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 147 ft. tree is either the tree in Silk Notch or Evan's Fir.

The tree in Silk Notch is  taller than Zeke's Spruce.

The tree in York Woods is  shorter than The Senator.

Of the 94 year-old tree and the 147 ft. tree, one is in Woden Woods and the other is Evan's Fir.

Of Marsh Tree and the 85 year-old tree, one is in York Woods and the other is 156 ft. tall.

The 153 ft. tree is either the 85 year-old tree or the tree in Benton Notch.

Neither the 147 ft. tree nor the 80 year-old tree is the tree in Deloit Woods.

The tree in Deloit Woods is either the 99 year-old tree or the 87 year-old tree.

The tree in Benton Notch is either the 156 ft. tree or the 80 year-old tree.

The Senator is 9 feet shorter than the 87 year-old tree.

The 79 year-old tree is 6 feet taller than the tree in York Woods.

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

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


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.

Adrian has a birthday sometime before the person from Austria.

Bill has a birthday 2 months before the traveler from Mexico.

Neither Jeffrey nor Eric is the diplomat.

Of the person from Germany and the traveler from Sweden, one was born on August 15th and the other is the musician.

Bill is either the person from Sweden or the engineer.

Eric is either the person from Sweden or the traveler from Belgium.

Eric has a birthday sometime after the politician.

Of the traveler from Mexico and the person born on August 15th, one is Izzy and the other is the surgeon.

The musician, the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th and the person from Austria are all different people.

Of the person whose birthday is on May 18th and the architect, one is Eric and the other is from Austria.

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

architect diplomat engineer musician politician surgeon

Austria Belgium Canada Germany Mexico Sweden


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

The contestant who chose pomodoro sauce paid 2 dollars less than Terry.

Margie was either the runner who chose puttanesca sauce or the contestant who ordered taglioni.

Of the runner who ordered rotini and Jack, one paid $8.99 and the other chose pomodoro sauce.

Nathaniel paid 2 dollars more than the runner who ordered rigatoni.

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

Neither the runner who chose pomodoro sauce nor the competitor who ordered taglioni was the runner who paid $9.99.

The contestant who paid $11.99 didn't order spaghetti.

The competitor who paid $11.99 didn't choose arrabiata sauce.

Terry paid  less than the contestant who chose alfredo sauce.

Of Angie and the runner who ordered spaghetti, one chose marinara sauce and the other chose alfredo sauce.

Angie Jack Kristina Margie Nathaniel Terry

fusilli penne rigatoni rotini spaghetti taglioni

alfredo arrabiata marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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.

"Lit on Wheels" doesn't have exactly 500 books.

The mobile library Richard drives, the vehicle with 300 books, "Lit on Wheels", "Books-4-U" and the school bus are all different vehicles.

Of the mobile library with 350 books and "Words To Go", one is the Airstream and the other is driven by Elena.

Of the mobile library with 450 books and the school bus, one is "Words To Go" and the other is driven by Gene.

The mobile library with 450 books, "Lit on Wheels", and the school bus are three different vehicles.

"Dream Machine" isn't the ice cream truck.

The school bus has 100 more books than the vehicle Natasha drives.

"Books-4-U" is either the ambulance or the Mack truck.

The bookmobile Natasha drives is either the Mack truck or "Dream Machine".

The Mack truck has 100 fewer books than "Explore More".

The Mack truck has 100 fewer books than the mobile library Sheryl drives.

The Airstream is either the bookmobile Sheryl drives or the bookmobile Gene drives.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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 plane that was thrown 6th went somewhat farther than Roderick's design.

Of the airplane that went 45 feet and the plane that was thrown 5th, one was Henrietta's and the other was green.

Henrietta's design landed 20 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 3rd.

The plane that went 55 feet was thrown 1st.

The plane that was thrown 5th wasn't yellow.

Aaron's design, the airplane that went 35 feet, and the plane that went 25 feet are three different planes.

The white airplane went somewhat farther than Ella's design.

Roderick's design went 10 feet farther than the white plane.

The airplane that went 55 feet wasn't silver.

Of the plane that was thrown 2nd and the plane that went 65 feet, one was pink and the other was Omar's.

Margo's design, the silver plane, and the plane that went 25 feet are three different planes.

15 feet
25 feet
35 feet
45 feet
55 feet
65 feet

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick


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

The six organisms were D. forcilitis, the one with 1,250 genes, the organism sequenced by Dr. Velasquez, the organism sequenced by Dr. Acosta, the bacteria with 750 genes and the bacteria with 1,000 genes.

The organism sequenced in September was either the organism with 1,500 genes or the one sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

Of the organism sequenced in September and the one with 1,250 genes, one was sequenced by Dr. Estrada and the other is B. mangeris.

The bacteria sequenced in November wasn't sequenced by Dr. Jordan.

P. wellington wasn't sequenced by Dr. Velasquez.

Of the one sequenced by Dr. Velasquez and the bacteria with 250 genes, one was sequenced in February and the other is D. forcilitis.

The bacteria sequenced in September wasn't sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

The one sequenced by Dr. Estrada was either V. tenesis or the bacteria sequenced in February.

L. dyson has somewhat fewer genes than the one sequenced in September.

L. dyson was either the one with 1,250 genes or the bacteria sequenced in July.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Ortiz was either the organism sequenced in February or the one with 1,000 genes.

The bacteria sequenced in December has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Estrada.

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

Acosta Estrada Fletcher Jordan Ortiz Velasquez

February April July September November December


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

The home going to Yountville is somewhat larger than the $36,000 house.

The home going to Healdsburg is 45 sq ft larger than the Zimmerman's house.

The Whitehead's home is either the $27,500 house or the $35,000 home.

The structure going to Unionville is 15 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 home.

Of the Ewing's home and the 140 sq ft structure, one sold for $36,000 and the other sold for $38,000.

The 170 sq ft home will be delivered to Kennebunkport.

Of the Whitehead's house and the 125 sq ft structure, one will be delivered to Yountville and the other sold for $27,500.

The Zimmerman's house will be delivered to Fullerton.

The home going to Unionville is somewhat smaller than the Pratt's home.

Neither the $38,000 structure nor the structure going to Fullerton is the Pratt's home.

The Kirby's home is 60 sq ft larger than the $29,000 structure.

The house going to Kennebunkport is 30 sq ft larger than the $38,000 home.

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

Davidson Ewing Kirby Pratt Whitehead Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Unionville
Yountville


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 society founded in 350 AD was either the culture located near Waterloo or the Hatgare culture.

Of the culture located near Unity and the Hatgare culture, one had a population size of 7,500 and the other was founded in 1350 AD.

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

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

The society founded in 100 AD wasn't based near Floris.

The culture located near Lacona was either the culture with 9,000 people or the Echmust culture.

Of the culture founded in 1100 AD and the culture located near Garden Grove, one was the Lyeilia culture and the other had a population size of 7,500.

The Warasen culture wasn't founded in 850 AD.

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

The Juad culture wasn't based near Unity.

The Lyeilia culture, the culture with 7,500 people, the culture with 8,000 people, the culture with 5,000 people and the society founded in 100 AD were all different cultures.

The culture founded in 350 AD didn't have a population size of 8,000.

Echmust Hatgare Juad Lyeilia Ryat Warasen

Floris
Garden Grove
Howland
Lacona
Unity
Waterloo


The vehicle with 400 books is either "Dream Machine" or the vehicle Kimberly drives.

The vehicle with 400 books isn't driven by Gene.

The ambulance has  fewer books than "Explore More".

"Tiny Tomes" has  more books than the ice cream truck.

The Winnebago is either the bookmobile with 400 books or the mobile library with 450 books.

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

The Winnebago has 200 more books than the mobile library Sheryl drives.

