The Abbeville K-9 Academy trains dogs for use by a number of different county police forces.  Using only the clues below, match each of their most recent "students" to the month in which they graduated and the name of the officer and county to which they were assigned.

Jaws graduated 1 month after the canine assigned to Officer Ingram.

Aries was either the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Nolan or the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Oliver.

The K-9 unit that graduated in June was either the K-9 unit assigned to Officer Salinas or Barca.

The K-9 unit that graduated in March was assigned to Officer Oliver.

The canine assigned to Officer Nolan graduated sometime after the canine assigned to Officer Ingram.


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 four sessions are Arnold's lesson, the session at 11:30am, the session at 10:30am and the session with Kristin.

Danny's appointment is 1 hour after Blake's session.

Emma's session is 2 hours before Blake's lesson.


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 animal believed to be 170,000 years old was unearthed in Greenland.

The animal found in Scotland was either "Thumper" or the animal believed to be 170,000 years old.

The mammoth found in Alaska lived 30,000 years before "Snuffles".

"Peanut" is thought to be 140,000 years old.


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

The town with a forecasted low of 10 degrees will get 2 more inches of snow than Three Rivers.

Meadow Vista is expected to receive 2 inches of snow.

The location that will get 1 inch of snow has a forecasted low of 18 degrees.

The town with a forecasted low of 22 degrees is either the town that will get 1 inch of snow or Jackman.

Brownfield
Jackman
Meadow Vista
Three Rivers

10 degrees
18 degrees
19 degrees
22 degrees


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

Hill Harvey was either the diver who went fifth or the contestant who reached a depth of 104 meters.

Arnold Avery reached a maximum depth that was  shallower than the competitor who went fourth.

Daniel Day dove 3 meters deeper than Ferris Frye.

Daniel Day went to a maximum depth of 104 meters.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters

Arnold Avery
Daniel Day
Ferris Frye
Hill Harvey


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 started from Pismo Beach finished 11 days after the athlete who started from Bodega Bay.

The competitor who traveled for 195 days started from Bodega Bay.

The competitor who started from Pismo Beach was either Vivian or the competitor who traveled for 195 days.

The four rowers were the rower who traveled for 195 days, Vivian, Flora and the competitor who started from Morro Bay.

Bodega Bay
Encinitas
Morro Bay
Pismo Beach


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 vacation with Dustin is either the 2004 holiday or the hang gliding holiday.

The kayaking trip was 2 years after the camping vacation.

The trip with Zachary was  after the kayaking vacation.

The camping trip was 2 years before the vacation with James.


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 is either Crystal or Amelia.

The customer who paid $7.75 asked for wheat grass.

Frederick paid 1 dollar less than the person who requested kale.


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

The one with a maximum height of 70 ft is  shorter than Line E.

The one with a maximum height of 55 ft is  longer than Line F.

The line with a maximum height of 45 ft is 50 feet longer than Line A.


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

The flower took somewhat more minutes to print than Lee's item.

Virgil's piece took 5 more minutes to print than the flower.

Virgil's item required 5 fewer minutes to print than Raquel's design.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes


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

The system that scored 62% was either Galen or the A.I. from Cambridge.

The four systems were Plutarch, the system from Oxford, the system that scored 76% and the system that scored 69%.

The A.I. that scored 69% was either the A.I. from Stanford or Plutarch.


Line C is either the line with a maximum height of 85 ft or the 800 ft one.

The line with a maximum height of 70 ft is 100 feet longer than Line D.


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

The four videos are the viral video with 5 million views, "Beach Brouhaha", Rodney's viral video and Tonya's video.

Tonya's viral video is either the viral video with 4 million views or "Happy Hermits".

The video with 7 million views is "Happy Hermits".

Daryl's viral video is "You Otter Know".

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

Beach Brouhaha
Gabe Goes Nuts
Happy Hermits
You Otter Know


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

The man who will lift 960 lbs is either the South African or the Canadian.

The four competitors are the person who will lift 880 lbs, the Russian, the Korean and the Canadian.


The vacation with Andy was 1 year before the trip with Calvin.

The hiking trip was  before the trip with Gladys.

The cycling holiday was 1 year before the camping trip.

The vacation with Henrietta was  after the holiday with Andy.

The holiday with Henrietta is either the 2001 vacation or the hiking holiday.


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

The assignment with 75 attendees is the conference.

Kurt's assignment is either the job with 50 attendees or the retreat assignment.

The symposium job will involve 50 fewer people than Zachary's job.

anniversary conference retreat symposium


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. Brewer is  shorter than the mountain first summited by Dale Dickens.

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

Mt. Sloan is 130 feet shorter than the peak first summited by Ford Fischer.

Mt. Johnston was first climbed by Hal Hudson.

Mt. Brewer
Mt. Johnston
Mt. Sloan
Mt. Vincent

Dale Dickens
Ford Fischer
Hal Hudson
Jethro Jacobs


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.

Elena performed 2 spots before the person who used balls.

The performer who went fourth was either the juggler who used chainsaws or Elena.


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

The spider that sold for $75 was the black widow.

Olga's purchase was either the arachnid that sold for $90 or the archaenido.

Melinda's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the cart spider.

The darkback cost 15 dollars less than Tim's purchase.

archaenido
black widow
cart spider
darkback


Jacqueline's piece required 5 fewer minutes to print than Willis's piece.

The design that printed in 15 minutes was the cup.

Dennis's piece was either the piece that printed in 20 minutes or the skull.

The mask took 5 more minutes to print than Willis's piece.

The piece that printed in 10 minutes was the skull.

Willis's item required somewhat fewer minutes to print than Dennis's piece.


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.

Francisco's cake costs 25 dollars more than Dolores's cake.

Karen's cake costs somewhat more than Dolores's piece.

The cake shaped like a football costs 25 dollars less than Dolores's cake.


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.

Mattie's rose finished 2 places ahead of the kazanlik.

Mattie's flower was either the vanity or the flower that won third place.

The kazanlik was either Deanna's rose or the rose that won first place.

The enchantress finished 1 place behind Mattie's rose.

enchantress
kazanlik
magic dragon
vanity


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 hotel that offers skydiving is either the resort on St. Martin or the option on Antigua.

The hotel on Anguilla costs  more per night than the option on St. Martin.

Regal Park is either the resort that costs $255 per night or the hotel that offers hang gliding.

The option on St. Barts costs 20 dollars more per night than the resort that offers parasailing.

Sapphire Hills costs 60 dollars more per night than the resort that offers spa services.

Azure Hills costs 40 dollars more per night than the resort that offers hang gliding.

Of Grand Echo and the option that costs $275 per night, one is on Antigua and the other offers parasailing.

The resort on St. Martin costs 40 dollars more per night than Emerald View.

The hotel that offers scuba diving costs 100 dollars less per night than the option on Grenada.

Of Silver Harbor and the option that costs $295 per night, one is on St. Barts and the other is on Grenada.

Emerald View costs  less per night than the option on Barbados.

Of the resort that offers skydiving and the hotel that offers hang gliding, one costs $215 per night and the other is on Barbados.

Azure Hills
El Pacifico
Emerald View
Grand Echo
Regal Park
Sapphire Hills
Silver Harbor

Anguilla
Antigua
Barbados
Grenada
Martinique
St. Martin
St. Barts

golf lessons
hang gliding
kayaking
parasailing
scuba diving
skydiving
spa services


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 in April doesn't have exactly 1.5 million downloads.

The application with 8.9 million downloads was released  later than Bubble Bombs.

The application released by Vortia was released  later than Angry Ants.

Of the application released by Digibits and the game with 4.2 million downloads, one is Peter Parka and the other was released in June.

The game released by Gadingo was released 5 months later than the app released by BeGamez.

The application with 3.1 million downloads was released 5 months later than Bubble Bombs.

Castle Crunch was released 2 months later than Flowcarts.

The game released by Trebuchet was released 2 months later than the app released by Vortia.

The application released in August is either the application with 6.8 million downloads or Vitalinks.

Castle Crunch is either the game with 5.5 million downloads or the game released in April.

Of the game with 5.5 million downloads and the application released in June, one is Vitalinks and the other was made by Apptastic.

March April May June July August September

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

Apptastic BeGamez Digibits Gadingo Novio Trebuchet Vortia

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


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

The crater that is 3,500 meters wide is believed to be 60,000 years older than the feature in Brunei.

The feature discovered in February is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the crater discovered in June.

Of the crater that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E. and the crater in Yemen, one was found in February and the other was found in September.

The crater that is 1,200 meters wide was either the feature discovered in August or the feature that was dated to 210,000 B.C.E..

The crater discovered in June was either the crater that was dated to 60,000 B.C.E. or the feature in Macedonia.

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

Of the feature discovered in August and the crater that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E., one is in Rwanda and the other is 550 meters wide.

The crater that was dated to 180,000 B.C.E. was either the crater in Iraq or the feature that is 2,250 meters wide.

The feature in Poland is believed to be 90,000 years older than the feature that is 930 meters wide.

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

Of the feature that was dated to 60,000 B.C.E. and the feature that is 550 meters wide, one was found in December and the other is in Brunei.

The crater that is 780 meters wide is believed to be  newer than the feature discovered in December.

The crater that is 1,480 meters wide wasn't discovered in April.

Brunei Iraq Macedonia Poland Rwanda Vietnam Yemen

February April June August September October December

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


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.

Gail Garrett's project, the job starting in June, the $32,000 project, the job starting in April, the job starting in September and the Karie Lane project are all different projects.

The job starting in August won't be managed by Bill Bonner.

The $20,000 project begins sometime after the $40,000 project.

Of the job starting in April and the $15,000 project, one will focus on Ivy Street and the other will be headed by Al Anderson.

The Fred Lane project begins 2 months before the Gray Avenue project.

The $32,000 project is either the job starting in August or Irma Ingram's project.

The job starting in September won't be managed by Freda Fisher.

Of the job starting in August and the job starting in July, one will focus on Ivy Street and the other will have a budget of $32,000.

The Ethel Street project won't be managed by Irma Ingram.

Freda Fisher's project is either the Karie Lane project or the York Court project.

Bill Bonner's project begins 3 months after the $18,000 project.

The $32,000 project begins sometime after the Juniper Lane project.

The Gray Avenue project won't have a budget of  $20,000.

The Fred Lane project begins 3 months before the $15,000 project.

Neither Gail Garrett's project nor Freda Fisher's project is the $35,000 project.

Of Freda Fisher's project and Ed Erickson's project, one will have a budget of $36,000 and the other will focus on Gray Avenue.

The $15,000 project is either Cal Craft's project or Bill Bonner's project.

April May June July August September October

Ethel Street
Fred Lane
Gray Avenue
Ivy Street
Juniper Lane
Karie Lane
York Court

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Ed Erickson
Freda Fisher
Gail Garrett
Irma Ingram


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

Neither whoever danced the charleston nor the person who danced ninth was the contestant that scored 181 points.

The person who danced the boogie-woogie scored somewhat higher than the person who danced eighth.

The person who danced third scored 6 points lower than the dancer who performed eighth.

The person who danced the samba scored 3 points higher than Rosie.

Lillian scored 3 points higher than Rosie.

The person who danced fourth scored 3 points higher than the dancer who did the foxtrot.

The person who danced the twist scored somewhat higher than the person who danced third.

Of the performer who did the samba and the dancer that scored 190 points, one performed first and the other danced ninth.

Bessie was either the dancer who performed ninth or the dancer who did the twist.

The performer who did the samba scored somewhat lower than Clara.

The performer who did the foxtrot scored 3 points lower than whoever danced the lindy.

The performer who did the hustle scored 9 points higher than the dancer who performed eighth.

Yvette scored 3 points lower than the person who danced fifth.

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

Bessie Clara Fannie Lillian Rosie Willie Yvette

boogie-woogie charleston foxtrot hustle lindy samba twist


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.

Of the size 12 jersey and Nelson's jersey, one is number 19 and the other is number 28.

The red shirt is 2 sizes larger than number 24.

Number 37 is either the size 8 jersey or the size 6 jersey.

Jacobson's shirt is 1 size smaller than Dean's shirt.

The size 10 shirt is either the red jersey or the blue jersey.

Number 49 is 2 sizes larger than number 32.

Oliver's jersey is either the size 7 jersey or number 28.

Quinn's shirt is 2 sizes larger than number 24.

The size 9 jersey is either number 24 or number 19.

The orange shirt is 4 sizes smaller than Ingram's shirt.

The white jersey is 1 size smaller than the blue jersey.

Dean Ingram Jacobson Kirby Nelson Oliver Quinn

blue green orange purple red white yellow


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 mammoth that was 8.9 ft tall lived 60,000 years after the mammoth that was 8.6 ft tall.

"Dumbo" was either the mammoth that was 9.3 ft tall or the mammoth found in Greenland.

The mammoth that was 8.1 ft tall lived 90,000 years after "Snuffles".

The mammoth found in Siberia was either "Fang" or "Bernie".

The animal that was 9.6 ft tall lived sometime after "Peanut".

The mammoth that was 8.1 ft tall wasn't found in Scotland.

The mammoth found in Norway lived 30,000 years after the animal that was 8.6 ft tall.

The mammoth that was 7.8 ft tall lived 60,000 years before the mammoth that was 8.6 ft tall.

Of the mammoth believed to be 230,000 years old and "Ellie", one was unearthed in Greenland and the other was unearthed in Saskatchewan.

Of the animal found in Alaska and the mammoth found in Siberia, one was 9.6 ft tall and the other is thought to be 170,000 years old.

"Peanut" lived 30,000 years after the mammoth that was 8.2 ft tall.

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

Bernie Dumbo Ellie Fang Peanut Snuffles Thumper

Alaska Greenland Michigan Norway Saskatchewan Scotland Siberia


Rowena, the head librarian at the Juniper Hills Public Library, has to make several calls today to inquire about overdue library books.  Using only the clues that follow, match each book to its due date and borrower, and determine the author of each title.

The title due on September 29 was "Heaven's Seal".

The title by Hank Hensley was due 3 weeks after the book by Betty Bush.

The seven books are the title by Betty Bush, "Heaven's Seal", "Dancing Well", "Ohio Haunts", Terrance's book, Zachary's book and Nettie's book.

Of the title by Kim Kramer and the title by Dale Durham, one was taken out by Nettie and the other was "Ohio Haunts".

Nettie's book was due 1 week before "Dancing Well".

Of "Kip and Ken" and Dan's book, one was written by Dale Durham and the other was due on September 29.

The title by Betty Bush was due 1 week before "Frogs of Iowa".

Terrance's book wasn't due on October 6.

"Frogs of Iowa" was due sometime before "Time to Burn".

The title due on September 8 is either Latasha's book or Nettie's book.

The title by Hank Hensley was due 1 week before "Ohio Haunts".

Latasha's book is either the book by Fred Fuentes or the book by Betty Bush.

The book by Pete Patton wasn't "Heaven's Seal".

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13

Dan Inez Latasha Nettie Rosa Terrance Zachary

Dancing Well
Frogs of Iowa
Heaven\'s Seal
Kip and Ken
Ohio Haunts
Stars Below
Time to Burn

Betty Bush
Dale Durham
Fred Fuentes
Gabby Garza
Hank Hensley
Kim Kramer
Pete Patton


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.

Of the garbage man and Pablo, one received 25 votes and the other played baseball.

Jorge received 7 votes more votes than the garbage man.

The golf player is either the musician or the person who got 11 votes.

Of the architect and Vernon, one played basketball and the other received 46 votes.

Colin is either the person who got 11 votes or the person who got 18 votes.

The soccer player received 7 votes fewer votes than the musician.

Of the lacrosse player and Pablo, one is the musician and the other received 46 votes.

The lawyer received 28 votes more votes than Nathaniel.

Dennis received  fewer votes than the basketball player.

Colin received 14 votes more votes than Nathaniel.

The doctor received 21 votes fewer votes than the waiter.

Anthony Colin Dennis Jorge Nathaniel Pablo Vernon

baseball basketball football golf hockey lacrosse soccer

architect
dentist
doctor
garbage man
lawyer
musician
waiter


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.

Of the direct mailer and the campaign with the $15,000 budget, one has brought in 1525 responses and the other was produced by Julie Jordan.

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

The campaign with the $75,000 budget has brought 150  fewer responses than the newspaper ad.

The campaign produced by Faith Fowler is either the ad with 1375 responses or the ad with the $15,000 budget.

Of the ad with 775 responses and the campaign produced by Hal Hopkins, one is the tv commercial and the other has the $30,000 budget.

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

The ad produced by Eddie Evans has brought 600  fewer responses than the radio spot.

The tv commercial has brought in 300  more responses than the campaign with the $75,000 budget.

The web campaign wasn't produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The magazine ad has brought in 300  more responses than the ad with the $65,000 budget.

The campaign with the $90,000 budget wasn't produced by Faith Fowler.

The web campaign doesn't have the $90,000 budget.

The campaign with the $50,000 budget wasn't produced by Gilda Gamble.

The direct mailer has brought in 300  more responses than the magazine ad.

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

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


Michael Matry owns a small crop dusting business.  Local farmers from all over Karab County regularly call him over to spray fertilizers or pesticides over their crops.  Using only the clues below, match each of Michael's jobs this week to the correct farm and town, and determine the type of each farmer's crop.

The farm Michael will dust on June 8th isn't in Hanford.

The farm Michael will dust on June 5th doesn't grow spinach.

Of the one in Red Oak and the one that grows beets, one will be dusted on June 10th and the other is Blackwater.

The one in Albion will be worked on 1 day before the one in Red Oak.

Tall Pines will be worked on sometime after the farm in Fremont.

The business that grows cucumbers is either the one Michael will dust on June 9th or the business in Hanford.

Hazelwood will be worked on 3 days before Lone Oak.

The business in Eldon will be worked on 1 day before Iron Hill.

The one that grows potatoes will be worked on 2 days before the business in Eldon.

The farm in Eldon is either Blackwater or the business Michael will dust on June 5th.

The one in Fremont will be worked on 1 day after the business in Milbridge.

Lone Oak will be worked on 1 day before the farm that grows corn.

The farm that grows spinach is either Hazelwood or the one in Red Oak.

The farm in Fremont will be worked on 5 days before Lucky Star.

