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

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

The six films are Arctic Visions, the film produced in Macedonia, the movie produced in Denmark, Keith King's film, Sid Saunders's film and the movie produced in Ukraine.

West of Eden is 10 minutes shorter than the film produced in Macedonia.

Neither Dreams of July nor Arctic Visions is Sid Saunders's film.

Lionel Lowe's film is 5 minutes longer than the film produced in Denmark.

The movie with a running time of 75 minutes is Dreams of July.

Sid Saunders's film wasn't made in Estonia.

The film produced in Sweden is  shorter than Sid Saunders's film.

Of Jesse Jimenez's film and Tearful Night, one has a running time of 55 minutes and the other was made in Ukraine.

Don Daugherty's film is either the film produced in Macedonia or the film with a running time of 75 minutes.

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

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

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

Denmark Estonia Macedonia Romania Sweden Ukraine


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

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

The exhibit that pulled in 6,910 visitors wasn't from Qatar.

The exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors was held 2 months after the presentation from Chile.

June's exhibit, the exhibit from Norway, and the presentation from Oman are three different exhibits.

The exhibit that pulled in 6,910 visitors wasn't from Norway.

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

The presentation from Chile and February's exhibit are different exhibits.

The glassware presentation, February's exhibit, and June's exhibit are three different exhibits.

Of the presentation that pulled in 7,525 visitors and February's exhibit, one was from  Oman and the other featured lacquerware.

The glassware exhibit was from  Burundi.

Of the exhibit that pulled in 5,100 visitors and the exhibit that pulled in 8,060 visitors, one took place in January and the other was from  Burundi.

The sculpture presentation was held 2 months after the exhibit that pulled in 6,425 visitors.

armor basketry ceramics glassware lacquerware sculpture

Burundi Chile Kyrgyzstan Norway Oman Qatar


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 $7.25 purchase didn't include oranges.

Of the purchase that included turnips and the $9.25 order, one included apricots and the other was Olive's.

The order that included kiwis is either the order that included spinach or the $9.25 purchase.

Carol's order is either the purchase that included apricots or the order that included raspberries.

Ellen's purchase is either the purchase that included spinach or the order that included oranges.

The purchase that included strawberries cost  more than Jim's purchase.

Of the $7.25 purchase and Kathryn's purchase, one included raspberries and the other included onions.

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

The order that included peaches cost 3 dollars more than the purchase that included asparagus.

asparagus leeks onions rhubarb spinach turnips

apricots kiwis oranges peaches raspberries strawberries


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.

Sierra Group is either the team that jumped at 9:00am or the team that dropped at Anthon Ridge.

Tango Group deployed sometime before the team that dropped at Brook Woods.

Of the team with 9 members and the squad that dropped at Crestline X, one is India Group and the other deployed at 10:00am.

The six teams are the team with 9 members, Sierra Group, the squad that jumped at 10:00am, the team that dropped at Frazier Park, the team that dropped at Brook Woods and the squad that dropped at Ezra Forest.

Of the team with 5 members and the squad with 4 members, one is Whiskey Group and the other deployed at 11:00am.

Tango Group weren't dropped at Ezra Forest.

The squad with 8 members deployed sometime before the team that dropped at Dana Point.

The team with 7 members deployed 2 hours before Sierra Group.

Charlie Group deployed sometime before the team with 4 members.

The squad with 7 members deployed sometime after the squad that dropped at Frazier Park.

Whiskey Group weren't dropped at Crestline X.

Charlie India Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

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


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

Of the tank going to Philo and the $2,000 fish tank, one was bought by Gideon Gates and the other is 70 gallons.

The tank bought by Edwin Ellis is either the tank going to Van Wert or the display going to Zwingle.

The 75 gallon tank isn't going to Freeport.

The $920 fish tank is 20 gallons smaller than the display bought by Cora Carey.

Of the $1,500 tank and the fish tank bought by Betsy Beard, one is going to Van Wert and the other is 70 gallons.

The display bought by Gideon Gates is 10 gallons larger than the $920 tank.

The display going to Zwingle is 5 gallons smaller than the $775 tank.

Of the display bought by Gideon Gates and the fish tank bought by Faith Frisk, one is going to Ottumwa and the other cost $2,500.

The fish tank going to Philo is somewhat larger than the tank bought by Donna Drake.

The $2,000 fish tank is 15 gallons larger than the fish tank bought by Faith Frisk.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons
75 gallons
80 gallons

Betsy Beard
Cora Carey
Donna Drake
Edwin Ellis
Faith Frisk
Gideon Gates

Freeport
Ottumwa
Philo
Van Wert
Yermo
Zwingle


Springfield University is sending out several expeditions to study different bat species around the world.  Each expedition will include a chiroptologist (bat expert) and a speleologist (cave expert), and each will take place in a different country.  Match each team to their expedition and the month in which they'll be leaving.

Zachary's expedition will be going to Ukraine.

Neither the expedition going to Mongolia nor the team going to Grenada will be Paul's expedition.

Of Shelby's expedition and Charles's expedition, one will leave in February and the other will be going to Zimbabwe.

Neither the expedition leaving in March nor Charles's expedition will be the expedition going to Mongolia.

Connie's expedition will leave 2 months before the team going to Angola.

Paul's team won't be traveling to Angola.

The expedition going to Angola won't include Traci.

Paula's team will leave sometime after Charles's expedition.

Zachary's expedition won't be leaving in January.

Darrell's expedition will be going to Zimbabwe.

Jacob's team will leave 3 months after Connie's team.

Hazel's expedition will leave 2 months after the team going to Angola.

The team leaving in March won't include Paula.

The expedition going to Grenada will leave sometime after Connie's expedition.

Charles Darrell Jacob Paul Spencer Zachary

Angola Grenada Mongolia Romania Ukraine Zimbabwe


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

The child delivered in room 206 was born 12 minutes after the Pearsons' child.

The baby delivered in room 120 was the Blanchards'.

The baby delivered in room 112, the Blanchards' baby, and the child born at 12:04am are three different babies.

Agnes was born 6 minutes before the child delivered in room 120.

Of Nancy and the Blanchards' baby, one was delivered in room 225 and the other was born at 12:10am.

The Lamberts' baby was born 3 minutes before the baby delivered in room 145.

The child delivered in room 225 was either the child born at 12:07am or Agnes.

The baby delivered in room 112 wasn't the Underwoods'.

The baby delivered in room 230 was the Lamberts'.

Of Jessie and the child born at 12:16am, one was the Quinns' and the other was delivered in room 120.

Agnes Gretchen Jessie Nancy Raul Veronica

Blanchard Estrada Lambert Pearson Quinn Underwood


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

Peter is scheduled 3 hours after the 18-year-old client.

Mrs. Zimmerman's trainee is either Greg or the 15-year-old client.

Of Randall and the student with the 12 noon class, one is 17 years old and the other is Mrs. Zimmerman's student.

Isaac is scheduled 4 hours before the 16-year-old student.

Greg is either Mr. Rodriguez's trainee or the 16-year-old trainee.

Of Elmer and Mrs. Engle's trainee, one is 20 years old and the other has the 1:00pm class.

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

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

The client with the 2:00pm class isn't Elmer.

Mrs. Engle
Mr. Keller
Mrs. Landry
Mr. Osborne
Mr. Rodriguez
Mrs. Zimmerman


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

The drug sourced from a specific type of wasp was approved sometime after Minitrell.

The pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of mushroom was approved sometime after Pluniden.

Gravon was approved 3 months before the medicine sourced from a specific type of beetle.

The pharmaceutical that treats heart disease was approved 1 month after Gravon.

The drug sourced from a specific type of mushroom, Minitrell, and Zednisen are three different drugs.

Of Gravon and the pharmaceutical sourced from a specific type of palm tree, one was approved in January and the other treats asthma.

Zednisen, the medicine that treats dengue fever, and the drug approved in April are three different drugs.

The pharmaceutical that treats heart disease is either the pharmaceutical approved in April or the drug approved in January.

Bizolam was approved 1 month after the medicine that treats diabetes.

Pluniden was approved sometime after the drug that treats diabetes.

The drug sourced from a specific type of fig orchid was approved 1 month after Gravon.

The pharmaceutical approved in February isn't used to combat dengue fever.

The drug approved in February isn't sourced from a wasp.

The pharmaceutical approved in February isn't used to combat influenza.

Bizolam Damasol Gravon Minitrell Pluniden Zednisen

asthma
dengue fever
diabetes
heart disease
influenza
meningitis

beetle
bromeliad
mushroom
fig orchid
palm tree
wasp


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 jumper from Germany scored  fewer points than Jody.

The contestant who scored 110 points was from Switzerland.

The contestant who scored 96 points, Robyn, and the jumper who jumped 105.6 meters are three different people.

Of Candice and the jumper who scored 89 points, one jumped 105.6 meters and the other jumped 96.3 meters.

The contestant who jumped 90.1 meters scored 21 more points than the contestant from Germany.

The person from Sweden scored 21 more points than Irma.

The contestant from Denmark jumped 96.3 meters.

Robyn scored 7 more points than the person who jumped 102.9 meters.

The contestant who jumped 110.8 meters scored  more points than Jody.

The skier from Norway scored 14 more points than the skier who jumped 102.9 meters.

