The utilities stock was bought by Abigail.

Of the health care stock and the stock that sold for $30 per share, one was QMZ and the other was bought by Bill.

The stock that sold for $26 per share wasn't purchased by Geraldo.

The stock that sold for $29 per share wasn't in the financial sector.

Of the utilities stock and the stock Edith bought, one sold for $29 per share and the other was PSTO.

The technology stock wasn't purchased by Francine.

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

The stock Edith bought, the stock that sold for $28 per share, QMZ and the stock that sold for $27 per share were all different stocks.

The telecom stock wasn't purchased by Geraldo.

Abigail Bill Delilah Edith Francine Geraldo

financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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 Russia is either the person who won the prize in bioengineering or the person who won the prize in medicine.

Of the winner from Mexico and Mandy Marsh, one won the prize in astronomy and the other won in 1968.

The person who won in 1972 isn't from Germany.

The winner from Mexico won her prize 4 years after Edna Evitz.

The person from France didn't win the prize in medicine.

The winner who won in 1984 is either the person who won the prize in medicine or Tara Tate.

The person who won in 1976 isn't from France.

The person who won in 1984 didn't win the prize in physics.

The person from Canada is either the winner who won the prize in literature or the person who won in 1968.

The person who won in 1972 won the prize in astronomy.

Of the winner from France and the winner who won the prize in bioengineering, one is Olive Olson and the other won in 1984.

The person who won the prize in economics won her prize  before Deb Daniels.

Deb Daniels
Edna Evitz
Kim Kane
Mandy Marsh
Olive Olson
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering economics literature medicine physics

Canada
Germany
France
Mexico
New Zealand
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 project headed by Dr. Quinn will go online sometime after the Egert Facility.

Neither the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 nor the facility scheduled to go online in 2017 is the Falston LCS.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019 is either the project headed by Dr. Kirk or the Tevatron LHC.

The Dublin accelerator isn't headed by Dr. Quinn.

Of the Athens accelerator and the facility scheduled to go online in 2017, one is the Lectra 4C and the other is headed by Dr. York.

Neither the facility scheduled to go online in 2017 nor the Stockholm accelerator is the project headed by Dr. Quinn.

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

The Berlin facility is either the project headed by Dr. Peters or the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

The six accelerators are the Lectra 4C, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018, the Athens accelerator, the Stockholm accelerator, the Madrid accelerator and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020.

Of the Dublin facility and the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, one is the Zynga Complex and the other is headed by Dr. Peters.

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

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2019 and the Paris facility, one is the Tevatron LHC and the other is headed by Dr. Morgan.

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

Dr. Kirk
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Peters
Dr. Quinn
Dr. York
Dr. Zimmerman

Athens Berlin Dublin Madrid Paris Stockholm


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

The one with an APR of 11% doesn't have a limit of $20,000.

Neither the one with the $5,000 credit limit nor the TrustCo card is the card with an APR of 10%.

Of the card with the $20,000 credit limit and the Whitly Bank card, one expires on 08/2025 and the other has an APR of 12%.

The Mid Atlantic card is either the one with the $6,500 credit limit or the one that expires on 08/2025.

The card with an APR of 12% expires on 12/2025.

The six cards are the one that expires on 12/2025, the card with the $10,000 credit limit, the one with the $5,000 credit limit, the card with an APR of 13%, the one with an APR of 11% and the TrustCo card.

Of the one that expires on 02/2024 and the Dell Scargo card, one has an APR of 8% and the other has a limit of $15,000.

The card that expires on 06/2025 has an APR 2 percent lower than the Hoardstrum card.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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 knitter who submitted the purple item didn't knit the scarf.

The six people are the knitter who finished fourth, the knitter who entered her blanket, the knitter who entered her mittens, Natasha, Bessie and Geneva.

The entrant who finished fifth didn't make the purple item.

Geneva finished 2 places after the knitter who entered her scarf.

Of the entrant who submitted the blue item and the person who finished third, one is Bessie and the other made the blanket.

Tanya finished 2 places before the person who submitted the orange item.

Of Bessie and Geneva, one made the black item and the other made the hat.

The person who submitted the green item, the knitter who finished third, and the entrant who entered her scarf are three different people.

The person who entered her blanket finished somewhat before the entrant who submitted the purple item.

The person who finished third didn't knit the tea cozy.

Of the entrant who finished second and the knitter who entered her tea cozy, one made the black item and the other is Francis.

Bessie Francis Geneva Holly Natasha Tanya

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
sweater
tea cozy


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 vermicelli paid 1 dollar more than the contestant who chose marinara sauce.

Kristina was either the runner who chose marinara sauce or the contestant who paid $11.99.

The contestant who chose bolognese sauce paid 3 dollars more than the competitor who ordered rigatoni.

Of the contestant who paid $8.99 and the runner who paid $11.99, one chose mushroom sauce and the other ordered taglioni.

Neither the competitor who chose puttanesca sauce nor Claudia was the contestant who paid $6.99.

The competitor who chose alfredo sauce paid 1 dollar more than Florence.

Of Margie and the competitor who paid $11.99, one ordered fusilli and the other chose mushroom sauce.

The contestant who ordered capellini paid 4 dollars more than Kristina.

Claudia Florence Kristina Louis Margie Pablo

capellini fusilli rigatoni rotini taglioni vermicelli

alfredo bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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.

Neither the energy stock nor the stock Ida Mae bought was the stock that sold for $26 per share.

Of ABTR and KMPP, one was bought by Delilah and the other was in the real estate sector.

PSTO was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the stock Heathcliff bought.

The six stocks were GXTV, the stock Delilah bought, the energy stock, the stock that sold for $27 per share, the stock Francine bought and the stock Ida Mae bought.

The stock that sold for $29 per share wasn't purchased by Heathcliff.

Of the stock Ida Mae bought and the real estate stock, one was PSTO and the other sold for $27 per share.

The stock that sold for $28 per share wasn't in the energy sector.

The stock that sold for $28 per share wasn't in the health care sector.

Of the stock Francine bought and GXTV, one sold for $29 per share and the other was in the technology sector.

The energy stock wasn't purchased by Geraldo.

QMZ was either the technology stock or the utilities stock.

Abigail
Delilah
Francine
Geraldo
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
utilities


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.

P. wellington was sequenced in September.

The organism with 500 genes wasn't sequenced in September.

Of the organism with 500 genes and the one sequenced by Dr. Acosta, one is L. dyson and the other is P. wellington.

The one sequenced by Dr. Fletcher has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced in April.

The organism sequenced in July was sequenced by Dr. Prince.

E. carolinus has somewhat fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Walsh.

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

E. carolinus was either the organism with 250 genes or the organism sequenced in December.

The organism with 1,500 genes was either the organism sequenced in February or P. wellington.

The one with 1,250 genes was sequenced in December.

E. paradolens has somewhat fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

D. forcilitis wasn't sequenced by Dr. Roman.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington

Acosta Fletcher Prince Roman Sheppard Walsh

February April July August September December


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.

Carol's sandwich costs  more than the sandwich with muenster cheese.

Of Lula's order and the order with swiss cheese, one costs $6.75 and the other costs $5.75.

Carol's order is either the order with liverwurst or the $5.75 order.

Lula's order is either the sandwich with provolone cheese or the $2.75 order.

Tony's order doesn't include swiss cheese.

Of the sandwich with muenster cheese and the $5.75 sandwich, one includes salami and the other is Tony's.

Kenneth's sandwich doesn't include roast beef.

Of the order with gouda cheese and the $6.75 sandwich, one includes bologna and the other is Kenneth's.

The sandwich with ham costs 3 dollars more than Kenneth's order.

The sandwich with salami doesn't include provolone cheese.

cheddar gouda havarti muenster provolone swiss

bologna
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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.

Avery Bridge is either the 11,500 ft bridge or the bridge in Dublin.

The camelback one is 1,500 feet shorter than Avery Bridge.

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

The structure in Dublin isn't the camelback bridge.

The bridge in Tallinn isn't the camelback bridge.

The one in Vaduz, the camelback structure, Gorem Bridge, the cable-stayed one and the 11,500 ft one are all different structures.

Star Bridge is 4,500 feet longer than the structure in Luxembourg.

Of the 13,000 ft one and the structure in Vaduz, one is the cable-stayed bridge and the other is Bay Bridge.

Of the bridge in Luxembourg and the 16,000 ft one, one is the truss bridge and the other is Sandy Bridge.

The cantilever structure is either Gorem Bridge or Bay Bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder truss

Bucharest Dublin Luxembourg Tallinn Vaduz Zagreb


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 went 10 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 5th.

Of Omar's design and the airplane that went 45 feet, one was thrown 5th and the other was yellow.

The blue plane was either Roderick's design or Omar's design.

Valerie's design went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 1st.

Henrietta's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 55 feet.

Omar's design was either the plane that was thrown 5th or the white plane.

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

Of the blue plane and Aaron's design, one went 15 feet and the other was thrown 3rd.

The plane that was thrown 3rd went 20 feet farther than Roderick's design.

Of the plane that went 55 feet and the pink airplane, one was Valerie's and the other was thrown 4th.

Aaron's design landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 6th.

The plane that went 55 feet wasn't thrown 7th.

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

Aaron Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie


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

The magnate worth $27 billion is either the magnate from Mexico or Sid Scott.

The tycoon from Germany, the magnate who works in the banking industry, and Leonard Levy are three different people.

The person who works in the software industry isn't from Canada.

Of the mogul from Canada and the person from Sweden, one is Betty Bush and the other is worth $26 billion.

The person worth $26 billion works in the software industry.

The magnate worth $30 billion doesn't work in the aerospace industry.

The mogul worth $25 billion works in the medical industry.

Betty Bush is worth somewhat more than the tycoon from Norway.

Of the person from Germany and Ida Ingram, one is worth $28 billion and the other is worth $30 billion.

Hal Hickman is either the person who works in the finance industry or the person from Germany.

The tycoon worth $30 billion is either Hal Hickman or the tycoon who works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Leonard Levy works in the finance industry.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion
$30 billion

Betty Bush
Gil Gallegos
Hal Hickman
Ida Ingram
Leonard Levy
Sid Scott

Canada Ireland Germany Mexico Norway Sweden

aerospace banking finance medical pharmaceutical software


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.

Abe Alvarez's sighting didn't involve the cigar-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO wasn't from Long Barn.

The sighting from Tarzana was submitted 4 days before the report of the cigar-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Springfield was either Edith Estes's report or the August 4 report.

Iva Ingram's report was either the sighting of the oval-shaped UFO or the report of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

The report of the cone-shaped UFO was submitted 2 days after Benny Baron's report.

Of the report from Visalia and the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO, one was reported by Flora Flynn and the other was received on August 6.

Benny Baron's report was received on August 5.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was submitted 3 days after the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO.

The August 5 report involved the oval-shaped UFO.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO, the sighting from Marina, Cindy Chan's sighting and the report from Newark were all different sightings.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8
August 9

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Iva Ingram

Long Barn
Marina
Newark
Springfield
Tarzana
Visalia

cigar cone diamond horseshoe oval teardrop


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 lemon salmon, the meal served on May 17th, and the dish with 460 calories are three different recipes.

The dish with 18 grams of protein wasn't served on May 17th.

Of the dish with 7 grams of protein and the meal served on May 12th, one was the citrus halibut and the other has 440 calories.

The six recipes were the recipe served on May 17th, the dish with 400 calories, the meal with 7 grams of protein, the dish with 480 calories, the meal with 380 calories and the meal with 460 calories.

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

The lemon salmon contains 40 more calories than the meal with 8 grams of protein.

The chili pork contains 40 more calories than the meal with 18 grams of protein.

The dish with 480 calories wasn't served on May 16th.

The meal with 380 calories was either the recipe served on May 13th or the dish served on May 14th.

The meal with 18 grams of protein wasn't served on May 13th.

The recipe with 480 calories doesn't have exactly 9 grams of protein.

The dish served on May 16th contains somewhat more calories than the recipe with 7 grams of protein.

The dish with 12 grams of protein contains 40 more calories than the asian steak.

The dish served on May 14th contains 20 fewer calories than the kale quinoa.

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

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

7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
12 grams
15 grams
18 grams


The six planes were the plane that was thrown 1st, the plane that went 45 feet, the blue airplane, the plane that went 25 feet, the plane that went 15 feet and the plane that went 55 feet.

The green airplane landed somewhat shorter than the plane that was thrown 6th.

The plane that was thrown 2nd went 10 feet farther than Omar's design.

The black airplane went 20 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 7th.

Of the pink plane and the plane that went 15 feet, one was Henrietta's and the other was thrown 7th.

The plane that was thrown 1st went 10 feet farther than Ella's design.

The plane that went 15 feet was either the yellow plane or the black airplane.

Of the plane that was thrown 2nd and the white airplane, one went 55 feet and the other was Aaron's.

The plane that was thrown 4th landed 10 feet shorter than Aaron's design.

Valerie's design went somewhat farther than the pink airplane.

Of the blue airplane and the plane that went 45 feet, one was thrown 2nd and the other was Roderick's.

Omar's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 55 feet.

Aaron Ella Henrietta Omar Roderick Valerie


"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.

Shelley's item is either the coffee table or the piece made of oak.

The footstool costs 25 dollars more than the item made of poplar.

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

Of Cheri's item and the item made of poplar, one is the end table and the other costs $350.

The rocking chair costs 25 dollars less than the piece made of ash.

Bonita's item costs  less than the item made of oak.

The bookshelf costs 50 dollars less than the piece made of chestnut.

Of the end table and the item made of elm, one costs $300 and the other was crafted by Cheri.

Bonita Cheri Nadine Rosemary Shelley Whitney

bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
rocking chair


The person who won in 1964 didn't win the prize in literature.

The winner who won in 1976 didn't win the prize in medicine.

Olive Olson won her prize  after the person who won the prize in bioengineering.

Of Deb Daniels and the person who won the prize in physics, one won in 1976 and the other is from Germany.

Of the person from New Zealand and Mandy Marsh, one won the prize in bioengineering and the other won in 1976.

Of the person from Germany and the winner who won in 1984, one won the prize in chemistry and the other is Olive Olson.

Edna Evitz won her prize  after the person from Mexico.

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

The person from Poland won her prize 4 years before Mandy Marsh.

Deb Daniels
Edna Evitz
Ida Ingram
Lisa Lara
Mandy Marsh
Olive Olson

bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Germany
Ireland
France
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland


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 person from Austria has a birthday 4 months before Izzy.

The person born on August 15th, the lawyer, Dale and the traveler born on September 17th are all different people.

Of the architect and the surgeon, one was born on August 15th and the other is from France.

Of Kevin and the traveler from Canada, one is the surgeon and the other was born on April 13th.

The traveler born on August 15th is either the politician or the architect.

Of the musician and Dale, one is from Norway and the other was born on July 16th.

Neither the lawyer nor the engineer is the person whose birthday is on July 16th.

Jeffrey has a birthday 1 month before the lawyer.

The person whose birthday is on July 16th is not from South Africa.

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

architect engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria
Canada
France
Norway
South Africa
Sweden


Ed Everett is worth somewhat less than the tycoon from Mexico.

The six people are the mogul from Sweden, the mogul who works in the finance industry, Sid Scott, the mogul worth $30 billion, the person worth $28 billion and the person who works in the retail industry.

Ed Everett is worth 1 billion more than the mogul from Norway.

The mogul who works in the medical industry is either the mogul worth $27 billion or Tim Townsend.

The mogul worth $25 billion doesn't work in the finance industry.

Of the person from France and Ed Everett, one is worth $28 billion and the other works in the software industry.

The magnate worth $27 billion isn't from Denmark.

The mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry isn't from France.

Of the magnate worth $28 billion and the magnate worth $30 billion, one is from France and the other is Leonard Levy.

Ida Ingram is worth 2 billion more than the magnate who works in the software industry.

Cal Craig is either the tycoon from Argentina or the magnate worth $30 billion.

Cal Craig, the tycoon from Sweden, and the tycoon worth $27 billion are three different people.

Cal Craig
Ed Everett
Ida Ingram
Leonard Levy
Sid Scott
Tim Townsend

Argentina Denmark France Mexico Norway Sweden

aerospace finance medical retail pharmaceutical software


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

The cache at 88.0431 W was found 3 days after the cache that held the decoder ring.

The case at 88.3907 W was found 6 days before the box that held the puzzle book.

The cache that held the decoder ring was found 12 days before the box at 41.0072 N.

The cache at 40.3109 N didn't have the chewing gum inside it.

Of the cache at 88.1928 W and the case found on May 15, one was at 41.0072 N and the other was at 40.8991 N.

The case that held the puzzle book was either the cache at 41.0072 N or the box found on May 9.

The box that held the chewing gum wasn't at 88.1928 W.

The case at 88.4584 W, the case that held the brass key, and the case at 40.5912 N are three different boxes.

The cache at 40.3109 N wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The case that held the brass key was either the cache at 88.0431 W or the case at 40.6656 N.

The box at 40.3109 N didn't have the brass key inside it.

The case that held the chewing gum wasn't at 88.2694 W.

The case found on May 18 wasn't at 88.2694 W.

The box found on May 9 was either the cache that held the decoder ring or the cache at 88.1863 W.

The case at 88.1928 W was found sometime before the cache that held the ancient coin.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
puzzle book
sunglasses


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 Matsuno Okura and the temple dedicated to the cat, one was built in 1585 and the other is in Funai.

The structure in Toyagi was built 240 years before the temple dedicated to the frog.

Of Takahashi and the temple in Niwa, one is dedicated to the mouse and the other was built in 1705.

The temple dedicated to the mouse is either the structure in Funai or the structure in Usui.

The shrine dedicated to the turtle is either the temple in Niwa or Matsuno Okura.

The structure built in 1585 isn't in Toyagi.

Amari Michi was built sometime before the structure in Nakai.

The structure built in 1825 isn't in Funai.

The structure dedicated to the deer is either the structure in Nakai or Takahashi.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi


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 with the 11:30am appointment doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

Of the client who will be seeing Dr. McClain and the patient with the 12:30pm appointment, one is Kurt and the other has the appointment for the whitening.

Inez has an appointment 1 hour after the client who will be seeing Dr. Kramer.

The patient with the 1:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Winters.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Joseph, Rosemary, the patient going in for the crown, the customer with the 11:30am appointment and Jonathan are all different people.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Joseph has an appointment 2 hours after Inez.

Zachary is either the person with the 9:30am appointment or the person who will be seeing Dr. Winters.

The person with the 11:30am appointment will be seen by Dr. Valdez.

The person with the 9:30am appointment is either the patient going in for the extraction or the person who will be seeing Dr. Joseph.

The person with the 10:30am appointment won't be seen by Dr. Kramer.

The customer going in for the veneers has an appointment sometime after Jonathan.

The customer with the 10:30am appointment has the appointment for the veneers.

Inez Jonathan Kurt Orlando Rosemary Zachary

cleaning crown extraction filling veneers whitening

Dr. Joseph
Dr. Kramer
Dr. McClain
Dr. Owens
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters


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 player on the Silverbacks was either the center back or the full back.

Neither the player on the Silverbacks nor the person on the Minutemen was the player who started in 1988.

Of the goalie and the player on the Timberwolves, one was Kawa and the other began playing in 1988.

The person on the Silverbacks started 12 years after Hatcha.

Of the player who started in 1991 and Kawa, one was the center forward and the other played for the Silverbacks.

Of the player who started in 1985 and the second striker, one played for the Hammerheads and the other was Fichin.

The person on the Predators was either the player who started in 1988 or Fichin.

Awad started 3 years before the wing back.

The person who started in 1979 didn't play for the Minutemen.

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
wing back

Courage Hammerheads Minutemen Predators Silverbacks Timberwolves


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

The child whose final word was "bulwark" was from Mrs. Nixon's class.

The contestant whose final word was "facetiously" has never taken a class from Mrs. Almerini.

The contestant who finished in seventh place had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to the student from Mrs. Almerini's class.

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

The contestant who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Steuben's class.

Of the child who finished in fifth place and the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class, one had to spell "consomme" and the other is Erik.

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

Of Erik and the child from Mrs. Steuben's class, one finished in fifth place and the other had to spell "elucidated".

The student who finished in third place had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class.

Violet is either the student who finished in fourth place or the child from Mrs. Nixon's class.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte


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

Of the player who won the $5.25 pot and the person who won the second hand, one won with a royal flush and the other was Lee.

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

The person who won with two pairs won sometime before Lee.

The person who won the $9.00 pot won 1 hand after Lee.

Of Salvador and the competitor who won the $12.50 pot, one won the sixth hand and the other won with a royal flush.

The player who won with a straight flush, Guillermo, the competitor who won the third hand, the player who won the fourth hand and the player who won the $23.25 pot were all different people.

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot didn't win with one pair.

The competitor who won the $18.25 pot won with two pairs.

Jana was either the competitor who won with a straight flush or the player who won the fifth hand.

Guillermo Jana Lee Paulette Salvador Theodore

one pair
two pairs
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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

Of the passenger with the talisman and the flier going to Louisiana, one will leave in March and the other is Peggy.

The aerophobe with the lucky hat will leave 2 months before Sophie.

Neither the passenger leaving in March nor Doug is the passenger going to Nebraska.

Of the aerophobe going to Louisiana and the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot, one will leave in February and the other is Olive.

The flier going to Rhode Island is either the aerophobe leaving in January or the aerophobe with the talisman.

The aerophobe going to Colorado will leave 4 months after the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot.

Of the passenger going to Georgia and the flier leaving in June, one will bring their rabbit's foot and the other is Sophie.

Yolanda is either the aerophobe going to Illinois or the aerophobe with the coin.

The flier leaving in February won't bring a wishbone.

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

coin
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
Louisiana
Nebraska
Rhode Island


Of the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO and Edith Estes's sighting, one was from Yarmouth and the other was received on August 6.

The August 4 sighting didn't involve the teardrop-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Yarmouth was either Benny Baron's report or Edith Estes's sighting.

Of the report of the cigar-shaped UFO and Gil Gates's sighting, one was from Beaconsfield and the other was received on August 4.

Iva Ingram's report, the report of the triangle-shaped UFO, the August 6 report, the report from Walnut Creek and the report from Otisfield were all different sightings.

Benny Baron's report was submitted sometime after the sighting from Otisfield.

The sighting of the oval-shaped UFO wasn't from Walnut Creek.

Dan Delgado's sighting wasn't received on August 5.

Neither Hal Harrison's sighting nor the report of the teardrop-shaped UFO was the August 5 report.

Edith Estes's report was submitted 2 days before the report from Fontana.

Of the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO and the August 8 sighting, one was from Dows and the other was reported by Iva Ingram.

The report of the triangle-shaped UFO wasn't from Fontana.

The sighting from Walnut Creek was submitted sometime before the report of the diamond-shaped UFO.

Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Beaconsfield
Dows
Fontana
Otisfield
Walnut Creek
Yarmouth

cigar diamond horseshoe oval teardrop triangle


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

Bobby Bora's podcast is either the business podcast or the sports podcast.

The sports podcast has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2014.

Dixie Dean's podcast has 1 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2012.

Al Acosta's podcast has 3 million more downloads than the literature podcast.

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

Faye Fender's podcast isn't about investing.

The show that began in 2011 has  fewer downloads than the film show.

Dixie Dean's show has 1 million more downloads than the literature podcast.

Eva Estrada's show is either the show with 5 million downloads or the show with 4 million downloads.

Of the podcast with 1 million downloads and the podcast that began in 2012, one is Cora Capon's and the other is Faye Fender's.

Of the podcast with 5 million downloads and Cora Capon's show, one is about literature and the other started in 2010.

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

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

business film investing literature music sports


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

Of "Tombawomba" and Isabel's dummy, one cost $1,000 and the other is going to Ypsilanti.

Of the $1,000 piece and the dummy going to Mexico City, one is "Yenga" and the other is Herman's.

Margarita's piece, "Xavier", and the dummy going to Ypsilanti are three different dummies.

Kelly's piece cost 1,000 dollars more than the puppet going to Oslo.

The piece going to Mexico City is either "Utrecht" or Margarita's dummy.

Isabel's piece cost somewhat less than "Waldarama".

"Utrecht", the $1,750 puppet, and the piece going to Ypsilanti are three different dummies.

"Utrecht" cost somewhat less than the puppet going to Baltimore.

The six dummies are Nicole's dummy, "Xavier", the dummy going to St. Moritz, "Utrecht", the dummy going to Ypsilanti and "Yenga".

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Margarita Nicole

Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Ypsilanti


Kelly's puppet cost 250 dollars more than "Xavier".

The dummy going to Mexico City, "Utrecht", and Herman's piece are three different dummies.

The dummy going to Ypsilanti isn't "Valencio".

Of the puppet going to Portland and the $1,250 dummy, one is Margarita's and the other is "Xavier".

Of the dummy going to Portland and the $2,000 dummy, one is "Waldarama" and the other is Jeff's.

"Tombawomba" cost 500 dollars more than the piece going to Oslo.

"Utrecht" is either Jeff's dummy or the $1,000 puppet.

"Utrecht", the $2,000 puppet, and the dummy going to Ypsilanti are three different dummies.

The piece going to St. Moritz cost somewhat more than "Tombawomba".

"Yenga", the $2,000 dummy, and Herman's puppet are three different dummies.

The dummy going to Vancouver cost 500 dollars more than Kelly's piece.

"Waldarama" cost 750 dollars more than Margarita's piece.

Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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 animal Kathleen bought cost 2 dollars less than the gold animal.

The purple piece cost 1 dollar less than the snail.

The dog cost 2 dollars less than the piece Patsy bought.

The red balloon cost  less than the dog.

Of the cat and the white piece, one cost $6.00 and the other was purchased by Bernard.

The snail was either the $4.00 animal or the animal Curtis bought.

The $4.00 animal wasn't purchased by Bernard.

The piece Ian bought, the $4.00 piece and the red piece were all different items.

The turtle cost 1 dollar more than the piece Patsy bought.

The white balloon cost  less than the monkey.

The cat cost  more than the gold animal.


Eva Estrada's podcast doesn't have exactly 5 million downloads.

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

Faye Fender's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the sports show.

Of the show that began in 2011 and Cora Capon's show, one has 4 million downloads and the other is about sports.

Dixie Dean's show is either the gaming show or the podcast that began in 2011.

The music show, Bobby Bora's show, Faye Fender's show, the show with 4 million downloads and Geneva Gold's show are all different shows.

The show that began in 2014 has  more downloads than Geneva Gold's show.

Of the show that began in 2011 and the investing podcast, one is Geneva Gold's and the other has 4 million downloads.

The investing show is either the show that began in 2012 or the podcast that began in 2013.

Cora Capon's show doesn't have exactly 5 million downloads.

Faye Fender's podcast, the film show, and the investing show are three different shows.

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

business film gaming investing music sports


The dish with 9 grams of protein, the recipe with 460 calories, the dish served on May 16th, the garlic tilapia and the lemon salmon were all different recipes.

Of the dish with 400 calories and the recipe with 460 calories, one has exactly 15 grams of protein and the other was the kale quinoa.

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

Of the dish served on May 16th and the meal with 12 grams of protein, one has 400 calories and the other has 380 calories.

The meal with 440 calories doesn't have exactly 5 grams of protein.

The recipe with 12 grams of protein wasn't served on May 14th.

The chili pork was either the recipe with 12 grams of protein or the meal with 460 calories.

The kale quinoa wasn't served on May 15th.

The recipe with 5 grams of protein was either the chili pork or the recipe served on May 13th.

The dish with 460 calories was either the recipe with 8 grams of protein or the recipe served on May 17th.

The kale quinoa contains 20 fewer calories than the dish with 8 grams of protein.

The recipe with 440 calories, the meal served on May 17th, and the kale quinoa are three different recipes.

The recipe with 400 calories doesn't have exactly 10 grams of protein.

The bulgur salad wasn't served on May 16th.

The lemon salmon contains somewhat fewer calories than the recipe served on May 17th.

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

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

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


The show with 3 million downloads is either the show that began in 2013 or the show that began in 2008.

Al Acosta's podcast has 2 million fewer downloads than the investing podcast.

Of the podcast with 5 million downloads and the show that began in 2009, one is about business and the other is Eva Estrada's.

The podcast that began in 2015 is either Geneva Gold's podcast or Dixie Dean's show.

The podcast that began in 2013 has 1 million fewer downloads than the sports show.

Of the podcast with 2 million downloads and the investing podcast, one is Bobby Bora's and the other started in 2009.

Bobby Bora's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the literature show.

Geneva Gold's show has  more downloads than the sports show.

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

business gaming investing literature music sports


Of the customer with the 12:30pm appointment and Nettie, one has the appointment for the crown and the other will be seen by Dr. Park.

Patsy is either the person who will be seeing Dr. Estrada or the person going in for the veneers.

Of the client who will be seeing Dr. Valdez and the customer with the 9:30am appointment, one has the appointment for the filling and the other is Inez.

Nettie doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

The person with the 12:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Valdez.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Valdez has an appointment sometime after Bernice.

The client with the 1:30pm appointment will be seen by Dr. Winters.

Of the person with the 9:30am appointment and the patient who will be seeing Dr. Harris, one is Shane and the other has the appointment for the filling.

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

The customer going in for the cleaning has an appointment 1 hour before the patient who will be seeing Dr. Estrada.

The person going in for the crown has an appointment 2 hours after the customer who will be seeing Dr. Harris.

The customer with the 10:30am appointment doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

Vanessa is either the patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters or the person who will be seeing Dr. Valdez.

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers

Dr. Estrada
Dr. Harris
Dr. Park
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters


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

The culture with 9,500 people was founded 500 years after the culture located near Garden Grove.

Of the culture located near New Liberty and the society founded in 100 AD, one had a population size of 9,000 and the other was the Chach culture.

The Nysrani culture was founded in 1350 AD.

Of the society founded in 600 AD and the society founded in 850 AD, one was the Lyeilia culture and the other was based near Carmel.

The culture located near Redlands was founded 1,000 years after the Chach culture.

The Oiracha culture wasn't founded in 350 AD.

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

The culture founded in 850 AD had a population size of 9,500.

The Juad culture wasn't founded in 1100 AD.

The culture with 8,000 people was either the Chach culture or the Juad culture.

The culture located near Howland was founded 500 years before the culture with 5,000 people.

Chach Juad Lyeilia Nysrani Oiracha Voriss

Carmel
Garden Grove
Howland
New Liberty
Quasqueton
Redlands


The culture located near New Liberty didn't have a population size of 8,000.

Of the culture located near Howland and the culture founded in 1100 AD, one had a population size of 5,000 and the other was the Zuneos culture.

The Aldeton culture was founded sometime after the culture with 7,500 people.

Of the culture located near Arnolds Park and the Ryat culture, one had a population size of 4,500 and the other was founded in 100 AD.

Neither the Voriss culture nor the culture located near Redlands was the society founded in 350 AD.

The Zuneos culture, the culture located near Unity, the culture founded in 600 AD, the culture with 8,000 people and the culture with 7,500 people were all different cultures.

The Juad culture wasn't founded in 350 AD.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded sometime before the culture located near Howland.

The culture founded in 100 AD wasn't based near Redlands.

The culture with 9,500 people was either the Aldeton culture or the Lyeilia culture.

The Lyeilia culture was founded 500 years before the culture with 6,500 people.

The culture located near Unity didn't have a population size of 6,500.

Of the culture located near Howland and the Lyeilia culture, one had a population size of 9,500 and the other was founded in 600 AD.

Arnolds Park
Howland
Junction City
New Liberty
Redlands
Unity


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 19-year-old didn't come from Sebulu.

The animal that was found in Ambalat is 3 years older than Pemson.

The 4-year-old didn't come from Puruk Cahu.

Of Pemson and the animal that was found in Basahan, one is cared for by Dolly and the other is cared for by Aldo.

Quirrel is 6 years younger than the animal Gracie works with.

The orangutan Gracie works with is either Shamir or the 10-year-old.

The animal that was found in Puak is either the 10-year-old or the 13-year-old.

Of the orangutan Francine works with and the orangutan Dolly works with, one is Merah and the other is 7 years old.

The animal that was found in Puak is 6 years younger than Merah.

Merah Nikatrice Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Ambalat
Basahan
Melak
Puak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu


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" is either the Mack truck or the Winnebago.

Of "Books-4-U" and "Tiny Tomes", one is driven by Becky and the other is the school bus.

"Explore More" is either the Airstream or the mobile library with 350 books.

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 more books than the vehicle Patsy drives.

The bookmobile with 500 books, "Lit on Wheels", and the vehicle Dan drives are three different vehicles.

The six vehicles are "Tiny Tomes", the bookmobile Patsy drives, the vehicle with 400 books, the vehicle with 500 books, the bookmobile Violet drives and the vehicle Kimberly drives.

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

"Words To Go" has  more books than the bookmobile Violet drives.

Of the vehicle Kimberly drives and "Explore More", one has 250 books and the other is the Winnebago.

The vehicle with 500 books isn't the ambulance.

Of "Books-4-U" and the Airstream, one is driven by Violet and the other is driven by Patsy.

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

Becky Dan Francisco Kimberly Patsy Violet

Airstream
ambulance
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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

Of the $1,750 system and the game released in 1976, one is "Aladeen" and the other was made by Arco.

Of the machine released in 1975 and the system made by Waverly Toys, one costs $1,500 and the other is "Archer Quest".

Of "Aladeen" and "Bowling Alley", one costs $1,500 and the other was made by Dow Games.

"Bowling Alley" came out 2 years after the machine made by Pinnefore.

"Zany Circus" came out 2 years before the $2,500 game.

The machine released in 1978 doesn't cost $3,750.

The $3,750 game wasn't made by Pinnefore.

The system released in 1976 wasn't made by Waverly Toys.

The $2,000 system, the game released in 1976, and the system made by Pinnefore are three different games.

The pinball machine made by Arco came out sometime before the $3,750 machine.

The six games are the pinball machine released in 1977, the game made by Arco, the game made by Maxigame, "Voyager Hero", "Aladeen" and "Bowling Alley".

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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 155 sq ft home is either the $29,000 house or the structure going to Unionville.

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

The 95 sq ft house didn't sell for $35,000.

The house going to Healdsburg is 45 sq ft smaller than the $29,000 home.

The Gillespie's home is somewhat larger than the house going to Eagle Grove.

The structure going to Eagle Grove is somewhat larger than the Pratt's home.

Of the $25,000 home and the 95 sq ft house, one will be delivered to Healdsburg and the other is for the Davidsons.

The $25,000 home is either the house going to Unionville or the 110 sq ft home.

The structure going to Mission Viejo is 45 sq ft smaller than the $36,000 structure.

The Ingram's home is either the home going to Kennebunkport or the 155 sq ft structure.

The structure going to Unionville didn't sell for $36,000.

The Whitehead's house is either the house going to Healdsburg or the $35,000 house.

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

Davidson Gillespie Ingram Pratt Underwood Whitehead

Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Mission Viejo
Unionville


Of the traveler from Sweden and the traveler born on June 14th, one is the musician and the other is Jeffrey.

The diplomat has a birthday 4 months before Michael.

The person whose birthday is on August 15th, Jeffrey, Bill, Kevin and the politician are all different people.

The traveler from Mexico is either Jeffrey or the lawyer.

The person whose birthday is on April 13th is not from Austria.

Bill is either the person from Belgium or the musician.

The traveler whose birthday is on September 17th is not from Austria.

The politician has a birthday 2 months after the person from Belgium.

Neither the traveler whose birthday is on September 17th nor the diplomat is Neville.

Of Jeffrey and the surgeon, one was born on May 18th and the other is from Belgium.

The person from Norway is not the diplomat.

Michael is either the person born on June 14th or the traveler from Mexico.

architect diplomat lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria
Belgium
Mexico
Norway
South Africa
Sweden


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.

Hannah is either the salesperson who ordered the iced tea or the salesperson whose order cost $7.15.

Neither the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 nor the salesperson whose order cost $6.70 is the team member who ordered the iced tea.

Erica owes  more than the salesperson who ordered the orange soda.

The salesperson who ordered the Italian sub owes  more than Rebecca.

Of the person whose order cost $5.35 and the salesperson who ordered the water, one ordered the meatball sub and the other is Erica.

Hannah owes  more than the team member who ordered the ginger ale.

The salesperson who ordered the taco salad owes $1.35 less than Samantha.

Of the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger and the person whose order cost $5.35, one ordered the root beer and the other is Erica.

Of Samantha and the team member whose order cost $5.80, one ordered the cheeseburger and the other ordered the ginger ale.

Erica Geoffrey Hannah Irene Rebecca Samantha

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

ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


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 Cole Cooley's item and the one that sold for $325, one featured the person who played second base and the other featured the person who played left field.

Irv Ingram's card sold for 100 dollars less than the 1978 piece.

The six cards were the one that sold for $225, Gilby Glass's card, Irv Ingram's card, Cole Cooley's item, the 1972 piece and Finn Freeman's piece.

The 2015 one sold for 50 dollars less than Lance Leach's one.

Of the piece that sold for $275 and Jimmy Jacobs's item, one featured the person who played shortstop and the other came out in 1972.

The 2012 item sold for somewhat more than Irv Ingram's item.

The card that sold for $225 didn't feature the person who played catcher.

Cole Cooley's piece sold for 50 dollars more than the one for the person who played pitcher.

The 1978 piece sold for somewhat less than Finn Freeman's item.

The card for the person who played second base sold for 50 dollars more than Finn Freeman's item.

The one that sold for $325, the 1972 one, and the 1978 one are three different cards.

Finn Freeman's one didn't come out in 2012.

The item for the person who played shortstop didn't come out in 2004.

Cole Cooley
Finn Freeman
Gilby Glass
Irv Ingram
Jimmy Jacobs
Lance Leach

catcher
left field
pitcher
right field
second base
shortstop


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 from Mexico has a birthday 2 months before the surgeon.

The traveler whose birthday is on August 15th is not from Austria.

Of the engineer and the person from Sweden, one is Adrian and the other was born on April 13th.

Of the politician and the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th, one is Izzy and the other is from Germany.

Eric has a birthday sometime after the engineer.

The person from Canada is not the diplomat.

The person from Austria is not the musician.

The six people are the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th, the diplomat, the traveler from Mexico, Kevin, Dale and the person from Germany.

Adrian has a birthday 1 month after the traveler from Germany.

Kevin is either the person from Germany or the lawyer.

diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria Canada France Germany Mexico Sweden


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

Of the March 31 proceeding and the 3-6 decision, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Alvarado and the other was Short v Metz.

Of the March 10 case and Justice Larson's majority opinion, one was Carson v Dunn and the other was the 3-6 decision.

The March 17 proceeding was either the 6-3 decision or the 2-7 decision.

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

Ayers v Byrd was 2 weeks before Justice Larson's majority opinion.

The 8-1 decision was either Zamora v Pibb or Omar v Powers.

Watts v Yang had its majority opinion written by Justice Caldwell.

Zamora v Pibb was sometime after Justice Underwood's majority opinion.

The 6-3 decision was 1 week before Justice Underwood's majority opinion.

Carson v Dunn was 1 week after Justice Olson's majority opinion.

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

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

Alvarado Caldwell Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


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

Zemelmolen was built 23 years before the Van den Berg family's house.

The home in Hoogmade, the Van den Berg family's structure, and Westmolen are three different structures.

The house in Hoogmade is owned by the Smit family.

The windmill built in 1798 isn't owned by the Smit family.

Of the windmill built in 1706 and the home in Kinderdijk, one is owned by the De Jong family and the other is Grosmolen.

The Visser family's house, the structure in Aarlanderveen, and Westmolen are three different structures.

Of Vlietmolen and the structure built in 1752, one is owned by the Van den Berg family and the other is in Hoogmade.

Grosmolen is either the home in Den Bommel or the Jansen family's windmill.

The Bakker family's structure was built 69 years before the windmill in Aarlanderveen.

Of the De Jong family's home and the Bakker family's home, one was built in 1683 and the other is Zemelmolen.

Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
Jansen
Smit
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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 cook who scored 63 points and the cook who scored 70 points, one made the lemon snapper and the other was Tyrone.

The chef from Apple Barn didn't make the smoked pork.

The person who scored 49 points is either the person from Apple Barn or the person from Oceanside.

The chef from White Bean scored somewhat more points than Karl.

Zachary is either the person who scored 42 points or the cook who made the turkey soup.

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

The person who made the cashew tofu scored 7 more points than the person from Enzo's.

The person who made the cajun chili scored 7 fewer points than Luther.

Tyrone is either the person from Apple Barn or the cook who made the cashew tofu.

Of the person who made the cajun chili and the person who scored 63 points, one was Zachary and the other works at Zenaida's.

Marjorie is either the person who made the smoked pork or the person from Demitasse.

Karl Luther Marjorie Tyrone Wade Zachary

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

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


The orangutan that was found in Ambalat isn't cared for by Beatrice.

Of the orangutan that was found in Basahan and the orangutan Gracie works with, one is 19 years old and the other is Pemson.

Nikatrice is  younger than the ape that was found in Kendisi.

The 10-year-old isn't cared for by Francine.

Of Ofallo and the 13-year-old, one is cared for by Francine and the other came from Tarakan.

The orangutan Beatrice works with is  younger than the animal that was found in Tarakan.

Merah is  younger than the animal that was found in Sebulu.

Quirrel, the orangutan that was found in Melak, Nikatrice, the animal that was found in Tarakan and the orangutan that was found in Sebulu are all different animals.

The orangutan Aldo works with is  older than the ape that was found in Kendisi.

The 7-year-old, Quirrel, and the animal Aldo works with are three different animals.

Of the ape Gracie works with and the ape that was found in Kendisi, one is 13 years old and the other is Quirrel.

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh

Aldo Beatrice Calliope Eva Francine Gracie

Ambalat Basahan Kendisi Melak Sebulu Tarakan


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 finished sixth and the person who submitted the silver item, one made the sweater and the other is Ida.

Ida, the person who finished fifth, and the person who submitted the green item are three different people.

The entrant who entered her mittens finished 1 place after the knitter who submitted the black item.

Ida finished 2 places after the entrant who entered her blanket.

The knitter who entered her blanket, the knitter who submitted the blue item, and the entrant who finished first are three different people.

Geneva finished somewhat after the entrant who entered her socks.

The person who submitted the black item, Ida, the knitter who entered her sweater, the person who finished fifth and Winifred are all different people.

Ernestine finished 3 places before the person who submitted the white item.

Of the entrant who entered her scarf and the knitter who submitted the blue item, one finished second and the other is Ernestine.

The entrant who entered her socks is either the person who submitted the purple item or the person who finished second.

Ernestine Geneva Holly Ida Ruth Winifred

blanket
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy


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 Pomaquin oyster isn't from Appleton, CT.

The oyster with the citrusy finish costs 30 cents less than the Summersill oyster.

The Thatcher oyster has a buttery taste.

The one with the nutty finish, the one that costs $2.40, and the one that costs $2.50 are three different oysters.

Of the oyster from Willapa, RI and the oyster that costs $2.00, one is the Welcher oyster and the other has a buttery taste.

The Summersill oyster isn't from Vancouver, BC.

The one from Barnstable, ME costs somewhat less than the oyster with the briny finish.

The oyster that costs $2.10 has a briny taste.

The oyster from Duxbury, MA costs 20 cents less than the Bluepoint oyster.

The Summersill oyster is either the oyster with the creamy finish or the one with the nutty finish.

The six oysters are the oyster that costs $2.30, the oyster from Duxbury, MA, the oyster from Appleton, CT, the one with the citrusy finish, the one from Barnstable, ME and the one with the creamy finish.

Bluepoint Katamaka Pomaquin Summersill Thatcher Welcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity nutty


The piece Kathleen bought cost  more than the monkey.

The dog cost 2 dollars less than the balloon Sidney bought.

The dog was either the $4.00 balloon or the balloon Emma bought.

The purple balloon was either the animal Francisco bought or the fish.

The snail was either the orange balloon or the $6.00 animal.

The piece Yvette bought cost  more than the red animal.

The six items were the animal Emma bought, the $5.00 piece, the $7.00 piece, the red piece, the orange balloon and the purple animal.

The balloon Francisco bought wasn't red.

The yellow balloon was either the animal Kathleen bought or the dog.

The balloon Yvette bought cost 3 dollars less than the cat.

Emma Francisco Ian Kathleen Sidney Yvette


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

The player who won the $23.25 pot was either the player who won with two pairs or the competitor who won with a straight flush.

Ramon won 1 hand after the competitor who won with a straight flush.

The competitor who won with a flush was either the person who won the fifth hand or Maria.

Of the player who won the $6.50 pot and the player who won with two pairs, one was Salvador and the other won the sixth hand.

The person who won with a full house won 4 hands before the person who won the $6.50 pot.

The person who won the $6.50 pot didn't win with a straight flush.

The person who won with one pair won 1 hand after the competitor who won the $9.00 pot.

The competitor who won the $18.25 pot won with one pair.

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

Guillermo Irma Maria Ramon Salvador Yvonne

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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 one with 750 genes and P. wellington, one was sequenced by Dr. Long and the other was sequenced in December.

The organism with 1,250 genes was either the bacteria sequenced in August or the one sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

E. paradolens has somewhat more genes than the organism sequenced in July.

E. carolinus has somewhat more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

L. dyson wasn't sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

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

D. forcilitis wasn't sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

The bacteria sequenced in August has 500 fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Long.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Trujillo was either the bacteria with 1,000 genes or the organism sequenced in August.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Walsh has somewhat more genes than B. mangeris.

Of the one with 1,500 genes and the one sequenced in November, one was sequenced by Dr. Doyle and the other is E. carolinus.

The organism sequenced in April has 250 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington

April July August September November December


The team member whose order cost $6.25 ordered the taco salad.

Samantha is either the salesperson who ordered the grape soda or the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub.

The person whose order cost $4.90 didn't order the meatball sub.

The team member whose order cost $6.70 is either the person who ordered the cheeseburger or the team member who ordered the root beer.

Geoffrey owes  more than the salesperson who ordered the diet coke.

Of the person who ordered the tuna on rye and the person whose order cost $5.80, one ordered the ginger ale and the other is Rebecca.

Of the person who ordered the B.L.T. and the salesperson whose order cost $4.90, one ordered the grape soda and the other is Erica.

The salesperson who ordered the diet coke owes  more than Peter.

The team member who ordered the grape soda owes $1.35 less than the person who ordered the cheeseburger.

The person who ordered the root beer didn't order the taco salad.

Irene is either the team member who ordered the iced tea or the team member whose order cost $6.70.

The salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. is either the team member who ordered the root beer or the team member whose order cost $5.35.

The person who ordered the orange soda owes $1.35 less than the salesperson who ordered the taco salad.

Erica Geoffrey Irene Peter Rebecca Samantha

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

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


The six people are the team member whose order cost $5.35, the person who ordered the B.L.T., the person who ordered the orange soda, Peter, Erica and the salesperson who ordered the iced tea.

The person who ordered the ginger ale owes 45 cents more than Peter.

Of the team member who ordered the grape soda and the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger, one is Geoffrey and the other owes $6.25.

Neither the salesperson whose order cost $5.35 nor the team member who ordered the diet coke is Peter.

The team member who ordered the orange soda didn't order the taco salad.

The salesperson who ordered the taco salad owes 45 cents more than Irene.

The salesperson who ordered the ginger ale owes 90 cents less than Chip.

Of the salesperson who ordered the taco salad and the team member who ordered the B.L.T., one owes $6.70 and the other is Rebecca.

The team member who ordered the club sandwich owes 180 cents less than Geoffrey.

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


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.

Of the one with an APR of 8% and the one with the $2,000 credit limit, one is from Dell Scargo and the other is from Credit Korp.

The card that expires on 12/2025 has an APR 1 percent higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

The one with an APR of 11% doesn't have a limit of $12,500.

The one with an APR of 9% is either the one with the $7,500 credit limit or the TrustCo card.

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

The one with the $7,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the one that expires on 11/2025.

The one that expires on 05/2025 doesn't have a limit of $8,500.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR somewhat higher than the card with the $7,500 credit limit.

The card with an APR of 10% doesn't expire on 09/2025.

Of the one with an APR of 13% and the card that expires on 11/2025, one is from Dell Scargo and the other has a limit of $8,500.

Neither the one with the $15,000 credit limit nor the card with the $7,500 credit limit is the Hoardstrum card.

The one that expires on 06/2025 has an APR 1 percent higher than the Southwest Inc card.

The one with an APR of 13% doesn't expire on 09/2025.

The card with the $2,000 credit limit has an APR 3 percent higher than the TrustCo card.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


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 six items were the bear, the $7.00 piece, the piece Yvette bought, the $4.00 balloon, the brown animal and the $6.00 animal.

The $6.00 animal wasn't purchased by Zachary.

The animal Zachary bought wasn't purple.

Of the magenta piece and the balloon Nancy bought, one was the turtle and the other cost $5.00.

The $5.00 piece, the balloon Zachary bought, and the monkey are three different items.

The dog cost  less than the yellow balloon.

The cat cost 1 dollar less than the animal Yvette bought.

The fish cost 2 dollars more than the white animal.

Of the monkey and the $8.00 balloon, one was purchased by Nancy and the other was yellow.

The balloon Rudolph bought cost 3 dollars more than the purple animal.

Gayle Nancy Patsy Rudolph Yvette 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 dedicated to the rooster is either the temple built in 1825 or the shrine in Uchida.

Of the structure dedicated to the frog and the structure in Toyagi, one is Amari Michi and the other was built in 1585.

The six shrines are the temple in Funai, Okabe Honzo, the shrine built in 1765, the structure dedicated to the deer, the structure dedicated to the frog and the temple built in 1525.

The shrine in Miyato is either Hori Takesi or the shrine built in 1525.

The temple in Toyagi was built 60 years after Matsuno Okura.

The structure dedicated to the deer was built 240 years before the temple in Usui.

Amari Michi, the structure built in 1825, and the shrine in Funai are three different shrines.

Sama Takako isn't dedicated to the turtle.

The shrine built in 1645 isn't dedicated to the cat.

Takahashi was built sometime after the shrine dedicated to the rooster.

Matsuno Okura was built 240 years before the shrine dedicated to the mouse.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi


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

Omar's design was either the plane that was thrown 5th or the plane that was thrown 7th.

The green plane was either the airplane that went 25 feet or the plane that was thrown 7th.

Omar's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 45 feet.

Ella's design went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 7th.

Of the black airplane and the white plane, one went 55 feet and the other was thrown 4th.

The plane that was thrown 6th went 30 feet farther than the green airplane.

The silver plane was either the airplane that went 45 feet or the airplane that went 25 feet.

Roderick's design was either the plane that was thrown 7th or the airplane that went 15 feet.

Valerie's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 45 feet.

The plane that was thrown 1st went 10 feet farther than Roderick's design.

Margo's design landed 40 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 5th.

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


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.

Pablo was either the competitor who paid $7.99 or the runner who chose pomodoro sauce.

Of the runner who ordered fettuccine and the contestant who chose bolognese sauce, one was Yolanda and the other paid $8.99.

The competitor who chose alfredo sauce paid 1 dollar less than the competitor who ordered fettuccine.

The contestant who paid $6.99 didn't order penne.

Of the runner who chose bolognese sauce and the competitor who ordered taglioni, one was Wade and the other paid $11.99.

Of the runner who chose mushroom sauce and the runner who chose marinara sauce, one ordered farfalle and the other paid $10.99.

Wade paid  more than the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce.

The contestant who ordered rotini paid  less than Pablo.

The runner who chose mushroom sauce paid 3 dollars more than the competitor who ordered penne.

Gwendolyn paid 1 dollar less than the runner who chose pomodoro sauce.

Damon Gwendolyn Louis Pablo Wade Yolanda

capellini farfalle fettuccine penne rotini taglioni

alfredo bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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.

Betty Bush doesn't work in the retail industry.

Rachel Reid is worth 3 billion more than the mogul from England.

The tycoon worth $27 billion is from France.

Of the tycoon from Norway and Joseph Jakes, one is worth $30 billion and the other works in the finance industry.

The mogul who works in the aerospace industry isn't from Denmark.

Tim Townsend is worth somewhat less than the magnate from England.

Joseph Jakes is worth 1 billion less than the tycoon who works in the aerospace industry.

Joseph Jakes isn't worth exactly $28 billion.

Joseph Jakes is worth somewhat more than the mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Of the mogul from Denmark and the magnate who works in the medical industry, one is worth $28 billion and the other is Faith Flynn.

The magnate worth $29 billion doesn't work in the retail industry.

Betty Bush
Faith Flynn
Joseph Jakes
Kirk Kaplan
Rachel Reid
Tim Townsend

Argentina Denmark England France Mexico Norway

aerospace banking finance medical retail pharmaceutical


The knitter who finished third is either the entrant who submitted the purple item or the entrant who entered her scarf.

The knitter who finished first didn't knit the socks.

Ruth is either the person who finished sixth or the knitter who submitted the purple item.

The person who finished fifth is either the person who entered her tea cozy or the knitter who entered her scarf.

Natasha finished 2 places after the entrant who submitted the white item.

The person who submitted the purple item finished somewhat after Natasha.

Of the person who entered her hat and the knitter who finished fifth, one made the purple item and the other made the orange item.

Of Yolanda and the entrant who finished fourth, one made the blanket and the other made the orange item.

Bessie finished somewhat before the knitter who submitted the blue item.

The entrant who submitted the green item finished 3 places after Natasha.

The entrant who finished third didn't make the blue item.

Bessie Ernestine Ida Natasha Ruth Yolanda

blanket
hat
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy


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

Of the program that aired on BMT and the show that aired on Sunday, one aired at 4:30pm and the other brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

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

The program that aired at 2:00pm aired on Saturday.

The show that aired on PTR aired on Saturday.

The show that aired on Thursday, the program with 1,500,000 viewers, and the show that aired on PTR are three different programs.

The show that aired on FNX had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 2:00pm.

Of the program that aired on Monday and the show that aired at 1:00pm, one brought in 500,000 viewers and the other aired on GMA.

The show that aired at 4:30pm had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired on Friday.

The six programs were the show with 250,000 viewers, the show that aired on Thursday, the show that aired on SBC, the show that aired on Monday, the show that aired on Saturday and the program that aired at 1:00pm.

The show that aired on FNX was either the show that aired on Monday or the show with 250,000 viewers.

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

The show that aired at 11:30am aired on Wednesday.

Sunday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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

The vehicle with 400 books is either "Words To Go" or the ice cream truck.

"Words To Go" has 50 more books than the Greyhound bus.

"Ready Reader", the mobile library Antonio drives, and the Mack truck are three different vehicles.

The six vehicles are "Dream Machine", the bookmobile with 500 books, the mobile library Hugh drives, the bookmobile Antonio drives, the Mack truck and the bookmobile with 400 books.

The bookmobile Violet drives, "Books-4-U", and the vehicle with 500 books are three different vehicles.

"Books-4-U" has 50 fewer books than the bookmobile Cynthia drives.

The bookmobile Hugh drives has 50 fewer books than the Greyhound bus.

Of the vehicle Violet drives and "Dream Machine", one is the Winnebago and the other is the ice cream truck.

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

Antonio Cynthia Hugh Leroy Sheryl Violet

ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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

The prospector who found 11 ounces of gold didn't work at the Glacier Grove claim.

The miner who worked in Arizona finished with 9 ounces more gold than Gil Gonzalez.

Of Ivan Ingram and the miner who found 20 ounces of gold, one worked the Belle Hart claim and the other worked in California.

Ivan Ingram didn't find 14 ounces of gold.

The prospector who found 23 ounces of gold was either the miner working at Tyrol Creek or the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

Harry Howell was either the miner who found 26 ounces of gold or the prospector who worked in Canada.

The miner who found 17 ounces of gold didn't work in Alaska.

Of the prospector working at Culver Gorge and the prospector who found 23 ounces of gold, one worked in Canada and the other worked in California.

The prospector who found 17 ounces of gold was either the prospector who worked in Canada or the miner working at Fuller Rise.

Gil Gonzalez finished with 6 ounces more gold than the person who worked in New Mexico.

Chip Cornell didn't work at the Culver Gorge claim.

Adam Alford finished with somewhat less gold than the prospector who worked in Alaska.

The person who worked in Canada finished with somewhat more gold than Gil Gonzalez.

Adam Alford
Chip Cornell
Dilbert Duke
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

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

Alaska
Arizona
California
Canada
Nevada
New Mexico


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

Of the 7-year-old and the 4-year-old, one is cared for by Francine and the other came from Sebulu.

The orangutan Beatrice works with is 12 years older than the orangutan that was found in Sebulu.

Ofallo is 6 years younger than the animal Dolly works with.

Of the animal that was found in Tarakan and the orangutan that was found in Melak, one is Nikatrice and the other is 13 years old.

The animal that was found in Kendisi is either the animal Dolly works with or the animal Eva works with.

The animal that was found in Melak is either the orangutan Eva works with or Pemson.

The 16-year-old isn't cared for by Dolly.

Of the animal Aldo works with and Merah, one came from Melak and the other is 7 years old.

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Rajesh Shamir

Ambalat
Kendisi
Melak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu
Tarakan


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

The $1,500 game came out 1 year before the machine made by Arco.

Of the pinball machine released in 1979 and the $5,200 pinball machine, one was made by Dow Games and the other is "Bowling Alley".

"Bowling Alley" came out sometime after the game made by Dow Games.

"Disco Mania" came out sometime after the $1,750 machine.

The machine made by Tarco Inc. came out sometime after "Aladeen".

Of the machine released in 1976 and "Voyager Hero", one was made by Maxigame and the other costs $6,400.

"Meteor Rise" came out sometime before the $5,200 game.

The machine released in 1978 is either the $2,000 pinball machine or the system made by Arco.

The $2,000 machine came out 2 years before the pinball machine made by Maxigame.

"Archer Quest" wasn't made by Dow Games.

The game made by Pinnefore is either the game released in 1977 or the $2,000 pinball machine.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


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

Veronica scored 7 more points than the chef who made the cashew tofu.

Of the person from Apple Barn and the chef who made the turkey soup, one was Darlene and the other scored 42 points.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored 7 fewer points than the person from Epicurious.

The person who scored 49 points, the person who made the smoked pork, Zachary and the cook who made the cajun chili are all different chefs.

Jim, the cook from Apple Barn, and the chef from Zenaida's are three different chefs.

Of the cook who made the cajun chili and Zachary, one works at Oceanside and the other scored 63 points.

The cook from Demitasse didn't make the turkey soup.

Of the cook who made the cashew tofu and the chef from Epicurious, one was Marjorie and the other scored 70 points.

Darlene Ida Jim Marjorie Veronica Zachary

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


The six organisms were the one sequenced in February, the organism with 750 genes, the bacteria with 1,250 genes, the organism sequenced by Dr. Quinn, the one sequenced by Dr. Fletcher and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

The one sequenced in December has 750 fewer genes than B. mangeris.

The one sequenced by Dr. Kennedy was either the organism sequenced in April or E. carolinus.

L. dyson was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Fletcher or the organism with 1,000 genes.

The organism with 750 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Estrada.

The one sequenced in December has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

The bacteria sequenced in August was sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

The organism sequenced in August has somewhat more genes than E. paradolens.

D. forcilitis was either the bacteria with 500 genes or the one sequenced in February.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Zamora was either the organism sequenced in August or D. forcilitis.

D. forcilitis has 500 fewer genes than the organism sequenced in September.

The one sequenced in April wasn't sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

The organism with 500 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

Doyle Estrada Fletcher Kennedy Quinn Zamora

February April July August September December


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 windmill in Den Bommel is either the Jansen family's structure or the windmill built in 1683.

The home in Den Bommel was built 23 years before Hoekmolen.

Doesmolen is owned by the Meijer family.

The six structures are the house built in 1683, the Smit family's home, the structure in Leiderdorp, the Jansen family's house, the Visser family's structure and Grosmolen.

Vlietmolen was built sometime before the house in Aarlanderveen.

The structure in Kinderdijk is owned by the Visser family.

The Smit family's house, the windmill built in 1798, and the house in Kinderdijk are three different structures.

Of the house in Aarlanderveen and the De Jong family's structure, one is Oostmolen and the other was built in 1752.

Oostmolen was built sometime after the Van Dijk family's structure.

Hoekmolen is owned by the Visser family.

Of the Jansen family's house and Grosmolen, one was built in 1706 and the other is in Hoogmade.

Grosmolen isn't owned by the De Jong family.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

De Jong
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Van Dijk
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Schiedam


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 person who lives in Eustis spent 25 dollars less than Jack Jordan.

The friend who spent $450 gave Ally the juicer.

The friend who gave Ally the planter spent  less than the person who lives in Jonesboro.

The attendee who gave Ally the planter spent 25 dollars more than the friend who lives in Decatur City.

The attendee who spent $450, Ned Norris, and the friend who gave Ally the blender are three different people.

Of the person who lives in Clovis and the person who spent $425, one gave Ally the planter and the other is Ned Norris.

The friend who gave Ally the blender, Mitch Mayo, and the attendee who spent $500 are three different people.

Of the person who lives in Fruitland and the person who spent $400, one gave Ally the laptop and the other is Mitch Mayo.

Ned Norris, the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player, and the attendee who gave Ally the juicer are three different people.

The attendee who lives in Jonesboro didn't give Ally the blender.

Of the person who gave Ally the juicer and the person who lives in Clovis, one is Lily Little and the other spent $525.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Twin Peaks


The $3,750 machine came out 2 years after the pinball machine made by Maxigame.

The game made by Tarco Inc. came out 1 year before the $6,400 game.

Of "Zany Circus" and the $3,750 game, one was released in 1979 and the other was made by Waverly Toys.

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

The machine released in 1978 doesn't cost $5,200.

The $2,500 pinball machine came out 1 year after "Zany Circus".

The $1,750 system, "Meteor Rise", "Archer Quest", the machine made by Waverly Toys and the machine released in 1979 are all different games.

Of the $1,500 system and "Meteor Rise", one was released in 1977 and the other was made by Dow Games.

"Bowling Alley" came out 1 year before the system made by Waverly Toys.

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

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


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.

Nelson is either the person from Apple Barn or the person from White Bean.

The cook from White Bean scored 21 fewer points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

The chef from Oceanside didn't make the turkey soup.

The cook from Apple Barn scored somewhat more points than Nelson.

Nelson scored 7 more points than the person who made the cashew tofu.

Hattie is either the person who scored 77 points or the chef from Apple Barn.

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

The chef from Demitasse scored 14 more points than Marjorie.

Bertha is either the chef who scored 42 points or the person from Epicurious.

The cook from Apple Barn is either the chef who made the smoked pork or the chef who made the cashew tofu.

The cook from Epicurious scored 7 fewer points than the cook who made the jambalaya.

The person who scored 77 points is either the person from Demitasse or the cook from Enzo's.

Bertha Celia Hattie Marjorie Nelson Wade

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean


Of Fred Fletcher and the prospector who worked in Alaska, one found 14 ounces of gold and the other worked the Belle Hart claim.

The person who found 11 ounces of gold worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

The person who found 26 ounces of gold didn't work at the Laurel Ridge claim.

Of the prospector who worked in Arizona and Gil Gonzalez, one found 14 ounces of gold and the other worked the Fuller Rise claim.

Of the miner who worked in Canada and the prospector who worked in New Mexico, one found 23 ounces of gold and the other worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

The person who worked in California was either Ben Barron or the miner working at Tyrol Creek.

The miner who worked in Alaska finished with somewhat more gold than Adam Alford.

The miner who worked in Canada finished with 9 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Glacier Grove.

Ivan Ingram finished with 3 ounces more gold than the person working at Glacier Grove.

Ivan Ingram worked the Belle Hart claim.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

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

Alaska
Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
New Mexico


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 knitter who submitted the black item made the mittens.

Viola finished 2 places before the knitter who entered her sweater.

The knitter who finished first made the green item.

Of the person who finished fifth and Laverne, one made the purple item and the other made the tea cozy.

Of the knitter who entered her scarf and Ollie, one made the blue item and the other finished fifth.

The person who submitted the white item finished 1 place after the knitter who entered her socks.

The knitter who finished fourth, Laverne, the knitter who entered her scarf, the knitter who submitted the white item and the knitter who submitted the green item are all different people.

The person who entered her tea cozy, the entrant who submitted the black item, and Ernestine are three different people.

Laverne finished 2 places after the entrant who entered her socks.

Viola finished 1 place before the knitter who entered her blanket.

Ernestine Laverne Natasha Ollie Ruth Viola

blanket
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy


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

Of the person in lane 7 and the contestant who scored 460 points, one was from Cutler and the other is Perry.

Florence is either the contestant from Modesto or the player who scored 620 points.

The contestant from Pacific Grove wasn't in lane 6.

The player from Elk Grove scored 240 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 3.

Of the contestant in lane 1 and the person who scored 300 points, one was from Elk Grove and the other is Alberta.

The person who scored 540 points was in lane 6.

The player who scored 620 points is either the contestant in lane 3 or the contestant from Pacific Grove.

Vincent is either the person from Elk Grove or the player in lane 5.

The player in lane 1 is either the person from Pacific Grove or the contestant who scored 380 points.

The contestant from Bristol scored  more points than Gretchen.

The person from Ontario scored 240 points fewer points than the person in lane 6.

Christie scored  more points than the person from Bristol.

The person who scored 300 points wasn't in lane 5.

Alberta Christie Florence Gretchen Perry Vincent

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


Of Gwendolyn and the competitor who ordered rigatoni, one chose mushroom sauce and the other paid $10.99.

Neither the competitor who chose puttanesca sauce nor the competitor who paid $11.99 was the runner who ordered penne.

The competitor who ordered penne paid  more than Florence.

The runner who chose bolognese sauce ordered farfalle.

Of the runner who chose mushroom sauce and the competitor who ordered fusilli, one paid $8.99 and the other was Gwendolyn.

Of Florence and Louis, one ordered taglioni and the other paid $8.99.

Louis was either the competitor who chose puttanesca sauce or the contestant who paid $9.99.

The competitor who paid $8.99 didn't order rigatoni.

The runner who paid $11.99 chose pomodoro sauce.

The competitor who paid $11.99 was either the runner who ordered farfalle or Kristina.

The competitor who ordered rigatoni paid 1 dollar more than Terry.

Florence Gwendolyn Kristina Louis Oscar Terry

farfalle fettuccine fusilli penne rigatoni taglioni