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

Felicia's design was either the flower or the helmet.

Willis's piece took 15 more minutes to print than the helmet.

The whistle required somewhat fewer minutes to print than the flower.

The phone case required 15 fewer minutes to print than the cup.

The piece that printed in 20 minutes, Virgil's design and the item that printed in 25 minutes were all different items.

Of Ollie's item and the design that printed in 10 minutes, one was the helmet and the other was the phone case.


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.

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

The red jersey is  larger than the black shirt.

Alford's jersey is 1 size larger than Quinn's jersey.

Of Ellison's jersey and Alford's shirt, one is black and the other is a size 8.

The green jersey is either Kirby's jersey or Alford's shirt.

The purple jersey is 3 sizes smaller than Kirby's jersey.


Arnold's got a number of car rental reservations to handle today.  Help him out by matching each customer to her car, pickup location and contract length.

The Jeep rental is for a period 3 days shorter than Sarah Sanchez's reservation.

The Kia rental is for a somewhat longer period than the Fiat rental.

Of Irene Ingram's reservation and Hannah Herman's reservation, one is for the Fiat and the other is for 4 days.

The Hyundai reservation is either Sarah Sanchez's rental or Hannah Herman's rental.

The 5 day reservation is either the Hyundai rental or Wanda Wilson's reservation.

Hannah Herman's reservation is for a period 1 day longer than Wanda Wilson's reservation.

Hannah Herman
Irene Ingram
Linda Lindsey
Sarah Sanchez
Wanda Wilson


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

Of Chevy Chen and the contestant who reached a depth of 98 meters, one dove fifth and the other dove sixth.

The competitor who went sixth reached a maximum depth that was 9 meters shallower than the person who went second.

The contestant who reached a depth of 104 meters, Ferris Frye and the diver who reached a depth of 107 meters were all different divers.

Jorel Joyce dove 9 meters deeper than the diver who went fifth.

Brit Bradley was either the person who went third or the diver who went fifth.

The competitor who went seventh reached a maximum depth that was  shallower than the diver who went third.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters
110 meters

Arnold Avery
Brit Bradley
Chevy Chen
Ferris Frye
Jorel Joyce


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

The shot of the white rhino was either the shot published by The Geographer or the shot taken in May.

The shot of the snow leopard was taken sometime before the photo of the white rhino.

The photo of the snow leopard wasn't published by Wildzone.

The shot of the tree kangaroo was taken 3 months before the photo published by Travel Almanac.

The shot of the giant tortoise was taken 1 month after the shot of the snow leopard.

The photo of the tree kangaroo was taken 1 month before the shot of the red panda.

The five photos were the photo of the tree kangaroo, the shot published by Travel Almanac, the photo taken in May, the photo published by The Geographer and the shot published by Nature Monthly.

giant tortoise
red panda
snow leopard
tree kangaroo
white rhino

Nature Monthly
Science World
The Geographer
Travel Almanac
Wildzone


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 that cost $1200 and Pamela's ring, one has the topaz and the other has the ruby.

Of the ring that cost $1500 and the piece with the ruby, one is Felicia's and the other is Pamela's.

Wanda's ring is either the ring that cost $1500 or the piece with the aquamarine.

Jacquelyn's ring cost 100 dollars more than the piece with the sapphire.

The piece with the topaz cost 100 dollars more than Gina's piece.


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

Barnhill was either the building on Haley Square or the building on Bird Road.

The building on Bird Road was investigated 2 months before the house on Darby Lane.

Of the home Priscilla visited in March and the home Priscilla visited in May, one was Hughenden and the other was on Eagle Street.

The five houses were the home on Darby Lane, the building Priscilla visited in February, the building Priscilla visited in April, Downsell and Fletcher Rise.

The house on Haley Square was visited 1 month after Downsell.

Barnhill
Downsell
Fletcher Rise
Hughenden
Markmanor

Bird Road
Darby Lane
Eagle Street
Fifth Avenue
Haley Square


Angel Investors Inc. regularly makes million-dollar investments in up-and-coming tech startup companies.  Using only the clues below, match their latest investments to each company, and determine the founder and product focus of each.

The company started by Addie Abrams received  less than the business started by Fred Frost.

Madinkz.com received 1 million dollars less than Byxby.com.

Of Madinkz.com and the startup started by Lara Larson, one received $2,000,000 and the other received $3,000,000.

Protecha.com received 3 million dollars less than Atriana.com.

Addie Abrams
Betty Becker
Fred Frost
Lara Larson
Pat Padilla


The local foodie club met at Chez Martin last night for their monthly meal.  Match each person to their choice of wine and entree, and determine how much each owed at the end of the night.

Of the one who had the merlot and Frances, one paid $25.99 and the other paid $28.99.

The person who paid $27.99 didn't have the bordeaux.

Willie paid  more than the one who had the riesling.

Of the one who had the chianti and the one who had the merlot, one was Danny and the other paid $28.99.

The one who had the chianti paid 2 dollars more than Willie.


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 five players were the contestant who threw the green darts, the player who scored 48 points, the player who scored 62 points, Greg and Matthew.

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

Colin was either the contestant who threw the violet darts or the contestant who threw the black darts.

Of the contestant who scored 55 points and the contestant who scored 69 points, one was Willard and the other threw the orange darts.

The player who threw the black darts finished 14 points lower than the contestant who threw the green darts.


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.

Pablo's produce sell for 10 cents less per pound than the kale.

Yolanda's vegetables sell for 20 cents more per pound than Billy's goods.

The vegetables that sell for $2.50 per pound are either Yolanda's vegetables or the leeks.

Of the kale and the vegetables that sell for $2.80 per pound, one type is sold by Yolanda and the other type is sold by Dan.

The goods that sell for $2.90 per pound are the carrots.

The goods that sell for $2.80 per pound aren't the turnips.


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

The five amphibians are Nettie's pet, the tree frog, the cane toad, the wood frog and the amphibian bought in March.

The horned toad was bought sometime after Maxine's pet.

Maxine's pet was bought 1 month after the cane toad.

Of the amphibian bought in February and the animal bought in May, one is the tree frog and the other is Nettie's.

Patrice's pet was bought 1 month before the newt.

cane toad
horned toad
newt
tree frog
wood frog


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.

The siren with a loudness of 120 decibels is either the siren released in 2006 or the siren released in 2004.

The siren released in 2007 is 10 decibels louder than the Securalert.

The Eco Alert is 5 decibels louder than the Securalert.

Of the siren released in 1994 and the siren released in 2006, one is the Armor-Stop and the other is 120 decibels loud.

The siren released in 1994 is  louder than the siren released in 2004.

The siren with a loudness of 105 decibels was released in 2000.

100 decibels
105 decibels
110 decibels
115 decibels
120 decibels

Armor-Stop
Eco Alert
Securalert
Soundarm
Viking 5


A group of train conductors has just received their individual assignments for next week's schedule.  Using only the clues provided, match each conductor to his train, scheduled day, and departure and arrival stations.

The conductor departing from Buttonwillow will leave sometime after Allen.

Of Greg and the conductor departing from Daly City, one is scheduled to leave on June 10 and the other is scheduled to leave on June 11.

Roderick is either the conductor departing from Daly City or the person departing from Jackman.

The person working on June 14 won't depart from Buttonwillow.

Allen will leave 1 day before the conductor departing from Leland.

Buttonwillow
Daly City
Jackman
Leland
Manson


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

The ambassador with the 6 day visit will leave 1 month after the ambassador with the 2 day visit.

Owens will leave 2 months after Zimmerman.

The five diplomats are the person leaving in February, Macdonald, the ambassador with the 8 day visit, Zimmerman and the ambassador with the 4 day visit.

The ambassador with the 7 day visit will leave 1 month before the ambassador with the 8 day visit.

Owens is either the ambassador with the 6 day visit or the diplomat leaving in March.


Sal has a small Toronto-based company that offers Segway tours around the city.  Help him sort out today's schedule by matching each of his tour guides to their start time and location, and determine how many people will be on each tour.

Gregory's tour will begin 1 hour before the outing starting at City Hall.

Of the outing starting at City Hall and the 10:00am tour, one is with Teresa and the other is with Bonita.

The 7:00am trip is either Teresa's outing or the tour starting at High Park.

Teresa's trip will begin 2 hours after Adriana's outing.

The 10:00am tour won't start at Yorkville.

