doughnut
hot dog


Watson County Hospital released a press release today to announce its annual list of the first babies born immediately after the start of the new year.  Using only the clues below, match each baby to its family time of birth, and determine the room number in which it was delivered.

The Estradas' baby was born 3 minutes before the Quinns' child.

Olga was either the Estradas' child or the Pearsons' baby.

The Quinns' baby was born 3 minutes before the Blanchards' child.


Sid Carter has been the head coach of Daleville University's baseball team for two decades, and several of his players have gone on to the majors.  Match each former player to his hometown and graduation year, and figure out which major league team he's now playing for.

The person who's now with the Reds graduated  before the player who's now with the Dodgers.

The person who's now with the Angels graduated 1 year after Lonnie.

The person who's now with the Reds graduated 1 year after the person who's now with the Indians.

Walter graduated  after the person who's now with the Reds.


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

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on President Taft or the student who gave the presentation on President Jackson.

Josefina spoke 3 minutes less than Chris.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Jackson spoke 3 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on President Truman.

Josefina spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who gave the presentation on President Truman.

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

5 minutes
8 minutes
11 minutes
14 minutes


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

Misty's client was either Juana or the person who paid $150.

Ginger and Teri's client were different clients.

Ginger paid 20 dollars more than Olivia's client.

The client who paid $180 was Teri's client.


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

The four packs are the 30 liter pack, the Bistric pack, the Travelore pack and the Adironda pack.

The 40 liter pack is either the Bistric pack or the Adironda pack.

Jeffrey's pack is  smaller than the Travelore pack.


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

#126 finished sometime before Ophelia.
#118 finished 2 places after #120.
Bridget finished sometime before #126.
Bridget finished 1 place after #134.
Ozzy was either #120 or #126.


Zachary sells advertising on a number of different late-night television shows.  Using only the clues below, match each show in his portfolio to its current host and air time, and determine the channel on which it airs.

Ken Kirby's show starts 30 minutes after Up Till Two.

The show that starts at 10:30 pm is either Green Tonight or Jack Jensen's program.

Jack Jensen
Ken Kirby
Lina Lopez
Nate Nichol

Green Tonight
Red Eye Party
Up Till Two
Variety X


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

Doreen has been studying the Orjack culture.

The four students are Doreen, the person who has been studying the Tonange culture, the student who has been studying the Burutia culture and the student who will publish in April.

The student who has been studying the Burutia culture will publish sometime after the person who has been studying the Tonange culture.

Jesus will publish sometime before the student who has been studying the Orjack culture.


The ostrich that finished second was #128.

The ostrich that finished first was either #118 or #126.

The runner that finished third was either #126 or Bridget.


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

The employee who works in the yellow section served 50 more riders than Willis.

The person who served 50 riders is either Brett or the person who works in the pink section.

Brett served 25 more riders than the worker who works in the pink section.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders


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

The man who will lift 920 lbs is the Russian.

Vincent will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by Nicola.

Wendell will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by Francisco.

Nicola will lift a weight that is somewhat lighter than the one selected by Wendell.

The contestant who will lift 960 lbs is either the Dane or the Russian.

The person who will lift 880 lbs is the Canadian.


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.

Lindsay has a forecasted low of 18 degrees.

The location with a forecasted low of 12 degrees, Elma and the town that will get 4 inches of snow are all different towns.

The town that will get 2 inches of snow has a forecasted low of 10 degrees.

Zearing will get 1 more inch of snow than the town with a forecasted low of 15 degrees.

10 degrees
12 degrees
15 degrees
18 degrees


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

The Thompsons are paying  less per month than the Quinns.

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

The Huffs are paying 10 dollars more per month than the family moving in on Friday.

The family moving in on Saturday is paying 10 dollars more per month than the Gordons.


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

The device with a maximum range of 475 ft costs 150 dollars more than the Belhino 5.

The machine with a maximum range of 150 ft costs 75 dollars more than the Belhino 5.

The device with a maximum range of 650 ft and the $600 device are different devices.

The machine with a maximum range of 650 ft costs 75 dollars less than the Mechania.


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

The banded keel is either the animal from Australia or the animal that is 24 inches long.

The banded keel is 6 inches longer than the ash python.

The serpent that is 30 inches long is from Nicaragua.

The horned viper is  longer than the ash python.

ash python
banded keel
horned viper
two-nosed asp


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

The Exatris will launch 2 months after the rocket developed by Rubicorp.

The Beritron is either the rocket that will launch in January or the rocket developed by Ubersplore.

The rocket that will launch in April is made by Ubersplore.

The rocket that will launch in January is either the Worul or the rocket developed by Vexatech.