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

Canada Denmark Germany Norway Sweden Switzerland


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

Of Xavier Carey's bag and Tanya Gould's piece, one weighs 35 pounds and the other was supposed to go to Los Angeles.

Xavier Carey's luggage weighs 6 pounds less than the cyan luggage.

The luggage that needs to go to New York weighs  less than the lime piece.

Zed Alexander's piece wasn't supposed to go to Orlando.

The red luggage weighs  less than the bag that needs to go to Orlando.

The six pieces are Zed Alexander's bag, the white luggage, the piece that needs to go to Atlanta, the luggage that weighs 41 pounds, the red suitcase and the suitcase that weighs 47 pounds.

Of the piece that needs to go to Denver and the suitcase that weighs 38 pounds, one is lime and the other is red.

The suitcase that needs to go to Los Angeles weighs 6 pounds less than the indigo piece.

The bag that needs to go to Los Angeles weighs 6 pounds more than Wanda Dotson's piece.

Ute Fleming's suitcase doesn't weigh 41 pounds.

Xavier Carey's bag weighs 12 pounds less than the bag that needs to go to Denver.

Tanya Gould
Ute Fleming
Vic Evans
Wanda Dotson
Xavier Carey
Zed Alexander

Atlanta
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Orlando
Santa Fe


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

Mathew's show, the show filmed in Kiribati, the show filmed in Cambodia, the show filmed in Myanmar and the show filmed in Vanuatu are all different episodes.

The show filmed in Nicaragua is either the episode that aired on April 13th or the show that aired on April 20th.

The episode where the survivor brought the hatchet wasn't filmed in Nicaragua.

Wendell's episode wasn't filmed in Kiribati.

Of the show where the survivor brought the duct tape and the episode filmed in Cambodia, one aired on April 6th and the other featured Neil.

Of the show where the survivor brought the fire starter and the show that aired on April 20th, one was filmed in Cambodia and the other featured Mathew.

The show where the survivor brought the fire starter aired 4 weeks after Alfredo's show.

Wendell's show didn't give its survivor the knife.

The episode where the survivor brought the hatchet aired 2 weeks after the episode filmed in Kiribati.

The show where the survivor brought the pot, the episode that aired on April 13th, and Wendell's episode are three different episodes.

Omar's show is either the episode where the survivor brought the duct tape or the show where the survivor brought the rope.

The show where the survivor brought the rope wasn't filmed in Myanmar.

Mathew's episode gave its survivor the hatchet.

April 6th
April 13th
April 20th
April 27th
May 4th
May 11th

Bolivia Cambodia Kiribati Myanmar Nicaragua Vanuatu

duct tape
fire starter
hatchet
knife
pot
rope


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

The orange team was ranked 4 places behind the squad from Forest City.

The team from Evansdale was ranked 4 places behind the "Target Bombs".

The "Pea Shooters" was ranked 1 place behind the squad from Prairie City.

The squad from Prairie City doesn't use blue paintballs.

The group that finished sixth isn't from Yucca Valley.

The group from Cromberg is either the red team or the green team.

Of the team that finished third and the red team, one is from Forest City and the other is the "Night Ninjas".

Of the green team and the squad from Evansdale, one finished fifth and the other is the "Oil Crew".

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

The squad from Prairie City was ranked somewhere ahead of the white team.

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

Armona
Cromberg
Evansdale
Forest City
Prairie City
Yucca Valley


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 Hornet was fined somewhat less than the automobile from Louisiana.

The car with the YGA-441 plates was fined 25 dollars more than the Grandero.

The vehicle with the MRT-628 plates was fined 75 dollars more than the Grandero.

The car with the YGA-441 plates was fined 100 dollars less than the automobile from Alaska.

The Cavalo doesn't have the SVZ-880 plates.

The car that received the $50 fine isn't from Washington.

The automobile that received the $150 fine doesn't have the BMG-831 plates.

The Hornet doesn't have the YGA-441 plates.

Of the car with the GGZ-007 plates and the automobile that received the $100 fine, one is from Ohio and the other is the Grandero.

Of the Dartson and the automobile with the GGZ-007 plates, one was fined $25 and the other is from Louisiana.

Of the Etsalle and the vehicle from Vermont, one was fined $25 and the other has the BMG-831 plates.

The vehicle that received the $125 fine doesn't have the SVZ-880 plates.

Cavalo Dartson Etsalle Grandero Hornet Injitsu

Alaska Kansas Louisiana Ohio Vermont Washington


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 winner who won $15 million was either the accountant or the winner from Iowa.

The winner who won $10 million, Ed Elliott, and the person from Iowa are three different people.

The six people were Betty Baxter, the winner from Kansas, the banker, the person who won $15 million, the doctor and the winner who won $25 million.

Dharma Day won 15 million more than the senator.

The banker won 15 million less than the winner from Mississippi.

Of the person from Ohio and Cal Chandler, one was the senator and the other won $5 million.

Ed Elliott won 10 million less than the doctor.

Ferris Fry won 5 million more than the judge.

The banker won 5 million more than the person from Ohio.

The person who won $20 million wasn't the teacher.

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

Betty Baxter
Cal Chandler
Dharma Day
Ed Elliott
Ferris Fry
Gil Greene

Iowa
Kansas
Mississippi
Ohio
South Dakota
Tennessee

accountant banker doctor judge senator teacher


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 in Iraq and the crater that is 550 meters wide were different impacts.

The feature that is 3,500 meters wide is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the crater discovered in September.

The crater in Liberia is believed to be 120,000 years older than the feature that is 550 meters wide.

Of the feature in Macedonia and the feature that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E., one was found in April and the other is 1,480 meters wide.

The crater in Vietnam is believed to be 30,000 years older than the crater that is 1,200 meters wide.

Of the feature in Vietnam and the feature that is 1,480 meters wide, one was dated to 60,000 B.C.E. and the other was found in December.

Of the feature that is 550 meters wide and the feature in Qatar, one was dated to 120,000 B.C.E. and the other was found in February.

The crater that is 930 meters wide is believed to be  older than the feature discovered in April.

The feature that is 1,480 meters wide wasn't discovered in June.

Iraq Liberia Macedonia Qatar Uganda Vietnam

February April June August September December

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


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 West Liberty was either Francine's rose or Anna's rose.

The lafter finished 4 places behind the rose grown in Olin.

Irene's rose finished somewhere ahead of the rose grown in West Liberty.

The dame de coeur was either Deanna's flower or the flower that won first place.

The six flowers were the rose grown in Athens, the flower that won fourth place, the rose that won second place, the lafter, Deanna's rose and the flower that won fifth place.

The magic dragon wasn't grown in West Liberty.

The rose that won second place was Georgia's.

The flower that won first place wasn't grown by Irene.

Of the vanity and the flower grown in Fort Dodge, one was Deanna's and the other won fourth place.

Of Francine's flower and Casey's flower, one was grown in Miranda and the other won fifth place.

The quietness finished 2 places ahead of Francine's flower.

dame de coeur
lafter
magic dragon
nearly wild
quietness
vanity

Anna Casey Deanna Francine Georgia Irene

Athens
Fort Dodge
Miranda
Olin
Ukiah
West Liberty


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

The player from Dana Point was either the player who scored 69 points or Tom.

Willard was either the player from Dana Point or the contestant who threw the white darts.

Greg scored 7 points higher than the contestant who threw the red darts.

Neither the player from Epworth nor the contestant who threw the gray darts was Bill.

The contestant who scored 55 points was from Braddyville.

The contestant from Lohrville didn't throw the red darts.

Donald, the contestant from Epworth, the contestant who threw the gray darts, the player who scored 55 points and the player who threw the red darts were all different players.

Donald scored 21 points higher than the contestant who threw the orange darts.

Of the contestant who threw the gray darts and the contestant from Gilbertville, one finished with 62 points and the other was Donald.

The contestant from Gilbertville threw the white darts.

Braddyville
Dana Point
Epworth
Gilbertville
Lohrville
Toledo


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

The bird purchased in Julian isn't the lovebird.

The bird purchased in Ellsworth was bought 3 months after Ellen's pet.

Gladys's pet was bought 1 month after the bird purchased in Julian.

Hannah's pet is either the bird purchased in Monte Sereno or the lovebird.

Ellen's pet was bought 1 month after the parakeet.

The bird purchased in Ellsworth isn't the finch.

The finch was bought sometime after Ellen's pet.

Natalie's pet was bought 4 months before the bird purchased in Hornitos.

The lorikeet was bought 2 months before the bird purchased in Julian.

The bird purchased in Fairbank was bought sometime after Ellen's pet.

Of the bird bought in March and the bird bought in May, one is Ellen's and the other is the parrot.

Celia Ellen Gladys Hannah Kellie Natalie

canary finch lorikeet lovebird parakeet parrot

Ellsworth
Fairbank
Hornitos
Julian
Monte Sereno
Upton


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

Salvador's pack, the 30 liter pack, and the orange pack are three different packs.

The orange pack is 5 liters smaller than Arthur's pack.

Robert's pack is 5 liters smaller than the orange pack.

The green pack, Salvador's pack, and the 40 liter pack are three different packs.

The Naturba pack is either Robert's pack or the silver pack.

Gene's pack is 20 liters larger than the gray pack.

Wendell's pack is either the Travelore pack or the Pinkster pack.

