The French class has 2  fewer students than the course in room 314.

The course with 41 students isn't the Physics class.

Mr. King's class has 6  more students than the Geometry class.

Of Mr. Newton's class and the course with 35 students, one is in room 207 and the other is the Pre-Calculus class.

Mr. Ellis's class has somewhat fewer students than the History class.

Of Mr. Newton's class and the course with 39 students, one is the History class and the other is in room 207.

The seven classes are the Geometry class, the class in room 212, Mr. Warner's class, Mr. Ray's class, Mr. Newton's class, Mr. Velasquez's class and the class in room 412.

The course in room 125 has 4  fewer students than the class in room 412.

The Chemistry class has 8  more students than the class in room 129.

Mr. Velasquez's class has 4  fewer students than the Pre-Calculus class.

The Chemistry class has 4  fewer students than Mr. Warner's class.

The course with 33 students isn't the Geometry class.

Ellis Franklin King Newton Ray Velasquez Warner

Algebra Chemistry French Geometry History Physics Pre-Calculus


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.

Doesmolen, the Meijer family's home, the windmill built in 1752, the Visser family's house, the house built in 1683 and the De Jong family's house are all different structures.

Doesmolen was built 46 years after the Jansen family's structure.

The Meijer family's house was built sometime after the home in Kinderdijk.

Of Vlietmolen and the structure built in 1798, one is in Leiderdorp and the other is in Moerkapelle.

The Meijer family's windmill was built 46 years before the De Vries family's structure.

The windmill built in 1798 isn't owned by the Visser family.

Zemelmolen isn't owned by the De Jong family.

Oostmolen is either the De Vries family's structure or the windmill in Den Bommel.

The house in Hoogmade was built 46 years before Vlietmolen.

The windmill in Hoogmade was built 46 years after Grosmolen.

The windmill in Den Bommel is owned by the Meijer family.

The structure built in 1821 is either the Bakker family's windmill or Grosmolen.

The house built in 1752 isn't in Aarlanderveen.

Of the De Vries family's house and the structure built in 1798, one is in Moerkapelle and the other is Westmolen.

The Visser family's home, the house built in 1729, and the windmill in Den Bommel are three different structures.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
De Vries
Jansen
Meijer
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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 with the citrusy finish is either the one from Barnstable, ME or the one that costs $2.00.

The oyster with the briny finish costs 30 cents less than the oyster with the buttery finish.

The oyster from Charlestown, CT costs 40 cents more than the one with the melon-like finish.

The Island Creek oyster doesn't have a fruity flavor.

The Bluepoint oyster isn't from Appleton, CT.

Of the oyster with the nutty finish and the one from Willapa, RI, one costs $2.20 and the other is the Summersill oyster.

The Island Creek oyster is either the one from Punaville, RI or the oyster with the nutty finish.

The Summersill oyster costs 50 cents more than the Bluepoint oyster.

The Pomaquin oyster costs 10 cents more than the oyster with the citrusy finish.

The oyster with the nutty finish costs somewhat more than the one with the buttery finish.

Of the Bluepoint oyster and the Fanneuil oyster, one is from Willapa, RI and the other has a citrusy taste.

Of the oyster from Duxbury, MA and the oyster that costs $2.40, one has a briny taste and the other is the Katamaka oyster.

The oyster that costs $2.50 isn't from Barnstable, ME.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Fanneuil
Katamaka
Ninigreth
Pomaquin
Summersill

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Willapa, RI

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


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.

The 4-5 decision was 4 weeks before the 7-2 decision.

Carson v Dunn was either the March 24 proceeding or Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Watts v Yang had its majority opinion written by Justice Hatfield.

Justice Underwood's majority opinion was 1 week after Gibbs v Kintz.

Of the March 3 proceeding and the 7-2 decision, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Larson and the other was Zamora v Pibb.

The 3-6 decision was sometime before Ayers v Byrd.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was 2 weeks after Justice Alvarado's majority opinion.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was 1 week after the 4-5 decision.

The 5-4 decision was 1 week before the 6-3 decision.

The 5-4 decision was 2 weeks after Ayers v Byrd.

The 8-1 decision was 5 weeks after Ayers v Byrd.

The April 14 proceeding didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Olson.

The 5-4 decision was 3 weeks before Short v Metz.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


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.

Of the woman who won in 1924 and the woman who won at Willow Grove, one was Wendy Wells and the other shot a 64.

Leslie Lane won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 65.

The golfer who scored a 63 won her tournament sometime before the golfer who scored a 61.

The golfer who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 3 years after Leslie Lane.

The person who won at Spotswood won her tournament 1 year after Bonita Bitz.

The woman who won at Amble Glen won her tournament 1 year after the person who won at Pennyfoot.

Neither the woman who scored a 66 nor the golfer who scored a 64 was Vickie Vern.

The woman who won at Pennyfoot won her tournament 2 years before Freda Fritz.

The person who won at Juniper Hills won her tournament sometime after Tina Tuttle.

Of the golfer who scored a 62 and the woman who scored a 66, one won at Scotch Pines and the other won in 1923.

The woman who won in 1923 won at Pennyfoot.

The woman who won at Spotswood won her tournament 2 years before the golfer who scored a 60.

The person who won in 1926 was either the person who scored a 60 or the golfer who scored a 66.

Bonita Bitz
Carrie Cole
Freda Fritz
Leslie Lane
Tina Tuttle
Vickie Vern
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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 one sequenced by Dr. Jordan has 500 fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

D. forcilitis has 500 fewer genes than L. dyson.

Of E. paradolens and B. mangeris, one was sequenced by Dr. Zamora and the other has 1,000 genes.

The organism sequenced in December has somewhat fewer genes than the organism sequenced in November.

The bacteria sequenced in February wasn't sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

Of the bacteria with 500 genes and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Jordan, one is L. dyson and the other was sequenced in September.

The one with 1,000 genes was either the bacteria sequenced in November or the one sequenced by Dr. Jordan.

D. forcilitis has 1,250 fewer genes than the one sequenced in February.

E. carolinus has 250 more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

E. paradolens wasn't sequenced in August.

The organism sequenced in December has 500 more genes than the organism sequenced in July.

The one sequenced in September has 250 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Underwood.

The organism sequenced in April and the organism sequenced by Dr. Zamora were different organisms.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Prince has 250 more genes than D. forcilitis.

P. wellington doesn't have exactly 500 genes.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis

Fletcher Jordan Long Prince Quinn Underwood Zamora

February April July August September November December


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 presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill spoke 2 minutes less than the student who got the C-.

The seven students were the student who got the B+, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill, the student who spoke for 10 minutes, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone.

Zachary was either the student who got the A- or the presenter who got the C+.

The student who got the A spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who got the B-.

The student who got the C- spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who got the C+.

The student who spoke for 16 minutes didn't get the B+.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath and Ginger, one got the A- and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

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

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel spoke 4 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher.

Of the presenter who got the B- and Ginger, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other talked about P.M. Churchill.

Roberta was either the presenter who got the A- or the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes.

The student who got the C- was either Milton or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes was either Ginger or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes
16 minutes
18 minutes

Ginger Lucille Milton Ora Roberta Theodore Zachary

Chamberlain Churchill Gladstone Heath Peel Thatcher Wilson


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.

The temple in Toyagi is either Matsuno Okura or Amari Michi.

Of the shrine built in 1645 and the shrine in Uchida, one is dedicated to the cat and the other is Sama Takako.

Okabe Honzo was built sometime before the temple dedicated to the turtle.

Takahashi was built sometime after Matsuno Okura.

The structure in Usui was built 120 years before Okabe Honzo.

Sama Takako was built 60 years before the temple in Nakai.

The shrine in Niwa was built 60 years after the shrine dedicated to the frog.

The structure dedicated to the rooster is either Sama Takako or the shrine built in 1885.

Of the temple in Nakai and Hori Takesi, one was built in 1885 and the other is dedicated to the dragon.

The temple dedicated to the deer was built sometime after the temple dedicated to the frog.

Matsuno Okura isn't dedicated to the mouse.

Of Takahashi and the shrine built in 1585, one is in Uchida and the other is dedicated to the frog.

The shrine dedicated to the frog was built 180 years before the temple in Uchida.

The temple in Toyagi, Hori Takesi, and the structure dedicated to the turtle are three different shrines.

The structure dedicated to the deer isn't in Funai.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki

Funai Miyato Nakai Niwa Toyagi Uchida Usui

cat deer dragon frog mouse rooster turtle


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 Adam, one was donated to the aquarium in 1994 and the other is the gray whale.

The exhibit donated in 1996 is somewhat longer than the narwhal.

The bowhead whale is somewhat longer than Herbert.

The exhibit donated in 1994 is 4 feet shorter than Brent.

The seven whales are the gray whale, Dennis, the whale donated in 2015, the 29 ft long exhibit, Evan, the 27 ft long whale and the whale donated in 1994.

Of the right whale and the exhibit donated in 1996, one is 29 ft long and the other is Dennis.

Adam is 2 feet shorter than the fin whale.

The fin whale is 2 feet shorter than the specimen donated in 2004.

The whale donated in 2013 is 2 feet longer than the narwhal.

Of the sei whale and Dennis, one was donated to the aquarium in 2012 and the other is 33 ft long.

The bowhead whale wasn't donated in 1996.

21 ft
23 ft
25 ft
27 ft
29 ft
31 ft
33 ft

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale

Adam Brent Dennis Evan Felipe Gus Herbert


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.

Ida scored 7 more points than the person from Enzo's.

Tyrone is either the cook from Demitasse or the chef who scored 49 points.

The cook who scored 56 points, the chef from Enzo's, and the person from Epicurious are three different chefs.

The cook from White Bean scored 35 more points than the chef who made the smoked pork.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored 35 more points than the cook who made the cashew tofu.

The person from Epicurious is either Jim or the cook who made the cajun chili.

The cook who made the turkey soup scored somewhat more points than the cook from Enzo's.

The cook who scored 63 points is either the chef from Oceanside or Tyrone.

Ed scored 7 more points than the chef who made the lemon snapper.

Jim scored somewhat fewer points than the chef who made the smoked pork.

The person from Demitasse scored somewhat more points than Yolanda.

Gabriel scored 14 fewer points than the person from Enzo's.

The cook from Epicurious scored 7 more points than the chef from Oceanside.

The chef from Apple Barn scored somewhat fewer points than Yolanda.

Ed Gabriel Ida Jim Rosalie Tyrone Yolanda

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


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.

Omar, the competitor who won the $6.50 pot, the player who won with a straight flush, Jana and the competitor who won the $5.25 pot were all different people.

The person who won the $12.50 pot won 3 hands after Kelley.

The player who won the $6.50 pot won 5 hands after the person who won the $9.00 pot.

Lee was either the person who won the $18.25 pot or the competitor who won the fifth hand.

Of the person who won the second hand and the player who won with two pairs, one was Lee and the other won the $23.25 pot.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands after Ernestine.

Kelley won sometime after the competitor who won with a full house.

The person who won with a straight was either Kelley or the player who won the second hand.

The person who won the $9.00 pot won 2 hands before Zachary.

Of the competitor who won the seventh hand and Ernestine, one won with a straight flush and the other won with a flush.

The competitor who won the $3.75 pot didn't win with a royal flush.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Byron Ernestine Jana Kelley Lee Omar Zachary

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


Matsuno Okura was built sometime before the temple dedicated to the cat.

The structure dedicated to the mouse was built 180 years after Hori Takesi.

The structure built in 1525, Yamasaki, Sama Takako, the temple in Uchida, the temple dedicated to the dragon and the temple dedicated to the frog are all different shrines.

Matsuno Okura was built 60 years before the temple in Miyato.

Yamasaki was built 60 years before the structure dedicated to the dragon.

Of Okabe Honzo and the temple in Toyagi, one is dedicated to the deer and the other was built in 1765.

Sama Takako was built 60 years after the shrine in Niwa.

Takahashi is either the shrine built in 1705 or the temple built in 1885.

Of the temple built in 1645 and the temple built in 1705, one is Amari Michi and the other is in Usui.

The temple dedicated to the rooster was built 60 years after the temple dedicated to the dragon.

Of the shrine dedicated to the frog and the shrine in Funai, one was built in 1525 and the other is Okabe Honzo.


The windmill in Schiedam is either Grosmolen or the Meijer family's windmill.

Westmolen was built sometime after Vlietmolen.

The windmill in Moerkapelle isn't owned by the De Jong family.

The home in Leiderdorp was built 115 years after Grosmolen.

Of the windmill built in 1798 and the De Vries family's structure, one is Doesmolen and the other is Hoekmolen.

The Meijer family's structure is either the windmill built in 1752 or the home in Hoogmade.

The home in Kinderdijk was built 23 years after the Smit family's home.

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

Of Grosmolen and the windmill in Aarlanderveen, one is owned by the Smit family and the other was built in 1706.

Hoekmolen is either the home built in 1706 or the structure built in 1729.

The structure in Hoogmade was built 23 years after Vlietmolen.

Vlietmolen was built 23 years before the Visser family's structure.

Of the Bakker family's structure and the home in Aarlanderveen, one was built in 1821 and the other was built in 1683.

Bakker
De Jong
De Vries
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Visser


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.

The team member who ordered the Italian sub owes $1.35 more than the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

Of the team member whose order cost $6.70 and Chip, one ordered the water and the other ordered the orange soda.

The salesperson who ordered the meatball sub is either the team member whose order cost $7.15 or Irene.

The salesperson who ordered the Italian sub, the salesperson who ordered the diet coke and the person who ordered the club sandwich are all different people.

The person who ordered the B.L.T. owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich.

The person whose order cost $5.35 is either Hannah or the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

Chip owes 90 cents more than the team member who ordered the ginger ale.

Of the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 and the team member whose order cost $6.70, one ordered the orange soda and the other ordered the club sandwich.

The salesperson whose order cost $7.15 is either the person who ordered the club sandwich or the salesperson who ordered the grape soda.

Of the person whose order cost $5.35 and the team member who ordered the taco salad, one ordered the root beer and the other is Chip.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Hannah Irene Rebecca Samantha

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


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.

Gayle had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in sixth place.

The student who finished in third place is either Nick or the child from Mrs. Steuben's class.

Nick, the student who finished in second place, the student who finished in fourth place, the contestant who finished in third place, the child whose final word was "elucidated" and the student whose final word was "graciousness" are all different people.

The contestant who finished in sixth place is either the child whose final word was "anemic" or Andres.

May had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Andres.

Of the contestant whose final word was "anemic" and Ted, one was from Mrs. Witte's class and the other finished in sixth place.

The contestant whose final word was "duplicity" has never taken a class from Mrs. Almerini.

The child whose final word was "consomme" is either the student from Mrs. Witte's class or the child from Mrs. Steuben's class.

May has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

The child who finished in seventh place had to spell a word that was 5 letters longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Of Denise and the student who finished in second place, one had to spell "bulwark" and the other was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The student whose final word was "elucidated" didn't finish in fifth place.

May had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to Denise.

The student who finished in fourth place had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Condini's class.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously graciousness

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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 $9.00 animal was either the fish or the red animal.

The $5.00 piece was either the balloon Sidney bought or the white balloon.

Of the animal Yvette bought and the animal Francisco bought, one cost $8.00 and the other was the snail.

Of the $4.00 piece and the snail, one was gold and the other was purchased by Emma.

The animal Yvette bought cost 4 dollars more than the cat.

The $6.00 animal wasn't purchased by Javier.

The bear was either the white balloon or the gold animal.

The white animal cost  more than the animal Emma bought.

The $5.00 balloon wasn't purchased by Zachary.

The animal Yvette bought, the purple piece, the fish, the $6.00 piece and the $8.00 piece were all different items.

The bear cost  less than the piece Sidney bought.

The monkey wasn't purchased by Francisco.

The brown balloon cost 1 dollar less than the turtle.

The turtle was either the balloon Sidney bought or the white animal.

brown gold orange purple red white yellow

Emma Francisco Gayle Javier Sidney Yvette Zachary


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 box that held the chewing gum was found sometime after the cache at 88.4584 W.

The cache that held the chewing gum was found 3 days before the box at 40.2516 N.

Of the box that held the decoder ring and the cache at 40.8991 N, one was at 88.3907 W and the other was found on May 18.

The cache that held the chewing gum was found 6 days before the case that held the ancient coin.

The cache at 40.5912 N wasn't at 88.2694 W.

The cache that held the brass key was found 3 days after the case at 40.6656 N.

The box at 41.0072 N didn't have the sunglasses inside it.

The box found on May 15 wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The case at 40.8991 N was found 12 days before the case at 40.6656 N.

The cache at 88.0431 W was found 6 days after the box at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 40.5912 N was found 9 days after the case that held the puzzle book.

Of the case that held the puzzle book and the cache at 88.3821 W, one was found on May 21 and the other was at 40.3109 N.

Of the case at 88.0431 W and the case found on May 18, one held the decoder ring and the other held the marbles.

The cache at 40.3109 N, the cache that held the sunglasses, and the case at 88.2694 W are three different boxes.

May 3
May 6
May 9
May 12
May 15
May 18
May 21

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


Howard, a stock broker, has made several buys today for a number of different clients.  Using only the clues that follow, match each stock to the client who bought it, and determine its share price and market sector.

