Of the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith, one was Hazel and the other spoke for 12 minutes.

Of Hazel and the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes, one talked about P.M. Thatcher and the other talked about P.M. Atlee.

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair and Perry were all different students.

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


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

The Sameos culture was founded 250 years before the culture with 8,000 people.

The Danseri culture was founded 250 years after the culture with 5,000 people.

Of the culture founded in 100 AD and the culture founded in 600 AD, one had a population size of 5,000 and the other was the Garight culture.

The five cultures were the Garight culture, the society founded in 850 AD, the culture with 9,000 people, the culture with 8,000 people and the culture with 5,000 people.

The Garight culture was founded sometime before the culture with 7,500 people.

The Oiracha culture was founded in 850 AD.


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

The knitter who finished fourth made the sweater.

Viola finished 3 places after the knitter who entered her socks.

Of the knitter who finished second and the person who finished first, one is Priscilla and the other made the socks.

Marianne is either the person who entered her scarf or the entrant who finished first.

The knitter who finished fifth is either the person who entered her blanket or Viola.


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

Of the case at 88.1928 W and the cache at 41.0237 N, one was found on May 6 and the other was found on May 3.

The cache at 40.6656 N was at 88.0431 W.

The case at 88.4584 W was found 3 days after the cache at 88.3821 W.

Of the case found on May 6 and the cache found on May 3, one was at 40.2516 N and the other was at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 40.3109 N wasn't uncovered on May 15.

The case at 41.0072 N was either the cache found on May 15 or the cache found on May 9.

The box found on May 12 was either the box at 88.0431 W or the box at 41.0072 N.


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

"Meteor Rise" came out sometime before "Bowling Alley".

The machine made by Maxigame came out 2 years after "Meteor Rise".

"Bowling Alley", the system made by Tarco Inc., the pinball machine released in 1977 and the game released in 1975 are all different games.

The pinball machine released in 1976 is either the system made by Maxigame or the machine made by Waverly Toys.

Of "Disco Mania" and the pinball machine released in 1976, one was made by Tarco Inc. and the other was made by Waverly Toys.

The machine made by Hayco Inc. came out 1 year before the machine made by Dow Games.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise

Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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

The baked ham bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 45 minutes doesn't cook at 410 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 35 minutes cooks at 350 degrees.

The roast potatoes recipe bakes somewhat longer than the baked ham.

The five dishes are the mac and cheese, the dish that cooks at 325 degrees, the recipe that bakes for 35 minutes, the dish that bakes for 45 minutes and the recipe that cooks at 340 degrees.

Of the dish that bakes for 45 minutes and the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes, one is the candied yams recipe and the other cooks at 325 degrees.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes

baked ham
candied yams
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees


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

The contestant whose final word was "elucidated" is either the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class or the child from Mrs. Almerini's class.

Of the child from Mrs. Condini's class and the child whose final word was "elucidated", one is Philip and the other is Gayle.

Nick had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Zachary.

Of the contestant whose final word was "elucidated" and Floyd, one was from Mrs. Manzella's class and the other was from Mrs. Almerini's class.

The student whose final word was "consomme" has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


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

The 99 year-old tree, Evan's Fir, the 87 year-old tree and Zeke's Spruce are all different trees.

The 87 year-old tree is 9 feet taller than Old Jarvis.

Of the 147 ft. tree and the 156 ft. tree, one is 79 years old and the other is Roger's Oak.

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


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

Of the $6.00 balloon and the brown balloon, one was the dog and the other was the bear.

The fish cost 1 dollar less than the bear.

The gold balloon was either the cat or the $4.00 animal.

Of the $7.00 animal and the dog, one was gold and the other was brown.

Of the dog and the $3.00 piece, one was brown and the other was red.


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 ISON-X42 will not go online in 2019.

Of the project headed by Dr. Quinn and the project headed by Dr. Salinas, one is the Tevatron LHC and the other will go online in 2018.

The Lectra 4C will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Quinn.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Alvarez.

The five accelerators are the facility scheduled to go online in 2020, the project headed by Dr. Salinas, the project headed by Dr. Quinn, the project headed by Dr. Farley and the project headed by Dr. Alvarez.

The project headed by Dr. Salinas is either the Bale-Hahn SSC or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020.

Bale-Hahn SSC
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Farley
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Zimmerman


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

Of Yvonne and Paulette, one won the third hand and the other won with a straight flush.

The person who won with a straight flush won 2 hands before the person who won with a full house.

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

Of the player who won with a straight flush and the player who won the first hand, one was Kelley and the other was Paulette.

Adrienne Kelley Paulette Veronica Yvonne

one pair
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


The project headed by Dr. Peters will go online 3 years before the project headed by Dr. Salinas.

Of the Lectra 4C and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020, one is headed by Dr. York and the other is headed by Dr. Noble.

The Tevatron LHC will go online in 2016.

The Falston LCS will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. York.

The project headed by Dr. Salinas is either the Zynga Complex or the ISON-X42.

The project headed by Dr. Noble will go online 1 year after the Tevatron LHC.

Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Lester
Dr. Noble
Dr. Peters
Dr. Salinas
Dr. York


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).

Ivan Ingram worked the York River claim.

The prospector who found 14 ounces of gold didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

Harry Howell finished with somewhat more gold than the person working at Culver Gorge.

Harry Howell finished with somewhat less gold than Ivan Ingram.

The miner working at Tyrol Creek was either the prospector who found 23 ounces of gold or Chip Cornell.

Of Elroy Ellis and Fred Fletcher, one worked the Belle Hart claim and the other found 11 ounces of gold.

Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Tyrol Creek
York River


The culture with 5,000 people was founded 500 years after the Kimusk culture.

The culture founded in 350 AD had a population size of 6,500.

The five cultures were the Warasen culture, the culture with 6,500 people, the society founded in 1100 AD, the culture with 8,000 people and the culture with 7,500 people.

The society founded in 850 AD didn't have a population size of 8,000.

The Oiracha culture was either the society founded in 100 AD or the culture with 5,000 people.

Of the culture founded in 350 AD and the culture founded in 100 AD, one was the Voriss culture and the other had a population size of 9,500.


Ernestine won 2 hands before the player who won with two pairs.

Of the person who won with a straight and the person who won with a full house, one was Ernestine and the other won the fourth hand.

Ernestine won sometime before the player who won with a flush.

The competitor who won the second hand won with a flush.

The competitor who won with a full house was either the player who won the fifth hand or Guillermo.

Adrienne Courtney Ernestine Guillermo Ramon

two pairs
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


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

Of the Island Creek oyster and the Summersill oyster, one is from Willapa, RI and the other costs $2.30.

The oyster that costs $2.30 isn't from Appleton, CT.

The Pomaquin oyster costs 10 cents less than the one from Charlestown, CT.

The one that costs $2.20 is from Charlestown, CT.

The Bluepoint oyster costs somewhat less than the Pomaquin oyster.

The oyster that costs $2.10 is either the oyster from Nesketucket, MA or the oyster from Charlestown, CT.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Pomaquin
Summersill
Welcher

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


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 Tim Townsend and the person worth $26 billion, one is from Sweden and the other is from Ireland.

Tim Townsend is worth somewhat more than the magnate from Mexico.

Dirk Dillon is worth 2 billion more than Betty Bush.

Betty Bush is either the tycoon from England or the mogul from Mexico.

The mogul worth $29 billion isn't from Ireland.

The person worth $28 billion is from Mexico.

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

Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Dirk Dillon
Hal Hickman
Tim Townsend


The entrant who entered her hat finished 1 place after the person who entered her tea cozy.

Of Geneva and Natasha, one finished fifth and the other made the tea cozy.

The entrant who finished fifth made the socks.

The five people are the knitter who finished second, Ruth, the entrant who entered her socks, Geneva and the person who entered her blanket.


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

Of D. forcilitis and P. wellington, one was sequenced by Dr. Trujillo and the other has 750 genes.

