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

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

Of the society founded in 1600 AD and the culture located near Easton, one was the Aldeton culture and the other had a population size of 4,500.

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

The culture located near Mason City was founded 1,000 years after the culture located near Kentfield.

The culture located near Easton was founded sometime after the Chach culture.

The culture founded in 850 AD had a population size of 7,500.

Neither the culture located near Redlands nor the Tyash culture was the culture with 7,500 people.

The culture located near Quasqueton was founded 250 years after the Xidat culture.

The Zuneos culture was founded in 350 AD.

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

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

The Xidat culture, the culture with 8,000 people, the culture located near Quasqueton, the society founded in 850 AD and the culture founded in 100 AD were all different cultures.

The culture with 9,500 people was founded 1,250 years after the culture located near Junction City.

The culture with 7,500 people was founded 250 years after the Tyash culture.

Aldeton Chach Danseri Nysrani Tyash Xidat Zuneos

Easton
Junction City
Kentfield
Mason City
New Liberty
Quasqueton
Redlands


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

The program with 1,750,000 viewers didn't air on Sunday.

The program that aired at 2:00pm was either the show that aired on GMA or the show that aired on Sunday.

The seven programs were the program with 500,000 viewers, the show that aired on PTR, the show that aired at 1:00pm, the program that aired on SBC, the program that aired on BMT, the show that aired on FNX and the show that aired on GMA.

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

Of the show with 250,000 viewers and the program with 1,000,000 viewers, one aired at 10:00pm and the other aired on Wednesday.

The program that aired at 11:30am was either the show that aired on PTR or the show that aired on Friday.

The program that aired on GMA had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Friday.

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

The program that aired at 4:30pm didn't have exactly 1,750,000 viewers.

The program that aired at 1:00pm was either the show with 500,000 viewers or the program with 1,250,000 viewers.

The program that aired on CBR didn't air on Saturday.

The program that aired on WNW had 1,000,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Tuesday.

The program that aired on FNX had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 6:00pm.

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

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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 Merah and the orangutan Gracie works with, one came from Kendisi and the other came from Melak.

Of the 10-year-old and Merah, one came from Melak and the other came from Tarakan.

The animal Eva works with is either the 13-year-old or Ofallo.

The animal Dolly works with is 9 years older than the animal Aldo works with.

Shamir, the animal that was found in Sebulu, the orangutan Beatrice works with, the orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu, the orangutan that was found in Kendisi and the ape that was found in Tarakan are all different animals.

The animal Eva works with is  younger than the animal that was found in Kendisi.

The animal that was found in Basahan is  older than the ape Francine works with.

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

The orangutan that was found in Ambalat is 12 years younger than the ape that was found in Puruk Cahu.

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

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Aldo Beatrice Calliope Dolly Eva Francine Gracie

Ambalat
Basahan
Kendisi
Melak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu
Tarakan


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

The flier leaving in January won't go to Utah.

The aerophobe with the rabbit's foot will leave sometime after Peggy.

The aerophobe leaving in March won't bring a rabbit's foot.

Peggy is either the passenger going to Florida or the flier leaving in March.

The passenger with the rabbit's foot will leave sometime before the aerophobe with the talisman.

Zachary will leave 2 months before Henry.

Peggy will leave 1 month after Christie.

The aerophobe with the wishbone will leave 1 month before the passenger going to Michigan.

The aerophobe leaving in April is either the passenger going to Georgia or Christie.

Of the flier with the horseshoe and the flier going to Delaware, one is Christie and the other will leave in June.

The flier with the shamrock is either Gwen or Henry.

The flier with the shamrock will leave 1 month before the aerophobe going to Texas.

The aerophobe with the horseshoe will leave 4 months before the aerophobe with the coin.

January February March April May June July

Christie Gwen Henry Neal Peggy Yolanda Zachary

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

Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Rhode Island
Texas
Utah


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

The organism sequenced by Dr. Acosta has somewhat more genes than L. dyson.

The one sequenced by Dr. Roman has somewhat fewer genes than E. paradolens.

The one with 250 genes wasn't sequenced in November.

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

The one sequenced by Dr. Roman has 250 fewer genes than E. carolinus.

The one sequenced by Dr. Young has somewhat fewer genes than B. mangeris.

The bacteria sequenced in September has somewhat fewer genes than D. forcilitis.

Of the bacteria with 1,500 genes and the bacteria sequenced in April, one is E. carolinus and the other was sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

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

The organism with 250 genes was either E. carolinus or the one sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

V. tenesis doesn't have exactly 750 genes.

Of the bacteria sequenced in July and the one with 1,500 genes, one is D. forcilitis and the other was sequenced by Dr. Prince.

B. mangeris doesn't have exactly 1,750 genes.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Bradford has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced in February.

Of the one sequenced by Dr. Acosta and the one with 250 genes, one is L. dyson and the other was sequenced in September.

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

Acosta Bradford Henderson Kennedy Prince Roman Young

February April July August September November December


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

Hudson Brook has had a 5 percent smaller return than the one begun in 1972.

The one run by Ollie Ochoa is either Hudson Brook or Silver Rock.

Oak Capital is either the one with a return of 10% or the fund with a return of 11%.

The one begun in 2012 has a 1 percent larger return than Silver Rock.

The one run by Kip Kerr has a 2 percent larger return than the one begun in 1989.

Black River, the one begun in 2009, the one with a return of 7%, the one run by Mike McClain and the fund run by Walter Wade are all different funds.

Pine Bay has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one run by Ollie Ochoa.

The fund run by Mike McClain has a 5 percent larger return than the fund begun in 1992.

The one begun in 2002 has had a 1 percent smaller return than Silver Rock.

Of the fund begun in 2012 and the one begun in 2005, one is run by Vic Velasquez and the other has had a return of 9%.

Citizen Trust isn't the hedge fund with a return of 12%.

Of the fund run by Walter Wade and the fund with a return of 6%, one started in 1989 and the other is Silver Rock.

Black River has a  larger return than the one run by Sal Spencer.

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

Kip Kerr
Mike McClain
Ollie Ochoa
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres
Vic Velasquez
Walter Wade


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

The presenter who got the A- spoke 2 minutes more than Blake.

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

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain was either the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes or the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain spoke for a somewhat longer time than the presenter who got the D.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli spoke 2 minutes more than Roberta.

The student who got the C- was either the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes or Iris.

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

The student who got the C+ didn't talk about P.M. Gladstone.

The presenter who got the C+ spoke 8 minutes more than the presenter who got the B+.

Of the presenter who spoke for 16 minutes and the student who got the D, one was Ginger and the other talked about P.M. Atlee.

The presenter who spoke for 6 minutes was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour.

The student who got the A spoke 6 minutes more than the presenter who got the C-.

The student who got the B- spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Lucille.

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

Anita Blake Ginger Iris Lucille Roberta Zachary

Atlee Balfour Chamberlain Disraeli Eden Gladstone North


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 center back started 3 years after the wing back.

Of the sweeper and the person who started in 1982, one played for the Hawks and the other played for the Courage.

The player who started in 1985 was either the person on the Minutemen or Imay.

The person on the Predators started sometime before the second striker.

The player on the Mustangs was either the player who started in 1985 or the second striker.

Hatcha was either the player on the Courage or the player on the Whitecaps.

Of Banben and the player on the Mustangs, one was the full back and the other began playing in 1988.

The player on the Predators started 9 years after the goalie.

The person on the Silverbacks started 6 years before Cerisa.

The person on the Minutemen started 6 years after Awad.

Awad Banben Cerisa Daregh Hatcha Imay Kawa

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Courage Hawks Minutemen Mustangs Predators Silverbacks Whitecaps


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 working at Laurel Ridge was either the prospector who found 29 ounces of gold or Jack Jacobs.

The miner who worked in California finished with 15 ounces more gold than Fred Fletcher.

Dilbert Duke, the prospector working at Fuller Rise, the prospector who worked in Canada, the miner who found 20 ounces of gold and the person working at Belle Hart were all different miners.

The miner who worked in California didn't work at the Laurel Ridge claim.

Of the prospector working at Belle Hart and the person who found 26 ounces of gold, one worked in Arizona and the other worked in Alaska.

The person who worked in Alaska finished with 9 ounces more gold than Harry Howell.

Neither the prospector working at York River nor the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold was Harry Howell.

