Of the camelback bridge and the 14,500 ft structure, one is Bay Bridge and the other is Gorem Bridge.

Bay Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than North Bridge.

Avery Bridge is either the 11,500 ft one or the suspension one.

The cable-stayed one is 1,500 feet shorter than the bowstring structure.

The girder bridge is  longer than the camelback bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback girder suspension


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

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Eden.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath spoke 4 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill.

Of Yvonne and the student who spoke for 14 minutes, one talked about P.M. Churchill and the other talked about P.M. Grey.

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

Perry was either the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


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.

Lily Little is either the friend who spent $500 or the person who spent $400.

Pam Powell is either the person who spent $425 or the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Of the attendee who spent $475 and the friend who spent $450, one is Jack Jordan and the other gave Ally the juicer.

The person who gave Ally the toaster spent 25 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the blender.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
laptop
toaster


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

Freda Fritz, the woman who scored a 67, the golfer who won in 1923 and the person who scored a 62 were all different golfers.

The woman who scored a 63 was either Freda Fritz or Denise Detz.

The person who won in 1924 didn't shoot a 62.

Maxine Mohn was either the woman who scored a 64 or the person who won in 1923.

Maxine Mohn won her tournament 2 years after Robin Rust.

Of the person who scored a 64 and the person who scored a 65, one was Freda Fritz and the other won in 1922.

Alison Ames won her tournament sometime after Freda Fritz.

Alison Ames
Denise Detz
Freda Fritz
Maxine Mohn
Robin Rust


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.

Yvonne won 1 hand after the player who won with a flush.

The competitor who won the second hand was either the player who won with a straight or the player who won with a flush.

The competitor who won with two pairs won sometime after Paulette.

Of the player who won with one pair and the competitor who won the fifth hand, one was Holly and the other was Yvonne.

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

one pair
two pairs
flush
straight
straight flush


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

Mr. Ray's class has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Gilmore's class.

Mr. Gilmore's class and the course in room 319 are different classes.

The class in room 114 has 6  more students than Mr. Ray's class.

Mr. Gilmore's class has 2  fewer students than the course in room 122.

The class with 35 students isn't taught by Dean.

Mr. Paul's class has 4  more students than Mr. Ray's class.

The class in room 122 has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 212.


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.

Of the 7-year-old and the 16-year-old, one is cared for by Gracie and the other is Rajesh.

The 13-year-old, the animal Aldo works with, the orangutan Beatrice works with and Pemson are all different animals.

The ape Aldo works with is 3 years older than the animal Dolly works with.

The animal Beatrice works with is either Ofallo or the 7-year-old.


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

Vlietmolen was built 23 years before Doesmolen.

Of the home built in 1752 and the Van den Berg family's house, one is Grosmolen and the other is Vlietmolen.

The Visser family's structure was built 46 years before Grosmolen.

The Smit family's windmill was built sometime before Vlietmolen.

The home built in 1775 is either Zemelmolen or the Meijer family's house.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Van Dijk
Visser


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 ISON-X42 and the facility scheduled to go online in 2016, one is headed by Dr. Underwood and the other is headed by Dr. Morgan.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020 isn't headed by Dr. Weber.

The Zynga Complex will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Morgan.

The project headed by Dr. Lester will go online 1 year after the Zynga Complex.

The Egert Facility will go online 1 year before the Lectra 4C.

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

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

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Lester
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Weber


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

Of the show with 4 million downloads and the podcast with 3 million downloads, one is Al Acosta's and the other started in 2011.

Dixie Dean's show is either the show with 5 million downloads or the podcast with 1 million downloads.

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

Eva Estrada's show doesn't have exactly 3 million downloads.

The show that began in 2015 has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2007.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender


Ofallo is  younger than the animal Dolly works with.

The animal Beatrice works with is either Shamir or Ofallo.

The 16-year-old is cared for by Francine.

Of the ape Aldo works with and the 16-year-old, one is Merah and the other is Rajesh.

The 4-year-old is either the ape Aldo works with or Shamir.


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 five waterfalls are the 100 ft tall fall, Sihat, the fall in Brazil, Nyalt and the waterfall located in Switzerland.

Cerbel is somewhat shorter than the fall located in Switzerland.

The 120 ft tall waterfall is located in Tibet.

Irskela is either the waterfall located in Brazil or the 100 ft tall fall.

Inawatai is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall in Brazil.

Brazil Nigeria Tibet Jamaica Switzerland


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 physics won her prize  after Deb Daniels.

Tara Tate won her prize 8 years after the winner who won the prize in literature.

Of Norma Nolan and the winner who won in 1964, one won the prize in medicine and the other won the prize in literature.

Betty Brewer won her prize 4 years before Sue Simpson.

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

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

Betty Brewer
Deb Daniels
Norma Nolan
Sue Simpson
Tara Tate

astronomy chemistry literature medicine physics


The Meijer family's house is either the structure built in 1729 or Zemelmolen.

Doesmolen isn't owned by the Van Dijk family.

Of Grosmolen and Westmolen, one was built in 1752 and the other is owned by the De Vries family.

Of Zemelmolen and Doesmolen, one was built in 1706 and the other is owned by the Meijer family.

Grosmolen is either the structure built in 1683 or the Bakker family's windmill.

Doesmolen was built 23 years after Westmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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

"Tombawomba" cost somewhat less than Margarita's puppet.

"Yenga" cost 500 dollars less than Jeff's piece.

Of the $1,500 dummy and "Waldarama", one is Jeff's and the other is Margarita's.

Margarita's puppet cost 250 dollars less than Isabel's puppet.

The $1,750 puppet is either Nicole's piece or "Sniffletoe".

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Waldarama Xavier Yenga


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.

The five games are the pinball machine made by Pinnefore, the system released in 1978, "Voyager Hero", "Zany Circus" and the machine released in 1974.

"Aladeen" came out sometime before the pinball machine made by Maxigame.

The pinball machine made by Hayco Inc. is either "Bowling Alley" or the system released in 1976.

The machine made by Tarco Inc. came out 1 year before "Zany Circus".

The system released in 1976 is either the pinball machine made by Pinnefore or "Archer Quest".

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


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 airplane was either the plane that went 45 feet or Margo's design.

Of the blue plane and the airplane that went 35 feet, one was Margo's and the other was Ella's.

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

Of the blue plane and the pink plane, one went 15 feet and the other was Valerie's.

The five planes were the airplane that went 55 feet, Ella's design, the yellow airplane, the pink plane and Margo's design.


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

Of the March 3 proceeding and the March 24 case, one was the 4-5 decision and the other was Omar v Powers.

Short v Metz was either the 6-3 decision or the March 3 case.

Of Carson v Dunn and the 8-1 decision, one was on March 17 and the other was on March 24.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31

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


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

Of the chef who made the pepper steak and Freda, one scored 70 points and the other scored 56 points.

Tyrone scored somewhat more points than Yolanda.

The cook who made the cajun chili scored 14 more points than the cook who made the cashew tofu.

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

Yolanda scored somewhat fewer points than Ollie.