P. wellington was either the organism sequenced by Dr. Acosta or the organism with 1,000 genes.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Quinn has 500 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

B. mangeris was either the bacteria with 750 genes or the organism sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

The five organisms were E. carolinus, the organism with 750 genes, the one sequenced by Dr. Trujillo, the one sequenced by Dr. Quinn and the one with 1,000 genes.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Ingram has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

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


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

The show that aired at 4:30pm didn't have exactly 500,000 viewers.

The program with 1,250,000 viewers was either the show that aired on Saturday or the show that aired at 4:30pm.

The program that aired at 10:00pm aired on Friday.

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

The program that aired at 2:00pm brought in 250,000 viewers.

Of the show that aired on Sunday and the show with 1,000,000 viewers, one aired at 6:00pm and the other aired at 4:30pm.

The program that aired at 2:00pm was either the program that aired on Saturday or the program that aired on Thursday.


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.

Verna's sandwich is either the $6.75 order or the sandwich with swiss cheese.

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

Henrietta's order doesn't include havarti cheese.

The five sandwiches are Emily's order, the $4.75 sandwich, the $3.75 sandwich, the $6.75 sandwich and the $5.75 sandwich.

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

The sandwich with cheddar cheese costs  more than the order with havarti cheese.


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

Of the chef who scored 42 points and the person who scored 63 points, one made the cajun chili and the other was Darlene.

Rosalie scored 14 more points than the person who made the cajun chili.

Of Rosalie and Freda, one made the pepper steak and the other scored 70 points.

The cook who scored 70 points made the smoked pork.

Darlene and the cook who made the cashew tofu are different chefs.

Marjorie scored 14 fewer points than the person who made the pepper steak.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork


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

The gray whale is either the 27 ft long exhibit or Curtis.

The 27 ft long exhibit is either the right whale or Gus.

Of the 21 ft long exhibit and the 23 ft long exhibit, one is Adam and the other is the right whale.

The fin whale is 4 feet shorter than Felipe.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
right whale


The North American Crossword Championships were held this week in St. Augustine, Florida.  The top-finishing contestants all performed admirably, but incredibly, each of them managed to get just one answer incorrect (i.e. "2 Down" or "30 Across").  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his or her final placement and hometown, and determine the one clue each of them ended up answering incorrectly.

Steven finished 1 place after the person from Avalon.

The person from Miles finished 1 place after Omar.

Of the person who finished first and the contestant who finished second, one was Omar and the other was from Miles.

The person from Westport finished sometime after Traci.


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

Geneva Gold's show didn't start in 2009.

Of Faye Fender's show and the podcast that began in 2011, one has 4 million downloads and the other has 1 million downloads.

The show with 2 million downloads started in 2013.

The show that began in 2013 has  more downloads than Eva Estrada's podcast.

The podcast with 4 million downloads is either Cora Capon's show or the show that began in 2008.

The podcast with 3 million downloads started in 2015.

Dixie Dean's show is either the show with 2 million downloads or the podcast that began in 2008.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million

Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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.

Leslie Lane won her tournament 2 years before Wendy Wells.

The woman who scored a 60 won her tournament sometime before the golfer who scored a 62.

The person who scored a 67 won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 66.

Of the golfer who scored a 64 and the golfer who scored a 60, one won in 1921 and the other was Leslie Lane.

The person who scored a 62 was either the person who won in 1920 or Wendy Wells.

Leslie Lane
Olivia Oden
Robin Rust
Tina Tuttle
Wendy Wells


The one sequenced by Dr. Garza was either the organism with 500 genes or E. paradolens.

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

B. mangeris has 500 more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

The one with 500 genes was sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

E. carolinus has 750 more genes than V. tenesis.

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


The five people are the student whose final word was "bulwark", Nick, Erik, the child from Mrs. Nixon's class and Andres.

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

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

Of the child from Mrs. Nixon's class and the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class, one had to spell "consomme" and the other is Nick.


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

Of the player who scored 380 points and the player who scored 460 points, one was in lane 5 and the other is Florence.

The person who scored 300 points, the contestant in lane 7 and Brandi are all different people.

The person who scored 300 points is either the person in lane 2 or the player in lane 3.

Hope scored 80 points more points than the person in lane 3.


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.

"Valencio" is either Lucas's piece or Kelly's piece.

"Xavier" is either the $1,750 piece or Isabel's dummy.

"Waldarama" cost 750 dollars more than "Valencio".

Of "Waldarama" and "Xavier", one cost $1,250 and the other is Kelly's.

"Tombawomba" cost 250 dollars less than "Valencio".

Tombawomba Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga


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

The entrant who entered her tea cozy finished 1 place after the knitter who entered her hat.

Of the person who entered her mittens and the person who entered her blanket, one finished third and the other is Winifred.

The person who entered her mittens finished 1 place after the entrant who entered her tea cozy.

The five people are the knitter who finished second, Winifred, Francis, the person who entered her mittens and Carla.


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.

Kelly has her appointment sometime after Whitney's client.

Eileen has her appointment 2 hours after Cristina.

The client with the 2:00pm appointment is being worked on by Whitney.

Cristina is either Victoria's client or Whitney's customer.

The client with the 3:00pm appointment isn't being helped by Pam.

Of Kelly and the customer with the 12:00pm appointment, one is being worked on by Yvonne and the other is being worked on by Pam.


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

The Credit Korp card is either the one with an APR of 8% or the card with the $15,000 credit limit.

The card with the $12,500 credit limit is either the Mid Atlantic card or the one with an APR of 11%.

The card with the $5,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the card with the $12,500 credit limit.

The one with the $7,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $10,000 credit limit.

The one with an APR of 9% has a limit of $12,500.

Of the one with an APR of 8% and the one with the $12,500 credit limit, one is from TrustCo and the other is from Mid Atlantic.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo


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

Juan's sandwich doesn't include swiss cheese.

The order with havarti cheese costs  less than the sandwich with cheddar cheese.

Carol's order costs  less than the order with swiss cheese.

Nora's order costs 1 dollar more than Juan's sandwich.

Of the $4.75 order and the order with cheddar cheese, one is Carol's and the other is Henrietta's.


The show with 3 million downloads started in 2014.

Dixie Dean's show doesn't have exactly 5 million downloads.

Of the podcast with 3 million downloads and the podcast that began in 2008, one is Eva Estrada's and the other is Dixie Dean's.

The show that began in 2013 has 3 million fewer downloads than Faye Fender's show.

The podcast that began in 2014 has 2 million more downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The show with 2 million downloads is either the podcast that began in 2012 or Cora Capon's show.

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender


The five golfers were the person who scored a 61, Tina Tuttle, the woman who won in 1923, the golfer who won in 1921 and the person who won in 1922.

The woman who won in 1924 was either the golfer who scored a 61 or Bonita Bitz.

The woman who scored a 62 won her tournament 2 years before the person who scored a 63.

Of the person who scored a 62 and the person who won in 1920, one was Tina Tuttle and the other was Shari Steel.

The person who scored a 61 won her tournament 1 year after Denise Detz.

Bonita Bitz
Denise Detz
Grace Goritz
Shari Steel
Tina Tuttle


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

Of Nyalt and the 105 ft tall waterfall, one is in Nigeria and the other is located in New Zealand.

The five waterfalls are the waterfall in New Zealand, the 110 ft tall fall, Garray, the 100 ft tall waterfall and Rhoqua.

The fall located in New Zealand is 15 ft shorter than Rhoqua.

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica


Brandi scored 80 points more points than Irma.

The person who scored 300 points was in lane 7.

The contestant in lane 2 scored 240 points fewer points than Stanley.

Of Brandi and the player in lane 4, one scored 380 points and the other scored 460 points.


The five chefs are Bertha, the cook who made the pepper steak, the chef who scored 42 points, the cook who made the smoked pork and the cook who scored 70 points.

The chef who made the pepper steak is either Nelson or the cook who scored 63 points.

The person who made the cashew tofu scored 14 more points than Bertha.