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

The four puzzles are the puzzle with the coral reef theme, the puzzle made by Denlend, the puzzle with 750 pieces and the jigsaw puzzle with 250 pieces.

The puzzle made by Vesem is either the puzzle with 250 pieces or the jigsaw puzzle with 500 pieces.

The puzzle made by Irycia has 500 pieces.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Denlend is either the jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces or the jigsaw puzzle with the city skyline theme.

The puzzle with the city skyline theme has somewhat more than the puzzle with the rustic village theme.

city skyline
coral reef
postage stamp
rustic village


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

Mr. Kerr's class is held 2 periods after the course in room 129.

The course in room 122 is taught by Mr. Underwood.

Mr. Rhodes's class is held 1 period before the class in room 129.

The course in room 405 is held sometime before Mr. Underwood's class.


Brett spoke 6 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on President Jackson.

Josefina was either the student who spoke for 11 minutes or the student who gave the presentation on President Fillmore.

The four students were Josefina, the student who spoke for 11 minutes, the presenter who spoke for 5 minutes and the student who spoke for 14 minutes.


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 four people were Alice Anders, the person from Mississippi, the winner who won $15 million and the person who won $20 million.

The winner who won $15 million was from Kansas.

The winner from Kansas won 5 million more than Gil Greene.

Alice Anders
Dharma Day
Ed Elliott
Gil Greene


Gallagher's Gym offers person training session to its members, and unfortunately today's schedule has been lost in a computer crash!  Help them sort it all out by matching each customer to his or her trainer and session time, and determine what type of exercise program will be the focus of each.

The lesson with Kristin is either Arnold's lesson or the session at 11:30am.

The appointment at 8:30am is with Howard.

The four sessions are the lesson at 9:30am, Garrett's appointment, the session with Michelle and Arnold's session.


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

The missive from Torquay was sent 7 years after Amelia's missive.

The missive that was sent in 1969 is either Sean's bottle or the letter from Bournemouth.


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

The dog Odette trained trained 2 weeks less than the one Stephanie trained.

The canine that was in school for 7 weeks was trained by Rachel.

The canine Paula trained is either Cooper or Jake.


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.

Call of Duty sold 14 fewer copies than Jeff Holman's book.

Zara's Game sold 7 more copies than Bill Orega's book.

Away in Arles was written by Jeff Holman.

The book that sold 33 copies was written by Roscoe Jones.

Away in Arles
Call of Duty
Wendalissa
Zara\'s Game

Bill Orega
Jeff Holman
Matt Stevens
Roscoe Jones


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

The earring sold for 75 dollars more than the diamond ring.

The gold chain sold for 75 dollars more than the item found at Front Beach.

The object found at Burr Woods sold for somewhat more than the piece found at Front Beach.

The diamond ring sold for 75 dollars more than the wristwatch.

The diamond ring was either the piece that sold for $475 or the object found at Addison Beach.

diamond ring
earring
gold chain
wristwatch

Addison Beach
Burr Woods
Front Beach
Gillis Park


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

The four games were the board game played in April, the game hosted at Ira's house, Planets Align and the game hosted at Yolanda's house.

Vendetta was either the game hosted at Ira's house or the game played in February.

The game played in January was hosted by Lynette.

Bladescape
Planets Align
Rules of War
Vendetta


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

The customer who requested flaxseed paid  more than Trevor.

Mercedes paid 1 dollar less than the customer who requested quinoa.


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

The Alvarado family's house was built 7 years after Fox Cottage.

The 1855 building is owned by the Tran family.

The four homes are the 1848 house, Benson Hills, the Lowery family's building and Belle Grove.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Wagner Mansion


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

Lindsey scored 14 more points than the contestant who jumped 102.9 meters.

90.1 meters
95.0 meters
96.3 meters
102.9 meters


The jumper who scored 89 points jumped 96.3 meters.

Robyn was either the skier who scored 82 points or the contestant who scored 96 points.

The jumper who jumped 105.6 meters scored 14 fewer points than Yvonne.

86.4 meters
96.3 meters
102.9 meters
105.6 meters


A team of computer programmers have built a new chess game which they have successfully tested against a range of top-ranked players - not a single human player could beat it! Using only the clues below, determine the order in which each human contestant played against the computer program, as well as how many moves it took for the computer to win, and what opening move each human player used.

The player who started with the Ware Opening played sometime before the player who started with the Benko Gambit.

The person who played first was either the player who started with the Giuoco Start or the player who started with the Benko Gambit.

Benko Gambit
Giuoco Start
Reti Opening
Ware Opening


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

The customer who ordered the yellowtail roll is either the customer who ordered the philadelphia roll or the person who ordered the eel avocado roll.