Freda is either the chef who scored 70 points or the cook who made the jambalaya.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak


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 aerophobe with the shamrock will leave 1 month after Yolanda.

Of the flier with the coin and Velma, one will leave in March and the other will leave in May.

The five fliers are Alma, the aerophobe leaving in February, the passenger with the lucky hat, the passenger leaving in January and the aerophobe leaving in April.

The passenger leaving in March is either Yolanda or the passenger with the lucky hat.

coin
lucky hat
shamrock
talisman
wishbone


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

Of "Ready Reader" and "Words To Go", one is driven by Wesley and the other has 350 books.

"Words To Go" has  more books than "Explore More".

The vehicle Terri drives has 100 fewer books than the mobile library Sheryl drives.

The vehicle Violet drives has 50 more books than "Words To Go".

The five vehicles are the mobile library with 450 books, the bookmobile Sheryl drives, "Books-4-U", "Explore More" and the bookmobile Terri drives.

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


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.

Kit Kelley is either the person who gave Ally the laptop or the attendee who spent $450.

Pam Powell spent 25 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

Mitch Mayo spent 25 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

Of the attendee who gave Ally the blender and Pam Powell, one spent $425 and the other spent $475.

Lily Little spent  more than Ora Osborne.

The friend who spent $500 is either the attendee who gave Ally the toaster or the person who gave Ally the blender.

Mitch Mayo and the friend who gave Ally the blender are different people.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
laptop
planter
toaster


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 student from Mrs. Condini's class and the contestant whose final word was "elucidated", one is Clarence and the other is Jill.

The child whose final word was "elucidated" was from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

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

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

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

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


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

Nolan's Pine is 6 feet shorter than The Senator.

Marsh Tree is 3 feet shorter than the 94 year-old tree.

Of the 144 ft. tree and Old Jarvis, one is 94 years old and the other is 80 years old.

The 94 year-old tree is  shorter than the 79 year-old tree.

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


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

Of the person who ordered the cheeseburger and the team member who ordered the taco salad, one owes $6.70 and the other is Chip.

The five people are Rebecca, the person whose order cost $4.90, the person who ordered the taco salad, the team member whose order cost $6.25 and the salesperson whose order cost $6.70.

The team member who ordered the meatball sub owes 45 cents less than the person who ordered the B.L.T..

Irene is either the person whose order cost $5.35 or the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub.

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


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

The cable-stayed structure is either Star Bridge or Avery Bridge.

The 13,000 ft structure is either the cable-stayed one or Vellon Bridge.

Of Bay Bridge and Avery Bridge, one is the bowstring bridge and the other is 11,500 ft.

The girder structure is  longer than the bowstring bridge.

Avery Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than Vellon Bridge.

The 14,500 ft bridge isn't the girder bridge.

The camelback structure is 4,500 feet shorter than Star Bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback girder truss


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

The client with the 3:00pm appointment is either Myra or Pam's client.

Juana has her appointment 1 hour before Dolores.

Myra doesn't have the 12:00pm appointment.

Rhonda's customer has her appointment sometime before Juana.

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

Of the customer with the 2:00pm appointment and Tammie's client, one is Georgia and the other is Juana.


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 miner working at York River finished with 6 ounces more gold than Adam Alford.

Adam Alford was either the miner who found 17 ounces of gold or the person working at Tyrol Creek.

Of the person who found 11 ounces of gold and the prospector working at Belle Hart, one was Fred Fletcher and the other was Harry Howell.

Chip Cornell finished with 3 ounces more gold than Fred Fletcher.

Chip Cornell was either the miner who found 14 ounces of gold or the person who found 17 ounces of gold.

Chip Cornell worked the Glacier Grove claim.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
Tyrol Creek
York River


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.

Hal Hickman is worth 3 billion less than the person from England.

The five people are Hal Hickman, the mogul from England, the person worth $27 billion, the person from Ireland and the person from Argentina.

Hal Hickman is worth 1 billion less than Betty Bush.

Kirk Kaplan is either the mogul from Ireland or the person worth $27 billion.

Ed Everett is worth somewhat less than Kirk Kaplan.

Al Acosta is worth 1 billion more than Ed Everett.

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

Al Acosta
Betty Bush
Ed Everett
Hal Hickman
Kirk Kaplan

Argentina Denmark Ireland England France


The student whose final word was "anemic" is either May or the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class.

The child whose final word was "duplicity" has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

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

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

The student whose final word was "elucidated" was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

Denise had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to the student from Mrs. Nixon's class.


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

Of the case found on May 9 and the box found on May 15, one was at 40.6656 N and the other was at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.1863 W was found 6 days before the case at 88.2694 W.

The cache at 40.2516 N was either the cache at 88.4584 W or the case at 88.1863 W.

The box at 88.4584 W was found 3 days after the box at 40.3109 N.

The five boxes were the box at 88.2694 W, the case found on May 6, the box found on May 12, the case at 40.3109 N and the case at 40.5912 N.


Lucas's puppet is either the $1,250 puppet or "Tombawomba".

"Yenga" cost 500 dollars less than "Sniffletoe".

"Waldarama" cost 500 dollars more than Kelly's puppet.

Of Margarita's puppet and the $1,750 dummy, one is "Sniffletoe" and the other is "Waldarama".

"Yenga" cost somewhat more than "Tombawomba".

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Valencio Waldarama Yenga


"Valencio" cost 250 dollars more than Margarita's puppet.

Herman's dummy cost 250 dollars less than Lucas's puppet.

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

Margarita's piece cost 500 dollars more than "Waldarama".

"Yenga" cost somewhat more than Isabel's dummy.

Tombawomba Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga


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 Tevatron LHC and the Falston LCS, one is headed by Dr. Zimmerman and the other will go online in 2019.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2016 and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020, one is headed by Dr. Owens and the other is the Tevatron LHC.

The project headed by Dr. Tate will go online 3 years after the Egert Facility.

Of the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 and the Zynga Complex, one is headed by Dr. Tate and the other is headed by Dr. Farley.

The Zynga Complex will not go online in 2017.

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Farley
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Owens
Dr. Tate
Dr. Zimmerman


Of the friend who gave Ally the HD tv and Lily Little, one spent $400 and the other spent $425.

The attendee who spent $500 gave Ally the laptop.

The attendee who spent $475 didn't give Ally the blender.

Ora Osborne, the attendee who gave Ally the planter, the friend who gave Ally the juicer and the person who spent $425 are all different people.

Mitch Mayo is either the friend who gave Ally the planter or the friend who spent $400.

Jack Jordan
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne


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

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher spoke 2 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson.

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

Perry spoke 4 minutes more than Zachary.

Perry was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. North or the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes.

The five students were the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes, Milton, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson, Zachary and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone.


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 founded in 1100 AD and the culture founded in 100 AD, one had a population size of 6,500 and the other was the Danseri culture.

The Nysrani culture was founded 750 years before the culture with 7,500 people.

Of the Nysrani culture and the Xidat culture, one had a population size of 6,500 and the other was founded in 350 AD.

The society founded in 850 AD and the Lyeilia culture were different cultures.

