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

Donald Davis is either player number 20 or player number 2.

The defensive end played  fewer games than Lonnie Love.

The defensive back played one game less than player number 2.

Neither the person who played in 7 games last season nor the center is Donald Davis.

Of the defensive back and player number 14, one played 4 games last season and the other is Donald Davis.

Of the quarterback and Gordon Gregg, one played 8 games last season and the other wears number 28.

Neither the person who played in 7 games last season nor Mike Mullen is player number 2.

Mike Mullen played 3  fewer games than player number 24.

Edward Ellis played 4  more games than player number 28.

The person who played in 8 games last season isn't the center.

Donald Davis
Edward Ellis
Fred Frankl
Gordon Gregg
Lonnie Love
Mike Mullen

center
corner back
defensive back
defensive end
quarterback
tight end


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

The blue pack is either the 35 liter pack or the 30 liter pack.

The black pack is 5 liters larger than the Naturba pack.

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

The Naturba pack is 10 liters larger than the silver pack.

Of Arthur's pack and the 40 liter pack, one is gray and the other is silver.

Of the Pinkster pack and the 40 liter pack, one is Gene's and the other is green.

The Bistric pack is 5 liters smaller than Gene's pack.

The 45 liter pack isn't made by Adironda.

Jeffrey's pack, the 50 liter pack, the Pinkster pack and the Bistric pack are all different packs.

The green pack is 5 liters smaller than the Travelore pack.

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

Adironda Bistric Lugmor Naturba Pinkster Travelore


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

Dessert Oasis sold 7 more copies than Away in Arles.

Zara's Game sold 7 more copies than Daniel Hansen's book.

Matt Stevens's book sold 7 more copies than Away in Arles.

Dessert Oasis sold somewhat fewer copies than Jeff Holman's book.

Away in Arles
Dessert Oasis
Wendalissa
Zara\'s Game

Daniel Hansen
Jeff Holman
Matt Stevens
Roscoe Jones


Olga's pack is  larger than the Adironda pack.

The Naturba pack is 10 liters smaller than the Lugmor pack.

Robert's pack is either the 40 liter pack or the 25 liter pack.

Myrna's pack is 5 liters larger than the Naturba pack.

Of Cheri's pack and the 40 liter pack, one is made by Bistric and the other is made by Lugmor.


Megan is setting up an exhibit at the National Museum of Fiji about the discovery of several small South Sea islands.  Help her with her research by matching each island to the explorer that discovered it, the year it was discovered, and the native culture that was living there at the time.

The island on which the Hakili people lived was either Qlork or Zafet.

Stelphin was discovered 7 years after the island on which the Enakai people lived.

The island on which the Enakai people lived was discovered 7 years after Zafet.

Of Teuz and the island on which the Holo'oka people lived, one was discovered in 1754 and the other was discovered in 1775.


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.

Neil, the client who got picked up at the Norvell House and the client with the $12.50 fare were all different customers.

Of Geraldine and the client with the $12.50 fare, one was picked up at the Hoge Building and the other was picked up at the Rainier Club.

Frederick paid 3 dollars less than Geraldine.

Sara paid 3 dollars more than the client who got picked up at the Hoge Building.

Hoge Building
Norvell House
Rainier Club
Space Needle


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

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

The Zenix 2C costs 25 dollars less than the camera made by Honwa.

The $575 model is either the camera made by Dayero or the Tela G5.

The model made by Nectron is the DM-5000.


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

Nadine is leaving 2 hours later than the traveler flying from Qatar.

The person leaving at 5:30 pm is flying from Peru.

Inez is either the person leaving at 4:30 pm or the person flying from Qatar.

The traveler flying from Oman is leaving 1 hour earlier than Inez.

Bridget is either the traveler leaving at 4:30 pm or the person flying from Qatar.


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.

Of the one who had the espresso and the one who had the cappuccino, one paid $8.99 and the other was Delia.

The person who paid $5.99 was either Virgil or the one who had the cafe latte.

Of the one who had the cafe mocha and the person who paid $5.99, one was Gary and the other was Virgil.

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

cafe latte
cafe mocha
cappuccino
espresso


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

Of the option on Barbados and the resort that costs $235 per night, one is Azure Hills and the other is Regal Park.

Grand Echo costs 40 dollars less per night than the resort on Martinique.

The option on Barbados is either Regal Park or the resort that costs $195 per night.

The four resorts are El Pacifico, the resort that costs $235 per night, the option on Antigua and the hotel that costs $215 per night.

Azure Hills
El Pacifico
Grand Echo
Regal Park


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

The contestant who will lift 1,000 lbs is either the Canadian or the Swede.

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

Of the person who will lift 960 lbs and the Canadian, one is Oliver and the other is Vincent.

Jeremy will lift a weight that is somewhat heavier than the one chosen by the Russian.

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


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

Of the team that finished in 32 seconds and the pair that finished in 35 seconds, one included Eddie and the other included Sandy.

Brandon's duo was either the team that finished in 29 seconds or Valerie's team.

Brandon's duo finished 3 seconds before Eddie's duo.

Of Patti's team and the duo that finished in 35 seconds, one included David and the other included Eddie.

29 seconds
32 seconds
35 seconds
38 seconds


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

The Ompoc Eleven costs 2,000 dollars less than the Marine V.

Of the $28,000 submersible and the submersible built by Ecomarine Ltd., one is the Steado G5 and the other is the Marine V.

The craft built by Watertime LLC costs somewhat more than the Ompoc Eleven.

The Ukani Q2 costs 2,000 dollars less than the submarine built by Deep Sea Inc..

Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

Deep Sea Inc.
Ecomarine Ltd.
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC


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

Freda Fisher's project begins 1 month after the Aspen Court project.

The Oak Road project begins sometime before Ed Erickson's project.

The Willow Street project begins 1 month after Cal Craft's project.

The Oak Road project begins 1 month after the Aspen Court project.

Aspen Court
Oak Road
Virgil Street
Willow Street

Cal Craft
Ed Erickson
Freda Fisher
Irma Ingram


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

Of the rancher and the architect, one ended up with 9,000 votes and the other was Ida Ingram.

Of the politician who received 9,500 votes and Gilda Gray, one is the academic and the other is the architect.

The candidate who received 10,000 votes was either Gilda Gray or the rancher.

Dale Donovan finished 500 votes ahead of the architect.

Al Allen
Dale Donovan
Gilda Gray
Ida Ingram


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 squad that finished fourth is either the yellow team or the "Target Bombs".

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

Of the green team and the squad that finished first, one is the "Color Blinds" and the other is the "Splat Squad".

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

The "Target Bombs" was ranked 1 place behind the green team.

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Splat Squad
Target Bombs


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

The presenter who gave the presentation on Nero spoke 4 minutes more than Pat.

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

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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

The insect won by Marco sold for 10 dollars more than the insect won by Trevor.

The insect that sold for $260 was either the butterfly won by Trevor or the insect that was auctioned 1st.

Of the butterfly won by Orlando and the butterfly that sold for $250, one was the 9th lot and the other was the 3rd lot.

The butterfly that was auctioned 7th sold for 20 dollars more than the insect that was auctioned 9th.


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

The "Jenny Penny" sold for $50,000 more than the "Danish Rosa".

Of the "Cap de Boule" and the "Jenny Penny", one sold for $200,000 and the other was bought by Quinn Quade.

Odette Opal's stamp was either the "Inverted Blue" or the $175,000 stamp.

Odette Opal
Pam Parson
Quinn Quade
Sal Sanchez

Cap de Boule
Danish Rosa
Inverted Blue
Jenny Penny


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

The earring sold for 75 dollars more than the cannonball.

The object found at Colbert Run sold for 75 dollars less than the cannonball.

Of the gold chain and the item found at Heffen Lane, one sold for $250 and the other sold for $400.

The wristwatch was either the object that sold for $250 or the piece found at Addison Beach.

cannonball
earring
gold chain
wristwatch

Addison Beach
Colbert Run
Dimmot Woods
Heffen Lane


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

The bathroom assignment starts 1 hour after the living room assignment.

The mud room assignment is either the assignment that starts at 11:00am or Molly's job.

Of the job that starts at 11:00am and the assignment that starts at 9:00am, one is Willie's and the other is the mud room.

Daniel's chore starts 2 hours after Lynne's task.


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

Nina was either the one who got the cream soda or the diner who paid $7.99.

The one who got the root beer paid 1 dollar more than the one who got the water.

The diner who paid $5.99 was either the one who got the root beer or Perry.


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

Of Clarence's event and the assignment with 100 attendees, one is the anniversary and the other is the graduation.

Isaac's job, the birthday job and the event with 100 attendees are all different events.

Aimee's event will involve 25 fewer people than Clarence's assignment.

Vicky's assignment will involve 25 more people than the anniversary assignment.

anniversary birthday graduation symposium


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 700 ft one is either the zip line with a maximum height of 45 ft or Line A.

The zip line with a maximum height of 85 ft is either the 650 ft zip line or Line E.

Line E is 50 feet shorter than the line with a maximum height of 70 ft.

Line F is  shorter than the zip line with a maximum height of 45 ft.

Of Line B and the 650 ft zip line, one reaches a height of 25 ft and the other reaches a height of 45 ft.


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

Of the business charging $1.19 per gallon and the business charging $1.11 per gallon, one is Vexon and the other is in Yountville.

The gas station in Oakville charges 4 cents more per gallon than the store in Vincent.

The gas station in Yountville is either the gas station charging $1.19 per gallon or Kwik Mart.

Ballantines charges 8 cents more per gallon than Fuel Stop.


Belfry Books has several projects that need to be translated into English from various foreign languages.  Using only the clues that follow, match each project to its translator, publication year and language, and determine the length of each (in pages).

Martha's project is  longer than Zachary's project.

The book published in 2004 is 25 pages longer than the book published in 2011.

Orlando's project is  shorter than Ira's project.

Of the book published in 2004 and the book published in 2010, one is 175 pages long and the other is assigned to Orlando.


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

The carver who works with spruce charges 2 dollars less than Floyd.

The carver who charges 5 dollars is either Doug or the carver who works with pine.

Larry charges 2 dollars less than the sci-fi fan who works with pine.


Megan is setting up an exhibit at the National Museum of Fiji about the discovery of several small South Sea islands.  Help her with her research by matching each island to the explorer that discovered it, the year it was discovered, and the native culture that was living there at the time.

Of the island discovered in 1761 and the island discovered in 1768, one was Qlork and the other was inhabited by the Iakepa.

Of the island on which the Enakai people lived and the island discovered in 1768, one was Nuhirk and the other was Qlork.

Beruhga was discovered 7 years before Qlork.

Beruhga was either the island discovered in 1754 or the island on which the Manika'i people lived.


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

Of Quinn's shirt and Ingram's jersey, one is white and the other is a size 6.

The blue jersey is 1 size smaller than Quinn's shirt.

Levy's shirt is 1 size smaller than the red jersey.


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 Adtina V will launch 1 month before the Haramarui LV.

The Rodim-Rexit, the stellarator reactor and the reactor launching in March are all different reactors.

The Tamura BX12 will launch 1 month after the direct drive reactor.

Of the Haramarui LV and the facility launching in March, one is the direct drive reactor and the other is the theta pinch reactor.

Adtina V
Haramarui LV
Rodim-Rexit
Tamura BX12

direct drive
stellarator
theta pinch
tokamak


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

Of Marilyn and the friend who brought the potato chips, one arrived at 4:30 pm and the other arrived at 4:45 pm.

The participant who brought the pizza is either David or Rebecca.

The friend who brought the hummus arrived 5 minutes after Rebecca.

Eunice arrived 5 minutes after the party-goer who brought the hummus.


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.

Pythagoeas finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of the system from CIT.

Galen finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of the A.I. from MIT.

Aristotle was either the A.I. that scored 69% or the system that scored 76%.

Of the system from CIT and the system that scored 55%, one was Archimedes and the other was Galen.

The A.I. that scored 76% was either the A.I. from Oxford or Pythagoeas.


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

Of the game played in April and the game hosted at Ira's house, one was Rules of War and the other was Android Disco.

The board game hosted at Zachary's house was played sometime after Emberfight.

Emberfight was played 2 months before Android Disco.

Vendetta was played 2 months before the board game hosted at Gerald's house.

Android Disco
Emberfight
Rules of War
Vendetta


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

The wolf spider was either Tim's purchase or the arachnid that sold for $90.

The redback cost 15 dollars more than the raft spider.

Nichole's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the black widow.

black widow
raft spider
redback
wolf spider


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

Alicia's pet was adopted 2 months before the black lab.

Of the collie and Lydia's pet, one was adopted in April and the other was adopted in January.

The boxer was adopted sometime after Miriam's pet.

Violet's pet was adopted 2 months after Alicia's pet.


Daniella has received a number of orders this month from customers who want to have custom computers built for them.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to his computer's specifications, including hard drive size, amount of RAM and processor speed.

The system with 1 GB of RAM has a hard drive that is somewhat larger than the computer with 3 GB of RAM.

Victor's build has a hard drive that is 128 GB smaller than Rex's build.

Doug's system is either the system with 384 GB of hard drive space or the computer with 128 GB of hard drive space.

Of the build with 4 GB of RAM and the computer with 12 GB of RAM, one has a 256 GB hard drive and the other is Rex's.

Zachary's build is either the build with 4 GB of RAM or the system with 3 GB of RAM.


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

The serpent that is 18 inches long is either the winged snake or the animal from Australia.

The pygmy racer is 6 inches longer than the winged snake.

Of the tawny cobra and the serpent that is 12 inches long, one is from Spain and the other is from Nicaragua.

The reptile from Panama is 12 inches longer than the reptile from Spain.

ash python
pygmy racer
tawny cobra
winged snake


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

The game with the Rams was 4 days before the game with the Warriors.

The match with the Rams is either the October 3 game or the 24-21 match.

Of the October 7 match and the October 11 game, one featured the Warriors and the other finished with a score of 20-13.

Of the 13-9 match and the October 11 game, one featured the Tuscanos and the other featured the Warriors.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15


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

The student who gave the presentation on Tiberius was either the student who spoke for 12 minutes or Rudy.

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

Rudy was either the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes or the student who spoke for 8 minutes.

Of the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes and the student who spoke for 10 minutes, one talked about Licinius and the other was Ivan.


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

Of the team that won 4 gold medals and the squad that won 2 gold medals, one is the team from Russia and the other ended with 10 silver medals.

The squad from Bolivia ended the games with 2  more gold medals than the team from Luxembourg.

The squad that won 1 silver medal ended the games with 1 more gold medal than the squad that won 6 silver medals.

The team that won 10 silver medals was either the squad that won 4 gold medals or the squad from Paraguay.


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 perle d'or finished 1 place behind the enchantress.

Peggy's flower finished 1 place behind the enchantress.

The vanity finished 1 place behind Brooke's rose.

The perle d'or finished somewhere ahead of Deanna's rose.

enchantress
perle d\'or
red cascade
vanity


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

The purple team is either the "Splat Squad" or the squad that finished second.

The four teams are the "Night Ninjas", the team that finished fourth, the green team and the squad that finished third.

Of the purple team and the team that finished fourth, one is the "Color Blinds" and the other is the "Splat Squad".

The "Pea Shooters" was ranked 2 places ahead of the red team.

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad


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

Of the piece with the aquamarine and the ring with the topaz, one cost $1400 and the other is Katrina's.

Becky's ring cost 100 dollars less than the ring with the opal.

Katrina's ring cost 100 dollars less than the ring with the ruby.

The ring that cost $1100 is either the ring with the aquamarine or Becky's piece.

Elvira's piece cost 100 dollars more than the ring with the ruby.


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.

Of Ida's team and the expedition leaving in March, one will include Horace and the other will include Jacob.

Alvin's expedition will be either the expedition leaving in January or Velma's team.

Alvin's team will leave 1 month before Jacob's expedition.

Of the expedition leaving in February and the team leaving in March, one will include Jacob and the other will include Paula.


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

The man filming on September 1st will make 15,000 dollars more than the actor filming on October 6th.

Dwight will make 30,000 dollars more than Gerald.

Of the man making $130,000 and the person making $100,000, one is Zachary and the other will film on October 13th.

The actor filming on October 13th is either the man making $130,000 or Timothy.

September 1st
September 15th
October 6th
October 13th


Of Marilyn and the party-goer who brought the pork rinds, one arrived at 4:30 pm and the other arrived at 4:40 pm.

The participant who brought the onion dip arrived 5 minutes before Bonita.

Olga is either the party-goer who arrived at 4:30 pm or the party-goer who brought the corn chips.


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 threw the green darts scored 14 points higher than the player who threw the orange darts.

Matthew scored 7 points higher than Zachary.

Of Willard and the player who scored 41 points, one threw the orange darts and the other threw the gray darts.

The contestant who scored 48 points was either Zachary or the contestant who threw the black darts.


The team from Malawi finished with 2 gold medals.

The squad from Jordan was either the team that won 10 silver medals or the squad that won 3 gold medals.

The squad that won 12 silver medals ended the games with 2  more gold medals than the team that won 4 silver medals.

Of the team that won 1 silver medal and the team that won 12 silver medals, one finished with 4 gold medals and the other is the squad from Qatar.


"Parties Unlimited" caters to a wide variety of special requests (such as clowns or magicians) for its clients.  Using only the clues below, match each of this week's bookings with its date, family and special request, and determine the location of each.

The party that requested the superhero is 1 day after the King family party.

The party that requested the petting zoo is 1 day after the event that requested the clown.

The Thornton family party is 1 day after the booking that requested the clown.

The event that requested the petting zoo is sometime before the Powell family event.


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

Harvest Sun is 5 minutes longer than Tim Tucker's film.

Jesse Jimenez's film is 5 minutes longer than Jacky Steel.

The film with a running time of 65 minutes is either Milton Vale or Don Daugherty's film.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes

Don Daugherty
Jesse Jimenez
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Dreams of July
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale


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

The customer going out with Willard will dive 2 days before the customer going out with Ted.

Mr. Gallegos is either the customer going out on July 16 or the customer going out on July 13.

Of Mrs. Blake and the diver going out on July 16, one will go out with Kristy and the other will go out with Ted.

Ms. Chang will dive 1 day after the customer going out with Willard.

Mr. Erickson will dive sometime after the customer going out with Inez.

Mrs. Blake
Ms. Chang
Mr. Erickson
Mr. Gallegos


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.

Proclus finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of the A.I. from Cambridge.

Archimedes finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of Galen.

Gorgias, the A.I. from Exeter and the A.I. that scored 69% were all different systems.

Of Galen and the system that scored 69%, one was from Cambridge and the other was from MIT.


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

The farm in Jamestown will be worked on sometime after Lone Oak.

Blackwater will be worked on 2 days before the one in Defiance.

Of the farm in Latimer and Iron Hill, one will be dusted on June 7th and the other will be dusted on June 4th.

Tall Pines will be worked on 2 days after Blackwater.

Blackwater
Iron Hill
Lone Oak
Tall Pines


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 is  smaller than Tasha's pack.

The Travelore pack is either the 30 liter pack or Freddie's pack.

Of the Naturba pack and Jeffrey's pack, one is 40 liters and the other is 25 liters.

The Lugmor pack is 10 liters smaller than the Pinkster pack.

The 25 liter pack is either Freddie's pack or the Naturba pack.


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.

Zachary finished 2 minutes after the runner in the red shirt.

The contestant in the red shirt finished sometime before the contestant in the gray shirt.

The competitor who finished in 21 minutes was either Virgil or the contestant in the black shirt.

The runner in the violet shirt finished 1 minute after Anthony.

Of the contestant in the violet shirt and the contestant in the gray shirt, one was Virgil and the other finished in 24 minutes.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes


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

The Annata Branco was bottled 8 years before the gewurztraminer.

The Luzagueil was bottled 8 years after the Annata Branco.

Of the pinot gris and the Ece Suss, one was bottled in 1996 and the other was bottled in 1984.

The merlot was bottled sometime after the Friambliss.

Annata Branco
Ece Suss
Friambliss
Luzagueil

gewurztraminer
merlot
pinot gris
pinot noir


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

The town with a forecasted low of 13 degrees will get 2 more inches of snow than the location with a forecasted low of 15 degrees.

Meadow Vista will get 1 more inch of snow than Yuba City.

The location that will get 2 inches of snow is either Yuba City or the town with a forecasted low of 8 degrees.

Of Three Rivers and the town that will get 1 inch of snow, one has a forecasted low of 15 degrees and the other has a forecasted low of 11 degrees.

Brownfield
Meadow Vista
Three Rivers
Yuba City

8 degrees
11 degrees
13 degrees
15 degrees


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

Theta Delta has 6  fewer members than the fraternity on Erick Lane.

Beta Pi Omega has 6  fewer members than Alpha Beta Tau.

The frat on Wild Avenue has somewhat more members than Beta Pi Omega.

Of the house with 32 members and the fraternity on Holly Street, one is Delta Gamma Pi and the other is Alpha Beta Tau.

Alpha Beta Tau
Beta Pi Omega
Delta Gamma Pi
Theta Delta

Erick Lane
Holly Street
Norwood Street
Wild Avenue


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

Of the release that came out in August and the record that came out in May, one is Painted Empire's and the other sold 1.5 million copies.

The release that came out in August sold 100,000 more copies than Epoch Lantern's album.

The release that came out in July sold somewhat fewer copies than the album that came out in May.

Sodium Green's release sold 200,000 more copies than the record that came out in July.

The record with 1.2 million sales is either Painted Empire's release or the album that came out in January.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million

Epoch Lantern
Jagged Knee
Painted Empire
Sodium Green


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.

"Thumper" was either the mammoth found in Scotland or the mammoth found in Greenland.

The animal found in Alaska lived sometime after the mammoth found in Greenland.

"Ellie" was either the animal believed to be 170,000 years old or the animal believed to be 230,000 years old.

Of the mammoth found in Scotland and the animal found in Siberia, one is thought to be 200,000 years old and the other was named "Fang".

"Peanut" lived 30,000 years before "Fang".


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

Of the customer who came in at 8:00am and the person who ordered wheat bread, one was Genevieve and the other was Willie.

The person who came in at 7:00am was either the person who ordered flatbread or Felicia.

The customer who ordered wheat bread came in a half-hour before the customer who ordered pumpernickel.

Velma came in a half-hour before Genevieve.


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

The radishes sell for 20 cents more per pound than the onions.

Pablo's produce sell for $2.60 per pound.

Of the kale and the radishes, one type sells for $2.80 per pound and the other type is sold by Vincent.

Antonio's vegetables are either the potatoes or the produce that sell for $2.70 per pound.


The player who threw the gray darts was either Alton or Felix.

Colin scored 7 points higher than the player who threw the black darts.

The player who threw the black darts scored 7 points higher than Felix.

Of Evan and the contestant who threw the orange darts, one finished with 41 points and the other finished with 62 points.


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

Of Elsie's purchase and Phillip's purchase, one sold for $75 and the other was the clearwing butterfly.

Of Elsie's purchase and the atlas butterfly, one sold for $90 and the other sold for $75.

Of the insect that sold for $75 and the insect that sold for $60, one was the chalkhill butterfly and the other was won by Phillip.

Christopher's purchase cost 15 dollars less than the chalkhill butterfly.


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

The Harkin Drive project is either Dawn Daniels's project or the job starting in June.

Irma Ingram's project begins 2 months after Bill Bonner's project.

Of Al Anderson's project and Irma Ingram's project, one starts in July and the other will focus on Norway Court.

Harkin Drive
L Street
Norway Court
Shelly Lane

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Dawn Daniels
Irma Ingram


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

The customer who requested wheat grass is either the customer who paid $9.75 or Trevor.

The person who requested chia seeds paid 1 dollar more than the customer who requested quinoa.

Of the customer who paid $9.75 and the customer who paid $7.75, one is Verna and the other asked for wheat grass.


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

The contestant who won the watermelon contest began his contest sometime after the person who won the doughnut contest.

The competitor who won the blueberry pie contest began his contest 15 minutes before the person who won the doughnut contest.

Ollie is either the contestant who won the doughnut contest or the competitor who won the hot dog contest.

Zachary began his contest sometime before Guillermo.

Of Adam and Zachary, one started eating at 11:30 am and the other won the watermelon contest.

blueberry pie
doughnut
hot dog
watermelon


The cake artists at Baker's Pride have their work cut out for them this week, as a number of different custom cake orders have just come in.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to the shape and flavor of cake they ordered, and determine the price for each.

Ira's cake costs 25 dollars more than the piece shaped like a train.

The cake shaped like a train costs 50 dollars less than the piece shaped like a mountain.

Zachary's cake is either the $200 cake or the $125 cake.

Of Gayle's cake and the $200 piece, one is shaped like a golf ball and the other is shaped like a mountain.

Ora's cake costs somewhat more than the piece shaped like a beach chair.


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

Floyd charges 4 dollars less than the sci-fi fan who works with spruce.

Of the carver who works with oak and the woodworker who charges 9 dollars, one is Angel and the other is Martin.

The woodworker who works with oak is either Martin or the woodworker who charges 5 dollars.

The four woodworkers are Blake, the woodworker who charges 9 dollars, the woodworker who works with boxwood and the sci-fi fan who charges 7 dollars.


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

The Ukani Q2 costs 1,000 dollars more than the craft built by Abyss Toys.

The submarine built by Pan Systems costs 1,000 dollars more than the Abby EX-4.

The Cafader Six costs 1,000 dollars more than the Abby EX-4.

The Cafader Six costs somewhat less than the craft built by Deep Sea Inc..

Abby EX-4
Cafader Six
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

Abyss Toys
Deep Sea Inc.
Pan Systems
Zephyr Waves


The four towns are Lindsay, the town that will get 4 inches of snow, the location with a forecasted low of 13 degrees and the location that will get 3 inches of snow.

Wayland will get 2 fewer inches of snow than the location with a forecasted low of 18 degrees.

The town with a forecasted low of 15 degrees is either Yuba City or the location that will get 2 inches of snow.

Of the town with a forecasted low of 15 degrees and the location that will get 4 inches of snow, one is Elma and the other is Yuba City.

13 degrees
15 degrees
18 degrees
22 degrees


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

The asteroid rich in cobalt has a diameter 6 km larger than 82 Sylvia.

26 Amphitrite has a diameter 6 km larger than the asteroid rich in cobalt.

Of 413 Doiotima and the asteroid rich in platinum, one is 11 km across and the other is 29 km across.

The asteroid rich in nickel is either 11 Ceres or 82 Sylvia.

11 Ceres
26 Amphitrite
413 Doiotima
82 Sylvia


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

The storm that caused $18.5 million in damage hit sometime before the hurricane that caused $15.7 million in damage.

The storm that caused $19.2 million in damage hit 4 years after Hurricane Deloris.

Of the hurricane that caused $19.2 million in damage and the hurricane that caused $15.7 million in damage, one was Hurricane Tammy and the other struck in 1956.

Hurricane Yvette hit 8 years after the hurricane that caused $18.5 million in damage.

The storm that hit in 1944 was either Hurricane Tammy or the hurricane that caused $12.5 million in damage.

$12.5 million
$15.7 million
$18.5 million
$19.2 million


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

The viperfish was found 1,500 feet lower down than the creature discovered in the Tethys Trough.

The lanternfish is either the specimen found at 18,000 ft or the animal found at 19,500 ft.

Of the creature discovered in the Tethys Trough and the creature found at 15,000 ft, one is the bristlemouth and the other is the lancetfish.

The animal found at 19,500 ft is either the specimen discovered in the Zini Trench or the viperfish.

The lancetfish was found 1,500 feet higher up than the animal discovered in the Willis Trench.

bristlemouth lanternfish lancetfish viperfish

Fallon Deep
Tethys Trough
Willis Trench
Zini Trench


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

Of the October 8 delivery and the cake shaped like a sailboat, one is for Mrs. Lowe and the other is for Mrs. Armstrong.

Mrs. Danielson's cake will be delivered 2 days before Mrs. Armstrong's order.

Mrs. Massey's order will be delivered 2 days before the order shaped like a baseball glove.

The cake shaped like a turtle will be delivered sometime after Mrs. Danielson's order.

baseball glove
sailboat
sports car
turtle


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

Of the person who went fourth and the performer who went second, one is Melissa and the other used mobile phones.

The juggler who used balls performed 1 spot after the performer who used flashlights.

The person who used mobile phones was either the juggler who went fourth or Lora.


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.

The film directed by Paula Pratt made 6 million less than the film directed by Nan Norman.

Let Me Out made somewhat more than the movie directed by Kenneth Key.

Of Amerigo and the film that grossed $11 million, one was directed by Linda Lynch and the other was directed by Nan Norman.

Tippecanoe is either the movie that grossed $11 million or the film that grossed $2 million.

Fast and Dead made 3 million more than the movie directed by Paula Pratt.

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

Amerigo
Fast and Dead
Let Me Out
Tippecanoe

Kenneth Key
Linda Lynch
Nan Norman
Paula Pratt


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

Of the message that was sent in 1969 and the message that was sent in 1976, one is Robert's and the other was from Cherbourg.

Of the bottle from Brighton and the missive that was sent in 1976, one is Noel's and the other is Robert's.

Herbert's missive is either the message that was sent in 1962 or the missive from Le Havre.

Herbert's message was sent 7 years before Robert's message.


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

Android Disco was played 1 month before Bladescape.

Rules of War, the game hosted at Harvey's house and the game played in March were all different games.

Of Bladescape and the board game played in March, one was hosted by Adrian and the other was hosted by Lynette.

Vendetta was played 1 month after the game hosted at Adrian's house.

Android Disco
Bladescape
Rules of War
Vendetta


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

Of Irma and Clara, one scored 181 points and the other danced fourth.

The dancer who performed sixth scored somewhat higher than the dancer who performed ninth.

Fannie scored 3 points higher than Clara.

The dancer that scored 187 points danced second.

Clara was either the person who danced second or the dancer that scored 181 points.

181 points
184 points
187 points
190 points


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

Of the customer who came in at 8:00am and Jean, one asked for matzo and the other asked for flatbread.

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

Meredith came in one hour after the customer who ordered matzo.

The customer who came in at 8:30am asked for rye bread.


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.

Of the siren with a loudness of 105 decibels and the siren with a loudness of 110 decibels, one is the Eco Alert and the other was released in 2003.

The siren released in 2000 is 10 decibels quieter than the siren released in 1997.

The Securalert is either the siren released in 1997 or the siren with a loudness of 105 decibels.

100 decibels
105 decibels
110 decibels
115 decibels

Bradley X9
Eco Alert
Rip Tide
Securalert


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

Of the person who received 9,500 votes and the candidate who received 10,000 votes, one is the rancher and the other was Cate Carlson.

The writer finished an unknown number of votes ahead of Dale Donovan.

The writer finished 500 votes behind the rancher.

Cate Carlson finished 1,000 votes ahead of the lawyer.

Al Allen
Cate Carlson
Dale Donovan
Gilda Gray


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

Of the Athios and the rocket that will launch in April, one is made by Permias and the other is made by SpaceZen.

The Gralax is either the rocket that will launch in April or the rocket that will launch in January.

The rocket developed by Vexatech will launch 2 months before the rocket developed by SpaceZen.

The Dreadco will launch 1 month after the rocket developed by Vexatech.

The Foltron will launch sometime after the rocket developed by Omnipax.


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.

Jake trained 1 week more than the canine Martha trained.

The canine Odette trained trained 1 week more than Bailey.

Charlie trained 1 week more than Bailey.

Charlie had a training period that was somewhat shorter than that of the dog Nadine trained.


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

The 14-year-old is either Calvin or the child with the April 11th birthday.

Yolanda is either the one with the April 7th birthday or the one with the April 15th birthday.

Vicki has a birthday sometime after Yolanda.

Of Vicki and the 8-year-old, one was born on April 11th and the other was born on April 3rd.

The 12-year-old has a birthday 4 days after the 9-year-old.

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


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.

Sylvia's purchase cost 1 dollar more than Ellen's purchase.

Of Yolanda's purchase and the order that included spinach, one cost $4.25 and the other cost $6.25.

The order that included celery cost 1 dollar less than Ellen's order.

Zachary's order is either the $4.25 order or the purchase that included asparagus.


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

Polly was either the ostrich that finished first or #120.

Of Ozzy and #134, one finished first and the other finished third.


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 Quinns' child was born 3 minutes after Bill.

Kate was born sometime before the Pearsons' baby.

Willard was born 3 minutes after the Ingrams' baby.


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

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

Of the player who played 11 games and the player who played 9 games, one was Salvatore and the other played third base.

The person who played third base was either the boy who played 11 games or Russell.

first base
second base
shortstop
third base


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

The mission going to Uranus is either the probe that launched in April or the Tago Jib.

The mission going to Europa launched 1 month after the mission going to Pluto.

The Disty launched 2 months after the Lezko.

Of the mission that launched in April and the mission that launched in February, one is the Varo and the other is going to Uranus.


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

Jim is either the man making $115,000 or the person making $130,000.

Of the actor filming on September 8th and the actor making $85,000, one is Ian and the other is Mark.

The person making $130,000 is either the man filming on September 22nd or Shannon.

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

Shannon will make 15,000 dollars more than the person filming on September 8th.

September 1st
September 8th
September 15th
September 22nd


Of the person making $130,000 and the actor filming on September 22nd, one is Jim and the other is Angel.

The person filming on October 6th will make  more than Dwight.

Shannon will make 30,000 dollars less than the man filming on September 1st.

Dwight will make 30,000 dollars less than Angel.

September 1st
September 22nd
September 29th
October 6th


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

The vanilla latte was either the drink ordered by Bryan or the coffee ordered by Austin.

The iced americano cost 10 cents less than the beverage ordered by Bryan.

The eggnog latte cost 10 cents less than the iced americano.

Of the eggnog latte and the macchiato, one was ordered by Bryan and the other cost $3.30.

The coffee Charlie ordered cost somewhat less than the drink ordered by Eduardo.

eggnog latte
iced americano
macchiato
vanilla latte


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

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

Sara paid 3 dollars more than the client who got picked up at the Hoge Building.

Philip paid 3 dollars less than the person who got picked up at the Moore Mansion.

Of the person who got picked up at the Hoge Building and the person with the $6.50 fare, one was Carrie and the other was Philip.

Max was either the customer with the $12.50 fare or the client with the $15.50 fare.

Arctic Building
Hoge Building
Moore Mansion
Smith Tower


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

Of Istryn and the exoplanet 43 light years from earth, one orbits star PLC 120 and the other orbits star BDF 198.

The planet orbiting star PLC 120 is 2 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet orbiting star VJD 913.

Istryn is 2 light years closer to us than Vestor.

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


The Armor-Stop is 5 decibels quieter than the Securalert.

Of the siren released in 1996 and the siren with a loudness of 110 decibels, one is the Rip Tide and the other is the Securalert.

The Armor-Stop is either the siren with a loudness of 100 decibels or the siren released in 2004.

Of the siren with a loudness of 105 decibels and the siren with a loudness of 110 decibels, one is the Securalert and the other was released in 2000.


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

Of the piece found at Gillis Park and the item found at Heffen Lane, one sold for $325 and the other is diamond ring.

The gold chain sold for 75 dollars less than the diamond ring.

The item found at Addison Beach sold for somewhat more than the item found at Burr Woods.

The meteorite was either the piece found at Gillis Park or the item found at Burr Woods.

The cannonball was either the piece that sold for $400 or the item that sold for $250.

cannonball
diamond ring
gold chain
meteorite

Addison Beach
Burr Woods
Gillis Park
Heffen Lane


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

The grayling butterfly cost 30 dollars more than the torturix butterfly.

The butterfly that sold for $60 was either Zachary's purchase or the atlas butterfly.

Of Irma's purchase and the butterfly that sold for $45, one was the torturix butterfly and the other was the emperor butterfly.

Heather's purchase cost 15 dollars more than Zachary's purchase.


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

The April 22 outing logged 7 more shooting stars than the April 28 outing.

The outing to Janesville logged 14 more shooting stars than the outing to Kalona.

The trip where they saw 9 shooting stars was either the April 28 outing or the outing to Gilmore City.

Of the April 25 trip and the trip where they saw 2 shooting stars, one was in Kalona and the other was in Isleton.


"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.

The episode filmed in Bolivia aired sometime after the show filmed in Cambodia.

Wendell's show is either the episode filmed in New Zealand or the show filmed in Cambodia.

Pedro's episode aired 1 week before Darrell's show.

Of the show filmed in New Zealand and the episode filmed in Vanuatu, one aired on April 13th and the other featured Darrell.

Bennie's show is either the episode that aired on April 20th or the show that aired on April 6th.

April 6th
April 13th
April 20th
April 27th


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

Of the resort on Barbados and the resort that costs $215 per night, one is Sapphire Hills and the other is Emerald View.

The option on Antigua costs 40 dollars less per night than the resort on Martinique.

The option on Anguilla costs  less per night than Silver Harbor.

El Pacifico costs  more per night than Sapphire Hills.

El Pacifico
Emerald View
Sapphire Hills
Silver Harbor


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

Ronald's goods sell for 20 cents less per pound than the beets.

The potatoes sell for somewhat more per pound than Inez's goods.

Of the goods that sell for $2.80 per pound and the leeks, one type is sold by Lonnie and the other type is sold by Casey.

Inez's vegetables sell for 20 cents less per pound than Casey's produce.


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

Of Smokey and the 12-year-old bird, one has a wingspan of 102 inches and the other has a wingspan of 110 inches.

Buddy has a wingspan 4 inches longer than Angel.

Sunshine is either the bird with a wingspan of 102 inches or the 6-year-old bird.

The 10-year-old bird has a wingspan 4 inches shorter than Angel.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches


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

Of the home on Circle Drive and the home on Haley Square, one was visited in April and the other was Markmanor.

The house on Haley Square was visited 2 months after the building on Eagle Street.

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

Circle Drive
Eagle Street
Grant Place
Haley Square


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

The bulldog won sometime before Ginger's canine.

Of the great dane and the dog that won in 2008, one is Elsie's and the other is Chester's.

Anita's dog won sometime after Elsie's canine.

The dalmatian won 2 years before the maltese.


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

Mrs. Keller's cake will be delivered 1 day before Mrs. Danielson's order.

Mrs. Cortez's cake is either the October 7 delivery or the October 5 delivery.

Of the order shaped like a sports car and the cake shaped like a turtle, one will be delivered on October 6 and the other is for Mrs. Danielson.

Mrs. Massey's cake is either the cake shaped like a sports car or the order shaped like a rocket ship.

The cake shaped like a baseball glove will be delivered sometime after the order shaped like a rocket ship.

baseball glove
rocket ship
sports car
turtle


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.

Tearful Night is either Sid Saunders's film or the film with a running time of 70 minutes.

Jesse Jimenez's film is 5 minutes shorter than Arctic Visions.

Milton Vale is 5 minutes longer than Harvest Sun.

Tim Tucker's film has a running time of 60 minutes.

Ben Barrera
Jesse Jimenez
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Arctic Visions
Harvest Sun
Milton Vale
Tearful Night


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

Of the lacrosse player and the soccer player, one received 11 votes and the other is Harvey.

Bennie is either the person who got 18 votes or the contestant who got 4 votes.

The golf player received  more votes than the hockey player.

Wesley is either the lacrosse player or the hockey player.

Jorge received 7 votes fewer votes than Harvey.


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

Of the scout who won the leadership badge and the girl who won the theater badge, one was Dolores and the other was awarded first.

The girl who won the wildlife badge was either Dolores or Constance.

The scout who won the leadership badge was awarded 1 spot before the youngster who won the swimming badge.

The girl who won the swimming badge was awarded 1 spot before Dolores.


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

The camera made by Torvia costs 25 dollars more than the camera made by Cober.

Of the camera made by Cober and the $600 model, one is the DM-5000 and the other is the Lectra 6.

The camera made by Torvia costs 25 dollars less than the DM-5000.

The four cameras are the MX-827, the camera made by Cober, the model made by Torvia and the camera made by Nectron.


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

Of the dachshund and the puppy adopted in March, one is Lydia's and the other is Desiree's.

The boxer was adopted 2 months before the poodle.

The black lab was adopted sometime before Miriam's pet.

Charlotte's pet was adopted sometime after Lydia's pet.


Zachary's show is either the episode filmed in Nicaragua or the show filmed in Myanmar.

Pedro's show aired 1 week before Isaac's episode.

Bennie's episode is either the episode that aired on April 20th or the episode that aired on April 6th.

The episode filmed in Cambodia aired sometime after the episode filmed in Myanmar.

Of the show filmed in Nicaragua and the show filmed in Vanuatu, one aired on April 13th and the other featured Isaac.


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

"Kip and Ken" is either the title due on September 8 or Aimee's book.

"Dancing Well" was due 2 weeks before "Heaven's Seal".

The book due on September 1 is either Aimee's book or "Frogs of Iowa".

Terrance's book was due sometime before Vicki's book.

Of "Frogs of Iowa" and Muriel's book, one was due on September 22 and the other was due on September 1.

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22

Dancing Well
Frogs of Iowa
Heaven\'s Seal
Kip and Ken


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

Of the player from the Bears and the person with 8 goals, one is Duran and the other is Hunter.

Of the player with 7 goals and the person with 8 goals, one is Hunter and the other is from the Checkers.

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


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 skydiving vacation and the hiking holiday, one was with Victor and the other was in 2001.

The cycling holiday was 1 year after the hiking holiday.

Of the cycling trip and the holiday with Victor, one was in 2002 and the other was in 2004.

The holiday with Samuel was 2 years before the vacation with Neal.

The 2003 holiday is either the hiking trip or the hang gliding holiday.


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 Bianca Flaux was bottled 8 years before the Annata Branco.

Of the 1996 bottle and the pinot noir, one is the Ece Suss and the other is the Annata Branco.

The Vendemmia was bottled 8 years before the pinot gris.

The syrah was bottled sometime after the Bianca Flaux.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Vendemmia


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

The presenter who gave the presentation on President Ford spoke for a somewhat longer time than Loretta.

Of the student who gave the presentation on President Garfield and Josefina, one spoke for 14 minutes and the other spoke for 5 minutes.

Willie spoke 6 minutes more than Donnie.

Donnie spoke 6 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on President Adams.

5 minutes
8 minutes
11 minutes
14 minutes


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

Bobby started skydiving 1 year after the jumper who wears the yellow suit.

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

Jorge started skydiving sometime after the skydiver who wears the blue suit.

Of Arnold and the jumper who first started in 1985, one wears the maroon suit and the other wears the silver suit.

Marcus is either the jumper who first started in 1985 or the jumper who first started in 1982.


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

Of the match with the Dragons and the October 15 game, one finished with a score of 28-10 and the other finished with a score of 34-7.

The match with the White Rhinos is either the October 15 game or the October 3 game.

The game with the Red and Blues was sometime after the 24-21 match.

The match with the Rams was 4 days after the 42-20 game.

The 42-20 match was 8 days before the 34-7 match.


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 mass protests left sometime after Randy Reid.

Of the journalist who covered the royal wedding and Peter Peck, one was sent out on April 7th and the other was sent out on April 4th.

Ned Noble left 2 days before the person who covered the election.

Ned Noble
Peter Peck
Randy Reid
Tam Terry

election
mass protests
royal wedding
solar eclipse


The baseball player received 14 votes fewer votes than the golf player.

Of the basketball player and Eduardo, one received 25 votes and the other received 4 votes.

The contestant who got 4 votes is either Anthony or the basketball player.

The hockey player is either the person who got 11 votes or Anthony.

Isaac received  fewer votes than Lowell.


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

The person with 72 LinkedIn connections has  more Facebook friends than Opal.

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

Of the one with 130 Facebook friends and the person with 59 LinkedIn connections, one is Lindsey and the other is Opal.

Of Danny and the one with 150 Facebook friends, one has 50 LinkedIn connections and the other has 85 LinkedIn connections.


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

The Clara Street project begins 1 month after Cal Craft's project.

Cal Craft's project begins 1 month after the York Court project.

Of the Shelly Lane project and Freda Fisher's project, one starts in April and the other starts in July.

Dawn Daniels's project is either the Aspen Court project or the York Court project.

Aspen Court
Clara Street
Shelly Lane
York Court

Cal Craft
Dawn Daniels
Freda Fisher
Gail Garrett


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

Violet is leaving 2 hours earlier than the person flying from Taiwan.

The four travelers are Pablo, the person leaving at 5:30 pm, the person flying from Liberia and the traveler leaving at 4:30 pm.

Of the person flying from New Zealand and the traveler leaving at 5:30 pm, one is Harvey and the other is Zachary.

The person flying from New Zealand is either Zachary or the traveler leaving at 3:30 pm.


The journalist who covered the earthquake left 1 day after the journalist who covered the royal wedding.

The journalist who covered the solar eclipse was either the journalist sent out on April 7th or Ned Noble.

Of the reporter sent out on April 7th and the reporter sent out on April 5th, one was Orin Olsen and the other covered the solar eclipse.

Linda Lott left 2 days after Maddy Moore.

Linda Lott
Maddy Moore
Ned Noble
Orin Olsen

earthquake
Olympic games
royal wedding
solar eclipse


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

Thorn of Suns received one fewer nomination than Maximum Risk.

The film that received 2 nominations is either the movie directed by Maddie Mintz or Maximum Risk.

Of the movie that received 4 nominations and the film directed by Virgil Katz, one is Sea of Dreams and the other is Thorn of Suns.

The movie directed by Paul Walnier received  more nominations than Thorn of Suns.

Maximum Risk
Sea of Dreams
The Illusion
Thorn of Suns

Maddie Mintz
Paul Walnier
Tank Reznor
Virgil Katz


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

Mattie is 1 year younger than the Alaska native.

The Kansas native is 1 year older than the Connecticut native.

The Utah native is either Olivia or the person who is 112 years old.


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

Of the Adagio III and the 31 ft boat, one is owned by Betsy Becker and the other is owned by Hetta Hensley.

The Mystique is 3 feet longer than Jasper Jones's boat.

The Petite Palm is somewhat longer than Ann Alvarado's boat.

The Restless Wave is either the 31 ft vessel or the 22 ft vessel.

Jasper Jones's sailboat is 6 feet shorter than Hetta Hensley's vessel.

Adagio III
Mystique
Petite Palm
Restless Wave

Ann Alvarado
Betsy Becker
Hetta Hensley
Jasper Jones


The job starting in April is either the Gray Avenue project or Bill Bonner's project.

Al Anderson's project begins 2 months before Dawn Daniels's project.

The Virgil Street project begins sometime before the York Court project.

Ed Erickson's project is either the job starting in May or the Gray Avenue project.

Of Bill Bonner's project and the Karie Lane project, one starts in July and the other starts in April.

Gray Avenue
Karie Lane
Virgil Street
York Court

Al Anderson
Bill Bonner
Dawn Daniels
Ed Erickson


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.

Of the person who received the $35,000 scholarship and the person who will major in Physics, one is Hattie and the other is Tracy.

Iris was awarded $5,000 less than Hattie.

The student who will major in Physics was awarded $5,000 less than the person who will major in German Poetry.

The person who received the $25,000 scholarship is either the student who will major in Archaeology or Carrie.

Archaeology
Biology
German Poetry
Physics


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

The butterfly won by Orlando sold for 10 dollars less than the insect that was auctioned 8th.

The butterfly that sold for $260 was either the insect won by Harry or the insect that was auctioned 8th.

The butterfly won by Orlando was the 3rd lot.

The insect that was auctioned 9th sold for 10 dollars less than the butterfly won by Kelly.


Daniella has received a number of orders this month from customers who want to have custom computers built for them.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to his computer's specifications, including hard drive size, amount of RAM and processor speed.

Of the system with 2 GB of RAM and the computer with 512 GB of hard drive space, one is Greg's and the other is Philip's.

Nathaniel's computer has a hard drive that is 256 GB smaller than the computer with 3 GB of RAM.

The four computers are Kerry's computer, the computer with 512 GB of hard drive space, the build with 1 GB of RAM and the system with 384 GB of hard drive space.

The system with 2 GB of RAM is either Philip's build or the system with 256 GB of hard drive space.


The one with 72 LinkedIn connections has 10  more Facebook friends than the one with 70 LinkedIn connections.

The one with 85 LinkedIn connections is either Yvonne or the one with 150 Facebook friends.

Willis has 10  fewer Facebook friends than the one with 57 LinkedIn connections.


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.

Of Homer and the baby born at 12:07am, one was the Estradas' and the other was the Ingrams'.

Peggy was born 3 minutes after the Estradas' child.

Felicia was born 3 minutes before Homer.

Kate, the Herreras' baby and the baby born at 12:07am were all different babies.


Vickie has 10  more Facebook friends than the person with 57 LinkedIn connections.

Of Georgia and the one with 140 Facebook friends, one has 57 LinkedIn connections and the other has 65 LinkedIn connections.

Cedric has 10  fewer Facebook friends than Georgia.

Sheri, the person with 59 LinkedIn connections and the person with 140 Facebook friends are all different people.


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

Of the business in Quasqueton and Fuel Stop, one offers gas at $1.19 per gallon and the other offers gas at $1.07 per gallon.

Vexon charges 8 cents more per gallon than Energo.

The gas station in Kings Beach charges somewhat more per gallon than Kwik Mart.

Energo charges 8 cents less per gallon than the business in Irvine.

Irvine
Kings Beach
Quasqueton
Walnut Grove


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

Quinn Quade's stamp sold for somewhat more than the "Bull's Dove".

The "Yellownose" sold for $50,000 less than the "Inverted Blue".

Odette Opal's stamp sold for $25,000 more than the "Yellownose".

Ray Ricardo's stamp was either the $200,000 stamp or the $125,000 stamp.

Of Mel Morton's stamp and the $200,000 stamp, one was the "Cap de Boule" and the other was the "Inverted Blue".

Mel Morton
Odette Opal
Quinn Quade
Ray Ricardo

Bull\'s Dove
Cap de Boule
Inverted Blue
Yellownose


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

The account at Viking Woods was either the June event or Laurie's event.

Of the June sighting and the April account, one was Wanda's and the other took place at Viking Woods.

Ethel's account took place 2 months after Jenny's event.

The event at Laurel Grove took place 1 month after the sighting at Twin Pines.

Laurel Grove
Seryl Forest
Twin Pines
Viking Woods


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

Mt. Vincent is 130 feet taller than the peak first summited by Ford Fischer.

Of the mountain first summited by Ford Fischer and the mountain that is 14,210 feet tall, one is Mt. Humphrey and the other is Mt. Sloan.

The mountain that is 14,600 feet tall is either the mountain first summited by Irving Igor or Mt. Vincent.

Mt. Larsen is either the mountain that is 14,470 feet tall or the peak that is 14,600 feet tall.

Mt. Sloan is 130 feet shorter than the peak first summited by Gerry Gamble.

Mt. Humphrey
Mt. Larsen
Mt. Sloan
Mt. Vincent

Eddie English
Ford Fischer
Gerry Gamble
Irving Igor


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

Kathy is either the traveler who took the 1986 cruise or the traveler who took the 1983 cruise.

The person who took the Trinity cruise set sail 2 years before the traveler who took the Farralon cruise.

Of Andre and the traveler who took the 1986 cruise, one took the Baroness cruise and the other took the Farralon cruise.

Cory set sail sometime after the traveler who took the Azure Seas cruise.

Bradley set sail 1 year after the person who took the Trinity cruise.


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

Juliet Battalion will deploy 1 month before the battalion led by Commander Edwards.

The battalion led by Commander Vincent is either X-ray Battalion or the battalion deploying in April.

Uniform Battalion will deploy 1 month after the battalion led by Commander Underwood.

The battalion led by Commander Edwards is Victor Battalion.


Oscar Battalion will deploy 1 month after the battalion led by Commander Edwards.

Uniform Battalion will deploy 2 months after the battalion led by Commander Wood.

Of Tango Battalion and Uniform Battalion, one will deploy in January and the other is led by Commander Ortega.

Oscar Battalion is either the battalion deploying in March or the battalion led by Commander Wood.

The battalion led by Commander Ortega will deploy sometime after November Battalion.


Whistler County just held its annual "Potato Launch" contest, wherein different teams build home-made contraptions and each tries to shoot colored potatoes as far as they can.  Using only the clues below, determine each team's best distance (in feet) and match up the type of device each used and the color of the potato they launched.

The Mad Mashers was either the group that made it to 135 ft or the group that used the vacuum cannon.

The Mad Mashers landed 15 feet short of the Russets.

Of the group that used the air cannon and the team that made it to 165 ft, one was the Potato Bros and the other was the Russets.

Of the team that made it to 150 ft and the contestants that made it to 165 ft, one was the Russets and the other used the hybrid sling.

Mad Mashers
Potato Bros
Russets
Super Tubers

air cannon
hybrid sling
vacuum cannon
water cannon


Mara's job today at the census department is to fix some errors that crept into last year's data.  Help her match each of these cities to their county, mayor and population size.

Independence is either the city in Essex County or the city with a population of 28,000.

Of Wapello and Independence, one has a population of 28,000 and the other is in Franklin County.

The town with a population of 34,000 is in Essex County.

Luther has 3,000  more people than Independence.

The town in Middlesex County has  more people than the city in Norfolk County.


"Parties Unlimited" caters to a wide variety of special requests (such as clowns or magicians) for its clients.  Using only the clues below, match each of this week's bookings with its date, family and special request, and determine the location of each.

The booking that requested the petting zoo is 1 day after the party that requested the magician.

The Rosario family event is 1 day before the event that requested the magician.

The event that requested the superhero is either the event on October 3 or the Clayton family booking.

Of the booking that requested the photo booth and the Walker family party, one is on October 3 and the other is on October 5.

magician
petting zoo
photo booth
superhero


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.

Of the 1988 bottle and the 1992 wine, one is the Ece Suss and the other is a pinot noir.

The Annata Branco was bottled 4 years before the Ece Suss.

Of the merlot and the 1992 bottle, one is the Bianca Flaux and the other is the Ece Suss.

The Annata Branco is either the 1984 wine or the riesling.

Annata Branco
Bianca Flaux
Ece Suss
Zifennwein


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

Of the 75 million year old fossil and the 78 million year old fossil, one is the rotosaurus and the other costs $500.

Of the pilodontus and the $1250 fossil, one is 78 million years old and the other is 69 million years old.

Of the 75 million year old fossil and the $750 fossil, one is the rotosaurus and the other is the verasaurus.

gigasaurus pilodontus rotosaurus verasaurus

69 million
75 million
78 million
85 million


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

Of Angela and the diner who paid $7.99, one had the ginger ale and the other had the lemonade.

Marta was either the diner who paid $7.99 or the diner who paid $4.99.

The one who got the root beer paid 2 dollars less than the one who got the lemonade.

Bradley paid 1 dollar more than the one who got the root beer.

James paid  more than the one who got the cream soda.

cream soda
ginger ale
lemonade
root beer


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

The submersible built by Watertime LLC costs 2,000 dollars more than the submarine built by Zephyr Waves.

The Cafader Six costs 1,000 dollars more than the Rubico One.

Of the Ompoc Eleven and the $25,000 craft, one is sold by Zephyr Waves and the other is sold by Pan Systems.

The $26,000 craft is either the Rubico One or the submarine built by Ecomarine Ltd..

Abby EX-4
Cafader Six
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One

Ecomarine Ltd.
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC
Zephyr Waves


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

Constance was awarded 1 spot before Patsy.

Of the girl who got the first award and Ollie, one won the dance badge and the other won the first aid badge.

The scout who won the leadership badge was awarded 2 spots after the youngster who won the first aid badge.

Harriet was either the scout who got the third award or the scout who won the dance badge.

Ollie was either the scout who got the fourth award or the scout who got the third award.


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

"Kip and Ken" was due sometime before "Frogs of Iowa".

The title due on September 1 is either Nettie's book or "Dancing Well".

Ora's book was due 2 weeks after "Kip and Ken".

"Ohio Haunts" was due 1 week after Aimee's book.

Of "Ohio Haunts" and "Frogs of Iowa", one was taken out by Nettie and the other was due on September 22.

Dancing Well
Frogs of Iowa
Kip and Ken
Ohio Haunts


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

The vanilla product costs 2 dollars more than the eucalyptus candle.

Of the clove candle and the vanilla candle, one is $7.50 and the other is Kari's.

Edna's candle is either the freesia candle or the $6.50 candle.


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

The kayaking vacation was 1 year after the hunting holiday.

The holiday with Tasha was  after the hiking holiday.

Of the trip with Zachary and the hang gliding trip, one was in 2003 and the other was in 2004.

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


Kelli paid 1 dollar less than the one who got the orange soda.

The diner who paid $5.99 was either Edmund or the one who got the orange soda.

The one who got the root beer paid 1 dollar less than James.


Of the gigasaurus and the $1000 fossil, one is 72 million years old and the other is 87 million years old.

The four fossils are the 90 million year old fossil, the gigasaurus, the verasaurus and the rotosaurus.

The verasaurus costs 250 dollars less than the 72 million year old fossil.

The verasaurus costs 250 dollars more than the gigasaurus.

gigasaurus mirasaurus rotosaurus verasaurus

72 million
75 million
87 million
90 million


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

The performer who used rings was either the performer who went second or Elena.

Of the juggler who used bowling pins and Howard, one went fourth and the other went first.

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

The performer who went first was either Elena or the person who used bowling pins.


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

Of the rocket developed by Ubersplore and the Beritron, one will launch in April and the other will launch in January.

The rocket developed by Techtrin will launch sometime after the Dreadco.

The Athios will launch 2 months before the rocket developed by Rubicorp.

The Foltron will launch 2 months after the Athios.


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

The dieter who used the caveman diet lost 2 more pounds than the friend who used the sugar-free diet.

The dieter who used the vegan diet is either the person who lost 9 lbs or Stuart.

Of the person who lost 9 lbs and the friend who lost 5 lbs, one is Vickie and the other used the vegan diet.


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

Robyn's team was either Alexander's duo or Garrett's duo.

Cedric's duo finished 3 seconds after Patti's team.

Of David's duo and Tina's team, one finished in 29 seconds and the other finished in 38 seconds.

Patti's team finished 3 seconds after Garrett's duo.


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

Marvin's missive was sent 14 years before the missive from Bournemouth.

The missive from Plymouth was sent sometime after Herbert's bottle.

Herbert's bottle was sent 14 years before George's message.

Of the message that was sent in 1983 and the bottle from Le Havre, one is Leah's and the other is George's.