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

The client from Alaska is either the client who is staying for 4 days or the client in room 117.

The guest who is staying for 3 days is either Mrs. Arnold or Watkins.

Parker is staying 3 fewer days than the customer in room 114.

The client from Hawaii is staying for a shorter time than the client in room 124.

Watkins is either the customer from Virginia or the person who is staying for 2 days.

Of Mr. Daniels and the guest who is staying for 8 days, one is from Hawaii and the other is in room 209.

The client in room 203 is staying 3 fewer days than Mr. Gonzalez.

Of the person in room 209 and the client from Indiana, one is staying for 8 days and the other is Mrs. Arnold.

Mrs. Arnold is staying 1 day longer than the person in room 124.

The person who is staying for 7 days isn't in room 320.

The client from Michigan is either the customer in room 114 or Watkins.

The customer from New Jersey, Mr. Daniels, the customer who is staying for 3 days, the customer in room 209, the customer who is staying for 2 days and Mrs. Fowler are all different people.

Mrs. Arnold
Mr. Daniels
Mrs. Fowler
Mr. Gonzalez
Owens
Parker
Watkins

Alaska
Hawaii
Indiana
Louisiana
Michigan
New Jersey
Virginia


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

The person who went to Puerto Rico set sail 4 years after Eugene.

Of the traveler who took the 1988 cruise and Eugene, one took the Baroness cruise and the other went to Martinique.

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

Miranda is either the person who took the 1989 cruise or the traveler who went to Jamaica.

The traveler who went to Barbados wasn't on the Azure Seas cruise.

Francis set sail 4 years before the person who went to Martinique.

The traveler who took the 1984 cruise wasn't on the Azure Seas cruise.

The person who took the Farralon cruise set sail 3 years after the person who went to Jamaica.

The traveler who took the Trinity cruise is either Andre or the person who took the 1984 cruise.

The person who went to Saint Lucia wasn't on the Neptunia cruise.

Kathy set sail 3 years before the traveler who took the Caprica cruise.

The traveler who took the Silver Shores cruise set sail 2 years after Francis.

The person who went to Saint Lucia wasn't on the Azure Seas cruise.

The person who went to Trinidad set sail sometime before the traveler who took the Neptunia cruise.

Of the traveler who took the 1988 cruise and the traveler who took the Farralon cruise, one went to Martinique and the other is Miranda.

Andre Eugene Francis Kathy Lee Miranda Natasha

Azure Seas
Baroness
Caprica
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores
Trinity

Barbados
Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Trinidad


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

The flower grown in Junction City finished 1 place behind the nearly wild.

The flower grown in Quimby, the rose grown in Plainfield, the flower grown in Miranda, Ollie's flower, Renee's rose and the nearly wild were all different flowers.

Of the ispahan and the rose that won fifth place, one was Tricia's and the other was grown in Quimby.

The flower grown in Plainfield finished 1 place behind the vanity.

The happenstance finished somewhere ahead of Mattie's flower.

The rose grown in Quimby finished somewhere behind the enchantress.

Of the rose grown in Dunlap and the nearly wild, one was Mattie's and the other was Ollie's.

The flower grown in Junction City finished 3 places ahead of Jean's flower.

The vanity finished 3 places behind the flower grown in Junction City.

The flower grown in Vail finished 4 places behind the nearly wild.

The nearly wild finished somewhere behind Irene's flower.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

bon silene
enchantress
happenstance
ispahan
nearly wild
sombreuil
vanity

Irene Jean Lydia Mattie Ollie Renee Tricia

Bonita
Dunlap
Junction City
Miranda
Plainfield
Quimby
Vail


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 17-year-old giraffe didn't come from Kenya.

Chamey is 3 feet shorter than the 14-year-old animal.

Of Pezaku and the 25-year-old giraffe, one came from Kenya and the other is 10 feet tall.

The giraffe from Ethiopia is 2 feet shorter than Chamey.

The animal from Tanzania is 3 feet taller than the 23-year-old giraffe.

Zakita is either the 24-year-old one or the animal from Tanzania.

The one from Somalia is 3 feet shorter than the animal from Zambia.

The one from Namibia is 2 feet taller than Pezaku.

The giraffe from Kenya, the 19-year-old one, Chamey, the giraffe that is 14 feet tall, the 24-year-old one and Zakita are all different giraffes.

Of the giraffe that is 14 feet tall and the 19-year-old one, one is Kaldel and the other came from Namibia.

The 16-year-old animal is somewhat shorter than the 19-year-old animal.

The 14-year-old giraffe is either the animal that is 16 feet tall or the one from Kenya.

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

Angrit Chamey Dyneton Kaldel Morutana Pezaku Zakita

Cameroon Ethiopia Kenya Namibia Somalia Tanzania Zambia


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

The option that offers kayaking costs 20 dollars more per night than Grand Echo.

The resort that offers scuba diving is either the resort on Anguilla or the hotel on St. Barts.

Regal Park is either the resort that offers golf lessons or the hotel that costs $215 per night.

Of the option on Grenada and the resort that offers skydiving, one is Silver Harbor and the other costs $175 per night.

The option on Anguilla costs 20 dollars more per night than the option on Grenada.

Of Azure Hills and the resort that costs $255 per night, one offers hang gliding and the other offers scuba diving.

The hotel that costs $295 per night, the option on St. Martin, and Sapphire Hills are three different resorts.

The option on St. Barts costs 100 dollars less per night than Regal Park.

The option that offers skydiving costs  less per night than El Pacifico.

The resort that offers hang gliding costs 60 dollars more per night than the hotel that offers parasailing.

The resort that costs $275 per night offers kayaking.

The option that offers skydiving isn't on Martinique.

Emerald View costs  more per night than the option that offers skydiving.

The hotel on St. Barts costs 60 dollars less per night than the hotel 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


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 A.I. from Cambridge finished with a score that was 14 percent higher than that of the system from UCLA.

Of the A.I. from SFIT and Pythagoeas, one scored 97% and the other was built by Dr. Fernandez's team.

The system built by Dr. Dower's team, Galen, the A.I. that scored 76%, Zeno, Archimedes and Plutarch were all different systems.

The system that scored 55% was from UCLA.

Zeno finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the A.I. from Exeter.

Aristotle was either the system built by Dr. Coulson's team or the system built by Dr. Fernandez's team.

Zeno was either the system from Cambridge or the A.I. built by Dr. Sullivan's team.

The system built by Dr. Dower's team finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of the system built by Dr. Eisenberg's team.

Of the A.I. from CIT and the system that scored 55%, one was Galen and the other was built by Dr. Coulson's team.

Of the system built by Dr. Odle's team and Zeno, one scored 83% and the other was from UCLA.

The system that scored 76% wasn't built by Dr. Coulson's team.

The A.I. that scored 97% was either the system from MIT or the system built by Dr. Coulson's team.

Archimedes Aristotle Galen Plutarch Proclus Pythagoeas Zeno

Cambridge CIT Exeter MIT SFIT Stanford UCLA

Coulson Dower Eisenberg Fernandez Macmahon Odle Sullivan


Minnetonka Manatee Company sent out a number of different boats today on manatee viewing tours.  Using only the clues below, match each boat to its captain and determine the total number of manatees seen by each as well as each boat's destination.

Of the Foxy Roxy and the boat that went to Arno's Spit, one was led by Captain Romero and the other saw 8 manatees.

The boat that saw 6 manatees was led by Captain Lloyd.

The vessel that saw 6 manatees is either the Benny II or Captain Romero's vessel.

The vessel that went to Rainbow Reef saw 1  more manatees than the Watery Pete.

The Daily Ray saw 1  more manatees than Captain Preston's boat.

The boat that saw 6 manatees, the boat that saw 4 manatees, the vessel that went to Silver springs and the vessel that saw 8 manatees are all different boats.

The boat that went to Trey's Tunnel wasn't led by Captain Preston.

Captain Yang's boat is either the vessel that went to Arno's Spit or the boat that saw 4 manatees.

The Samantha didn't see a total of 7 manatees.

The Watery Pete is either the vessel that went to Hollow Hole or the vessel that went to Yellow Bend.

The vessel that went to Hollow Hole saw 1  more manatees than the vessel that went to Silver springs.

Captain Armstrong's boat saw  more manatees than Captain Espinoza's boat.

The boat that went to Silver springs saw  more manatees than Captain Yang's vessel.

The Daily Ray was led by Captain Espinoza.

Benny II
Daily Ray
Foxy Roxy
Mellow Mel
Samantha
Sea Cow
Watery Pete

Armstrong Espinoza Lloyd Preston Quinn Romero Yang

Arno\'s Spit
Betty Beach
Hollow Hole
Rainbow Reef
Silver springs
Trey\'s Tunnel
Yellow Bend


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

The produce that sell for $2.90 per pound are either the potatoes or the goods from Bridgeport.

The carrots sell for 40 cents more per pound than the goods from Grant.

The potatoes sell for 10 cents less per pound than the goods from Bridgeport.

The vegetables from Grant sell for 10 cents more per pound than Billy's goods.

Zachary's goods sell for 10 cents more per pound than the produce from Eddyville.

Of Sue's vegetables and the vegetables from Grant, one type sells for $2.60 per pound and the other type is the beets.

Of the artichokes and the vegetables that sell for $2.50 per pound, one type is from Eddyville and the other type is sold by Nettie.

The endive sell for 10 cents less per pound than the produce from Upton.

The turnips sell for somewhat more per pound than the artichokes.

The beets sell for 10 cents more per pound than Zachary's vegetables.