The culture with 4,500 people was founded 250 years before the culture with 8,000 people.

The culture founded in 1100 AD was either the culture with 5,000 people or the Quyit culture.


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

Of the competitor who won the fourth hand and the competitor who won with a straight, one was Guillermo and the other was Paulette.

The player who won the fifth hand was either Ramon or the person who won with two pairs.

The person who won with a full house won sometime before Paulette.

The player who won with a royal flush won 2 hands before Guillermo.

two pairs
full house
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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 five golfers were Robin Rust, the person who won in 1923, the golfer who won in 1921, the woman who won in 1924 and the golfer who won in 1920.

Alison Ames was either the woman who scored a 67 or the golfer who scored a 63.

The woman who scored a 63 won her tournament 1 year before Pamela Peet.

Of the woman who won in 1920 and the golfer who won in 1921, one was Bonita Bitz and the other shot a 67.

Alison Ames won her tournament 2 years after the person who scored a 60.

The golfer who scored a 61 was either Pamela Peet or Alison Ames.

Alison Ames
Bonita Bitz
Pamela Peet
Robin Rust
Vickie Vern


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

The engineer has a birthday 1 month before Adrian.

The person whose birthday is on June 14th is either the architect or Gerald.

The engineer has a birthday sometime before Gerald.

The person whose birthday is on August 15th is not the surgeon.

Of the traveler born on May 18th and the person whose birthday is on July 16th, one is Adrian and the other is the lawyer.

Charles is either the traveler whose birthday is on June 14th or the diplomat.

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

architect diplomat engineer lawyer surgeon


The box at 40.5912 N was found on May 15.

The box at 88.1863 W was found 3 days after the box at 88.2694 W.

The box found on May 12 wasn't at 88.0431 W.

The case at 40.8991 N was found 6 days after the box at 88.2694 W.

The box at 41.0072 N was either the cache at 88.4584 W or the box found on May 12.

The box at 40.3109 N was found 3 days before the cache at 88.4584 W.


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 $38,000 home is 30 sq ft larger than the $29,000 house.

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

The $25,000 home is somewhat larger than the Kirby's house.

The $36,000 house is either the 125 sq ft home or the Ewing's home.

Of the Nielsen's house and the Davidson's house, one is 125 sq ft and the other sold for $29,000.

The $35,000 structure is 15 sq ft larger than the Nielsen's house.

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


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 with 350 books is either "Books-4-U" or the bookmobile Antonio drives.

The bookmobile with 450 books is driven by Ira.

"Books-4-U" and the mobile library Sheryl drives are different vehicles.

"Tiny Tomes" is either the vehicle with 350 books or the vehicle with 300 books.

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

The bookmobile Sheryl drives has  more books than "Dream Machine".

The mobile library Cynthia drives has 50 fewer books than "Books-4-U".

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


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 aerophobe leaving in March is either Brandi or the passenger with the wishbone.

The passenger with the talisman is either Yolanda or Rudy.

Of Florence and the flier leaving in February, one will bring their rabbit's foot and the other will bring their talisman.

The passenger leaving in April, the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot and Brandi are all different fliers.

The flier with the wishbone will leave 2 months after Florence.

coin
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
talisman
wishbone


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 sandwich with swiss cheese costs  more than Emily's order.

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

Of the $2.75 order and Kenneth's sandwich, one includes colby jack cheese and the other includes provolone cheese.

The order with gouda cheese costs 1 dollar less than Archie's sandwich.

Mildred's sandwich is either the $4.75 sandwich or the $3.75 sandwich.

The $6.75 order includes havarti cheese.

Archie's sandwich and the sandwich with swiss cheese are different sandwiches.

colby jack
gouda
havarti
provolone
swiss


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

Matsuno Okura is either the temple in Usui or the shrine built in 1525.

Of the shrine in Toyagi and Hori Takesi, one was built in 1525 and the other was built in 1585.

The structure built in 1705 isn't in Miyato.

Yamasaki, the temple in Usui, the temple in Niwa and the shrine built in 1585 are all different shrines.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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 with 37 students isn't taught by Newton.

The class in room 207 and Mr. Saunders's class are different classes.

The course in room 207 has 4  more students than Mr. Tanner's class.

Mr. Saunders's class has somewhat more students than the class in room 322.

The class in room 120 has 4  more students than Mr. Warner's class.

Of the class in room 125 and Mr. Saunders's class, one has 31 students and the other has 33 students.


The 95 sq ft house is either the Underwood's house or the $32,250 home.

The Pratt's home is 15 sq ft smaller than the $29,000 structure.

The Underwood's structure is 30 sq ft larger than the Ingram's home.

The 140 sq ft home didn't sell for $38,000.

Of the $29,000 structure and the 140 sq ft home, one is for the Underwoods and the other is for the Nielsens.

The 155 sq ft structure sold for $25,000.

Ingram Nielsen Pratt Underwood Zimmerman


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 meatloaf requires 5 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 385 degrees.

The baked ham doesn't cook at 375 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 375 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the candied yams recipe.

Of the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes and the dish that bakes for 45 minutes, one cooks at 410 degrees and the other is the mac and cheese.

The candied yams recipe bakes 5 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 325 degrees.

The five dishes are the mac and cheese, the recipe that cooks at 410 degrees, the dish that cooks at 325 degrees, the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees and the dish that bakes for 35 minutes.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
mac and cheese
meatloaf

325 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees


The magnate from Mexico is worth 2 billion more than the tycoon from Denmark.

The mogul from Mexico is worth somewhat less than Betty Bush.

Of Gil Gallegos and Nadine Newton, one is worth $27 billion and the other is from France.

The person from Canada is worth 1 billion more than Gil Gallegos.

Ida Ingram is worth 1 billion less than the person from England.

Nadine Newton is worth somewhat more than Ed Everett.

Betty Bush is either the magnate worth $26 billion or the person from England.

Betty Bush
Ed Everett
Gil Gallegos
Ida Ingram
Nadine Newton


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.

Bill Bernard's one was either the 1999 card or the 2007 piece.

The 2012 piece sold for 150 dollars less than the 1978 card.

The 2015 card sold for somewhat less than the 1999 one.

The one that sold for $225, Mike Morales's one and the card that sold for $275 were all different cards.

Of Hick Hodge's piece and the one that sold for $125, one came out in 2007 and the other came out in 2012.

Pete Perez's one sold for 150 dollars more than the 2007 item.

Al Allison
Bill Bernard
Hick Hodge
Mike Morales
Pete Perez


The culture with 9,000 people was either the society founded in 850 AD or the Quyit culture.

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

The Lyeilia culture was founded 250 years after the Budel culture.

The five cultures were the culture founded in 1100 AD, the Budel culture, the culture with 9,500 people, the culture with 8,000 people and the Quyit culture.

Of the culture with 4,500 people and the culture with 8,000 people, one was founded in 100 AD and the other was the Yeust culture.


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. Nixon's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Otis.

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

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

Yvette wasn't asked to spell "duplicity".

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

The five people are the student from Mrs. Manzella's class, Ronald, Philip, the child whose final word was "anemic" and Yvette.