The person who found 26 ounces of gold was either Ivan Ingram or the person who worked in California.

Of the miner who found 20 ounces of gold and the prospector working at Fuller Rise, one worked in Oregon and the other was Adam Alford.

The miner working at Belle Hart finished with 3 ounces more gold than Adam Alford.

Fred Fletcher was either the person working at Glacier Grove or the person working at Laurel Ridge.

The prospector who worked in Colorado didn't work at the Culver Gorge claim.

The miner who worked in New Mexico finished with 3 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

The miner who worked in Alaska didn't work at the Culver Gorge claim.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

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

Alaska
Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
New Mexico
Oregon


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

The piece made of sandalwood costs 25 dollars less than the hutch.

The item made of elm costs 25 dollars less than the item made of sandalwood.

Hope's item costs 50 dollars more than the piece made of chestnut.

Of the $250 item and the $275 piece, one was crafted by Bonita and the other is the rocking chair.

Irma's piece costs 75 dollars more than Nadine's piece.

Kendra's piece, Irma's piece, Patsy's piece, the item made of rosewood and the piece made of mahogany are all different pieces.

Of the item made of poplar and Bonita's piece, one is the bench and the other costs $400.

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

Irma's item costs 75 dollars less than the footstool.

Irma's item costs 25 dollars less than Kendra's piece.

Bonita Cheri Hope Irma Kendra Nadine Patsy

chestnut elm mahogany poplar rosewood sandalwood walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
end table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


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 Kiev accelerator isn't headed by Dr. Alvarez.

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

The project headed by Dr. Zimmerman is either the Lectra 4C or the facility scheduled to go online in 2016.

The Stockholm accelerator will go online 2 years after the Helsinki accelerator.

Neither the Zagreb accelerator nor the Tevatron LHC is the facility scheduled to go online in 2018.

The Tevatron LHC is either the project headed by Dr. Peters or the project headed by Dr. Owens.

The Kiev facility will go online 2 years after the Zynga Complex.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2016 and the project headed by Dr. Lester, one is in Helsinki and the other is the ISON-X42.

The seven accelerators are the Zynga Complex, the Zagreb accelerator, the project headed by Dr. Kirk, the project headed by Dr. Owens, the facility scheduled to go online in 2021, the Reykjavik facility and the project headed by Dr. Alvarez.

Of the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 and the project headed by Dr. Owens, one is in Zagreb and the other is the Falston LCS.

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

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

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Lester
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Owens
Dr. Peters
Dr. Zimmerman

Helsinki Kiev Lisbon Oslo Reykjavik Stockholm Zagreb


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 contestant who scored 460 points and the contestant who scored 380 points, one is Johnathan and the other was from Junction City.

The contestant in lane 5 scored 80 points more points than the contestant from Junction City.

Maggie scored  fewer points than the contestant in lane 6.

The player from Elk Grove scored 240 points more points than Stanley.

The player from Cutler scored 80 points more points than Stanley.

The person who scored 540 points, Maggie, and Esther are three different people.

The contestant who scored 620 points is either Nina or the person in lane 3.

Stanley scored 80 points more points than the person from Modesto.

Leigh scored 160 points more points than the person in lane 1.

The contestant from Fort Kent wasn't in lane 1.

The player in lane 1, the person in lane 4, the player who scored 380 points, the person who scored 300 points, the contestant who scored 620 points and the person in lane 7 are all different people.

The contestant who scored 780 points wasn't from Ontario.

Stanley scored 320 points fewer points than the player in lane 4.

The person in lane 5 scored 160 points fewer points than the person in lane 3.

The player from Fort Kent wasn't in lane 7.

Esther Gretchen Johnathan Leigh Maggie Nina Stanley

Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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 Nicole's dummy and the piece going to Oslo, one cost $2,250 and the other is "Valencio".

"Utrecht" cost 250 dollars less than Herman's dummy.

The puppet going to Baltimore cost 250 dollars more than "Xavier".

Kelly's piece cost somewhat less than "Utrecht".

"Utrecht" is either Lucas's dummy or the dummy going to Vancouver.

"Waldarama", the $750 puppet, the $2,250 dummy, "Utrecht", the $1,500 dummy and the puppet going to Baltimore are all different dummies.

Of Isabel's puppet and the puppet going to Portland, one is "Utrecht" and the other cost $2,000.

"Sniffletoe" is either the puppet going to St. Moritz or Nicole's piece.

Of the $1,500 puppet and the piece going to Oslo, one is "Valencio" and the other is Jeff's.

Nicole's puppet, "Waldarama", and the piece going to Vancouver are three different dummies.

The $1,500 dummy is either the puppet going to St. Moritz or the piece going to Ypsilanti.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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

The person who got 18 Down wrong was from Hollis.

The person who got 30 Across wrong finished 3 places before the contestant who got 11 Down wrong.

The person from Kalona finished sometime before the solver from Hollis.

Of the solver who finished third and the person who got 20 Across wrong, one was Virginia and the other was from Grant.

The contestant who got 26 Down wrong finished 1 place before the person from Unionville.

Grace was either the contestant from Grant or the contestant who got 18 Down wrong.

Of Leona and Hubert, one finished seventh and the other answered 4 Across incorrectly.

The person from Yorba Linda was either Hubert or the solver who finished third.

The person from Oak View was either the solver who finished sixth or the solver who got 30 Across wrong.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Dave Grace Hubert Leona Perry Virginia Willie

Eustis
Grant
Hollis
Kalona
Oak View
Unionville
Yorba Linda

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


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.

Irma paid 2 dollars more than the runner who ordered vermicelli.

The runner who ordered penne paid 1 dollar more than the runner who chose puttanesca sauce.

The runner who paid $8.99 didn't choose pomodoro sauce.

The runner who chose puttanesca sauce paid 4 dollars less than the contestant who ordered rotini.

The runner who paid $9.99 was either the runner who chose alfredo sauce or Irma.

Of the runner who chose bolognese sauce and Velma, one paid $6.99 and the other ordered rotini.

Yolanda paid  more than the runner who ordered spaghetti.

The seven runners were Claudia, the competitor who ordered rotini, the competitor who paid $6.99, the competitor who paid $11.99, the competitor who ordered vermicelli, the competitor who ordered farfalle and the competitor who ordered capellini.

The runner who paid $10.99 was either Suzanne or the competitor who ordered rotini.

Of the competitor who ordered farfalle and the contestant who chose marinara sauce, one paid $11.99 and the other was Florence.

The competitor who ordered capellini paid  more than Suzanne.

The competitor who ordered capellini paid  less than the contestant who chose mushroom sauce.

Claudia Florence Irma Jack Suzanne Velma Yolanda

capellini farfalle penne rotini spaghetti taglioni vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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

The structure in Vaduz is  longer than Bay Bridge.

Of the 13,000 ft one and the suspension one, one is in Luxembourg and the other is Vellon Bridge.

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

The 13,000 ft structure isn't the camelback bridge.

The cable-stayed bridge is either the 13,000 ft structure or the one in Athens.

The bowstring structure is 1,500 feet longer than Vellon Bridge.

The one in Helsinki isn't the camelback bridge.

The bridge in Skopje is 3,000 feet longer than the one in Tallinn.

The bowstring one is 4,500 feet shorter than Bay Bridge.

Of Vellon Bridge and Avery Bridge, one is the suspension bridge and the other is in Copenhagen.

The structure in Tallinn is 3,000 feet shorter than the girder bridge.

Of the 17,500 ft one and the one in Vaduz, one is Gorem Bridge and the other is the truss bridge.

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

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension truss

Athens Copenhagen Helsinki Luxembourg Skopje Tallinn Vaduz


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 person from Germany won her prize 12 years after the winner from Canada.

Olive Olson didn't win the prize in medicine.

Of Ada Alvarez and the person who won in 1976, one is from Germany and the other won the prize in chemistry.

The person from Ireland won her prize 12 years after Mandy Marsh.

Rita Reeves didn't win the prize in economics.

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

The winner from Canada won her prize 4 years before the winner from France.

The winner who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize 4 years after the person who won the prize in medicine.

The seven winners are the person who won in 1972, the person from Mexico, the winner who won the prize in literature, Mandy Marsh, the person from Germany, the person from Australia and Tara Tate.

Tara Tate won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in medicine.

