The piece made of chestnut costs 25 dollars more than the piece made of teak.

Of the $325 piece and the piece made of walnut, one was crafted by Cheri and the other was crafted by Antoinette.

Kendra's piece costs  less than the item made of walnut.

Cheri's item costs 50 dollars less than Antoinette's item.


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

Lucas's puppet cost 500 dollars more than Margarita's piece.

Of Margarita's puppet and the $750 puppet, one is "Waldarama" and the other is "Xavier".

Lucas's piece is either "Sniffletoe" or the $750 puppet.

Kelly's dummy cost somewhat less than "Xavier".


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

Of Luther and the cook who scored 63 points, one made the jambalaya and the other made the cashew tofu.

The cook who made the cajun chili scored 7 fewer points than the person who made the jambalaya.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored 7 fewer points than Nelson.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
smoked pork


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

The Van den Berg family's structure was built 23 years before Zemelmolen.

Of the De Vries family's house and the Van den Berg family's home, one was built in 1706 and the other is Hoekmolen.

The windmill built in 1752 is either the Van Dijk family's windmill or the De Jong family's house.

Hoekmolen was built sometime after the De Jong family's house.

Vlietmolen is owned by the De Jong family.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

The person who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 4 years after Fay Ferguson.

The winner who won the prize in physics won her prize 4 years after Jemma Jenks.

Of the person who won in 1968 and the winner who won in 1976, one is Jemma Jenks and the other won the prize in literature.

Betty Brewer
Fay Ferguson
Ida Ingram
Jemma Jenks


Michael is compiling a story about some of the top-rated local soccer players of all time.  Help him by matching each player to his team, starting year and position.

Of Awad and Cerisa, one began playing in 1982 and the other was the sweeper.

The person who started in 1976 was the center back.

Gardelli started 6 years before the goalie.

center back
goalie
second striker
sweeper


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

The competitor who won with a full house won 1 hand after Derek.

The person who won with a royal flush won 1 hand after Yvonne.

Of the player who won the second hand and the person who won the fourth hand, one was Yvonne and the other won with a flush.


Of the winner who won in 1976 and the person who won in 1968, one won the prize in economics and the other is Fay Ferguson.

Of the winner who won in 1968 and the winner who won the prize in astronomy, one is Kim Kane and the other is Norma Nolan.

Norma Nolan won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in physics.

Fay Ferguson
Hannah Hay
Kim Kane
Norma Nolan

astronomy bioengineering economics physics


Maddie and her father enjoy looking for "geocaches" - little boxes that people hide in certain places and then publish coordinates so that others can find them.  They've uncovered several new geocaches this month.  Using only the clues below, figure out the day each was found, as well as the latitude and longitude where they found it, and determine what they discovered inside the box.

The case at 41.0237 N was found 3 days before the box at 40.8991 N.

Of the cache at 88.3907 W and the cache at 88.4584 W, one was at 41.0237 N and the other was found on May 3.

The cache at 40.8991 N was at 88.3821 W.

Of the box at 40.2516 N and the case at 40.8991 N, one was at 88.3907 W and the other was found on May 9.


The tiny island of Eijiro is famous for its shrines, and Allison plans to see every one of them on her trip there next month.  Help her plan her visit by determining the location of each shrine, the year it was built, and the animal it was dedicated to.

Of the structure in Toyagi and the temple built in 1645, one is Takahashi and the other is Hori Takesi.

Of the temple built in 1585 and the structure built in 1525, one is in Usui and the other is Okabe Honzo.

The structure in Niwa was built 60 years before Matsuno Okura.

Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Takahashi


Alexandra decided to cook a series of low-calorie meals for her family this week.  Using only the clues below, match each recipe to the night it was served, the number of calories it contained and the total amount of protein (in grams) in each serving.

The dish served on May 11th contains 20 more calories than the recipe served on May 16th.

Of the meal with 440 calories and the dish with 400 calories, one was served on May 16th and the other was the bulgur salad.

The recipe served on May 11th contains somewhat fewer calories than the recipe served on May 14th.

The recipe with 400 calories was either the citrus halibut or the meal served on May 16th.

Of the bulgur salad and the garlic tilapia, one has 440 calories and the other was served on May 11th.

bulgur salad
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa


Ally's going to get married in a few weeks, and a bunch of her friends have gotten together to discuss what gifts they are getting her for the wedding.  Using only the clues below, match each wedding attendee to the gift they purchased, and determine how much they paid and what town they live in.

Pam Powell is either the person who spent $400 or the attendee who gave Ally the blender.

Of the attendee who gave Ally the toaster and the person who gave Ally the blender, one spent $475 and the other is Jack Jordan.

The person who spent $450 gave Ally the juicer.

Jack Jordan
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Pam Powell


Amelia is writing an article for a golf magazine about some of the most memorable winning rounds ever played by a handful of women golfers.  Match each golfer to her score as well as the year and location of her victory.

The golfer who scored a 65 was either the golfer who won in 1922 or Ethel Erwin.

Denise Detz won her tournament sometime after the woman who scored a 60.

Ethel Erwin won her tournament 1 year before the woman who scored a 59.

The person who scored a 60 won her tournament 1 year after Robin Rust.

Denise Detz
Ethel Erwin
Leslie Lane
Robin Rust


Elite Smiles has had a computer malfunction this morning, and they need to quickly rebuild today's appointment list.  Help them out by matching each of today's appointments to their time and procedure, and determine which dentist will see each patient.

Harold has an appointment sometime after Lynn.

The patient going in for the cleaning has an appointment 1 hour before the client going in for the root canal.

Of the patient going in for the extraction and Lynn, one is scheduled for 12:30pm and the other is scheduled for 10:30am.

Patsy has an appointment 1 hour after the customer going in for the whitening.

cleaning
extraction
root canal
whitening


Mrs. Drammel's fifth-grade class held a paper airplane contest this afternoon.  Using only the clues below, determine the color of each airplane, its maximum throwing distance, and the order in which each was thrown.

The airplane that went 35 feet was green.

The airplane that went 15 feet was silver.

Of the airplane that went 45 feet and the plane that went 15 feet, one was black and the other was Valerie's.

Aaron's design went 20 feet farther than Margo's design.


Of the person going in for the crown and the customer going in for the root canal, one is scheduled for 10:30am and the other is Inez.

The client going in for the whitening has an appointment sometime before the patient going in for the crown.

Zachary has an appointment sometime before the person going in for the root canal.

Of the customer with the 11:30am appointment and the customer with the 10:30am appointment, one is Zachary and the other has the appointment for the crown.

Allison has an appointment sometime after the client going in for the whitening.


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

Florence scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 3.

Of Kristie and Florence, one was in lane 4 and the other scored 380 points.

Of the person who scored 540 points and Rena, one was in lane 4 and the other was in lane 1.

The contestant who scored 460 points was in lane 1.


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

P. wellington has 250 fewer genes than L. dyson.

Of E. carolinus and L. dyson, one was sequenced by Dr. Sheppard and the other has 750 genes.

Of the organism sequenced by Dr. Sheppard and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Trujillo, one is P. wellington and the other has 250 genes.

E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

The fall in Nigeria is somewhat higher than the waterfall in Brazil.

The 105 ft tall waterfall is either the waterfall in Switzerland or the fall located in Nigeria.

Of the 110 ft tall waterfall and the 100 ft tall fall, one is in Tibet and the other is Sihat.

Rhoqua is either the 105 ft tall fall or the 110 ft tall fall.


The local aerophobe (one with a fear of flying) support group has several members who each need to take a flight.  Match each aerophobe to their flight date and destination, and determine what "lucky charm" each intends to bring with them.

Of Eloise and Doug, one will leave in January and the other will bring their rabbit's foot.

Sophie will leave 1 month after Zachary.

The flier leaving in April will bring their horseshoe.

Eloise is either the flier with the coin or the aerophobe with the horseshoe.


Famous children's performer Carmike Cunningham recorded a special television program for the holiday season.  It aired a number of different times this week, each at a different time and on a different channel.  Using only the clues below, match each airing to its time, channel and day of the week, and determine how many TV viewers each airing pulled in.

The show with 750,000 viewers aired on Saturday.

The program that aired at 8:30pm was either the program that aired on Saturday or the program with 250,000 viewers.

The show that aired on Thursday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 2:00pm.

Of the show with 250,000 viewers and the program with 1,000,000 viewers, one aired at 6:00pm and the other aired on Tuesday.

The show that aired at 2:00pm brought in 750,000 viewers.


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

Tammie's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Whitney's customer.

Of Juana and Iris, one is being worked on by Tammie and the other has the 11:00am appointment.

Whitney's client has her appointment sometime after Juana.