The chef who made the cajun chili scored somewhat fewer points than Nelson.

Of Wade and Nelson, one scored 42 points and the other made the pepper steak.


Leona was either the person from Fowler or the solver who finished third.

The solver from Van Nuys finished 1 place before the person from Rinard.

Of the solver who finished first and Hubert, one was from Miles and the other was from Van Nuys.

The contestant from Miles finished 2 places after Nelson.


Of the person who scored 380 points and the player who scored 300 points, one was in lane 5 and the other is Yvette.

The player who scored 460 points wasn't in lane 1.

The person in lane 4 scored 240 points more points than Yvette.

The person who scored 380 points is either the person in lane 1 or the player in lane 6.

Of the player who scored 380 points and the contestant who scored 300 points, one is Irma and the other was in lane 6.


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

The musician has a birthday 3 months after Charles.

Kevin has a birthday 2 months after Gerald.

Izzy has a birthday sometime after Dale.

Of the traveler born on June 14th and the surgeon, one is Izzy and the other is Dale.

The person born on May 18th is not the lawyer.

The diplomat has a birthday sometime before Gerald.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th

diplomat lawyer musician politician surgeon


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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour spoke 4 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Pitt.

Blake spoke 2 minutes more than Colleen.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes talked about P.M. Gladstone.

Of the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith, one was Theodore and the other was Blake.

Colleen was either the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Pitt.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


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.

HBW was 2 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Francine bought.

The stock Francine bought was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the stock Bill bought.

Of HBW and QMZ, one sold for $29 per share and the other was bought by Charlie.

JMO was either the stock Francine bought or the stock that sold for $29 per share.

The stock that sold for $25 per share was bought by Francine.

The stock that sold for $29 per share was either the stock Bill bought or the stock Geraldo bought.

Bill Charlie Francine Geraldo Heathcliff


The Hoardstrum card is either the one with an APR of 9% or the card with the $3,500 credit limit.

The Credit Korp card has a limit of $4,000.

Of the Mid Atlantic card and the Hoardstrum card, one has an APR of 8% and the other has a limit of $12,500.

The card with an APR of 11%, the one with an APR of 12%, the card with an APR of 8% and the Whitly Bank card are all different cards.

The one with an APR of 11% has a limit of $3,500.

The card with an APR of 8% is either the card with the $7,500 credit limit or the card with the $4,000 credit limit.

Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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

The chicken cutlet bakes 10 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 410 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 45 minutes is either the dish that cooks at 325 degrees or the candied yams recipe.

The mac and cheese cooks at 350 degrees.

The five dishes are the roast potatoes recipe, the recipe that bakes for 45 minutes, the recipe that bakes for 25 minutes, the recipe that bakes for 35 minutes and the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes.

Of the chicken cutlet and the dish that cooks at 425 degrees, one bakes for 45 minutes and the other bakes for 25 minutes.

The bean casserole doesn't bake for 25 minutes.

bean casserole
candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees


The podcast with 3 million downloads started in 2010.

Al Acosta's podcast has  fewer downloads than Dixie Dean's show.

The podcast with 2 million downloads is either the show that began in 2012 or the show that began in 2010.

Dixie Dean's podcast has 1 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2010.

Bobby Bora's podcast has 5 million downloads.

The podcast with 4 million downloads didn't start in 2008.

Of Bobby Bora's show and Eva Estrada's podcast, one started in 2015 and the other has 4 million downloads.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold


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

Hick Hodge's piece didn't come out in 1972.

Of Jimmy Jacobs's item and Bill Bernard's card, one came out in 1987 and the other sold for $175.

Of Lance Leach's one and the piece that sold for $175, one came out in 1978 and the other came out in 2015.

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

Of the 1983 one and Jimmy Jacobs's piece, one sold for $125 and the other sold for $275.

Bill Bernard's item sold for 50 dollars less than the 2015 card.

Bill Bernard
Hick Hodge
Jimmy Jacobs
Lance Leach
Pete Perez


Ruth finished 2 places before the entrant who entered her socks.

Of the knitter who finished second and Winifred, one made the hat and the other made the scarf.

Of Desiree and Ruth, one made the hat and the other finished third.

The entrant who finished fourth made the socks.

The knitter who entered her blanket finished 2 places after Winifred.


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.

Archie's sandwich costs  more than Verna's order.

The $5.75 sandwich is either the sandwich with swiss cheese or the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

Warren's order costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with muenster cheese.

Kenneth's order costs 1 dollar more than the order with havarti cheese.

Of the order with swiss cheese and Kenneth's sandwich, one costs $6.75 and the other costs $5.75.

The five sandwiches are Archie's sandwich, the $2.75 sandwich, the sandwich with swiss cheese, the order with cheddar cheese and the $5.75 order.

cheddar
colby jack
havarti
muenster
swiss


Of the 120 ft tall waterfall and Cerbel, one is located in New Zealand and the other is in Nigeria.

The fall in Nigeria is either Sihat or Cerbel.

The 115 ft tall fall is not located in Brazil.

Irskela is 15 ft taller than the fall located in Tibet.

The fall in New Zealand is 5 ft taller than the fall located in Tibet.

Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Switzerland


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.

Courtney won 2 hands after the person who won with a straight flush.

The person who won the third hand was either Derek or the player who won with two pairs.

The competitor who won the second hand won with a royal flush.

Ramon and the competitor who won with a royal flush were different people.

The player who won the fourth hand didn't win with a full house.

two pairs
full house
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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

The person who won in 1976 didn't win the prize in astronomy.

The five winners are Sue Simpson, the person who won the prize in astronomy, the person who won the prize in medicine, the person who won in 1964 and the winner who won the prize in chemistry.

The winner who won the prize in medicine is either Fay Ferguson or the person who won in 1972.

Mandy Marsh won her prize 12 years after the person who won the prize in literature.

The person who won in 1980 won the prize in medicine.

Of Tara Tate and Sue Simpson, one won in 1968 and the other won the prize in physics.

Deb Daniels
Fay Ferguson
Mandy Marsh
Sue Simpson
Tara Tate

astronomy chemistry literature medicine physics


The knitter who finished fourth didn't knit the mittens.

Of the person who entered her blanket and the knitter who entered her mittens, one finished second and the other is Sophie.

The person who entered her scarf, the entrant who finished fourth, the entrant who entered her tea cozy and the person who finished fifth are all different people.

The entrant who finished fifth made the sweater.

Of Ernestine and Jeanette, one finished second and the other made the sweater.

Winifred finished 1 place after Jeanette.

The entrant who finished third is either Jeanette or the entrant who entered her tea cozy.

Desiree Ernestine Jeanette Sophie Winifred


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

The class in room 120 has somewhat fewer students than the course in room 114.

The course with 37 students isn't taught by Quinn.

The class in room 215 has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 201.

Of the course in room 120 and the course in room 201, one is taught by Caldwell and the other has 31 students.

Mr. Tanner's class has 2  more students than the course in room 120.

Mr. Underwood's class has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Quinn's class.

Mr. Owen's class has 2  fewer students than the class in room 215.


Of the dish that bakes for 30 minutes and the dish that cooks at 340 degrees, one is the roast potatoes recipe and the other is the mac and cheese.

The dish that cooks at 350 degrees requires 10 minutes less baking time than the candied yams recipe.

The recipe that cooks at 425 degrees bakes 15 minutes longer than the baked ham.

The mac and cheese doesn't cook at 375 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 30 minutes cooks at 375 degrees.

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
mac and cheese
roast potatoes

340 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
425 degrees


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

"Tiny Tomes" has 150 fewer books than "Dream Machine".

Of "Tiny Tomes" and the vehicle with 400 books, one is driven by Elena and the other is driven by Antonio.

The five vehicles are the vehicle with 450 books, "Lit on Wheels", "Tiny Tomes", "Words To Go" and the mobile library Antonio drives.

The bookmobile with 450 books isn't driven by Richard.

The vehicle Gene drives has 50 more books than "Lit on Wheels".

Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


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.

Amari Michi was built sometime before Okabe Honzo.

The structure built in 1705 isn't in Funai.

The shrine built in 1585 is either the temple in Niwa or the shrine in Miyato.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years before the temple in Miyato.

Of Hori Takesi and Sama Takako, one is in Usui and the other was built in 1705.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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 going in for the extraction has an appointment sometime before the customer going in for the whitening.

The customer with the 12:30pm appointment is either the person going in for the cleaning or the client going in for the extraction.

Of the person going in for the whitening and the client with the 1:30pm appointment, one is Orlando and the other is Rosemary.

The client going in for the extraction, the client with the 10:30am appointment, Rosemary and Gayle are all different people.

Of the client with the 1:30pm appointment and Nettie, one has the appointment for the cleaning and the other has the appointment for the veneers.

cleaning extraction filling veneers whitening


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 is either the person who ordered the Italian sub or the team member who ordered the club sandwich.

The five people are the person whose order cost $4.90, the team member who ordered the cheeseburger, Erica, Rebecca and the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich.

Of the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger and the person who ordered the club sandwich, one owes $6.25 and the other is Peter.

Peter owes $1.35 less than the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

cheeseburger
club sandwich
Italian sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


Matsuno Okura was built 60 years after Yamasaki.

The shrine in Toyagi is either Amari Michi or Hori Takesi.

The temple in Miyato, Matsuno Okura and the temple built in 1705 are all different shrines.

Of the structure in Funai and the shrine in Nakai, one was built in 1525 and the other is Takahashi.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Takahashi
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.

Faith Flynn is worth somewhat more than Nadine Newton.

Of Nadine Newton and Faith Flynn, one is worth $26 billion and the other is from England.

Nadine Newton is worth somewhat more than the tycoon from Canada.

Faith Flynn is worth 1 billion less than the mogul from Denmark.

The tycoon worth $28 billion is from England.

Betty Bush
Ed Everett
Faith Flynn
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid


Of the surgeon and the person whose birthday is on May 18th, one is Gerald and the other is Harry.

The surgeon has a birthday 1 month after Izzy.

The person whose birthday is on May 18th is either the engineer or the lawyer.

The diplomat has a birthday sometime before Izzy.

The engineer has a birthday 1 month after Harry.

Of Jeffrey and Izzy, one was born on June 14th and the other is the engineer.

diplomat engineer lawyer musician surgeon


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 gold balloon cost 1 dollar less than the fish.

The snail cost  more than the yellow piece.

The $3.00 balloon was either the magenta balloon or the brown balloon.

The fish cost 1 dollar less than the dog.


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

Of the culture with 9,000 people and the culture with 7,500 people, one was founded in 100 AD and the other was the Hatgare culture.

The culture with 7,500 people was founded 250 years after the culture with 6,500 people.

The culture founded in 350 AD was either the culture with 6,500 people or the Yeust culture.

The Garight culture was founded sometime after the Yeust culture.

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

The Chach culture was founded 250 years after the culture with 9,500 people.


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.

Damon was either the contestant who paid $7.99 or the competitor who ordered taglioni.

The competitor who paid $6.99 didn't order rigatoni.

Pablo was either the contestant who ordered penne or the contestant who paid $8.99.

The five runners were the runner who paid $6.99, the competitor who ordered fusilli, the runner who ordered rotini, Damon and Margie.

Of Pablo and the contestant who paid $9.99, one ordered fusilli and the other ordered rotini.

Damon paid 1 dollar more than the contestant who ordered rotini.


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 lemon salmon contains somewhat more calories than the dish served on May 16th.

The asian steak contains 20 more calories than the lemon salmon.

Of the recipe with 460 calories and the recipe with 380 calories, one was served on May 15th and the other was the chili pork.

The bulgur salad contains 20 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The dish with 380 calories was either the bulgur salad or the recipe served on May 13th.

The dish served on May 11th contains 20 more calories than the recipe served on May 13th.

The meal served on May 15th contains somewhat more calories than the citrus halibut.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 15th
May 16th


Of the client with the 12:30pm appointment and the customer with the 11:30am appointment, one is Rosemary and the other has the appointment for the cleaning.

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

Shane has the appointment for the veneers.

Lynn has an appointment sometime after the person going in for the extraction.

The client with the 9:30am appointment has the appointment for the whitening.

Rosemary has an appointment 1 hour after Zachary.


The North American Crossword Championships were held this week in St. Augustine, Florida.  The top-finishing contestants all performed admirably, but incredibly, each of them managed to get just one answer incorrect (i.e. "2 Down" or "30 Across").  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his or her final placement and hometown, and determine the one clue each of them ended up answering incorrectly.

The person who finished third was either Dave or the person from Grant.

The solver from Rinard finished sometime before the contestant from Van Nuys.

The contestant from Industry finished sometime after the solver from Rinard.

The person who finished second wasn't from Industry.

Of the person who finished first and the contestant who finished fourth, one was Yvonne and the other was from Quimby.


"Books-4-U" is either the bookmobile with 400 books or the bookmobile Francisco drives.

"Ready Reader" is either the vehicle with 400 books or the bookmobile with 300 books.

The mobile library with 300 books is driven by Sheryl.

"Explore More" has 100 fewer books than the vehicle Ira drives.

"Ready Reader" has 50 more books than "Dream Machine".

The bookmobile Elena drives has  more books than "Explore More".

The bookmobile with 450 books, the bookmobile Ira drives and the bookmobile Elena drives are all different vehicles.

The bookmobile with 250 books isn't driven by Cynthia.

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


Of the player who won with one pair and Veronica, one won the first hand and the other won the second hand.

Of Salvador and Omar, one won with one pair and the other won the fourth hand.

The player who won the second hand won with a full house.

Courtney Guillermo Omar Salvador Veronica

one pair
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


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.

The passenger leaving in January, Velma, the passenger with the coin and the passenger with the lucky hat are all different fliers.

Whitney will leave 3 months before the passenger with the coin.

The flier leaving in March won't bring a shamrock.

Of the flier leaving in March and the passenger leaving in April, one will bring their coin and the other is Yolanda.

The passenger with the talisman will leave 1 month after Whitney.

The flier with the wishbone will leave sometime before the passenger with the shamrock.

coin
lucky hat
shamrock
talisman
wishbone


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.

D. forcilitis has 500 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

E. paradolens has 250 fewer genes than D. forcilitis.

Of the bacteria with 750 genes and the organism with 1,000 genes, one was sequenced by Dr. Velasquez and the other is D. forcilitis.

The bacteria with 750 genes was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Long or E. carolinus.

P. wellington doesn't have exactly 1,000 genes.

E. carolinus was sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

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


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 Leslie Lane and Pamela Peet, one won in 1921 and the other shot a 62.

Nellie Nolan won her tournament sometime after the person who scored a 67.

Pamela Peet won her tournament 1 year before the person who scored a 59.

The woman who won in 1920 didn't shoot a 62.

Robin Rust was either the golfer who won in 1923 or the golfer who scored a 59.

Robin Rust, the person who scored a 66, the woman who won in 1922 and the person who scored a 67 were all different golfers.

Leslie Lane
Maxine Mohn
Nellie Nolan
Pamela Peet
Robin Rust


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 bowhead whale and the right whale, one is 25 ft long and the other is Adam.

Of the 23 ft long specimen and the 27 ft long specimen, one is the gray whale and the other is Curtis.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


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.

Hatcha started sometime after the full back.

The center back started 3 years after the center forward.

The player who started in 1982 was either the second striker or the center forward.

Of Cerisa and the player who started in 1988, one was the center back and the other was the goalie.

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker


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

Of North Bridge and Gorem Bridge, one is the bowstring bridge and the other is 13,000 ft.

The five structures are Sandy Bridge, the bowstring one, the 13,000 ft one, the 10,000 ft bridge and the 11,500 ft structure.

The cantilever one is 3,000 feet longer than North Bridge.