The artichokes sell for 10 cents less per pound than the vegetables from Dickens.

The vegetables from Iowa City sell for 10 cents less per pound than Yolanda's vegetables.

Antonio's produce aren't from Bridgeport.

Antonio Billy Inez Nettie Sue Yolanda Zachary

artichokes beets carrots endive potatoes radishes turnips

Bridgeport
Dickens
Eddyville
Frenchville
Grant
Iowa City
Upton


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

The Irish Pride is somewhat longer than the Restless Wave.

The boat at Dock 16 is 12 feet shorter than the sailboat at Dock 18.

Griffin Gaines's vessel is 3 feet longer than Danielle Davis's boat.

The 40 ft vessel isn't moored at Dock 26.

Charlie Cort's boat is 9 feet longer than the vessel at Dock 28.

The 31 ft sailboat is either the boat at Dock 6 or Kelly Koch's sailboat.

Of the White Squid and the sailboat at Dock 28, one is owned by Griffin Gaines and the other is 28 ft long.

Of the 25 ft sailboat and Griffin Gaines's boat, one is the Fair Weather and the other is moored at Dock 8.

Ann Alvarado's boat is either the Sea Spirit or the boat at Dock 8.

The Adagio III is 6 feet longer than Kelly Koch's vessel.

The Irish Pride isn't moored at Dock 18.

The vessel at Dock 8 is 9 feet longer than Jasper Jones's sailboat.

22 ft
25 ft
28 ft
31 ft
34 ft
37 ft
40 ft

Adagio III
Fair Weather
Irish Pride
Mystique
Restless Wave
Sea Spirit
White Squid

Ann Alvarado
Betsy Becker
Charlie Cort
Danielle Davis
Griffin Gaines
Jasper Jones
Kelly Koch


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

The pygmy racer is  shorter than the green & white reptile.

The yellow & blue serpent is 18 inches longer than the two-nosed asp.

The horned viper isn't exactly 48 inches long.

The animal from New Guinea is  shorter than the green & red snake.

The black & green snake is 6 inches shorter than the snake from Cambodia.

The pygmy racer is 6 inches longer than the serpent from Uganda.

The serpent from New Guinea is 18 inches longer than the snake from Panama.

Of the reptile that is 48 inches long and the snake that is 12 inches long, one is the two-nosed asp and the other is from Spain.

The pygmy racer is 18 inches shorter than the brown & red reptile.

The brown & red snake is either the reptile from Nicaragua or the reptile that is 48 inches long.

Of the black & white snake and the animal from Panama, one is 42 inches long and the other is 24 inches long.

The horned viper is 12 inches longer than the ash python.

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

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

Australia
Cambodia
Nicaragua
New Guinea
Panama
Spain
Uganda

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


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

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

Hurricane Deloris didn't cause exactly  $17.4 million in damage.

Hurricane Velma hit 4 years after Hurricane Sabrina.

The hurricane that caused $18.5 million in damage hit 4 years before Hurricane Audrey.

The hurricane that made landfall at Onawa hit 12 years before the storm that caused $19.2 million in damage.

The storm that hit in 1944 was either the hurricane that made landfall at Granger or the storm that caused $16.9 million in damage.

The storm that made landfall at Alta Vista hit 20 years before the storm that made landfall at Granger.

Of the hurricane that made landfall at Alta Vista and the hurricane that caused $15.7 million in damage, one was Hurricane Audrey and the other was Hurricane Velma.

The storm that caused $18.5 million in damage, Hurricane Deloris, Hurricane Kristy, Hurricane Sabrina, Hurricane Pam and the storm that made landfall at Onawa were all different hurricanes.

The storm that caused $13.1 million in damage hit sometime after the hurricane that caused $16.6 million in damage.

Of the storm that hit in 1956 and the hurricane that made landfall at Hesperia, one was Hurricane Audrey and the other caused $18.5 million in damage.

Of Hurricane Pam and Hurricane Deloris, one hit land at Rockford and the other struck in 1960.

Hurricane Sabrina didn't make landfall at Varina.

Audrey Deloris Kristy Lucy Pam Sabrina Velma

$13.1 million
$15.7 million
$16.6 million
$16.9 million
$17.4 million
$18.5 million
$19.2 million

Alta Vista
Granger
Hesperia
Onawa
Rockford
Varina
Zamora


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

The family moving into the Jessica Lane apartment is either the family moving in on Sunday or the family moving in on Thursday.

The Gordons are either the family paying $680 a month or the family paying $690 a month.

The family paying $700 a month isn't moving into the M Street apartment.

The family moving into the Jessica Lane apartment is paying 20 dollars more per month than the Underwoods.

The family moving in on Saturday is paying 40 dollars less per month than the family moving in on Thursday.

The family paying $680 a month, the family paying $740 a month, the Ingrams, the Russells, the family moving into the Todd Street apartment and the Quinns are all different families.

The Ingrams are paying 20 dollars more per month than the family moving in on Wednesday.

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

The family moving into the Grove Street apartment is paying 50 dollars more per month than the family moving into the Todd Street apartment.

Of the family moving in on Tuesday and the family paying $730 a month, one is moving into the Jessica Lane apartment and the other is moving into the Lake Street apartment.

The family moving into the Summit Street apartment is paying 20 dollars less per month than the family moving in on Wednesday.

The Huffs are paying  more per month than the family moving in on Sunday.

Gordons Huffs Ingrams Kerrs Quinns Russells Underwoods

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Grove Street
Jessica Lane
Kermit Lane
Lake Street
M Street
Summit Street
Todd Street


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

Lindsey doesn't have exactly 640 Twitter followers.

The one with 760 Twitter followers doesn't have exactly 70 LinkedIn connections.

Neither the one with 57 LinkedIn connections nor the person with 640 Twitter followers is the person with 150 Facebook friends.

The one with 72 LinkedIn connections has  fewer Facebook friends than Blake.

The one with 50 LinkedIn connections has 10  more Facebook friends than the person with 72 LinkedIn connections.

The person with 715 Twitter followers has 10  more Facebook friends than the one with 57 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 804 Twitter followers is either the one with 58 LinkedIn connections or the person with 120 Facebook friends.

Blake doesn't have exactly 50 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 809 Twitter followers has 50  fewer Facebook friends than Rosie.

Of Rosie and the person with 140 Facebook friends, one has 50 LinkedIn connections and the other has 804 Twitter followers.

Neil doesn't have exactly 760 Twitter followers.

Danny doesn't have exactly 130 Facebook friends.

Pamela doesn't have exactly 140 Facebook friends.

The person with 640 Twitter followers doesn't have exactly 54 LinkedIn connections.

Blake doesn't have exactly 599 Twitter followers.

Of the person with 160 Facebook friends and the person with 64 LinkedIn connections, one is Lindsey and the other is Neil.

The one with 160 Facebook friends doesn't have exactly 70 LinkedIn connections.

Danny doesn't have exactly 140 Facebook friends.

Blake Danny Lindsey Neil Pamela Rosie Zachary


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

The shell found in Tobago was found 3 years after the honey cerith shell.

Of the shark eye shell and the shell found in Saint Lucia, one was found in 2007 and the other is pink and yellow.

The shell found in Tobago was found 15 years before the shell found in Saint Lucia.

The baby's ear shell wasn't found in 2010.

The spotted key shell was found sometime before the shell found in Jamaica.

The seashell found in Grenada was found sometime before the spotted key shell.

The white and yellow seashell was found 15 years before the brown and pink seashell.

Neither the pink and white seashell nor the blue and white seashell is the horned turban shell.

The baby's ear shell wasn't found in Aruba.

Of the blue and white shell and the coquina shell, one was found in Aruba and the other was found in 1998.

The seashell found in Jamaica is either the black and white shell or the spotted key shell.

The coquina shell was found 3 years before the brown and yellow seashell.

The shell found in 2007 wasn't found in Puerto Rico.

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

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

Aruba
Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Tobago


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.

Yolanda lost 4 more pounds than the friend who used the caveman diet.

The dieter who started a weight lifting regimen didn't use the vegetarian diet.

Of the dieter who started a rowing regimen and Felicia, one used the vegan diet and the other lost 13 lbs.

The friend who started a yoga regimen lost 2 more pounds than the friend who started a kayaking regimen.

Of the friend who started a jogging regimen and Celia, one lost 9 lbs and the other used the gluten-free diet.

Of Yolanda and the person who lost 15 lbs, one started cycling and the other used the sugar-free diet.

The friend who used the sugar-free diet lost somewhat fewer pounds than Kimberly.

The friend who used the vegetarian diet is either Celia or the dieter who lost 11 lbs.

The friend who used the caveman diet lost somewhat fewer pounds than Zachary.

The dieter who lost 5 lbs, the person who used the gluten-free diet, the friend who lost 9 lbs, the friend who started a racquetball regimen and the person who lost 13 lbs are all different people.

Celia lost 2 more pounds than the person who used the sugar-free diet.

Celia Doris Felicia Iris Kimberly Yolanda Zachary

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

cycling
jogging
kayaking
racquetball
rowing
weight lifting
yoga


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

The presenter from Cornell will be either the person who will speak on May 12th or the presenter who will speak on May 10th.

Yolanda is scheduled 1 day after the global warming expert.

The presenter from Yale is scheduled sometime after the global warming expert.

Mable is scheduled sometime after Travis.

Of the person from Ohio State and the presenter who will speak on May 15th, one will discuss solar energy and the other is Zachary.

The presenter who will speak on May 12th won't talk about fossil fuels.