The stock Heathcliff bought was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Edith bought.

PSTO was 4 dollars per share more expensive than HBW.

HBW was 1 dollar per share more expensive than ABTR.

The stock Geraldo bought was  per share more expensive than the technology stock.

The stock Ida Mae bought was  per share more expensive than the health care stock.

Of the stock Heathcliff bought and the financial stock, one sold for $27 per share and the other was JMO.

QMZ was 1 dollar per share more expensive than GXTV.

The stock Heathcliff bought was  per share less expensive than the utilities stock.

JMO was 4 dollars per share more expensive than the real estate stock.

The stock that sold for $28 per share wasn't purchased by Ida Mae.

The energy stock was  per share more expensive than GXTV.

Of the stock that sold for $31 per share and PSTO, one was bought by Geraldo and the other was in the technology sector.

Of the health care stock and the stock that sold for $25 per share, one was bought by Bill and the other was GXTV.

Abigail
Bill
Delilah
Edith
Geraldo
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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 10:00pm didn't have exactly 1,000,000 viewers.

Of the program that aired on CBR and the program that aired on GMA, one aired on Saturday and the other aired at 6:00pm.

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

The program that aired on Tuesday had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired on SBC.

The show that aired at 8:30pm had 1,250,000 more viewers than the program that aired on CBR.

The show that aired on Thursday, the show with 750,000 viewers, and the show that aired on BMT are three different programs.

The program that aired on WNW didn't air on Thursday.

The program that aired on Sunday was either the program that aired at 8:30pm or the program with 1,000,000 viewers.

The program with 1,500,000 viewers was either the program that aired on BMT or the program that aired on PTR.

Of the program that aired at 11:30am and the program with 1,500,000 viewers, one aired on CBR and the other aired on Monday.

The program that aired on GMA had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Thursday.

The seven programs were the show with 500,000 viewers, the program that aired on FNX, the program that aired at 4:30pm, the program that aired on CBR, the show that aired on Monday, the show that aired on Friday and the program that aired on Sunday.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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.

Flora Flynn's sighting was either the August 5 report or the report of the egg-shaped UFO.

Cindy Chan's report, the August 5 report, the sighting from Marina, the report from Zearing, the report of the diamond-shaped UFO and the sighting from Crescent City were all different sightings.

Of the August 5 sighting and the August 6 sighting, one was reported by Cindy Chan and the other was from Jackson.

The sighting from Islesboro was submitted 3 days after the report of the triangle-shaped UFO.

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

Of Cindy Chan's report and Dan Delgado's report, one was from Marina and the other was received on August 6.

Of the sighting from Crescent City and the sighting of the oval-shaped UFO, one was reported by Abe Alvarez and the other was received on August 9.

The sighting from Newark was submitted 1 day after the report of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Marina was submitted 1 day before Abe Alvarez's report.

Iva Ingram's sighting was submitted sometime before the report of the cone-shaped UFO.

Hal Harrison's report wasn't received on August 9.

The sighting from Zearing was submitted 4 days before the report of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8
August 9
August 10

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Crescent City
Islesboro
Jackson
Marina
Newark
Otisfield
Zearing

cigar cone diamond egg oval teardrop triangle


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 person who gave Ally the toaster is either Lily Little or the attendee who spent $450.

The seven people are Ora Osborne, the friend who gave Ally the juicer, the attendee who spent $400, the person who gave Ally the blender, the attendee who gave Ally the toaster, the attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player and the friend who lives in Eustis.

Kit Kelley didn't give Ally the toaster.

Kit Kelley, the attendee who spent $400, and the friend who gave Ally the blender are three different people.

The attendee who lives in Twin Peaks spent 50 dollars more than Pam Powell.

The person who spent $450, the friend who gave Ally the juicer, and the person who gave Ally the blender are three different people.

Ora Osborne spent  less than Kit Kelley.

Of the person who gave Ally the HD tv and the attendee who spent $525, one is Pam Powell and the other lives in Eustis.

The attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent  more than the friend who lives in Jonesboro.

The person who gave Ally the blender spent 25 dollars more than the person who lives in Fruitland.

The person who lives in Sun City is either the attendee who spent $400 or the person who spent $450.

The attendee who gave Ally the HD tv spent 75 dollars less than Jack Jordan.

Of Mitch Mayo and Lily Little, one spent $550 and the other lives in Decatur City.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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 85 year-old tree and the 99 year-old tree, one is in Silk Notch and the other is The Senator.

Old Jarvis is 6 feet taller than the 96 year-old tree.

Zeke's Spruce is  taller than the tree in Deloit Woods.

Old Jarvis is 9 feet shorter than the 79 year-old tree.

The 99 year-old tree is either Old Jarvis or Nolan's Pine.

The 80 year-old tree is 9 feet shorter than the tree in York Woods.

Zeke's Spruce is 15 feet shorter than the tree in Woden Woods.

The 94 year-old tree is  shorter than the 96 year-old tree.

Marsh Tree is either the tree in Benton Notch or the tree in Silk Notch.

Roger's Oak is 12 feet taller than the 94 year-old tree.

The tree in Eldora Woods is  shorter than Marsh Tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce

Benton Notch
Deloit Woods
Eldora Woods
Knox Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods
York Woods


The balloon Nancy bought cost  more than the orange balloon.

The white piece cost 2 dollars more than the bear.

The balloon Lucas bought, the snail, the monkey, the bear, the $3.00 balloon and the $8.00 piece were all different items.

The snail cost 1 dollar more than the piece Patsy bought.

The turtle cost 5 dollars more than the cat.

The purple piece cost  more than the balloon Nancy bought.

Of the monkey and the piece Toni bought, one was red and the other was gold.

The balloon Bernard bought wasn't white.

Of the piece Lucas bought and the $9.00 piece, one was white and the other was purple.

The snail was either the white balloon or the purple balloon.

The animal Marshall bought cost 2 dollars less than the fish.

gold magenta orange purple red white yellow

Bernard Lucas Marshall Nancy Patsy Toni Yvette


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 second striker was either Daregh or the person who started in 1991.

The player on the Hawks wasn't the center forward.

The seven players were the sweeper, the person who started in 1994, Awad, Fichin, the person on the Minutemen, the person on the Rangers and Engmose.

Neither the person who started in 1994 nor the center forward was Imay.

The wing back was either Banben or the person who started in 1994.

The player on the Mustangs was either the person who started in 1982 or the full back.

The person on the Mustangs started 12 years after Engmose.

The sweeper started sometime after Kawa.

The person on the Courage wasn't the sweeper.

The person on the Hawks started 9 years after the center back.

The person on the Spartans started 3 years before the person on the Rangers.

Of Fichin and Kawa, one played for the Minutemen and the other was the full back.

The player who started in 1985 was either the player on the Hawks or the sweeper.

Of the player who started in 1976 and the wing back, one played for the Rangers and the other was Engmose.

Awad Banben Daregh Engmose Fichin Imay Kawa

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Bulldogs Courage Hawks Minutemen Mustangs Rangers Spartans


The friend who lives in Decatur City didn't give Ally the juicer.

Of the person who lives in Sun City and the person who gave Ally the juicer, one spent $425 and the other is Mitch Mayo.

The attendee who gave Ally the toaster is either Pam Powell or Kit Kelley.

Lily Little is either the friend who gave Ally the toaster or the attendee who spent $500.

Kit Kelley spent 25 dollars more than Ned Norris.

The seven people are the attendee who spent $525, the friend who gave Ally the HD tv, the person who gave Ally the planter, the friend who gave Ally the toaster, the person who lives in Decatur City, Ora Osborne and the friend who lives in Twin Peaks.

The friend who lives in Sun City is either Jack Jordan or the friend who gave Ally the toaster.

The friend who lives in Eustis spent 75 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

Ned Norris is either the friend who lives in Eustis or the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

The person who lives in Jonesboro is either the attendee who gave Ally the blender or the attendee who spent $500.

The friend who spent $525 doesn't live in Clovis.

The attendee who gave Ally the blender spent 50 dollars more than Ned Norris.

Jack Jordan spent 25 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the laptop.

The attendee who lives in Twin Peaks gave Ally the laptop.


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.

Rachel Reid, the mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry, the magnate from Ireland, the mogul who works in the retail industry, the mogul who works in the biotech industry and the magnate who works in the software industry are all different people.

The magnate from Germany is worth somewhat less than the magnate who works in the biotech industry.

The tycoon from France is worth 3 billion more than the mogul from Denmark.

Of Ed Everett and the tycoon from Sweden, one works in the biotech industry and the other works in the finance industry.

The magnate worth $26 billion, the tycoon from Ireland, and Leonard Levy are three different people.

The tycoon from Germany is either the tycoon worth $28 billion or Gil Gallegos.

The mogul from Denmark is worth 2 billion less than the tycoon who works in the finance industry.

Kirk Kaplan is worth 4 billion less than Ed Everett.

The person who works in the banking industry is worth somewhat more than the mogul from Norway.

Of the magnate worth $27 billion and Ed Everett, one works in the finance industry and the other works in the software industry.

The tycoon who works in the aerospace industry is worth 4 billion less than the tycoon who works in the retail industry.

Leonard Levy is worth 1 billion more than Kirk Kaplan.

Ed Everett is worth somewhat less than Hal Hickman.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion
$30 billion
$31 billion

Ed Everett
Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Hal Hickman
Kirk Kaplan
Leonard Levy
Rachel Reid

Denmark Ireland England France Germany Norway Sweden

aerospace banking biotech finance retail pharmaceutical software


Of the friend who lives in Decatur City and the person who gave Ally the blender, one spent $500 and the other spent $425.

The seven people are Ned Norris, the attendee who spent $450, the attendee who spent $425, the friend who spent $550, the friend who lives in Clovis, the attendee who lives in Decatur City and the person who lives in Sun City.

Of the friend who spent $400 and the person who lives in Fruitland, one is Ned Norris and the other gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The person who lives in Sun City spent 25 dollars more than Ora Osborne.

The friend who spent $500 is either the attendee who gave Ally the juicer or the attendee who lives in Sun City.

The attendee who lives in Clovis didn't give Ally the toaster.

The friend who gave Ally the laptop is either Lily Little or Mitch Mayo.

The attendee who lives in Fruitland spent 125 dollars more than the attendee who lives in Jonesboro.

Jack Jordan spent 50 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the juicer.

The person who gave Ally the HD tv spent 25 dollars less than Pam Powell.

Ned Norris is either the attendee who lives in Clovis or the attendee who lives in Twin Peaks.

The friend who gave Ally the planter spent 75 dollars more than Lily Little.


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.

Patsy has an appointment sometime after the person going in for the filling.

Zachary has an appointment 3 hours after Lynn.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Winters is either the patient with the 1:30pm appointment or the person going in for the veneers.

Mindy has an appointment 2 hours before Lynn.

Of the patient going in for the crown and the person with the 9:30am appointment, one is Mindy and the other will be seen by Dr. Kramer.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Kramer has an appointment 2 hours after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Quinn.

Of Felix and Mindy, one will be seen by Dr. Underwood and the other has the appointment for the filling.

Of the customer with the 1:30pm appointment and Lynn, one has the appointment for the extraction and the other will be seen by Dr. Kramer.

Mindy has an appointment 3 hours before the patient who will be seeing Dr. Torres.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood is either the customer with the 1:30pm appointment or the person going in for the cleaning.

Of the client going in for the veneers and the client who will be seeing Dr. Underwood, one is Mindy and the other is Zachary.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Quinn has an appointment 1 hour after the customer going in for the whitening.

The patient going in for the root canal is either the customer who will be seeing Dr. Winters or Ernest.

Ernest Felix Lynn Mindy Orlando Patsy Zachary

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Torres
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters


Of the person from Apple Barn and the chef who scored 63 points, one was Veronica and the other made the pepper steak.

The person from Oceanside scored 7 more points than Nelson.

Of the cook from Demitasse and Rosalie, one scored 84 points and the other scored 77 points.

Nelson scored somewhat more points than Veronica.

Of Hattie and the person who scored 56 points, one works at Oceanside and the other made the lemon snapper.

The person who made the jambalaya scored 7 more points than Karl.

The seven chefs are the person who scored 84 points, the person from Epicurious, Veronica, Nelson, the person from Oceanside, the person from Enzo's and the chef who made the cajun chili.

The person who made the turkey soup scored 14 fewer points than Veronica.

The chef from Zenaida's didn't make the pepper steak.

The person who scored 84 points didn't make the cashew tofu.

The cook from Epicurious scored somewhat more points than the cook from Enzo's.

Freda Hattie Karl Nelson Ollie Rosalie Veronica


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 woman who won at Pennyfoot or the golfer who won in 1921.

The person who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 4 years after the person who won at Juniper Hills.

The person who won at Pennyfoot didn't shoot a 60.

Neither the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove nor the person who won at Amble Glen was Inez.

Denise Detz won her tournament 4 years before the person who scored a 60.

Shari Steel was either the woman who won at Amble Glen or the woman who won in 1926.

Wendy Wells won her tournament sometime after the golfer who won at Spotswood.

Of the person who won in 1922 and Tina Tuttle, one shot a 66 and the other won at Juniper Hills.

The person who won at Pennyfoot, the person who won in 1920, the woman who scored a 63, the person who won in 1922 and the woman who scored a 66 were all different golfers.

Pamela Peet won her tournament 1 year before the golfer who won at Scotch Pines.

The person who scored a 61 won her tournament 1 year before the woman who scored a 65.

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines shot a 65.

Bonita Bitz
Denise Detz
Inez
Pamela Peet
Shari Steel
Tina Tuttle
Wendy Wells


The cache that held the marbles was found 6 days before the case that held the ancient coin.

The box at 88.4584 W was either the cache found on May 18 or the box at 41.0072 N.

Of the cache found on May 3 and the case that held the decoder ring, one was at 41.0072 N and the other was at 88.3907 W.

The cache at 88.3821 W was found sometime before the cache at 40.6656 N.

The cache at 41.0072 N was found sometime after the box at 40.8991 N.

Of the case at 88.1863 W and the case found on May 18, one held the chewing gum and the other was at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 41.0237 N was found 9 days before the cache that held the chewing gum.

The cache at 41.0072 N was found 6 days before the box at 88.3821 W.

The box that held the brass key, the cache found on May 6, and the case at 88.4584 W are three different boxes.

The box found on May 12 held the sunglasses.

The cache that held the marbles was found 3 days after the case that held the decoder ring.

The cache at 88.0431 W was found 3 days after the box at 41.0072 N.

The cache found on May 15 wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The cache at 88.1928 W was either the box at 41.0237 N or the box at 40.5912 N.

The cache at 40.2516 N wasn't at 88.0431 W.

The case that held the decoder ring was found 3 days after the box that held the brass key.


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 chili pork doesn't have exactly 400 calories.

The dish with 500 calories wasn't served on May 16th.

The dish with 9 grams of protein wasn't served on May 14th.

The meal with 18 grams of protein wasn't served on May 12th.

The recipe with 8 grams of protein contains 60 fewer calories than the meal with 9 grams of protein.

The recipe served on May 15th contains 20 more calories than the meal with 7 grams of protein.

The citrus halibut was either the recipe served on May 16th or the dish with 7 grams of protein.

The lemon salmon contains 80 fewer calories than the recipe served on May 14th.

The lemon salmon wasn't served on May 16th.

The garlic tilapia was either the recipe with 460 calories or the recipe with 12 grams of protein.

The recipe with 18 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the recipe with 10 grams of protein.

The dish with 12 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the meal served on May 12th.

The asian steak contains 100 more calories than the chili pork.

The meal with 440 calories was served on May 15th.

The recipe served on May 13th, the lemon salmon, and the chili pork are three different recipes.

Of the dish served on May 11th and the dish with 440 calories, one has exactly 5 grams of protein and the other was the kale quinoa.

The recipe with 18 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the meal with 5 grams of protein.

The kale quinoa was either the meal with 7 grams of protein or the dish with 8 grams of protein.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th

5 grams
7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
10 grams
12 grams
18 grams


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 home going to Kennebunkport is either the $29,000 house or the $32,250 structure.

Of the house going to Shaver Lake and the 110 sq ft structure, one is for the Ingrams and the other is for the Davidsons.

Of the 95 sq ft home and the structure going to Fullerton, one is for the Underwoods and the other sold for $32,250.

Neither the $25,000 house nor the Davidson's home is the structure going to Mission Viejo.

The $29,000 home is somewhat larger than the Whitehead's structure.

The $27,500 home is 60 sq ft larger than the home going to Laguna Beach.

The structure going to Laguna Beach is 30 sq ft smaller than the home going to Shaver Lake.

Of the Nielsen's structure and the Ingram's house, one will be delivered to Unionville and the other is 110 sq ft.

The Nielsen's house didn't sell for $25,000.

The $29,000 house is either the Underwood's home or the Gillespie's house.

Of the Nielsen's house and the Davidson's structure, one sold for $36,000 and the other is 155 sq ft.

The Gillespie's house, the $29,000 structure, the $25,000 house, the 110 sq ft house, the $35,000 home and the structure going to Shaver Lake are all different houses.

The Whitehead's home is either the 185 sq ft home or the house going to Mission Viejo.

95 sq ft
110 sq ft
125 sq ft
140 sq ft
155 sq ft
170 sq ft
185 sq ft

Davidson Gillespie Ingram Nielsen Underwood Whitehead Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Unionville


Of the student who finished in seventh place and the contestant who finished in fifth place, one had to spell "duplicity" and the other was from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

The contestant who finished in seventh place had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the contestant who finished in fifth place.

The contestant from Mrs. Witte's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in third place.

The contestant who finished in third place, the child from Mrs. Steuben's class, and Philip are three different people.

The student from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to Gayle.

The student whose final word was "elucidated" is either Denise or the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The contestant whose final word was "bulwark", the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class, Lila, the student who finished in second place and the contestant who finished in seventh place are all different people.

Of the student whose final word was "duplicity" and Denise, one was from Mrs. Condini's class and the other finished in third place.

The contestant who finished in seventh place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Lila.

Andres had to spell a word that was 4 letters longer than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Clarence wasn't asked to spell "duplicity".

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

The child whose final word was "consomme" has never taken a class from Mrs. Steuben.

Of the child from Mrs. Nixon's class and Andres, one finished in second place and the other had to spell "elucidated".

The child whose final word was "graciousness" didn't finish in first place.

Andres Clarence Denise Gayle Lila May Philip


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.

Of the bean casserole and the dish that serves 9 people, one cooks at 410 degrees and the other bakes for 25 minutes.

The dish that cooks at 425 degrees requires 15 minutes less baking time than the dish that serves 8 people.

The mac and cheese requires 25 minutes less baking time than the roast potatoes recipe.

The recipe that cooks at 425 degrees requires 25 minutes less baking time than the dish that serves 3 people.

The mac and cheese bakes 5 minutes longer than the bean casserole.

The dish that cooks at 410 degrees requires 20 minutes less baking time than the baked ham.

The chicken cutlet is either the dish that bakes for 50 minutes or the dish that bakes for 45 minutes.

The dish that serves 5 people is either the dish that bakes for 30 minutes or the recipe that cooks at 350 degrees.

Of the recipe that serves 2 people and the candied yams recipe, one cooks at 325 degrees and the other cooks at 400 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 350 degrees, the dish that bakes for 40 minutes, the dish that bakes for 35 minutes and the dish that serves 2 people are all different dishes.

The baked ham doesn't cook at 340 degrees.

The meatloaf doesn't serve exactly 7 people.

The dish that bakes for 45 minutes is either the recipe that serves 7 people or the dish that cooks at 325 degrees.

The dish that serves 8 people is either the recipe that cooks at 400 degrees or the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes
50 minutes
55 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

2 people
3 people
5 people
6 people
7 people
8 people
9 people


The student who finished in fifth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

The student from Mrs. Almerini's class, Floyd, and the contestant who finished in fourth place are three different people.

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

The child whose final word was "graciousness" didn't finish in seventh place.

The contestant who finished in first place, the child from Mrs. Condini's class, the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class, the student from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class are all different people.

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

The student from Mrs. Steuben's class is either Zachary or the child who finished in fifth place.

Ronald had to spell a word that was 5 letters shorter than the one given to Bessie.

The child from Mrs. Nixon's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The child who finished in third place has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

Zachary had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the contestant who finished in second place.

Of Erik and the student whose final word was "facetiously", one was from Mrs. Manzella's class and the other finished in fourth place.

Of Denise and the contestant whose final word was "elucidated", one finished in first place and the other was from Mrs. Condini's class.

Bessie Clarence Denise Erik Floyd Ronald Zachary


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.

Of the traveler whose birthday is on July 16th and the traveler whose birthday is on June 14th, one is from France and the other is Lamar.

The seven people are the surgeon, the person born on September 17th, the traveler whose birthday is on June 14th, Harry, the person from Canada, Izzy and the traveler born on May 18th.

The traveler from Germany has a birthday sometime after Dale.

Lamar has a birthday 2 months after the musician.

The architect has a birthday 4 months after the traveler from Norway.

The traveler whose birthday is on August 15th is either the architect or the person from France.

Izzy has a birthday 2 months before the person from South Africa.

The person from Belgium is either the person whose birthday is on April 13th or the architect.

Of Dale and the lawyer, one is from South Africa and the other was born on May 18th.

Neither the person whose birthday is on June 14th nor the person from Norway is the musician.

The diplomat has a birthday 1 month after Adrian.

The person whose birthday is on April 13th is either Frank or the surgeon.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th
September 17th
October 19th

Adrian Dale Frank Harry Izzy Lamar Michael

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Belgium
Canada
France
Germany
Mexico
Norway
South Africa


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.

Ronda's order is either the sandwich with bologna or the order with roast beef.

The order with roast beef costs  less than the order with salami.

Neither the $7.75 sandwich nor Greg's sandwich is the order with muenster cheese.

Of the sandwich with salami and the sandwich with havarti cheese, one is Ronda's and the other costs $6.75.

The order with salami includes gouda cheese.

The order with provolone cheese costs  less than the order with roast beef.

Of the sandwich with muenster cheese and Verna's order, one includes prosciutto and the other costs $2.75.

Of the $2.75 sandwich and the order with ham, one is Kenneth's and the other includes cheddar cheese.

The order with liverwurst costs 3 dollars more than the order with cheddar cheese.

The sandwich with colby jack cheese, Greg's sandwich, the sandwich with gouda cheese and the sandwich with ham are all different sandwiches.

Archie Greg Kenneth Omar Ronda Verna Yolanda

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


Lily Little spent 75 dollars more than the person who lives in Fruitland.

The friend who gave Ally the toaster spent  more than the attendee who lives in Twin Peaks.

The attendee who gave Ally the HD tv spent 75 dollars less than the person who lives in Decatur City.

Of the friend who gave Ally the toaster and the attendee who spent $500, one lives in Clovis and the other is Pam Powell.

The person who lives in Sun City spent  less than the person who gave Ally the planter.

Jack Jordan spent 100 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The friend who gave Ally the juicer, Ora Osborne, the person who lives in Clovis, the friend who spent $425 and the attendee who spent $450 are all different people.

The friend who gave Ally the juicer spent  less than the person who lives in Fruitland.

Of the friend who lives in Eustis and Ora Osborne, one spent $475 and the other gave Ally the toaster.

The attendee who spent $425, the person who lives in Clovis, and Ned Norris are three different people.

The friend who lives in Jonesboro spent 125 dollars less than the attendee who lives in Sun City.

Mitch Mayo is either the friend who lives in Twin Peaks or the person who spent $550.


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 winner from Germany won her prize 4 years after the person from Ireland.

Edna Evitz is either the person from Canada or the winner from France.

The person who won in 1988 is either the winner who won the prize in economics or the winner from Canada.

The winner who won the prize in astronomy won her prize 8 years after the winner who won the prize in physics.

Of the person from Poland and Sue Simpson, one won in 1980 and the other won the prize in physics.

Rita Reeves didn't win the prize in bioengineering.

The winner who won in 1976 isn't from Canada.

The person from Germany, Glenda Glenn, the winner who won in 1976, Sue Simpson, Betty Brewer and Hannah Hay are all different winners.

The winner who won in 1964 won the prize in physics.

Sue Simpson won her prize  after the person who won the prize in chemistry.

Of the winner who won the prize in bioengineering and the winner who won in 1964, one is Glenda Glenn and the other is from Canada.

Of the winner who won the prize in literature and Rita Reeves, one won in 1988 and the other is from France.

Sue Simpson is either the person who won the prize in astronomy or the person from Russia.

Betty Brewer
Edna Evitz
Glenda Glenn
Hannah Hay
Kim Kane
Rita Reeves
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Canada
Germany
Ireland
France
New Zealand
Poland
Russia


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.

"Tombawomba" cost 250 dollars less than Isabel's piece.

Of the piece going to Portland and "Yenga", one cost $1,250 and the other is Herman's.

"Sniffletoe" cost somewhat more than the puppet going to Mexico City.

The $1,500 piece isn't going to Mexico City.

The piece going to Ypsilanti, "Valencio", Isabel's puppet, "Xavier" and "Waldarama" are all different dummies.

Herman's dummy cost 500 dollars more than "Xavier".

The $1,250 dummy, Isabel's puppet, and "Waldarama" are three different dummies.

The puppet going to St. Moritz is either the $750 piece or "Yenga".

The dummy going to Mexico City cost somewhat more than the piece going to St. Moritz.

Isabel's dummy isn't going to Mexico City.

The puppet going to Vancouver cost 500 dollars more than the puppet going to Ypsilanti.

Of "Tombawomba" and the puppet going to Portland, one cost $2,000 and the other is Margarita's.

Nicole's piece cost somewhat less than the piece going to Oslo.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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.

The cantilever structure is 3,000 feet shorter than the bridge in Vaduz.

The cable-stayed bridge is  longer than the camelback one.

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

Sandy Bridge is 4,500 feet longer than Bay Bridge.

The 16,000 ft one isn't the bowstring bridge.

The structure in Rome isn't the cable-stayed bridge.

North Bridge is either the 10,000 ft one or the one in Dublin.

The suspension bridge is 7,500 feet longer than the cable-stayed structure.

The bridge in Dublin is  shorter than the girder one.

The structure in Copenhagen isn't the truss bridge.

The cantilever structure is 1,500 feet shorter than the bridge in Copenhagen.

Star Bridge, the bridge in Tallinn, and the 8,500 ft one are three different structures.

Of the 16,000 ft one and North Bridge, one is in Tallinn and the other is in Dublin.

Of the 17,500 ft one and Avery Bridge, one is in Zagreb and the other is the bowstring bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension truss

Copenhagen Dublin Rome Skopje Tallinn Vaduz Zagreb


North Bridge is either the bridge in Skopje or the cable-stayed bridge.

The bowstring structure is 4,500 feet longer than the truss one.

North Bridge is 3,000 feet longer than Star Bridge.

Of the 14,500 ft bridge and the 8,500 ft bridge, one is the truss bridge and the other is in Helsinki.

The 10,000 ft structure isn't in Madrid.

The bridge in Kiev is 1,500 feet longer than the cantilever one.

Bay Bridge isn't the cable-stayed bridge.

Of the structure in Kiev and the cable-stayed one, one is Gorem Bridge and the other is 14,500 ft.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed cantilever girder truss


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 from Nesketucket, MA costs 20 cents less than the one with the briny finish.

The Summersill oyster isn't from Charlestown, CT.

The oyster from Punaville, RI costs 20 cents less than the Fanneuil oyster.

Of the one from Vancouver, BC and the one with the melon-like finish, one is the Island Creek oyster and the other costs $2.00.

The oyster that costs $2.30 doesn't have a nutty flavor.

Of the oyster that costs $2.10 and the one from Barnstable, ME, one is the Fanneuil oyster and the other has a citrusy taste.

The oyster with the citrusy finish costs 10 cents less than the Bluepoint oyster.

The oyster with the citrusy finish costs 10 cents less than the one from Nesketucket, MA.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Fanneuil
Summersill
Welcher

Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC


Of the person who won in 1968 and the person who won in 1964, one is from Russia and the other won the prize in astronomy.

The winner from Poland didn't win the prize in medicine.

The person from Ireland won the prize in economics.

Neither the winner from Russia nor the winner who won in 1976 is Lisa Lara.

The person who won in 1972 didn't win the prize in economics.

The person who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 12 years before Patsy Pope.

Of the person who won in 1972 and the winner from Poland, one is Rita Reeves and the other is Patsy Pope.

Hannah Hay didn't win the prize in economics.

The person from Australia won her prize  before the winner from Russia.

Hannah Hay
Lisa Lara
Olive Olson
Patsy Pope
Rita Reeves

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics medicine


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 the flier leaving in January and the flier with the coin, one will go to Delaware and the other is Lee.

The passenger with the lucky hat will leave 2 months after Lee.

The flier with the lucky hat, Henry and the flier going to Delaware are all different fliers.

The aerophobe with the talisman will leave sometime after the flier with the lucky hat.

The flier leaving in May won't go to Delaware.

The passenger with the talisman is either Olive or the flier leaving in January.

The passenger going to Florida won't bring a rabbit's foot.

Neal is either the passenger going to Delaware or the passenger with the talisman.

Of the passenger with the rabbit's foot and Olive, one will leave in February and the other will go to Texas.

The aerophobe leaving in February won't go to Arkansas.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
talisman


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 child who finished in first place is either the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class or Philip.

The contestant whose final word was "consomme" didn't finish in fifth place.

The child whose final word was "consomme" didn't finish in fourth place.

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

Of the child who finished in fourth place and the student from Mrs. Witte's class, one is Philip and the other is Zachary.

The child from Mrs. Nixon's class is either Nick or the student whose final word was "bulwark".

Of the student whose final word was "duplicity" and the student who finished in seventh place, one is Ted and the other was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The student whose final word was "duplicity", the student who finished in fifth place, and Philip are three different people.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


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.

The five funds are First Crescent, the fund with a return of 10%, the one run by Ule Underwood, the fund with a return of 9% and the fund with a return of 8%.

Of the fund begun in 1972 and the one begun in 2002, one is Pine Bay and the other is run by Mike McClain.

Of the fund run by Ule Underwood and the fund with a return of 10%, one is Pine Bay and the other started in 1989.

The fund with a return of 9% didn't begin in 1977.

The one begun in 1977 is either the fund with a return of 10% or the fund run by Ollie Ochoa.

The one begun in 1989 has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one run by Quentin Quinn.

The one begun in 2002 isn't run by Vic Velasquez.

Black River
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Mike McClain
Ollie Ochoa
Quentin Quinn
Ule Underwood
Vic Velasquez


The woman who won in 1923 was either Freda Fritz or the woman who won at Juniper Hills.

Of the golfer who won in 1922 and Freda Fritz, one shot a 60 and the other won at Amble Glen.

Kristina Katz won her tournament 1 year before Vickie Vern.

Neither the golfer who won in 1920 nor the golfer who won at Spotswood was Carrie Cole.

Of Harriet Holt and the golfer who won in 1921, one won at Scotch Pines and the other shot a 67.

The woman who won at Amble Glen shot a 63.

Neither Kristina Katz nor the golfer who won at Spotswood was the woman who scored a 67.

The five golfers were Vickie Vern, the woman who scored a 59, the woman who won in 1920, the woman who won in 1921 and the golfer who scored a 67.

Carrie Cole
Freda Fritz
Harriet Holt
Kristina Katz
Vickie Vern

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Scotch Pines
Spotswood


The Ninigreth oyster doesn't have a briny flavor.

Of the Welcher oyster and the one with the buttery finish, one costs $2.00 and the other is from Punaville, RI.

The Summersill oyster has a melon-like taste.

The oyster from Nesketucket, MA costs 20 cents more than the Ninigreth oyster.

The oyster that costs $2.00 is from Duxbury, MA.

Of the oyster from Duxbury, MA and the oyster that costs $2.40, one has a melon-like taste and the other is the Bluepoint oyster.

The Ninigreth oyster costs 10 cents more than the oyster with the nutty finish.

The oyster with the briny finish is either the oyster from Willapa, RI or the oyster from Duxbury, MA.

Bluepoint Ninigreth Pomaquin Summersill Welcher

Appleton, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Willapa, RI


Gardelli was either the second striker or the player on the Spartans.

The second striker started sometime after the player on the Courage.

Of the person on the Whitecaps and the player on the Courage, one was Banben and the other was the center forward.

The person on the Stingrays started 6 years before the wing back.

The person who started in 1982 played for the Mustangs.

The player who started in 1985 played for the Courage.

The goalie started 6 years before the player on the Mustangs.

Neither Daregh nor Rothvum was the center forward.

center forward
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Courage Mustangs Spartans Stingrays Whitecaps


The passenger leaving in May won't bring a horseshoe.

The passenger leaving in January is either Jaime or the flier with the coin.

The five fliers are the flier leaving in March, the passenger going to Pennsylvania, the aerophobe with the coin, the aerophobe going to South Carolina and the aerophobe with the horseshoe.

Of the flier leaving in February and the aerophobe going to South Carolina, one is Gwen and the other will bring their wishbone.

The passenger going to Wyoming will leave 2 months before the flier with the rabbit's foot.

Of the aerophobe going to Georgia and the flier going to Pennsylvania, one is Gwen and the other will leave in March.

coin
horseshoe
rabbit\'s foot
talisman
wishbone

Colorado
Georgia
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Wyoming


Bessie had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to Ted.

The child who finished in fifth place had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Ronald.

The student who finished in third place has never taken a class from Mrs. Almerini.

Ted is either the child who finished in first place or the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The student who finished in sixth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

Of the student from Mrs. Almerini's class and the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class, one had to spell "duplicity" and the other finished in fifth place.

The student who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class.

Erik has never taken a class from Mrs. Witte.

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


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.

Of Westmolen and the structure built in 1729, one is in Leiderdorp and the other is owned by the Bakker family.

Westmolen was built sometime after the Van den Berg family's home.

Of Oostmolen and the Van Dijk family's home, one was built in 1752 and the other was built in 1729.

The home built in 1752 isn't in Kinderdijk.

The Van Dijk family's home was built 46 years after the home in Moerkapelle.

The structure built in 1775 isn't owned by the Meijer family.

Hoekmolen is either the home built in 1706 or the structure in Leiderdorp.

Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
Meijer
Van den Berg
Van Dijk
Visser

Aarlanderveen Kinderdijk Leiderdorp Moerkapelle Schiedam


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.

The customer that chose warm mocha has her appointment 1 hour after Rhonda's client.

The customer with the 3:00pm appointment didn't choose jet black.

Of the client with the 11:00am appointment and Opal's customer, one is Juana and the other is Eileen.

The client that chose midnight blue has her appointment 2 hours after Nettie's client.

The client with the 1:00pm appointment is either Blanche or Rhonda's customer.

The client with the 1:00pm appointment, Eileen, Tammie's customer and Blanche are all different customers.

deep copper
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha


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 shrine dedicated to the mouse and the structure in Nakai, one is Hori Takesi and the other was built in 1705.

The temple built in 1525, Matsuno Okura, and the structure dedicated to the dragon are three different shrines.

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

The shrine dedicated to the deer was built 60 years before Sama Takako.

The shrine built in 1525, the shrine dedicated to the rooster, the temple built in 1645 and the temple dedicated to the deer are all different shrines.

The temple built in 1705 isn't in Miyato.

Of the structure dedicated to the mouse and the structure in Usui, one is Amari Michi and the other is Matsuno Okura.

The shrine dedicated to the rooster isn't in Miyato.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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 person from Argentina and the tycoon worth $29 billion, one is Sid Scott and the other works in the pharmaceutical industry.

The mogul from France is worth 1 billion more than Rachel Reid.

Joseph Jakes and the magnate who works in the pharmaceutical industry are different people.

Joseph Jakes is worth 2 billion more than the person from Mexico.

Ida Ingram doesn't work in the retail industry.

The magnate from Mexico is worth somewhat more than the magnate who works in the finance industry.

Of the person from Mexico and the magnate from Denmark, one works in the banking industry and the other is worth $26 billion.

The magnate from Argentina is worth 2 billion more than Leonard Levy.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion

Ida Ingram
Joseph Jakes
Leonard Levy
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott

banking biotech finance retail pharmaceutical


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 presenter who got the A spoke 4 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee.

Of Iris and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North, one got the A- and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

The student who got the C+ didn't talk about P.M. Churchill.

The student who spoke for 14 minutes didn't get the A-.

Of the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes and Ora, one talked about P.M. North and the other got the B+.

Of Iris and the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes, one got the C+ and the other talked about P.M. Grey.

Neither the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North nor the presenter who got the C+ was Edith.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. North, Edith, Perry and Iris were all different students.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


The sandwich with salami doesn't include cheddar cheese.

Of the sandwich with roast beef and Sue's sandwich, one costs $6.75 and the other includes havarti cheese.

The $4.75 order doesn't include liverwurst.

The five sandwiches are the $6.75 order, the order with liverwurst, the sandwich with cheddar cheese, the order with havarti cheese and the order with gouda cheese.

Archie's order costs 2 dollars more than the order with prosciutto.

Of Yolanda's order and the order with gouda cheese, one costs $2.75 and the other costs $4.75.

The order with roast beef doesn't include colby jack cheese.

The sandwich with gouda cheese costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with prosciutto.

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
provolone

bologna
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


Kelly has her appointment 2 hours after Myra.

Whitney's customer has her appointment 2 hours after the client that chose brown sable.

The customer that chose vivacious red has her appointment 2 hours after Myra.

Juana has her appointment sometime before Nettie's client.

Of the client with the 11:00am appointment and Rhonda's client, one chose brown sable and the other chose midnight blue.

The customer with the 3:00pm appointment isn't being helped by Susie.

The customer that chose jet black is either Nettie's client or the customer with the 3:00pm appointment.

The customer with the 1:00pm appointment chose jet black.

brown sable
deep copper
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red


The person from Russia won her prize 4 years before Edna Evitz.

Neither the winner from Russia nor the winner who won the prize in physics is Ada Alvarez.

The winner from France is either the winner who won the prize in astronomy or the winner who won the prize in economics.

Of the person who won the prize in medicine and the person from Germany, one is Fay Ferguson and the other is Betty Brewer.

The five winners are the person who won in 1980, Fay Ferguson, the winner from Russia, Betty Brewer and the person who won the prize in physics.

The winner who won the prize in medicine won her prize  after the person who won the prize in economics.

Ada Alvarez
Betty Brewer
Edna Evitz
Fay Ferguson
Lisa Lara

astronomy bioengineering economics medicine physics

Germany
France
Mexico
New Zealand
Russia


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 customer who will be seeing Dr. Quinn, Bernice, Tommy and the customer going in for the extraction are all different people.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd has the appointment for the extraction.

Of the client with the 9:30am appointment and the person going in for the whitening, one will be seen by Dr. Quinn and the other is Bernice.

Of Wayne and Bernice, one has the appointment for the whitening and the other is scheduled for 1:30pm.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. York is either the person with the 12:30pm appointment or the patient going in for the root canal.

Ernest has an appointment sometime after Bernice.

Ernest doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

cleaning
extraction
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Kramer
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Owens
Dr. Quinn
Dr. York


Vikram Allindra has set up a small orangutan sanctuary in the Borneo rainforest, where injured and abandoned orangutans can be cared for and eventually released back into the wild.  Using only the clues below, match each orangutan at the sanctuary with its age and handler, and determine where each animal originated from.

Shamir is either the 7-year-old or the orangutan that was found in Kendisi.

Of the 10-year-old and Nikatrice, one is cared for by Gracie and the other came from Tarakan.

The ape that was found in Basahan, the orangutan Dolly works with, the 16-year-old and the ape Calliope works with are all different animals.

The animal that was found in Basahan is 6 years younger than the orangutan Dolly works with.

Of the orangutan Aldo works with and the orangutan that was found in Tarakan, one is Quirrel and the other is 10 years old.

The 16-year-old isn't cared for by Gracie.


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 100 ft tall fall wasn't photographed in 2003.

The fall in Jamaica is 5 ft shorter than Garray.

The waterfall located in Brazil is 15 ft shorter than the fall located in Nigeria.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 2003 is not in Jamaica.

Neither Oginao nor the 100 ft tall waterfall is the waterfall Derrick shot in 1999.

The fall Derrick shot in 2001 is located in Nigeria.

The 105 ft tall fall is either Sihat or Inawatai.

Neither the fall in New Zealand nor the fall Derrick shot in 1999 is the 110 ft tall fall.

Of the 100 ft tall fall and the 115 ft tall fall, one is Garray and the other is located in Brazil.

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica


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 85 year-old tree and the 153 ft. tree, one is Zeke's Spruce and the other is Old Jarvis.

The five trees are the 147 ft. tree, Old Jarvis, the tree in Woden Woods, Roger's Oak and The Senator.

Of The Senator and the tree in Deloit Woods, one is 79 years old and the other is 94 years old.

The tree in Silk Notch isn't 96 years old.

Evan's Fir is 6 feet taller than the 96 year-old tree.

The 156 ft. tree is either the 94 year-old tree or the tree in Silk Notch.

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

Benton Notch
Deloit Woods
Eldora Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods


Isabel's puppet isn't going to Ypsilanti.

Of the puppet going to Oslo and the $750 puppet, one is Margarita's and the other is "Utrecht".

The dummy going to Mexico City, "Xavier", and "Yenga" are three different dummies.

The five dummies are the $1,250 dummy, the piece going to Ypsilanti, Kelly's piece, the dummy going to Oslo and "Yenga".

The piece going to Baltimore isn't "Tombawomba".

The dummy going to Vancouver cost 500 dollars less than the puppet going to Mexico City.

Of "Utrecht" and the $1,250 piece, one is Lucas's and the other is going to Mexico City.

The dummy going to Oslo cost 750 dollars less than the dummy going to Baltimore.

Tombawomba Utrecht Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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 Egert Facility isn't headed by Dr. Lester.

The Dublin facility isn't headed by Dr. Huff.

Of the project headed by Dr. Huff and the project headed by Dr. Ramos, one is in Kiev and the other is the Falston LCS.

The Stockholm accelerator is either the project headed by Dr. Weber or the Egert Facility.

The project headed by Dr. Zimmerman will go online 3 years after the Helsinki facility.

The project headed by Dr. Huff will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Weber.

The Tevatron LHC isn't headed by Dr. Weber.

The Helsinki accelerator will go online 1 year after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Stockholm facility isn't headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

Of the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 and the Kiev facility, one is headed by Dr. Weber and the other is headed by Dr. Ramos.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Huff
Dr. Lester
Dr. Ramos
Dr. Weber
Dr. Zimmerman


"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.

Neither the piece made of ash nor the piece made of oak is the $325 item.

The piece made of walnut costs 25 dollars less than the end table.

The item made of ash costs  less than the coffee table.

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

Olivia's piece costs  more than the item made of walnut.

The bench costs 25 dollars more than the bookshelf.

bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
rocking chair


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 "Xavier" and "Utrecht", one is Jeff's and the other is going to Portland.

"Xavier" cost 500 dollars more than Herman's dummy.

The dummy going to Baltimore, Margarita's piece, the $750 piece and Lucas's piece are all different dummies.

Of "Utrecht" and Herman's dummy, one is going to St. Moritz and the other cost $1,750.

Isabel's piece is either the dummy going to Oslo or the $750 puppet.

The piece going to St. Moritz, Margarita's puppet, and the $1,000 piece are three different dummies.

Baltimore
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver


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 person who won in 1924 didn't win at Cowbush Cove.

The person who won at Amble Glen won her tournament 1 year before Ethel Erwin.

Of the golfer who won in 1920 and the person who won in 1921, one was Ethel Erwin and the other shot a 66.

The woman who scored a 60 won her tournament 1 year after Freda Fritz.

Harriet Holt was either the woman who won at Amble Glen or the person who won at Willow Grove.

The person who won in 1923 won at Pennyfoot.

The golfer who scored a 61 won her tournament 1 year after the person who won at Spotswood.

Of the woman who scored a 65 and Ethel Erwin, one won in 1924 and the other won in 1921.

Ethel Erwin
Freda Fritz
Grace Goritz
Harriet Holt
Olivia Oden

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Spotswood
Willow Grove


The five customers are the customer with the 12:00pm appointment, the client that chose vivacious red, Pam's customer, Eileen and Iris.

Of Iris and the customer that chose honey blonde, one is being worked on by Yvonne and the other is being worked on by Pam.

The client that chose midnight blue has her appointment sometime after Yvonne's customer.

Of Pam's client and Susie's customer, one chose jet black and the other is Myra.

The customer that chose jet black has her appointment 1 hour after Myra.

Victoria's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Susie's customer.

brown sable
honey blonde
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red


The patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

The patient with the 12:30pm appointment, the person going in for the root canal, and the patient who will be seeing Dr. Compton are three different people.

The client going in for the veneers has an appointment 1 hour before Inez.

The five people are the customer who will be seeing Dr. Torres, the customer going in for the root canal, Zachary, Inez and the client with the 9:30am appointment.

Of the client with the 9:30am appointment and the client going in for the cleaning, one will be seen by Dr. Torres and the other is Colin.

Zachary has an appointment 2 hours after the client going in for the extraction.

The person going in for the veneers has an appointment 1 hour after Shane.

cleaning
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Compton
Dr. Torres
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters


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 box that held the puzzle book was at 88.1928 W.

The cache at 40.2516 N, the cache at 88.3907 W, the box at 88.1928 W and the case that held the brass key were all different boxes.

The cache that held the puzzle book was found 6 days after the cache that held the marbles.

The cache at 40.5912 N wasn't uncovered on May 6.

The box at 88.1863 W was found 6 days after the cache at 88.3821 W.

Of the box that held the ancient coin and the cache found on May 6, one was at 41.0072 N and the other was at 88.3907 W.

The cache that held the ancient coin was either the cache at 88.1928 W or the cache found on May 9.

The box at 40.2516 N was either the cache found on May 6 or the case at 88.1863 W.

The box at 40.6656 N wasn't at 88.1928 W.

The box at 40.5912 N wasn't uncovered on May 12.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
marbles
puzzle book


The case at 41.0237 N wasn't at 88.4584 W.

The cache found on May 12 was either the box at 40.5912 N or the cache that held the marbles.

The box that held the puzzle book was at 88.3907 W.

The cache at 88.1928 W was found 3 days before the cache that held the puzzle book.

The box at 40.2516 N was found 9 days after the case that held the puzzle book.

Of the case at 88.1863 W and the cache that held the ancient coin, one was found on May 9 and the other was at 40.5912 N.

The cache that held the chewing gum was found 3 days after the case at 88.4584 W.

The box at 41.0072 N was found 3 days after the case at 88.1928 W.

The box that held the ancient coin wasn't at 88.4584 W.

ancient coin
chewing gum
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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.

Kim Kane didn't win the prize in physics.

The winner from Canada won her prize  after Kim Kane.

The person from Russia won her prize 4 years before the winner who won the prize in bioengineering.

The five winners are the person who won the prize in bioengineering, the person from Australia, the person who won in 1964, the person who won in 1980 and Sue Simpson.

Mandy Marsh won her prize 12 years after the person from Poland.

The winner from Australia didn't win the prize in astronomy.

Of the winner from Canada and Kim Kane, one won in 1972 and the other won the prize in economics.

The person who won in 1980 didn't win the prize in physics.

Neither the person from Poland nor the person who won in 1980 is the person who won the prize in economics.

Deb Daniels
Kim Kane
Mandy Marsh
Olive Olson
Sue Simpson


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.

The salesperson whose order cost $4.90 didn't order the water.

The salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub.

The team member who ordered the club sandwich owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the water.

The team member who ordered the cheeseburger owes 90 cents less than Chip.

The team member who ordered the grape soda owes 45 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

Of the team member who ordered the meatball sub and the salesperson whose order cost $6.25, one is Chip and the other is Geoffrey.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
club sandwich
meatball sub
tuna on rye

diet coke
grape soda
orange soda
root beer
water


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).

Of the prospector who worked in Arizona and the prospector who found 14 ounces of gold, one worked the York River claim and the other worked the Culver Gorge claim.

The miner who found 17 ounces of gold worked in Oregon.

The miner working at Culver Gorge finished with somewhat less gold than the miner who worked in Oregon.

Fred Fletcher finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the person working at Tyrol Creek.

Harry Howell didn't work at the Culver Gorge claim.

The miner who found 20 ounces of gold didn't work at the Laurel Ridge claim.

Harry Howell didn't find 17 ounces of gold.

Chip Cornell was either the prospector who worked in Colorado or the person working at Tyrol Creek.

The prospector who worked in Nevada finished with 3 ounces more gold than the person working at Culver Gorge.

The person who worked in Alaska worked the Glacier Grove claim.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell

Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River


The person who found 23 ounces of gold didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

The prospector who found 14 ounces of gold didn't work in Oregon.

The prospector who worked in Alaska worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

Of the person who found 14 ounces of gold and Ivan Ingram, one worked the Culver Gorge claim and the other worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

The prospector working at Tyrol Creek finished with 6 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

The prospector who found 20 ounces of gold didn't work in California.

Ivan Ingram was either the prospector who found 11 ounces of gold or the person who worked in Arizona.

Of the miner who found 17 ounces of gold and Elroy Ellis, one worked in Arizona and the other worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

The prospector who worked in Oregon didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

Adam Alford
Chip Cornell
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Ivan Ingram

Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
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 $6.00 balloon, the cat, and the balloon Olga bought are three different items.

The purple piece cost  more than the dog.

The $6.00 balloon wasn't purchased by William.

The orange animal, the $6.00 piece and the cat were all different items.

The dog cost 1 dollar more than the piece Dixie bought.

Of the $7.00 animal and the balloon Javier bought, one was the cat and the other was yellow.

Of the brown piece and the bear, one was purchased by Olga and the other cost $3.00.


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 ordered penne and Louis, one chose alfredo sauce and the other chose marinara sauce.

The contestant who chose arrabiata sauce ordered spaghetti.

Of the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce and the competitor who paid $10.99, one was Louis and the other ordered taglioni.

The runner who chose mushroom sauce, Nathaniel and Irma were all different runners.

The competitor who paid $8.99 was either Oscar or the competitor who ordered taglioni.

The contestant who chose mushroom sauce didn't order fusilli.

The runner who ordered spaghetti paid 1 dollar less than Irma.

alfredo arrabiata marinara mushroom puttanesca


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 of the diamond-shaped UFO was submitted 2 days before the sighting from Long Barn.

Of the sighting from Long Barn and the report of the cigar-shaped UFO, one was reported by Dan Delgado and the other was received on August 6.

Abe Alvarez's report wasn't from Otisfield.

The report from Upper Lake was submitted sometime before Gil Gates's report.

Of the August 7 sighting and the August 8 report, one was from Tarzana and the other involved the egg-shaped UFO.

The report from Upper Lake was either Edith Estes's report or Cindy Chan's sighting.

Edith Estes's sighting didn't involve the diamond-shaped UFO.

Gil Gates's sighting was from Long Barn.

The sighting of the oval-shaped UFO was from Otisfield.

The report from Tarzana was submitted 3 days after the sighting from Otisfield.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Gil Gates

Beaconsfield
Long Barn
Otisfield
Tarzana
Upper Lake