The 13,000 ft one is the suspension bridge.

The camelback structure is  shorter than the suspension bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge

bowstring camelback cantilever suspension truss


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.

Georgia is either Yvonne's customer or Pam's client.

Whitney's client has her appointment sometime before Georgia.

Of the client with the 2:00pm appointment and Georgia, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other is being worked on by Yvonne.

Pam's client has her appointment 1 hour before Yvonne's client.

Hope doesn't have the 11:00am appointment.


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

The show that aired at 11:30am didn't air on Monday.

The five programs were the program with 750,000 viewers, the program that aired at 11:30am, the program that aired at 6:00pm, the program that aired at 2:00pm and the program that aired at 4:30pm.

The program that aired at 2:00pm was either the show with 500,000 viewers or the program that aired on Tuesday.

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

The show with 750,000 viewers aired on Tuesday.

The program with 500,000 viewers aired on Friday.

The program that aired at 2:00pm had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Sunday.


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

Of Al Allison's card and Pete Perez's card, one sold for $125 and the other came out in 1987.

Cole Cooley's one sold for 50 dollars more than the 1978 item.

The 1999 one sold for 150 dollars less than the 2004 piece.

Al Allison
Cole Cooley
Hick Hodge
Opie Oliver
Pete Perez


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.

Nyalt is somewhat shorter than the waterfall in Brazil.

Nyalt is 10 ft shorter than the waterfall located in Jamaica.

Of Rhoqua and Cerbel, one is located in Switzerland and the other is 105 ft high.

Nyalt is 15 ft shorter than the waterfall located in New Zealand.

Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


Inawatai is 5 ft higher than the fall in Jamaica.

The fall located in Brazil is either Rhoqua or Sihat.

Of Rhoqua and Garray, one is 105 ft high and the other is in Brazil.

The fall located in Nigeria is somewhat shorter than Oginao.

The waterfall in Tibet is 10 ft shorter than the fall located in Nigeria.


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

The card with an APR of 11% has a limit of $5,000.

The Whitly Bank card doesn't have a limit of $10,000.

The Whitly Bank card is either the one with an APR of 10% or the one with an APR of 11%.

Of the card with an APR of 8% and the TrustCo card, one has a limit of $15,000 and the other has a limit of $3,500.

The one with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the Hoardstrum card.

The card with the $15,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the card with the $3,500 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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 mogul worth $29 billion and Hal Hickman, one is from Ireland and the other is from Canada.

The five people are Mike Mckay, the tycoon from Norway, the person worth $26 billion, the magnate worth $28 billion and the person worth $29 billion.

Of the person worth $28 billion and the tycoon from Canada, one is Hal Hickman and the other is Al Acosta.

The magnate from France is worth 3 billion more than the tycoon from Norway.

Hal Hickman is worth 1 billion more than Tim Townsend.

Al Acosta
Gil Gallegos
Hal Hickman
Mike Mckay
Tim Townsend


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

"Words To Go" has  fewer books than "Books-4-U".

"Tiny Tomes" is either the vehicle with 450 books or the vehicle with 300 books.

The vehicle with 350 books is driven by Elena.

"Lit on Wheels" has 100 more books than "Ready Reader".

Of the mobile library with 300 books and "Ready Reader", one is driven by Elena and the other is driven by Ira.

Books-4-U
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


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.

Colleen spoke 2 minutes more than Wesley.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North and the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes, one was Colleen and the other was Virgil.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone was either the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes or Ora.

The student who spoke for 14 minutes talked about P.M. North.

Ora spoke 4 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair.

Asquith Blair Chamberlain Gladstone North


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.

Edith Estes's report was from Walnut Creek.

Of Benny Baron's sighting and Iva Ingram's report, one was received on August 4 and the other was from Dows.

Cindy Chan's report was submitted 1 day after the report from Crescent City.

The sighting from Houghton was submitted 3 days before the report from Walnut Creek.

Iva Ingram's sighting was received on August 7.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Iva Ingram

Crescent City
Dows
Greeley
Houghton
Walnut Creek


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

The dish with 400 calories, the recipe served on May 11th, the meal served on May 13th and the kale quinoa were all different recipes.

The recipe served on May 17th contains somewhat more calories than the dish served on May 13th.

The garlic tilapia wasn't served on May 11th.

Of the dish served on May 17th and the meal served on May 12th, one was the chili pork and the other has 440 calories.

The lemon salmon was served on May 16th.

Of the chili pork and the recipe with 380 calories, one was served on May 17th and the other was served on May 11th.

bulgur salad
chili pork
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 16th
May 17th


Engmose started sometime after the full back.

The person who started in 1979 wasn't the goalie.

Of Banben and Daregh, one was the center forward and the other began playing in 1976.

The sweeper was either the person who started in 1988 or Awad.

center forward
full back
goalie
sweeper
wing back


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

Eva Estrada's podcast didn't start in 2008.

Bobby Bora's show has 3 million downloads.

The five shows are the show that began in 2010, the podcast with 3 million downloads, Cora Capon's podcast, the show with 4 million downloads and the podcast with 5 million downloads.

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

Of Dixie Dean's podcast and the show that began in 2014, one has 2 million downloads and the other has 3 million downloads.

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold


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

Of the player who won with a full house and Yvonne, one won the fifth hand and the other won the second hand.

Nathaniel won 2 hands before the player who won with a flush.

The competitor who won the fourth hand won with a straight flush.

The player who won with a full house won sometime before the person who won with a straight.

two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush


The center forward was either Kawa or Banben.

The center back started sometime after the goalie.

The center forward started 6 years before the wing back.

center back
center forward
goalie
second striker
wing back


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 will go online in 2019.

Of the project headed by Dr. Kirk and the project headed by Dr. Ewing, one is the Lectra 4C and the other will go online in 2019.

The project headed by Dr. Ewing will go online sometime after the ISON-X42.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 isn't headed by Dr. Weber.

The Zynga Complex will go online 2 years after the Lectra 4C.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2018 is either the ISON-X42 or the project headed by Dr. Peters.

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Ewing
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Peters
Dr. Weber
Dr. Zimmerman


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 Jaime and Zachary, one will bring their rabbit's foot and the other will leave in May.

Zachary will leave 3 months after the passenger with the talisman.

The flier leaving in March is either Neal or the aerophobe with the shamrock.

coin
horseshoe
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman


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

The engineer has a birthday 1 month after Bill.

The politician, Charles, Harry and the person whose birthday is on May 18th are all different people.

The surgeon has a birthday sometime before Harry.

Of the surgeon and the diplomat, one was born on April 13th and the other is Charles.

Charles is either the surgeon or the traveler born on June 14th.

architect diplomat engineer politician surgeon


The report from Marina was submitted 1 day before Dan Delgado's report.

Abe Alvarez's report was either the sighting from Visalia or the report from Marina.

The sighting from Houghton was either Dan Delgado's sighting or Abe Alvarez's sighting.

Abe Alvarez's report was submitted 2 days after the report from Embden.

Of the August 4 report and the August 5 report, one was reported by Benny Baron and the other was from Visalia.

The five sightings were Flora Flynn's sighting, the August 7 report, the August 5 report, the August 8 report and the August 4 report.

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison

Embden
Houghton
Marina
Upper Lake
Visalia


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).

Harry Howell finished with 6 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

The person who found 23 ounces of gold worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

The miner working at Glacier Grove finished with somewhat less gold than Gil Gonzalez.

The prospector who found 20 ounces of gold was either Harry Howell or the person working at Belle Hart.

The miner working at Fuller Rise finished with somewhat less gold than Fred Fletcher.

The prospector working at Fuller Rise, Jack Jacobs and the miner who found 20 ounces of gold were all different miners.

Of the miner who found 11 ounces of gold and the miner working at Laurel Ridge, one was Fred Fletcher and the other was Adam Alford.

Adam Alford
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek


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.

The five runners were Terry, the competitor who ordered farfalle, the contestant who paid $10.99, the competitor who ordered fusilli and the contestant who paid $7.99.