The 11:00am outing will start at Chinatown.

Chinatown
City Hall
High Park
Little Italy
Yorkville


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

The Sea Cow saw 1  fewer manatees than the Daily Ray.

The Sea Cow was led by Captain Jacobson.

Of the Sea Cow and Captain Quinn's vessel, one saw 4 manatees and the other saw 5 manatees.

Captain Armstrong's vessel saw  fewer manatees than Captain Jacobson's boat.

The Watery Pete saw 3  fewer manatees than the Benny II.

Benny II
Daily Ray
Samantha
Sea Cow
Watery Pete

Armstrong Espinoza Jacobson Quinn Romero


The Sea Cow is either Captain Armstrong's vessel or the vessel that saw 5 manatees.

The Watery Pete saw 2  more manatees than Captain Armstrong's boat.

Of Captain Preston's vessel and the Foxy Roxy, one saw 6 manatees and the other saw 5 manatees.

The Mellow Mel wasn't led by Captain Jacobson.

Daily Ray
Foxy Roxy
Mellow Mel
Sea Cow
Watery Pete


The Donner & Donner ad agency has released a number of new ads this month for one of its top clients.  Using only the clues below, match each ad type to its creative director and total budget, and determine the total number of responses received by each.

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

Of the campaign produced by Iva Ingram and the ad with 1225 responses, one is the direct mailer and the other is the magazine ad.

The tv commercial was produced by Gilda Gamble.

The ad produced by Hal Hopkins has brought 150  fewer responses than the campaign produced by Gilda Gamble.

The billboard is either the ad with 925 responses or the campaign produced by Kenneth Kirby.

The ad produced by Julie Jordan has brought in  more responses than the ad produced by Iva Ingram.

billboard
direct mailer
magazine ad
newspaper ad
tv commercial

Gilda Gamble
Hal Hopkins
Iva Ingram
Julie Jordan
Kenneth Kirby


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

The customer who ordered the dragon roll ordered the spicy tuna roll.

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

The customer who ordered the dragon roll paid 2 dollars less than the person who ordered the boston roll.

The client who ordered the eel avocado roll paid 6 dollars less than the customer who ordered the alaskan roll.

The person who ordered the rainbow roll paid  less than the customer who ordered the spicy tuna roll.

Of the customer who ordered the dragon roll and the person who ordered the spider roll, one paid $11.50 and the other paid $13.50.

alaskan
boston
california
dragon
eel avocado

rainbow
spicy tataki
spicy tuna
spider
volcano


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.

Zhezios is either the planet 49 light years from earth or the exoplanet orbiting star BDF 198.

Of the planet 43 light years from earth and Xidat, one orbits star ZQ 75 and the other orbits star MKP 427.

Of the exoplanet 49 light years from earth and the planet orbiting star MKP 427, one is Cheelia and the other is Xidat.

Theros is 2 light years farther away from us than the exoplanet orbiting star VJD 913.

The planet orbiting star ZQ 75 is 2 light years farther away from us than Quael.

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


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 15 outing logged 7 more shooting stars than the outing to Manchester.

The April 22 trip logged 21 fewer shooting stars than the trip to Conesville.

The five trips were the April 28 outing, the trip where they saw 23 shooting stars, the outing where they saw 30 shooting stars, the trip to Kalona and the outing where they saw 2 shooting stars.

Of the April 15 trip and the trip where they saw 16 shooting stars, one was in Kalona and the other was in Isleton.

The April 10 outing was either the trip to Isleton or the outing where they saw 30 shooting stars.

April 10
April 15
April 17
April 22
April 28

Conesville Isleton Kalona Livermore Manchester


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

Debra was either the person who paid $160 or the person who paid $170.

Beulah was either the person who paid $170 or Vicki's client.

Yvonne's client paid 20 dollars more than Beulah.

Of the client who paid $150 and Nancy's client, one was Ginger and the other was Hannah.


The person departing from Coulterville is either the conductor working on June 12 or Vernon.

Wayne will leave 1 day before the person departing from Coulterville.

The conductor departing from Jackman will leave 1 day before Roderick.

Of Julio and the conductor departing from Jackman, one is scheduled to leave on June 12 and the other is scheduled to leave on June 13.

Audubon Coulterville Jackman Kent Leland


"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.

Colin's show aired 1 week before the episode filmed in Nicaragua.

Zachary's show is either the episode filmed in Nicaragua or the episode that aired on April 27th.

Pedro's show aired 2 weeks after the show filmed in Myanmar.

The show that aired on April 27th wasn't filmed in Bolivia.

The episode filmed in Cambodia aired 1 week after the show filmed in Myanmar.

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

Bolivia Cambodia Kiribati Myanmar Nicaragua


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.

Lionel Lowe's film and Jacky Steel are different films.

Jacky Steel is  longer than Tim Tucker's film.

The movie with a running time of 75 minutes isn't Harvest Sun.

Don Daugherty's film is 10 minutes longer than West of Eden.

Lionel Lowe's film is 10 minutes longer than Milton Vale.

Of Jesse Jimenez's film and Jacky Steel, one has a running time of 60 minutes and the other has a running time of 65 minutes.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes
75 minutes

Don Daugherty
Jesse Jimenez
Lionel Lowe
Sid Saunders
Tim Tucker

Dreams of July
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale
West of Eden


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

Of Nathan and Zachary, one works in the orange section and the other served 75 riders.

Of the person who served 150 riders and the employee who served 50 riders, one works in the orange section and the other is Guy.

The person who served 125 riders and Lyle are different employees.

Nathan served 75 fewer riders than the employee who works in the pink section.

The employee who works in the blue section served 25 fewer riders than the worker who works in the red section.

The employee who served 150 riders is either the person who works in the green section or Peter.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders
150 riders


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.

Cooper and the canine Odette trained are different dogs.

Lucky trained 1 week more than the one Stephanie trained.

The canine that was in school for 10 weeks is either the one Teresa trained or the dog Odette trained.

Bailey is either the one Rachel trained or the dog that was in school for 8 weeks.

Buster had a training period that was somewhat longer than that of Jake.

Of the canine Odette trained and Lucky, one was in classes for 7 weeks and the other was in classes for 9 weeks.

Cooper trained 1 week more than the one Rachel trained.

6 weeks
7 weeks
8 weeks
9 weeks
10 weeks


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

The five pairs were Vanessa's pair, the Schtillet footwear, the size 6 set, the Manzarita footwear and the Cormano footwear.

Estelle's pair was 1 size larger than Kimberly's pair.

Vanessa's pair was 3 sizes smaller than the Schtillet footwear.

Kimberly's pair was somewhat smaller than Whitney's pair.

Vanessa's pair was 1 size smaller than Juana's pair.

Whitney's pair was either the Manzarita footwear or the size 6 set.

Kimberly's pair wasn't made by Williford.

Cormano Graffetz Manzarita Schtillet Williford


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.

Nathan charges 2 dollars more than the woodworker who works with elm.

Wallace charges 2 dollars less than the sci-fi fan who works with oak.

The five woodworkers are Richard, the woodworker who works with rosewood, the carver who works with elm, the woodworker who works with walnut and the sci-fi fan who charges 7 dollars.

Of the sci-fi fan who charges 5 dollars and the woodworker who charges 11 dollars, one works with rosewood and the other is Richard.

The sci-fi fan who works with hickory charges  more than Nathan.

3 dollars
5 dollars
7 dollars
9 dollars
11 dollars


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

The game hosted at Adrian's house was played sometime after Android Disco.

Stealth was either the board game hosted at Caroline's house or the board game hosted at Pat's house.

The board game played in May wasn't hosted by Adrian.

Of Bladescape and the board game hosted at Caroline's house, one was played in January and the other was played in February.

Android Disco was played 1 month before Planets Align.

Android Disco was played 1 month before the game hosted at Todd's house.

Android Disco
Bladescape
Emberfight
Planets Align
Stealth


Guy served 25 more riders than the employee who works in the red section.

Of the employee who served 75 riders and Nathan, one works in the yellow section and the other works in the purple section.

The worker who works in the yellow section served 25 more riders than Darrell.

Troy is either the employee who served 150 riders or the employee who works in the green section.

Of the person who served 150 riders and the worker who works in the purple section, one is Chris and the other is Nathan.


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

The Alvarado family's home was built sometime before Fox Cottage.

Leiman Manor is either the 1848 building or the 1862 house.

Gunston Hall was built 14 years after the Porter family's building.

Of the 1848 home and the 1841 building, one is owned by the Porter family and the other is Roesch Heights.

The Baker family's house is either Leiman Manor or Fox Cottage.

The Frazier family's house was built 14 years after the Alvarado family's home.

Benson Hills
Fox Cottage
Gunston Hall
Leiman Manor
Roesch Heights


Sam is either the carver who works with boxwood or the sci-fi fan who charges 5 dollars.

Gerald is either the carver who works with hickory or the woodworker who works with boxwood.

Of the sci-fi fan who works with teak and Angel, one charges 11 dollars and the other charges 5 dollars.

The sci-fi fan who works with teak charges 2 dollars more than Sam.

The sci-fi fan who works with yew charges  less than the sci-fi fan who works with hickory.


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

The party-goer who brought the pork rinds arrived 5 minutes before the participant who brought the potato chips.

The party-goer who brought the pizza arrived 5 minutes after the participant who brought the corn chips.

The five people are the friend who arrived at 4:35 pm, Marilyn, the party-goer who brought the potato chips, Sergio and the party-goer who brought the onion dip.

Olga is either the participant who brought the pizza or the friend who arrived at 4:40 pm.

corn chips
onion dip
pizza
pork rinds
potato chips


Pretoria County held its bowling league finals last week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each team to their shirt color, final score and hometown.

Of the team in the gold shirts and the team that finished with 739 points, one was the Rowdy Rollers and the other was the Alley Cats.

The five teams were the squad that finished with 763 points, the Alley Cats, the team in the red shirts, the team in the orange shirts and the Rowdy Rollers.

The Gutter Gals finished 12 points above the Alley Cats.

The team in the pink shirts was either the team that finished with 751 points or the Rowdy Rollers.

Of the team in the gold shirts and the squad in the orange shirts, one had a final score of 715 points and the other was the Turkey Rolls.

Alley Cats
Gutter Gals
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls


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.

Nellie's rose finished 2 places ahead of Mattie's flower.

Kristin's flower finished 2 places behind the quietness.

Georgia's flower was either the magic dragon or the flower that won third place.

Of the magic dragon and the calocarpa, one was Mattie's and the other won fifth place.

The quietness finished somewhere behind the kazanlik.

calocarpa
kazanlik
magic dragon
old blush
quietness


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 2002 vacation is either the hunting vacation or the holiday with Tasha.

The 2005 trip wasn't the kayaking holiday.

Of the vacation with Dustin and the vacation with Isabel, one was in 2004 and the other was the hunting holiday.

The trip with Dustin was 1 year before the vacation with Bill.

Of the holiday with Bill and the 2003 holiday, one was the kayaking trip and the other was the hiking holiday.

The cycling vacation is either the holiday with Tasha or the vacation with Samuel.


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

The traveler flying from South Africa is leaving 1 hour later than Violet.

The person flying from Zambia is leaving  earlier than the traveler flying from Romania.

Of the traveler flying from South Africa and Bridget, one is leaving at 6:30 pm and the other is leaving at 3:30 pm.

Lydia is either the traveler flying from Romania or the traveler flying from Malta.

Violet is either the person flying from Malta or the person leaving at 3:30 pm.


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

AWOL Alert is either the game bought by Jamie or the game that came out in 1987.

Of Blaster Boy and the game that came out in 1985, one was purchased by Neal and the other was purchased by Jamie.

Gator Attack came out 3 years before the video game bought by Ivan.

The five video games are Troop Seven, the video game that came out in 1986, the one that came out in 1987, the one bought by Neal and the game that came out in 1983.

Blaster Boy came out 1 year after the one bought by Virgil.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Countershot
Gator Attack
Troop Seven


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

The cane toad, Theresa's pet and the animal bought in April are all different amphibians.

The horned toad was bought sometime before Ollie's pet.

The amphibian bought in April is either Rosemary's pet or the bullfrog.

Rosemary's pet was bought 2 months after the cane toad.

The amphibian bought in May is the tree frog.

Of the animal bought in January and the newt, one is Katie's and the other is Ida's.

The cane toad was bought sometime before Katie's pet.

bullfrog
cane toad
horned toad
newt
tree frog


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.

Of Marvin and the student who gave the presentation on Caligula, one spoke for 8 minutes and the other spoke for 10 minutes.

Ivan was either the student who spoke for 6 minutes or the student who gave the presentation on Galerius.

The presenter who spoke for 6 minutes talked about Maximus.

Harriet, the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes and the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes were all different students.

The student who gave the presentation on Caligula spoke 2 minutes more than Belinda.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes

Caligula Constantine Galerius Maximus Tiberius


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.

Of Dolores's candle and Courtney's candle, one contains cinnamon and the other is $6.50.

The clove product is either Iris's product or Courtney's candle.

Courtney's candle costs 1 dollar more than Willie's product.

The eucalyptus candle costs 3 dollars less than Iris's product.

The lavender candle costs  more than the cinnamon product.

The $7.50 candle is either the clove candle or Willie's product.

The $8.50 product doesn't contain lavender.

cinnamon clove eucalyptus lavender vanilla


Pablo is leaving 1 hour earlier than the traveler flying from Zambia.

The traveler flying from Jamaica is leaving  later than Ernest.

The five travelers are the traveler leaving at 2:30 pm, the person flying from Zambia, the traveler flying from Jamaica, the person flying from Ukraine and Bridget.

The person leaving at 5:30 pm isn't flying from Malta.

Bridget is leaving 1 hour later than Ernest.


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.

The five sirens are the Securalert, the siren released in 2003, the siren released in 1997, the siren released in 2006 and the siren with a loudness of 110 decibels.

The siren released in 1999 is  louder than the Rip Tide.

The Rip Tide is 5 decibels louder than the siren released in 1997.

The Viking 5 is 5 decibels quieter than the siren released in 2000.

Of the siren with a loudness of 105 decibels and the siren with a loudness of 120 decibels, one was released in 2003 and the other is the Securalert.

Armor-Stop
Eco Alert
Rip Tide
Securalert
Viking 5


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.

Isabel is either the customer who paid $7.75 or the person who paid $6.75.

The person who requested acai berries paid 2 dollars more than the customer who requested quinoa.

Of Ken and the customer who paid $6.75, one asked for wheat grass and the other asked for ginger.

Of the person who requested acai berries and the person who requested ginger, one is Sergio and the other paid $10.75.

acai berries
ginger
kale
quinoa
wheat grass


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

Brit Bradley was either the diver who reached a depth of 104 meters or the contestant who went sixth.

Of the person who went fourth and the diver who reached a depth of 110 meters, one was Daniel Day and the other was Ferris Frye.

Daniel Day dove 3 meters deeper than Gumbo Giles.

The person who went second reached a maximum depth that was 3 meters shallower than the person who went first.

The diver who went fifth dove  deeper than the person who went fourth.

Brit Bradley
Daniel Day
Ferris Frye
Gumbo Giles
Igor Ingram


Of the sci-fi fan who works with boxwood and Oliver, one charges 7 dollars and the other charges 11 dollars.

The five woodworkers are Blake, the sci-fi fan who charges 5 dollars, the sci-fi fan who works with elm, the carver who charges 3 dollars and the sci-fi fan who charges 9 dollars.

The woodworker who charges 7 dollars is either Zachary or the sci-fi fan who works with elm.

The carver who works with fir charges 2 dollars more than Zachary.


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

The shipment that cost $7.75 isn't Alexander's.

Of the shipment that cost $5.75 and Vernon's package, one contains the tea set and the other contains the rare book.

The shipment with the computer in it cost 1 dollar more than the shipment with the toaster in it.

The shipment with the tea set in it cost somewhat less than the shipment with the rare book in it.

The shipment with the basketball in it cost 1 dollar more than Neil's shipment.

Everett's shipment is either the package that cost $4.75 or the shipment with the computer in it.

basketball
computer
rare book
tea set
toaster


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

The baby born in May was Xi Lian's baby.

Ling Ling was either Tian Tian's baby or the panda born in January.

Of Chi Chi and Yuan Zai's baby, one was born in March and the other was born in April.

Of the baby born in January and the panda born in April, one was Tai Shan's baby and the other was Den Ping.

Bai Yun
Chi Chi
Den Ping
Ling Ling
Mei Lan

Shi Lin
Tai Shan
Tian Tian
Xi Lian
Yuan Zai


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

Christopher's purchase cost 15 dollars more than Rena's purchase.

The insect that sold for $105 wasn't the peacock butterfly.

The butterfly that sold for $90 was either the clearwing butterfly or Rena's purchase.

Of Katie's purchase and Christopher's purchase, one was the chalkhill butterfly and the other sold for $75.

The emperor butterfly cost 45 dollars less than Phillip's purchase.

The peacock butterfly cost  more than the chalkhill butterfly.

The clearwing butterfly was either Phillip's purchase or Christopher's purchase.

chalkhill clearwing emperor peacock peppered


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.

Cheelia is either the planet orbiting star ZQ 75 or the planet orbiting star BDF 198.

The planet orbiting star BDF 198 is 4 light years closer to us than the planet orbiting star HV 491.

The planet orbiting star ZQ 75 is 2 light years farther away from us than Hinveng.

The five planets are the planet orbiting star HV 491, the exoplanet 43 light years from earth, the planet 47 light years from earth, Hinveng and Kinucia.

Of the planet 45 light years from earth and the planet 49 light years from earth, one is Llyrak and the other orbits star MKP 427.


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

The map published in 1749 is either Lafiori's print or the map of Scandinavia.

Of Bleux's print and Handle's map, one was of Warsaw and the other was published in 1731.

The print published in 1767 wasn't of Denmark.

The map of Scandinavia was published 36 years after the map of Warsaw.

Corsica Denmark Iceland Scandinavia Warsaw


Odysseus Exploration Company has been focused on salvaging a number of known pirate wrecks from the Celtic Sea.  Using only the clues below, match each of the ships they're investigating to the year it sank and its final captain, and determine its country of origin.

The Sea Shame was either the boat that sank in 1731 or the boat captained by Four Eyed Fin.

The ship captained by Wicked Weiss sank 18 years after the boat captained by Crazy Kate.

The Dagger was either the one that sank in 1785 or the vessel that sank in 1713.

The Crusty Knave was captained by Crazy Kate.

Of the ship that sank in 1767 and the ship that sank in 1749, one was the Barnacle and the other was captained by Ruthless Ruby.

The Barnacle was captained by Sparrow Annis.

Barnacle
Crusty Knave
Dagger
Mermaid
Sea Shame

Crazy Kate
Four Eyed Fin
Ruthless Ruby
Sparrow Annis
Wicked Weiss


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

The Ingrams are paying 10 dollars more per month than the Nortons.

The Underwoods are paying 30 dollars more per month than the family moving in on Friday.

The family paying $700 a month is either the Pattersons or the family moving in on Thursday.

The Pattersons aren't moving in on Monday.

Of the Nortons and the Underwoods, one is moving in on Tuesday and the other is paying $720 a month.

The Pattersons are paying  more per month than the Quinns.

Ingrams Nortons Pattersons Quinns Underwoods


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

Of Rose and the astronaut assigned to mission PR-97, one will launch in February and the other will launch in March.

Traci will launch 3 months before Edwin.

Rose will launch 1 month before Francis.

The astronaut assigned to mission AV-435 will launch sometime before the graduate assigned to mission GX-13.


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 Gracie and the bird with a wingspan of 102 inches, one is 8 years old and the other is 9 years old.

The condor with a wingspan of 118 inches is either the 12-year-old bird or Spike.

The condor with a wingspan of 106 inches is either the 8-year-old bird or Spike.

Gracie has a wingspan 4 inches longer than Sunshine.

Gracie has a wingspan 4 inches shorter than the 10-year-old condor.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches
118 inches


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 $125,000 stamp was the "Jenny Penny".

Of Ted Tucker's stamp and the "Bull's Dove", one sold for $150,000 and the other sold for $175,000.

Quinn Quade's stamp, the $150,000 stamp and the $225,000 stamp were all different stamps.

Quinn Quade's stamp wasn't the "Yellownose".

The "Bull's Dove" sold for $25,000 more than Nina Nunez's stamp.

Sal Sanchez's stamp was either the $125,000 stamp or the "Inverted Blue".

Nina Nunez
Pam Parson
Quinn Quade
Sal Sanchez
Ted Tucker

Bull\'s Dove
Danish Rosa
Inverted Blue
Jenny Penny
Yellownose


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

Of the client who ordered the california roll and the client who ordered the boston roll, one paid $13.50 and the other ordered the summer roll.

The client who ordered the california roll paid 4 dollars more than the customer who ordered the spicy tuna roll.

The client who ordered the dragon roll paid 2 dollars more than the customer who ordered the california roll.

The customer who ordered the california roll paid  less than the person who ordered the yellowtail roll.

The client who ordered the firecracker roll ordered the spicy tuna roll.

The client who paid $15.50 ordered the volcano roll.

boston california dragon firecracker philadelphia

spicy tuna
summer
tiger
volcano
yellowtail


Mandy is compiling a report on some of the most recent animals to be placed on the endangered species list.  Help her determine the current estimated population number for each species, as well as the country in which it lives and the year in which it was officially recognized as endangered.

Of the perens pig and the animal added to the list in 2010, one has 245 surviving individuals and the other has 490 surviving individuals.

The species added to the list in 2007 doesn't have a surviving population of 420.

The species with a population size of 525 was listed sometime after the species with a population size of 315.

The osbele oryx is either the animal added to the list in 2008 or the species with a population size of 315.

The species with a population size of 525 was listed 2 years before the species with a population size of 245.

The eldar elk was recognized as endangered in 2006.

The animal with a population size of 490 was listed 2 years after the nibner newt.

eldar elk
lisner cat
nibner newt
osbele oryx
perens pig


Pretoria County held its bowling league finals last week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each team to their shirt color, final score and hometown.

The Turkey Rolls, the squad in the yellow shirts, the squad in the red shirts and the squad that finished with 727 points were all different teams.

The team that finished with 763 points wore violet shirts.

The squad that finished with 751 points didn't wear orange shirts.

The Rowdy Rollers was either the team in the yellow shirts or the team that finished with 715 points.

Of the squad in the silver shirts and the Gutter Gals, one had a final score of 715 points and the other had a final score of 727 points.


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

The person in room 320 is staying for a shorter time than Jennings.

The person in room 203 is staying 1 day longer than Mrs. Arnold.

Mrs. Fowler is either the customer in room 320 or the person who is staying for 4 days.

The client in room 314, Mrs. Fowler, Jennings and the guest who is staying for 3 days are all different people.

Of the customer in room 320 and the client in room 124, one is staying for 2 days and the other is Mrs. Fowler.

Mrs. Arnold
Mrs. Fowler
Mr. Gonzalez
Jennings
Tran


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

Of the crater discovered in February and the crater discovered in June, one was dated to 210,000 B.C.E. and the other is in Yemen.

The five impacts were the feature that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E., the feature in Eritrea, the feature discovered in October, the feature discovered in June and the crater in Iraq.

Of the feature discovered in February and the feature that was dated to 150,000 B.C.E., one is in Iraq and the other is in Eritrea.

The feature in Haiti is believed to be 30,000 years newer than the crater in Eritrea.

The crater discovered in August was either the feature that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E. or the feature in Iraq.


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

Of the fourth period class and Mr. Pitts's class, one is in room 122 and the other is in room 129.

Mr. Osborn's class is held sometime before the course in room 129.

The class in room 215 isn't held during second period.

Mr. Villarreal's class is held 2 periods before the class in room 122.

The fifth period class is either the class in room 215 or Mr. Newman's class.

The class in room 129 is held 1 period before the class in room 114.


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

Dr. Estes's piece isn't about oceanography.

Of Dr. Guerrero's piece and the article in Chapter 2, one is about physiology and the other is about space travel.

The essay about volcanoes will appear 2 chapters after Dr. Guerrero's essay.

The essay about space travel is either Dr. Zamora's piece or Dr. Leach's essay.

Dr. Kent's article will appear 2 chapters after Dr. Leach's piece.

The piece in Chapter 3 is either Dr. Estes's essay or the piece about volcanoes.

The article in Chapter 4, the essay about physiology and Dr. Estes's piece are all different essays.

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

asteroids
oceanography
physiology
space travel
volcanoes


A competition was held recently at which several universities entered specially-engineered cars to see whose could go the farthest on 10 gallons of gas.  Match each car to its team and determine its maximum speed and total distance.

The Yamahana drove somewhat less than the Garusky.

The automobile with a high speed of 65 MPH drove 25 fewer miles than the automobile with a high speed of 62 MPH.

The five cars were the car that drove for 525 miles, the automobile with a high speed of 67 MPH, the car with a high speed of 72 MPH, the automobile with a high speed of 62 MPH and the Zenmoto.

The Awick didn't drive for exactly 600 miles.

Of the Awick and the Yamahana, one had a high speed of 67 MPH and the other drove for 550 miles.

525 miles
550 miles
575 miles
600 miles
625 miles


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 25 outing logged 21 fewer shooting stars than the outing to Janesville.

The trip to Eastbrook logged 7 more shooting stars than the outing to Kalona.

Of the outing where they saw 2 shooting stars and the trip where they saw 16 shooting stars, one was in Kalona and the other was on April 4.

The April 15 outing wasn't in Janesville.

April 4
April 15
April 17
April 22
April 25

Eastbrook
Gilmore City
Janesville
Kalona
Livermore


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.

Of the player who threw the green darts and the player who scored 62 points, one was Shaun and the other was Felix.

The player who scored 41 points was either Shaun or the contestant who threw the orange darts.

The player who scored 69 points threw the gray darts.

The player who scored 62 points didn't throw the white darts.

Shaun scored 14 points higher than Donald.

Greg finished 7 points lower than the player who threw the green darts.


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.

Of the person who played in 4 games last season and the person who played in 7 games last season, one is the wide receiver and the other is Kurt Koch.

Horace Hayden played 6 games last season.

The person who played in 6 games last season, the center, the defensive back and Fred Frankl are all different players.

The defensive back is either Edward Ellis or the person who played in 4 games last season.

The center played one game more than the placekicker.

Edward Ellis
Fred Frankl
Horace Hayden
Kurt Koch
Lonnie Love

center
defensive back
placekicker
running back
wide receiver


The client who ordered the philadelphia roll paid $17.50.

The person who ordered the tiger roll paid  more than the person who ordered the summer roll.

The person who ordered the dragon roll ordered the summer roll.

The client who ordered the rainbow roll paid 4 dollars less than the customer who ordered the volcano roll.

Of the client who ordered the rainbow roll and the person who ordered the spicy tataki roll, one ordered the dynamite roll and the other paid $11.50.

The person who ordered the spicy tataki roll paid 2 dollars less than the person who ordered the rainbow roll.

The person who ordered the hawaiian roll is either the person who ordered the volcano roll or the client who paid $9.50.

dragon dynamite firecracker hawaiian philadelphia

rainbow
spicy tataki
summer
tiger
volcano


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 160 Facebook friends is either the person with 70 LinkedIn connections or Opal.

Opal doesn't have exactly 54 LinkedIn connections.

Blake has 10  more Facebook friends than Pamela.

The person with 130 Facebook friends is either the person with 58 LinkedIn connections or Opal.

Blake has 10  fewer Facebook friends than the one with 68 LinkedIn connections.

Of Blake and the one with 120 Facebook friends, one has 58 LinkedIn connections and the other has 64 LinkedIn connections.


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

The jigsaw puzzle made by Irycia has 500 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme.

The puzzle with the autumn leaves theme has somewhat fewer than the jigsaw puzzle made by Garroda.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Lyrod is either the jigsaw puzzle with 750 pieces or the jigsaw puzzle with 1250 pieces.

The puzzle with the city skyline theme is either the puzzle made by Lyrod or the puzzle made by Garroda.

The puzzle with the coral reef theme has 500 more pieces than the jigsaw puzzle with the autumn leaves theme.

Of the puzzle with 750 pieces and the puzzle with 500 pieces, one has the outer space theme and the other was made by Sonaco.

autumn leaves
city skyline
coral reef
outer space
rustic village


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.

Bradley was either the one who got the water or the one who got the orange soda.

Bradley paid 2 dollars more than the one who got the iced tea.

The five diners were Roberto, the diner who paid $7.99, the diner who paid $5.99, the diner who paid $8.99 and the diner who paid $4.99.

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

Of the diner who paid $4.99 and the diner who paid $5.99, one was Kelli and the other had the water.

The one who got the lemonade was either Oliver or Bradley.

iced tea
lemonade
orange soda
root beer
water


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

The Sancode interview is 1 day after the meeting for the social media position.

The Sancode interview and the meeting for the copywriter position will be different interviews.

Of the interview for the copywriter position and the Zathdrill interview, one is on August 21st and the other is on August 23rd.

The Zathdrill interview is 1 day after the meeting for the tech support position.

The interview on August 24th will be either the interview for the web developer position or the meeting for the copywriter position.

The Alpha Plus interview will be either the interview for the social media position or the interview on August 22nd.

The Laneplex interview is sometime after the Streeter Inc. interview.

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

Alpha Plus
Laneplex
Sancode
Streeter Inc.
Zathdrill

copywriter
janitor
social media
tech support
web developer


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

The gas station charging $1.07 per gallon is in Firebaugh.

Kwik Mart doesn't charge $1.19 per gallon.

The business charging $1.19 per gallon is in Pollock Pines.

Of Energo and Vexon, one is in Irvine and the other offers gas at $1.15 per gallon.

The business in Eagle Grove charges 4 cents less per gallon than Vexon.

Gas-N-Go charges 4 cents less per gallon than the business in Eagle Grove.

Energo
Gas-N-Go
Fuel Stop
Kwik Mart
Vexon

Chester
Eagle Grove
Firebaugh
Irvine
Pollock Pines


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 Red and Blues finished with a score of 28-10.

The game with the Tuscanos was on October 7.

The 28-10 match was sometime after the match with the Dragons.

The 13-9 game was 4 days after the 20-13 match.

The October 15 match is either the game with the Rams or the 24-21 match.

Of the October 11 match and the October 15 game, one featured the Red and Blues and the other finished with a score of 24-21.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15
October 19

Dragons
Eagles
Rams
Red and Blues
Tuscanos


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.

Of the clove product and the $7.50 product, one is Melinda's and the other is Hope's.

Kari's candle costs 1 dollar less than the clove candle.

Melinda's product costs 2 dollars more than Francisco's product.

The $7.50 product doesn't contain sandalwood.

The $4.50 candle is either Melinda's candle or the eucalyptus product.

cinnamon clove eucalyptus lavender sandalwood


The feature in Haiti was found in April.

The crater in Oman was either the feature discovered in December or the feature that was dated to 210,000 B.C.E..

The feature in Zimbabwe, the feature discovered in December, the crater discovered in June and the crater that was dated to 180,000 B.C.E. were all different impacts.

Of the crater discovered in August and the crater in Macedonia, one was dated to 210,000 B.C.E. and the other was dated to 180,000 B.C.E..

The crater that was dated to 120,000 B.C.E. wasn't discovered in April.

The feature that was dated to 90,000 B.C.E. was found in September.

Haiti
Macedonia
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Zimbabwe


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

The 200 m. wide crater is either the Moriwa impact crater or the Cambrian impact crater.

The Silurian impact crater is 50 meters smaller than the Garight impact crater.

The Kimeta impact crater is 25 meters smaller than the Cersay impact crater.

The Moriwa impact crater isn't 125 m. wide.

Of the 175 m. wide one and the Devonian impact crater, one is known as the Garight site and the other is known as the Kimeta site.

The Cretaceous impact crater is  smaller than the Kimeta impact crater.

Cambrian Cretaceous Devonian Jurassic Silurian


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.

Line A is  shorter than the line with a maximum height of 55 ft.

Of Line F and Line E, one is 700 ft long and the other reaches a height of 85 ft.

The one with a maximum height of 70 ft is  longer than the zip line with a maximum height of 85 ft.

Line E is either the 700 ft one or the one with a maximum height of 45 ft.

The one with a maximum height of 70 ft is 50 feet shorter than the zip line with a maximum height of 30 ft.

Line D doesn't have a maximum height of 55 ft.


The Zenmoto drove somewhat less than the automobile with a high speed of 69 MPH.

The Leden drove 25 miles farther than the Cober.

Of the car that drove for 550 miles and the automobile with a high speed of 74 MPH, one is the Leden and the other is the Zenmoto.

The car with a high speed of 65 MPH drove somewhat farther than the Poltris.

The car that drove for 625 miles had a high speed of 81 MPH.


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

Uniform Battalion will deploy 1 month before X-ray Battalion.

The battalion deploying in May is either Golf Battalion or the battalion led by Commander Edwards.

The battalion led by Commander Underwood is either India Battalion or the battalion deploying in April.

The battalion led by Commander Gilbert is Uniform Battalion.

Of the battalion led by Commander Taylor and the battalion deploying in March, one is India Battalion and the other is Golf Battalion.

X-ray Battalion will deploy sometime before the battalion led by Commander Hensley.

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

Edwards Gilbert Hensley Taylor Underwood


The local foodie club met at Chez Martin last night for their monthly meal.  Match each person to their choice of wine and entree, and determine how much each owed at the end of the night.

Of the one who had the riesling and Willie, one paid $25.99 and the other paid $26.99.

Willie was either the person who paid $27.99 or the one who had the zinfandel.

Salvador was either the one who had the chianti or the person who paid $27.99.

The one who had the riesling paid 1 dollar less than Salvador.


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

The client in room 320 is either the customer who is staying for 5 days or the person from Connecticut.

The person from Connecticut is staying 1 day longer than the client in room 209.

The client in room 314 is staying 1 day longer than Watkins.

The guest in room 209, the client from Louisiana, and Navarro are three different people.

The person from Connecticut, Navarro, and the person who is staying for 3 days are three different people.

Navarro is either the customer from Texas or the person who is staying for 2 days.

The customer in room 314 is staying for a shorter time than Mr. Gonzalez.


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

The cake shaped like a potato costs somewhat more than the vanilla-flavored cake.

The $175 cake is shaped like a beach chair.

Heidi's cake is either the vanilla-flavored cake or the cake shaped like a potato.

Natasha's piece isn't shaped like a beach chair.

The piece shaped like a mountain costs 25 dollars less than the banana-flavored piece.

The strawberry-flavored cake costs 25 dollars more than the piece shaped like a potato.


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

The diver who went sixth was either the contestant who reached a depth of 101 meters or the competitor who reached a depth of 107 meters.

Neither Brit Bradley nor Hill Harvey was the competitor who reached a depth of 98 meters.

The person from Qatar was either the person who went sixth or the diver who went seventh.

The diver who went fifth reached a maximum depth that was 3 meters shallower than the competitor from Honduras.

The person who went seventh was either Gumbo Giles or Hill Harvey.

Neither the contestant who reached a depth of 107 meters nor the contestant who reached a depth of 104 meters was Brit Bradley.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters

Brit Bradley
Gumbo Giles
Hill Harvey
Igor Ingram


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

The tourmaline sold for 20 dollars more than the stone found in the Zamora claim.

The gem from California is either the gem that sold for $790 or the stone found in the Collins claim.

The gem found in the Page claim sold for 10 dollars less than the zircon.

The gem that sold for $810 was from Colorado.

Of the corundum and the gem from Utah, one went for $810 and the other was found at the Page claim.


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

The person who went to Martinique set sail 2 years before the person who went to Jamaica.

The person who took the 1986 cruise wasn't on the Caprica cruise.

Damon is either the person who took the 1985 cruise or the traveler who went to Martinique.

Of the person who took the Farralon cruise and the person who went to Aruba, one was on the 1983 cruise and the other is Kathy.

Neither the traveler who took the 1986 cruise nor the traveler who went to Barbados is the person who took the Neptunia cruise.


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

Doris is  younger than the Florida native.

The New Mexico native is either Larry or the person who is 110 years old.

Neither the person who is 111 years old nor the centenarian who lives in Plymouth is Tim.

Larry is 2 years younger than the person who lives in Highland.

The centenarian who lives in Limington is 1 year younger than the Oregon native.

The New Mexico native is  younger than the person who lives in Limington.


The Northeastern Division pairs figure skating finals were held this afternoon in Endicott City.  Match each of the men to their female skating partner, and determine the song they skated to and their final total score (in points).

The pair that skated to Kalinka scored somewhat higher than Holden's pair.

Bonita's pair didn't finish with 26.6 points.

Penny's pair was either the team that scored 26.3 points or the team that skated to Rondo Fantasie.

Neither Heidi's pair nor the team that scored 26.9 points was Corey's pair.

The team that skated to Umbrellas Up scored somewhat lower than Wesley's pair.

Holden's pair scored somewhat lower than Penny's pair.

Of Francine's pair and the team that skated to Umbrellas Up, one finished with 27.2 points and the other included Gabriel.

Falling Star
Kalinka
Rondo Fantasie
Umbrellas Up


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.

Neither the city in Dukes County nor Urbana is the town whose mayor is Will Walton.

Of the town with a population of 37,000 and Wapello, one has Will Walton as its mayor and the other is in Middlesex County.

The city whose mayor is Ted Tanner isn't in Dukes County.

Brisbane has 3,000  more people than the town whose mayor is Will Walton.

The town in Suffolk County has  more people than Urbana.

The city whose mayor is Kevin King is in Berkshire County.

Wapello is either the city with a population of 34,000 or the town whose mayor is Will Walton.

Kevin King
Sal Swanson
Ted Tanner
Will Walton


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

The $2,500 display is either the display going to Buena Park or the 70 gallon display.

The tank going to Buena Park, the 65 gallon display, and the 60 gallon display are three different tanks.

The tank going to Philo, the display bought by Faith Frisk, and the 60 gallon tank are three different tanks.

The display bought by Cora Carey is somewhat larger than the $1,500 display.

The $2,500 fish tank, the fish tank going to Philo, and the fish tank going to Lone Pine are three different tanks.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons

Al Ayala
Cora Carey
Faith Frisk
Gideon Gates


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 white team, the group from Prairie City, and the "Splat Squad" are three different teams.

The white team is either the squad that finished second or the "Target Bombs".

The yellow team was ranked somewhere ahead of the team from Armona.

The squad from Forest City was ranked 2 places behind the yellow team.

The team that finished fourth, the yellow team, and the white team are three different teams.

Oil Crew
Pea Shooters
Splat Squad
Target Bombs

Armona
Forest City
Libertyville
Prairie City


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

Of Victor and the patient suffering from heartburn, one has HealthCo insurance and the other has the 10:00am appointment.

The patient with Ambercare insurance is either Kirk or the patient with the 11:00am appointment.

Of the patient with HealthCo insurance and Terry, one has the 9:00am appointment and the other is complaining about foot pain.

The person with the 12 noon appointment is either the patient suffering from foot pain or Kirk.

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

The patient with Lifealign insurance is either the person suffering from foot pain or the patient suffering from migraines.

Terry has an appointment 1 hour after the patient suffering from migraines.

Neither the person with the 12 noon appointment nor Terry is the person suffering from heartburn.


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.

Neither the team leaving in April nor Janice's expedition will be Kenneth's expedition.

The expedition going to Honduras will leave sometime after Brittany's expedition.

Shelby's team will leave 2 months before Brittany's team.

The team going to Qatar will be either Janice's team or the expedition leaving in January.

Mike's team will leave sometime before the expedition going to Qatar.

Of the team going to Chile and the team leaving in April, one will include Mike and the other will include Connie.


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).

Hurricane Kristy hit 4 years after the storm that made landfall at Granger.

The storm that made landfall at Alta Vista hit sometime after the storm that made landfall at Hesperia.

Hurricane Deloris hit 4 years before the storm that caused $16.9 million in damage.

Hurricane Iris hit sometime before Hurricane Eileen.

The storm that made landfall at Granger hit 4 years after the hurricane that caused $18.5 million in damage.

Of the storm that hit in 1956 and Hurricane Kristy, one caused $16.9 million in damage and the other hit land at Varina.

The storm that made landfall at Granger didn't cause exactly  $17.4 million in damage.

$13.1 million
$16.9 million
$17.4 million
$18.5 million


The guest who is staying for 5 days is from Florida.

The guest from Alaska is staying 1 day fewer than the client in room 117.

The client from Florida is staying 2 days longer than Underwood.

The person from Delaware is staying 1 day longer than Hartman.

The customer who is staying for 4 days is either the guest in room 124 or Underwood.


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 first seen by Captain Bradley was discovered 14 years before the island on which the Enakai people lived.

The island discovered in 1754 was either the island first seen by Captain Azpilleta or the island on which the Iakepa people lived.

The island discovered in 1768 was either the island on which the Enakai people lived or the island first seen by Captain Bradley.

The island first seen by Captain Payne was discovered 7 years after Jujihm.

Teuz was discovered 14 years before the island first seen by Captain Guizburuaga.


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 sells Haramarui figurines charges  less than the sci-fi fan who works with pine.

The woodworker who works with yew charges 2 dollars more than the carver who sells Wata figurines.

The sci-fi fan who charges 9 dollars is either the sci-fi fan who sells Wata figurines or Richard.

The carver who works with walnut charges 4 dollars less than the carver who sells Ineoch figurines.

The sci-fi fan who works with boxwood charges  more than Ian.

Neither the woodworker who charges 3 dollars nor the sci-fi fan who works with yew is the sci-fi fan who sells Ineoch figurines.


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.

The contestant from Quimby finished sometime before Greg.

Greg was either the competitor from Bellflower or the runner who finished in 24 minutes.

The runner from Kamrar was either the competitor in the aquamarine shirt or the runner in the lime shirt.

The contestant from Bellflower was either the contestant in the lime shirt or the contestant in the aquamarine shirt.

The runner who finished in 24 minutes wore the cyan shirt.

Neither Greg nor Kelly was the contestant from Quimby.

Lynn finished sometime after the contestant from Quimby.

Kelly finished sometime after the contestant from Bellflower.

The contestant in the silver shirt finished 1 minute before the competitor from Kamrar.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes


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

Of the client with the 10:00am class and the student with the 11:00am class, one is Mrs. Young's client and the other is Peter.

The four people are Mr. Jones's student, the client with the 11:00am class, the client with the 10:00am class and the 16-year-old student.

The student with the 10:00am class isn't 21 years old.

Of the 16-year-old student and the student with the 11:00am class, one is Peter and the other is Mrs. Nolan's client.

The student with the 11:00am class is 20 years old.

Isaac is scheduled sometime after the 16-year-old student.

Isaac, the trainee with the 10:00am class, and Mrs. Nolan's client are three different people.

Mr. Jones
Mrs. Mueller
Mrs. Nolan
Mrs. Young


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

The athlete who finished at Takahagi, the competitor who started from Ventura, and the athlete who traveled for 206 days are three different rowers.

Of the competitor who traveled for 206 days and the competitor who finished at Hachinohe, one was Tracy and the other started from Encinitas.

The rower who finished at Hachinohe, the competitor who traveled for 217 days, and Flora are three different rowers.

Flora didn't start out from Pismo Beach.

Geneva, the competitor who started from Ventura and the rower who traveled for 206 days were all different rowers.

The athlete who finished at Onagawa finished sometime before Geneva.


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

The employee who served 75 riders works in the purple section.

The worker who manages The Screamer served 25 more riders than Eduardo.

Of Marc and the person who served 50 riders, one manages Zinjo and the other works in the purple section.

The person who works in the red section is either Kurt or Marc.

The worker who served 50 riders is either the employee who works in the purple section or the worker who works in the blue section.

The person who manages Speed Devil is either the person who works in the purple section or the person who works in the red section.

50 riders
75 riders
100 riders
125 riders

Agony Alley
Speed Devil
The Screamer
Zinjo


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

The course in room 208 doesn't have 8 students.

Of the course in room 114 and the Dutch class, one has 14 students and the other starts at 9:00 am.

The class in room 212 starts at 9:00 am.

The class in room 120 starts sometime after the English class.

The course in room 208 isn't the German class.

The class in room 208 starts 4 hours after the course with 17 students.


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

The acid rock record sold 200,000 more copies than the album that came out in June.

Painted Empire's record, the rockabilly release, and the record that came out in May are three different releases.

Of Sodium Green's release and the record with 1.2 million sales, one was heavy metal and the other was released in May.

The new wave record sold somewhat more copies than the release that came out in October.

Of the new wave record and Eagle Ally's album, one was released in October and the other sold 1.3 million copies.

1.2 million
1.3 million
1.4 million
1.5 million

Audio Array
Eagle Ally
Painted Empire
Sodium Green

acid rock
heavy metal
new wave
rockabilly


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 was either the system that scored 69% or the A.I. built by Dr. Coulson's team.

The system built by Dr. Fernandez's team finished with a score that was 7 percent higher than that of the A.I. from Oxford.

Gorgias finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the A.I. from CIT.

Of the A.I. that scored 55% and the system from Cambridge, one was built by Dr. Abbratozzato's team and the other was Proclus.

The system from Exeter finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the system built by Dr. Coulson's team.

Abbratozzato Coulson Eisenberg Fernandez


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

The armored tortoise is 18 years younger than Yoda.

Speedy is 18 years younger than the one from Yemen.

Yoda is  younger than the black neck tortoise.

The 32-year-old animal, Speedy, and Snappy are three different animals.

The armored tortoise is either the 50-year-old one or the 32-year-old animal.

The 68-year-old animal isn't from Honduras.


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

The vessel that went to Hollow Hole, the Watery Pete, and the Mellow Mel are three different boats.

The Sea Cow saw 1  fewer manatees than the vessel that went to Trey's Tunnel.

Of the vessel that saw 3 manatees and the Sea Cow, one was led by Captain Espinoza and the other went to Silver springs.

The boat that went to Trey's Tunnel is either Captain Jacobson's boat or the Watery Pete.

The vessel that saw 4 manatees went to Silver springs.

The Mellow Mel wasn't led by Captain Yang.

The vessel that went to Rainbow Reef was led by Captain Yang.

Hollow Hole
Rainbow Reef
Silver springs
Trey\'s Tunnel


Arnold's got a number of car rental reservations to handle today.  Help him out by matching each customer to her car, pickup location and contract length.

The rental to be picked up in Groveland is for the Kia.

The reservation to be picked up in Durham is for a somewhat shorter period than the Nissan rental.

Vicky Vaughan's reservation isn't for the Fiat.

The rental to be picked up in Los Altos is for the Nissan.

Bethany Bryan's reservation is for a period 2 days shorter than the Buick reservation.

The rental to be picked up in Groveland is for a period 2 days longer than the Fiat rental.

The 5 day reservation is either Vicky Vaughan's rental or Yolanda Young's rental.

Sarah Sanchez's rental is either the Kia reservation or the rental to be picked up in Valencia.

Bethany Bryan
Sarah Sanchez
Vicky Vaughan
Yolanda Young


The carver who sells Jenadije figurines is either the sci-fi fan who works with mahogany or the sci-fi fan who charges 3 dollars.

Neither the sci-fi fan who works with mahogany nor the sci-fi fan who sells Nysest figurines is the woodworker who charges 9 dollars.

Of Ian and the sci-fi fan who charges 9 dollars, one sells Ineoch figurines and the other works with rosewood.

Gerald charges  more than the sci-fi fan who sells Untiaos figurines.

The sci-fi fan who sells Untiaos figurines works with elm.

Angel charges 4 dollars more than the woodworker who sells Jenadije figurines.


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

The item that printed in 25 minutes, Eleanor's piece, and Hilda's design are three different items.

The orange design required somewhat fewer minutes to print than Raquel's design.

The green item was either the whistle or the item that printed in 20 minutes.

The whistle required 5 fewer minutes to print than the orange item.

Raquel's design was either the item that printed in 10 minutes or the item that printed in 20 minutes.

The yellow item required somewhat fewer minutes to print than Eleanor's item.

The skull was either the design that printed in 25 minutes or the item that printed in 10 minutes.

10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes


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

Eunice's assignment is either the assignment on the Escape or the blacktip shark study.

Kerry's study has nothing to do with great white sharks.

The tiger shark study starts sometime after the project on the Serenity.

The leopard shark assignment starts 1 month after the study on the Serenity.

The tiger shark project starts sometime before Kerry's assignment.

The assignment on the Liberty starts 1 month after the tiger shark assignment.

Joy's project is concerned with leopard sharks.


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 performer from Selma and the performer who used bowling pins, one went fourth and the other is Floyd.

The person who used bowling pins was either Jeffery or the juggler who went first.

Floyd performed 2 spots after the juggler who used balls.

The performer from Dubuque didn't use balls.

The performer who went second was either Floyd or the juggler from Odebolt.

The juggler who went second used mobile phones.

balls
bowling pins
flashlights
mobile phones


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

The team from Cromberg is either the "Night Ninjas" or the red team.

The yellow team was ranked somewhere behind the team from Prairie City.

Of the yellow team and the squad that finished second, one is the "Spray Paints" and the other is the "Pea Shooters".

The four teams are the "Night Ninjas", the group from Evansdale, the red team and the white team.

The red team was ranked 1 place behind the "Night Ninjas".

The "Pea Shooters" isn't from Prairie City.

Night Ninjas
Pea Shooters
Spray Paints
Target Bombs


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.

Of the contestant going seventh and the contestant who will lift 920 lbs, one is the Swede and the other is Francisco.

The South African is either the person who will lift 1,000 lbs or the contestant going third.

Vincent, the man who will lift 960 lbs, and the person going fifth are three different competitors.

The man who will lift 880 lbs is the Dane.

The man going third will lift a weight that is somewhat lighter than the one selected by Jeremy.


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

The Kimeta impact crater is 50 meters wider than the one in modern-day Jamaica.

The one in modern-day France was formed during the Silurian period.

Of the 150 m. wide one and the Kimeta impact crater, one was found in France and the other was formed during the Permian period.

Neither the Hinwore impact crater nor the Cambrian impact crater is the one in modern-day Kazakhstan.

The Asanish impact crater is  wider than the one in modern-day Poland.

The crater in modern-day Jamaica wasn't formed during the Ordovician period.

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


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 movie that opened in 105 theaters and Zephyr Breeze are different films.

The movie that opened in 59 theaters is either the movie directed by Jim Johnson or the movie that grossed $2 million.

What a World made somewhat more than the movie directed by Nan Norman.

What a World wasn't directed by Odette Olson.

Easy to Love made somewhat more than the film directed by Micah Moreno.

The movie that opened in 92 theaters is either the film directed by Micah Moreno or the film directed by Jim Johnson.

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

Easy to Love
Fast and Dead
What a World
Zephyr Breeze

Jim Johnson
Micah Moreno
Nan Norman
Odette Olson


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

The armor presentation was held 1 month after the presentation from Mali.

March's exhibit, the exhibit from Uganda and the presentation from Mali are all different exhibits.

The presentation that pulled in 7,525 visitors was held 2 months after the armor presentation.

The firearms presentation was from  Mali.

Of the exhibit that pulled in 6,910 visitors and the exhibit from Yemen, one featured lacquerware and the other took place in January.


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

The redback cost 15 dollars more than Brandon's purchase.

Neither the arachnid that sold for $90 nor the arachnid that sold for $45 was the specimen from Jordan.

Of Zachary's purchase and the specimen from Tanzania, one was the wolf spider and the other sold for $90.

The black widow cost  more than the specimen from Yemen.

Hazel's purchase cost  more than the redback.

archaenido
black widow
redback
wolf spider


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. Danielson's order will be delivered 2 days after the banana cake.

The October 7 delivery will be in the shape of a turtle.

Mrs. Danielson's order won't be coconut-flavored.

Of the strawberry cake and the October 5 delivery, one is for Mrs. Becker and the other will be in the shape of a baseball glove.

The order shaped like a rocket ship will be delivered 2 days before Mrs. Becker's order.

Mrs. Harper's cake will be delivered on October 5.

baseball glove
biplane
rocket ship
turtle


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

The rose that won third place was grown in Roland.

The ispahan finished 2 places behind Mattie's flower.

The flower that won first place was grown in Zamora.

Of the bon silene and the ispahan, one was Casey's and the other was grown in West Liberty.

Casey's flower finished 1 place behind the flower grown in West Liberty.

The enchantress finished 1 place ahead of the rose grown in West Liberty.

bon silene
enchantress
ispahan
magic dragon

Junction City
Roland
West Liberty
Zamora


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

The bikram yoga session begins 1 hour before the class with 9 people.

Leah's session begins 1 hour before the iyengar yoga class.

Karen's session starts 2 hours after the bikram yoga class.

The session with 9 people, the 9:30am class, and the bikram yoga class are three different classes.

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

The iyengar yoga session doesn't have exactly 14 people in it.

Of the session with 15 people and the anusara yoga class, one is at 11:30am and the other is led by Opal.


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

Of the jigsaw puzzle with 750 pieces and the puzzle made by Garroda, one has the autumn leaves theme and the other was released in 1988.

The jigsaw puzzle with the postage stamp theme is either the puzzle with 750 pieces or the puzzle made by Kimsight.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Denlend has somewhat more than the jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme.

The puzzle with 1000 pieces wasn't released in 1995.

Of the puzzle released in 1992 and the jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces, one has the postage stamp theme and the other was made by Garroda.

The puzzle made by Garroda has 250 pieces.

autumn leaves
football
outer space
postage stamp


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

The size 7 set, the $140 pair and the $200 pair were all different pairs.

The $185 pair was 1 size smaller than the Graffetz footwear.

Of Marie's pair and the size 6 set, one cost $140 and the other was by Manzarita.

Neither the Graffetz footwear nor Genevieve's pair was the $200 pair.

The Abbott Hill footwear was somewhat smaller than Marie's pair.

Abbott Hill
Graffetz
Manzarita
Schtillet


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.

Of the A.I. that scored 76% and the system built by Dr. Eisenberg's team, one was from SFIT and the other was Galen.

The A.I. built by Dr. Macmahon's team was from Stanford.

Aristotle was either the system from Exeter or the A.I. built by Dr. Dower's team.

The system that scored 69% wasn't built by Dr. Coulson's team.

Aristotle finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the A.I. from SFIT.

Galen finished with a score that was 14 percent higher than that of the A.I. built by Dr. Dower's team.


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

Of the person who trekked for 8 miles and the hiker who started at Reedy Creek, one is Nora and the other finished at Coyote Creek.

The four hikers are the person who started at Three Lakes, the hiker who trekked for 11 miles, the hiker who finished at Coyote Creek and the person who trekked for 8 miles.

Nora is either the person who started at Green Swamp or the hiker who finished at Wolf Creek.

The hiker who finished at Fern Camp walked 1 mile more than the hiker who started at Green Swamp.

Green Swamp
Lake Jesup
Reedy Creek
Three Lakes

Coyote Creek
Fern Camp
Flagler Trail
Wolf Creek


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

The shipment going to Urbana cost 1 dollar more than Oscar's package.

Neither the package with the television in it nor Oscar's shipment is the package that cost $7.75.

The shipment going to Applegate isn't Alexander's.

The shipment going to Applegate cost 2 dollars more than Ron's package.

The package going to Bingham is either the shipment that cost $5.75 or the shipment that cost $6.75.

The shipment with the basketball in it is either Alexander's package or the package going to Waterville.

The package with the television in it cost 1 dollar more than Oscar's shipment.

The shipment with the toaster in it is either the package that cost $6.75 or the package that cost $5.75.


Marcus has to fill several "two-scoop" ice cream cone orders.  Help him with the rush by matching each customer to his or her two ice cream selections and their place in line.

The person who ordered cherry for their first scoop was somewhere in line behind Opal.

Neither the customer who ordered cherry for their first scoop nor the second person is Wallace.

Neither the second person nor the person who ordered lemon for their second scoop is Shelia.

The person who ordered egg nog for their second scoop is either the second customer or the person who ordered coconut for their first scoop.

Of the customer who ordered chocolate for their second scoop and the customer who ordered lemon for their second scoop, one was first in line and the other was Opal.

The third person didn't order strawberry for their second scoop.

The person who ordered lemon for their second scoop is either Opal or the person who ordered vanilla for their first scoop.

Neither the second customer nor Shelia is the customer who ordered cherry for their first scoop.


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).

Vanessa's project is  longer than Bryan's project.

Bryan's project is  longer than Andy's project.

The Italian project is  longer than the book published in 2009.

The 225 page project is either the book published in 2007 or the German project.

Vanessa's project is either the 200 page assignment or the book published in 2009.

The 175 page assignment was published in 2007.

The book published in 2004 is 25 pages shorter than the book published in 2002.


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.

Player number 28 played one game more than Gordon Gregg.

Player number 28 played  fewer games than Donald Davis.

Of Horace Hayden and the person who played in 5 games last season, one wears number 2 and the other wears number 21.

Neither player number 21 nor the quarterback is the person who played in 6 games last season.

The person who played in 4 games last season and the quarterback are different players.

Donald Davis
Gordon Gregg
Horace Hayden
Mike Mullen

center
corner back
quarterback
tight end