The black pack is either the Bistric pack or the Travelore pack.

The Bistric pack is 15 liters larger than the silver pack.

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

Arthur Gene Paul Robert Salvador Wendell

Adironda Bistric Lugmor Naturba Pinkster Travelore


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

The design that printed in 15 minutes, the cup, and the phone case are three different items.

The design that printed in 30 minutes wasn't green.

The six items were the yellow item, the cup, the helmet, the piece that printed in 20 minutes, the item that printed in 35 minutes and Willis's design.

Mary's design, the helmet, and the design that printed in 20 minutes are three different items.

The red design took somewhat more minutes to print than Yvonne's item.

Of Eleanor's piece and Mary's piece, one was blue and the other was the flower.

The flower took 5 more minutes to print than the red piece.

The green design, the design that printed in 20 minutes, and the item that printed in 35 minutes are three different items.

Virgil's piece took 10 more minutes to print than the red piece.

The phone case took 10 more minutes to print than Jacqueline's piece.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes

Eleanor Jacqueline Mary Virgil Willis Yvonne

cup
flower
helmet
phone case
skull
whistle


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.

The person who's going to Yale was awarded some amount more than Delores.

The student who will major in Finance was awarded $5,000 more than Sarah.

The student who's going to Brown was awarded $5,000 more than Martha.

The person who's going to Northwestern was awarded some amount more than the student who will major in English.

Brooke didn't win the $35,000 scholarship.

The student who's going to Penn State was awarded $15,000 less than Lauren.

Delores is either the person who will major in English or the student who will major in Chemistry.

Of the person who received the $40,000 scholarship and the student who will major in Archaeology, one is Sarah and the other will be going to Penn State next year.

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

The person who received the $30,000 scholarship isn't going to Yale.

The six students are Lauren, the student who will major in Archaeology, the person who's going to Northwestern, the person who will major in Mathematics, the person who received the $25,000 scholarship and the student who received the $30,000 scholarship.

The student who received the $50,000 scholarship won't major in Physics.

Neither the person who received the $50,000 scholarship nor the student who received the $30,000 scholarship is Brooke.

Archaeology Chemistry English Finance Mathematics Physics

Brown
Cornell
Harvard
Northwestern
Penn State
Yale


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

The system from UCLA finished with a score that was 14 percent lower than that of Gorgias.

The A.I. that scored 76% was either the A.I. built by Dr. Sullivan's team or the A.I. built by Dr. Coulson's team.

The system from CIT, the A.I. built by Dr. Macmahon's team, and the A.I. built by Dr. Dower's team are three different systems.

Of the A.I. built by Dr. Macmahon's team and the A.I. that scored 55%, one was Archimedes and the other was from MIT.

Archimedes finished with a score that was 14 percent lower than that of the A.I. built by Dr. Coulson's team.

The system built by Dr. Neuman's team wasn't from UCLA.

Of Archimedes and Aristotle, one scored 55% and the other was from Cambridge.

The A.I. built by Dr. Dower's team finished with a score that was 21 percent higher than that of the A.I. from SFIT.

The system from Exeter finished with a score that was 14 percent higher than that of Archimedes.

Archimedes Aristotle Galen Gorgias Plutarch Pythagoeas

Coulson Dower Macmahon Neuman Sicilia Sullivan


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

The 900 ft line is either the line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH or the one that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH.

Line A doesn't have a maximum speed of exactly 25 MPH.

The one that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH is  longer than Line B.

The zip line with a maximum height of 40 ft is 100 feet shorter than Line B.

Of Line D and the zip line with a maximum height of 70 ft, one can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 25 MPH and the other is 700 ft long.

Line F doesn't have a maximum speed of exactly 40 MPH.

The zip line with a maximum height of 40 ft is  longer than the one that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH.

Of the line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH and the 750 ft one, one reaches a height of 45 ft and the other is Line D.

Line A, the zip line with a maximum height of 85 ft, and the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH are three different lines.

Line B is either the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH or the line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

Line F, the line with a maximum height of 40 ft, the line with a maximum height of 70 ft and the zip line that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH are all different lines.

The 900 ft zip line doesn't have a maximum height of 25 ft.

Line A
Line B
Line C
Line D
Line F
Line G

25 MPH
30 MPH
40 MPH
45 MPH
50 MPH
55 MPH


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

Of Gizmo and the dog Stephanie trained, one is from Clifton and the other was in classes for 7 weeks.

The dog that was in school for 11 weeks wasn't trained by Nadine.

Bailey, the canine Teresa trained, and the one from Fontanelle are three different dogs.

Charlie is either the canine from Elgin or the canine Stephanie trained.

Cooper wasn't in classes for exactly 11 weeks.

The canine Odette trained had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of the one from Sierra City.

The dog from Clifton had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of Charlie.

Jake, the canine Odette trained, the dog Stephanie trained and the canine from Sierra City are all different dogs.

Of the one from Port Hueneme and the dog that was in school for 8 weeks, one was trained by Paula and the other is Gizmo.

The canine that was in school for 11 weeks is either the one from Elgin or the dog from Fontanelle.

The dog Odette trained trained 2 weeks less than Charlie.

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

Nadine Odette Paula Rachel Stephanie Teresa

Clifton
Elgin
Fontanelle
Port Hueneme
Sierra City
Yreka


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

The probe that launched in January wasn't launched in Qatar.

Of Nicaragua's probe and the mission that launched in April, one is going to Titan and the other is the Ateyin.

Bulgaria's mission isn't going to Enceladus.

The Disty launched 1 month before the probe going to Venus.

The Raiukan launched 1 month after Bulgaria's probe.

Kosovo's probe launched sometime before the mission going to Uranus.

Bulgaria's probe launched 4 months before the Lezko.

The probe that launched in April is going to Uranus.

Kosovo's probe launched 2 months after the probe going to Europa.

Enceladus Europa Neptune Titan Uranus Venus

Bulgaria Chile Kosovo Nicaragua Oman Qatar


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

The item with the 5-year warranty is either the item with the 10,000 BTUs cooling capacity or the unit with the 35,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The item with the 10,000 BTUs cooling capacity costs 260 dollars more than the Coolstar XV5.

The air conditioner with the 12-year warranty costs 195 dollars less than the item with the 25,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The unit with the 10-year warranty costs somewhat more than the Freezon Flux.

The $505 item is either the item with the 20,000 BTUs cooling capacity or the Ultralux 92.

The Binson C40 doesn't have exactly 20,000 BTUs in cooling capacity.

The item with the 3-year warranty costs 65 dollars more than the Freezon Flux.

The air conditioner with the 1-year warranty has the 15,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The Freezon Flux, the item with the 15,000 BTUs cooling capacity, and the $505 item are three different units.

The Ultralux 92 has the 1-year warranty.

The Freezon Flux has the 5,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

Of the unit with the 3-year warranty and the $635 item, one has the 20,000 BTUs cooling capacity and the other is the EnergyBeam 110.

Binson C40
Coolstar XV5
EnergyBeam 110
Freezon Flux
Ultralux 92
Z-Free XL


Bill and Judy always come to the Western Rock and Mineral Show each year to add a few new gem showpieces to their collection.  Using only the clues below, match each of their purchases to the claim and state in which it was found, and determine the price of each.

The smoky quartz sold for 30 dollars less than the gem from Oregon.

Of the stone from Wyoming and the gem found in the Stout claim, one went for $790 and the other went for $800.

The smoky quartz is either the stone from Nevada or the gem found in the Johnston claim.

The smoky quartz wasn't uncovered at the Stout claim.

The zircon is either the gem found in the Collins claim or the stone found in the Stout claim.

Of the gem that sold for $820 and the gem found in the Livingston claim, one is the blue topaz and the other was from Colorado.

The stone from Nevada sold for 10 dollars more than the blue topaz.

Of the stone found in the Yates claim and the corundum, one went for $820 and the other was from Utah.

The gem from Colorado sold for somewhat less than the rhodolite.

The rhodolite is either the gem from Colorado or the stone from Utah.

aquamarine
blue topaz
corundum
rhodolite
smoky quartz
zircon

Collins Ingram Johnston Livingston Stout Yates

California Colorado Nevada Oregon Utah Wyoming


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

The model made by Nectron isn't the MX-827.

The camera made by Torvia doesn't have a resolution of 20 megapixels.

The camera made by Lirios doesn't cost $600.

The $675 camera is either the camera made by Dayero or the camera made by Torvia.

The $625 camera, the model made by Nectron, the DM-5000 and the model made by Dayero are all different cameras.

The model with a resolution of 12 megapixels costs 25 dollars more than the model made by Dayero.

The Zenix 2C costs 25 dollars more than the model with a resolution of 26 megapixels.

Neither the $625 camera nor the model with a resolution of 26 megapixels is the Lectra 6.

The camera made by Lirios is either the camera with a resolution of 12 megapixels or the camera with a resolution of 10 megapixels.

The model made by Honwa doesn't have a resolution of 26 megapixels.

Of the model made by Cober and the $575 camera, one is the MX-827 and the other is the G-290.

The G-290 costs  more than the camera with a resolution of 18 megapixels.

Cober Dayero Honwa Lirios Nectron Torvia

10 megapixels
12 megapixels
18 megapixels
20 megapixels
24 megapixels
26 megapixels


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

The child delivered in room 112 was born 6 minutes after the Ingrams' child.