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.

Zamora v Pibb was 1 week after the 6-3 decision.

Ayers v Byrd was either the 5-4 decision or the March 17 proceeding.

Short v Metz and the 2-7 decision were different cases.

Carson v Dunn was sometime after Watts v Yang.

The March 31 proceeding was either the 8-1 decision or the 2-7 decision.

Of the 2-7 decision and Zamora v Pibb, one was on March 10 and the other was on March 24.

Short v Metz was 1 week after the 5-4 decision.

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


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

The box at 40.5912 N was found 9 days after the cache at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 88.3821 W was found 3 days before the cache at 88.0431 W.

The box at 88.3821 W was found 3 days after the box at 40.6656 N.

The case at 88.2694 W was found sometime after the box at 88.0431 W.


Yvette, the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class, the contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class and the student whose final word was "bulwark" are all different people.

The student whose final word was "elucidated" was from Mrs. Witte's class.

The student whose final word was "duplicity" has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

Of the child from Mrs. Steuben's class and May, one had to spell "anemic" and the other had to spell "bulwark".

Philip is either the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class or the student whose final word was "anemic".


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 waterfall located in Tibet is 15 ft shorter than the fall in Canada.

The 110 ft tall waterfall, Inawatai and the 115 ft tall waterfall are all different waterfalls.

Nyalt is either the waterfall in Brazil or the fall located in Nigeria.

Oginao is 15 ft higher than the waterfall located in Nigeria.

Of Cerbel and the 100 ft tall fall, one is in Nigeria and the other is in Tibet.

The fall located in Jamaica is somewhat shorter than the waterfall in Brazil.


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.

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

The person who spent $500 gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Of Lily Little and the attendee who gave Ally the juicer, one spent $475 and the other spent $450.

Mitch Mayo is either the attendee who spent $475 or the friend who gave Ally the blender.

The friend who gave Ally the blender spent 50 dollars less than Lily Little.

The person who spent $475 didn't give Ally the HD tv.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ora Osborne

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop


"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.

Nadine's item is either the $275 piece or the item made of elm.

Of Olivia's piece and Nadine's piece, one costs $275 and the other was made of rosewood.

Josephine's piece costs  less than the piece made of mahogany.

Josephine's item costs 50 dollars less than Latasha's item.

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

The piece made of poplar costs  more than the item made of rosewood.


The engineer has a birthday 1 month after Dale.

The person born on April 13th is the politician.

Harry, the person whose birthday is on May 18th and the traveler whose birthday is on August 15th are all different people.

Of Michael and the engineer, one was born on May 18th and the other was born on June 14th.

Lamar is either the person born on April 13th or the musician.

engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon


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.

Lynette has her appointment 1 hour after Whitney's client.

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

Cristina has her appointment sometime after Hope.

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

Georgia and Susie's customer are different customers.

Of Susie's client and Lynette, one has the 12:00pm appointment and the other has the 2:00pm appointment.

The customer with the 3:00pm appointment is either Yvonne's customer or Susie's client.


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.

Imay, the wing back, the center forward and the person who started in 1979 were all different players.

Of the goalie and Banben, one began playing in 1976 and the other began playing in 1979.

The person who started in 1988 was the sweeper.

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

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

center back
center forward
goalie
sweeper
wing back


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 Smit family's windmill was built sometime after the De Vries family's structure.

The Visser family's home was built 46 years after Vlietmolen.

Zemelmolen was built sometime after the Smit family's house.

Of Doesmolen and Grosmolen, one was built in 1775 and the other is owned by the Smit family.

The Van Dijk family's house is either the home built in 1729 or Vlietmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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

The Davidson's house is either the $36,000 house or the 125 sq ft house.

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

The five houses are the 125 sq ft house, the $27,500 structure, the Ewing's structure, the Zimmerman's house and the $36,000 home.

The Davidson's structure is 15 sq ft smaller than the Ingram's home.

The Davidson's house is somewhat larger than the Underwood's home.

The Ingram's house didn't sell for $32,250.

The Davidson's home is 30 sq ft smaller than the $35,000 house.

Davidson Ewing Ingram Underwood Zimmerman


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.

Esther scored 80 points fewer points than Rena.

Esther scored 80 points fewer points than the person in lane 6.

Of Johnathan and the person in lane 3, one scored 300 points and the other scored 380 points.

The player in lane 1 scored  more points than Esther.

Terrence is either the person in lane 3 or the contestant in lane 5.

The player who scored 620 points wasn't in lane 1.


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

The recipe served on May 13th contains 40 more calories than the dish served on May 11th.

The garlic tilapia was either the dish with 420 calories or the meal with 460 calories.

The recipe served on May 12th was either the garlic tilapia or the bulgur salad.

The dish served on May 11th contains somewhat fewer calories than the bulgur salad.

Of the recipe with 420 calories and the dish with 400 calories, one was served on May 15th and the other was the kale quinoa.

The chili pork contains 40 more calories than the recipe served on May 15th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 15th
May 17th


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

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

Nelson is either the person who scored 49 points or the chef who scored 56 points.

Jim is either the person who scored 56 points or the chef who made the pepper steak.

The cook who made the turkey soup scored 14 more points than Jim.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
pepper steak
turkey soup


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 Senator is  taller than Nolan's Pine.

Of the 156 ft. tree and the 153 ft. tree, one is 85 years old and the other is Marsh Tree.

The 87 year-old tree is 6 feet shorter than the 85 year-old tree.

Nolan's Pine is 3 feet taller than the 80 year-old tree.

Roger's Oak is  shorter than Zeke's Spruce.

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


Evan's Fir is either the 99 year-old tree or the 79 year-old tree.

The 99 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than Old Jarvis.

The 79 year-old tree is 6 feet shorter than the 87 year-old tree.

Of the 150 ft. tree and the 156 ft. tree, one is Nolan's Pine and the other is 94 years old.

The five trees are the 87 year-old tree, the 147 ft. tree, the 153 ft. tree, Old Jarvis and Marsh Tree.

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


The case at 41.0072 N was found 9 days before the cache at 88.3907 W.

The box at 41.0237 N was either the cache at 88.3821 W or the box found on May 9.

The cache at 40.6656 N wasn't at 88.4584 W.

The cache at 40.3109 N was found 3 days after the cache at 40.6656 N.

The five boxes were the case at 41.0072 N, the cache at 88.3907 W, the box found on May 9, the box at 88.3821 W and the cache at 88.0431 W.

The case at 41.0072 N was found 3 days before the box at 40.5912 N.

The case at 40.6656 N was found sometime before the case at 41.0237 N.


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" is either the mobile library Patsy drives or the mobile library with 250 books.

Of "Books-4-U" and "Words To Go", one is driven by Natasha and the other has 350 books.

The five vehicles are the mobile library with 450 books, the mobile library Violet drives, "Ready Reader", the vehicle Jaime drives and "Dream Machine".

"Books-4-U" has 50 more books than the bookmobile Violet drives.

"Ready Reader" has  more books than the vehicle Violet drives.

The mobile library with 350 books is driven by Jaime.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Words To Go


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

The program that aired on Tuesday was either the show that aired at 10:00pm or the program that aired at 1:00pm.

The show that aired at 4:30pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 11:30am.

The show that aired at 2:00pm didn't have exactly 1,250,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 4:30pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired at 10:00pm.

The show that aired on Sunday had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired on Wednesday.

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

The program that aired at 4:30pm had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on Wednesday.

Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


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

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

The culture with 6,500 people, the Sameos culture and the society founded in 850 AD were all different cultures.

The culture with 6,500 people was founded sometime before the Danseri culture.

Of the society founded in 100 AD and the culture with 8,000 people, one was the Danseri culture and the other was the Chach culture.

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

The culture founded in 850 AD was either the Quyit culture or the culture with 4,500 people.

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


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

Nicole's puppet is either "Utrecht" or "Valencio".

Of Jeff's puppet and "Utrecht", one cost $750 and the other cost $1,000.

Herman's piece cost 250 dollars less than Margarita's piece.

"Tombawomba" cost somewhat more than Herman's puppet.

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

Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Xavier Yenga


The dish served on May 15th contains 20 fewer calories than the chili pork.

The five recipes were the citrus halibut, the dish with 440 calories, the dish with 400 calories, the recipe with 460 calories and the meal with 380 calories.

The asian steak contains 40 more calories than the recipe served on May 11th.

Of the recipe with 380 calories and the dish with 400 calories, one was the bulgur salad and the other was served on May 17th.

The asian steak was either the dish served on May 17th or the recipe served on May 15th.

The dish served on May 14th was either the chili pork or the asian steak.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
kale quinoa

May 11th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th


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 woman who won in 1920 was either Kristina Katz or the person who scored a 64.

The golfer who won in 1923 didn't shoot a 67.

Kristina Katz won her tournament 2 years after Carrie Cole.

Of the golfer who scored a 62 and the person who won in 1923, one was Kristina Katz and the other was Ethel Erwin.

Harriet Holt won her tournament 1 year before the golfer who scored a 62.

Carrie Cole
Ethel Erwin
Harriet Holt
Kristina Katz
Shari Steel


The Ewing's structure is somewhat smaller than the $32,250 house.

The 95 sq ft structure is either the $25,000 home or the Whitehead's home.

Of the $25,000 home and the 155 sq ft structure, one is for the Davidsons and the other is for the Kirbys.

The Ingram's structure is 45 sq ft smaller than the Kirby's structure.

The $27,500 house is either the Whitehead's structure or the Ewing's home.


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.

Omar's design, the plane that went 25 feet and the airplane that went 55 feet were all different planes.

The black airplane went 10 feet farther than Aaron's design.

The airplane that went 15 feet was white.

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

Of Valerie's design and the black plane, one went 25 feet and the other went 35 feet.


"Lit on Wheels" is either the mobile library Antonio drives or the bookmobile with 350 books.

Of the bookmobile Ira drives and "Dream Machine", one has 400 books and the other has 350 books.

"Ready Reader" has 100 more books than the mobile library Antonio drives.

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


The player who started in 1976 was either the center forward or Rothvum.

Cerisa started sometime before the goalie.

The full back was either Rothvum or Cerisa.

The person who started in 1988 was the sweeper.

Of the center forward and the person who started in 1988, one was Banben and the other was Imay.

center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper


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 medicine and Casey Carson, one won in 1972 and the other won in 1976.

Ida Ingram won her prize 8 years after the winner who won the prize in literature.

The winner who won the prize in literature won her prize  before the person who won the prize in physics.

Patsy Pope didn't win the prize in chemistry.

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

Fay Ferguson won her prize  before Casey Carson.

Ada Alvarez
Casey Carson
Fay Ferguson
Ida Ingram
Patsy Pope

bioengineering chemistry literature medicine physics


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.

Inawatai is 10 ft shorter than the waterfall located in New Zealand.

The waterfall located in Brazil is somewhat higher than the fall in New Zealand.

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

The waterfall located in Nigeria is either Oginao or Cerbel.

Inawatai is somewhat shorter than Oginao.

Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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 student from Mrs. Nixon's class and Denise, one had to spell "duplicity" and the other had to spell "consomme".

Gayle has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

Hannah is either the student from Mrs. Almerini's class or the contestant whose final word was "consomme".

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


"Yenga" cost somewhat less than "Utrecht".

Isabel's dummy is either "Utrecht" or "Valencio".

The $1,250 puppet, Lucas's dummy and the $1,500 piece are all different dummies.

Of Kelly's dummy and the $750 dummy, one is "Valencio" and the other is "Xavier".

Margarita's dummy cost 750 dollars more than "Valencio".

"Xavier" cost 750 dollars less than "Tombawomba".


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 Dell Scargo card has an APR 1 percent lower than the card with the $7,500 credit limit.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 1 percent lower than the Mid Atlantic card.

The card with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the Dell Scargo card.

Of the Credit Korp card and the card with the $4,000 credit limit, one has an APR of 8% and the other has an APR of 9%.

The Southwest Inc card is either the card with the $4,000 credit limit or the one with the $6,500 credit limit.

The one with an APR of 12% doesn't have a limit of $3,500.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc


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 working at Tyrol Creek finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector working at Culver Gorge.

The miner working at Tyrol Creek finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than Harry Howell.

Adam Alford was either the person who found 17 ounces of gold or the person who found 23 ounces of gold.

Gil Gonzalez was either the prospector working at Glacier Grove or the person who found 23 ounces of gold.

Dilbert Duke worked the York River claim.

Elroy Ellis finished with somewhat more gold than the miner working at Glacier Grove.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell

Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Tyrol Creek
York River


Kelly's piece cost 750 dollars less than Lucas's piece.

Isabel's dummy cost somewhat less than "Valencio".

"Tombawomba" is either Margarita's piece or Isabel's puppet.

Of "Sniffletoe" and the $1,750 piece, one is Herman's and the other is Lucas's.

The $750 dummy is either "Sniffletoe" or Margarita's piece.

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Valencio Waldarama Yenga


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

Of the solver from Bertram and the solver from Jackman, one finished first and the other was Kelvin.

The person from Lytton was either the person who finished fourth or Grace.

The five people were the contestant who finished fifth, Blanca, the contestant from Westport, the solver from Jackman and Grace.

Of the contestant from Bertram and the person who finished third, one was Grace and the other was Blanca.


Ethel Erwin won her tournament sometime after the golfer who scored a 67.

Carrie Cole was either the golfer who scored a 65 or the person who won in 1920.

Of Bonita Bitz and Shari Steel, one shot a 64 and the other won in 1922.

The five golfers were the woman who won in 1924, the woman who scored a 67, Ethel Erwin, the person who scored a 59 and Carrie Cole.

Bonita Bitz won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 67.

Bonita Bitz
Carrie Cole
Denise Detz
Ethel Erwin
Shari Steel


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

Of the temple built in 1525 and the shrine in Uchida, one is Hori Takesi and the other is Amari Michi.

The shrine in Niwa, Yamasaki and the shrine built in 1705 are all different shrines.

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

Takahashi was built 120 years after the shrine in Niwa.

The temple in Niwa was built sometime before Hori Takesi.

The structure in Toyagi was built sometime before Matsuno Okura.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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.

Of Mildred's sandwich and Verna's order, one includes swiss cheese and the other costs $4.75.

The order with havarti cheese costs 2 dollars less than the order with colby jack cheese.

The five sandwiches are the $6.75 order, the order with colby jack cheese, Emily's order, Greg's order and the order with havarti cheese.

The sandwich with provolone cheese costs 1 dollar more than Verna's sandwich.

Verna's sandwich costs  more than Greg's sandwich.

cheddar
colby jack
havarti
provolone
swiss


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.

Nikatrice is  younger than the ape Dolly works with.

The animal Calliope works with is either Pemson or the 10-year-old.

The five animals are the animal Eva works with, the 16-year-old, Rajesh, Shamir and the 4-year-old.

The orangutan Gracie works with is 3 years younger than Shamir.

The 10-year-old is either the animal Eva works with or Ofallo.


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

Geneva Gold's show has  fewer downloads than Eva Estrada's podcast.

Faye Fender's podcast didn't start in 2007.

Al Acosta's podcast is either the podcast with 5 million downloads or the podcast that began in 2011.

The podcast that began in 2007 has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2009.

Faye Fender's show has  more downloads than Geneva Gold's show.

Of the show that began in 2015 and Al Acosta's podcast, one has 5 million downloads and the other has 3 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2012 has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2007.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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

Of the 95 sq ft home and the Davidson's home, one sold for $32,250 and the other sold for $27,500.

The Gillespie's home is 15 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 structure.

The Kirby's house didn't sell for $29,000.

The Kirby's structure is 30 sq ft smaller than the Nielsen's house.

The $32,250 house is somewhat smaller than the $25,000 structure.

Davidson Gillespie Kirby Nielsen Zimmerman


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 goalie started sometime after the center forward.

The second striker started 3 years before the center forward.

The second striker started 3 years after Imay.

center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
wing back


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 client with the 3:00pm appointment is being worked on by Tammie.

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

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment is being worked on by Nettie.

Victoria's client is either Hope or Iris.

Hope has her appointment 1 hour after Opal's client.

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


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 found on May 3 was at 88.0431 W.

The cache at 40.8991 N was either the case found on May 15 or the box at 88.4584 W.

The case found on May 15 was either the cache at 88.2694 W or the case at 40.8991 N.

The cache at 40.3109 N wasn't at 88.0431 W.

The case at 88.4584 W was found sometime after the cache at 88.1928 W.

The cache at 40.5912 N, the cache found on May 15, the box found on May 3 and the cache at 88.1928 W were all different boxes.

Of the box found on May 15 and the case found on May 9, one was at 40.6656 N and the other was at 88.2694 W.


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.

Zemelmolen is either the Meijer family's structure or the structure built in 1729.

Oostmolen isn't owned by the Visser family.

Oostmolen was built sometime before Zemelmolen.

The five structures are Vlietmolen, the Van den Berg family's structure, the structure built in 1729, the Meijer family's house and the Bakker family's structure.

Vlietmolen was built 23 years before Grosmolen.

Vlietmolen was built 69 years before the Van den Berg family's windmill.

Doesmolen was built 23 years after Oostmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
Jansen
Meijer
Van den Berg
Visser


Of the winner who won the prize in physics and the winner who won in 1980, one is Glenda Glenn and the other is Ida Ingram.

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

Lisa Lara is either the person who won in 1968 or the winner who won the prize in economics.

Sue Simpson won her prize 8 years before Deb Daniels.

Glenda Glenn won her prize 4 years before the winner who won the prize in astronomy.

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

Deb Daniels
Glenda Glenn
Ida Ingram
Lisa Lara
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering economics medicine physics


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

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

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

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

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


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.

JMO was either the stock that sold for $29 per share or the stock that sold for $25 per share.

Of the stock that sold for $28 per share and the stock that sold for $27 per share, one was GXTV and the other was bought by Edith.

The stock Ida Mae bought was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the stock Bill bought.

QMZ was either the stock that sold for $26 per share or the stock Charlie bought.


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

Of the one with a return of 8% and the fund with a return of 9%, one is Hudson Brook and the other is run by Walter Wade.

The one with a return of 9% is either First Crescent or the one run by Walter Wade.

The one run by Yolanda Yang has a  larger return than Black River.

The fund run by Mike McClain has a 1 percent larger return than the fund run by Ralph Ross.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Mike McClain
Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross
Walter Wade
Yolanda Yang


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

The Chach culture had a population size of 6,500.

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

The culture with 8,000 people was founded sometime after the culture with 5,000 people.

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

The Hatgare culture was founded 750 years after the Echmust culture.


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 64 won her tournament 1 year after Robin Rust.

Of the person who scored a 59 and Pamela Peet, one won in 1922 and the other won in 1924.

The five golfers were Ethel Erwin, the woman who won in 1921, the person who scored a 63, the woman who won in 1920 and the woman who won in 1923.

The woman who won in 1922 was either Robin Rust or the golfer who scored a 63.

Ethel Erwin
Leslie Lane
Maxine Mohn
Pamela Peet
Robin Rust


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

Of the person who won with a flush and the person who won the fifth hand, one was Omar and the other was Ramon.

The competitor who won with two pairs won 1 hand before the person who won with one pair.

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

Nathaniel was either the player who won the third hand or the person who won with a royal flush.

one pair
two pairs
flush
straight
royal flush


Ian was either the solver from Westport or the solver from Miles.

Of the contestant who finished first and the contestant who finished second, one was Kelvin and the other was from Westport.

Ian finished 2 places after the contestant from Grant.

The five people were Traci, the contestant who finished fourth, the contestant who finished second, the solver who finished fifth and the contestant who finished first.

The contestant from Miles finished 1 place before Renee.

The person from Industry was either Renee or Ian.


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 cooks at 385 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the dish that cooks at 340 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 400 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the meatloaf.

The mac and cheese bakes 15 minutes longer than the candied yams recipe.

The recipe that cooks at 400 degrees requires 5 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 340 degrees.

baked ham
candied yams
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

340 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees


Of the cache at 40.6656 N and the box at 41.0237 N, one was found on May 9 and the other was at 88.2694 W.

The case at 88.4584 W was found sometime before the cache at 40.2516 N.

The case at 41.0237 N was found sometime after the box at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 40.8991 N was found 3 days before the box at 88.1928 W.

The box at 88.0431 W was found 3 days after the cache at 40.6656 N.

The cache at 88.4584 W was found 6 days after the box at 88.1863 W.

The cache at 40.2516 N was either the case found on May 6 or the case at 88.1928 W.


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.

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

Nick had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Clarence.

The child whose final word was "duplicity" was from Mrs. Witte's class.

Of Clarence and Andres, one had to spell "consomme" and the other was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

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


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" is either the machine made by Hayco Inc. or the system released in 1974.

The system released in 1978 was made by Dow Games.

"Voyager Hero" is either the system released in 1977 or the game made by Arco.

Of "Meteor Rise" and the machine made by Hayco Inc., one was released in 1977 and the other was released in 1976.

The machine released in 1977 wasn't made by Maxigame.

The machine made by Arco came out 2 years before "Meteor Rise".

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Waverly Toys


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 8-1 decision was sometime after Carson v Dunn.

The 3-6 decision was 1 week after Zamora v Pibb.

Of Gibbs v Kintz and the March 3 proceeding, one was the 7-2 decision and the other was the 6-3 decision.

Zamora v Pibb was 2 weeks after the 6-3 decision.

Ayers v Byrd was 1 week before Watts v Yang.

The March 31 case wasn't the 8-1 decision.

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


Leslie Lane was either the golfer who scored a 65 or the golfer who won in 1924.

Kristina Katz won her tournament sometime after the woman who scored a 65.

The woman who scored a 66 won her tournament 3 years before Maxine Mohn.

The golfer who scored a 66 won her tournament 3 years before the person who scored a 60.

Alison Ames was either the woman who won in 1922 or the woman who won in 1924.

Alison Ames
Freda Fritz
Kristina Katz
Leslie Lane
Maxine Mohn


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 sandwich with cheddar cheese costs  more than the order with gouda cheese.

Of the order with cheddar cheese and the order with havarti cheese, one is Billie's and the other costs $6.75.

The $3.75 sandwich includes colby jack cheese.

The $6.75 sandwich is either the order with havarti cheese or the sandwich with gouda cheese.

The order with provolone cheese costs 2 dollars more than Frances's sandwich.

Carol's sandwich costs 1 dollar more than Frances's order.

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
provolone


The five people are the child from Mrs. Witte's class, the contestant whose final word was "elucidated", Otis, Zachary and the contestant whose final word was "anemic".

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

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

The contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Zachary.

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


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.

Claudia paid  less than the competitor who ordered penne.

The competitor who ordered fettuccine was either Elisa or the runner who paid $8.99.

The five runners were the contestant who ordered rotini, the competitor who paid $10.99, Irma, Rosie and the contestant who paid $6.99.

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

The runner who paid $8.99 was either the contestant who ordered rotini or Damon.

farfalle fettuccine penne rotini spaghetti


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 Gretchen and Kristie, one was in lane 7 and the other scored 380 points.

The person who scored 460 points is either Wanda or the person in lane 6.

The person who scored 540 points wasn't in lane 4.

The person in lane 6 scored 160 points more points than the player in lane 7.


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.

Peter owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the taco salad.

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

Hannah and the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. are different people.

Of the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. and Peter, one owes $5.35 and the other owes $6.25.

The person whose order cost $6.70 is either the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye or the person who ordered the B.L.T..

Erica is either the person who ordered the Italian sub or the team member whose order cost $5.80.

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


Warren's sandwich is either the order with muenster cheese or the $5.75 order.

Of the sandwich with muenster cheese and the sandwich with provolone cheese, one is Verna's and the other costs $4.75.

Warren's order costs 2 dollars more than Yolanda's order.

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

Verna's sandwich, the order with swiss cheese, the $5.75 sandwich and the sandwich with cheddar cheese are all different sandwiches.

The order with havarti cheese is either Verna's order or Juan's order.

The $6.75 sandwich doesn't include cheddar cheese.

cheddar havarti muenster provolone swiss


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.

Vellon Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the camelback bridge.

Of the 8,500 ft one and Star Bridge, one is the cantilever bridge and the other is the suspension bridge.

The 14,500 ft bridge is the girder bridge.

The 10,000 ft one is the camelback bridge.

The suspension bridge is either North Bridge or Star Bridge.

North Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the cantilever structure.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

camelback cantilever girder suspension truss


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 $38,000 home is 30 sq ft larger than the Ewing's home.

The Ewing's house is either the 125 sq ft house or the $36,000 structure.

The Kirby's house is 15 sq ft larger than the Underwood's home.

Of the 95 sq ft home and the $25,000 house, one is for the Underwoods and the other is for the Zimmermans.

The Kirby's home is either the 110 sq ft home or the 125 sq ft home.

Ewing Gillespie Kirby Underwood Zimmerman


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 Elroy Ellis and the prospector who found 11 ounces of gold, one worked the Laurel Ridge claim and the other worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

The prospector who found 17 ounces of gold, Ivan Ingram and the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold were all different miners.

Dilbert Duke was either the prospector working at Glacier Grove or the miner working at Laurel Ridge.

Jack Jacobs finished with 9 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

The person working at York River finished with somewhat less gold than the prospector working at Glacier Grove.

The miner working at Tyrol Creek finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than the person working at Culver Gorge.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River


Ethel Erwin was either the woman who scored a 65 or the person who scored a 59.

The person who scored a 65 won her tournament 1 year after Grace Goritz.

The five golfers were the golfer who scored a 60, the person who won in 1921, the person who won in 1923, Grace Goritz and Inez.

The person who scored a 59 won her tournament 2 years before the woman who scored a 60.

Of the golfer who won in 1922 and the person who won in 1924, one was Leslie Lane and the other shot a 61.

Ethel Erwin
Grace Goritz
Inez
Leslie Lane
Nellie Nolan


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 Mid Atlantic card has an APR 1 percent higher than the one with the $20,000 credit limit.

The Dell Scargo card is either the one with the $8,500 credit limit or the card with an APR of 12%.

Of the Mid Atlantic card and the card with an APR of 10%, one has a limit of $10,000 and the other has a limit of $8,500.

The five cards are the Whitly Bank card, the card with an APR of 11%, the one with an APR of 12%, the one with the $10,000 credit limit and the one with an APR of 8%.

The TrustCo card has an APR 3 percent lower than the card with the $7,500 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

Deb Daniels won her prize 4 years before the winner who won the prize in literature.

Edna Evitz won her prize 8 years before Jemma Jenks.

The person who won in 1976 won the prize in physics.

Edna Evitz didn't win the prize in economics.

Of the winner who won in 1964 and Casey Carson, one won the prize in literature and the other won the prize in chemistry.

The winner who won the prize in literature won her prize  before the person who won the prize in astronomy.

Casey Carson
Deb Daniels
Edna Evitz
Jemma Jenks
Rita Reeves

astronomy chemistry economics literature physics


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

Roberta spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath spoke 2 minutes less than Nichole.

Of Colleen and Edith, one talked about P.M. Chamberlain and the other spoke for 12 minutes.

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


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

The Echmust culture was either the culture with 9,500 people or the culture with 7,500 people.

The culture with 5,000 people was either the Quyit culture or the Echmust culture.

The five cultures were the Ryat culture, the culture founded in 850 AD, the culture founded in 350 AD, the society founded in 1100 AD and the culture founded in 100 AD.

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

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

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


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.

Sama Takako, the structure built in 1765, the structure built in 1525 and the structure in Miyato are all different shrines.

Yamasaki is either the temple built in 1765 or the shrine in Uchida.

The shrine built in 1765 is either the shrine in Nakai or Yamasaki.

Of the temple built in 1765 and the temple built in 1645, one is Takahashi and the other is in Nakai.

The temple in Uchida was built sometime after the temple in Miyato.

Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


Of the one with an APR of 8% and the one with an APR of 9%, one is from Credit Korp and the other has a limit of $20,000.

The card with the $4,000 credit limit is either the Hoardstrum card or the Dell Scargo card.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 2 percent higher than the card with the $2,000 credit limit.

The Dell Scargo card is either the one with the $20,000 credit limit or the one with the $10,000 credit limit.

The one with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the Hoardstrum card.

The five cards are the TrustCo card, the one with an APR of 11%, the card with an APR of 9%, the card with an APR of 12% and the card with an APR of 8%.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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.

Of Cindy Chan's sighting and the August 4 report, one was from Crescent City and the other was from Islesboro.

The August 5 sighting was either the report from Crescent City or Gil Gates's sighting.

Dan Delgado's report was received on August 8.

The August 8 sighting was either the sighting from Tarzana or Gil Gates's sighting.

Cindy Chan's sighting was submitted 1 day after Hal Harrison's sighting.

Cindy Chan's sighting was submitted 1 day before the sighting from Long Barn.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison

Ames
Crescent City
Islesboro
Long Barn
Tarzana


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 40.2516 N was found 3 days before the case at 40.8991 N.

Of the cache at 40.5912 N and the box found on May 3, one was at 88.3907 W and the other was at 88.3821 W.

The case found on May 15 wasn't at 88.4584 W.

The box at 88.1863 W was found 3 days after the cache at 41.0072 N.

The box at 88.4584 W was found sometime after the box at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 41.0072 N was found 6 days after the case at 88.3821 W.


Of Omar v Powers and Carson v Dunn, one was the 7-2 decision and the other was on March 31.

The 8-1 decision was 2 weeks before the 7-2 decision.

Zamora v Pibb was sometime after Gibbs v Kintz.

The 5-4 decision was 2 weeks after Zamora v Pibb.

The 4-5 decision was either Omar v Powers or the March 17 proceeding.

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


The $38,000 house is 15 sq ft smaller than the Whitehead's house.

The five houses are the $36,000 house, the 155 sq ft structure, the Underwood's home, the Whitehead's home and the 95 sq ft house.

The $27,500 structure is either the Pratt's house or the 125 sq ft house.

The Davidson's home is somewhat smaller than the $35,000 structure.

The 125 sq ft structure is either the $36,000 structure or the Gillespie's home.

Davidson Gillespie Pratt Underwood Whitehead


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

The show that aired at 1:00pm had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 10:00pm.

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

The show that aired at 6:00pm didn't have exactly 1,250,000 viewers.

The show with 1,250,000 viewers aired on Sunday.

Of the program with 500,000 viewers and the show with 750,000 viewers, one aired at 2:00pm and the other aired on Wednesday.

The five programs were the show that aired on Friday, the show with 750,000 viewers, the program that aired at 10:00pm, the program that aired at 6:00pm and the program that aired at 8:30pm.


Milton spoke 2 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone.

Of the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes and the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes, one talked about P.M. Heath and the other was Hazel.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher spoke 4 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath.

Nichole spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Virgil.

Theodore spoke for a somewhat longer time than Milton.

Chamberlain Gladstone Heath Thatcher Wilson


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

The meal with 460 calories was either the meal served on May 17th or the kale quinoa.

The dish with 400 calories was either the recipe served on May 14th or the kale quinoa.

Of the asian steak and the recipe with 380 calories, one was served on May 14th and the other was served on May 15th.

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

The asian steak contains 20 fewer calories than the meal served on May 16th.

The kale quinoa wasn't served on May 12th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 12th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th


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 Patsy drives has 50 fewer books than "Books-4-U".

The vehicle with 350 books is either the mobile library Dan drives or "Ready Reader".

The bookmobile Patsy drives has  fewer books than "Ready Reader".

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

"Lit on Wheels" is either the vehicle with 350 books or the mobile library Leroy drives.

The mobile library with 450 books isn't driven by Wesley.

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


Of the case at 41.0072 N and the cache at 40.2516 N, one was found on May 9 and the other was at 88.1863 W.

The box at 88.0431 W was found sometime after the case at 40.8991 N.

The cache at 88.3907 W was found 6 days after the case at 88.1863 W.

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

The cache at 88.2694 W was either the case found on May 9 or the case at 40.3109 N.

The box at 40.8991 N, the case found on May 9, the case at 40.3109 N and the box found on May 12 were all different boxes.


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 blu-ray player spent 50 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the toaster.

Ora Osborne is either the person who gave Ally the toaster or the friend who spent $400.

The attendee who gave Ally the laptop spent  more than the friend who gave Ally the HD tv.

The attendee who gave Ally the juicer spent 25 dollars less than the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Of the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player and the person who gave Ally the juicer, one is Kit Kelley and the other spent $425.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Mitch Mayo
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
toaster


The Hoardstrum card has an APR somewhat lower than the Southwest Inc card.

The one with an APR of 11% doesn't have a limit of $5,000.

The one with the $8,500 credit limit and the Whitly Bank card are different cards.

The one with the $8,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the Hoardstrum card.

The one with the $15,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the one with the $8,500 credit limit.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 3 percent higher than the card with the $15,000 credit limit.

The card with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the card with the $15,000 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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

The $1,250 piece is either Nicole's puppet or "Waldarama".

Of Isabel's dummy and Lucas's dummy, one is "Yenga" and the other cost $1,000.

"Waldarama" cost 500 dollars more than "Yenga".

Sniffletoe Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Yenga


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

The class with 35 students isn't taught by Yang.

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

The class with 29 students is either the course in room 314 or Mr. Quinn's class.

The course in room 314 has 4  more students than the class in room 114.

Of Mr. Ellis's class and the class with 35 students, one is in room 314 and the other is in room 208.

The course with 37 students is taught by Avery.


The recipe served on May 15th was either the meal with 420 calories or the citrus halibut.

The chili pork doesn't have exactly 420 calories.

Of the asian steak and the chili pork, one has 460 calories and the other was served on May 14th.

The dish served on May 14th contains somewhat more calories than the meal served on May 11th.

The meal served on May 17th contains 40 more calories than the citrus halibut.

The lemon salmon contains somewhat more calories than the recipe served on May 14th.

asian steak
chili pork
citrus halibut
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 17th


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 orangutan Francine works with is 3 years younger than the ape Beatrice works with.

The animal Dolly works with is  older than the animal Beatrice works with.

The ape Francine works with is 3 years older than Rajesh.


The dish served on May 16th contains 40 fewer calories than the meal served on May 14th.

The recipe served on May 13th contains 40 more calories than the lemon salmon.

The recipe served on May 12th was either the garlic tilapia or the recipe with 420 calories.

Of the garlic tilapia and the asian steak, one was served on May 14th and the other has 460 calories.

The lemon salmon was served on May 11th.

The lemon salmon contains somewhat more calories than the bulgur salad.

asian steak
bulgur salad
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 16th