Alexander is scheduled sometime before the presenter from Duke.

The global warming expert is scheduled 2 days after Inez.

The solar energy expert will be either Inez or Alexander.

The wind power expert is scheduled 1 day after the presenter from Ohio State.

The person who will speak on May 12th won't talk about acid rain.

The seven presenters will be the global warming expert, Darlene, the presenter from Cornell, the presenter who will speak on May 11th, the person from Ohio State, the presenter from Yale and the person from Brown.

Yolanda will be either the sulfur oxide expert or the presenter from Yale.

The presenter from Stanford is scheduled 1 day after the presenter from Yale.

The person from Duke won't talk about wind power.

The presenter from Ohio State is scheduled 2 days before the person from Cornell.

May 10th
May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th

Alexander Darlene Inez Mable Travis Yolanda Zachary

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

Brown
Cornell
Duke
Harvard
Ohio State
Stanford
Yale


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

Yankee Group deployed 3 hours before the squad that dropped at Brook Woods.

Yankee Group deployed 2 hours after the squad that dropped at Anthon Ridge.

The team with 10 members deployed sometime after Whiskey Group.

The team with 5 members is either the squad that dropped at Frazier Park or India Group.

Charlie Group doesn't have exactly 4 members.

The team with 5 members deployed 2 hours after the squad that dropped at Crestline X.

Sierra Group deployed 2 hours after the squad with 10 members.

India Group weren't dropped at Gran Mountain.

Of the squad that dropped at Ezra Forest and the team that jumped at 1:00pm, one is Foxtrot Group and the other has 8 people in it.

The seven teams are the team that dropped at Ezra Forest, the team that jumped at 1:00pm, Yankee Group, the squad with 5 members, Sierra Group, Whiskey Group and Charlie Group.

Sierra Group is either the squad with 4 members or the team with 9 members.

The squad with 10 members deployed 2 hours before the team that dropped at Dana Point.

The squad that jumped at 11:00am doesn't have exactly 4 members.

Of the squad that jumped at 9:00am and Yankee Group, one was dropped at Ezra Forest and the other was dropped at Crestline X.

Charlie Group doesn't have exactly 7 members.

The team that jumped at 10:00am doesn't have exactly 7 members.

Charlie Foxtrot India Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

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


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.

Willie scored somewhat higher than Yvette.

The dancer who performed fourth scored 6 points lower than the performer who did the jitterbug.

Tara scored 3 points higher than the person who danced eighth.

Of the dancer that scored 187 points and the contestant that scored 184 points, one danced fourth and the other was Tara.

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

The contestant that scored 199 points was either the dancer who did the samba or the dancer who performed fifth.

The person that scored 199 points didn't do the charleston.

The dancer who performed fifth was either Evelyn or the dancer that scored 181 points.

The person who danced first scored 12 points higher than whoever danced the boogie-woogie.

The person who danced fourth scored somewhat higher than the person who danced the lindy.

The seven dancers were the person who danced seventh, the person that scored 196 points, the person that scored 187 points, Willie, Darla, Evelyn and the performer who did the hustle.

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

Bessie Darla Evelyn Irma Tara Willie Yvette

boogie-woogie charleston foxtrot hustle jitterbug lindy samba


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

Silk Mist is either the film-noir or the drama.

The film that received 5 nominations, Silk Mist, the musical and the action film are all different films.

Wild Ones wasn't directed by Paul Walnier.

Of Sea of Dreams and the movie that received 2 nominations, one was the action film and the other was directed by Virgil Katz.

The thriller is either the film directed by Tank Reznor or Thorn of Suns.

Thorn of Suns wasn't directed by Paul Walnier.

The musical received  more nominations than the movie directed by Danny Trevor.

Silk Mist, the film directed by Adrienne Day, and the film directed by Paul Walnier are three different films.

The thriller received 5 more nominations than the film directed by Virgil Katz.

Sea of Dreams received 4 fewer nominations than the comedy.

The film that received 6 nominations wasn't directed by Paul Walnier.

The movie that received 3 nominations was the musical.

Fatal Sheen is either the film directed by Danny Trevor or the thriller.

The movie directed by Tank Reznor received one more nomination than the movie directed by Gabby Jones.

Maximum Risk received 3 more nominations than the film-noir.

Of Thorn of Suns and the film directed by Maddie Mintz, one was the drama and the other got 5 nominations.

Fatal Sheen
Maximum Risk
Sea of Dreams
Silk Mist
The Illusion
Thorn of Suns
Wild Ones

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

action film
comedy
drama
film-noir
musical
romance
thriller


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

Of the customer who requested wheat grass and the person who paid $6.75, one wanted blackberries and the other is Zachary.

Of the person who wanted tangerines and the customer who wanted raspberries, one asked for quinoa and the other paid $9.75.

Amelia paid  more than the person who requested ginger.

Ken paid 5 dollars less than the person who wanted bananas.

The customer who wanted tangerines paid 1 dollar more than Zachary.

Amelia, the person who wanted strawberries, the person who paid $7.75, the customer who requested chia seeds and the customer who requested wheat grass are all different people.

Paulette paid 1 dollar less than the person who requested flaxseed.

Otis is either the person who paid $10.75 or the customer who paid $11.75.

The customer who wanted oranges paid 1 dollar less than Zachary.

The person who requested flaxseed is either Ken or Zachary.

The customer who requested chia seeds paid 5 dollars more than the person who wanted blueberries.

The person who requested acai berries paid 2 dollars more than the person who wanted blackberries.

Amelia Crystal Delores Ken Otis Paulette Zachary

acai berries
chia seeds
flaxseed
ginger
kale
quinoa
wheat grass

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges raspberries strawberries tangerines


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.

Anna didn't win the $30,000 scholarship.

The student who's going to Cornell was awarded some amount less than the student who's going to Northwestern.

Of the student who received the $30,000 scholarship and Wilma, one will major in Theology and the other will major in Mathematics.

The student who received the $55,000 scholarship won't major in Physics.

The student who's going to Stanford was awarded $5,000 more than the person who will major in Astronomy.

The student who will major in Astronomy is either the student who's going to Brown or Jan.

Of Nettie and the person who will major in Mathematics, one will be going to Harvard next year and the other received the $25,000 scholarship.

The person who will major in Biology was awarded some amount less than the person who will major in Mathematics.

The student who's going to Northwestern is either the person who received the $35,000 scholarship or the person who received the $45,000 scholarship.

The student who's going to Harvard was awarded $20,000 less than Wilma.

The person who will major in Biology was awarded $10,000 less than Delores.

The student who will major in Finance was awarded $10,000 less than the person who will major in Physics.

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

Of Tracy and the person who will major in Theology, one received the $50,000 scholarship and the other will be going to Stanford next year.

Anna Carrie Delores Jan Nettie Tracy Wilma

Astronomy Biology Finance Mathematics Philosophy Physics Theology

Brown
Cornell
Harvard
Northwestern
Penn State
Stanford
Yale


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

The diner who paid $6.99 was either James or the one who got the cream soda.

The one who got the ginger ale paid 1 dollar less than the one who got the iced tea.

Neither the diner who ordered the turkey plate nor the diner who ordered the tuna melt was Irene.

Salvador was either the diner who ordered the hamburger or the diner who paid $10.99.

The diner who ordered the meatloaf paid 4 dollars more than James.

Of the diner who ordered the hamburger and the one who got the ginger ale, one was Irene and the other paid $6.99.

The diner who ordered the tuna melt didn't have the lemonade.

Neither the diner who paid $7.99 nor the one who got the orange soda was the diner who ordered the tuna melt.

The diner who paid $4.99 didn't order the spaghetti.

The diner who paid $5.99 didn't order the tuna melt.

The diner who ordered the meatloaf was either the one who got the root beer or Salvador.

Of the diner who paid $7.99 and the diner who paid $4.99, one had the ginger ale and the other was Oliver.

Homer Irene James Nina Oliver Salvador Zachary

cream soda
ginger ale
iced tea
lemonade
orange soda
root beer
water

club sandwich
hamburger
meatloaf
sloppy joe
spaghetti
tuna melt
turkey plate


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

Of York and the diplomat going to Copenhagen, one will leave in March and the other will leave for the 8 day visit.

The ambassador with the 5 day visit will leave 2 months after Daniel.

Neither the diplomat going to Zagreb nor Daniel is the ambassador with the 2 day visit.

Ingram will leave 1 month after the diplomat going to Lisbon.

Of the diplomat leaving in April and the ambassador with the 9 day visit, one is Mr. Riggs and the other will go to Riga.

The diplomat going to Riga will leave for the 2 day visit.

The person going to Athens, the person leaving in February, the diplomat leaving in April, the ambassador with the 7 day visit, the ambassador with the 5 day visit and the person leaving in July are all different diplomats.

The diplomat going to Copenhagen will leave sometime before the ambassador with the 6 day visit.

The ambassador with the 4 day visit will leave 2 months after Ellison.

Of Underwood and the ambassador with the 9 day visit, one will leave in January and the other will go to Paris.

The person going to Zagreb won't leave for the 8 day visit.

Daniel will leave sometime after the diplomat going to Zagreb.

January February March April May June July

Daniel Ellison Ingram Lee Riggs Underwood York

2 day
4 day
5 day
6 day
7 day
8 day
9 day

Athens Copenhagen Lisbon Paris Riga Vienna Zagreb


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.

"Ellie" lived sometime after the mammoth that was 8.2 ft tall.

Of "Dumbo" and the animal that was 8.9 ft tall, one is thought to be 200,000 years old and the other was unearthed in Michigan.

The mammoth believed to be 200,000 years old was unearthed in Saskatchewan.

The animal that was 9.3 ft tall lived 120,000 years after "Fang".

"Dumbo" lived 90,000 years after the mammoth that was 8.9 ft tall.

"Snuffles" is thought to be 170,000 years old.

Of the animal believed to be 140,000 years old and the animal that was 7.8 ft tall, one was unearthed in Norway and the other was named "Bernie".

The mammoth that was 8.1 ft tall was either the animal believed to be 110,000 years old or the mammoth found in Alaska.

The animal found in Michigan lived sometime after the animal found in Scotland.

"Peanut", the animal that was 7.8 ft tall, the animal believed to be 230,000 years old, the animal believed to be 80,000 years old and the mammoth believed to be 140,000 years old were all different animals.

"Thumper" was either the mammoth that was 8.9 ft tall or the animal that was 9.6 ft tall.

"Peanut" lived 30,000 years before the animal that was 8.1 ft tall.

Bernie Dumbo Ellie Fang Peanut Snuffles Thumper

Alaska Greenland Michigan Norway Saskatchewan Scotland Siberia


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

The politician whose speech brought in 1,875 attendees spoke 4 days after Conner Dawes.

Of Conner Dawes and the Objectivist, one spoke in front of 2,250 attendees and the other spoke on January 16th.

Barron Tweed was either the candidate whose speech brought in 1,600 attendees or the politician whose speech brought in 1,450 attendees.

Of Ashley Dale and the politician whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees, one spoke on January 14th and the other was the Socialist.

The Libertarian spoke 1 day before Daniel Stead.

Fred Maddox spoke 5 days after the Democrat.

The Reformist, Conner Dawes, the candidate whose speech brought in 1,875 attendees, the candidate who spoke on January 17th, Barron Tweed and the speaker whose speech brought in 1,600 attendees were all different people.

The speaker whose speech brought in 850 attendees spoke 2 days after the politician whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees.

The Democrat spoke 1 day before Edith Frayle.

The person whose speech brought in 1,450 attendees was either Conner Dawes or the Independent.

The Reformist spoke 5 days before the Socialist.

January 14th
January 15th
January 16th
January 17th
January 18th
January 19th
January 20th

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

Democrat Independent Libertarian Objectivist Reformist Republican Socialist


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

The player who lost in 26 moves played sometime after Yvonne.

Brooke played 1 game before the person who lost in 21 moves.

Yvonne was either the person who started with the Ware Opening or the player who started with the Evans Gambit.

The person who lost in 41 moves was either the person who played first or the person who played sixth.

The player who started with the Giuoco Start played sometime after Brooke.

The player who started with the Benko Gambit played 2 games after Zachary.

The person who lost in 30 moves played 1 game after the player who started with the Reti Opening.

The person who played third didn't lose after exactly 21 moves.

Of the player who lost in 29 moves and the person who started with the Benko Gambit, one played sixth and the other was Irma.

Brooke played 1 game before the player who started with the Ware Opening.

Zachary was either the person who started with the Slav Defense or the player who lost in 25 moves.

The player who started with the Torre Attack, the person who played sixth, and the person who played first are three different people.

The player who started with the Giuoco Start played 3 games before Mae.

Brooke Irma Luis Mae Sonja Yvonne Zachary

Benko Gambit
Evans Gambit
Giuoco Start
Reti Opening
Torre Attack
Slav Defense
Ware Opening


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

Of Iris and Ben, one is a native of Louisiana and the other lives in Udell.

The person who is 111 years old isn't a native of Illinois.

The person who is 112 years old isn't a native of Texas.

Willard is either the person who lives in Compton or the centenarian who is 109 years old.

Neither Ben nor the person who is 112 years old is the centenarian who lives in Morley.

The centenarian who lives in Rutherford isn't a native of Louisiana.

The centenarian who lives in Udell isn't a native of Florida.

The centenarian who lives in Compton is  older than the person who lives in Highland.

Of the Connecticut native and Olivia, one is 111 years old and the other lives in Compton.

The person who is 115 years old doesn't live in West Liberty.

The centenarian who lives in Udell is 1 year older than the Rhode Island native.

The Connecticut native is 3 years younger than the Rhode Island native.

Roxanne is 2 years older than the person who lives in Morley.

The centenarian who lives in Morley is either the Hawaii native or the Illinois native.

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

Ben Doris Floyd Iris Olivia Roxanne Willard

Connecticut
Florida
Hawaii
Illinois
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Texas

Compton
Highland
Morley
Old Station
Rutherford
Udell
West Liberty


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

Of the superhero who started in 2007 and Matt Minkle, one patrols Libertyville and the other is "Wonderman".

The person who patrols Libertyville began 5 years before "Wonderman".

Ivor Ingram is either the hero who patrols Tenth Avenue or "Criminal Bane".

Of the superhero who patrols Mission Vale and the person who patrols Apple Valley, one began his crusade in 2011 and the other is "Criminal Bane".

The person who patrols Green Hills began sometime after the hero who patrols Apple Valley.

"Deep Shadow" began 3 years before "Ultra Hex".

Sid Shaffer began 3 years after the hero who patrols Green Hills.

The person who patrols Apple Valley began 1 year before the hero who patrols Summerland.

The superhero who started in 2011 isn't Cal Copeland.

Of Sid Shaffer and Hal Houston, one began his crusade in 2007 and the other is "Prism Shield".

The person who started in 2012 doesn't patrol Frazier Park.

"Max Fusion" didn't start his patrol in 2011.

Kurt Knapp is either the person who started in 2012 or the superhero who started in 2010.

Criminal Bane
Deep Shadow
Green Avenger
Max Fusion
Prism Shield
Ultra Hex
Wonderman

Cal Copeland
Hal Houston
Ivor Ingram
Kurt Knapp
Lyle Lucas
Matt Minkle
Sid Shaffer

Apple Valley
Frazier Park
Green Hills
Libertyville
Mission Vale
Summerland
Tenth Avenue


Of the global warming expert and the presenter from Yale, one is Valerie and the other will speak on May 12th.

The wind power expert is scheduled 3 days after the global warming expert.

The person from Cornell won't talk about fossil fuels.

The person from Stanford is scheduled 1 day after the solar energy expert.

Of the global warming expert and the presenter who will speak on May 15th, one is Valerie and the other is from Stanford.

The person from Ohio State is scheduled 1 day after the global warming expert.

Ramon will be either the presenter from Duke or the person from Yale.

Of the acid rain expert and the person from Stanford, one will speak on May 11th and the other is Nancy.

The person from Harvard, the person who will speak on May 15th, the presenter who will speak on May 13th, the presenter who will speak on May 14th and Darlene will be all different presenters.

The person from Brown is scheduled sometime before Darlene.

Neither Valerie nor Oliver will be the person who will speak on May 13th.

The person from Cornell is scheduled 2 days after the person from Duke.

The presenter from Yale is scheduled sometime before Mable.

Darlene Mable Nancy Oliver Ramon Valerie Zachary


Martin is compiling a book of scientific essays.  Each essay will have its own chapter in the book, and each will be by a different author. Help Martin determine which essays will appear in each chapter.

Dr. Acevedo's article is either the 16-page piece or the essay in Chapter 7.

Dr. Rowland's article will appear 1 chapter after Dr. Terry's piece.

Of the 7-page essay and the essay in Chapter 2, one was written by Dr. Yates and the other is about physiology.

Of the 10-page article and the 9-page essay, one will be in Chapter 2 and the other was written by Dr. Estes.

The essay about earthquakes will appear 5 chapters before Dr. Acevedo's article.

Dr. Terry's article will appear 1 chapter before the essay about space travel.

The essay about physiology will appear 2 chapters before the 10-page essay.

Dr. Orr's article will appear somewhere in the book after the 9-page article.

The 8-page essay will appear 1 chapter before the piece about dinosaurs.

The piece about oceanography will appear 3 chapters after the piece about dinosaurs.

The 14-page article, the article about volcanoes, the piece about dinosaurs and the piece in Chapter 4 are all different essays.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7

Acevedo Dean Estes Orr Rowland Terry Yates

asteroids
dinosaurs
earthquakes
oceanography
physiology
space travel
volcanoes


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

Of the player who wears number 24 and the person with 11 goals, one is from the Ice Hogs and the other is Walls.

The player from the Bears scored 2 goals less than Vazquez.

The player who wears number 10 scored 3 goals more than the person who wears number 24.

The player with 10 goals doesn't wear number 12.

The player from the Bears scored 2 goals less than the person who wears number 9.

The player with 9 goals isn't from the River Kings.

Of the player from the Wolverines and the person with 6 goals, one is Duran and the other wears number 24.

Of the person who wears number 24 and the person from the Monsters, one had 10 goals this season and the other is Walls.

Ingram is either the player with 6 goals or the person from the River Kings.

Of the person who wears number 25 and the player who wears number 24, one is Santos and the other had 6 goals this season.

The seven players are Owens, the person who wears number 24, the person who wears number 10, the person with 10 goals, the player from the Comets, the person who wears number 9 and the player with 12 goals.

Andrews Duran Ingram Owens Santos Vazquez Walls

Bears
Checkers
Comets
Ice Hogs
Monsters
River Kings
Wolverines


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 order that included apricots cost 2 dollars less than the order that included cranberries.

The purchase that included kiwis cost 3 dollars less than Zachary's order.

The $6.25 order is either Bennie's order or the purchase that included rhubarb.

The purchase that included kiwis cost 2 dollars less than the order that included apricots.