The runner who ordered capellini paid  less than Louis.

Of Louis and Kristina, one paid $8.99 and the other ordered fusilli.

Of the runner who paid $6.99 and the contestant who paid $10.99, one ordered spaghetti and the other was Wade.

capellini farfalle fettuccine fusilli spaghetti


The five vehicles are the vehicle Kimberly drives, the vehicle with 350 books, "Words To Go", "Lit on Wheels" and "Ready Reader".

"Lit on Wheels" doesn't have exactly 450 books.

The bookmobile with 400 books is driven by Gene.

Of the vehicle with 300 books and the bookmobile with 350 books, one is "Explore More" and the other is driven by Hugh.

The bookmobile with 450 books is driven by Becky.

"Books-4-U" has 100 more books than "Words To Go".

Books-4-U
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Words To Go


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

The course in room 322 has 2  fewer students than the class in room 122.

The course in room 201 doesn't have 37 students.

Mr. Ingram's class is either the course in room 405 or the course in room 129.

Mr. Ellis's class has somewhat more students than Mr. Quinn's class.

The class in room 322 has somewhat fewer students than the course in room 405.

The class in room 322 has 4  fewer students than Mr. Quinn's class.

Mr. Ingram's class has 4  fewer students than Mr. Velasquez's class.


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.

Sue's order doesn't include havarti cheese.

Mildred's sandwich includes gouda cheese.

The $4.75 order is either Sue's order or the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

The order with gouda cheese costs 1 dollar more than Sue's sandwich.

The five sandwiches are Archie's sandwich, the $3.75 order, the sandwich with colby jack cheese, the $2.75 sandwich and the $5.75 sandwich.

Of the order with cheddar cheese and Omar's order, one costs $4.75 and the other costs $6.75.

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
provolone


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

The windmill built in 1683 is owned by the Jansen family.

The home built in 1752 is owned by the Smit family.

The De Jong family's structure was built 23 years before Westmolen.

Of Doesmolen and Westmolen, one is owned by the Meijer family and the other was built in 1729.

Grosmolen was built 23 years before the De Jong family's home.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen


Hal Harrison's report wasn't received on August 5.

Of the August 7 report and the report from Jackson, one was reported by Cindy Chan and the other was reported by Flora Flynn.

The sighting from Islesboro was submitted sometime before Flora Flynn's report.

Flora Flynn's sighting was submitted 1 day before Benny Baron's sighting.

The August 8 report was either Hal Harrison's sighting or the report from Greeley.

The report from Zearing was submitted 2 days before Cindy Chan's report.

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison

Greeley Islesboro Jackson Marina Zearing


Of Harry and the person whose birthday is on April 13th, one is the politician and the other is the lawyer.

The surgeon has a birthday sometime after Eric.

The traveler born on August 15th is not the surgeon.

Adrian has a birthday 1 month before Lamar.

Neville has a birthday 2 months after the lawyer.

The engineer has a birthday 1 month after Neville.

diplomat engineer lawyer politician surgeon


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

The five planes were Valerie's design, the airplane that went 45 feet, the plane that went 55 feet, the silver plane and the airplane that went 15 feet.

Of Ella's design and the airplane that went 35 feet, one was silver and the other was green.

Aaron's design was either the green plane or the airplane that went 55 feet.

Ella's design went 10 feet farther than the yellow airplane.

Omar's design landed 30 feet shorter than the blue airplane.


Kelley won 2 hands after the player who won with two pairs.

The person who won with two pairs, Wilbur and the person who won the fourth hand were all different people.

Of the competitor who won the first hand and the player who won with a straight flush, one was Ernestine and the other was Courtney.

The competitor who won the fifth hand won with a royal flush.

The player who won the fourth hand was either Kelley or the player who won with one pair.

The person who won with two pairs won sometime before Ernestine.

The competitor who won with a flush won sometime before Irma.

one pair
two pairs
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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

Of the culture with 4,500 people and the culture founded in 1100 AD, one was the Echmust culture and the other was the Voriss culture.

The Tyash culture was founded sometime before the culture with 7,500 people.

The culture founded in 100 AD was either the culture with 4,500 people or the Zuneos culture.

The society founded in 1100 AD had a population size of 9,000.

The Uskorr culture was founded 750 years before the Voriss culture.

The culture with 5,000 people was either the Zuneos culture or the Tyash culture.


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.

Of the 125 sq ft house and the 155 sq ft structure, one is for the Whiteheads and the other sold for $29,000.

The $38,000 home is 15 sq ft larger than the Kirby's house.

The five houses are the $27,500 structure, the 110 sq ft house, the 140 sq ft house, the Kirby's house and the Underwood's house.

The Gillespie's structure is either the $38,000 structure or the $25,000 structure.

The $25,000 home is 30 sq ft smaller than the $27,500 house.

95 sq ft
110 sq ft
125 sq ft
140 sq ft
155 sq ft

Gillespie Kirby Underwood Whitehead Zimmerman


The aerophobe with the talisman will leave sometime after Sophie.

The aerophobe leaving in March is either Gwen or the aerophobe with the coin.

Gwen and the passenger with the talisman are different fliers.

Velma is either the flier leaving in March or the aerophobe leaving in February.

The flier leaving in May will bring their lucky hat.

The passenger with the horseshoe will leave 1 month before Gwen.

Of the aerophobe leaving in January and Troy, one will bring their coin and the other will bring their shamrock.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
shamrock
talisman


The course in room 120 has 2  more students than the class in room 318.

Of the course in room 125 and the course in room 318, one has 35 students and the other is taught by Caldwell.

The course in room 125 is either the course with 29 students or Mr. Brady's class.

The class in room 120 isn't taught by Leach.

Of the class in room 322 and the course in room 120, one has 31 students and the other is taught by Jimenez.

Mr. Jimenez's class is either the course with 33 students or the course in room 322.


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.

Gayle has the appointment for the crown.

Shane is either the patient with the 10:30am appointment or the client going in for the filling.

Bernice has the appointment for the veneers.

Of the person with the 12:30pm appointment and the customer with the 11:30am appointment, one is Bernice and the other has the appointment for the root canal.

Harold is either the client with the 1:30pm appointment or the client with the 9:30am appointment.

The patient going in for the whitening has an appointment 1 hour after the customer going in for the crown.

crown
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening


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.

Hatcha started sometime after the second striker.

The sweeper was either the player who started in 1982 or Engmose.

The second striker started sometime after the center back.

The wing back started 6 years after Engmose.

Of Awad and Daregh, one began playing in 1988 and the other was the second striker.

center back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back


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

Of the 11,500 ft one and the 14,500 ft bridge, one is Star Bridge and the other is the cantilever bridge.

The cable-stayed structure is 3,000 feet shorter than the camelback structure.

The five structures are the camelback one, the 10,000 ft one, the 13,000 ft one, North Bridge and Sandy Bridge.

Gorem Bridge is either the truss bridge or the cable-stayed one.

The truss structure is 1,500 feet longer than North Bridge.

Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder truss


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

The $300 item is either Gwen's item or the item made of teak.

Gwen's piece costs  more than Nadine's item.

Of Ellen's item and Whitney's item, one was made of mahogany and the other costs $350.

Whitney's item costs 75 dollars more than the item made of walnut.

Antoinette's item costs 25 dollars more than Ellen's item.


Of the $6.75 order and the order with muenster cheese, one is Darrell's and the other is Tony's.

Of the $3.75 sandwich and Tony's order, one includes swiss cheese and the other includes muenster cheese.

The order with swiss cheese costs 1 dollar more than Mildred's sandwich.

Warren's sandwich is either the $6.75 sandwich or the order with gouda cheese.

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


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.

Abe Alvarez's report was submitted 1 day before Cindy Chan's report.

Cindy Chan's report wasn't from Otisfield.

The five sightings were the August 6 report, the report from Beaconsfield, Benny Baron's sighting, Flora Flynn's sighting and the report from Upper Lake.

Abe Alvarez's report was either the report from Upper Lake or the August 6 report.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was submitted sometime after Edith Estes's report.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was submitted 2 days before the report from Russell.

The August 7 sighting was either Benny Baron's report or the sighting from Russell.

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn

Beaconsfield
Crescent City
Otisfield
Russell
Upper Lake


Greg's order, the $6.75 sandwich, the $2.75 order and the order with colby jack cheese are all different sandwiches.

Ronda's order is either the $6.75 sandwich or the sandwich with provolone cheese.

Darrell's order doesn't include cheddar cheese.

The $2.75 sandwich includes cheddar cheese.

The order with provolone cheese costs  more than the order with colby jack cheese.

The $6.75 order is either the order with havarti cheese or Ronda's order.

Of the $6.75 sandwich and the $4.75 sandwich, one is Omar's and the other includes havarti cheese.

cheddar
colby jack
havarti
muenster
provolone


Of Gil Gonzalez and the prospector who found 11 ounces of gold, one worked the Glacier Grove claim and the other worked the Fuller Rise claim.

The person working at Culver Gorge finished with 3 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

The miner who found 23 ounces of gold didn't work at the Laurel Ridge claim.

Chip Cornell finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Harry Howell.

The person working at Laurel Ridge finished with somewhat more gold than Elroy Ellis.

Jack Jacobs finished with 6 ounces more gold than the miner working at Fuller Rise.

Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge


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

Of the team member whose order cost $4.90 and the person whose order cost $6.70, one ordered the taco salad and the other is Rebecca.

Of Hannah and Geoffrey, one owes $5.80 and the other ordered the meatball sub.

The five people are Peter, the team member who ordered the cheeseburger, the person whose order cost $6.70, the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub and the salesperson whose order cost $5.35.

The team member who ordered the B.L.T. owes  less than Hannah.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
club sandwich
meatball sub
taco salad


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

Of the chef who made the cashew tofu and the cook who scored 56 points, one was Gabriel and the other was Ed.

Of the cook who made the cashew tofu and the cook who made the lemon snapper, one scored 42 points and the other was Zachary.

The five chefs are the chef who scored 70 points, Ed, the cook who made the smoked pork, the cook who made the lemon snapper and Gabriel.

The chef who made the pepper steak is either the chef who scored 63 points or Gabriel.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork


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

Of the fund run by Quentin Quinn and the fund run by Patty Paul, one is Citizen Trust and the other has had a return of 8%.

Oak Capital has had a 3 percent smaller return than Hudson Brook.

The fund run by Patty Paul has had a 1 percent smaller return than the fund run by Mike McClain.

Citizen Trust is either the fund run by Patty Paul or the one with a return of 6%.

Silver Rock is either the one run by Patty Paul or the fund run by Nadine Newton.

The one run by Walter Wade has a  larger return than Oak Capital.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Silver Rock

Mike McClain
Nadine Newton
Patty Paul
Quentin Quinn
Walter Wade


Iva Ingram's report was submitted sometime before Flora Flynn's sighting.

Of the report from Visalia and Abe Alvarez's sighting, one was received on August 8 and the other was received on August 6.

The report from Crescent City was submitted 2 days after the sighting from Dows.

Abe Alvarez's report was either the August 8 report or the report from Postville.

The report from Russell was submitted 1 day after the sighting from Crescent City.

Hal Harrison's sighting wasn't from Crescent City.

Hal Harrison's sighting was submitted sometime after Iva Ingram's sighting.

Abe Alvarez
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Crescent City
Dows
Postville
Russell
Visalia


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.

Carrie Cole was either the golfer who won in 1922 or the woman who scored a 66.

The woman who scored a 61 won her tournament 1 year before the person who scored a 59.

Denise Detz won her tournament 1 year after Harriet Holt.

The woman who scored a 65 won her tournament sometime after the golfer who scored a 63.

Of the woman who scored a 63 and the golfer who won in 1924, one was Denise Detz and the other was Grace Goritz.

Carrie Cole
Denise Detz
Grace Goritz
Harriet Holt
Maxine Mohn


The person who started in 1985 wasn't the center forward.

Imay was either the wing back or the player who started in 1976.

The player who started in 1988 was the sweeper.

Rothvum, the wing back, the full back and the person who started in 1979 were all different players.

Of the second striker and Gardelli, one began playing in 1976 and the other began playing in 1979.

center forward
full back
second striker
sweeper
wing back


Of the $25,000 home and the 125 sq ft home, one is for the Nielsens and the other is for the Gillespies.

Of the $25,000 structure and the $29,000 home, one is 95 sq ft and the other is for the Whiteheads.

The five houses are the 155 sq ft house, the Gillespie's house, the $36,000 house, the $29,000 home and the Nielsen's structure.

The $35,000 structure is either the 140 sq ft house or the Nielsen's home.

The Ingram's structure is 15 sq ft larger than the Gillespie's house.

Gillespie Ingram Nielsen Underwood Whitehead


The $35,000 structure is 45 sq ft smaller than the $27,500 structure.

The 125 sq ft structure, the Nielsen's home and the 140 sq ft structure are all different houses.

Of the Kirby's home and the 95 sq ft home, one sold for $32,250 and the other sold for $35,000.

The $38,000 house is somewhat smaller than the $29,000 structure.

The Ingram's home is either the $29,000 structure or the $32,250 house.

The Underwood's house is 45 sq ft larger than the $32,250 structure.


Of the August 6 sighting and the August 8 report, one was reported by Flora Flynn and the other was from Fontana.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was either the report from Russell or the report from Ames.

The report from Russell was submitted 1 day after Benny Baron's report.

The five sightings were the sighting from Beaconsfield, the August 5 report, the August 7 sighting, Benny Baron's report and Edith Estes's sighting.

The sighting from Ames was submitted 2 days before the sighting from Beaconsfield.

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Iva Ingram

Ames
Beaconsfield
Fontana
Long Barn
Russell


The item made of chestnut costs 25 dollars less than Josephine's piece.

Of Hope's item and Josephine's piece, one was made of sandalwood and the other costs $300.

The item made of mahogany is either Josephine's piece or Irma's piece.

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

Josephine's piece is either the piece made of oak or the $300 item.


Avery Bridge is 4,500 feet longer than the cantilever one.

The cable-stayed bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than Gorem Bridge.

The 13,000 ft one isn't the bowstring bridge.

Gorem Bridge is  shorter than Sandy Bridge.

The cantilever structure is  shorter than the cable-stayed bridge.

The cable-stayed one and Star Bridge are different structures.

The camelback structure is 3,000 feet longer than the cantilever bridge.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder


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 whose final word was "bulwark" was from Mrs. Steuben's class.

Stephanie is either the child whose final word was "bulwark" or the student from Mrs. Manzella's class.

Bessie has never taken a class from Mrs. Witte.

Of Stephanie and Ira, one was from Mrs. Condini's class and the other had to spell "duplicity".

Otis had to spell a word that was 3 letters shorter than the one given to the student from Mrs. Manzella's class.


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

Of the program that aired at 11:30am and the program that aired at 10:00pm, one aired on Thursday and the other brought in 750,000 viewers.

The program with 250,000 viewers aired on Tuesday.

The program with 1,000,000 viewers aired on Saturday.

The program that aired on Monday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 10:00pm.

The show that aired at 6:00pm didn't have exactly 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 1:00pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on Monday.


The Nysrani culture wasn't founded in 600 AD.

Of the Oiracha culture and the Ryat culture, one had a population size of 4,500 and the other was founded in 100 AD.

The culture founded in 100 AD had a population size of 7,500.

The Oiracha culture was founded 750 years before the Xidat culture.

The Ryat culture was either the society founded in 100 AD or the culture with 9,000 people.

The society founded in 850 AD was either the culture with 6,500 people or the Oiracha culture.

The culture with 9,000 people was founded 250 years before the culture with 6,500 people.


Valerie's design was either the green plane or the blue airplane.

The green plane landed 10 feet shorter than the black airplane.

Of the pink plane and the green airplane, one was Aaron's and the other went 35 feet.

Roderick's design landed 30 feet shorter than Margo's design.

The silver airplane went somewhat farther than Roderick's design.

Aaron's design was either the green airplane or the plane that went 15 feet.


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 dish that bakes for 25 minutes and the recipe that bakes for 45 minutes, one cooks at 400 degrees and the other is the meatloaf.

The roast potatoes recipe doesn't bake for 30 minutes.

Of the dish that bakes for 40 minutes and the roast potatoes recipe, one cooks at 410 degrees and the other cooks at 350 degrees.

Of the meatloaf and the bean casserole, one cooks at 425 degrees and the other bakes for 40 minutes.

The recipe that cooks at 410 degrees bakes 15 minutes longer than the baked ham.

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
meatloaf
roast potatoes

350 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees


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.

Edna Evitz won her prize 4 years before Casey Carson.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry is either Patsy Pope or Mandy Marsh.

The winner who won in 1980 didn't win the prize in medicine.

Of Edna Evitz and Ida Ingram, one won in 1976 and the other won the prize in literature.

The winner who won in 1968 is either the winner who won the prize in literature or Patsy Pope.

Of Casey Carson and the winner who won in 1972, one won the prize in medicine and the other won the prize in economics.

Casey Carson
Edna Evitz
Ida Ingram
Mandy Marsh
Patsy Pope

bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine


The chef who scored 70 points is either Zachary or the person who made the cajun chili.

The person who made the smoked pork scored 14 fewer points than Ida.

Of the chef who scored 63 points and the chef who made the lemon snapper, one was Ida and the other was Veronica.

Veronica scored 7 fewer points than Gabriel.

The person who made the cashew tofu scored somewhat fewer points than Veronica.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork


The person who scored a 62 was either Freda Fritz or Ethel Erwin.

Kristina Katz was either the woman who scored a 63 or the person who won in 1923.

The golfer who won in 1924 didn't shoot a 60.

Carrie Cole won her tournament sometime after Freda Fritz.

Freda Fritz, the golfer who scored a 67, the golfer who won in 1923 and the golfer who scored a 60 were all different golfers.

Kristina Katz won her tournament 2 years after Pamela Peet.

Of the golfer who scored a 63 and the golfer who scored a 65, one was Freda Fritz and the other won in 1922.

Carrie Cole
Ethel Erwin
Freda Fritz
Kristina Katz
Pamela Peet


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

The architect has a birthday 2 months after the musician.

Of the architect and the diplomat, one is Michael and the other was born on August 15th.

Of Frank and the traveler born on April 13th, one is the politician and the other is the diplomat.

Eric is either the traveler born on May 18th or the person born on April 13th.

Eric has a birthday sometime after Gerald.

architect diplomat lawyer musician politician


The Oiracha culture had a population size of 9,000.

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

The society founded in 350 AD was either the Warasen culture or the culture with 9,000 people.

Of the Xidat culture and the Warasen culture, one was founded in 850 AD and the other had a population size of 6,500.

The Xidat culture didn't have a population size of 8,000.

The culture founded in 850 AD was either the culture with 7,500 people or the culture with 8,000 people.

The culture with 7,500 people was founded 500 years after the Tyash culture.


Of Citizen Trust and the one run by Zed Zamora, one has had a return of 8% and the other has had a return of 9%.

The fund with a return of 10% is run by Ollie Ochoa.

Citizen Trust isn't run by Larry Larsen.

Hudson Brook is either the fund run by Nadine Newton or the fund with a return of 6%.

Of the fund with a return of 6% and the one with a return of 9%, one is run by Mike McClain and the other is First Crescent.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Nadine Newton
Ollie Ochoa
Zed Zamora


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

Of Wilbur and Theodore, one won with one pair and the other won the second hand.

The person who won the second hand won with a straight flush.

The person who won the fifth hand didn't win with a straight.

Maria was either the player who won the first hand or the player who won the fifth hand.

The person who won with a straight flush won sometime after the person who won with a full house.

one pair
full house
flush
straight
straight flush


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

The Tyash culture was founded 500 years after the Xidat culture.

Of the culture with 8,000 people and the culture with 9,000 people, one was the Oiracha culture and the other was founded in 600 AD.

The Tyash culture was either the culture with 8,000 people or the culture founded in 850 AD.

The society founded in 1100 AD didn't have a population size of 4,500.

The culture with 7,500 people was either the Oiracha culture or the Lyeilia culture.

The Oiracha culture, the culture with 9,500 people, the society founded in 850 AD and the culture with 4,500 people were all different cultures.

The Kimusk culture was founded sometime after the Oiracha culture.


Otis had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Hannah.

The student from Mrs. Witte's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to Ira.

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

The student whose final word was "elucidated" is either Philip or the child from Mrs. Almerini's class.

Of the student whose final word was "duplicity" and the student from Mrs. Nixon's class, one is Ira and the other is Otis.


The dish that cooks at 425 degrees requires somewhat less baking time than the dish that cooks at 400 degrees.

The meatloaf requires somewhat less baking time than the chicken cutlet.

Of the dish that cooks at 410 degrees and the baked ham, one bakes for 45 minutes and the other bakes for 30 minutes.

The chicken cutlet is either the recipe that cooks at 400 degrees or the dish that cooks at 340 degrees.

The bean casserole doesn't bake for 35 minutes.

The dish that cooks at 410 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the meatloaf.

The meatloaf is either the dish that cooks at 340 degrees or the dish that bakes for 30 minutes.

baked ham
bean casserole
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf

340 degrees
375 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees


Of the person who won the fourth hand and the person who won the third hand, one was Irma and the other won with a straight.

The person who won with a royal flush won 1 hand after the person who won with a full house.

Zachary was either the person who won the second hand or the player who won with a flush.

Salvador was either the player who won the fifth hand or the player who won the first hand.

full house
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


The culture with 4,500 people was founded 250 years after the Garight culture.

The Ryat culture, the culture founded in 350 AD and the society founded in 1100 AD were all different cultures.

The Ryat culture didn't have a population size of 9,000.

The culture founded in 100 AD had a population size of 8,000.

Of the Xidat culture and the culture with 4,500 people, one was founded in 350 AD and the other was founded in 600 AD.

The Sameos culture was either the culture founded in 100 AD or the culture with 6,500 people.


The program that aired at 6:00pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 11:30am.

The program that aired on Tuesday had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired on Thursday.

The show that aired on Wednesday was either the program that aired at 8:30pm or the show that aired at 2:00pm.

The program that aired on Wednesday had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on Saturday.

The show that aired at 4:30pm didn't have exactly 1,250,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 6:00pm had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on Thursday.

The program that aired at 6:00pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired at 8:30pm.

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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.

Westmolen is owned by the Van den Berg family.

Zemelmolen is owned by the Meijer family.

Of the home built in 1683 and the windmill built in 1729, one is owned by the Van den Berg family and the other is Grosmolen.

The De Vries family's house was built 23 years after the Van den Berg family's home.

Zemelmolen was built 69 years before the Smit family's home.

Hoekmolen isn't owned by the Smit family.

Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

De Vries
Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Van Dijk


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

The person who ordered the cheeseburger is either Rebecca or Hannah.

The team member who ordered the cheeseburger owes 90 cents less than the person who ordered the tuna on rye.

Peter owes 90 cents less than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

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


Ida Ingram won her prize  before Glenda Glenn.

The person who won the prize in economics won her prize  before the person who won the prize in physics.

Norma Nolan didn't win the prize in chemistry.

Jemma Jenks won her prize 8 years after the person who won the prize in economics.

Of the person who won the prize in medicine and Glenda Glenn, one won in 1972 and the other won in 1976.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize  after the person who won the prize in physics.

Casey Carson
Glenda Glenn
Ida Ingram
Jemma Jenks
Norma Nolan

bioengineering chemistry economics medicine physics