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

Blackwater
Hazelwood
Iron Hill
Lone Oak
Meadowgrove
Lucky Star
Tall Pines

Albion
Defiance
Eldon
Fremont
Hanford
Milbridge
Red Oak

alfalfa beets cucumbers corn potatoes soy spinach


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.

Buster trained 1 week more than Charlie.

The one that was in school for 8 weeks is either the dog Nadine trained or the canine from Fontanelle.

The canine from Victorville had a training period that was somewhat shorter than that of the one Stephanie trained.

The seven dogs are Jake, the one that was in school for 12 weeks, the one Martha trained, the one Rachel trained, the dog Odette trained, the canine that was in school for 10 weeks and the canine from Keyes.

The one from Victorville wasn't trained by Rachel.

The one Paula trained trained 3 weeks more than Buster.

The one Martha trained is either the canine that was in school for 10 weeks or Lucky.

Gizmo trained 2 weeks more than the canine from McFarland.

The one from Riverside wasn't trained by Stephanie.

The dog that was in school for 6 weeks is from Ida Grove.

The one that was in school for 9 weeks is either Jake or the dog Paula trained.

The dog from Fontanelle had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of Cooper.

The one from Riverside trained 2 weeks more than the dog from McFarland.

6 weeks
7 weeks
8 weeks
9 weeks
10 weeks
11 weeks
12 weeks

Bailey Buster Charlie Cooper Gizmo Jake Lucky

Martha Nadine Odette Paula Rachel Stephanie Teresa

Elgin
Fontanelle
Ida Grove
Keyes
McFarland
Riverside
Victorville


The specimen from Qatar cost 30 dollars more than Ebony's purchase.

Of the specimen from Qatar and the arachnid that sold for $105, one was the cart spider and the other was won by Lonnie.

The raft spider cost 30 dollars less than the ipstin spider.

The specimen from Iran cost 15 dollars less than the wolf spider.

Charles's purchase was either the spider that sold for $45 or the specimen from Brazil.

The spider that sold for $135 was either Vicky's purchase or the whip spider.

Brandon's purchase cost 60 dollars less than the specimen from Albania.

Of the spider that sold for $105 and the arachnid that sold for $90, one was won by Charles and the other was the ipstin spider.

Of Lonnie's purchase and the specimen from Albania, one was the darkback and the other sold for $135.

Melinda's purchase, the spider that sold for $90, the spider that sold for $45, the specimen from Iran and the specimen from Dominica were all different spiders.

The arachnid that sold for $45 wasn't from Russia.

Brandon Charles Ebony Lonnie Melinda Tim Vicky

black widow
cart spider
darkback
ipstin spider
raft spider
whip spider
wolf spider

Albania Brazil Dominica Iran Oman Qatar Russia


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

The drink ordered by Bryan was either the beverage served by Toni or the beverage that cost $3.70.

The beverage served by Linda was either the drink Darrell ordered or the coffee that cost $3.90.

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

Of the drink ordered by Charlie and the drink served by Toni, one was the mocha and the other cost $3.50.

The drink served by Naomi was either the cappuccino or the drink that cost $3.40.

The coffee served by Toni was either the beverage that cost $3.50 or the beverage that cost $3.30.

The eggnog latte cost somewhat more than the coffee Eduardo ordered.

The seven orders were the vanilla latte, the coffee that cost $3.50, the drink Eduardo ordered, the drink served by Willie, the coffee that cost $3.70, the drink Greg ordered and the coffee that cost $3.90.

The iced americano cost somewhat more than the macchiato.

The drink Bryan ordered wasn't the cappuccino.

The beverage that cost $3.70 was served by Naomi.

The coffee served by Minnie cost 30 cents less than the espresso.

The beverage ordered by Greg cost $3.40.

The coffee ordered by Henry cost 30 cents more than the coffee Eduardo ordered.

The mocha cost somewhat more than the eggnog latte.

Bryan Charlie Darrell Eduardo Greg Henry Jacob

cappuccino
eggnog latte
espresso
iced americano
macchiato
mocha
vanilla latte

Kristen Linda Minnie Naomi Susan Toni Willie


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

The person leaving in April is either the ambassador with the 3 day visit or the person going to Warsaw.

The ambassador with the 9 day visit will leave sometime after the ambassador with the 6 day visit.

Thornton, the person leaving in February, the person leaving in July, the diplomat going to Vienna, the person going to Athens and the ambassador with the 5 day visit are all different diplomats.

The diplomat going to Warsaw will leave sometime before the person going to Vienna.

Of Riggs and the person leaving in March, one will leave for the 8 day visit and the other will leave for the 3 day visit.

The person going to Lisbon will leave 3 months after the ambassador with the 3 day visit.

Of the ambassador with the 6 day visit and the ambassador with the 3 day visit, one will leave in March and the other is Mr. Howell.

Pickett is either the person going to Tirane or the person leaving in April.

Thornton is either the person going to Warsaw or the ambassador with the 7 day visit.

Lee is either the diplomat leaving in January or the ambassador with the 9 day visit.

Of the diplomat going to Skopje and the ambassador with the 10 day visit, one is Mr. York and the other will leave in February.

January February March April May June July

Howell Lee Pickett Riggs Thornton Vasquez York

3 day
5 day
6 day
7 day
8 day
9 day
10 day

Athens Lisbon Riga Skopje Tirane Vienna Warsaw


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 somewhat taller than the giraffe from South Sudan.

The animal that is 12 feet tall, Pezaku, the 17-year-old giraffe, the 24-year-old animal, Morutana and the 23-year-old giraffe are all different giraffes.

Of the giraffe that is 16 feet tall and Bagee, one is 27 years old and the other came from Kenya.

The animal from Tanzania is 4 feet shorter than the 22-year-old one.

Of Bagee and Pezaku, one is 11 feet tall and the other is 18 years old.

The giraffe from Tanzania is 1 foot shorter than the animal from Ethiopia.

The giraffe that is 13 feet tall didn't come from South Sudan.

Of Kaldel and the one that is 15 feet tall, one came from Kenya and the other is 17 years old.

The giraffe from Botswana is either the 27-year-old giraffe or Gareka.

The giraffe that is 10 feet tall isn't exactly 24 years old.

The animal from Zambia is either Chamey or Morutana.

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

Bagee Chamey Gareka Jebedah Kaldel Morutana Pezaku

Botswana
Ethiopia
Kenya
Namibia
South Sudan
Tanzania
Zambia


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.

Willard finished 7 points lower than Alton.

The player from Braddyville finished 14 points lower than Willard.

Rudy was either the player who threw the violet darts or the player from Worthington.

Alton was either the contestant from New Market or the player who scored 69 points.

Of Luther and the player who threw the orange darts, one was from Lohrville and the other finished with 83 points.

The contestant from Lohrville scored 7 points higher than the player who threw the green darts.

The player who threw the yellow darts finished 7 points lower than the contestant who threw the violet darts.

The player who threw the orange darts was either the player who scored 76 points or the player from Toledo.

Of the player from Mount Union and the contestant who threw the gray darts, one finished with 41 points and the other was Keith.

The player who threw the red darts finished 21 points lower than the player from Worthington.

Luther was either the player from Braddyville or the player from Toledo.

Alton Greg Keith Luther Rudy Vincent Willard

black gray green orange red violet yellow

Braddyville
Dana Point
Lohrville
Mount Union
New Market
Toledo
Worthington


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

Alvin's project starts sometime after the hammerhead shark assignment.

Of the project on the Liberty and the project on the Osprey, one starts in June and the other is concerned with blacktip sharks.

Of the leopard shark assignment and the project beginning in September, one is Zachary's study and the other is on the Odyssey.

The assignment on the Orion starts 1 month before the basking shark project.

Henrietta's project is either the leopard shark assignment or the great white shark project.

Lauren's study starts 3 months after Natasha's project.

Natasha's study starts 1 month after the tiger shark project.

Kerry's study is either the project on the Serenity or the blacktip shark assignment.

Of the assignment beginning in September and the blacktip shark study, one is on the Osprey and the other is Zachary's study.

Zachary's assignment starts 1 month after Kerry's assignment.

The project beginning in September isn't on the Pegasus.

The assignment on the Orion starts 3 months before the blacktip shark project.

The project on the Serenity starts sometime before the hammerhead shark project.

Alvin Henrietta Kerry Lauren Natasha Vicki Zachary

Escape Liberty Odyssey Orion Osprey Pegasus Serenity

basking
blacktip
goblin
great white
hammerhead
leopard
tiger


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.

The purchase that included parsnips cost 4 dollars less than the order that included grapefruits.

Sylvia's purchase cost  more than the order that included kiwis.

Of the purchase that included watermelons and the purchase that included turnips, one cost $6.25 and the other was Tami's.

Kathryn's order cost 1 dollar more than Sylvia's purchase.

The purchase that included watermelons cost 1 dollar less than the order that included leeks.

Of Carol's purchase and the order that included grapefruits, one cost $7.25 and the other included kale.

Marshall's order cost 3 dollars more than Sylvia's purchase.

Ray's order is either the $9.25 purchase or the purchase that included raspberries.

The order that included turnips cost 2 dollars more than the purchase that included parsnips.

Of the purchase that included peaches and Tami's order, one included spinach and the other cost $9.25.

The purchase that included watermelons is either Carol's purchase or the order that included bean sprouts.