The purchase that included blackberries cost 1 dollar more than the order that included strawberries.

Neither the order that included onions nor Irma's order is the order that included blackberries.

The order that included kale is either Bennie's purchase or Floyd's order.

The order that included cranberries didn't include parsnips.

The purchase that included cranberries didn't include onions.

The order that included spinach cost 1 dollar more than the purchase that included onions.

The order that included rhubarb cost  less than Tami's order.

Zachary's purchase cost 3 dollars less than Floyd's order.

Of the purchase that included oranges and the purchase that included cranberries, one cost $8.25 and the other included leeks.

Bennie's purchase cost 1 dollar less than Wesley's order.

Irma's order cost 5 dollars more than Bennie's purchase.

Zachary's purchase is either the purchase that included leeks or the order that included parsnips.

Alisha Bennie Floyd Irma Tami Wesley Zachary

kale leeks onions parsnips rhubarb spinach turnips

apricots blackberries cranberries kiwis oranges strawberries watermelons


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

The 14-year-old has a birthday 8 days after the child from Cornville.

Franklin has a birthday sometime before Patti.

The grandchild from St. Paul has a birthday 8 days after the 9-year-old.

Sadie, the child with the April 7th birthday, the 18-year-old, the one with the April 11th birthday, the 12-year-old and the 9-year-old are all different children.

Of the grandchild with the April 23rd birthday and the child from Valley Center, one is Kerry and the other is 12 years old.

The 9-year-old has a birthday 12 days before the 5-year-old.

The one from St. Paul has a birthday 4 days before the grandchild from Le Mars.

The grandchild from Valley Center has a birthday 4 days after the 5-year-old.

The child with the April 7th birthday, Tanya, and the 12-year-old are three different children.

The child with the April 27th birthday doesn't live in El Monte.

The 5-year-old is either the grandchild from Cornville or Patti.

The child from Goldfield has a birthday 4 days after Tanya.

Calvin has a birthday sometime before the 12-year-old.

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

Calvin Douglas Franklin Kerry Patti Sadie Tanya

Cornville
El Monte
Goldfield
Klamath River
Le Mars
St. Paul
Valley Center


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

The acid rain expert is scheduled 2 days before Yolanda.

The presenter from Cornell is scheduled sometime before the global warming expert.

Travis will be either the presenter who will speak on May 10th or the person from Ohio State.

Of the fossil fuels expert and Travis, one is from Stanford and the other will speak on May 10th.

Neither the presenter from Duke nor the presenter from Cornell will be Inez.

The presenter who will speak on May 11th will discuss sulfur oxide.

The person from Duke is scheduled 1 day before Gerard.

The fossil fuels expert is scheduled sometime before the presenter from Duke.

Judy is scheduled 3 days after the person from Duke.

The presenter who will speak on May 10th is from Yale.

The presenter who will speak on May 11th will be either Ramon or Judy.

Of the presenter who will speak on May 11th and the solar energy expert, one is from Ohio State and the other is from Cornell.

The presenter from Duke will discuss wind power.

The person from Harvard won't talk about global warming.

Elena Gerard Inez Judy Ramon Travis Yolanda


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

The party-goer who arrived at 4:40 pm is either Verna or the party-goer who brought the potato chips.

The participant who arrived at 4:50 pm didn't bring the corn chips.

Of the participant who brought the hummus and Marilyn, one arrived at 4:40 pm and the other arrived at 5:00 pm.

Of the friend who brought the potato chips and the participant from Fairfield, one arrived at 4:40 pm and the other is Eunice.

The party-goer who arrived at 4:45 pm isn't from Kernville.

The party-goer from Pine Valley arrived 20 minutes after the friend from El Segundo.

The participant who brought the pork rinds is either Verna or the participant from Dos Palos.

Eunice is either the party-goer who brought the pizza or the friend who arrived at 4:50 pm.

Olga arrived 5 minutes after the party-goer who brought the potato chips.

The seven people are the party-goer who brought the pizza, the party-goer who arrived at 4:55 pm, the friend who arrived at 4:30 pm, Verna, the party-goer who arrived at 5:00 pm, the friend who arrived at 4:50 pm and Marilyn.

The participant from Martensdale arrived 25 minutes after the friend who brought the onion dip.

The participant from Anaheim Hills arrived 5 minutes after Grant.

Eunice Grant Lorraine Marilyn Nelson Olga Verna

corn chips
hummus
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips
soda

Anaheim Hills
Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Kernville
Martensdale
Pine Valley


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

Terry isn't complaining about heartburn.

Zachary has an appointment 1 hour after Billy.

The person suffering from heartburn has an appointment 2 hours after Billy.

Zachary isn't complaining about foot pain.

The person with Lifealign insurance is either the patient suffering from back pain or the person with the 2:00pm appointment.

Dave is either the patient with Fumanix insurance or the patient with Red Shield insurance.

Steven isn't complaining about foot pain.

The person with the 12 noon appointment doesn't have insurance through HealthCo.

Terry doesn't have the 1:00pm appointment.

Of Dave and Billy, one is complaining about migraines and the other has the 9:00am appointment.

Melvin has an appointment 5 hours after the patient with Medicorp insurance.

The patient with the 1:00pm appointment isn't complaining about shingles.

Neither Melvin nor the person suffering from hip pain is the person with the 2:00pm appointment.

The patient with Red Shield insurance isn't complaining about migraines.

Fernando doesn't have insurance through HealthCo.

Of the patient suffering from heartburn and the patient with Ambercare insurance, one has the 11:00am appointment and the other has the 9:00am appointment.

The seven patients are Dave, the person with the 1:00pm appointment, the person with the 10:00am appointment, the patient suffering from back pain, the patient suffering from hip pain, the patient with Triflex insurance and the person with the 9:00am appointment.

Billy Dave Fernando Melvin Steven Terry Zachary

back pain
foot pain
heartburn
hip pain
migraines
shingles
vertigo

Ambercare
Fumanix
HealthCo
Medicorp
Lifealign
Red Shield
Triflex


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 caught more fish than the person who worked at Holly Hock.

Of the person who caught 24 lion fish and the person who caught 27 lion fish, one is Cathy and the other dived on Sunday.

The person who worked at Ethel Bay caught more fish than Martin.

Whoever dove on Wednesday caught 3 fewer fish than the person who worked at Gillis Deep.

The person who caught 21 lion fish didn't work at Belle Bar.

Natasha was either the spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish or whoever dove on Sunday.

Of the person who worked at Ash Cay and the spearfisher who caught 15 lion fish, one dived on Thursday and the other is Cathy.

Danielle caught 6 more fish than the person who worked at Holly Hock.

Whoever dove on Monday was either the person who worked at Gillis Deep or the spearfisher who caught 30 lion fish.

Of the spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish and the spearfisher who caught 24 lion fish, one is Cathy and the other worked at Front Reef.

The seven people were Natasha, the person who worked at Ash Cay, the spearfisher who caught 15 lion fish, the person who worked at Belle Bar, whoever dove on Wednesday, whoever dove on Saturday and the person who worked at Charles Sink.

Cathy Danielle Eloise Henrietta Martin Natasha Wendy

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

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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.

Norman's assignment won't have exactly 125 attendees.

The symposium job will involve 25 more people than the event in Arizona.

The anniversary assignment will involve 25 more people than the symposium job.

Of the anniversary job and Clarence's job, one will be in Georgia and the other will be in Louisiana.

Edmund's assignment will involve 100 fewer people than the retreat job.

Of Flora's assignment and the job with 125 attendees, one is the birthday and the other will be in Oklahoma.

The seven events are the wedding event, the event in Oklahoma, the job with 50 attendees, Isaac's assignment, Glenda's event, the assignment with 125 attendees and the assignment in Kansas.

The event with 50 attendees is either the retreat assignment or the graduation job.

Glenda's job is either the assignment with 100 attendees or the assignment in Kansas.

The birthday job will involve 25 more people than the assignment in Louisiana.

The job in Louisiana will involve 25 more people than the assignment in Iowa.

The job with 175 attendees is either the assignment in Arizona or the event in Kansas.

Clarence Edmund Flora Glenda Isaac Norman Teresa

anniversary birthday conference graduation retreat symposium wedding

Arizona Georgia Hawaii Iowa Kansas Louisiana Oklahoma


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 Falcon X-2 has a top speed of Mach 3.4.

Of the $150 million plane and the jet built by Pittakan, one has a top speed of Mach 2.8 and the other is the Falcon X-2.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 2.3 costs 25 million dollars more than the Dragon F-15.

The Falcon X-2 costs 25 million dollars less than the Graywing VX.

The $225 million aircraft is either the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.9 or the Raven 12.

The seven jets are the Raven 12, the aircraft built by Forsyth, the aircraft built by Wiseman, the jet built by Pittakan, the aircraft built by Drummond, the plane built by Ale and Moore and the $225 million plane.

The aircraft built by Wiseman costs 25 million dollars more than the jet built by Ale and Moore.

The aircraft built by Wiseman costs 25 million dollars less than the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The Darkwing 6 costs 50 million dollars less than the aircraft built by McConnell.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 3.4 costs  less than the Vipertooth.

Of the Raven 12 and the $175 million aircraft, one was built by Forsyth and the other has a top speed of Mach 3.2.

Of the jet with a top speed of Mach 1.8 and the jet built by Forsyth, one costs $175 million and the other is the Dragon F-15.

$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


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

Josefina spoke 12 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on President Bush.