The person who ordered the eel avocado roll paid 4 dollars more than the customer who ordered the teriyaki roll.

The client who ordered the philadelphia roll ordered the volcano roll.

The client who paid $13.50 ordered the yellowtail roll.

The client who ordered the dynamite roll paid 2 dollars less than the customer who ordered the yellowtail roll.

california
dynamite
eel avocado
philadelphia


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

Alford's shirt is  smaller than the green jersey.

Oliver's jersey is either the blue shirt or the green shirt.

The green jersey is  smaller than Ellison's shirt.

Alford's jersey is 1 size larger than the purple jersey.

The black jersey is 2 sizes larger than the blue shirt.


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

The person who spoke on January 16th was either the Socialist or Daniel Stead.

The Libertarian spoke 1 day after Fred Maddox.

Barron Tweed, the Socialist and the Reformist were all different people.

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

Barron Tweed
Daniel Stead
Fred Maddox
Gara Oldman

Democrat Libertarian Reformist Socialist


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

The person in room 314 is staying 1 day longer than the customer in room 203.

The customer in room 117 is staying for a shorter time than Lara.

The client in room 117 is staying for a shorter time than Mr. Daniels.


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 Freezon Flux costs 65 dollars less than the air conditioner with the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The $505 item is either the air conditioner with the 5,000 BTUs cooling capacity or the Freezon Flux.

The four units are the Freezon Flux, the $505 unit, the item with the 20,000 BTUs cooling capacity and the $440 unit.

Binson C40
Chiller Z
Freezon Flux
Ultralux 92


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 1988 bottle is either the Bianca Flaux or the syrah.

The Bianca Flaux was bottled 8 years after the Ece Suss.

The Bianca Flaux is either the merlot or the 1988 wine.

Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Vendemmia
Zifennwein


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

The banded keel is  longer than the serpent from New Guinea.

The animal that is 24 inches long is from New Guinea.

The reptile from Nicaragua is 12 inches longer than the two-nosed asp.

The snake that is 18 inches long is from Panama.

The two-nosed asp is 6 inches longer than the ash python.

ash python
banded keel
tawny cobra
two-nosed asp


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

Nichole's viral video is "Happy Hermits".

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

"Beach Brouhaha" has 1 million more views than Rodney's viral video.

Nichole's video has 1 million fewer views than "Baby Eats Cake".

Baby Eats Cake
Beach Brouhaha
Happy Hermits
You Otter Know


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.

Mt. Sloan, the mountain that is 14,600 feet tall and the mountain first summited by Ford Fischer are all different mountains.

Mt. Dawson is 260 feet shorter than the mountain first summited by Kermit Kramer.

The mountain that is 14,210 feet tall was first climbed by Ben Beasley.

Mt. Dawson
Mt. Ochoa
Mt. Sloan
Mt. Vincent

Ben Beasley
Ford Fischer
Irving Igor
Kermit Kramer


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

The release with 1.4 million sales was released in January.

The album that came out in June sold 100,000 fewer copies than Painted Empire's record.

Jagged Knee's record sold 1.2 million copies.

The four releases are the album that came out in October, the release with 1.5 million sales, Eagle Ally's record and the record with 1.2 million sales.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million

Eagle Ally
Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Painted Empire


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

The horned toad, the amphibian bought in April and Ollie's pet are all different amphibians.

Ollie's pet was bought 1 month after the wood frog.

Darlene's pet was bought 2 months before the bullfrog.


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 event will involve 25 fewer people than the symposium job.

Clarence's assignment will involve 25 more people than the birthday assignment.

The assignment with 50 attendees is either Kurt's job or the anniversary event.

The job with 75 attendees is the symposium.


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.

Francis set sail sometime before the traveler who took the Baroness cruise.

Francis, Damon and the person who took the 1984 cruise are all different travelers.

The traveler who took the Neptunia cruise set sail sometime after Damon.

Azure Seas
Baroness
Neptunia
Silver Shores


A 20-year reuinion took place at Applebury High School this evening, and votes were taken on who would be crowned "King of the Reunion."  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to the sport he played in high school, the number of votes he received, and his current occupation.

The soccer player received 7 votes more votes than Colin.

Lowell received 7 votes fewer votes than the lacrosse player.

The contestant who got 4 votes, Ken and the hockey player are all different people.


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

The team from Venezuela finished with 4 gold medals.

The squad that won 2 gold medals ended with 6 silver medals.

The four teams were the squad from Zimbabwe, the team that won 3 gold medals, the squad that won 6 silver medals and the squad that won 8 silver medals.

The team from Dominica ended the games with 1 fewer gold medal than the squad that won 5 silver medals.


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.

Felipe's message is either the missive that was sent in 1976 or the missive from Penzance.

The message that was sent in 1983 was from Brighton.

Karla's missive was sent 14 years before the bottle from Cherbourg.


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

The mission going to Mars launched sometime after the Dunsa.

The probe that launched in March is going to Neptune.

The Varo launched 1 month before the Viria Mari.

The probe going to Titan launched 1 month after the Dunsa.


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

The four fossils are the pilodontus, the $1000 fossil, the 90 million year old fossil and the $500 fossil.

The 85 million year old fossil costs 250 dollars less than the 90 million year old fossil.

The mirasaurus is either the 85 million year old fossil or the $1000 fossil.

gigasaurus mirasaurus pilodontus verasaurus

75 million
78 million
85 million
90 million


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

The 1834 house is either the Odom family's building or Fox Cottage.

Fox Cottage is either the Baker family's house or the 1841 home.

Belle Grove is owned by the Lowery family.

Fox Cottage was built 7 years after the Odom family's building.

Belle Grove
Fox Cottage
Leiman Manor
Woodlawn


Painted Empire's release sold somewhat more copies than the album that came out in January.

Eagle Ally's album was released in July.

Audio Array's album sold 200,000 fewer copies than Jagged Knee's record.

The album that came out in January sold somewhat fewer copies than the album that came out in October.

The record that came out in January sold 100,000 fewer copies than the release that came out in July.

Painted Empire's record was released in April.

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Jagged Knee
Painted Empire


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

61 Nemesis has a diameter 12 km smaller than the asteroid rich in cobalt.

49 Eugenia is either the asteroid rich in cobalt or the asteroid with a diameter of 23 km.

The asteroid rich in platinum has a diameter 12 km smaller than 11 Ceres.

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

The asteroid with a diameter of 11 km is either the asteroid rich in platinum or 61 Nemesis.

11 Ceres
413 Doiotima
49 Eugenia
61 Nemesis


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

The puppy adopted in April is the collie.

Gail's pet was adopted 2 months after the schnauzer.

The schnauzer was adopted 1 month after Wendy's pet.

Kayla's pet is either the dog adopted in January or the boxer.


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

The Alphalon II has 4 GB more storage than the Mobilex phone.

The Technitron item has 4 GB more storage than the Portimax C.

Alphalon II
Epplex 7s
Lunia V2
Portimax C


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

The $775 display is either the 70 gallon display or the tank bought by Cora Carey.

The display bought by Donna Drake is 65 gallons.

The tank bought by Edwin Ellis is 60 gallons.

The $2,500 fish tank is somewhat larger than the $550 fish tank.

The display bought by Faith Frisk, the $775 tank and the $2,500 display are all different tanks.

Cora Carey
Donna Drake
Edwin Ellis
Faith Frisk


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

The beverage that cost $3.40 was either the espresso or the drink ordered by Jacob.

The iced americano cost somewhat more than the drink ordered by Jacob.

The coffee ordered by Fredrick cost 20 cents less than the mocha.

The beverage ordered by Austin cost $3.40.


Kara recently moved to a new city, so last month she signed up for an online matchmaking service to meet some interesting new people in her area.  Using only the clues below, match each of her dates to their age and occupation, and determine where each ended up taking Kara on their first date.

Sean was either the 24-year-old or the musician.


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

Kelvin is either the person hired on March 21st or the Velez & York hire.

The person hired on March 15th was hired by Green & Hayes.

Abel is either the person hired on March 12th or the Dorsey Assoc. hire.

Kelvin was hired 6 days after the Green & Hayes hire.

March 12th
March 15th
March 18th
March 21st

Dorsey Assoc.
Green & Hayes
Haynes Inc.
Velez & York


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

The youngster who won the theater badge was awarded 2 spots after Gayle.

The girl who won the wildlife badge was either Beverly or the scout who got the fourth award.

The girl who got the first award won the wildlife badge.


Kendra was either the scout who won the swimming badge or the youngster who got the third award.

The girl who got the fourth award won the dance badge.

Dolores was awarded 1 spot after the scout who won the swimming badge.

The youngster who won the leadership badge was awarded 1 spot after Roberta.

The scout who got the second award won the leadership badge.


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 ordered wheat bread came in a half-hour after Meredith.

The four customers were the customer who ordered wheat bread, Sheri, the customer who came in at 7:00am and Louise.

Meredith came in one hour before the person who ordered pumpernickel.


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

The family paying $700 a month, the Sheltons and the family moving in on Wednesday are all different families.

The Pattersons are paying 10 dollars less per month than the family moving in on Monday.

The family moving in on Friday is paying 10 dollars more per month than the Gordons.

The Gordons are either the family paying $710 a month or the family moving in on Monday.

The family paying $700 a month is moving in on Friday.


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

The business charging $1.15 per gallon is either the store in Walnut Grove or Fuel Stop.

Fuel Stop charges 4 cents less per gallon than Gas-N-Go.

Ballantines is either the business charging $1.19 per gallon or the gas station in Rowley.

Gas-N-Go offers gas at $1.11 per gallon.


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

Willie's pet was bought 1 month before Rosemary's pet.

The bullfrog was bought 2 months after the tree frog.

Darlene's pet is either the horned toad or the amphibian bought in February.

The four amphibians are the tree frog, the amphibian bought in April, Patrice's pet and Rosemary's pet.

bullfrog
cane toad
horned toad
tree frog


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

The horned turban shell is either the blue and white seashell or the shell found in 1995.

The honey cerith shell is either the brown and pink shell or the seashell found in 1995.

The blue and white seashell was found 6 years before the honey cerith shell.

The baby's ear shell was found 3 years before the pink and white shell.

baby\'s ear
honey cerith
horned turban
monk\'s fin

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


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

The Darkwing 6 costs  less than the aircraft built by McConnell.

The Falcon X-2 costs 25 million dollars more than the plane built by Ale and Moore.

The Darkwing 6 costs 50 million dollars more than the plane built by Tenerife.

Darkwing 6
Falcon X-2
Raven 12
Vipertooth

Ale and Moore
McConnell
Tenerife
Wiseman


Badgerville High's football team has selected its roster of most valuable players for the year.  Using only the clues below, match each player to his position and jersey number, and determine the number of games he played last season.

The tight end is either the person who played in 6 games last season or Buford Britt.

The person who played in 3 games last season is the quarterback.

Horace Hayden played one game more than Gordon Gregg.

The person who played in 3 games last season, Buford Britt and the center are all different players.

Abel Austin
Buford Britt
Gordon Gregg
Horace Hayden

center
quarterback
running back
tight end


Watson County Hospital released a press release today to announce its annual list of the first babies born immediately after the start of the new year.  Using only the clues below, match each baby to its family time of birth, and determine the room number in which it was delivered.

The Vaughans' baby was born 3 minutes after Toni.

The four babies were the Ortegas' baby, the baby born at 12:01am, the child born at 12:10am and the child born at 12:07am.

Iris was either the child born at 12:10am or the Lamberts' baby.


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 Annata Branco was bottled sometime after the Vendemmia.

The gewurztraminer is either the Annata Branco or the Luzagueil.

The chardonnay was bottled 4 years before the Ece Suss.

Annata Branco
Ece Suss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia

chardonnay gewurztraminer merlot riesling


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

Ollie and the student who has been studying the Zhale culture are different students.

The person who will publish in March has been studying the Warith culture.

Floyd will publish 1 month before the person who has been studying the Zhale culture.

Jesus will publish 1 month before the student who has been studying the Nyap culture.

The student who will publish in January is either the student who has been studying the Denarr culture or Jesus.


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 freesia candle, Courtney's candle and the $7.50 candle are all different products.

Zachary's candle costs 1 dollar more than the ginger product.


The seashell found in 1992 is either the black and white shell or the honey cerith shell.

The pink and white shell was found 3 years before the coquina shell.

The horned turban shell is brown and yellow.

The shark eye shell was found 3 years before the pink and white shell.

coquina
honey cerith
horned turban
shark eye

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


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 "Bull's Dove" sold for somewhat less than the "Jenny Penny".

Quinn Quade's stamp sold for somewhat more than Ray Ricardo's stamp.

Quinn Quade's stamp was the "Bull's Dove".

Ray Ricardo's stamp was the "Frog's Eye".

Ray Ricardo's stamp sold for $25,000 more than Nina Nunez's stamp.

Mel Morton
Nina Nunez
Quinn Quade
Ray Ricardo

Bull\'s Dove
Cap de Boule
Frog\'s Eye
Jenny Penny


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

Greg was either the contestant who threw the black darts or the contestant who threw the red darts.

The player who threw the red darts scored 7 points higher than Alton.

The player who scored 41 points threw the green darts.


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

The course in room 314 starts 2 hours after the class with 20 students.

The course with 22 students starts 2 hours before the course in room 129.

The four classes are the class in room 405, the 1:00 pm class, the 9:00 am class and the 11:00 am class.

The class in room 405 starts 2 hours before the class with 20 students.