The winner who won the prize in medicine won her prize  after Rita Reeves.

Ada Alvarez is either the person who won the prize in astronomy or the person who won in 1988.

Of the person from Mexico and the winner who won the prize in literature, one won in 1964 and the other is Ada Alvarez.

Ada Alvarez
Fay Ferguson
Kim Kane
Mandy Marsh
Olive Olson
Rita Reeves
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia Canada Germany Ireland France Mexico Poland


Kelly's puppet cost somewhat more than the puppet going to St. Moritz.

Margarita's piece is either the $1,750 dummy or the dummy going to Portland.

Nicole's puppet cost 750 dollars less than "Sniffletoe".

"Valencio" cost 250 dollars more than Jeff's piece.

The puppet going to St. Moritz cost 500 dollars less than "Utrecht".

Of the $1,000 puppet and "Tombawomba", one is Jeff's and the other is going to Vancouver.

Of "Xavier" and the piece going to St. Moritz, one cost $1,500 and the other is Kelly's.

Jeff's puppet is either the piece going to Ypsilanti or the dummy going to Oslo.

The puppet going to Vancouver cost 250 dollars less than the piece going to Oslo.

The $2,000 dummy, "Xavier", the dummy going to Baltimore, Herman's puppet and the puppet going to Ypsilanti are all different dummies.

Of the $1,500 dummy and Isabel's piece, one is going to Vancouver and the other is "Yenga".


Fred Fletcher finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector who worked in New Mexico.

Of Ben Barron and Fred Fletcher, one worked the Laurel Ridge claim and the other found 14 ounces of gold.

Elroy Ellis finished with somewhat more gold than the person who worked in California.

The prospector working at Belle Hart finished with 9 ounces more gold than the prospector who worked in Nevada.

The prospector working at Tyrol Creek finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Ivan Ingram.

Jack Jacobs finished with 6 ounces more gold than the person working at Belle Hart.

Chip Cornell finished with 15 ounces more gold than the miner working at Culver Gorge.

The miner who worked in Colorado was either the prospector who found 29 ounces of gold or the miner working at Culver Gorge.

Ben Barron was either the person who worked in Nevada or the person who found 17 ounces of gold.

The prospector working at Fuller Rise finished with somewhat less gold than the person working at York River.

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

Fred Fletcher didn't work in California.

Harry Howell finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than the person working at Laurel Ridge.

The person who found 29 ounces of gold was either the person working at Glacier Grove or the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

Of the prospector who found 26 ounces of gold and Harry Howell, one worked in Canada and the other worked the Culver Gorge claim.

Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


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 student who finished in first place had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the student who finished in seventh place.

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

Of the student from Mrs. Condini's class and the student who finished in second place, one is Stephanie and the other had to spell "bulwark".

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

Of Otis and the student whose final word was "facetiously", one was from Mrs. Nixon's class and the other finished in fifth place.

The student from Mrs. Nixon's class had to spell a word that was 5 letters longer than the one given to the student who finished in third place.

The contestant whose final word was "graciousness" is either the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class or the contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class.

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

Bessie wasn't asked to spell "graciousness".

Andres, the student who finished in sixth place, the child from Mrs. Witte's class, the student who finished in fourth place and the student who finished in first place are all different people.

The child who finished in fourth place had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in fifth place.

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

Clarence wasn't asked to spell "graciousness".

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

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

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously graciousness

Andres Bessie Clarence Ira Otis Stephanie Yvette

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


The 7-year-old didn't come from Puruk Cahu.

The orangutan that was found in Ambalat is 15 years younger than the ape Gracie works with.

The ape Dolly works with is 6 years older than the ape that was found in Ambalat.

The 19-year-old is either the animal that was found in Basahan or Rajesh.

Of Nikatrice and the animal Beatrice works with, one is 4 years old and the other came from Melak.

Of Ofallo and the ape that was found in Puak, one is cared for by Gracie and the other is cared for by Beatrice.

The animal Francine works with is  younger than the ape Eva works with.

Of the ape that was found in Basahan and the ape Beatrice works with, one is 22 years old and the other is Quirrel.

The 16-year-old is either the orangutan Calliope works with or the ape that was found in Basahan.

The seven animals are the ape that was found in Tarakan, the 4-year-old, the 22-year-old, Merah, the animal Eva works with, the orangutan Gracie works with and Quirrel.

The ape Eva works with is 3 years younger than the ape that was found in Basahan.

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Ambalat
Basahan
Melak
Puak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu
Tarakan


The $350 piece is either the item made of mahogany or the item made of elm.

Latasha's piece costs  less than the footstool.

The item made of poplar costs 50 dollars more than the end table.

The item made of teak costs 100 dollars more than the piece made of oak.

The bookshelf is either the item made of teak or the item made of chestnut.

Of Tabitha's item and the piece made of poplar, one is the barstool and the other costs $325.

Of the $400 item and the $375 piece, one is the bookshelf and the other was crafted by Shelley.

The coffee table costs 25 dollars less than Cheri's piece.

The piece made of oak costs  more than Freda's item.

The hutch costs  more than Tabitha's piece.

Cheri Ellen Freda Latasha Patsy Shelley Tabitha

chestnut elm mahogany oak poplar teak walnut

barstool
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


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.

The card that sold for $375 didn't come out in 2015.

The one for the person who played third base didn't come out in 1983.

The 2012 item sold for 200 dollars more than Cole Cooley's one.

The 1988 card was either Cole Cooley's one or the item for the person who played first base.

The item that sold for $175 was either the one for the person who played third base or Irv Ingram's piece.

The one for the person who played shortstop didn't come out in 1983.

Of Jimmy Jacobs's piece and the 1988 item, one featured the person who played left field and the other sold for $175.

The piece for the person who played catcher sold for 150 dollars less than the one for the person who played shortstop.

The piece for the person who played right field, Jimmy Jacobs's piece, and Gilby Glass's piece are three different cards.

The item for the person who played catcher sold for 200 dollars less than Eric Estrada's piece.

Of Irv Ingram's one and the 2015 piece, one featured the person who played center field and the other sold for $425.

The 1978 piece sold for somewhat less than the card for the person who played third base.

Cole Cooley's card was either the piece for the person who played center field or the one for the person who played left field.

The 2007 item, the one that sold for $225, and Bill Bernard's one are three different cards.

Bill Bernard
Cole Cooley
Eric Estrada
Gilby Glass
Irv Ingram
Jimmy Jacobs
Mike Morales

catcher
center field
first base
left field
right field
shortstop
third base


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.

Faye Fender's podcast has 4 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2009.

Geneva Gold's podcast has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2014.

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

The literature podcast has  fewer downloads than Dixie Dean's podcast.

The podcast that began in 2008 is either Faye Fender's podcast or the podcast with 4 million downloads.

The business podcast, the podcast with 7 million downloads, the show that began in 2014, Geneva Gold's show and Al Acosta's podcast are all different shows.

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

The podcast that began in 2014 is either Geneva Gold's show or the podcast with 4 million downloads.

The show that began in 2013 has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2009.

The music podcast has 3 million more downloads than Dixie Dean's show.

The show that began in 2015, the literature podcast, and the sports show are three different shows.

Eva Estrada's podcast isn't about gaming.

The literature podcast has 1 million more downloads than Faye Fender's podcast.

The show that began in 2015 is either Al Acosta's podcast or Geneva Gold's show.

The show that began in 2011 has 1 million more downloads than the sports podcast.

The film show is either the podcast with 7 million downloads or the podcast with 2 million downloads.

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

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

business film gaming investing literature music sports


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 balloon Ian bought was either the purple animal or the snail.

The balloon Ian bought cost 1 dollar more than the white animal.

The monkey cost 1 dollar less than the yellow balloon.

The animal Sidney bought cost 5 dollars more than the cat.

The piece William bought was either the cat or the red piece.

Of the $8.00 piece and the magenta balloon, one was the bear and the other was the dog.

The dog was either the $4.00 piece or the $5.00 balloon.

Of the brown animal and the balloon Bernard bought, one cost $9.00 and the other cost $3.00.

The red piece was either the $6.00 balloon or the piece Francisco bought.

The balloon Francisco bought cost 1 dollar more than the monkey.

Of the cat and the piece Bernard bought, one was white and the other cost $4.00.

brown gold magenta purple red white yellow

Bernard Dixie Francisco Ian Sidney Verna William


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

The seven cases were Justice Larson's majority opinion, the March 3 case, Carson v Dunn, the March 24 case, Omar v Powers, the 7-2 decision and the 6-3 decision.

Short v Metz was either the March 17 proceeding or Justice Olson's majority opinion.

Watts v Yang didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Underwood.

The 8-1 decision was sometime after the 3-6 decision.

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

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was 4 weeks before Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

Of the March 17 proceeding and Ayers v Byrd, one was the 3-6 decision and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Caldwell.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was 5 weeks after the 7-2 decision.

The 6-3 decision was either Watts v Yang or the March 24 case.

Short v Metz was 3 weeks after Zamora v Pibb.

Omar v Powers was 5 weeks after Justice Alvarado's majority opinion.

Justice Larson's majority opinion was either the 3-6 decision or Zamora v Pibb.

Of Zamora v Pibb and the 5-4 decision, one was on March 3 and the other was on March 24.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


The person in lane 3 scored  fewer points than Oliver.

Of the person who scored 700 points and Wanda, one was in lane 1 and the other was from Modesto.

The contestant in lane 1 scored 240 points more points than the contestant in lane 6.

The contestant from Junction City scored  more points than the contestant in lane 7.

Wanda scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 3.

The person in lane 3 is either the player from Elk Grove or Brandi.

Wanda is either the contestant from Junction City or the player from Cutler.

Of the player from Junction City and the person who scored 620 points, one is Hope and the other was in lane 1.

The person from Bristol wasn't in lane 2.

The player from Bristol scored  more points than Hope.

The player in lane 1 scored 80 points fewer points than the player in lane 5.

The person from Bristol wasn't in lane 3.

The person in lane 3 scored 160 points fewer points than Perry.

The person from Cutler scored  more points than the player from Pacific Grove.

The contestant who scored 540 points wasn't from Pacific Grove.

The contestant in lane 6 scored 80 points fewer points than Vincent.

Brandi scored 240 points fewer points than the player in lane 2.

Brandi Deanna Hope Oliver Perry Vincent Wanda

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


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 gave Ally the planter spent 25 dollars less than Lily Little.

The attendee who lives in Jonesboro spent  less than Kit Kelley.

The person who spent $400 is either Lily Little or the person who gave Ally the juicer.

Of the person who spent $525 and the friend who lives in Decatur City, one is Lily Little and the other gave Ally the HD tv.

Of the attendee who lives in Eustis and the person who spent $525, one is Kit Kelley and the other gave Ally the laptop.

The person who lives in Decatur City spent  less than the friend who lives in Twin Peaks.

The attendee who gave Ally the planter spent  less than Mitch Mayo.

The person who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent 25 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the planter.

The friend who gave Ally the blender spent  more than Ned Norris.

The person who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent 25 dollars less than the person who lives in Clovis.

Of the attendee who gave Ally the blender and the friend who spent $400, one is Ned Norris and the other lives in Jonesboro.

The person who spent $400 doesn't live in Sun City.

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

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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

Of the temple built in 1645 and the structure in Uchida, one is dedicated to the cat and the other is Okabe Honzo.

The shrine built in 1885, the temple in Funai, and the temple dedicated to the mouse are three different shrines.

The temple dedicated to the cat was built 180 years after the temple in Usui.

The seven shrines are Yamasaki, the shrine in Miyato, the temple in Funai, the shrine dedicated to the mouse, the shrine in Niwa, the shrine in Nakai and the shrine in Toyagi.

Matsuno Okura, the shrine in Niwa, and the structure in Toyagi are three different shrines.

Of Hori Takesi and the structure in Miyato, one is dedicated to the mouse and the other was built in 1765.

Of Sama Takako and Amari Michi, one is in Nakai and the other is dedicated to the rooster.

The structure in Toyagi was built 60 years after the temple in Usui.

The structure dedicated to the dragon is either Yamasaki or the structure built in 1645.

The structure dedicated to the frog is either the structure built in 1705 or the shrine in Toyagi.

The structure dedicated to the turtle is either Sama Takako or the structure in Miyato.

Matsuno Okura isn't dedicated to the deer.

The structure built in 1645 isn't in Funai.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki

Funai Miyato Nakai Niwa Toyagi Uchida Usui

cat deer dragon frog mouse rooster turtle


Bonita's item is either the $350 item or the bench.

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

The bookshelf costs  more than Hope's piece.

The bookshelf is either the $275 piece or the piece made of teak.

The piece made of mahogany costs 50 dollars more than the barstool.

The seven pieces are the bookshelf, the item made of mahogany, Shelley's item, the $375 piece, the item made of oak, the item made of sandalwood and the $325 item.

Shelley's piece is either the bench or the footstool.

The bench costs 75 dollars more than Olivia's piece.

Of the rocking chair and Irma's item, one was made of mahogany and the other costs $350.

The piece made of oak costs 50 dollars less than the coffee table.

Of the piece made of mahogany and the $325 item, one was crafted by Irma and the other is the bench.

The item made of chestnut costs  more than the piece made of elm.

The bench costs 25 dollars less than Antoinette's piece.

Antoinette Bonita Hope Irma Olivia Shelley Velma

chestnut elm mahogany oak rosewood sandalwood teak

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


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

The class in room 125 is either the Spanish class or the English class.

The Spanish class has 10  more students than the class in room 201.

Mr. Quinn's class is either the class with 35 students or the class in room 120.

The class with 37 students is either Mr. Zimmerman's class or the course in room 322.

The class in room 412 has 2  more students than the Spanish class.

The class in room 125 has somewhat more students than the class in room 114.

Mr. Leach's class has somewhat fewer students than the Art class.

The Chemistry class has 2  more students than Mr. Saunders's class.

The Spanish class, the Biology class, Mr. Leach's class and Mr. Underwood's class are all different classes.

Of Mr. Zimmerman's class and the course in room 129, one is the Spanish class and the other is the Geometry class.

Mr. Underwood's class has 2  more students than Mr. Saunders's class.

The class with 39 students isn't taught by Brady.

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

Brady Leach Morrison Quinn Saunders Underwood Zimmerman

Art Biology Chemistry English Geometry Latin Spanish


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.

"Disco Mania" came out 5 years after "Meteor Rise".

The $3,750 machine came out 1 year before the machine made by Tarco Inc..

"Bowling Alley" wasn't made by Waverly Toys.

The machine released in 1979, the $2,500 system, and the $2,000 system are three different games.

Of "Zany Circus" and the game released in 1977, one was made by Hayco Inc. and the other costs $1,750.

"Aladeen" came out 1 year before the $5,200 game.

Of the machine released in 1975 and the machine made by Maxigame, one is "Aladeen" and the other costs $1,750.

The machine made by Maxigame came out sometime after "Archer Quest".

The $2,000 system came out 3 years after the $3,750 pinball machine.

The $1,500 game came out 4 years before the pinball machine made by Pinnefore.

The machine made by Waverly Toys came out sometime after the machine made by Dow Games.

"Archer Quest" came out sometime after the $2,000 machine.

The machine released in 1978 is either the $5,200 machine or the game made by Arco.

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

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


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

The recipe with 400 calories wasn't served on May 13th.

The recipe with 480 calories, the recipe served on May 11th, the meal with 18 grams of protein, the recipe served on May 16th, the garlic tilapia and the recipe with 9 grams of protein were all different recipes.

The lemon salmon contains 40 more calories than the meal served on May 15th.

The meal with 8 grams of protein was either the recipe with 500 calories or the meal with 420 calories.

The dish with 15 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the meal served on May 11th.

The dish with 500 calories wasn't served on May 17th.

The recipe with 400 calories wasn't served on May 12th.

The citrus halibut, the recipe served on May 11th, and the dish served on May 13th are three different recipes.

The kale quinoa contains 20 more calories than the lemon salmon.

The bulgur salad contains 80 more calories than the dish with 10 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 17th contains 20 more calories than the recipe with 7 grams of protein.

The recipe with 8 grams of protein wasn't served on May 16th.

The dish with 500 calories doesn't have exactly 9 grams of protein.

The meal with 7 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the meal with 15 grams of protein.

Of the dish with 400 calories and the recipe with 18 grams of protein, one was the garlic tilapia and the other was served on May 15th.

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

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

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


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

The fund with a return of 7% is either the one begun in 1983 or First Crescent.

Of the fund run by Sal Spencer and the fund with a return of 11%, one started in 1977 and the other is Hudson Brook.

The fund run by Larry Larsen is either Pine Bay or the one with a return of 9%.

Citizen Trust has had a 3 percent smaller return than the fund begun in 1989.

The fund with a return of 9% isn't run by Yolanda Yang.

Pine Bay isn't the hedge fund with a return of 12%.

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

Of the one with a return of 12% and the one with a return of 8%, one is Oak Capital and the other is run by Quentin Quinn.

Black River has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one begun in 2002.

Pine Bay has a 1 percent larger return than Hudson Brook.

The one begun in 1997 is run by Yolanda Yang.

The one begun in 1997 has a  larger return than the fund begun in 2002.

The one run by Nadine Newton has a 3 percent larger return than the fund run by Yolanda Yang.

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

Larry Larsen
Nadine Newton
Quentin Quinn
Sal Spencer
Vic Velasquez
Yolanda Yang
Zed Zamora


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

Nolan's Pine is 6 feet shorter than the tree in Silk Notch.

The 153 ft. tree is either Zeke's Spruce or the tree in Eldora Woods.

The seven trees are the 159 ft. tree, Old Jarvis, Roger's Oak, The Senator, the 99 year-old tree, the tree in Benton Notch and the tree in Deloit Woods.

Of the 153 ft. tree and the 99 year-old tree, one is Evan's Fir and the other is in Eldora Woods.

Of Nolan's Pine and the 87 year-old tree, one is 150 ft. tall and the other is in Woden Woods.

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

Zeke's Spruce is  taller than the tree in Eldora Woods.

Of the 159 ft. tree and Old Jarvis, one is 80 years old and the other is in Knox Woods.

The 79 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than the tree in Eldora Woods.

Roger's Oak is  taller than the 94 year-old tree.

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

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


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. Valentine will go online sometime after the Warsaw accelerator.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 1 year before the Paris accelerator.

The Bale-Hahn SSC, the project headed by Dr. Quinn, the Lectra 4C, the Tevatron LHC and the Reykjavik facility are all different accelerators.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will not go online in 2020.

The Egert Facility will go online sometime before the Oslo facility.

The Egert Facility will go online 1 year before the Falston LCS.

The project headed by Dr. Morgan will go online 3 years before the project headed by Dr. Ewing.

Of the Dublin accelerator and the Paris accelerator, one is the Lectra 4C and the other is headed by Dr. Weber.

The Falston LCS is either the project headed by Dr. Valentine or the Reykjavik facility.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Ewing.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2017 and the project headed by Dr. Noble, one is in Oslo and the other is the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Dublin accelerator will go online 4 years before the Zynga Complex.

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

Dr. Ewing
Dr. Lester
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Noble
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Valentine
Dr. Weber

Dublin Madrid Oslo Paris Reykjavik Stockholm Warsaw


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

The presenter who spoke for 10 minutes talked about P.M. Gladstone.

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

The presenter who got the A talked about P.M. Eden.

Of the presenter who spoke for 18 minutes and Roberta, one talked about P.M. Blair and the other got the A.

The student who spoke for 14 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Chamberlain.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair spoke 8 minutes less than Zachary.

The presenter who spoke for 12 minutes was either Theodore or the presenter who got the C-.

Theodore spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Hazel.

Edith spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who got the B-.

The student who got the A- was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone.

Of the student who spoke for 8 minutes and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain, one got the D and the other got the A-.

The student who got the A spoke 4 minutes more than Edith.

The student who got the C+ spoke 4 minutes more than Blake.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill spoke 4 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair.

Blake Edith Hazel Lucille Roberta Theodore Zachary

Blair Chamberlain Churchill Eden Gladstone Heath Thatcher


The dish served on May 12th contains somewhat more calories than the recipe with 9 grams of protein.

The meal with 10 grams of protein was either the meal served on May 16th or the meal with 420 calories.

The dish served on May 17th contains 80 fewer calories than the bulgur salad.

The meal with 7 grams of protein contains 60 more calories than the dish with 10 grams of protein.

Of the meal with 18 grams of protein and the meal with 380 calories, one was served on May 15th and the other was the kale quinoa.

The meal with 10 grams of protein contains 80 fewer calories than the chili pork.

The dish served on May 11th contains somewhat fewer calories than the recipe served on May 17th.

The meal with 420 calories wasn't served on May 12th.

The lemon salmon doesn't have exactly 5 grams of protein.

The asian steak wasn't served on May 17th.

The dish with 18 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the dish with 12 grams of protein.

The asian steak wasn't served on May 13th.

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

Of the dish with 400 calories and the recipe served on May 13th, one has exactly 12 grams of protein and the other has exactly 5 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 15th was either the garlic tilapia or the recipe with 440 calories.

The dish with 10 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the meal with 5 grams of protein.

5 grams
7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
10 grams
12 grams
18 grams


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

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

Harry has a birthday 3 months after the surgeon.

The person born on October 19th is either the diplomat or the musician.

The traveler from Norway has a birthday 2 months after the musician.

Bill has a birthday sometime before the person from Belgium.

The architect is either the traveler whose birthday is on October 19th or Kevin.

Of the traveler from Belgium and the traveler from Germany, one was born on June 14th and the other is Bill.

Michael has a birthday 2 months after Frank.

Neither the diplomat nor Michael is the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th.

Bill has a birthday 1 month before Adrian.

Jeffrey is either the person from Sweden or the politician.

The traveler from Germany has a birthday 2 months before the musician.

The engineer has a birthday sometime before the traveler from Austria.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th
September 17th
October 19th

Adrian Bill Frank Harry Jeffrey Kevin Michael

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria Belgium Canada Germany Mexico Norway Sweden


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

The aerophobe with the wishbone will leave 2 months after the flier with the talisman.

Florence is either the flier going to Kansas or the aerophobe going to Texas.

The passenger with the shamrock will leave 3 months after Maurice.

The flier leaving in May is either the passenger with the rabbit's foot or Maurice.

Of the passenger leaving in July and Rudy, one will bring their talisman and the other will bring their coin.

The flier with the lucky hat will leave sometime before the aerophobe with the horseshoe.

Maurice will leave 2 months after Eloise.

Of the aerophobe leaving in July and the passenger with the wishbone, one will go to Georgia and the other will go to Virginia.

The aerophobe going to Texas will leave 4 months before the aerophobe going to Kansas.

The seven fliers are the aerophobe going to Utah, Eloise, Whitney, Maurice, Jaime, Rudy and the flier leaving in June.

Whitney will leave 1 month after the flier going to Pennsylvania.

Alma Eloise Florence Jaime Maurice Rudy Whitney

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

Colorado Georgia Kansas Pennsylvania Texas Utah Virginia


The contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class, the child whose final word was "facetiously", and the child whose final word was "anemic" are three different people.

The child from Mrs. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters shorter than the one given to Nick.

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

Of the student who finished in fifth place and the student from Mrs. Almerini's class, one had to spell "facetiously" and the other is Hannah.

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

Philip is either the student from Mrs. Yeffer's class or the child from Mrs. Condini's class.

The child who finished in fourth place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Philip.

The student whose final word was "consomme" didn't finish in second place.

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

The contestant who finished in seventh place is either the student whose final word was "anemic" or the contestant whose final word was "facetiously".

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

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

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

Bessie Hannah Jill Nick Otis Philip Yvette

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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

The entrant who submitted the green item didn't knit the tea cozy.

The person who submitted the green item finished somewhat before Ollie.

The person who entered her blanket finished 1 place after the person who entered her mittens.

Of the knitter who entered her scarf and the entrant who finished first, one is Natasha and the other made the white item.

Of the entrant who submitted the white item and the person who finished second, one is Ruth and the other made the hat.

Alexis finished 3 places after the entrant who entered her tea cozy.

The knitter who entered her sweater finished 5 places before the person who submitted the orange item.

Desiree finished somewhat before the entrant who submitted the blue item.

Of the knitter who submitted the purple item and the knitter who finished third, one is Desiree and the other made the blanket.

Laverne finished 3 places after the entrant who entered her sweater.

The knitter who entered her socks finished 2 places after Tanya.

The person who submitted the black item is either the person who entered her scarf or the person who finished second.

The person who entered her hat finished somewhat after Ruth.

Alexis Desiree Laverne Natasha Ollie Ruth Tanya

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy

black blue green orange purple silver white


The garlic tilapia doesn't have exactly 9 grams of protein.

Of the meal with 380 calories and the dish with 18 grams of protein, one was the chili pork and the other was served on May 14th.

The meal served on May 16th contains 20 more calories than the recipe served on May 11th.

The lemon salmon was either the dish served on May 12th or the recipe with 9 grams of protein.

The recipe with 10 grams of protein contains 100 fewer calories than the dish served on May 13th.

The lemon salmon doesn't have exactly 440 calories.

The kale quinoa doesn't have exactly 500 calories.

The meal served on May 17th contains 80 more calories than the recipe with 8 grams of protein.

Of the meal served on May 14th and the dish served on May 13th, one has exactly 5 grams of protein and the other was the citrus halibut.

Of the citrus halibut and the meal with 7 grams of protein, one was served on May 17th and the other has 420 calories.

The seven recipes were the dish with 480 calories, the dish with 8 grams of protein, the bulgur salad, the meal with 5 grams of protein, the dish with 18 grams of protein, the meal served on May 17th and the dish served on May 15th.

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

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


"Bowling Alley" came out sometime after the $2,500 game.

Of "Meteor Rise" and the $6,400 game, one was made by Hayco Inc. and the other was released in 1977.

"Aladeen" came out sometime before "Zany Circus".

The $2,500 system came out 2 years before the system made by Pinnefore.

The $2,000 machine came out 1 year before the $1,750 system.

The pinball machine made by Maxigame came out sometime before "Archer Quest".

The game released in 1975, the pinball machine made by Tarco Inc., "Archer Quest", the machine made by Hayco Inc., the pinball machine made by Waverly Toys and "Voyager Hero" are all different games.

Of the machine made by Hayco Inc. and the $2,000 machine, one was released in 1980 and the other was released in 1975.

The $2,000 pinball machine came out 4 years before "Aladeen".

The $1,500 pinball machine wasn't made by Arco.

"Disco Mania" wasn't made by Tarco Inc..

The machine released in 1977 doesn't cost $1,500.

"Archer Quest" is either the $5,200 game or the $1,500 machine.

Of "Meteor Rise" and the pinball machine released in 1976, one was made by Dow Games and the other costs $1,750.


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.

Alberta scored  fewer points than the person from Bristol.

Of the player in lane 3 and the person from Pacific Grove, one is Deanna and the other scored 780 points.

The contestant in lane 5 scored 160 points more points than the contestant from Modesto.

The player from Elk Grove wasn't in lane 1.

The contestant from Bristol wasn't in lane 4.

The player in lane 6 scored  fewer points than the contestant in lane 7.

The person from Pacific Grove scored 320 points fewer points than Florence.

Of the player who scored 700 points and the player who scored 460 points, one was from Elk Grove and the other is Alberta.

The person in lane 4 scored 240 points more points than Nina.

The player from Fort Kent scored 320 points more points than the contestant from Junction City.

Of the person in lane 7 and the person who scored 780 points, one is Gretchen and the other was from Modesto.

Alberta scored 80 points more points than Nina.

Alberta Deanna Esther Florence Gretchen Nina Perry


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 Ingram's home won't be going to Laguna Beach.

The home going to Yountville is 60 sq ft larger than the $27,500 house.

The house going to Shaver Lake is 45 sq ft larger than the structure going to Mission Viejo.

The Davidson's house won't be going to Healdsburg.

The $38,000 house is 75 sq ft smaller than the Davidson's home.

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

The Underwood's home is either the $36,000 structure or the $29,000 house.

The house going to Laguna Beach is either the $25,000 home or the 125 sq ft structure.

The $27,500 home is 15 sq ft smaller than the house going to Kennebunkport.

Of the $32,250 home and the 110 sq ft home, one is for the Kirbys and the other is for the Ewings.

Of the Pratt's house and the 125 sq ft house, one sold for $35,000 and the other will be delivered to Mission Viejo.

The 185 sq ft house didn't sell for $25,000.

The Ewing's structure is either the 155 sq ft structure or the $32,250 home.

The 185 sq ft home didn't sell for $36,000.

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

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

Davidson Ewing Ingram Kirby Nielsen Pratt Underwood

Dallas Center
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Yountville


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

The order with gouda cheese costs 2 dollars more than the order with bologna.

Juan's order costs  more than the sandwich with bologna.

Neither the $5.75 sandwich nor Irene's sandwich is the order with prosciutto.

Of the $4.75 sandwich and the $7.75 order, one includes corned beef and the other includes muenster cheese.

The order with corned beef doesn't include swiss cheese.

The sandwich with bologna costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with liverwurst.

The sandwich with muenster cheese costs  more than Greg's sandwich.

The sandwich with muenster cheese, the sandwich with roast beef, Sue's order, the sandwich with liverwurst, Warren's sandwich and Irene's sandwich are all different sandwiches.

The sandwich with cheddar cheese costs  more than Sue's order.

The order with ham costs 2 dollars more than the order with bologna.

The sandwich with roast beef includes colby jack cheese.

The $7.75 order doesn't include cheddar cheese.

Mildred's order costs 4 dollars more than the sandwich with salami.

The sandwich with liverwurst costs 1 dollar more than the order with provolone cheese.

The order with swiss cheese costs  more than Peter's sandwich.

Greg Irene Juan Mildred Peter Sue Warren

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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

Of the piece going to Ypsilanti and the piece going to Baltimore, one cost $1,500 and the other is "Xavier".

Of "Sniffletoe" and "Utrecht", one cost $2,000 and the other is going to Vancouver.

"Xavier" cost somewhat less than the puppet going to Ypsilanti.

Of the piece going to Ypsilanti and the piece going to Baltimore, one cost $750 and the other is Jeff's.

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

"Sniffletoe" cost somewhat less than "Waldarama".

The $1,250 dummy isn't going to St. Moritz.

Isabel's piece cost 750 dollars less than Jeff's piece.

Of "Valencio" and Herman's dummy, one is going to Ypsilanti and the other is going to Portland.

The puppet going to Portland cost 1,000 dollars more than the dummy going to Vancouver.

The puppet going to Oslo cost 500 dollars more than Margarita's dummy.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


The person who lives in Fruitland is either Mitch Mayo or the friend who gave Ally the blender.

Lily Little spent 125 dollars more than Pam Powell.

The attendee who lives in Sun City spent  more than Ned Norris.

The person who gave Ally the planter spent 100 dollars less than the friend who gave Ally the juicer.

Of the attendee who spent $425 and Jack Jordan, one gave Ally the blender and the other lives in Twin Peaks.

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

The attendee who spent $450 didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

The attendee who gave Ally the planter spent 25 dollars more than the attendee who lives in Clovis.

The person who gave Ally the toaster is either Lily Little or the attendee who lives in Eustis.

Ned Norris spent  more than the attendee who lives in Fruitland.

The person who spent $450, Kit Kelley, the friend who lives in Eustis, the person who lives in Fruitland and Mitch Mayo are all different people.

The friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent  less than Kit Kelley.

The attendee who spent $475 is either the person who lives in Jonesboro or Ora Osborne.

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


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 Watts v Yang and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion, one was on March 10 and the other was the 5-4 decision.

Omar v Powers, the March 24 proceeding, and the 3-6 decision are three different cases.

Gibbs v Kintz didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

Watts v Yang was 1 week before Zamora v Pibb.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was 5 weeks before the 3-6 decision.

The March 24 proceeding wasn't the 6-3 decision.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was 5 weeks before Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Of Justice Quinn's majority opinion and Zamora v Pibb, one was on March 3 and the other was on March 24.

Of Carson v Dunn and Justice Alvarado's majority opinion, one was on April 14 and the other was the 7-2 decision.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was 3 weeks after the 8-1 decision.

Gibbs v Kintz, the 2-7 decision, the March 17 proceeding, the March 3 proceeding and the April 14 case were all different cases.

Justice Underwood's majority opinion was either the March 3 proceeding or the April 14 case.

Ayers v Byrd was 1 week before the 2-7 decision.

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


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.

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

Of Henrietta's design and the airplane that went 45 feet, one was blue and the other was thrown 7th.

Ella's design landed 40 feet shorter than the silver airplane.