The seven students were Vicki, the student who gave the presentation on President Coolidge, the student who spoke for 5 minutes, the presenter who gave the presentation on President Adams, the student who gave the presentation on President Van Buren, the student who gave the presentation on President Bush and the student who got the B+.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Coolidge was either Donnie or Stacy.

The student who got the D was either the presenter who spoke for 11 minutes or Vicki.

The student who got the A didn't talk about President Coolidge.

Zachary spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who got the D.

The presenter who got the A- didn't talk about President Van Buren.

The student who gave the presentation on President Bush spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who got the C-.

The student who got the A- spoke 9 minutes more than Vicki.

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Harding was either the student who spoke for 20 minutes or the presenter who got the D.

The student who got the C+ spoke 3 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on President Fillmore.

Of Kelvin and Josefina, one spoke for 23 minutes and the other got the A-.

Donnie spoke 6 minutes more than the presenter who got the C+.

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

Donnie Georgia Josefina Kelvin Stacy Vicki Zachary

Adams
Bush
Coolidge
Fillmore
Harding
Roosevelt
Van Buren


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

Ned Noble left 2 days before the reporter who covered the royal wedding.

The journalist who went to Luxembourg was either the journalist sent out on April 10th or Tam Terry.

The journalist who went to Iceland left 3 days before Tam Terry.

Of the journalist sent out on April 6th and the person who covered the election, one went to Qatar and the other was Tam Terry.

The reporter who covered the mass protests left 1 day after Randy Reid.

The reporter who went to Iceland didn't cover the flooding.

Of Maddy Moore and Peter Peck, one went to Luxembourg and the other was sent out on April 6th.

Linda Lott, the journalist who covered the royal wedding, the reporter sent out on April 5th, the journalist who went to Vietnam and the person sent out on April 8th were all different people.

Linda Lott left sometime before the reporter who went to Russia.

The journalist who went to Iceland left 5 days before the person who covered the Olympic games.

The journalist sent out on April 8th didn't go to Russia.

The reporter who covered the earthquake left 1 day before Peter Peck.

The person sent out on April 9th was either Tam Terry or the journalist who went to Nicaragua.

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

Linda Lott
Maddy Moore
Ned Noble
Peter Peck
Randy Reid
Sid Snyder
Tam Terry

earthquake
election
flooding
mass protests
Olympic games
royal wedding
solar eclipse

Iceland Luxembourg Monaco Nicaragua Qatar Russia Vietnam


The candidate whose speech brought in 1,600 attendees spoke 2 days after the candidate whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees.

The person whose speech brought in 2,250 attendees wasn't the Objectivist.

Of the person who spoke on January 18th and Edith Frayle, one spoke in front of 850 attendees and the other spoke in front of 1,600 attendees.

Barron Tweed was either the politician whose speech brought in 2,250 attendees or the politician whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees.

The person whose speech brought in 1,600 attendees wasn't the Objectivist.

The candidate whose speech brought in 2,250 attendees spoke 5 days after the speaker whose speech brought in 1,200 attendees.

The person whose speech brought in 1,875 attendees spoke sometime before the Socialist.

The Reformist spoke sometime before the Republican.

Fred Maddox spoke 3 days after the Republican.

The person who spoke on January 20th was either the Libertarian or the speaker whose speech brought in 850 attendees.

Conner Dawes spoke 1 day after the Reformist.

The candidate whose speech brought in 1,450 attendees, the Socialist, and the politician who spoke on January 15th are three different people.

The person whose speech brought in 850 attendees spoke sometime after Ashley Dale.

The Socialist was either Conner Dawes or Ashley Dale.

Ashley Dale spoke 3 days after Daniel Stead.

The speaker whose speech brought in 2,250 attendees wasn't the Independent.

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


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

The pink and white seashell is either the coquina shell or the shell found in 2007.

The shell found in Martinique isn't brown and yellow.

The white and yellow seashell is either the shell found in 2007 or the shell found in Martinique.

The honey cerith shell was found sometime after the brown and pink shell.

The shell found in 2007 is either the seashell found in Jamaica or the seashell found in Tobago.

The seashell found in 1992 is either the baby's ear shell or the brown and pink seashell.

The shell found in Aruba was found 9 years before the spotted key shell.

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

Of the white and yellow shell and the seashell found in 1995, one is the baby's ear and the other was found in Grenada.

The shell found in Tobago was found 3 years before the shark eye shell.

The seashell found in 2010 wasn't found in Puerto Rico.

The shell found in Jamaica was found 12 years after the horned turban shell.

The monk's fin shell, the black and white seashell, the shell found in 2001, the shell found in Aruba and the blue and white seashell are all different shells.

The seashell found in Martinique was found 3 years after the black and white seashell.

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

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

Aruba
Grenada
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia
Tobago


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

Of Eddie and the gentleman that took Kara to the beach, one was the musician and the other was 27 years old.

The teacher was either the date that took Kara to the beach or the 23-year-old.

The man that took Kara to the movies was  older than the teacher.

Vincent was either the date that took Kara to the concert or the man that took Kara to the skating rink.

The man that took Kara to the restaurant wasn't the firefighter.

The date that took Kara to the concert was 1 year older than the gentleman that took Kara to the movies.

Dean was 1 year older than the firefighter.

The 25-year-old, the 23-year-old, the man that took Kara to the movies and the 27-year-old were all different men.

The accountant was  older than the banker.

The date that took Kara to the county fair was 1 year older than Vincent.

The 25-year-old was either Casey or the musician.

Casey Dean Eddie Jesus Nathan Randy Vincent

accountant banker boxer firefighter lawyer musician teacher

beach
bowling alley
concert
county fair
movies
restaurant
skating rink


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 1,200 meters wide is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the crater discovered in February.

The crater discovered in August is believed to be 150,000 years newer than the crater that is 930 meters wide.

The feature discovered in August is believed to be  older than the crater discovered in September.

The feature in Saudi Arabia, the crater that is 780 meters wide, the crater that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E., the feature that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E., the crater discovered in February and the crater discovered in August were all different impacts.

The feature in Qatar is believed to be 120,000 years older than the feature discovered in October.

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

The feature in Iraq isn't exactly 1,480 meters wide.

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

Of the crater that is 550 meters wide and the crater that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E., one was found in April and the other is in Haiti.

The feature discovered in June is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the feature that is 930 meters wide.

The feature in Brunei was either the feature that is 2,250 meters wide or the feature that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E..

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

The crater in Macedonia was either the feature discovered in August or the crater discovered in December.

The crater that is 1,480 meters wide is believed to be  newer than the crater in Haiti.

Brunei
Haiti
Iraq
Macedonia
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Zimbabwe

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


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

Foxtrot Battalion will deploy sometime before the battalion led by Commander Taylor.

The seven battalions are Foxtrot Battalion, the battalion deploying in July, the group deploying to Cheelia, the group deploying to Ormmose, the battalion deploying in April, the group deploying to Nyeos and the battalion led by Commander Rhodes.

The battalion led by Commander Ortega will deploy 4 months before Oscar Battalion.

The battalion deploying in July won't deploy to Achad.

The group deploying to Cheelia isn't Zulu Battalion.

The group deploying to Rothoc will deploy 2 months before the group deploying to Ormmose.

The battalion led by Commander Sanchez won't deploy to Shyeh.

The battalion led by Commander Taylor won't deploy to Shyeh.

The battalion led by Commander Lee will deploy sometime after the group deploying to Ormmose.

The battalion led by Commander Sanchez isn't Zulu Battalion.

Of the group deploying to Achad and the group deploying to Ormmose, one is Tango Battalion and the other is led by Commander Lee.

Of the group deploying to Jaorm and Mike Battalion, one is led by Commander Quinn and the other will deploy in January.

The battalion led by Commander Ortega will deploy 2 months before the group deploying to Nyeos.

Of the battalion led by Commander Ortega and the battalion deploying in April, one is Uniform Battalion and the other will deploy to Ormmose.

The battalion deploying in July won't deploy to Jaorm.

Bauer Lee Ortega Quinn Rhodes Sanchez Taylor

Foxtrot Mike November Oscar Tango Uniform Zulu

Achad Cheelia Jaorm Nyeos Ormmose Rothoc Shyeh


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

The Grandero was fined 75 dollars more than the car with the SVZ-880 plates.

The car with the GGZ-007 plates is either the Grandero or the Dartson.

The vehicle with the BMG-831 plates was fined 25 dollars more than the car from Hawaii.

The vehicle that received the $175 fine is from Colorado.

The car that received the $150 fine isn't from Alaska.

The automobile from Delaware is either the vehicle with the GGZ-007 plates or the automobile with the MRT-628 plates.

The Injitsu was fined 50 dollars more than the Dartson.

Of the automobile from Mississippi and the car that received the $50 fine, one is the Etsalle and the other is the Cavalo.

Of the Fierro and the Etsalle, one is from Ohio and the other was fined $50.

The automobile that received the $125 fine is either the car with the BMG-831 plates or the car with the RBD-337 plates.

The car from Mississippi doesn't have the RBD-337 plates.

Of the automobile that received the $25 fine and the vehicle from Colorado, one is the Grandero and the other has the MRT-628 plates.

Of the Fierro and the Cavalo, one has the SVZ-880 plates and the other was fined $125.

The vehicle that received the $50 fine doesn't have the FRZ-192 plates.

Cavalo Dartson Etsalle Fierro Grandero Hornet Injitsu

Alaska Colorado Delaware Hawaii Louisiana Mississippi Ohio


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.

Of the stamp that was issued in 1915 and Ted Tucker's stamp, one sold for $125,000 and the other sold for $200,000.