The mobile library Dan drives has 50 more books than "Lit on Wheels".

"Tiny Tomes" has 150 fewer books than the bookmobile Violet drives.

The Greyhound bus has  more books than the bookmobile Kimberly drives.

The six vehicles are "Tiny Tomes", the mobile library with 450 books, the vehicle Sheryl drives, the ambulance, the Airstream and the mobile library with 400 books.

Of the bookmobile Dan drives and "Dream Machine", one is the Greyhound bus and the other has 300 books.

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

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
school bus
Winnebago


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 $5,200 pinball machine wasn't made by Dow Games.

"Archer Quest" is either the $6,400 machine or the machine made by Arco.

The machine made by Arco came out 2 years before the $1,750 pinball machine.

The system made by Arco came out sometime after "Disco Mania".

The machine released in 1978 doesn't cost $1,500.

"Bowling Alley", the system released in 1978, and the $2,000 pinball machine are three different games.

Of the $1,500 pinball machine and the game released in 1974, one was made by Hayco Inc. and the other is "Voyager Hero".

The $1,500 system came out 2 years after the machine made by Dow Games.

Of the system released in 1974 and "Aladeen", one costs $6,400 and the other was made by Pinnefore.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


The vehicle Natasha drives has  more books than the Winnebago.

The Winnebago has  more books than the bookmobile Kimberly drives.

The six vehicles are the Winnebago, the mobile library Kimberly drives, "Books-4-U", "Lit on Wheels", the mobile library with 250 books and the mobile library with 450 books.

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 more books than the Greyhound bus.

The ice cream truck is either the bookmobile Kimberly drives or the mobile library Sheryl drives.

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

"Ready Reader" has  fewer books than the Mack truck.

"Books-4-U" doesn't have exactly 400 books.

"Tiny Tomes" is either the mobile library with 400 books or the ice cream truck.

"Explore More" has 50 more books than the Mack truck.

"Lit on Wheels" isn't driven by Natasha.

The mobile library Elena drives has 200 more books than "Dream Machine".

The bookmobile Sheryl drives has 100 more books than "Dream Machine".

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

Elena Kimberly Leroy Natasha Sheryl Violet

ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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 Al Acosta's podcast and Dixie Dean's podcast, one started in 2010 and the other is about investing.

The show that began in 2015 is either Eva Estrada's show or the podcast with 4 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2014, Dixie Dean's podcast, and the business podcast are three different shows.

The gaming show has 2 million fewer downloads than Dixie Dean's podcast.

Of Dixie Dean's show and the podcast with 4 million downloads, one started in 2010 and the other is about investing.

Bobby Bora's podcast didn't start in 2012.

The podcast that began in 2012 has 1 million fewer downloads than the business show.

Al Acosta's show has  more downloads than the music podcast.

The podcast with 5 million downloads is either Cora Capon's podcast or the podcast that began in 2012.

The film podcast has 1 million more downloads than Dixie Dean's show.

The show with 3 million downloads started in 2013.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million
6 million

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold

business film gaming investing music sports


"Ready Reader" is either the Winnebago or the vehicle Leroy drives.

Of "Dream Machine" and the vehicle Natasha drives, one has 250 books and the other is the Winnebago.

The vehicle with 250 books isn't the ice cream truck.

The ice cream truck isn't driven by Cynthia.

Of the bookmobile Cynthia drives and the Greyhound bus, one is "Books-4-U" and the other has 400 books.

Of the mobile library Patsy drives and the mobile library with 350 books, one is the Airstream and the other is "Books-4-U".

The mobile library with 500 books is either the school bus or "Tiny Tomes".

The Greyhound bus is either the mobile library Francisco drives or the vehicle with 350 books.

The vehicle Cynthia drives, the Airstream, and "Explore More" are three different vehicles.

The mobile library with 350 books is either the ice cream truck or the vehicle Leroy drives.

The ambulance has 100 more books than "Books-4-U".

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

Cynthia Francisco Jaime Leroy Natasha Patsy


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 2-7 decision was either the April 7 case or Omar v Powers.

Gibbs v Kintz was sometime after the 4-5 decision.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was the 4-5 decision.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was 1 week before Omar v Powers.

Of Gibbs v Kintz and Short v Metz, one was on April 7 and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

The March 31 case didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion wasn't the 7-2 decision.

Of Justice Larson's majority opinion and Justice Olson's majority opinion, one was on March 10 and the other was the 5-4 decision.

Of the 7-2 decision and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion, one was on March 24 and the other was Zamora v Pibb.

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

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn


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.

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

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

Kelley is either the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class or the student from Mrs. Witte's class.

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

The contestant who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Denise.

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

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

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

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

The child whose final word was "duplicity" is either the student from Mrs. Manzella's class or the student who finished in first place.

Of the student whose final word was "bulwark" and the student who finished in fourth place, one was from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the other was from Mrs. Almerini's class.

Floyd wasn't asked to spell "facetiously".

The child whose final word was "anemic" is either the contestant who finished in fourth place or the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously

Almerini Condini Manzella Steuben Witte Yeffer


The home going to Dallas Center is somewhat larger than the Zimmerman's structure.

The house going to Laguna Beach is 15 sq ft larger than the Zimmerman's house.

The Kirby's house is 15 sq ft smaller than the house going to Healdsburg.

The 95 sq ft structure is either the $25,000 structure or the $27,500 home.

Neither the $27,500 home nor the home going to Eagle Grove is the Gillespie's house.

The house going to Shaver Lake sold for $25,000.

The Ewing's home won't be going to Dallas Center.

The $32,250 house is 15 sq ft larger than the Kirby's home.

Of the $27,500 home and the structure going to Eagle Grove, one is 110 sq ft and the other is for the Ingrams.

Of the $32,250 home and the structure going to Shaver Lake, one is 140 sq ft and the other is for the Zimmermans.

The 155 sq ft house won't be going to Eagle Grove.

Ewing Gillespie Ingram Kirby Nielsen Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Laguna Beach
Shaver Lake


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.

Robin Rust won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who won at Pennyfoot.

The person who won in 1920 didn't shoot a 61.

Shari Steel won her tournament 4 years after the person who won at Cowbush Cove.

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

Neither the golfer who won in 1923 nor the woman who won in 1922 was the woman who scored a 63.

The golfer who scored a 67 won her tournament sometime after the golfer who won at Amble Glen.

The woman who won in 1923 didn't win at Willow Grove.

Of Alison Ames and the woman who won at Scotch Pines, one won in 1924 and the other shot a 59.

Robin Rust was either the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove or the woman who won at Spotswood.

The golfer who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 1 year after Maxine Mohn.

The person who won in 1922, Robin Rust, the person who scored a 66 and Denise Detz were all different golfers.

Alison Ames
Denise Detz
Kristina Katz
Maxine Mohn
Robin Rust
Shari Steel

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


May is either the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class or the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class.

The contestant who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Bessie.

The student from Mrs. Yeffer's class is either the student whose final word was "consomme" or Bessie.

Clarence wasn't asked to spell "facetiously".

The student whose final word was "anemic" is either the contestant who finished in fourth place or the child from Mrs. Manzella's class.

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

The child whose final word was "duplicity" is either the student from Mrs. Manzella's class or the child who finished in first place.

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

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

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

Winifred had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the student who finished in fifth place.

Of the child whose final word was "bulwark" and the child who finished in fourth place, one was from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the other was from Mrs. Almerini's class.

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

Bessie Clarence May Ronald Winifred Yvette

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Witte Yeffer


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.

Of the recipe with 460 calories and the meal with 380 calories, one was the garlic tilapia and the other was served on May 17th.

The six recipes were the recipe with 400 calories, the chili pork, the recipe with 18 grams of protein, the recipe with 15 grams of protein, the dish served on May 16th and the dish with 8 grams of protein.

The recipe with 440 calories wasn't served on May 13th.

The meal with 8 grams of protein was either the lemon salmon or the recipe with 380 calories.

The chili pork wasn't served on May 14th.

The dish with 440 calories was either the meal served on May 14th or the recipe with 9 grams of protein.

The dish with 18 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the kale quinoa.

The recipe with 5 grams of protein wasn't served on May 14th.

Of the dish with 10 grams of protein and the citrus halibut, one has 420 calories and the other was served on May 14th.

The meal with 5 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the asian steak.

The meal with 18 grams of protein was served on May 17th.

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

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

5 grams
8 grams
9 grams
10 grams
15 grams
18 grams


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

The solver from Westport was either the contestant who got 4 Across wrong or Julie.

Grace finished 2 places before the person who got 2 Down wrong.

The solver who got 18 Down wrong was either Nelson or the contestant from Van Nuys.

Of the contestant who finished fifth and Dave, one answered 18 Down incorrectly and the other was from Westport.

The solver from Miles finished 3 places after Nelson.

The contestant who got 18 Down wrong, Grace, and the person who finished first are three different people.

Grace finished sometime after the contestant from Stanton.

The person who got 26 Down wrong finished 2 places before Melinda.

Blanca finished sometime after the solver who got 20 Across wrong.

The contestant who got 20 Across wrong finished 2 places after the solver from Van Nuys.

Canoga Park
Miles
Oak View
Stanton
Van Nuys
Westport

2 Down
4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down


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

Of the piece going to Portland and the $1,500 dummy, one is "Sniffletoe" and the other is Nicole's.

The dummy going to Vancouver cost somewhat more than Kelly's dummy.

The piece going to Vancouver is "Waldarama".

Margarita's piece, the $1,500 dummy, and the puppet going to Portland are three different dummies.

"Valencio" cost somewhat less than the puppet going to Oslo.

The $1,750 dummy is either the puppet going to Portland or "Tombawomba".

Of "Tombawomba" and the piece going to Oslo, one is Lucas's and the other cost $1,750.

Jeff's puppet cost 250 dollars more than the dummy going to St. Moritz.

The puppet going to St. Moritz, "Xavier", and "Tombawomba" are three different dummies.

The puppet going to Portland cost 500 dollars more than "Yenga".

The puppet going to St. Moritz cost 250 dollars less than "Waldarama".

The $2,000 puppet, the piece going to Baltimore, and "Sniffletoe" are three different dummies.

Herman Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver


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 Zachary and the chef who scored 77 points, one works at Epicurious and the other made the cashew tofu.

Freda scored 28 more points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

Tyrone scored 14 fewer points than the chef from Apple Barn.

The person who made the jambalaya scored 7 fewer points than Zachary.

The chef from White Bean, the person who scored 77 points, Tyrone, the chef who made the cajun chili and Jim are all different chefs.

The cook from Demitasse scored 14 more points than Zachary.

The chef who scored 77 points is either the person who made the jambalaya or the chef from Zenaida's.

Gabriel is either the cook from Zenaida's or the cook from Apple Barn.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
turkey soup

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


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

Sandy Bridge is  longer than the suspension bridge.

The bridge in Zagreb is the girder bridge.

Bay Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the bridge in Skopje.

The 14,500 ft bridge is the truss bridge.

Of the cable-stayed structure and Vellon Bridge, one is in Copenhagen and the other is 16,000 ft.

The bowstring structure is  shorter than Avery Bridge.

The structure in Skopje is 1,500 feet shorter than the girder bridge.

The six structures are the one in Vaduz, the 14,500 ft bridge, the 11,500 ft structure, the 16,000 ft structure, the 10,000 ft one and the suspension one.

The bridge in Vaduz is  shorter than North Bridge.

The 10,000 ft one is either the bridge in Zagreb or Gorem Bridge.

The truss one is either Vellon Bridge or Gorem Bridge.

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

bowstring cable-stayed camelback girder suspension truss

Copenhagen Dublin Rome Skopje Vaduz Zagreb


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

The show that aired on GMA didn't air on Tuesday.

The program that aired on Wednesday was either the show with 500,000 viewers or the show that aired at 1:00pm.

The program that aired on Tuesday was either the program with 750,000 viewers or the show with 1,000,000 viewers.

Of the program that aired on SBC and the show with 1,250,000 viewers, one aired at 8:30pm and the other aired on Saturday.

The show with 500,000 viewers, the program that aired on SBC, and the show that aired on GMA are three different programs.

The show that aired at 2:00pm didn't air on Friday.

Of the show that aired at 4:30pm and the program that aired on Friday, one brought in 500,000 viewers and the other aired on CBR.

Of the show with 250,000 viewers and the program with 500,000 viewers, one aired on WNW and the other aired on Thursday.

The show that aired on FNX had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Thursday.

The program that aired on GMA had 500,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on Sunday.

The program that aired on CBR, the program with 500,000 viewers, the program that aired at 11:30am, the program that aired at 6:00pm and the program with 250,000 viewers were all different programs.

The show that aired on SBC had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired at 6:00pm.

Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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 120 ft tall waterfall is not in Nigeria.

Of the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1989 and the fall in Jamaica, one is Inawatai and the other is 125 ft high.

Of Nyalt and the waterfall located in Canada, one was shot in 1989 and the other was shot in 2001.

Of Rhoqua and the 120 ft tall waterfall, one was shot in 1991 and the other is located in New Zealand.

The fall Derrick shot in 1985 is 10 ft shorter than Cerbel.

The 110 ft tall waterfall is either the fall located in Jamaica or the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1989.

Nyalt, the waterfall located in Jamaica, the waterfall in Canada, the fall Derrick shot in 1985 and the 120 ft tall fall are all different waterfalls.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1999 is either Cerbel or the fall in Tibet.

The 100 ft tall fall wasn't photographed in 1999.

Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Cerbel Inawatai Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica


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

The case at 40.8991 N was found 3 days before the box that held the decoder ring.

Of the box at 88.1863 W and the case that held the brass key, one was found on May 6 and the other was at 40.5912 N.

The box at 40.3109 N, the cache at 88.1863 W, and the cache that held the brass key are three different boxes.

The case that held the ancient coin was found sometime after the cache at 41.0237 N.

The case that held the marbles was found 3 days after the case at 41.0237 N.

The box found on May 3 was either the cache at 88.0431 W or the box at 88.1863 W.

The cache at 40.2516 N was at 88.3907 W.

The case at 40.2516 N didn't have the ancient coin inside it.

Of the case at 88.3821 W and the box that held the sunglasses, one was found on May 12 and the other was at 41.0237 N.

The box found on May 15 didn't have the brass key inside it.

The case at 88.3821 W was found 3 days after the box at 40.8991 N.

The cache that held the sunglasses was at 88.0431 W.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
sunglasses


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

The class in room 405 doesn't have 29 students.

Of the Biology class and the course in room 120, one is taught by Ellis and the other has 39 students.

The course in room 207 isn't the Biology class.

The class with 39 students is either the Pre-Calculus class or the class in room 412.

The Pre-Calculus class has 2  more students than Mr. Ellis's class.

The course in room 314 isn't the Spanish class.

The class in room 412 is either the History class or the course with 35 students.

The class in room 405 doesn't have 31 students.

Neither the class in room 207 nor the course with 35 students is Mr. Quinn's class.

Mr. Gilmore's class has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 207.

Mr. Velasquez's class, Mr. Quinn's class, the course with 35 students and Mr. Ellis's class are all different classes.

Mr. Morrison's class has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 314.

Of Mr. Morrison's class and the Geometry class, one is in room 215 and the other has 29 students.

The class in room 215 doesn't have 31 students.

Ellis Gilmore Morrison Quinn Velasquez Zimmerman

Biology Geometry History Physics Pre-Calculus Spanish


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.

Neither the order with roast beef nor the order with swiss cheese is Warren's sandwich.

Neither Ronda's sandwich nor the order with swiss cheese is the $3.75 sandwich.

The order with bologna costs  less than the order with cheddar cheese.

Of the $2.75 sandwich and the order with prosciutto, one is Mildred's and the other is Omar's.

Neither the sandwich with roast beef nor the sandwich with swiss cheese is Mildred's sandwich.

The sandwich with corned beef doesn't include cheddar cheese.

The $5.75 sandwich, the sandwich with provolone cheese, the order with roast beef, the order with colby jack cheese and Ronda's order are all different sandwiches.

The $4.75 sandwich doesn't include havarti cheese.

The sandwich with roast beef costs  less than the order with havarti cheese.

The order with bologna doesn't include colby jack cheese.

Of the $3.75 order and Warren's sandwich, one includes bologna and the other includes salami.

The order with havarti cheese costs 1 dollar less than Mildred's sandwich.

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

The sandwich with muenster cheese costs 2 dollars less than Ronda's order.

cheddar
colby jack
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


The chef who scored 70 points didn't make the cajun chili.

The cook who made the smoked pork scored somewhat fewer points than Hattie.

The person who made the turkey soup scored 21 more points than Darlene.

Gabriel is either the chef who made the cajun chili or the cook from Zenaida's.

Of the person who scored 56 points and the chef from Demitasse, one made the cajun chili and the other made the pepper steak.

The cook from Oceanside scored 7 fewer points than the person who made the lemon snapper.

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

The cook who made the lemon snapper scored 7 fewer points than the chef from White Bean.

The cook who scored 49 points is either the chef from White Bean or the cook from Enzo's.

Freda is either the cook from Apple Barn or the chef who scored 56 points.

The person who made the smoked pork scored somewhat more points than Darlene.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

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


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

The Welcher oyster costs somewhat more than the one with the briny finish.

Of the Ninigreth oyster and the one from Barnstable, ME, one has a buttery taste and the other has a nutty taste.

The one with the citrusy finish costs 40 cents more than the one from Nesketucket, MA.

The one that costs $2.50 is either the one from Charlestown, CT or the Summersill oyster.

The six oysters are the Summersill oyster, the one from Willapa, RI, the oyster from Punaville, RI, the one with the nutty finish, the oyster with the briny finish and the oyster that costs $2.40.

The one that costs $2.30 is from Vancouver, BC.

The oyster with the melon-like finish costs 10 cents more than the one from Nesketucket, MA.

The Thatcher oyster isn't from Punaville, RI.

The Thatcher oyster is either the oyster with the fruity finish or the one that costs $2.50.

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

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

Fanneuil Ninigreth Pomaquin Summersill Thatcher Welcher

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

briny buttery citrusy fruity melon-like nutty


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

The dish that bakes for 45 minutes is either the dish that serves 5 people or the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 30 minutes doesn't cook at 400 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 35 minutes cooks at 385 degrees.

The mac and cheese doesn't cook at 340 degrees.

The candied yams recipe requires somewhat less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 50 minutes doesn't serve exactly 3 people.

The dish that serves 7 people bakes 5 minutes longer than the baked ham.

Of the recipe that bakes for 40 minutes and the bean casserole, one cooks at 340 degrees and the other serves 6 people.

The dish that serves 3 people bakes somewhat longer than the baked ham.

The six dishes are the roast potatoes recipe, the recipe that serves 5 people, the recipe that cooks at 340 degrees, the dish that bakes for 35 minutes, the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees and the dish that cooks at 425 degrees.

Of the dish that serves 2 people and the roast potatoes recipe, one cooks at 385 degrees and the other bakes for 25 minutes.

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

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

325 degrees
340 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
425 degrees

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


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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who got the A.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone spoke 4 minutes more than Blake.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee and the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes, one got the C+ and the other was Ora.

Ginger spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Pitt.

The student who got the A- spoke 2 minutes less than Blake.

Edith spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the student who got the C+.

Of the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour and the student who got the B-, one was Theodore and the other spoke for 16 minutes.

Theodore spoke 8 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden.

Wesley was either the student who spoke for 6 minutes or the student who got the D.

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


Of "Utrecht" and the puppet going to Ypsilanti, one is Isabel's and the other cost $750.

Jeff's puppet cost somewhat less than the dummy going to Ypsilanti.

Herman's puppet, "Valencio", the piece going to Mexico City and the puppet going to St. Moritz are all different dummies.

The $1,000 dummy isn't going to Mexico City.

Kelly's dummy cost somewhat less than the puppet going to Vancouver.

Jeff's puppet cost 250 dollars more than the dummy going to Mexico City.

The dummy going to Mexico City isn't "Tombawomba".

Of the dummy going to Portland and "Waldarama", one cost $1,500 and the other is Margarita's.

Kelly's dummy cost 1,000 dollars less than the piece going to St. Moritz.

The puppet going to Portland cost 250 dollars more than Lucas's piece.

Kelly's piece is either "Utrecht" or the piece going to Mexico City.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier

Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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 3 months before the person from Norway.

Of Bill and the diplomat, one is from Belgium and the other is from Germany.

The lawyer has a birthday 1 month before the traveler from Germany.

The architect has a birthday 4 months after the person from Belgium.

Of Neville and the politician, one was born on June 14th and the other is from France.

Neither the person born on June 14th nor the person whose birthday is on April 13th is the person from Sweden.

The traveler whose birthday is on June 14th, the traveler from Norway, Harry and the engineer are all different people.

Bill has a birthday sometime after the traveler from Sweden.

Jeffrey has a birthday sometime after the traveler from France.

architect diplomat engineer lawyer politician surgeon

Austria Belgium France Germany Norway Sweden


Veronica, the cook who made the pepper steak, and the chef who made the jambalaya are three different chefs.

Of the person from Enzo's and Karl, one scored 42 points and the other made the cashew tofu.

The six chefs are the chef who made the lemon snapper, the person from White Bean, Veronica, the person who scored 70 points, the chef from Zenaida's and Darlene.

The chef from Oceanside is either the person who scored 70 points or Gabriel.

The person from Enzo's didn't make the turkey soup.

The cook who scored 63 points doesn't work at Apple Barn.

The cook from Epicurious is either the chef who made the lemon snapper or Karl.

Of Jim and the cook from Zenaida's, one scored 49 points and the other made the lemon snapper.

The cook from White Bean is either Karl or the person who scored 56 points.

The person who made the cashew tofu scored somewhat more points than Tyrone.

Tyrone is either the person from White Bean or the person who made the jambalaya.

The cook from Zenaida's, Veronica, and Gabriel are three different chefs.

Darlene Gabriel Jim Karl Tyrone Veronica

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


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 with 250 books is either the bookmobile Gene drives or "Lit on Wheels".

The four vehicles are the ice cream truck, the vehicle Francisco drives, "Ready Reader" and "Tiny Tomes".

The vehicle Gene drives has  fewer books than "Explore More".

The bookmobile Patsy drives has  more books than the Mack truck.

"Explore More" is either the ice cream truck or the vehicle with 400 books.

Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes

ambulance
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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

The Helsinki facility will go online 2 years before the Egert Facility.

The four accelerators are the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017, the project headed by Dr. Golden, the Dublin accelerator and the Warsaw accelerator.

Of the project headed by Dr. Noble and the Lectra 4C, one will go online in 2018 and the other is in Kiev.

The Lectra 4C isn't headed by Dr. Ramos.

Neither the Dublin facility nor the facility scheduled to go online in 2019 is the project headed by Dr. Golden.

The Kiev accelerator will go online sometime after the Falston LCS.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Lectra 4C

Dr. Ewing
Dr. Golden
Dr. Noble
Dr. Ramos


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.

Juana has her appointment 1 hour after Blanche.

Eileen has her appointment 1 hour before Yvonne's customer.

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment is either the customer that chose jet black or Victoria's client.

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

The customer that chose jet black has her appointment sometime after the customer that chose warm mocha.

The client that chose brown sable isn't being helped by Victoria.

Yvonne's customer is either Blanche or the customer with the 12:00pm appointment.

The customer with the 1:00pm appointment didn't choose brown sable.

brown sable
deep copper
jet black
warm mocha


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

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

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

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

Wesley spoke 2 minutes less than the student who got the D.

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

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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.

Ida Ingram won her prize 8 years before Patsy Pope.

The winner who won the prize in astronomy and the winner from Russia are different winners.

Rita Reeves is either the person from Germany or the winner who won the prize in astronomy.

The winner from Ireland won her prize  before Rita Reeves.

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

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

Ida Ingram won her prize 8 years before the person who won the prize in astronomy.

The person who won the prize in chemistry is either the winner who won in 1968 or the person from Ireland.

Ida Ingram
Jemma Jenks
Patsy Pope
Rita Reeves

astronomy bioengineering chemistry literature


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

The structure dedicated to the mouse is either the shrine in Usui or Matsuno Okura.

The structure dedicated to the deer was built sometime before the shrine in Nakai.

Of Takahashi and the structure in Nakai, one is dedicated to the turtle and the other was built in 1645.

The shrine in Funai was built 60 years before the structure dedicated to the frog.

Okabe Honzo, the structure built in 1645, and the shrine dedicated to the deer are three different shrines.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Takahashi


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

The program that aired at 2:00pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired on CBR.

Of the program that aired on FNX and the show that aired on Tuesday, one brought in 500,000 viewers and the other aired at 2:00pm.

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

The program that aired on Monday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on GMA.

The program that aired at 8:30pm brought in 500,000 viewers.

The program with 1,000,000 viewers didn't air on GMA.


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.

Hoekmolen was built sometime before the house in Leiderdorp.

Oostmolen isn't owned by the Meijer family.

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

The windmill in Moerkapelle was built 23 years before the Van Dijk family's house.

The structure in Schiedam is either Hoekmolen or the Van Dijk family's house.

Of the Smit family's structure and the Meijer family's structure, one is Vlietmolen and the other is in Leiderdorp.

The Bakker family's house was built 23 years after the structure in Den Bommel.

Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen

Den Bommel
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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

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

The person who ordered the meatball sub is either the team member whose order cost $5.35 or the team member who ordered the grape soda.

Samantha is either the salesperson who ordered the diet coke or the team member who ordered the B.L.T..

Hannah owes 90 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T..

The salesperson who ordered the grape soda owes  less than Samantha.

The salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. and the team member who ordered the water are different people.

The person who ordered the diet coke owes  less than the person who ordered the water.

B.L.T.
Italian sub
meatball sub
tuna on rye


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 125 sq ft structure is either the structure going to Yountville or the $36,000 home.

The Whitehead's home is somewhat smaller than the Davidson's home.

The $36,000 structure is 15 sq ft larger than the home going to Healdsburg.

The structure going to Dallas Center is 15 sq ft smaller than the $29,000 home.

The Davidson's home is either the home going to Healdsburg or the $36,000 home.

The 140 sq ft home won't be going to Yountville.

The Nielsen's house is somewhat smaller than the $25,000 structure.

Of the Ingram's home and the $25,000 structure, one is 140 sq ft and the other is 110 sq ft.

Dallas Center
Healdsburg
Laguna Beach
Yountville


Of the presenter who got the C- and the student who spoke for 6 minutes, one talked about P.M. Balfour and the other was Blake.

Of the student who spoke for 10 minutes and Wesley, one got the B+ and the other talked about P.M. Heath.

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

The student who spoke for 8 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone or the presenter who got the C+.

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

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


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 person on the Timberwolves started sometime before the second striker.

The player on the Rangers was either the person who started in 1982 or the wing back.

Of the player who started in 1979 and Rothvum, one was the second striker and the other played for the Hammerheads.

The four players were the person who started in 1979, Rothvum, the player on the Spartans and the goalie.

Cerisa started sometime before the wing back.

Neither the person on the Spartans nor the goalie was the person who started in 1982.

center forward
goalie
second striker
wing back

Hammerheads Rangers Spartans Timberwolves


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

The report of the triangle-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day before Cindy Chan's sighting.

Abe Alvarez's report wasn't received on August 6.

Gil Gates's report was submitted sometime after the sighting from Long Barn.

The report of the cone-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after Iva Ingram's report.

Of the sighting from Springfield and the sighting from Long Barn, one was reported by Cindy Chan and the other involved the oval-shaped UFO.

Neither the August 6 sighting nor Cindy Chan's sighting was the report from Crescent City.

The report of the cigar-shaped UFO was either the August 6 sighting or the sighting from Ames.

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Gil Gates
Iva Ingram

Ames
Crescent City
Long Barn
Springfield


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

Gus is either the 27 ft long whale or the exhibit donated in 1996.

The fin whale is 4 feet longer than Brent.

The narwhal was donated to the aquarium in 1994.

The gray whale, Evan, and the specimen donated in 1996 are three different whales.

The 25 ft long exhibit is either Evan or the specimen donated in 1994.

Of the specimen donated in 1994 and the fin whale, one is Gus and the other is 25 ft long.

The specimen donated in 2010 isn't Adam.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal


Benny Baron's sighting was from Visalia.

The August 6 sighting was either Dan Delgado's sighting or the sighting from Otisfield.

Benny Baron's sighting didn't involve the cigar-shaped UFO.

The report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was from Crescent City.

The sighting from Visalia was submitted 1 day after Gil Gates's report.

Of the August 4 sighting and Dan Delgado's report, one was from Crescent City and the other involved the triangle-shaped UFO.

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted 1 day after the report from Crescent City.

Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Gil Gates
Iva Ingram


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 88.4584 W was either the cache at 40.2516 N or the box at 41.0237 N.

Of the box at 88.2694 W and the box at 41.0237 N, one was found on May 9 and the other held the decoder ring.

The box that held the sunglasses was either the case at 88.3821 W or the box at 41.0072 N.

The cache that held the sunglasses was found sometime after the case at 88.4584 W.

The case found on May 3 was at 88.3907 W.

The cache found on May 6 held the marbles.

The case at 41.0072 N was either the case at 88.3907 W or the box that held the marbles.

brass key
decoder ring
marbles
sunglasses


Hori Takesi is either the structure dedicated to the mouse or the shrine in Toyagi.

The structure built in 1705 isn't in Niwa.

Of the structure built in 1705 and the temple in Nakai, one is dedicated to the cat and the other is Hori Takesi.

Hori Takesi was built sometime after the temple dedicated to the deer.

The structure dedicated to the rooster is in Usui.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako


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 60 won her tournament 1 year after Carrie Cole.

Neither the person who scored a 59 nor Wendy Wells was the woman who won in 1923.

The person who won in 1922 was either the woman who scored a 67 or Freda Fritz.

The golfer who won in 1922 didn't win at Cowbush Cove.

The person who won at Pennyfoot won her tournament 1 year before Freda Fritz.

Freda Fritz was either the woman who scored a 62 or the person who won at Amble Glen.

Of the woman who won at Amble Glen and the woman who won in 1920, one shot a 59 and the other was Wendy Wells.

Carrie Cole
Freda Fritz
Harriet Holt
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Willow Grove


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

Mr. Newton's class has 2  more students than the class in room 212.

The class in room 319 has 2  more students than the Physics class.

The Physics class has somewhat more students than Mr. Franklin's class.

Mr. King's class has 4  fewer students than the History class.

The class in room 314 doesn't have 31 students.

The class in room 212 has somewhat more students than Mr. Franklin's class.

The course with 29 students isn't the Spanish class.


The shrine dedicated to the mouse is in Usui.

Sama Takako is either the temple dedicated to the deer or the temple in Funai.

Takahashi was built 120 years after the shrine in Nakai.

The temple dedicated to the deer was built 120 years after the structure in Nakai.

Of the shrine in Funai and the structure dedicated to the rooster, one was built in 1525 and the other is Amari Michi.

Amari Michi
Sama Takako
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.

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

Neither the $4.75 sandwich nor the $3.75 sandwich is Warren's sandwich.

The order with cheddar cheese is either Warren's order or the $3.75 sandwich.

Of Juan's sandwich and the order with havarti cheese, one includes liverwurst and the other includes corned beef.

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

Juan's order is either the sandwich with bologna or the order with corned beef.

bologna
corned beef
liverwurst
prosciutto


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.

QMZ was  per share more expensive than the telecom stock.

Of the stock Bill bought and ABTR, one was in the telecom sector and the other sold for $25 per share.

The financial stock was 2 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Bill bought.

HBW was either the real estate stock or the stock Ida Mae bought.

QMZ was either the stock Bill bought or the technology stock.

The telecom stock wasn't purchased by Edith.

financial
real estate
technology
telecom


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 $1,500 system came out sometime after "Zany Circus".

The $3,750 game and the pinball machine made by Dow Games are different games.

The system released in 1976 was made by Tarco Inc..

Of "Zany Circus" and "Voyager Hero", one costs $6,400 and the other was made by Waverly Toys.

The pinball machine made by Waverly Toys is either "Voyager Hero" or the system released in 1975.

Of "Voyager Hero" and "Meteor Rise", one costs $1,750 and the other was made by Tarco Inc..

Bowling Alley
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Dow Games
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


Fichin was either the center back or the player on the Stingrays.

The wing back started 6 years after Cerisa.

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

The person on the Minutemen started sometime before Engmose.

Gardelli was either the person who started in 1985 or the person on the Stingrays.

Of the second striker and the goalie, one played for the Bulldogs and the other was Cerisa.

Cerisa started sometime before the person on the Stingrays.

The player who started in 1979 was the second striker.

center back
goalie
second striker
wing back

Bulldogs Minutemen Stingrays Timberwolves


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

The piece Curtis bought cost 2 dollars more than the orange animal.

The cat was either the animal Curtis bought or the gold balloon.

Of the gold balloon and the animal Yvette bought, one cost $3.00 and the other was the bear.

The dog cost 2 dollars more than the orange balloon.


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

The pink plane was either the plane that was thrown 4th or Omar's design.

The plane that went 25 feet was thrown 2nd.

Ella's design went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 4th.

Of the plane that was thrown 6th and the pink airplane, one went 45 feet and the other was Omar's.

Omar's design went 10 feet farther than the green airplane.

Of the silver plane and the plane that was thrown 6th, one was Valerie's and the other went 35 feet.


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

Allison has an appointment sometime before the person who will be seeing Dr. Owens.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Santos is either Allison or the client going in for the veneers.

Harold doesn't have the appointment for the crown.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Quinn has an appointment 1 hour before the customer going in for the veneers.

The customer going in for the cleaning has an appointment 1 hour after the person who will be seeing Dr. Compton.

Of the customer going in for the root canal and the person going in for the crown, one is Jonathan and the other will be seen by Dr. Owens.

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

Dr. Compton
Dr. Owens
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Santos


The sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day before the sighting of the cone-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Yarmouth was either Edith Estes's sighting or Dan Delgado's sighting.

The sighting from Greeley was submitted 1 day before the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

Of Hal Harrison's report and the report of the egg-shaped UFO, one was received on August 6 and the other was from Long Barn.

The report from Long Barn was either Dan Delgado's sighting or the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Marina was submitted sometime after the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison


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

The dish with 420 calories was either the dish served on May 17th or the chili pork.

The dish with 440 calories, the meal served on May 11th, and the lemon salmon are three different recipes.

Of the recipe with 5 grams of protein and the meal with 380 calories, one was served on May 11th and the other was the lemon salmon.

The recipe with 420 calories doesn't have exactly 7 grams of protein.

The dish with 8 grams of protein contains 20 fewer calories than the chili pork.

The chili pork was either the recipe served on May 16th or the meal with 5 grams of protein.

The dish served on May 12th contains 20 more calories than the bulgur salad.

bulgur salad
chili pork
garlic tilapia
lemon salmon


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 2 weeks after Ayers v Byrd.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was 2 weeks before Short v Metz.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was 1 week after Ayers v Byrd.

Of the March 10 case and Short v Metz, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Caldwell and the other was the 6-3 decision.

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


The plane that went 25 feet was either the plane that was thrown 1st or the plane that was thrown 7th.

Of Roderick's design and the plane that went 15 feet, one was thrown 4th and the other was yellow.

Ella's design landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 7th.

The white airplane went 10 feet farther than Ella's design.

The pink plane landed 10 feet shorter than Ella's design.


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).

Neither the prospector working at Glacier Grove nor the prospector who worked in California was Harry Howell.

The person who worked in Nevada didn't work at the Belle Hart claim.

The person who found 17 ounces of gold was either the miner working at Glacier Grove or the person who worked in Alaska.

Gil Gonzalez finished with 6 ounces more gold than the miner working at Fuller Rise.

Of the person who worked in Alaska and Gil Gonzalez, one worked the Tyrol Creek claim and the other found 17 ounces of gold.

The person working at Tyrol Creek was either the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold or the person who worked in California.

Chip Cornell
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Tyrol Creek


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

The $300 piece is either the footstool or the item made of walnut.

The rocking chair costs  less than the item made of ash.

The rocking chair costs 50 dollars less than Irma's item.

Of Gwen's piece and the $325 piece, one was made of oak and the other is the footstool.


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.

Black River is either the fund begun in 1983 or the fund run by Walter Wade.

Hudson Brook has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Larry Larsen.

Oak Capital has had a  smaller return than Black River.

The fund begun in 1977 has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one run by Ollie Ochoa.

Of First Crescent and the one run by Larry Larsen, one has had a return of 9% and the other has had a return of 7%.

The one run by Walter Wade has a 1 percent larger return than the one begun in 1983.

The one with a return of 9% didn't begin in 2005.

The fund with a return of 8% is either the one begun in 2005 or the one run by Walter Wade.

Black River
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital

Larry Larsen
Ollie Ochoa
Walter Wade
Yolanda Yang


The one with a return of 9% isn't run by Mike McClain.

The one begun in 2009 is run by Yolanda Yang.

Hudson Brook has a  larger return than the one begun in 1992.

Of the one with a return of 9% and the one run by Larry Larsen, one started in 1977 and the other is Hudson Brook.

Hudson Brook is either the one begun in 2002 or the fund run by Ollie Ochoa.

Black River
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Ollie Ochoa
Yolanda Yang


Greg's order doesn't include cheddar cheese.

Greg's order costs  less than the sandwich with havarti cheese.

Verna's sandwich is either the order with salami or the order with havarti cheese.

The $2.75 sandwich includes corned beef.

Verna's order costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with ham.

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

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

The $4.75 sandwich is either the order with ham or the sandwich with havarti cheese.


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 "Explore More" and the mobile library Francisco drives, one is the school bus and the other is the ice cream truck.

The bookmobile with 400 books is driven by Becky.

The ambulance has 50 more books than "Words To Go".

The ice cream truck has 50 more books than the vehicle Jaime drives.

"Tiny Tomes", the bookmobile with 300 books, and the ambulance are three different vehicles.

Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
ambulance
ice cream trk
school bus


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

The ape Gracie works with, the orangutan that was found in Kendisi, and Quirrel are three different animals.

Ofallo is either the ape Gracie works with or the orangutan that was found in Melak.

The ape Eva works with is either the 10-year-old or the 13-year-old.

The ape that was found in Melak is 6 years younger than the animal Francine works with.

The ape that was found in Basahan is  older than Ofallo.

The animal that was found in Basahan is 3 years younger than Quirrel.

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


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.

Rosie was either the runner who chose marinara sauce or the contestant who ordered rotini.

The runner who chose bolognese sauce paid  more than Rosie.

Of the runner who chose arrabiata sauce and the runner who ordered fusilli, one was Kristina and the other paid $8.99.

The contestant who chose arrabiata sauce paid 1 dollar more than the runner who ordered rotini.

The contestant who paid $9.99 ordered vermicelli.

Rosie paid  more than the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce.


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

The entrant who submitted the blue item finished 1 place before Laverne.

The entrant who submitted the orange item finished 2 places before the entrant who entered her socks.

The person who submitted the blue item finished somewhat after Alexis.

Alexis is either the knitter who entered her tea cozy or the entrant who submitted the orange item.

Tanya finished 1 place after the knitter who entered her blanket.

The entrant who entered her mittens is either the entrant who finished third or the person who finished fourth.

The entrant who entered her tea cozy, the entrant who submitted the green item, and Laverne are three different people.


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.

Mitch Mayo didn't give Ally the toaster.

Of the friend who spent $425 and Ora Osborne, one gave Ally the laptop and the other lives in Clovis.

The friend who spent $450, the person who lives in Fruitland, and the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player are three different people.

The four people are the friend who spent $425, Ora Osborne, the friend who lives in Fruitland and the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The person who lives in Twin Peaks spent  less than the friend who gave Ally the laptop.

Jack Jordan spent  less than the attendee who gave Ally the toaster.

The friend who lives in Decatur City is either the attendee who spent $450 or the attendee who gave Ally the toaster.

Jack Jordan
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne

Clovis
Decatur City
Fruitland
Twin Peaks


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.

Cora Capon's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the show that began in 2007.

The show with 2 million downloads is either Dixie Dean's show or the podcast that began in 2007.

Of the film show and the literature podcast, one started in 2010 and the other is Eva Estrada's.

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

The show that began in 2007 has  more downloads than the show that began in 2010.

Dixie Dean's show is either the business podcast or the podcast that began in 2009.

The show that began in 2010 has 1 million fewer downloads than the business show.

Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender


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

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Underwood was either E. carolinus or D. forcilitis.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Moreno was either D. forcilitis or the one sequenced in December.

The organism sequenced in December has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced in April.

Of P. wellington and the bacteria sequenced in September, one has 750 genes and the other was sequenced by Dr. Moreno.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Prince has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced in December.

The one sequenced by Dr. Copeland has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced in December.

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


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

The Lectra 4C will go online 1 year before the Bale-Hahn SSC.

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

The Copenhagen accelerator will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Kirk.

The project headed by Dr. Kirk is either the Bale-Hahn SSC or the Falston LCS.

The project headed by Dr. Quinn will go online sometime before the Lisbon facility.

The Dublin facility is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2016 or the project headed by Dr. Huff.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Falston LCS
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC


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.

Francis was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour or the student who got the D.

Nichole spoke 2 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson.

The student who got the B- was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith.

Nichole spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who got the A.

Of the student who got the B+ and the student who spoke for 10 minutes, one was Ora and the other talked about P.M. Balfour.


The four funds are the fund with a return of 7%, Pine Bay, the one begun in 2005 and the fund run by Ralph Ross.

Neither the fund begun in 2005 nor the fund run by Ralph Ross is the one with a return of 8%.

The one begun in 2012 has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Terry Torres.

Of the one with a return of 7% and Pine Bay, one is run by Terry Torres and the other started in 1992.

Black River has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Zed Zamora.

The one begun in 1997 is either the fund with a return of 8% or the fund run by Zed Zamora.

Black River
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Ollie Ochoa
Ralph Ross
Terry Torres
Zed Zamora


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 $32,250 structure is 15 sq ft larger than the Kirby's structure.

The Whitehead's home won't be going to Unionville.

The Kirby's home is 15 sq ft smaller than the house going to Unionville.

Of the Zimmerman's structure and the 95 sq ft home, one will be delivered to Mission Viejo and the other sold for $36,000.

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

The 110 sq ft structure is either the structure going to Fullerton or the structure going to Unionville.

Fullerton
Kennebunkport
Mission Viejo
Unionville


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 110 ft tall fall is either the fall located in Switzerland or Irskela.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1986 is somewhat shorter than Nyalt.

Sihat is somewhat shorter than the fall Derrick shot in 1990.

The fall in Switzerland is 10 ft higher than Sihat.

Irskela is either the fall located in Canada or the fall Derrick photographed in 1990.

The 105 ft tall waterfall is located in Jamaica.

Oginao is either the 115 ft tall fall or the fall Derrick photographed in 1990.

Of the fall located in Jamaica and the fall located in New Zealand, one was photographed in 1983 and the other is Sihat.


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

Of the Berlin accelerator and the facility scheduled to go online in 2017, one is headed by Dr. Huff and the other is the Zynga Complex.

The Falston LCS is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2019 or the project headed by Dr. Chang.

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

The Reykjavik accelerator is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2018 or the project headed by Dr. Huff.

The Egert Facility isn't headed by Dr. Noble.

The project headed by Dr. Weber is either the Zynga Complex or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018.

The Copenhagen facility will go online sometime after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Zynga Complex


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.

Eileen is either the customer that chose brown sable or Pam's customer.

Of Pam's client and the client that chose midnight blue, one has the 11:00am appointment and the other is Blanche.

Hope has her appointment 2 hours after Rhonda's customer.

The client that chose brown sable has her appointment 2 hours after Rhonda's client.

The customer that chose jet black is being worked on by Yvonne.

brown sable
deep copper
jet black
midnight blue


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 shorter than the one given to Hannah.

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

The contestant whose final word was "bulwark" is either the child who finished in first place or the child who finished in seventh place.

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

Hannah had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to the contestant who finished in seventh place.


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.

Marjorie scored 7 fewer points than the person who made the smoked pork.

Peggy scored 7 more points than Darlene.

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

Rosalie scored 7 more points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

The chef who scored 49 points is either the chef from White Bean or the chef who made the lemon snapper.

The chef who scored 56 points doesn't work at Enzo's.

The cook from Enzo's didn't make the lemon snapper.

The chef from White Bean scored somewhat more points than the cook from Zenaida's.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork


Celia scored 7 more points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

Of the cook who made the lemon snapper and the chef who scored 56 points, one works at Zenaida's and the other was Celia.

Of the cook who scored 63 points and the person from Zenaida's, one made the lemon snapper and the other was Gabriel.

Ed, the person from Apple Barn and the chef who scored 63 points are all different chefs.

The person who made the lemon snapper, the chef who scored 56 points, and the person from Apple Barn are three different chefs.

The person who made the jambalaya is either the cook from Epicurious or the person who scored 49 points.

Sonia scored 7 fewer points than the cook from Epicurious.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper

Apple Barn
Epicurious
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


The cook who scored 63 points, the person who made the cajun chili, and Yolanda are three different chefs.

The cook who made the cashew tofu scored 7 more points than Ida.

The chef from White Bean scored 7 fewer points than Peggy.

The cook who scored 56 points is either the chef who made the pepper steak or Peggy.

Peggy is either the person who made the lemon snapper or the cook from Demitasse.

Of the cook from Demitasse and the cook who scored 42 points, one made the cajun chili and the other was Yolanda.

The cook who scored 56 points doesn't work at Oceanside.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
pepper steak

Demitasse
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


Of the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes and the presenter who got the D, one talked about P.M. Churchill and the other talked about P.M. Heath.

Ora spoke 4 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

Nichole was either the student who spoke for 12 minutes or the student who got the B+.

Of the student who spoke for 6 minutes and Ora, one talked about P.M. Gladstone and the other got the B+.

The presenter who got the C+ was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath.


Of the vehicle with 250 books and "Ready Reader", one is driven by Elena and the other is the Winnebago.

The mobile library Terri drives has 50 more books than "Tiny Tomes".

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 more books than the mobile library Elena drives.

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

Explore More
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
ice cream trk
school bus
Winnebago


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

The shrine dedicated to the dragon is in Usui.

Of Sama Takako and Hori Takesi, one is in Funai and the other is dedicated to the dragon.

Of the shrine built in 1645 and Hori Takesi, one is in Funai and the other is dedicated to the dragon.

The shrine in Nakai was built sometime before Sama Takako.

The structure in Usui was built 60 years after Amari Michi.

Matsuno Okura was built 60 years after the temple dedicated to the dragon.

The shrine built in 1525 is dedicated to the turtle.

The temple built in 1585 isn't dedicated to the cat.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako


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 the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO and the report from Crescent City, one was received on August 7 and the other was reported by Hal Harrison.

Of the report from Greeley and the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO, one was reported by Iva Ingram and the other was received on August 6.

The report from Crescent City was either the sighting of the teardrop-shaped UFO or Hal Harrison's sighting.

The August 5 sighting involved the cone-shaped UFO.

Dan Delgado's sighting was submitted sometime after the report of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

Hal Harrison's sighting was submitted 1 day after the sighting from Ames.

Dan Delgado
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram


The student from Mrs. Yeffer's class, the child whose final word was "consomme", and the child who finished in third place are three different people.

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

Hannah has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

Stephanie had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to the student who finished in fifth place.

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

Gayle, the contestant who finished in third place and the child whose final word was "duplicity" are all different people.

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

The child from Mrs. Witte's class is either the contestant who finished in fifth place or the contestant whose final word was "bulwark".


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 system made by Hayco Inc. is either "Archer Quest" or the $6,400 pinball machine.

Of "Zany Circus" and the $3,750 machine, one was released in 1976 and the other was made by Hayco Inc..

The $6,400 game came out 1 year before the $1,500 game.

The system made by Tarco Inc. came out sometime after the $6,400 pinball machine.

The pinball machine made by Arco came out 1 year before the $6,400 pinball machine.

The machine made by Waverly Toys is either "Bowling Alley" or "Archer Quest".

Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus


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

The competitor who won with a royal flush was either the person who won the fourth hand or the competitor who won the $6.50 pot.

The player who won the $9.00 pot didn't win with a full house.

Ramon, the competitor who won with a straight flush, and the person who won the $6.50 pot are three different people.

Irma won 2 hands after the player who won with a flush.

Of the competitor who won the $3.75 pot and Irma, one won with a royal flush and the other won the third hand.

The person who won the third hand was either the player who won with a straight flush or the player who won the $3.75 pot.

full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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

Of the $38,000 structure and the 125 sq ft house, one will be delivered to Yountville and the other is for the Davidsons.

The Zimmerman's structure is 15 sq ft smaller than the home going to Healdsburg.

The $36,000 home is either the structure going to Healdsburg or the 110 sq ft structure.

Of the 140 sq ft structure and the home going to Yountville, one sold for $38,000 and the other is for the Gillespies.

Neither the 125 sq ft home nor the house going to Fullerton is the $38,000 home.

The Ewing's home, the home going to Fullerton and the 140 sq ft structure are all different houses.

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

Fullerton
Healdsburg
Shaver Lake
Yountville


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

The class in room 122 has 2  more students than Mr. Warner's class.

Mr. Underwood's class has 2  fewer students than the Physics class.

The English class has somewhat more students than Mr. Warner's class.

Mr. Gilmore's class has somewhat more students than the course in room 201.

Of the class in room 122 and the Physics class, one is taught by King and the other has 31 students.

The Latin class has 2  fewer students than the course in room 120.

The Geometry class is either the course with 31 students or Mr. Gilmore's class.


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

The person who will be seeing Dr. McClain has an appointment 2 hours before Rosemary.

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

Harold doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

Of the client with the 10:30am appointment and Rosemary, one will be seen by Dr. Lloyd and the other has the appointment for the root canal.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Quinn has an appointment 1 hour after Ernest.

Orlando has the appointment for the veneers.

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. McClain
Dr. Quinn


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 yellow plane was either the plane that went 45 feet or the plane that was thrown 1st.

The airplane that went 45 feet, Roderick's design, and the pink airplane are three different planes.

The plane that was thrown 1st, Roderick's design, and Ella's design are three different planes.

The plane that was thrown 2nd landed 10 feet shorter than the pink airplane.

The blue airplane landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 6th.

Of Aaron's design and the plane that went 15 feet, one was thrown 2nd and the other was white.


L. dyson has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced in September.

The one sequenced in February has 500 more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

Of the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Acosta and D. forcilitis, one was sequenced in September and the other has 250 genes.

E. paradolens was sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

The one sequenced in September wasn't sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

E. carolinus was either the one sequenced in July or the organism sequenced by Dr. Moreno.

L. dyson was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Acosta or the organism sequenced in August.

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


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

Of Awad and the full back, one played for the Hawks and the other began playing in 1985.

Imay started sometime after the player on the Minutemen.

The center forward started 3 years before Awad.

Neither the full back nor the player on the Minutemen was Engmose.

Neither the center back nor the full back was the person who started in 1979.

The wing back was either the player on the Bulldogs or Engmose.

center back
center forward
full back
wing back


The plane that was thrown 3rd wasn't silver.

Ella's design landed 10 feet shorter than the yellow plane.

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

The yellow airplane was either Aaron's design or the plane that went 25 feet.

The plane that was thrown 6th went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 7th.

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

The plane that went 25 feet was either the plane that was thrown 6th or the silver plane.

The plane that went 35 feet wasn't thrown 3rd.


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.

Ethel Erwin won her tournament 1 year before the woman who won at Amble Glen.

Neither the woman who won in 1922 nor Ethel Erwin was the person who won at Scotch Pines.

Grace Goritz won her tournament 2 years after the woman who scored a 59.

The person who scored a 59 won her tournament 1 year before the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove.

The woman who won in 1922 didn't shoot a 67.

The person who won in 1920 was either the golfer who scored a 59 or Tina Tuttle.

Of the golfer who scored a 60 and Grace Goritz, one won in 1922 and the other won at Spotswood.

Ethel Erwin
Grace Goritz
Inez
Tina Tuttle

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Scotch Pines
Spotswood


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

The player in lane 7 scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 3.

The player from Junction City scored 80 points more points than the person from Fort Kent.

Florence scored  more points than the player in lane 1.

The contestant from Fort Kent was in lane 3.

Leigh is either the contestant in lane 3 or the person from Modesto.

Of the person in lane 1 and the contestant who scored 540 points, one was from Cutler and the other is Vincent.


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

The dish with 7 grams of protein contains 40 more calories than the meal served on May 14th.

Of the recipe served on May 11th and the dish with 18 grams of protein, one has 380 calories and the other was the chili pork.

The dish with 10 grams of protein was served on May 17th.

The garlic tilapia was either the recipe with 7 grams of protein or the dish served on May 11th.

The kale quinoa contains 40 more calories than the recipe served on May 14th.

chili pork
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon