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

The card with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the one with the $7,500 credit limit.

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

The one with the $10,000 credit limit is either the card with an APR of 11% or the Mid Atlantic card.

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


"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 $325 item and the $275 piece, one was crafted by Whitney and the other was made of sandalwood.

The item made of elm costs  less than Whitney's piece.

The item made of poplar costs 50 dollars more than Hope's item.

The item made of elm costs 25 dollars less than Patsy's piece.


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

Of the chef who made the lemon snapper and the chef who made the turkey soup, one scored 49 points and the other was Ed.

The cook who made the cashew tofu scored somewhat more points than the cook who made the jambalaya.

Anita is either the chef who scored 56 points or the chef who scored 42 points.

Sonia is either the cook who made the lemon snapper or the chef who made the jambalaya.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
turkey soup


Hope's item costs 25 dollars less than the piece made of elm.

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

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

Of the item made of chestnut and the piece made of oak, one costs $325 and the other was crafted by Olivia.

Olivia's item costs 25 dollars less than the piece made of mahogany.


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 from Mrs. Manzella's class and the contestant whose final word was "duplicity", one is Gayle and the other is Philip.

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

The four people are Jill, the contestant whose final word was "duplicity", the student from Mrs. Condini's class and the contestant whose final word was "consomme".

The contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class is either Philip or the contestant whose final word was "bulwark".


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

Vlietmolen was built 23 years before the Meijer family's house.

Of Zemelmolen and Hoekmolen, one is owned by the Visser family and the other was built in 1683.

The Jansen family's home was built 23 years before Zemelmolen.

Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen


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

The salesperson whose order cost $5.35 is either Geoffrey or the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich.

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

The person who ordered the meatball sub owes  more than the person who ordered the taco salad.

Irene owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the club sandwich.

club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad


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

Zemelmolen is either the Smit family's windmill or the Jansen family's structure.

Westmolen was built 23 years before Vlietmolen.

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

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

Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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

The contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class is either Zachary or the student whose final word was "bulwark".

The four people are Lila, the child whose final word was "duplicity", the child from Mrs. Almerini's class and the child whose final word was "consomme".

Of the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class and the child whose final word was "duplicity", one is Ira and the other is Zachary.


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

The shrine in Nakai was built 120 years before the structure in Usui.

Amari Michi was built sometime after Sama Takako.

Of the temple in Toyagi and the structure built in 1645, one is Sama Takako and the other is Hori Takesi.

The structure in Miyato was built sometime before Yamasaki.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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.

"Ready Reader" has  more books than "Words To Go".

The mobile library Gene drives has 50 more books than the mobile library Leroy drives.

"Tiny Tomes" has  fewer books than "Explore More".

Of the bookmobile Gene drives and the vehicle Hugh drives, one has 300 books and the other is "Tiny Tomes".

Explore More
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


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 chili pork was either the recipe served on May 15th or the dish with 420 calories.

The recipe served on May 17th contains 40 more calories than the meal served on May 14th.

Of the dish served on May 12th and the dish served on May 17th, one has 440 calories and the other was the kale quinoa.

chili pork
citrus halibut
kale quinoa
lemon salmon


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).

Gil Gonzalez finished with 3 ounces more gold than Dilbert Duke.

Jack Jacobs finished with 3 ounces more gold than the person working at Belle Hart.

The person working at Tyrol Creek finished with 3 ounces more gold than Dilbert Duke.

Gil Gonzalez finished with somewhat less gold than the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

Dilbert Duke
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Tyrol Creek
York River


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.

"Xavier" is either the $1,000 dummy or Isabel's dummy.

Lucas's dummy cost somewhat less than Margarita's puppet.

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

Of "Tombawomba" and Jeff's dummy, one cost $1,500 and the other cost $750.

The $750 puppet is either Isabel's puppet or "Tombawomba".


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

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

Michael is either the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th or the architect.

The engineer has a birthday 1 month after the politician.

Frank has a birthday 2 months before Michael.


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

The program that aired on Friday had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Saturday.

Of the program that aired at 6:00pm and the program with 250,000 viewers, one aired on Saturday and the other aired on Wednesday.

The program that aired at 4:30pm had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 10:00pm.

The show with 500,000 viewers was either the show that aired at 10:00pm or the program that aired on Monday.


The four recipes were the bulgur salad, the meal with 440 calories, the recipe served on May 11th and the meal with 420 calories.

The recipe served on May 12th was either the kale quinoa or the meal with 400 calories.

The chili pork contains 40 fewer calories than the recipe served on May 16th.

Of the dish served on May 12th and the meal with 440 calories, one was the asian steak and the other was the kale quinoa.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
kale quinoa


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.

Cindy Chan's report was submitted 1 day after Edith Estes's sighting.

The August 5 sighting was either Edith Estes's report or the report from Ames.

Of Dan Delgado's report and the August 4 report, one was from Marina and the other was from Beaconsfield.

The sighting from Jackson was submitted 2 days after the sighting from Marina.

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes


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

The person from France is either Gil Gallegos or Rachel Reid.

The mogul from Canada is worth 1 billion more than Rachel Reid.

Leonard Levy is worth 1 billion more than the person from Canada.

Of Mike Mckay and the magnate from Norway, one is worth $25 billion and the other is worth $28 billion.

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

Gil Gallegos
Leonard Levy
Mike Mckay
Rachel Reid


Of the vehicle Francisco drives and the bookmobile with 250 books, one is "Dream Machine" and the other is "Words To Go".

The mobile library Omar drives has 50 more books than the vehicle Elena drives.

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

Of the vehicle Omar drives and the bookmobile Ira drives, one has 400 books and the other is "Books-4-U".

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


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 cantilever structure and North Bridge, one is 13,000 ft and the other is 8,500 ft.

The 8,500 ft bridge is either Avery Bridge or the cantilever one.

The truss structure is either the 10,000 ft structure or Avery Bridge.

The bowstring one is 3,000 feet shorter than the girder bridge.

Star Bridge is  shorter than Vellon Bridge.

Avery Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge


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 Yolanda Yang has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Ule Underwood.

Pine Bay has a 2 percent larger return than the fund run by Yolanda Yang.

Of the one run by Zed Zamora and the one run by Ule Underwood, one is Hudson Brook and the other has had a return of 9%.

The fund run by Zed Zamora has a 1 percent larger return than Black River.

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

Black River
Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Ollie Ochoa
Ule Underwood
Yolanda Yang
Zed Zamora


The temple in Funai was built sometime after the shrine in Miyato.

Amari Michi is either the shrine built in 1645 or the temple built in 1525.

Of the temple in Niwa and the shrine in Uchida, one was built in 1585 and the other is Hori Takesi.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years before Hori Takesi.

Takahashi is either the structure in Niwa or the structure in Miyato.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Okabe Honzo
Takahashi


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

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

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

Verna's order costs 1 dollar less than Nora's order.

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


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 four people are the friend who spent $475, Mitch Mayo, the person who gave Ally the HD tv and Kit Kelley.

Of Lily Little and the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player, one spent $475 and the other spent $400.

Mitch Mayo spent 25 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the juicer.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris


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.

"Zany Circus" came out 1 year after "Bowling Alley".

"Disco Mania" is either the machine made by Waverly Toys or the pinball machine released in 1977.

The pinball machine made by Tarco Inc. came out 2 years after the system made by Hayco Inc..

Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus


The salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye owes 90 cents less than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

Geoffrey owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the B.L.T..

Of the team member whose order cost $6.25 and Chip, one ordered the Italian sub and the other ordered the meatball sub.

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


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

Of the oyster that costs $2.30 and the oyster that costs $2.10, one is the Welcher oyster and the other is from Willapa, RI.

The Island Creek oyster costs 20 cents more than the Pomaquin oyster.

The one from Willapa, RI is either the oyster that costs $2.30 or the Thatcher oyster.

The one from Duxbury, MA costs 10 cents more than the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


Of the person born on June 14th and the politician, one is Adrian and the other is Jeffrey.

The traveler whose birthday is on July 16th is the architect.

The surgeon has a birthday sometime after the politician.

Jeffrey has a birthday 2 months after Lamar.


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

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

The $27,500 house is 15 sq ft larger than the $36,000 home.

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


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

Of the candied yams recipe and the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes, one cooks at 400 degrees and the other cooks at 350 degrees.

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

The candied yams recipe requires 5 minutes less baking time than the mac and cheese.

The dish that cooks at 400 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 410 degrees.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf

350 degrees
375 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees


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

Of the gray whale and Herbert, one is 21 ft long and the other is 25 ft long.

The fin whale is 2 feet longer than the bowhead whale.

Evan is 2 feet shorter than the bowhead whale.

The sei whale is either the 21 ft long whale or Dennis.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
sei whale


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 knitter who entered her socks and the knitter who entered her sweater, one finished second and the other is Ruth.

Winifred is either the knitter who entered her socks or the entrant who entered her scarf.

The knitter who entered her hat finished somewhat after the person who entered her scarf.

Desiree is either the knitter who finished third or the entrant who finished first.


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

The bookmobile Wesley drives has 100 fewer books than the mobile library Violet drives.

"Lit on Wheels" has 50 more books than the bookmobile Leroy drives.

"Lit on Wheels" has  fewer books than "Words To Go".

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

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


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 3 years younger than Ofallo.

The 13-year-old is cared for by Calliope.

Pemson is 6 years older than the animal Eva works with.

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

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


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

Of the person who scored 63 points and the chef who scored 49 points, one was Sonia and the other made the turkey soup.

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

The cook who made the turkey soup is either the person who scored 63 points or Marjorie.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
turkey soup


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

Of Irskela and Nyalt, one is 100 ft high and the other is in Nigeria.

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

The fall in Tibet is somewhat taller than the fall in New Zealand.


Of the entrant who finished fourth and the person who entered her scarf, one is Ernestine and the other is Alexis.

Ollie finished 2 places before the person who entered her blanket.

The entrant who entered her tea cozy finished somewhat after Bessie.


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

Of the 96 year-old tree and the 94 year-old tree, one is 153 ft. tall and the other is Evan's Fir.

Of the 87 year-old tree and the 144 ft. tree, one is Old Jarvis and the other is Zeke's Spruce.

The 144 ft. tree is either Zeke's Spruce or the 79 year-old tree.

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


Of Nyalt and the 110 ft tall fall, one is in Canada and the other is located in Jamaica.

Oginao is 5 ft shorter than the fall located in Canada.

The four waterfalls are the waterfall in Switzerland, Nyalt, Oginao and Irskela.


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

Of the piece that sold for $275 and the piece that sold for $175, one featured Opie Oliver and the other came out in 2015.

The 1983 item sold for 50 dollars more than the 2004 item.

Eric Estrada's item sold for 100 dollars more than Gilby Glass's piece.

The 2015 piece was either the item that sold for $275 or Keith Kane's item.

Eric Estrada
Gilby Glass
Keith Kane
Opie Oliver


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

The traveler born on May 18th is either Jeffrey or the architect.

Of Frank and the person born on April 13th, one is the surgeon and the other is the engineer.

Charles has a birthday 1 month after Jeffrey.

The politician has a birthday 2 months after the surgeon.


Of the person who made the smoked pork and Freda, one scored 63 points and the other scored 42 points.

Celia scored 14 fewer points than the chef who made the cajun chili.

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

cajun chili
lemon snapper
smoked pork
turkey soup


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

Watts v Yang was 1 week before the 4-5 decision.

Of the 3-6 decision and the March 3 proceeding, one was Ayers v Byrd and the other was Watts v Yang.

The March 24 case was either the 7-2 decision or Zamora v Pibb.

Short v Metz was either the March 17 proceeding or the March 24 case.

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

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


Roger's Oak is  shorter than Evan's Fir.

The 85 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than the 94 year-old tree.

Nolan's Pine is  taller than Zeke's Spruce.

Of the 85 year-old tree and the 87 year-old tree, one is 147 ft. tall and the other is Roger's Oak.

Evan\'s Fir
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
Zeke\'s Spruce


Of the person who spent $475 and the attendee who gave Ally the juicer, one is Mitch Mayo and the other is Kit Kelley.

The person who gave Ally the toaster spent  more than Lily Little.

Lily Little spent 50 dollars less than Kit Kelley.

Pam Powell spent 50 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the blender.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Pam Powell


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

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

Of the client going in for the filling and Dwight, one is scheduled for 12:30pm and the other is scheduled for 9:30am.

The person with the 9:30am appointment is either Colin or the client going in for the filling.

The person going in for the crown has an appointment 2 hours before the person going in for the root canal.

Kurt has an appointment sometime before Wayne.


The fin whale is 2 feet longer than the beluga whale.

Dennis is 2 feet shorter than the beluga whale.

The sei whale is either the 21 ft long specimen or Adam.

Of the narwhal and Felipe, one is 21 ft long and the other is 25 ft long.

beluga whale
fin whale
narwhal
sei whale


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.

Oak Capital, the fund run by Patty Paul and the one with a return of 8% are all different funds.

Of First Crescent and the one with a return of 8%, one is run by Ollie Ochoa and the other is run by Ralph Ross.

Black River has had a 1 percent smaller return than First Crescent.

Silver Rock has a 1 percent larger return than the one run by Ollie Ochoa.

Black River
First Crescent
Oak Capital
Silver Rock

Ollie Ochoa
Patty Paul
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer


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

The $38,000 house is somewhat larger than the Pratt's house.

The Zimmerman's structure is 30 sq ft smaller than the $25,000 home.

Of the 140 sq ft house and the $29,000 house, one is for the Whiteheads and the other is for the Nielsens.


The 2-7 decision was 2 weeks before the 4-5 decision.

The 7-2 decision was either the March 10 case or Ayers v Byrd.

Of the 3-6 decision and Carson v Dunn, one was on March 24 and the other was on March 3.

Omar v Powers was sometime before Short v Metz.

The March 3 case was either Ayers v Byrd or the 3-6 decision.

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


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

The Jansen family's structure was built sometime before Zemelmolen.

The Van den Berg family's windmill was built 46 years after Vlietmolen.

Of the windmill built in 1752 and the house built in 1706, one is Zemelmolen and the other is owned by the Visser family.

The Jansen family's windmill was built 23 years before Westmolen.

Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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

The case at 88.1863 W was found sometime after the box at 40.6656 N.

The cache at 40.3109 N was found 6 days before the cache at 88.0431 W.

Of the cache at 88.3907 W and the box at 40.5912 N, one was found on May 12 and the other was found on May 3.

The cache at 41.0237 N was found 6 days after the box at 40.3109 N.


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

The fish, the purple piece and the $5.00 balloon were all different items.

The snail cost 1 dollar more than the magenta piece.

Of the cat and the $5.00 animal, one was magenta and the other was red.

The bear cost 1 dollar less than the cat.


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 8,000 people was founded 250 years after the Garight culture.

The Tyash culture was founded sometime after the culture with 4,500 people.

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

The culture with 8,000 people was either the culture founded in 600 AD or the Uskorr culture.

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


Of Eric Estrada's item and the card that sold for $125, one came out in 2004 and the other came out in 1983.

Cole Cooley's one sold for 50 dollars more than Jimmy Jacobs's piece.

The card that sold for $175 was either Jimmy Jacobs's item or the 1978 card.

The 1995 piece sold for 100 dollars more than the 2004 piece.

Bill Bernard
Cole Cooley
Eric Estrada
Jimmy Jacobs


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

The tycoon worth $26 billion is either Tim Townsend or the magnate from Ireland.

The mogul from Norway is worth 2 billion more than the magnate from Sweden.

Dirk Dillon is worth 1 billion more than Tim Townsend.

Of Leonard Levy and the tycoon worth $25 billion, one is from Sweden and the other is from Germany.

Betty Bush
Dirk Dillon
Leonard Levy
Tim Townsend


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

Of the structure built in 1705 and the shrine built in 1585, one is Yamasaki and the other is in Toyagi.

The temple in Funai was built 60 years after the shrine in Niwa.

The structure in Toyagi is either the shrine built in 1705 or Takahashi.

Matsuno Okura was built 120 years after Okabe Honzo.

Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted 1 day after the sighting from Embden.

The sighting from Embden was submitted 1 day after Iva Ingram's report.

Of Hal Harrison's report and the report from Long Barn, one was received on August 4 and the other was received on August 7.

The report from Kirkman was either Edith Estes's report or Iva Ingram's report.

Edith Estes
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram


Ed Everett is worth 2 billion less than Cal Craig.

Joseph Jakes is worth 2 billion less than the tycoon from Argentina.

Of the person worth $28 billion and the magnate from Canada, one is Faith Flynn and the other is Cal Craig.

The tycoon from France is worth somewhat more than Ed Everett.

Cal Craig
Ed Everett
Faith Flynn
Joseph Jakes


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 candied yams recipe requires 5 minutes less baking time than the meatloaf.

The candied yams recipe cooks at 400 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 410 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the candied yams recipe.

The chicken cutlet bakes 10 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees.

baked ham
candied yams
chicken cutlet
meatloaf

350 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees


Oginao is either the 115 ft tall waterfall or the 100 ft tall fall.

Nyalt is 5 ft higher than the fall in Switzerland.

The waterfall in Switzerland is 10 ft shorter than the waterfall in Jamaica.

Inawatai is somewhat higher than the waterfall in Canada.

Of Sihat and the 115 ft tall waterfall, one is in Brazil and the other is located in Jamaica.


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

Deb Daniels is either the winner who won in 1972 or the winner who won in 1964.

Kim Kane won her prize 4 years before Fay Ferguson.

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

Of the winner who won the prize in literature and the person who won the prize in physics, one won in 1968 and the other is Fay Ferguson.

Mandy Marsh is either the person who won the prize in literature or the winner who won the prize in economics.

Deb Daniels
Fay Ferguson
Kim Kane
Mandy Marsh


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 ordered penne paid 1 dollar less than the contestant who ordered vermicelli.

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

Louis paid 1 dollar less than the competitor who ordered capellini.


The white animal cost  more than the dog.

The turtle cost 2 dollars less than the magenta balloon.

Of the $6.00 balloon and the purple balloon, one was the snail and the other was the bear.

The dog cost 2 dollars less than the bear.


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 bulgur salad contains 20 more calories than the lemon salmon.

The recipe served on May 15th contains 40 more calories than the recipe served on May 17th.

Of the garlic tilapia and the meal with 380 calories, one was served on May 17th and the other was served on May 14th.

The meal with 400 calories was either the lemon salmon or the recipe served on May 13th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
garlic tilapia
lemon salmon


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

Nikatrice is  younger than the ape Dolly works with.

The orangutan Eva works with is 3 years older than Merah.

Rajesh is 3 years older than the orangutan 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 order with muenster cheese costs 2 dollars more than Frances's sandwich.

Omar's sandwich costs 2 dollars more than the order with provolone cheese.

Frances's sandwich includes colby jack cheese.

Frances's order costs 1 dollar less than Verna's sandwich.


The case at 40.8991 N was found 3 days before the cache at 40.5912 N.

Of the case at 88.3907 W and the box at 88.4584 W, one was found on May 6 and the other was at 40.5912 N.

The box at 41.0072 N was either the cache at 88.3907 W or the box at 88.1928 W.

The case at 40.2516 N was either the case found on May 9 or the case found on May 3.

The cache at 88.1863 W was found sometime after the box at 88.1928 W.


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.

Jeff's dummy cost 500 dollars less than Herman's dummy.

Of the $1,500 piece and "Waldarama", one is Kelly's and the other is Herman's.

Nicole's piece cost 500 dollars less than "Utrecht".

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


Of the culture with 6,500 people and the Kimusk culture, one was founded in 850 AD and the other was founded in 100 AD.

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

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

The Quyit culture was founded sometime before the Warasen culture.

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


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

The girder bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the cable-stayed one.

Of the 10,000 ft bridge and the cantilever bridge, one is Sandy Bridge and the other is Star Bridge.

The girder one is  longer than Star Bridge.

Of Gorem Bridge and the 13,000 ft structure, one is the cable-stayed bridge and the other is the truss bridge.

Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge


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 $27,500 house and the Ingram's house, one is 140 sq ft and the other is 95 sq ft.

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

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

The $38,000 structure is either the 110 sq ft structure or the Ewing's home.

The 95 sq ft house is either the Ewing's house or the $27,500 structure.


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 planter spent 25 dollars more than Jack Jordan.

Lily Little spent 25 dollars more than Jack Jordan.

Lily Little spent  less than the friend who gave Ally the HD tv.

Ora Osborne spent 25 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Jack Jordan
Lily Little
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne


Sama Takako was built sometime after the structure in Niwa.

Of Hori Takesi and the shrine built in 1705, one is in Toyagi and the other is in Uchida.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years after the structure in Usui.

Takahashi is either the temple built in 1705 or the structure built in 1525.

The temple in Usui was built 120 years before the temple in Uchida.

Hori Takesi
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi


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

Of the organism with 1,000 genes and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Fletcher, one is L. dyson and the other is B. mangeris.

E. carolinus has 500 fewer genes than B. mangeris.

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

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

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


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

The person who entered her blanket finished somewhat before Winifred.

The knitter who entered her mittens finished 2 places before the person who entered her tea cozy.

Of the knitter who entered her socks and the entrant who finished third, one is Holly and the other is Francis.


Of the mogul from France and the mogul worth $27 billion, one is Nadine Newton and the other is Leonard Levy.

Ed Everett is worth somewhat more than Nadine Newton.

The tycoon from England is worth 2 billion less than the mogul from Sweden.

The tycoon from Canada is worth somewhat less than Sid Scott.

Ed Everett
Leonard Levy
Nadine Newton
Sid Scott


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.

Dolores has her appointment 2 hours before Alison.

Yvonne's client has her appointment sometime after Dolores.

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

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


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

The Island Creek oyster costs 10 cents more than the Bluepoint oyster.

The Summersill oyster is either the one that costs $2.00 or the one from Appleton, CT.

The oyster from Barnstable, ME costs 10 cents less than the Bluepoint oyster.

Of the Pomaquin oyster and the oyster from Punaville, RI, one costs $2.00 and the other costs $2.20.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Pomaquin
Summersill

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI


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 contestant in lane 5 scored 160 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 7.

The contestant in lane 2 scored  fewer points than Terrence.

Of the contestant in lane 6 and the contestant who scored 460 points, one is Rena and the other is Nina.


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

Matsuno Okura was built sometime after the temple in Miyato.

Sama Takako is either the temple built in 1705 or the structure built in 1525.

Hori Takesi was built 60 years after the structure in Usui.

Of Amari Michi and the temple built in 1705, one is in Nakai and the other is in Toyagi.

The structure in Usui was built 120 years before the structure in Toyagi.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako


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.

Aaron's design landed 10 feet shorter than the pink plane.

The black plane landed somewhat shorter than the silver airplane.

Of the airplane that went 25 feet and the silver plane, one was Henrietta's and the other was Aaron's.

The white plane was either Aaron's design or Valerie's design.

Henrietta's design landed 10 feet shorter than Aaron's design.


Of the orangutan Eva works with and the 10-year-old, one is Quirrel and the other is Pemson.

The animal Aldo works with is  younger than Shamir.

The ape Calliope works with is 6 years younger than the animal Francine works with.


The yellow plane was either Aaron's design or Valerie's design.

Aaron's design landed 10 feet shorter than the green airplane.

The black airplane landed somewhat shorter than the pink plane.

Ella's design landed 10 feet shorter than Aaron's design.

Of the plane that went 25 feet and the pink plane, one was Ella's and the other was Aaron's.


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

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

Of the card with the $2,000 credit limit and the card with an APR of 10%, one is from Credit Korp and the other is from Hoardstrum.

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

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

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Whitly Bank


Of the white plane and the green plane, one was Omar's and the other went 45 feet.

The pink plane landed somewhat shorter than the green airplane.

The plane that went 15 feet was either Omar's design or the blue airplane.

Roderick's design went 20 feet farther than the pink airplane.

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


Of the runner who ordered farfalle and the competitor who ordered taglioni, one paid $9.99 and the other was Wade.

The competitor who ordered taglioni paid 2 dollars more than the runner who ordered fettuccine.

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


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 podcast that began in 2010 has  more downloads than the show that began in 2012.

Eva Estrada's show has 1 million fewer downloads than Cora Capon's show.

Al Acosta's podcast is either the show with 3 million downloads or the show with 1 million downloads.

Of the show that began in 2013 and the podcast that began in 2015, one has 2 million downloads and the other is Cora Capon's.

Faye Fender's show is either the podcast that began in 2013 or the podcast that began in 2012.

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender


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 412 has somewhat fewer students than Mr. King's class.

Mr. Underwood's class is either the class with 29 students or the class in room 208.

Of the course in room 207 and the course with 29 students, one is taught by Brady and the other is taught by King.

The class with 31 students is either Mr. King's class or the course in room 125.

The course in room 208 has 2  fewer students than Mr. Morrison's class.


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

The fish cost 1 dollar more than the cat.

The turtle was either the $3.00 piece or the magenta balloon.

The orange animal cost 1 dollar less than the cat.

Of the monkey and the red piece, one cost $3.00 and the other cost $5.00.


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

The mogul worth $26 billion is either Rachel Reid or the mogul from France.

The tycoon from Norway is worth 2 billion more than the person from Sweden.

Of Nadine Newton and the magnate worth $25 billion, one is from Sweden and the other is from Mexico.

Mike Mckay is worth 1 billion more than Rachel Reid.

Faith Flynn
Mike Mckay
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid


The class in room 208 is taught by Gilmore.

The course with 33 students is either Mr. Saunders's class or the class in room 125.

The class in room 129 has 2  more students than Mr. Dean's class.

Mr. Caldwell's class has 2  fewer students than Mr. Saunders's class.


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

The fin whale is somewhat shorter than the sei whale.

Of Dennis and the bowhead whale, one is 27 ft long and the other is 21 ft long.

Herbert is either the 23 ft long exhibit or the beluga whale.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
sei whale


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

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

Of the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class and the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class, one had to spell "duplicity" and the other is Lila.

Andres is either the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class or the contestant whose final word was "consomme".


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

The stock Delilah bought was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

ABTR was  per share more expensive than JMO.

Of the stock Francine bought and the stock that sold for $27 per share, one was JMO and the other was GXTV.

The stock Bill bought was  per share less expensive than PSTO.


PSTO was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Francine bought.

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

The four stocks were KMPP, the stock that sold for $28 per share, the stock Abigail bought and the stock that sold for $27 per share.

Of the stock Bill bought and the stock that sold for $28 per share, one was JMO and the other was QMZ.


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

The Sameos culture was founded 250 years before the Zuneos culture.

The culture with 6,500 people was founded 500 years after the culture with 5,000 people.

The Yeust culture was either the culture founded in 850 AD or the culture founded in 600 AD.

The Uskorr culture was either the culture founded in 600 AD or the culture with 4,500 people.

Of the culture founded in 100 AD and the Yeust culture, one had a population size of 4,500 and the other had a population size of 5,000.


The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Prince was either B. mangeris or L. dyson.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Ingram has 250 more genes than L. dyson.

E. carolinus has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Ingram.

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

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


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

The wing back started 6 years after the goalie.

Of the full back and the wing back, one began playing in 1985 and the other was Hatcha.

Daregh was either the sweeper or the player who started in 1982.


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

The aerophobe with the horseshoe will leave 1 month after Doug.

Of the flier leaving in January and the passenger leaving in March, one is Rudy and the other will bring their lucky hat.

The passenger with the coin will leave sometime before Doug.

The passenger with the coin will leave sometime before Yolanda.

The flier leaving in February, Eloise and Rudy are all different fliers.


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.

Ofallo is either the 4-year-old or the orangutan Francine works with.

Of the animal Calliope works with and the 10-year-old, one is Pemson and the other is Rajesh.

Of the 7-year-old and the 10-year-old, one is Rajesh and the other is cared for by Eva.


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

Of Pemson and the animal Eva works with, one is 4 years old and the other is 13 years old.

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

The animal Dolly works with is either Merah or Rajesh.


Christie is either the flier leaving in March or the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot.

Alma is either the flier leaving in March or the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot.

Lee will leave 2 months after the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot.

The passenger with the coin will leave 1 month before Christie.

The aerophobe leaving in April will bring their lucky hat.


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 was either the meal with 380 calories or the meal served on May 14th.

The asian steak contains 20 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

Of the dish served on May 11th and the recipe with 420 calories, one was the chili pork and the other was the citrus halibut.

Of the meal with 400 calories and the meal with 420 calories, one was the citrus halibut and the other was served on May 12th.

asian steak
chili pork
citrus halibut
kale quinoa


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

"Voyager Hero" came out 1 year before the system made by Pinnefore.

"Zany Circus" came out 1 year after the machine made by Hayco Inc..

"Bowling Alley" is either the pinball machine released in 1976 or the pinball machine released in 1977.

Of the game made by Hayco Inc. and the machine released in 1974, one is "Archer Quest" and the other is "Voyager Hero".

The pinball machine released in 1977 is either the system made by Waverly Toys or "Zany Circus".

Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus


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.

Wade is either the chef who scored 63 points or the person who scored 42 points.

Tyrone scored somewhat more points than the cook who made the cajun chili.

Ollie scored 7 more points than the person who made the pepper steak.

The chef who made the pepper steak scored 14 fewer points than the cook who made the lemon snapper.

Of Freda and the chef who scored 63 points, one made the jambalaya and the other made the lemon snapper.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak


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

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

Violet is either the contestant whose final word was "anemic" or the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class.

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


The Xidat culture was founded 250 years before the Echmust culture.

The culture with 6,500 people was founded sometime after the Xidat culture.

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

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


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

The 94 year-old tree is  taller than the 80 year-old tree.

Zeke's Spruce is  shorter than Marsh Tree.

The 79 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than the 80 year-old tree.

Nolan's Pine is either the 80 year-old tree or the 87 year-old tree.

Of Old Jarvis and Zeke's Spruce, one is 147 ft. tall and the other is 94 years old.

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


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

Rosie paid 1 dollar more than the contestant who ordered fettuccine.

The four runners were the contestant who paid $9.99, Rosie, the contestant who ordered penne and Damon.

Of Louis and the competitor who ordered capellini, one paid $9.99 and the other paid $6.99.


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 structure is either the Underwood's structure or the 110 sq ft structure.

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

The four houses are the Ingram's structure, the 140 sq ft house, the $25,000 structure and the 125 sq ft house.

Of the $27,500 house and the 140 sq ft structure, one is for the Gillespies and the other is for the Underwoods.


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

Of the sighting from Embden and the August 7 sighting, one was reported by Dan Delgado and the other was reported by Iva Ingram.

The report from Embden was either Iva Ingram's sighting or the August 5 report.

Flora Flynn's sighting was submitted 2 days before the report from Kirkman.

The four sightings were Edith Estes's report, the August 7 report, the sighting from Ames and the August 6 report.

Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Iva Ingram


Of the stock Bill bought and the stock Ida Mae bought, one sold for $28 per share and the other was KMPP.

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

The stock Ida Mae bought was 2 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Delilah bought.


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

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

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

The Quyit culture was either the culture with 9,500 people or the society founded in 850 AD.


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

The oyster from Punaville, RI is either the Thatcher oyster or the oyster that costs $2.10.

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

The Summersill oyster costs 20 cents less than the one from Vancouver, BC.

The four oysters are the Pomaquin oyster, the oyster that costs $2.30, the one from Duxbury, MA and the oyster that costs $2.20.

Island Creek
Pomaquin
Summersill
Thatcher

Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


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

The cache at 41.0237 N was found 3 days after the cache at 88.0431 W.

The case at 88.2694 W was found 3 days after the box at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 40.5912 N was found 3 days after the cache at 40.3109 N.

The case at 40.5912 N was found sometime before the box at 88.1928 W.


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.

"Sniffletoe" cost somewhat more than "Utrecht".

Herman's dummy is either the $1,250 piece or the $750 piece.

Nicole's dummy is either "Xavier" or "Utrecht".

Of "Xavier" and "Yenga", one cost $1,000 and the other is Jeff's.

Lucas's piece cost 250 dollars less than Jeff's dummy.


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 46 years after the Meijer family's structure.

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

The Bakker family's house was built 23 years before Oostmolen.

The structure built in 1752 is owned by the Jansen family.

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

Grosmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen


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

The 5-4 decision was 2 weeks after the 7-2 decision.

The March 10 case was either Zamora v Pibb or the 2-7 decision.

Gibbs v Kintz was 1 week after Zamora v Pibb.

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

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


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.

Jenna was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain or the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes.

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

The student who spoke for 8 minutes was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath or Wesley.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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 Patty Paul has a  larger return than Pine Bay.

Silver Rock has a 2 percent larger return than Hudson Brook.

Hudson Brook has had a 2 percent smaller return than the fund run by Kip Kerr.

Of the fund run by Quentin Quinn and Oak Capital, one has had a return of 9% and the other has had a return of 6%.

Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Kip Kerr
Patty Paul
Quentin Quinn
Sal Spencer


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 Margo's design and the white airplane, one went 15 feet and the other went 35 feet.

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

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

The green airplane landed 10 feet shorter than Aaron's design.


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

The show with 500,000 viewers was either the program that aired at 10:00pm or the show that aired on Sunday.

The show that aired on Wednesday had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Friday.

The show that aired at 4:30pm had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 10:00pm.

Of the program that aired at 8:30pm and the program with 250,000 viewers, one aired on Friday and the other aired on Tuesday.


The show with 500,000 viewers was either the program that aired on Wednesday or the program that aired at 10:00pm.

The program with 1,000,000 viewers was either the program that aired at 6:00pm or the show that aired on SBC.

The program that aired on WNW didn't air on Friday.

The program that aired at 1:00pm didn't air on Friday.

The show that aired at 6:00pm had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired at 4:30pm.

Of the program that aired at 6:00pm and the show with 250,000 viewers, one aired on GMA and the other aired on Saturday.

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

The show that aired on SBC had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on PTR.

The show that aired at 1:00pm, the show with 250,000 viewers, and the program that aired on Sunday are three different programs.

The program that aired on Tuesday had 750,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on CBR.

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

Of the program that aired on BMT and the show that aired on Wednesday, one aired at 8:30pm and the other brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The program that aired on SBC had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired at 8:30pm.

The program that aired on Tuesday had 1,000,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 11:30am.

The show that aired on Saturday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Tuesday.

The program that aired on Wednesday had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on Tuesday.

The show that aired on SBC didn't air on Friday.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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.

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

The person who won the $18.25 pot was either the person who won with a straight or the person who won the fourth hand.

The competitor who won the $3.75 pot, the player who won with one pair, and Yvonne are three different people.

The player who won the seventh hand didn't win with two pairs.

The competitor who won the fifth hand was either the person who won the $5.25 pot or the person who won with a royal flush.

Of Veronica and the person who won the sixth hand, one won the $9.00 pot and the other won with a full house.

The player who won the first hand didn't win the $6.50 pot.

The competitor who won the first hand didn't win the $5.25 pot.

Wilbur won sometime after the person who won with one pair.

Of the competitor who won the second hand and the person who won with a royal flush, one was Wilbur and the other won the $9.00 pot.

The seven people were Jana, the player who won with a flush, the person who won the $23.25 pot, the player who won the third hand, the person who won with one pair, the competitor who won the second hand and the competitor who won with a royal flush.

Omar won 1 hand after the competitor who won the $18.25 pot.

Omar won 4 hands before the person who won the $3.75 pot.

Salvador was either the person who won the $12.50 pot or the person who won the $5.25 pot.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Jana Omar Salvador Veronica Wilbur Yvonne Zachary

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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

The person who ordered the club sandwich is either Rebecca or Hannah.

The salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. owes  less than Chip.

Irene is either the team member who ordered the diet coke or the person whose order cost $6.25.

Of the person whose order cost $7.15 and the team member who ordered the water, one ordered the tuna on rye and the other is Hannah.

Neither the team member who ordered the Italian sub nor the person who ordered the root beer is the person whose order cost $6.25.

Erica owes $1.35 more than the team member who ordered the club sandwich.

The team member who ordered the root beer owes 90 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

Of Rebecca and the person who ordered the meatball sub, one ordered the grape soda and the other owes $6.25.

The team member whose order cost $6.25 didn't order the ginger ale.

The team member whose order cost $7.60 didn't order the ginger ale.

The salesperson who ordered the grape soda owes  less than the person who ordered the water.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Hannah Irene Rebecca Samantha

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

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


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.

Alma will leave sometime after the passenger going to Wyoming.

Whitney will leave 2 months after the passenger going to Delaware.

The passenger leaving in June is either Maurice or the flier with the lucky hat.

The aerophobe with the coin will leave 2 months after Jaime.

Iris will leave 1 month before the passenger going to Rhode Island.

The aerophobe going to Utah will leave sometime before the aerophobe with the wishbone.

The flier going to Utah will leave 5 months before the aerophobe going to Wyoming.

The flier going to Rhode Island is either the flier with the rabbit's foot or the passenger with the coin.

The aerophobe with the horseshoe will leave 1 month before the aerophobe with the talisman.

The aerophobe going to Delaware will leave 4 months before Maurice.

The passenger going to Delaware will leave sometime after Gwen.

The passenger leaving in July won't go to Georgia.

The flier with the shamrock will leave 3 months after the aerophobe going to Rhode Island.

Of the flier leaving in April and the flier going to Virginia, one will bring their rabbit's foot and the other is Whitney.

January February March April May June July

Alma Gwen Iris Jaime Maurice Rudy Whitney

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Delaware
Georgia
Ohio
Rhode Island
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming


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.

Alison Ames was either the woman who won at Scotch Pines or the person who won at Amble Glen.

Alison Ames won her tournament 2 years before the golfer who scored a 62.

Of Carrie Cole and the golfer who won at Scotch Pines, one won in 1926 and the other shot a 59.

Of Pamela Peet and the person who scored a 64, one won at Juniper Hills and the other won in 1920.

The person who won at Spotswood didn't shoot a 65.

The woman who won at Cowbush Cove was either the woman who scored a 59 or the woman who scored a 61.

The person who scored a 61 won her tournament 2 years after Leslie Lane.

Kristina Katz was either the golfer who won in 1922 or the person who won at Juniper Hills.

Vickie Vern won her tournament sometime after Alison Ames.

The person who scored a 63 won her tournament sometime before Carrie Cole.

Kristina Katz won her tournament 1 year after Alison Ames.

The woman who won in 1926 was either the woman who scored a 62 or Leslie Lane.

The golfer who scored a 65 won her tournament sometime after the golfer who won at Willow Grove.

The woman who won in 1924 didn't shoot a 65.

Alison Ames
Carrie Cole
Denise Detz
Kristina Katz
Leslie Lane
Pamela Peet
Vickie Vern

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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

The red piece cost 1 dollar more than the orange balloon.

The white piece cost 1 dollar less than the balloon Kathleen bought.

The monkey cost  less than the magenta balloon.

The monkey was either the brown animal or the animal Gayle bought.

The cat cost  more than the balloon Javier bought.

The orange piece was either the bear or the balloon Gayle bought.

The white piece cost 4 dollars less than the orange animal.

The animal Rudolph bought cost  less than the purple piece.

The white balloon cost  more than the animal Rudolph bought.

The piece Bernard bought cost 3 dollars more than the cat.

The red animal was either the $8.00 animal or the fish.

The animal Heidi bought cost 5 dollars more than the balloon Javier bought.

The yellow piece cost 3 dollars more than the piece Rudolph bought.

brown magenta orange purple red white yellow

Bernard Gayle Heidi Javier Kathleen Rudolph Toni


The fund begun in 1977 has a 2 percent larger return than Pine Bay.

The fund with a return of 11% didn't begin in 1972.

The one with a return of 9% isn't run by Kip Kerr.

The one begun in 1983 has a  larger return than Citizen Trust.

Oak Capital is either the fund begun in 1997 or the fund begun in 1977.

The fund run by Mike McClain has a  larger return than the one run by Nadine Newton.

The fund with a return of 7% is either the fund begun in 2012 or Oak Capital.

Pine Bay is either the fund with a return of 8% or the fund with a return of 6%.

Of the fund begun in 1983 and the fund run by Quentin Quinn, one has had a return of 9% and the other is Hudson Brook.

The one begun in 2012 has a 3 percent larger return than the fund run by Mike McClain.

Of the fund run by Quentin Quinn and Silver Rock, one started in 2009 and the other has had a return of 10%.

The fund run by Quentin Quinn has a 2 percent larger return than the one run by Sal Spencer.

The one begun in 2012 is either the fund run by Sal Spencer or the fund with a return of 7%.

The one run by Mike McClain has had a 4 percent smaller return than First Crescent.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Kip Kerr
Mike McClain
Nadine Newton
Ollie Ochoa
Quentin Quinn
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres


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

The client with the 1:30pm appointment, the patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters, and the patient going in for the cleaning are three different people.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Underwood has an appointment 1 hour after the client going in for the crown.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Fry is either the customer going in for the crown or the client going in for the root canal.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Nixon has an appointment 1 hour after the patient going in for the extraction.

Orlando doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

The seven people are the person who will be seeing Dr. Underwood, the customer with the 1:30pm appointment, Mindy, the customer with the 3:30pm appointment, Kurt, the person going in for the cleaning and the customer with the 12:30pm appointment.

The person going in for the filling has an appointment sometime before Gayle.

The patient going in for the veneers, the customer who will be seeing Dr. Winters, and the patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood are three different people.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Winters has an appointment 3 hours after Allison.

Of the patient who will be seeing Dr. Santos and Gayle, one has the appointment for the crown and the other is scheduled for 1:30pm.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

The customer going in for the crown has an appointment sometime after Kurt.

The customer going in for the whitening has an appointment 2 hours after the client who will be seeing Dr. Fry.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

Harold doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

Allison Gayle Harold Jonathan Kurt Mindy Orlando

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Dalton
Dr. Fry
Dr. Nixon
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Santos
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Winters


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

The $3,750 machine wasn't made by Waverly Toys.

The system released in 1975, "Zany Circus", and the $5,200 machine are three different games.

The system made by Hayco Inc. came out sometime before the system made by Waverly Toys.

The machine made by Pinnefore came out sometime before the system made by Dow Games.

The system released in 1977 is either the $1,500 machine or "Meteor Rise".

The $6,400 pinball machine came out 4 years before "Archer Quest".

"Zany Circus" came out 3 years after the $6,400 pinball machine.

The $2,500 game came out 3 years after the $2,000 machine.

Of "Meteor Rise" and the system made by Tarco Inc., one costs $2,500 and the other was released in 1979.

Of the $1,750 pinball machine and the game released in 1975, one is "Bowling Alley" and the other was made by Maxigame.

"Bowling Alley" wasn't released in 1980.

"Voyager Hero" came out sometime before the machine made by Hayco Inc..

Of the $2,000 machine and "Archer Quest", one was released in 1979 and the other was made by Arco.

The pinball machine released in 1977 wasn't made by Pinnefore.

"Aladeen" is either the $1,750 game or the $6,400 machine.

The system made by Tarco Inc. came out 1 year after the system made by Waverly Toys.

"Aladeen" came out sometime before the $1,750 game.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

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


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 in Nigeria is 15 ft higher than the waterfall Derrick shot in 1992.

Sihat is somewhat taller than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1992.

Of Nyalt and the waterfall located in Switzerland, one was photographed in 2000 and the other has a height of 100 ft.

Neither the waterfall Derrick shot in 1999 nor Oginao is the fall in New Zealand.

Of the 105 ft tall waterfall and the waterfall located in Tibet, one was shot in 1999 and the other is Garray.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1992 is 10 ft shorter than Irskela.

The 125 ft tall waterfall is either Nyalt or the fall Derrick photographed in 1984.

The 130 ft tall waterfall is not in Canada.

Sihat is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1984 or the waterfall in Brazil.

The waterfall in Switzerland is somewhat shorter than Oginao.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1993 is 15 ft higher than the fall located in Jamaica.

The 120 ft tall fall, Nyalt, the waterfall located in Switzerland, the fall located in Tibet, Rhoqua and the waterfall located in Brazil are all different waterfalls.

Sihat Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Cerbel Irskela Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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

Of the person who worked in New Mexico and the prospector who found 17 ounces of gold, one worked the Fuller Rise claim and the other was Fred Fletcher.

The person working at Culver Gorge finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the person who worked in California.

The person who worked in California finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than the miner who worked in New Mexico.

The seven miners were the prospector who worked in Alaska, Chip Cornell, the miner working at York River, the person working at Glacier Grove, Gil Gonzalez, Elroy Ellis and Ben Barron.

Gil Gonzalez was either the miner who found 29 ounces of gold or the miner working at Tyrol Creek.

Elroy Ellis didn't work at the Belle Hart claim.

The person working at York River finished with 9 ounces more gold than the prospector who worked in Colorado.

The miner working at Fuller Rise finished with somewhat more gold than Adam Alford.

Of the prospector who worked in Nevada and Chip Cornell, one found 20 ounces of gold and the other worked the York River claim.

The miner working at Culver Gorge finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Gil Gonzalez.

The prospector who worked in New Mexico finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the person who worked in Oregon.

The miner working at Glacier Grove finished with 3 ounces more gold than the person working at Laurel Ridge.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River

Alaska
California
Canada
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


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 that was found in Ambalat isn't cared for by Eva.

The orangutan that was found in Sebulu isn't cared for by Eva.

Pemson is either the orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu or the animal that was found in Sebulu.

The animal Aldo works with is 15 years older than the animal that was found in Melak.

The orangutan that was found in Melak is  older than Merah.

The ape that was found in Kendisi is 6 years younger than the orangutan that was found in Puak.

Shamir is 12 years older than the animal that was found in Puak.

Merah is 9 years younger than the orangutan Dolly works with.

The 19-year-old, Shamir, the animal that was found in Melak and Quirrel are all different animals.

The 13-year-old didn't come from Tarakan.

The orangutan Calliope works with is 3 years older than the ape that was found in Kendisi.

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

The animal Gracie works with is either Shamir or Nikatrice.

Of the 4-year-old and the ape that was found in Ambalat, one is cared for by Beatrice and the other is Quirrel.

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Aldo Beatrice Calliope Dolly Eva Francine Gracie

Ambalat
Kendisi
Melak
Puak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu
Tarakan


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 the 85 year-old tree.

Of the 87 year-old tree and the 153 ft. tree, one is Nolan's Pine and the other is in York Woods.

The tree in York Woods is 6 feet shorter than the 80 year-old tree.

The tree in Woden Woods isn't 96 years old.

The 159 ft. tree is either the 79 year-old tree or the tree in Silk Notch.

Old Jarvis, the 79 year-old tree, the 99 year-old tree, the tree in Woden Woods, the 87 year-old tree and the tree in York Woods are all different trees.

Nolan's Pine is either the 156 ft. tree or the 162 ft. tree.

Neither Roger's Oak nor the tree in Benton Notch is the 85 year-old tree.

Roger's Oak is 6 feet taller than Zeke's Spruce.

Marsh Tree is 12 feet shorter than the tree in Deloit Woods.

Evan's Fir is either the tree in Benton Notch or the 96 year-old tree.

The tree in Knox Woods is  shorter than the tree in Eldora Woods.

Evan's Fir is  taller than the 80 year-old tree.

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

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


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

The stock that sold for $28 per share was either ABTR or HBW.

The financial stock was  per share less expensive than GXTV.

The stock Delilah bought was either the stock that sold for $30 per share or PSTO.

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

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

The utilities stock was 3 dollars per share less expensive than ABTR.

The stock Ida Mae bought was 3 dollars per share more expensive than the financial stock.

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

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

The stock Edith bought was  per share more expensive than the financial stock.

The seven stocks were JMO, the stock Ida Mae bought, the health care stock, the financial stock, the stock Delilah bought, the energy stock and the stock Geraldo bought.

The stock that sold for $31 per share wasn't purchased by Charlie.

Bill
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Francine
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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

The show that aired on BMT didn't air on Thursday.

The show that aired at 11:30am had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired on PTR.

Of the program that aired on SBC and the program that aired at 4:30pm, one aired on Friday and the other brought in 1,250,000 viewers.

The show that aired on BMT, the program with 250,000 viewers, the show with 1,500,000 viewers, the show that aired at 2:00pm and the show with 1,250,000 viewers were all different programs.

The program that aired at 11:30am had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired at 8:30pm.

The program that aired on Thursday had 750,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on Sunday.

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

The program that aired on Tuesday had 750,000 more viewers than the show that aired on CBR.

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

The program that aired on Thursday had 750,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 1:00pm.

The show with 1,500,000 viewers didn't air on FNX.

The show that aired on PTR was either the program that aired at 1:00pm or the program with 750,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 10:00pm didn't air on BMT.

The show that aired at 10:00pm didn't air on GMA.

The program that aired at 2:00pm had 750,000 more viewers than the program that aired on CBR.


The 100 ft tall waterfall wasn't photographed in 1990.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1987 is either the fall in New Zealand or the waterfall in Jamaica.

Of the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1982 and Cerbel, one is 130 ft high and the other is located in Jamaica.

The seven waterfalls are Irskela, the waterfall Derrick photographed in 2003, the waterfall located in Switzerland, the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1982, the 110 ft tall waterfall, the 100 ft tall fall and the waterfall in Canada.

Nyalt is 10 ft taller than the fall in Nigeria.

The waterfall located in Nigeria is somewhat shorter than the fall Derrick shot in 1991.

The fall Derrick shot in 1990 is not located in Switzerland.

Rhoqua is either the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1982 or the waterfall in Tibet.

The 115 ft tall waterfall wasn't shot in 1993.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1993 is either the 110 ft tall waterfall or Oginao.

Of the 105 ft tall fall and the waterfall in Brazil, one was shot in 1982 and the other is Cerbel.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1982 is 15 ft shorter than Inawatai.

Sihat Rhoqua Nyalt Cerbel Irskela Inawatai Oginao


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

The dish served on May 16th contains somewhat more calories than the dish with 5 grams of protein.

The chili pork contains somewhat more calories than the dish with 8 grams of protein.

The bulgur salad contains 20 fewer calories than the recipe served on May 15th.

Of the bulgur salad and the recipe with 7 grams of protein, one has 380 calories and the other was served on May 14th.

The dish with 480 calories wasn't served on May 17th.

The meal served on May 14th, the dish with 380 calories, and the meal with 460 calories are three different recipes.

The seven recipes were the dish with 500 calories, the dish served on May 15th, the meal with 12 grams of protein, the recipe served on May 13th, the asian steak, the kale quinoa and the meal served on May 16th.

The recipe with 7 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the lemon salmon.

The recipe with 8 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the meal with 10 grams of protein.

The garlic tilapia wasn't served on May 16th.

The meal with 12 grams of protein wasn't served on May 12th.

Of the dish with 400 calories and the meal served on May 13th, one has exactly 10 grams of protein and the other was the lemon salmon.

The lemon salmon contains 60 fewer calories than the asian steak.

The garlic tilapia wasn't served on May 17th.

The chili pork doesn't have exactly 15 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 14th contains 20 fewer calories than the recipe with 9 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 16th contains 80 fewer calories than the meal with 15 grams of protein.

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

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th

5 grams
7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
10 grams
12 grams
15 grams


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 sports show has 2 million fewer downloads than the gaming show.

The podcast with 3 million downloads is either the podcast that began in 2009 or the podcast that began in 2014.

The podcast with 4 million downloads is either Bobby Bora's show or the literature podcast.

The show with 2 million downloads isn't about investing.

Of Faye Fender's show and the business show, one started in 2008 and the other has 7 million downloads.

Dixie Dean's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2007.

Dixie Dean's podcast isn't about literature.

The podcast that began in 2007 has 1 million more downloads than Eva Estrada's show.

Geneva Gold's podcast doesn't have exactly 2 million downloads.

The gaming podcast is either Eva Estrada's show or the show with 7 million downloads.

The business show has 4 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2014.

The music podcast has  more downloads than Cora Capon's show.

Dixie Dean's show has 4 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2013.

Dixie Dean's show, the business podcast, and the investing show are three different shows.

The investing show didn't start in 2010.

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

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

business film gaming investing literature music sports


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 from Australia won her prize 12 years after Rita Reeves.

Edna Evitz is either the winner from Canada or the winner who won in 1988.

The winner who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize  after the winner who won the prize in medicine.

The person who won in 1984 is either the person who won the prize in bioengineering or Edna Evitz.

Of the winner from France and the person who won the prize in chemistry, one is Casey Carson and the other won in 1964.

The person who won in 1984 won the prize in astronomy.

Rita Reeves won her prize 8 years before the winner who won the prize in literature.

Fay Ferguson didn't win the prize in medicine.

The person who won the prize in astronomy won her prize  before the person from Poland.

The winner from France won her prize 12 years after the person from Mexico.

The person who won in 1972 isn't from New Zealand.

Of the winner from Mexico and the person who won the prize in medicine, one is Lisa Lara and the other won in 1980.

Neither Casey Carson nor the winner who won the prize in medicine is the person who won in 1968.

The person from Mexico won her prize 4 years before the person who won the prize in physics.

Ada Alvarez
Casey Carson
Edna Evitz
Fay Ferguson
Hannah Hay
Lisa Lara
Rita Reeves

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia
Canada
France
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland
Russia


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 Berlin facility will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Valentine.

The Reykjavik facility will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Tate.

The Berlin accelerator isn't headed by Dr. Owens.

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

The seven accelerators are the Lisbon accelerator, the project headed by Dr. Valentine, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2022, the Zynga Complex, the facility scheduled to go online in 2018, the Lectra 4C and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016.

The Madrid facility will go online 1 year before the Warsaw facility.

The Madrid facility will go online 3 years before the Egert Facility.

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

The facility scheduled to go online in 2021 isn't headed by Dr. Chang.

Neither the Reykjavik facility nor the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 is the Egert Facility.

The Kiev accelerator is either the project headed by Dr. Ingram or the Lectra 4C.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 is either the Zynga Complex or the Madrid facility.

The project headed by Dr. Tate will go online sometime before the Oslo accelerator.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2016 and the Bale-Hahn SSC, one is headed by Dr. Tate and the other is in Kiev.

Of the project headed by Dr. Tate and the facility scheduled to go online in 2021, one is the ISON-X42 and the other is in Berlin.

The Zynga Complex isn't headed by Dr. Owens.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Chang
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Lester
Dr. Owens
Dr. Tate
Dr. Valentine

Berlin Kiev Lisbon Madrid Oslo Reykjavik Warsaw