Odette Opal's stamp wasn't issued in 1879.

Of Nina Nunez's stamp and the stamp that was issued in 1821, one sold for $275,000 and the other was the "Jenny Penny".

The stamp that was issued in 1927 was either the $125,000 stamp or the $275,000 stamp.

The stamp that was issued in 1915 sold for $125,000 less than the "Cap de Boule".

The stamp that was issued in 1850 sold for $75,000 more than the "Yellownose".

Of Ray Ricardo's stamp and the stamp that was issued in 1866, one sold for $150,000 and the other was the "Frog's Eye".

The stamp that was issued in 1915 sold for $125,000 less than the stamp that was issued in 1879.

Odette Opal's stamp, the "Bull's Dove", the $175,000 stamp, the $125,000 stamp and the $275,000 stamp were all different stamps.

The $200,000 stamp wasn't the "Inverted Blue".

Mel Morton's stamp sold for $25,000 less than the "Bull's Dove".

Neither the $200,000 stamp nor the "Cap de Boule" was Pam Parson's stamp.

Ray Ricardo's stamp sold for $25,000 less than Ted Tucker's stamp.

Mel Morton
Nina Nunez
Odette Opal
Pam Parson
Quinn Quade
Ray Ricardo
Ted Tucker

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


Bonita arrived 5 minutes before the friend who brought the soda.

Of the friend who brought the potato chips and the friend who arrived at 4:30 pm, one is from El Segundo and the other is Tom.

The friend from El Segundo is either the friend who brought the pizza or the friend who arrived at 4:45 pm.

The friend who brought the hummus is either the participant who arrived at 5:00 pm or the friend who arrived at 4:55 pm.

The party-goer who arrived at 4:40 pm isn't from Martensdale.

Marilyn arrived 15 minutes after the friend from El Segundo.

Julie arrived 10 minutes before Clinton.

The party-goer from Kernville arrived 15 minutes after Clinton.

The friend from Anaheim Hills brought the potato chips.

The friend who arrived at 4:50 pm is either Marilyn or the party-goer who brought the onion dip.

Amber arrived 5 minutes after the friend who brought the onion dip.

Julie arrived 15 minutes before the friend from Dos Palos.

Of the participant who brought the soda and the party-goer who brought the pork rinds, one arrived at 4:35 pm and the other is Clinton.

Amber Bonita Clinton Felipe Julie Marilyn Tom


Martin is compiling a book of scientific essays.  Each essay will have its own chapter in the book, and each will be by a different author. Help Martin determine which essays will appear in each chapter.

The piece in Chapter 7, the essay about volcanoes and the piece about oceanography are all different essays.

Of the article about space travel and the essay in Chapter 5, one is 7 pages long and the other was written by Dr. Underwood.

Of Dr. Underwood's essay and the 9-page piece, one is about earthquakes and the other is about physiology.

Of the piece about space travel and the piece about physiology, one was written by Dr. Callahan and the other will be in Chapter 6.

Dr. Callahan's essay will appear somewhere in the book before Dr. Leach's essay.

The 12-page article will appear 3 chapters after the essay about oceanography.

The article about oceanography will appear somewhere in the book before the essay about physiology.

Dr. Phillips's piece is either the 8-page piece or the essay in Chapter 3.

Of Dr. Quinn's essay and the article about physiology, one will be in Chapter 2 and the other is 16 pages long.

The article in Chapter 5 isn't 14 pages long.

Dr. Rowland's article will appear 3 chapters after the 10-page piece.

The article about asteroids will appear 3 chapters before the essay about space travel.

Dr. Rowland's piece is either the article about space travel or the article in Chapter 2.

Dr. Leach's essay won't be in Chapter 4.

Callahan Leach Phillips Quinn Rowland Underwood Vance


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

The contestant from Norway scored 28 fewer points than the contestant who jumped 95.0 meters.

The jumper from Canada scored 21 more points than the person who jumped 110.8 meters.

Florence was either the person who jumped 96.3 meters or the person who scored 124 points.

Of Vicky and the contestant who scored 124 points, one was from Denmark and the other jumped 105.6 meters.

The contestant who scored 103 points didn't jump 96.3 meters.

The person from Germany didn't jump 105.6 meters.

Of the person from Switzerland and the person from Canada, one scored 110 points and the other is Heather.

The skier from Switzerland scored 28 fewer points than the jumper who jumped 102.9 meters.

Gail scored 7 more points than the person who jumped 86.4 meters.

The contestant who scored 117 points was either Heather or the jumper from Denmark.

The person from Germany scored  more points than Gail.

The jumper from Canada scored 14 fewer points than Madeline.

The skier who jumped 86.4 meters scored 21 fewer points than the contestant from Finland.

Candice Florence Gail Heather Madeline Robyn Vicky

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

Canada Denmark Finland Germany Norway Sweden Switzerland


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

The person who won $35 million wasn't from South Dakota.

Gil Greene won 5 million more than Hilda Hunt.

Betty Baxter was either the winner who won $10 million or the senator.

The winner who won $20 million was either the judge or Gil Greene.

Of the person from Pennsylvania and the person from Hawaii, one was the senator and the other was Cal Chandler.

Alice Anders was either the banker or the accountant.

The person from Hawaii won somewhat less than Cal Chandler.

The person from Iowa was either the person who won $20 million or Cal Chandler.

Dharma Day won somewhat less than the accountant.

The accountant won 10 million less than the doctor.

The person from Florida was either the person who won $15 million or Alice Anders.

The winner from Vermont won 5 million less than the winner from Iowa.

Cal Chandler won 5 million less than the lawyer.

Alice Anders won 10 million more than the person from Iowa.

$5 million
$10 million
$15 million
$20 million
$25 million
$30 million
$35 million

Alice Anders
Betty Baxter
Cal Chandler
Dharma Day
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene
Hilda Hunt

Florida
Hawaii
Iowa
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Vermont

accountant banker doctor judge lawyer senator teacher


Dr. Sims's piece is either the article in Chapter 3 or the essay in Chapter 5.

Neither the essay about asteroids nor the 12-page piece is the article in Chapter 7.

The piece about space travel will appear somewhere in the book after the piece about dinosaurs.

Dr. Quinn's piece is either the 14-page essay or the essay in Chapter 2.

Dr. Nguyen's essay will appear somewhere in the book after the 16-page essay.

The piece about physiology will appear 1 chapter before the 14-page article.

The 10-page article will appear 4 chapters before Dr. Orr's piece.

Of Dr. Nguyen's article and Dr. Vance's essay, one is 10 pages long and the other is about oceanography.

Dr. Vance's piece will appear somewhere in the book after Dr. Fletcher's essay.

Dr. Nguyen's piece won't be in Chapter 4.

The 16-page essay will appear 1 chapter before the essay about asteroids.

The piece about space travel will appear 2 chapters before the essay about oceanography.

The piece about space travel will appear 1 chapter before the 10-page essay.

The 7-page essay will appear 1 chapter before Dr. Fletcher's piece.

The essay in Chapter 4 isn't 12 pages long.

The essay about volcanoes will appear 1 chapter after the 14-page essay.

Fletcher Nguyen Orr Quinn Sims Vance Zamora

asteroids
dinosaurs
earthquakes
oceanography
physiology
space travel
volcanoes


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

The game with the Warriors is either the game in Island Falls or the 18-6 match.

The 18-6 match was 20 days before the 34-7 match.

The 13-9 game was 4 days before the 24-21 match.

The match with the White Rhinos wasn't in Avila Beach.

The game in Groveland was 4 days after the 28-10 game.

Of the October 3 game and the October 15 match, one was in Edinburg and the other finished with a score of 28-10.

Of the October 15 game and the match with the Dragons, one finished with a score of 24-21 and the other was in Coachella.

The October 19 match wasn't in Ferndale.

Of the game with the Warriors and the 28-10 match, one was on October 27 and the other was in Coachella.

The match with the Tuscanos was sometime after the game with the Rams.

The game with the White Rhinos is either the 42-20 match or the match in Humeston.

The seven games are the game in Avila Beach, the match with the Warriors, the 28-10 match, the October 15 match, the game with the Tuscanos, the match with the Rams and the October 23 game.

The 42-20 game was 16 days after the match in Coachella.

The match with the Eagles is either the 24-21 game or the October 7 game.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19
October 23
October 27

Dragons
Eagles
Rams
Red and Blues
Tuscanos
Warriors
White Rhinos

Avila Beach
Coachella
Edinburg
Ferndale
Groveland
Humeston
Island Falls


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.

Arnold's lesson is 1 hour before the lesson with Kristin.

The lesson at 12:30pm is either the swimming lesson or the session with Irene.

The session with Kristin is 4 hours before Blake's session.

Garrett's session is 5 hours after Danny's session.

Of Danny's lesson and the appointment with Nicholas, one is at 8:30am and the other will focus on racketball.

The yoga session is sometime after Arnold's lesson.

The appointment at 10:30am, the cardio lesson, and Fannie's session are three different sessions.

The appointment with Lena is either the racketball session or the lesson at 1:30pm.

The lesson at 10:30am won't focus on rowing.

The cardio session is either the lesson at 2:30pm or the session at 12:30pm.

The session at 8:30am won't focus on rowing.

Crystal's session is sometime after Emma's lesson.

The yoga appointment isn't with Michelle.

The seven sessions are Arnold's lesson, the appointment with Nicholas, the appointment with Jimmy, the appointment at 12:30pm, the swimming session, the lesson at 10:30am and the session at 11:30am.

The cycling session is either the appointment with Jimmy or the appointment with Michelle.

The session at 10:30am won't focus on yoga.

Arnold Blake Crystal Danny Emma Fannie Garrett

Howard Irene Jimmy Kristin Lena Michelle Nicholas

cardio
cycling
free weights
racketball
rowing
swimming
yoga


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

The Fred Lane project is either the $25,000 project or the $32,000 project.

Freda Fisher's project begins 4 months after the Fred Lane project.

Neither the Shelly Lane project nor the Juniper Lane project is the $35,000 project.

The job starting in May is either the $40,000 project or the Oak Road project.

Neither the job starting in June nor the Boom Court project is Ed Erickson's project.

The $15,000 project begins 3 months before the $36,000 project.

The $15,000 project begins 4 months before the Harkin Drive project.

The York Court project will be headed by Al Anderson.

Al Anderson's project begins sometime before the $40,000 project.

The Juniper Lane project doesn't start in July.

The $40,000 project won't be managed by Bill Bonner.

The Oak Road project will be headed by Freda Fisher.

Of the Oak Road project and Gail Garrett's project, one will have a budget of $25,000 and the other starts in October.

Cal Craft's project is either the Fred Lane project or the $28,000 project.

The job starting in September won't be managed by Gail Garrett.

The $36,000 project won't be managed by Bill Bonner.

Of the Shelly Lane project and Cal Craft's project, one will have a budget of $32,000 and the other starts in May.

April May June July August September October

Boom Court
Fred Lane
Harkin Drive
Juniper Lane
Oak Road
Shelly Lane
York Court

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Cal Craft
Dawn Daniels
Ed Erickson
Freda Fisher
Gail Garrett


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.

Isaac will launch 3 months before the person who will be studying solar storms.

Omar will launch sometime after Geraldine.

The graduate who will be studying ant colonies will launch sometime before the graduate assigned to mission CR-260.

The person launching in June won't be focusing on radiation.

Katherine is either the person who will be studying radiation or the graduate assigned to mission WB-664.

Of the graduate assigned to mission GX-13 and the person assigned to mission TV-412, one will focus on solar storms and the other is Isaac.

The graduate launching in February won't be on mission ZF-15.

Patti will launch 3 months after the astronaut who will be studying photosynthesis.

The astronaut launching in February won't be focusing on ant colonies.

The graduate launching in February is either Geraldine or the astronaut who will be studying radiation.

The person assigned to mission TV-412 will launch 1 month after the graduate who will be studying plant enzymes.

The seven people are Edwin, the graduate assigned to mission TV-412, the astronaut who will be studying plant enzymes, the person assigned to mission PR-97, the astronaut launching in February, the graduate who will be studying photosynthesis and the astronaut launching in May.

Katherine will launch 2 months after the graduate who will be studying photosynthesis.

The person who will be studying gamma rays will launch 4 months after the person who will be studying plant enzymes.

Edwin Geraldine Isaac Katherine Omar Patti Traci

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


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

The Cersay impact crater is 75 meters smaller than the Garight impact crater.

The 100 m. wide one is either the Garight impact crater or the Devonian impact crater.

The 150 m. wide one wasn't formed during the Jurassic period.

The Hinwore impact crater is 50 meters wider than the crater in modern-day Guinea.

The crater in modern-day Guinea is 25 meters wider than the one in modern-day Oman.

The crater in modern-day Croatia is either the Cambrian impact crater or the 100 m. wide crater.

The 200 m. wide one wasn't found in India.

The Asanish impact crater is either the Permian impact crater or the Silurian impact crater.

The 200 m. wide one is either the crater in modern-day Guinea or the Triassic impact crater.

Of the Vorckin impact crater and the crater in modern-day Namibia, one was formed during the Ordovician period and the other is 150 m. wide.

Neither the 150 m. wide one nor the Triassic impact crater is the Moriwa impact crater.

The one in modern-day Croatia is 50 meters wider than the Silurian impact crater.

Of the 100 m. wide crater and the 125 m. wide crater, one is known as the Asanish site and the other was found in Oman.

The crater in modern-day Latvia is  wider than the Garight impact crater.

Asanish Cersay Garight Hinwore Kimeta Moriwa Vorckin

Cambrian Devonian Jurassic Ordovician Permian Silurian Triassic

Croatia Guinea India Jamaica Latvia Namibia Oman


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

The juggler who used bowling pins performed 2 spots after the juggler from Jefferson.

The juggler who went fourth was from Quasqueton.

The juggler from Avila Beach performed 1 spot after Trevor.

The juggler from West Bath performed 2 spots after Yolanda.

The performer from Avila Beach was either the person who went third or the person who went sixth.

The performer who used balls performed 2 spots after the performer who used rings.

The performer from Avila Beach performed sometime before the performer from Quasqueton.

Floyd was either the juggler from Jefferson or the person from Hawkeye.

The person from Menlo performed 2 spots after the juggler who used bowling pins.

The juggler who used batons performed 2 spots before the performer who used flashlights.

Of the juggler who used chainsaws and the performer who went fifth, one is Trevor and the other was from Menlo.

Brandi was either the juggler who went seventh or the performer who used mobile phones.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Brandi Floyd Howard Lora Nick Trevor Yolanda

balls
batons
bowling pins
chainsaws
flashlights
mobile phones
rings

Avila Beach
Hawkeye
Jefferson
Menlo
Quasqueton
West Bath
Zearing


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

Merlin is either the 5-year-old condor or the condor released at Folsom Bend.

Angel has a wingspan 8 inches longer than the bird released at Golden Butte.

Of the bird released at Golden Butte and Charlie, one is 11 years old and the other has a wingspan of 126 inches.

The 5-year-old condor has a wingspan 12 inches shorter than the 8-year-old condor.

The condor released at Cordell Mesa has a wingspan 12 inches longer than the condor released at Ralton Pass.

Of the 6-year-old bird and the condor released at Golden Butte, one was Buddy and the other has a wingspan of 126 inches.

Merlin doesn't have a wingspan of 122 inches.

Smokey is either the condor released at Bingham Canyon or the condor released at Alkali Ridge.

The condor with a wingspan of 122 inches isn't 10 years old.

The condor released at Golden Butte has a wingspan somewhat longer than Mango.

Neither Mango nor the 4-year-old condor is the bird released at Alkali Ridge.

Buddy has a wingspan 4 inches shorter than the 4-year-old condor.

Spike has a wingspan somewhat shorter than the bird released at Pecos Pueblo.

Merlin has a wingspan somewhat longer than the 4-year-old bird.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches
118 inches
122 inches
126 inches

Angel Buddy Charlie Mango Merlin Smokey Spike

Alkali Ridge
Bingham Canyon
Cordell Mesa
Folsom Bend
Golden Butte
Pecos Pueblo
Ralton Pass


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

The archadon costs 250 dollars more than the mirasaurus.

The fossil discovered in Oman costs 500 dollars less than the senosaurus.

The verasaurus costs 1,000 dollars more than the 90 million year old fossil.

The fossil discovered in Oman costs  more than the fossil discovered in Thailand.

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

Of the $1250 fossil and the $500 fossil, one was found in Yemen and the other is the pilodontus.

The 85 million year old fossil costs 250 dollars less than the 78 million year old fossil.

The 87 million year old fossil costs 500 dollars more than the fossil discovered in Yemen.

The gigasaurus costs  more than the 69 million year old fossil.

The fossil discovered in Ecuador costs 250 dollars more than the mirasaurus.

The fossil discovered in Zambia isn't 75 million years old.

The mirasaurus is either the 72 million year old fossil or the $500 fossil.

The fossil discovered in Venezuela is either the $750 fossil or the 87 million year old fossil.

The 72 million year old fossil costs 250 dollars less than the 90 million year old fossil.

archadon gigasaurus mirasaurus pilodontus rotosaurus senosaurus verasaurus

69 million
72 million
75 million
78 million
85 million
87 million
90 million

Albania Ecuador Oman Thailand Venezuela Yemen Zambia


Marcus has to fill several "two-scoop" ice cream cone orders.  Help him with the rush by matching each customer to his or her two ice cream selections and their place in line.

Patrice is either the customer who ordered cherry for their first scoop or the customer who ordered egg nog for their second scoop.

The person who ordered cherry for their first scoop was 2 spots in line behind Yvette.

The customer who ordered vanilla for their first scoop was 4 spots in line ahead of the customer who ordered rum raisin for their second scoop.

The customer who ordered coffee for their second scoop was immediately behind the person who ordered coconut for their first scoop.

The second customer is either the customer who ordered rum raisin for their second scoop or the person who ordered rocky road for their second scoop.

Neither the sixth customer nor the person who ordered raspberry for their first scoop is Glenda.

The seventh customer didn't order egg nog for their second scoop.

The customer who ordered vanilla for their first scoop is either Nancy or Yvette.

The customer who ordered coconut for their first scoop was 3 spots in line behind Opal.

The customer who ordered mango for their first scoop was somewhere in line ahead of the customer who ordered strawberry for their second scoop.

The customer who ordered chocolate for their second scoop is either Fredrick or the first customer.

The fourth customer didn't order lemon for their second scoop.

The person who ordered coconut for their first scoop is either Yvette or the third customer.

Of Patrice and the first person, one ordered banana for their first scoop and the other ordered egg nog for their second scoop.

Fredrick Glenda Katie Nancy Opal Patrice Yvette

banana cherry coconut mango peppermint raspberry vanilla

chocolate
coffee
egg nog
lemon
rocky road
rum raisin
strawberry