The white airplane went 10 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 1st.

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

The blue airplane went 10 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 6th.

The plane that went 65 feet was either the plane that was thrown 1st or the plane that was thrown 5th.

The plane that was thrown 6th went 10 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 4th.

Margo's design was either the plane that went 35 feet or the plane that was thrown 5th.

Of the black airplane and Aaron's design, one was thrown 2nd and the other was thrown 6th.

The seven planes were the yellow airplane, the plane that was thrown 7th, the airplane that went 15 feet, Omar's design, Margo's design, the plane that went 45 feet and the plane that was thrown 5th.

The black plane went 10 feet farther than the white plane.

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

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie

black blue green pink silver white yellow


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

Of the winner from Australia and Fay Ferguson, one won in 1988 and the other won the prize in bioengineering.

Casey Carson won her prize  before the winner from Germany.

The person who won the prize in physics won her prize  before the person from Russia.

Of the winner who won the prize in chemistry and the winner who won the prize in medicine, one won in 1988 and the other is from New Zealand.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 8 years after Patsy Pope.

Of Mandy Marsh and the person from Poland, one won in 1984 and the other won the prize in medicine.

The person who won in 1984, the winner who won the prize in chemistry, the person from Canada, the person who won the prize in literature and the person who won the prize in bioengineering are all different winners.

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

Ida Ingram won her prize  after the winner from Germany.

The winner from Australia won her prize  after the person from Russia.

The winner from New Zealand won her prize 8 years after the person who won the prize in literature.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry is either the winner who won in 1964 or Ada Alvarez.

The winner from Germany didn't win the prize in literature.

Ada Alvarez
Betty Brewer
Casey Carson
Fay Ferguson
Ida Ingram
Mandy Marsh
Patsy Pope

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia
Canada
Germany
Ireland
New Zealand
Poland
Russia


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

The show with 6 million downloads is either the sports podcast or the podcast that began in 2011.

Of the sports show and the show that began in 2014, one is Dixie Dean's and the other is Cora Capon's.

The show that began in 2008 has  more downloads than Geneva Gold's show.

Of the literature podcast and the show with 2 million downloads, one started in 2012 and the other is Dixie Dean's.

The show that began in 2013 has 3 million fewer downloads than the gaming podcast.

The show that began in 2009 has 3 million more downloads than Geneva Gold's show.

The film podcast has 5 million more downloads than Eva Estrada's show.

The investing podcast has  fewer downloads than Eva Estrada's show.

Faye Fender's podcast isn't about business.

The sports podcast has 3 million more downloads than the show that began in 2008.

Al Acosta's podcast doesn't have exactly 3 million downloads.

Faye Fender's show doesn't have exactly 7 million downloads.

The literature show has  more downloads than Al Acosta's show.

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

business film gaming investing literature music sports


Of Gibbs v Kintz and the 3-6 decision, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Alvarado and the other was on March 31.

Of the March 17 proceeding and the 4-5 decision, one was Short v Metz and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was 2 weeks before Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

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

Ayers v Byrd was sometime before the 7-2 decision.

Omar v Powers was 1 week before Gibbs v Kintz.

Justice Larson's majority opinion was either the 2-7 decision or Zamora v Pibb.

Watts v Yang was sometime after Ayers v Byrd.

Justice Olson's majority opinion was 4 weeks after Watts v Yang.

The March 3 case wasn't the 5-4 decision.

Justice Larson's majority opinion was 2 weeks before the 8-1 decision.

Short v Metz was sometime after Justice Quinn's majority opinion.

The 3-6 decision, the March 24 case, Justice Quinn's majority opinion and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion were all different cases.

The 4-5 decision was 1 week after Justice Caldwell's majority opinion.


The white plane went somewhat farther than Valerie's design.

The airplane that went 55 feet wasn't thrown 3rd.

The blue plane landed 20 feet shorter than Ella's design.

Of the plane that was thrown 5th and Omar's design, one went 65 feet and the other was green.

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

The plane that was thrown 1st went 30 feet farther than the yellow plane.

The seven planes were the pink plane, the airplane that went 35 feet, the plane that went 45 feet, the plane that went 75 feet, the airplane that went 55 feet, the plane that went 15 feet and Henrietta's design.

Of the pink airplane and the airplane that went 35 feet, one was thrown 1st and the other was thrown 7th.

Henrietta's design went somewhat farther than Roderick's design.

The white plane landed 10 feet shorter than Omar's design.

The plane that was thrown 4th was either the black plane or the yellow airplane.

The plane that was thrown 2nd was either the plane that went 35 feet or the airplane that went 15 feet.


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

The item made of walnut costs 25 dollars more than the piece made of sandalwood.

The footstool, the piece made of sandalwood, the $325 piece, Shelley's piece, the $300 item and Ellen's piece are all different pieces.

Kendra's item costs 100 dollars less than the piece made of poplar.

The item made of teak costs 25 dollars more than the bookshelf.

The hutch costs 50 dollars less than Tabitha's piece.

The rocking chair costs  less than the barstool.

The piece made of sandalwood costs 125 dollars less than Ellen's item.

The rocking chair costs 50 dollars more than the item made of sandalwood.

Of the $375 piece and the piece made of mahogany, one was crafted by Ellen and the other is the coffee table.

Josephine's piece is either the bench or the footstool.

The piece made of walnut costs 75 dollars less than the footstool.

Of Patsy's piece and the bookshelf, one was made of mahogany and the other costs $375.

Ellen Hope Josephine Kendra Patsy Shelley Tabitha

elm mahogany poplar rosewood sandalwood teak walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


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

Of the one with the melon-like finish and the one that costs $2.30, one is the Thatcher oyster and the other is from Willapa, RI.

The one with the buttery finish isn't from Appleton, CT.

The one with the nutty finish costs 20 cents more than the oyster with the briny finish.

The oyster with the buttery finish costs somewhat more than the Pomaquin oyster.

The Katamaka oyster is from Charlestown, CT.

The oyster that costs $2.50, the one with the fruity finish, and the one from Charlestown, CT are three different oysters.

The one from Charlestown, CT costs somewhat more than the one from Punaville, RI.

Of the oyster that costs $2.30 and the oyster from Charlestown, CT, one is the Thatcher oyster and the other has a creamy taste.

The one with the creamy finish costs somewhat less than the one with the citrusy finish.

Of the Thatcher oyster and the Fanneuil oyster, one costs $2.30 and the other is from Vancouver, BC.

The Ninigreth oyster doesn't have a melon-like flavor.

The oyster with the buttery finish, the one that costs $2.10, and the oyster from Barnstable, ME are three different oysters.

The oyster that costs $2.00 doesn't have a fruity flavor.

The one with the melon-like finish is either the oyster from Nesketucket, MA or the one that costs $2.60.

The one with the fruity finish isn't from Appleton, CT.

The one that costs $2.40 is from Nesketucket, MA.

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Katamaka
Ninigreth
Pomaquin
Thatcher
Welcher

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

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


The person from Germany has a birthday sometime before Izzy.

The lawyer has a birthday 3 months before Michael.

The person from Sweden is either the surgeon or Lamar.

The person from Mexico is either the diplomat or the musician.

Of the musician and the traveler from Norway, one was born on April 13th and the other was born on June 14th.

The engineer has a birthday sometime before the politician.

Gerald is either the person whose birthday is on May 18th or the person from South Africa.

Lamar has a birthday 2 months before the surgeon.

Lamar is either the person from Austria or the traveler whose birthday is on September 17th.

The musician has a birthday 1 month after Dale.

The politician, the traveler from Austria, the diplomat and the traveler whose birthday is on July 16th are all different people.

Of the surgeon and the traveler born on September 17th, one is Charles and the other is from South Africa.

Neither the traveler from Austria nor the engineer is the traveler born on June 14th.

Charles Dale Gerald Izzy Kevin Lamar Michael

Austria
Canada
Germany
Mexico
Norway
South Africa
Sweden


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

"Bowling Alley", the pinball machine made by Waverly Toys, and the machine released in 1979 are three different games.

The $5,200 game came out sometime before "Aladeen".

Of the $3,750 pinball machine and "Zany Circus", one was made by Tarco Inc. and the other was made by Pinnefore.

The $2,500 pinball machine is either the pinball machine released in 1978 or the system made by Arco.