The six babies were the child delivered in room 206, the Quinns' baby, the baby born at 12:01am, Zachary, the Estradas' child and the child born at 12:04am.

Of Felicia and the baby born at 12:01am, one was delivered in room 112 and the other was the Underwoods'.

The baby delivered in room 225 was born sometime before the Blanchards' child.

The child delivered in room 230 wasn't the Ortegas'.

Zachary, the Quinns' child, and the baby delivered in room 112 are three different babies.

The child delivered in room 230 was born sometime before Zachary.

Peggy was either the baby born at 12:13am or the child delivered in room 206.

Of Zachary and the Underwoods' child, one was delivered in room 225 and the other was born at 12:01am.

The baby born at 12:10am was delivered in room 206.

The child delivered in room 252 wasn't the Quinns'.

Felicia Jessie Luis Peggy Willard Zachary

Blanchard Estrada Ingram Ortega Quinn Underwood


The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 25 MPH, the 850 ft one, and the line with a maximum height of 30 ft are three different lines.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 35 MPH is either the zip line with a maximum height of 40 ft or the one with a maximum height of 85 ft.

Of the 750 ft one and the 850 ft line, one is Line C and the other reaches a height of 85 ft.

The one with a maximum height of 70 ft, the one that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH, and the 800 ft one are three different lines.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 50 MPH reaches a height of 40 ft.

The one that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH doesn't have a maximum height of 45 ft.

Of the line with a maximum height of 85 ft and Line E, one is 850 ft long and the other can send its riders along at a maximum speed of 45 MPH.

Line D is 50 feet longer than the one that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH.

The line that offers a maximum speed of 30 MPH is 100 feet longer than the zip line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

The one with a maximum height of 40 ft is  shorter than Line C.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 45 MPH is either the 650 ft zip line or the line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

The zip line that offers a maximum speed of 40 MPH doesn't have a maximum height of 30 ft.

Line G is  shorter than the line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

Line B
Line C
Line D
Line E
Line F
Line G

25 MPH
30 MPH
35 MPH
40 MPH
45 MPH
50 MPH


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

Of the tube worm and the specimen found in 1989, one was found at 15,000 ft and the other was discovered in the Tethys Trough.

The specimen discovered in the Bristle Trench was found 1,500 feet higher up than the tube worm.

The creature found at 15,000 ft was discovered in the Fallon Deep.

The specimen discovered in the Zini Trench, the specimen found in 1984, and the creature found at 19,500 ft are three different animals.

The animal found in 1998 was found 3,000 feet higher up than the daggertooth.

Of the specimen discovered in the Tethys Trough and the specimen found in 1983, one is the tube worm and the other was found at 16,500 ft.

The lanternfish, the animal found in 1983, and the creature found at 18,000 ft are three different animals.

The specimen found at 21,000 ft is either the animal discovered in the Zini Trench or the bristlemouth.

Of the animal found in 2006 and the specimen discovered in the Fallon Deep, one was found at 19,500 ft and the other is the bristlemouth.

The specimen found in 1983 wasn't discovered in the Malinga Trench.

The specimen found at 16,500 ft, the creature found in 1993, and the anglerfish are three different animals.

anglerfish
bristlemouth
daggertooth
lanternfish
lancetfish
tube worm

Bristle Trench
Fallon Deep
Malinga Trench
Tethys Trough
Willis Trench
Zini Trench


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.

The person who caught 27 lion fish didn't work at Ash Cay.

The person who worked at Ash Cay caught more fish than whoever dove on Wednesday.

The person who caught 15 lion fish, whoever dove on Saturday, whoever dove on Wednesday and whoever dove on Sunday were all different people.

The person who worked at Gillis Deep caught 3 fewer fish than whoever dove on Friday.

Whoever dove on Monday caught more fish than the person who worked at Charles Sink.

Natasha was either the person who worked at Ash Cay or whoever dove on Sunday.

Whoever dove on Monday worked at Front Reef.

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

The spearfisher who caught 15 lion fish was either whoever dove on Monday or Natasha.

Zachary was either the person who worked at Holly Hock or the person who worked at Gillis Deep.

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

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


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

The 8:15 pm sighting took place sometime after Peggy's account.

The July sighting was either the event at Juniper Springs or the event at Viking Woods.

Orlando's sighting didn't happen in August.

The 5:50 pm sighting took place 2 months before Laurie's event.

Of Peggy's event and Laurie's event, one happened in July and the other happened at 9:30 pm.

Laurie's sighting was either the 4:35 pm sighting or the March sighting.

Jenny's sighting took place 2 months before the event at Aspen Hills.

Of the account at Laurel Grove and the 8:15 pm event, one happened in May and the other was Karla's.

The account at Twin Pines took place sometime before the 2:00 am event.

The sighting at Twin Pines took place 2 months before Darrell's event.

The 9:30 pm event was either the event at Viking Woods or the event at Twin Pines.

Peggy's sighting, the 8:15 pm account, and the August sighting are three different events.

Darrell Jenny Karla Laurie Orlando Peggy

Aspen Hills
Bald Hill Run
Juniper Springs
Laurel Grove
Twin Pines
Viking Woods


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.

The 23-year-old didn't take Kara to the concert.

The 24-year-old was either the accountant or the banker.

Of the 25-year-old and the date that took Kara to the beach, one was Terrance and the other was the musician.

Of Frank and the boxer, one was 22 years old and the other took Kara to the concert.

Terrance was either the date that took Kara to the movies or the 23-year-old.

Terrance was  older than the man that took Kara to the skating rink.

Omar was 2 years younger than the man that took Kara to the skating rink.

Leslie was either the accountant or the man that took Kara to the concert.

The 22-year-old didn't take Kara to the bowling alley.

Eddie Frank Leslie Omar Terrance Vincent

accountant banker boxer lawyer musician teacher

beach
bowling alley
concert
movies
restaurant
skating rink


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

The theta pinch reactor will launch 1 month before the Kuchiwa W10.

The Garenia 4 will launch sometime before the fusor facility.

The Adtina V is either the reactor in France or the facility in Oman.

The Essita CBT will launch 2 months after the polywell facility.

The polywell reactor will launch 2 months after the Banok II.

The fast ignition facility, the facility launching in June, and the Adtina V are three different reactors.

The reactor in Somalia isn't the direct drive reactor.

The Adtina V will launch sometime after the facility in Myanmar.

Of the facility launching in January and the reactor in France, one is the Kuchiwa W10 and the other is the z-pinch reactor.

The reactor launching in April is in France.

The reactor in Somalia is either the fusor reactor or the Rodim-Rexit.

The fast ignition facility will launch 1 month after the reactor in Honduras.

Adtina V
Banok II
Essita CBT
Garenia 4
Kuchiwa W10
Rodim-Rexit

direct drive
fast ignition
fusor
polywell
theta pinch
z-pinch

France Honduras Myanmar Oman Qatar Somalia


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

The mammoth that was 8.6 ft tall lived 120,000 years before "Dumbo".

The mammoth found in Scotland lived sometime after "Bernie".

Of the mammoth believed to be 200,000 years old and the mammoth believed to be 230,000 years old, one was unearthed in Saskatchewan and the other was 8.9 ft tall.

The mammoth that was 9.6 ft tall was either the animal believed to be 140,000 years old or the animal believed to be 110,000 years old.

The animal that was 8.2 ft tall wasn't found in Michigan.

The mammoth found in Greenland lived 90,000 years after the animal that was 8.1 ft tall.

"Peanut", the animal believed to be 110,000 years old, the animal found in Saskatchewan, the animal that was 8.1 ft tall and the animal believed to be 200,000 years old were all different animals.

The animal found in Saskatchewan lived 30,000 years before "Snuffles".

Of the mammoth found in Alaska and "Bernie", one was 8.2 ft tall and the other is thought to be 200,000 years old.

Bernie Dumbo Fang Peanut Snuffles Thumper

Alaska Greenland Michigan Norway Saskatchewan Scotland


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

The group deploying to Biage will deploy sometime after the battalion led by Commander Edwards.

The battalion led by Commander Gilbert is Victor Battalion.

The group deploying to Kimeche isn't Victor Battalion.

The group deploying to Kimeche will deploy 2 months after the battalion led by Commander Peters.

The battalion led by Commander Zimmerman won't deploy in April.

The group deploying to Ingef will deploy sometime after the battalion led by Commander Taylor.

The group deploying to Ormmose is either Mike Battalion or the battalion led by Commander Lee.

Of the battalion led by Commander Peters and the battalion deploying in June, one is Victor Battalion and the other will deploy to Ingef.

The battalion led by Commander Lee will deploy in May.

The group deploying to Shyeh will deploy 1 month before Whisky Battalion.

Of Oscar Battalion and Whisky Battalion, one will deploy in February and the other will deploy to Biage.

The battalion led by Commander Peters will deploy sometime after Hotel Battalion.

Edwards Gilbert Lee Peters Taylor Zimmerman

Biage Ingef Kimeche Ormmose Quenray Shyeh


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.

Of the child from Goldfield and the child from Klamath River, one was born on April 15th and the other is Calvin.

Michelle is either the grandchild from West Okoboji or the grandchild with the April 15th birthday.

The 18-year-old has a birthday 4 days before Hilda.

Calvin has a birthday 8 days before the child from West Okoboji.

The grandchild from Urbana has a birthday 12 days after the 8-year-old.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 4 days after Calvin.

Of the grandchild from Popejoy and the one with the April 19th birthday, one is Hilda and the other is 14 years old.

Sadie is either the grandchild from Norridgewock or the 12-year-old.

The grandchild with the April 19th birthday, the child from Klamath River, and the child from West Okoboji are three different children.

The one from Klamath River is either the 5-year-old or Sadie.

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

Calvin Hilda Johanna Michelle Sadie Tanya

Goldfield
Klamath River
Norridgewock
Popejoy
Urbana
West Okoboji


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.

Of the person sent out on April 7th and the reporter who went to Philippines, one was Peter Peck and the other covered the election.

The journalist who covered the mass protests was either Sid Snyder or the reporter sent out on April 7th.

The person who covered the royal wedding left sometime after the person who went to Monaco.

Of the journalist who covered the election and the journalist who went to Jamaica, one was sent out on April 8th and the other was Tam Terry.

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

Of the reporter who went to Kyrgyzstan and the person sent out on April 9th, one covered the flooding and the other was Sid Snyder.

The person who went to Monaco left 3 days after Ned Noble.

The journalist who went to Monaco covered the election.

The person who went to Russia left sometime after the person who covered the earthquake.

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

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

earthquake
election
flooding
mass protests
Olympic games
royal wedding

Jamaica Kyrgyzstan Monaco Philippines Russia Yemen


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

The interview for the sales rep position will be either the interview in Winslow or the interview on August 25th.

Of the meeting for the web developer position and the interview on August 20th, one is at Zathdrill and the other is in Winslow.

Of the interview in Rock Valley and the meeting for the web developer position, one is on August 24th and the other is at Haytouch.

Of the interview for the sales rep position and the Sancode interview, one is in Eustis and the other is on August 24th.

The interview on August 21st, the Haytouch interview, the interview for the sales rep position, the interview in Winslow and the meeting in Crescent City will be all different interviews.

The Canway interview isn't on August 23rd.

The interview for the copywriter position, the Haytouch interview, and the interview in Crescent City are three different interviews.

The Zathdrill interview isn't in Crescent City.

The Canway interview isn't on August 21st.

The Streeter Inc. interview isn't on August 21st.

The meeting in Yetter is 1 day after the meeting for the social media position.

The interview for the graphic design position is 1 day after the meeting in Rock Valley.

August 20th
August 21st
August 22nd
August 23rd
August 24th
August 25th

Canway
Haytouch
Laneplex
Sancode
Streeter Inc.
Zathdrill

copywriter
graphic design
sales rep
social media
tech support
web developer

Crescent City
Eustis
Hepburn
Rock Valley
Winslow
Yetter


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.

The squad that dropped at Dana Point deployed sometime after Yankee Group.

The team that dropped at Ezra Forest is either Sierra Group or the team that jumped at 11:00am.

The squad with 6 members, Charlie Group, the squad that jumped at 12:00pm, the squad that dropped at Frazier Park and the team that jumped at 11:00am are all different teams.

Whiskey Group weren't dropped at Crestline X.

The squad that dropped at Crestline X deployed 2 hours before the team with 8 members.

Tango Group doesn't have exactly 7 members.

The team that jumped at 1:00pm has 5 people in it.

The team that dropped at Frazier Park is either the team that jumped at 9:00am or the team with 5 members.

Of the team with 5 members and the team that jumped at 12:00pm, one is Tango Group and the other was dropped at Gran Mountain.

The squad that jumped at 11:00am is either the team with 4 members or the team with 9 members.

Of the team that dropped at Ezra Forest and the team with 4 members, one is Yankee Group and the other deployed at 9:00am.

The squad that jumped at 8:00am was dropped at Crestline X.

Sierra Group was dropped at Gran Mountain.

Charlie India Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

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


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

The Alaska native is 2 years older than Mattie.

Neither the Connecticut native nor the Illinois native is Mattie.

The person who lives in Limington is either the person who is 109 years old or the person who is 111 years old.

Jason is 3 years older than the Alaska native.

The Missouri native is  older than the person who lives in Arthur.

The centenarian who lives in Tehama isn't a native of Missouri.

The South Dakota native is either the centenarian who is 110 years old or the centenarian who is 112 years old.

Neither the centenarian who is 110 years old nor Shari is the person who lives in Brownville.

Of Shari and the person who lives in Limington, one is 112 years old and the other is a native of Alaska.

Floyd is 2 years younger than the person who lives in Tehama.

Arlene is 4 years younger than the Connecticut native.

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

Alaska
Connecticut
Hawaii
Illinois
Missouri
South Dakota

Arthur
Brownville
Limington
Quasqueton
Tehama
Villa Park


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

Of the group from Armona and the white team, one is the "Color Blinds" and the other finished first.

The team from Evansdale was ranked somewhere behind the "Target Bombs".

The "Spray Paints", the group that finished fourth, and the squad from Armona are three different teams.

The orange team was ranked somewhere ahead of the squad from Armona.

Of the group from Yucca Valley and the red team, one is the "Night Ninjas" and the other finished sixth.

The "Target Bombs" didn't finish fourth.

The team from Cromberg was ranked somewhere behind the "Night Ninjas".

The squad that finished second isn't from Forest City.

The squad from Libertyville was ranked 1 place ahead of the purple team.

The "Oil Crew" is either the group from Libertyville or the group from Armona.

The "Pea Shooters" is either the squad that finished fifth or the team from Evansdale.

The "Color Blinds" doesn't use red paintballs.

The blue team was ranked 1 place behind the squad from Forest City.

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

Armona
Cromberg
Evansdale
Forest City
Libertyville
Yucca Valley


The "Splat Squad" was ranked 1 place ahead of the orange team.

The white team was ranked 1 place ahead of the squad from Cromberg.

The group from Forest City is either the white team or the squad that finished sixth.

Of the squad that finished second and the blue team, one is from Prairie City and the other is the "Color Blinds".

The "Target Bombs" is either the blue team or the group that finished first.

The "Spray Paints" isn't from Yucca Valley.

The "Splat Squad", the team that finished fifth, and the orange team are three different teams.

The squad that finished fifth, the purple team, the squad from Yucca Valley, the "Splat Squad" and the blue team are all different teams.

The squad from Cromberg uses orange paintballs.

The "Color Blinds" was ranked 1 place ahead of the red team.

Of the group that finished sixth and the purple team, one is the "Night Ninjas" and the other is from Prairie City.

The team from Armona was ranked 2 places behind the red team.

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

Armona
Cromberg
Forest City
Libertyville
Prairie City
Yucca Valley


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

The diner who ordered the mousse was either the person who paid $9.99 or the one who had the chai tea.

Delia was either the one who had the cafe latte or the diner who ordered the souffle.

Stacey paid 1 dollar more than the one who had the espresso.

The diner who ordered the parfait paid 3 dollars less than the one who had the chai tea.

The one who had the earl grey tea paid  more than Claudia.

The diner who ordered the parfait paid 1 dollar less than Claudia.

The person who paid $8.99 was either Jennie or the one who had the espresso.

The six friends were the diner who ordered the bread pudding, the one who had the cafe americano, Claudia, the one who had the earl grey tea, the person who paid $9.99 and the person who paid $8.99.

The person who paid $9.99 didn't have the cappuccino.

Stacey paid  less than the diner who ordered the mousse.

Linda paid 1 dollar less than the diner who ordered the gelato.

Claudia Delia Jennie Linda Stacey Zachary

cafe americano
cafe latte
cappuccino
chai tea
earl grey tea
espresso

bread pudding
gelato
mousse
parfait
sherbet
souffle


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

Of the quake that took place in 1938 and the earthquake with its epicenter at Voroldo, one had a rating of 8.9 and the other lasted for 58 seconds.

The event with its epicenter at Nenios occurred 18 years before the 8.4 event.

The earthquake with a duration of 58 seconds was either the earthquake that took place in 1944 or the 8.4 quake.

The quake with its epicenter at Belok didn't happen in 1926.

The event with its epicenter at Sycula didn't happen in 1926.

The quake that took place in 1932 didn't last for exactly 99 seconds.

The quake that took place in 1920 didn't have a rating of 8.3.

The 8.1 event occurred 12 years after the earthquake with a duration of 49 seconds.

The event that took place in 1944 didn't have a rating of 8.8.

Neither the quake with its epicenter at Belok nor the event that took place in 1950 was the quake with a duration of 49 seconds.

The event with its epicenter at Nenios occurred sometime after the event with a duration of 49 seconds.

The event that took place in 1944, the quake with a duration of 84 seconds, the event with its epicenter at Belok, the event with a duration of 97 seconds and the 8.1 earthquake were all different earthquakes.

The event that took place in 1950 didn't last for exactly 97 seconds.

Of the 8.3 quake and the event with its epicenter at Jaorm, one lasted for 49 seconds and the other happened in 1926.

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


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

Of AWOL Alert and the one that sold for $45, one was purchased by Kyle and the other came out in 1985.

Blaster Boy came out 2 years before the game bought by Kyle.

Of the game that sold for $80 and the video game that sold for $85, one came out in 1984 and the other was purchased by Oscar.

Of Gator Attack and Troop Seven, one came out in 1988 and the other sold for $80.

Neither the video game that sold for $45 nor Victorforce is the one bought by Ivan.

The game bought by Horace is either the video game that came out in 1988 or Magic Marbles.

The game that sold for $35, Victorforce, Blaster Boy and Gator Attack are all different video games.

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

The video game that came out in 1986 is either the one that sold for $85 or the one that sold for $55.

The video game that sold for $80 came out 1 year before Victorforce.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Gator Attack
Magic Marbles
Troop Seven
Victorforce


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

The ringed tortoise is 36 years younger than Chewie.

Snappy is either the one from Belize or the 14-year-old one.

Methuselah is 36 years younger than the armored tortoise.

Of Yoda and Snappy, one is 86 years old and the other is from Namibia.

Yoda, the one from Honduras, and the 104-year-old tortoise are three different animals.

Of the pitch belly tortoise and the animal from Honduras, one is 50 years old and the other is named Shelly.

The ringed tortoise is  younger than the tortoise from Yemen.

The 86-year-old tortoise is either the horned tortoise or the swoop-backed tortoise.

The animal from El Salvador is 36 years younger than Snappy.

The tortoise from Honduras is  older than Yoda.

The animal from Namibia is either the swoop-backed tortoise or the ringed tortoise.

Chewie Methuselah Shelly Snappy Speedy Yoda

armored
black neck
horned
pitch belly
ringed
swoop-backed

Belize
El Salvador
Honduras
Namibia
Romania
Yemen


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 happenstance wasn't grown in Miranda.

The flower grown in Miranda finished 4 places behind the sombreuil.

Of Georgia's rose and the rose grown in Miranda, one won fifth place and the other is the calocarpa.

Hannah's flower finished 4 places behind the rose grown in Quimby.

The rose grown in Roland wasn't grown by Francine.

The gold blush finished 1 place behind the rose grown in Roland.

The rose that won sixth place wasn't grown in Ukiah.

The rose grown in Roland finished somewhere ahead of Ollie's flower.

Of the flower that won third place and Nellie's rose, one was grown in Quimby and the other is the bon silene.

The bon silene was either the rose that won fourth place or Ollie's flower.

The rose grown in Hardy was either Nellie's rose or Georgia's rose.

bon silene
calocarpa
gold blush
happenstance
magic dragon
sombreuil

Francine Georgia Hannah Nellie Ollie Virginia

Enfield Hardy Miranda Quimby Roland Ukiah


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

The Eyvaw launched 3 months after the mission going to Enceladus.

Of the Lezko and the mission going to Pluto, one was sent up by Bulgaria and the other launched in February.

Of the mission that launched in May and the probe that launched in March, one is the Loakuk and the other is going to Pluto.

Of the probe that launched in April and the mission going to Enceladus, one was sent up by Jordan and the other is the Lezko.

The Ateyin, the probe going to Pluto, and Kosovo's mission are three different probes.

The probe going to Enceladus, the mission going to Pluto, Qatar's probe and Kosovo's mission are all different probes.

The probe that launched in April isn't going to Neptune.

Uruguay's mission launched 1 month after the Lezko.

The probe that launched in January isn't going to Venus.

Nicaragua's probe launched sometime before the Dunsa.

The mission going to Neptune launched sometime after the Loakuk.

Callisto Enceladus Europa Neptune Pluto Venus

Bulgaria Jordan Kosovo Nicaragua Qatar Uruguay


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

Orlando finished 3 minutes after the competitor from Quimby.

Ralph finished 1 minute after the runner from Pierson.

The six runners were Anthony, the runner in the gray shirt, the contestant from Libertyville, the competitor who finished in 23 minutes, the contestant from Moreno Valley and the competitor who finished in 25 minutes.

Of the runner in the maroon shirt and Neil, one was from Quimby and the other finished in 21 minutes.

The contestant who finished in 24 minutes wasn't from Vanceboro.

The competitor from Libertyville finished 1 minute after the contestant in the maroon shirt.

The runner from Libertyville finished 3 minutes before the contestant in the lime shirt.

Patrick finished 2 minutes before the runner from Moreno Valley.

Neither Patrick nor the competitor in the black shirt was the contestant who finished in 22 minutes.

The competitor who finished in 23 minutes was either the contestant from Alpine or the competitor in the black shirt.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes
25 minutes
26 minutes

Anthony Neil Orlando Patrick Ralph Virgil

Alpine
Libertyville
Moreno Valley
Pierson
Quimby
Vanceboro


Bill and Judy always come to the Western Rock and Mineral Show each year to add a few new gem showpieces to their collection.  Using only the clues below, match each of their purchases to the claim and state in which it was found, and determine the price of each.

Of the stone that sold for $830 and the stone from Utah, one is the tourmaline and the other was found at the Underwood claim.

Of the aquamarine and the blue topaz, one was found at the Page claim and the other was from Nevada.

The six gems are the rhodolite, the gem found in the Knox claim, the stone from Idaho, the gem from Oregon, the stone from Nevada and the gem that sold for $790.

The rhodolite wasn't uncovered at the Zamora claim.

The gem that sold for $800 is either the tourmaline or the blue topaz.

The stone that sold for $790 is either the stone found in the Dunlap claim or the stone found in the Knox claim.

The rhodolite sold for 10 dollars less than the stone found in the Page claim.

Of the stone found in the Page claim and the rhodolite, one went for $810 and the other was from Oregon.

The zircon is either the gem from Wyoming or the stone found in the Page claim.

The stone found in the Underwood claim sold for 10 dollars less than the corundum.

aquamarine
blue topaz
corundum
rhodolite
tourmaline
zircon

California Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah Wyoming


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

Of the vacation with Pam and the Delaware holiday, one was in 2006 and the other was the hunting vacation.

The holiday with Calvin is either the Pennsylvania holiday or the 2005 trip.

The Maine trip was 3 years after the hang gliding trip.

The 2005 holiday wasn't the camping vacation.

The hunting holiday was 1 year after the trip with Tasha.

Of the trip with Andy and the 2001 holiday, one was in Wyoming and the other was the hiking trip.

The trip with Freddie wasn't the camping trip.

Neither the Delaware vacation nor the kayaking holiday is the 2004 holiday.

The 2003 vacation wasn't in South Dakota.

The trip with Rochelle is either the 2005 holiday or the 2006 vacation.

The Oregon holiday was  before the hiking vacation.

The Oregon holiday was 4 years after the hang gliding vacation.

camping
cycling
hang gliding
hiking
hunting
kayaking

Delaware
Maine
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Wyoming


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

Of Wayne and the client who was dropped off on Viking Street, one was picked up at the Norvell House and the other paid $6.50.

The person who got picked up at the Fremont Library paid 6 dollars less than Wayne.

The client who was dropped off on Ethel Street paid 3 dollars less than Carrie.

The client who was dropped off on League Avenue paid somewhat less than the person who got picked up at the Smith Tower.

Henrietta was either the client who was dropped off on Viking Street or the client who was dropped off on Todd Street.

The customer who got picked up at the Space Needle paid somewhat more than Allen.

The customer who got picked up at the Fremont Library was either Carrie or the client with the $9.50 fare.

The person who got picked up at the Smith Tower was either the client with the $15.50 fare or Wayne.

Of the person who got picked up at the Hoge Building and Wayne, one was dropped off on Norwood Street and the other paid $18.50.

The customer who got picked up at the Camlin Hotel paid 3 dollars less than Bobbie.

Allen Bobbie Carrie Henrietta Neil Wayne

Camlin Hotel
Fremont Library
Hoge Building
Norvell House
Smith Tower
Space Needle

Ethel Street
Hart Road
League Avenue
Norwood Street
Todd Street
Viking Street


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

The Rodim-Rexit will launch sometime before the reactor in Iceland.

The Tamura BX12 will not launch in January.

The reactor in Russia will launch 2 months before the Garenia 4.

The reactor in Zambia is the stellarator reactor.

Of the fusor reactor and the direct drive facility, one is the Garenia 4 and the other is in Qatar.

The reactor launching in June isn't in Iceland.

The six reactors are the fusor facility, the Tamura BX12, the reactor launching in April, the reactor in Zambia, the reactor launching in March and the Comati DX5.

The Kuchiwa W10 isn't the polywell reactor.

Of the facility launching in March and the Tamura BX12, one is the z-pinch facility and the other is in Turkmenistan.

Of the stellarator reactor and the fusor reactor, one is the Adtina V and the other will launch in February.

The direct drive facility will launch 2 months before the reactor in Zambia.

Adtina V
Comati DX5
Garenia 4
Kuchiwa W10
Rodim-Rexit
Tamura BX12

direct drive
fast ignition
fusor
polywell
stellarator
z-pinch

Iceland Qatar Russia Turkmenistan Yemen Zambia


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 Ridge Court apartment is paying  more per month than the family moving in on Sunday.

The Pattersons aren't moving into the Ridge Court apartment.

Of the family paying $710 a month and the family moving into the M Street apartment, one is the Nortons and the other is moving in on Monday.

The family moving in on Wednesday is paying 10 dollars less per month than the Nortons.

The family moving into the Kermit Lane apartment is paying 30 dollars more per month than the Ingrams.

The family moving into the Kermit Lane apartment is moving in on Monday.

Of the family moving in on Monday and the family moving into the Ash Avenue apartment, one is paying $720 a month and the other is the Thompsons.

The family moving in on Saturday is paying  more per month than the family moving into the Kermit Lane apartment.

Of the family moving into the Grove Street apartment and the family paying $730 a month, one is moving in on Wednesday and the other is the Sheltons.

The family moving in on Thursday is either the Sheltons or the family paying $710 a month.

The Pattersons aren't moving into the Ash Avenue apartment.

The Ingrams aren't moving into the Todd Street apartment.

The Pattersons aren't moving in on Sunday.

Huffs Ingrams Nortons Pattersons Sheltons Thompsons

Sunday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Ash Avenue
Grove Street
Kermit Lane
M Street
Ridge Court
Todd Street


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

Let Me Out made 3 million less than the movie that opened in 105 theaters.

Tippecanoe wasn't directed by Nan Norman.

The film that opened in 92 theaters, Tippecanoe, and the film that grossed $11 million are three different films.

Tippecanoe, the movie that grossed $5 million, and the film that opened in 105 theaters are three different films.

Tippecanoe wasn't directed by Hick Harmon.

The film that grossed $11 million opened in 112 theaters.

The movie that grossed $17 million didn't open in exactly 92 theaters.

Zephyr Breeze didn't open in exactly 92 theaters.

Zephyr Breeze is either the film directed by Paula Pratt or the movie directed by Odette Olson.

The film directed by Kenneth Key made 9 million more than the film that opened in 123 theaters.

The movie directed by Nan Norman is either Let Me Out or the film that opened in 123 theaters.

Easy to Love made 12 million more than the movie that opened in 59 theaters.

The film that opened in 45 theaters is either the movie directed by Kenneth Key or the movie directed by Paula Pratt.

The film that opened in 105 theaters made 3 million less than Amerigo.

$2 million
$5 million
$8 million
$11 million
$14 million
$17 million

Amerigo
Easy to Love
Fast and Dead
Let Me Out
Tippecanoe
Zephyr Breeze

Hick Harmon
Kenneth Key
Micah Moreno
Nan Norman
Odette Olson
Paula Pratt


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

Of the farm Michael will dust on June 8th and the one that grows soy, one is Lucky Star and the other is in Santa Clara.

The one that grows corn will be worked on 2 days before the farm in Upper Lake.

The one Michael will dust on June 8th, Meadowgrove, the one in Independence, the one that grows corn and Tall Pines are all different farms.

The farm in Santa Clara will be worked on sometime after Lucky Star.

The business Michael will dust on June 9th is either the one in Independence or Iron Hill.

The business that grows spinach is either the business in George or the business in Santa Clara.

Hazelwood is either the one that grows soy or the farm that grows corn.

The business in Milbridge will be worked on sometime before the one that grows corn.

The one Michael will dust on June 9th doesn't grow alfalfa.

Of Blackwater and Hazelwood, one is in Quimby and the other grows cucumbers.

The business Michael will dust on June 4th is either the one in George or the business in Independence.

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

Blackwater
Hazelwood
Iron Hill
Meadowgrove
Lucky Star
Tall Pines

George
Independence
Milbridge
Quimby
Santa Clara
Upper Lake

alfalfa beets cucumbers corn soy spinach


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

Charlotte's pet was adopted sometime before the shih tzu.

Of the boxer and the puppy adopted in May, one is named Ben and the other is Elena's.

Of the dog adopted in March and the poodle, one is Elena's and the other is Wendy's.

Elena's pet was adopted 2 months after Terrance.

Elena's pet is either Nicholas or the dog adopted in June.

The collie was adopted 3 months after Elena's pet.

The schnauzer was adopted 3 months after Guillermo.

Of Phyllis's pet and the schnauzer, one was adopted in May and the other is named Vincent.

Beatrice Charlotte Elena Miriam Phyllis Wendy

black lab
boxer
collie
poodle
schnauzer
shih tzu

Ben Eduardo Guillermo Nicholas Terrance Vincent


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

The grandchild from Thurman has a birthday 12 days after the child from Goldfield.

Yolanda has a birthday 12 days after the 8-year-old.

The 14-year-old, Patti, and the one with the April 7th birthday are three different children.

The child from Norridgewock isn't 12 years old.

The grandchild from Norridgewock is either the one with the April 11th birthday or Hilda.

The 5-year-old has a birthday 4 days after the one from Fillmore.

Of the child with the April 7th birthday and the 9-year-old, one is Yolanda and the other lives in St. Paul.

The child from El Monte has a birthday 16 days after the 8-year-old.

The child with the April 15th birthday is 6 years old.

El Monte
Fillmore
Goldfield
Norridgewock
St. Paul
Thurman


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.

Neither the presenter who got the B- nor the student who got the B+ was Nadine.

The presenter who got the B+ didn't talk about President Ford.

Andy spoke 3 minutes less than the presenter who got the A.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on President Truman and the student who spoke for 11 minutes, one got the A and the other was Chris.

The student who gave the presentation on President Coolidge spoke 12 minutes more than Nadine.

Of Freddie and the student who gave the presentation on President Bush, one spoke for 14 minutes and the other got the C+.

The student who got the B+ didn't talk about President Roosevelt.

Of the student who got the C- and Andy, one talked about President Coolidge and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

The presenter who got the A didn't talk about President Roosevelt.

The student who got the D spoke 3 minutes more than Theodore.

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

Andy Chris Freddie Nadine Peggy Theodore

Bush
Coolidge
Ford
Roosevelt
Truman
Van Buren


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

The Dynatra phone has 6 GB less storage than the Zennia 580.

Of the Portimax C and the 12 GB mobile phone, one is made by Andromeda and the other is made by Mobilex.

The 12 GB mobile phone doesn't cost $145.

The $199 mobile phone has 4 GB less storage than the Lunia V2.

The Mobilex mobile phone has 6 GB more storage than the Alphalon II.

The Pegasus item is either the Lunia V2 or the $25 phone.

Of the $125 item and the $199 item, one is the Alphalon II and the other has 8 GB of storage.

The $75 phone is either the 6 GB phone or the 4 GB item.

The Volkia mobile phone has somewhat more storage than the Epplex 7s.

Alphalon II
Epplex 7s
Lunia V2
Portimax C
Winnow XD
Zennia 580

Andromeda Dynatra Mobilex Pegasus Technitron Volkia


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.

The person who worked at Ethel Bay was either Henrietta or the person who caught 27 lion fish.

Freddie, the person who worked at Ash Cay, and the spearfisher who caught 12 lion fish are three different people.

Of the person who worked at Front Reef and the spearfisher who caught 21 lion fish, one dived on Friday and the other is Wendy.

Freddie didn't catch exactly 21 lion fish.

Of the person who caught 24 lion fish and the spearfisher who caught 21 lion fish, one is Jorge and the other worked at Holly Hock.

Of the spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish and the person who worked at Front Reef, one is Ivan and the other is Wendy.

Wendy, the spearfisher who caught 21 lion fish, whoever dove on Monday, the spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish and the person who caught 24 lion fish were all different people.

Whoever dove on Wednesday was either the person who caught 18 lion fish or the person who worked at Ash Cay.

The spearfisher who caught 24 lion fish didn't work at Ash Cay.

Whoever dove on Tuesday caught 3 more fish than Wendy.

The spearfisher who caught 18 lion fish didn't work at Gillis Deep.

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

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday


The Gordons are paying  more per month than the family moving in on Friday.

The family paying $730 a month isn't moving in on Tuesday.

The family paying $700 a month is moving into the Quince Street apartment.

The family moving into the M Street apartment isn't moving in on Tuesday.

The Sheltons are paying 30 dollars less per month than the family moving in on Saturday.

The family moving into the Lake Street apartment isn't moving in on Friday.

The family moving into the Summit Street apartment is either the family moving in on Thursday or the Huffs.

Of the family paying $720 a month and the family paying $710 a month, one is the Pattersons and the other is moving in on Saturday.

The Nortons aren't moving into the M Street apartment.

The Sheltons are paying 20 dollars less per month than the family moving into the Quince Street apartment.

Of the family paying $720 a month and the family moving into the Todd Street apartment, one is the Quinns and the other is moving in on Friday.

The family moving in on Sunday is paying  less per month than the family moving into the Lake Street apartment.

The family moving in on Thursday is paying 10 dollars less per month than the family moving into the M Street apartment.

Gordons Huffs Nortons Pattersons Quinns Sheltons

Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Grove Street
Lake Street
M Street
Quince Street
Summit Street
Todd Street


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

The reporter who covered the royal wedding left 1 day before Sid Snyder.

The person who covered the earthquake was either the reporter sent out on April 9th or the person who went to Monaco.

Of Maddy Moore and the journalist who covered the solar eclipse, one was sent out on April 7th and the other went to Belgium.

Of the journalist sent out on April 8th and the journalist who covered the royal wedding, one was Peter Peck and the other went to Monaco.

Maddy Moore left 1 day before the person who went to Nicaragua.

The reporter who covered the flooding left 1 day before Ned Noble.

The person who covered the solar eclipse left 1 day after the person who went to Gabon.

Orin Olsen was either the journalist who went to Belgium or the reporter who went to Qatar.

The journalist sent out on April 7th was either Sid Snyder or Maddy Moore.

Orin Olsen didn't cover the solar eclipse.

Maddy Moore
Ned Noble
Orin Olsen
Peter Peck
Sid Snyder
Tam Terry

earthquake
election
flooding
Olympic games
royal wedding
solar eclipse

Belgium Gabon Luxembourg Monaco Nicaragua Qatar


Signal Security Solutions offers several high-quality sirens for sale.  Help them put together a brochure by matching each siren to its price, loudness (in decibels) and the year it was first put on the market.

Neither the siren released in 1994 nor the siren released in 1998 is the siren with a loudness of 115 decibels.

Of the Rip Tide and the siren with a loudness of 105 decibels, one costs $195 and the other was released in 1998.

The six sirens are the $140 siren, the siren released in 1994, the siren released in 1998, the siren with a loudness of 110 decibels, the siren with a loudness of 125 decibels and the siren released in 2000.

Of the Armor-Stop and the Eco Alert, one costs $120 and the other was released in 1996.

The siren released in 1996 is 10 decibels quieter than the $140 siren.

The siren with a loudness of 120 decibels wasn't released in 2004.

The siren released in 1998 is  louder than the $124 siren.

The $195 siren is 15 decibels louder than the Viking 5.

The Soundarm is either the siren with a loudness of 110 decibels or the $140 siren.

100 decibels
105 decibels
110 decibels
115 decibels
120 decibels
125 decibels

Armor-Stop
Bradley X9
Eco Alert
Rip Tide
Soundarm
Viking 5


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

The player who scored 48 points was either Nicholas or the player from Toledo.

The contestant who threw the black darts scored 14 points higher than Evan.

The contestant who threw the orange darts scored 7 points higher than the player from New Market.

Of Felix and the contestant from Lohrville, one threw the orange darts and the other threw the black darts.

The player from Toledo finished 14 points lower than Bill.

Of the player who scored 55 points and Vincent, one threw the yellow darts and the other was from Toledo.

The contestant who scored 76 points was either Evan or Vincent.

The player from New Market finished somewhat lower than the contestant who threw the green darts.

Neither the contestant who scored 48 points nor the player who threw the white darts was Greg.

Gilbertville
Lohrville
New Market
Toledo
Worthington
Yorktown


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.

Of the player who lost in 30 moves and the person who lost in 36 moves, one started with the Evans Gambit and the other played first.

The person who lost in 30 moves played 4 games before the person who started with the Benko Gambit.

The person who started with the Slav Defense was either the person who played fourth or the player who lost in 30 moves.

The person who played sixth didn't lose after exactly 48 moves.

The player who started with the Giuoco Start played sometime before the person who lost in 25 moves.

The player who lost in 26 moves played 2 games after Tara.

Of the person who played sixth and the person who lost in 36 moves, one started with the Evans Gambit and the other was Opal.

The player who lost in 26 moves didn't begin with the Giuoco Start.

The player who started with the Ware Opening, Dawn, and the person who played third are three different people.

The person who started with the Evans Gambit, Rose, the person who lost in 30 moves, the person who played sixth and Zachary were all different people.

Of Tara and Rose, one played first and the other lost in 25 moves.

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


Frederick wasn't dropped off on Ivy Street.

The client with the $21.50 fare, the person who was dropped off on Viking Street, Rosa and Vera were all different customers.

Of Isabel and the client who got picked up at the Seattle Tower, one was dropped off on Mill Avenue and the other paid $15.50.

The client with the $6.50 fare wasn't dropped off on King Court.

The person with the $9.50 fare was picked up at the Space Needle.

The person with the $6.50 fare wasn't dropped off on Riverside Drive.

Zachary paid 9 dollars more than the person who got picked up at the Arctic Building.

The customer who got picked up at the Norvell House paid 3 dollars less than Frederick.

The customer who got picked up at the Seattle Tower paid 3 dollars less than Isabel.

Of the person who got picked up at the Norvell House and the customer with the $15.50 fare, one was dropped off on Riverside Drive and the other was Rosa.

Neither the person who was dropped off on Viking Street nor Rosa was the client with the $9.50 fare.

Neither the customer who got picked up at the Hoge Building nor the customer with the $15.50 fare was Zachary.

Frederick Isabel Josephine Rosa Vera Zachary

Arctic Building
Hoge Building
Norvell House
Seattle Tower
Smith Tower
Space Needle

Ivy Street
King Court
Mill Avenue
Riverside Drive
Todd Street
Viking Street


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.

Charlie Group deployed 3 hours before the squad that dropped at Gran Mountain.

Of the squad with 7 members and the squad with 9 members, one deployed at 10:00am and the other was dropped at Crestline X.

The squad with 8 members deployed 1 hour after Charlie Group.

The team with 4 members deployed sometime after the team that dropped at Anthon Ridge.

Tango Group is either the team that jumped at 11:00am or the team that jumped at 8:00am.

The team that jumped at 1:00pm is either Foxtrot Group or the team that dropped at Crestline X.

The squad that jumped at 11:00am weren't dropped at Brook Woods.

Of the squad with 7 members and the team that jumped at 11:00am, one is Yankee Group and the other is Charlie Group.

Whiskey Group weren't dropped at Crestline X.

The squad with 4 members weren't dropped at Gran Mountain.

The team that dropped at Ezra Forest deployed 1 hour before the squad with 10 members.

The squad that dropped at Anthon Ridge deployed 2 hours before Charlie Group.

Charlie Foxtrot Sierra Tango Whiskey Yankee

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


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

The merlot was bottled sometime after the bottle from Rose Hill vineyard.

The 1996 wine is either the Vendemmia or the bottle from Ellsworth vineyard.

The bottle from Blanchard vineyard isn't a merlot.

The Luzagueil is either the 1988 bottle or the bottle from Goose Lake vineyard.

The wine from Goose Lake vineyard was bottled 12 years before the Zifennwein.

The bottle from Rose Hill vineyard isn't a pinot noir.

The 1988 wine, the gewurztraminer and the wine from Rose Hill vineyard are all different wines.

The Annata Branco was bottled sometime before the bottle from Goose Lake vineyard.

The Vendemmia is either the 2004 wine or the bottle from Fenton vineyard.

The Bianca Flaux was bottled 4 years after the wine from Rose Hill vineyard.

Of the Zifennwein and the 1992 bottle, one is a pinot gris and the other is from Chino Hills vineyard.

The 2000 bottle is either the syrah or the pinot gris.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Luzagueil
Vendemmia
Zifennwein

gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot gris
pinot noir
riesling
syrah

Blanchard
Chino Hills
Ellsworth
Fenton
Goose Lake
Rose Hill


Barnley's Taco Shack has allowed each of its employees to create their own hot sauce and have it featured at the restaurant.  Each sauce has had its spice-level professionally rated using Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), and each uses a different type of hot pepper in its recipe.  Using only the clues below, match each hot sauce to its Scoville rating and the employee who developed it, and determine the specific type of pepper used in its recipe.

Phillip's sauce is either the product that uses the injie chili or the product that uses the assam anjula.

The product rated at 20,000 SHU isn't "Pants on Fire".

Of the product rated at 30,000 SHU and Yvonne's hot sauce, one is "Alpha Pepper" and the other uses the ghost pepper.

The hot sauce that uses the bhut jolokia is 5,000 SHU less spicy than "Pants on Fire".

The hot sauce that uses the ghost pepper is either the hot sauce rated at 5,000 SHU or the sauce rated at 25,000 SHU.

The hot sauce that uses the injie chili is "Magma Drizzle".

The hot sauce that uses the ghost pepper isn't "Baja Tickler".

"Burn Squad" is somewhat spicier than the sauce that uses the ghost pepper.

The product that uses the naga viper is 10,000 SHU spicier than Betsy's sauce.

Stacy's product doesn't use the naga viper.

The sauce rated at 15,000 SHU, the sauce that uses the ghost pepper, Stacy's sauce, Phillip's product and the product that uses the blue moluga are all different products.

Lula's sauce is 10,000 SHU spicier than "Lips Ablaze".

Alpha Pepper
Baja Tickler
Burn Squad
Magma Drizzle
Lips Ablaze
Pants on Fire

assam anjula
bhut jolokia
blue moluga
ghost pepper
injie chili
naga viper


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

The student who has been working in Zambia hasn't been studying the Yersim culture.

Pablo is either the person who has been working in Pakistan or the student who has been working in Zambia.

The person who has been working in Iran will publish 4 months after the person who has been studying the Garyk culture.

Brandi has been studying the Orjack culture.

Guadalupe hasn't been working in Pakistan.

Elizabeth will publish sometime after the person who has been working in Pakistan.

Of the person who will publish in January and the person who has been working in Finland, one has been studying the Garyk culture and the other is Brandi.

The person who has been studying the Denarr culture will publish 1 month after Guadalupe.

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

Neither the person who has been working in Pakistan nor Brandi is the person who has been studying the Yersim culture.

Neither the student who has been working in Venezuela nor the person who has been studying the Stosam culture is the person who will publish in June.

The person who has been studying the Yersim culture is either the person who will publish in June or Clayton.

Neither the student who has been working in Venezuela nor the student who has been studying the Stosam culture is the person who will publish in January.

Brandi Clayton Elizabeth Floyd Guadalupe Pablo

Denarr Garyk Haleyito Orjack Stosam Yersim

Egypt Finland Iran Pakistan Venezuela Zambia