Georgia has her appointment 1 hour after Juana.


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

Of Kelly's piece and Nicole's puppet, one is "Valencio" and the other cost $1,000.

"Yenga" cost 250 dollars less than Nicole's puppet.

Margarita's puppet cost 500 dollars less than "Tombawomba".


Of the one with 250 genes and V. tenesis, one was sequenced by Dr. Jordan and the other was sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

L. dyson has somewhat fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Jordan.

L. dyson was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Kennedy or the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

E. carolinus has 500 more genes than L. dyson.

E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
V. tenesis


The four customers are Victoria's client, Flora, the customer with the 2:00pm appointment and Hope.

Yvonne's client is either Juana or the customer with the 11:00am appointment.

Alison is either Tammie's client or the customer with the 11:00am appointment.


Porter is a "tiny home" enthusiast - he builds small, portable homes and sells them to others interested in the movement.  Using only the clues below, determine the size and cost of each of his customer's tiny homes, as well as the city it will be delivered to.

The $35,000 structure is 15 sq ft smaller than the $29,000 home.

The Whitehead's structure sold for $29,000.

The Kirby's house is 15 sq ft smaller than the $35,000 house.

The $36,000 house is somewhat smaller than the Gillespie's structure.

Of the 110 sq ft home and the 140 sq ft home, one sold for $35,000 and the other is for the Gillespies.


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

Of the 1983 piece and the 1974 item, one featured Jimmy Jacobs and the other sold for $225.

Irv Ingram's one sold for 100 dollars less than the 1983 card.

The card that sold for $125 was either the 1972 piece or Irv Ingram's one.

Al Allison
Irv Ingram
Jimmy Jacobs
Pete Perez


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

The class in room 322 has 2  more students than Mr. Gilmore's class.

Mr. Velasquez's class has 2  more students than the course in room 215.

The course in room 215 is taught by Avery.

The course in room 122 is either the course with 35 students or Mr. Avery's class.


Winnetonka County's parks department has decided to erect markers at each of the oldest-known trees in the county.  Help them match each tree to its height, age, and the forest in which it resides.

Of Marsh Tree and Roger's Oak, one is 144 ft. tall and the other is 96 years old.

Of the 99 year-old tree and the 79 year-old tree, one is 153 ft. tall and the other is Old Jarvis.

The 99 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than Roger's Oak.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

The chef who made the cajun chili scored 7 fewer points than Gabriel.

The four chefs are the cook who made the cashew tofu, Ollie, the cook who scored 49 points and Marjorie.

Of the cook who made the cajun chili and Marjorie, one scored 63 points and the other scored 42 points.

The person who made the lemon snapper scored 7 more points than the person who made the cajun chili.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

Of the fund run by Ule Underwood and the one run by Walter Wade, one is First Crescent and the other has had a return of 9%.

The one with a return of 7% is either the fund run by Patty Paul or Hudson Brook.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Silver Rock

Patty Paul
Quentin Quinn
Ule Underwood
Walter Wade


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

Deb Daniels won her prize  after the person who won the prize in chemistry.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 4 years after the person who won the prize in astronomy.

Glenda Glenn won her prize 4 years after Patsy Pope.

Glenda Glenn won the prize in economics.

Casey Carson
Deb Daniels
Glenda Glenn
Patsy Pope

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

The home built in 1752 is either the De Vries family's structure or the Jansen family's windmill.

Grosmolen was built 23 years after Hoekmolen.

Of Zemelmolen and Hoekmolen, one was built in 1683 and the other is owned by the Meijer family.

The Jansen family's structure is either the structure built in 1752 or Westmolen.

The Jansen family's house was built 23 years before the Meijer family's home.

Grosmolen Hoekmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


James runs Raw 642, an oyster bar in the coastal town of Shelshank, Rhode Island.  Help him sort out today's menu by matching each oyster to its price and place of origin, and determine the descriptive "tasting finish" associated with each.

The one that costs $2.10 is either the Thatcher oyster or the oyster from Punaville, RI.

The oyster from Punaville, RI costs somewhat more than the Ninigreth oyster.

The one from Duxbury, MA costs somewhat more than the one from Punaville, RI.

The Summersill oyster is either the oyster that costs $2.30 or the oyster that costs $2.00.

The Bluepoint oyster costs 10 cents more than the one from Nesketucket, MA.

The Thatcher oyster is from Charlestown, CT.

Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI


Mrs. Drammel's fifth-grade class held a paper airplane contest this afternoon.  Using only the clues below, determine the color of each airplane, its maximum throwing distance, and the order in which each was thrown.

Of the plane that went 25 feet and Omar's design, one was silver and the other was pink.

Ella's design went 10 feet farther than Aaron's design.


The plane that went 25 feet was either the pink airplane or Ella's design.

Of the airplane that went 25 feet and the blue plane, one was Henrietta's and the other was Valerie's.

The airplane that went 45 feet, Valerie's design and the pink plane were all different planes.

The pink plane went somewhat farther than the white airplane.


Several marathon runners decided to carb-load at Jimmy's Italian Restaurant on the night before the big run.  Match each runner to the type of pasta and sauce they ordered and the total price of their entree.

Of the runner who paid $8.99 and Jack, one ordered spaghetti and the other ordered fusilli.

The competitor who ordered fettuccine paid 1 dollar more than Herbert.

The runner who ordered spaghetti, Jack and the contestant who paid $7.99 were all different runners.


Miravella is writing an article about some of the richest people in the world.  Using only the clues that follow, match each person to his or her country of origin, and determine their total wealth (in dollars) and the type of business they're involved in.

The person worth $27 billion, Nadine Newton and the person from Germany are all different people.

Rachel Reid is worth somewhat less than Al Acosta.

Rachel Reid is worth 1 billion more than the person from Norway.

Of the person worth $27 billion and the tycoon from France, one is Nadine Newton and the other is Rachel Reid.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion

Al Acosta
Cal Craig
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid


The Tybee Island Aquarium has opened a brand new exhibit featuring several different whale skeletons.  To promote the event, the aquarium asked local elementary school children to name each whale in the exhibition.  Using only the clues that follow, match each specimen to its species, length and the name it's been given, and determine the year in which each was donated to the aquarium.

Of the 27 ft long exhibit and the 25 ft long whale, one is the fin whale and the other is Herbert.

The sei whale is 2 feet longer than the bowhead whale.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
sei whale


Help Cynthia get her financial life in order!  Match each of the credit cards in her wallet to its annual percentage rate (APR), credit limit and expiration month and year.

The card with an APR of 9% has a limit of $3,500.

The Southwest Inc card has a limit of $7,500.

Of the TrustCo card and the one with the $20,000 credit limit, one has an APR of 8% and the other has an APR of 11%.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR 2 percent higher than the Hoardstrum card.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


Garrett County has set up a number of successful mobile libraries known as "Bookmobiles".  Using only the clues below, match each Bookmobile to its driver and vehicle type, and determine the told number of books in each.

Of the bookmobile with 300 books and the mobile library Dan drives, one is "Explore More" and the other is "Lit on Wheels".

"Lit on Wheels" has 50 more books than the bookmobile Kimberly drives.

Of the bookmobile with 400 books and the vehicle with 300 books, one is driven by Gene and the other is "Books-4-U".

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels


Mortimer Jones, a well-respected engineer, is regularly called in to do safety inspections of some of the most famous bridges from all around the world.  Help him prepare for his next several trips by matching each of the bridges below to its length, type and location.

Gorem Bridge is 3,000 feet longer than the girder bridge.

Of Avery Bridge and North Bridge, one is the suspension bridge and the other is 8,500 ft.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than Bay Bridge.

The 11,500 ft bridge is either the truss structure or Bay Bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge


Several of Mr. Carroll's European History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different U.K. Prime Minister.  Match each student to their prime minister and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. North spoke 2 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel.

Of the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes and the student who spoke for 8 minutes, one was Francis and the other talked about P.M. Wilson.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North spoke 2 minutes more than Anita.

Of the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes and the student who spoke for 12 minutes, one was Colleen and the other talked about P.M. North.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


It's nearly noon, and Anna needs to phone in lunch orders for the salespeople on her team.  Match each person to their lunch order and beverage, and determine the price of each order.

Samantha owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

Of the salesperson whose order cost $6.25 and the salesperson who ordered the taco salad, one is Hannah and the other is Samantha.

Geoffrey owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the Italian sub.

B.L.T.
Italian sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


The fund with a return of 7% is run by Zed Zamora.

Of the one with a return of 7% and the fund with a return of 8%, one is Citizen Trust and the other is run by Ralph Ross.

Hudson Brook is either the fund run by Ollie Ochoa or the one run by Zed Zamora.

The one run by Ralph Ross has a  larger return than the fund run by Ollie Ochoa.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital

Ollie Ochoa
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Zed Zamora


A new reality television series aims to follow the pursuits of several gold miners.  Using only the clues that follow, match each miner to his claim and location, and determine how many ounces of gold he uncovered this year (in ounces).

Dilbert Duke worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

The prospector working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

Of the person working at York River and the miner working at Culver Gorge, one found 11 ounces of gold and the other was Jack Jacobs.

The miner working at Culver Gorge finished with somewhat more gold than Ben Barron.

Jack Jacobs was either the miner working at Culver Gorge or the person who found 14 ounces of gold.

Ben Barron
Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Jack Jacobs

Culver Gorge
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River


Rachel has a small booth on the Verde Hills boardwalk where she creates and sells whimsical balloon animals.  Using only the clues below, match each of her sales today to its associated animal, balloon color and price, and determine the name of each buyer.

The snail cost 2 dollars more than the white animal.

Of the dog and the red balloon, one cost $5.00 and the other cost $3.00.


The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher.

Colleen spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Hazel.

Of Colleen and Dominic, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other talked about P.M. Wilson.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden spoke 4 minutes more than Hazel.


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

Of L. dyson and B. mangeris, one has 250 genes and the other was sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Estrada has somewhat fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Moreno has 250 more genes than P. wellington.

B. mangeris has 250 more genes than L. dyson.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
L. dyson
P. wellington


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

Of Adrienne and the person who won with a straight, one won the second hand and the other won the fourth hand.

The player who won the first hand won with a flush.


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The Tevatron LHC is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2019 or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016.

Of the project headed by Dr. Baldwin and the project headed by Dr. Quinn, one is the Falston LCS and the other will go online in 2017.

The project headed by Dr. Ewing will go online sometime before the Zynga Complex.

Of the project headed by Dr. Ewing and the facility scheduled to go online in 2018, one is the Egert Facility and the other is the Tevatron LHC.

The Zynga Complex is headed by Dr. Baldwin.

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Ewing
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Quinn


The Ocean Isle Knitting Club recently held a friendly contest where any member could submit one of their knitted creations.  Using only the clues below, match each knitter to the item she submitted, and determine its color and final placement (first, second, etc.) in the contest.

The entrant who entered her mittens finished 1 place before the knitter who entered her sweater.

Desiree finished 1 place before Winifred.

The person who finished fourth made the blanket.

Of the entrant who finished second and the knitter who finished fourth, one made the sweater and the other is Ollie.


"Against the Grain" offers hand-made wooden furniture at reasonable prices.  Each item is made by an in-house employee.  Using only the clues that follow, match each item to the employee who crafted it, and determine its price and the type of wood used to make it.

Of Ellen's item and the $275 item, one was made of poplar and the other was made of ash.

Of the item made of ash and the item made of walnut, one costs $325 and the other was crafted by Hope.

The item made of poplar costs 50 dollars more than Whitney's item.


Of the 11,500 ft bridge and the 8,500 ft one, one is the camelback bridge and the other is Bay Bridge.

The 8,500 ft structure is the suspension bridge.

Of the 10,000 ft bridge and the 11,500 ft one, one is Avery Bridge and the other is the cantilever bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

The fall located in New Zealand is 10 ft taller than the fall located in Jamaica.

Of the 115 ft tall fall and the fall in Canada, one is Irskela and the other is Oginao.

Inawatai is somewhat shorter than Irskela.


Elite Smiles has had a computer malfunction this morning, and they need to quickly rebuild today's appointment list.  Help them out by matching each of today's appointments to their time and procedure, and determine which dentist will see each patient.

The patient with the 12:30pm appointment is either the client going in for the whitening or Vanessa.

Of the customer going in for the root canal and Tommy, one is scheduled for 9:30am and the other is scheduled for 12:30pm.

Felix has an appointment sometime after Vanessa.

Shane has an appointment 1 hour after Felix.

The client going in for the cleaning has an appointment sometime before the customer going in for the extraction.


Famous children's performer Carmike Cunningham recorded a special television program for the holiday season.  It aired a number of different times this week, each at a different time and on a different channel.  Using only the clues below, match each airing to its time, channel and day of the week, and determine how many TV viewers each airing pulled in.

The show with 1,000,000 viewers aired on Friday.

The program that aired on Wednesday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 11:30am.

Of the show that aired at 6:00pm and the program that aired at 8:30pm, one aired on Friday and the other brought in 500,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 6:00pm aired on Wednesday.

The show that aired at 4:30pm was either the program that aired on Friday or the show that aired on Thursday.


Bushnell County is putting together a historical brochure about some of the ancient cultures that used to live there.  Match each of the ancient cultures to their time period, location, and estimated population size.

The Oiracha culture, the culture founded in 850 AD and the culture with 4,500 people were all different cultures.

The culture with 9,500 people was founded sometime before the culture with 4,500 people.

Of the culture with 4,500 people and the culture with 9,500 people, one was the Budel culture and the other was founded in 600 AD.

The culture with 5,000 people was founded 250 years before the culture with 9,500 people.

The Sameos culture was founded 250 years before the culture with 7,500 people.


Help Grandma Iva write down some of her favorite recipes.  Determine the baking temperature and time of each recipe, as well as how many people each will serve.

The chicken cutlet is either the recipe that bakes for 40 minutes or the dish that bakes for 25 minutes.

The roast potatoes recipe cooks at 350 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 375 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the dish that cooks at 425 degrees.

The baked ham bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 30 minutes is either the roast potatoes recipe or the dish that cooks at 425 degrees.

The dish that cooks at 425 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the bean casserole.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
chicken cutlet
roast potatoes

350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
425 degrees


Miravella is writing an article about some of the richest people in the world.  Using only the clues that follow, match each person to his or her country of origin, and determine their total wealth (in dollars) and the type of business they're involved in.

Of the magnate from Argentina and the mogul from Denmark, one is Mike Mckay and the other is worth $27 billion.

Al Acosta is worth somewhat more than the mogul from Argentina.

The person worth $26 billion is from Canada.

The magnate from Denmark is worth 1 billion more than Al Acosta.

Al Acosta
Hal Hickman
Mike Mckay
Tim Townsend


Sandra is compiling an article on some of the most recent Supreme Court decisions.  Help her with her research by matching each case to its date, and determine the final decision (yes votes and no votes) as well as the name of the justice who wrote the majority opinion.

Carson v Dunn was sometime before Zamora v Pibb.

Of the 4-5 decision and Short v Metz, one was on March 17 and the other was on March 3.

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Short v Metz
Zamora v Pibb


Barry's Deli has a bunch of orders to fill.  Help Barry match each customer's deli meat and cheese selections, and determine the price for each sandwich.

Carol's sandwich includes provolone cheese.

The sandwich with colby jack cheese costs 1 dollar more than Henrietta's sandwich.

The $3.75 sandwich is either the sandwich with colby jack cheese or the order with provolone cheese.

Of the order with cheddar cheese and Irene's sandwich, one costs $3.75 and the other costs $2.75.

Carol's sandwich, the $4.75 sandwich and the $2.75 order are all different sandwiches.


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

Vlietmolen is owned by the Visser family.

Of Grosmolen and the Visser family's windmill, one was built in 1729 and the other was built in 1706.

Grosmolen is owned by the De Jong family.

Doesmolen was built 23 years after Grosmolen.

Of the De Jong family's home and the Van Dijk family's windmill, one was built in 1729 and the other is Doesmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen


B. mangeris has somewhat more genes than V. tenesis.

The organism with 250 genes was sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

Of P. wellington and the one with 1,000 genes, one was sequenced by Dr. Sheppard and the other was sequenced by Dr. Roman.

P. wellington has 500 fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

B. mangeris
E. paradolens
P. wellington
V. tenesis


The Van Dijk family's windmill is either Doesmolen or Grosmolen.

Hoekmolen was built 23 years before Doesmolen.

Doesmolen was built 23 years before Zemelmolen.

The windmill built in 1729 is either the Meijer family's home or Grosmolen.

Zemelmolen is owned by the Bakker family.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Zemelmolen


Several of Mr. Carroll's European History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different U.K. Prime Minister.  Match each student to their prime minister and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill.

Of Jenna and the student who spoke for 8 minutes, one talked about P.M. Grey and the other talked about P.M. Churchill.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour spoke 2 minutes more than Jenna.

Virgil spoke 2 minutes more than Zachary.


Michael is compiling a story about some of the top-rated local soccer players of all time.  Help him by matching each player to his team, starting year and position.

The full back started sometime before the goalie.

The center forward was either Imay or the player who started in 1985.

The player who started in 1979 was the goalie.

Of the center forward and the person who started in 1979, one was Imay and the other was Rothvum.

center back
center forward
full back
goalie


It's nearly noon, and Anna needs to phone in lunch orders for the salespeople on her team.  Match each person to their lunch order and beverage, and determine the price of each order.

Of the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub and Geoffrey, one owes $4.90 and the other owes $5.80.

Irene owes 90 cents more than the person who ordered the tuna on rye.

Of the person whose order cost $4.90 and the person whose order cost $5.35, one is Hannah and the other ordered the tuna on rye.

Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

The 1988 card sold for 100 dollars more than the 1972 card.

The 1972 one sold for 100 dollars less than Neddy Norris's one.

Hick Hodge's item was either the one that sold for $175 or the 1988 card.

The piece that sold for $175 was either Mike Morales's card or the 2012 item.

The 2012 item sold for somewhat less than Bill Bernard's piece.

Bill Bernard
Hick Hodge
Mike Morales
Neddy Norris


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

"Xavier" cost 250 dollars less than Lucas's piece.

Of Jeff's dummy and Nicole's piece, one cost $750 and the other is "Waldarama".


Rachel has a small booth on the Verde Hills boardwalk where she creates and sells whimsical balloon animals.  Using only the clues below, match each of her sales today to its associated animal, balloon color and price, and determine the name of each buyer.

Of the $4.00 balloon and the gold piece, one was the fish and the other was the monkey.

The purple animal cost  more than the red balloon.

The $6.00 animal, the monkey and the purple balloon were all different items.

The $4.00 balloon was either the purple balloon or the dog.


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

Citizen Trust has had a 2 percent smaller return than the one run by Ralph Ross.

Of the fund with a return of 7% and the fund run by Kip Kerr, one is Citizen Trust and the other is Hudson Brook.

The fund run by Sal Spencer has a 1 percent larger return than Citizen Trust.

The one run by Kip Kerr has had a  smaller return than Hudson Brook.

Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Kip Kerr
Nadine Newton
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer


Alexandra decided to cook a series of low-calorie meals for her family this week.  Using only the clues below, match each recipe to the night it was served, the number of calories it contained and the total amount of protein (in grams) in each serving.

The garlic tilapia contains 20 more calories than the citrus halibut.

Of the dish served on May 13th and the meal served on May 17th, one was the citrus halibut and the other has 440 calories.

The recipe served on May 14th contains somewhat fewer calories than the meal served on May 15th.

The recipe with 420 calories was served on May 13th.

citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

Alison has her appointment 2 hours before Juana.

Of the customer with the 11:00am appointment and Alison, one is being worked on by Rhonda and the other is being worked on by Yvonne.


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Copeland has 500 fewer genes than D. forcilitis.

The organism with 1,000 genes was sequenced by Dr. Roman.

Of the bacteria with 500 genes and the bacteria with 1,000 genes, one was sequenced by Dr. Quinn and the other is B. mangeris.


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

Of the person who scored 460 points and the person who scored 540 points, one is Nina and the other was in lane 3.

Rena is either the player who scored 540 points or the person in lane 1.

The person who scored 380 points was in lane 7.

The person in lane 6 scored  more points than the person in lane 1.


Porter is a "tiny home" enthusiast - he builds small, portable homes and sells them to others interested in the movement.  Using only the clues below, determine the size and cost of each of his customer's tiny homes, as well as the city it will be delivered to.

The Davidson's structure is somewhat smaller than the Pratt's home.

Of the 140 sq ft house and the 125 sq ft house, one is for the Gillespies and the other sold for $29,000.

Of the 125 sq ft structure and the 110 sq ft house, one sold for $38,000 and the other is for the Pratts.

The Davidson's home is 15 sq ft larger than the $36,000 house.


"Against the Grain" offers hand-made wooden furniture at reasonable prices.  Each item is made by an in-house employee.  Using only the clues that follow, match each item to the employee who crafted it, and determine its price and the type of wood used to make it.

Irma's piece costs  more than the item made of ash.

Of Irma's item and the $250 piece, one was made of ash and the other was made of mahogany.

Irma's piece costs 50 dollars less than the piece made of teak.

Hope's piece costs 25 dollars less than Whitney's item.


The 2004 one sold for somewhat more than the 2012 card.

Of the one that sold for $175 and the 1983 card, one featured Eric Estrada and the other featured Pete Perez.

The 1983 piece sold for 100 dollars more than Bill Bernard's piece.

Bill Bernard
Eric Estrada
Opie Oliver
Pete Perez


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

Ada Alvarez won her prize 8 years before Lisa Lara.

Norma Nolan won the prize in literature.

Of the winner who won in 1976 and the person who won the prize in bioengineering, one is Lisa Lara and the other is Ida Ingram.

Ida Ingram is either the person who won the prize in economics or the winner who won the prize in literature.

Ada Alvarez
Ida Ingram
Lisa Lara
Norma Nolan

bioengineering chemistry economics literature


Several passport applications were received at the embassy today, and each needs to be processed.  Help speed things along by determining each traveler's birthday, career and country of origin.

Dale has a birthday 1 month after Harry.

Adrian has a birthday 1 month after the surgeon.

The architect has a birthday 2 months after the surgeon.


Mortimer Jones, a well-respected engineer, is regularly called in to do safety inspections of some of the most famous bridges from all around the world.  Help him prepare for his next several trips by matching each of the bridges below to its length, type and location.

Of the suspension one and the truss bridge, one is North Bridge and the other is 13,000 ft.

The 10,000 ft structure is either the bowstring one or Sandy Bridge.

Avery Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge


The person who started in 1985 was the center back.

The person who started in 1982 was either the center forward or the wing back.

Of Awad and Banben, one was the wing back and the other began playing in 1979.

center back
center forward
goalie
wing back


Elite Smiles has had a computer malfunction this morning, and they need to quickly rebuild today's appointment list.  Help them out by matching each of today's appointments to their time and procedure, and determine which dentist will see each patient.

Of Rosemary and Shane, one is scheduled for 11:30am and the other has the appointment for the root canal.

The patient going in for the filling has an appointment 1 hour before Bernice.

Shane has an appointment sometime after the person going in for the veneers.

The patient going in for the veneers is either Wayne or the patient with the 9:30am appointment.


The Tybee Island Aquarium has opened a brand new exhibit featuring several different whale skeletons.  To promote the event, the aquarium asked local elementary school children to name each whale in the exhibition.  Using only the clues that follow, match each specimen to its species, length and the name it's been given, and determine the year in which each was donated to the aquarium.

The fin whale is somewhat longer than Gus.

The 27 ft long specimen is either the gray whale or Evan.

fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

The class in room 207 has 2  fewer students than the course in room 318.

Of Mr. Brady's class and Mr. Newton's class, one is in room 405 and the other has 31 students.

The course with 29 students and Mr. Gilmore's class are different classes.

The class in room 318 has 4  fewer students than Mr. Newton's class.


A series of bizarre UFO sightings have taken place in Byron, California this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each sighting to its witness, date and location, and determine the reported shape of the unidentified object.

The sighting from Dows was submitted 1 day after Flora Flynn's sighting.

The report from Greeley was submitted 1 day before Benny Baron's sighting.

Dan Delgado's report was received on August 7.

Flora Flynn's report was from Springfield.

Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison


James runs Raw 642, an oyster bar in the coastal town of Shelshank, Rhode Island.  Help him sort out today's menu by matching each oyster to its price and place of origin, and determine the descriptive "tasting finish" associated with each.

The oyster that costs $2.00 is from Punaville, RI.

Of the Thatcher oyster and the Ninigreth oyster, one costs $2.30 and the other is from Duxbury, MA.

The one from Duxbury, MA costs 10 cents more than the Fanneuil oyster.

The oyster from Appleton, CT costs somewhat more than the Ninigreth oyster.

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

Of the fall located in Jamaica and the waterfall in Nigeria, one is 100 ft high and the other is Cerbel.

Of the 115 ft tall fall and the 100 ft tall fall, one is in Jamaica and the other is Oginao.


Famous children's performer Carmike Cunningham recorded a special television program for the holiday season.  It aired a number of different times this week, each at a different time and on a different channel.  Using only the clues below, match each airing to its time, channel and day of the week, and determine how many TV viewers each airing pulled in.

The show that aired on Saturday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 8:30pm.

Of the program with 1,000,000 viewers and the program that aired at 4:30pm, one aired on Saturday and the other aired on Monday.

The program that aired on Wednesday had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired on Saturday.

The program that aired at 10:00pm brought in 250,000 viewers.

The program with 750,000 viewers was either the program that aired on Thursday or the program that aired on Wednesday.


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The Bale-Hahn SSC is headed by Dr. Ramos.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 1 year before the ISON-X42.

Of the project headed by Dr. Ramos and the project headed by Dr. Valentine, one is the ISON-X42 and the other will go online in 2016.

The Zynga Complex will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Ewing.

Bale-Hahn SSC
ISON-X42
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Ewing
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Ramos
Dr. Valentine


Barry's Deli has a bunch of orders to fill.  Help Barry match each customer's deli meat and cheese selections, and determine the price for each sandwich.

Nora's sandwich costs 2 dollars more than Billie's sandwich.

Of Darrell's order and the sandwich with gouda cheese, one costs $5.75 and the other costs $3.75.

The sandwich with swiss cheese costs 1 dollar more than the order with muenster cheese.

The sandwich with swiss cheese costs  less than the sandwich with cheddar cheese.


Winnetonka County's parks department has decided to erect markers at each of the oldest-known trees in the county.  Help them match each tree to its height, age, and the forest in which it resides.

The four trees are the 99 year-old tree, Old Jarvis, the 153 ft. tree and Nolan's Pine.

The 80 year-old tree is either the 144 ft. tree or Nolan's Pine.

Of the 144 ft. tree and the 147 ft. tree, one is Marsh Tree and the other is 79 years old.

Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Zeke\'s Spruce


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

The structure built in 1683 is either Oostmolen or the Bakker family's home.

Of the Smit family's house and the De Jong family's windmill, one is Westmolen and the other was built in 1729.

Oostmolen was built sometime before the De Jong family's structure.

The four structures are the windmill built in 1752, the De Jong family's structure, the Bakker family's structure and the Jansen family's home.

Oostmolen was built 23 years after Vlietmolen.

Grosmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

Of Oak Capital and the fund with a return of 9%, one is run by Mike McClain and the other is run by Zed Zamora.

The four funds are the one with a return of 6%, the fund run by Mike McClain, the fund run by Vic Velasquez and Pine Bay.

The fund with a return of 8% is run by Mike McClain.

Black River
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Mike McClain
Patty Paul
Vic Velasquez
Zed Zamora


The 79 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than Old Jarvis.

Old Jarvis is  shorter than the 87 year-old tree.

Of the 147 ft. tree and the 150 ft. tree, one is Marsh Tree and the other is 85 years old.

The 79 year-old tree is  taller than Evan's Fir.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

Hick Hodge's one sold for 50 dollars less than Keith Kane's item.

The item that sold for $175 came out in 1983.

The 1978 one sold for somewhat less than the 1983 card.

Of Keith Kane's card and the one that sold for $225, one came out in 1987 and the other came out in 1983.

Pete Perez's item was either the one that sold for $175 or the piece that sold for $275.

Hick Hodge
Keith Kane
Lance Leach
Pete Perez


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

Nelson scored somewhat more points than Hattie.

Freda scored 14 more points than Rosalie.

The chef who made the smoked pork scored 14 fewer points than the person who made the pepper steak.

The person who scored 63 points, the chef who made the pepper steak and Rosalie are all different chefs.

Of the cook who made the turkey soup and Rosalie, one scored 42 points and the other scored 49 points.

cashew tofu
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup


Several of Mr. Carroll's European History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different U.K. Prime Minister.  Match each student to their prime minister and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

Roberta spoke 4 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey.

Of Yvonne and the student who spoke for 8 minutes, one talked about P.M. North and the other talked about P.M. Heath.


Garrett County has set up a number of successful mobile libraries known as "Bookmobiles".  Using only the clues below, match each Bookmobile to its driver and vehicle type, and determine the told number of books in each.

Of "Lit on Wheels" and "Books-4-U", one is driven by Violet and the other has 250 books.

The vehicle Cynthia drives has 100 more books than the mobile library Francisco drives.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

Sue Simpson won the prize in literature.

The winner who won in 1972 is either the winner who won the prize in literature or the winner who won the prize in economics.

Fay Ferguson won her prize 4 years after the person who won the prize in chemistry.

Hannah Hay won her prize 4 years after Sue Simpson.

Of the person who won the prize in bioengineering and Sue Simpson, one won in 1976 and the other won in 1964.

Casey Carson
Fay Ferguson
Hannah Hay
Sue Simpson


Of the one run by Terry Torres and Citizen Trust, one has had a return of 6% and the other has had a return of 7%.

The one with a return of 6% is either the one run by Terry Torres or Black River.

The fund with a return of 9% is run by Sal Spencer.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Larry Larsen
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres
Walter Wade


It's nearly noon, and Anna needs to phone in lunch orders for the salespeople on her team.  Match each person to their lunch order and beverage, and determine the price of each order.

Of the person who ordered the taco salad and the person whose order cost $6.25, one is Hannah and the other is Chip.

Hannah owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

Of the team member who ordered the Italian sub and Rebecca, one owes $4.90 and the other owes $5.80.

cheeseburger
club sandwich
Italian sub
taco salad


Nyalt is somewhat shorter than the waterfall located in Canada.

The fall in Tibet is 5 ft shorter than Nyalt.

Of the fall located in Jamaica and the waterfall in Canada, one has a height of 115 ft and the other is Nyalt.

Garray is either the 100 ft tall fall or the fall in Nigeria.


Tiffany is looking for a new podcast to listen to on her commute to and from work each day.  Help her narrow down her choices by matching each podcast host to his or her topic, and determine how many total downloads each podcast currently has and what year it began.

Of Bobby Bora's show and Al Acosta's show, one has 2 million downloads and the other started in 2014.

Al Acosta's podcast is either the podcast with 3 million downloads or the show that began in 2009.

The show that began in 2009 has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2013.

Geneva Gold's podcast has  more downloads than Bobby Bora's show.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Geneva Gold


Cindy Chan's report was submitted 1 day before the sighting from Newark.

The report from Newark was submitted 2 days before the report from Springfield.

Of Edith Estes's report and the August 5 report, one was from Newark and the other was from Springfield.

The four sightings were Hal Harrison's sighting, the August 6 report, the sighting from Tarzana and the sighting from Springfield.

Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Crescent City
Newark
Springfield
Tarzana


Amelia is writing an article for a golf magazine about some of the most memorable winning rounds ever played by a handful of women golfers.  Match each golfer to her score as well as the year and location of her victory.

Freda Fritz won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 66.

Of Inez and the woman who won in 1921, one shot a 67 and the other shot a 66.

Inez won her tournament 2 years before Kristina Katz.

The woman who scored a 60 won her tournament 2 years after Freda Fritz.

Bonita Bitz
Freda Fritz
Inez
Kristina Katz


Wesley spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Theodore.

Of the student who spoke for 8 minutes and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey, one was Nichole and the other was Anita.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey spoke for a somewhat longer time than Nichole.

Anita was either the student who spoke for 10 minutes or the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli spoke 2 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Pitt.


Of Hannah and the person who ordered the tuna on rye, one owes $4.90 and the other owes $6.25.

The person who ordered the tuna on rye owes  less than the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub.

Of Erica and Rebecca, one ordered the cheeseburger and the other owes $5.80.

cheeseburger
Italian sub
meatball sub
tuna on rye


Of Theodore and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

Theodore spoke 4 minutes less than Blake.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North and Krista, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other spoke for 12 minutes.

The student who spoke for 12 minutes talked about P.M. Pitt.


Michael is compiling a story about some of the top-rated local soccer players of all time.  Help him by matching each player to his team, starting year and position.

The center forward started 6 years after Imay.

The player who started in 1982 was the wing back.

Of the player who started in 1985 and the wing back, one was Rothvum and the other was Engmose.

The player who started in 1979 was either Rothvum or the second striker.

center forward
goalie
second striker
wing back


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

L. dyson was sequenced by Dr. Underwood.

Of B. mangeris and the organism with 750 genes, one was sequenced by Dr. Velasquez and the other was sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

The one sequenced by Dr. Velasquez has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Roman.

The one sequenced by Dr. Underwood has somewhat more genes than B. mangeris.

B. mangeris
E. carolinus
L. dyson
P. wellington


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

Oginao is either the 105 ft tall waterfall or the fall located in Canada.

The 115 ft tall fall is either the waterfall located in Switzerland or the waterfall in Nigeria.

The waterfall located in Switzerland is somewhat higher than Inawatai.

Of Sihat and the 115 ft tall waterfall, one is in Tibet and the other is in Nigeria.


The $3.75 order is either the order with provolone cheese or Billie's order.

Mildred's sandwich costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with provolone cheese.

The four sandwiches are the $4.75 order, the order with muenster cheese, the sandwich with provolone cheese and Billie's sandwich.

Of Omar's sandwich and the $5.75 order, one includes provolone cheese and the other includes swiss cheese.


The chef who scored 56 points made the turkey soup.

Of Ida and the person who made the cashew tofu, one scored 56 points and the other scored 42 points.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
pepper steak
turkey soup


The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Doyle has 500 more genes than L. dyson.

L. dyson has 500 fewer genes than P. wellington.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Jordan has somewhat more genes than E. paradolens.

E. paradolens has 250 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Ortiz.

D. forcilitis
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington


Elite Smiles has had a computer malfunction this morning, and they need to quickly rebuild today's appointment list.  Help them out by matching each of today's appointments to their time and procedure, and determine which dentist will see each patient.

Ernest has an appointment sometime after Zachary.

The client going in for the veneers has an appointment 1 hour after Ernest.

Nettie has the appointment for the extraction.

Of Ernest and Zachary, one has the appointment for the root canal and the other is scheduled for 9:30am.

The customer with the 12:30pm appointment has the appointment for the extraction.


Several passport applications were received at the embassy today, and each needs to be processed.  Help speed things along by determining each traveler's birthday, career and country of origin.

The traveler whose birthday is on July 16th is either the musician or Charles.

The four people are Gerald, the traveler born on June 14th, the surgeon and the diplomat.

Of the traveler whose birthday is on April 13th and the person born on May 18th, one is the surgeon and the other is Charles.


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The project headed by Dr. Lester will go online sometime after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

Of the Egert Facility and the ISON-X42, one is headed by Dr. Lester and the other will go online in 2019.

The Zynga Complex will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Kirk.

The Egert Facility will go online 2 years after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Zynga Complex is headed by Dr. Farley.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Zynga Complex

Dr. Farley
Dr. Golden
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Lester


The person who won the prize in physics won her prize 4 years after Ada Alvarez.

Glenda Glenn won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in medicine.

Of the person who won the prize in chemistry and the winner who won the prize in physics, one won in 1976 and the other is Glenda Glenn.

Ada Alvarez
Glenda Glenn
Mandy Marsh
Patsy Pope


Winnetonka County's parks department has decided to erect markers at each of the oldest-known trees in the county.  Help them match each tree to its height, age, and the forest in which it resides.

The 96 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than Marsh Tree.

Of the 144 ft. tree and the 150 ft. tree, one is 87 years old and the other is The Senator.

The 147 ft. tree is either the 94 year-old tree or the 87 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
The Senator


The Egert Facility will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Tate.

The project headed by Dr. Baldwin will go online 2 years before the Tevatron LHC.

The project headed by Dr. Baldwin will go online 1 year before the Falston LCS.

Of the Tevatron LHC and the Bale-Hahn SSC, one is headed by Dr. Underwood and the other will go online in 2018.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Tate
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Valentine


Sandra is compiling an article on some of the most recent Supreme Court decisions.  Help her with her research by matching each case to its date, and determine the final decision (yes votes and no votes) as well as the name of the justice who wrote the majority opinion.

Of Carson v Dunn and the 2-7 decision, one was on March 24 and the other was on March 17.

Of the 5-4 decision and the 4-5 decision, one was Watts v Yang and the other was on March 3.

The March 24 proceeding was the 7-2 decision.

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Short v Metz
Watts v Yang


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

The course in room 215 is either the class with 33 students or Mr. Warner's class.

The course in room 125 has 2  more students than Mr. Ray's class.

Of Mr. Dean's class and the course in room 114, one has 29 students and the other has 31 students.


The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli spoke 4 minutes more than Roberta.

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes was either Wesley or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson.

Of the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes and the student who spoke for 12 minutes, one talked about P.M. Eden and the other was Nichole.


Of "Dream Machine" and "Books-4-U", one is driven by Leroy and the other has 300 books.

Of "Books-4-U" and "Ready Reader", one is driven by Sheryl and the other has 350 books.

The mobile library with 350 books is driven by Ira.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader


The Ocean Isle Knitting Club recently held a friendly contest where any member could submit one of their knitted creations.  Using only the clues below, match each knitter to the item she submitted, and determine its color and final placement (first, second, etc.) in the contest.

The knitter who entered her hat is either Carla or Ida.

Of the entrant who finished third and the person who entered her blanket, one is Ida and the other is Sophie.

The person who finished first is either the knitter who entered her tea cozy or the entrant who entered her hat.


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

The Meijer family's house was built sometime after the Van Dijk family's windmill.

Of the De Jong family's windmill and the Van Dijk family's structure, one was built in 1729 and the other is Grosmolen.

The Meijer family's home was built 46 years before Zemelmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Oostmolen Zemelmolen


Stride Elementary School held a spelling bee this week.  Each contestant was from a different English class, and each was given a different word during the final round of the contest.  Using only the clues below, match each child to their English teacher, their final word and the order in which each finished the contest.

The student from Mrs. Witte's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

The child from Mrs. Nixon's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

The child whose final word was "bulwark" is either Otis or the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class.


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

Margarita's dummy cost 500 dollars more than "Tombawomba".

Of Nicole's piece and the $1,000 puppet, one is "Yenga" and the other is "Waldarama".


Help Grandma Iva write down some of her favorite recipes.  Determine the baking temperature and time of each recipe, as well as how many people each will serve.

The dish that bakes for 25 minutes is either the dish that cooks at 325 degrees or the chicken cutlet.

The roast potatoes recipe is either the recipe that bakes for 35 minutes or the dish that cooks at 385 degrees.

The roast potatoes recipe cooks at 340 degrees.

Of the dish that bakes for 40 minutes and the dish that cooks at 375 degrees, one is the baked ham and the other is the chicken cutlet.

The chicken cutlet requires 5 minutes less baking time than the roast potatoes recipe.

baked ham
chicken cutlet
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

The four people are the person who scored 460 points, the person in lane 3, the contestant in lane 4 and Florence.

Of Zachary and the person who scored 540 points, one was in lane 4 and the other was in lane 6.

Terrence scored 80 points more points than the player in lane 4.

The contestant who scored 380 points is either the contestant in lane 4 or Florence.


Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2017 and the ISON-X42, one is headed by Dr. Kirk and the other is headed by Dr. Peters.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 1 year before the ISON-X42.

The Egert Facility will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Ramos.

The Tevatron LHC is either the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 or the project headed by Dr. Kirk.

The four accelerators are the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, the project headed by Dr. Peters, the project headed by Dr. Kirk and the project headed by Dr. Ramos.

Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Kirk
Dr. Peters
Dr. Ramos
Dr. Salinas


Tiffany is looking for a new podcast to listen to on her commute to and from work each day.  Help her narrow down her choices by matching each podcast host to his or her topic, and determine how many total downloads each podcast currently has and what year it began.

Of the podcast with 4 million downloads and Faye Fender's podcast, one started in 2010 and the other started in 2011.

The four shows are Bobby Bora's show, the podcast with 2 million downloads, the show with 4 million downloads and the podcast that began in 2009.

Faye Fender's show is either the podcast with 3 million downloads or the show that began in 2011.

Faye Fender's show has 1 million more downloads than Eva Estrada's podcast.

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

Of the customer with the 12:00pm appointment and Opal's customer, one is Blanche and the other is Dolores.

Opal's customer has her appointment sometime before Dolores.

Blanche has her appointment 2 hours before Whitney's client.

Yvonne's client has her appointment 1 hour after Blanche.


Famous children's performer Carmike Cunningham recorded a special television program for the holiday season.  It aired a number of different times this week, each at a different time and on a different channel.  Using only the clues below, match each airing to its time, channel and day of the week, and determine how many TV viewers each airing pulled in.

Of the show that aired at 4:30pm and the show that aired at 2:00pm, one aired on Thursday and the other brought in 500,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 8:30pm had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Thursday.

The show that aired on Wednesday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Friday.

The program with 500,000 viewers aired on Friday.

The show that aired at 2:00pm had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired at 4:30pm.


Ted had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to May.

The student from Mrs. Yeffer's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the child from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Of Ted and the contestant whose final word was "consomme", one was from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the other was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The contestant whose final word was "consomme" is either the child from Mrs. Manzella's class or the child from Mrs. Nixon's class.


Susie's client has her appointment 2 hours after Alison.

Of Alison and Tammie's client, one has the 2:00pm appointment and the other has the 11:00am appointment.


Michael is compiling a story about some of the top-rated local soccer players of all time.  Help him by matching each player to his team, starting year and position.

Of the player who started in 1982 and the player who started in 1976, one was the second striker and the other was Awad.

Daregh was either the player who started in 1979 or the person who started in 1982.

The goalie started sometime after the full back.

The person who started in 1979 was either the wing back or the goalie.

full back
goalie
second striker
wing back


Mr. Franklin's class has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Warner's class.

Mr. Warner's class has 2  fewer students than the class in room 208.

Of the class with 31 students and the class with 33 students, one is taught by Owen and the other is in room 129.

The course in room 212 is taught by Ellis.


Mrs. Drammel's fifth-grade class held a paper airplane contest this afternoon.  Using only the clues below, determine the color of each airplane, its maximum throwing distance, and the order in which each was thrown.

The pink airplane went 10 feet farther than the green plane.

Henrietta's design was either the white airplane or the pink airplane.

The airplane that went 45 feet was blue.

Of Aaron's design and Henrietta's design, one went 15 feet and the other was pink.


A series of bizarre UFO sightings have taken place in Byron, California this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each sighting to its witness, date and location, and determine the reported shape of the unidentified object.

Cindy Chan's sighting was either the report from Yarmouth or the August 7 report.

Of the August 4 report and Dan Delgado's sighting, one was from Visalia and the other was from Yarmouth.

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Flora Flynn


The project headed by Dr. Zimmerman will go online 2 years before the Egert Facility.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2016 and the facility scheduled to go online in 2018, one is headed by Dr. York and the other is the Tevatron LHC.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 is headed by Dr. Owens.

The Falston LCS will go online 1 year before the ISON-X42.

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Owens
Dr. Underwood
Dr. York
Dr. Zimmerman


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

Ada Alvarez won her prize  after the winner who won the prize in economics.

Casey Carson won her prize 4 years after Tara Tate.

The person who won in 1964 is either the person who won the prize in physics or the winner who won the prize in literature.

The person who won the prize in literature won her prize 4 years before the winner who won the prize in economics.

The winner who won in 1976 is either the winner who won the prize in literature or the person who won the prize in physics.

Of Ada Alvarez and Casey Carson, one won the prize in physics and the other won in 1968.

Ada Alvarez
Casey Carson
Mandy Marsh
Tara Tate


Curtis collects vintage pinball machines, and he's been looking at several currently for sale at his local game shop.  Help him narrow down his choices by matching each pinball machine to the year it was built, the company that made it and its current price.

Of "Disco Mania" and "Bowling Alley", one was released in 1975 and the other was made by Hayco Inc..

The system released in 1976 is either "Bowling Alley" or the game made by Waverly Toys.

Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Zany Circus

Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

Cerbel is either the fall in Canada or the 115 ft tall waterfall.

Of the waterfall located in Switzerland and the waterfall located in Jamaica, one is Rhoqua and the other has a height of 110 ft.

The four waterfalls are Rhoqua, the fall in Canada, the 100 ft tall waterfall and the 110 ft tall waterfall.


Several of Mr. Carroll's European History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different U.K. Prime Minister.  Match each student to their prime minister and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

Of Yvonne and Milton, one talked about P.M. Thatcher and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

Zachary spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

Of the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden and the student who spoke for 12 minutes, one was Yvonne and the other was Jenna.


Maddie and her father enjoy looking for "geocaches" - little boxes that people hide in certain places and then publish coordinates so that others can find them.  They've uncovered several new geocaches this month.  Using only the clues below, figure out the day each was found, as well as the latitude and longitude where they found it, and determine what they discovered inside the box.

Of the box at 88.2694 W and the cache found on May 3, one was at 40.3109 N and the other was at 40.5912 N.

The case at 88.3821 W was found sometime before the box at 40.5912 N.

The cache at 41.0237 N, the cache found on May 6 and the case at 88.0431 W were all different boxes.

The cache at 40.2516 N was at 88.1928 W.


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The four accelerators are the project headed by Dr. Underwood, the Tevatron LHC, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 and the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The project headed by Dr. Baldwin is either the Tevatron LHC or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017.

The Zynga Complex will go online in 2017.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2019 and the Zynga Complex, one is headed by Dr. Owens and the other is headed by Dr. Underwood.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Owens
Dr. Underwood


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

Lance Leach's piece sold for 50 dollars less than Finn Freeman's item.

The 1983 one sold for 100 dollars less than the 1978 card.

The 2015 card sold for 50 dollars more than the 1983 card.

Of the piece that sold for $275 and the item that sold for $225, one came out in 2004 and the other featured Jimmy Jacobs.

Finn Freeman
Jimmy Jacobs
Lance Leach
Mike Morales


Mortimer Jones, a well-respected engineer, is regularly called in to do safety inspections of some of the most famous bridges from all around the world.  Help him prepare for his next several trips by matching each of the bridges below to its length, type and location.

Of Sandy Bridge and the camelback structure, one is 13,000 ft and the other is 8,500 ft.

The bowstring one is  shorter than the camelback bridge.

Of the 10,000 ft one and Sandy Bridge, one is the cable-stayed bridge and the other is the girder bridge.

The 11,500 ft one and Vellon Bridge are different structures.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge


Of the August 6 report and the sighting from Houghton, one was reported by Flora Flynn and the other was reported by Cindy Chan.

Of the August 7 report and the August 4 sighting, one was from Ames and the other was reported by Abe Alvarez.

The report from Fontana, Cindy Chan's report and the August 5 sighting were all different sightings.

Flora Flynn's sighting was submitted 1 day after Abe Alvarez's report.


Of the show that began in 2011 and the podcast with 1 million downloads, one is Eva Estrada's and the other is Faye Fender's.

Bobby Bora's podcast is either the show with 3 million downloads or the podcast that began in 2013.

The show that began in 2011 has 1 million more downloads than the show that began in 2010.

Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender


Cindy Chan's sighting was submitted 2 days after Gil Gates's sighting.

Of the report from Upper Lake and Gil Gates's sighting, one was received on August 4 and the other was received on August 5.

Flora Flynn's sighting was submitted sometime after Edith Estes's sighting.

The sighting from Islesboro was submitted 2 days before the report from Fontana.

The August 7 report, the report from Fontana and Gil Gates's sighting were all different sightings.

Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

Mr. Newton's class, the course with 31 students and the course in room 322 are all different classes.

The class with 35 students is either Mr. Brady's class or the class in room 122.

Of the course in room 322 and the course in room 122, one has 35 students and the other is taught by Newton.

Mr. Paul's class has 4  fewer students than Mr. Newton's class.

The class in room 412 has somewhat more students than the class in room 318.


Garray is somewhat shorter than Inawatai.

Of the fall in Tibet and the waterfall in Brazil, one has a height of 105 ft and the other is Sihat.

Of Inawatai and Oginao, one is 115 ft tall and the other is in Tibet.


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

Of the chef who made the pepper steak and the cook who made the lemon snapper, one was Jim and the other scored 42 points.

The chef who scored 63 points made the smoked pork.

Of Gabriel and the person who made the cashew tofu, one scored 63 points and the other scored 56 points.

cashew tofu
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork


James runs Raw 642, an oyster bar in the coastal town of Shelshank, Rhode Island.  Help him sort out today's menu by matching each oyster to its price and place of origin, and determine the descriptive "tasting finish" associated with each.

Of the one that costs $2.10 and the Fanneuil oyster, one is from Appleton, CT and the other is from Barnstable, ME.

The Thatcher oyster costs 10 cents more than the oyster from Duxbury, MA.

Of the one from Willapa, RI and the oyster from Barnstable, ME, one costs $2.20 and the other is the Bluepoint oyster.

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Duxbury, MA
Willapa, RI


The Tybee Island Aquarium has opened a brand new exhibit featuring several different whale skeletons.  To promote the event, the aquarium asked local elementary school children to name each whale in the exhibition.  Using only the clues that follow, match each specimen to its species, length and the name it's been given, and determine the year in which each was donated to the aquarium.

Of the 21 ft long specimen and the 25 ft long specimen, one is Gus and the other is the gray whale.

Adam is 2 feet shorter than the bowhead whale.

bowhead whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


Elite Smiles has had a computer malfunction this morning, and they need to quickly rebuild today's appointment list.  Help them out by matching each of today's appointments to their time and procedure, and determine which dentist will see each patient.

Harold has the appointment for the root canal.

The customer with the 10:30am appointment is either the person going in for the whitening or Vanessa.

Lynn has an appointment 1 hour before Dwight.

Of Lynn and the customer with the 10:30am appointment, one has the appointment for the extraction and the other has the appointment for the whitening.

Lynn has an appointment 2 hours before the client going in for the veneers.


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

Of the contestant in lane 7 and the contestant in lane 4, one is Gretchen and the other scored 540 points.

The player who scored 380 points was in lane 6.

Terrence scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 4.


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

Of the fund with a return of 7% and the one with a return of 9%, one is run by Larry Larsen and the other is Black River.

Hudson Brook has a 1 percent larger return than the one run by Sal Spencer.

Citizen Trust has a  larger return than Hudson Brook.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital

Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Patty Paul
Sal Spencer


Mr. Warner's class has 2  more students than Mr. Caldwell's class.

Mr. Warner's class has somewhat fewer students than the course in room 120.

Mr. Underwood's class is either the course in room 412 or the class in room 208.

Of Mr. Underwood's class and the class in room 207, one has 35 students and the other has 31 students.

Mr. Caldwell's class has somewhat fewer students than the course in room 412.


The Ocean Isle Knitting Club recently held a friendly contest where any member could submit one of their knitted creations.  Using only the clues below, match each knitter to the item she submitted, and determine its color and final placement (first, second, etc.) in the contest.

The knitter who entered her scarf finished 1 place after Desiree.

Of the knitter who finished third and Viola, one made the mittens and the other made the tea cozy.


Ally's going to get married in a few weeks, and a bunch of her friends have gotten together to discuss what gifts they are getting her for the wedding.  Using only the clues below, match each wedding attendee to the gift they purchased, and determine how much they paid and what town they live in.

The attendee who spent $450 gave Ally the laptop.

The friend who spent $400 gave Ally the planter.

Of the friend who spent $475 and the person who spent $400, one gave Ally the juicer and the other is Ned Norris.

Kit Kelley spent 50 dollars more than Mitch Mayo.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris


Sandra is compiling an article on some of the most recent Supreme Court decisions.  Help her with her research by matching each case to its date, and determine the final decision (yes votes and no votes) as well as the name of the justice who wrote the majority opinion.

Of Ayers v Byrd and the March 17 proceeding, one was the 8-1 decision and the other was the 2-7 decision.

The 5-4 decision was sometime after Ayers v Byrd.

The 8-1 decision was 1 week before the 4-5 decision.

Ayers v Byrd
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

Hannah Hay won her prize 4 years after the person who won the prize in economics.

Of the winner who won in 1964 and the winner who won in 1976, one won the prize in chemistry and the other is Patsy Pope.

Of Jemma Jenks and the person who won in 1976, one won the prize in economics and the other won the prize in bioengineering.

Hannah Hay
Jemma Jenks
Olive Olson
Patsy Pope

bioengineering chemistry economics medicine


Famous children's performer Carmike Cunningham recorded a special television program for the holiday season.  It aired a number of different times this week, each at a different time and on a different channel.  Using only the clues below, match each airing to its time, channel and day of the week, and determine how many TV viewers each airing pulled in.

The program that aired at 8:30pm aired on Saturday.

The show with 750,000 viewers aired on Wednesday.

Of the show that aired at 6:00pm and the show that aired on Monday, one brought in 250,000 viewers and the other brought in 750,000 viewers.

The program that aired at 4:30pm had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Wednesday.


The cook who made the pepper steak is either the cook who scored 42 points or Sonia.

Of the chef who scored 42 points and the cook who scored 49 points, one was Ollie and the other made the cashew tofu.

The four chefs are the cook who made the turkey soup, Ida, the cook who scored 63 points and Sonia.

cashew tofu
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup


A series of bizarre UFO sightings have taken place in Byron, California this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each sighting to its witness, date and location, and determine the reported shape of the unidentified object.

Hal Harrison's sighting was from Fontana.

The report from Fontana was submitted 1 day before the sighting from Otisfield.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was from Long Barn.

The report from Long Barn was submitted 1 day before Iva Ingram's sighting.

The August 5 sighting was either Abe Alvarez's sighting or the sighting from Visalia.

Abe Alvarez
Edith Estes
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram


Curtis collects vintage pinball machines, and he's been looking at several currently for sale at his local game shop.  Help him narrow down his choices by matching each pinball machine to the year it was built, the company that made it and its current price.

"Disco Mania" came out sometime before the machine made by Pinnefore.

Of the machine released in 1977 and the machine made by Tarco Inc., one is "Bowling Alley" and the other is "Archer Quest".

The machine made by Dow Games came out 1 year after "Bowling Alley".

The system made by Tarco Inc. came out sometime after the machine made by Pinnefore.

Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise

Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


Winnetonka County's parks department has decided to erect markers at each of the oldest-known trees in the county.  Help them match each tree to its height, age, and the forest in which it resides.

Of the 79 year-old tree and the 99 year-old tree, one is Roger's Oak and the other is 150 ft. tall.

Roger's Oak is 3 feet taller than Evan's Fir.

Roger's Oak is 3 feet shorter than Old Jarvis.

The 99 year-old tree is 6 feet taller than the 94 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator


Stride Elementary School held a spelling bee this week.  Each contestant was from a different English class, and each was given a different word during the final round of the contest.  Using only the clues below, match each child to their English teacher, their final word and the order in which each finished the contest.

The contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to Violet.

Of Violet and Yvette, one had to spell "consomme" and the other was from Mrs. Condini's class.

Yvette had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Nixon's class.


The tiny island of Eijiro is famous for its shrines, and Allison plans to see every one of them on her trip there next month.  Help her plan her visit by determining the location of each shrine, the year it was built, and the animal it was dedicated to.

Matsuno Okura was built sometime after the shrine in Uchida.

The shrine in Niwa was built 60 years after the temple in Usui.

Of the shrine in Usui and the temple in Niwa, one was built in 1525 and the other is Yamasaki.

Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Takahashi
Yamasaki


Tiffany is looking for a new podcast to listen to on her commute to and from work each day.  Help her narrow down her choices by matching each podcast host to his or her topic, and determine how many total downloads each podcast currently has and what year it began.

The podcast that began in 2008 has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2009.

Of Al Acosta's show and Geneva Gold's show, one started in 2009 and the other has 1 million downloads.

The show with 3 million downloads, Geneva Gold's show and Bobby Bora's show are all different shows.

Geneva Gold's show has 1 million fewer downloads than Al Acosta's show.

Bobby Bora's podcast has  more downloads than the show that began in 2010.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

Of the client with the 12:00pm appointment and the client with the 2:00pm appointment, one is being worked on by Tammie and the other is Cristina.

Susie's customer has her appointment 1 hour before Tammie's customer.

Alison has her appointment 1 hour before Juana.

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment is being worked on by Pam.


"Against the Grain" offers hand-made wooden furniture at reasonable prices.  Each item is made by an in-house employee.  Using only the clues that follow, match each item to the employee who crafted it, and determine its price and the type of wood used to make it.

The piece made of mahogany costs 25 dollars less than the item made of teak.

Of the piece made of mahogany and the item made of rosewood, one costs $300 and the other was crafted by Freda.

Of the $300 item and the piece made of teak, one was crafted by Antoinette and the other was crafted by Josephine.

The $250 piece is either Josephine's item or the item made of rosewood.

Josephine's piece, the item made of rosewood and the $300 item are all different pieces.


The Tybee Island Aquarium has opened a brand new exhibit featuring several different whale skeletons.  To promote the event, the aquarium asked local elementary school children to name each whale in the exhibition.  Using only the clues that follow, match each specimen to its species, length and the name it's been given, and determine the year in which each was donated to the aquarium.

Of the 25 ft long whale and Herbert, one is the narwhal and the other is the fin whale.

Curtis is 2 feet longer than the narwhal.

The beluga whale is either Dennis or the 27 ft long whale.

beluga whale
fin whale
narwhal
right whale


The entrant who entered her blanket finished 1 place before Priscilla.

The person who entered her mittens finished 2 places after Natasha.

Of the person who finished first and the person who finished second, one is Natasha and the other made the blanket.

Natasha and the knitter who entered her sweater are different people.


The child from Mrs. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

Of the student whose final word was "consomme" and the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class, one is May and the other is Bessie.

Kelley had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the child from Mrs. Witte's class.


Garrett County has set up a number of successful mobile libraries known as "Bookmobiles".  Using only the clues below, match each Bookmobile to its driver and vehicle type, and determine the told number of books in each.

Of the mobile library with 350 books and the bookmobile with 300 books, one is "Dream Machine" and the other is driven by Myra.

"Ready Reader" has  fewer books than "Dream Machine".

The bookmobile Myra drives has 100 more books than the vehicle Kimberly drives.

The mobile library with 300 books is either "Lit on Wheels" or the mobile library Leroy drives.

Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes


Of Evan's Fir and Zeke's Spruce, one is 80 years old and the other is 153 ft. tall.

Nolan's Pine, the 79 year-old tree and the 153 ft. tree are all different trees.

Marsh Tree is 3 feet taller than Nolan's Pine.

The 80 year-old tree is  taller than the 94 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Zeke\'s Spruce