Alisha Carol Kathryn Marshall Ray Sylvia Tami

bean sprouts
kale
leeks
onions
parsnips
spinach
turnips

figs grapefruits kiwis peaches raspberries strawberries watermelons


Of the ad with the $75,000 budget and the ad produced by Faith Fowler, one has brought in 1075 responses and the other is the tv commercial.

The campaign with 1075 responses is either the campaign with the $15,000 budget or the ad with the $50,000 budget.

The direct mailer is either the ad produced by Iva Ingram or the campaign produced by Hal Hopkins.

The campaign produced by Eddie Evans is either the web campaign or the tv commercial.

The campaign with the $20,000 budget is either the campaign with 1225 responses or the ad with 1525 responses.

The ad produced by Iva Ingram has brought 450  fewer responses than the ad with the $30,000 budget.

The billboard has brought in 300  more responses than the campaign with the $75,000 budget.

The ad with the $50,000 budget, the campaign with 925 responses, and the billboard are three different campaigns.

The newspaper ad has brought in 150  more responses than the magazine ad.

The magazine ad, the ad with 1225 responses, the campaign with 925 responses, the campaign with the $15,000 budget and the ad with 1525 responses are all different campaigns.

The newspaper ad wasn't produced by Gilda Gamble.

The web campaign has brought in 300  more responses than the campaign produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The ad with 925 responses doesn't have the $90,000 budget.

The newspaper ad doesn't have the $20,000 budget.

The ad with the $15,000 budget has brought in  more responses than the ad with the $90,000 budget.

The ad produced by Kenneth Kirby has brought 150  fewer responses than the ad with the $75,000 budget.


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.

Delores is either the person who's going to Brown or the person who will major in Physics.

The person who will major in Finance was awarded $15,000 more than the student who will major in Physics.

The seven students are the person who will major in Archaeology, the person who's going to Yale, the person who's going to Brown, the person who received the $30,000 scholarship, Jan, Kerry and Wilma.

The person who's going to Stanford was awarded $10,000 more than the student who will major in Physics.

The person who will major in Physics was awarded $20,000 less than Kerry.

The person who's going to Yale was awarded some amount more than the person who will major in Biology.

The person who's going to Penn State was awarded $5,000 less than the student who will major in Philosophy.

Nettie was awarded $10,000 more than the person who's going to Northwestern.

The student who will major in English was awarded $25,000 more than the student who will major in Biology.

The student who's going to Harvard was awarded $10,000 more than Pat.

Nettie is either the student who received the $50,000 scholarship or the student who will major in Philosophy.

Of the person who will major in Finance and the student who's going to Cornell, one is Delores and the other received the $55,000 scholarship.

Archaeology Biology Chemistry English Finance Philosophy Physics

Brown
Cornell
Harvard
Northwestern
Penn State
Stanford
Yale


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.

The exoplanet orbiting star BDF 198 is either the planet with a diameter of 650,000 mi. or Xidat.

The planet 45 light years from earth has a diameter of 650,000 mi..

The planet 49 light years from earth doesn't orbit star HV 491.

Xidat is either the exoplanet with a diameter of 714,000 mi. or the planet orbiting star VJD 913.

Of Kinucia and the exoplanet with a diameter of 243,000 mi., one orbits star VJD 913 and the other is 51 light years from earth.

Neither the exoplanet with a diameter of 310,000 mi. nor the planet 43 light years from earth is Fihin.

The planet 43 light years from earth doesn't orbit star MKP 427.

The planet with a diameter of 345,000 mi. orbits star VJD 913.

The planet with a diameter of 281,000 mi. is either the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53 or Quael.

The seven planets are the planet 43 light years from earth, the planet orbiting star ZQ 75, the exoplanet with a diameter of 310,000 mi., the exoplanet with a diameter of 650,000 mi., Quael, the planet with a diameter of 345,000 mi. and Cheelia.

Fihin is 4 light years farther away from us than the planet with a diameter of 714,000 mi..

Of Quael and the exoplanet orbiting star EX 53, one has a diameter of 243,000 mi. and the other is 53 light years from earth.

The exoplanet orbiting star EX 53 is 2 light years farther away from us than the planet orbiting star HV 491.

Hinveng is 4 light years farther away from us than Kinucia.

41 light years
43 light years
45 light years
47 light years
49 light years
51 light years
53 light years

Cheelia Fihin Hinveng Kinucia Quael Rodul Xidat


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.

The show on channel 2 starts 15 minutes after Maddy Meyer's show.

The seven shows are the program that starts at 11:15 pm, Green Tonight, the show on channel 7, Jack Jensen's program, Oda Osborn's program, the show on channel 5 and the program on channel 13.

Of Lina Lopez's program and the show that starts at 10:30 pm, one airs on channel 4 and the other is Late Night.

Up Till Two starts 30 minutes before Red Eye Party.

Jack Jensen's show is either the program on channel 2 or the program on channel 4.

Nate Nichol's program is either the show that starts at 10:15 pm or the program that starts at 10:45 pm.

Tonight Again is either Lina Lopez's program or the show that starts at 10:30 pm.

Up Till Two is either Penny Pugh's show or Maddy Meyer's program.

Red Eye Party is either Penny Pugh's program or Jack Jensen's show.

Lina Lopez's program doesn't air on channel 5.

Oda Osborn's program starts 45 minutes before Maddy Meyer's show.

The program on channel 5 starts 15 minutes before Oda Osborn's show.

The show that starts at 11:15 pm is Variety X.

The show on channel 13 starts 45 minutes before the show on channel 11.

Jack Jensen
Ken Kirby
Lina Lopez
Maddy Meyer
Nate Nichol
Oda Osborn
Penny Pugh

Green Tonight
Late Night
Red Eye Party
Tonight Again
Up Till Two
Variety X
Witching Hour


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

The Abby EX-4 costs 1,000 dollars more than the craft with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet.

The submersible built by Abyss Toys costs 4,000 dollars more than the Rubico One.

The craft with a maximum depth of 7,000 feet costs 2,000 dollars less than the Ukani Q2.

Of the $31,000 submarine and the $28,000 submarine, one is sold by Ecomarine Ltd. and the other has a maximum depth of 11,500 feet.

The Abby EX-4, the craft with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet, the $29,000 submersible, the submarine with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet and the submarine with a maximum depth of 4,000 feet are all different submarines.

The craft with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet is either the craft built by Zephyr Waves or the $28,000 craft.

The Ompoc Eleven is either the submarine built by Deep Sea Inc. or the submarine built by Ecomarine Ltd..

The submarine built by MarineCo costs somewhat more than the craft built by Zephyr Waves.

The submarine built by Ecomarine Ltd. costs 2,000 dollars more than the submersible with a maximum depth of 13,000 feet.

The Steado G5 costs somewhat less than the submersible with a maximum depth of 13,000 feet.

The Steado G5 is either the $27,000 submersible or the submersible with a maximum depth of 2,500 feet.

The craft built by Zephyr Waves costs somewhat more than the Marine V.

The submarine built by Pan Systems is either the $31,000 craft or the Ukani Q2.

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

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


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

The person who will be studying ant colonies will launch 1 month after Rose.

The graduate who will be studying plant enzymes won't be on mission TV-412.

The graduate who will be studying larval growth won't be on mission ZF-15.

The person who will be studying plant enzymes will launch sometime after Christian.

The astronaut assigned to mission TV-412 is either James or Antonia.

The person who will be studying larval growth will launch 1 month after the astronaut assigned to mission PR-97.

The graduate who will be studying ant colonies won't be on mission ZF-15.

Of Christian and the graduate who will be studying larval growth, one will launch in May and the other will be on mission WB-664.

Of the astronaut assigned to mission PR-97 and the graduate assigned to mission GX-13, one will launch in January and the other will focus on gamma rays.

Antonia will launch 1 month after Isaac.

The graduate launching in February won't be on mission AV-435.

The graduate who will be studying photosynthesis will launch 3 months before the graduate who will be studying radiation.

The person who will be studying gamma rays, the person assigned to mission WB-664, the person launching in March, Isaac and James are all different people.

Antonia Christian Delia Isaac James Nicholas Rose

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


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

Of Molly's pet and Alberta's pet, one is the canary and the other was purchased in Grimes.

Natalie's pet, the bird purchased in Camden, the bird bought in May, the lorikeet, the bird purchased in Berkeley and the bird purchased in Davis are all different birds.

Neither Hannah's pet nor Pam's pet is the bird purchased in Julian.

Kellie's pet was bought sometime before the bird purchased in Grimes.

Kellie's pet was bought 2 months after the canary.

Pam's pet was bought 4 months after the bird purchased in Julian.

Of the bird bought in January and the bird purchased in Davis, one is Pam's and the other is the parrot.

The macaw was bought 1 month after the bird purchased in Julian.

The bird purchased in Zwingle isn't the parakeet.

The bird purchased in Camden was bought sometime before Celia's pet.

The bird purchased in Julian was bought 3 months before Molly's pet.

Kellie's pet was bought 1 month before the bird purchased in Zwingle.

The parakeet was bought sometime before the lovebird.

Alberta Celia Hannah Kellie Molly Natalie Pam

canary finch lorikeet lovebird macaw parakeet parrot

Berkeley
Camden
Davis
Grimes
Julian
Rolling Hills
Zwingle


Rowena, the head librarian at the Juniper Hills Public Library, has to make several calls today to inquire about overdue library books.  Using only the clues that follow, match each book to its due date and borrower, and determine the author of each title.

The book by Fred Fuentes was due sometime after Yvette's book.

"Stars Below" is either the book due on September 22 or the book by Gabby Garza.

The book due on September 22 is either Muriel's book or Yvette's book.

Of "Ohio Haunts" and the book due on October 6, one was taken out by Terrance and the other was written by Pete Patton.

Of the title due on October 13 and the title due on September 29, one was taken out by Cory and the other was written by Lyle Lester.

The title by Gabby Garza was due 2 weeks after Muriel's book.

Terrance's book is either the title by Mike Meadows or "Kip and Ken".

The book by Pete Patton wasn't "Dancing Well".

Dan's book was due 1 week before "Heaven's Seal".

Ken's book was due 3 weeks after "Ohio Haunts".

The book by Pete Patton, the title by Gabby Garza, "Frogs of Iowa", the title by Kim Kramer and the title by Lyle Lester are all different books.

Of the book due on October 13 and Terrance's book, one was "Heaven's Seal" and the other was written by Mike Meadows.

Cory Dan Ken Muriel Sherrie Terrance Yvette

Fred Fuentes
Gabby Garza
Hank Hensley
Kim Kramer
Lyle Lester
Mike Meadows
Pete Patton


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.

Of the 1834 home and the home on York Court, one is Fox Cottage and the other is owned by the Hendricks family.

Gunston Hall is owned by the Sanchez family.

Neither the home on Mary Street nor Woodlawn is the Frazier family's house.

Of the building on Wright Street and the 1841 building, one is Woodlawn and the other is owned by the Frazier family.

The home on Norwood Street is owned by the Ingram family.

The 1862 house is either the Ingram family's home or the building on Mary Street.

The home on Mary Street isn't owned by the Hendricks family.

Benson Hills isn't owned by the Tran family.

The building on York Court was built 14 years after Porcher Place.

The home on Norwood Street was built 7 years after Benson Hills.

The house on Rosewood Street was built 7 years after Gunston Hall.

The Quinn family's house was built 7 years after Woodlawn.

Benson Hills was built 7 years before Porcher Place.

The building on Wright Street was built 14 years after Benson Hills.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Gunston Hall
Leiman Manor
Porcher Place
Woodlawn

Alvarado Frazier Hendricks Ingram Quinn Sanchez Tran

Cora Street
Kingwood Street
Mary Street
Norwood Street
Rosewood Street
Wright Street
York Court


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

Mrs. Jackson's cake will be delivered sometime before the cake shaped like a biplane.

Of Mrs. Becker's order and the order shaped like a biplane, one will be raspberry-flavored and the other will be lemon-flavored.

Of Mrs. Estrada's order and the October 7 delivery, one will be strawberry-flavored and the other will be in the shape of a biplane.

Neither the lemon cake nor the chocolate cake is the October 8 delivery.

The chocolate cake is either the October 5 delivery or the October 11 delivery.

Of the cake shaped like a sailboat and the cake shaped like a baseball glove, one will be banana-flavored and the other will be delivered on October 10.

Of the order shaped like a sports car and Mrs. Cortez's cake, one will be coconut-flavored and the other will be delivered on October 7.

The October 10 delivery is either Mrs. Danielson's cake or the order shaped like a biplane.

The order shaped like a bowling pin is either the lemon cake or Mrs. Cortez's cake.

The banana cake will be delivered sometime before the chocolate cake.

Neither the October 9 delivery nor the cake shaped like a sailboat is Mrs. Keller's order.

Mrs. Jackson's order, the lemon cake, the October 9 delivery, the chocolate cake, the order shaped like a turtle and the cake shaped like a baseball glove are all different cakes.

Mrs. Estrada's cake is either the lemon cake or the cake shaped like a rocket ship.

Mrs. Cortez's order won't be delivered on October 9.

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

Becker Cortez Danielson Estrada Gillespie Jackson Keller

baseball glove
biplane
bowling pin
rocket ship
sailboat
sports car
turtle

banana
chocolate
coconut
key lime
lemon
raspberry
strawberry


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 baseball player received 35 votes fewer votes than Sergio.

Dennis received  fewer votes than Guillermo.

Ken is either the soccer player or the contestant who got 4 votes.

The waiter received  more votes than Ken.

The dentist, Dennis, and the lacrosse player are three different people.

The architect received  more votes than the lawyer.

The musician received  more votes than the lawyer.

The contestant who got 25 votes isn't the architect.

The lawyer received 7 votes more votes than Ken.

The hockey player received 21 votes fewer votes than the football player.

The soccer player received 7 votes more votes than the garbage man.

The hockey player received 7 votes more votes than the baseball player.

Sergio is either the lacrosse player or the musician.

Of Dennis and the doctor, one played baseball and the other received 46 votes.

Of the musician and the person who got 39 votes, one played golf and the other is Lowell.

Dennis Guillermo Jorge Ken Lowell Sergio Zachary

baseball basketball football golf hockey lacrosse soccer


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 started from Cayucos finished 33 days after the competitor who finished at Kushiro.

The athlete who started from Pismo Beach finished 11 days after the competitor who finished at Onagawa.

The athlete who started from Arcata, the athlete who finished at Nemuro, the rower who traveled for 217 days, the competitor who finished at Choshi and the athlete who finished at Onagawa were all different rowers.

The athlete who started from Ventura finished 22 days before Flora.

Geneva finished sometime after the competitor who finished at Kushiro.

Susie finished 11 days before the athlete who started from Arcata.

The rower who finished at Takahagi finished 44 days after the athlete who finished at Kushiro.

Dana finished 33 days after the athlete who finished at Nemuro.

Geneva didn't start out from Bodega Bay.

The competitor who finished at Nemuro was either the rower who traveled for 206 days or the competitor who started from Arcata.

The athlete who finished at Miyako was either the rower who started from Cayucos or Susie.

The rower who started from Pescadero finished sometime before Susie.

The athlete who finished at Choshi finished sometime after the rower who started from Morro Bay.

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

Dana Flora Geneva Joey Susie Tracy Walter

Arcata
Bodega Bay
Cayucos
Morro Bay
Pescadero
Pismo Beach
Ventura

Choshi Hachinohe Kushiro Miyako Onagawa Nemuro Takahagi


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 game with 9 players was played 2 months before the board game hosted at Zachary's house.

Of the game with 6 players and the board game played in July, one was Stealth and the other was hosted by Felicia.

Bladescape was played 2 months after the board game with 9 players.

The board game played in February was either the board game with 12 players or Planets Align.

The board game with 12 players was played 1 month before the board game hosted at Kyle's house.

The game played in May, Rules of War, and the board game hosted at Zachary's house are three different games.

The board game hosted at Nick's house was either Android Disco or the board game played in February.

The board game with 10 players was played sometime before the board game with 5 players.

Rules of War was played 3 months after the game with 8 players.

Planets Align was either the game with 5 players or the board game played in March.

The board game played in July, the board game with 14 players, the board game with 12 players, Android Disco and the game with 8 players were all different games.

Emberfight was played sometime after the board game hosted at Wendy's house.

The board game with 6 players was played sometime after the board game with 14 players.

Android Disco
Bladescape
Emberfight
Planets Align
Rules of War
Stealth
Vendetta

Doreen Felicia Kyle Nick Todd Wendy Zachary


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 has been studying the Rothoc culture will publish 1 month before the person who has been working in Tanzania.

The student who has been working in Pakistan is either Nadine or the person who has been studying the Quaol culture.

The person who has been working in Kuwait will publish 5 months before the student who has been working in Zambia.

The student who has been studying the Rothoc culture will publish sometime after the person who has been working in Senegal.

The person who has been working in Senegal is either the student who will publish in January or the person who has been studying the Jenadije culture.

Ira, the person who will publish in June, the student who will publish in July, the person who has been studying the Lerryna culture, the person who has been studying the Quaol culture and the person who has been working in Gambia are all different students.

The student who has been working in Zambia is either Clayton or the student who has been studying the Udaefe culture.

The student who has been working in Senegal will publish 1 month before Clayton.

The person who has been working in Kuwait will publish 1 month after the person who has been working in Gambia.

Neither the person who has been studying the Jenadije culture nor the student who has been studying the Denarr culture is the student who will publish in January.

Wilbur will publish 3 months after Nadine.

The student who has been studying the Lerryna culture will publish 1 month after Doreen.

Rodney will publish 5 months after Nadine.

Clayton Doreen Ira Nadine Rodney Wilbur Yvette

Denarr Eldang Jenadije Lerryna Quaol Rothoc Udaefe

Gambia Kuwait Pakistan Senegal Tanzania Uzbekistan Zambia


The show on channel 5 starts 15 minutes before Variety X.

Nate Nichol's program doesn't begin at 10:30 pm.

Ken Kirby's show starts 75 minutes after Maddy Meyer's show.

Witching Hour starts 30 minutes after Green Tonight.

Of Up Till Two and the show on channel 4, one starts at 10:30 pm and the other is hosted by Jack Jensen.

The show on channel 11, the show that starts at 11:30 pm, and Maddy Meyer's program are three different shows.

Tonight Again starts 15 minutes after Green Tonight.

The program on channel 4 starts 15 minutes before the show on channel 13.

Of the program on channel 11 and Oda Osborn's show, one is Up Till Two and the other starts at 11:15 pm.

Late Night starts sometime after Maddy Meyer's show.

Lina Lopez's program is either the show that starts at 10:30 pm or the show on channel 5.

Late Night is either the show on channel 7 or the program that starts at 11:00 pm.

Lina Lopez's program starts at 11:00 pm.

The show on channel 4 starts sometime after the program on channel 7.

The show on channel 9 is either Variety X or the program that starts at 10:15 pm.


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.

Bethany's pair was either the size 8 set or the size 5 set.

The $125 pair was 3 sizes larger than the Cormano footwear.

Shawna's pair was somewhat smaller than the Cormano footwear.

Of Genevieve's pair and the $140 pair, one was by Tinghill and the other was a size 6.

Paulette's pair was either the $170 pair or the $140 pair.

The $260 pair was either the Manzarita footwear or the size 4 set.

Bethany's pair, the $245 pair, the $215 pair, the Abbott Hill footwear, the Cormano footwear and the size 4 set were all different pairs.

The Graffetz footwear was 2 sizes larger than the $245 pair.

Bethany Genevieve Juana Marie Paulette Shawna Whitney

Abbott Hill
Cormano
Graffetz
Manzarita
Schtillet
Tinghill
Williford


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

The 8-year-old is either Nathaniel or the one from Norridgewock.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 4 days before the 5-year-old.

The grandchild from Junction City has a birthday sometime before the 9-year-old.

Bryan is either the child from Goldfield or the grandchild with the April 11th birthday.

The 18-year-old has a birthday 4 days before the child from Orange City.

Of the 5-year-old and the 8-year-old, one was born on April 23rd and the other is Isaac.

The grandchild from Urbana has a birthday sometime after the grandchild from Popejoy.

Walter has a birthday 12 days before the one from Norridgewock.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 8 days after Guy.

Walter has a birthday 12 days before the 14-year-old.

The child with the April 23rd birthday doesn't live in Thurman.

The grandchild from Junction City has a birthday 4 days after the grandchild from Urbana.

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

Bryan Guy Isaac Nathaniel Patti Walter Yolanda

Goldfield
Junction City
Norridgewock
Orange City
Popejoy
Thurman
Urbana


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

The Mechania costs 300 dollars more than the device that can fly for 40 minutes.

Of the drone with a maximum range of 1,000 ft and the $900 machine, one is the Suzutake and the other can fly for up to 40 minutes.

The machine that can fly for 25 minutes costs 225 dollars more than the device with a maximum range of 475 ft.

The machine with a maximum range of 475 ft is either the Zarobit-C or the machine that can fly for 60 minutes.

Of the $825 drone and the $600 device, one can fly for up to 20 minutes and the other is the Belhino 5.

The device that can fly for 15 minutes is either the $900 machine or the $750 device.

The Werril 23A costs 150 dollars less than the Zarobit-C.

Of the machine that can fly for 30 minutes and the Mechania, one has a maximum range of 150 ft and the other has a maximum range of 100 ft.

The drone with a maximum range of 475 ft costs  more than the drone with a maximum range of 650 ft.

The Eldang-X doesn't have a maximum flight time of 15 minutes.

The Belhino 5 is either the device that can fly for 30 minutes or the $525 drone.

Of the machine with a maximum range of 250 ft and the Mechania, one can fly for up to 25 minutes and the other costs $825.

Belhino 5
Eldang-X
Mechania
Motomiya
Suzutake
Werril 23A
Zarobit-C

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
40 minutes
60 minutes


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.

Ray Ricardo's stamp wasn't the "Yellownose".

The stamp that was issued in 1821 was either the "Cap de Boule" or the $175,000 stamp.

The "Yellownose" sold for $25,000 more than the "Jenny Penny".

Mel Morton's stamp wasn't issued in 1915.

The "Yellownose" sold for somewhat less than the "Inverted Blue".

Odette Opal's stamp wasn't issued in 1927.

The stamp that was issued in 1927 sold for somewhat more than Mel Morton's stamp.

Sal Sanchez's stamp, the $200,000 stamp, the "Danish Rosa", the "Bull's Dove", the $175,000 stamp and the stamp that was issued in 1927 were all different stamps.

The $250,000 stamp was either the stamp that was issued in 1879 or Sal Sanchez's stamp.

The $250,000 stamp wasn't the "Bull's Dove".

The $275,000 stamp wasn't the "Cap de Boule".

Mel Morton's stamp was the "Frog's Eye".

Ray Ricardo's stamp wasn't the "Cap de Boule".

Of the stamp that was issued in 1945 and Lou Lawry's stamp, one was the "Danish Rosa" and the other sold for $150,000.

Of Sal Sanchez's stamp and Nina Nunez's stamp, one was the "Inverted Blue" and the other originally came out in 1868.

The "Frog's Eye" sold for somewhat more than the "Inverted Blue".

Lou Lawry
Mel Morton
Nina Nunez
Odette Opal
Pam Parson
Ray Ricardo
Sal Sanchez

Bull\'s Dove
Cap de Boule
Danish Rosa
Frog\'s Eye
Inverted Blue
Jenny Penny
Yellownose


Fox Cottage is either the 1848 house or the home on Island Drive.

Belle Grove was built sometime after the building on Kingwood Street.

The Tran family's building was built 7 years before Porcher Place.

The Tran family's building was built 7 years before the house on Island Drive.

The Porter family's home was built 7 years after the Alvarado family's building.

Fox Cottage was built 7 years before the house on Kingwood Street.

Wagner Mansion isn't owned by the Tran family.

The home on League Avenue was built 28 years after the Tran family's home.

The Odom family's home was built sometime before the Frazier family's building.

Of the house on Oak Ridge Road and the York family's building, one was built in 1862 and the other was built in 1834.

The 1869 building is either the Frazier family's house or the house on Sandhill Circle.

Benson Hills was built 14 years before Leiman Manor.

Neither the 1855 building nor the Odom family's home is the house on Oak Ridge Road.

Of the building on Norwood Street and Leiman Manor, one was built in 1848 and the other is owned by the Frazier family.

The house on Norwood Street is either the Porter family's house or the Tran family's building.

Belle Grove
Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Leiman Manor
Porcher Place
Roesch Heights
Wagner Mansion

Alvarado Evans Frazier Odom Porter Tran York

Grove Street
Island Drive
Kingwood Street
League Avenue
Norwood Street
Oak Ridge Road
Sandhill Circle


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 session with 15 people, the 11:30am class, and the vinyasa yoga class are three different classes.

The class with 12 people isn't led by Juana.

The vinyasa yoga class doesn't have exactly 14 people in it.

The prenatal yoga session starts 4 hours after the bikram yoga session.

The 3:30pm class is either Juana's class or the session with 8 people.

The session with 6 people, the iyengar yoga class, and Pamela's class are three different classes.

Nancy's session starts sometime after Karen's session.

The session with 6 people isn't led by Rosemary.

The prenatal yoga class, the session with 6 people, and the 3:30pm class are three different classes.

The class with 14 people isn't led by Nancy.

The class with 8 people, the vinyasa yoga class, the prenatal yoga class, the iyengar yoga session, Pamela's session and the 12:30pm session are all different classes.

Of the ashtanga yoga session and the session with 9 people, one is at 10:30am and the other is led by Karen.

Sandra's class begins 1 hour before the hatha yoga class.

The prenatal yoga class is either Nancy's session or the session with 9 people.

The iyengar yoga session is led by Leah.

The ashtanga yoga class begins 1 hour before Sandra's class.

The session with 15 people starts 1 hour after Rosemary's session.

anusara ashtanga bikram hatha iyengar prenatal vinyasa

Juana Karen Leah Nancy Pamela Rosemary Sandra


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 team from Prairie City is either the white team or the "Oil Crew".

The team from Forest City was ranked 3 places behind the green team.

The orange team was ranked 5 places ahead of the "Splat Squad".

Of the yellow team and the group that finished fourth, one is the "Color Blinds" and the other is from Evansdale.

The "Night Ninjas" is from Prairie City.

The squad that finished first is from Libertyville.

The team from Yucca Valley doesn't use blue paintballs.

The "Color Blinds" is either the team from Forest City or the group from Prairie City.

The group from Armona was ranked somewhere behind the group from Forest City.

The squad from Cromberg was ranked somewhere behind the "Pea Shooters".

The "Target Bombs" was ranked 2 places ahead of the "Color Blinds".

Of the "Spray Paints" and the group from Cromberg, one finished second and the other uses purple paintballs.

The "Spray Paints" was ranked 1 place behind the red team.

The red team was ranked 2 places behind the group from Cromberg.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Spray Paints
Target Bombs

blue green orange purple red white yellow

Armona
Cromberg
Evansdale
Forest City
Libertyville
Prairie City
Yucca Valley


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.

Eddie is either the person who wanted raspberries or the person who paid $7.75.

Of the person who requested flaxseed and the person who wanted oranges, one is Ken and the other paid $9.75.

The customer who requested wheat grass paid  more than Amelia.

Of the person who wanted raspberries and the customer who paid $9.75, one is Nellie and the other asked for acai berries.

The customer who requested quinoa paid 2 dollars more than the customer who requested wheat grass.

The customer who requested ginger paid 5 dollars more than the customer who requested chia seeds.

The person who wanted blueberries paid 5 dollars more than Betsy.

The customer who wanted tangerines paid  more than Betsy.

The person who paid $7.75 didn't want bananas.

The customer who paid $11.75 is either the customer who wanted strawberries or Nellie.

Amelia Betsy Eddie Isabel Ken Nellie Yolanda

acai berries
chia seeds
flaxseed
ginger
kale
quinoa
wheat grass

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges raspberries strawberries tangerines


A group of long-time skydivers are planning a new jump today.  Match each jumper to their suit color, and determine what year each began skydiving and how many total jumps each has under his belt.

Of Virgil and Shaun, one started skydiving in 1987 and the other wears the teal suit.

The skydiver who wears the silver suit started skydiving 2 years before the jumper who wears the blue suit.

The jumper who first started in 1982 is either Rodney or the jumper who wears the violet suit.

The skydiver who has done 49 previous jumps doesn't wear the gold suit.

Leslie started skydiving sometime before the jumper who wears the silver suit.

Everett is either the skydiver who first started in 1982 or the skydiver who has done 69 previous jumps.

The jumper who has done 102 previous jumps started skydiving 3 years after the skydiver who has done 69 previous jumps.

Of the jumper who first started in 1987 and the jumper who has done 64 previous jumps, one wears the silver suit and the other is Virgil.

The skydiver who has done 64 previous jumps started skydiving sometime after the skydiver who has done 70 previous jumps.

Rodney, the jumper who first started in 1982, the jumper who wears the teal suit, the skydiver who first started in 1983 and the skydiver who wears the lime green suit are all different skydivers.

Marcus doesn't wear the lime green suit.

The jumper who has done 49 previous jumps started skydiving 2 years after Leslie.

The skydiver who first started in 1986 is either the jumper who wears the teal suit or the jumper who has done 70 previous jumps.

Everett Leslie Marcus Rodney Shaun Virgil Willard

blue
gold
lime green
pink
silver
teal
violet


Lion fish are a destructive and invasive species in the waters off South Florida, and the local oceanographic institution in Wormsloe Village regularly sends out spearfishing volunteers to catch as many of them as possible.  Using only the clues below, match each of this week's spearfishers with the number of fish he or she caught, and determine the day and location for each of their dives.

Whoever dove on Thursday was either the person who worked at Holly Hock or the person who worked at Ethel Bay.

Whoever dove on Tuesday caught fewer fish than Pat.

Of Jorge and Pat, one dived on Monday and the other worked at Front Reef.

The person who caught 15 lion fish, the person who worked at Gillis Deep, and Olga are three different people.

Whoever dove on Saturday worked at Belle Bar.

The spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish, Yvonne, the person who worked at Front Reef, the person who worked at Holly Hock, Zachary and Olga were all different people.

Whoever dove on Sunday was either the spearfisher who caught 12 lion fish or the person who caught 30 lion fish.

The person who worked at Ethel Bay caught 9 fewer fish than the person who worked at Charles Sink.

The spearfisher who caught 27 lion fish worked at Holly Hock.

Whoever dove on Tuesday caught fewer fish than whoever dove on Wednesday.

Of whoever dove on Tuesday and the person who caught 12 lion fish, one is Alfonso and the other worked at Belle Bar.

The person who worked at Gillis Deep caught fewer fish than the person who worked at Ash Cay.

Whoever dove on Saturday caught 9 fewer fish than Zachary.

Yvonne was either the person who worked at Gillis Deep or the spearfisher who caught 12 lion fish.

Alfonso Jorge Natasha Olga Pat Yvonne Zachary

Ash Cay
Belle Bar
Charles Sink
Ethel Bay
Front Reef
Gillis Deep
Holly Hock

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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.

Number 32 is either the size 10 jersey or the red jersey.

The purple jersey is  smaller than number 49.

The black jersey is 1 size smaller than Quinn's jersey.

Number 19 is 2 sizes larger than number 28.

The black shirt is 1 size larger than the yellow shirt.

Number 24 is 4 sizes larger than the yellow jersey.

The blue jersey is 1 size larger than the black shirt.

Of Ingram's jersey and number 38, one is a size 10 and the other is yellow.

Number 28 is 1 size smaller than the yellow shirt.

Ellison's jersey is either number 49 or number 30.

Number 30 is  larger than Alford's shirt.

The orange jersey is 4 sizes larger than Dean's jersey.

Alford Dean Ellison Ingram Moore Nelson Quinn

black blue green orange purple red yellow


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

Of the glassware exhibit and January's exhibit, one was from  Denmark and the other saw 6,910 visitors.

Of the exhibit from Uganda and January's exhibit, one saw 8,060 visitors and the other featured sculpture.

The presentation from Uganda was held 1 month after the ceramics presentation.

The presentation that pulled in 9,500 visitors was held 2 months after the ceramics presentation.

The exhibit that pulled in 10,425 visitors wasn't from Chile.

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

The presentation from Russia was held 1 month after the lacquerware presentation.

The armor presentation was held 1 month after the presentation that pulled in 8,060 visitors.

The exhibit from Vietnam is either the glassware presentation or the presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors.

The presentation that pulled in 10,425 visitors was held 2 months after the exhibit from Qatar.

The presentation that pulled in 6,425 visitors was held 1 month after the ceramics presentation.

The basketry exhibit was held sometime before the glassware presentation.

April's exhibit, the firearms exhibit, the exhibit from Russia, the exhibit from Denmark, the ceramics exhibit and the exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors are all different exhibits.

armor basketry ceramics firearms glassware lacquerware sculpture

Chile Denmark Oman Qatar Russia Uganda Vietnam


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

Of Bev Baird and the person who received 9,500 votes, one is the writer and the other is from Daly City.

The candidate who received 11,500 votes was either the architect or Jed Jarvis.

Ed Ewing was either the Hebron native or the Olema native.

Gilda Gray finished 2,000 votes behind Bev Baird.

Ed Ewing finished 500 votes ahead of Gilda Gray.

The academic finished 500 votes behind Ida Ingram.

The Indian Wells native was either the teacher or the doctor.

Of the Unionville native and the person who received 9,000 votes, one was Dale Donovan and the other is the teacher.

The Coalinga native finished 2,000 votes ahead of the academic.

The seven candidates were Ida Ingram, the person who received 9,000 votes, the Daly City native, the rancher, the Indian Wells native, the politician who received 11,500 votes and the candidate who received 10,500 votes.

Jed Jarvis finished 500 votes ahead of the teacher.

Bev Baird
Cate Carlson
Dale Donovan
Ed Ewing
Gilda Gray
Ida Ingram
Jed Jarvis

academic architect doctor lawyer rancher teacher writer

Coalinga
Daly City
Hebron
Indian Wells
Olema
Redway
Unionville


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.

Horace Hayden is either the person who played in 7 games last season or the person who played in 8 games last season.

Gordon Gregg is either player number 10 or the person who played in 9 games last season.

Neither Ned Navarro nor Edward Ellis is the quarterback.

Edward Ellis played  more games than player number 21.

Donald Davis played 2  more games than the wide receiver.

Player number 21 played 2  more games than Ned Navarro.

Ned Navarro is either player number 20 or the person who played in 5 games last season.

The quarterback played  more games than player number 20.

Donald Davis played 8 games last season.

The person who played in 9 games last season doesn't wear number 7.

Player number 18 played 2  fewer games than the running back.

Of player number 29 and player number 20, one is the running back and the other played 6 games last season.

Mike Mullen played one game less than player number 10.

The person who played in 5 games last season is either Mike Mullen or the center.

The corner back played  more games than player number 10.

Buford Britt
Donald Davis
Edward Ellis
Gordon Gregg
Horace Hayden
Mike Mullen
Ned Navarro

center
corner back
defensive back
placekicker
quarterback
running back
wide receiver


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 Raven 12 costs  more than the jet built by Wiseman.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.5 is either the plane built by Ale and Moore or the aircraft built by Wiseman.

The jet built by Pittakan is either the plane with a top speed of Mach 2.8 or the Graywing VX.

The Dragon F-15 doesn't have a top speed of Mach 2.8.

The $250 million aircraft is either the Raven 12 or the aircraft built by Drummond.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 2.3 costs 75 million dollars more than the Raven 12.

The aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.9 wasn't built by McConnell.

The Graywing VX doesn't have a top speed of Mach 3.2.

The Falcon X-2 has a top speed of Mach 2.9.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.9 costs  more than the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The seven jets are the Raven 12, the $150 million plane, the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.3, the $100 million aircraft, the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.8, the jet with a top speed of Mach 1.8 and the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.2.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 3.4 is either the $100 million plane or the Dragon F-15.

The Raven 12 costs  less than the Vipertooth.

Of the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.8 and the Darkwing 6, one costs $175 million and the other was built by Forsyth.

Of the aircraft built by Pittakan and the plane with a top speed of Mach 2.3, one costs $200 million and the other is the Graywing VX.

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

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

Ale and Moore
Drummond
Forsyth
McConnell
Pittakan
Tenerife
Wiseman

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


Help Jackie research her article on the oldest living people in America by matching each centenarian to their age, hometown and state.

Of Roxanne and the person who lives in Easton, one is 110 years old and the other is a native of Georgia.

Zachary is 1 year older than the person who lives in Brownville.

The Pennsylvania native, the centenarian who lives in Highland, the centenarian who is 113 years old, the centenarian who is 109 years old and the person who is 112 years old are all different people.

The Hawaii native is 2 years older than the person who lives in Brownville.

Of the centenarian who is 115 years old and the person who lives in Highland, one is Olivia and the other is a native of Kansas.

The Washington native is  older than the person who lives in Highland.

The Delaware native is 4 years younger than Roxanne.

The centenarian who lives in Rutherford is either the centenarian who is 109 years old or Gilbert.

The centenarian who lives in Kirkville is 1 year older than Preston.

Preston is  younger than the Pennsylvania native.

109 years
110 years
111 years
112 years
113 years
114 years
115 years

Gilbert Olivia Preston Roxanne Victor Yolanda Zachary

Delaware Georgia Hawaii Illinois Kansas Pennsylvania Washington

Brownville
Easton
Highland
Isleton
Kirkville
Rutherford
West Liberty


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

The Canadian, Nicola, the American and Jeremy are all different competitors.

Wendell will lift a weight that is 120 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the contestant going third.

Of the Swede and the person who will lift 960 lbs, one will go third and the other is Oliver.

The person going first is either the Swede or the Korean.

The man going second isn't the Canadian.

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

The contestant going sixth is either Oliver or the Russian.

The man going seventh will lift a weight that is somewhat lighter than the one selected by the person going second.

Francisco is either the Canadian or the man going sixth.

The person who will lift 1,120 lbs is either Vincent or the Canadian.

The person going fifth will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by the contestant going sixth.

The contestant going fifth will lift a weight that is 120 pounds heavier than the one chosen by the man going first.

The person going seventh is either the Dane or the man who will lift 960 lbs.

Brent Francisco Jeremy Nicola Oliver Vincent Wendell

American
Canadian
Dane
Korean
Russian
South African
Swede

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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 1862 home is either the Lowery family's building or the Jordan family's home.

The home on Mary Street isn't owned by the Quinn family.

Benson Hills is either the house on Norwood Street or the 1841 house.

The Jordan family's building was built 35 years after Wagner Mansion.

The building on League Avenue, the Duke family's building, the Rhodes family's house, Woodlawn and the Lowery family's home are all different homes.

Gunston Hall was built 28 years after the home on Thiesse Drive.

The building on Grove Street is either the 1876 building or the 1862 house.

The Lowery family's house was built 7 years after Woodlawn.

Of the Jordan family's house and the home on Wright Street, one is Fox Cottage and the other was built in 1876.

The Underwood family's home was built 7 years after Fox Cottage.

The Hendricks family's house was built sometime after the home on Norwood Street.

The home on Grove Street isn't owned by the Jordan family.

The Rhodes family's building was built 21 years before Woodlawn.

Of the home on Norwood Street and Gunston Hall, one is owned by the Hendricks family and the other is owned by the Duke family.

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

Duke Hendricks Jordan Lowery Quinn Rhodes Underwood

Erick Lane
Grove Street
League Avenue
Mary Street
Norwood Street
Thiesse Drive
Wright Street


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

The $4.50 candle is either the cinnamon product or the lime candle.

The apple candle costs 2 dollars less than Randall's product.

The fig product costs 1 dollar more than Hope's candle.

Randall's product costs 3 dollars less than the eucalyptus candle.

The $5.50 product is either the pear product or the sandalwood candle.

Victoria's candle is either the apple candle or the bergamot candle.

The bergamot candle costs 1 dollar more than the sandalwood candle.

Luke's product costs  less than Terry's candle.

The $7.50 candle, the lime product, Luke's candle, the freesia candle, the apple product and the lavender candle are all different products.

The $7.50 product doesn't contain clove.

Victoria's product costs 2 dollars more than the lavender candle.

The cinnamon candle costs 1 dollar less than Francisco's candle.

Francisco Hope Luke Nathaniel Randall Terry Victoria

cinnamon clove eucalyptus freesia lavender sandalwood vanilla

apple bergamot coconut lime fig peach pear


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

Neither the rental in Eagle Grove nor the home that rents for $950/month is the house owned by Lyle Kramer.

The rental owned by Freda Estes is 125 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $1,850/month.

Neither the home that rents for $975/month nor the home owned by Greta Frank is the home in La Palma.

The home that rents for $950/month is somewhat smaller than the rental owned by Lyle Kramer.

The house owned by Greta Frank is somewhat smaller than the home in Angelus Oaks.

The rental owned by Lyle Kramer rents for $1,525/month.

Neither the home that rents for $950/month nor the home owned by Edna Danish is the home in Beaver Cove.

Of the house owned by Callie Berg and the home in Capitola, one rents for $750/month and the other offers 1,725 sq ft of living space.

The house owned by Callie Berg, the house in Eagle Grove, the rental in La Palma, the rental in Capitola and the house in Beaver Cove are all different houses.

The home in Delano isn't 1,225 sq ft in size.

The house owned by Greta Frank is somewhat smaller than the rental in Eagle Grove.

The home owned by Dan Callahan is 125 sq ft smaller than the rental in La Palma.

The home that rents for $750/month is 250 sq ft larger than the home owned by Freda Estes.

The home owned by Lyle Kramer is either the home that rents for $1,600/month or the 1,350 sq ft house.

The house in La Palma isn't owned by Kip Jenkins.

The 1,850 sq ft house is either the home that rents for $1,100/month or the house in Beaver Cove.

The home that rents for $1,100/month is 500 sq ft larger than the home in Angelus Oaks.

The 1,475 sq ft rental is either the home owned by Greta Frank or the rental owned by Dan Callahan.

Angelus Oaks
Beaver Cove
Capitola
Delano
Eagle Grove
Fayette
La Palma

Callie Berg
Dan Callahan
Edna Danish
Freda Estes
Greta Frank
Kip Jenkins
Lyle Kramer


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

Of Casey and the 20-year-old trainee, one has the 10:00am class and the other is Mr. Ward's trainee.

Frank is scheduled 2 hours before Mrs. Nolan's student.

Mr. Jones's student is scheduled 2 hours after Tricia.

The 15-year-old student is scheduled sometime after the 21-year-old student.

Mr. Padilla's client is either the student with the 1:00pm class or the 15-year-old trainee.

Mrs. Nolan's student is either the 19-year-old client or Elmer.

Mr. Ward's trainee is scheduled 2 hours after the 16-year-old student.

Mrs. Nolan's student is scheduled 2 hours before Mr. Duke's trainee.

The student with the 3:00pm class isn't 17 years old.

Mr. Jones's student is either Jerry or the 18-year-old student.

The 21-year-old trainee is scheduled 4 hours after Mr. Rodriguez's student.

Of Victoria and the 19-year-old student, one has the 9:00am class and the other is Mr. Ward's client.

Casey is either the 18-year-old student or the student with the 10:00am class.

Mr. Duke
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Nolan
Mr. Padilla
Mr. Quinn
Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. Ward

Casey Elmer Frank Jerry Shelley Tricia Victoria


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.

Of Bridget and #134, one finished first and the other was from Richland.

The runner that finished fifth was #136.

The seven animals were Bridget, the bird that finished sixth, #120, #126, #118, the bird from Richland and the animal from Zamora.

Otis, the runner that finished sixth, and the runner from Zamora are three different animals.

The ostrich that finished third wasn't #118.

The runner from Diamond Bar, the runner that finished sixth, and #118 are three different animals.

Of Stretch and the animal from Kimballton, one was #118 and the other finished first.

Otis was either the ostrich from Yarmouth or #136.

The bird from Littleport was either #105 or Ophelia.

Of #134 and Kermit, one finished sixth and the other finished seventh.

The animal from Diamond Bar finished sometime before Ozzy.

The runner from Nashua finished 1 place after #120.

Ophelia was either #126 or the ostrich that finished fifth.

Bridget Kermit Ophelia Otis Ozzy Polly Stretch

Diamond Bar
Kimballton
Littleport
Nashua
Richland
Yarmouth
Zamora


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

Of Jackie and the person who lost 5 lbs, one started jogging and the other started weight lifting.

Of Gayle and the friend who started a weight lifting regimen, one lost 11 lbs and the other used the vegan diet.

Of the person who lost 5 lbs and the person who started a kayaking regimen, one is Barbara and the other used the dairy-free diet.

The friend who used the sugar-free diet lost 8 more pounds than the friend who used the caveman diet.

The friend who lost 3 lbs, the friend who started a yoga regimen and the person who used the vegetarian diet are all different people.

Doris is either the dieter who started a racquetball regimen or the person who used the sugar-free diet.

Of the dieter who started a weight lifting regimen and Barbara, one used the sugar-free diet and the other lost 13 lbs.

The person who used the gluten-free diet lost 2 more pounds than the person who used the dairy-free diet.

Gayle, the person who started a yoga regimen, and the person who started a weight lifting regimen are three different people.

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

The friend who used the vegan diet lost 2 more pounds than Felicia.

Barbara Doris Felicia Gayle Howard Jackie Tom

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

cycling
jogging
kayaking
racquetball
rowing
weight lifting
yoga