The $6,400 pinball machine came out 1 year before the $2,000 machine.

The machine made by Maxigame came out 4 years before "Disco Mania".

"Meteor Rise" came out 3 years before the machine made by Arco.

"Meteor Rise" came out sometime before the game made by Pinnefore.

"Archer Quest" came out 1 year after "Voyager Hero".

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

The pinball machine made by Hayco Inc. came out 2 years after the $1,500 system.

Of the system released in 1978 and the system released in 1977, one costs $3,750 and the other is "Bowling Alley".

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


Of the project headed by Dr. Weber and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018, one is the Lectra 4C and the other is in Stockholm.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 isn't headed by Dr. Peters.

The Berlin accelerator is either the ISON-X42 or the project headed by Dr. Farley.

The project headed by Dr. Dorsey, the facility scheduled to go online in 2018, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021, the Falston LCS and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016 are all different accelerators.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 2 years before the project headed by Dr. Dorsey.

The Falston LCS is either the Madrid facility or the facility scheduled to go online in 2018.

The Helsinki accelerator will go online 5 years before the project headed by Dr. Golden.

The Bale-Hahn SSC is either the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2022 or the Berlin facility.

The Kiev facility will go online sometime before the Zynga Complex.

The project headed by Dr. Kirk will go online sometime after the Helsinki facility.

Of the Lectra 4C and the Bale-Hahn SSC, one is in Paris and the other will go online in 2019.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2017 is either the project headed by Dr. Golden or the Zynga Complex.

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

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Farley
Dr. Golden
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Peters
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Weber

Berlin Helsinki Kiev Madrid Paris Stockholm Warsaw


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 won 5 hands after Wilbur.

Of Ernestine and the competitor who won the $9.00 pot, one won with a full house and the other won the second hand.

Paulette was either the player who won the $9.00 pot or the competitor who won the $18.25 pot.

The person who won with two pairs won 1 hand before the player who won with a straight flush.

The competitor who won with a straight was either the player who won the $12.50 pot or Guillermo.

The player who won with two pairs, the person who won the $9.00 pot, Derek, the person who won the $18.25 pot and the player who won the $6.50 pot were all different people.

Of the player who won the $3.75 pot and the competitor who won with two pairs, one won the fourth hand and the other was Holly.

The competitor who won the $5.25 pot didn't win with a flush.

Of the competitor who won with a royal flush and the person who won the $3.75 pot, one won the first hand and the other was Wilbur.

The player who won with a flush won 1 hand after Paulette.

Byron Derek Ernestine Guillermo Holly Paulette Wilbur

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


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

The stock Abigail bought was  per share more expensive than ABTR.

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

The stock Edith bought was  per share more expensive than KMPP.

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

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

KMPP was  per share more expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

The stock Ida Mae bought, HBW, PSTO, the energy stock and the stock that sold for $26 per share were all different stocks.

The energy stock was either the stock Charlie bought or the stock that sold for $29 per share.

ABTR was  per share more expensive than the financial stock.

The utilities stock was either the stock Delilah bought or the stock Charlie bought.

The health care stock was either the stock Abigail bought or the stock Charlie bought.

JMO was 1 dollar per share more expensive than GXTV.

The stock that sold for $28 per share was in the real estate sector.

The technology stock was 3 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Geraldo bought.

Abigail
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Francine
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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.

The piece for the person who played third base was either the card that sold for $425 or the 1972 one.

Of the piece that sold for $375 and Cole Cooley's card, one came out in 1983 and the other featured the person who played catcher.

The one for the person who played pitcher was either the 2007 one or the piece that sold for $175.

Of the item for the person who played second base and the item that sold for $175, one featured Bill Bernard and the other featured Gilby Glass.

The 1995 item sold for 100 dollars more than the one for the person who played left field.

Daryn Drake's piece was either the card for the person who played third base or the one for the person who played second base.

Gilby Glass's card sold for somewhat more than the one for the person who played first base.

Cole Cooley's card sold for 100 dollars less than Daryn Drake's item.

The item that sold for $325 didn't come out in 1978.

Hick Hodge's item was either the 2007 card or the one for the person who played catcher.

The 1983 piece sold for 50 dollars less than Bill Bernard's piece.

The piece for the person who played shortstop sold for somewhat less than the one for the person who played left field.

Of the 1995 card and the one for the person who played left field, one featured Bill Bernard and the other sold for $275.

The 1995 piece sold for 100 dollars less than the 1999 one.

Gilby Glass's card didn't come out in 1988.

Bill Bernard
Cole Cooley
Daryn Drake
Eric Estrada
Gilby Glass
Hick Hodge
Irv Ingram

catcher
first base
left field
pitcher
second base
shortstop
third base


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

The miner who found 20 ounces of gold was either Adam Alford or the person who worked in California.

The prospector who worked in California finished with 3 ounces more gold than Adam Alford.

The prospector who worked in California didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

The prospector who worked in Nevada finished with somewhat more gold than Harry Howell.

Harry Howell was either the person who found 23 ounces of gold or the person who worked in Arizona.

The miner who found 26 ounces of gold didn't work in Nevada.

Elroy Ellis finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector who worked in Arizona.

Ivan Ingram was either the person who found 14 ounces of gold or the prospector who found 29 ounces of gold.

Of Jack Jacobs and the prospector who found 29 ounces of gold, one worked the York River claim and the other worked the Glacier Grove claim.

The person working at Tyrol Creek finished with 6 ounces more gold than the person who worked in Colorado.

Of the miner working at Laurel Ridge and the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold, one was Elroy Ellis and the other worked in New Mexico.

Fred Fletcher finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the miner working at York River.

The person working at Belle Hart finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than the miner who worked in Alaska.

The miner working at Glacier Grove finished with 6 ounces more gold than the miner working at Belle Hart.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

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

Alaska
Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico


Of Hick Hodge's piece and the one for the person who played third base, one came out in 1978 and the other sold for $325.

The piece for the person who played second base sold for somewhat more than the 1978 piece.

Finn Freeman's card sold for 200 dollars less than Hick Hodge's one.

Keith Kane's piece didn't sell for $325.

The one that sold for $225 didn't come out in 1983.

The one for the person who played left field sold for somewhat more than Mike Morales's one.

The item for the person who played right field sold for 50 dollars less than the card for the person who played pitcher.

The 1978 card sold for 100 dollars more than Al Allison's piece.

The 1972 one, the card for the person who played center field, and the one that sold for $225 are three different cards.

The item that sold for $375 was either the 1972 card or the piece for the person who played center field.

Of the piece for the person who played third base and the 2015 item, one sold for $275 and the other sold for $325.

The piece that sold for $275, the item for the person who played third base, the 1972 piece, the piece for the person who played pitcher and the 1983 card were all different cards.

The card for the person who played third base didn't come out in 2007.

The 2004 one sold for 50 dollars more than the piece for the person who played right field.

The item for the person who played left field didn't come out in 2015.

The 1972 card was either the card for the person who played left field or Neddy Norris's item.

Al Allison
Daryn Drake
Finn Freeman
Hick Hodge
Keith Kane
Mike Morales
Neddy Norris

center field
left field
pitcher
right field
second base
shortstop
third base


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

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card that expires on 09/2025.

The seven cards are the Hoardstrum card, the one that expires on 05/2025, the card with an APR of 14%, the card that expires on 08/2025, the card with the $10,000 credit limit, the card with an APR of 9% and the one with the $4,000 credit limit.

The Whitly Bank card is either the card that expires on 11/2025 or the card with the $15,000 credit limit.

The card with the $15,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the TrustCo card.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR 2 percent lower than the Mid Atlantic card.

The card with the $15,000 credit limit is either the card with an APR of 11% or the card that expires on 02/2024.

The one that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 2 percent higher than the one that expires on 02/2024.

Of the Southwest Inc card and the one with the $4,000 credit limit, one expires on 12/2025 and the other expires on 11/2025.

The Mid Atlantic card doesn't have a limit of $20,000.

The Southwest Inc card is either the one that expires on 12/2025 or the card with the $20,000 credit limit.

The card with the $5,000 credit limit has an APR 5 percent higher than the one that expires on 09/2025.

The one that expires on 09/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the one with the $3,500 credit limit.

Of the one that expires on 05/2025 and the one with an APR of 8%, one is from Hoardstrum and the other has a limit of $15,000.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank