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

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

The sighting from Fontana was either Edith Estes's report or Abe Alvarez's sighting.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was submitted 2 days after the sighting from Ames.

Of the August 4 report and the August 5 report, one was reported by Cindy Chan and the other was from Russell.

The report from Houghton was submitted 1 day before Edith Estes's report.

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Gil Gates
Iva Ingram


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

The project headed by Dr. Dorsey will go online 1 year before the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The project headed by Dr. Owens will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Dorsey.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019 is either the project headed by Dr. Dorsey or the project headed by Dr. Peters.

The five accelerators are the Tevatron LHC, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016, the project headed by Dr. Peters, the project headed by Dr. Dorsey and the project headed by Dr. Noble.

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

Of the Egert Facility and the Zynga Complex, one will go online in 2017 and the other is headed by Dr. Peters.

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

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Noble
Dr. Owens
Dr. Peters
Dr. Ramos


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 Beatrice works with is either Merah or the 7-year-old.

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

The 13-year-old, the ape Aldo works with, the ape Beatrice works with and Nikatrice are all different animals.

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


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

The $2.75 sandwich includes muenster cheese.

Of Greg's order and Mildred's sandwich, one includes cheddar cheese and the other costs $2.75.

The $5.75 sandwich is either the sandwich with havarti cheese or Greg's sandwich.

Mildred's sandwich is either the $2.75 sandwich or the order with swiss cheese.

Greg's order costs 3 dollars less than Zachary's order.

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


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 Daregh and the person who started in 1982, one was the goalie and the other was the full back.

Daregh started 3 years after the wing back.

Hatcha started 9 years before the center back.

Cerisa was either the full back or the player who started in 1988.

The five players were Kawa, the player who started in 1985, the person who started in 1988, the goalie and the person who started in 1976.

center back
full back
goalie
second striker
wing back


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 player who won the fourth hand didn't win with a royal flush.

Omar won 1 hand before the person who won with a full house.

The person who won the fifth hand won with one pair.

The competitor who won the first hand was either Paulette or the person who won with a flush.

Of the competitor who won with a full house and the player who won the fourth hand, one was Paulette and the other was Irma.

one pair
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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

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

The 110 sq ft structure is either the $32,250 structure or the $29,000 structure.

The $27,500 home is somewhat larger than the Underwood's home.

The Whitehead's home is 15 sq ft larger than the $29,000 house.

The 155 sq ft structure sold for $35,000.

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

Ingram Nielsen Underwood Whitehead Zimmerman


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

Of Gorem Bridge and the 8,500 ft structure, one is the camelback bridge and the other is the cantilever bridge.

The cable-stayed bridge is 1,500 feet longer than North Bridge.

Vellon Bridge is 3,000 feet shorter than the cantilever bridge.

Star Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the suspension structure.

The cable-stayed one is  shorter than the suspension one.

Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension


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

Of the winner who won the prize in literature and the winner who won the prize in economics, one is Kim Kane and the other won in 1980.

The five winners are Ada Alvarez, the person who won in 1972, the person who won the prize in literature, the winner who won the prize in bioengineering and the person who won the prize in economics.

Sue Simpson didn't win the prize in chemistry.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 4 years after Kim Kane.

Kim Kane won her prize  after the person who won the prize in bioengineering.

The person who won the prize in literature is either the winner who won in 1976 or Hannah Hay.

Ada Alvarez
Hannah Hay
Kim Kane
Olive Olson
Sue Simpson

bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine


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 5 scored  more points than Esther.

Brandi scored 80 points fewer points than Johnathan.

Rena scored 160 points more points than the player in lane 3.

Of Hope and the player who scored 300 points, one was in lane 4 and the other was in lane 3.

The person who scored 620 points wasn't in lane 5.

The player in lane 2 scored 80 points more points than Rena.


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.

Chip and the person who ordered the tuna on rye are different people.

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

Rebecca is either the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 or the team member whose order cost $5.35.

The salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye owes  more than Irene.

Of the person whose order cost $4.90 and Peter, one ordered the B.L.T. and the other ordered the meatball sub.

The person whose order cost $6.70 ordered the Italian sub.

The person whose order cost $5.80 is either Chip or the person who ordered the B.L.T..

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


The player who won the second hand was either Lee or the player who won with a full house.

Of Guillermo and the competitor who won with a straight, one won the first hand and the other won the fifth hand.

Theodore won 1 hand before the competitor who won with one pair.

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight


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.

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

Dominic spoke 2 minutes more than Ginger.

The five students were the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes, Anita, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill, Blake and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour.

Of the student who spoke for 6 minutes and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee, one was Ginger and the other was Blake.

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

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


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

The person who finished fourth was either Dave or the contestant from Oak View.

Blanca was either the person from Yorba Linda or the contestant who finished third.

Blanca finished 2 places before the solver from Oak View.

The five people were the contestant who finished third, the contestant from Canoga Park, Dave, Perry and the person from Yorba Linda.

Canoga Park
Fowler
Hollis
Oak View
Yorba Linda


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

The golfer who won in 1923, Denise Detz, the person who scored a 63 and the woman who scored a 64 were all different golfers.

Of Denise Detz and the person who won in 1924, one shot a 65 and the other shot a 59.

The woman who won in 1920 didn't shoot a 65.

Olivia Oden was either the golfer who scored a 61 or the woman who won in 1922.

Of Inez and Kristina Katz, one won in 1923 and the other shot a 63.

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

Denise Detz
Grace Goritz
Inez
Kristina Katz
Olivia Oden


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.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years after Takahashi.

Amari Michi is either the structure built in 1645 or the structure in Toyagi.

The structure in Uchida was built 120 years after Amari Michi.

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

Okabe Honzo is either the structure built in 1585 or the structure built in 1645.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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 fall located in Jamaica is 15 ft shorter than Oginao.

Rhoqua is either the 110 ft tall fall or the 120 ft tall fall.

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

Irskela is either the waterfall in Tibet or the 120 ft tall waterfall.

Cerbel is somewhat higher than the waterfall in Tibet.

Brazil Nigeria Tibet Jamaica Switzerland


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

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

Of the kale quinoa and the meal with 460 calories, one was served on May 11th and the other was served on May 16th.

The meal served on May 17th contains 40 fewer calories than the recipe served on May 11th.

The meal served on May 16th contains 40 more calories than the chili pork.

The citrus halibut was either the meal with 420 calories or the meal served on May 13th.

The recipe with 400 calories wasn't served on May 15th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
kale quinoa

May 11th
May 13th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th


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

The one run by Quentin Quinn has had a 3 percent smaller return than the fund run by Kip Kerr.

The one with a return of 8%, Pine Bay and the one with a return of 9% are all different funds.

The one run by Walter Wade has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Nadine Newton.

Citizen Trust is either the one run by Nadine Newton or the fund run by Ollie Ochoa.

Silver Rock has a 3 percent larger return than the fund run by Ollie Ochoa.

Of Oak Capital and the fund with a return of 6%, one is run by Ollie Ochoa and the other is run by Quentin Quinn.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Kip Kerr
Nadine Newton
Ollie Ochoa
Quentin Quinn
Walter Wade


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

Of the orange animal and the dog, one cost $3.00 and the other cost $4.00.

The fish was either the yellow piece or the $3.00 balloon.

The snail, the yellow piece, the magenta animal and the $4.00 piece were all different items.


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.

Old Jarvis is 3 feet shorter than the 99 year-old tree.

The 87 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than the 96 year-old tree.

Roger's Oak is 6 feet taller than the 96 year-old tree.

The Senator is either the 99 year-old tree or the 153 ft. tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator


Geoffrey owes 45 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

Hannah is either the person who ordered the meatball sub or the salesperson whose order cost $4.90.

Rebecca owes  more than the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

Of Geoffrey and Samantha, one ordered the Italian sub and the other owes $5.80.

The five people are the team member whose order cost $6.70, the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye, Rebecca, the team member who ordered the club sandwich and Hannah.

The salesperson whose order cost $5.80 ordered the club sandwich.

club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


The contestant in lane 1 scored 160 points fewer points than Irma.

Of the person who scored 620 points and the person in lane 1, one is Deanna and the other is Terrence.

The player who scored 540 points is either Terrence or the contestant in lane 4.

The player in lane 5, Hope and the person in lane 4 are all different people.

The person in lane 2 scored 160 points fewer points than Hope.


The one with a return of 10% is run by Mike McClain.

Oak Capital has a 2 percent larger return than Black River.

The one with a return of 9% isn't run by Sal Spencer.

The one with a return of 6% is either Oak Capital or the one run by Quentin Quinn.

Of the fund run by Ollie Ochoa and the fund with a return of 9%, one is Oak Capital and the other is Citizen Trust.

Hudson Brook has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one run by Ollie Ochoa.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Silver Rock

Mike McClain
Ollie Ochoa
Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer


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 Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 2 years before the ISON-X42.

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

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. Owens.

Of the Tevatron LHC and the Lectra 4C, one will go online in 2017 and the other is headed by Dr. York.

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

The project headed by Dr. Weber will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Chang.

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

Dr. Chang
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Owens
Dr. Weber
Dr. York


The waterfall in Jamaica, the fall in New Zealand, the 105 ft tall waterfall and the 110 ft tall fall are all different waterfalls.

The 100 ft tall fall is either the waterfall in New Zealand or the waterfall located in Tibet.

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

Of Sihat and the 120 ft tall fall, one is located in New Zealand and the other is in Jamaica.

Brazil
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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 green airplane was either Ella's design or Omar's design.

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

The airplane that went 45 feet was yellow.

Margo's design went 10 feet farther than the pink plane.

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

The green airplane landed 20 feet shorter than the silver airplane.

Aaron's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 25 feet.


The 14,500 ft structure is the truss bridge.

Star Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the cantilever bridge.

Of the bowstring structure and the 14,500 ft bridge, one is Avery Bridge and the other is Star Bridge.

The camelback bridge is  longer than Sandy Bridge.

The 10,000 ft structure is either the suspension bridge or the cantilever one.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring camelback cantilever suspension truss


Theodore spoke for a somewhat longer time than Milton.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey was either Roberta or the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes.

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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath spoke 4 minutes more than Theodore.

Of Roberta and Jenna, one talked about P.M. Pitt and the other spoke for 14 minutes.


Oginao is 10 ft shorter than the fall in Tibet.

Inawatai is 5 ft higher than the fall located in New Zealand.

The waterfall in Brazil is 5 ft taller than Cerbel.

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

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


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

The gray whale is either Herbert or the 21 ft long exhibit.

The sei whale, Herbert, Dennis and the 23 ft long exhibit are all different whales.

Of Felipe and the fin whale, one is 21 ft long and the other is 23 ft long.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
right whale
sei whale


Of the black plane and the silver airplane, one went 15 feet and the other was Omar's.

Of the black airplane and the airplane that went 35 feet, one was Henrietta's and the other was Aaron's.

The five planes were the plane that went 55 feet, Aaron's design, the yellow airplane, the silver airplane and Henrietta's design.

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

The white airplane was either the airplane that went 45 feet or Henrietta's design.


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

Of Byron and Theodore, one won with a straight flush and the other won the third hand.

Kelley won 1 hand before the competitor who won with a flush.

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

The player who won the first hand won with a straight.

The competitor who won with a flush won 1 hand before Theodore.

Byron Kelley Nathaniel Paulette Theodore

two pairs
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


The asian steak was either the dish served on May 12th or the meal with 460 calories.

Of the bulgur salad and the meal with 420 calories, one was served on May 15th and the other was served on May 12th.

The kale quinoa contains 60 fewer calories than the recipe served on May 11th.

The five recipes were the lemon salmon, the dish with 440 calories, the recipe with 460 calories, the recipe served on May 15th and the dish with 380 calories.

The bulgur salad contains 20 more calories than the meal served on May 17th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th


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

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

The mobile library with 250 books is either the bookmobile Wesley drives or the vehicle Leroy drives.

"Lit on Wheels" has 50 more books than "Books-4-U".

The bookmobile Leroy drives has 100 more books than "Ready Reader".

The bookmobile with 300 books isn't driven by Violet.

Of the mobile library Antonio drives and the bookmobile with 350 books, one is "Explore More" and the other is "Ready Reader".

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


Evan's Fir is 3 feet taller than the 96 year-old tree.

The 85 year-old tree is either the 144 ft. tree or Old Jarvis.

Of the 147 ft. tree and the 99 year-old tree, one is Roger's Oak and the other is Nolan's Pine.

Roger's Oak is  shorter than Nolan's Pine.

Old Jarvis is 3 feet taller than The Senator.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator


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

The friend who gave Ally the laptop spent 50 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

The person who spent $475 didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

The friend who spent $450 is either Pam Powell or the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

Of Kit Kelley and Ned Norris, one gave Ally the planter and the other spent $425.

Kit Kelley
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
laptop
planter


The player who won with a royal flush won 1 hand after Guillermo.

The five people were the person who won with a full house, the competitor who won the second hand, the competitor who won the fourth hand, Guillermo and Maria.

Ernestine was either the person who won with a royal flush or the competitor who won with two pairs.

Of the person who won the third hand and the competitor who won the fifth hand, one was Nathaniel and the other won with a flush.

The competitor who won with two pairs won 2 hands before the competitor who won with a full house.

Ernestine Guillermo Maria Nathaniel Veronica

two pairs
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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

Of the child whose final word was "anemic" and the student whose final word was "consomme", one was from Mrs. Witte's class and the other is Denise.

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

Stephanie had to spell a word that was 3 letters shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Gayle has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

Stephanie was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


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.

GXTV was  per share more expensive than KMPP.

HBW and the stock Abigail bought were different stocks.

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

Of the stock Abigail bought and QMZ, one sold for $26 per share and the other sold for $28 per share.

ABTR was either the stock Delilah bought or the stock that sold for $27 per share.

The stock that sold for $29 per share was either the stock Ida Mae bought or the stock Abigail bought.

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


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

The 105 ft tall waterfall is located in Switzerland.

Of Inawatai and Irskela, one is located in Nigeria and the other is 105 ft high.

Nyalt is either the 100 ft tall waterfall or the 120 ft tall fall.

The 120 ft tall waterfall is not in Jamaica.

Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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

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

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

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

Of Nick and Bessie, one was from Mrs. Steuben's class and the other had to spell "elucidated".


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

The five winners are the person who won the prize in literature, Kim Kane, Norma Nolan, Edna Evitz and Fay Ferguson.

Edna Evitz won her prize 12 years before the person who won the prize in bioengineering.

Norma Nolan won her prize 8 years before Fay Ferguson.

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

Kim Kane won her prize 8 years before the person who won the prize in chemistry.

Edna Evitz
Fay Ferguson
Hannah Hay
Kim Kane
Norma Nolan

bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine


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

Of Terrence and Yvette, one scored 460 points and the other was in lane 5.

Brandi is either the person who scored 380 points or the player in lane 4.

Wanda scored 80 points fewer points than the player in lane 4.

The person in lane 1 scored 80 points more points than Terrence.

The contestant in lane 7 scored  fewer points than Brandi.

Yvette scored  more points than Johnathan.

The player in lane 7 scored 160 points more points than the person in lane 3.


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

Vlietmolen was built sometime before Grosmolen.

Of the Meijer family's windmill and Grosmolen, one was built in 1729 and the other was built in 1752.

Zemelmolen isn't owned by the De Jong family.

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

Westmolen was built 46 years after the Jansen family's house.

The Jansen family's home was built sometime before the Smit family's structure.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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

Of Nelson and Eva, one finished third and the other was from Quimby.

The person from Temple City finished 1 place after Nelson.

The contestant from Westport finished 2 places after the solver from Quimby.

Hubert, the contestant who finished third, Frederick and the contestant who finished fourth were all different people.

The contestant from Unionville was either the person who finished third or Frederick.

The person from Avalon finished sometime after Hubert.

Avalon
Quimby
Temple City
Unionville
Westport


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

The player who won with one pair won 2 hands before the person who won with a straight flush.

Theodore was either the player who won with a straight flush or the player who won the first hand.

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

Of the competitor who won with one pair and the person who won with two pairs, one was Frances and the other won the second hand.

Adrienne Frances Paulette Theodore Yvonne

one pair
two pairs
full house
straight
straight flush


The local aerophobe (one with a fear of flying) support group has several members who each need to take a flight.  Match each aerophobe to their flight date and destination, and determine what "lucky charm" each intends to bring with them.

The passenger leaving in February will bring their lucky hat.

Christie will leave 1 month after Eloise.

The passenger with the wishbone will leave 2 months after Eloise.

The aerophobe leaving in May is either the aerophobe with the talisman or the aerophobe with the shamrock.

The flier with the coin will leave sometime after the passenger with the shamrock.

Of the flier with the coin and the passenger with the talisman, one is Brandi and the other will leave in May.

coin
lucky hat
shamrock
talisman
wishbone


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 Herman's dummy and Isabel's dummy, one cost $1,750 and the other is "Waldarama".

"Xavier" is either the $1,250 puppet or Jeff's piece.

"Waldarama" cost somewhat more than "Sniffletoe".

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

Margarita's piece cost somewhat more than "Waldarama".

Sniffletoe Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga


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 Quyit culture was either the culture founded in 350 AD or the culture with 8,000 people.

Of the culture with 7,500 people and the culture with 9,000 people, one was founded in 1100 AD and the other was the Danseri culture.

The Zuneos culture wasn't founded in 1100 AD.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded 250 years before the culture with 6,500 people.

The five cultures were the Ryat culture, the culture founded in 100 AD, the culture with 9,000 people, the society founded in 850 AD and the culture founded in 1100 AD.


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.

Hal Harrison's sighting was either the report from Tarzana or the August 7 report.

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted 2 days after the sighting from Springfield.

Benny Baron's sighting was submitted 1 day before the report from Tarzana.

The sighting from Long Barn was submitted 1 day after the sighting from Springfield.

Cindy Chan's sighting was received on August 8.

The August 7 report wasn't from Houghton.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison

Houghton
Long Barn
Otisfield
Springfield
Tarzana


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

Of the 10,000 ft one and the suspension structure, one is North Bridge and the other is Vellon Bridge.

The cable-stayed bridge is  longer than Sandy Bridge.

Vellon Bridge is  shorter than the cantilever bridge.

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

Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

cable-stayed cantilever girder suspension truss


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.

Harriet Holt won her tournament sometime before Robin Rust.

The woman who scored a 60 and Shari Steel were different golfers.

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

The golfer who won in 1923 didn't shoot a 59.

The woman who scored a 64 won her tournament 2 years after the person who scored a 66.

Denise Detz won her tournament 3 years after the person who scored a 66.

The woman who scored a 60 won her tournament 1 year before Harriet Holt.

Denise Detz
Harriet Holt
Pamela Peet
Robin Rust
Shari Steel


"Words To Go" has 50 fewer books than the vehicle Gene drives.

"Explore More" has  fewer books than the bookmobile Terri drives.

The five vehicles are the vehicle with 250 books, "Books-4-U", the bookmobile Gene drives, "Dream Machine" and the bookmobile Terri drives.

The mobile library with 450 books is driven by Natasha.

"Books-4-U" has 150 more books than "Explore More".

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

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


Dan Delgado's sighting was either the report from Houghton or the sighting from Long Barn.

Of Edith Estes's report and the August 4 report, one was from Long Barn and the other was from Otisfield.

Iva Ingram's report was submitted 3 days after the sighting from Long Barn.

The sighting from Otisfield was submitted 3 days before the sighting from Crescent City.

The August 6 report, Flora Flynn's report and the August 7 sighting were all different sightings.

The report from Springfield was submitted sometime before the report from Houghton.

Abe Alvarez
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Iva Ingram

Crescent City
Houghton
Long Barn
Otisfield
Springfield


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

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

Of the student whose final word was "consomme" and the student whose final word was "duplicity", one is Yvette and the other was from Mrs. Steuben's class.

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


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

"Bowling Alley" came out sometime after the game made by Hayco Inc..

The system made by Maxigame came out 3 years before the pinball machine made by Arco.

"Aladeen" is either the machine released in 1976 or the pinball machine released in 1978.

The game made by Maxigame came out 3 years before "Voyager Hero".

"Disco Mania" is either the machine made by Hayco Inc. or the game released in 1978.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Tarco Inc.


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

The person working at Glacier Grove finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than Gil Gonzalez.

Of Dilbert Duke and Adam Alford, one worked the Belle Hart claim and the other found 17 ounces of gold.

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

Adam Alford finished with 3 ounces more gold than Ivan Ingram.

The miner working at Fuller Rise was either Gil Gonzalez or Adam Alford.

The miner working at Laurel Ridge finished with somewhat more gold than the person working at Belle Hart.

The prospector who found 20 ounces of gold was either the prospector working at Fuller Rise or Ivan Ingram.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
York River


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 $27,500 house is 15 sq ft smaller than the $25,000 house.

Of the $32,250 structure and the 155 sq ft structure, one is for the Nielsens and the other is for the Pratts.

The Davidson's home is either the 125 sq ft house or the $38,000 house.

The $36,000 structure is somewhat larger than the $32,250 house.

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

Davidson Nielsen Pratt Underwood Whitehead


The person who scored a 61 won her tournament sometime after Grace Goritz.

Denise Detz won her tournament 1 year after Grace Goritz.

Harriet Holt won her tournament 1 year before the golfer who scored a 67.

The woman who won in 1923 didn't shoot a 62.

The five golfers were the person who won in 1920, the golfer who scored a 67, the golfer who scored a 61, the woman who scored a 65 and Denise Detz.

Denise Detz
Grace Goritz
Harriet Holt
Kristina Katz
Nellie Nolan


The August 6 report was either the report from Russell or Edith Estes's report.

The report from Houghton was either Flora Flynn's report or the August 6 sighting.

The five sightings were the report from Russell, the August 8 sighting, Gil Gates's sighting, Hal Harrison's sighting and the August 4 report.

The sighting from Tarzana was submitted 1 day before Hal Harrison's report.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was submitted sometime before the report from Newark.

Abe Alvarez
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison

Beaconsfield Houghton Newark Russell Tarzana


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

Of the March 31 proceeding and the March 3 proceeding, one was Omar v Powers and the other was the 8-1 decision.

The 7-2 decision was sometime after Gibbs v Kintz.

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

The 7-2 decision was either Gibbs v Kintz or Carson v Dunn.

Gibbs v Kintz was 1 week before the 6-3 decision.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31

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


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.

Veronica scored 7 fewer points than Celia.

The chef who made the cashew tofu is either Wade or Freda.

Veronica scored somewhat fewer points than Wade.

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

Veronica scored 14 fewer points than the person who made the jambalaya.

The person who made the cajun chili scored somewhat more points than the cook who made the jambalaya.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork


Benny Baron's sighting wasn't received on August 6.

The sighting from Tarzana was either the August 6 report or Gil Gates's sighting.

The report from Visalia was submitted 2 days after Gil Gates's sighting.

Of Abe Alvarez's sighting and Benny Baron's report, one was received on August 8 and the other was from Otisfield.

Iva Ingram's report was submitted sometime after the report from Otisfield.

The sighting from Otisfield was submitted sometime after the sighting from Ames.

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram


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 7-year-old is either the animal Eva works with or the ape Dolly works with.

Rajesh is 3 years older than the animal Dolly works with.

The ape Calliope works with is  older than Quirrel.

Of the orangutan Beatrice works with and the 16-year-old, one is Nikatrice and the other is Rajesh.


The suspension bridge is either Bay Bridge or Avery Bridge.

The suspension structure is  longer than Bay Bridge.

Of the 14,500 ft one and the 8,500 ft structure, one is Sandy Bridge and the other is the truss bridge.

Bay Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the cantilever bridge.

Of Sandy Bridge and Vellon Bridge, one is the bowstring bridge and the other is 13,000 ft.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed cantilever suspension truss


Oostmolen was built 23 years before the De Vries family's home.

The house built in 1752 isn't owned by the Visser family.

Vlietmolen was built 46 years after Grosmolen.

Of the De Vries family's windmill and the house built in 1752, one is Vlietmolen and the other is Hoekmolen.

The house built in 1775 is owned by the De Jong family.

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

Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen


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 88.3907 W was found 9 days before the cache at 41.0237 N.

The case at 41.0072 N was either the box at 88.2694 W or the cache found on May 15.

The box at 40.8991 N was found sometime after the cache at 88.2694 W.

The box at 40.2516 N was either the box found on May 9 or the case found on May 15.

The case at 88.3907 W was found 9 days before the case at 88.0431 W.


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.

Hannah Hay is either the person who won in 1964 or the person who won the prize in medicine.

Glenda Glenn won her prize 12 years before Sue Simpson.

The winner who won the prize in medicine won her prize 4 years before the person who won the prize in economics.

The person who won in 1964 won the prize in literature.

The winner who won in 1976 is either the winner who won the prize in economics or Glenda Glenn.

Of Glenda Glenn and Hannah Hay, one won the prize in astronomy and the other won in 1964.

Ada Alvarez
Glenda Glenn
Hannah Hay
Lisa Lara
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering economics literature medicine


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. Warner's class has 2  more students than the course in room 129.

Of the class with 31 students and the course in room 322, one is taught by Warner and the other is taught by Owen.

The course in room 322 doesn't have 35 students.

The class in room 405 is either the class with 37 students or Mr. Herman's class.

Of the course with 37 students and Mr. Owen's class, one is in room 114 and the other is in room 322.

The course in room 207 has 2  more students than Mr. Ray's class.


The person who scored a 62 won her tournament 3 years before Olivia Oden.

Of Freda Fritz and Bonita Bitz, one shot a 59 and the other won in 1922.

The golfer who scored a 61 was either Olivia Oden or Bonita Bitz.

The person who won in 1923 was either the person who scored a 61 or Robin Rust.

The person who scored a 63 won her tournament sometime after the golfer who scored a 59.

Bonita Bitz won her tournament 1 year after Robin Rust.

The golfer who won in 1924 didn't shoot a 63.

Bonita Bitz
Freda Fritz
Inez
Olivia Oden
Robin Rust


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 five vehicles are "Tiny Tomes", the vehicle with 250 books, the mobile library Omar drives, the bookmobile with 400 books and the bookmobile with 450 books.

"Words To Go" doesn't have exactly 450 books.

Of the vehicle Gene drives and the vehicle Omar drives, one has 450 books and the other is "Books-4-U".

The mobile library Jaime drives has 50 fewer books than the bookmobile Becky drives.

"Ready Reader" is either the mobile library with 300 books or the bookmobile Jaime drives.

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


Ida Ingram is either the person who won the prize in medicine or the winner who won in 1972.

Of the person who won the prize in medicine and the winner who won the prize in chemistry, one won in 1964 and the other is Ida Ingram.

The winner who won the prize in literature, Ida Ingram, Olive Olson and the person who won in 1968 are all different winners.

The person who won the prize in medicine won her prize  before Olive Olson.

The person who won the prize in economics won her prize 4 years after Ada Alvarez.

Ada Alvarez
Ida Ingram
Mandy Marsh
Olive Olson
Rita Reeves

astronomy chemistry economics literature medicine


Celia scored 7 fewer points than the chef who made the smoked pork.

Celia scored 7 fewer points than Luther.

The chef who made the cajun chili scored somewhat more points than Celia.

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

Rosalie is either the chef who made the cashew tofu or the cook who made the lemon snapper.

Of Darlene and the cook who made the cashew tofu, one scored 42 points and the other scored 49 points.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
smoked pork
turkey soup


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

Westmolen is either the Meijer family's structure or the home built in 1683.

Of Hoekmolen and the Visser family's structure, one was built in 1729 and the other was built in 1752.

The windmill built in 1775 is owned by the Van den Berg family.

Hoekmolen isn't owned by the Bakker family.

Of the home built in 1683 and the structure built in 1752, one is owned by the De Jong family and the other is Vlietmolen.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
Meijer
Van den Berg
Visser


The bookmobile with 400 books isn't driven by Patsy.

The bookmobile Francisco drives has 100 fewer books than "Explore More".

The mobile library with 450 books is driven by Gene.

"Dream Machine" is either the mobile library Leroy drives or the vehicle with 250 books.

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

Of "Explore More" and the bookmobile Leroy drives, one has 400 books and the other has 350 books.

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


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

Stephanie wasn't asked to spell "duplicity".

The contestant whose final word was "anemic" was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

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

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

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

Of Denise and Winifred, one was from Mrs. Steuben's class and the other had to spell "consomme".


Of the vehicle Richard drives and the mobile library with 450 books, one is "Lit on Wheels" and the other is "Ready Reader".

The mobile library with 400 books is driven by Kimberly.

The vehicle with 450 books isn't driven by Natasha.

"Tiny Tomes" is either the mobile library with 300 books or the mobile library Kimberly drives.

"Lit on Wheels" has 50 fewer books than the mobile library Antonio drives.

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


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 the center back and the second striker, one began playing in 1976 and the other was Hatcha.

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

Of the center back and the person who started in 1982, one was Cerisa and the other was Awad.

The five players were the person who started in 1988, Awad, the wing back, the second striker and Cerisa.

center back
center forward
second striker
sweeper
wing back


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 person who scored 300 points was in lane 6.

Of Zachary and the contestant in lane 2, one scored 380 points and the other scored 460 points.

Oliver, the player who scored 380 points and the contestant who scored 620 points are all different people.

The player in lane 2 scored 80 points more points than Johnathan.

Rena is either the contestant who scored 300 points or the player in lane 5.


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

The bean casserole is either the dish that bakes for 40 minutes or the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees.

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

The dish that cooks at 410 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees.

The dish that cooks at 385 degrees requires 5 minutes less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 340 degrees.

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

The baked ham bakes 10 minutes longer than the chicken cutlet.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf

325 degrees
340 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
410 degrees


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

Of the person from Germany and the mogul from France, one is Al Acosta and the other is worth $27 billion.

Kirk Kaplan is worth 3 billion less than Gil Gallegos.

Tim Townsend is either the mogul from France or the person from England.

The person from France is worth 1 billion less than the magnate from Denmark.

The magnate from Norway is worth somewhat more than Kirk Kaplan.

Al Acosta is either the tycoon from France or the person worth $25 billion.

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

Al Acosta
Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Kirk Kaplan
Tim Townsend


Gretchen scored 80 points more points than Stanley.

Gretchen scored 80 points fewer points than the person in lane 4.

Of Gretchen and the contestant who scored 300 points, one was in lane 2 and the other was in lane 3.

The person who scored 620 points is either the player in lane 5 or Rena.

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


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

Of the woman who won in 1921 and the golfer who scored a 67, one was Pamela Peet and the other was Olivia Oden.

The person who won in 1923 didn't shoot a 60.

Harriet Holt won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 64.

The golfer who scored a 61 was either the woman who won in 1920 or Maxine Mohn.

Maxine Mohn won her tournament 1 year after Wendy Wells.

Pamela Peet won her tournament sometime before Olivia Oden.

Harriet Holt
Maxine Mohn
Olivia Oden
Pamela Peet
Wendy Wells


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

Of the 87 year-old tree and Zeke's Spruce, one is 147 ft. tall and the other is 150 ft. tall.

The Senator is either the 79 year-old tree or the 153 ft. tree.

The 87 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than The Senator.

The Senator is 3 feet shorter than Marsh Tree.

Zeke's Spruce is either the 153 ft. tree or the 96 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce


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 in Funai was built sometime after Matsuno Okura.

Matsuno Okura, the structure built in 1645, Hori Takesi and the structure built in 1705 are all different shrines.

The shrine in Nakai was built 60 years after Takahashi.

Of Takahashi and Amari Michi, one was built in 1645 and the other is in Miyato.

The temple in Uchida is either the temple built in 1645 or Hori Takesi.

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

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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 competitor who paid $6.99 was either the runner who ordered taglioni or the runner who ordered fettuccine.

The competitor who paid $7.99 didn't order rigatoni.

The competitor who ordered fettuccine paid 2 dollars more than Oscar.

Of the runner who ordered capellini and the competitor who paid $8.99, one was Gwendolyn and the other was Oscar.

Velma paid  more than the runner who ordered fusilli.

capellini fettuccine fusilli rigatoni taglioni


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

The show with 4 million downloads, the show that began in 2009, the show that began in 2011 and Bobby Bora's show are all different shows.

Cora Capon's show has 4 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2011 is either Al Acosta's podcast or the show with 2 million downloads.

Of the podcast with 2 million downloads and the show with 5 million downloads, one started in 2014 and the other is Dixie Dean's.

The podcast that began in 2009 has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2012.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Geneva Gold


The 153 ft. tree is either The Senator or the 94 year-old tree.

The 85 year-old tree is 6 feet shorter than Marsh Tree.

The 79 year-old tree is 6 feet shorter than Roger's Oak.

Of the 156 ft. tree and the 79 year-old tree, one is Old Jarvis and the other is The Senator.

The 96 year-old tree, Marsh Tree and the 94 year-old tree are all different trees.

Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce


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

The Whitly Bank card has an APR somewhat higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

The one with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the Dell Scargo card.

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

The TrustCo card has an APR 1 percent lower than the one with the $6,500 credit limit.

The Dell Scargo card is either the card with an APR of 9% or the one with the $6,500 credit limit.

Of the Southwest Inc card and the Whitly Bank card, one has an APR of 10% and the other has a limit of $8,500.

The card with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $5,000 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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.

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

Nettie's client has her appointment sometime after Dolores.

Of Georgia and Alison, one has the 1:00pm appointment and the other is being worked on by Rhonda.

Whitney's client has her appointment 2 hours after Rhonda's client.

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

Dolores, the client with the 1:00pm appointment, Blanche and the client with the 2:00pm appointment are all different customers.


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

The winner who won the prize in literature is either Jemma Jenks or Casey Carson.

Of Mandy Marsh and Sue Simpson, one won the prize in astronomy and the other won in 1976.

Of the winner who won in 1980 and the person who won in 1964, one is Mandy Marsh and the other won the prize in physics.

The person who won the prize in literature won her prize  after Jemma Jenks.

Casey Carson
Jemma Jenks
Mandy Marsh
Olive Olson
Sue Simpson

astronomy chemistry economics literature physics


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

Of the $6.00 balloon and the $5.00 piece, one was the dog and the other was purple.

The turtle was either the $4.00 animal or the orange piece.

The white animal cost 1 dollar more than the gold balloon.

The monkey was either the $7.00 animal or the $3.00 balloon.


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.

Willie finished sometime after Frederick.

Eva was either the solver who finished second or the solver from Jackman.

Of Julie and Willie, one finished third and the other was from Kalona.

The contestant from Avalon finished 1 place after Julie.

The contestant from Pacific Grove finished sometime before Eva.

The solver from Pacific Grove finished 2 places after the contestant from Industry.

Perry finished 1 place before the contestant from Jackman.

Avalon
Industry
Jackman
Kalona
Pacific Grove


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

Of the entrant who finished third and the knitter who finished fifth, one is Holly and the other made the socks.

The person who entered her tea cozy finished 1 place after Carla.

The five people are the knitter who entered her scarf, the entrant who finished second, the entrant who finished fourth, Carla and Ernestine.

The knitter who entered her blanket finished 2 places before the person who entered her scarf.

Bessie is either the person who entered her tea cozy or the knitter who entered her blanket.


The tycoon from England is worth somewhat more than the person from Argentina.

The tycoon from France is worth 1 billion more than Nadine Newton.

The magnate from France is worth 1 billion less than the mogul from Argentina.

Joseph Jakes is worth 3 billion more than Ed Everett.

Cal Craig
Ed Everett
Joseph Jakes
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid


"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.

Of the $350 item and the item made of elm, one was crafted by Gwen and the other was crafted by Patsy.

Of the $275 piece and Patsy's item, one was made of walnut and the other was made of elm.

Rosemary's item is either the $350 piece or the item made of ash.

The item made of walnut costs 25 dollars more than Hope's piece.

Latasha's item costs 25 dollars more than the piece made of oak.


Anna finished sometime before the solver from Quimby.

The contestant who finished third was either the contestant from Unionville or Kelvin.

The five people were the solver from Unionville, the contestant who finished fifth, Nelson, Yvonne and the solver who finished first.

The solver from Miles was either Melinda or the solver who finished third.

The contestant from Van Nuys finished 1 place before Yvonne.

Canoga Park
Miles
Quimby
Unionville
Van Nuys


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 vehicle with 400 books isn't driven by Antonio.

The mobile library Becky drives has 100 more books than "Words To Go".

Of the mobile library Becky drives and the mobile library Gene drives, one is "Explore More" and the other has 450 books.

Of the bookmobile Gene drives and "Lit on Wheels", one has 300 books and the other has 450 books.

"Words To Go" has  more books than the mobile library Omar drives.

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


The TrustCo card has an APR somewhat lower than the Whitly Bank card.

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

The TrustCo card has an APR 2 percent lower than the card with the $5,000 credit limit.

The one with the $4,000 credit limit is either the Whitly Bank card or the Hoardstrum card.

The card with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR 2 percent lower than the one with the $8,500 credit limit.

The card with the $2,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the card with the $5,000 credit limit.

The Mid Atlantic card doesn't have the 12% APR.

Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

The box at 40.2516 N was found sometime after the box at 41.0072 N.

The box at 40.2516 N was either the case at 88.4584 W or the cache found on May 9.

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

The cache at 40.2516 N was found 6 days before the case at 88.3907 W.

The five boxes were the case found on May 9, the cache at 88.0431 W, the case at 40.3109 N, the cache at 41.0237 N and the box at 88.4584 W.

The box found on May 12 was either the cache at 40.3109 N or the box at 88.3907 W.

The case at 40.2516 N was found 3 days before the case at 40.6656 N.


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

Of the person who won the prize in chemistry and the person who won in 1972, one is Jemma Jenks and the other is Edna Evitz.

Hannah Hay won her prize 4 years after Edna Evitz.

The five winners are the person who won in 1980, Edna Evitz, the person who won the prize in physics, the winner who won the prize in literature and Jemma Jenks.

Of the person who won the prize in chemistry and the winner who won the prize in literature, one won in 1964 and the other is Patsy Pope.

The person who won the prize in medicine is either the person who won in 1976 or Jemma Jenks.

Edna Evitz
Hannah Hay
Jemma Jenks
Norma Nolan
Patsy Pope

chemistry economics literature medicine physics


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

The one run by Sal Spencer has had a  smaller return than First Crescent.

The one run by Ralph Ross, Pine Bay and the one with a return of 9% are all different funds.

The fund with a return of 9% is either Oak Capital or the fund run by Quentin Quinn.

Of the fund with a return of 6% and the fund run by Terry Torres, one is Citizen Trust and the other is Black River.

The one run by Ralph Ross has had a  smaller return than Citizen Trust.

The one with a return of 10% is run by Ule Underwood.

Oak Capital has a 2 percent larger return than the one run by Ralph Ross.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres
Ule Underwood


Black River has had a 1 percent smaller return than Hudson Brook.

Silver Rock is either the one run by Mike McClain or the fund run by Nadine Newton.

Of Citizen Trust and the one run by Mike McClain, one has had a return of 6% and the other has had a return of 7%.

The fund run by Kip Kerr has a  larger return than Black River.

Black River has had a 1 percent smaller return than the fund run by Quentin Quinn.

The fund with a return of 10% isn't run by Kip Kerr.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Silver Rock

Kip Kerr
Mike McClain
Nadine Newton
Quentin Quinn
Sal Spencer


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.

E. paradolens doesn't have exactly 1,250 genes.

P. wellington has somewhat fewer genes than V. tenesis.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Henderson was either V. tenesis or E. carolinus.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Garza has somewhat more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Henderson has 500 fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Walsh.

P. wellington has 500 fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

P. wellington has 250 fewer genes than D. forcilitis.

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


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

The customer going in for the extraction, Yvette and the customer with the 12:30pm appointment are all different people.

The customer going in for the root canal has an appointment sometime before Patsy.

The client with the 1:30pm appointment has the appointment for the whitening.

The patient going in for the extraction has an appointment sometime before Kurt.

Of the patient with the 9:30am appointment and the patient going in for the veneers, one is Kurt and the other is Gayle.

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

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

crown
extraction
root canal
veneers
whitening


Of the person from Lytton and the contestant who finished fifth, one was Melinda and the other was Renee.

The contestant from Jackman finished 1 place before the solver from Eustis.

The person from Oak View finished sometime after the solver from Lytton.

Melinda finished 1 place after Virginia.

Frederick was either the contestant who finished third or the person from Temple City.

Eustis
Jackman
Lytton
Oak View
Temple City


The fund with a return of 10% is run by Yolanda Yang.

Of the fund run by Ollie Ochoa and the one with a return of 10%, one is Black River and the other is Hudson Brook.

The one with a return of 6% is either the fund run by Ollie Ochoa or Pine Bay.

The fund run by Sal Spencer is either Pine Bay or Citizen Trust.

Citizen Trust has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Vic Velasquez.

First Crescent has had a 3 percent smaller return than Hudson Brook.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Ollie Ochoa
Sal Spencer
Vic Velasquez
Walter Wade
Yolanda Yang


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 1 month after Dale.

The person whose birthday is on June 14th is either Jeffrey or the lawyer.

Jeffrey has a birthday sometime after Kevin.

Michael has a birthday 3 months after the surgeon.

Of Dale and Michael, one is the engineer and the other was born on August 15th.

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

architect diplomat engineer lawyer surgeon


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).

Dilbert Duke finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

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

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

Fred Fletcher was either the person working at Fuller Rise or the miner who found 23 ounces of gold.

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

Chip Cornell worked the York River claim.

Adam Alford
Chip Cornell
Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Tyrol Creek
York River


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

The cook who scored 63 points is either Sonia or the cook who made the cashew tofu.

The cook who made the pepper steak scored somewhat fewer points than Luther.

Sonia scored 14 more points than the person who made the lemon snapper.

The chef who made the lemon snapper, Zachary and the chef who scored 63 points are all different chefs.

The chef who scored 70 points made the turkey soup.

Of the chef who scored 42 points and the cook who made the smoked pork, one was Hattie and the other was Ed.

The person who made the lemon snapper scored somewhat fewer points than Hattie.

cashew tofu
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup


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

Of the competitor who won the first hand and the person who won the fourth hand, one was Derek and the other won with two pairs.

The player who won the fifth hand didn't win with a royal flush.

The person who won the fourth hand was either Adrienne or the player who won with a flush.

two pairs
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


The one run by Sal Spencer has a 2 percent larger return than Silver Rock.

The fund run by Mike McClain is either Hudson Brook or the one with a return of 8%.

Silver Rock has a  larger return than First Crescent.

The one run by Vic Velasquez has had a 2 percent smaller return than the one run by Terry Torres.

Of Hudson Brook and Citizen Trust, one is run by Terry Torres and the other has had a return of 10%.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres
Vic Velasquez


B. mangeris was either the organism sequenced by Dr. Garza or the organism with 250 genes.

Of the organism sequenced by Dr. Long and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Garza, one is B. mangeris and the other has 750 genes.

L. dyson has 750 fewer genes than E. paradolens.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Garza has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Bradford.

V. tenesis was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Garza or the organism sequenced by Dr. Estrada.

The one sequenced by Dr. Zamora has somewhat more genes than L. dyson.

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


Adrienne won sometime before the person who won with a flush.

The person who won with a royal flush won 1 hand before Zachary.

The person who won the third hand was either the person who won with a straight or Holly.

The player who won with a full house was either Ramon or the person who won the third hand.

The five people were the person who won with a straight, the competitor who won the fifth hand, Wilbur, Zachary and the competitor who won the first hand.

one pair
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


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

Of Hoekmolen and the Van Dijk family's house, one was built in 1683 and the other was built in 1775.

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

The house built in 1706 is either Oostmolen or the Meijer family's structure.

Doesmolen is owned by the Van den Berg family.

Zemelmolen was built sometime before Vlietmolen.

Oostmolen is owned by the De Jong family.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

De Jong
De Vries
Meijer
Van den Berg
Van Dijk


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

The waterfall located in Tibet is 10 ft higher than Irskela.

The 105 ft tall waterfall is not located in Jamaica.

Of the fall located in Nigeria and the 110 ft tall fall, one is Garray and the other is Irskela.

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

Inawatai is somewhat higher than the fall in New Zealand.

Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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

The culture with 6,500 people was founded 250 years after the culture with 4,500 people.

The Voriss culture was founded 500 years after the Yeust culture.

The culture with 7,500 people was founded 250 years before the culture with 8,000 people.

The Nysrani culture wasn't founded in 350 AD.

The Voriss culture was either the culture with 6,500 people or the society founded in 600 AD.

The five cultures were the society founded in 350 AD, the Sameos culture, the culture with 8,000 people, the Yeust culture and the culture with 5,000 people.


Norma Nolan won her prize 4 years before the winner who won the prize in physics.

Glenda Glenn won her prize 4 years after Hannah Hay.

The person who won the prize in astronomy won her prize  after Hannah Hay.

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

The five winners are the person who won in 1964, the person who won the prize in physics, the winner who won the prize in astronomy, the winner who won the prize in literature and Glenda Glenn.

Glenda Glenn
Hannah Hay
Norma Nolan
Patsy Pope
Tara Tate

astronomy chemistry economics literature physics


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

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith.

Nichole spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Jenna.

Of Colleen and Nichole, one talked about P.M. Heath and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

The five students were the student who spoke for 6 minutes, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith and Virgil.

Asquith Chamberlain Heath Thatcher Wilson


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

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

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

The $36,000 house is 30 sq ft larger than the Gillespie's structure.

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

Gillespie Ingram Pratt Whitehead Zimmerman


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 asian steak contains 60 more calories than the meal served on May 15th.

The dish served on May 13th contains 20 fewer calories than the chili pork.

The recipe with 440 calories wasn't served on May 11th.

The dish served on May 13th and the lemon salmon were different recipes.

The chili pork contains somewhat fewer calories than the kale quinoa.

The dish served on May 15th contains somewhat fewer calories than the recipe served on May 13th.

The meal served on May 14th contains 40 more calories than the recipe served on May 15th.

asian steak
chili pork
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th


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

The Oiracha culture was founded in 100 AD.

The society founded in 850 AD didn't have a population size of 4,500.

The Voriss culture was founded sometime after the culture with 9,000 people.

Of the culture with 6,500 people and the Chach culture, one was founded in 350 AD and the other was founded in 1100 AD.

Of the culture with 5,000 people and the culture with 6,500 people, one was the Budel culture and the other was founded in 1100 AD.


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

Denise has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

Of Gayle and the child whose final word was "bulwark", one was from Mrs. Manzella's class and the other was from Mrs. Steuben's class.

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

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

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

The student from Mrs. Steuben's class is either Violet or Otis.

The student whose final word was "duplicity", the student from Mrs. Manzella's class and Denise are all different people.


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

Of Ira and the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class, one had to spell "anemic" and the other had to spell "elucidated".

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

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

Winifred was from Mrs. Almerini's class.


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

The 99 year-old tree is 9 feet taller than Roger's Oak.

The 144 ft. tree is either the 80 year-old tree or the 96 year-old tree.

Roger's Oak is 3 feet shorter than The Senator.

Roger's Oak and the 85 year-old tree are different trees.

Of the 94 year-old tree and Marsh Tree, one is 150 ft. tall and the other is 153 ft. tall.

Evan\'s Fir
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce


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

Of the person who won the prize in literature and the person who won in 1980, one is Hannah Hay and the other is Jemma Jenks.

Hannah Hay won her prize 4 years after Mandy Marsh.

Edna Evitz is either the person who won in 1972 or the person who won the prize in physics.

The person who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 4 years before the person who won the prize in astronomy.

Edna Evitz
Hannah Hay
Jemma Jenks
Mandy Marsh
Sue Simpson

astronomy chemistry literature medicine physics


Of the bulgur salad and the asian steak, one was served on May 11th and the other has 420 calories.

The meal served on May 14th contains 60 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The asian steak contains 20 more calories than the kale quinoa.

The recipe served on May 12th was either the citrus halibut or the asian steak.

The meal with 460 calories wasn't served on May 15th.

The recipe served on May 15th contains somewhat more calories than the recipe served on May 11th.

The dish with 440 calories was either the meal served on May 12th or the kale quinoa.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
kale quinoa

May 11th
May 12th
May 14th
May 15th
May 17th


Westmolen is either the home built in 1683 or the Smit family's windmill.

Of Zemelmolen and the De Vries family's home, one was built in 1706 and the other was built in 1729.

Vlietmolen isn't owned by the Visser family.

Vlietmolen, the structure built in 1706 and the structure built in 1775 are all different structures.

The De Vries family's house was built 23 years after Grosmolen.

The house built in 1683 is owned by the Van den Berg family.

Grosmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

De Vries
Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Visser


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

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

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

Takahashi was built 120 years after Amari Michi.

Of the temple in Miyato and the shrine built in 1705, one is Takahashi and the other is Hori Takesi.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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.

Of Ella's design and the plane that went 55 feet, one was silver and the other was white.

The plane that went 25 feet was either the blue airplane or Ella's design.

The white plane, the silver airplane, the plane that went 25 feet and the airplane that went 35 feet were all different planes.

The plane that went 15 feet was either the silver plane or the blue airplane.

Margo's design landed 20 feet shorter than Henrietta's design.


Of the politician and the engineer, one was born on April 13th and the other is Dale.

Dale is either the politician or the person whose birthday is on June 14th.

The politician has a birthday sometime before Izzy.

The lawyer has a birthday 1 month after Bill.

The musician, Dale, Izzy and the traveler born on May 18th are all different people.

diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician


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

The winner who won the prize in literature won her prize 4 years before the person who won the prize in astronomy.

The five winners are the person who won the prize in chemistry, Jemma Jenks, Deb Daniels, the person who won in 1964 and Norma Nolan.

The winner who won the prize in economics won her prize 4 years after Betty Brewer.

Of Deb Daniels and Norma Nolan, one won the prize in astronomy and the other won in 1972.

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

Betty Brewer
Deb Daniels
Jemma Jenks
Norma Nolan
Sue Simpson

astronomy chemistry economics literature medicine


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 the player who started in 1976 and the sweeper, one was Gardelli and the other was Daregh.

The goalie, Rothvum and the person who started in 1985 were all different players.

The player who started in 1985 was either Kawa or the center back.

The player who started in 1988 was the wing back.

The goalie started sometime before Gardelli.

The second striker started sometime before Hatcha.

center back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back


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

Of the person who finished third and the person who finished second, one was from Unionville and the other was Zachary.

The contestant from Grant was either Leona or Frederick.

The person from Bertram finished sometime before Frederick.

The solver from Temple City finished 2 places after the solver from Bertram.

Ian finished 2 places after the person from Unionville.

Leona was either the contestant who finished third or the person who finished fifth.

Bertram
Grant
Temple City
Unionville
Yorba Linda


The Kirby's home is somewhat smaller than the Underwood's home.

The Kirby's home is 15 sq ft smaller than the Ewing's house.

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

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

The $29,000 structure is 30 sq ft smaller than the $36,000 structure.

The Kirby's structure is 30 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 home.


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

The ape Dolly works with is 9 years younger than Quirrel.

Of Nikatrice and Merah, one is cared for by Aldo and the other is 10 years old.

The orangutan Eva works with is  older than the ape Aldo works with.

The orangutan Calliope works with is either Quirrel or Merah.


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.

Herbert was either the competitor who paid $9.99 or the contestant who ordered rotini.

Angie was either the contestant who ordered taglioni or the competitor who paid $10.99.

The five runners were the competitor who paid $10.99, Angie, the competitor who ordered rotini, Betsy and the competitor who ordered penne.

Of the contestant who paid $6.99 and the runner who ordered farfalle, one was Herbert and the other was Betsy.

farfalle penne rotini spaghetti taglioni


The competitor who won with one pair won sometime before the competitor who won with a full house.

Of Yvonne and the competitor who won with a flush, one won the second hand and the other won the third hand.

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
royal flush


Of the competitor who won the first hand and the person who won the fifth hand, one won with a straight and the other was Maria.

Of Maria and Derek, one won with a royal flush and the other won the fourth hand.

Of the player who won the fourth hand and Paulette, one won with a straight flush and the other won with two pairs.

The person who won with a straight flush won 3 hands after Byron.

two pairs
full house
straight
straight flush
royal flush


Of the Pratt's structure and the Zimmerman's house, one is 125 sq ft and the other sold for $36,000.

The $38,000 house is somewhat smaller than the Kirby's structure.

The Whitehead's home is 15 sq ft smaller than the $35,000 house.

The Kirby's house is either the 110 sq ft home or the $35,000 structure.

The $25,000 house is 15 sq ft larger than the Pratt's structure.

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

The Zimmerman's home is somewhat larger than the Nielsen's home.


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 sandwich with swiss cheese nor the $5.75 sandwich is Lula's order.

Neither the sandwich with swiss cheese nor the $4.75 sandwich is Zachary's order.

The order with liverwurst costs 1 dollar less than Carol's sandwich.

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

Of the order with provolone cheese and the sandwich with swiss cheese, one is Warren's and the other includes salami.

The order with liverwurst costs  less than the sandwich with swiss cheese.

Of the order with liverwurst and Zachary's sandwich, one includes provolone cheese and the other includes havarti cheese.


The Tyash culture was founded 250 years after the culture located near Valencia.

The Kimusk culture was founded sometime after the culture with 9,500 people.

The culture located near Howland was founded 250 years before the culture located near Redlands.

The society founded in 850 AD didn't have a population size of 5,000.

The society founded in 100 AD was either the culture with 9,500 people or the culture with 5,000 people.

The culture located near Valencia had a population size of 6,500.

The culture located near Redlands was founded sometime before the Chach culture.


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

The course in room 207 is either the course with 29 students or the Biology class.

Mr. Tanner's class has 2  more students than the Geometry class.

The course in room 212 doesn't have 35 students.

Mr. Gilmore's class is either the class with 35 students or the Geometry class.

The course with 35 students isn't the Algebra class.

The Algebra class has somewhat more students than Mr. Brady's class.

Of the class with 33 students and the course in room 201, one is taught by Brady and the other is the Biology class.


The solver who finished fourth answered 20 Across incorrectly.

The contestant from Quimby finished sometime after the solver who got 2 Down wrong.

Of the solver who finished second and the person who got 2 Down wrong, one was Frederick and the other was from Needles.

Virginia, the solver from Needles, and the person who got 4 Across wrong are three different people.

Leona got the right answer for 20 Across.

Virginia finished sometime before the person who got 2 Down wrong.


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.

ABTR was either the stock Charlie bought or the health care stock.

QMZ was either the stock that sold for $28 per share or the energy stock.

The telecom stock wasn't purchased by Bill.

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

The stock that sold for $28 per share was bought by Heathcliff.

The stock Abigail bought was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the utilities stock.

The energy stock was 2 dollars per share less expensive than PSTO.


The ape Calliope works with is 3 years older than Ofallo.

Nikatrice, the animal Calliope works with, and the orangutan that was found in Basahan are three different animals.

The ape Beatrice works with is  younger than Quirrel.

Of the 13-year-old and Quirrel, one came from Puak and the other is cared for by Gracie.


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.

Yvette, the player from Bristol, and the contestant in lane 1 are three different people.

Of the contestant who scored 540 points and the contestant from Cutler, one is Hope and the other was in lane 1.

The contestant from Junction City, Vincent, and the player who scored 540 points are three different people.

The contestant from Bristol was in lane 7.

Yvette is either the person in lane 7 or the contestant from Ontario.

The player in lane 1 scored  more points than Florence.

The person from Ontario is either the contestant in lane 2 or the contestant who scored 380 points.


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

Of the show with 1,000,000 viewers and the program that aired on GMA, one aired on Sunday and the other aired at 2:00pm.

The program that aired on Monday, the show with 750,000 viewers, and the show that aired at 2:00pm are three different programs.

The program with 500,000 viewers, the program that aired on FNX, and the program that aired on Sunday are three different programs.

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

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

The program that aired at 1:00pm aired on PTR.

The program that aired at 6:00pm had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Wednesday.