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.

The $2.75 order is either Verna's sandwich or the order with colby jack cheese.

Of the sandwich with provolone cheese and the order with gouda cheese, one is Verna's and the other costs $5.75.

The sandwich with havarti cheese costs  less than the sandwich with gouda cheese.

Warren's order costs 2 dollars more than the sandwich with havarti cheese.

The order with provolone cheese costs 1 dollar more than Irene's order.


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.

Philip had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Bessie.

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

Of the student from Mrs. Witte's class and Clarence, one had to spell "duplicity" and the other had to spell "anemic".

Bessie had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the child from Mrs. Almerini's class.


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.

Sandy Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the truss bridge.

Of the bowstring structure and the cable-stayed one, one is North Bridge and the other is 13,000 ft.

Vellon Bridge is either the suspension bridge or the 10,000 ft bridge.

Avery Bridge, the 10,000 ft structure and the cable-stayed structure are all different structures.

Avery Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge


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

Of the runner who ordered vermicelli and the competitor who paid $6.99, one was Wade and the other was Herbert.

The contestant who ordered vermicelli paid  more than Wade.

Velma paid 1 dollar more than the runner who ordered spaghetti.

The contestant who paid $8.99 ordered taglioni.


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

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment is either Iris or Rhonda's customer.

Cristina has her appointment 1 hour after Iris.

Of Eileen and the customer with the 11:00am appointment, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other is being worked on by Susie.

Tammie's customer has her appointment 2 hours after Victoria's customer.


Of Velma and Herbert, one ordered taglioni and the other paid $6.99.

Terry paid 1 dollar less than the contestant who ordered rotini.

The competitor who ordered fusilli paid 1 dollar less than Velma.


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

The animal Aldo works with is 3 years older than Shamir.

The orangutan Beatrice works with is either Ofallo or Shamir.

Pemson is 3 years older than the orangutan Aldo works with.

Of Quirrel and the animal Calliope works with, one is 4 years old and the other is 13 years old.


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 250 fewer genes than E. carolinus.

Of E. carolinus and the bacteria with 750 genes, one was sequenced by Dr. Doyle and the other was sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

V. tenesis has 250 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

L. dyson, the organism sequenced by Dr. Long and the bacteria with 750 genes were all different organisms.

D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
L. dyson
V. tenesis


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.

Bobby Bora's show has 2 million downloads.

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

The podcast that began in 2012 has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2010.

Of the show that began in 2007 and the show that began in 2012, one has 4 million downloads and the other is Cora Capon's.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Faye Fender


The runner who paid $9.99 was either the runner who ordered fusilli or the runner who ordered taglioni.

Of the competitor who paid $8.99 and the contestant who ordered fusilli, one was Pablo and the other was Yolanda.

Florence paid  more than the contestant who ordered rigatoni.

The competitor who ordered rigatoni paid 1 dollar less than the contestant who ordered fusilli.


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

The winner who won the prize in medicine is either the person who won in 1972 or Kim Kane.

Jemma Jenks won her prize 4 years before the winner who won the prize in literature.

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

Betty Brewer
Casey Carson
Jemma Jenks
Kim Kane

astronomy bioengineering literature medicine


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

The Fanneuil oyster costs 20 cents less than the Island Creek oyster.

Of the one that costs $2.30 and the oyster from Duxbury, MA, one is the Katamaka oyster and the other is the Island Creek oyster.

The Thatcher oyster costs 20 cents less than the oyster from Charlestown, CT.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC costs somewhat more than the Fanneuil oyster.

Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC


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.

Felix is either the patient with the 11:30am appointment or the patient with the 12:30pm appointment.

Of the patient going in for the filling and the client with the 9:30am appointment, one is Ernest and the other is Gayle.

Mindy has an appointment 1 hour after the patient going in for the filling.

Gayle has an appointment 1 hour before the patient going in for the veneers.

The customer with the 12:30pm appointment is either the customer going in for the whitening or Mindy.


Juan's order costs 1 dollar more than Frances's order.

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

Juan's order costs  less than the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

Ronda's order costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with cheddar cheese.


Of the customer going in for the extraction and Nettie, one is scheduled for 12:30pm and the other is scheduled for 9:30am.

The customer with the 9:30am appointment is either Colin or the customer going in for the extraction.

The customer going in for the cleaning has an appointment 2 hours before the person going in for the filling.

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

Orlando has an appointment sometime before Wayne.


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

The case at 40.5912 N, the cache at 88.2694 W and the cache found on May 9 were all different boxes.

The case at 40.8991 N was found 3 days after the cache at 88.0431 W.

The box at 40.2516 N was found 3 days before the case at 40.3109 N.

Of the cache at 40.3109 N and the box found on May 9, one was at 88.0431 W and the other was at 88.3821 W.


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

The structure built in 1585 is either Okabe Honzo or the temple in Niwa.

Of Matsuno Okura and the shrine built in 1525, one is in Usui and the other is in Toyagi.

The shrine in Uchida was built 120 years after the structure in Usui.

Hori Takesi was built 60 years after Okabe Honzo.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo


"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.

Whitney's item costs  more than the item made of chestnut.

Marilyn's piece costs 25 dollars more than the piece made of elm.

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

Of Yvette's piece and the item made of ash, one costs $300 and the other costs $325.


Star Bridge is 3,000 feet shorter than the camelback one.

The truss one is  longer than Gorem Bridge.

Gorem Bridge is 3,000 feet shorter than Avery Bridge.

Of the 13,000 ft one and the cantilever bridge, one is North Bridge and the other is Avery Bridge.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge


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

The 6-3 decision was 2 weeks before the 8-1 decision.

Carson v Dunn was sometime after Omar v Powers.

The 2-7 decision was sometime before Short v Metz.

Of the 7-2 decision and the March 17 proceeding, one was Omar v Powers and the other was Gibbs v Kintz.

Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz


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

Hick Hodge's one sold for 50 dollars less than the 2007 piece.

Lance Leach's item sold for 50 dollars more than the 2004 one.

The one that sold for $275 was either the 2015 card or Lance Leach's card.

Cole Cooley's piece was either the piece that sold for $225 or the card that sold for $275.

Of the 2004 piece and the card that sold for $125, one featured Al Allison and the other featured Hick Hodge.

Al Allison
Cole Cooley
Hick Hodge
Lance Leach


Tony's order costs 1 dollar less than Mildred's order.

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

The $2.75 order is either the sandwich with cheddar cheese or Archie's order.

Of the $4.75 order and the order with swiss cheese, one is Mildred's and the other is Warren's.


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

The one run by Terry Torres has a 1 percent larger return than Black River.

Oak Capital has a 1 percent larger return than the one run by Larry Larsen.

Citizen Trust has a 1 percent larger return than Black River.

Citizen Trust has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Quentin Quinn.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital

Larry Larsen
Quentin Quinn
Terry Torres
Zed Zamora


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.

The bookmobile Dan drives has 50 fewer books than "Words To Go".

Of "Words To Go" and "Books-4-U", one is driven by Omar and the other has 250 books.

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 fewer books than the mobile library Myra drives.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


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.

Guillermo won sometime before the player who won with two pairs.

Paulette won 1 hand after the person who won with one pair.

The person who won with a flush won 1 hand after Ernestine.


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 Hoardstrum card has an APR 1 percent lower than the Southwest Inc card.

The Hoardstrum card is either the card with an APR of 8% or the card with the $10,000 credit limit.

Of the card with the $5,000 credit limit and the one with an APR of 10%, one is from Mid Atlantic and the other is from Southwest Inc.

Of the one with an APR of 9% and the card with an APR of 10%, one is from Southwest Inc and the other has a limit of $7,500.

Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


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

Of the 147 ft. tree and the 80 year-old tree, one is Nolan's Pine and the other is Zeke's Spruce.

The 96 year-old tree is  taller than Zeke's Spruce.

Of Evan's Fir and the 153 ft. tree, one is 79 years old and the other is 99 years old.

The 96 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than the 79 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Nolan\'s Pine
Zeke\'s Spruce


Of Omar v Powers and the 8-1 decision, one was on March 3 and the other was on March 17.

The 5-4 decision was 1 week before Ayers v Byrd.

Zamora v Pibb was either the March 3 case or the 4-5 decision.

Gibbs v Kintz was 1 week after Ayers v Byrd.

Ayers v Byrd
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Zamora v Pibb


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.

Of the child whose final word was "duplicity" and the student whose final word was "bulwark", one is Stephanie and the other was from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

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

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

Hannah had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Jill.


Denise had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Stephanie.

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

The contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Denise.


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

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

Irskela is 5 ft shorter than the fall in Nigeria.

The fall in Switzerland is 5 ft shorter than Nyalt.


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 114 has 2  fewer students than the class in room 212.

Mr. Saunders's class has 2  more students than Mr. Underwood's class.

Of the course in room 114 and the class with 31 students, one is taught by Saunders and the other is taught by Franklin.

The class in room 207 has somewhat fewer students than the course in room 215.


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).

The person who found 11 ounces of gold was either Adam Alford or the prospector working at Culver Gorge.

The miner working at Tyrol Creek was either the person who found 14 ounces of gold or Adam Alford.

The person working at Belle Hart finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the miner working at Glacier Grove.

Harry Howell finished with somewhat less gold than Jack Jacobs.

Of the person working at Culver Gorge and Fred Fletcher, one found 20 ounces of gold and the other found 11 ounces of gold.

Adam Alford
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
Tyrol Creek


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.

Irene is either the salesperson who ordered the taco salad or the salesperson whose order cost $5.35.

Peter owes 45 cents less than the team member who ordered the cheeseburger.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes 45 cents less than the person who ordered the tuna on rye.

cheeseburger
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


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.

Engmose started sometime after the center back.

The wing back started 6 years before the sweeper.

Of Banben and the player who started in 1985, one was the center forward and the other was the sweeper.

Kawa was either the person who started in 1985 or the player who started in 1976.

Cerisa started 3 years after the wing back.

center back
center forward
sweeper
wing back


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.

Nadine Newton is worth 1 billion more than the tycoon from Canada.

Faith Flynn is either the tycoon worth $27 billion or the person worth $28 billion.

Of the person from Canada and the tycoon worth $25 billion, one is Ed Everett and the other is Gil Gallegos.

Gil Gallegos is worth 1 billion less than the person from Denmark.

The tycoon worth $28 billion is either the person from France or Nadine Newton.

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

Ed Everett
Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Nadine Newton


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

The show that began in 2013 is either the show with 2 million downloads or Bobby Bora's show.

Of the show that began in 2009 and Cora Capon's podcast, one has 4 million downloads and the other has 1 million downloads.

The podcast with 1 million downloads is either Bobby Bora's podcast or the podcast that began in 2009.

Dixie Dean's show has  fewer downloads than Geneva Gold's show.

The podcast that began in 2008 has 2 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2012.

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Geneva Gold


Of the bookmobile Natasha drives and the bookmobile with 250 books, one is "Explore More" and the other is "Books-4-U".

The vehicle with 400 books is either the vehicle Kimberly drives or "Books-4-U".

The mobile library Violet drives has 50 fewer books than "Ready Reader".

"Explore More" is either the mobile library Natasha drives or the mobile library with 300 books.

Books-4-U
Explore More
Ready Reader
Words To Go


The course with 33 students is either Mr. Brady's class or the class in room 208.

Mr. Brady's class has 2  fewer students than Mr. Underwood's class.

The class in room 215 has 2  fewer students than Mr. Yang's class.

The class in room 120 is taught by Yang.


"Dream Machine" has 50 fewer books than "Explore More".

"Words To Go" is either the bookmobile with 250 books or the mobile library Kimberly drives.

The vehicle with 400 books is driven by Omar.

Of the vehicle Ira drives and the bookmobile with 350 books, one is "Dream Machine" and the other is "Explore More".

Dream Machine
Explore More
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


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

Nora's sandwich costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

Henrietta's order is either the sandwich with provolone cheese or the $3.75 sandwich.

The order with provolone cheese costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with swiss cheese.


Irskela is 5 ft higher than the fall located in Brazil.

The fall in Jamaica is somewhat taller than the waterfall located in Switzerland.

Irskela is either the fall in Jamaica or the 105 ft tall waterfall.

The 105 ft tall fall is either Garray or the fall located in Brazil.


Pine Bay is either the one with a return of 6% or the fund run by Larry Larsen.

The one run by Nadine Newton has had a 1 percent smaller return than Black River.

Of Oak Capital and the one run by Zed Zamora, one has had a return of 6% and the other has had a return of 8%.

First Crescent has a 1 percent larger return than Black River.

Black River
First Crescent
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Larry Larsen
Nadine Newton
Vic Velasquez
Zed Zamora


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 with the talisman will leave 2 months after the flier with the wishbone.

Of Rudy and the aerophobe leaving in January, one will bring their wishbone and the other will bring their shamrock.

The flier leaving in February is either Zachary or the aerophobe with the coin.


Ivan Ingram finished with somewhat more gold than the person working at Culver Gorge.

Of Chip Cornell and the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold, one worked the Fuller Rise claim and the other worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

The prospector working at York River finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector working at Tyrol Creek.

Jack Jacobs was either the miner who found 20 ounces of gold or the miner who found 11 ounces of gold.

Harry Howell finished with 3 ounces more gold than the person working at York River.

Chip Cornell
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Tyrol Creek
York River


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

The attendee who gave Ally the HD tv spent  more than the person who gave Ally the planter.

The person who spent $425 is either Mitch Mayo or the attendee who gave Ally the blender.

Ora Osborne is either the attendee who gave Ally the HD tv or the friend who spent $425.

Ora Osborne spent 25 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the blender.

Jack Jordan spent 25 dollars more than Pam Powell.

Jack Jordan
Mitch Mayo
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


The course in room 412 is either Mr. Ingram's class or Mr. Herman's class.

The course in room 215 has 2  fewer students than the course in room 208.

Of Mr. Ingram's class and Mr. Warner's class, one has 31 students and the other is in room 208.

Mr. Dean's class has somewhat more students than Mr. Herman's class.

The class in room 120 is either the course with 33 students or the course with 29 students.


The TrustCo card has an APR 2 percent lower than the card with the $6,500 credit limit.

Of the card with the $3,500 credit limit and the one with an APR of 11%, one is from Hoardstrum and the other is from Whitly Bank.

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

The four cards are the Mid Atlantic card, the one with an APR of 11%, the one with the $2,000 credit limit and the one with an APR of 10%.

Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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 Kristie and the person who scored 460 points, one was in lane 1 and the other was in lane 3.

Irma scored 80 points fewer points than Kristie.

Vincent scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 1.

Leigh, the person in lane 2 and the player who scored 460 points are all different people.


The waterfall located in Switzerland is 5 ft taller than Sihat.

Irskela is 10 ft higher than the fall in New Zealand.

The 100 ft tall waterfall is either Cerbel or the waterfall in Canada.

Of the fall located in Switzerland and the fall located in Nigeria, one is Cerbel and the other has a height of 115 ft.

The waterfall in New Zealand is somewhat shorter than the waterfall located in Nigeria.


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

The four cards were Mike Morales's item, the item that sold for $275, the 1972 piece and the one that sold for $225.

The 1987 one was either Opie Oliver's piece or the piece that sold for $175.

Of the 1987 piece and the item that sold for $275, one featured Bill Bernard and the other featured Opie Oliver.

Neddy Norris's item sold for 100 dollars less than the 1988 card.

Bill Bernard
Mike Morales
Neddy Norris
Opie Oliver


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

The Gillespie's house is somewhat larger than the Pratt's house.

Of the $36,000 structure and the 125 sq ft home, one is for the Pratts and the other is for the Ingrams.

The $27,500 house is somewhat smaller than the Zimmerman's structure.

The $32,250 home is 30 sq ft smaller than the $38,000 house.


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 won her tournament 1 year before Kristina Katz.

Carrie Cole was either the woman who won in 1920 or the woman who scored a 63.

Of the woman who won in 1921 and the golfer who won in 1922, one was Kristina Katz and the other shot a 62.

Of the woman who scored a 59 and the person who won in 1922, one was Ethel Erwin and the other was Kristina Katz.

Carrie Cole
Ethel Erwin
Kristina Katz
Maxine Mohn


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

The structure built in 1705 is either the structure in Usui or Takahashi.

Of the shrine in Toyagi and the structure built in 1525, one is Amari Michi and the other is Sama Takako.

Takahashi was built 60 years after the temple in Toyagi.

Hori Takesi is either the temple built in 1645 or the shrine built in 1705.

Sama Takako was built 60 years before the shrine in Uchida.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Sama Takako
Takahashi


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

Of the contestant who paid $8.99 and Suzanne, one ordered fusilli and the other ordered penne.

Of the contestant who ordered rotini and the contestant who ordered penne, one paid $7.99 and the other was Terry.

The competitor who paid $9.99 was either Suzanne or the competitor who ordered rotini.

Louis paid 1 dollar more than the runner who ordered penne.


Maxine Mohn won her tournament 1 year before the woman who scored a 64.

The woman who scored a 60 won her tournament 1 year before Wendy Wells.

Of Wendy Wells and Denise Detz, one shot a 67 and the other won in 1920.

Denise Detz
Leslie Lane
Maxine Mohn
Wendy Wells


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.

Frances won sometime after the person who won with a flush.

The competitor who won with a flush won 1 hand before the competitor who won with a full house.

The person who won the fourth hand was either the person who won with a full house or the player who won with a royal flush.

Of the person who won the third hand and the person who won with a full house, one was Nathaniel and the other was Veronica.


The golfer who scored a 62 won her tournament sometime before the golfer who scored a 65.

Nellie Nolan won her tournament 1 year before Alison Ames.

The golfer who scored a 67 was either Alison Ames or Vickie Vern.

Alison Ames won her tournament 1 year before the golfer who scored a 64.

Of the woman who won in 1921 and the golfer who scored a 65, one was Nellie Nolan and the other was Alison Ames.

Alison Ames
Nellie Nolan
Shari Steel
Vickie Vern


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

The Fanneuil oyster costs 20 cents less than the Island Creek oyster.

Of the one that costs $2.30 and the one from Punaville, RI, one is the Katamaka oyster and the other is the Island Creek oyster.

The oyster from Willapa, RI costs somewhat more than the Fanneuil oyster.

The Thatcher oyster costs 20 cents less than the oyster from Nesketucket, MA.

Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


Al Allison's one sold for 100 dollars more than Cole Cooley's one.

The 1974 one sold for 50 dollars more than the 2004 card.

The 2007 item was either the piece that sold for $275 or Irv Ingram's piece.

Of the piece that sold for $275 and the card that sold for $175, one featured Jimmy Jacobs and the other came out in 2007.

Al Allison
Cole Cooley
Irv Ingram
Jimmy Jacobs


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 course in room 215.

Of Mr. Paul's class and Mr. Yang's class, one has 31 students and the other is in room 215.

The course in room 412 is either Mr. Paul's class or Mr. Morrison's class.

Mr. Dean's class has somewhat more students than Mr. Morrison's class.

The class in room 212 is either the class with 33 students or the course with 29 students.


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

Doesmolen was built 23 years before Vlietmolen.

Of the home built in 1706 and the home built in 1729, one is Vlietmolen and the other is owned by the De Jong family.

Of the Bakker family's home and the windmill built in 1729, one is Oostmolen and the other is Vlietmolen.

Doesmolen is either the windmill built in 1683 or the Jansen family's house.

Doesmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen


Grosmolen was built 46 years before Doesmolen.

Of the house built in 1752 and the Jansen family's windmill, one is Westmolen and the other is Doesmolen.

The Smit family's house was built sometime after Grosmolen.

Zemelmolen was built 46 years before the De Jong family's house.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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

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

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

The contestant from Mrs. Witte's class is either the contestant whose final word was "duplicity" or Nick.

Andres had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Jill.


Of the class in room 212 and the class in room 114, one is taught by Herman and the other has 29 students.

Mr. Ellis's class has 2  fewer students than the course in room 212.

The class in room 129 has 2  fewer students than Mr. Gilmore's class.


The Pomaquin oyster is either the oyster from Punaville, RI or the oyster from Charlestown, CT.

The Bluepoint oyster is either the one that costs $2.20 or the one that costs $2.00.

The Katamaka oyster costs 10 cents less than the Fanneuil oyster.

Of the oyster from Punaville, RI and the one from Willapa, RI, one costs $2.10 and the other is the Fanneuil oyster.

The one from Barnstable, ME costs somewhat more than the oyster from Charlestown, CT.

Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Punaville, RI
Willapa, RI


Mr. Brady's class has somewhat more students than Mr. Dean's class.

The course in room 114 is either the course with 33 students or the course with 29 students.

The course in room 319 is either Mr. Franklin's class or Mr. Dean's class.

The class in room 208 has 2  fewer students than the class in room 129.

Of Mr. Franklin's class and Mr. Tanner's class, one has 31 students and the other is in room 129.


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.

Adam is somewhat shorter than the right whale.

The fin whale is somewhat longer than the narwhal.

Of Curtis and the 25 ft long exhibit, one is the narwhal and the other is the gray whale.

fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


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

Colin is either the patient with the 9:30am appointment or the client going in for the extraction.

Colin has an appointment 1 hour before Kurt.

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

Of the client going in for the cleaning and the client with the 11:30am appointment, one is Felix and the other is Kurt.


Ora Osborne spent 50 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

Ora Osborne spent  less than Jack Jordan.

The person who gave Ally the juicer is either the person who spent $400 or Kit Kelley.

Of Jack Jordan and the attendee who spent $475, one gave Ally the laptop and the other gave Ally the juicer.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


Of the Underwood's house and the 95 sq ft structure, one sold for $38,000 and the other sold for $32,250.

The $36,000 structure is 30 sq ft larger than the $38,000 house.

The Pratt's home is 15 sq ft larger than the Whitehead's structure.

The 110 sq ft structure is either the Whitehead's home or the $25,000 structure.


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.

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

Of Dolores and Susie's customer, one has the 11:00am appointment and the other has the 2:00pm appointment.

Pam's customer is either Alison or Myra.

Nettie's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Myra.


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

The client going in for the root canal has an appointment 2 hours after the patient going in for the veneers.

Of Mindy and the client with the 9:30am appointment, one has the appointment for the veneers and the other has the appointment for the filling.

Lynn has an appointment 1 hour after Vanessa.


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

The magnate from Sweden is either the mogul worth $26 billion or Al Acosta.

The magnate worth $25 billion is either Al Acosta or the person from England.

Of the mogul from England and Cal Craig, one is worth $28 billion and the other is worth $25 billion.

The tycoon from Argentina is worth 2 billion less than the mogul from Mexico.

Gil Gallegos is worth somewhat less than Rachel Reid.

Al Acosta
Cal Craig
Gil Gallegos
Rachel Reid


The competitor who paid $7.99 was either Florence or the contestant who ordered fettuccine.

Margie paid 1 dollar more than the competitor who ordered fettuccine.

Margie was either the runner who ordered spaghetti or the competitor who paid $7.99.

The runner who ordered spaghetti paid  more than the runner who ordered taglioni.


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 Hoardstrum card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $4,000 credit limit.

The card with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the Southwest Inc card.

The card with the $6,500 credit limit is either the Credit Korp card or the Southwest Inc card.

Of the Mid Atlantic card and the card with the $7,500 credit limit, one has an APR of 8% and the other has an APR of 11%.

Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc


Zemelmolen was built sometime before the Jansen family's windmill.

Westmolen was built 23 years before the Smit family's home.

The structure built in 1706 is either the Jansen family's house or Doesmolen.

Of Grosmolen and the windmill built in 1683, one is owned by the Bakker family and the other is owned by the Jansen family.

The Van den Berg family's windmill is either the home built in 1683 or Westmolen.


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.

Valerie's design went 10 feet farther than the black plane.

Roderick's design, the green airplane and the plane that went 35 feet were all different planes.

Of Omar's design and the plane that went 35 feet, one was black and the other was pink.

Margo's design landed 10 feet shorter than Omar's design.


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

The fund run by Walter Wade has a 1 percent larger return than Black River.

Silver Rock has a 1 percent larger return than the fund run by Larry Larsen.

First Crescent has a 1 percent larger return than Black River.

First Crescent has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Ralph Ross.

Black River
First Crescent
Oak Capital
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Ralph Ross
Walter Wade
Yolanda Yang


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

Inez was either the person who scored a 59 or the golfer who won in 1923.

The woman who won in 1921 was either the golfer who scored a 66 or Tina Tuttle.

Inez won her tournament 1 year after Bonita Bitz.

Bonita Bitz
Inez
Maxine Mohn
Tina Tuttle


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.

Of the stock Delilah bought and JMO, one sold for $28 per share and the other sold for $25 per share.

The stock Charlie bought was  per share more expensive than PSTO.

QMZ was 2 dollars per share more expensive than GXTV.

GXTV was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Bill bought.


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

Of the 2015 piece and the 1978 piece, one featured Keith Kane and the other sold for $275.

The 2015 one sold for 50 dollars more than Finn Freeman's piece.

The one that sold for $125 was either Keith Kane's piece or the 1974 item.

The 1987 item sold for somewhat less than the 1978 piece.

Lance Leach's piece sold for 100 dollars more than the 1987 one.

Finn Freeman
Hick Hodge
Keith Kane
Lance Leach


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

The $36,000 structure is either the 110 sq ft structure or the Davidson's house.

The Pratt's house is somewhat smaller than the Zimmerman's home.

The 95 sq ft house is either the Davidson's home or the $29,000 house.

The $25,000 home is 30 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 house.

Of the $29,000 house and the Ewing's structure, one is 140 sq ft and the other is 95 sq ft.


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

The person who made the smoked pork is either the chef who scored 49 points or Gabriel.

The cook who scored 42 points is either Gabriel or the cook who made the jambalaya.

The chef who made the cajun chili scored 14 fewer points than the person who made the pepper steak.

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

Sonia scored somewhat fewer points than Tyrone.

cajun chili
jambalaya
pepper steak
smoked pork


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 spoke for 12 minutes was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson.

Of the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey, one was Krista and the other was Virgil.

Colleen spoke 2 minutes less than Krista.

Dominic spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. North.

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

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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

Of Eric and Frank, one was born on June 14th and the other is the musician.

Charles has a birthday 1 month before the lawyer.

Of Eric and the diplomat, one was born on July 16th and the other was born on June 14th.

Of the person whose birthday is on June 14th and the person whose birthday is on May 18th, one is the lawyer and the other is Frank.


Of the 27 ft long exhibit and Dennis, one is the fin whale and the other is the beluga whale.

The bowhead whale is 4 feet shorter than the beluga whale.

Herbert is somewhat longer than the bowhead whale.

The narwhal is 4 feet shorter than Adam.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal


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.

Irma is either the player in lane 4 or the player who scored 460 points.

The player in lane 6 scored 160 points more points than the player in lane 3.

Of the contestant in lane 2 and the person in lane 6, one scored 540 points and the other is Terrence.


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.

"Voyager Hero" came out 1 year before the pinball machine made by Tarco Inc..

The game made by Dow Games came out 1 year before the machine made by Pinnefore.

The pinball machine released in 1976 is either the machine made by Dow Games or "Disco Mania".

Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus


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 orange piece was either the bear or the snail.

The cat cost 1 dollar more than the brown balloon.

Of the monkey and the purple animal, one cost $3.00 and the other cost $6.00.

The brown piece cost 1 dollar more than the snail.


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 flier with the shamrock will leave 1 month before the passenger with the talisman.

Doug is either the flier with the shamrock or the passenger leaving in February.

Eloise will leave 1 month before the aerophobe with the horseshoe.


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

The person who scored a 66 won her tournament 1 year after Carrie Cole.

Freda Fritz won her tournament 1 year after Carrie Cole.

Freda Fritz won her tournament sometime before the golfer who scored a 64.

Wendy Wells won her tournament 1 year after the person who scored a 62.

Carrie Cole
Freda Fritz
Inez
Wendy Wells


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 the organism sequenced by Dr. Roman and the organism with 1,000 genes, one is B. mangeris and the other is V. tenesis.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Roman was either V. tenesis or the organism with 500 genes.

The four organisms were E. carolinus, the bacteria with 1,000 genes, the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Henderson and the organism with 750 genes.

L. dyson has 500 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

B. mangeris
E. carolinus
L. dyson
V. tenesis


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

The person who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 4 years after Tara Tate.

Lisa Lara won her prize 4 years after the person who won the prize in economics.

The person who won in 1972 is either the winner who won the prize in medicine or Betty Brewer.

Betty Brewer
Lisa Lara
Sue Simpson
Tara Tate

bioengineering chemistry economics medicine


The yellow piece was either the $6.00 balloon or the dog.

Of the $6.00 balloon and the $4.00 balloon, one was the snail and the other was yellow.

The gold piece cost 1 dollar more than the purple piece.

The bear cost 2 dollars more than the cat.


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

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

Of Sid Scott and the person from Mexico, one is worth $25 billion and the other is worth $27 billion.

Rachel Reid is worth 1 billion more than Faith Flynn.

Tim Townsend is either the person worth $25 billion or the mogul from Argentina.

Faith Flynn
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott
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.

"Dream Machine" has 50 fewer books than the vehicle Dan drives.

The vehicle Leroy drives has 50 fewer books than the mobile library Terri drives.

"Books-4-U" is either the bookmobile Leroy drives or the vehicle with 300 books.

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


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.

The order with gouda cheese costs 1 dollar less than the order with swiss cheese.

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

Omar's sandwich includes provolone cheese.

The $4.75 order is either the sandwich with swiss cheese or Juan's order.


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.

First Crescent is either the fund with a return of 6% or the fund run by Quentin Quinn.

Of the one with a return of 7% and the one with a return of 8%, one is Pine Bay and the other is run by Patty Paul.

Of the one run by Mike McClain and the one with a return of 8%, one is Oak Capital and the other is Pine Bay.

First Crescent has had a 1 percent smaller return than Pine Bay.

First Crescent
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Mike McClain
Patty Paul
Quentin Quinn
Sal Spencer


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).

The prospector working at Belle Hart finished with somewhat less gold than Ivan Ingram.

The prospector working at Culver Gorge finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

Ben Barron finished with somewhat more gold than Gil Gonzalez.

Of the prospector working at Glacier Grove and the prospector who found 17 ounces of gold, one was Gil Gonzalez and the other was Fred Fletcher.

Ben Barron
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge


Of the vehicle Richard drives and the mobile library Ira drives, one has 300 books and the other is "Tiny Tomes".

The bookmobile with 400 books is either "Ready Reader" or the vehicle Richard drives.

"Explore More" has 50 more books than the mobile library Ira drives.

Of the mobile library with 350 books and "Ready Reader", one is driven by Francisco and the other is driven by Ira.

Books-4-U
Explore More
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes


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 the $3,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $10,000 credit limit.

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

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 2 percent higher than the Hoardstrum card.

Of the card with an APR of 11% and the one with an APR of 9%, one is from Whitly Bank and the other has a limit of $12,500.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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

The project headed by Dr. Morgan is either the Lectra 4C or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017.

The four accelerators are the Falston LCS, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019, the project headed by Dr. Dorsey and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018.

Of the project headed by Dr. Morgan and the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, one is the Bale-Hahn SSC and the other is the Lectra 4C.

The ISON-X42 will go online 2 years before the project headed by Dr. Quinn.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Weber


Johnathan scored 160 points more points than Oliver.

The player in lane 3 scored 80 points more points than the player in lane 5.

Of the contestant who scored 540 points and the player who scored 380 points, one is Zachary and the other was in lane 6.

The person in lane 6 is either the contestant who scored 540 points or Perry.


The surgeon has a birthday 2 months before the politician.

Harry has a birthday sometime after the diplomat.

Of Dale and the person whose birthday is on July 16th, one is the engineer and the other is the politician.

Gerald has a birthday 1 month after the surgeon.

Kevin is either the traveler whose birthday is on July 16th or the traveler born on April 13th.


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

Rajesh is 6 years younger than the orangutan Dolly works with.

The ape Calliope works with is either Shamir or the 7-year-old.

Of the animal Calliope works with and the 13-year-old, one is Ofallo and the other is Shamir.

The four animals are Pemson, the 13-year-old, the ape Aldo works with and the 10-year-old.


The snail cost 2 dollars more than the cat.

The orange piece cost  more than the monkey.

Of the red piece and the dog, one cost $6.00 and the other cost $3.00.

The cat cost 2 dollars less than the gold balloon.


"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 piece is either the piece made of rosewood or Irma's piece.

The piece made of ash costs 25 dollars less than the item made of rosewood.

Josephine's piece costs 25 dollars more than the item made of mahogany.


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

The person who made the pepper steak scored somewhat fewer points than the person who made the jambalaya.

The cook who made the smoked pork scored 7 more points than Darlene.

Zachary scored 14 more points than the person who made the pepper steak.

The cook who scored 42 points is either Tyrone or the chef who made the cajun chili.

Of the chef who made the smoked pork and the person who made the jambalaya, one was Tyrone and the other scored 63 points.


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.

Rothvum was either the player who started in 1985 or the person who started in 1976.

The wing back started 6 years before the second striker.

Of Cerisa and the person who started in 1985, one was the full back and the other was the second striker.

Engmose started 3 years after the wing back.

Hatcha started sometime after the center back.

center back
full back
second striker
wing back


The person who made the turkey soup scored somewhat more points than Luther.

Veronica scored 14 fewer points than the person who made the cajun chili.

Of the cook who scored 63 points and the person who made the cashew tofu, one was Marjorie and the other was Darlene.

Luther scored 14 fewer points than Darlene.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
turkey soup


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 bean casserole bakes somewhat longer than the meatloaf.

The recipe that cooks at 350 degrees requires 10 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 385 degrees.

Of the dish that cooks at 375 degrees and the dish that bakes for 35 minutes, one is the meatloaf and the other is the chicken cutlet.

The recipe that cooks at 325 degrees requires somewhat less baking time than the roast potatoes recipe.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

bean casserole
chicken cutlet
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees


The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online in 2019.

The project headed by Dr. Morgan is either the Lectra 4C or the facility scheduled to go online in 2018.

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

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

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

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

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Noble
Dr. Quinn


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.

"Archer Quest" came out 1 year before "Bowling Alley".

"Meteor Rise" came out 1 year after the system made by Dow Games.

"Disco Mania", the system made by Hayco Inc. and the system released in 1976 are all different games.

Of "Bowling Alley" and the system released in 1976, one was made by Dow Games and the other was made by Pinnefore.

Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise

Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


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.

Edith spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden.

Of the student who spoke for 10 minutes and the student who spoke for 8 minutes, one talked about P.M. Eden and the other was Jenna.

Of Iris and Jenna, one spoke for 10 minutes and the other talked about P.M. North.

Of Iris and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair, one spoke for 12 minutes and the other spoke for 10 minutes.


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

Of Kurt and the person with the 9:30am appointment, one has the appointment for the whitening and the other has the appointment for the crown.

The person going in for the veneers has an appointment 2 hours after the person going in for the whitening.

Gayle has an appointment 1 hour after Wayne.


"Disco Mania", the pinball machine made by Maxigame and the pinball machine released in 1976 are all different games.

Of "Bowling Alley" and the game released in 1976, one was made by Hayco Inc. and the other was made by Pinnefore.

"Voyager Hero" came out 1 year after the machine made by Hayco Inc..

Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Voyager Hero

Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


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 with the wishbone will leave 2 months after the flier with the lucky hat.

Of the aerophobe with the coin and the flier with the wishbone, one will leave in April and the other is Maurice.

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


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.

B. mangeris has 500 fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Estrada.

Of the organism sequenced by Dr. Quinn and E. carolinus, one has 1,000 genes and the other has 250 genes.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Long has somewhat more genes than L. dyson.

V. tenesis has 500 more genes than B. mangeris.


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

Of the attendee who spent $450 and the person who spent $425, one gave Ally the juicer and the other is Pam Powell.

Of Ora Osborne and the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player, one spent $475 and the other spent $450.

Ned Norris spent 25 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the juicer.

Of Ora Osborne and Pam Powell, one spent $450 and the other gave Ally the HD tv.

Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


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.

Of the class with 29 students and the course in room 322, one is taught by Dean and the other is taught by Jimenez.

The class in room 122 has 2  fewer students than the course in room 405.

The course in room 322 is either the class with 35 students or the course with 33 students.

Mr. Quinn's class has 4  more students than Mr. Jimenez's class.

The course in room 207 is either the course with 33 students or Mr. Dean's class.


Of the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Nielsen and D. forcilitis, one has 1,000 genes and the other has 250 genes.

B. mangeris has 500 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

The one sequenced by Dr. Kennedy has somewhat more genes than E. carolinus.

L. dyson has 500 more genes than B. mangeris.

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


The Credit Korp card has an APR 1 percent higher than the TrustCo card.

The card with an APR of 9% is either the TrustCo card or the one with the $4,000 credit limit.

Of the Hoardstrum card and the one with an APR of 8%, one has a limit of $15,000 and the other has a limit of $6,500.

The one with the $7,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $15,000 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
TrustCo


The meatloaf requires 10 minutes less baking time than the bean casserole.

The candied yams recipe requires 10 minutes less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 375 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 25 minutes cooks at 350 degrees.

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

bean casserole
candied yams
meatloaf
roast potatoes

340 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
410 degrees


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.

Omar's sandwich is either the $4.75 sandwich or the $5.75 sandwich.

Of the order with gouda cheese and the $2.75 sandwich, one is Nora's and the other is Tony's.

Tony's order costs 1 dollar less than the order with havarti cheese.

The $5.75 sandwich is either the sandwich with swiss cheese or Yolanda's order.

Yolanda's order costs 1 dollar more than the order with gouda cheese.


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

Of the Smit family's house and the Van den Berg family's windmill, one was built in 1706 and the other is Grosmolen.

Hoekmolen was built 23 years before Grosmolen.

Doesmolen is either the house built in 1729 or the structure built in 1683.

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

Westmolen is either the Smit family's structure or the De Vries family's house.


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

The cache at 88.2694 W was found 6 days before the cache at 88.3907 W.

Of the box at 88.3821 W and the case found on May 9, one was at 41.0072 N and the other was at 40.6656 N.

The box at 40.3109 N was found sometime after the case at 41.0072 N.

The cache at 88.1863 W was found sometime before the box at 41.0237 N.


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 one with the $10,000 credit limit is either the card with an APR of 11% or the Southwest Inc card.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 2 percent higher than the Credit Korp card.

Of the card with an APR of 11% and the card with an APR of 9%, one is from Whitly Bank and the other has a limit of $10,000.

The one with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $6,500 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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

The stock that sold for $28 per share was either the stock Ida Mae bought or QMZ.

Of the stock Delilah bought and the stock that sold for $25 per share, one was GXTV and the other was KMPP.

QMZ was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the stock Delilah bought.

HBW was either the stock that sold for $27 per share or the stock that sold for $28 per share.

KMPP was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the stock Geraldo bought.


Peggy is either the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot or the aerophobe leaving in February.

Of the aerophobe leaving in February and the flier leaving in March, one is Gwen and the other will bring their talisman.

The flier with the shamrock will leave 2 months before the passenger with the rabbit's foot.

horseshoe
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman


Mindy has an appointment 1 hour after Vanessa.

The person going in for the veneers has an appointment 2 hours after the client going in for the whitening.

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

Of Nettie and the client with the 9:30am appointment, one has the appointment for the whitening and the other has the appointment for the root canal.


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

Of Harry and the lawyer, one was born on April 13th and the other was born on July 16th.

Eric has a birthday 1 month after the architect.

The architect has a birthday 1 month after Kevin.


Vlietmolen was built 46 years before the De Vries family's house.

The De Jong family's house is either Westmolen or the structure built in 1706.

Of the De Jong family's windmill and the home built in 1752, one is Grosmolen and the other is Westmolen.

The four structures are Hoekmolen, the windmill built in 1752, the Bakker family's structure and the structure built in 1729.

Grosmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen


Of P. wellington and the organism sequenced by Dr. Zamora, one has 250 genes and the other has 750 genes.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Kennedy has 250 fewer genes than E. carolinus.

E. paradolens has 250 more genes than E. carolinus.

V. tenesis was either the organism with 250 genes or the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Garza.

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


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.

Stanley is either the contestant who scored 380 points or the contestant who scored 540 points.

Johnathan scored  more points than Stanley.

The contestant in lane 5 is either Esther or the player who scored 460 points.

Of Johnathan and the player in lane 1, one scored 460 points and the other scored 300 points.

The contestant in lane 4 scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 2.


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 6,500 people and the culture founded in 100 AD, one was the Lyeilia culture and the other was the Tyash culture.

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

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

Of the culture with 9,500 people and the culture with 7,500 people, one was founded in 850 AD and the other was the Aldeton culture.


Of the machine released in 1977 and the system released in 1975, one is "Zany Circus" and the other was made by Tarco Inc..

"Aladeen" came out 2 years after "Archer Quest".

The game made by Tarco Inc. is either the machine released in 1977 or "Bowling Alley".

The system made by Arco came out 1 year after the system made by Pinnefore.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Zany Circus


The passenger with the talisman will leave 1 month before the aerophobe with the shamrock.

Gwen will leave sometime after the aerophobe with the talisman.

The aerophobe leaving in April is either the passenger with the shamrock or the aerophobe with the wishbone.

Of the flier leaving in March and the flier with the shamrock, one is Katie and the other is Peggy.

Florence will leave 1 month before Katie.


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 beluga whale is either the 21 ft long specimen or Dennis.

The beluga whale is 2 feet shorter than the right whale.

Of the 23 ft long exhibit and the 25 ft long exhibit, one is the right whale and the other is Brent.

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

beluga whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


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.

Of the Bale-Hahn SSC and the Zynga Complex, one will go online in 2017 and the other is headed by Dr. Owens.

The project headed by Dr. Owens will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Ingram.

The ISON-X42 is either the project headed by Dr. Ingram or the project headed by Dr. Jennings.

The Zynga Complex will go online sometime before the Falston LCS.

The project headed by Dr. Farley will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Ingram.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Zynga Complex

Dr. Farley
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Owens


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

The piece made of poplar costs 25 dollars more than Bonita's item.

The $250 item is either Irma's piece or the piece made of chestnut.

Of the item made of poplar and the item made of elm, one was crafted by Irma and the other costs $325.

The piece made of mahogany costs  less than the piece made of elm.

Rosemary's item costs 50 dollars more than the item made of mahogany.


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

The temple in Toyagi was built 60 years after Amari Michi.

Yamasaki was built 60 years after the temple in Funai.

Okabe Honzo was built sometime before the temple in Niwa.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years after Amari Michi.

Amari Michi
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


Of the Ryat culture and the culture with 4,500 people, one was founded in 850 AD and the other was founded in 100 AD.

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

The four cultures were the society founded in 850 AD, the Tyash culture, the culture with 9,000 people and the Budel culture.


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

The chef who made the cashew tofu is either Wade or the person who scored 49 points.

Tyrone scored 14 fewer points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

The four chefs are Marjorie, the chef who scored 63 points, the chef who made the cajun chili and the chef who scored 56 points.

Of the cook who made the cashew tofu and the person who scored 63 points, one was Anita and the other was Wade.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
pepper steak
turkey soup


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

The ape Gracie works with is 3 years older than Pemson.

Nikatrice is 6 years younger than the ape Eva works with.


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.

Rhoqua is 5 ft shorter than the fall located in New Zealand.

Of the waterfall located in Tibet and the fall located in Switzerland, one has a height of 115 ft and the other is Irskela.

Garray is 5 ft higher than the waterfall in Jamaica.

The 100 ft tall fall is either the fall located in Tibet or Rhoqua.

Irskela is 5 ft shorter than the fall located in Jamaica.


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.

Of the person who won the prize in chemistry and the person who won in 1972, one is Hannah Hay and the other is Kim Kane.

Sue Simpson is either the winner who won in 1964 or the person who won the prize in literature.

The winner who won in 1976 won the prize in medicine.

Hannah Hay won her prize 4 years before Kim Kane.

Hannah Hay
Kim Kane
Lisa Lara
Sue Simpson

bioengineering chemistry literature medicine


Of the stock Geraldo bought and HBW, one sold for $28 per share and the other sold for $25 per share.

The stock Ida Mae bought was either the stock that sold for $26 per share or ABTR.

The stock that sold for $25 per share was either ABTR or the stock Geraldo bought.

JMO was  per share less expensive than QMZ.

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


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

The dish that bakes for 40 minutes cooks at 425 degrees.

Of the dish that cooks at 385 degrees and the dish that bakes for 35 minutes, one is the baked ham and the other is the chicken cutlet.

The baked ham requires 5 minutes less baking time than the chicken cutlet.

The roast potatoes recipe is either the recipe that bakes for 25 minutes or the dish that cooks at 410 degrees.

baked ham
chicken cutlet
meatloaf
roast potatoes

375 degrees
385 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees


Rhoqua is 5 ft taller than the waterfall in Jamaica.

The four waterfalls are Inawatai, the waterfall in Jamaica, the 110 ft tall waterfall and the fall located in Switzerland.

The 100 ft tall waterfall is either the waterfall located in Nigeria or Garray.

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


Hori Takesi was built 60 years before Okabe Honzo.

Of the shrine in Funai and the temple built in 1645, one is Matsuno Okura and the other is Okabe Honzo.

Hori Takesi is either the structure built in 1525 or the shrine in Niwa.

Of the structure built in 1585 and the shrine built in 1645, one is Okabe Honzo and the other is in Miyato.

Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Yamasaki


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.

Benny Baron's sighting was submitted 2 days after Dan Delgado's report.

Of the August 7 report and the August 5 sighting, one was reported by Gil Gates and the other was from Walnut Creek.

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

The sighting from Walnut Creek was either the August 7 report or Edith Estes's sighting.

Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Gil Gates

Crescent City
Embden
Islesboro
Walnut Creek


Of the contestant who scored 460 points and the player in lane 7, one is Nina and the other is Yvette.

Yvette scored 80 points fewer points than Gretchen.

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

The contestant in lane 3 scored  more points than Yvette.


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 piece cost 2 dollars less than the white piece.

The $3.00 piece was either the bear or the red piece.

Of the red balloon and the monkey, one cost $6.00 and the other cost $3.00.

The yellow animal was either the $4.00 piece or the bear.


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

The Kirby's home is either the $35,000 house or the 125 sq ft home.

Of the $25,000 structure and the $36,000 structure, one is 140 sq ft and the other is for the Pratts.

The $36,000 home is 30 sq ft larger than the $32,250 home.


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.

Tina Tuttle won her tournament 2 years before the person who scored a 59.

The woman who scored a 64 won her tournament sometime after Bonita Bitz.

Bonita Bitz won her tournament 2 years before Alison Ames.

Of the person who won in 1923 and the person who scored a 60, one was Shari Steel and the other was Alison Ames.

Alison Ames
Bonita Bitz
Shari Steel
Tina Tuttle


Of Olive Olson and the winner who won the prize in literature, one won in 1964 and the other won in 1976.

The person who won the prize in bioengineering is either Kim Kane or Tara Tate.

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

The winner who won the prize in astronomy won her prize 4 years after Tara Tate.

Kim Kane
Norma Nolan
Olive Olson
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering literature physics


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 one with the $15,000 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $20,000 credit limit.

Of the Mid Atlantic card and the card with an APR of 8%, one has a limit of $20,000 and the other has a limit of $12,500.

The Hoardstrum card has an APR 1 percent higher than the TrustCo card.

The one with an APR of 9% is either the TrustCo card or the one with the $10,000 credit limit.

Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo


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

The mobile library Cynthia drives is either the bookmobile with 250 books or "Explore More".

"Lit on Wheels" has 100 fewer books than the vehicle Dan drives.

Of "Dream Machine" and the mobile library with 400 books, one is driven by Dan and the other is driven by Cynthia.

"Lit on Wheels" has  fewer books than "Dream Machine".

Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader


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

The wing back started 6 years before the second striker.

Of Awad and the player who started in 1985, one was the goalie and the other was the second striker.

Fichin started 3 years after the wing back.

Gardelli started sometime after the full back.

Hatcha was either the person who started in 1985 or the player who started in 1976.

full back
goalie
second striker
wing back


"Explore More" is either the vehicle with 350 books or the bookmobile Cynthia drives.

"Dream Machine" has 50 fewer books than "Words To Go".

"Ready Reader" is either the bookmobile with 400 books or the mobile library with 350 books.

The vehicle Leroy drives has 100 more books than the bookmobile Hugh drives.

Of the mobile library with 250 books and "Ready Reader", one is driven by Cynthia and the other is driven by Hugh.

Dream Machine
Explore More
Ready Reader
Words To Go


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.

Denise is either the child whose final word was "anemic" or the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class.

Denise had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Ted.

Of the student whose final word was "bulwark" and the student whose final word was "consomme", one is Ted and the other was from Mrs. Condini's class.

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


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.

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

The person going in for the filling has an appointment 2 hours after the client going in for the extraction.

Yvette has an appointment 1 hour after Colin.

Yvette has the appointment for the filling.


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.

Leigh scored 160 points fewer points than Wanda.

Wanda is either the contestant who scored 380 points or the player in lane 2.

The player in lane 4 scored 80 points more points than the player in lane 5.

Of Deanna and the person in lane 4, one scored 380 points and the other scored 460 points.


The $38,000 structure is either the 140 sq ft house or the Nielsen's home.

Of the 140 sq ft structure and the 110 sq ft home, one is for the Pratts and the other sold for $38,000.

The Ewing's house is 30 sq ft larger than the Gillespie's home.

The $25,000 house is 15 sq ft larger than the $36,000 house.


The shrine in Uchida was built 60 years after Matsuno Okura.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years after Matsuno Okura.

Okabe Honzo was built sometime before the shrine in Niwa.

Yamasaki was built 60 years after the structure in Funai.

Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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

Of the tycoon from Canada and the mogul worth $27 billion, one is Ed Everett and the other is Kirk Kaplan.

Of the person worth $26 billion and the tycoon worth $27 billion, one is Kirk Kaplan and the other is from Denmark.

Cal Craig is worth 1 billion less than Kirk Kaplan.

Cal Craig is either the tycoon worth $25 billion or the magnate from Norway.

Cal Craig
Ed Everett
Kirk Kaplan
Mike Mckay


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.

Faye Fender's podcast is either the podcast with 4 million downloads or the podcast with 1 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2015 has 2 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2013.

Cora Capon's show has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2015.

Of Bobby Bora's show and the podcast with 4 million downloads, one started in 2010 and the other started in 2013.

Dixie Dean's podcast has  more downloads than the show that began in 2008.

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender


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

Watts v Yang was 2 weeks before the 5-4 decision.

Of the 3-6 decision and the March 24 proceeding, one was Gibbs v Kintz and the other was Zamora v Pibb.

The 3-6 decision was either Zamora v Pibb or the March 10 proceeding.

The four cases were Omar v Powers, the March 24 proceeding, the 2-7 decision and the March 17 proceeding.

Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


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.

Neddy Norris's item, the 1995 card and the card that sold for $225 were all different cards.

Of Irv Ingram's card and the item that sold for $225, one came out in 1978 and the other came out in 2004.

Cole Cooley's item sold for 50 dollars less than Irv Ingram's one.

Pete Perez's piece sold for 50 dollars more than the 1978 item.

Cole Cooley
Irv Ingram
Neddy Norris
Pete Perez


The contestant in lane 5 scored 80 points more points than Brandi.

Of the person who scored 300 points and the player who scored 460 points, one is Perry and the other was in lane 6.

The player in lane 4 scored  fewer points than Brandi.

The contestant in lane 4 scored  fewer points than Rena.

The contestant who scored 380 points, Johnathan and Perry are all different people.


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.

Of the entrant who entered her scarf and the entrant who finished first, one is Geneva and the other is Tanya.

The person who finished fourth is either the knitter who entered her tea cozy or Winifred.

Kimberly is either the knitter who finished third or the entrant who finished fourth.

Tanya finished 1 place before the knitter who entered her socks.

Winifred finished 1 place after the entrant who entered her scarf.


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 Bakker family's windmill was built 46 years before the Van den Berg family's structure.

The house built in 1683 is either Doesmolen or the Meijer family's home.

Of the Meijer family's house and Grosmolen, one was built in 1752 and the other was built in 1683.

The Visser family's structure is either the structure built in 1706 or Doesmolen.

Vlietmolen was built sometime before Zemelmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen


Of the $27,500 home and the $36,000 home, one is 140 sq ft and the other is for the Nielsens.

The Ewing's structure is either the $35,000 structure or the 125 sq ft structure.

The $36,000 home is 30 sq ft larger than the $32,250 home.


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 94 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than the 96 year-old tree.

Of Nolan's Pine and the 94 year-old tree, one is 147 ft. tall and the other is 150 ft. tall.

The Senator is 6 feet shorter than Zeke's Spruce.

Zeke's Spruce is either the 147 ft. tree or the 85 year-old tree.

Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce


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

Of the person working at York River and the prospector working at Culver Gorge, one was Fred Fletcher and the other found 20 ounces of gold.

Ivan Ingram finished with 6 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Tyrol Creek.

The prospector who found 11 ounces of gold was either Fred Fletcher or the prospector working at Belle Hart.

The prospector working at York River finished with 3 ounces more gold than Ben Barron.

The prospector working at Tyrol Creek finished with somewhat less gold than the person working at Culver Gorge.

Ben Barron
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Tyrol Creek
York River


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.

Wilbur won 2 hands after the competitor who won with two pairs.

Maria was either the person who won the third hand or the competitor who won the second hand.

The competitor who won with a straight flush was either the competitor who won the fourth hand or Maria.

Of the player who won the fourth hand and the player who won the third hand, one won with a flush and the other was Frances.


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 Zynga Complex is either the project headed by Dr. Valentine or the project headed by Dr. Jennings.

The Egert Facility is either the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016.

The Lectra 4C will go online 1 year before the ISON-X42.

Of the project headed by Dr. Valentine and the project headed by Dr. York, one will go online in 2017 and the other is the ISON-X42.

The project headed by Dr. Baldwin will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Jennings.

Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Valentine
Dr. York


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 silver plane went 20 feet farther than the green airplane.

Henrietta's design was either the pink airplane or the plane that went 35 feet.

Of the blue plane and the silver plane, one went 45 feet and the other was Roderick's.


Of the project headed by Dr. Ewing and the facility scheduled to go online in 2018, one is the Bale-Hahn SSC and the other is the Egert Facility.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019 is headed by Dr. Noble.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 1 year before the Egert Facility.

The Tevatron LHC is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2016 or the project headed by Dr. Farley.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Ewing
Dr. Farley
Dr. Noble


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

The temple in Usui is either the structure built in 1585 or Amari Michi.

Of the temple in Niwa and Hori Takesi, one was built in 1705 and the other was built in 1525.

Matsuno Okura was built sometime before Yamasaki.

The shrine built in 1525 is either Amari Michi or the temple in Niwa.

The shrine in Funai was built 120 years before the shrine in Toyagi.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Yamasaki


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

Of the game released in 1977 and the machine made by Dow Games, one is "Voyager Hero" and the other is "Disco Mania".

The game made by Tarco Inc. came out sometime after "Meteor Rise".

"Zany Circus" came out 2 years before the game made by Arco.

"Meteor Rise" came out 2 years before "Disco Mania".

Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus